Playlist, 16 May 2010

The Show
DJ Ebony was your musical guide for proceedings. On the show this evening we celebrated Stevie Wonder's recent 60th birthday by playing some versions of his tunes. We also had Thai pop, chiptune, more from The Simonsound and of course something by The Herb.

In addition to the music, MC Ivory, our chief of disinformation, regaled us with tales of skips, skippy and Soviets.

The Music
1. Henry Jerome: Uptight (Everything's Alright) from Ultra-Lounge: On The Rocks, Pt.1
2. Peter Herbolzheimer: Little Joe from Big Band Man
3. Nestroyer: Meet my laser from Spaceventure
4. Chutima Duang Porn: Fon Tok Leaw: Siamese Soul from Thai Pop Spectacular 60s-80s Vol 2
5. The Simonsound: It's Just Begun from Reverse Engineering
6. DMX Krew: Memory Theme from The March to the Stars
7. The Lloyd Miller Trio: Ando Le from The Lloyd Miller Trio EP
8. Messer Chups: Tchaikovsky Beat from Cafe Sputnik
9. Dana Countryman: Cocktails In Space from Switched on Bob A Tribute To Bob Moog
10. RD Burman: Unknown Incidental Music (Teesri Manzil) from Bollywood Funk Experience (compiled by Jonny Trunk & Joel Martin)
11. Hugo Montenegro: Superstition from The Vibe! Vol 6
12. Fred Frith: King Dawn from To Sail, to Sail
13. Jarvis Cocker/National Trust: Patterson's Spade Mill - Strap Press from Time To Think
14. Belbury Poly: Farmer's Angle from The Willows
15. bit face: Autodrastic
16. Wevie Stonder: Tapsus from The Bucket
17. The Moog Cookbook: Free Fallin' from The Moog Cookbook
18. Ray Cooper: Caravan from Everybody's Cup of Tea
19. Alan Haven: You Are The Sunshine Of My Life from Organ Spectacular

The Disinformation

• Piece of Isaac Newton's apple tree going into space and here.
• Worried your baby might be possessed? Why not allow a Spaniard dressed as a devil sort it out for you.
• Happy 50th birthday, laser beam.
• Enjoy a Communist Trade Union holiday.
• Can the Lada make a British comeback? and here.
• Skippy, skippy, skippy the lawn mower replacement. and here.
• Robot conducts wedding in Tokyo.
• Bootsy Collins launches online "University of Funk".
• Thanks to Jarvis Cocker you can now enjoy the sound of the Billiards Room at Upton House without having to leave your armchair.
• While away an evening counting craters on the moon.
• Has Voyager 2 been hijacked by aliens? (via Fortean Times)
• Bill Gates Wants to Zap Your Balls!!

Playlist, 02 May 2010

The Show
DJ Bongoboy was your musical guide for proceedings. On the show this evening we heard music from Syrian superstar Omar Souleyman, selections of new reissues from Jonny Trunk, the world of Strange Life Records, a morsel or two of chiptune plus of course something by The Herb.

In addition to the music, MC Zirconium, our chief of disinformation, told us some eye-brow raising tales about Sir Clive Sinclair, cheese confiscation and sheds.

The Music
1. Birds 'n Brass: In The Summertime from Soundsational Sort of Soul
2. The Ventures: Summertime from Mashed Potatoes And Gravy
3. Omar Souleyman: Leh Jani from Highway to Hassake
4. Norrin Radd: Nucleation of a Child Universe from Anomaly
5. Legowelt: Bermuda Triangle Golf Course from Amiga Railroad Adventures
6. Peter Herbolzheimer with the Rhythm Combination and Brass: The Catfish from Live Im Onkel Pö
7. Kenny Graham: 2 West 46th Street from Moondog and Suncat Suites
8. Asha Bhosle & Kishore Kumar: Typewriter Tip Tip from Bollywood Funk Experience
9. Harold Nono/Hidekazu Wakabayashi: Akarui Akari from eponymous album
10. Hong Kong In The 60s: Footsteps from Willow Pattern Songs
11. ZX Spectrum Orchestra: X + X from Basic Programming
12. Satomi Taniyama: Phillipine Sea from Portopia
13. Elíza Geirsdóttir Newman: Eyjafjallajökull
14. Omar Souleyman: Don't Wear Black:Green Suits You Better from Highway to Hassake
15. Kenny Graham: Tropical Sun from Moondog and Suncat Suites
16. Isan: Channel Ten from Glow In The Dark Safari Set

