SPOTCAST: November 2011

Everything's been a bit quiet on the playlist front for a few months now, so I'm happy to post that we're bringing back a monthly Spotcast. Weekly editions may have been a bit eager. Especially when real life matters get in the way of Internet land. Having recently had to move back to my parents' attic due to financial constraints (I work 50+ hours a week in central London; thanks baby-boomers, or 1%, or is it 99%?), it's been difficult to bring regular instalments. It's also oddly more difficult to discover new music when you're busy but hoping to set that straight soon as I've got 17 days holiday to take before the end of the year.

So here's your monthly dose: November's 'Spotcast' as we like to call it; a helpful blend of 'Spotify' and 'Podcast' (like 'Edutainment'). Hope it aids you through the blustery dark evenings and hopefully you find something new or at least something you enjoy in there.

NOVEMBER 2011 SPOTCAST [Will launch Spotify]

01- Crystal Castle - Year of Silence
02- Colourmusic - Feels Good to Wear
03- Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Strangers are Strange
04- This Will Destroy You - Killed The Lord, Left For The New World
05- The Meters - Lonesome and Unwanted People
06- Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band - In A Hole
07- Iran - Can I Feel What?
08- TV On The Radio - Caffeinated Consciousness
09- Washed Out - A Dedication
10- Robag Wruhme - Tulpa Ovi

SPOTCAST #11: 27th May 2011

Normal service has resumed.

SPOTCAST #12: 27th May 2011 [Will open Spotify]

01- Gang Gang Dance - Adult Goth
02- Tune-Yards - Es-so
03- Craft Spells - Party Talk
04- Real Estate - Younger Than Yesterday
05- Ducktails - Mirror Image
06- Julian Lynch - Es's
07- Mount Kimbie - William
08- Andrew Cedermark - Moon Deluxe
09- Millionaire - Aping Friends

SPOTCAST #11: 20th May 2011

So, Jonny let me loose on the weekly spotcast this week and I thought I'd make it a loud one (plus national anthem which just seemed to fit nicely).

Sorry.

Dom.

SPOTCAST #11: 20th May 2011 [Will open Spotify]

01 - swans - no words/ no thoughts
02 - salem - king night
03 - drum eyes - 13 magicians
04 - chrome hoof - circus 9000
05 - lightning bolt - mega ghost
06 - radiohead - national anthem
07 - mclusky - you should be ashamed seamus
08 - torche - mentor
09 - sleep - the druid
10 - converge - cruel bloom

SPOTCAST #10: 13th May 2011

I bet you'd all thought I'd forgotten about this week's playlist, didn't you? Well I haven't, and it's got some songs on it and all.

SPOTCAST #10: 15th May 2011 [Will open Spotify]

01- Animal Collective - For Reverend Green
02- Liars - Scarecrows On A Killer Slant
03- Aphex Twin - Fingerbib
04- Amon Tobin - Wooden Toy
05- Anika - Masters Of War
06- Nico & The Velvet Underground - I'll Be Your Mirror
07- Sian Alice Group - Way Down To Heaven
08- Blonde Redhead - Penny Sparkle
09- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Looking Forward

Thanks-I-love-you-bye!

SPOTCAST #9: 7th May 2011

Morning all - here's this week's playlist for you. Being delivered on a Saturday no less; what is the world coming to?

SPOTCAST #9: 07th May 2011 [Will open Spotify]

01- Oh No - Soul Of Ethiopia
02- Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
03- J Dilla - Jungle Love feat. MED & Guilty Simpson
04- Gonjasufi - Advice
05- Flying Lotus - Sangria Spin Cycles
06- Death From Above 1979 - Black History Month
07- Them Crooked Vultures - Scumbag Blues
08- Field Music - Them That Do Nothing
09- Soft Moon - Circles
10- The Young Knives - Weekends and Bleak Days
11- Art Brut - Good Weekend

SPOTCAST #8: 22nd April 2011

I'm on holiday from work now for 11 whole days. That's the most time I've had off since being a lazy smelly student. Rather fortuitously this has synchronised itself with some glorious weather and a road trip to the countryside. Looking down the playlist, it seems I've subconsciously taken a rather seasonal turn with songs like "Heaven's On Fire", "With Our Backs To The City" by bands such as "Suuns" and "The Byrds". With that in mind here's some sunny songs for your Good Friday.

01- The Appleseed Cast - As The Little Things Go
02- Girls - Laura
03- The Radio Dept. - Heaven's On Fire
04- Belong - Make Me Return
05- Epic45 - With Our Backs To The City
06- Harlem - Scare You
07- Venus Infers - Goodbye Horses
08- Suuns - Pie IX
09- The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!


SPOTCAST #8: 22nd April 2011 [Will open Spotify]

SPOTCAST #7: 15th April 2011

Weekly playlist time. You lucky, lucky people. Don't forget that you can subscribe to this one single Spotify playlist which is updated every week.

