Archives for February 2012

Wednesday's MPFree this week is a taster of some forthcoming solo material from Gaz Coombes,

Gaz, who you'll know from Supergrass obviously, has a solo record called Here Come The Bombs set for release in May. You can get an early song from it below:

Gaz Coombs - Sub Divider

Your MPFree today is a Gary Numan remix of The Duke Spirit. The band have announced an EP of remixes to flag up their forthcoming European tour.

All the remixes come from the band's most recent album Bruiser. The EP is released on Sunday, but you can get your hands on this track now as a freebie for a limited time.

The Duke Spirit - Procession

Today's MPFree sees the return of Willy Mason. His third album is on the way, and follows If The Ocean Gets Rough which was released in 2007. The album has been produced by Dan Carey who has previously worked with Hot Chip and MIA.

He has a couple of London dates coming up in March, but then returns at the end of the year to support Ben Howard.

Willy Mason - Restless Fugitive

Your MPFree EP this week is bursting with goodness including new material from Crocodiles and Perfume Genius.

The final track we have for you is a biggie. It's the latest in the on-going series of collaborations for Converse, and this time around features the work of The Gorillaz, Andre 3000 and James Murphy; not bad eh?You'll find the link below with the rest of this week's gems.

Your tracks are:

Lana Del Ray - Video Games (Sam Sure &Giacomo Remix)

Perfume Genius - Hood

Crocodiles - Sunday (Physic Conversation #9)

Bonobo - Eyes Down

The Gorillaz, Andre 3000 and James Murphy - DoYaThang

Some songs may no longer be available for download.

This week's Memory Tape comes from actor and friend of the show Tom Hollander, and features the most old skool lookin' tape we've possibly ever had.

The tape was "recorded off the radio in my bedroom in the early to mid 80s."

Here's that tape I was telling you about:

And here's the tracks:

Billy Bragg - The Milkman Of Human Kindness

Stiff Little Fingers - Listen

The Jam - A Town Called Malice

Aneka - Japanese Boy

Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore

Since You Been Gone - Rainbow

The Jam - That's Entertainment

Arnold Lane - Pink Floyd

The Clash - London Calling

Cocteau Twins - Pandora

If you'd like to send up your Memory Tape, then email Lauren.

Your MPFree today comes from the Bonobo remix album which was released on Monday.

The original album in question is Black Sands which came out back in 2010. The track in question is All In Forms which features Andreya Triana and DELS. Enjoy!

Bonobo - Eyes Down

Your MPFree today comes from San Diego's Crocodiles.

Their new album, Endless Flowers, is released on Souterrain Transmissions on June 4th. The first single from the album, Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9), is available for download below - but if you want a hard copy, then it's released on limited 7" on March 26th.

Crocodiles - Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)

Your MPFree today comes from Seattle-based Perfume Genius (AKA Mike Hadreas).

His debut album Learning was released in 2010, and this week sees his return with 'Put Your Back N 2 It'. He heads to these shores in May for some dates, including one at The Great Escape festival.

For now, here's a free track from the album:

Perfume Genius - Hood

Mr Stuart Dredge returns for another week of App reviews...

Anthm (iPhone)

Anthm is an app for making collaborative party music playlists. You add some songs, then let everyone coming to your party download the app, add their own songs, and vote tracks up or down to make them play sooner (or later). It's one of several such apps - but what are the risks of giving up control of your party's music in this way?

Vera Wang on Weddings (iPad)

Fashion designer Vera Wang has a new app to help brides-to-be plan their day - a mixture of looking at dresses and serious productivity tools for planning.

Clik (Android / iPhone)

This app lets your smartphone 'take control of any screen' and show YouTube videos on it - good for hijacking the telly with videos of cats falling off things.

Your first MPFree of the week is a Lana Del Rey remix.

It comes from a free Sam Sure & Giacomo mixtape which also features remixes of Michael Kiwanuka and Friendly Fires. Here you go:

Lana Del Rey - Video Games

Across the week we've seen the return of The Cribs, some new material from Admiral Fallow and the emergence of a fav new artsist in the form of Robert Ellis.

Completing the EP is a track Lauren has played a couple of times. Spoek Mathambo is a South African rapper who's lining up the release his second album Father Creeper. You'll find the track for free below with the others.

