Welcome back everyone, sorry I’ve been away -last month I was in the French countryside last month and didn’t have the chance to pre-record as had been the plan…

So I’ve a densely packed show for you – a bit of uneasy listening, some very pretty stuff, my Tune of the Year and some gloriousness from Martin Creed, who’s made my Album of the Year so far. Listen to some of the tunes from Spotify, or get it all, WITH ME TALKING AND STUFF.

1. Martin Creed – Work No. 1372 from Work No. 1372 (http://www.allthebells.com/home/)
2. Fuck Buttons – Surf Solar (7″ Edit) from Surf Solar
3. Icebreaker – Brian Eno: An Ending (Ascent) II from Apollo
4. So Percussion – Steve Mackey: It Is Time: III. Marimba from Mackey: It Is Time
5. We Saw Heaven – Luminosity from We Saw Heaven
6. Múm – Póst Póstmaður from Early Birds
7. Will Dutta with Neil Grant and John Matthias – Suprachiasmatic Beta from Parergon
8. Hot Chip – Look At Where We Are from In Our Heads
9. The Chap – Painkiller from We Are Nobody
10. Birdy Nam Nam – Escape from Birdy Nam Nam
11. Birdy Nam Nam – L’Interlude De Qualité from Birdy Nam Nam
12. Joe Jackson feat. Iggy Pop – It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) from The Duke
13. Grinderman – When My Baby Comes (Cat’s Eyes With Luke Tristram) from Grinderman 2 (Remix)
14. Can – Oh Yeah from Tago Mago (40th Anniversary Edition)
15. Martin Creed – What’s The Point Of It? from Love To You
16. Martin Creed – You’re The One For Me from Love To You
17. The Invisible – Utopia from Rispah
18. Victoire – Like a Miracle from A Door into the Dark (EP)
19. Nico Muhly – Part IV Material in a Long Cadence from Drones & Viola
20. Georg Solti: Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition – 6. Ballet Of The Chicks In Their Shells
21. Georg Solti: Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition – 7. Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuyle
22. Georg Solti: Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition – 8. The Marketplace At Limoges
23. Laurie Anderson – Big Science from Big Science
24. Omega Male – Omega Male (Download from Resident Advisor)
25. Rocketnumbernine – Lone Raver from Lone Raver EP
26. The Chemical Brothers – Theme For Velodrome from Theme For Velodrome

A couple of links for thee:

Prom 29 – starring the National Youth Orchestra

• Varèse – Tuning Up
• Nico Muhly – Gait (BBC Commission – London Premiere)
• Messiaen – Turangalîla Symphony
• Anna Meredith – HandsFree

I want to start this blog by saying that tonsillitis SUCKS. Tonsillitis really fucking sucks. It REALLY FUCKING SUCKS.

Look, even Charlie Brooker agrees with me. And he’s right about a lot of stuff.

Why is this important? Well, it explains a few things:

a. Why this show is being uploaded over a week after the broadcast

b. Why the show itself is almost 100% devoid of my talking

c. Why I’m at home on a Friday night writing this blog rather than seeing the wonderful Adam Buxton at Kings Place

Some of the above may well be a blessing to y’all, but they’ve all pissed me off to a rather large extent.

To reiterate: tonsillitis SUCKS.

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Music-packed joy from start to finish this month – new albums from Sleepy Sun, Holy Fuck, Flying Lotus, The Divine Comedy, Tracey Thorn, Ellen Allien, Benga, Trash Kit and Silver Columns plus very quick gig reviews of Jonsi, Stornoway, Johann Johannsson, Pavement, The above-mentioned Divine Comedy, the Steve Reid Memorial at Cafe Oto and last night’s wonderful gig in celebration of Tom Robinson’s 60th birthday starring Little Comets, Chew Lips, members of Franz Ferdinand and The Cribs and Toumani Diabaté amongst others.

You can download the full show from here or hear a few tracks through Spotify.

