A new track from an old friend this week, plus some tunes from the rcrdlbl.com collection mixed up with the best of new independent music wherever it comes from.
Suffolk and Savannah seem to be suffering the onset of autumn. Jessie took great delight in the first decent rain for months in her part of the Mediterranean. The aftermath left a great shading to the usually blue and gold sea at sunset last night. Savannah is the club/bar where she has been working since May and is right here in the picture from the Ibiza sunset cam (right). Try here for live pics.

One Rock - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)
Jimmie Bratcher has been providing the signature tune for Suffolk 'n' Cool for almost three years now so he should need little introduction but it has been a while since he had any new tunes available. In fact, the previous tunes went up onto the PMN in November 2006. He also has a new album out to follow up on the very successful Red. This one is descriptively called The Electric Rev.
www.jimmiebratcher.com/

Discovered rcrd lbl thanks to Pete Cogle. Quite a resource with loads of tracks available for streaming and many for download. The usual ethics apply, Creative Commons and by all means point to the site from your blog, website, MySpace or whatever. Getting traffic to the site helps support it.
www.rcrdlbl.com

The Miner - Bell (Brooklyn, NY)
Olga Bell is a Russian-born, Alaska bred, conservatory trained Brooklynite and, on the 2008 EP she is joined by Jason Nazary, Grey McMurray, Mike Chiavaro, Gunnar Olsen and Ryan Ferreira
Find out a little more for yourself at her MySpace.
www.myspace.com/whoisbell

Grapevine - The Bedford, Norwich (Oct 15th line-up) Ana Silvera, Azadeh and Mark Fawscett bookings at 01603 666869.
www.myspace.com/grapevine4music

A touch of Gotan project feel in here
Bleez - Magdam (Ile-de-France, France)
From the Jamendo album Escuchar
"I have a rather simple objective: I count on my listeners to help itself with the realization of the album of MAGDAM! by making some gifts. They can listen to the compositions of the group besides on MySpace by typing magdam."
www.myspace.com/magdamlegroupe

Heal the World - Pato Banton (California, USA)
From the album Destination Paradise
With a Grammy nomination to his credit and international chart topping collaborations with the likes of Sting and UB40, Pato has put his mark on the world with the release of Destination Paradise. Undoubtedly his best recording, DP features 12 originals that move the body and inspire the mind.
www.patobanton.com/

East of Ealing
www.eastofealing.co.uk
www.myspace.com/eastofealing

Bonus - Jayme Gutierrez (JaÃn, Spain)
Another track from the solidly excellent album Wompychew. I played Cats and Rats back in April. You can hear four other tracks at his MySpace.
www.myspace.com/jaymegutierrez

I'm becoming interested in the way that remixes take a song and transform it. Example:
This Truth - Lovespirals (California, USA)
Lovespirals blend Rock, Jazz, Blues, Soul, Folk and Electronica to create a dreamy, sensual vibe featuring the smooth, soulful guitar & Rhodes piano of Ryan Lum and the seductive vocals & romantic lyrics of Anji Bee.
www.lovespirals.com/
www.thechillcast.com/

This Truth - Grooveblaster Mix (N. Carolina, USA)
The Grooveblaster is living proof that the end justifies the means. Whether it's going head-to-head on the ones and twos with collaborators, riding the pause button on an old analog 4-track to create a fly loop with the human factor, or keying in the ill echo chamber chill, the Grooveblaster makes 'tricknology' work.
www.thegrooveblaster.com

Many remixes available at http://www.lovespirals.com/podsaferemix
Click on the comments link at the end of these notes for news direct from Anji.

Easy Street - Sean Bones (New York, USA)
Sorry, I can't find any more. You can download that track for yourself at
www.rcrdlbl.com/artists/Sean_Bones/music
www.myspace.com/seanbones

I played Play Bomb from Izzie Voodoo in last week's show and it has been in my head all week. (It seems Colin Gazeley at the Ourobouros podcast has the same problem.) I had a note of thanks from Izzie and reminder that she has her own show which I'm now subscribed to and I hope you'll be able to join me in enjoying at www.voodooquotashow.co.uk

Note from Kimo Watanabe with a link to a video on his site:
"What better way to close out the week than with a classic reggae track. I just posted my version of No Woman No Cry and hope you enjoy it."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOXMjl7eXpo

A final track from rcrdlbl.com which I know Codger has played in PCPodcast over at http://pcpodcast.blogsome.com/

Dance, Dance, Dance - Lykke Li (Stockholm, Sweden)
Say hello to your new favorite Swedish songstress. Her name is Lykke Li, she is twenty-two years old, and her debut four-song EP, Little Bit, out on her own label LL Recordings.
Recorded in Lykke Li's hometown of Stockholm and New York City, and produced by Bjorn Yttling of Peter, Bjorn and John, the songs on Little Bit are a reflection of Lykke Li's globe-trotting upbringing, marrying sounds that are diverse and worldly. Again you can download the track from her page on rcrd lbl
www.lykkeli.com/
www.rcrdlbl.com/artists/Lykke_Li/music

Using someone else's voice this week on account of how mine has gone missing!
I was in the historic (and very small "city" of Ely (near Cambridge) yesterday to meet up with Merle and Carole, distant relations from British Columbia, who are over for a couple of weeks and will be touring England, Scotland and Wales. A warm welcome to them and to you. I'm not sure that the gargoyle up on the cathedral wall (picture, right) felt the same way.

Congo Square - Chris Daniels & the Kings (Colorado, USA)
Chris Daniels & the Kings is a rootsy funk and swing horn section band with a Memphis and New Orleans groove.
Chris Daniels & the Kings in the tradition of Blood Sweat & Tears, Booker T. and the Memphis Horns and Tower of Power.
Chris has toured Europe more than 15 times and played in the States from South Carolina to Seattle, New York City to LA. The seven piece rockin' band, called "funky-blues" by the Europeans, is an all out "horn band" celebrating their 23rd year of making great R&B,Funk, "jump blues" and rock n roll. Congo Square is from their album Live Wired which was recorded at seven gigs in Colorado, Holland and Italy. You can buy it from their website.
www.chrisdaniels.com/

Sig tune:
Happy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)
www.jimmiebratcher.com/

Breathe - Jean Synodinos (Austin, Texas, USA)
It's all been said in previous shows, but just in case you didn't hearâ
Jean is always out to push the envelope a little bit more with each song and each show. Energetically. Enthusiastically.
With songs that skate between genres, Jean jumps from rock to jazz to pop in order to find the right groove and tone for each song. Known for her dynamic performances, she lives to "read the room" and deliver shows that keep audiences returning for more.
Following up on her acclaimed debut CD Lucky, Jean has just released Breathe. Picking up where Lucky left off, Breathe's eleven tracks groove even harder musically and dig even deeper lyrically. The disc features thoroughbred performances by Charles Rieser on guitars (The Scabs, Boombox), Brad Houser on bass (Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians), and Rob Hooper on drums (Guy Forsythe, Colin Gilmore).
www.jeansynodinos.com/
www.myspace.com/jeansynodinos

H-2 - J. Blasco (Barcelona, Spain)
From the album Lounge House by Javier Blasco Serrat.
Not a lot of information, just:
Saludos .
J.Blasco.
http://jaopticamusic.blogspot.com/
www.jamendo.com/en/artist/j.blasco

Play Bomb - izzie Voodoo (Barnsley, UK)
izzie Voodoo is a solo artist creating a vivid, highly unusual yet accessible sound.
Her music maintains a dark exciting edge whilst switching between full, highly produced alternative, sometimes industrial, vocal and guitar and bass orientated electronica, and bittersweet ballads, each song led by her layers of sultry, breathy vocals.
Music to die for (with tongue firmly in cheek)....
Her outstanding reputation as a recording artist and producer, coupled with huge theatrical experience both on and backstage has also led to many exciting other collaborations with musicians from varying genres and from all over the world.
In her recorded material she is: Song Writer, all vocals, guitars, bass, hard and soft synths, electronic percussion, engineering/production.
Signed to BasilicaMusic.
You can find more information about izzie Voodoo by visiting
www.izzievoodoo.com
www.myspace.com/izzievoodoo

