| Andrew Morrison - December 2007 Andy offers you a rich and varied selection of musical gifts in his final show for 2007. The Pony Collaboration are this month's session guests, with four exclusive recordings - including two brand new songs. There's a classic Scott's Funky Five Minutes, along with new singles from Trembling Blue Stars, Bloc Party and Rory McVicar. Andy and Teresa also get you in the mood for 2007 Festive Fifty results, by picking choice selections from John Peel's Festive Fifty charts over the last the last four decades. And yes, there's a couple of obligatory Christmas-related tracks, to keep the traditionalists happy. But good ones however. | |||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. | Website |
| Primal Scream | Higher Than The Sun | CD single 'Higher Than The Sun' | Sire/Warner Bros. | 9 40133-2 | www.primalscream.net |
| Rory McVicar | Now That You're Mine | Promo CD single 'Now That You're Mine' | Series 8 Records | S 010 CDP | www.myspace.com/rorymcvicar |
| Hefner | The Greedy Ugly People | CD album 'We Love The City' | Too Pure | PURE106CD | www.hefnet.com |
| The Pony Collaboration | Until It's Gone | Dandelion Radio Session | Series 8 Records | None | www.myspace.com/theponycollaboration |
| Neil Young | Like A Hurricane [Teresa's Tasty Tip] | CD album 'Greatest Hits' | Reprise | 9362-48935-2 | www.neilyoung.com |
| The Black Keys | Have Love Will Travel [Teresa's Tasty Tip] | CD album 'Thickfreakness' | Fat Possum Records | 0371-2 | www.theblackkeys.com |
| Trembling Blue Stars | Beautiful Blank (Radio Edit) | 7" 'Beautiful Blank' | Elefant Records | ER-255 | www.myspace.com/tremblingbluestars |
| The Future Sound Of London | Papua New Guinea (7" Original) | CD single 'Papua New Guinea' | Jumpin' & Pumpin' | CDS TOT 17 | www.futuresoundoflondon.com |
| The Pony Collaboration | If These Are The Good Times | Dandelion Radio Session | Series 8 Records | None | www.myspace.com/theponycollaboration |
| Pulp | I Spy | CD album 'Different Class' | Island Records | CID 8041/524165-2 | www.acrylicafternoons.com |
| Sam Cooke | A Change Is Gonna Come [Scott's Funky Five Minutes] | CD album 'Ain't That Good News' | UM3 | 9807707 | www.samcooke.com |
| Laura Cantrell | Too Late For Tonight | CD album 'When The Roses Bloom Again' | Shoeshine Records | SPITCD 014 | www.lauracantrell.com |
| Tall Pony | I'm Your Boyfriend Now | CD single 'I'm Your Boyfriend Now' | Cherryade Records | CHY010 | www.myspace.com/tallpony |
| The Pony Collaboration | The Lay Of The Land | Dandelion Radio Session | Series 8 Records | None | www.myspace.com/theponycollaboration |
| Half Man Half Biscuit | Tending The Wrong Grave For 23 Years | CD EP 'Saucy Haulage Ballads' | Probe Plus | PP35 | www.hmhb.co.uk |
| Bloc Party | Flux | CD single 'Flux' | Wichita Recordings | WEBB135SCD | www.blocparty.com |
| The Wedding Present | Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) | 7" '3 Songs' | RCA | pb44021-A | www.scopitones.co.uk |
| Underworld | Dirty Epic | CD album 'Dubnobasswithmyheadman' | Junior Boys Own | JBOCD1 | www.underworldlive.com |
| The Pony Collaboration | Let Go | Dandelion Radio Session | Series 8 Records | None | www.myspace.com/theponycollaboration |
| Small Crew | Boxing Day | CD-R demo | None | None | www.myspace.com/smallcrew |
| Pet Shop Boys | Always On My Mind (Extended Dance Mix) | CD album 'Actually Further Listening 1987-1988' | Parlophone | 7243 5 30506 2 7 | www.petshopboys.co.uk |
| The Fall | Bill Is Dead | CD album 'Extricate' | Mercury Records | 9847463 | www.visi.com/thefall |
| Dubster - December 2007 It's now officially winter time, well it is in Steve and Brian's sub zero icebox that is The Garage. Huddling round the brazier with us this month we have: Hafdis Huld, The Glass, Panda Bear, Marsen Jules and The Mofos. While over in the corner Yeasayer and Vampire Weekend are busy preserving the fish. So get your crampons ready and come on down to the end of the year Radiodubster Winter Wonderland. Snowcones are on us | |||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. | Website |
| Parts and Labor | Fractured Skies | Mapmaker CDLP | Jagjaguwar records | JAG103 | http://www.partsandlabor.net/ |
| C.O.C.O | You Think But You Don't | Play Drums and Bass CDLP | K Records | KLP183 | http://krecs.com/ |
| THE GLASS | FOURTEEN AGAIN | Couple's Therapy CD EP | Plant US | PLANT8932-2 | http://www.theglassnyc.com/ |
| Panda Bear | Ponytail | Person Pitch CDLP | Paw Tracks | PAW14 | http://www.myspace.com/rippityrippity |
| Ghost Frequency | Lips Stitched Tight | MP3 Download | City Rockers | N/A | |
