Showing posts with label Active Listener Radio Episodes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Active Listener Radio Episodes. Show all posts

2 Sept 2014

Guest Mix: Fading Yellow's Jörgen Johansson


Today's guest mix comes from the man behind the long running, and much loved series of psychedelic pop compilations which bear the name "Fading Yellow".
Jörgen Johansson is the man, and as this mix evidences, his tastes are esoteric.

"I started making mix tapes for my friends in the late seventies and from then onwards, sending and receiving them was important in forming my taste in music. 
Making mix CDs from the nineties up until now has been convenient but the cassette ones will always be dear to me.
I started my business "Tracks on Wax" in 1982 selling rare 45s including US garage/psych and UK freakbeat/psych. Between 1984 and 1988 I ran a label (also called "Tracks on Wax"), releasing Swedish bands such as The Creeps, Watermelon Men and Problem.
1993 saw the release of the first "Diggin´ For Gold" LP compilation featuring obscure and great sixties beat from all over the world. Record Collector "borrowed" the name "Diggin´ For Gold" for one of their regular features - know this for a fact.
In 1995 I released the first "Fading Yellow" compilation in an edition of 330 copies - LP only, with the first redux CD coming out in 2002.
Volume 16 is out later this year, both on vinyl and CD.
By the way, the 2002 CD was released 2012 as a 10 year anniversary edition Double LP with gatefold sleeve.
The songs I've included in the mix have been with me over the years and I return to them often I hope that you, the listener, will enjoy this selection"

1.Stargazer by Shelagh McDonald
2.Lydia Purple by The Collectors
3.Never ending by Ian Matthews
4.Baltimore Oriole by The Cryan' Shames
5.Summer Day Reflection Song by Donovan
6.Lady Orange Peel by The Attack
7.All Your Sisters by Mazzy Star
8.Floatin´ by George Bean
9.Skipping Through the Night by NGC 4594
10.Organ Grinder by Mark Almond
11.Don´t Take the Night Away by Billy Elder
12.Oh How she Changed by The Strawbs
13.What a Way to Go by The Appletree Theatre
14.The French Girl by The Daily Flash
15.Aunt Violet´s Knee by Kensington Market
16.The Sun by The Pretty Things
17.Some Good Advice by Bill Fay
18.Michael Angelo by The 23rd Turnoff
19.Tomorrow by Southwest F.O.B.
20.My Woman by Alexander Rabbit

You can stream Jörgen's mix here:


19 Aug 2014

Sunstone Records / Simon Norfolk Guest Mix


We've got a guest mix today from Simon Norfolk - noted Shindig! scribe and one of the gentlemen behind the fabulous Sunstone Records label. 

"It is with great pleasure that I present this selection of tracks for the Active Listener. As with most things I do these days it's late and been on my 'to do' list for too long ...I tried to do a series of tracks that would have an almost 'all back to mine' feel - a post night out listen or the kind of thing I would put onto my iPod for some deep listening. Of course if I were to do this again now the entire thing would be totally different. For now enjoy the tunes - Opal , Michael Head and Shack and the Clientele have been constants since I first chanced upon them many years ago, the Gabor Szabo was rescued from a Barcelona flea market, Grand Union has yet to be committed to vinyl which is a travesty. I dedicate this mix to my pals at Sunstone Records and the people we have had / are having the great pleasure of working with, and to Paul Hillery whose Folk Funk and Trippy Troubadours mixes are a constant source of inspiration, and to anyone who has supported our label which means the world to us - thank you!"

Chuck and Mary Perrin – Commencement 
Dando Shaft – Rain 
Gabor Szabo -Galatea’s Guitar 
Grand Union – Morning Brings the Light 
Davy Graham – Fakir 
Caetano Veloso – Shoot Me Dead 
Neil MacArthur – Hung Upside Down 
The Clientele – No Dreams Last Night 
Snowgoose – Shifting Sands 
Shack – Daniella 
Opal – Harriet Brown 
Trees Community – Raga [excerpt] 
Vanilla Fudge – Where is My Mind 
Terje Rypdal – Dead Man’s Tale 
Rotary Connection – Tales of Brave Ulysses 
Them – Walking in the Queen’s Garden 
The Soundcarriers – The Outsider 
Slapp Happy – Blue Flower 
Alexis Korner -Saturday Sun 
Vashti Bunyan – Hebridean Sun 
Trees Community – Raga [to fade]

Stream it here:
 