Eldoret - Amelia Ray (Madrid, Spain)
From her album ON. The second track I've played. This is the gospel tune, Eldoret, based on the violence in Kenya ("This has the trappings of another genocide")
Amelia Ray's music is at once rock, jazz, country, gospel, pop, and blues. "Once you realise how closely connected different styles of music are, you can start to play with the boundaries of those styles, and create something new and invigorating. But at the root, I'm always trying to make good, old finger-snapping music that makes you perk up your ears, and move your feet."
California-born vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Amelia Ray currently resides in Madrid where she performs original soul rock music solo, and with her band, The Conjugal Experiment. A young music scene veteran, Amelia has been performing in the United States and in Europe for almost 20 years. She appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, was a featured artist for Radio Campus Lille in France, and even performed in Iceland. She has shared the stage with Chuck Rainey, Elliott Randall, Rob Bargad, Maia Sharp and Kenny Aronoff, to name a few. Since her arrival in Spain, she has graced such renowned stages as Sala Clamores and The Bourbon Cafe in Madrid, and the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca.
www.ameliaray.net
www.myspace.com/ameliaray
http://cdbaby.com/cd/ameliaray3
You can see a video (filmed live at Zanzibar in Madrid) on her MySpace page

Carry the Light - Kelly Richey (Cincinnati, OH,  USA)
As a teenager, Richey practiced guitar 12 hours a day. "I never set it down,â she remembers. "I took it to school, I took it to the kitchen table and if I took a walk it was strapped on." Now, when she picks up her guitar, anyone within earshot is compelled to listen. A working musician since her teens, she began her professional career as a member of the Arista Records group Stealin' Horses; in 1990 she formed The Kelly Richey Band, with whom she has become both a national and international touring artist.
Take a look at her videos on YouTube at http://tinyurl.com/5orlu3
Since establishing her own label, Sweet Lucy Records, Richey has released 10 albums and a live DVD, as both a solo artist and as The Kelly Richey Band. As an extension of Sweet Lucy Records, she built a studio where she records her own music and works with other artists.
Richey's involvement with music goes way beyond recording and performing. A longtime private guitar instructor, in 2003 Richey began developing a Guitar Workshop and a Blues History program to take into the schools.
Richey created Music for Change, a 501(c)(3) non-profit committed to music education in today's public schools; a variety of programs offering live performances, lectures, and interactive participation serve to facilitate learning opportunities for students while keeping the history of American music alive and prospering.
www.kellyrichey.com
www.myspace.com/kellyrichey

Hush - Ben Senterfit (Red Hook, NY, USA)
Deeply steeped in roots music, Ben Senterfit"s music collapses the boundaries between the classic American singer/songwriter and retrofitted hip-shaking funky-45s. Influenced by such visionary musicians as Bill Withers, Curtis Mayfield and Willie Nelson, he delicately walks the line between hard hitting grooves, undeniable musicianship and crafty songwriting.
www.bensenterfit.com/
www.myspace.com/soulwave

Halfway Home - Radio Nowhere (Oakland, CA, USA)
From their album Days Between Stations.
Radio Nowhere is a rock/pop band from Oakland, California. A friend once told them that they sound like Pete Townshend produced by Prince, and that sums it up pretty well.
The band was started by Mike Baker, who writes all the songs and does the singing and guitar playing, as well as anything else that needs doing (like, um, writing the band bio).
I'm supposed to tell you about all the great clubs we've played, the records we've sold, and the rock stars we've partied with, but I think that gets boring really fast - don't you? Here"s what you should know about Radio Nowhere:
1) When I was growing up, my family would drive from the Bay Area to Idaho every summer, and my mom would make up stories to go along with what we were seeing along the highways. So I got imprinted with the whole combination of music, empty roads and stories early on - hopefully it shows up in our songs.
2) When I was six, I trawled through my dad's record collection looking for the shiniest, most colorful album cover and played the lp inside, which turned out to be Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Psychedelicized at six--it's hard to recover.
3) I write most of my songs while I'm driving, on an ancient Casio keyboard bungee-corded to the passenger seat. This is not safe.
4) I have rocked crowds of several hundred people with nothing more than an acoustic guitar and a well-timed Britney Spears cover (were they sober? No).
 If sound is familiar, I first played Radio Nowhere last November on show 90 so a long overdue and very welcome return.
www.radionowhere.net/

Back from a flying visit to Ibiza, where my creaking old bones were taken out to Pacha well past their bedtime (we didn't leave to GO there until about 1am). My what a classy joint. We were on the guest list (of course) but a bottle of beer and a gin and tonic cost 27 euros (about Â22 or $38).
However the whole experience was well worth every euro cent. Utterly amazing. There's a bit of recording from the club later in the show.

A Mile Above a Small Town - Christian Brown (Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA)
Born in isolation on the frozen arctic plains of Fairbanks, Alaska in Dec. 1985, Christian Brown had difficulty adhering to the stern social structure of a small Midwestern college town when his family relocated to Cedar Falls, IA in 1992. Aside from a few very close friends, Christian mostly kept to himself, wasting his days developing creative pass-times, and marveling at Midwestern technologies such as TV and Radio.
www.christianmbrown.com
www.myspace.com/christianmbrown

Back from Ibiza - what a great time, if a load too short a time. Great to see Jessie and to meet some of her friends in the amazingly close community of "the workers" who make sure that the whole club and music scene on the island keep working.
Fantastically hot and bright after the grey "summer" we've suffered here in the UK. I realise now that I could have done with a week instead of a couple of days.

Clair de Lune - K-valeoun (Lambesc, France)
From the Paris: 1989 album on Jamendo
Groupe touche-a-tout, groupe... mais tout seul ! Entierement fait a l'ordi, je me revendique des influence electro, dance et techno avec un petit faible pour la House des annÃes 80-90.
Ecoutez et donnez votre avis
No website that I could see so check the music at:
www.jamendo.com/en/artist/kvaleoun

Delirar - BaÃeros (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ten musicians (although they look more like 30 in the photo on Jamendo) took the stage to deliver a powerful combo of songs that cover different rhythmic horizons, characterized by constant fusion between a multitude of styles: ska, reggae, rock, rumba, cumbia, tango and others. The identity of the banda is reflected in climates and passages that generate not only the touch of the various instruments, but also in the imposing and original staging that frame the show at a unique moment.
The track Delirar is taken from their album Menos De Lo Mismo.
www.banierosweb.com.ar

Are we there yet - East of Ealing (probably W London, UK)
Welcome on board the Blackship ! You are now journeying with the roots-rock crew that are EAST OF EALING. Enter the mosh pit with like minded punks , grannies, grockles and gobshites for a world trip of musical mayhem! Catch these pirates of the 21st century, they are bound for Hell or Glory........ well, since Codger has already played them I think we can make a fair guess - see what you think.
Live shows coming up on Friday at Filty's, Twickenham and on 25th at Staines Riverside Club.
www.eastofealing.co.uk

AMP
Good for musicians too: Making a song or two available to podcasters is a very cool way to get your music heard by hundreds of music lovers. Simply pick the Creative Commons (CC) license that best suits your needs. With a Creative Commons license, you keep your copyright but allow people to copy and distribute your work provided they give you credit â and only on the conditions you specify.
You keep control of your intellectual property while granting podcasters limited use for free. You get exposure and podcasters get content for their programs. They will drive traffic to your website or the online store of your choice.
www.musicpodcasting.org


Song 7 - Trolley (Halifax, UK)
From the album Very Plath.
The album description reads:
So, this would be the 3rd of the 3 Trolley albums.  This is the one where it all came together quite nicely, and is still one I'm rather proud of.  (Despite it's rather sketchy opener "Affluenza" - Why do I never manage to do satisfactory opening tracks?  Too much enthusiasm to get going, perhaps).
My personal faves on "Very Plath" are "Holy Mother Hindlay" which is built on a simple ominous loop which builds and builds throughout the main body of the song, before switching tack and coming to quite an anthemic close). "Song 7" which has a slightly caribean feel to it but manages to take a trip through about another 5 genres before it finishes, without sounding too forced or pretentious, and "Sisters At The Wheel", an industrial dance affair with a huge heart and sing song chorus.
"Very Plath" as a whole does what "Pedigree Joey" did in its finer moments and manages to condense them into more manageable 4 minute chunks - Without the schizophrenia, but with all the adventure left intact.  It took me a long time to do this one, but I enjoyed every minute."
www.myspace.com/theremedialset

Ibiza house music - so what's it all about then? I went to see what I could find out with the aid of Jessie Clitheroe and Sarah Malloy my two guides to the delights of Pacha and El Divino. Ok so maybe it was just because I saw Roger Sanchez working but the energy of the man is just amazing - a seven hour set!

