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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day thirty three.

The start of another calender week (I’m not prepared to attempt anything more specific than that) means, well, it means exactly the same as every other day for the last 32, it’s time for more from the Melodic Randomiser, coming to you via the Isolation Radio show.

Dusting off a classic 1982 album to start with; The Party’s Over by a band which was the brainchild of the late, great Mark Hollis, this is “Mirror Man” by Talk Talk

And staying in the decade that fashion forgot, here’s some Gary Numan and an album track from 1980’s Telekon, called “Photograph”

https://youtu.be/Oi2aiWe9TP0

There is no obvious connection to the final song today, but that’s the nature of the Randomiser and its still a fine selection; The Wombats and 2015’s “Sex and Question Marks” from their Glitterbug album.

I hope your week has got off to a positive start, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing. I’ll be back here tomorrow, reality permitting, to provide the soundtrack to a small part of your Tuesday.

Have a marvellous Monday.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day thirty two.

Into the second full month of the Isolation Radio show now and the Melodic Randomiser has picked a real corker to start us off today.

The world lost a great rock and roll star when Malcolm Young died three years ago, but “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)” is him and his brother Angus at their thundering best. Here’s AC/DC, from the classic 1979 album, Highway to Hell

Taking a hard left turn away from heavy riffing now, with some gentle string quartet accompaniment to David Byrne‘s “Finite=Alright” from 1997’s Feelings album.

And staying with a more chilled vibe to end today’s playlist, here’s a song from 2016 by Australian synth-pop duo, Empire of the Sun, this is “There’s No Need” and its rather nicely made unofficial video, from the Two Vines album.

https://youtu.be/O5UHMZF0I50

That should leave you both invigorated and relaxed, enabling you to enjoy the rest of your Sunday and look forward to more tunes tomorrow.

Have a lovely day and be groovy to each other.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day thirty one.

A full month by anybody’s standards, thirty one days old and the Isolation Radio show is still going strong, aided and abetted by the vicissitudes of the Melodic Randomiser, which has picked for today’s first audio delight…

…a 2013 rap supergroup; Run the Jewels and a track from their eponymous debut album, “36” Chain”, along with its…interesting video.

We follow that with a nice bit of minimal acid electro from Posthuman and a track off the 2018 Mutant City Acid album, this is “Gods of Technology”

And, closing today’s zigzag meander through the musical landscape, we come upon the self-titled, modern prog/space rock album by the always excellent Secret Machines and an 11 minute epic called “The Fire is Waiting”, enjoy.

How was that for a big finish? Fantastic stuff, I’m sure you’ll agree. Join me tomorrow for another blast of random tunage and in the meantime, as a wise man once said; always look on the bright side of life.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day thirty

Thirty days since the Isolation Radio show hit the ether and the vibes just keep on pouring out of the Melodic Randomiser, so let’s see what it’s generated for us today.

The opener will certainly blow away a few cobwebs in a blast of saxophonic riffs, because it’s a tune by Brooklyn band Moon Hooch, from their 2016 Red Sky album, this is the official video for “Booty House”

Then it’s time for some Kraftwerk and a song from 1975’s Radioactivity, with another original promo clip, here’s “Antenna”

And, by another strange Randomiser coincidence, the final track today is from Belgian, commuter-obsessed Kraftwerk wannabes, Metroland.

From the 12×12 collection, here’s the 12″ mix of a song named after the designer of the London Underground map, “Harry Beck“, originally from their 2012 Mind the Gap album.

Which wraps up another show and hopefully eases you into your weekend, so I’ll say au revoir for now and catch y’all on the flip side.

Keep on keeping indoors and stay safe.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day twenty nine.

As we enter week five of the Isolation Radio show, the sun is still shining, the birds are still singing and the Melodic Randomiser is still churning out some banging tunes, the first of which is by The Smiths.

This track is from the essential Hatful of Hollow album, from a 1983 John Peel session, this is “Handsome Devil”

Next up, a song I originally discovered on a free NME cassette compilation, back in 1988, this is the fabulous Ghost Dance and “Grip of Love”, from the Gathering Dust album.

And we’re finishing off today with a stone cold, solid gold, broke the mould perfect pop classic from ex-Eagle, Don Henley, here’s 1984’s sublime “Boys of Summer”

And with that, I’m outta here, be good to each other and I’ll see y’all tomorrow.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day twenty eight.

It’s the end of week four on the Isolation Radio show and the lockdown shows no sign of stopping the Melodic Randomiser from cranking out cracking tunes.

The first platter that matters today is from the 2006 album, Eye to the Telescope, by the extremely talented KT Tunstall, here’s “Silent Sea”

After which we jump forward to 2015 and a fine return to form for eccentric ’80s electro-poppers Blancmange and “Bloody Hell Fire”, from their Semi-Detached album.

Purely by coincidence, our final track is by another band from the same musical ouevre, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark; only this is one from back in 1981, and their second album, Architecture and Morality, this is the epic “Sealand”

I enjoyed that little trio, it made nicely eclectic listening. I hope you’ve been finding something to interest you in some of these musical sojourns into the past, I know I’ve heard a few things I haven’t played in a while.

We will do it all again tomorrow, but I bid y’all farewell and wish you health and happiness until then.

Peace

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Melodic Randomiser: Isolation Radio, day twenty seven.

So…this would be…Tuesday?

If it’s all merging into one huge mega-day and you don’t know your ass from your metaphor, never fear, the Isolation Radio show is on hand with its trusty accomplice, the Melodic Randomiser to bring you bang up to date…

…to 1994, with Everything but the Girl and possibly their most famous hit, “Missing”, from the Amplified Heart album.

Not changing the pace too much, we go back a couple of decades and slip across the English Channel to France, for some Jean Michel Jarre and “Oxygène, part IV”, from 1976’s groundbreaking Oxygène album.

https://youtu.be/5DDEl7JnWvo

And we end up in 1977 with the proto-Human League and a track from The Golden Hour of the Future, this is “Disco Disaster”

A strange mix, I admit, but that’s what it’s all about here on the Isolation Radio show and there’ll be more tomorrow.

Stay safe and love each other.

Peace

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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

https://youtu.be/NzKQVH3BeZA

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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