19 Feb 2013

Maston Guest Mix - Active Listener Radio


You've all picked up a copy of Maston's Trouble in Mind debut "Shadows" by now presumably? ( if not - head here NOW!)
Of course you want more.
Well I haven't got any more for you, buuuuuut Maston mastermind Frank Maston has been kind enough to put together this nifty playlist for us, highlighting some influences on "Shadows" and some stuff that he just loves. Anyone who's heard "Shadows" has had a ball playing spot the influence, now it's time to see if we were right!
Stream it below:



27 Jan 2013

The Return of Active Listener Radio


Because you demanded it! (or because I had a bit of spare time), it's the return of Active Listener Radio!
Not quite sure why it's taken me so long to put together a new mix, but here it is - hope you think it was worth the wait!
Featuring Bill Cosby (sorry),  The No-Men, Hi Fiction Science, The Luck of Eden Hall, The See See, The Market Squares, John's Children, The Sunchymes, Cranium Pie, Dog Age and Baptism of Uzi.
Lots of covers on this one.
Stream it here:


27 Nov 2012

Wyrd Radio


This week's episode of Active Listener Radio is something a little different, very English and very weird.
Those of a nostalgic bent should hopefully enjoy this.


Tightrope - Theme
12 Gates of the City - Ginger Baker & The Airforce               
Julia Dream - Pink Floyd                   
Autumn Theatricals - Moon Wiring Club           
Evacuation - Mike Oldfield       
Children Of The Stones - Theme               
The Cornubia - BEAK>
The Seventh Seal - Scott Walker           
Willow's Song - Doves       
Environmental Studies - Delia Derbyshire       
Turn Into Earth - Al Stewart   
Number 33 - Jan & Lorraine       
I See You - The Pretty Things       
Tam Lin - Fairport Convention       
O Death Melmoth The Wanderer Mix - Sproatly Smith               
Sky - Theme
Wicked Annabella - The Kinks       
Wenceslas Square - John Cameron               
Spine Of A Wave - Emily Portman       
Hammer House of Horror - Theme               
Highgate Cemetary - Roy Harper                   
The Astronauts - Peter Howell       

11 Nov 2012

Melmoth The Wanderer's Psychedelic Space Dust Mix


Melmoth The Wanderer has put together this very trippy psychedelic mix, using tracks exclusively  from the November Active Listener Psychedelic Sampler.
But if you think that you've heard these tracks all before, then think again - they've been put through the wringer thoroughly and emerged on the other side in strange and unfamiliar surroundings.

Stream here :


And the original sampler is still available here :http://theactivelistener.bandcamp.com/album/the-active-listener-psychedelic-sampler-11-12

And don't forget to check out Melmoth's other creations here : http://www.mixcloud.com/Melmoth_The_Wanderer/

9 Nov 2012

The Active Listener Psychedelic Hour

Sorry for the lack of activity for the last few days - it's getting into busy season here over the next few months. Here's an hour long psych mix of old classics and a few newbies thrown in for your streaming pleasure, that I put together a few days back - enjoy!

Can Your Heart Stand By Buddy & The Huddle
Easy Ryder By Ty Segall & White Fence
I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time By The Third Bardo
I'm Leaving Home By Kathy McCord
Enigmatic Insomniac Machine By Principal Edwards Magic Theatre
Silver Runner By Leisure Birds
My House By Michael Yonkers Band
Fuzz's Fourth Dream By Fuzz
Generator By Gap Dream
Frond By Pond
Mind Flowers By The Ultimate Spinach
The Lemonaide Kid By Kak

4 Nov 2012

21st Century Psychedelia - A Mix by Kontiki Suite


To tie in with our best psychedelic albums of the 21st Century poll (results here) we have a very special guest mix put together by The Cotton Controller, resident DJ and sound wizard for the wonderful Kontiki Suite ( visit them here : http://kontikisuite.bandcamp.com/ ).

It's an epic 2 and a half hour journey which includes the following tracks :