Mashitup (Shir Khan Remix) - The Young Punx (London, UK)
Also recently back from filming in Ibiza for a show on Flaunt TV.
It's all gone Pete Tong (from the Young Punx blog at www.yourmusiciskillingme.com
"Contrary to popular belief when the above phrase is used, it hasn't actually gone horribly wrong and we haven't been invaded by the coke badgers either. It's good news. No, it's great newsâ Tracking us down through the power of good-taste (and great PR), Pete Tong will be playing [played] the Shir Kahn remix of 'Mash It Up' on his Fast Trax show this week (Friday 5th)."
www.theyoungpunx.com
www.myspace.com/theyoungpunx

A very different location for this week's show since I was on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza getting an education about dance music including an unforgettable visit to Pacha and the VIP area at El Divino.
Absolutely stunning and a real ear opener. My thanks to Jessie and her colleagues in Sant Antoni for arranging everything in a packed flying visit from Monday to Wednesday. Picture shows the mobile "studio" set up by the door to the apartment. Yes, that's the sea right outside the door - beautiful, and right next door to Savannah, nextdoor but one to Cafe del Mar and next door but two to Mambo - how cool is that!

Tumbleweed Blues - Howlin' Tumbleweeds (Illinois, USA)
Chicago Rhythm & Blues that sounds like 4 boys conceived, born, and raised in a swamp on the Mississippi Tennessee Border.
www.myspace.com/howlintumbleweeds

For Centuries - Roger Eno/Plumbline Remix - Dive Index (New York)
A collaboration featuring vocals by Natalie Walker, Merz, Cat Martino, and Ian Masters (of Pale Saints). Produced and co-writtten by Will Thomas (aka Plumbline) who releases albums on the Hydrogen Dukebox label.
www.neutralmusic.com
www.myspace.com/diveindex

Drop my end of the bone - Jean Synodinos (Austin, TX, USA)
Jean is always out to push the envelope a little bit more with each song and each show. Energetically. Enthusiastically.
With songs that skate between genres, Jean jumps from rock to jazz to pop in order to find the right groove and tone for each song. Known for her dynamic performances, she lives to "read the room" and deliver shows that keep audiences returning for more.
Following up on her acclaimed debut CD Lucky, Jean has just released Breathe. Picking up where Lucky left off, Breathe's eleven tracks groove even harder musically and dig even deeper lyrically. The disc features thoroughbred performances by Charles Rieser on guitars (The Scabs, Boombox), Brad Houser on bass (Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians), and Rob Hooper on drums (Guy Forsythe, Colin Gilmore).
www.jeansynodinos.com/
www.myspace.com/jeansynodinos

Si Si Bueno - Riboflavin (San Diago, California, USA)
They would describe themselves as 'skhitzophreninc rockers' - not because they suffer from any specific mental illness. Its simply because they refuse to be boxed into a specific genre, in one song they can be thoughtful and serious, both musically and lyrically - in another they produce a rabble rousing row. "As good as a million Zimbabwean dollahâ
www.myspace.com/riboflavinsd


The River Song - Amelia Ray (Madrid, Spain)
From her album ON.
Amelia Ray's music is at once rock, jazz, country, gospel, pop, and blues. "Once you realise how closely connected different styles of music are, you can start to play with the boundaries of those styles, and create something new and invigorating. But at the root, I'm always trying to make good, old finger-snapping music that makes you perk up your ears, and move your feet."
California-born vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Amelia Ray currently resides in Madrid where she performs original soul rock music solo, and with her band, The Conjugal Experiment. A young music scene veteran, Amelia has been performing in the United States and in Europe for almost 20 years. She appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, was a featured artist for Radio Campus Lille in France, and even performed in Iceland. She has shared the stage with Chuck Rainey, Elliott Randall, Rob Bargad, Maia Sharp and Kenny Aronoff, to name a few. Since her arrival in Spain, she has graced such renowned stages as Sala Clamores and The Bourbon Cafe in Madrid, and the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca.
www.ameliaray.net
www.myspace.com/ameliaray
http://cdbaby.com/cd/ameliaray3

5-0 Blues - Corey Harris (Illinois, USA)
A native of Denver, Colorado, Corey Harris fell in love with music at an early age, and made his own music with a toy guitar he received at the age of three. 5-0m Blues is from his 1997 album Fish Ain"t Bitin'.
"After a debut that established his mastery of the Delta idiom, [Harris] does something really hard - proves he's big enough to fool around with it...His virtuosity springs to life."
_Robert Christgau, The Village Voice
Corey Harris is now half of Vu du Menz with Henry Butler, also on Alligator Records.
www.alligatorrecords.com/

It's just how it seemed - Plunkett (Italy)
Been played by all the usual suspects Dark Compass, Orobouros, PC Podcast et al.
The independent alternative folk rock duo formed in 2004 by singer-guitarist Ian Plunkett and ex A&R and producer Lara Bartocci.
The first album of this independent band is 14 Days, released in 2006. The overall feel here is acoustic, but with more sophisticated arrangements and deeper musicianship than most work in this genre. Warm, melodic, and artfully crafted songs are in the best tradition of British Folk-Rock, a succesful cross between Nick Drake, Mark Laneghan and the Beatles. Standout tracks include the starry-eyed "Picture" as well as "The River", "Up A Hill" and "Breathe".
Ian and Lara Plunkett - a world-class singer-songwriter team
A highly poignant and engaging album. In 2008 the duo releases the second album Folk Songs, music made and enjoyed in the interstices of a working life, in fast lunch breaks and short evenings and bone-weary weekends, music to lift up the spirit, open up emotions, reconnect people to the profound undertow of feeling that labour in the field or factory can dull and numb. Most of all, though, the music offered to us here stirs the soul: the vocal blend of Ian's warm East Anglian timbre with Lara"s dark, gently inflected Italian accent, combined with a treasure trove of punchy tunes and soaring harmonica and crunching guitar will set you up for the day.
www.plunkett-music.com

Fait nÃant - Systylà (Grenoble, France)
In existence since : 01.2003
Un cri explicite qui dÃnonce et malmÃne les travers d'une vie, un appel à la conscience et à la responsabilità de chacun, une musique piquante et saccadÃe.
Une caresse satirique qui stimule et Ãveille les sens d'un homme, une invitation à la communication et au partage, une musique relaxÃe et dynamique.
Neuf musiciens, amis, dont l'envie est de diffuser une musique positive et festive, sans se voiler la face sur ce qui nous tracasse. Frapper pour se dÃtendre, danser et s'entendre, s'Ãtendre sur les choses qui nous touchent, toucher les durs comme les tendres. Partager...
Systylà [sistailÃ]:
auteur compositeur interprÃte
Groupe de neuf grenoblois mÃlangeant le ska, le rock, le reggae, la funk, pour le plaisir des petites et des grandes oreilles => festif, colorÃ, pÃchu, engage
(Group of nine resident of Grenoble mixing the ska, the rock'n'roll, the reggae, the funk, for the pleasure of small and the large ears = festive, coloured, pÃchu, engaged.)
www.systyle.org

Screen to screen (Beat Pharmacy remix) - Dive Index (New York)
Second (and very different) track from Dive Index.

