Since we last spoke, I’ve been away. My wife’s elderly Auntie had to go into sheltered accommodation and it fell to me to go there and empty her house and make it fit to be rented out, all in a short space of time, whilst the kids are on holidays… great timing yeah.

The house is about two and a half hours from home, so I stayed up there, on a mattress on the floor, surrounded by paint and other detritus, however, I think it is always fascinating and depressing to see what one persons life accumlates and what, when it comes down to it, is considered surplus.

How does this relate to the show this week, I hear you cry! Well, I listened to a lot of radio, and one track in particular stood out, The Voices of Fire - Joy, was a treat late on the Friday night when energy was flagging. I found two records worth keeping, Sgt Peppers and a Monty Python album, and through finding these, I had a conversation with the house clearance guy (who was an angel sent from above) and he bought down some records from his warehouse for me to look at, which included The Beatles ‘Get Back’ on 7”. Nothing valuable, but nice to save from landfill and a few oddities to play on the show.

Since we last spoke, I also saw Fred Deakin do his Club Life show, and one of his club nights was an attempt to not be cool, to play whatever feels right, to bring a smile, or whatever, and I’ve been mulling over that. So, as well as my continuing search to find great new music, great old music, I”m gonna be a little more open to playing oddments, such as ‘Duelling Banjos’ which I found in a charity shop recently, because these tracks can steer my show into totally different spaces, whcih is exciting, right?

These last two weeks have been absolutley draining, from the motional rollercoaster of the kids leaving school (and a secret Fatboy Slim gig to finish proceedings) to being on my own for ten days, working all the hours. However, I did get to have a couple of pints n the Sunday afternoon with an old friend and his wife, whom I haven’t seen for years but live in the same town, and it was a conversation with them that led me to playing the opening track this week, James’ ‘Say Say Something’ from the album Wah Wah, which we talked about… on that note, go listen…x

Tracklist

James - Say Say Something

Sarathy Korwar - There Is Beauty There Already

Bicep - Sikorsuit

Hi Tek/The 2 Bears - Come Get It (Tekstrumental)/Modern Family

William Shatner - It Hasn’t Happened Yet

Voices of Fire - Joy

The Beatles - Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles - A Little Help From My Friends

The Beatles - Get Back

The Kinks - Louie Louie

Rubettes - When You Are Falling In Love

Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell - Duelling Banjos

Leo Kottke - Cripple Creek

Henry Mancini - The Magnificent Seven

Naire - Um Dia Azul De Abril

Som/3 - Um Minuto

Sebastian Tapajos and Pedro Dos Santos - Despedida De Mangueira

Luli Lucinha e o Bando - Flor Lilas

Hidden Orchestra - Dawn Chorus

Nick Drake - My Thoughts of Mary Jane

Famous Blue Cable feat Feist - Riverman

Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet - We Love You

Wojtek Mazolewski Experience - Paris

Perera Elsewhere and Andy S - Fuck Le System

Modeselektor - Mega Mega Mega

Kiasmos - Burst (ANNA Remix)

Raz and Afia - Shikoor Shikor (jazz Supernova and Sam Interface Remix)

Sly5thAve - Liberty (Sam Interface and Jazz Supernova Remix)

Amy Dabbs - First Love

Alina Bhazinska and Tulshi - Nomads Nocturne

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