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DESERT ISLAND DISCS REVISITED: POET CASTAWAYS - MICHAEL ROSEN (320kbs-m4a/98mb/42mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 20th October 2024
Author and children's poet Michael Rosen is castaway by Sue Lawley.
Since his first book, Mind Your Own Business, was published more than than 30 years ago, Michael has been credited with revolutionising the way children's poems are written and performed.
Words and language have always formed an important part of his life. The son of two teachers, he was born into a London, Jewish family, and brought up in a home full of literature, conversation and debate. His poems often rely on snatches of dialogue and memories from his own childhood and relate his experiences with his own children.
His greatest commercial success has been his hugely popular re-telling of the American folk tale We're All Going on a Bear Hunt.
He's also published a series of memories aimed at adults rather than children. In particular, these attend to the central tragedy of his life, the sudden death of his second son Eddie, when he was 18 years old. His death became a public matter because Eddie had featured so often in Michael's early work and was a well-known character to millions of children.
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Big Bill Broonzy - Black, Brown and White
BOOK CHOICE: The Complete Poems - Carl Sandburg
LUXURY CHOICE: A didgeridoo belonging to his late son Eddie
Producer: Leanne Buckle
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.
Original Cast - Oh, What A Lovely War
Ewan MacColl - Fourpence A Day
Big Bill Broonzy - Black, Brown And White
Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem
John Doherty - Miss Ramsay
Léo Ferré - Paname
Smiley Culture - Cockney Translation
Toumani Diabete - Taj Mahal's Tunkaranke
DESERT ISLAND DISCS REVISITED: POET CASTAWAYS - SIMON ARMITAGE (320kbs-m4a/98mb/42mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 6th October 2024
Appointed Poet Laureate in 2019 - Simon Armitage is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
His poems celebrate the everyday and the ordinary with wit and affection. But beyond the wood chip and washing lines he addresses the complexities and the profound feelings that underpin daily life.
Born in Huddersfield, Simon Armitage grew up in the village of Marsden in West Yorkshire. Marsden has informed and inspired much of his work and as a boy he would look out of his bedroom window at night to watch the comings and goings of village life.
He vividly remembers as a teenager discovering the work of fellow laureate Ted Hughes, recalling an almost electrical surge of excitement when he realised the power of words on a page. Hughes grew up in the next valley and Simon admits to thinking "If Ted Hughes can do it why can't I?"
He worked as a probation officer in Manchester for several years, writing poetry in the evenings and at weekends. His first collection Zoom! was published in 1989 and a few years later he left the probation service to write full time.
Prolific and popular, he was named the Millennium poet and in 2015 was appointed Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford. Three years later he was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
Today he lives not far from Marsden where, when he's not writing poems, plays and novels, he still looks out of his window and daydreams.
BOOK CHOICE: The Oxford English Dictionary
LUXURY ITEM: A tennis ball
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Moonage Daydream by David Bowie
Presenter: Lauren Laverne
Producer: Paula McGinley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2020.
David Bowie - Moonage Daydream
The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge - The Lamb by William Blake, composed by John Tavener, conducted by Andrew Nethsingha
Jonathan Pryce and the 1994 London Palladium Cast Of Oliver! - You've Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two
Ted Hughes - Icecrust and Snowflake
Joy Division - Atmosphere
Soft Cell - Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go?
Jon Rennard - Holmfirth Anthem
Else Torpe and Christopher Bowers-Broadbent - My Heart's In The Highlands
DESERT ISLAND DISCS: CLASSIC DESERT ISLAND DISCS - DONALD SUTHERLAND (320kbs-m4a/78mb/34mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 1st September 2024
Sue Lawley talks to actor Donald Sutherland in a programme first broadcast in 2000. Donald Sutherland died in June 2024, aged 88. He has acted in 104 films, including such classics as MASH, Don't Look Now and JFK. Tall and lanky as a child, he was called 'Goofus' or 'Dumbo' because of his big ears. However, it was those ears that caught the attention of the director of The Dirty Dozen and thus his film career was launched.
Now appearing on the British stage for the first time in 36 years, he chooses eight records to take to the mythical desert island.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major 412 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman
Luxury: 100 cases of vintage Bordeaux
Peggy Lee - The Best Is Yet To Come [Capitol]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major [EMI]
Patsy Cline - Sweet Dreams [MCA]
Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg Variations [Sony Classical]
The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko [Apple]
Dave Brubeck - Take Five [Columbia]
Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee [Columbia]
Diane Dufresne - J'ai recontre l'homme de ma vie [Barclay]
DESERT ISLAND DISCS REVISITED: AMERICAN SINGERS - ALICE COOPER (320kbs-m4a/99mb/43mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 8th August 2024
American rock musician Alice Cooper is castaway by Kirsty Young.
