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

Some amazing light on the sea at Aldeburgh.

At the salon - The Mome Raths (Illinois, USA)
Daniel Rath - Guitar & Vocals
Tracey Rath - Bass & Vocals
Sister Rath - Vocals & style
Boss Rath - Drums & Handclaps
The Mome Raths play raw, poppy, fast, catchy, garage punk rock that you can bust a move to, or at least we try. We like to sing about pretty random stuff. We're not the best musicians in the world but we make up for it in some way or another. We like to have fun and not take ourselves too serious cause if you ask us the music scene already has enough self obsessed overblown egos to go around.
www.myspace.com/ilikethemomeraths

Nobody makes it overnight - The Alice Project (New York, USA)
NY-based band that specializes in melodic, hooky, tuneful pop/rock. ... Alice Leon is a singer and songwriter who's been creating smart appealing songs for one million years. ALICE WANTS TO THANK THE "POD PEOPLE" for beaming in from outerspace and creating GOOD radio for earthlings.
http://thealiceproject.com/

Martin Baker was listening to Radio 4 in his car this week when, as he says,
"There was an item about The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, six guys and two girls who play ukuleles of various sizes. I've just Googled them and there are several of their videos there - Wuthering Heights, Orange Blossom, Life on Mars, etc.. Though you might like to listen to something different."
Yes, they were indeed on Radio 4 last weekend and I have a request in for a track or two to play on the show. The only potential problem is that they tend to play "covers" of popular songs and so copyright clearance could be a nightmare (and expensive) but I'm working on it. When I say "covers" I'm using the term in its loosest sense. I'm particularly fond of Should I stay or should I go? and Teenage Kicks - transformed into something quite else. Definitely "loose covers".
www.ukuleleorchestra.com
 
Spill - Annie Goliath (London, UK)
The engaging music of Annie Goliath is urban poetry unravelling. Based in London, this vocalist/ musician has teamed up with the experimental artist known as Digital Freakswing. The result is alternative electronica soundscapes with deep undercurrents of rock and dance pulsing through...ELECTRIC!
www.myspace.com/anniegoliath

Merde - Tour de France (Los Angeles, USA))
Tour De France is the songwriting team of Bernadette Colomine and Samuel H Collin. Based in Los Angeles, California, Tour De France composes original songs in French. Sam and Bernadette share a mutual passion for writing hook driven songs.
www.myspace.com/bctourdefrance

It sounds as though Paul "The Grumblerâ over at Music and Mumblngs (mumu.grumbling-dragon.com) has a great time at the Yael Naim gig in San Francicsco last week. Just as I would have expected.

Dance - Nikila (France)
Passion pour la montagne et l'art sous toutes formes
From the album #1 (Jamendo)
http://nikilart.blogspot.com/

Freon Cowboy - Bourland
Bourland is from Austin, Texas formerly of The Texas Philistines, he now has his own band featuring DJ Buffalo Phil, Buster Gutbucket, Sick and Mojo playing a disctinctive brand of Hillbilly Hick Hop.
What is Hillbilly Hick Hop, you say?
Pseudo country music with hip hop beats and a DJ scratching. Add a washtub bass and your on your way! Basically, I like DJ music, drum loops, country music, bluegrass and punk rock. I like bands like Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Beastie Boys, The Sex Pistols, Scott H. Biram, The Weary Boys, Beck, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Ray Wylie Hubbard etc...
www.hillbillyhickhop.com/
www.myspace.com/bourlandmusic

Gas prices in the USA. Bourland reports that Opal Devine"s venues around Austin are suspending music for the summer. Distances? really feeling the pinch? Have you noticed any changes to gigs?

Blue Blue - Serpentone (Oregon, USA)
Played Get Free from the "studio" in Porto de Soller back in early May (SnC 116).
Band formed in 2004, with the longest standing members being Erika (vox/songwriting/guitar-playing/diva-bitch), Cyrus (original drummer, who has done fill-in work since 2005), and most recently, the adorable multitasking almost-sober chick-magnet bassist known as Skot. Somehow, these three managed to eke out time on Sundays during 2007 to record an album of sorts at Marty Vincelli's "Big House." Which is a house, that is big. Many amazing musicians have supported this band by filling the rhythm slots for live shows, including Carl Keil, Morgan Grace, Sam Henry, Tom Drama, Tim Flanary, Carl Keil, nolan void, and Susan Costa.
www.serpentone.com
www.myspace.com/serpentone

"When I play a note on my guitar and it sustains just right - for a few seconds. I have everything I need for this world."
Preacher - 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

A rather/even more quirky selection than usual this week. I've been exploring a few genres that I'm not really that familiar with. Really listening opens up whole new landscapes of music to explore.
Artois woke up briefly (See photo) to have some food but otherwise has slept soundly since 08:30 yesterday Wed) morning!

