Eclectic Mainline 19th December 2012

For a few years now, my dad has been blogging about things that interest him. Recently, he has taken to reading poetry. The first of these efforts to appear on Soundcloud was featured in my show tonight:

 

Now, from parents to children (although not mine) and this tune by Melody’s Echo Chamber, that I also played in tonight’s show:

 

Feel free to listen again to tonight’s show if that is your will.  This is what you would hear:

M83 – “Steve McQueen” (single and LP – “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming”)
The Raveonettes – “She Owns The Streets” (single)
Moon Duo – “Circles” (single)
Simon12345 & The Lazer Twins – “Make Up Tips” (LP – “If I Stay Here, I’ll Be Alone…”) (Doumen)
Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – “Footscray Station” (single)
Melody’s Echo Chamber – “Be Proud Of Your Kids” (LP – “Melody’s Echo Chamber”) (Weird World)
Christopher Owens – “Here We Go” (single)
The Walkmen – “Heaven” (single) (Bella Union)
Peter Household – “The Collar” by George Herbert (poetry reading) (free download from )
She & Him – “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (single) (Double Six)
Crocodiles – “Bubblegum Trash” (single)
Ulrich Troyer meets Georg Blaschke – “Back From Serbia” (LP – “Somatic Soundtracks”) (4Bit)
Sylvain Chauveau – “Situation Finale” (LP – “Simple”) (Fat Cat)
The Child Of Lov – “Heal” (single) (Double Six)
Neil Halstead – “Tied To You” (single) (Sonic Cathedral)
Some Institute – “M’Ling – Blake’s Last Tape Mix (Dollboy mix) (free download from www.frontandfollow.com) (Front and Follow)

The Mirrored Hammer

The fifth episode of The Mirrored Hammer: Art, Culture and Social Change airs tonight at 9pm on BCB 106.6FM. This final episode of the series includes interviews with the curators of this year’s ‘Kunstvlaai’ festival of independent art in Amsterdam and the ‘Corners’ exhibition at Gallery II, University of Bradford. David Bell talks about the political resonances of improvised music and there are live recordings from No Hands, as well as the ImprovDay and Folk Narratives events that took place in Bradford; songs from Champion Lover, Howie Reeve, Bridie Jackson, Richard Dawson, Bennett-Murray-Vulliamy and The Sense of Adventure Tape Deck Orchestra.

Last month’s episode is uploaded to here if you wish to listen again:

The Mirrored Hammer: Episode Four by Andyabbott on Mixcloud

Halfway through the Christmas Countdown

We’re now halfway through this year’s Christmas Countdown.

So far, our chart of the top 20 tracks of the year is as follows:

11 Paul Weller – That Dangerous Age
12 Benjamin Francis Leftwich – In The Open
13 City and Colour – The Grand Optimist
14 Downdime – In Space
15 handmadehands – Words That Mean Nothing
16 The Wind-Up Birds – Cross Country
17 Yo El Rey – And One For The Doctor
18 Rodina and the Wolf – What Are You Trying To Do?
19 Alt-J – Something Good
20 Jed’s Blues Band – Dirty Water

You can listen again to the first instalment by clicking here and the second by clicking here.

The top 10 will be revealed on Thursday 20 December and Thursday 27 December from 8pm to 9pm.

Eclectic Mainline 12th December 2012

I’m starting to feel a little Christmassy now.  As is Neil McSweeney.  He has recorded a couple of festive covers with David J Roch, including this lovely version of John Prine’s Christmas In Prison:

 

Away from the Christmas theme, here’s a gorgeous piece I played tonight by Billow Observatory:

 

If you are keen enough to want to listen back to tonight’s show, you will find it on today’s page of the BCB Listen Again service.  And this, dear listener, is what you would here:

Eugene Carchesio – “Circle Music 5” (LP – “Circle Music”) (Room40)
Dirty Projectors – “About To Die” (single and LP – “Swing Lo Magellan”) (Domino)
The Jim Jones Review – “Where Da Money Go?” (single and LP – “The Savage Heart”) (Play It Again Sam)
Ryan Francesconi and Mirabai Peart – “Parallel Fights” (LP – “Road To Palios”) (Bella Union)
Two Fingers – “Vengence Rhythm” (single) (Big Dada)
Billow Observatory – “Pankalia” (LP – “Billow Observatory”) (Felte)
Neil McSweeney – “Christmas in Prison feat. David J Roch) (free download with gig tickets)
Rachel Zeffira – “Here On In” (single and LP – “The Deserters”) (RAF)
Don Niño – “Beats (Turzi remix)” (single) (InFiné)
The Invisible – “Generational (Theo Parrish edit)” (single) (Ninja Tune)
Julia Holter – “Goddess Eyes I” (single and LP – “Ekstasis”) (Domino)
The Slaves – “Wild Ride” (LP – “Ocean On Ocean”) (The Helen Scarsdale Agency)

A Nightmare Before Christmas

When Jenny Jet and I ventured to Pontins to experience Shellac’s Nightmare Before Christmas (an All tomorrow’s Parties festival) we did not anticipate that Pontins itself would be a real nightmare. So much so it actually makes Butlins look classy. Anyroad, we are rocking middle aged Mums and enjoyed a fabtastic weekend of rock and roll despite the severely lacking facilities, accommodation and blood stained duvets.

This month’s Buffet (broadcast on 1st December) was a combination of ATP tribute and twisted Christmas tunes, for it is that time of year. You can listen to the show here

And this is what we played:

1. Theme from Ski Sunday
2. RED FANG – Number 13
3. WIRE – Ex Lion Tamer
4. GRUFF RHYS – Slashed Wrists This Christmas
5. NINA NASTASIA – Ugly Face
6. GAY WITCH ABORTION – Prison Charm
7. MELT BANANA – White Christmas
8. SUFJAN STEVENS – Christmas Woman
9. PRINZHORN DANCE SCHOOL – You are The Space Invader
10. MONO – Follow The Map
11. MY BLOODY VALENTINE – Map Ref 41 North 93 West
12. SHANNON WRIGHT – With Closed Eyes
13. BONNIE PRINCE BILLY with DAWN McCARTHY- Christmas Eve Can Kill You
14.  MISSON OF BURMA – Second Television
15. TEITUR – Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

We’re back on 29th December.

Stay warm!

x

Eclectic Mainline 5th December 2012

The Julia Holter album, Ekstasis, which was released this week on Domino Records, includes this beauty, which I have sung along with and jigged to in the kitchen (take my word for it):

Also available this week, now that pre-orders are being taken for the new Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album, is this:

You can listen back to this week’s show if you wish.  This is what I played:

King Creosote – “On The Night Of The Bonfire” (EP – “It Turned Out For The Best”) (Domino)
Wild Nothing – “Only Heather” (single and LP – “Nocturne”) (Bella Union)
Jesse Boyskins III & MeLo-X – (“Schwaza” ft. JoeKenneth) (LP – “Julu Guru”) (Ninja Tune)
Snow Palms – “Snow Light” (LP – “Intervals”) (Village Green)
Yeasayer – “Reagan’s Skeleton” (single and LP – “Fragrant World”) (Mute)
Bee Mask – “Scanops” (LP – “Vaporware / “Scanops”) (Room40)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – “We No Who U R” (LP – “Push The Sky Away”) (Nick Cave Ltd)
Sticky – “Pedal Riddim” (single) (Big Dada)
Julia Holter – “Goddess Eyes II” (single and LP – “Ekstasis”) (Domino)
Elmore James – “Rollin’ & Tumblin'” (MOJO magazine CD December 2012)
Joshua James – “So Did I” (LP – “From The Top Of The Willamette Mountain”) (Free The Sun)
Father John Misty – “Only Son Of The Ladiesman” (single and LP – “Fear Fun”) (Bella Union)
Melody’s Echo Chamber – “I Follow You” (LP – “Melody’s Echo Chamber”) (Weird World)

Christmas Countdown 2012 is here

Don’t forget this year’s Christmas Countdown kicks off this week.

