«
Home the electrical language podcast has moved » podcast no. 24 - Questions and Answers » podcast no 23 - Kia Kaha! » podcast no 22 - kovetkezonel kiszalunk » podcast no 21 - Squashed tomatoes (and stew) » the electrical language podcast in the press! » podcast no 20 - It's her fault! » podcast no 19 - return of the guerilla broadcaster » podcast no 18 - it isn't rocket science » podcast no 17 - I'm off on holiday »
the electrical language podcast has moved
I have moved the podcast to my domain www.electricallanguage.co.uk.
To be redirected, please click here.
Podcast no 25 will be on that site this weekend.
podcast no. 24 - Questions and Answers
Play the podcast (right-click, then save as to download)
I'm sorry about problems with the feed for this one. I missed one important step when uploading the mp3 file, but hopefully it's now sorted.
Today's show asks questions:
- What is the creation myth of the Butchulla tribe?
- What was the answer to the competition question?
- And who won?
- Was St Augustine a podcaster?
Helping provide the answers are:
K-Gari, from Wiltshire, UK, with 2 songs, Seven Shores and Hurricane.
After the competition draw - the prize winner is Mark Johnson - I played Plastic Jesus, another track by The Eisenhowers, from Glasgow, Scotland.
We stayed in Scotland for two excellent tracks, Learn Our Lesson by The 4th Parallel and Metaphysics of Despair by The Scottish Enlightenment.
Today's soundbed music was by Torchomatic and Cagey House. The intro and outro music was composed and performed for the electrical language podcast by Tragic Shellsuit Disaster.
podcast no 23 - Kia Kaha!
Click here to play (or right-click, save as ... to download)
Kia Kaha is the nearest Maori equivalent to "rock on". All today's music is from New Zealand, starting with a haka performed by the All Blacks, New Zealand's fearsome rugby team. And I forgot to say that amongst Richard's prize possessions are signed photos of Tana and Mike Umaga.
Many thanks to Benjamin from Venture Electric for helping me find the bands for this podcast. Buy his CD! - No, buy all today's artists CDs!
So, the first song was Realise by Venture Electric. Benjamin says it's his favourite on the album. I can see why, although I think Cash (podcast no 12 and 13) is a fine song too.
If you like music that is industrial but with melodic vocals. look no further than Jordan Reyne. I played Jordan's song Karlsruhe. I meant to tell the story of when I was in Karlsruhe in 1978. I was hitching round Europe. I was in Karlsruhe, climbing out of the cab of a lorry, rucksack on my back. I fell backwards, from about 7 feet up. The lorry driver ran round, and found me flat on my back on the pavement, cracked up with laughter.
Blain Hosford then gave us Payload. Benjamin says Blain used to be with Autumn Stone. Well, he's making good music on his own.
Brett Adams and Dianne Swann are The Bads. And they're not bad: just listen to Bit by Bit. Superb.
And another great track to end the podcast: Four Feet by the enigmatic Punches.
Equally enigmatic was the visitor who provided the website of the week, the BBC Doctor Who site. Now, where was Richard?
Today's soundbed music was by Cagey House and Torchomatic. The title music is by Tragic Shellsuit Disaster.
Don't forget to e-mail your competition entries: closing date for entries 31 May 2006. And please sign my guestmap - link on the right.
podcast no 22 - kovetkezonel kiszalunk
Play / Listen (right-click to download)
The title of today's podcast is Hungarian, it means "we're getting off next stop". To find out why, you'll have to listen!
Today's music is rather mellower. The podcast starts with 2 Hungarian artists, and then 3 songs by british artists.
The first of the Magyars is Andrea Gerak, whose son Avar Az A Madar means Lonely is the bird. Andrea is followed by Ethnosonic, and their song Traveller.
Returning to the UK, I then played Life Is So Good by English singer-songwriter Anna Neale. A welcome return for Anna, whose song Can You Read Me I played a few weeks back.
Scottish band Amplifico are creating a lot of buzz in the podcasting world. If you haven't heard their music before, see what you think of Combing My Soul For More. Like them or not, they have a very original sound.
Today's showstopper, in every sense of the word, is Love Undercover by Vivien Scotson. I defy anyone not to like that song!
Dont forget to e-mail your competition entries: closing date 31 May 2006.
Today's soundbed music was by Ethnosonic and Green Eyes. The title music is by Tragic Shellsuit Disaster.
Next week's podcast starts with a challenge to a fight!
And if you've made it this far, please push your pin in to my guestmap, button on the right.
podcast no 21 - Squashed tomatoes (and stew)
Play the podcast (right-click to download)
A bit of fun today, because today I'm 21 again. The 27th time, in fact. So thanks to Grant from Three From Leith and Jame and Matt from the Pokepark Podcast for their contributions.