Weekend Tongue - Donora (Pennsylvania, USA)
Jake H. met Casey a few hours after she was born. He was disappointed she was a girl and cried. Eighteen years later he got over it, and they started a band with another Jake that played bass. They became Donora and together they make melodic, dance-worthy, garage rock.
www.donoramusic.com/
www.myspace.com/donora

The High Road - Sharon Robinson (California, USA)
Singer/songwriter/producer Sharon Robinson releases her debut solo album "Everybody Knows" on August 19, 2008. The long-time collaborator of Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer Leonard Cohen won a GRAMMY in 1985 for "New Attitude" by Patti Labelle.
www.sharonrobinsonmusic.com/
www.myspace.com/sharonrobinsonmusic

Tusuka Bay - Ambiguous Dreams (UK)
AD, is a two piece ambient instrumental project, from England (UK). The project began in late 05, when AD's music was produced through a college controlled version of Cubase 1.  Taking influence from the sounds of Akira Yamaoka's Silent Hill creations and Random Juxtaposition AD's audio output is a a maelstrom of genres, including; Ambient, NU Age, Drum & Bass, Metal and more.
www.myspace.com/roubmewsick

You bought song for a dollar - The Go Ahead And (Vermont, USA)
Seriously funny music about non-serious, frequently geeky topics, such as foot fetishes, boring people, and forbidden love on the Death Star.
The Go Ahead And is a comedy pop band who masquerades as a group of rascally young hooligans; however, all of the wacky musical hijinks perpetrated by The Go Ahead And are actually the product of just one person: Joel Abbott. Joel Abbott's story as a musician begins a few months after he was born, when his parents took him to a stoned fortuneteller at a hippie art fair in Boulder, Colorado, and the fortuneteller said "when this baby grows up he will use music to express himself." True story.
www.thegoaheadand.com
www.myspace.com/thegoaheadand

Waitress Song - Jen Lowe (Georgia, USA)
Jen Lowe is a sincere songwriter who writes straight from the heart.  Her lyrics are direct and thoughtful, as she wastes no time getting the heart of the matter.  Having been a full time touring percussionist and drummer with many national acts,  Jen's sense of the song writing process is strong.  She comes to you from Atlanta, GA where she has played and been influenced by great artists such as Angie Aparo, Keni Thomas, Jason Mraz, and Tristan Prettyman.  Her stage presence is larger than life as she engages the audience in a story, a witty comment, or just her keen ability to entertain. 
Jen is pleased to bring to her audience her first record entitled "From The End Of This Hallway."  Produced by Tim Acres and mixed by Steve Rizzo, this album will take you in from the first note.  Whether on the stage or in the studio, Jen takes you on her journey that will leave remembering her sentiments for a long time. 
www.myspace.com/jenjenlowe

Beaumont is alive - Dr Kananga
From the two track album (what is an album these days) Post-apocolyptic merry melodies
Dr Kananga, conspirateur au sein des Space Jahourt vous a prÃparà une cuisine Ãlectro qui sent bon le old school à base de hip hop, trip hop et un soupson de Jungle. Comme dirait l'autre on ne fait pas de la nouvelle cuisine et mÃme si certaines plages peuvent sembler lounge c'est pour mieux rebondir aprÃs. Les beats sont lourds, les samples de cuivres et de violons sont jazzy et les synthÃs fleurent bon la fin des 70s. Le tout est accompagnà de ses transitions -Entremets à base de zapping tÃlà improbable.

Beginner's Luck - Lindalou and Michael Ryge (California, USA)
From the album Beginner's Luck which was originally released in 2003. They finally got around to releasing it on Jamendo in April 2008.
Wild spirited teenagers surprise themselves decades later with this CD of close harmonies, true stories and adventures reflecting their love for life and each other.
They've made old men cry, and young women laugh, and vice versa. Their music, while almost all acoustic, is diverse in styles, from instrumental to A cappella, from story songs and love ballads to quirky autobiographical tales.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/llmr

A frantic week since ... er... last week's show with the summer Podcrawl in London on Friday, being social at the weekend and a crazy but necessary trip to Glasgow (pictured) yesterday, it's no wonder that I feel a bit more "odd" than usual. Glasgow seemed to me to be changing ... into  a showcase for innovative architecture but at the cost of losing its distinctive look and feel. In a few years every major city will have copied the styles of buildings and at that point they will look fresh and Glasgow will look tired with none of its traditional buildings remaining to save the day. Depressing.

No use for hate - Trick Seventeen (Germany)
From the self titled album from German pop/punk, melodic emo rockers Trick Seventeen. The album MAY be called Might as Well but it makes not a jot of difference. You can get it free from Jamendo at the click of a mouse from :
www.jamendo.com/album/4903?refuid=117934
www.myspace.com/trickseventeen

The past quite a few hours have been strange and exhausting. I did something that I argue fiercely against yesterday. One of the projects I am working on at the moment is not making the progress that it should be so I went on a day trip for a meeting with someone who may well be able to help. The only problem is that Kate was scheduled to be in Glasgow, Scotland from her base in Inverness, almost 200 miles of tortuous Scottish roads away. I'm in Suffolk, another 450 miles and 7 hours driving away. I'm reluctant to admit that I did the obvious thing, drove over to Stansted Airport and caught a one hour flight to Glasgow horribly early in the morning and came back in the evening. 21 hours non-stop travel and work with two climbs to 36,000 feet and the descents have taken their toll.
(Bedding track - Peter Greenstone Somewhere over Greenland)

Broken Symmetries - Peter Greenstone (Texas, USA)
Peter Greenstone 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/

Calleso - Triplexity (mostly France, I think!)
Triplexity is Nikila, SaReGaMa and Hamelin BÃrengnier.
The word Triplexity is combined of two words: triplex and complexity. Triplexity is a virtual band, its members never met each other face to face, all the collaborations came to live thru the Internet. Every member comes from a different musical background, together, they blend their knowledge and inspiration and give life to their unique music with a fresh new sound.
http://triplexity.blogspot.com/

Sound quality in MP3 recordings like SnC
Benefit of getting better quality originals such as the FLAC files that Triplexity are producing. Much better form of compression. Explained by Saregama at:
http://saregama3.blogspot.com

Les Soldats - Tribuman and the Jammin' Orchestra (from Jamendo)
I played their track First Riddim' back in October last year high time for another. The electric piano through the wah-wah pedal reminds me rather strongly of one of the bands I worked with. While it's nice to hear a familiar sound and these days it triggers a smile, I'm, even more pleased that it quickly turns into something quite different and presents and worthwhile challenge to expectations.