As a teenager he says it was British music that he tuned in to - listening to The Beatles, The Yardbirds and The Who.
He realised that while rock music had many heroes, there were few villains - that was the territory he marked out for himself. He developed his trademark look - blackened eyes, straggly hair and glamorous clothes - and set about designing live shows that were gleefully gory and macabre.
While critics have described him as 'the world's most beloved heavy metal entertainer', it took him a while to untangle himself from his creation.
"For a long time I honestly didn't know where I began and Alice ended. My friends at the time were Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and I was trying to keep up with them. And I realised when they all died that you didn't have to be your character off stage."
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Work Song
BOOK CHOICE: Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut
LUXURY CHOICE: An indoor golf driving range
Producer: Leanne Buckle
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2010.
The Yardbirds - Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
The Beach Boys - I Get Around
The Who - I'm A Boy
Laura Nyro - Timer
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (incl. Mirrors)
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Work Song
Bob Dylan - Ballad Of A Thin Man
HIGH CONTRAST CURATES & HOSTS AN UNDERWORLD PLAYLIST (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 16th July 2024
Welsh music producer & DJ High Contrast curates & hosts a career spanning Underworld Playlist. Including tracks he has collaborated on with the influential Dance act.
The playlist includes material from Underworld's canon from 1987 to the present day and reflects both their range of styles and forays in to soundtrack work-notably for director Danny Boyle.
High Contrast is a highly regarded Drum & Bass & Electronica artist, DJ & Producer.
Underworld - Two Months Off [JBO]
Underworld - Trim [Smith Hyde Productions]
Underworld - Scribble
Underworld - Dirty Epic
Underworld - Push Upstairs [JBO]
Underworld - Capa Meets The Sun [Hollywood]
Underworld - Peggy Sussed
Underworld - Brilliant Yes That Would Be
Underworld - Banstyle
Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx)
UNDERWORLD AT THE BBC (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 16th July 2024
Underworld in session and in conversation at the BBC.
Underworld - Fever (BBC Session 03/09/1989)
Underworld - And The Colour Red
Underworld - Texas (BBC Session 03/09/1989)
Mase - Feel So Good
Todd Terry - Something Goin' On (In Your Soul)
Photek - The Hidden Camera
Roni Size / Reprazent - Brown Paper Bag
Underworld - Moaner
Underworld - Thrash (BBC Session 03/09/1989)
Underworld - Born Slippy (BBC Session 10/12/2003)
UNDERWORLD LIVE (320kbs-m4a/275mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 16th July 2024
Underworld recorded live at Glastonbury, Alexandra Palace & Creamfields festival.
Underworld - Shudder / King Of Snake (Alexandra Palace, London 1998)
Underworld - Dark & Long (Alexandra Palace, London 1998)
Underworld - Cowgirl (Alexandra Palace, London 1998)
Underworld - Push Upstairs (Alexandra Palace, London 1998)
Underworld - MMM Skyscraper (Alexandra Palace, London 1998)
Underworld - Rez (Alexandra Palace, London 1998)
Underworld - Two Months Off (Alexandra Palace, London 1998)
Underworld - Rez / Cowgirl (Glastonbury)
Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx) (Glastonbury)
Underworld - Moaner (Creamfields 2002)
Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx) (Creamfields 2002)
BLUR - LIVE IN LONDON 1997 (320kbs-m4a/136mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 17th September 2024
As part of an Artist Collection celebrating blur, here's the band recorded live at London's Astoria and Brixton Academy in 1997, the year their self-titled record was released.
Blur - Beetlebum (London Astoria 1997)
Blur - Movin' On (London Astoria 1997)
Blur - Oily Water (London Astoria 1997)
Blur - Stereotypes (London Astoria 1997)
Blur - MOR (London Astoria 1997)
Blur - Advert / Bank Hioliday (Birxton Academy 1997)
Blur - Girls And Boys (Birxton Academy 1997)
Blur - Death Of A Party (Birxton Academy 1997)
Blur - This Is A Low (Birxton Academy 1997)
Blur - Theme From Retro (Birxton Academy 1997)
Blur - The Universal (Birxton Academy 1997)
Blur - Parklife (Birxton Academy 1997)
Blur - Coping / Killing For Love (Birxton Academy 1997)
Blur - Song 2 (Birxton Academy 1997)
ADAM F - MARY ANNE HOBBS ICONS MIX (320kbs-m4a/68mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 8th November 2024
Adam F is a multi genre artist, record producer, DJ, musician, singer & songwriter. Born in Liverpool he has 7 Gold and 4 Platinum certified music awards under his belt. As a writer, producer and singer he's held the No. 1 Album spot in the USA Billboard chart, No. 1 on the UK national singles chart, won the MOBO best album award for debut album Colours and named MTV Top 5 producers in the world.