The Disinformation

• UPDATE: Earth not destroyed by boobs
• Nursery staff confiscate two-year-old's cheese sandwich
• Man spends days lapping the Isle of Sheppey thinking he's going round the UK
• Election Alternatives 2010: Potholes to peace - more unusual pledges
• Sumo wrestlers try to make babies cry
• British men spend a year of their life in a shed
• World land speed record lawnmower revealed
• Sir Clive marries Commodore 64 owning lap-dancer
• The "Better Marriage Blanket"
• “God told me to rob this bank!”
• Boy Scouts of America introduce "video gaming badge"

Playlist, 25 April 2010

The Show
DJ Bongoboy was your musical guide for proceedings. On the show this evening we featured music from Tristram Cary, Bruno Spoerri, Giorgio Moroder and of course something from The Herb.

In addition to the music, MC Zirconium, our chief of disinformation, told us to beware of aliens, tea and racist spread.

The Music
1. Kai Rautenberg & Orchester Jürgen Ehlers: Moon Mission from The In-Kraut Vol 2
2. Alan Haven: St Elmo's Fire from St Elmo's Fire
3. Jean-Jacques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley: The Little Man from Mars from the In Sound From Way Out
4. Tristram Cary: Divertimento from It's time for Tristram Cary
5. Bruno Spoerri: Les Electroniciens frm Gluckskugel
6. Peter Herbolzheimer the Rhythm Combination and Brass: These Boots Were Made for Walking from Big Band Man
7. Vinnie Bell: Tea for Two from Sixteen Big Hits
8. Johnny Pearson: Mini Motoring from Speed and Excitement
9. Tristram Cary: Torture SFX Part 1 from It's time for Tristram Cary
10. Peer: Dance 2 from Dances
11. Hugo Strasser: Black Night from The In-Kraut Vol 2
12. Gannon: Toy Volcano from Toy Volcano
13. Bruno Spoerri: Lilith - The Dance from Gluckskugel
14. Tristram Cary: Sputnik Code from Sebastian OST
15. Flying Lotus: Unexpected Delight (feat Laura Darlington) from 1983
16. Alice Coltrane: Sita Ram from Translinear Light
17. Keith Mansfield: Teenage Villain from Beat Incidental
18. Giorgio Moroder: Battlestar Galactica Suite from Music From "Battlestar Galactica"

The Disinformation

• Marmite -vs- The BNP
• Highland beast and here
• Stephen Hawking warns over making contact with aliens
• We knew it! Tea 'healthier' drink than water
• Police encounter drunk woman bitten by parrot, yapping dogs, thrown inhaler, etc.
• And finally, Long biscuit break
• Iceland Volcano Probably a Prelude to 10X Eruption - a Whopper!!
• Boobquake - Iranian cleric's theories to be put to the test
• Singa-longa-glacial-pronunication - if you're having problems pronouncing the name of that volcano
• Animalia immigration: Yankee tree rats, you’re Brits now
• Slimmers who are served food by a fat waiter are more likely to over-indulge
• At last - you can now get a moustache for your car

Playlist, 18 April 2010

The Show
DJ Bongoboy was your musical guide for proceedings. On the show this evening we payed a return visit to the world of Ethiopian space jazz, listened to some recently reissued library sounds from KPM plus chiptune and of course something from The Herb.

In addition to the music, MC Zirconium, our chief of disinformation, told us all about moustaches, atheists and rabbit whispering.