| Annuals | Brother | Be He Me CDLP | Ace Fu records | ace045 | www.annualsmusic.com |
| Hafdis Huld | Diamonds On My Belly | Dirty Paper Cup CDLP | Red Grape Records | MVHHCD01 | http://www.hafdishuld.com/ |
| Cinemechanica | Brain Tarp | The Martial Arts CDLP | Hello Sir Records | SIR010 | http://www.cinemechanica.com/ |
| Ferraby Lionheart | Call Me The Sea | Catch The Brass Ring CD (MP3 Download) | Nettwerk | N/A | http://ferrabylionheart.nettwerk.com/ |
| Modeselektor | The White Flash (Feat. Thom Yorke) | Happy Birthday CDLP | BPitch Control | BPC159 | www.modeselektor.com |
| Found | When You Fall | This Mess We Keep Reshaping CDLP | Fence records | FNC805 | http://found.surfacepressure.net/ |
| Bim Sherman | Tribulation | Tribulation (Down In Jamdown)1974 - 79 | Pressure Sounds | PSCD57 | N/A |
| Aerogramme | Asthma Came Home For Christmas | Livers and Lungs (EP) | Chemikal Underground | CHEMO68CD | http://www.aereogramme.co.uk/ |
| The Mofos | We Built This City On Cake | MP3 Download | N/A | N/A | http://www.myspace.com/themofosuk |
| Kimono | Wire | Download Single release | Bad taste | N/A | http://www.kimono.is/ |
| Purple Confusion and Villeneuve | Return To Nassau | Gooom Tracks Vol.2 | Gooom | GOOOM029 | www.gooom.com |
| Sunset Rubdown | Winged Wicked things | Random Sprit Lover CDLP | Jagjaguwar | JAG113 | http://www.sunsetrubdown.net/ |
| The Beastie Boys | Suco de Tangerina | The Mix Up CDLP | Capitol / EMI | 500 1112 | http://www.beastieboys.com/ |
| Sometime | Heart Of Spades | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious CDLP | Itsuka | ITSUKA0701 | http://myspace.com/sometimegroup |
| Emily Loizeau | Je Ne Sais Pas Choisir | L'autre bout du monde CDLP | Fargo | N/A | http://www.emilyloizeau.net/ |
| Vampire Weekend | Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa | Vampire weekend EP (self released) | XL Recordings | N/A | www.vampireweekend.com |
| Marsen Jules | Coeur Saignant | Les Fleurs CDLP | City Centre Offices | TOWERBLOCK 034 LP | www.marsenjules.de/ |
| Yeasayer | Sunrise | All Hour Cymbals CDLP | We are free | WRF002 | http://www.yeasayer.net/ |
| Gaiola das Popozudas | OLHA Q VACILAÇÃO | MP3 Download | N/A | N/A | www.gaioladaspopozudas.com.br/ |
| Meanest Man Contest | Some People (Just Get Off On Breaking Hearts) | Some People (Digital EP) | Plug Research | N/A | http://www.plugresearch.com/ |
| Colder | To The Music (Optimo Espacio Mix) | I Hate….. Remixes 12" | Process records | PRCS101 | www.myspace.com/coldercolder |
| Marie Knight | Lord I Feel Like Going On | Let Us Get together CDLP | M.C. Records | DFGCD8632 | www.myspace.com/1marieknight |
| Mark Cunliffe - December 2007 I'm the new boy here. Of course, being the new boy I keep getting all the bum jobs like being sent to the Tuck Shop to get everyone Highland Toffee Bars but I'm coping.. Right. The music Santa will almost certainly have on his iTouch this Christmas... Some Raggacore from I:Gor Techno from no lesser person than the big cheese at Kompakt (and his mate) A Scottish lady playing the Thumb Piano..and singing too (can you pat your head, rub your stomach, eat Christmas pudding AND work out WHAT ON EARTH your cracker gift is..AT THE SAME TIME..she can...) A thirty year old bhangra tune set to hip hop beats We're heading down the BASS route, not once, not twice but THREE times (that translates as two dubstep tunes and The Bug by the way) We have 17 Hippies doing a bit of German folk...I'm serious... A couple of old skool tunes from Senegal and DR Congo The best sampling Heanor has to offer in the MIGHTY Fuzzyhead There's indie, reggae, grime, grindcore and a wee bit more too And you thought Santa just listened to Slade.. | |||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. | Website |
| The Bug Feat. Killa P + Flow Dan | Skeng | 12" Single | Hyperdub | HDB06 | www.hyperdub.net |
| Future Of The Left | My Gymnastic Past | Vinyl LP 'Curses' | Too Pure | Pure 206lp | www.futureoftheleft.com |
| Emmy The Great | The Easter Parade | 7" Single 'My Bad EP' | Close Harbour | CH 01 | www.emmythegreat.com |
| Panjabi MC Feat. Chamkila | Khada Soorma | CD LP 'Shaanti Presents...Mighty Asian Beats' | Shantii Play Records | SPR003 | www.shaanti.co.uk |
| 17 Hippies | Tick Tack | Download From MP3 LP 'Heimlick' | Hipster-Records | None | www.17hippies.de |
| Burial | Raver | Vinyl LP 'Untrue' | Hyperdub | HDBLP02 | www.hyperdub.net |
| Eugene Francis Jnr | Poor Me | 7" Single | Legion Presents | Legion001 | www.eugenefrancisjnr.com |
| Orchestra Baobab | Autorail | MP3 Download From MP3 LP 'Bamba' | Stern’s Africa | None | www.myspace.com/orchestrabaobabofficial |