You also hear from Raymond from the last band, The Eisenhowers set a competition question, and the top top prize is a copy of The Eisenhowers' cd Almost Half Undressed. The question is: which famous movie is the dialogue sampled in "Mr and Mrs Frankenstein" taken from. E-mail entries to lectriclingo@gmail.com by 31 May. Winner to be announced in the first podcast in June.
In all the excitement, I mustn't forget the music. First up, a second play on the podcast for the excellent Never See by Kasino from Scotland. That was my birthday present to myself. I love that song.
No less wonderful was What Are We Doing Here by Unborn Sun from Stockton, California, who were followed by a track to bop along to, Angie Damage from Charleston, South Carolina with her song Poppa's a Healer.
We then took a break for Richard's website of the week, www.deannicholas.co.uk.
After that, 2 songs by The Eisenhowers from Glasgow, Scotland, said by some to be the music capital of Europe. Who am I to disagree? Raymond from the band introduces the first song, Mr and Mrs Frankenstein. The second song played is If Satellites Should Fall.
Soundbed music today by Cagey House, Map and Torchomatic. The title music for the podcast is by Tragic Shellsuit Disaster.
Don't forget the competition entries! And please sign my guestmap (link on the right hand side of this page)
the electrical language podcast in the press!
 OK, so it's only the in-house magazine at work, which ran a little piece on my "unusual hobby" of podcasting. Click on the photo on the left to enlarge: you may just be able to read the piece.
This has already lead to a number of cenversations in which I've explained what a podcast is, and how podcasting works. And as for the "isn't music downloading illegal?" type questions!
I explain that I always get permission to play songs, and do my best to stay "podsafe", that is not to play songs without the go ahead from copyright owners. Most of the music I play is by unsigned artists, and so record companies, publishing houses etc aren't involved to complicate things.
podcast no 20 - It's her fault!
Listen to the podcast (or right-click to download)
Well, I reckon I've got some fantastic music for you, so feast your ears on this.
First up, Blame Amy (which has always seemed the right thing to do), from Bend in Oregon, and their song Flawgic. I was in Oregon in 1980, but that's another story. Anyway, Blame Amy have just released their debut cd (not ep as I said on the podcast), and judging by the few tracks I've heard, if you like Flawgic, you'll like this band.
I played Palmreader by Whirl about 3 months ago. This time it's The Test. I listened to Whirl's cd again this week, and it was a tough choice as to which of several tracks to play this time. Again, an album to buy if you liked what you heard.
Then I lost my usual English reserve to gush about Under My Skin by Petrosino from Rome. If you disagree, post a comment and tell me I've got no taste. Then I'll send the boys round!
More gushing followed as I played 2 tracks by Junk, from Glasgow: I Wouldn't Get Out Of Bed (For Anyone Else) and Untethered. Junk's new cd The Last Stand Of The Conspiracy Cowboy is available for purchase today from the band's website. I don't know the price, but it will be worth it.
And while you're at it, listen to Cruisin' with Susan, another great podcast: www.soozrowan.libsyn.com.
The soundbed music (music I spoilt by talking over) was Issues and Subscriptions by Map and Regression by Green Eyes. Sorry guys.
You can find all the bands' myspace pages via mine: until next week, they're all in my top 8 friends. If you're a myspace fiend you'll know what that means.
podcast no 19 - return of the guerilla broadcaster
Play (right-click to download)
Music played today:
Cagey House - BF1000 - myspace page
Thaw - Simplicity - myspace page
Map - Everything Is Bad For You - myspace page
Dropkick - Obvious - myspace page
Julia Thirteen - San Saint California - myspace page
Richard's website of the week: google! Our googlewhack attempt was "invisible coprolyte".
Soundbed music by Map and Cagey House. Title music by Tragic Shellsuit Disaster.
The title of today's podcast was suggested by Gum (I played 2 Gum songs on podcast no.16).
Please sign my guestbook: click the Guestmap button on the right of this page.
podcast no 18 - it isn't rocket science
Not the way I do it, anyway!
Play today's podcast (right-click to download)
I'm back from holiday and my unsuccessful attempts to record on the beach (photos below of the view from where I was sitting at 8.00 one morning). I've got some more excellent music for both your ears:
The Aviators from Portsmouth, England - Postcards and Castaway - myspace page
Tegan from Auckland, New Zealand - Lose Yourself - myspace page
Sartres Lobster from Los Angeles, California, USA - Walking Away - myspace page
Treehouse Burning from Bristol, UK - Rocket Science - myspace page
Soundbed music by Cagey House and Torchomatic; the electrical language podcast signature tune is by Tragic Shellsuit Disaster.
 
Photo of the Millau Bridge by Jessica.
podcast no 17 - I'm off on holiday
Play (right-click to download)
A bit of a rush this week - all done in less than an hour as I'm away on hols tomorrow. Bucket and spade packed!