It’s our chart of the top 20 tracks of the year which we do every December – so make sure you listen in from 8pm to 9pm this Thursday (Dec 6) and every Thursday throughout the month.

Last week’s playlist featured the following tracks:

The Maccabees – Pelican
Burning Condors – Honey Trap
Architect – More Than Before
Animal Collective – Applesauce
Great White Underground – Messiah In Hiding
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – In The Open
Cud – Through The Roof
Latch Bermany – Running Out Of Legs
Dutch Uncles – Fester
John Parkes – History 2
The XX – VCR
This Many Boyfriends – Young Lovers Go Pop!
Wind Up Birds – Some Gimmicks For You
Sentimentalists – All I Need

You can listen again by clicking here

Going North from Nashville presents ‘same name’ songs. Monday 3rd December 10-11pm

We start with a couple of ‘Jolenes’,  but no sign of Dolly Parton………

1.Bob Dylan: Jolene – (Together Through Life) 

2. Ray Lamontagne: Jolene – (Trouble) 

A few more Dylan links later in the programme, but next, a Yorkshire lad who sounds remarkably like Ray La Montagne…………..

3. Ben Ottewell: Blackbird – (Shapes & Shadows)

4. Beatles: Blackbird – (White Album)

Another Ray La Montagne link, a bit of Trouble from…….

5. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan: Trouble – (Sunday at Devil Dirt) 

6. Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions: Trouble

From a spot of trouble to an Avalanche……..

7. Leonard Cohen: Avalanche – (Songs of Love & Hate)  

8. Foreign Slipper: Avalanche – (Farewell to the Old Ghosts)

Next, we’re going Coast to Coast with Elliot Smith………

9. Elloit Smith: Coast to Coast – (A Basement on a Hill)

10. Blue Roses: Coast – Blue Roses

For any listeners who have a birthday on the horizon ‘ happy birthday’ -twice!………

11. Sufjan Stevens: Happy Birthday 

12. The Innocence Mission: Happy Birthday

Back to Dylan for the next two tracks……..

13. She & Him: Don’t Look Back – (She & Him Volume 2)

14. Lloyd Cole: Don’t Look Back

 Don’t look back, but look forward to the next GNfN in 2 weeks’ time………..!

Eclectic Mainline 28th November 2012

An excellent Roll The Dice / Pole remix 12″ came out last week. I played “The Skull Is Built Into The Version” tonight, and here is another track from it:

 

I also played one of the queerest cover versions I’ve ever heard.  I have Phil Cope to thank for this, seeing as he brought it to my attention when he played it in his show last week.   See what you think of this:

 

Here is where you will find the BCB Listen Again option for tonight’s show. And this is what I played:

Dead Can Dance – “Opium” (single and LP – “Anastasis”) (PIAS)
Tilly and the Wall – “Defenders” (single and LP – “Heavy Mood”) (Team Love)
Dobie – “I-Anomaly” (EP – “…But Fear Itself”) (Big Dada)
James Yorkston – “Just As Scared” (single and LP – “I Was A Cat From A Book”) (Domino)
Dinosaur Jr. – “Piercing The Morning Rain” (single and LP – “I Bet On Sky”) (Play It Again Sam)
Jamie Lidell – “What A Shame” (single and LP – “Jamie Lidell”) (Warp)
The Cryin’ Shames – “Please Stay” (single) (Decca)
Beach House – “Wild” (single and LP – “Bloom”) (Bella Union)
Cheval Sombre – “Someplace Else” (single and LP – “Mad Love”) (Sonic Cathedral)
Chapterhouse – “Pearl” (single and LP – “Whirlpool”) (Dedicated)
Roll The Dice meets Pole – “The Skull Is Built Into The Version” (12″ – “In Dubs”) (Leaf)
DJ T Ty featuring Sarah – “You Are The One That I Want” (self-released download)