The BBC Radiophonic Workshop turned 50 this year, and I pay tribute to the amazing work of this innovative electronic and electroacoustic music studio that created the music and sound effects for such radio and TV shows as Dr Who, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The Changes, Blake’s 7, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Quatermass and the Pit, Goon Show, Planet Earth and various BBC for Schools programmes and idents - along the way helping to develop many early electronic music techniques, and promoting electronic music in the UK and abroad.

Happy Birthday Radiophonic Workshop! (63Mb, 94mins)

Tracklist:

• John Baker - Woman’s Hour (reading your letters)
• Delia Derbyshire - Happy Birthday
• Ray Cathode - Waltz In Orbit
• Brian Hodgson - Tardis
• Delia Derbyshire - Doctor Who
• John Baker - Festival Time
• David Cain - Radio Sheffield
• Delia Derbyshire - Door to Door
• Maddelena Fagandini - The Chem Lab Mystery
• John Baker - Time and Tune
• John Baker - New Worlds
• John Baker - John Baker Interview - Radio Nottingham
• John Baker - Dial M For Murder
• John Baker - The Chase
• Delia Derbyshire - Mattachin
• John Baker - Factors
• Delia Derbyshire - Environmental Studies
• John Baker - Scene (Never Never)
• Delia Derbyshire & Brian Hodgson - Lure Of The Space Goddess
• John Baker - Structures
• Glynis Johns - Veils and Mirrors
• John Baker - 20th Century Focus
• Glynis Jones - Schlum Rooli
• Dick Mills - Dandelion Countdown (Pictures in Your Mind)
• Paddy Kingsland - Scene & Heard
• Paddy Kingsland - Colour Radio
• Paddy Kingsland - The Changes (Suite)
• John Baker - Brio
• John Baker - Barnacle Bill
• Malcolm Clarke - Bath Time
• Paddy Kingsland - Brighton Pier
• Dick Mills - Seascape
• Peter Howell and Dick Mills - Fancy Fish (”Aquarium”)
• Paddy Kingsland- The Whale
• Malcolm Clarke - The Milonga
• Peter Howell - Greenwich Chorus
• Tomorrow’s World
• Jonathan Gibbs - Computer in the Real World
• Elizabeth Parker - Planet Earth (Scenes from “The Living Planet”)
• John Baker - The Invasion - Muzak II (from “Time in Advance”)
• Elizabeth Parker - The Lost Gardens of Heligan
• John Baker - Spin Off

Whew what HASN’T happened since the last show? New US President -and he’s black. New back pains and colds for Tim - and he’s ill. Yes we can, and No to H8, but not during happy hour or eating your Credit Crunch cereal (you know the one that turns the milk red). A new hope, Episode III, ‘I have a good feeling about this’, but first where’s my money?

This is a dance we do down Johannesburg way (93Mb, 111mins)

Tracklist:

• Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata
• Fosforo - Cumbia De Obama
• San Francisco Mime Troupe - Because you’re Stupid
• Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo 73
• Nan Vasconcelos - Brasil (Luciano Re-Edit)
• Nina Simone - Sinnerman (Felix Remix)
• Fifth Dimension - Let The Sunshine (Solly Bmore Edit)
• Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Solly Remix)
• AC Slater - Poison
• ZZT - Lower State Of Consciousness (Justice remix)
• AC Slater - Jack Got Jacked (Jack Beats Remix)
• DJ Donna Summer - Hoovermore
• Faex - What Poetry
• Ground Shelter (fear)
• The Chambers Brothers - Funky
• Mercury Rev - Senses On Fire (Fujiya & Miyagi Remix)
• Chase & Status - Against All Odds (Ft Kano)
• Chase & Status - Take Me Away
• London Elektricity - This Dark Matter
• Chase & Status - Is It Worth It
• London Elektricity - Outnumbered
• Eric B. and Rakim - Don’t Sweat The Technique
• The Moog Synthesizer with The Camarata Contemporary Chamber Orchestra - Sports et Divertissements - Le Flirt
• Tom Wilson - Lesbian_Seagull
• Gnarls Barkley - Who’s Gonna Save My Soul (Demo Version)
• Rah Band - Is anybody there
• Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs (Rough & Outtakes)

From bangin’ Indian Bhangra to Brazilian Baile Funk, crazy champeta from Columbia to Puerto Rico reggaeton, to Japanese hiphop and Arabian rap, we’ve got it all in the final part of our international journey through hiphop.