01- The Yardbirds - For Your Love
02- The Chap, Zilla - President At Last - Zilla's Premier Remix
03- Tinariwen - Chet Boghassa
04- Swans - My Birth
05- Grinderman - Heathen Child
06- The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Belong
07- Broken Social Scene - All To All
08- Dirty Projectors - Stillness Is The Move
09- The Strange Boys - Be Brave
10- Cloud Nothings - Should Have

SPOTCAST #7: 15th April 2011 [Will open Spotify]

SPOTCAST #6: 8th April 2011

Been a bit light on the posting front recently because I'm mega super busy. However the weekly playlist takes right of way. Besides, who else can pull off a mixtape that starts with 'Steal My Sunshine' and ends with Vessels? No-one. That's who.

01- Len - Steal My Sunshine
02- Local Natives - Airplanes
03- The Leisure Society - Save It For Someone Who Cares
04- Baths - Nightly, Daily
05- Crystal Castles - Baptism
06- Mit - Pudong
07- Ratatat - Bird-Priest
08- Twin Shadow - Shooting Holes
09- Eels - This Is Where It Gets Good
10- Vessels - Meatman, Piano Tuner, Prostitute

SPOTCAST #6: 8th April 2011 [Will open Spotify app]

SPOTCAST #5: 1st April 2011

This week's playlist is 100% power ballads. April fools.

01- Baths - The Nothing
02- Panda Bear - Slow Motion
03- Tempa - Fallback
04- The Beta Band - Dry The Rain
05- Love - Maybe The People Would Be The Time Or Between Clark And Hilldale
06- The Zombies - Beechwood Park
07- Son Of Dave - Low Rider
08- Atlas Sound - Walkabout (w. Noah Lennox)
09- The Fresh & Onlys - Waterfall
10- Fabio Scalabroni - Spherical Harmonics

SPOTCAST #5: 1st April 2011 [Will open Spotify]

SPOTCAST #SPECIAL: End Of The Road 2011

If you've been paying attention, you'll be aware that I'm going to End Of The Road festival this Summer and mightily looking forward to it. A week ago, the final headliner slot was announced and - despite my best efforts - I couldn't pluck that one from the stars in my soothsayer post just a few days earlier. The magnificent Joanna Newsom will be the one to join Beirut and Mogwai as the final headliner.

Last year, I compiled a Spotify playlist of all the albums from all the acts and it certainly helped me get familiar with some of the lesser known names. In a slight deviation from our regular Friday mixtape, I've done the same for this year's confirmed bands. I will continue to add artists' discographies as they are announced in the run up to September. All you have to do is subscribe, hit shuffle and acquaint yourself with your next favourite summer sound.

Normal Spotcast service will resume next week.

END OF THE ROAD 2011 - SPOTIFY PLAYLIST [Will open Spotify application]

SPOTCAST #3: 18th March 2011

This week has been a long one but it's playlist time again. The music don't wait for no one. This one's for you Mr. nuclear reactor dowser:

01- Rufus Wainwright - Who Are You New York?
02- Yuck - Get Away
03- Little Dragon - Feather
04- Left With Pictures - Say
05- General Elektriks - Raid The Radio
06- Jonquil - Parasol
07- Johnny Hallyday - Hey Joe
08- She Keeps Bees - Wear Red
09- Maps & Atlases - You And Me And The Mountain
10- Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate

SPOTCAST #3: 18th March 2011 [Will open Spotify app.]

SPOTCAST #2: 11th March 2011

It's t-minus-1 from the weekend and that can only mean you're just about ready for another sip of Spotify. Here's this week's playlist:

01- Country Teasers - Spiderman In the Flesh
02- Ruby Suns - Kenya Dig It?
03- Wild Beasts - All The King's Men
04- Warpaint - Warpaint
05- Ohbijou - Black Ice
06- The Besnard Lakes - Albatross
07- A Place To Bury Strangers - Keep Slipping Away
08- Pixies - River Euphrates
09- O'Death - Down To Rest
10- Darkstar - Aidys Girl Is A Computer

SPOTCAST #2: 11TH MARCH 2011 [Will open Spotify application]

SPOTCAST #1: 4th March 2011

Every week, we'll be bringing you the best of what we've been listening to over the past seven days in a handy 'Spotcast'. 'A what?' I hear you cry. Well it's a mixture between a podcast and a playlist delivered via the medium of Spotify. Thus 'Spotcast'.

You can follow this playlist easily by subscribing to it in Spotify. This will then automatically update every Friday with a new dose of tunes for your weekend. We'll be archiving each playlist once it's out-dated so you can revisit them once they've been retired from the master playlist.

SPOTCAST #1: 4TH MARCH 2011 [Will open Spotify application]