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About Albert

Presenter of Eclectic Mainline on BCB 106.6FM, bassist in Wilful Missing, solo musician under the name Our Albert, and photographer.

Eclectic Mainline 17th February 2010

Here’s the rather nice video for the new Archie Bronson Outfit single:

After a (relatively) quiet start to the year, the past week has been chockablock with activity, as I’ve been recording sessions and interviews for your future listening pleasure.  Fans of Beach House, Fionn Regan, Peter Von Poehl, Lawrence Arabia and Danny And The Champions Of The World, you have some treats in store on BCB over the coming weeks!

Anway, back to the present, this was what I played tonight….
Lightspeed Champion – Dead Head Blues
Mus̩e M̩caniques РLike Home
Gigi – the Hundredth Time
Tamikrest – Tamiditin
The Kissaway Trail – SDP
Eels – On My Feet
The Loves – Sweet Sister Delia
Carl Perkins – Long Tall Sally
Gonjasufi – Ancestors
Veronica Falls – Found Love In A Graveyard
Flight Of The Conchords – Carol Brown
Quasi – Repulsion
Efterklang – Modern Drift
Lou Rhodes – The More I Run
Archie Bronson Outfit – Shark’s Tooth

Eclectic Mainline 10th February 2010

Gil Scott-Heron - Im New Here

Gil Scott-Heron - I"m New Here

The new album by Gil Scott-Heron came as something of a surprise to me, but what a wonderful surprise it was! Although I don’t make a habit of having a ‘featured album’, I’m New Here was this week’s featured album.

I’m not sure if you heard Joel White’s Too Much Too Young earlier in the day, but he played the new single by Oh No Ono.  Some bands don’t make a video for singles, but ONO have made three for their new one, and are asking you the fan to vote for your favourite:

This is what I played in Eclectic Mainline last night:
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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis competition

This week on BCB we are giving away the soundtrack to The Road, by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, and also a compilation of their film and TV music called White Lunar.

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is email us with the answer to this simple question:

The Road is based on the 2006 novel by Cormac McCarthy. Cormac McCarthy is the author of which previous Oscar-winning book-turned-film?
A – No Country For Old Men
B – Citizen Kane
C – Gone With The Wind

Email your answers to studio [at] bcbradio.co.uk by midnight on Sunday 14th February 2010. Please put The Road competition in the subject line of the email.

Eclectic Mainline 3rd February 2010


Frightened Rabbit – Nothing Like You on MUZU

Here’s what I played tonight in my show:

Quasi – Repulsion
Caitlin Rose – Dead Flowers
Fool’s Gold – Poseidon (Sizzla’s Judgement Yard Dub Version)
Frightened Rabbit – Nothing Like You
El Goodo – I Saw Her Today
Liars – Proud Evolution
Allo Darlin’ – The Polaroid Song
Nice Nice – See Waves
Holly Miranda – Forest Green Oh Forest Green
Mos Def – Quiet Dog Bite Hard (from Rough Trade Shops Counter Culture 09)
Charlotte Gainsbourg – In The End
Dum Dum Girls – Jail La La
Gil Scott-Heron – I’m New Here
Gigi – No, My Heart Will Go On
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat The Devil’s Tattoo
Wild Beasts – We Still Got The Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues

Charlotte Gainsbourg album competition

This week on BCB we are giving away IRM, the new album by Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM

Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is email us with the answer to this simple question:

Charlotte is the daughter of Serge Gainsbourg. Was Serge French, Welsh or Scottish?

Email your answers to studio [at] bcbradio.co.uk by midnight on Sunday 7th February 2010. Please put Charlotte Gainsbourg competition in the subject line of the email.

Vampire Weekend album competition

This week on BCB we are giving away Contra, the new album by Vampire Weekend.

Vampire Weekend - Contra

Vampire Weekend - Contra

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is email us with the answer to this simple question:

Which of the following would you be most likely to use to scare away a vampire?
A) Horlicks
B) magic tricks
C) garlic

Email your answers to studio [at] bcbradio.co.uk by midnight on Sunday 31st January 2010. Please put Vampire Weekend competition in the subject line of the email.

Eclectic Mainline 27th January 2010

Last night I included in my show something from the best album I didn’t hear in 2009 – a marvellous reswizzle of Pet Sounds by Bullion.

Here’s the full list for what I played in the show:

Lightspeed Champion – Concerto .2 “So Long! So Long!”
Broken Bells – The High Road
Oh No Ono – Helplessly Young
Liars – Scarecrow On A Killer Slant
Laura Veirs – Carol Kaye
Bullion – You Still Believe In Dee (from Pet Sounds: In The Key Of Dee)
The Soft Pack – Answer To Yourself (from Rough Trade Shops Counter Culture 09)
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Memory (from The Road OST)
Magnetic Fields – I Don’t Know What To Say
Vampire Weekend – Horchata
Death Vessel – Deep In The Horchata
Midlake – Acts Of Man
Tunng – Hustle
Beach House – Used To Be
Charlie Alex March – Snow Feet
Per Olund Band – The Crippled Court Jester ( from Bearsuit Records compilation – Captain Woof Woof’s Guitar)

Eclectic Mainline 20th January 2010

Well now, the new Beach House album is out next week, so I went a bit Beach House loopy this week, and played 2 songs from Teen Dream in last night’s show…

Beach House - Teen Dream

Beach House - Teen Dream

Beach House – Norway
Fionn Regan – Genocide Matinee
Fool’s Gold – Nadine
Alone Together – Human Beings (Bearsuit Records – A Weevil In A Biscuit compilation)
Liars – Scissor
Magnetic Fields – You Must Be Out Of Your Mind
Gonjasufi – Koyboyz&Indians
Laura Veirs – Wide Eyed, Legless
Future Of The Left – Stand By Your Manatee
Tindersticks – Factory Girls
The Kissaway Trail – SDP
The Ralfe Band – Atlantis Rising
Archie Bronson Outfit – Shark’s Tooth
Mus̩e M̩caniques РLike Home
Beach House – Silver Soul