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Sunday 31 January 2010

Playlist, 31 January 2010

The Show
On the show this evening we heard new music from Lali Puna, Bei Bei with Shawn Lee plus the return of chiptune, some chanteuses from around the world, experimental German electronic music and much more besides.

MC Zirconium, our chief of disinformation, told us about PJs a no-no, homeopathic O.D. and Nazi bin-men!

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: We had a power outage on tonight's show so sadly it was shorter than normal. Hopefully normal service will be restored next week!

The Music
1. Jack Costanzo & His Afro-Cuban Band: Cu Cu Ru Curu from Mr. Bongo
2. Maria Rosa Canelas: Tema Pro Luis from Between Or Beyond The Black Forest
3. Syphus: Olden Days (thanks to @UnicornKid for the tip-off)
4. Pond: Planetenwind from Mandarinen Träume
5. Aki Izumi: Koi Wa Heart De from Nippon Girls (compiled by @chachacharming)
6. Gillian Hills: Tut, Tut, Tut, Tut from Vue Intégrale
7. Lali Puna: Remember from Our Inventions
8. Bei Bei And Shawn Lee: Hot Thursday from Into The Wind
9. Alan Haven: 1, 2, 3 from Haven For Sale
10. The Free Design: Bubbles from Bubbles
11. Peter Herbolzheimer: Ave Maria
12. Justin Spooner: Work (free download)
13. Senor Eric Delaney: Thou Swell from Senor Delaney

The Disinformation

Sunday 24 January 2010

Playlist, 24 January 2010

The Show
On the show tonight we marked the recent centenary of guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt in our own special way. Plus a new single from Roj, something from a great new Krautrock compilation, Cluster, People Like Us, Italian soundtrack music and much more.

MC Zirconium, our chief of disinformation, told us about a smart pill, space tweets and 123456.

The Music
1. Frank Comstock: Out of this World from Music From Outer Space
2. Senor Delaney: Time On My Hands from Senor Delaney
3. Django Reinhardt: Brazil from Complete Jazz Series 1951 - 1953
4. Holden: Une Fraction De Seconde from Pedrolira
5. Calibro 35: La Mala Ordina from Calibro 35
6. Nomo: My Dear from Ghost Rock
7. Pond: Galaxis from Mandarinen Träume
8. Moon Wiring Club: Ancestors Approach from Striped Paint For The Last Post
9. Roj: You Are Here new single on Ghost Box
10. Chet Atkins: Caravan from Eclectic Guitar
11. David Reinhardt & Samy Daussat: Micro from David Reinhardt Trio
12. Cluster: Prothese from Grosses Wasser
13. People Like Us: Uh Dear from Thermos Explorer
14. Peter Herbolzheimer: Poeme
15. The Terry Cavendish Orchestra: Agotado from All In An Afternoon's Work
16. Robert Drasnin - Warm Night Wind from Voodoo
17. Zombie Zombie: Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free

The Disinformation

Sunday 17 January 2010

Playlist, 17 January 2010

The Show
On tonight's show we heard new tracks from Chris Joss, Shawn Lee with Bei Bei, Russian chiptune maestro C-jeff, Professor Stanley Unwin(!) plus a reissued gem by Dieter Moebius. Oh and it was our patron saint's birthday on Wednesday so we wished him a happy birthday.

In addition to the music, MC Zirconium, our disinformer-in-chief told us about bacon for baby, big horsey and mummy TV.