1. Steve Reid – Rhythm Is Law /Jazz – Tribute To Great Black from A Drum Story (Altrisuoni)
2. Rocketnumbernine – Doodlebug from You Reflect Me (Trace)
3. Tracey Thorn – Late In The Afternoon from Love and its Opposite (Strange Feeling)
4. Sleepy Sun – Desert God from Fever (ATP)
5. The Divine Comedy – At The Indie Disco from Bang Goes the Knighthood (Divine Comedy)
6. Beck – Loser from Mellow Gold (DGC)
7. Trash Kit – 50ft Woman from Trash Kit (Upset the Rhythm)
8. Holy Fuck – Stilettos from Latin (XL)
9. Gold Panda – You – Minotaur Shock Remix from You (single)
10. Tunng – Bullets (Max Tundra remix) from Remixes (Full Time Hobby)
11. Hot Chip – I Feel Better – Max Cooper Remix (unreleased)
12. LCD Soundsystem – I Can Change from This is Happening (DFA)
13. Silver Columns – To Wake You from Yes, and Dance (Moshi Moshi)
14. Ellen Allien – Schlumi from Dust (Bpitch Control)
15. Aardvarck – Heal from Choice (Eat Concrete)
16. Benga – Transform from Phaze One (Tempa)
17. Flying Lotus – Satelllliiiiiiiteee from Cosmogramma (Warp)
18. Oy – The Kitten from From Box then Walk (Creaked)
19. Oy – Aeh from From Box then Walk (Creaked)
20. Oy – Positivili Two from From Box then Walk (Creaked)
21. Oy – Cloudy Gallery from From Box then Walk (Creaked)
22. Toumani Diabaté – Kaounding Cissoko from The Mandé Variations (World Circuit)
23. Little Comets – Dancing Song (unreleased)
24. Chew Lips – Toro from Unicorn (Family)
25. Tom Robinson Band – Glad To Be Gay from Power in the Darkness (EMI)

Gosh, doesn’t time fly – here’s yet another slew of top tunage and random chat to keep you entertained for a couple of hours.

There was a bit of a problem with the live recording, but I’ve mostly fixed it up (you might find the left or right side drops out for a bit sometimes…) and you can download the entire show from here or listen to available tracks on Spotify here

1. LCD Soundsystem – ‘Drunk Girls’ from Drunk Girls (DFA)
2. Harry Thumann – ‘Underwater’ from Laptop Vinyl (Hansa)
3. Chrome Hoof – ‘Vapourise’ from Vapourise (Southern)
4. HEALTH – ‘Die Slow’ from GET COLOR (Lovepump United)
5. School Of Seven Bells – ‘Babelonia’ from Disconnect From Desire (Ghostly)
6. Echaskech – ‘How To Fly’ from Green (Balkan Vinyl)
7. Caribou – ‘Hannibal’ from Swim (City Slang)
8. Cursor Miner – ‘Shakin’ Heathens’ from Shakin’ Heathens (Uncharted Audio)
9. Ikonika – ‘Heston’ from Contact, Love, Want, Have (Hyperdub)
10. Starkey – ‘Club Games (Featuring Cerebral Vortex & Buddy Leezle)’ from Ear Drums and Black Holes (Planet Mu)
11. Artful Dodger – ‘Think About Me’ from It’s All About The Stragglers (FFRR)
12. Sneaker Pimps – ‘Spin Spin Sugar’ from Becoming X (Clean Up)
13. Stereolab – ‘The Free Design’ from Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (Duophonic)
14. Terry Callier – ‘Look at Me Now’ from Essential Terry Callier: The Very Best Of Terry Callier (Mercury)
15. cLOUDDEAD – ‘Pop Song’ from Ten (Big Dada)
16. Broadcast & The Focus Group – ‘Let it begin/Oh joy’ from Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age (Warp)
17. Black Moth Super Rainbow – ‘Forever Heavy’ from Dandelion Gum (Graveface)
18. Rob Marr – ‘Girls In Glasses’ from Domestic Dramas (http://www.robmarr.net/)
19. School Of Zuversicht – ‘1, 2, 3’ from Randnotizen From Idiot Town (Pingipung)
20. The Ruby Suns – ‘Cranberry’ from Fight Softly (Memphis Industries)
21. Greg Haines – ‘Industry vs. Inferiority’ from Until The Point Of Hushed Support (Sonic Pieces)