The show: Shall we go a little retro?

If you need some fresh ideas and fresh music allow us to recommend freaky French label Circus Company. Free mixes and podcasts are available from their Soundcloud page or podcasts page. Fill your boots. Or iPod. Or harddrive. Or whatever.

The Mole (Circus Company Radio) mix from December 2011 is a real treat. Lots of old Motown soul and funk and a few surprises. Very classy. Got me digging out Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell records at home. And if you like those retro soul, funk, and electro sounds then you can’t go too wrong plundering Milk Crate Breaks.

And here’s the playlist in full…

12pm – 1pm

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1pm – 2pm

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The Show: 7 And 7 Is…. The Number Of Days Since The Last Show

And here’s the playlist in full…

12pm – 1pm

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1pm – 2pm

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The show: We witnessed the fitness

Roots Manuva at The Bedford, Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch.
Roots Manuva at The Bedford, Moorhouse Avenue, last night.

Pssst… The Herb Whisperer recommends buying the February 2012 issue of Mojo. The covermount CD is New Order’s 1983 masterpiece “Power, Corruption & Lies” covered, Blue Monday revisited, and  bonus tracks. Could have been a recipe for a disaster but you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Have a sneak preview of the tracks here.

And here’s the playlist in full…

12pm – 1pm

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1pm – 2pm

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The show: Happy Birthday

And here’s the playlist in full…

12pm – 1pm

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1pm – 2pm

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The (Royal We) Show: Musical Checks And Balances

Spanky mentioned the idea of musical checks and balances on the RDU Breakfast Show yesterday morning. So, with Fraserhead away, will an unbalanced Joint have enough self-regulation to stop itself descending into an unrelenting mix of happy hardcore, bagpipe jazz, blackened crust and zydeco?

And here’s the playlist in full…

12pm – 1pm

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1pm – 2pm

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