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January 21, 2025: R.I.P., MICK HOBBS: A Three-Hour Tribute
Today's show is a celebration of the music of British multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Mick Hobbs, who died earlier this month. Hobbs's recordings range from skronky avant post-punk (R.I.O. division) to gentle, medieval music–flavored folk. Officer! was the main outlet for his songwriting, but Hobbs was also part of many other great bands, such as The Work, The Momes, The Lo Yo Yo, Family Fodder, The Lowest Note, Strobe Talbot, and Half Japanese.
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Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Approx. start time | |||||
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The In-Theme | 0:00:00 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||||||
Mick Hobbs | Deflated | Bandagen | No Records | 1989 | 0:01:57 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Origin | Ossification | Ayaa | 1984 | 0:04:05 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Unintended Music for Ensemble | Paragraphs and Principles | Klanggalerie | 2021 | 0:05:42 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
The Work | Brickyard | Slow Crimes | Woof | 1982 | 0:15:14 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Mick Hobbs | Spewing | Bandagen | No Records | 1989 | 0:19:52 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | All I Got (1995) | Dead Unique | Blackest Ever Black | 2014 | 0:21:21 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Half Japanese | The Time Is Now | Overjoyed | Joyful Noise | 2014 | 0:23:22 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | V.I.M. (1995) | Dead Unique | Blackest Ever Black | 2014 | 0:29:00 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Mick Hobbs | Kindliche Kleidung | Bandagen | No Records | 1989 | 0:40:16 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
The Lowest Note on the Organ | Thusly Routed We Gambol | 7" | Woof | 1983 | 0:41:55 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Strobe Talbot | This Time | 20 Pop Songs | Alternative Tentacles | 2001 | 0:43:24 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
The Lo Yo Yo | Cog | Extra Weapons | Floppy Discs | 1985 | 0:44:53 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Anagrams | Ossification | Ayaa | 1984 | 0:48:03 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | (I've Got A) Nice Girlfriend | Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes | no label | 1988 | 0:52:17 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
The Lo Yo Yo | Petroleum | Extra Weapons | Floppy Discs | 1985 | 0:55:08 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Make the Past Serve the Present | Paragraphs and Principles | Klanggalerie | 2021 | 1:00:33 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
The Momes | Bloodsucking Babies | Spiralling | Woof | 1989 | 1:04:06 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Guess (1995) | Dead Unique | Blackest Ever Black | 2014 | 1:07:27 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
The Work | Abdomen | Rubber Cage | Woof / Ayaa | 1989 | 1:08:35 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Dogface | Ossification | Ayaa | 1984 | 1:11:00 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Simone | Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes | no label | 1988 | 1:12:56 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Rachot (1995) | Dead Unique | Blackest Ever Black | 2014 | 1:20:36 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | My Song About My Head | Bandagen | No Records | 1989 | 1:27:01 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Half Japanese | Each Other's Arms | Overjoyed | Joyful Noise | 2014 | 1:32:42 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Life at the Water's Edge | 8 New Songs By Mick Hobbs | AAA | 1983 | 1:35:02 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Top. Top, Top | Ossification | Ayaa | 1984 | 1:40:10 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
The Work | Eat | See | Woof / Megaphone | 1992 | 1:41:16 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Boys of Bedlam | Folke | Life and Living Records | 2020 | 1:46:48 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Apply | Ossification | Ayaa | 1984 | 1:50:09 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Mick Hobbs | Ballacodep | Bandagen | No Records | 1989 | 1:53:19 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Family Fodder | Monkey | Monkey Banana Kitchen | Fresh | 1980 | 1:58:28 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Cows Hum in the Fields (1995) | Dead Unique | Blackest Ever Black | 2014 | 2:01:51 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
The Momes | Ghosts | Spiralling | Woof | 1989 | 2:04:07 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
The Lowest Note | Piggy Bank | 7" | Woof | 1984 | 2:08:45 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
The Work | Jay | Rubber Cage | Woof / Ayaa | 1989 | 2:12:06 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Strobe Talbot | And the Bells Rang | 20 Pop Songs | Alternative Tentacles | 2001 | 2:14:26 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Some | Ossification | Ayaa | 1984 | 2:17:42 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | I Did Something Wrong | Bandagen | No Records | 1989 | 2:23:31 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Stewed Fruit (1995) | Dead Unique | Blackest Ever Black | 2014 | 2:26:28 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | I Love You Very Much | Cough | Ayaa | 1985 | 2:31:07 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Hello | Ossification | Ayaa | 1984 | 2:34:42 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Elephant Flowers (1995) | Dead Unique | Blackest Ever Black | 2014 | 2:41:31 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | r Tune | Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes | no label | 1988 | 2:45:10 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Spitter's Hooked (On Love) | Ossification | Ayaa | 1984 | 2:49:20 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Boxers v. Wrestlers | Ossification | Ayaa | 1984 | 2:52:42 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
Officer! | Shrug / Good (1995) | Dead Unique | Blackest Ever Black | 2014 | 2:53:57 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |||||
The Out-Theme | Gelbart: My Favorite Vacation [part of] + Die Trip Computer Die: Airborn [part of] | 2:58:09 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
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Listener comments!
