Oh gosh, 2011 is nearly over. Who’d a thunk. It’s been a rollercoaster of a year for me – after completely losing my musical mojo in the early part of the year, it picked up by festival time, but has fluctuated wildly since.

Tonight’s show was the review of 2011, though there’s not much reviewing going on – tis mostly just tunes and me saying I love them… You know you want it, download the whole show from here, or check the Spotify playlist over here.

1. Aidan John Moffat – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town from Oh! What A Not So Silent Night Before Christmas (http://aidanjohnmoffat.bandcamp.com/track/oh-what-a-night-before-christmas)
2. ?lhan Barutçu – Sultaniyegah Taksim from A?k-? Neyzen – Sufi Music
3. Half Man Half Biscuit – Fix It So She Dreams Of Me from 90 Bisodol (Crimond) (Probe Plus)
4. Tune-Yards – Es-so from W H O K I L L (4AD)
5. Mogwai – San Pedro from Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (Rock Action)
6. Low – You See Everything from C’mon (Subpop)
7. St. Vincent – Surgeon from Strange Mercy (4AD)
8. Fujiya & Miyagi – Cat Got Your Tongue from Ventriloquizzing (Full Time Hobby)
9. Conquering Animal Sound – Giant from Kammerspiel (Gizeh)
10. Origamibiro – Dismantle Piece from Shakkei (Abandon Building)
11. Plaid – founded from scintilli (Warp)
12. Evangelista – Enter The Prince from In Animal Tongue (Constellation)
13. Deaf Center – Hunted Twice from Owl Splinters (Type)
14. Björk – Sacrifice from Biophilia (One Little Indian)
15. Radiohead – Codex from The King Of Limbs (XL)
16. My Brightest Diamond – Reaching Through to the Other Side from All Things Will Unwind (Asthmatic Kitty)
17. Alice Gun – Metal Spider from Metal Spider (Ambiguous)
18. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Bats In The Attic from Diamond Mine (Domino)
19. The 2 Bears – Bear Hug from Bear Hug E.P. (Southern Fried)
20. Anna Meredith – Nautilus from Black Prince Fury EP (http://soundcloud.com/annameredith/sets/black-prince-fury)
21. Boxcutter – LOADtime from Hotflush Presents… Back And 4th (Hotflush)
22. Roots Manuva – Get the Get from 4everevolution (Big Dada)
23. Ghostpoet – I Just Dont Know from Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam (Brownswood)
24. Walls – Drunken Galleon from Coracle (Kompakt)
25. Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – The Sadness In Your Life Will Slowly Fade from Everything’s Getting Older (Chemikal Underground)
26. Sinking Cruise Ship Rescue Drama I Saw Three Cruise Ships Come Sinking In (http://www.last.fm/music/Sinking+Cruise+Ship+Rescue+Drama/_/I+saw+three+cruise+ships+come+sinking+in)

With thanks to Steven Shingler (photographer)

What a glorious month! Firstly, Had the svelte mum over to visit, went to Ireland, visiting friends and family, went to some good gigs, booked a whole bunch more. AND the radio show didn’t decide to implode technically on me, which was nice. In fact, I’m rather proud of this one.

You can download the show from here or grab from Spotify here.

Enjoy, yeah?

the svelte selection – 27 October 2011

1. Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat from Tasogare from Everything’s Getting Older
2. James Yorkston – Woozy With Cider (Jon Hopkins Remix) from Woozy With Cider
3. Samamidon – Little Satchel from All Is Well
4. Rachael Dadd – Moth In The Motor from Bite The Mountain
5. St. Vincent – Cheerleader from Strange Mercy
6. My Brightest Diamond – High Low Middle from All Things Will Unwind
7. Chilly Gonzales – Shut Up and Play The Piano – The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales
8. Digitonal – monday from Piano Music (unreleased)
9. Digitonal – radio from Piano Music (unreleased)
10. Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Man Of The Cloth from Cruel Summer E.P.
11. The Necks – The Boys II from The Boys
12. Evangelista – Bells Ring Fire from In Animal Tongue
13. Janis Joplin – Ball & Chain – Janis Joplin’s Greatest Hits
14. Cor Godre’R Aran – Ymdaith Gwyr Harlech – The Music Of Wales
15. Valery Gergiev – Bluebeard’s Castle: IV. Third Door – The Treasury – Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle
16. Roots Manuva – Here We Go Again – 4everevolution
17. Talk In Colour – Nightshifts
18. Björk – Virus – Biophilia
19. Pram – Track Of The Cat – Dark Island
20. Pixies – Monkey Gone To Heaven – Doolittle 20th Anniversary Live Sampler
21. The Thing – Mystery Song – Bag It!
22. Daedelus – Penny Loafers – Bespoke
23. Astrid Williamson – Pour (Raffertie Remix) – One Little Indian Sampler
24. Max Cooper – Chaotisch Serie