Please Pass the Schnapps - Copper Box (Wisconsin, USA)
I played "Need a little squeezeâ from Copper Box a couple of weeks ago and suggested that we needed to hear another track soon. This is the one I was thinking of. (From the PMN)
www.copperboxsite.com/
www.myspace.com/copperboxband

Tic-toc - Manny (Luxembourg)
From Manny's Sideshow album. Recorded at Chez Manny by Luxembourg resident Scotsman Gordon Furguson aka Manny.
www.sideshowmanny.com

Come Clean - The Mexicolas (Birmingham, UK)
Been played by both Pete Cogle at PC Podcast and now by Colin Gazeley over at The Ourobourous Podcast and now at long last, here. They are:
Jamie Evans - Vocals / Guitars / Keyboards
Tim Trotter - Drums / Percussion
Del Carter - Bass
www.themexicolas.com
www.myspace.com/mexicolas

Message from The Grumbler and
New Song - Yael Naim
Bimbo's 365, San Francisco, next Tuesday 24th.
www.myspace.com/yaelnaim
www.yaelweb.com/

A rum ol' mix of styles and tastes this week which I hope conspire to suit your mood. Do you find that your musical taste changes with your mood? Does your mood change with the music? Let me know, by a comment at the bottom of these notes, email or by the MyCHingo voice message system.
I've was photographing for a client in Aldeburgh (right), on the Suffolk coast, on Monday. It felt like grabbing the only chance to enjoy the town on a sunny day and yet in a relatively peaceful state before the "Hooray Henryâ brigade arrives for the summer.
 
Armens à dit - BÃzÃd'h (Mulhouse, France)
From their new album Les IlluminÃs.
IBÃzÃd'H, l'alliance de la guitare et du violon caricaturÃe comme : "DU FER DANS LA SOIE" Un savant mÃlange pour du Rock puisqu"il daigne enfin se marier aux prÃsents des musiques Celtiques. La noce des Ãnergies libÃre un fracassant bouquetâ Avec plus de 400 concerts à leur actif ils ont partagà l'affiche avec : STATUS QUO, EV, SALLY BAT DES AILES, LES WAMPAS, MAROUSSE, ALDEBERT, LES FILS DE TEPU, MERZHIN, BLACK BOMB Aâ C"est ensuite l'enchaÃnement de Festivals et de concerts rÃputÃs â â En Juillet 2005 ils rÃalisent un fabuleux concert au MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL. OCTOBRE 2007 : la sortie de leur nouvel album â  LES ILLUMINES  TELECHARGEMENTS GRATUITS.
Note: the link may generate pop-up ads for French supermarkets!
www.bezedh.com

Angels of Mercy - Mike Link/Harvey Taylor (Milwaukee, USA)
Normally I'm less than happy with crossover music (regardless of where it is crossing from or to) however, sometimes it just seems to work.A fascinating mix of styles in this track form Milwaukee-based studio duo (Mike Link on keys, etc, and  Harvey Taylor on trumpet), with guest artists (Holly Haebig on flute, Tom Plutshack on guitars)
.. groove-based tunes with trumpet improvisations, etc, fusing a jazz/blues approach to contemporary electronica...World music influences combine for an eclectic mix.
www.cdbaby.com/cd/linktaylor

I've been distracted this morning by news that daughter Jessie's hotel room in Ibiza was burgled while she was at work last night.
Lost her treasured laptop and iPod. Hotel security appears not to be all that it might be  - experiments showed that a few keys open more than the expected number of room doors.

Ballarine - David (Montpellier, France)
From his album Experimental released through Jamendo right at the end of last year.
www.myspace.com/davidchapel

Three chords - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)
If you've been listening for a long time, you've heard Jimmie every week for the past two and a half years. Happy is the show theme. Here's another more bluesy track.
www.jimmiebratcher.com

Fun Tashlikh - Faren Khan (Paris, France)
Faren Khan is a group of cosmopolitan musicians, as surprising as they are atypical. They have found each other in France, some of them in exile from their native Spain and United States, others closer to their Mediterranean and Eastern European roots.In the image of the legendary Faren Khan - the mysterious bandit who once wandered the land from Belarus to Hungary and Romania on the back of his fierce swine, the group leads you through its remarkable and eccentric universe.
Amidst traditional melodies from the Balkans and Mediterranean, we hear influences of American jazz, the Middle East and India. A nomadic path for the most nomadic of musicâ.Klezmer music.
www.myspace.com/farenkhan