| I:Gor | Me Food | 7" Single | Clash Records | CLASH009 | http://igormusic.free.fr |
| Mika Miko | Sev | Download From MP3 LP '666' | Post Present Medium | None | www.mikamiko.tk |
| Fuzzyhead | Bang Bang | MP3 Download | None | None | www.myspace.com/fuzzyheadmusic |
| Supermayer | Two Of Us | 12" Single 'Two Of Us' | Kompakt | Kompakt 159 | www.kompakt-net.de |
| Jo Mango | My Lung | Download From MP3 LP 'Paperclips & Sand' | Low-Five Records | None | www.myspace.com/jomango |
| Sarantis Feat. Warrior Queen | More Than Money | 12" Single 'More Than Money EP' | Senseless Records | Senseless002R | www.myspace.com/senselessrecordz |
| Cazzurillo | Leave Of Leaves | Demo CD LP 'Maialkoki' | None | None | www.myspace.com/cazzurillo |
| Swami | Hey Hey | Download From MP3 LP 'Equalize' | Desi Rock/Cigale Entertainment | None | www.swamimusic.com |
| Durrty Goodz | Boi Bem | CD LP 'Axiom' | Awkward | AXIOM 01 | www.myspace.com/officialdurrtygoodz |
| Tabu Ley Rochereau | Omanga | Download From MP3 LP '1971 1972 1973' | Syllart Productions | None | www.kenyapage.net/franco/tabu.html |
| Rustie | Pendulum | 12" Single 'Jagz The Smack EP' | Stuff Records | Stuff 005 | www.myspace.com/rustiebeetz |
| YT | Runnin’ Wild | 7" Single | Rebel Cuts | RCut 0002 | www.myspace.com/ytreggae |
| Broken Note | The Fury | Download From MP3 Single 'The Fury' | None | None | www.myspace.com/brokennoteuk |
| How I Became The Bomb | Killing Machine | 7" Promo | Let's Go! | U-60458M | www.howibecamethebomb.com |
| Mouth | Light | Demo CD-R LP 'Light' | None | None | www.myspace.com/mouthnoise |
| Bo Pepper | Blink And You’ll Miss It! | Download From MP3 Single 'Blink And You'll Miss It - EP' | Peppered Records | None | www.bopepper.com |
| Hey-O-Hansen | Abraxas | CD LP 'The 06 Singles' | Heyrec | Heyrec 16 | www.heyrec.org |
| Skream | Rutten | Vinyl LP 'Skream!' | Tempa Records | Tempa LP 008 | www.myspace.com/skreamuk |
| Mark Whitby - December 2007 Mark Whitby and Al Brown throw a Christmas party, but nobody turns up. The result is a brown ale and mince pie-fuelled romp through Mark's favourite albums of 2007 and some selections from last year's obscure "truly festive festive fifty" as well as some other seasonal gems. Amongst what remains of the merriment, Mark finds time to reveal the number four entry in the top UK towns and cities for music, and attempts to explain how "A Very Cherry Christmas 2" knocks the Phil Spector album into a cocked hat. Among those providing the soundtrack are Uke Stanza, Chris T-T, Flaming Lips and 65 Days of Static. Top non-seasonal tunes are thrown in from the likes of Battles, Bowerbirds, Malcolm Middleton and Mother and the Addicts. | |||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. | Website |
| D4 | Don't Believe in Christmas | CD 'Christmas on the Rocks' | Fast Food | FFCD001 | www.myspace.com/thed4 |
| 65 Days of Static | I'm Dreaming of a White Noise Christmas | mp3 download | None | n/a | www.65daysofstatic.com |
| Life With Bears | The Last Noel | VA CD 'A Very Cherry Christmas 2' | Cherryade | CHY006 | www.myspace.com/lifewithbears |
| Malcolm Middleton | Stay Close Sit Tight | CD 'A Brighter Beat' | Full Time Hobby | FTH033CTX | www.malcolmmiddleton.co.uk |
| Clarence Carter | Back Door Santa | VA CD 'Soul Christmas' | Atlantic | 82316 | www.clarencecarter.net |
| Flaming Lips | Christmas at the Zoo | CD 'Clouds Taste Metallic' | Warner Brothers | 9362-45911-2 | www.flaminglips.com |
| Emma Pollock | Here Comes the Heartbreak | CD 'Watch the Fireworks' | 4AD | CAD 2719CD | www.emmapollock.com |
| Mum | Moon Pulls | CD 'Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy' | Fat Cat | FATCD46 | www.myspace.com/mumtheband |
| Matthew Bayot | Venus Is Red | CD 'Standard of Living' | Fire | FIRECD107 | www.myspace.com/matthewbayot |
| Chris TT | 100,000 Turkeys | VA CD 'The True Meaning of Christmas' | Snowstorm | SNOWS009CD | www.christt.com |
| Buzzcocks | Boredom | CD EP 'Spiral Scratch' | Document | DC1 | www.buzzcocks.com |
| Paris Angels | (All On You) Perfume | CD single | Virgin | VSCD 1360 | www.myspace.com/parisangelsperfume |
| Harvey's Rabbit | Is This What You Call Change? | CD single | Rotator | RRSV 101 | www.rotator.co.uk/harveys_rabbit |
| Beirut | Cliquot | CD 'The Flying Club Cup' | 4AD | CAD 2732CD | www.beirutband.com |
| Mother and the Addicts | So Tough | CD 'Science Fiction Illustrated' | Chemikal Underground | CHEM100CD | www.motherandtheaddicts.com |
| Battles | Atlas | CD 'Mirrored' | Warp | WARPCD156 | www.bttls.com |
