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Episode 21, our first show of 2015 in which we ask look back at 2014 and ask ‘how was it for you?’

As is traditional at this time of year we take a minute (well, ok, 81) to look back at some of the great old, new and random music that we’ve played this year.

Somehow, from the list of almost 200 quality tracks that we’ve played since we started the show, we manage to choose 3 favourites each.

We own up to the few tracks that we played that seemed like good ideas at the time, but in retrospect were absolute stinkers. We’ll aim for fewer in 2015!

We also recall our favourite gigs of the year (both pretty predictable to be honest) and our other music-related highlights and look forward to what we’ve already got lined up for 2015.

What becomes obvious during this show is that we’ve both had a blast. In fact we may go as far as to say it’s been a vintage year. Let us know how it was for you?

Whether you’ve been with us since Ep 1 or you’re listening for the first time, we’re happy to have you onboard. Thanks so much for listening.

Richy & Jeff

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Episode 20!!! We made it! And, at Jeff’s insistence, it turns out to be our first Christmas show. Kind of inevitable really!

Of the 7 tracks we play this week, 5 are festive (or at least, somewhat Christmas related), but much to Richy’s surprise, not cheesily so. In fact there’s a couple of corkers and all, thankfully, a thousand miles away from Noddy and the boys.

We start with Jeff’s favourite ever Christmas track, a modern, but classic sounding track from a duo of musicians better know for other stuff. Richy delves into his distant past for an emotive Gothic / Hippy Rock track. Then it all gets a bit bizarre – a 70’s Prog cover of a classic Christmas Carol, a sort-of-soundtrack number from a sort-of-Christmas-related film and a Folk-Polka thrash about Santa from a total legend.

And then we’re back to normality (at least, normal for us!) for the new tracks – a torch song by Aussie twins (coincidentally born on Christmas Day!) and a final, fun and funky dance number to round things off.

We discuss what it is that makes a Christmas song and don’t really come up with anything concrete. Richy reports back from two underwhelming gigs and looks forward to a couple of hopefully better ones in 2015. Jeff plugs his new adventures in radio and trails his last Vinyl Frontier of the year, Band On The Run / Phil Spector’s Xmas Album.

Did we miss any cracking Christmas tunes? Our next episode will be our “2015 Review Of The Year” show – has it been a vintage year, or one to forget? What do you think?

Thanks as always for listening, we really appreciate it.

Richy & Jeff (and Mark!)

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We recap on a pretty uneventful week since Episode 18, no gigs to review this week but some tickets bought. We discuss the result of Jeff’s Vinyl Frontier 70s singer songwriter head-to-head and Jeff decides to ease us in to the show with one of the featured tracks for his Old Song. Richy picks a track that may well have been recorded in the 80s, but wasn’t.

The Randomizer is temporarily replaced with a “lucky dip” inspired by Q magazine’s Top 50 Albums Of 2014 – Jeff’s luck holds up but Richy picks two absolute (but short-lived) stinkers. Sorry for the naughty words…

For new songs this show, Jeff goes for an an electronic torch-song by one of the Twitterati, Carey Nokey (geddit?) and Richy plays what could possibly be his song of the year. And then sneaks in another by the same artist – because he can and because they’re worth it!

We belatedly discuss The Mercury awards, play a quick clip of one of Aphex Twin’s more bonkers but insanely clever tracks, talk songwriters and give a couple of shout-outs to good friends of ours.

Thanks as always listening!

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Episode 18 – TAKE TWO!!!

Richy screwed up when we tried to record this episode last week, so this is us trying again (and getting it right, thankfully!)

It’s been a busy few weeks, so loads to talk about – techno all-dayers, an unexpectedly great (but odd) gig, Richy ‘promoting’ the first UK gig by one of his favourite acts and a trip to the smoke for Richy’s birthday to see one of Jeff’s faves Heaven 17.

For this episode’s old tunes, Jeff celebrates his return by choosing a hit from one of his favourite acts (who he saw play live last week). Richy chooses a slice of dark electronica by one half of the odd act he saw last week (all gets a bit complicated this sometimes..)

The (not so) Randomizer round throws up a couple of classics, including a beautiful cover version by a much undervalued British great.

Jeff’s new tune comes from a great singer-songwriter that neither of us had heard of before, but who’s riding high in the US Charts and selling out world tours. Late to the party again! Richy plays an album track from a resurgent 80’s super-act.

One last thing to say – last episode was a smash hit, so hopefully we have some new listeners with us – hello to you! And thanks to DJ Mark Cooper for stepping in to fill Jeff’s shoes at last minute. Much appreciated mate.

We’ll be back on schedule so look out for Episode 19 next week – let us know what you think of this week’s shambles!

Thanks as always listening!

Richy & Jeff

(Pictured – Robert Wyatt “Shipbuilding” cover art)

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Starts with a bang!

Episode 17 and no Jeff this week as he’s off on another holiday (!!?) – “Treats this podcast like a hotel, that one!” – so, our good friend DJ Mark Cooper steps in to fill the void.

We start the show with a right screeching racket – a track from a classic, influential album with a naughty name – and then get all funky, dancey, spacey, poppy and gothy with a few other flavours thrown in (listen out for the tracks by bands with really great names).

Co-incidentally two bands from Bristol (Richy’s home town) this week, one from ages ago and one from right now.

Jeff “phones in” a piece of melancholy pop for a kind-of randomiser round – it probably could have done with him being here to defend it.

Mark claims the crown for “Richy’s most hated song ever played on the show”. – displacing Laibach’s “The Whisperers” from the throne.

We talk about cover versions – come on UK, The Pet Shop Boys? Seriously!? – a great gig we went to, Krautrock and loads of other stuff.

* There’s some annoying interference from the laptop at points during the show. It’s not too bad, but apologies anyway. We’ll try and sort it for next time.