Note from Kimo
www.sellaband.com/kimo-watanabe/

Talkers - Entire Cities (Ontario, Canada)
Entire Cities are riding high on the success of their latest album, Deep River, the product of ten musicians using banjos, violins, flutes, pianos, minimoogs, singing saws, trombones, whatever else they saw fit to bring their work to life. The result is a heady mix of country, indie, gospel and rock.
SIMON BORER -Guitar, Vox, RUHEE DEWJI -Flute, Horns, Vox, TAMARA LINDEMAN -Banjo, Vox, BRENDAN HOWLETT -Bass, Trumpet, PAUL McCRADY -Vox, Keys, Glock and PAUL WEADICK -Drums, Vox
Long distance members:
JOSH LYON -Keys, Accordion, Vox, STEFANIE BRUCE -Singins Saw, Autoharp and DAVID MISSIO -Guitar
14 Jun Cadillac Lounge - NXNE     Toronto, Ontario
21 Jun Skeleton Park Music Festival     Kingston, Ontario
29 Jun Sneaky Dee's - Wavelength w. Hot Panda     Toronto, Ontario
Available now at Soundscapes in Toronto, Brian's Record Option and Made 4 You in Kingston and online at Zunior.com
www.entirecities.ca
www.myspace.com/entirecities

Podcrawl on Friday. "Oh dear, dear, dear ..."

Yep - Nikila (Grenoble, France)
Passion pour la montagne et l'art sous toutes formes
From the album #1 (Jamendo)
http://nikilart.blogspot.com/

Nordgarden in session at the Barn

In these occasional shows artists drop by to have a bit of a chat about what they are doing, what makes them tick and, of course, to play a few tunes live for us.

The guest at The Barn for this session is Terje Nordgarden who is really living the life of an artist with something to say. He tours almost continuously with loyal followings developing in Italy, Poland, Holland and the UK, not to mention his native Norway.

We were delighted to have Terje stay over with us for a couple of nights
(between Springsteen concerts!). We also fitted in a gig at the Winelight Club and a short radio session for the BBC. I've not previously seen a producer behind the glass shout out and applaud after a song, live on air.

Terje plays three songs from his excellent current album The Path of Love:
Up the Hillside
The Path of Love
So far away

Find out more about Nordgarden at: www.myspace.com/nordgarden

Recording engineer: Jeremy Gugenheim.
Show in/out: Lil Diddley Vamp - DJOC http://oregonchad.com

Some people have suggested that the show is eclectic. Listening to this week's selection, I think they could be right. Music from Canada, Texas, London, Germany, New York and Norway.

Les fantÃmes â David Jalbert (Canada)
Auteur-compositeur-interprÃte.
David Jalbert naÃt le 5 mai 1980 à RiviÃre des Prairies et passe la majeure partie de sa vie à Mascouche dans LanaudiÃre. DÃs sa tendre enfance, la musique est omniprÃsente au foyer; son pÃre, un guitariste passionnÃ,
www.davidjalbert.ca/

She Walks On Water - Love = Action (Texas, USA)
Love = Action is the current solo project of singer/songwriter Jacoby Jennings. The sound of the music is a collision of organic and electronic instruments but the constant is the honesty that flows through every song. Rather reminds me of The Blue Nile.
www.myspace.com/loveisaction

On and On -  Naama Hillman (London, UK)
Naama Hillman played the Winelight Club in Norwich on Friday â a very subtle, restrained, acoustic and moving set for which I offer my thanks. Nominated for an Indie Music Award recentlyOn and On is from her 2004 album Living room. She has a new five track acoustic EP (In Between the Lights)  available right now for free download from her site and a new album on the way. That's something to look forward to.  
www.naamahillman.com

Musik Macht - akustikfilm (Germany)
From nature's sample board to urban voices and echoes. akustikfilm collects soundscapes on this planet and transforms them into musical film. All music by akustikfilm is licensed under creative commons (by-nc-nd)
 
Note from Erika of Serpentone whose song Get Free I played a couple of weeks ago "thank you for that exposure on your wonderfully eclectic podcast! Much appreciated."   'Ere who you calling eclectic?"

Quit Quittin'  - Andy Mullen (New York, USA)
Acoustic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andy Mullen is here to put the "song" back in "songwriter," the "blue" back in "bluegrass," and the "alcohol" back in "alcoholic."
His new album, "The Toenail Jar" is available for a free digital download at his website.
http://andymullenmusic.com/

Lovely note from Mune of Butumbaba (Sin Capitan on last weekâs show) pointing out my inability to read the bleedinâ obvious. Of course MAJIKONVINAZION (which I even mis-spelt on the SnC shownotes isnât unpronoucable at all!
It means âmagical combinationâ yes, of course it does!
www.butumbaba.com.ar

The Bumber Sticker Song - Last November (Georgia, US)
They released their debut album, All the Gory Details, with Atlanta's Southern Tracks Records, founded by the late, legendary music publisher Bill Lowery. For years, the Label has developed a solid reputation of discovering and developing new talent. The album is a compilation of honest, thought-provoking lyrics that echo passionately through the voice of lead singer Luke Pilgrim. Last Novemberâs 2nd album Over the Top or Under the Weather is produced by Steven Haigler at the renowned Southern Tracks Studio in Atlanta, home to such artists as Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Train, The Bravery, and Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (who recorded their 2007 milestone CD, Magic, at the studio) and mastered by Rodney Mills.
www.lastnovember.com