And not once did I mention Rigodon or Willy Fog! I’m proud of myself.

Hey now the story must go on ‘cause a lot of time has gone we must be ready to go away (67Mb, 93Mins)

Tracklisting:

• Da Arab MC’s - Born Here (Hebrew vers) (Palestine)
• Ramallah Underground - Tales From The Frontline (feat. Paracat) (Palestine)
• Invincible - People Not Places (Feat. Abeer) (Israel/Palestine)
• Amarjit Dhanda - Bhulgi (Punjab, India?)
• Baba Sehgal - Welcome To Mumbai (Bhangra Mix) (India)
• Shamur - The Power of Bhangra (Snap vs Motivo) (Italy/India)
• Jassi Sohal - Phullan Wangu (Punjab, India)
• Lorna - Papi chulo… te traigo el mmm (Panama)
• Daddy Yankee - Metele con candela (Puerto Rico)
• Julio Voltio - Mambo (Puerto Rico)
• Residente Calle 13 (featuring Orishas)- Pa’l Norte (Puerto Rico/Cuba)
• Orishas - 537 Cuba (Cuba)
• Doble V - Vicos y Virtudes (Spain)
• Racionais MCs - Negro drama (Brazil)
• Dennis Dj - Vasco 2000 (Brazil)
• De Falla - Popozuda Rock’n'Roll (Brazil)
• Bonde de role - melo do vitiligo (Brazil)
• Vanessinha Picatchu - Pega Pega (Brazil)
• El Aguita De Coco (Columbia)
• El Agua (Columbia)
• Denki Groove with Scha dara parr - Numbers (Japan)
• Illmatic Buddha MC’s - Top of Tokyo (Japan)
• Rhymester - Dnanm` (Japan)
• Magic System - T’endors Pas Feat Youssoufa (Ivory Coast)

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Hiphop is over 30 years old and has become an international phenomenon, in surprising ways from Maasai rappers to Austrian accordion anarchists, from kuduro to kwaito, from east-end grime to german Krautrap.

Here is part one of a journey in 808 beats round the world, via hiphop.

Hip Hop You Don’t Stop (80Mb, 108 mins)

Dopelist

• Sage Francis - Makeshift Patriot (US)
• Braintax - Syriana Style (UK)
• Skinnyman - Hayden (UK)
• Example - You Can’t Rap (UK)
• Dan Le Sac VS Scroobius Pip - Development (UK)
• Akala - Bullshit (Chase and Status Remix) (UK)
• Terror Danjah feat. Mz Bratt + Bruza - Give it to `Em (UK)
• ‘t Hof Van Commerce - Niemand Grodder (Belgium - West Flanders)
• Attwenger - Muamen - Attwenger (Austria)
• Doble V - Vicos y Virtudes (Spain)
• Afasi & Filthy - Opp a Hopp ft. Onkl P (Norway/Sweden)
• Natasja - Natasja - Gi’ Mig Danmark Tilbage (Denmark)
• Faust vs. Dälek - T-Electronique (US/Germany)
• Fettes Brot - Schwule Mädchen (Germany)
• Outlandish - Guantanamo [Radio Edit] (Netherlands)
• MC Solaar - Solaar Pleure (France, originally Senegal)
• Java - Sex Accordeon Et Alcool (France)
• 113 - Tonton Du Bled (France, originally Mali/Algeria/Guadaloupe)
• La Caution - Th la Menthe (France)
• 113 et magic system - Un gaou a Oran (Ivory Coast/Mali/Algeria/Guadaloupe)
• Buraka Som Sistema - Wawaba feat. Petty (Portugal/Angola)
• Manu Dibango Feat. Mc Mell’o’ - Senga Abele (Cameroon)
• X Plastaz - Nini dhambi kwa mwenye dhiki? (Tanzania)
• Indigenous ft. Krazy Nativ (Bataka Squad) - Wansi Wagulu (Uganda)
• Positive Black Soul - Boul Fale Remix (Senegal)
• Pitch Black Afro - Pitch Black Afro (South Africa)
• Zola - Mdlwembe (South Africa)

