Against a backdrop of some pretty awful happenings in the world this week, I’ve spent some time choosing the playlist for Wednesday night’s show and it’s never felt quite so therapeutic to me. Something normal in a strange time of uncertainty and horror. Tonight’s show starts with some music to inflate our spirits. We have some picks from a couple of excellent compilations from Hidden Shoal and Hibernate respectively. We have new Jesus and Mary Chain and we have the excellent Evvolves. Next week, we’ll have some indie-christmas-cheer. I promise. Facebook Playlists neil@radiokampus.fm
I’ve just come back from a short trip to Scotland and I’m not sure how I managed it, but in the air, I found myself some stomach bug as for the last day or so I’ve not been enjoying myself (and we’ll leave it at that, eh?). Awful stuff. Still, I had a wonderful time in Scotland. Family time, and a Teenage Fanclub concert. Just what I needed. Almost by osmosis, the playlist for tonight’s show is heavy with Scottish music, featuring a Chemikal underground highlight, and an old favourite reformed. There’s also some less known indiepop and some interesting baroque pop from Glasgow. On top of that, we have several tracks from the recent Hawk Moon records compilation, and a happy birthday to Tom Waits. Playlist Facebook Bands! email me music at neil@radiokampus.fm
It’s Saint Andrew’s day today so as I sit in the Radio Kampus studio 1, just following the close of tonight’s show, I toast a sip of Irn Bru to the my home country on the evening of our patron saint, and delay – for even longer – going back into that cold, (probably) snowy evening. The playlist for this week’s show begins with a Delgados Peel Session track; a Robert Burns poem taking a sharp jibe at the parliament of Scotland prior to the 1707 act of the union that created the United Kingdom. A fitting track to kick us off on St. Andrew’s day. We have music from Zimbabwe, from Latvia, and from England, and we finish with some post-rock from Gdańsk. Playlist Facebook
A packed day, and a packed show this evening. Before heading down to the Radio Kampus studio, I had the pleasure of listening to Mateusz Franczak’s concert at Czułość. As ever, a beautiful performance and it set me up nicely for the show in the evening. The playlist for this week features tracks from two albums that celebrate significant birthdays this year. There’s something from Iceland Airwaves, some indie-pop from France, and some dream-pop from Lebanon, among some new Polish releases. Playlist Facebook
This week’s show comes hot on the heels of a very busy week indeed and it was a relief to find myself in the warm, cosy confines of the studio. It wasn’t so much fun after leaving at 01:15, when the rain hung in the air. Still, it was an enjoyable show. The music this week is a mix of new releases, some things I’ve been meaning to play out for a while, and a couple of curios that I was really happy to let people hear; for instance, the Albert Whelan track is an absolute gem and a must for any football fan. Turns out, I didn’t realise Lilly Hates Roses were also playing at the Co Jest Grane fair next week, so didn’t mention the Warsaw date. It’s on 26th November. Turns out I called the guys varsovian when, in fact, they’re from Torun and Poznań. I should have a corrections and clarifications section. Playlist Facebook
*beep* Neil can’t come to the phone just now as he’s likely been blown into the waters of Reykjavik harbour. In the unlikely event he hasn’t stepped in a bucket, or fallen off a glacier, he will be covering the Iceland Airwaves festival for Radio Kampus over the next few days. His show was pre-recorded and featured music from Wild Books, Amabadama, Colin Stetson, and Beliefs among others. Feel free to leave a messa… *beep* Playlist Facebook
One week on from the dodgy start, episode #2 is plain sailing. In this first show proper though, we had some 90s Scottish punk, some 30s Polish piano, and something from Scotland’s album of the year, and much more. Playlist Facebook
This is the first of a series of shows presented on Radio Kampus in Warsaw. Kampus, the station attached to Warsaw University’s school of journalism, broadcasts on 97.1FM locally, and online. My first show was very much a “thrown in at the deep-end” experience, as not only was I presenting, but producing also. Added to that, someone wasn’t told my show was starting this evening and as I faded up the mic to make my first link, the night playlist seemed to kick in. Cue panic, inexperience, and “how the hell do I deal with this?!” I recovered quickly but embarrassed and thrown a little for the rest of the show. I consider this very much a pilot. The “real” show starts next week. *cough* Not to worry though, the selection of music is fantastic, from Punk, to avant garde modern classical it’s a wide spectrum on the first show. As I’m uploading this 5 weeks on, I can tell you - with great relief - there’s [...]