From Corrientes
Hi Peter :) Thanks for playing A Big Dose of Ideas and Vibe :)
It was very cool that you reversed the vocals in Vibe to see what I was saying! lol...  We actually are playing out about once or twice a month in NYC, Brooklyn, and Long Island. Hope you enjoy the rest of the week! ttysoon, -Ivette

Oh Brother - Nordgarden (Hamar, Norway)
From his current album The Path of Love.
Live Session at the Barn with Nordgarden will probably go up onto this feed at the weekend.
Benefit of subscribing â you get it as soon as it is released.
www.myspace.com/nordgarden

Sorry Simon - Jonny Dongel (New York, USA)
Jonny Dongel was born in Bristol England in 1973 to an English mother and Irish father. He lived in Bristol until his late teens. After "Sodding Up" his A-levels and any chance at a proper future he moved to London where he spent a decade as a working class hero in nearly every pub and restaurant. From his album The fifth of nowhere
http://jonnydongel.com/

A bit thin on the PMN this week but fortunately Jamendo is looking really good these days. Tracks from USA, Australia, Argentina and France. Getting set up this week with my chum Jeremy Gugenheim for another Session at the Barn. (Looks about right!)

Lordy Lord â Davis Coen (Tennessee, USA)
Blues circuit guitarist/singer Davis Coen's most recent accomplishments have included original music on the DVD release of Martin Scorsese`s PBS special 'The Blues'; backup work on the last release by Jesse Mae Hemphill, entitled 'Dare You To Do It Again'
OK, so I played Davis Coen on SnC 115 a month or so ago. Heâs simply very, very good.
www.daviscoen.com/

La Mar - The Beautiful Girls (Sydney, Australia)
"Music is a weird thing," says frontman and creative powerhouse Mat McHugh. "If you're doing it right, you're only trying to respect the spirit of it, but it seems that every step in making it is a compromise of ego and industry. Maybe you never actually get there."
I suppose we benefit from their trying. Had this on my PMN playlist for a few weeks.
Find their details at:
www.thebeautifulgirls.com/

Spectacular storm last night.

Sin Capitan â Butumbaba (Santa Fe, Argentina)
Found on Jamendo which proved itself to be a wonderful melting pot of styles and genres.
Desde su formaciÃn en 1993 en la ciudad de Santa Fe, Argentina, Butumbaba es una banda que se ha dedicado a la investigaciÃn y experimentaciÃn de los ritmos derivados y afines al Ska y al Reggae. A lo largo de estos aÃos, en un trabajo constante, la banda va sufriendo.
Their latest album Majiukakonvinazion is available at a few outlets in Santa Fe (Compactos, Musitop, X-Bomb, Zero extreme shop, Visual, Margat, Ropa & Roll and Magaforce) plus a whole load in and around Buenos Aires. If thatâs not quite where you are, there are quite a few on-line stores listed on the bandâs website and a pretty good video at:   
www.butumbaba.com.ar/
www.myspace.com/butumbaba

Vibe - Corrientes (New York, USA)
All Corrientes music is recorded, mixed, and produced by Ivette Torres in a home studio. Ivette is a Cuban-American, born in NY
âI sang something and then reversed it and ended up liking how it sounded backwards
so I kept it like that.
I donÂt even remember what I was saying forward.
I have to find the sample one of these days and reverse it back
to figure out what I had originally meant to say.â
One temptation too far! I-ve reversed the track in the final 10 seconds or so to reveal the original song. On Jamendo.
www.corrientesmusic.com

Les femmes nues â Luc Blanvillain (Orlaix, France)
Can tell you very little except that this is the third track on the album Luc et les immigrÃs, also on Jamendo.

Notes from Amy B from Gold Box Kingdom in San Francisco whose track I played last week In the shownotes but check: www.amybmusic.com

Catgut whose quirky and excellent Spiders also got into last weekâs show tells me that heâs got an new EP in preparation and should have it done over the summer. Definitely something to look forward to. If you canât wait youâll find good stuff at:
www.littlecatgut.com

Les champs de roses - 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

Need a little squeeze - Copper Box (Wisconsin, USA)
A younger, more bluesy & jazzy version of the Texas Tornados fronted by a husband/wife duo Danny and Michelle Jerabek - the music is described as "polka-rock-Zydeco". There is another track that Iâm tempted to slip in soon. (From the PMN)
www.copperboxsite.com/
www.myspace.com/copperboxband

A lot of music and quite a bit of it fairly downbeat and folky this week. To be honest, I've no idea why that should be and I sincerely hope you find the selection to be of interest.

The Polka - The Gin Riots (UK)
Named after the longest and hardest drinking session in living memory, The Gin Riots are a disparate bunch of boys who came together to get drunk and make music to get drunk to ...
12 Jun 2008  NXNE Festival - Toronto, Canada
13 Jun 2008  NXNE Festival @ Rancho Relaxo -  Toronto, Canada
14 Jun 2008  NXNE Festival - Toronto, Canada
15 Jun 2008  NXNE Festival - Toronto, Canada
21 Jun 2008  The Gin Riots' Gin Palace Party @ The Windmill, Brixton, London. Line up TBA
www.myspace.com/theginriots

Great escape or ill-advised socialisation therapy?