All Night Radio - All Night Radio
Sand Pebbles - Charmed
Yeti Lane - Analog Wheel
War On Drugs - Come To The City
Circulatory System - Round
Circulatory System - Round Again
The Sufis - Light Tunnel
Circulatory System - The Breathing Universe
Nobody - Wake Up & Smell The Millennium
Caribou - Sandy
The Sufis - Sri Sai Flora
Nobody - Interlude 3
Dungen - Fredag
Dog Age - Hi There
Tame Impala - Keep On Lying
The Sufis - In The Ashram
Wooden Shjips - We Ask You To Ride
The Go - Down A Spiral
{{{Sunset}}} - Here Comes The Clock
The Time & Space Machine - The Time Is
The Soft Hearted Scientists - Rockford's Return
Beachwood Sparks - Once We Were Trees
Wilco - Black Bull Nova
Peaking Lights - Amazing & Wonderful
Broadcast - Before We Begin
Koushik - Outerlude
The Paperhead - Do You Ever Think Of Me?
I Was A King - Kontrari
Sic Alps - Bric Jaz (Reprise)
Allah-Las - Busman Holiday
White Fence - Be Right Too
Darker My Love - Backseat
Unbunny - Entrance
Malachai - Meeches Theme
The Sadies - Translucent Sparrow
Big City - Five Elks
The Warlocks - Shake The Dope Out
The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream
The Amorphous Androgynous - In Fear of the Electromagnetic Machine (Part 4)
Super Furry Animals - Atomik Lust
All Night Radio - Anchovya Suite
El Goodo - Feel So Fine
My Drug Hell - Garden Party
RockFour - Oranges
Lilys - Untitled Interlude/Peerless [cottoncontroller edit]
Kontiki Suite - Magic Carpet Ride/The World Is Small [cottoncontroller edit]

31 Oct 2012

The Hypnotic Eye Select The Very Best Psych, Garage & Beat 45s For Your Listening Pleasure


London garage psychers The Hypnotic Eye's star is continuing to rise with the release of their second single "Satisfaction".
Hypnotic Eye guitarist Lindsay Murray, along with his girlfriend the fabulous Sarah Hughes have put together this delectable mix of their favorite garage, psych and beat 45's for you lucky people.


Mr. Carpenter - The Fox
We Can Take It - The Smoke
Atmospheres - Wimple Winch
Optical Sound - The Human Expression
Life On Venus - The Tornados
March Of The Flower Children - The Seeds
Evil Eye - The Burning Bush
Psychotic Reaction - Positively Thirteen O'Clock
It's Cold Outside - The Choir
The Letter - The Box-Tops
Hey Joe - The Leaves
Blue Girl - The Bad Roads
Frustration - The Painted Ship
Facts Of Life - The Xtreems
Stop, Stop, Stop - The Hollies
Hippie, Hippie, Hourrah - Jacques Dutronc
Apples and Oranges - The Pink Floyd
Disturbance - The Move
Love At Psychedelic Velocity - The Human Expression
No Return - The Third Rail
Hang Up - The Wailers
Any More Than I Do - The Attack
Don't Shoot Me Down - The Brogues
Hurricane Fighter Plane - Red Crayola
Locomotion with Me - The Tornados
Sugar, Sugar - The Archies
Satisfaction - The Hypnotic Eye
Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones

30 Oct 2012

Stream or Download The Active Listener Halloween Mix

With Halloween just around the corner, I wouldn't be doing my job properly if I didn't put together a Halloween mix for you.

Mr Collins from Stone Tape Recordings beat me to the punch with a few tracks I was intending to use with his mix posted a few days back, causing me to dig a bit deeper, but I think the effort was worth it.

A mixture of classics and obscurities - progressive rock, soundtrack pieces, psychedelia and more.



Johann Sebastian Bunsen Burner By WJLP          
Ghost at the Piano By Fabio Frizzi                          
Come To The Sabbat By Black Widow  
Black Candles By Umberto      
Passaggi Nel Tempo By Calibro 35
The Dead Will Walk The Earth By Anima Morte                      
The Witch (Made to Measure) By Clinic      
Laurie's Theme By John Carpenter & Allan Howarth
Esor Yram By The Hare And The Moon      
Transmission Four - Crooked Hill (Edit) By Pye Corner Audio
Funeral In Carpathia By James Bernard      
Do You Believe In Evil?                  
Chylde Of Fire By Witchcraft      
Suspiria (Celesta And Bells) By Goblin          
Strange Sleep By Les Baxter      
The Executioner    By My Solid Ground                  
They're Coming To Get You Barbara                  
Phantasm (Main Title) By The Owl Service
Mondsucht (Edit) By Vintage Cucumber                          
Woman Of The Devil By Warhorse          
Vendetta By Fantômas      
Hotel Lament By Fabio Frizzi                      
Terror (Edit) By Oscillotron      
Ritual Knife By Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats      

Download link : mediafire

19 Oct 2012

Active Listener Radio

A new Active Listener Radio Show is up now.

A much more upbeat installment than the last few chillout mixes.

Featuring The Growing Concern, Delaney Davidson, The Edgar Broughton Band, Rodriguez, Melody's Echo Chamber, So So Modern, Stealing Sheep, Ford Theatre, Dudley Simpson, October Country, Manassas, Temples, Kontiki Suite, Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Maston, Sir Psych, Real Estate and The Coffee Sergeants.

Enjoy it!

Stream it below :

16 Oct 2012

Another Active Listener Chillout Mix to Stream or Download


I had a hankering to put together another chillout mix after last week's effort so here goes - a short, sharp and hopefully sweet mix for you all.