Your tracks are:

Admiral Fallow - Beetle In The Box

Robert Ellis - Friends Like Those

The Cornshed Sisters - Dance At My Wedding

The Cribs - Chi-Town

Spoek Mathambo - Let Them Talk

The reason behind this week's Memory Tapes is simple, as Dave Burgess explains: "This is no joke, I am a compaholic!!! I never stop. I blame my dad. He used to be forever making tapes - I'm much better than him though!"!"

1. Jimmy Castor - It's Just Begun

2. Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag

3. Hank Ballard - How You Gonna Get Respect

4. Cymande - Fug

5. Young MC - Bust A Move

6. Big Youth - Bust A Move

7. Ray Charles - Shake Your Tailfeather

8. April March - Chick Habit

9. Gloria Jones - Tainted Love

10. The Upsetters - Return Of The Django

11. Trinidad Oil Company - Feelin' Alright

12. Ugly Duckling - A Little Samba

13. The Turtles - I'm Chief Kamanawanalea

14. The Skatalites - Corner Store

15. Lionrock - Rude Boy Rock

16. Primal Scream - Don't Fight It Feel It

17. Zapp And Roger - More Bounce To The Ounce

18. Kool G Rap & Polo - Ill Street Blues

19. The Heavy - How You Like Me Now?

20. Sofa Surfers - The Plan

21. Beastie Boys & Santigold - Don't Play No Game (That I Can't Win)

22. The Beat - Twist And Crawl

23. Talking Heads - I Zimbra

24. Amadou & Mariam - Coulibaly

25. Mos Def - Quiet Dog Bite Hard

26. Elvis Presley - Crawfish

27. Sabres Of Paradise - Wilmot

28. Outkast - The Rooster

29. Janell Monae - Tightrope

30. QPSM Unit - Brooklyn Inferno

31. The Wisguys - Ooh La La

32. Shirley Ellis - Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife...

33. Dream Warriors - My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style

34. The Chips - Rubber Biscuit

If you'd like to send in a Memory Tape, email Lauren the details and we'll get back to you.

The Cribs are back! Minus Johnny Marr, and back to sounding like they did in the early days.

The new album In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull is on its way, and parts have been recorded with Dave Fridmann at his Tarbox Road studio and other parts with Steve Albini. This free track comes from the Albini sessions. Help yourselves...

The Cribs - Chi-Town

Your MPFree today comes from the label Memphis Industries who, after feeling rather pleased with their rosta of artists, decided to give some of their tracks away for free.

This offering is from The Cornshed Sisters who are four ladies from the north east. Their album Tell Tales is released in April, and this track will feature on it.

The Cornshed Sisters - Dance At My Wedding

Happy Valentine's everyone. Here's our gift to you... what did you get us?

Today's MPFree comes from a current favourite of the show Robert Ellis; a 23 year old Texan who knows his onions.

The album Photographs will be released on these shores on 26th March with this single preceeding it on 5th March. But why wait until then; download it now for free:

Robert Ellis - Friends Like Those

The MPFree today is a new track from Admiral Fallow.

The five-piece band, led by singer/guitarist Louis Abbott, have a second album forthcoming which is the follow up to the 2010 LP Boots Met My Face.

The band head out on tour across the UK in April, but for now, here's an early taster:

Admiral Fallow - Beetle In The Box

I say this every week, but it's been a lovely old week of free downloads which has included some Here We Go Magic and a great Mylo remix of The Do's current single.

The week concludes with a track from jangly-indie flag wavers Beach Fossils. The single Shallow is released through Captured Tracks on February 21st, but you can get your hands on it for free below.

As for the artwork, Lauren asked you for photos of moody girls to tie in with the People's Playlist. We went with this sulky offering from Beth Breeze:

Your EP tracks this week are:

The Do - Gonna Be Sick (Mylo Remix)

Tom Williams & The Boat - My Bones

Nick Waterhouse - Some Place

Here We Go Magic - Make Up Your Mind

Beach Fossils - Shallow

Some tracks may no longer be available for download.

This week's Memory Tapes, for the first time in weeks, is not a tale of love. It comes from writer, journalist and Twitter friend of the show Michael Moran, who writes: "This is just my super all-powerful 'writing' playlist. Not too distracting, but still hip easy listening.

"You can pop this on if Lauren's not well. Everyone listening will get loads done."