| The Fall | Hark the Herald Angels Sing | CD Box Set 'Peel Sessions' | Castle | CMXBX982 | www.visi.com/fall |
| Uke Stanza | A Little Tree | VA CD 'A Very Cherry Christmas 2' | Cherryade | CHY006 | www.myspace.com/colinshaddick |
| Zombina and the Skeletones | Transylvanian Christmas | CD 'Get Thee Behind Me Santa' | Puppy Dog | PUP1 | www.myspace.com/zombinaandtheskeletones |
| Retrigger | You Will Die | download album 'Jeanie and Caroline' | None | n/a | www.retrigger.net |
| Bowerbirds | La Denegracion | CD 'Hymns for a Dark Horse' | Burly Time | BURLY1 | www.bowerbirds.org |
| Cocteau Twins | Winter Wonderland | CD single | Fontana | COCPR-1 | www.cocteautwins.com |
| Grandaddy | Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland | VA CD 'It's a Cool Cool Christmas' | Jeepster | JPRCD013 | www.myspace.com/grandaddy |
| Helen Love | Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) | 7" single | Damaged Goods | DAMGOOD206 | www.helenlove.com |
| The Kinks | Father Christmas | 7" single | Arista | ARIST 153 | www.thekinks.com |
| Belle and Sebastian | O Come O Come Emmanuel | VA CD 'It's a Cool Cool Christmas' | Jeepster | JPRCD013 | www.belleandsebastian.com |
| Run DMC | Christmas in Hollis | 12" single | London | LONX 163 | www.rundmcmusic.com |
| The Waitresses | Christmas Wrapping | VA CD 'Christmas Hits' | Music Club | MCCDX 038 | www.hardcafe.co.uk/waitresses |
| Low | Just Like Christmas | VA CD 'It's a Cool Cool Christmas' | Jeepster | JPRCD013 | www.myspace.com/low |
| Neil Jenkins - December 2007 This month, Neil resists the temptation to play Christmas tunes to continue concentrating on reducing his to-play pile as he's convinced there's a spare electricity socket behind it. During this 3-hour programme, as well as new (and nearly new) material, he features the work of Listen With Sarah and some of the fine output from Pickled Egg Records, plus some tracks from one of his favourite Christmas LPs. OK, so he'll play some Christmas tunes after all. The man is only human. | |||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. | Website |
| Bird Table Community | Excerpt from 'Drum A' | Self-Released double EP 'Kill The Drummer'/'It's Hardly Rock 'N' Roll' | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tall Pony | I'm Your Boyfriend Now | CD single | Cherryade Records | CHY010 | www.cherryademusic.co.uk |
| MJ Hibbett & The Validators | We Only Ever Meet In Church | CD 'The Lesson Of The Smiths' | Artists Against Success Records | AAS 056 | www.myspace.com/mjhibbett |
| Bearsuit | Little Donkey | From the compilation CD 'A Christmas Gift From Fortuna POP! Vol. 2' | Furtuna Pop! Records | FPOP45 | www.bearsuit.co.uk |
| Gui Boratto | The Blessing | CD 'Chromphobia' | Kompakt Records | KOMPAKT CD 56 | www.myspace.com/mjhibbett |
| Listen With Sarah | Bored Of Techno/Can’t Speak Now/World Wide Hula | CD 'The World Of Listen With Sarah' | Cherryade Records | CHY008 | www.cherryademusic.co.uk www.listenwithsarah.org |
| Dragon Or Emperor | Part Of Me Says | From the compilation CD 'Let's Dream It, Dream It For Free' | Vacuous Pop Recordsings | None available | www.myspace.com/dragonoremperor www.pickled-egg.co.uk |
| PJ Harvey | Broken Harp | CD 'White Chalk' | Universal Island Records | 1740326 | www.pjharvey.net |
| Björk | Declare Independence | CD 'Volta' | One Little Indian Records | 1742347 | www.bjork.com |
| The Moonglows | Just A Lonely Christmas | Book-format CD 'Christmas Blues' | Nocture Records | BDBL280/NT501 | n/a |
| Shellac | Spoke | CD 'Excellent Italian Greyhound' | Touch & Go Records | TG303CD | ? |
| Golden Bug | St. Tropez | B-side of 12-inch 'Barbie’s Back' | Gomma Records | Gomma 091 | www.myspace.com/goldenbug www.gomma.de |
| Geese | We Are Beautiful | CD 'The Silken Threads Of A Golden Pig' | Vanity Case Recordings | None available | www.geese.org.uk |
| Cobson | Like A Bike Without Brakes | CD Single 'Like A Bike Without Brakes' | Self-released CD | n/a | www.myspace.com/cobson |
| Ergo Phizmiz & His Orchestra | (Doo Wop) That Thing | Promo CD 'Arff & Beef' | Womb Records | WOMB104 | www.wombrecords.com |
| Crash Test Dummies | White Christmas | CD 'Jingle All The Way …' | Cha-Ching Records | MOTORCD1006 | www.crashtestdummies.com |
| Need New Body | Show Me Your Heart | Compilation CD 'Jar' | Pickled Egg Records | EGG 50CD | www.myspace.com/neednewbody www.pickled-egg.co.uk |
| Haakon Ellingsen | Music Man (1978) | CD 'Bounty' | Perfect Pop Records | pop57 | www.myspace.com/haakonellingsen |
| The Heptones | Baby | CD 'Sweet Talking' | Heartbeat Records | CDHBEA328 | www.heartbeatreggae.com |