Thanks to Jessie, Sarah and Nik for the "studio" facilities in Ibiza today.

Harvest at last - been delayed by dreadful wet weather. The neighbours are out with their combines, tractors and trailers getting what they can from the fields around the farm. In fact, a track up to some fields passes right behind the barn, as you'll hear!

Love me when I leave - The Dares (Whittier, CA, USA)
When most bands tell you they've had to "grow up in public," they're talking about getting pushed into the spotlight before they've had a chance to find their voice. But for Whittier, California, trio The Dares, who started playing when twin brothers and co-founders Ben (guitar/lead vocals) and Matt (drums/vocals) Peterson were all of 8 years old, the idea was a bit more literal. These boys-to-men literally grew up in public, forming a band when their peers were still dabbling in youth-league sports and landing a major-label contract with Jive Records before they"d even finished high school. Today, as the trio's powerhouse spin on pop-punk tradition is making clear, The Dares are ready and able to grow even bigger.
www.thedares.com/
www.myspace.com/thedares

Define yourself - Peter Greenstone (Austin, Texas, USA)
Peter Greenstone is one of the relatively small section of artists that I consider to be worthy of featuring on the show from time to time.
He is an independent musician, a singer/songwriter producing his own sound from his home studio in Austin, Texas. Freely stepping across and often defying genres, Peter mixes acoustic and synthetic sounds and tones to create an atmosphere in his music that is sometimes surreal, sometimes haunting, sometimes whimsical, but always personal. You can buy his album of the same name (Broken Symmetries) or any individual track through his site.
www.petergreenstone.com/

Thanks for letting a few other folks know about SnC - it is showing in the download stats. I'm not obsessed by numbers but it is gratifying to see the audience grow.

Leave the Borough - The Soor Plooms (Salisbury, UK) [Jamendo]
"Rural Rhesus Negative Electro Pop Punk Trash"
Named after a type of Scottish boiled sweet, the Soor Plooms are an electro pop-punk group based in Salisbury, UK. They are led by multi-instrumentalist Glenn Ploom and were established in January 2007.
The Soor Plooms" music features analogue synthesizer and drum machine
sounds from vintage models such as the ARP Odysey, ARP 2600 and Roland CR-78.
A debut double A-side single (Leave the Borough/Meet you at the Assizes) was released in January 2008 and is available from Jamendo at www.jamendo.com/en/artist/The_Soor_Plooms.
A follow up single (We are the lean Men/Escape) was released in May 2008 and they can be downloaded from their MySpace.
Recorded at X-26 studios, Salisbury UK.
www.myspace.com/soorplooms
www.last.fm/music/the+soor+plooms

Aftermath - Twilight Dementia (Washington DC, USA)
Twilight Dementia's music is a testament to the strength of partnership and that the whole is often much more than the sum of its parts. Their debut, self-titled album, Twilight Dementia, is a bold and daring statement of purpose that demonstrates the group's unwillingness to play anyone's game other than their own. The Washington D.C. based duo's engrossingly atmospheric and ethereal rock is the product of a duo that seemed destined to find each other.
www.twilightdementia.com/
www.myspace.com/twilightdementia

"What if those heavy things cracked their little brittle bones to the marrow?" - Voodoo Economics (Philadelphia, USA)
From their album If::then::ininami
Alison Conard - vocals, keys, guitar, electroniques, production
Justin Gibbon - drums, electroniks, klang
Jeremy Prouty - bass, electronics, vocals
Justin and Alison were part of a now-defunct Portland band called Episodic.
"Uneasy listening. This is a good thing."
"It's like...Dr. Seuss mixed with metal."
http://voodooeconomics.info/
www.myspace.com/voodooeconomics

Pete Cogle calls by to explain benefits of AMP (Association of Music Podcasting) for listeners.
www.musicpodcasting.org

Message from The Clerks
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!!
ALL THE BEST FROM GERMANY!
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At the Movies - Blue Swerver (Hackney, London, UK)
We spend baffling lengths of time glueing sorrowful lyrics, shy trumpet, nimble jazz and glitchy electronica together in a refined but still slightly cut and paste manner to form a sort of Chet Baker meets Massive Attack by way of Paul Simon sound which strives forward fuelled by the honesty of our intentions and a small quota of smugness which acts as an adhesiveâ
I've been listening to the album all week and I promise the glue works, this is intelligent song-writing, artful arrangement, skillful performances  and clean recording at its best. Although slightly retro in its jazzy approach, this is very much music of our time and could just catch on big-time. It deserves to.
Track credits:
Guitar and Vocals - Adam Green
Electronics - Contrawise
Bass - Robin Grey
Drums - Joe Allen
Keys - Ben Oliver
Produced by Marc Specter and blueswerver
Engineered by Marc Specter and Robin Grey @ Sandy Lodge Studios
www.myspace.com/blueswerver

Contacts networks, webs and memory
Some people from the increasingly distant past are clear in my mind but have no context others have rich context but there's a hole at the centre of the web, like a blind-spot, where I know there's a strong connection but I can't see it right now.

Tasky - Blue Swerver
Are these childhood references culture specific - let me know.
www.myspace.com/blueswerver

Leave The Blues Behind - Kelly Richey (Cincinnati, OH,  USA)
As a teenager, Richey practiced guitar 12 hours a day. "I never set it down,â she remembers. "I took it to school, I took it to the kitchen table and if I took a walk it was strapped on." Now, when she picks up her guitar, anyone within earshot is compelled to listen. A working musician since her teens, she began her professional career as a member of the Arista Records group Stealin' Horses; in 1990 she formed The Kelly Richey Band, with whom she has become both a national and international touring artist.
Take a look at her videos on YouTube at http://tinyurl.com/5orlu3
Since establishing her own label, Sweet Lucy Records, Richey has released 10 albums and a live DVD, as both a solo artist and as The Kelly Richey Band. As an extension of Sweet Lucy Records, she built a studio where she records her own music and works with other artists.
Richey's involvement with music goes way beyond recording and performing. A longtime private guitar instructor, in 2003 Richey began developing a Guitar Workshop and a Blues History program to take into the schools.
Richey created Music for Change, a 501(c)(3) non-profit committed to music education in today's public schools; a variety of programs offering live performances, lectures, and interactive participation serve to facilitate learning opportunities for students while keeping the history of American music alive and prospering.
www.kellyrichey.com
www.myspace.com/kellyrichey

My thanks to all the musicians and labels for their kind comments on myspace and for making their music available.
Back next week probably from somewhere quite different. If you can't wait (bet you can!) Pete Cogle hosted PC Podcast from the Barn on Saturday and roped me in for a bit of conversation. You'll find it on PC Podcast at http://pcpodcast.blogsome.com

Another packed show. This week, with something of an acoustic tendency.
Summer still hasn't established but wrap up warm and it's still pretty good on the Suffolk coast. This week, looking across the mouth of the River Deben from Felixstowe Ferry.
Sig tune: Happy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)
www.jimmiebratcher.com/

Mind over Maria - Soundside (Long Island, NY, USA)
From their new album Seconds from Sunrise.
Soundside packs a set of full-bodied, full-flavored rock originality into their music. Their high energy tracks are laden with catchy vocal hooks, harmonies, staple guitars, and a rhythm section that put together has their audience reliving their songs in mind well after they are over.
"Soundside brings back the old school rock sound - hard but not metal, and with a touch of grunge, minus the tortured angst." Musicdish.net
www.soundsideband.com/
www.myspace.com/soundside

Who we are - Jodi Martin (Sydney, Australia)
Jodi spent her formative years in the remote desert region of Australias Nullarbor Plain.
Jodi Martin started writing songs when she was five. Noticing this trend, her Mum loaned Jodi her tape recorder. At five, this was a momentous event and confirmed Jodi's obsession with songwriting forever.
Jodi has two major album releases in Australia, Water and Wood (2002) and 15 Minutes Out to Sea (2005) out on her own label Hot Bread Records, available through CD Baby, etc
www.jodimartin.com
www.myspace.com/jodimartin1

Clip from Lady of the Sea - Seth Lakeman (UK)
Seth Lakeman's new album Poor Man's Heaven is out now and there's a 5-track live EP available for free download at: www.myspace.com/sethlakeman
You have to sign up to download and I do sometimes wonder abiout the privacy policies that these deals use. It seems as though they say that they'll not sell it on or anything but that they might change their mind later and because you've used the site now that's tough. Am I being paranoid or what? Views please.

