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

Another month gone, another raft of excellent gigs and releases. Music truly is brilliant, innit?

Here’s the show as it went out, you can, as usual, download the whole thing from here, or check out some of the tunes from Spotify.

1. Bob Marley – Burnin’ & Lootin’ from Live On Air
2. Regular Fries – The Pink Room from Accept the Signal
3. James Canty – Something You Choose from James Canty EP
4. Sam Amidon – Johanna The Row-di from I See The Sign
5. One Little Plane – It’s Alright from Into The Trees
6. Markus Stenz: London Sinfonietta – Thomas Adès: Living Toys – Playing Funerals from Adès: Living Toys
7. Markus Stenz: London Sinfonietta – Thomas Adès: Living Toys – Tablet from Adès: Living Toys
8. Dustin O’Halloran – A Great Divide from Lumiere
9. Midaircondo – Could You Please Stop from Domino 06
10. Julia Holter – Goddess Eyes from Tragedy
11. Origamibiro – Sedimental Value (K-Conjog Remix) from Shakkei Remixed
12. Errors – Holus-Bolus from Have Some Faith In Magic
13. Zammuto – Weird Ceiling from Zammuto
14. Radiohead – Idioteque from I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings
15. Cate Le Bon – The Man I Wanted from CYRK
16. Ben Folds Five – Do It Anyway from New Album-In Progress
17. The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again from The Queen is Dead
18. Gina X Performance – Nice Mover from Nine O’Clock Drop
19. Actress – Shadow From Tartarus from R.I.P.
20. Seams – Potential from Potential
21. Squarepusher – Dark Steering from Dark Steering
22. Shifted – Structure from Control
23. Girl Unit – Double Take from Club Rez EP

A couple of extra things:

Blue Touch Paper with the London Sinfonietta.

Upcoming gigs

I’M GOING TO CERN!!!

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

God. This is from months ago. I got a bit drunk and the microphone didn’t want to play ball. Or my voice.
the svelte selection – Indian Summer Edition
Still, music works nicely. Download it from here.

1. Murray Gold – Doctor Who XI
2. Murray Gold – I Am The Doctor
3. Sunday Driver – Concubine Waltz
4. Tune-Yards – Gangsta
5. The Divine Comedy – The Model
6. Sugarhill Gang – Hot Hot Summer Day
7. Amon Tobin – Night Swim
8. Ben Folds Five – Philosophy
9. Half Man Half Biscuit – Left Lyrics In The Practice Room (2:07)
10. Anna Meredith – Nautilus
11. Remember Remember – John Candy
12. Fennesz – Seven Stars
13. Emeralds – Science Center
14. Cikada String Quartet – String Quartet in Four Parts: Slowly Rocking
15. Synergy – John Cage: Amores – IV Solo for Prepared Piano
16. Get People – Rain Tears (Graphics Remix)
17. Breton – RDI (Girl Unit Remix)
18. Kraftwerk – The Model
19. Aperture Science Psychoacoustics Laboratory – I Made It All Up
20. Death In Vegas – Medication
21. The Field – Is This Power
22. Plaid – thank from Scintilli

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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