| Listen With Sarah | Om-Pa-Cha-Pap-Cha-Pap | CD 'Are You Sitting Comfortably?' | Womb Records | WOMB101 | www.listenwithsarah.org |
| Rumme Beck | Das Ticken Eines Weckers | MP3 from the artist | n/a | n/a | www.myspace.com/rummebeck |
| The Pocket Gods | Wanking For Christmas | MP3 from the band | n/a | n/a | www.myspace.com/thepocketgods |
| The Autons | Recondition | EP 'It's A Strange EP' | Mouthy Records | Mouthy Records 026 | www.autons.info |
| Schizowave | Again | MP3 from their MySpace profile | n/a | n/a | www.myspace.com/schizowave |
| The Innocence Mission | Colors Of The World | CD 'We Walked In Song' | Badman Records | None available | www.theinnocencemission.com |
| Mark Graham | Evil Tune | Demo CD | n/a | n/a | www.myspace.com/markgraham23 |
| Lion Youth | Rat A Cut Bottle | 12-inch single | Virgo Stomach | VG 104 | n/a |
| Blind Willie Johnson | Jesus Coming Soon | Book-format CD 'Christmas Blues' | Nocture Records | BDBL280/NT501 | n/a |
| Wild Rockas | Cocaine | 12-inch single | Hypetraxx Records | None available | n/a |
| The Mekons | Dickie, Chalkie and Nobby | CD 'Natural' | Quarterstick Records | QS98 | www.mekons.com |
| Crash Test Dummies | Jingle Bells | CD 'Jingle All The Way …' | Cha-Ching Records | MOTORCD1006 | www.crashtestdummies.com |
| Holly Golightly w/ Billy Childish | It’s A Natural Fact | CD 'In Blood' | Wabana Records | ORE22 | www.hollygolightly.com |
| aPAtT | Happiness | From the compilation CD 'Let's Dream It, Dream It For Free' | Vacuous Pop Recordsings | None available | www.myspace.com/apatt www.pickled-egg.co.uk |
| PK4 Design | Silent Scream | 12-inch single | Hypetraxx Records | None available | n/a |
| Ladies!Disaster! | Mayhem | MP3 from the artists | n/a | n/a | www.myspace.com/ladiesdisaster |
| Mamy Wata | Dis-Moi | MP3 from artist's MySpace profile | n/a | n/a | www.myspace.com/mamywatamusic |
| Low Sparks | Distilled | 4-track CD 'Out Here In The Woods' | Sparkle Promotions | None available | www.myspace.com/lowsparks |
| The Matthew Project | Denaissance Man | Demo copy of CD “Soul Reversal” received from artist | n/a | n/a | www.myspace.com/thematthewproject2 |
| Helsinki | Stirred, Not Shaken | Self-Released CD 'Helsinkil' | n/a | n/a | www.myspace.com/helsinkihq1 |
| The Vichy Government | Bothered | B-side of the single 'My Mail Order Bride' | Filthy Little Angels | None available | www.verot.net/vichy www.filthylittleangels.com |
| Gulliver | A L’Impartfait | Compilation CD 'Jar' | Pickled Egg Records | EGG 50CD | www.pickled-egg.co.uk |
| The Knockouts | Aaj Mausum Beimann Bada | 2-track promo of 7-inch 'The Remarkable Sounds Of India' | Topplers Records | None available | www.topplers.net |
| Listen With Sarah | Ramblin' Andy | CD 'The World Of Listen With Sarah' | Cherryade Records | CHY008 | www.cherryademusic.co.uk |
| DJ Boo | Let It Go (Part 1) | CD single 'Let It Go' | Hypno Music Recordings | HYPNOM004CD | www.myspace.com/hypnomusicrecordings |
| The Fall | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | CD boxset 'The Fall. The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004" | Sanctuary Records | CMXBX982 | n/a |
| The Popgun Plot | Flop | 4-track CD 'Mr. Debussy' | Scenewrecker Records | SWCD 011 | www.myspace.com/popgunplot |
| Radiohead | Idiotheque (Modeselektor 2007 remix) | Modeselektor mix CD 'Boogybytes Vol. 03' | BPitch Control Records | BPC 151 | www.bpitchcontrol.de |
| Crash Test Dummies | The Huron Carol | CD 'Jingle All The Way …' | Cha-Ching Records | MOTORCD1006 | www.crashtestdummies.com |
| The Ravens | Silent Night | Book-format CD 'Christmas Blues' | Nocture Records | BDBL280/NT501 | n/a |
| Rachael Neiman - December 2007 With the distant sound of sleighbells in the air, and the scent of mulled wine and roasting chestnuts (probably, but I'm not sure what they smell like) on the breeze, Rachael and Adam are determined to spread a little seasonal cheer because (despite what Adam might say) they both really love Christmas and certainly not in an ironic way, so, listen with caution, Christmas humbugs! In December's Xmastastic 3 hour-long 'Rachael Neiman Christmas Experience', we celebrate our favourite time of the year with a selection of festive themed tracks that should prove once and for all that Christmas has inspired more brilliant songs than almost any other subject! We've got enough Christmas songs to fill a whole year's worth of shows (...mmm... There's an idea ...). Seasonal treats come from the likes of Candy Panic Attack, The Aislers Set, Zombina and the Skeletones, The Bobby McGee's, Cuckooland, Pullover, The Loves, The Deirdres, Helen Love, Bucky, The Lovely Eggs, Betty Serveat, MJ Hibbett and the Validators, Jeffrey Lewis, Billy Ruffian, Motormark, A Smile and A Ribbon, Yule and the Advent Bomb, The Pocket Gods, Das Wanderlust, Cassetteboy, Hello How Are You, The Blue Minkies, The Madrigals and many more, plus, not a Cliff Richard or Slade song in sight! Merry Christmas indeed! | |||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. | Website |