The Music
1. Alan Hawkshaw: Action Replay from Speed and Excitement
2. Stan Hope and his A-Banda Brass: Dos Palomitas from Tijuana Party
3. Duke Ellington: Blue Pepper from Far East Suite
4. Mulatu Astatke: The Way to Nice from Mulatu Steps Ahead
5. Mulatu Astatke: Yègellé Tezeta from Ethiopiques Vol 4
6. Girma Beyene: Yebèqagnal from Éthiopiques Vol 8
7. Bullet (aka Alan Tew): The Heist (aka The Big One) from The Hanged Man
8. Peter Herbolzheimer: La Marcha from Big Band Man
9. Lemma Demissew: Adrashash Tèfabegn from Éthiopiques Vol 8
10. 8 Bit Chris: Rock Lobster
11. Sounds of Tomorrow: Pulse Rate from Sounds of Tomorrow
12. Johnny Pearson: Product Efficiency from Speed and Excitement
13. Kai Winding: Experiment in Terror from the Henry Mancini Songbook
14. Nick Ingman: Ride Of The Valkyrie from Terminator
15. Alemayehu Eshete: Tchero Aderi Nègn from Éthiopiques Vol 8
16. Mulatu Astatke: Boogaloo from Mulatu Steps Ahead

The Disinformation

• Woman wins $43 million jackpot, casino refuses to pay.
• Cliff Penrose: rabbit whisperer.
• Richard Dawkins Calls for Arrest of Pope Benedict XVI.
• Vogon poetry published.
• Woman Falls Off Wii Fit, Becomes A "Sex Addict".
• Handyman injured after chopping down branch he propped his ladder against.
• Important Cow Research Not Related To Their Farts & The Climate!.
• Man arrested at Large Hadron Collider claims he's from the future.
• Lego Artisan Creates Endangered Species for Zoo.
• The Library of Congress is to archive every single public tweet ever made.
• Cycle for your supper at Swiss hotel and here.
• Mustache advocacy group seeks tax break.

Playlist, 11 April 2010

The Show
Terrible news reached the Moonbase this week - The Herb is no more!

Yes, that's right, the German trombonist, composer, arranger, big band leader and all-round good egg Peter Herbolzheimer has moved on to lead the great orchestra in the sky. As a result, we celebrated the great man's work even more than usual on the show tonight.

DJ Bongoboy is your musical guide for proceedings. As well as celebrating the life of The Herb, we also had more chip prog, more space disco and more ukulele. And even another Hall and Oates cover - did I really say that?

In addition to the music, MC Zirconium, our chief of disinformation, told us all about sorcery, robots and welcome to the crispocracy.

The Music
1. Klaus Wunderlich: Cherokee from Sound 2000
2. Wout Steenhuis with Leon Young: Tuki Tuki from Hammond in Hawaii
3. Peter Herbolzheimer: That Ol' Bus Smell from Big Band Man
4. The Keith Mansfield Orchestra: Spinning Wheel from All You Need Is Keith Mansfield
5. Paul Mauriat: Love Is Still Blue from Disco Jazz
6. Meco: Theme From The Black Hole from Movie Themes Go Disco!
7. Yakuza Heart Attack: Evil Brain from Yakuza Heart Attack
8. Gannon: The World, It Spins Around from Toy Volcano
9. Horst Jankowski: Baronesse from Jankowskeynotes
10. Bert Kaempfert: Bert's Bossa Nova from That Latin Feeling
11. J Arthur Keenes: Wetherbee
12. The Bird and the Bee: I Can't Go for That from Interpreting the Masters, Vol 1
13. Peter Herbolzheimer: Wild Chick from Big Band Man
14. Gannon: Gravity from Toy Volcano
15. Peter Herbolzheimer: Aquarius/Let The Sunshine from Big Band Man

The Disinformation

• Saudi Arabia government to behead man for practicing witchcraft
• CAUTION! Hookers Crossing!
• USC scientists figure out how to turn t-shirts into body armor
• Crisps top list of dangerous driving foods
• Aliens are living on earth disguised as humans, according to one fifth of adults in a new global survey.
• Crisp packets could pick general election winner
• Robots are taking over Part 1: Turk unwraps doner kebab robot
• Robots are taking over Part 2: the towel-folding robot and here
• 7,500 shoppers unknowingly sold their souls
• Cash-strapped county offers Hollywood chance to blow up decaying bridge
• Driver blames UFO for failure to pay parking fine
• Family accidentally discover church under home