Marcus Intalex - Temperance [Soul:r]
Adam F & Paul T - Aromatherapy Revisited (Adam F VIP & Paul T Reboot) [EMI]
Adam F - Circles Revisited (Adam F VIP & ALIBI Reboot Bootleg) [Unreleased]
MC Conrad & Total Science - Soul Patrol [C.I.A.]
LTJ Bukem - Music [Good Looking]
MC Conrad & LTJ Bukem - Promised Land [Higher Limits]
Goldie - Inner City Life (Nookie Remix) [Metalheadz]
Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine (Adam F VIP) [Unreleased]
L‐Side & Makoto & Frank H Carter III - What You Won't Do for Love [V Recordings]
Motiv - Walkin' Jazz [V Recordings]
MC Conrad & Makoto - Golden Girl [Good Looking]
LTJ Bukem & Adam F - Atlantis & Music In My Mind Revisited (Adam F VIP)
DBRIDGE - MARY ANNE HOBBS ICONS MIX (320kbs-m4a/68mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 1st November 2024
dBridge, also known as Darren White, has put together this week's ICONS mix. A stalwart of the drum and bass scene since the early '90s, dBridge has continually pushed the boundaries of the genre. Since founding Exit Records in 2003, he has demonstrated a clear desire to move away from the typical club sound associated with contemporary drum and bass. Instead, dBridge has embraced old-school techniques, equipment, and production styles, creating a unique sonic palette that reflects his artistic vision.
dBridge - Violence Of Positivity [Candy Mountain]
Madam X & Cartridge - Hoodlum FC [Kaizen]
Quartz - Gaslight Social Club
COIDO - Wedge [Twenty Twenty]
NINA - Papaya [Faux Poly]
Tronikhouse - Up Tempo (Original Mix) [KMS]
God Colony - The Column [Crack Copies]
Adam Curtain - I Want, I Want [yoyaku]
COIDO - Sandero [Twenty Twenty]
Poison Arrow - Juego Carnal (Konrad's Final Dayz Version)
Hannibal Rex - Refeeling [Unreleased]
Or:la - Chant [Fabric Originals]
Boofy - Medina
Madi Willing - Patient (COIDO Remix)
Joe Seven - Typh Jam [Exit]
JOHN CARPENTER - LATE JUNCTION MIXTAPE (320kbs-m4a/85mb/37mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 25th October 2024
It's Halloween, everyone's entitled to one good scare...
Prepare for a mixtape from the master of horror, John Carpenter. Known as the Prince of Darkness, Carpenter is one of the most celebrated directors and composers of the horror genre, the man behind the Halloween series, The Thing and The Fog among many others.
A huge music-lover, Carpenter believes music is the greatest of all artforms and a reason to be alive. So with that in mind, he has curated some of his favourite tracks for the Late Junction mixtape, including soundtracks from Dario Argento's Suspiria composed by the Italian prog-rock band Goblin, compositions by Ennio Morricone and Vince DiCola, and some classics from the likes of Devo and Buffy Saint-Marie.
John Carpenter - I Have a Message For You [Varèse Sarabande]
John Carpenter & Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies - Intro
DEVO - Jocko Homo [Virgin]
Goblin - Opening To The Sighs [Cinevox]
Gentle Giant - An Inmate's Lullaby [Vertigo]
KENSO - The Split Gate
Michael Small - Love Theme From Klute
National Health - Brujo [Affinity]
Ennio Morricone - Uno che grida amore [Bixio Cemsa]
DEVO - Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA [Warner Bros.]
Buffy Sainte‐Marie & Jack Nitzsche - Define Love [Varèse Sarabande]
John Carpenter - Prologue
Goblin - E Suono Rock [Cinevox]
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE - THE LOST WORLD (320kbs-m4a/354mb/2hrs34mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 3rd, 10th & 17th August 2024
**** This series was suggested by Hadrian Jeffs as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's All Request Weekend ****
Professor Challenger is leading an expedition - determined to prove that dinosaurs are not extinct.
Starring Francis de Wolff, Kevin McHugh, Gerald Harper and Carleton Hobbs.
A three-part dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic adventure, first published in 1912.
Adapted by Peggy Wells and Barry Campbell.
Producer: Betty Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1975.
**** To nominate a programme from the archive that you would like to hear again, please email radio4extra@bbc.co.uk ****
THE LOST WORLD - 1. THE MONSTER OF ENMORE PARK (320kbs-m4a/122mb/53mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 3rd August 2024
It's 1907. Having claimed to have found living dinosaurs in South America, Professor Challenger leads an expedition to prove the doubters wrong.