Back with attack and a very big Mack(intosh), it’s a new Odds and Sodz show with an exclusive from Phil n’ Dog, an exclusive new mashup from me (now released over at AudioPornCentral), and loads of great tunes, in the LONGEST EVAH Radio Clash at over 2 hours…in honour of the mighty mighty WOBCast (well that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it)

What is a Cherry Chopstick anyways? (103Mb,  130Min)

• Phil n’ Dog - Bleeding Rascal (EXCLUSIVE!)
• Negativland - Richard Nixon Died Today (from Thigmotactic)
• Senor Coconut and his Orchestra - Around The World (Rumba) (from Around the World)
• People Like Us - Singin’ In The Shower (via WFMU)
• Fosforo - Desconocido (via WFMU)
• Vampire Weekend - Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac Cover)
• David Byrne and Brian Eno - Strange Overtones (from Everything That Happens Will Happen Today)
• Wally Whyton - Don’t You Push Me Down (from Fred Deakin’s Triptych)
• Joe Meek - Keep Your Sunny Side Up
• Negativland - It’s Not a Critique (from Thigmotactic)
• Senor Coconut and his Orchestra - Moscow Discow (Mambo) (from Around the World)
• Ame - Fiori
• Jonathan and Darlene Edwards - Tiptoe Through The Tulips
• Negativland - Kind Of Grumpy (from Thigmotactic)
• Instamatic - I Kissed a Monster (EXCLUSIVE!) part of Guilty Pleasures - Volume One: We All Kissed A Girl at APC
  
• Finitribe - De Testimony
• Handbook for the Recently Dead - Hell is Other People
• Chase and Status - Indian Dub aka Eastern Jam (from their Radio 1 Essential Mix)
• Braintax - Decade (from Panorama)
• Deman Rockers - Iron Lady (from Ragga Twins Step Out)
• Kid Carpet - Nelson Street Space Invaders (from Ideas And Oh Dears)
• George Michael - Cars And Trains (from Patience)
• Negativland - Basketball Plant (from Thigmotactic)
• Dusty Springfield - Am I The Same Girl
• Soko - I’ll kill her
• Finitribe - Hypnopaedia (from An Unexpected Groovy Treat)
• Air - Alone In Kyoto (from Lost in Translation)
• Finitribe - Mellowman (from An Unexpected Groovy Treat)
• Fleetwood Mac - Save Me a Place (from Tusk)

Beatles n’ Pieces in a large bowl of Mersey Soul Stew - just how I like it!

Long Haired Liver Eater from Leatherpool (72Mb, 94mins)