Ocean Liner - Jennifer Greer (Cambridge, MA)
Jennifer Greer is a self-taught, detail-obsessed singer/songwriter/pianist who has been singing since she was a little girl. Growing up in a suburb near New York City, poetry was her first love and artistic medium. At 25 she began to write music, being drawn to the piano like a magnet. She has since gone on to write about 5 albums worth of material, only 2 of which have been recorded. Jennifer's distinctive voice which soars from earthy and sensual to sweetly lush is show-cased in her last album The Apiary, which critics have called stunning. She is a Winner for Best Adult Alternative CD 2005 from the Muses Muse.
"The compelling reason to be in the unsigned issue is my band is trying to push boundaries of pop. We blend bits of jazz, funk and in classical what would be called a "tone poem". The songs deal with lots of subject matter from stuff in the news, characters from books, as well as personal experience. We work hard on being exciting and refreshing. we spend tons of attention to detail. Also, I co-run a music series in Cambridge that I founded, called IMC. So I am trying to make community happen and not just be into my career."
This track recorded live, a couple of weeks ago.
www.jennifergreer.com
www.artsomerville.org

Graffiti from Aliens - Kou Chou Ching (Taiwan)
Hi,We're a HipHop band from Taiwan. Our music is inspired by Taiwan traditional music elements. We bring samples of Taiwanese folk songs and traditional music elements and mix them in HipHop to create a very unique sound. Through our music, you can hear the voices of Taiwan.
www.myspace.com/koucc

Dragon Dance - Laurie Lester (Colerado, USA)
Placed first in the California State VOCE competition, placed in Long Beach Mozart Festival, Southern California Rotary Club International "Singer of the Year." Performs Elizabethan music/opera
Innkeeper by day at www.willowpondbnb.com
www.myspace.com/laurielester

Lazy Day - Gold Box Kingdom (featuring AMY B) (California, USA)
San Francisco based adult alternative pop/rock duo Gold Box Kingdom, featuring Amy Bruckmeier (aka Amy B), creates songs that range from confessional folk pop to cathartic trip hop. Songs are confident and provocative or bittersweet and brooding with unforgettable hooks. Produced by Jim Greer.
www.amybmusic.com/

Spiders - Catgut (UK)
From the album Brought to you by the letter Z.
Latest bio notes on the PMN simple say: "I'm getting too old for this."
I sincerely hope not. The site is well worth a visit.
www.littlecatgut.com/

No one is going to help you - Little Plastic Stars (Clinton Township, Michigan, USA)
From the album, Anthems for Riots. Little Plastic Stars is a one-man band with a lot of heart and soul in the words. "Music is my world and piano is my vessel."
Every Wednesday a new track/idea is posted! Has given up on MySpace for posting the new tracks and has now moved over to Podshow http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners where you can search for "little plastic stars". Other information on MySpace
I played "They don"t bring the noise" on SnC 114 Just got to fit another track in. Trouble is that with a new track every Wednesday, I'll never catch up!
www.myspace.com/littleplasticstars

A Big Dose of Ideas - Corrientes (New Yourk, USA)
From the Jamendo album This Warm Saturday. There I was wondering why I was running out of energy.
Corrientes is an original four piece band from NY. All Corrientes music is recorded, mixed, and produced by Ivette Torres in a home studio. Ivette is a Cuban-American, born in NY. Corrientes songs are in both English and Spanish. Check out the Corrientes' website for more info.
www.corrientesmusic.com
 

A mix of artists new to Suffolk and Cool and some seasoned favourites. Back in the studio in Suffolk this week after a hugely enjoyable and productive 11 days in Mallorca. Including a few days (right) advising music sheep on the finer points of cowbell technique.
Test of concept for "digital nomadity" and it worked! Only had a couple fo half days off but, you know, it's really quite pleasant to be working in the shade of a lemon tree! Hit the weather just right though.
 
No control - Pepper (Hawaii, USA)
From their album "No Shame". The spirit of aloha is alive and well, and currently residing in sunny Southern California.
Meet Pepper; Bret Bollinger (Vocals/Bass), Kaleo Wassman (Vocals/Guitar), and Yesod Williams (Drums); the three young innovative minds from the Hawaiian Islands.
Pepper's summer tour has finally been announced! On this tailgate party, by popular demand Pepper will be joining Slightly Stoopid and will also serve up a treat for all by sharing the stage with dub masters, the legendary Sly& Robbie!! As a theme of this summer-time party, we are encouraging all our friends to make Tailgate 2008 the ultimate party experience! Loads of dates in Europe through to early next month then back to the west coast. Check the venues on their main site
www.pepperlive.com/
www.myspace.com/pepperlive
www.youtube.com/TheRealPepperLive