Had enough of me - Darrin James Band (Brooklyn, NY, USA)
Since its independent release last winter, Thrones of Gold by the Darrin James Band has yielded glowing reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. Critics and bloggers are praising Darrin James not only as an intelligent songwriter, but also as a powerful singer and guitarist whose music has an authentic rawness and realism that speaks to audiences in a meaningful way.
www.darrinjamesband.com/
www.myspace.com/darrinjamesband

European Podcast Awards
The Awards are apparently sponsored by Olympus and there are prizes for voters as well prestige for podcasts. You can vote for as many podcasts as you want. Four members of the Association of Music Podcasters have been nominated. To vote, select your preferred podcast(s) from these links, click Vote and rate it for content and design by clicking on the stars (The star shapes on the screen that is - rather than personally clicking Codger and I)! I think you need to sign up for the newsletter if you want to enter to win prizes.
Dark Compass
Dark Horse Radio
PC Podcast
Suffolk 'n' Cool
Don't know any more about it than that I'm afraid.
www.european-podcast-award.eu

Better Place - Sweetbleeders (Phoenix, AZ, USA)
Sweetbleeders' first full-length album bzzzz. A lush space cabaret with dreamy folk songs, analog synth orchestras, and saloon stomps; colorful ruminations on eclectic American balladry.
The Players:
Robin Vining--Primary singer and writer- makes sounds with guitars, keyboards, pianos, anything that can be blown into or struck soundly. Enjoys coffee and putting things in his eyes.
Mark Erickson-- sonic manipulations-makes electrons bleed honey and hot vinegar. Plays with cats. guitars and keyboards and voice.
David Marquez--Basso Profundo Guitaro. Casual smoker. Tears it up in the kitchen.
Steven Dueck--Bangs, Clicks, and Booms. Will eat anything or body.
www.sweetbleeders.com/
www.myspace.com/sweetbleeders

Radiolied - The Clerks (Germany)
The Clerks sind eine Begegnung der dritten Art, stammen sie doch eigentlich vom Planet Orange, der Welt des Offbeat. Von feurigen BlÃsersÃtzen getrieben swingt und groovt die achtkÃpfige SKA-Band - da dauern Konzerte gerne lÃnger als zweieinhalb Stunden. Sixties Rock, Reggae und Rocksteady machen in den Atempausen das Tanzprogramm perfekt.
www.clerks.de/
www.myspace.com/skaclerks

Winelight Club update - this Friday David Goo, Heather McVey, Normal for Norfolk, Caille Sims. (Clip from Heather McVey - www.myspace.com/heathermcvey
www.myspace.com/thewinelightclub

Waiting for the light to change - Jean Synodinos (Austin, TX, USA)
Jean is always out to push the envelope a little bit more with each song and each show. Energetically. Enthusiastically.
With songs that skate between genres, Jean jumps from rock to jazz to pop in order to find the right groove and tone for each song. Known for her dynamic performances, she lives to "read the room" and deliver shows that keep audiences returning for more.
Following up on her acclaimed debut CD Lucky, Jean has just released Breathe. Picking up where Lucky left off, Breathe's eleven tracks groove even harder musically and dig even deeper lyrically. The disc features thoroughbred performances by Charles Rieser on guitars (The Scabs, Boombox), Brad Houser on bass (Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians), and Rob Hooper on drums (Guy Forsythe, Colin Gilmore).
www.jeansynodinos.com/
www.myspace.com/jeansynodinos


Everybody's looking for a meal - Blind Willies (San Francisco, USA)
"Imagine the White Stripes driven by the fevered folk of Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie, and you might get some idea of where the Blind Willies are coming from."
Title track from their album on Diggory Records.
Blind Willies is Annie Staninec, multi-genre fiddler, and Alexei Wajchman, guitarist/singer/songwriter. They met and began playing together in the halls of San Francisco School of the Arts. They're both recent graduates of University of California at Santa Cruz.
Annie has been playing bluegrass/old time fiddle for more than a decade. She's also a consummate gypsy jazz violinist. Alexei grew up in San Francisco's Mission District. After learning to play clarinet and sax, he taught himself to play guitar and began writing songs at 15.
Blind Willies made their professional debut at San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in 2004.
Recorded, mixed, mastered by Lemon DeGeorge (Jolie Holland, film Genghis Blues) and Paul Carlsen (Nirvana's Nevermind, Neil Young, John Prine).
www.myspace.com/blindwillies
www.cdbaby.com/blindwillies

The Walls of Byzantium - Secret Archives of the Vatican (London, UK)
I previously played a SAotV track back in January last year so it is high time that they reappeared in the show.
Vince Millett: Production, oud, fretless guitar, other guitars
Louis Counter: Production, tablas, melodica, coffee
Pete Sharpe: Vocals, bass, a general air of coolness
Paul Midgley, Tom Gregory : Arabian percussion - frame drums, darabukas - that sort of thing!
We mix drum'n'bass, breakbeats, dub, and triphop with flavours of Indian, Persian, Turkish and Arabian traditional music and more, Recently we've been exploring some Moroccan influences and we did a couple of small gigs in Morocco this summer.
www.brokendrumrecords.com/
www.myspace.com/secretarchives

Serious clouds around the barn this afternoon. The summer seems to be a write-off. We had half an inch of rain in a single shower this morning. Still, so much great, great music for you - all in just one rather longer show.

Daisies - Sick of Sarah (California, USA)
Sick of Sarah began in Minneapolis, MN in April 2005 as an all-female band with catchy hooks, unique lyrics, and thoughtful, well-crafted music. The band displays talent, passion, and an ever-present sense of humor that shapes many of their songs.
www.myspace.com/sickofsarah
www.myspace.com/sickofsara

New listener? You are very welcome indeed. The show is about giving your ears a taste of something a bit different. Most of which will be entirely new to you. It is also about challenging a few of the preconceptions that we all carry around with us.

Visions - Jack Jezzro (Memphis)
DIVERSITY best describes the artistry of guitarist, bassist, and producer Jack Jezzro. His numerous recordings and productions have sold well into the millions, all while continuing to be a highly regarded studio musician and performer with an extensive resume. However, even more than that, Jezzro has a style and taste that are all his ownâqualities that are a breath of fresh air to the music of today and qualities that breathe new life into the music of yesterday.
His remarkable skill at simultaneously fingering melody and chord changes came naturally to him as a young listener. "I had a stack of Chet Atkins records, and that's how I learned to play," Jezzro reports. "As a kid, I"d want to play all the parts. I'd listen to a tune by James Taylor, The Doobie Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel, or whomever. I"d play the bass part, the piano, the vocalâand I'd want to do it all right there on the guitar."
www.jackjezzro.com/
www.myspace.com/jackjezzro

Delighted to welcome Codger back to the land of the living after what sounds like a really refreshing cruise. Good to have you back on good form. Recordings with wind noise is nothing new is it?   