| The Deirdres | RudLOLph the Red Nosed Reindeirdre | A Very Cherry Christmas volume 3 CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY014 | www.myspace.com/thedeirdres |
| Bettie Serveert | River | Zodits Kerstmis CD compilation | VPRO | EW9845 | www.myspace.com/bettieserveert |
| Marcus Hessenberg and the Tulips | Get into the Season | mp3 | www.myspace.com/tulips | ||
| MJ Hibbett and the Validators | The Advent Calendar of Fact | A Very Cherry Christmas volume 3 CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY014 | www.myspace.com/mjhibbett |
| Hyperbubble | Away in a Manger | Filthy Little Angels Christmas CD compilation | FLA | www.myspace.com/hyperbubble | |
| The Aislers Set | The Snow Doesn't Fall | A Christmas Gift from Fortuna Pop! | Fortuna Pop! | FPOP025 | www.myspace.com/therealaislersset |
| Billy Ruffian | It's a Long, Lonely Christmas without Jimmy Greenhoff | A Very Cherry Christmas volume 3 CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY014 | www.myspace.com/billyruffianmusic |
| Yule and the Advent Bomb | Baby It's Christmas | Shepherd Deelite CD compilation | Sink and Stove | www.myspace.com/youandtheatombomb | |
| Zombina and the Skeletones | Transylvanian Christmas | Get Thee Behind Me Santa CD compilation | Puppy Dog | PUP1 | www.myspace.com/zombinaandtheskeletones |
| Thee Headcoatees | Santa Claus | mp3 | www.myspace.com/theeheadcoatees | ||
| True Adventures | What the Hell | A Very Cherry Christmas volume 2 CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY006 | www.myspace.com/trueadventures |
| Pullover | Last Christmas | mp3 | www.myspace.com/pulloverlove | ||
| Prewar Yardsale | Marshmallow World | Get Thee Behind Me Santa CD compilation | Puppy Dog | PUP1 | www.myspace.com/prewaryardsale |
| Pocket Gods | Wanking for Christmas | A Very Cherry Christmas volume 3 CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY014 | www.myspace.com/thepocketgods |
| Homescience | Snowplough Through Your Heart | A Christmas Gift from Fortuna Pop! volume 2 | Fortuna Pop! | FPOP045 | www.myspace.com/homescience |
| Motormark | This is Christmas Day | Gold Frankincense and Purr CD compilation | Purr | PURRXMAS002 | www.myspace.com/fakefang |
| Candy Panic Attack | On the Dole at Christmas | A Very Cherry Christmas volume 2 CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY006 | www.myspace.com/candypanicattack |
| Bucky | Little Snowflake | Gold Frankincense and Purr CD compilation | Purr | PURRXMAS002 | www.buckytheband.com |
| The Pines | Silver Bells | FPOP025 | FPOP025 | FPOP025 | www.myspace.com/fortunapop |
| Applicants | Come Back Home (for Christmas) | A Very Cherry Christmas volume 2 CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY006 | www.myspace.com/applicants |
| The Buff Medways | Merry Christmas Fritz | mp3 | www.myspace.com/thebuffmedways | ||
| Helen Love | Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight) | mp3 | www.myspace.com/helenlove | ||
| The Lovely Eggs | I'm Going to Build my Snowman Better Than Yours | A Very Cherry Christmas volume 3 CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY014 | www.myspace.com/thelovelyeggs |
| Cuckooland | Silver Bells | mp3 | www.myspace.com/cuckoolandmusic | ||
| Blue Minkies | Lonely This Christmas | Purr Christmas CD EP | Purr | www.myspace.com/theblueminkies | |
| Das Wanderlust | Sleigh Ride | A Very Cherry Christmas CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY001 | www.myspace.com/daswanderlust |
| Jeffrey Lewis | Assassination on Xmas Eve | Get Thee Behind Me Santa CD compilation | Puppy Dog | PUP1 | www.myspace.com/jefflewisband |
| The Seven Inches | Christmas Things | Gold Frankincense and Purr CD compilation | Purr | PURRXMAS002 | www.myspace.com/theseveninches |
| A Smile and a Ribbon | Heavenly Christmas | A Very Cherry Christmas volume 3 CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY014 | www.myspace.com/asaar |
| Velodrome 2000 | Christmas Sucks | Gold Frankincense and Purr CD compilation | Purr | PURRXMAS002 | www.plouf.co.uk |
| The Rory McBrides | (We Like) Eggnog | mp3 | www.cdbaby.com/cd/elvesfans | ||