Thanks as always listening!

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And we’re back!

It’s been 4 weeks since our last podcast and in this episode we explain why. We think it’s a pretty good excuse and it gives us a good reason to play a classic 80s number anyway.

Jeff chooses a 70’s electronic rock sequel/homage to a Bowie classic for his old track and a groany old man for his new track. Rich goes for pseudo-classical cinematic goth as his old choice and (surprise, surprise) a bang-up-to-date-out-this-week electronica “choon!” for his new track.

No Randomizer round this show, but Jeff’s (failed) attempt to persuade Richy of the merits of a particular 60s pop chantreuse leads to a track they both agree is an absolute gem.

Plus: Richy reports back from seeing Underworld live and thanks his lucky stars for the lineup of bands that he’s seen over the last few months, he reviews a great British music movie, we discuss the gentrification of Techno, have the classic discussion about “Hallelujah”, and decide that life is indeed “Amazing.”

Oh! And Richy gets his Stone Roses and Charlatans mixed up – unforgivable!!

Anyway – we’re back on schedule, see you in a couple of weeks.

Thanks as always listening!

Richy & Jeff

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Episode 15 and we welcome our third guest to the show – DJ Mark Cooper, the previously hidden (at least to us) missing-link between Maidenhead and Ibiza.

As well as discussing Mark’s background, influences and current projects:
– Richy & Jeff report back from their trip to RockArchive, London (http://www.rockarchive.com/) for the Isle Of Noises (http://www.isleofnoises.co.uk) book launch with author Daniel Rachel and special guest Chris Difford (‘im from Squeeze, innit!)
– Richy flies very much in the face of popular opinion
– Jeff admits to being a “giver”

Musically, Jeff’s back in the mainstream for his old track but then dives into deeper, darker water with another Soundcloud find for his new track.

Mark reveals a major influence and reminds us of an 80’s gem and then treats us to a preview of his New Bedford Falls Players (http://www.facebook.com/BedfordFallsPlayers) track, “Cool Bango”.

Richy chooses a piece of druggy US pop-rock from the early noughties and a track from the new album by one his favourites (clue: see Episode 2!)

The Randomizer throws up a subject ripe for embarrassment and hilarity – and three TOTALLY different tracks.

Hope you enjoy the show, we certainly had a blast recording it. Get in touch let us know what you think.

Thanks as always for listening, we really appreciate it.

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Episode 14 and it’s all gone a bit heavy…

Things start off gently enough with an ex-Beatle and some nice 80’s inspired synthpop (which reminds us of a true 80’s gem), but then it takes a left turn into darker territory.

The Randomizer gives Richy a perfect opportunity to depress everyone (although he claims that his track is a ‘nice’ piece that offers a chance for a moment’s contemplation) while, in a first, Jeff decides he can’t choose a track for this show’s subject, but plays a depressing tune anyway!

And then we’re back on familiar synth-heavy ground. Jeff plays a great piece of dark-electro-industrial-lite-dance music from one of his new twitter friends in LA and Richy chooses a new track from one of post-metal’s most interesting and hardworking frontmen – one huge band, three great side projects and an unmistakeable voice – which introduces us both to a previously unknown (and stupid) genre.

Richy reports back from Jane’s Addiction gig and is reminded that he needs to get on with putting together Now That’s What I Call Jeff Vol 1, while Jeff raises the almost inevitable Kate Bush discussion and proves once again that he is the light to Richy’s dark.

We had a lot of fun recording this show, hope you enjoy it, thanks as always for listening.

Episode 14 Tracklist
Kate Bush – The Dreaming
George Harrison – What is Life?
M83 – Kim & Jessie
The Lotus Eaters – First Picture Of You
The Cure – All Cats Are Grey
The Associates – Breakfast
Army On The Dancefloor – Machine MP3
Crosses – This Is A Trick

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Episode 13 and Richy plays a track from his goth days and scores a small victory in the battle to persuade Jeff that American rock can be good.

Jeff goes for a track by South African pop royalty (now sadly deceased) and plays a great remix of a track by a new Twitter friend.

The randomiser throws up a couple of especially random choices, despite an apparently obvious subject.

Plus: a totally unknown (at least by Richy), cancelled festival woes, a callout to fellow podcasters and all-round great guys @ukpodcasters, @yapaudio(www.yapaudio.co.uk) and @sodajerker (www.sodajerker.com) and all the usual inane chit-chat you know and love,

Thankfully little post-production needed in this episode, so Richy got an early night before “leaving on a jet plane” for his holidays.

Back in two weeks!

Thanks for listening, we really appreciate it!!

Episode 13 Tracklist
Brenda Fassi
The Bolshoi – Away
Swans Way – The Soul Train
Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air
Mark Morrison – Return Of The Mack
self.same – Fragments (Robot Polymath Remix)
Anberlin – Fin

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Episode 12 and Jeff’s back from his Commonwealth jolly, fully recovered if a little OD’d on The Proclaimers.

It’s probably a fairly safe bet that Elvis, David Sylvian, A Perfect Circle and Chumbawumba have never been featured on the same show anywhere on the planet before. But such is the random nature of our little show. 🙂

This episode Richy is left unmoved by The King, but pulls out his trump card for his ‘old’ selection. The classic Randomizer is back (apologies to any devout Christians offended by Richy’s choice), and the two new tracks are both corkers.

We’re looking for volunteers to help with a new segment on the show – “Random Friends’ Top Tens” – to answer the perennial music geek question: “what 10 albums can’t you live without?” Let us know yours and we might feature you on the show.

Finally – if you’re a fan of Richy’s choices don’t forget to check out the “Now That’s What I Call Richy Vol. 1” Mix

Thanks as always for listening, we really appreciate it!!

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