Resonance FM 19/2/19 (Pet Grotesque)

On the latest show I was joined by guest co-host Calum AKA Pet Grotesque. Calum's music has been played on the show twice previously, the first time by Jockstrap and more recently by Slow Dance Records. This time the man himself was in the studio, playing some of his favourite "Soundcloud treasures" including two(!!) tracks from Indiana and a couple from London too, for measure (Uncle Tesco and Naima Bock). We closed the show with a Pet Grotesque original.

Dig That Treasure (19/2/19)

Austin White - Easy 2 Please
Andrew Todd - Quiet Games
Uncle Tesco - Croydon Underpass
Mesita - Somewhere Else
Greybags - The Ineffable Mysteries Of Crayon Clown featuring Andrew Sayles

Naima Bock - Are You Working?

Pet Grotesque - Fantasy

 

Resonance FM 12/2/19

Thirty minutes of Ethiopian pop songs, new and old! I think I'm going to make this a semi-regular thing, like the 'DTT Speechless' series I'm sort-of doing. I've always played Ethiopian tunes on my show, but expect episodes dedicated exclusively to Ethiopian songs now and again. On this one I had two all-timers ('Shemma Tal' and 'Be Leselese Qual'), an awesome lo-fidelity recording from Hirut Bekele, the legendary Roha Band, enigmatic Samuel Belay who seemingly only released three tracks, and a very recent song by Destaw Teshager.

Dig That Treasure (12/2/19)

Alem Kebede - Shemma Tal
Hirut Bekele - I'm Yours Forever
Samuel Belay - Keresh Endewaza
Roha Band & Hamelmal Abate - Abeba Abeba
Destaw Teshager - Silebarekew New
Mahmoud Ahmed - Be Leselese Qu'al
 

Resonance FM 5/2/19 (Slow Dance)

This was a bittersweet episode for me. I had an ace guest in Marco from the South London collective Slow Dance. The plan was to play songs from their recent compilation Slow Dance '18 and talk all things local music. Unfortunately we were plagued with technical difficulties (rogue microphones, dodgy levels, unreliable aux cords) and things went south. I've patched up the show a little in post and have - I think - salvaged something decent, but it does feels like a missed opportunity. Nevertheless, he was a gracious guest and played great tunes.

Dig That Treasure (5/2/19)

Bianca Scout & Junior XL - Dreams That Know The Future
Pet Grotesque - Going Out
Guildhall Military Orchestra - SHIVER
Kit Mosley - Ex-Voto
Last Shark - Paloma
Glows - Passing Talk
 

Resonance FM 29/1/19

Jam-packed episode this week featuring, in order, tunes from Finland, the US, Morocco, Japan, the US, Italy, Greece, Ethiopia. I kicked off with some very wacky Finnish folk before trumping the wackiness with Sam Chalpin's version of, sorta, Nancy Sinatra's 'Bang Bang'. The following included: Moroccon folk/pop, Isao Tomita's interpretation of Debussy, US outsider Gary Wilson, Tasty Morsels' Parish Council, super rare Italian synth band Thorny Group, Greek new-wave/dark-wave singer Lena Platonos, and Ethiopian icon Tilahun Gesesse.

Dig That Treasure (29/1/19)

Melkutus - Taru Aaltojen Ruokopillistä
Sam Chalpin - Bang Bang
Najat Aâtabou - Ândak Tkoun Boudina
Isao Tomita - Passepied
Gary Wilson - Debbie Debbie
Parish Council - Same Cake
Thorny Group - Roller Games
Lena Platonos - Μάρκος
Tilahun Gesesse - Bemishit Chereka

Resonance FM 22/1/19 (Max Rosemin)

On this week's episode I was joined by guest co-host Max Rosemin of Algo Ritmo on Radio Relativa. He played stuff from France, Spain, Germany and the Dominican Republic - and put me to shame with his pronunciations.

Dig That Treasure (22/1/19)

Free Weed - Negative Energy

Colleen Green - Sock it to Me

CHAMBRE - Sur les rochers

Sonidos del Espacio - Tiempo Modulado

Spliff - Heut’ Nacht

Ventla - Unessential

Frank Reyes - Tu Eres Ajena

Resonance FM 15/1/19 (Oliver Buckland)

On this show I had the Oliver Buckland take the reins as my guest co-host. Oliver's a fantastic young composer at the Royal College of Music who works with acoustic, electronic and electroacoustic music. His compositions are endlessly creative and brimming with surprises. Here, he played three of his finest, as well as two pieces that have inspired his creative process.

