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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day twenty six.

It’s still Monday, right?

Whew, that’s good, just time to squeeze in your daily dose of tunes from the Isolation Radio show, brought to you as ever by the magic of the Melodic Randomiser.

First we have “Love Me and Leave Me” from the Do It Yourself album by The Seahorses, solo project of Stone Roses guitarist, John Squire.

Next it’s Bomb the Bass and their classic electro dance single “Beat Dis”

Ending with a nice bit of motorik Krautrock from CAN and “One More Night” from their 1972 album Ege Bamyasi

And with that, I wish you goodnight sweet dreams and happy risings.

Keep healthy, stay safe.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day twenty five.

First out of the Melodic Randomiser box on the Isolation Radio show today is a track by a pioneering Jamaican production duo who helped popularise dub reggae in the ’80s, Sly and Robbie. This is “Back to Bass” from 1985’s A Dub Experience

Which is followed swiftly by a single from David Bowie‘s Low album, this is the timeless “Sound and Vision”

And we round off a short but sweet edition of your daily playlist with this offering from Grandaddy; taken from their Just Like the Fambly Cat album, this is “Elevate Myself”

And that’s your lot for this weekend, I hope you start the week happy and healthy and I’ll be back again tomorrow to serenade you further.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day twenty four.

We’re well into the third week of the Isolation Radio show now and beginning the fourth week of lockdown, but the Melodic Randomiser is still on hand to soundtrack your weekend.

The first one out of the magical musical hat today is this Lynchian torch song from Chrysta Bell; the title track from her This Train album

Number two on this twenty fourth selection is from The Georgia Satellites‘ 1988 album, Open All Night, here’s “My Baby”

And the finale is from a band I’ve been a huge fan of for many years and have seen live countless times; Hawkwind, with a song about werewolves, from 1976’s catchily titled Thrilling Stories of Science and Fantasy: Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music album, this is “Steppenwolf”

Until tomorrow, when we’ll do this all again, be good to each other, stay safe and have a lovely Saturday night.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day twenty three.

Welcome back to the Isolation Radio show, brought to you by the impenetrable machinations of the Melodic Randomiser and its chaotically arranged memory banks.

Bubbling to the surface of the data pool first today is a song called “Cacti”, from 2017’s eponymous first album by space rock merchants, Holy Monitor…

…continuing in a similarly out-there vein, with the frankly bonkers afro/prog/jazz fusion of Melt Yourself Down, we have a track from another self-titled debut; here’s “Kingdom of Kush”

And, just to change the mood a little, let’s have a bit of anthemic, new punk, from possibly my favourite of the many similar bands from the ’90/00s, Lit. Despite their adolescent sense of humour, they have a way with clever lyrics and catchy tunes; here’s one from the 2001 Atomic album, “She Comes”.

You’ll have to tune in tomorrow to find out what comes next in the chain, it could be anything so don’t touch that dial.

I hope your weekend has begun safely and in good health, let’s all keep that determination to beat this thing together, by staying apart.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day twenty two.

What a beautiful day to still be alive! And what better excuse do we need than that on the Isolation Radio show, to play a few more unexpectedly selected tunes from the Melodic Randomiser?

Excuses, we don’t need no stinking excuses.

So let’s get on with it; starting with Underworld and a very early song from their 1988 album, Underneath the Radar, here’s the very ’80s “Call Me No.1”

Going back two years to ’86 now, for Talking Heads‘ True Stories album and a typically upbeat, afrobeat-tinged “Hey Now”

Then we head even further down the time tunnel, to 1980 and “The Spy in the Cab”, from Bauhaus‘ In the Flat Field album.

Not the cheeriest note to end on, but variety is the spice of life, as Mr Heinz noted, 57 times.

Good to have you with me again today, join me in 24 hours for another spin on the virtual turntables and stay safe out there.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day twenty one.

Shuffling ahead with today’s Isolation Radio show, the Melodic Randomiser‘s first choice for the day is another song from Crystal Fighters, this time from their 2016 Everything is my Family album; here is the official video for the joyous “Good Girls”

Then we have something by another of my long time musical heroes, the very epitome of the English pop music eccentric; Thomas Dolby, and the title track from his 1984 opus, this is “The Flat Earth”

More from Simple Minds now, from possibly their most iconic album, Sparkle in the Rain, let’s end today’s show with “Up on the Catwalk”

A fine selection, I think you have to admit, there has to have been something you liked in that terrific trio, surely…

If not, although I can’t imagine why that would be, you’ll have to join me tomorrow and seek out something that tickles your fancy there instead, won’t you?

Keep on keeping on, feel the love and let music be your anchor in these tempestuous times.

Peace

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#1linerWeds: Wednesday Weirdness.

For this, One Liner Wednesday‘s journey into Weirdsville, we’re following a route which takes us through both music and art.

As well as making a deliciously gloopy video for my latest musical composition, I have been adding the Melodic Randomiser to my Instagram feed, where I have produced bespoke artwork for each day’s post and here are some of my favourites, along with a peculiar gif.

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day twenty.

It’s time once again to take a walk down memory lane with the Isolation Radio show, using the always reliable Melodic Randomiser as our map and compass.

Today’s first stop on the musical mystery tour is from an album by a band from Switzerland whose singer used to be their national golf champion. The band is Yello, the album is Stella and the song is the mighty “Domingo”

About as far as you can get from Swiss golfers, the next act is a rocking monster of a band; from Jacksonville, Florida, this is Molly Hatchet and a blistering live version of “Beating the Odds”, from their 1985 album Double Trouble Live.

Another track from New Order now, from the Brotherhood record, here’s the sublime “As It Is When It Was”

That’s it for now, but I’ll be back on the morrow for more random tunage for your ears to devour.

Keep being excellent to each other and stay safe. One day at a time, we’ll get there.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day nineteen.

A bit late opening the Isolation Radio show today, but it’s a bank holiday so the Melodic Randomiser is a little slow to power up.

I have it running now, though, meaning it’s time to get this show on the road with our first tune.

There’s no shit here, despite the title of The Sherlocks‘ track, “Motions”, taken from their first album, Live for the Moment.

Next up, “Shake Your Shelter”, a song from an eponymous debut album by a band made up of Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay of Tunng, this is LUMP.

Lastly, mischievous Sheffield scallywags, Arctic Monkeys and yet another debut recording, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. This is a charming little ditty about, um…youthful exuberance in the face of authority, shall we say; here’s “Riot Van”.

And that’s it, short and sweet today, but I will return tomorrow and revibe your Tuesday.

Until then, be good and if you can’t be good, be careful.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day eighteen.

Sunday, day of rest, but not for the wicked and I have some wicked tunes coming up for you on the Isolation Radio show today, so let’s fire up the Melodic Randomiser and get to it.

A noisy bit of 1995 shoegaze for you first; from the Methodrone album, here’s The Brian Jonestown Massacre and “Evergreen”

Then a spot of UK electropop, courtesy of Fenech-Soler, a track from 2013’s Rituals, along with its cleverly edited video, here’s “Last Forever”

Bringing up the rear of this 18th outing for the Randomiser is a song from an album by Green on Red called Gas Food Lodging. Here is the hopeful and optimistic “We Shall Overcome”

So that’s another show done and dusted, I’ll have more for you tomorrow and I’ll bid you a fond farewell.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and I will see you for the Cosmic Photo Challenge in the morning.

Peace

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