Message from Colin Gazeley at the Ourobouros podcast: "As you may know, The Chiala L's is one of my all time favourite podsafe bands. They've just managed to record some new demos." Thanks Colin, a good one.
Supergroupie - The Chiara L's (Leeds, UK )
Chiara Lucchini - Lead Vocals & Guitar.
Jonny Lee Hart- Lead Guitar & Backng Vocals.
Tim Oldfield- Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals.
Dan Stretton-Drums & Backing Vocals.
Emma Quick - Synths & Extras.
After only a short stint on the Leeds scene playing tight and engaging sets at all of the city's top indie venues (Brudenell, Faversham, Cockpit et al), The L's have amassed a devout following. Recent dates have seen them venture to the country's capital to be once again brilliantly received at The Buffalo Bar, The Dublin Castle and The Old Blue Last. Their relentless touring schedule has not gone unnoticed and along with earning them significant column inches in the international Indie Press, covetable support slots with Shy Child, The Organ, The Whip,Operator Please, Ipso Facto and Vincent Vincent and the Villains.
www.thechiarals.co.uk/
www.myspace.com/thechiarals

The Longer I Run - Peter Bradley Adams (Nashville via Los Angeles via Alabama, USA)
Peter Bradley Adams was formerly one half of the duo "eastmountainsouth" signed by Robbie Robertson to Dreamworks Records in 2002. He has just released his second solo record, "Leavetaking", on Sarathan Records.
Peter Bradley Adams - piano
Les Price - tenor and acoustic guitars
James Digirolamp - accordion
Ian Fitchuck - drums
Jeff Irwin - bass
Katie Herzig - vocals
Recorded by Jason Lehning at Alex the Great, Nashville, TN
20 Aug Eddie"s Attic, Decatur, Georgia
21 Aug Workplay Theater, Birmingham, Alabama
23 Aug Evening Muse, Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Aug XM Radio - Live taping for The Loft, Washington, Washington DC
25 Aug Iota,     Arlington, Virginia
26 Aug Gravity Lounge, Charlottesville, Virginia
27 Aug Coffee East     Easton, Maryland
28 Aug Rockwood Music Hall, New York City, New York
29 Aug Lucky Star Lounge, Front Royal, Virginia
and thus to France for a few gigs in and around Paris details on Peter's MySpace.
www.peterbradleyadams.com
www.myspace.com/peterbradleyadams

SXSW - I'm planning to be in Austin, Texas (yeah, I know I said Atlanta on the show!)  for the music festival in March and hoping to set up a few interviews and low key sessions. Don't know where to stay, any hints, tips and suggestions gratefully received. You can email me through the website www.suffolkandcool.com

J'ai bu mon cafà - Passe-Fil  (Tannay - Switzerland)
Voice, Guitar, Sampler and Piano
Mes goÃts: GÃnÃsis, Ange, Brassens, Brel, le rock symphonique et les chanteurs à texts
From the album Plages Folles (Jamendo) of which he says:
"It is full of songs recorded between 1980 and 1996, worked over again and mp3ized at the request of my daughters who found my old cassettes. Intended to be shared with my friends."
Now we are all friends
www.jamendo.com/en/album/29250

Pretty Part - North American Royalty (Tennessee, USA)
We play music because we love it not because it's cool to be in a band. We formed around our singer Elise Berkes and her unique writing style. The music is a collaborative effort from the groups members attempting to give our listeners an experience that is full of depth and beauty.
www.myspace.com/northamericanroyalty

Music submissions
New feature on the SnC Site - an experiment really - there is a drop.io box for music submissions, audio comments and station IDs. Submit your music from the front page at www.suffolkandcool.com.

Roger - Smitt  E Smitty (Massachusetts, USA)
Smitt E. Smitty is me. Born and raised in Detroit. Moved to Boston in 1985. I've been playing drums since grammar school. Never took a lesson, just knew what to do the first time I sat down behind a kit.
www.myspace.com/smittesmitty

Off the center - Kati Mac (New York, USA) Ariel
NYC singer-songwriter, Kati Mac is a successful indie-artist and the best-kept secret you've never heard of! Her accomplishments are impressive beyond measure. She"s worked with legendary artists such as Meat Loaf, Nona Hendryx, Sting, Dr. John. She has produced 4 of her own successful CDs. She has achieved #1 and top 10 positions on various non-commercial radio stations across the U.S. Her music has been has been prominently featured on daytime television and has garnered several Daytime Emmy Award nominations. But at the heart of all that, is an artist courageous enough to tap into the depths of her emotions, both beautiful and difficult, in order to create music that resonates for herself and others. Her latest CD, Poseidon's Son, is the most fully realized expression of her talent to date - a collection of songs sure to impact all who hear it.
www.katimac.com/
www.myspace.com/katimac7

Turn off your radio - beNuts (Bavaria, Germany)
For many years this is Bavaria's best known Ska Band!
www.benuts.de/
If you'd like to comment on the show - one way is to click on the Comments link just below here and slightly to the right! Yes, that's it. I'd really like to hear from you - tell me where you are too.

Music from Brighton here in the UK, California, Niort in France, Norway, Poland, Philadelphia and New York â I thought, then a very late change to the running order (during the show) made a complete mess of my predictions! Been prepping the show early this week knowing that today was going to be a high pressure day. Still finished after midnight because of a thunderstorm that screwed up internet connection. Never mind, I think the show is worth it.

Comfort Zone - Heels Catch Fire (Brighton, UK)
Furious new addition to the Brighton Post Hardcore Artrock scene. Forming in the latter part of 2006.
Elliot Richards - Vocals and Guitar
Laura O'Rourke - Guitar and Vocals
Mike Hornsby - Bass and Vocals
Dale Frost - Drums
9 Aug Freebutt w/Tellison+Tubelord , Brighton
24 Aug Beachdown Festival , Devils Dyke, Brighton
www.myspace.com/heelscatchfire

The Moon is Torn - The Simple Things (San Francisco, CA, USA)
Paying more attention to the space between the notes than the notes themselves, San Francisco-based trio The Simple Things pursues the art of musical simplicity, with well thought-out arrangements, minimalist instrumentation, and kite-string melodies. Dreamy and raw, ethereal and intense, The Simple Things' music represents the meeting place of understated virtuosity, sublime songwriting, and guts. Featuring the powerful vocals of Kaitlin McGaw, melodic bass by Raymond Ruiz, and virtuosity on the piano from Michael Gallant. The Simple Things invite you to close your eyes, visualize the images, and enjoy.
www.wearethesimplethings.com/
www.myspace.com/wearethesimplethings

Strange overtones - Brian Eno and David Byrne
A departure from the usual policy of not playing established artists. These guys are interesting enough to deserve an exception. Their first collaboration since the pair's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981). There's a free download track available now - just go to
www.everythingthathappens.com/ and follow the links and instructions.
From David's blog:


Dubbin'high - Oooh !!! (Niort, France)
Decidedly avant-garde dub. In existence since : 03.2003
From the gloriously titled first album Deep inside the hooka sleep free honeybees available on Jamendo as is the more recent eponymous Oooh !!!
Here is what I"ve found out about Oooh !!!:
un Ouf Out, Ose le Hasard !!! d'Ores et d'Orgeat Out HÃlas !!! Ostinato d'Origine Opaque, Hue !!! Os d'Oisif On Hamac !!! à Oisif ObstinÃ, Hic !!! Onde Oblongue Onirique HomogÃne !!! Onde Onirique Orbitale HallucinÃe !!! Oncle Ouille et Ostinati Hyperboliques !!! Oasis d'OrchidÃes, Orangeraie, Hot !!! s'Oindre l'Oeil d'Ocres, Holà !!! OuÃr Obus, Ondes et Hoquets !!! Orange O.K., Orgeat, Hoquets !!! On Ose OuÃr, Houra !!! s'Oindre l'Ogive d'Orties, Houlà !!! Olà Olà Ou Hurluberlu !!!  OuÃe OÃl Oc Hou !!! OuÃe, Ouate, Onde, Hiatus !!! OdyssÃe Onirique, Osmose, Hasard !!! Orgeat Ouais, Opium Han !!!  Olibrius Oued Ouate Humm !!! Ovni en Orbite, Oxydà et Hirsute !!! Opter pour Orgies et Or, Hop !!! Onde Ohm Ouà Hiatus OuillOuillOuille, Houra !!!  Oho Ohà Ouou Hep !!! Obsession Onirique d'un Olibrius Hirsute !!!
Actually, it is FRANCK CADET : guitare ordi samplers synthà effets loopers
If you do nothing else please check out the website at:
http://oooh.free.fr/
www.myspace.com/ooohiii