But I'm leaving you with some great music:
Blood Ruby - Remains of the Day - (myspace page)
Sing-Sing - Lover - (myspace page)
White Rabbit - Big Chief - (myspace page)
Syrus - Sleep With One Eye Open - (myspace page)
No podcast for about 2 weeks. Sorry.
podcast no 16 - Lopo Farli!
Play (right-click to download)
Today's music
Squander Pilots - Lunan
Ulan Bator - La Joueuse de Tambour (myspace page)
Belafonte - Hard to Keep (myspace page)
Gum - Falling Through Cracks and Beyond The Horizon (myspace page)
To stream or download the BBC prog "Youth Culture", follow this link
podcast no 15 - intrigue and romance
Play (right-click to download)
Fantastic songs for you today:
Phillip Boa and the Voodoo Club - Intrigue and Romance - (myspace page)
Anna Neale - Can You Read Me - (myspace page)
The Unknownn - Raw - (myspace page)
Weapons of Mass Belief - Ocean & Black Line Ninja - (myspace page)
Help Manumit replace their stolen equipment: Send Paypal donations to theashman007@hotmail.com. Link to Paypal.
podcast no 14 - six acoustic songs
Play (right-click to download). It's longer than usual, at 38 mins 5 secs.
As it says on the tin, today's podcast is all acoustic, with six excellent songs:
The Mary Dream - Say My Name (myspace page)
3D - Loveleigh & Maybe Today (myspace page)
Edwin Derricutt - Cold As Ice
Finniston - Hold Your Hand (myspace page)
The State Broadcasters - Takeshi (myspace page)
Finniston and The State Broadcasters are part of The Wendy House (myspace page)
Thanks to Tragic Shellsuit Disaster for the signature tune and Lucy Evans of Green Eyes for Regression, the soundbed music.
Richard's website of the week: www.lego.com.
(Apologies for the technical glitch. I had to take this show down and re-post it after a little bit of re-editing. There had already been 5 downloads, so sorry to those people.)
podcast no 13 - unlucky for some
Play the podcast (right-click to download)
In podcast no 13:
venture_electric - Cash (the electrical language exclusive splice!) - venture_electric myspace page
Paper Moon - String of Blinking Lights - Paper Moon myspace page
JR - Troubled Soul - JR myspace page
Jane Air - Moshi Moshi & Dance - Jane Air myspace page
Richard's website of the week is Kaboose
The venture_electric cd insert:
 
podcast no 13 - temporary notes
I recorded no 13 on Saturday 11 March as usual, and posted it to Libsyn. However Blogger would not let me post the shownotes to this site as its spam detecting robots had decided that this blog has all the characteristics of a spam blog. No doubt this is because, like every other podcaster on this planet, many of whom use Blogger sites, I post links to the bands and artists whose music I play.
Today, Thursday, I have received a reply from Blogger to my increasingly frantic e-mails, saying that this blog has been reviewed and "whitelisted". I am at work, so I will post the full shownotes later when I get home.
In the meantime, for podcast no 13 - which I titled "unlucky for some", please go to electricallanguage.libsyn.com to download. You will hear music by venture_electric, Paper Moon, JR (not that one!) and Jane Air.
GABOR
podcast no 12 - I missed eurovision to do this!
(Not that I'm worried)
Play podcast no. 12 (right-click to download)
I have really enjoyed choosing this week's music -
The Electric Mainline - Do You Come Away (myspace page)
Kasino - Never See - for my friend Mark Hunter
The Mary Dream - Both Sides & Beautiful World (myspace page)
Venture Electric - Cash (myspace page)
Soundbed music is Forever by Perfect Blue (myspace page)
the electrical language podcast signature tune by Tragic Shellsuit Disaster (myspace page)
Richard's website of the week by Jessica this week: How to keep a blonde busy for hours
podcast no 11 - again
For some reason when I originally posted no 11 to Libsyn, the last 40 seconds or so were cut off. A shame as this included the end music by Tragic Shellsuit Disaster. I have taken no 11 down and re-uploaded it.
Click here (right-click to download).
podcast no 11 - a good night out
Play the podcast (right-click to download)
Featuring intro music created for the electrical language podcast by Tragic Shellsuit Disaster
Music from bands with myspace pages:
Saint Jude - Old Flame (myspace page)
Manumit - Painkiller (myspace page)
The Dreamt - I Don't Need You (myspace page)
Bombskare - World Turned Upside Down (myspace page)
background music by Cagey House - I need to play one of their tracks soon without talking over it.
 Richard's website of the week: www.weebls-stuff.com/toons
podcast no 10 - sometimes you hear me ...
