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Elfstedentocht. Eleven Cities Tour.

It’s the world’s biggest ice skating race, taking in the Dutch cities of Leeuwarden, Sneek, IJlst, Sloten, Stavoren, Hindeloopen, Workum, Bolsward, Harlingen, Franeker and Dokkum, but it only happens when all the waterways connecting the cities are frozen to a depth of at least 15cm and the last time that happened was 1997.

That 16 year gap didn’t stop the Explore The North Festival commissioning Joint favourites Public Service Broadcasting to write two brand new songs to accompany archival footage of the event. The results were released on line this week and Elfstedentocht Part One made it onto today’s playlist.

Elfstedentocht Part One

Elfstedentocht Part Two

And here’s the rest of that playlist in full…

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12pm – 1pm

• David Bowie – Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix By James Murphy For The DFA)
• Shit And Shine – Shower Curtain
• Sherwood & Pinch – Bring more weed
• Grandtheft – Mobbin (featuring Hedspin)
• Cerrone – Générique-Début
• Frédéric Mercier – Spirit
• Paul White – Rotten Apples (featuring Tranqill)
• Public Service Broadcasting – Elfstedentocht Part 1
• Tape Man – Death Walk **NZ**
• Honeyblood – Kissing On You
• Pins – Velvet Morning

1pm – 2pm

• Lou Reed – Vicious
• The wisdom of Lou Reed (excerpts from “Blue In The Face”
• Courtney Barnett – Avant Gardener
• John Grant – I Hate This Fucking Town
• Talent Singers – Jesus Is Alright
• Luca Lozano – Tombstone
• Bookfa – Press Bookfa Press (Dupp’d Version)
• Bailterspace – Trinine **NZ**
• David Mulcahy – Sweet baby cologne **NZ**
• Friends of Dean Martinez – Landfall
• Jonathan Richman – Velvet Underground