Pijany dyrygent - Samplastik (WrocÅaw, Poland)
Samplastik jest sztukÄ walki stworzonÄ przez Mistrza Z. jako metoda obrony przed sÅabÄ muzykÄ bez uÅycia broni. Dawniej dla tej sztuki uÅywano rÃÅnych nazw : rybne ciosy, bitne cymbaÅy lub Okinawa-te. Co waÅne jednak - nazwa Samplastik zostaÅa zatwierdzona dopiero w 2006 roku - roku psa dodajmy.
In existence since : 01.2006
www.samplastik.ovh.org

Come to this - Kelly's Lot (LA, CA, USA)
Kelly's Lot is a 4-7 piece Roadhouse Rock, Blues and Folk band that is based in Los Angeles, CA. They are known for their fun and energetic style at festivals and marathons. They tour a couple times a year and play for lots of charities. With a variety of styles it's hard to categorize this band.
Watch a Kelly's Lot video at their MySpace and an upcoming gig:
August 12 noon-2pm Pershing Square, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
www.kellyslot.com/
www.MySpace.com/kellyslot

Too much fun - Deni Bonet (New York)
There are a lot of ways you could describe an artist as talented and versatile as Deni Bonet. But the simplest way is best: Just imagine your favorite singer-songwriter - with a violin and a better sense of irony.
A classically-trained musician who"s performed or recorded with some of the classic names in rock and pop - R.E.M., Saran McLachlan, Daniel Lanois and the late Warren Zevon, to name just a few - and who recently toured the world with Cyndi Lauper, Bonet is now stepping into the solo spotlight with her second album, Last Girl On Earth. www.denibonet.com/
www.myspace.com/denibonet

Music from The USA, Russia, Trinidad, Cardiff and Saarfen this week as your genial host Peter Clitheroe scours the world's finest sources to bring musical delights for your delectation. Ah, he's all heart!
News about the SnC MySpace and the social event of the year which he missed out on by a cruel quirk of fate. It's all in Suffolk 'n' Cool 128.

Crazy When She Drinks - Lee Rocker (Illinois, USA)
Lee Rocker, the man whose muscular slap bass playing fuell ed The Stray Cats to the top of the charts, is making some of the strongest music of his career. Rocker, with The Stray Cats, helped reintroduce rockabilly to a mass audience. Now he's igniting the roots music fire. Lee currently has a couple of albums on Alligator Records. Most of whose catalogue seems to be on teh Podsafe Music Network now. Perhaps the PMN is making a transition from artist outlet to label shop-window.
http://alligatorrecords.com/index.cfm?section=artists&artistID=150

Happy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA) - theme
www.jimmiebratcher.com

I mentioned Wayne Perkins and Marley last week and was contacted by film maker Phil Lowrey who was at Island too. We think it was very shortly after I dropped out to the country â man â that Phil joined what was, at that time, the best label in the world. Not the biggest but the quality of artists was astounding.
It turns out Phil had arranged a grand reunion just a couple of weeks ago of quite a few of the Island mob from the 1970s. Including Richard Williams, formerly head of A&R, now chief sports writer at The Guardian,  Steve Smith who was in my first band Smith, Perkins and Smith and went on to produce Bob Marley came over from the States and someone whose iconic voice I can hear (in my head) to this day, Jess Roden. Oh well, next time maybe.
Pictures on Phil's Flickr at:
www.flickr.com/photos/28687229@N08

Still - Kira Fontana (San Diego, CA, USA)
On her debut album, The Inner Revolution, songstress Kira Fontana triumphs in embracing an emotional rawness without fear. Like SinÃad O'Connor and Tori Amos before her, the San Francisco Bay Area-born artist approaches such a task with unshakable power.
After four years of intense instruction at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and writing purely instrumental music, Fontana entered Yale for graduate studies in composition, but soon began to feel that something was missing in her creative life. With stints writing and recording in New Haven, Brooklyn, and Montreal, she finessed her way back to songwriting and composed her first song since age 13, a soothing, piano-driven ballad entitled "Still."
www.kirafontana.com
www.myspace.com/kirafontana

We are all accelerated readers - Los Campesinos (Cardiff, Wales)
Rapidly running out of LC tracks to play!
You can catch them live in August at:
2 August - Manchester, A Day At The Races (with Calvin Johnson, Nina Natasia, Jeffrey Lewis and more)
3 August - Standon Calling, Hertfordshire
9 August - Japan, Summersonic Festival
10 August - Japan, Summersonic Festival
15 August - Belgium, Pukklepop
16 August - Holland, Lowlands
17 August - Brecon, Greenman
www.loscampesinos.com
www.myspace.com/loscampesinos
www.wichita-recordings.com/

Bye Bye Blues - Erin Harpe (Boston, MA, USA)
Growing up in the Washington DC area, Erin Harpe began playing the guitar in her teens taught by her father, bluesman Neil Harpe.
In a genre that is often dominated by men, Erin Harpe is breaking new ground as a very accomplished female guitar player with a soulful voice and feel for the blues. Playing acoustic delta blues in the vein of Memphis Minnie and early Bonnie Raitt, Erin plays guitar and sings the blues like no other.
www.erinharpe.com/
www.myspace.com/erinharpe

MySpace friends can now be allocated to "categories" and we are making full use of that facility.
I wanted a place for us all to get together but also to have somewhere special, limited to artists that I've played (or want to play) on the show. Quite a few people have commented that the SnC friends section is like a musical playground that you can just dive into and know that you're going to find loads of really interesting music, everywhere you turn.
Now you'll find them all in the On the Show category for the great artists who had proved their worth by being featured on the show.
The Business is the category for all the venues, studios, promoters, labels, etc. who keep the indie music scene on the road. If you are looking for a service - it would be a good place to browse. For inclusion, please include "Business" in the message panel when you make a friend request.
Then there is the competition (nah, not really). The Music Podcasters whose hearts are in the music and who are committed to getting it out there.
Of course, there is a category for Listeners - who give the buzz that makes the show such a joy to produce. I'd love to have you as a 'friend' so please click on the "Add" link and get it moving. Please put "listener" in the message panel when you make your request. You'll be very welcome.
Finally there is a category for Prospects - artists who would like to be on the show in the future (for inclusion put "prospectâ into the message box.)
To explore the categories:
1. go to the MySpace page at www.myspace.com/suffolkncool
2. Click "Show all of Suffolk 'n' Cool's Friends" and then the categories tag.
TIP: The most recently played artists are in the top friends section.

Elvis - These New Puritans (Southend, UK)
Debut full-length from Southend's very own These New Puritans sees the young art-punk quartet channeling their inner Mark E. Smith- and Gang of Four-isms for a sound that's remarkably fresh. Produced by Gareth Jones (Einsturzende Neubauten, Liars, Wire), taut rhythms and Wire-y guitars carry their catchy, sinuous lyrics.
These New Puritans have done a lot in their brief time. Their debut EP, Now Pluvial , came about as a result of one intense, 24-hour session in October 2006 in the shed-cum-studio assembled by de facto leader Jack Barnett and his band - twin brother George (drums), Thomas Hein (bass, sampler), and Sophie Sleigh-Johnson (synth, sampler). Recorded in harsh, digital audio onto Jack's laptop, the EP was released on 7" vinyl in a limited edition of 500 copies by Angular Records, before being made available as a free download for a single day, and then deleted.
Song taken from Beat Pyramid, their full-length debut, the next phase in These New Puritans' hyperbolic progression. Recorded alongside producer Gareth Jones, its songs are an ever-mutating blur of brash chords, subtle details, and taut rhythms.
www.thesenewpuritans.com/
www.myspace.com/thesenewpuritans