| The Girl from Headquarters | Unwanted Presents | A Very Cherry Christmas volume 2 CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY006 | www.myspace.com/thegirlfromheadquarters |
| The Loves | Cold Turkey | A Christmas Gift from Fortuna Pop! volume 2 | Fortuna Pop! | FPOP045 | www.myspace.com/lovetheloves |
| Simon Breed and Paul the Girl | Little Drummer Boy | Get Thee Behind Me Santa CD compilation | Puppy Dog | PUP1 | www.myspace.com/paulthegirl |
| The Greenheads | Greenhead Christmas | Demo CD | www.myspace.com/thickdickandthegreenheads | ||
| Balor Knights | Gaudete | A Very Cherry Christmas volume 3 CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY014 | www.myspace.com/balorknights |
| The Knife | Christmas Reindeer | mp3 | V2 | www.myspace.com/theknife | |
| Petty Booka | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | mp3 | www.myspace.com/pettybookatokyo | ||
| Hello, How Are You? | Alice the Christmas Pie | A Very Cherry Christmas CD compilation | Cherryade | CHY001 | www.hellohowareyou.co.uk |
| Cassette Boy | Santa Baby | mp3 | www.myspace.com/bloodycassetteboy | ||
| The Waitresses | Christmas Wrapping | Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? CD album | Polydor | www.hardcafe.co.uk/waitresses | |
| Rocker - December 2007 Ending the year with a bang! This month's three-hour show has - count 'em - two featured new albums - The Undertones make a stunning return to mid-season form, and there's ukulele madness from MJ Hibbett (sans Validators), plus a competition to win a limited edition CD copy of his album. There's also 40 minutes of The Wedding Present recorded live in October on their George Best 20th anniversary tour. There's also new tracks from the likes of Emmy The Great; The Voluntary Butler Scheme; Manhattan Love Suicides; Muffler; The Nightingales; The Voices; The Loves; Avus; Trouserdog; Built For Ghosts; Sethro's Pole; Deadmau5; Butcher Boy; & Shlomi Aber. As a concession to the festive season there's two Christmas records - but don't worry, you may have trouble recognising them as such. In addition to little known acts, here is this month's little known fact: "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". | |||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. | Website |
| Hank Levine & His Orchestra | Image (part 2) | 7" | His Master's Voice | 45-POP 947 | |
| Manhattan Love Suicides | Sitting target | 7" EP - 'Keep it coming' | Lost Music Records | LMR001 | www.squirrelrecords.co.uk |
| Horowitz | Judy is a punk | promo CDr | www.wearehorowitz.com | ||
| MJ Hibbett | A million ukeleles | CDLP - 'A million ukeleles' | Artists Against Success | AAS057 | www.mjhibbett.com |
| Deadmau5 | Not exactly | 12" | Mau5trap | mau5002 | www.deadmau5.com |
| Emmy The Great | Gabriel | 7" | Close Harbour Records | www.emmythegreat.com | |
| Muffler | Waves breaking | 12" | Hospital Records | NHS124 | www.hospitalrecords.com |
| The Undertones | Dig yourself deep | CDLP - 'Dig yourself deep' | Cooking Vinyl | COOKCD438 | www.digyourselfdeep.com |
| Butcher Boy | There is no-one who can tell you where you've been | CDEP - 'The eighteenth emergency' | How Does It Feel To Be Loved? | TBL002 | www.butcher-boy.co.uk |
| Puerto Muerto | Down in the mud | 2CDLP - 'Heaven & dirt (Requiem 1 & 2 for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre)' | Fire Records | 8.09236E+11 | www.firerecords.com/site/index.php?page=artists&artistid=66 |
| Robert Hicks | Mississippi heavy water blues | 3CD set - 'People take warning! - Murder ballads & disaster songs, 1913 - 1938' | Tompkins Square | TSQ1875 | www.tompkinssq.com |
| The Loves | Chelsea girl 2007) | 7" EP - 'One-Two-Three' | Fortuna Pop! | FPOP73 | www.theloves.org |
| Andrew Morrison | Dandelion Radio Ident (Festive 50) | ||||
| Elimar | Prosody ll (Morgan King 'Reprise' mix) | mp3 download | Accidental Music | ACCMP3-28 | www.accidentalmusic.net |
| Sethro's Pole | Jaynee the perfect song | MySpace download | |||
| The Voices | I see dark times ahead | CD Single - 'I'll always be within you when there's no-one left inside' | My Kung Fu | MYKUNGFU025 | www.lostinconfusion.com |
| The Nightingales | Crap lech | MySpace download | www.thenightingales.org.uk | ||
| MJ Hibbett | Hell on earth | CDLP - 'A million ukeleles' | Artists Against Success | www.mjhibbett.com | |
| The Wedding Present | Blonde | Recorded live for Dandelion Radio | www.scopitones.co.uk | ||
| The Wedding Present | Brassneck | Recorded live for Dandelion Radio | www.scopitones.co.uk | ||
| The Wedding Present | Don't take me home until I'm very drunk | Recorded live for Dandelion Radio | www.scopitones.co.uk | ||