Features :
The Association - Barefoot Gentleman
Isobel Campbell - Willow's Song
McDonald & Giles - Birdman Part 1 (Edit )
The Doors - Riders on the Storm ( Edit )
Charlotte Gainsbourg - In The End
Elliott Smith - Figure 8
Tim Buckley - Song To The Siren
Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky ( Early Gregorian Acetate Version )
Roy Harper - Me & My Woman ( Edit )
J.K & Co - Fly
Beaulieu Porch - Tiny Goddess
Erland & The Carnival - Disturbed This Morning
McDonald & Giles - Birdman Part 2

Download here.

Or stream it below :

15 Sept 2012

Active Listener Radio

Tame Impala
This weeks episode of Active Listener Radio features : a special composite mix of The Beatles "Sour Milk Sea", a track from the upcoming Tame Impala album, The Pillbugs, Nick Nicely, The Frowning Clouds, The Growing Concern, White Fence, Michael Yonkers, Flower Travellin' Band, Jack Ellister, The Solar System, Thomas McConnell, Stealing Sheep, The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey, 8x8 and Toy.

Check it out here :

7 Sept 2012

Active Listener Radio - Folk Police Active Listening Exercise.

You'll notice that this is another episode of Active Listener radio with a guest mix. After the song and dance I made of manning up to my responsibilities for last week's show, you may have expected that I had finished shirking my responsibilities and that this week would feature another mix from myself. Well, that was the intention, but when I've got such fine friends as Nigel Spencer from Folk Police Recordings sending through such superlative mixes as the one you're about to listen to here, it'd be plain un-neighbourly to not use them. More from me next week, but until then please complete this Folk Police Active Listening Exercise.

Playlist:
Kraftwerk – Tongebirge (Ralf und Florian)
Robert Wyatt – I’m a Believer (Solar Flares Burn For You)
The Holy Mackerel – Wild Flowers (The Holy Mackerel)
The Artichoke House – 23 National Corner (When the Carnival’s Over)
Michael Chapman – Postcards of Scarborough (Fully Qualified Survivor)
The Bevis Frond – Portobello Man (Valedictory Songs)
Kevin Coyne – House on the Hill (Majory Razorblade)
The Black Flowers – Polly On The Shore (I Grew From a Statue to a Stone)
Alan Stivell – Brezhoneg Raok (Chemins de Terre)
Duane & Greg Allman – Morning Dew (Delta Swamp Rock compilation)
Green Man – Salisbury Plain (What Ails Thee?)
Meg Baird – Willie o’ Winsbury (Dear Companion)
COB – Scranky Black Farmer (Spirit of Love)
Bob Pegg – The Headrow Song (Keeper of the Fire)
Fosdyk Well – Slumber (Slumber and Stark Lots)
John Pantry – Red Chalk Hill (The Upside Down World of John Pantry)
The Glitterhouse – Tinkerbell’s Mind (Colour Blind)

1 Sept 2012

Active Listener Radio

I've passed the buck too often lately, so here's the first episode of Active Listener Radio for quite some time to feature songs selected by yours truly. Hope you enjoy it!

1. Celestial Ghost By Nicklas Barker from the album "El Ultimo Fin De Semana"
2. From The Morning By Beautify Junkyards from the "From the Morning / Fuga No. 2" 7" 
3. A Garland of Song ( Garland Sessions Version ) By The Owl Service from the album "The Garland Sessions"
4. Learning Owl Reappears By The Advisory Circle from the album "As The Crow Flies"
5. Wind in the Wires By Peter Howell & The BBC Radiophonic Workshop from the album  "Through a Glass Darkly"
6. Lord By Dog Age from the album "On The Garish Isles"
7. Exploding in Your Mind By Sun Dial from the album "Other Way Out"
8. In Another Land By The Smoking Trees from the E.P "Changes in Perception"
9. Where Will You Go By Jacco Gardner from the "Where Will You Go" 7"
10. Easy Ride By Relatively Clean Rivers from the album "Relatively Clean Rivers"
11. Blood On Your Hands By Buffalo Killers from the album "Dig. Sow. Love. Grow."
12. I Lived Tomorrow Yesterday By Faine Jade from the album "Introspection: a Faine Jade Recital"
13. Lady Blood By Apache Dropout from the album "Bubblegum Graveyard"
14. Operation Interstellar by WJLP from the album "Petomaniac" 
 

25 Aug 2012

Active Listener Radio

We've got another guest mix this week, with a fantastic mix put together by Micky Linick - lots of great new stuff and a few classic oldies too.