Professor Challenger .... Francis de Wolff
Edward Malone .... Kevin McHugh
Lord John Roxton .... Gerald Harper
Professor Summerlee .... Carleton Hobbs
Gladys .... Carole Boyd
McArdle .... Henry Stamper
Austin .... Paul Gaymon
Mrs Challenger .... Norma Ronald
Policeman .... Alan Dudley
Chairman .... Denis McCarthy
THE LOST WORLD - 2. THE EDGE OF TERROR (320kbs-m4a/114mb/49mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 10th August 2024
Having reached the mysterious plateau in Brazil, he and his party now must tackle the perilous climb.
What awaits them at the summit?
Professor Challenger .... Francis de Wolff
Edward Malone .... Kevin McHugh
Lord John Roxton .... Gerald Harper
Professor Summerlee .... Carleton Hobbs
Gomez .... Ronald Faulkener
Zembo .... Tommy Eytle
THE LOST WORLD - 3. OUR EYES HAVE SEEN GREAT WONDERS (320kbs-m4a/118mb/51mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 17th August 2024
Around a campfire, surrounded by a thin hedge of thorns, the petrified group can hear something out of the black prehistoric darkness, coming ever closer and closer to their flimsy defences...
Professor Challenger .... Francis de Wolff
Edward Malone .... Kevin McHugh
Lord John Roxton .... Gerald Harper
Professor Summerlee .... Carleton Hobbs
Chairman .... Denis McCarthy
Doctor Illingworth .... Hector Ross
Gladys .... Carole Boyd
Williams Potts .... John Bull
JOHN WYNDHAM - THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (320kbs-m4a/240mb/1hr44mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 5th & 12th October 2024
John Wyndham's classic post-apocalyptic novel, first published in 1951.
Dramatised in two parts by Lance Dann.
Original music composed and performed by Simon Russell.
Director: Rosalynd Ward
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 2001.
THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS - 1. CAN'T YOU SEE? I'M BLIND... (320kbs-m4a/109mb/47mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 5th October 2024
The world is struck blind by a solar storm.
Millions of man-eating, walking plants are released to roam across Britain.
Bill Masen .... Jamie Glover
Josella Playton .... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Colonel Jacques .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Walter Lucknor .... Gavin Muir
Coker .... Lee Ingleby
Miss Durrant .... Richenda Carey
The Nurse .... Helen Ayres
The Blindman .... Jonathan Forbes
Young Bill .... Oliver Cookson
THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS - 2. THE SEARCH FOR A HAVEN (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 12th October 2024
As the Triffids destroy Britain, Bill works with his father to clone a genetic mutation to try and sterilise them all.
Bill goes in search of Josella to seek a haven where they can rebuild their shattered lives.
But the Triffids aren't the only threat to their survival....
Bill Masen .... Jamie Glover
Josella Playton .... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Coker .... Lee Ingleby
Colonel Jacques .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Miss Durrant .... Richenda Carey
The Blind Girl .... Helen Ayres
Susan .... Lucy Trickett
Yellow Team Leader .... Jonathan Forbes
Bill's Guard .... Gavin Muir
JOURNEYS IN SOUND - GRAHAM COXON (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 7th October 2024
Musician and songwriter Graham Coxon of Blur and The Waeve shares the pivotal moments that have made him the multi-talented artist he is today. Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, Graham dives deep to share his story and the songs that have moved him and sound-tracked the ups and downs of his eventful life. He also reveals how personal experiences and emotions are woven through his own work. It's a chance to understand his relationship with music more intimately, to learn more about how he has used sound to communicate, and how he has reached the place we meet him in.
The multi-instrumentalist began his musical adventure by playing saxophone on his schoolmate's first records. With that friend, Damon Albarn, he went on to form one of Britpop's biggest bands, Blur, with gargantuan success through the 90s and 00s. Graham has released eight solo LPs, TV film scores, been in The Jaded Hearts Club alongside Muse's Matt Bellamy and Miles Kane, and has created his own graphic novel and album 'Superstate'. Graham is now one half of The Waeve with Rose Elinor Dougal, his partner in life as well as music. The couple released their second album 'City Lights' last month.
Graham shares his memories of childhood, growing up on army estates and his early musical mentors. He also talks about living with anxiety, the circumstances that led him to rehab, his romantic and musical partnership with Rose, and the stories behind the tracks on their new album.
In this series Nemone will be talking in depth to Nadine Shah, Joan As Policewoman and Simon Raymonde formerly of Cocteau Twins and now head of well respected label Bella Union.
