The second half of our UK/US Shootout. A flip of allegiances, but other wise the rules remain the same–indie and rock around the Britpop/grunge axis from 1990 to 1995. Some certified roof-raisers in here. Feeling supersonic yet? You will be!
UK vs US Music: The 1990-1995 Showdown
Your pals Rob and Jillian have had something of a disagreement over which of their respective home countries was putting out the best tunes during a formative few years for each of them – specifically, 1990-1995. Who’s right? Who knows? One thing’s for sure, there’s a lot of good music to listen to in the course of this epic show. Seconds out – Round 1!
(in case you’re confused, the plan was to get this show out before Christmas. A catastrophic laptop fail put paid to that, but hey, we’re here now).
MONSTER HITS
It’s All Hallow’s Eve Eve, and Rob and Jillian are here to scare up your season. Enjoy a fat dose of the best Halloween music, chat, unidentifiable bongs and honks from our malfunctioning legacy tech and at least two examples of creepy children singing. Snuggle up, guys and ghouls. This one is gonna be spooktacular.
The full show is available on Mixcloud, with a host-free Spotify mix below. But why would you do that? The chat is the point!
To Have Loved
In which Jillian, with Rob a step behind, leads us on a musical journey, telling the story of perhaps one of the greatest love stories of all time. Or maybe it was just a deep, enduring friendship. No-one seems to know for sure. We certainly don’t have a definitive answer.
Trigger warning: contains poetry and unrestrained romanticism.
As ever, the Mixcloud embed gives you the whole show, with Spotify for the music-only vibe.
Ghost Cosmonauts In Orbit
Well, yes, OK, it’s been a while. And the path back to putting out an episode has been more fraught (and erm expensive) than I realised. Since I last picked up a mike, a lot of the ways and means I used to create have either dried up and blown away or started charging. So it’s been a process of re-discovery. It’s also a chance to try something new.
Please welcome WROB’s co-host, the mighty Miss Jillian, whose mellifluous tones will hopefully ease you away from the general shonky cack-handedness of this inaugural episode of the new era. Hope you enjoy it. As ever, the Mixcloud embed gives you the whole show with a Spotify playlist if you’d rather just listen to the music.
Which of course you don’t, because otherwise what would be the point?
It’s nice to be back. Hope you can stick with us.
The Introvert Special
In which yr humbl host talks about his life as an introvert, and provides a soundtrack for his ramblings. And BOY HOWDY does he ramble in this one. Oh well, some top tunes at least. If you can’t bear the breast-beating, a Spotify link to the music is included below. PLAY IT LOUD IF YOU’RE INTRO AND PROUD!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DH2SI9oEx4QMek33b6chu
WROB Vs DJ Unknown – The New Jazz Mix!
Another hit of prime jazz goodness from our pal DJ Unknown. A typically eclectic mix ranging from interstellar skronk to cool Latin grooves. Just the thing for a summer afternoon. Escape with us!
You are, of course, free to download the mix – just hit the the obvious link button.
- Chet Baker & Art Pepper – For Minors Only
- Binker & Moses – Village Of The Sun
- Chris Bowden – Mother And Daughters Now Mothers
- Miles Davis – Prince Of Darkness
- Esa Pethman – Blues For Duke
- Flying Lotus – MmmHmm
- Django Rheinhart – Billets Doux
- Wes Montgomery – Movin’ Along
- John Coltrane – Jupiter
- Sun Ra – Interstellar Low Ways
- Dizzy Gillespie – Dynamo A (Dirty Atmosphere)
- Herbie Mann – Summertime
- Mezzoforte – Garden Party
- Dave Pike – Blind Man Blind Man
- Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass – Love Potion No. 9
- Sergio Mendez & Brasil ’66 – Mas Que Nada
- Minnie Ripperton – Inside My Love
WROB Vs. DJ Unknown – The Film Music Mix
We’re back, hosting another mix with that inimitable DJ Unknown touch. A Side A/Side B vibe is in effect, with a break for chat in the middle. Who is DJU’s favourite film composer, and why? Find out inside! We had a lot of fun making this one. Hope you enjoy it!
Please, as ever, feel free to download the mix if you’d prefer.
WROB Vs. DJ Unknown – The Jazz Mix
We’re back with another takeover from our esteemed master of mixology, DJ Unknown! In another exclusive for WROB, we play the mix in its entirety before DJU joins us for a chat on the origins of and thinking behind it. There are a few curveballs in this one. Hold tight!
As ever, you are free to download our mixes if you prefer not to stream from WROB. Fill yer boots!
EXCLUSIVE: DJ Unknown’s Aphex Twin Mix!
In a second exclusive for Radio Free Caversham and WROB, the enigmatic mixologist DJ Unknown treats us to another artist overview. This time he focuses on the equally mysterious figure of Aphex Twin.
We’re delighted to have Unknown join us for a chat midway through the mix in which he shares his insights into the choices and processes that went into it.
You won’t hear these mixes anywhere else, Listenership. Keep it locked to this frequency for more DJ Unknown goodies in the coming weeks!
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