| The Wedding Present | Kings Cross | Recorded live for Dandelion Radio | www.scopitones.co.uk | ||
| The Wedding Present | Convertible | Recorded live for Dandelion Radio | www.scopitones.co.uk | ||
| The Wedding Present | Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah | Recorded live for Dandelion Radio | www.scopitones.co.uk | ||
| The Wedding Present | Everyone thinks he looks daft | Recorded live for Dandelion Radio | www.scopitones.co.uk | ||
| The Wedding Present | What did your last servant die of? | Recorded live for Dandelion Radio | www.scopitones.co.uk | ||
| The Wedding Present | Don't be so hard | Recorded live for Dandelion Radio | www.scopitones.co.uk | ||
| The Wedding Present | A million miles | Recorded live for Dandelion Radio | www.scopitones.co.uk | ||
| The Wedding Present | All this and more | Recorded live for Dandelion Radio | www.scopitones.co.uk | ||
| The Wedding Present | My favourite dress | Recorded live for Dandelion Radio | www.scopitones.co.uk | ||
| The White Stripes | Candy cane children | 7" - 'Merry Christmas from… The White Stripes' | XL | WSXMAS 1 | www.whitestripes.com |
| The Undertones | Precious little wonder | CDLP - 'Dig yourself deep' | Cooking Vinyl | COOKCD438 | www.digyourselfdeep.com |
| Shlomi Aber | Moods feat Lemon (Original) | 12" - 'Moods feat Lemon' | Renaissance | RENX049 | www.shlomiaber.com |
| MJ Hibbett | Programming is a poetry for our time | CDLP - 'A million ukeleles' | Artists Against Success | www.mjhibbett.com | |
| Alan Parker & The Orb | Grey clouds (original mix) | Comp CDLP - 'Annie Nightingale presents Y4K 18' | Distinctive Records | Y4K018 | www.theorb.com |
| Nancy Elizabeth | How can I stop | Comp CDLP - 'Thermal Festival' | Thermal Festival | www.nancyelizabeth.co.uk | |
| Trouserdog | Bourgeous Danny | MySpace download | |||
| The Charlatans | Blank heart, blank mind | 2CD Comp - 'Love music hate racism' | NME | NMECD07-04A/LMHR | www.thecharlatans.net |
| The Aggrovators | Santa Claus dub | 3CD set - 'Trojan Christmas box set' | Trojan | TJETD142 | www.roots-archives.com/artist/142 |
| Built For Ghosts | Surfaces | MySpace download | |||
| Bearsuit | Dandelion Radio Ident | ||||
| The Voluntary Butler Scheme | Trading things in | MySpace download | |||
| Saturday Looks Good To Me | No reaction | CDLP - 'Fill up the room' | How Does It Feel To Be Loved? | HDIF004 | www.slgtm.com |
| Avus | Furry Hat (original mix) | 12" | Border Community | 16 BC | www.avus303.com |
| The Undertones | So close | CDLP - 'Dig yourself deep' | Cooking Vinyl | COOKCD438 | www.digyourselfdeep.com |
| MJ Hibbett | Control Alt Delete | CDLP - 'A million ukeleles' | Artists Against Success | www.mjhibbett.com | |
| Havana Guns | Sister brother | 7" - 'She always goes down' | Cigarette Music | CIG7001 | www.havanaguns.com |
| Hank Levine & His Orchestra | Image (part 1) | 7" | His Master's Voice | 45-POP 947 | |
| 2007 Festive Fifty Christmas Eve Build-Up Show - broadcast 23:00 GMT on 24th December 2007, repeated 23:00 GMT on 31st December 2007 | |||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. | Website |
| Mark Cunliffe: | |||||
| Screaming Tea Party | Between Air & Air | MP3 LP 'Death Egg' | Stolen Recordings | None | www.myspace.com/screamingteaparty |
| Psy'Aviah | Creationism | CD LP 'Creationism' | Je M'en Fish | None | www.psyaviah.be |
| Neil Jenkins: | |||||
| The Lawn Grower | Rain Again | CD LP 'Craft' | Lawnsound Music | None | www.myspace.com/rachelandthelawngrower |
| Rachael Neiman: | |||||
| Violet Violet | Your Uh Uhh Is Atrocious | CD LP 'Bitchbox' | NR1 Records | NR15 | www.myspace.com/violetviolet1 |
| Rocker: | |||||
| Gaudi + Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Bethe Bethe Kese Kese | CD LP 'Dub Qawwali' | Six Degrees | 6570361137 | www.myspace.com/gaudimusic |
| Samim | Heater | 12" 'Heater' | Get Physical | GPM074 | www.myspace.com/samim23 |
| Andrew Morrison: | |||||
| Underworld | Beautiful Burnout | CD LP 'Oblivion With Bells' | Different/Play It Again Sam | UWR-00017-3 | www.underworldlive.com |
| Dubster: | |||||
| Cold War Kids | Hospital Beds | CD LP 'Robbers and Cowards' | V2 Records | V V R1044142 | www.coldwarkids.com |
| Macromantics | Scorch | CD LP 'Moments In Movement' | Kill Rock Stars | KRS411CD | www.myspace.com/macromantics |
| Mark Whitby: | |||||
| Bowerbirds | Olive Hearts | CD LP 'Hymns For A Dark Horse | Burly Time | BURLY1 | www.bowerbirds.org |
| Subliminal Atrraction | Swamp Man | MP3 download | None | None | www.myspace.com/subliminalattraction |