If you need support with some of the issues in this programme visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.
The WAEVE - City Lights [Transgressive]
Blur - Beetlebum (Instrumental) [Parlophone UK]
The Beatles - Lovely Rita [Apple]
Hot Butter - Popcorn [Compact]
The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys [Virgin]
Soft Cell - Tainted Love [Vertigo]
Blur - There's No Other Way [Food]
Graham Coxon - Livin' [Parlophone UK]
Blur - The Everglades (For Leonard) (Instrumental) [Warner Music UK Limited]
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Blow By Blow (Live)
The WAEVE - Kill Me Again [Transgressive]
MaCarthy - Red Sleeping Beauty
My Bloody Valentine - Feed Me With Your Kiss [Rhino/Warner]
Pixies - Where Is My Mind? [4AD]
Blur - Coffee & TV [Food]
Blur - Tender [Food]
The WAEVE - You Saw
The WAEVE - Can I Call You [Transgressive]
The WAEVE - Song For Eliza May [Transgressive]
Talk Talk - Myrrhman [Polydor]
SOUND OF CINEMA - 440. WAKE UP! CINEMATIC NIGHTMARES (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 26th October 2024
Wake Up! Matthew Sweet goes cinematic trick-or-treating with music from films about nightmares. Including films such as Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive (music by Angelo Badalamenti), An American Werewolf in London (Elmer Bernstein) and Spellbound (Miklos Rozsa).
Nino Rota - 8½ (1963) - La Passarella d'Addio [Sony]
Georges Auric - Dead Of Night (1945) - Dead Of Night Suite [Chandos]
Hans Zimmer - Inception (2010) - Suite [WaterTower Music]
Hans Werner Henze - The Exorcist (1973) - Fantasia For Strings [Rhino/Warner Music Group]
Bernard Herrmann - Vertigo (1958) - The Nightmare and Dawn [Sinetone AMR]
Joe Hisaishi - Spirited Away (2001) - One Summer Day [Milan]
Danny Elfman - Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - This Is Halloween [Walt Disney]
Jerry Goldsmith - Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) - Charcot's Show [Master Classics]
Miklós Rózsa - Spellbound (1945) - Suite [Intrada]
Charles Bernstein - A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) - Main Title [WaterTower Music]
SOUND OF CINEMA - 438. WESTERNS (320kbs-m4a/135mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 12th October 2024
Matthew Sweet saddles up to explore the most iconic soundtracks of the Wild West. Traverse the sweeping landscape with music from Western blockbusters, including The Magnificent Seven and A Fistful of Dollars. Featuring the award-winning score from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, in celebration of its 55-year anniversary.
Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) - Main Title [United Artists]
Burt Bacharach - Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head [A&M]
Burt Bacharach - Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) - South American Getaway [A&M]
Ennio Morricone - Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) - Final Duel [Revolution]
Hans Zimmer - Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - Parlay [Walt Disney]
Bruce Broughton - Silverado (1985) - Main Title [Geffen]
Bruce Broughton - Silverado (1985) - Tyree & Turley [Geffen]
Elmer Bernstein - The Magnificent Seven (1960) - Main Title / Calvera [Sony Classical]
Elmer Bernstein - True Grit (1969) - Main Title (Instrumental) [Capitol]
Alan Silvestri - Back To The Future Part III (1990) - Main Titles [Varèse Sarabande]
Gustavo Santaolalla - Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Suite [Decca (UMO) (Classics)]
Ennio Morricone - A Fistful Of Dollars (1964) - Titoli [RCA Victor]
Ennio Morricone - For A Few Dollars More (1965) - Main Title [Recording Arts]
Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) - The Ecstasy Of Gold [United Artists]
Jerome Moross - The Big Country (1958) - Main Theme [Silva Screen]
SOUND OF CINEMA - 437. JOHN BARRY: BEYOND BOND (320kbs-m4a/134mb/59mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 28th September 2024
In this second of this 2-parter Sound of Cinema miniseries about John Barry, one of the greatest composers in cinematic history, Matthew Sweet looks at the magnificent soundtracks composed by Barry outside of his celebrated work on the James Bond franchise. Matthew is joined by the John Barry enthusiast, Bob Stanley, keyboard player from the group Saint Etienne. Featuring John Barry's music from films such as Midnight Cowboy, The Lion in Winter, Out of Africa, Robin and Marian, Deepfall, Day of the Locust and Somewhere in Time.