The Music
1. Chris Joss: We Got Some (part 1&2) from Monomaniacs Volume 1
2. Soundsational Sort of Soul: Swamp Water from Birds 'n Brass
3. Franco Godi: Tutankamen Cha Cha Cha from Signor Rossi sucht das Glück
4. Les Baxter: Reverberasia from Skins
5. Billy Eckstine: Caravan from Passing Strangers
6. Moebius: Contramio from Tonspuren
7. Prof Stanley Unwin with Suns of Arqa: Off to Pluto fr Tributey
8. Jean-Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman: Kittens on the Moon from Destination Space
9. Hal Blaine: The Invaders from Drums! Drums! a Go Go
10. Bei Bei & Shawn Lee: Make Me Stronger from Beauty and the Beats EP
11. Peter Herbolzheimer: Like A Soft Breeze
12. Matt Berry/Peter Serafinowicz: Goldfingo
13. Mrs. Miller: Yellow Submarine from Wild Cool & Swingin' Vol.3
14. Barry Gray: White as Snow
15. Jean-Jacques Perrey: Passport to the future from Moog Indigo
16. C-jeff: Electric, Part 1 from Electric
17. The Bruton Music Machine: Like Clockwork from Watch With Teacher
18. Alan Haven: Close to you from Organ Spectacular

The Disinformation

Sunday 10 January 2010

Playlist, 10 January 2010

The Show
On tonight's show we were feeling all shook up as we marked what would have been Elvis' 75th birthday with some truly eye-brow raising and pelvis-swinging versions of some of his hits. There was also chiptune, music from The Herb and much more besides.

In addition to the music, MC Zirconium, our disinformer-in-chief told us about dolphin-people, double Darwin and, praise Xenu, the actual date of the Rapture.

The Music
1. Big Mama Thornton: Hound Dog from The Essential Collection
2. Ananda Shankar: His Latest Flame from India Remembers Elvis
3. Frieda Hall: Tico Tico from International Queen of the Keys
4. Brian Hazelby: Smilkino Kola from Travelling Light
5. Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra: Touch Me from Moog Power
6. Peter Herbolzheimer: Stoned Cockattoo
7. Pérez Prado: Come Back To Sorrento (Torna A Sorrento) from Prez
8. Eilert Pilarm: It's Now or Never fr Best of Elvis
9. Animal Style: Speed Slides from Teletime
10. Fantastic Plastic Machine: I'm Bruce (Dimension 5 Mega Mix) fr Dimension Mix: A Tribute To Dimension 5
11. Wing: Return to Sender from Wing Sings Elvis
12. Werner Mueller: Bossa Nova Baby from Plays Elvis Presley's Greatest Hits
13. Jake Shimabukuro: Mrs. Robinson from Crosscurrent
14. AcaPelvis: Viva las Vegas from Five Voices for the King
15. Alan Haven: You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling from Organ Spectacular
16. Memphis Black: Why Don't You Play The Organ, Man from The In-Kraut
17. Animal Style: Hex Devil from Teletime
18. Dread Zeppelin: I Can't Quit You Baby from Un-Led-Ed

The Disinformation

Sunday 3 January 2010

Playlist, 03 January 2010

The Show
On tonight's show we looked back at 2009 and played some of our - and more importantly your - favourite tracks played on the show last year.

In addition to the music, MC Zirconium, our disinformer-in-chief told us about mystical asparagus, the all-new 4th dimension and glowing Welsh science.

The Music
1. The Simon Sound: It's Just Begun
2. Jack Parnell: Cha Cha Rock from Trip to Mars
3. OOIOO: HEWA HEWA from ARMONICO HEWA (requested by Squig)
4. Douglas Wood: Folk Ghost from G-Spots (requested by @KingNirdle)
5. Holden: Mia from Fantomatisme (requested by Space Disco Jeff)
6. Belbury Poly: Widdershins
7. Wing: The Man in the Mirror from Beat It (requested by Jill Hardy)
8. Les Paul and Mary Ford: Caravan
9. John Zorn: Miller's Crake
10. Buzz Aldrin (@therealBuzz): Rocket Experience
11. Pixelh8: Contains Mild Euphoria from And The Revolution
12. Panta Rhei: Caleidoscope from Epilogus
13. Peter Herbolzheimer: Wild Chick
14. Keith Mansfield: Gold Medal - Middle Section from Flamboyant Themes Volume 1
15. The McCain Brothers: The Legend of Guan Di
16. 8bit Project: Stairway To Heaven from Spicy Innovator Vs Superior Marionette (requested by @GarethDEdwards for @tinyblob)

The Disinformation

Friday 1 January 2010

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