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Sunday, 25th of June, 2006

Evenin' guv. I've been writing some reviews for the next issue of Cyclic Defrost, which you can read over at Thermostat... some quite pertinent to tonight's tunes :)
Not going to bother to go into much detail this week, but the new albums from Leafcutter John and vitaminsforyou are both doozies and deserve your patronage! Some nice new demos came in this week, and got played later in the show, and I was introduced to the wonders of Australia's electrik ukelele lady Rose Turtle Ertler by our man Jack Shit last week - awesome!

Nettle remixed by Leafcutter John - The Ballad of Jimmy Hollin is More Awkward Than That [theAgriculture]
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Saint Huck [Mute]
Leafcutter John - seba [Staubgold]
Aleks & The Ramps - Graveyard Etiquette [self-released, Ramps Assemble Records]
Final Fantasy - This Lamb Sells Condos [Tomlab]
Espers - Dead Queen [Drag City]
Skyrider - No Good [Endemik Music]
Giardini di Mirò - once again a fond farewell (Apparat remix) [2.nd rec]
Mia Doi Todd - My Room Is White (Reminder remix) [Plug Research]
vitaminsforyou - Six O'Clock Whispers (Version) [intr_version]
Pitching Woo - the colder front [Abercorn]
Fog - 10th Avenue Freakout Pt 2 [Lex Records]
Rose Turtle Ertler - Hiccup [Scootstar]
Animal Collective - Polly [white label 7"] {awesome Nirvana cover!}
Tunng - Engine Room [Fulltime Hobby]
Sonic Youth - The Neutral [Geffen]
Scissors for Sparrow - Top of the Hill, Bottom of the Valley... Uhh! [self-released Oh... hello! CDR]
d_rradio - dear john [distraction records]
keith - bled a rose (matthew herbert mix) [Lucky Number Music]
vitaminsforyou - Cross Crab Apple Tree [intr_version]
Hodsonics - Why I Oughta... [demo from Michael Hodson, home-made Sydney electronica]
Speed Frame - Japanese Weather Forcast (B) [demo, craziness from Sydney]
Exillon - Julipt [Ad Noiseam]
Lapsed & Non Non - Z Crazy Eyes [Ad Noiseam]
Triosk - Lazyboat [Leaf]
Leafcutter John - in the morning [Staubgold]
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Lobby [Planet µ]

Sunday, 18th of June, 2006

Good evening. Tonight... A beautiful song by Roy Harper, immortalised by Liz Fraser & This Mortal Coil, but the original version and this live performance by Harper are if anything even more beautiful, because you can hear the fabulous lyric.
Not a lot of really new stuff tonight, so I'm recapping a whole lot of great stuff that's come out more or less recently. Nice.

Roy Harper - Another Day (live, 1974) [EMI, available from Harper's website]
Tunng - Sweet William [Fulltime Hobby]
Mia Doi Todd - Deep at Sea (Dntel remix) [Plug Research]
Dntel feat. Mia Doi Todd - Rock My Boat [AIM Records]
Juana Molina - malherido [Domino]
soma for kinder - city lights [unreleased promo]
Brian Campeau - just what you're thinking (cd2 version) [self-released]
Final Fantasy - This is the Dream of Win & Regine [Tomlab]
Tiki Obmar - Cepia remix [Sublight]
Tim Koch - Blue and Grey [Merck]
part timer (John of Clickits) - rhodeden (feat. Nicola from Empress) [unreleased]
Hydatid - track 2 from unreleased guitar interludes [self-released demo]
Triosk - Moment Returns [Leaf]
Matmos - Public Sex For Boyd McDonald [Matador]
Telefon Tel Aviv feat Lindsay Anderson - Sound In A Dark Room (Ryuichi Sakamoto remix) [Hefty Records]
Andrey Kiritchenko - Timetravel of a Snail [Ad Noiseam]
Mike Patton feat. Jel and Odd Nosdam - Your Neighborhood Spaceman [Ipecac]
Jel - All Day Breakfast [Anticon]
Tooth - dawn of the duck [Soft]
djbc as The Beastles - Buildin' My Life [brilliant mashups of the Beatles & the Beastie Boys, no longer available from his site. I'll try and find an active download link...]
Sunship feat. Warrior Queen - Almighty Father [Casual]
The Bug vs The Rootsman ft. Warrior Queen - Killer Queen [Razor X/Rephlex]
Venetian Snares - Twirl [Planet µ]
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Vegas [Planet µ]
Dwayne Sodahberk - Praetor [Tigerbeat 6]
Pitching Woo - slow things [Abercorn]
Psapp - King of You [Domino]
Qua vs Stina - Green Robin [Meupe]
Sierpinski - Midday Flowers [Jonathon Whiskey]
andrew coleman - miles won't answer [c0c0s0l1dc1t1]
Department of Eagles - Day School/Rooster [Isota]
Final Fantasy - If I Were A Carp [Tomlab]
Mike Patton feat. Norah Jones - Sucker [Ipecac]

Sunday, 11th of June, 2006

Tonight is FBi's supporter drive, so sign up for band camp by calling 833 22 945 if you're in Sydney, or going to www.fbi.org.au if you're elsewhere and would like to support us!
Last night was the wonderful long-going Sydney club Frigid's 10th birthday, and also the last Frigid ever. I've known those guys for much longer than 10 years, and they've been a big part of my life for most of them, so I'm wishing them a happy birthday and a goodbye to the Sunday night club with the first track.

