Tag: Roots Manuva
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RC 307: Upside Down Under
In which we are the Grand Mage of Oz (Music Level 20) and go to the Great Original Upside Down, Down Under with Australian music and songs, far too many Men At Work covers, Ed Sheeran rapping, funky 80’s soul, antipodean Pulp covers, an original accordion recording that became a Negativland track, a bit of…
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RC 302: Re:direction
302: A temporary (re)direction to a new Radio Clash! A very geeky rocking episode with new hiphop from Epic Beard Men and Pete Cannon & Dr Syntax, reggae from Koffee and Rankin Roger (RIP), a Kurt mashup and rocking out with Japanese idol groups and Metal Marble Madness, some heavenly tracks, classic sample funk and…
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RC 284: John Barry – Bond and the Great Beyond
First guest show of the new! improved! sans microplastiques! gluten free! Radio Clash with Ian Fondue of The Lloydbrary and it’s about the soundtrack genius and his music for film and TV. We range from brit-pop to international hip-hop, twang to triphop, funky breaks and forgotten songs, drum and bass to disco, big beat to…
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RIP Mark B
Around the new year UK hip hop lost a great rapper and producer, Mark Barnes aka Mark B (of Mark B and Blade fame). I held off saying much because I wanted something more official than a tweet from others confirming it. I was hoping it was a rumour, but I guess this confirms it…
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Favourite albums / tracks of 2015
Ian Fondue asked me to post my favourite albums/songs of 2015. Not necessarily released in 2015, this year I tended to listen to older releases, Pitchfork and Stereogum are mostly confusing to me, the first year it’s mostly a bunch of names I have no idea who they are! It’s a long list, partly because…
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jour pluvieux mix
Sometimes I escape into music when things get bad and words don’t seem to be doing any justice. As was the case with the first rainy day mix years ago…and my podcast when I was doing that. Difference is it’s called ‘jour pluvieux’. I’ll admit my French is terrible, but if Google and other sites…