To be loved - Joan as Policewoman (New York, USA)
"Joan Wasser is the best champagne in the world. A voice so wonderous and moving that it makes everyone else's seem ordinary and mundane, the indie generation's Dusty Springfield. The Ride is the most hypnotic and majestic sad song ever and so good it will make you shiver." [Record Of The Week]
From her album "To Survive" Joan's time seems to be split between Europe and the USA with loads of live shows coming up. Tonight is last date in USA for a little while as she works her way through Europe:
14 May 2008      The Mercury Lounge, New York,
9 Jun 2008         Volksbuhne, Berlin
10 Jun 2008       Classic Grand, Glasgow,
11 Jun 2008       Glee Club, Birmingham
12 Jun 2008       Scala     London
13 Jun 2008       Concorde 2     Brighton
14 Jun 2008       The Music In My Head (main stage), Den Haag
15 Jun 2008       Melkweg (old hall),     Amsterdam
16 Jun 2008       Nouveau Casino, Paris
18 Jun 2008       Beursschouwburg     Bruxelles
20 Jun 2008       Sala Heineken, Madrid
23 Jun 2008       Tripod, Dublin
24 Jun 2008       Hard Rock Cafe, Warsaw
www.joanaspolicewoman.com/
www.myspace.com/joanaspolicewoman

Demolition Dub - Lion of Joppa Sound System (Edinburgh, Scotland)
All it says about LOJSS on the PMN is "Ali - all sounds and noises.â
There's a load more to the guy than that and he very promptly came to my rescue with an issue I was having with the ReggaeDubWise site.  A good egg, I'd say.
Lots of tracks on the PMN.
www.myspace.com/lionofjoppasoundsystem
you'll find a magnificent 14 tracks to play on his page at:
http://reggaedubwise.com/members/420/

Flowers for Mel - Lawn Jockey (Illinois and Oklahoma, USA)
Tom Henry and Scott Stokes. Taken from their 2000 album Jethro"s Revenge which Tom kindly sent over from The States. An album that really celebrates the acoustic guitar and the fabulous sounds it is capable of making. Some of the songs have vocals but the emphasis is always on the guitar and a few other stringed instruments.
The duo actually split after the album was released but have now reformed to collaborate on a new album. The new release will contain elements of Folk, Psycho-Bluegrass, and Celtic flavoured originals, and will be aptly titled Out By The Cement Pond.
Recording of the new release will occur in the coming months, and an internet release is slated for early 2009.
Find out more and hear more at:
www.lawnjockey.com
www.myspace.com/theeqforum

Manue - Bad Rriles (Cadiz, Spain)
Andres (guitar), Miguel (bass), Juan (drums) and Pepe (vocals)
The Codger played another Bad Rriles track, which I had been planning to play so this is just another for you listening pleasure.
You can download (for free) our new cd "PUNKANDROLL" at following link (direct download - rapidshare):
http://rs65.rapidshare.com/files/99586887/BAD_RRILES_-_PUNKANDROLL.rar
Individual tracks from their MySpace:
www.myspace.com/badrriles

Speaking of The Codge, I expect he'll be getting a few early nights in this week and ensuring a good night's sleep with a milky drink and taking out his hearing aids before bedtime. Why, 'cos it is The Great Escape Festival in Brighton this weekend and I gather that his care in the community worker The Grumbler is taking him out to a few of the early evening gigs.


Am I crazy? - Little Fish (Oxford, UK)
Gabor Kovacs is another of the podcasters loosely described as UK based. He played the next track on his Electrical Language show a couple of weeks ago and I was immediately captivated by the sheer audacity of combining vocal, a guitar and drums (no bass or keyboards), which I know both places more demands on each to make the sound complete and also means that each is very, very exposed because there's no majority momentum to hide behind.
Juju on Guitar & Vocals
Nez on Percussion & Vocals
Ju Ju comments of the sheer terror of playing in such a small band on their MySpace. If you want to check out the smell of fear - catch them at a small gig while you can - I have every intention of doing so as soon as possible.
14 May 2008     Oxford Punt - Thirst Lodge, Oxford
16 May 2008     Firegathering Festival - Main Stage, North of Horsham
17 May 2008     The Great Escape Festival... The Hope, Brighton
19 May 2008     The Dublin Castle - Headline, London
22 May 2008     Little Johnny Russells, Portsmouth
29 May 2008     The Carling-Academy, Oxford
31 May 2008     Play It By Ear @ The Monarch, London
04 Jun 2008       Pump Aid @ the Port Mahon (Juju solo), Oxford
15 Jun 2008       Isle Of White Festival! (Details TBC)
www.myspace.com/littlefishmusic

Small Answering Machine mix - Cassettes won't listen (New York, USA)
Another small excerpt from this much longer track. Cassettes Won't Listen is the brainchild of New York-based, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jason Drake and is the latest in a heap of musical monikers he has realized over the years.
Cassettes Won't Listen was initially just a bedroom affair; in 2004, he picked up the microphone for the first time in years and sang over a new track he had recently written. The result â future fan favorite and eventual single, "Cutting Balloons". He sent the track out to a few friends and never expected anything more. He soon saw the mp3 appearing on influential blogs. You can download a free EP "One alternative" from his site at:
www.cassetteswontlisten.com/
www.myspace.com/cassetteswontlisten

Sheep - Neal Fox (Ft Lauderdale, Florida, USA)
An artist for whom I have huge respect. I played his track Swank-ay way back on Suffolk 'n' Cool 046 back in December 06 I have no idea why it had taken so long to fit another track in. But I was prompted by Neal being featured artist of the week at Ariel Publicity.
At age 20 Neal had his first record deal. Three contracts, one music production company and 40 years later he is still producing great music. Only now, he's doing it on his own terms and his own label. His sixth release Now it's personal is coming June 3.
Take a look at his myspace for loads of fascinating information and links to the guy's incredible range of creative work.
www.wireduck.com
www.myspace.com/nealfox

Again from Port de Soller, Mallorca. I've moved the entire studio, well, the MacBook, to he other side of the building for SnC 116.
Expecting quite a difference, swifts instead of sparrows plus whatever goes on in the street below.

