This year's Le Guess Who? (Utrecht, 20 - 23 November) is shaping up to be even more epic than usual.

Atop such previously announced acts as Dr. John & The Night Trippers, St. Vincent, Einsturzende De Neubaten and Bonnie "Prince" Billy the initial acts participating in the 24-Hour Dronefest event and the line-up for the Michael Gira curated Mouth To Mouth sequence of performances have today been revealed.

Beginning at midnight on Saturday, November 22, the 24-Hour Dronefest will cover the entire spectrum of drone during 24 non-stop hours of live performances and installations in collaboration with New York's Basillica Hudson whilst it will be the second installment of Mouth To Mouth and the first spanning multiple days and venues.

Line-up for Mouth To Mouth curated by Swans/Michael Gira 
Swans
Wire
Savages / Bo Ningen ‘Words To The Blind’
Silver Apples
Ben Frost
Prurient
Sir Richard Bishop
Baby Dee
Carla Bozulich
Xiu Xiu
Xylouris White
Victor Herrero
Jenny Hval
Okkyung Lee
Father Murphy
Leafcutter John
 
Line-up for 24-Hour Dronefest 
(more acts to be announced soon)
William Basinski
Stephen O’Malley
Tim Hecker
Raime
Steve Hauschildt

For ticketing and all other details visit the Le Guess Who? website here.

Those of you with sense enough to have watched recent BBC documentary Something For The Weekend, about the birth and ongoing popularity of northern soul, will have seen Elaine Constantine amongst the 'talking heads' featured in the film. Her own film drama Northern Soul has it's soundtrack due for release by Harmless Records on September 15. 

Featuring 53 tracks across two compact discs  + a dvd there will also be a boxed set of 14 7" singles + 60 page hardbacked book of film stills and other related stuff. A digital download of the CDs will also be available.

The full track listing for the CD / download release is as follows:-

CD1: Northern Soul: The Soundtrack

1.             Time                                                  -               Edwin Starr                                          

2.             Stick by Me Baby                                 -               The Salvadores                  

3.             Back Street                                         -               Edwin Starr                                          

4.             The Night                                           -               Frankie Valli                        

5.             I’m Com’un Home In The Morn’un        -               Lou Pride                             

6.             Too Late                                            -               Larry Williams & Johnny Watson    

7.             Soul Time                                          -               Shirley Ellis                                          

8.             You Don’t Mean It                               -               Towanda Barnes                                

9.             Exus Trek                                           -               Luther Ingram                                     

10.          Tear Stained Face                                 -               Don Varner                                          

11.          Lonely For You Baby                              -               Sam Dees                                            

12.          I Gotta Find Me Somebody                     -               The Velvets                                          

13.          Crying Over You                                    -               Duke Browner                                     

14.          They’ll Never Know Why                          -               Freddy Chavez                                   

15.          (Just Say) you’re Wanted and Needed      -               Gwen Owens                                       

16.          I Really Love You                                  -               The Tomangoes                                 

17.          Time Will Pass You by                            -               Tobi Legend                                        

18.          Come on Train                                      -               Don Thomas                                       

19.          I’m Gone                                              -               Eddie Parker                                       

20.          Right Track                                           -               Billy Butler                                            

21.          Your autumn of Tomorrow                      -               The Crow                                             

22.          If This Is Love                                      -               The Precisions                                    

23.          This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It’s Killing Me)   -   Marvin Gaye                                        

24.          Suspicion                                             -               The Originals                                       

25.          Seven Day Lover                                   -               James Fountain                                  

26.          Turning My Heartbeat Up                       -               The MVP’s                                           

27.          Gone With The Wind Is My Love             -               Rita & The Tiaras                                          

CD2: Northern Soul: Further Inspiration from Elaine Constantine

1.             Blowing My Mind to Pieces                     -               Bob Relf

2.             If You Ever Walked Out Of My Life         -               Dena Barnes

3.             As Long as You Love Me (I’ll Stay)         -               Ronnie & Robyn

4.             You Don’t Love Me                               -               Epitome Of Sound             

5.             I Just Can’t Live My Life (Without You Babe)   -       Linda Jones         

6.             What Good Am I without You                -               Darrow Fletcher

7.             I Surrender                                         -               Eddie Holman

8.             Please Stay                                        -               The Ivories

9.             I Don’t Like To Lose                            -               The Group feat. Cecil Washington   

10.          In Love                                               -               Tony Galla

11.          I Was Born To Love You                        -               Herbert Hunter    

12.          The Chase Is On                                  -               Johnny Howard  

13.          You Left Me                                         -               The Admirations                 

14.          Ain’t Gonna Run No More                       -               The Royal Esquires

15.          My Lonely Feeling                                 -               Milton James

16.          Little Love Affair                                   -               Patrinell Staten   

17.          Love Slave                                          -               The Antellects                                     

18.          Hanging in                                          -               John Harris & The Soul Sayers

19.          Can You Win                                       -               Charlene & The Soul Serenaders   

20.          Suffering Wrath                                    -               Rudy Love

21.          She’ll Come Running Back                     -               Mel Britt                                

22.          Love Factory                                        -               Eloise Laws

23.          Keep on Running Away                          -               Bits 'N’ Pieces                                      

24.          It Really Hurts Me Girl                           -               The Carstairs                       

25.          Hung Up on Your Love                          -               The Montclairs

(Plus more tracks to be confirmed shortly)   

DVD: Interview with Elaine Constantine – Director of Northern Soul + Extras