Chocolate Rain

The theme of this week's show (out later today) is precipitation. Amongst many tunes related to fog, mist, dew and rain we have a chiptune cover of this internet sensation from 2007 (which somehow entirely passed DJ Bongoboy by):

If you enjoyed (or were completely mystified by) that seemingly random series of words, let Darth, sorry Chad, Vader have a go at getting this important social message across:

PMB046 Cassette Heads (Dylan Ettinger, DMX Krew, R Stevie Moore, Orca Team, Pye Corner Audio, Monroeville Music Center, Oxykitten, Super Mazembe)

As you may know, dear listener, there's been a resurgence of interest over the last few years in releasing music on cassette tape. This is something we heartily endorse at the Moonbase, being as we are enthusiasts of all forms of obsolete technology.

So on this week's show every track comes from a cassette release - and not only that, it is played from an actual tape!

We have selections from new releases by Dylan Ettinger, DMX Krew, Monroeville Music Center, Pye Corner Audio, R. Stevie Moore, Orca Team, Giant Claw and Oxykitten and a not-so-new-release by Super Mazembe.

As the number of people who voted "yes" in the recent poll on our website vastly outnumbered the no votes, we are also delighted to announce that this show will itself be released in a very limited run on cassette!

We'll let you know how, when and where you'll be able to acquire a copy of what we feel will be a highly collectable item.

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The Music

1.	Dylan Ettinger: Endeavor from Botany Bay
2.	DMX Krew: Sound Of The DMX from Sound Of The Street		(MP3 version)
3.	Orca Team: Full Moon from Kissing Cousins
4.	Giant Claw: Big Heat from Midnight Murder
5.	Super Mazembe: Pepeye from Kasongo/Ouma
6.	R. Stevie Moore: My Bad Music from 1952-21??
7.	Monroeville Music Center: Lee Redmond's Slow Motion Fender Bender from les défauts des fabrication
8.	Oxykitten: That Chair Makes You Look Fat from Unfluential
9.	Pye Corner Audio: 06 Recrypt from Black Mill Tapes Vol 2-Do You Synthesize?
10.	R. Stevie Moore: Cassettes from 1952-21??

The Unnecessary News

• Germany lifts ban on Doom sales after 17 years
• Coffee prepared at 20,000ft in balloon record bid
• PowerPoint ban wanted by Swiss political party
• Don't Be Grumpy, Simply "Goal Disengage"
• Bridesmaid Attends Wedding via iPad
• Injecting old mice with young blood rejuvenates them

A Review of the Sharp JC-102 Personal Cassette Player

This week's show (coming out later today) is all about the resurgence of interest in those miniature plastic marvels, cassette tapes. We always like to help our listeners make the right decision so if you're looking to enter the world of cassette players but are uncertain as to which model to buy, here's a review of the fabulous Sharp JC-102:

PMB045B Kev Oyston (Soulless Party) Interview

If you were listening to last week's show you'll have heard some excerpts from an interview we carried out with Kev Oyston who put together the Electronic Encounters album which forms the centrepiece to the show.

Well, as promised, here is the complete interview where we go into Kev's musical background and hearing more about how he put this project together.

Kev mentions a CE3K mix he did at the end of last year and this can be found on Mixcloud.

Kev also mentions Phil Heeks' vast CE3K collection which should be the envy of anyone who's into the movie.

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PMB045 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Soulless Party, Sublevel, Dolly Dolly, Monroeville Music Center, Geoff Love, Langley Schools Music Project)

To mark the release of a new (and free to download) compilation of tunes inspired by Steven Spielberg's classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind and put together by friend of the show Kev Oyston (aka Soulless Party), this week's show is all about close encounters of various descriptions. It also features several tracks from Electronic Encounters as well as an interview with Mr Oyston.

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The Music

1.	Sublevel: Coming Soon from Electronic Encounters - Music inspired by Close Encounters of the Third Kind
2.	Geoff Love and His Orchestra: Close Encounters of the Third Kind from Star Wars and Other Space Themes
3.	The Soulless Party: Airshow 77 from Exploring Radio Space
4.	The Langley Schools Music Project: Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft from Innocence & Despair
5.	The Electric Moog Orchestra: Nocturnal Pursuit (from "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind") from Moog Sounds Of "Star Wars" & "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind"
6.	Phil Heeks: Krypton Encounter from Electronic Encounters - Music inspired by Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.	Benge: 1970 ARP 2500 from Twenty Systems
8.	Monroeville Music Center: Something a little strange with Dad from Electronic Encounters - Music inspired by Close Encounters of the Third Kind
9.	Dolly Dolly: Mr Taylor's Trousers from Electronic Encounters - Music inspired by Close Encounters of the Third Kind
10.	Tring International: The Conversation (Close Encounters) from Space Themes

The Unnecessary News

• 'Retweet,' 'sexting' added to Oxford English Dictionary.
• A University Offers Scholarship for the Best Tweet.
• This is what a meteor shower sounds like (audio).
• The Anatomy of Star Wars Guardian Masterclass.
• English Student Has Tongue Lengthened So She Can Speak Korean.
• Mexican Who Says He Found a Fairy Causes a Stir.