John Barry - Born Free (1966) - Main Title [Varèse Sarabande]
John Barry - The Ipcress File (1965) - Main Title [Silva Screen]
The John Barry Orchestra - Sunsilk Shampoo commercial (1971) - The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair
The John Barry Seven - You've Gotta Way
John Barry - Beat Girl (1960) - Beat Girl
John Barry - The Knack ...And How To Get It (1965) - Main Title [EMI]
John Barry - Zulu (1964) - Main Title [Silva Screen]
John Barry - The Lion In Winter (1968) - Chinon / Eleanor's Arrival [Silva Screen]
John Barry - Robin And Marian (1976) - The Ride To Sherwood [Silva Screen]
John Barry - Midnight Cowboy (1969) - Main Theme [EMI]
John Barry - Day Of The Locust (1975) - The Storyteller [EMI]
John Barry - Deadfall (1968) - Romance For Guitar And Orchestra [Columbia]
John Barry - Somewhere In Time (1980) - Main Title [Varèse Sarabande]
John Barry - Out Of Africa (1985) - Main Title (I Had A Farm In Africa) [Geffen]
John Barry - The Persuaders (1971) - Theme [TV Music]
SOUND OF CINEMA - 436. JOHN BARRY: THE MUSIC OF JAMES BOND (320kbs-m4a/134mb/59mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 21st September 2024
For the 60th anniversary of Goldfinger Matthew Sweet is joined by composer and producer David Arnold to dive into John Barry's iconic music for the James Bond films. Together they unpick the music of From Russia With Love, Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Moonraker and the iconic James Bond theme.
Producer: Barnaby Gordon
John Barry - Goldfinger (1964) - Opening Titles [United Artists]
John Barry - From Russia With Love (1963) - Opening Titles [United Artists]
John Barry - You Only Live Twice (1967) - Capsule In Space [United Artists]
John Barry - You Only Live Twice (1967) - Main Theme [United Artists]
John Barry - You Only Live Twice (1967) - Capsule In Space [United Artists]
Monty Norman - Dr. No (1962) - The James Bond Theme [United Artists]
John Barry - From Russia With Love (1963) - 007 [Acrobat Music]
John Barry - Thunderball (1965) - Main Title [United Artists]
John Barry - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - Main Theme, Journey To Draco's Hideaway [United Artists]
John Barry - Moonraker (1979) - Flight Into Space [United Artists]
David Arnold (feat. Leftfield) - Space March
John Barry - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - We Have All The Time In The World [United Artists]
CARIBOU - LIVE GILLETT SQUARE 21.06.24 (258kbs-m4a/111mb/60mins)
NTS Radio broadcast: 21st June 2024
Dan Snaith a.k.a Caribou's set recorded live from our free square party in London.
Caribou - Climbing
Floating Points - Del Oro
Redlight (feat. Shanique Marie) - Dropdown
The P.J. Project - Weak
Sticky (feat. Ms Dynamite) - Booo! (Original Dirty Mix)
Jorja Smith - Little Things (Floating Points Remix)
Sammy Virji & Flowdan - Shella Verse
Notion - TV Dreams
Daphni - Unknown
MPH - One Sixty
Caribou - Broke My Heart (Champion Remix)
Sammy Virji - Hackney Pigeon
Bushbaby - Night Bootleg
Ahadadream X Priya Ragu X Skrillex - TAKA (Caribou Remix)
Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay (Radio Mix)
Joy Orbison - Flight FM
T2 - Heartbroken
Thanx frazered
▶︎ •၊၊_၊_။_ TWO SHELL SET HORST 24 ၊၊_၊_။_။•◀︎ (320kbs/203mb/1hr28mins)
RA Podcast: 1st September 2024
90 mins of Two Shell, live from Horst.
We've been angling for an RA Podcast from Two Shell ever since they shifted from lowkey producers into hijinx hackers rummaging around the dance music mainframe.
Now that we've bagged a mix from clubland's premier iconoclasts, it still poses more questions than it answers: Was this pre-recorded? What's the deal with that AI voice guiding the set along? How can we be sure it was even them? Hang on: is "even them" even them?
What we can tell you is that the duo floored RA's stage at Horst Arts & Music 2024. Few genres were left untarnished as they veered off-piste on a thrill seeking mission toward breaking the 170+ BPM speed barrier. No tracklist, so ID crew over to you (Alex Gaudino makes an appearance, you can have that one as a freebie.) True to form, Two Shell always do it their own way.
ERAS: STING - 5. SYNCHRONICITY SPECIAL (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 11th August 2024
In December 1982, The Police entered the studio to record their fifth album, 'Synchronicity'. Little did they know, it would be their last.
Taking its title from Carl Jung's theory of finding "meaning in coincidence", 'Synchronicity' found the band reunited after working on solo projects and acting careers. Stewart Copeland (drums), Andy Summers (guitar), and Gordon Sumner AKA Sting (bass and vocals) had only formed five short years before, and every album was bigger than the one before. The creative tensions at the core of the group - all incredible musicians with strong personalities - had often resulted in the best songs. But during 'Synchronicity', that internal conflict would all but destroy the band.
