From Captain Beefheart to Henry Cow’s Fred Frith, from unreleased Prince demos to Zimbabwean Chimurenga music, from Camden Road to Lagos, Nigeria – Elmore Judd proves a sonic traveller for real, with his selection of Headphone Highlights on Red Bull Music Academy Radio.

Elmore Judd is the alter ego of one Jesse Hackett and is also the name of the band he leads. Cutting his teeth as a session keyboard player for a few well-known pop-stars, Jesse was also a founding member of Rawdog – the live band that started out backing the legendary UK Hip Hop act Taskforce.

Elmore’s debut album Angel Sound was picked up for release by Above the Clouds Recordings and Jesse subsequently signed a deal with Honest Jon’s after visiting Mali with Damon Albarn. In the last three years he has visited Africa three times, and this really shines through in his HH selection. As Jesse describes in the accordant interview, the homemade instruments being used by musicians in the Congo have also been inspirational to his recent material on Honest Jon’s.

Headphone Highlights - Elmore Judd (Honest Jon's, London)

TRACKLISTING:

King Sunny Ade - Synchro System – Mango
Thomas Mapfumo – Unknown – Blue Note Records
Captain Beefheart – When I See Mummy...- Rhino
Fred Frith – Evolution – East Side Digital
Elmore Judd – Bass Bully – Honest Jon's
Kasa All Stars – Unknown – Unknown
Elmore Judd – Samba Apocalypse 2000 – Honest Jons'
Snakefinger – The Man In The Dark Sedan – East Side Digital
Elmore Judd – Groove Killer – Honest Jon's
The Residents – Hello Skinny - Mute Records
Prince – Irresistible Bitch Demo – Unreleased
Captain Beefheart – Veteran Day Poppy – Ozit
Tony Allen – Black Voices – Comet