Tony Coulter:
Yvang:
TDK60:
Mick Hobbs? I'm not sure I know of him. This happened to me once before. I was listening to a WFMU show and I'd never heard of /any/ of the artists. Surprising, huh?
I'll shut up...
Tony Coulter:
wormington hermit:
luka:
Tony Coulter:
Andrew in Toronto:
Tony Coulter:
Andrew in Toronto:
Andrew in Toronto:
WR:
Yvang:
Tony Coulter:
TDK60:
egould:
Tony Coulter:
Andrew in Toronto:
?:
Yvang:
Tony Coulter:
Andrew in Toronto:
officer-official.bandcamp.com
Tony Coulter:
egould:
Tony Coulter:
In the dark times, will there also be singing?:
Tony Coulter:
listener james from westwood:
Tony Coulter:
In the dark times, will there also be singing?:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
HE MEANT WELL.
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Tony Coulter:
Stanley:
Sad about Mick Hobbs but his works live on.
luka:
Tony Coulter:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Tony Coulter:
Andrew in Toronto:
www.cbc.ca...
mynameisbenbgallaher:
In the dark times, will there also be singing?:
Andrew in Toronto:
halfjapanese.bandcamp.com...
Tony Coulter:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
egould:
Make sure that's chocolate before diving in.
mynameisbenbgallaher:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
David (in London):
Tony Coulter:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Tony Coulter:
Stanley:
David.
egould:
Andrew in Toronto:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
David (in London):
David (in London):
Tony Coulter:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Andrew in Toronto:
Thanks!
Jeremy:
Yvang:
Tony Coulter:
Jeremy:
Jeremy:
Yvang:
Jeremy:
Andrew in Toronto:
spodiodi:
Tony Coulter:
Jeremy:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
coelacanth∅:
Andrew in Toronto:
Jeremy:
Tony Coulter:
Andrew in Toronto:
Andrew in Toronto:
The record shopping here can be quite good!
mynameisbenbgallaher:
coelacanth∅:
David (in London):
mynameisbenbgallaher:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
spodiodi:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Tony Coulter:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Tony Coulter:
northguineahills:
Tony Coulter:
cklequ:
Just wanted to mention it.
...I'll go back to lurking.
Hunterian:
Tony Coulter:
Stanley:
Tony Coulter:
?:
Steve Heineman:
Tony Coulter:
David (in London):
TDK60:
Erik in VT:
- so pleased to hear this one from the 1st? Officer product I had (still cassette only?!) - that song played hauntingly.
I also recall loving song “spooky” from same K7 edition. I forget, Is the “Cough” cassette a live set? Fabulous tribute !
David (in London):
Tony Coulter:
TDK60:
I read a book on the Woodstock, NY music scene. Singer Maria Muldaur mentioned living near Garth Hudson. In the mornings they'd hear his organ practice sounds wafting over to their yard. Bach!
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Dean:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/arts/music/garth-hudson-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q04.WZVO.zTc2WI440RKT&smid=url-share
Tony Coulter:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
?:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Tony Coulter:
Tony Coulter:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Tony Coulter:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Erik in VT:
sigh 😔
TDK60:
Small Town Talk by Barney Hoskyns. He talks about the whole scene but focuses mostly on The Band and Dylan.
WR:
Erik in VT:
Have you recordings we could look up under your own monikers/favorites perhaps?
Steve Heineman:
David (in London):
Later Coultards.
Tony Coulter:
TDK60:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
first, i would check out strobe talbot's "let's born to rock!" it's simply immediate and irrepressible.
i would look also at "never mind the bucket" by officer! it's a live recording from 2015 that exudes warmth and humo[u]r. the material is drawn from a wide historical range it also illustrates his talent with people.
on "sunday girl" by family fodder, his bass playing is hilarious and says a lot about how, while authoritatively present to the music, he could be quite cheeky.
i take some time to think of more.
Yvang:
doctorjazz:
Tony Coulter:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
there's more, but i am in an unheated room, so I'll warm my fingers before going on.
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Andrew in Toronto:
Tony Coulter:
Andrew in Toronto:
TDK60:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Tony Coulter:
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newton:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Tony Coulter:
newton:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Jeremy:
Jeremy:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Erik in VT:
at bottom of “officer” entry, both the initial cassettes 1983 & 1985 have been rereleased on a single Austrian label CD titled “earlier music” (2018).
Same label reissued a CD of “some songs” & “bandagen” (2023) = yeah!
mynameisbenbgallaher:
spodiodi:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Jeremy:
Andrew in Toronto:
Thanks, Tony!
mynameisbenbgallaher:
Tony Coulter:
doctorjazz:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
rw:
northguineahills:
Tony Coulter:
newton:
mynameisbenbgallaher:
rw:
And that goes for the rest of you too.
Have a good week everyone!
wormington hermit:
Tony Coulter:
Erik in VT:
Yvang:
WR:
thank you benb for joining and commented. Really appreciate the context and infos.
Laters all.
newton:
rw:
listener james from westwood:
Julie:
Tony Coulter:
Jeremy:
listener 126464:
coelacanth∅:
rest in peace.