No Me Sigas - Freddy Nois (Barcelona, Spain)
Just a hundred miles or so off-shore is Spain and about the closest point is Barcelona.
XTN (acrÃnimo de Cristian) es un mÃsico y compositor residente en Barcelona. En los ochenta formà parte como guitarrista compositor y vocalista de grupos como VALIUM 10 , FRANCIS TERGAL Y LOS POLYESTER , TEDDY NOIS (Single Voy a atracar un Burguer / Nena, Nena Vis-Distrimusic   
http://pastisset.blogspot.com/

Challenger fleet arrived in the port last night and I was delighted to spot Scouser Pete, who was my watch leader on one of their big boats (The Stavros) a few years ago on a voyage from London Docks to Great Yarmouth it took 3 days and night continuous sailing but I lost count of how many times we crossed the North Sea. A highly recommended  and life-changing experience.
www.tallships.org/

Natan I Chara - Mediterra Musica (Hamburg, Germany)
An oud from Iraq, a violin from Morocco, drums from the mountains of Greece and Albania, a flamenco guitar, a jazz double bass, shepherd flutes from the Balkans, a trans-cultural saxophone, a neo-classical piano and - last but not least - prudently used electronics - they all accompany a voice of Greek-German origin. A flexible yet authentic voice that paints with all the tonal colours of the mediterranean: Greek or Turkish, Sephardic and Spanish or Italian, but also Portugese and Algerian and even from Cuban overseas, as the mediterranean went there and came back with music.
"Like A Nomad" Mediterra Musica wanders through the variety of music styles without excluding the media of modern today. In times of globalisation Mediterra Musica builds a musical bridge between orient and occident, between then and now. They use the mediterranean as a platform to bring themselves into oriental trance, Balkan euphoria or judeo-hispanic melancholy.
Not only with their culturally shaped personalities, but above all by their skills they create a very special universe of sound and music, a universe that knows no time or space, but only is one thing: Mediterra Musica.
Stella Tsianios - vocals
RamÃn Lazzaroni - flutes, vocals, electronics
Matthias Clasen - saxophones, flute
Oliver Baumgarten - piano, guitar
Ali Shibly - oud
Oliver Karstens - double bass, electronics
Ilias Oikonomou - percussion
www.mediterra-musica.com
www.myspace.com/mediterramusica

Riding the dune - Double six (Italy)
Already in the early 1990s, Andrea Soru & Luca Ascari were collaborating together on a musical project called "Seguira Coisa": an interesting and original mix of Samba, Latin, Reggae and Rock music.
Double six aims at making their music as interesting, fascinating and pleasant as drinking fresh water in the middle of the desert. They can sometimes deliver an unpredictable blow to the stomach but overall their tunes catapult all of your senses onto the alert mode so you really feel the music with your mind, body, ears and soul.
www.beatpick.com/double6

Get Free - Serpentone (Oregon, USA)
Band formed in 2004, with the longest standing members being Erika (vox/songwriting/guitar-playing/diva-bitch), Cyrus (original drummer, who has done fill-in work since 2005), and most recently, the adorable multitasking almost-sober chick-magnet bassist known as Skot. Somehow, these three managed to eke out time on Sundays during 2007 to record an album of sorts at Marty Vincelli's "Big House." Which is a house, that is big. Many amazing musicians have supported this band by filling the rhythm slots for live shows, including Carl Keil, Morgan Grace, Sam Henry, Tom Drama, Tim Flanary, Carl Keil, nolan void, and Susan Costa.
www.serpentone.com
www.myspace.com/serpentone

Stumbled upon music in the Placa Constitucio, Soller

La Balanguera - Barcelona and Soller

The Dub Zone cracking stuff Mr Cogle
http://thedubzone.blogsome.com/

Here we come - Screamin' Tubes (Marseille, France)
From their Jamendo album Do you reggae? Damn silly question really eh?
www.zoumail.com/screamintubes

Consuelo y Esteban - Nex2012 & DJ "H" (Rodez, France)
Amateur de salsa galactique, de piano sidÃral, de rythmes ensoleillÃs "on the rocks" comme disent les inuits, de percussions co(s)miques, de guitares hispaniques chauffÃes à blanc !
Cet album est pour vous!!!
Quittez vos fringues, vos combinaisons spatiales et enfilez un short, des moufles et des aprÃs ski!!!
Ãa va dÃchirer grave sur la banquise!!!
From the album Rhythm of the frozen sun yet again, on Jamendo. I told you it was a complicaed link although it translates easily enough into English as Secret Reality.
http://realitesecrete.chez-alice.fr

Au bout du rouleau - Les Amis de Safi (France)
From the sampler album Va voir lÃ-bas si j'y suis ! by Artistes d'Origine (in)ContrÃlÃe on Jamendo, of course.
www.myspace.com/aoc37

Bizmo Mix 01 - Steven Shepherd
From the Jamendo album Philistinism & Debauchery, which consists of just two quirky tracks. No links, no nuffin'. Of course it may just be a straight ad, and quite franky, I don't care; it's daft enough for me to play! Check Jamendo on www.jamendo.com