• Brian Sewell - I Wanna Be Your Man
• Negativland - Old is New
• George Burns - In the Beginning / With A Little Help From My Friends
• Phil RetroSpector - Step Together
• Lord Sitar - Blue Jay Way
• Throwitupvomitchuck - Beatles vs. MARRS & SWAT-
• TBH - Penny Lane
• Wax Audio- ComeTo Nazareth
• team9 & The Beeples - Go Home
• R.A.M. Pietsch - Piggies
• team9 & The Beeples - The Eggman
• Mike Gravel - Helter Skelter X (with a little help from his friend rx)
• Beatallica - Got to Get You Trapped Under Ice
• Godhead - Eleanor Rigby
• Brian Sewell  - Sgt Pepper
• Arthur Mullard - Yesterday
• The Residents - Strawberry Fields Forever
• Chiwaki - A Hard Days Night
• Paul Frees and the Poster People - Let It Be
• Lol Cox - Let It Be
• The Templeton Twins - Hey Jude
• Brian Sewell - Her Majesty
• Chumbawamba - Her Majesty
• May West - Day Tripper
• Mrs. Yetta Bronstein - I Want To Hold Your Hand
• Margarita Pracatan - From Me To You
• DJ Earworm - Lemon Lucy (Lemon Jelly ft. Elton John)
• Phil RetroSpector - yesterdays hangover
• Frank Sidebottom - Flying
• The Residents - Flying
• DJ Earlybird - the sun comes easy (The Beatles vs the Commodores feat Michael Jackson)
  The Moog Beatles - Good Night

Let’s go back to the 1980’s; where the hair was crap, the jobs were piss poor, gadgets silly and the music was not bad.

The TDK AR90s were far better y’know (72Mb, 90 mins)

• South Central - Kerosene (Big Black Cover from Buffet Libre - Rewind)
• Pete Shelley - Homosapien
• Dalek I Love You - Holiday In Disneyland
• Liquid Liquid - Cavern
• Kate Bush - Under Ice (Fil Ok Remix from Buffet Libre - Rewind)
• Saint Bernadette - Saint Berdadette - Owner Things (Yes vs Howard Jones cover from Buffet Libre - Rewind)
• Siouxsie and the Banshees - Cities in Dust
• S’ Express - Mantra for a state of mind (club mix)
• S’ Express - Hey music lover
• Neon Neon - I Told Her On Alderaan
• Trash Yourself - Fuck tha Police (NWA Cover from Buffet Libre - Rewind)
• Gatos sucios - Should i stay or should i go
• Madness - Day on the Town
• New Order - Turn The Heater On (Peel Session)
• John Cooper Clarke - Midnight Shift
• Neon Neon - Neon Theme
• Residents - 1999
• Robert Wyatt - At last I’m free
• Electric Soft Parade - Jealousy (Pet Shop Boys Cover from Buffet Libre - Rewind)

It’s only, like, 8 months late. I do intend and plan to do more.

So I give you Words (for George).

Be warned if challenging/new music, performance art/poetry and rude words offend you, don’t bother. But it’s mostly not gratuitous (how can you talk about ‘taboo’ words without using them? Answer is - you can’t).

In which robots take over the show, and I leave them to it…

Click! Take the Voight-Kampff test after the beep! (36 Mb, 46 mins)

• air liquide - if there was no gravity (jammin’ unit remix)
• Air Liquide - Im Erlenmeyer-Kolben PT.I
• psicklops - Track 12
• Air Liquide - Part I - System Engaged
• Fleetwood Mac - Storms
• Osunlade And Erro - Everything In Its Right Place
• Jasmina Maschina - Asleep (Minit Variation)
• mash2mix - love is all i need my friend
• Fleetwood Mac - Safe Harbour
• Gena the Crocodile - Blue Wagon (Russian)

Sun? What sun? Summer you say? What’s that?

Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to Berlin I go ( 41Mb, 53mins)

• Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook
• Weezer - Pork And Beans
• Celebrity Murder Party - Sabotage_The_reaper
• World Famous Audio Hacker - Never Win Against The Wall
• Bo Diddley - You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover
• Soyuzmultfilm - Chunga Changa
• Ivor Cutler - There’s A Turtle In My Soup
• Celebrity Murder Party - Wild Boyz wearing ma rolex (d)
• Daler Menhdi - Tunak Tunak Tun
• madonna 303 ( aka air liquide - aka cem oral vs. ingmar koch )
• D-Ranged - Assembled (Wavewhore Remix)
• Pete Shelley - yesterday’s not here
• Augusto Alguero and Orchestra - Gran Premio