The Sugarcubes - Birthday (Justin Robertson 12" mix) [One Little Indian]
soma for kinder - spooked [unreleased promo]
Tooth - ballad of the expendable [Soft]
Spanova - Absentminded [Hefty Records]
Tunng - Jenny Again [Fulltime Hobby]
Department of Eagles - Winter Coat [Isota]
Triosk - Fear Survivor [Leaf]
Adem - Something's going to come [Domino]
Psapp - Eating Spiders [Domino]
Gauche - Promises & Lies [from their forthcoming second album, not out till July/August...]
Enduser & Kazumi - Genesis (remix) [Ad Noiseam]
Belladonnakillz - lay4pay [Sublight]
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - adapation of the koto song [Planet µ]
Tim Koch - X to M (Cepia remix) [Sublight]
Sierpinski - Lines to Load [Jonathon Whiskey]
Pitching Woo - message from the chairman [Abercorn]
Solo Andata - Old City Crowd [Hefty Records]
Wisp - untethered [Sublight]
Sote - Dastgaah track 9 [Record Label Records/Dielectric]
Sote - Electric Deaf [Warp]
Mad EP - Grapepopgirl [Ad Noiseam]
65daysofstatic - drove through ghosts to get here [Monotreme]
Brian Campeau - words withheld (cd2 version) [self-released]
Brian Campeau - learn not to talk (cd1 version) [self-released]
Matmos - Semen Song For James Bidgood [Matador]

Sunday, 4th of June, 2006

There seems to be yet more new music tonight, oh lordy me. Drill'n'bass pioneer Andrew Coleman , who started life as Animals on Wheels in the mid-'90s, moved on to really great organic folktronic type stuff, and has a new(ish) album out on c0c0s0l1dc1t1, from which we take a couple of tracks. The inimitable Venetian Snares has a newie too, and our first track today is his bizarre take on 13/8 dub. And we have a couple of tracks from an awesome new comp on Ad Noiseam celebrating their first 5 years of existence.
Also new tonight is the fantastic new album from Sydney trio Triosk, and a few tunes from Hefty Records' 10th anniversary comp History is Bunk, and the new album from Leeds' beautiful glitchy postrock band Sierpinski. Oh, and glitchy, somewhat poppier indie from Dwayne Sodahberk... and some lovely new electronica from Sydney's Kirke Godfrey. Plus we revisit lots of great still-new stuff from last week.

Venetian Snares - XIII's Dub [Planet µ]
Savath + Savalas - Paths In Soft Focus (Daedelus Wishes You The Best Remix) [Hefty]
Savath + Savalas - Paths In Soft Focus [Hefty]
Triosk - Intensives Leben [Leaf]
Sierpinski - Save Us [Jonathon Whiskey]
Psapp - King of You [Domino]
Dwayne Sodahberk feat. Honey Owens - Cambiocorsa [Tigerbeat 6]
Sonic Youth - Eyeliner [white label 7"]
Espers - Widow's Weed [Drag City]
Fog - The Us Beneath [Lex Records]
Pitching Woo - the colder front [Abercorn]
Khonnor - Burning Palace [Type]
Kirke Godfrey - Malstromer [self-released/promo]
andrew coleman - not a speculation (with dose one) [c0c0s0l1dc1t1]
Beck - Farewell Ride (Subtle remix) [Lex]
Boards of Canada - Skyliner [Warp]
Tooth - dawn of the duck [Soft]
Faux Pas - Water Into Wine [self-released]
Tunng - Sweet William [Fulltime Hobby]
andrew coleman - fingertip control [c0c0s0l1dc1t1]
Triosk - Headlights [Leaf]
Boxcutter - Grub [Planet µ]
Enduser & Kazumi - Genesis (remix) [Ad Noiseam]
Cdatakill - Yesterdays [Ad Noiseam]
Venetian Snares - Cancel [Planet µ]
Kirke Godfrey - Kwestions [self-released/promo]
Victor Bermon - The Lonely Tired Dance [Hefty]
Holly Throsby - Making A Fire [Spunk]
Psapp - Tricycle [Domino]
Telefon Tel Aviv feat Lindsay Anderson - Street Spirit (Fade Out) [Rapster Records]