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NOMAD044: Contrasts

Badger Von Winklebaum — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:52:31 +0000

An eclectic mix of contrasting sounds, from Noise Rock to surrealistic Folk and back again, via electronic gut wobblers and Frank Sidebottom. We’re on a new server now btw. It’s to make way for the increasingly large amount of MP3 here, so if you notice anything weird happening, please post in the comments. As always, enjoy!

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F#CK YOU!

zenzenzen — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:12:41 +0000

We’ve all been there.

Next month: Burst Couch @ The Klondyke

Badger Von Winklebaum — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:43:26 +0000

If you’re in Manchester on Saturday 18th September, you really should get down to Burst Couch. It’s probably the finest live electronica night I’ve been to and this time it’s on at the Klondyke. If you don’t know, the place is an old-school working man’s club that’s stangely reminiscent of Quadrophenia (in my mind anyway). It’s got lots of snooker tables and bitter, and past them a large back room that seems to play host to a lot of very weird bands… Excellent.

Acts apparently include Triclops, Sonic Bear, Blue Light Fever plus others. Visuals, nice lighting, late bar, starts at 8pm. Shouldn’t be more than a fiver in. Top.

MOF 20: Grave Architecture Mix

mindonfire — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:45:42 +0000

A 70 minute mix of cosmic dubstep, cerebral techno and interplanetary
ambient sounds. Split roughly into two halves, the second showcasing
some unreleased Szare material. Definitely one for all you nocturnal
people.

A nice bit of Sound Art

Badger Von Winklebaum — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:34:03 +0000

Graham Dunning makes weird noises out of broken records, cymbals, bits of string and other stuff. It’s incredibly weird. He’s also a great friend of mine and asked me to link to his blog, so here I am, doing just that. Click here for Sound Art!

Frank SideBottom – RIP

zenzenzen — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:00:11 +0000

Timperley’s favourite Frank Sidebottom has sadly passed away at the good-looking age of 58. A fine talent and a beacon for Manchester awareness Frank was a TV superstar, World-Class musician, DJ and host of Timperley Radio on top of being a genuinely funny guy. He single handedly put Timperley on the map and never strayed far from Manchester throughout his entire life. I had the pleasure of meeting him as well as his son, Little Frank, and they performed a great 80s medley duet together at a car boot sale in Timperley charming the many souls surrounding him. We all gave a standing ovation! Although it was a car boot sale so there probably weren’t many chairs. Frank’s legacy is prolific and his image a cult classic, we all love his music too. In fact we all love his music so much that we should go and buy his last EP from iTunes and see if we can get him to number one in the UK charts so that his family can get the backing to erect a statue of Frank in Timperley centre (preferably between the two postboxes!). Let’s make this possible people!

Also, for one last time, Frank is having a big night out! You can join him and his friends for one last time :
DATE: Thursday, 8 July 2010
TIME: 19:00-22:00
LOCATION: Castlefield Arena – Hyundai Fan Village, Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester, M3 4JR
INFORMATION: www.radiotimperley.com/franks-fantastic-send-off-information/

The set list so far :

7:00-7:15: Test card on the big screen [Big Screen]
7:16-7:20: Frank Sidebottom’s Oh Blimey Biggest Band [Stage]
7:21-7:30: Video of Frank’s Best of Channel M [Big Screen]
7:31-7:35: Interview with Mark Radcliffe [Stage]
7:36-7:45: Video of Frank’s Fantastic Shed Show [Big Screen]
7:46-7:50: Frank Sidebottom’s Oh Blimey Biggest ever Band [Stage]
7:51-8:00: Frank’s World [Big Screen]
8:01-8:10: Interview with Steve Blacknall [Stage]
8:11-8:30: Badly Drawn Boy live set and Interview [Stage]
8:31-8:40: Frank Sidebottom’s Oh Blimey Biggest ever Band [Stage]
8:41-9:00: Frank Sidebottom’s Celebrity Sleep Over [Big Screen]
9:01-9:15: Charlie Chuck live set [Stage]
9:16-9:20: Frank Sidebottom’s Oh Blimey Biggest ever Band [Stage]
9:21-9:25: Moonchester & Manchester City Tribute [Live On Stage]
9:31-9:35: Frank Sidebottom’s Oh Blimey Biggest ever Band [Stage]
9:36-9:40: UNCONFIRMED [Stage]
9:41-9:45: Frank Sidebottom’s Oh Blimey Biggest ever Band [Stage]
9:46-9:50: UNCONFIRMED [Stage]
9:51-9:55: Harry Sievey – Wrap up the Rocket [Stage]
9:56-10:00: 36 Hours Frank’s Final Encore with John Cooper Clarke [Big Screen]

John Cooper Clarke! He had some awesome friends!

For our readers from outside the UK who have not yet discovered the amazing alternate reality of Frank Sidebottom should check out some his works

Also, I am thinking of posting up the ultra rare vinyl the Timperley EP by Frank on his own record label. So awesome is this record and it’s various cover versions of classics, done in a Timperley styley. Leave comments if you wanna hear that!

MOF 019: Chim

mindonfire — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:10:33 +0000

Recorded the day after the bands gig at Band On The Wall, July’s podcast sees a slightly hungover Chim, aka James Fieldsend, aka the black heart of Mind On Fire working his way through some of his favourite records. Known to wield his axe with intent in the band his selections do lean towards more guitar based tunes although there are few surprises in the 55 minutes. Enjoy

Mater Suspiria Vision

Gargleman — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:26:18 +0000

“Yea! I said Yea! unto thee. As the world did turn another genre was born. And the Lord saw that the genre was called drag. Or witch-house. Or ghost drone. (But those last two names were rubbish, so the Lord did cast them out.)

“And the new genre’s grandfather was Salem, born in the depths of history, three-score months ago.

“And there were other bands in the drag family, Balam Acab, White Ring and oOoOO.

“And Lo! The Guardian’s hallowed music pages did write a piece on the new genre. But the hallowed pages neglected both the finest and most evil of the whole drag family; Mater Suspiria Vision…”

Balam Acab

“Mater Suspiria Vision did name their mighty works with titles like Seduction Of The Armageddon Witches and Evil House Of Forbiddden Fruits and Haunted House Of LSD.

“And they did use videomonger Cosmotropia de Xam to create psychedelic videos of fuzziness, terror and isolation. And so it came to pass that all did believe that Mater Suspiria Vision had spent their youth watching exploitation-horror movies.

“(Although this humble scribe does not have proof of this.)

“(But using Suspiria in their name does kind of hint that they love Seventies Euro-horror.)

“Yea.”

MOF 018: Martin Connor

mindonfire — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:15:53 +0000

June’s installment of the MOF Band Podcast takeover sees us in the always reliable hands of the bands singer Martin Connor. Recently described as combining “the tenderness of Curtis Mayfield and the strength of James Brown” in his performances with the band he today gives his vocal chords a rest to pick a sweet selection of Reggae and Soul, perfect for any summers day.

NOMAD043: European Man

Badger Von Winklebaum — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:08:58 +0000

Following on from his last mix as Erik XVI, European Man turns out a beautiful mix called “A Slow Drift Across the Intercontinental Dawn”. It sounds just like that too. Absolutely lovely stuff.