Creatively, they were at the top of their game, as Sting's compositions moved them further away from their Punk and Reggae roots, but as sessions progressed, so did the arguments. Two weeks in, an emergency meeting was called to see if the band could even carry on. They recorded their parts in separate rooms. Each designed their own section for the album cover so they didn't have to have a conversation about it.
Eventually, in June 1983, 'Synchronicity' was unleashed upon the world. It found Sting in a more introspective and sombre mood, uncertain of his place in the world. His songs of murder, paranoia, and his recent divorce occupied his headspace. The first track released was the sinister and seductive 'Every Breath You Take', which became one of the biggest songs in music history, and the most played song on the radio… ever. Typically, the band fought over its inclusion.
'Synchronicity' became The Police's biggest record, dethroning Michael Jackson's "Thriller" from the top spot in the U.S. and propelled the band to mega-stardom, now having sold 20 million copies worldwide. But just as their success had hit the summit, they found themselves with nowhere else to go, nothing left to achieve. Sting's mind was made up; the allure of a career without compromise was just too appealing. The Police were no more.
This is the story of an album made under a mountain of frustration, irritation, and compromise, an unrepeatable and remarkable feat that resulted in one of the finest albums ever produced.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Written and produced by Ashley Clivery.
ERAS: STING - 4. LEGACY (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 25th August 2024
When you've been in the game for as long as Sting has, it's tempting to just keep giving the people what they want. But that's just not him, is it?
In Episode Four, Vernon Kay finds Sting in a place in which inspiration is everything. Whether it's a lute album, a turn on Broadway, traditional folk or Reggae, Sting refuses to be pinned down.
That's the attitude that's won him millions of fans, the respect of his peers, and a musical legacy that only a handful of stars can match. And in his eighth decade, he's showing no signs of slowing down.
Through the BBC Archive and brand new interviews, you'll understand what makes Sting truly unique.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Written and produced by Joe Foley.
ERAS: STING - 3. CONSIDER ME GONE (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 25th August 2024
The Police are no more. But Sting never rests on his laurels.
In Episode Three, Vernon Kay follows the first stages in a solo career spanning four decades. Embracing his origins in Jazz, and his magpie instinct for melody, Sting joins the ranks of the great British soloists. At the same time, he'll help to forge the bond between pop music and philanthropy that still exists today.
Through the BBC archive and brand new interviews, you'll hear how Sting embraced the new, honed his craft, and fought for a better world.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Written and produced by Joe Foley.
ERAS: STING - 2. NEW YORK, NEWCASTLE (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 25th August 2024
When Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers formed the Police, none of them could have predicted the phenomenon that they would become.
In Episode Two, we follow the band from the start of that journey to their world-dominating peak. In 5 years, they'll go from grubby bars to the home of arena rock - Shea Stadium.
Along the way, they'll produce some of the defining hits of a generation. But as Sting asserts himself as a songwriter, tensions brew… and something has to give.
Featuring rare BBC archive, expert interviews and iconic tunes, this is your window into the blend of genius and hard work that propelled Sting and the Police to the top of the charts around the globe.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Written and produced by Joe Foley.
ERAS: STING - 1. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN FAMOUS (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 24th August 2024
Storyteller. Activist. Superstar. This is the story of Sting.
Vernon Kay is your guide to one of British music's most individual artists.
In Episode One, you'll hear the stories, and the music, that shaped Sting's early life. From the terraces of Wallsend to Punk-era London, where a single phone call changed his destiny forever.
Told in Sting's own words through the BBC archive, and featuring brand new interviews with friends, fans and collaborators, you'll get to know the man behind the name.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Written and produced by Joe Foley.
GIDEON COE - A TRIBUTE TO THE UPSETTER (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 29th August 2024
2 hours of records in tribute to the late Lee 'Scratch' Perry. First broadcast in December 2021.