01 | The Moons – Fables Of History
02 | The Hypnotic Eye – Searching
03 | Alfa 9 – Into The Light
04 | Allah-Las – Don’t You Forget It
05 | Dead Coast – Kalamaro Dream
06 | The Undergrade – You Don’t
07 | Pepe Deluxe – Pussy Cat Rock
08 | Dr. John – Revolution
09 | Mashmakhan – As The Years Go By
10 | Christopher Wright – Emilia Rose
11 | The Love Exchange – Ballad Of A Sad Man
12 | The Spike Drivers – Got The Goods On You
13 | The Growing Concern – Mister You’re A Better Man Than I
14 | Strangers Family Band – Beware The Autumn People
15 | Ian Skelly – I See You
16 | Morcedai Smyth – Don’t Cross Colin
17 | Andy Pickering – This Time It's Forever
18 | The Skywalkers – Lord Can You Hear Us
19 | MiRi May – You Are My Angel
20 | The Merrylees – (Farewell) Dry Land
21 | The Mixups – Where You Belong
22 | The Like – Don’t Make A Sound
23 | Jacco Gardner – Summer’s Game
24 | The Mojo Men – What Kind Of Man

30 Jun 2012

The Active Listener Is Temporarily Off The Air

That's right folks, it's holiday / vacation time for the Active Listener - normal transmission will resume shortly.

I'll be back in August. Up until then it's unlikely that I'll even check my e-mails, facebook or twitter so please don't be offended if you don't hear back from me right away. While I'm away, keep the Desert Island Discs, Out of the Crates, promo downloads and interview requests coming in. I'll be sure to get back to each and everyone of you when I get back.
If you have physical promo to send while I'm away please send it to
Nathan Ford
C/O - Flat 6/41 Atawhai Drive
Nelson 7010
New Zealand
instead of the normal address. I am more likely to review material supplied on vinyl than on mp3 or CD.
And remember my intention here is to point people towards great music that I like, so if your music isn't my sort of thing I'll just not review it rather than give it a negative review. I'd rather focus on music that I really love than bag music which I'm not into that others might be. So if you send something through which doesn't get reviewed, chin up. I'm just one guy with weird tastes.

In the meantime here's the latest episode of Active Listener Radio to keep you out of trouble.

Features the music of The Magnetic Mind, Temporal Love, Sisters of your Sunshine Vapor, Dean Allen Foyd, The Spyrals, Paul Messis and Jessica Winter, The Allah-las, Spider 72, Sendelica and Pepe Deluxe.


23 Jun 2012

Active Listener Radio - The Rowan Amber Mill Guest Mix

It's time for another installment of Active Listener Radio and once again I'm passing the buck. Stephen from the Rowan Amber Mill has put together tonight's show and a lovely thing it is.



1. The Bony King Of Nowhere by Sandra Kerr & John Faulkner from The Bagpuss Soundtrack.
2. Modern Parlance by Candidate from Nuada.
3. Caroline by Espers from III.
4. Tiffany Glass by Orriel Smith from Fuzzy Felt Folk.
5. Shepherds Plaid by Bait from Bait (re-released on Paradise Circus by The Lilac Time).
6. Magpie Suite pt 3 by Fern Knight from Fern Knight.
7. My Body Is Made Of Sunlight by Circulus from The Lick On The Tip Of An Envelope Yet To Be Sent.
8. The Changes (Suite) by Paddy Kingsland from BBC Radiophonic Workshop A Retrospective.
9. Pipkin by Pamela Wyn Shannon from Courting Autumn.
10. Parliament Hill Fields By Stephen Duffy And The Lilac Time from Runout Groove.
11. Merry-Go-Round by Peter Howell from Radiophonic Workshop A Retrospective.
12. Jenny Again by Tunng from Comments Of The Inner Chorus.
13. Palaces Of Gold by Martin Carthy from Martin Carthy Box Set.
14. Turpin Hero by The Owl Service from A Garland Of Song.
15. Here’s The Tender Coming by The Unthanks from Here’s The Tender Coming.
16. Untitled Cue No.2 from Session Two by The Vernon Elliott Ensemble from Pogles Wood Soundtrack.

18 Jun 2012

Active Listener Radio - The Hare & The Moon Guest Mix

We've got another guest mix for this week's cloudcast. Grey Malkin from the Hare & The Moon has done the honours this time, and he's put together an excellent mix of acid folk, folk rock, folk horror and more....

Features music by Dudley Simpson, Sol Invictus, Steeleye Span, Caedmon, Lubos Fiser, Coil, Nico, Human Greed, The Pentangle, The Swans and Marc Wilkinson.