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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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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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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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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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Opening today’s Isolation Radio show is a song the Melodic Randomiser plucked from a 2002 album by Canadian pop-punk delinquents, Sum 41. From the aptly titled Does This Look Infected?, this is “Hyper-Insomnia-Para-Condrioid”.
A noisy start which contrasts completely with this pleasantly ethereal number from Natalie Marchant‘s 1998 release, “Ophelia”, so lay back and drift away to “Break Your Heart”.
And we end on a similarly laid back note, with one of the biggest artists of all time, from one of the best selling albums of all time; here’s “Oh Daddy” by Fleetwood Mac, from 1977’s mega-selling masterpiece, Rumours.
That should soothe your worries away quite nicely, allowing you to enjoy a relaxed and, above all, indoor Saturday night.
So, keep the faith, look for the positives in life and do what good you can for your fellow humans by staying safe and healthy and, until I join y’all again tomorrow…
Peace
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Sweet sixteen and full of joie de vivre, the Isolation Radio show returns with another musical microcosm of mp3 magnificence, ably aided and abetted by the marvellous, mechanical Melodic Randomiser.
Starting today’s trawl through the archives is a band who I owe my interest in to my friend, Chris; a electronic-tinged goth act from Leeds that soundtracked much of my 20s, The March Violets.
Here’s a song from arguably their best album, Natural History, this is 1984’s “Crow Baby”
Now we travel south to London and come comparatively up to date with 2017’s African influenced Uyai album by Ibibio Sound Machine, from which we take the persuasively percussive funk soul tune, “The Pot is on Fire”.
And since I’m feeling generous, I’m giving you the extended live version, recorded at the Norwegian Oya Festival, two years before being included on the album.
Tell me that didn’t get your foot tapping and your body bopping, I dare you.
For our last offering today, we arrive back up north just in time to catch another of my all time favourite bands, New Order; shuffling up a track from their Low-life album, about which frontman Bernard Sumner once said (regarding the band’s herculean drug intake at the time):
“Listen to ‘Love Vigilantes.’ Listen to that chordal guitar solo. Listen to how fast it is. Impossible to recreate under normal circumstances.”
Anyway, you can judge for yourselves as you watch the original promo video for the single, here’s the chemically enhanced “Love Vigilantes”.
Which brings us to the end of today’s miniature rundown and all that remains is for me to wish you the happiest of weekends and remind you to keep safe and stay positive.
And remember, to paraphrase the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers; Music will get you through times of no money, better than money will get you through times of no music.
So we’re all rich, Yay!
Until tomorrow,
Peace
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We’re into the third week of the Isolation Radio show now and the Melodic Randomiser is still spouting a veritable plethora of variegated playlists to brighten your days, wherever you may be.
Today’s first digital platter on the virtual turntable is taken from a 2013 album by someone who has featured more than once on previous incarnations of the Melodic Randomiser; Gary Numan. This particular clattering slab of electronic goth bombast, from Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind), is called “Here in the Black”
Following that cheery offering, we head back to my school days, when I was listening to Mr Numan’s early output, but I was also playing this next album to death, in fact I think I wore out two cassettes over the years.
1974’s In For The Kill is my favourite album by hugely influential but often overlooked Welsh heavy metal/prog rockers, Budgie and this epic track, “Zoom Club” is a fine example of their chunky riffing, slightly spacey sound.
It’ll be almost impossible not to let out a resounding “Yeah!” at the final powerchord, you wait.
Lastly we have a nice summery slice of 2014 funky nu-disco by DJ Andy Butler, aka Hercules and Love Affair and a song from The Feast of the Broken Heart (feat. Rouge Mary), here’s “The Key”
Now you don’t get that mix of tunes on your average early morning/breakfast/lunchtime/drive-time/evening/late night show*, do you?
So if you like the cut of the Isolation Radio show’s jib*, then join me again tomorrow and we’ll rummage through my musical memory banks once more.
Between now and then, think positive, look after your community and remember; You can lead a chav to the supermarket, but you can’t make him wash his hands.
STAY SAFE. THINK OF OTHERS.
Peace
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*{not entirely certain we have a jib, I’ll be honest}
Once more into the music library we venture, via another flight on the Melodic Randomiser, as it takes us by the ears and leads us astray for a while, courtesy of the Isolation Radio show.
A funky chunk of afro-centric hip-hop to start us off today, from the 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of… album by Arrested Development, here’s “U”
From an African vibe to an African animal, but an Australian artist; next we have Tame Impala and a song from 2015’s Currents album, the chilled out psychedelia of “New Person, Same Old Mistakes”.
Which brings us to our last tune for the day, a slice of smooth English blues rock from 1979 and “Where do You Think You’re Going?” from Communique, the second album by mega-selling guitar musos, Dire Straits
And that is that, so from another gloriously sunny day in the garden, I wish you all well and hope you’re up for joining me again tomorrow for more musical malarkey.
Keep happy, stay safe and don’t let the bastards grind you down.
Peace
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Welcome to the second week of my quarantine-friendly Wednesday Weirdness strand, which is deputising for the alternative dictionary while it’s on coronavirus lockdown in the Library of Contrivance.
Today I have some animation, some music and some homemade art for you, described in my allocated one line, like so:
A friend on Facebook, a fine chap called Tom Tomski, suggested we recreate album covers with stuff we had lying around and I also composed a new musical masterpiece, which I accompanied with a rather spiffing video.
{The first three are mine, then four from Tom and three from Fi J Sanderson. Thanks guys, for letting me share your creative genius)
So, did you get them all?
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