The Upsetter - I Am The Upsetter
King Perry - Open Up
Nora Dean - The Same Thing You Gave To Daddy
Hortense Ellis - Piece Of My Heart
Lee Perry - Roast Duck
The Upsetters - Medical Operation
The Creatores - Kimble
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Soul Rebel
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Mr Brown
The Upsetters - Capsol
Dave Barker - Shocks Of Mighty
Dennis Alcapone - Alpha & Omega
The Mighty Diamonds - Talk About It
The Stingers - Preacher Man
Count Sticky & The Upsetters - Rockfort Psychedelion
Lee Perry - Hold Them Kung Fu
The Ravers - Badam Bam
The Upsetters - A Live Injection
Junior Murvin - Police And Thieves (12" Version)
Junior Byles - A Place Called Africa
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Curly Locks
The Congos - Fisherman [Go-Feet]
The Congos - Congoman
The Congos - Open Up The Gate
Seke Molenga And Kalo Kawongolo - African Roots
Seke Molenga And Kalo Kawongolo - Moto Ya Motema
The Upsetters - The Vampire
Mad Professor - I'm Not A Human Being
Jah T - Lion Of Judah
The Upsetters - Jungle Lion
Lee Perry - Crime Wave
The Upsetters - Sensemilia Dub
The Upsetters - Iration Dub
The Upsetters - Groovy Dub
A NIGHT OUT WITH: PAUL OAKENFOLD (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 14th September 2024
Legendary DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold takes the reins of Rave Forever, sharing memories, stories and dance music spanning from 1987 to the present day. Music from Everything But The Girl, Todd Terry, Faithless, Olive, plus a selection of his own iconic remixes and original material.
Izit - Stories [Pig & Trumpet]
Paul Oakenfold (feat. Shifty Shellshock) - Starry Eyed Surprise [Virgin]
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Perfecto Mix) [New State Music]
Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) [Chrysalis]
Faithless - Salva Mea [Cheeky]
Lost It.com - Animal (Trance Mix) [Perfecto]
Olive - You’re Not Alone [Global Television]
Hans Zimmer - Cornfield Chase (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
Paul Oakenfold - Oppenheimer
Grace - Not Over Yet [Columbia]
Paul Oakenfold - Southern Sun (DJ Tiësto Mix) [Ministry Of Sound]
Paul Oakenfold & Matt Goss - Firefly (Perfecto)
Darude - Sandstorm (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
William Orbit - Barber's Adagio For Strings [WEA]
JOURNEYS IN SOUND - SIMON RAYMONDE OF COCTEAU TWINS AND BELLA UNION LABEL BOSS (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 9th October 2024
Simon Raymonde, Cocteau Twins bass guitarist and keyboard player, shares the pivotal moments that have made him the artist his is today and the songs that have sound-tracked the ups and downs of his life with 6 Music's Nemone.
Simon, the son of the late arranger and composer Ivor Raymonde, was a member of Scottish band Cocteau Twins from 1983 to 1997 with Robin Guthrie and Elizabeth Fraser. In 1997, he set up independent record label Bella Union with Robin Guthrie. Since 2000, he has run the label on his own and continues to discover, produce and remix many bands, including Clearlake's Cedars, James Yorkston's Moving Up Country, the first two albums by John Grant's first band the Czars, and three albums by the Duke Spirit, including the hit album Cuts Across the Land.
Fleet Foxes' 2008 self-titled debut became Bella Union's first platinum-selling album in the UK. The label has subsequently released music by Father John Misty, Beach House, Mercury Rev, M. Ward, John Grant, The Low Anthem, Laura Veirs, The Flaming Lips, Lanterns on the Lake, Marissa Nadler and Jambinai, to name only a few. Simon also runs management company Bella Union Artist Management with his wife, Abbey.
Simon's memoir 'In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor Raymonde and Me' was released last month. In this hard-hitting programme, he talks to Nemone about his relationship with Dad Ivor, his childhood friends and the abuse he suffered at boarding school. He talks about the inner-workings of The Cocteau Twins and what led to the dissolution of the band. He also shares his song-writing process and why he set up Bella Union.
Featuring music from Dusty Springfield, The Sex Pistols, The Blue Nile, Scott Walker, Brian Eno and the extensive Cocteau Twins back catalogue. He also shares his 'Self Care' track.
If you’ve been affected by some of the issues raised in this programme you’ll find details of support at bbc.co.uk/actionline
Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck [4AD]
Cocteau Twins - Oomingmak
Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You [Mercury]
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations [Capitol]
Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops [4AD]
Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant [Virgin]
The Blue Nile - Stay [Virgin]
Paul Buchanan - Mid Air [Decca (UMO)]
The Slits - Typical Girls [Island]
The Human League - Being Boiled [Virgin]
David Bowie - Fantastic Voyage [Parlophone UK]
Patti Smith - Gloria [Arista]
The Drowning Craze - Storage Case [Beggars Banquet]
Cocteau Twins - Millimillenary [4AD]
Cocteau Twins - Ivo [4AD]
Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas [4AD]
John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts [Bella Union]
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal [Bella Union]
Scott Walker - Boy Child [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)]
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime [EMI]
Alan Price Set - Simon Smith & His Amazing Dancing Bear [Old Gold]