Dig That Treasure (15/1/19)

Oliver Buckland - Acediat

Rory Smith - Sometimes It's Nice To Reminisce For No Reason

Standingwave - Mason Jars

Oliver Buckland - Solitariat

Oliver Buckland - CYCLE

Resonance FM 8/1/18

New year, new series... I kicked this one off with an episode dedicated to tunes I've found on Soundcloud. Two from young London composer Oliver Buckland, including the nuts party blower track 'Time For Festivities', as well as tunes from fellow Londoners (???) Platonica Erotica and Jamie Farrington. I also span stuff from Spain (Dani Botafogo) and Malaysia (Khadijah Juswil), as well as LA's Park Burtons. Oh, also the return of Rosielou, this time going by Ro Sie. I closed the show with a tune I've been repeating on loop for a week now, Arjun Ram Srivatsa's weirdly emotional reworking of Rihanna's 'Work'.

Dig That Treasure (8/1/18)

Oliver Buckland - Vacillate

Platonica Erotica - Wasted

Jamie Farrington - Jamalalia

Oliver Buckland - Time For Festivities

Dani Botafogo - A Life ON Loop

Khadijah Juswil - Shh,

Ro Sie - Sigh

Parks Burton - Don't Stare

Arjun Ram Srivatsa - This Place In Time

Resonance FM 18/12/18

A show bookended by two Christmas songs (of sorts). A polka and a glitchy piece. Between them, an organ dirge, some beautiful Korean dream-pop/folktronica, some Pakistani film music, Italian MOR, and an ode (or diss track) to 2018 by Lewis Evans of Jockstrap/Kinder Music/Guildhall Military Orchestra. Thanks to everyone for your support this year! See you in the new year...

Dig That Treasure (18/12/18)

Los Hermanos Ayala - Jingle Bells Polka

Kali Malone - Prelude

공중도둑 (Mid-Air Thief) - 쇠사슬 (Ahhhh, These Chains)

Tafo/Nahid Akhtar - Shola Sa Bharka

Matia Bazar - Solo Tu

Lewis Evans - Dear 2018

World's End Girlfriend - Xmas Song

Resonance FM 11/12/18 (DTT Speechless II)

Another half hour of uninterrupted instrumental and/or "ambient" music. We started with I Am Just A Pupil's tragicomic 'Family Dollar' and ended with some classic Mescherin. Along the way: sound designed Emily A. Sprague, Japanese pioneer Hiroshi Yoshimura, rare/anonymous field recording Portland's Ernest Hood, and a couple of songs from the ace label Tasty Morsels. Put it on as you sleep/study/read.

Dig That Treasure (11/12/18)

I Am Just A Pupil - Family Dollar

Emily A. Sprague - Piano 2 (Mount Vision)

h hunt - wrong ii

Hiroshi Yoshimura - Green
naran ratan - jam for bwengo
Ernest Hood - Gloaming
h hunt - pêche (sketches)
Vyacheslav Mescherin Orchestra - Ночная мелодия (Night Melody)

Resonance FM 4/12/18 (DTT Speechless)

Half an hour of uninterrupted instrumental and/or "ambient" music, from Takashi Kokubo's dreamy water-flute/harp combo, to the Muzak corporation's soullessly pleasant 'C'mon Smile'. Along the way were classics by electronic music pioneers Louis & Bebe Barron, the Haruomi Hosono-produced Inoyama Land, German kosmische group Ashra, Niger's Mammane Sani, Hawaiian slide guitarist Bud Tutmarc, the UK's relatively anonymous JQ, and yet another Kate NV song. Good episode, this. Put it on as you sleep/study/read.

Dig That Treasure (4/12/18)

Takashi Kokubo - 海底の中の夢 (Dreaming In The Deep Sea)

Louis & Bebe Barron - Ancient Krell Music

Inoyama Land - 8-31

Ashra - Deep Distance

Mammane Sani et son Orgue - Tunan

Bud Tutmarc - White Ginger Blossoms

JQ - Goodnight Spider

Kate NV - пес DOG

Muzak LLC - C'Mon Smile