Category: the show

Lots of bass heavy stuff (King Midas Sound. Magnetic Man, Ginz, Benga, Skream), lo-fi (Ringo Deathstarr, Aias), lo-key (Karlmarx, Seefeel) and much, much more. Perfect stuff for a grey rainy day.

Just in case you need something sugary sweet to lift the gloom have a peek at the new Uffie video for “Difficult”…

Hip hop loves a good feud and Nas has stirred up things with a classic email tirade against his Def Jam bosses. Reminded me of the Strange Parcels track “Disconnection” from 1991…

And here’s the playlist in full…

12pm – 1pm

• Hot Toddy – Magnetic
• Magnetic Man – Karma crazy
• Ginz – Boss
• Karlmarx – Mists **NZ**
• cv313 – Subtraktive
• Cajmere – Percolator (Percumajor)
• Ringo Deathstarr – Imagine hearts
• No Age – Fever dreaming
• The Soft Pack – Gagdad
• Japanese Cartoon – ARMY
• Deerhunter – Helicopter (Diplo & Lunice mix)
• Sam Prekop – The Silhouetts

+ Download 12pm – 1pm – 81Mb

1pm – 2pm

• T-54 – Julie K **NZ**
• Stereolab – Sun demon
• Kazumasa Hashimoto – Echoes and stars
• King Midas Sound – Frequencies
• Kanye West – So appalled
• Strange Parcels – Disconnection
• British Sea Power – Zeus
• Magnetic Man – Fire (feat. Ms Dynamite)
• Magnetic Man – I need air (feat. Angela Hunte)
• Black – Hey presto

+ Download 1pm – 2pm – 81Mb

Yup – sure feels like we’re back to 1995/1996 as a reference point today what with brand new stuff from Seefeel, DJ Shadow, UNKLE, and Lone doing his new ravestep styles.

Das Racist have got a very amusing new album out now. It’s called “Sit Down, man”. And it sounds like the aural equivalent of Stuff White People Like. Brilliant stuff.

For those amongst you who are suckers for soundtracks be sure to check out Zombie Zombie and their reworkings of John Carpenter film scores. Here’s Zombie Zombie performing at the 2010 Glasgow Film Festival…

And here’s the playlist in full…

12pm – 1pm

• Kenton Slash Demon – Sun
• Zombie Zombie – Halloween main theme
• Lone – Angel brain
• SL2 – DJs take control
• Roots Manuva meets Wrongtom – Motion 82
• Holy Other – Yr love
• Das Racist – Puerto Rican cousins
• Das Racist – Hahahaha_jk_
• DJ Shadow – I’ve been trying
• UNKLE – The runaway: Lupe’s revenge (Lupe Fiasco vs UNKLE reconstruction)
• Timothy Blackman – Rain don’t choose where it falls **NZ**

+ Download 12pm – 1pm – 87Mb

1pm – 2pm

• Into The Void – Motorbike **NZ**
• Roberto Cacciapaglia – My Time
• Hurts – Wonderful life
• SBTRKT – Hide or seek
• Seefeel – Folds
• Selebrities – Time
• Roots Manuva meets Wrongtom – Son of Bodda
• DJ Roc – Freaks where you at?
• Black Milk feat. Melanie Rutherford – Distortion
• Prinzhorn Dance School – Seed, crop, harvest
• The Transistors – Details **NZ**
• Greatest Hits – Danse pop
• The Naked and Famous – Young blood **NZ**

+ Download 1pm – 2pm – 96Mb

This week The Herb Whisperer recommends Japanese Cartoon – Lupe Fiasco’s new project apparently inspired by his admiration for Joy Division. Rather good it is too. Even better – the Japanese Cartoon album “In The Jaws Of The Lords Of Death” is a free download.

Fraserhead gave into guilty pleasures and thoroughly recommends Hurts. Herb has been too chicken to play this fantastic synth duo but Fraserhead has no shame. Hurts conjure up all your favourite/hated overblown epic synth duos and boy bands from years gone by. Think all the best (yes really) bits of Westlife, Robbie Williams, Savage Garden, Black, Talk Talk etc etc etc. Truly wonderful. Here’s the classy video for “Better Than Love”…

And here’s the playlist in full…

12pm – 1pm

• The Naked and Famous – Young blood (Dekade remix) **NZ**
• Visitor – Los feeling (Alan Braxe remix)
• Hurts – Better than love
• Lone – Pineapple crush
• DJ Pierre – Haterz knock em out
• Pariah – Railroad
• Tommy Ill – Robot **NZ**
• Beastie Boys vs Herbie Hancock vs INXS vs ACDC – Intergalactic (Soulwax remix)
• Lupe Fiasco – Go to sleep
• Japanese Cartoon – Heirplanes
• Sufjan Stevens – I walked

+ Download 12pm – 1pm – 78Mb

1pm – 2pm

• Kids of 88 – SQRL **NZ**
• Bosco Delrey – Evil lives
• Laetitia Sadier – Un soir, un chien
• Parenthetical Girls – Young throats
• Film School – Bones
• Black Milk – Gospel psychedelic rock
• DJ Rashad – Madnezz 2010
• Blue Sky Black Death – Set fire
• Blue Sky Black Death – Call to arms
• Grimes – Weregild
• Fire – Father’s name is dad
• Interpol – Always malaise (the man I am)
• Acid Baby Jesus – Hospitals

+ Download 1pm – 2pm – 84Mb