A heady and diverse blend of Psych/Garage/Pop/Hybrid Jazz and Folk for your listening pleasure.
A diverse blend of tracks feat. the likes of Richard Swift, Bill Wells, Love, Compulsive Gamblers, Nick Drake, Eddie Hinton and The Sonics among others…
View moreAn hour of Folk/Country Rock/Western Swing/Bluegrass sounds feat. classic and contemporary pieces
An hour of Folk/Country Rock/Western Swing/Bluegrass sounds with tracks from the likes of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Gene Clark, Flying Burrito Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Fleet Foxes and Bonnie Prince Billy among others… Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/J_Casey_
View moreA mish-mash of styles/cultures feat. Tim Buckley, Carl Orff, Vampire Weekend, Africa 100, The Stones
A nice mish mash of styles/cultures with pieces from Tim Buckley, Carl Orff, Vampire Weekend, Lourdes Van Dunem, a couple of classic early The Rolling Stones and some examples of Kora player Toumani Diabate’s art.
View moreAn hour of varied and diverse tracks featuring Roots/Reggae/80s Pop/Ambient/Film –
A celebration of peerless Jamaican Rhythm section/Production duo Sly Dunbar and Robert Shakespeare AKA ”Sly & Robbie” – they feature on some of my favorite reggae/roots albums, expect to hear tracks from Gregory Isaacs, The Mighty Diamonds, Culture and a couple of excellent Grace Jones tracks from the early 80s. The second half will be…
View moreAn hour packed with New Orleans Funk/Motown/Atlantic/Deep Soul and a tip of the hat to The Delfonics
An hour packed with Funk & Soul music – the first half will start with some classic New Orleans Funk giving way to tracks from the Motown/Atlantic labels followed by some strong Southern Soul from ladies such as Betty Wright, Bettye LaVette, Gwen McCrae, The Emotions, The Jewels and a few great pieces feat. The…
View moreAn hour of music feat. Sonic Youth, Daniel Johnston, Television, Brainiac, Vincent Gallo, Clinic….
An hour of loud guitars with some quieter tracks for a bit of contrast. You can expect to hear tracks from the likes of Sonic Youth, Jonathan Fireater, Daniel Johnston, The Wedding Present, The Clean and Television among others…
View moreAn Hour of Rock n’ Roll and R&B classics from the lates 50s and early 60s with a lot of rare gems…
A quality hour of Rock n’ Roll and R&B classics from the late 50s/early 60s feat. Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Clyde McPhatter, Wilbert Harrison and lots of lost classics.
View moreFeat. A nice blend of styles ranging from Synthy Disco, Hip-Hop, Ambient, Jazz and Doo Wop and more
The first half begins a remarkable piece of Disco/Funk fusion from Brazilian three piece Azymuth, then some Hip-hop from the likes of Public Enemy, J Dilla, Madvillain, and Biggie. In the second half there’s some great Jazz from people like Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Rollins and Lester Young along with some Doo-wop and more besides…
View moreFeat. several Deep Soul classics, some of my favorite Gospel tracks and the late, great John Fahey
A continuation of a recent trend on the show, concentrating on Soul in particular with many Deep/Southern Soul tracks contrasting nicely with more commercial sounds. I also play a selection of my favorite Gospel tracks, strictly adhering to that grainy mid-late 50s heyday of Gospel recordings. And finally a look at the late John Fahey,…
View moreFeat. Hamilton Leithauser, Thee Oh Sees, Mazzy Star with some great Kenyan/Afrobeat/Jazz pieces…
The Hour kicks off with Hamilton Leithauser’s first solo single, I obviously had to play something by The Walkmen too, also tracks from Lorelle meets the Obsolete, The Oh Sees, Mazzy Star and some choice tracks from a great compilation I got recently called ‘Kenya Special: Selected recordings from the 70s & 80s’ along with…
View moreFeat. Various Soul tracks for the first half then some cuts from The War on Drugs in the second.
Following on from a recent soul music special I’m going to play another slew of soul tracks in the first half that I couldn’t fit into the last show. The second half will be decidedly different in tone with a few tracks from The War on Drugs, some Springsteen, Guided By Voices, Wico and a…
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