Pete Radio 007

April 03, 2005

Pete Radio 007

What can I say, I missed a week. Bad me. It's actually Jez's fault. He made me buy the gin. But I'm back with another hour of tunes and no, the new mic hasn't arrived. Probably won't be for a while by which time you'll have grown to love the static. Trust me.

Tracklisting

Eels - Mr E's Beautiful Blues (Daisies of the Galaxy)
The Beatles - Getting Better (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
The Delgados - Mr Blue Sky (B-side to All You Need Is Hate; from BBC session)
Ten Benson - Robot Tourist
Translucia Baboon (aka Alan Moore) - The March Of The Sinister Ducks (download mp3)
Lemon Jelly - Ramblin' Man (Lost Horizons)
The Go! Team - Huddle Formation (Thunder Lightning Strike)
The Fiery Furnaces - I Lost My Dog (Blueberry Boat)
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Heartbreak Number 9 (You Gotta Dig A Little Deeper)
Leonard Cohen - Closing Time (The Future)
The Magnetic Fields - Acoustic Guitar (69 Love Songs)
The Mountain Goats - Letter From Belgium (We Shall Be Healed)
Freezepop - Duct Tape My Heart (Fancy Ultra Fresh)
James Kochalka Superstar - Ocean Of Girls (Monkey vs Robot)
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize? Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots)

Comments

Mick, on April 4 2005 at 15:04, said:

Another good selection - my education continues, thanks

"Let's be surprised together" - nice, feeling more comfortable with a mic in front of you?

Dad, on April 4 2005 at 20:51, said:

Half way through and Ramblin' Man by Lemon Jelly hit me. Liked it so much I loaded the entire podcast into iMovie, edited out all before and all after and saved as an aiff, then imported to iTunes. Now I think I'll get the iTunes "quality" download for 99�. I identify with the lyrics as well as the music. Thx.

Pete Ashton, on April 5 2005 at 09:00, said:

Mick - that was the sort of link I would have done over but since I've instigated this rule of pretending it's live and never re-recording unless it all goes horribly, terribly wrong, it's made the whole thing a lot more fluid. Nice that you picked up on that. ;)

It's odd, the whole thing would be so much easier if I was at a normal DJ desk recording it live.

Pete Ashton, on April 5 2005 at 09:01, said:

I guess getting my dad into chill-out trip-hop just makes it all worth while...

Dad, on April 5 2005 at 11:11, said:

Now, if I could just get you to include Richard Thompson (1952 Vincent Black Lightning) and Mary Chapin Carpenter (Alone But Not Lonely) on Podcast 8. . . .

Pete Ashton, on April 5 2005 at 13:49, said:

There's actually a Richard Thompson in the pool of potential podcast tracks. Not saying which one...

Gothdoll, on April 13 2005 at 21:36, said:

Stumbled across this - blimey this is better than "proper" radio - more please!

Pete Ashton, on April 13 2005 at 21:46, said:

Seriously? Jeezus, thanks!

(Next one out this weekend - I promise)

Dave Shelton, on April 14 2005 at 07:37, said:

Best one yet.

How many times have I said that now?

The "hurray, it's spring" opening trio was particularly fine as I listened on an especially sunny morning in a singularly optimistic mood.

smithylad, on April 21 2005 at 23:10, said:

Is the Alan Moore, the Alan Moore, who knows the score?

We were watching the 100 Best Albums the other day and complained that none of our Top 10 albums were on there (which we were secretly really pleased about). So we did a quick list of our favourite albums, and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots was in my Top 10, which is an album I only knew about because of the Pete Ashton mp3's/Podcasts, so you seem to be reaching the lists that other podcasts can't reach.

For the record, in my Top 10 (at this point in time, in no particular order):

How to Operate with a Blown Mind (Lo Fidelity All Stars)

Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space (Spiritualised)

The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle (Bruce Springsteen)

Cloud 9 (The Temptations)

Hunky Dory (David Bowie)

Dusty in Memphis (Dusty Springfield)

Yoshima Battles the Pink Robots (Flaming Lips)

You Can't Hide Your Love Forever (Orange Juice)

and two others I can't think of right now but which are bound to be great.

By the way, the Hal album is out on Monday. We saw them supporting St Etienne December 2003 and they were fantastic, (as were St Etienne): Amazon Link.

John Weeks, on April 23 2005 at 08:03, said:

Actually managed to download it at an internet cafe in Camboland. Keep it up, this is a good way to share, and it's hard to get decent alt. stuff here!

Pete Ashton, on April 23 2005 at 13:48, said:

Smitty - yes, it is the one and the same.