Cabin Near Paris - Sasha Ponkratov (Moscow, Russia)
From his album Kaleidescope which is the most downloaded netlabel release on archive.org This link should take you straight to it.
www.archive.org/compress/puls02 and this will link to Jamendo www.blue.jamendo.com/en/album/15983 or go via his MySpace at:
www.myspace.com/ponkratovsasha

Laura & Bren - wedding (at last) on Saturday in Cumbria. So sorry I won't be with you but I'm sure the reasons are understood. Have a great day followed by lots and lots more. Now what was that pub in Notting Hill called â

Love Dis Girl - Waltah PPK (Trinidad and Minneapolis) (MS)
Born and raised on the island of Trinidad. (Walter Alan Shields) aka Waltah PPK, vocalist/songwriter was involved in music from an early age.  Strongly influenced by his mother's passion for music, he began giving performances as a pre-teen on the steel drum, piano and singing in choirs.
Waltah migrated to the US as a young adult, where he completed his college studies.  During this time the island of his birth had become infested with violence, corruption where many still fall victim to an unjust political system.  This turn of events called him to return to the stage driven and compelled to be a voice of awakening, inspiration and truth.
In 2004 Waltah was an original member of The Elementals; a local MPLS band that infused reggae, funk, rock and soul to create a sound that was new to the Minneapolis/St. Paul music scene.  Always delivering music with a positive message, the band gave performances with international reggae superstars Lucky Dube (R.I.P) and Yellowman as some of their most notable highlights.
Accompanying him are band members:
Ryan Ward (Fly Ry) - Guitar
Keith Raney (KMan) - Bass
Andy Deckard (Randy) - Drums
Together the band delivers passionate grooves that target the soul, move the body and inspire the mind.
www.myspace.com/waltahppk

Suddenly it is hazy mid-summer complete with flies and sweaty heat. Whatever happened to those lovely warm, fresh air days of early summer - oh yes, that's right. It rained. However, the moon rising from the sea at Aldeburgh was pretty impressive.

DiagnÃstico Canalla - DiagnÃstico Canalla (Barcelona, Spain)
From their album "LA ESTACIÃN DE LAS MENTIRAS" (as a CD from their site for 8 euros).
In existence since : 06.2005
www.diagnosticocanalla.com
www.myspace.com/diagnosticocanalla

Oh No - KaiserCartel (New York, USA)
Courtney Kaiser (vocals, guitar, xylophone, keys)
Benjamin Cartel (vocals, guitar, drums, xylophone)
KaiserCartel's earthy blend of folk and rock will make you laugh, cry, sing along, and want to hold hands with the stranger next to you. Warm up by the fire with KaiserCartel.
Another of Ariel's great artists.
23 Jul The Beauty Bar, Austin, Texas
23 Jul Gypsy Hut, Cincinnati, Ohio
24 Jul Avant Garden, Houston, Texas
31 Jul Mama Java's Coffeehouse, Phoenix, Arizona
1 Aug Plush, Tucson, Arizona
2 Aug McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, California
3 Aug Anthology, San Diego, California
4 Aug The Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, California
11 Aug Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, Utah
14 Aug Shuga's, Colorado Springs, Colorado
21 Aug Schuba's, Chicago, Illinois
22 Aug Rudyard Kipling, Louisville
23 Aug The Gypsy Hut, Cincinnati, Ohio
www.kaisercartel.com/
www.myspace.com/kaisercartel

Brooke's Waltz - Don Ross (Ontario, Canada)
The son of a Scottish immigrant father and a Mi'kmaq aboriginal mother, Don was born in Montreal in 1960 into a musical family. He first started experimenting with the solo possibilities of the acoustic guitar at the age of eight. By age ten he was playing in alternate tunings and exploring "fingerstyle" technique, a right hand discipline similar to classical guitar playing. Preferring to write original music and develop a personal style, Don's self-taught journey on the instrument has encouraged him to follow his musical intuition. The result is an unclassifiable musical style that borrows from jazz, folk, rock and classical music. When asked, Don usually pigeonholes his music as "Heavy Wood"!
www.gobyfish.com
www.myspace.com/donross

When things go wrong â and they get put right it's almost better than them not going wrong in the first place! Alesis mixer, Plantronics headset both fixed as things should be. Minimum disruption.

I had a Rick Fowler track lined up that Jeremy and I have been enthusing about for the past couple of weeks, since his appearance on SnC 124, then, as I was prepping, I came across this on the PMN. It blew me totally away.

Feel So Much Better - Rick Fowler (Georgia, USA)
Rick Fowler's musical honesty creates an unsurpassed morphic resonance between him and his listeners. With a raw soul reminiscent of early Johnny Winter and aural suspense akin to Trower, Fowler delivers the energy, joy, anger and torment found in the very best of blues-rock. Preacher is from his album Back on my good foot available direct from his site or from CD Baby. Credit due to all musicians on the album:
BASS: Michael C. Steele
DRUMS: Gerry Hansen,
Bill Berry
B3: Tim White,
Randall Bramblett
2ND GUITAR: Jonathan Dorsey
RESONATOR: Michael C. Steele
BG VOCS: Sherry Joyce, Michael C. Steele
http://rickfowler.com/
www.myspace.com/rickfowlerband

The next track has lots of reference to the sounds of Marley when I was with the band clavinet through wah-wah and a clear nod in the direction of session maestro Wayne Perkins for his transforming guitar breaks on the Catch a Fire album which I think very cleverly made the Marley reggae breakthrough possible with a rather jaded European audience.

Marley - Danakil (France)
Formed in 2000 by 8 students from around Paris they have crept up to be a nine piece band:
Chant : Balik
Sax : Das (le coach)
Trompette : Tom-Tom
Trombone : Big keuj'
Basse : Massif-Boris
Batterie : Titi (le Duc)
Guitare : Papa Dus
Guitare : Fab'
Claviers : Smarties
After a while gigging they self-produced their 2006 debut album Microclimat. The new 12 track album Dialogue de sourds which is available as CD or MP3 download from their site where you can hear the other tracks before you buy. Also on Jamendo
www.danakilweb.com/
www.myspace.com/danakilweb
 
Mystery of Mister tba is solved - and the shownotes for SnC126 updated.

Valse Chromatique - Nico Spahni (Switzerland)
Prematurely born on a cold yet allegedly sunny November morning in 1972, the artist took to shaking his baby shaker at an early age and has been dabbling in manifold music styles, ranging from ambient electronica and experimental improvisation to music for film and contemporary dance, ever since. More music and videos can be found at www.myspace.com/nicospahni

Call me Moon - Sputnik has Crashed (over a field of virgins) (Rouen, France)
Prozac for masses est le premier album de Sputnik has crashed (over a field of virgins). Ce avant tout un projet, une Ãbauche, juste pour me mettre le pied à l'Ãtrier et me forcer à rÃaliser des productions plus propres.
Prozac for masses est initialement publià avec 3 morceaux, mais il donnera le jour à une nouvelle tentative, comprenant notamment les mÃmes morceaux mais retravaillÃs plus tard.
Call me moon est un titre qui fait honneur à une charmante jeune fille qui m'a Ãmu bien que je ne l'ai jamais rencontrÃe (Ãa arrive).
www.myspace.com/sputnikhascrashed

Did you hear PC Podcast this week. Oh, Mr Cogle, the most entertaining first few minutes of PC Podcast I've heard in ages! Poor old Codger seemed to be rather tired and emotional.
http://pcpodcast.blogsome.com/

All hands on deck - Rigel (Madison, USA)
Shay Carlson- Fiddle,
Mark Bilhorn- Guitar/Mando,
Evan Carlson- Keyboards.
David Steinweg- Drums/Percussion
Rigel is a four member Celtic band playing a variety of instruments including fiddle,keyboard,guitar,mandolin, and drums. Rigel was formed in the spring of 2007 and just released their first CD self titled Rigel. They consider themselves a Celtic rock, jam band and fiddle band. Visit their website for more details:
www.rigelband.com