Play (right-click to download)
Music from Magnatune.com:
TranceVision - Enertia
The Kokoon - Erase
Brad Sucks - I Think I Started A Trend
The Napoleon Blown Aparts - She Wants to Bop and I Got It Bad
Richard's website of the week: www.netdisaster.com
Soundbed music by Cagey House, Torchomatic and Williamson
the electrical language podcast is proud to be Cruisin' with Susan's Good Podcast Of The Week!
podcast no 9 - the kitchen podcast
Play today's podcast (right-click to download)
A bit echoey today, as I recorded my parts at the kitchen table.
Todays music:
Poor Bailey - Time Well Wasted
(The link didn't work just now, but I have been to their website in the past, so I hope it's a temporary thing)
Raising Miss June - 17
Tragic Shellsuit Disaster - Chasing Time
Dave Kenny from TSD has just e-mailed me to say he's in Edinburgh. Sorry Dave!
Caplyn - The Revolution Will Come
(If anyone knows a working website link for Caplyn, please let me know)
Soundbed music by Cagey House
The Three From Leith showcase gig is on 14 April 2006
Thanks to Molly from Omaha and Richard from downstairs for audio comment.
Some of today's music was sourced on the podsafe misic network music.podshow.com
podcast no 8 - I lived there!
Play the podcast (right-click to download)
The feed is at http://feeds.feedburner.com/theelectricallanguagepodcast.
Please look at Daily Photography by Kendall Anderson. Some amazing photographs.
Alice Marie's podcast - Let's Get Metaphysical With Alice Marie.
Music in today's podcast:
The Honeytongues - Muncaster Road
Evangeline - You (Always on my Mind). As I prepared this post, after recording the podcast, I have seen that Evangeline has just called it a day. I wish them all well.
Squander Pilots - Given and Condiment
Please leave feedback here, or give it directly to the artists via their sites.
Click here for Podcast User magazine.
Some of today's music was sourced on the podsafe music network music.podshow.com
comment problem fixed
Grant from Three From Leith alerted me to a problem posting comments. It's fixed now, so you can leave comments on the podcasts.
podcast no 7
I couldn't think of a title for this one!
Play the podcast (right-click to download.
Music by :
Alice Marie - Lipstick Diaries. e-mail Alice Marie.
Whirl - Palmreader. e-mail Whirl
bloodWIRE - More Than Life and Absence. e-mail bloodWIRE via contact page on their website.
Interview with Mike Pavitt about Southampton Operatic Society's production of The Grand Duke by Gilbert & Sullivan - see post below.
Soundbed music by Cagey House - tracks played are Outside After Bedtime, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and They'll Have Apple Juice on the Submarine. e-mail Dave Keifer of Cagey House.
some of today's music was sourced on the podsafe music network - www.music.podshow.com.
The Grand Duke - Southampton Operatic Society
Southampton Operatic Society is performing The Grand duke by G&S at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton from Tuesday 31 January to Saturday 4 February 2006.
Box Office - 02380 671771.
100 downloads?
According to my libsyn stats, podcast no 4, "Bittersweet Songs", has been downloaded 101 times. I download each of my podcasts to check all's OK, so that means 100 other downloads.
I have to treat this with caution, as there were 60 downloads on Tuesday 17 January. I suspect that's not right.
podcast no 6 - songs for summer
Play the podcast (right-click to download).
It's January, and it's cold, so here are some songs for a lazy summer afternoon with a jug of Pimms ... dream on!
 Music today:
Dave Rave - Summer Strummer. E-mail Dave
1147am - Mexico (1147am's myspace page) - E-mail
Green Eyes - The Special Two and Green Eyes (soundbed music today is Regression by Green Eyes). E-mail Lucy from Green Eyes.
I also have an audio comment by Susan from the excellent podcast Cruisin With Susan, and take a look at Lost in Pixels, a photoblog by Balazs Sprenc from Hungary. Look at his post no 123 of 17 January 2006. Why can't I take photographs like that? 
Boo Hewerdine's cd Harmonograph is out today. My copy arrived this morning. You can order it at mvine.com.
 Sorry about the background noises - children downstairs, chiming clock, squeaky chair. And the fitness resolution is lasting - 20 lengths last week, 25 today. Not sure if my weight is going down though. Perhaps a pound or two.
podcast no 5 - e-mail audio
Play today's show (right-click to download)
the feed is at http://feeds.feedburner.com/theelectricallanguagepodcast
A short one today, but good music and an audio comment by Molly from Omaha
Today's music:
Tragic Shellsuit Disaster - Break Up. e-mail TSD.
The 4th Parallel - Ultra Extra and After the Chemistry. e-mail Michael from the band.
soundbed music is Raining Colours by Torchomatic.
1490 with a bullet!
I've just been casting my usual monthly votes at podcast alley, and see that I've had one vote. No, it wasn't me! There are many good podcasts out there, and my modest little effort just isn't in the same league, so I can't see any point asking for votes.
But, whoever it was, I thank you.
I'm in the top 1500! | |