So, excpect a productive 25 minutes. Usually, we put the full tracklisting up on the site, but as Michael states, it's: 119 songs, 8.8 hours, 893.7 MB long. So, here's a small selection from the mix:

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space - Spiritualized

The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin

Swollen - Bent

Heartbeats - Jose González

All I Need - Moon Safari Air

Sea Green - William Orbit

Ends - Everlast

Wild Wood (Portishead Mix) - Paul Weller

A Walk Across the Rooftops - The Blue Nile

Wake Up In New York - Craig Armstrong

Gorecki - Lamb

Mustt Mustt - Daddy G Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Lovely Head - Goldfrapp

Any Colour You Like - Pink Floyd

Tune in from 10am to hear which tracks Lauren plays, and if you'd like to take part then drop her an email with the track listing and the story.

Your MPFree today is some new material from Here We Go Magic.

The Brooklyn band have announced a new album which will be called A Different Ship and released in May through Secretly Canadian.

The album was produced by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, who watched, and fell in love with the band at Glastonbury in 2010.

Here We Go Magic - Make Up Your Mind

The MPFree today sounds like it could've come from the 60s. It hasn't though; it's come from the now!

Nick Waterhouse is a 25-year-old San Franciscan who's debut album Time's All Gone comes out in May. Here's an early slice of that album:

Nick Waterhouse - Some Place

Your MPFree today is some new material from Tom Williams & The Boat.

This track is the first taste of the forthcoming second album 'Teenage Blood' which is the follow up to last year's Too Slow. Help yourselves...

Tom Williams & The Boat - My Bones

This week's run of MPFrees starts with a banger. The Do have been recent favourites on the show, and the single Gonna Be Sick is released today.

This, however, is a Mylo remix, is rather fine, and free!

The Do - Gonna Be Sick (Mylo Remix)

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Every day towards the end of the show we give you a little gift in the shape of a free download. Then every Friday we put all five tracks on the same page for you to make an EP to download to your MPFree player

To celebrate our record breaking listening figures and wonderful audience we've dedicated this week's MP FREE EP to big listeners of 6 Music. Thanks for sending in your pictures - we like this one from Oli, taken from the listener's perspective. He says "Massive listener, look how far down it is from here." Thanks Oli!

Here's a round up of what we've been finding and giving away this week. Some tracks see the return of artists with their next single, others are from new artists. Just follow the links to get your free download. You can find more information on each artist by looking through this week's blogs.

Today's MPFREE is called Hurt Love and comes from Manchester band No Ceremony. Not much is known about them at the moment but we've been told that they'll start performning in April, so keep your ears peeled!

Have a glorious weekend and keep warm!

Monday: Memoryhouse: Walk With Me

Tuesday: Bowerbirds: In the Yard

Wednesday: Wild Nothing: Nowhere

Thursday:Tanlines: Brothers

Friday:No Ceremony: Hurt Love

It's Friday which means it's Memory Tapes time again (we know, we can't believe it either).

Todays tape tale comes from Tanya, she made it for her brother to try and update his music taste. But did it work?

She writes:

"Last year I made my brother a memory tape. He’s a nice man but his musical tastes seem to have got stuck in 1974. This is odd, because he was only two at the time. So I decided to cheer him up because he was a bit down, and send him a bunch of MP3s to update his playlist by a few decades."

Here are the tracks:

Next Girl – The Black Keys

Blue Blood Blues – The Dead Weather

Heavy in Your Arms – Florence + the Machine

Flume – Bon Iver

None of Us Are Free – Solomon Burke

Wholehearted Mess – Bear in Heaven

Equinox – Death Cab for Cutie

The Underdog – Spoon

Them That Do Nothing – Field Music

Many Shades of Black – The Raconteurs

The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash

Baby Loves Me – Eels

Conversation 16 – The National

Laughing With – Regina Specktor

Own Side – Caitlin Rose

Swim Until You Can’t See Land – Frightened Rabbit

Ticket Taker – The Low Anthem

Thanks Tanya!

Today's MPFREE is a track from the band Tanlines. It's called Brothers and you can download it for free by following this here link;Tanlines: Brothers

The track is from their first full length album Mixed Emotions. On this LP Eric Emm and Jesse Cohen of Tanlines are largely expanding on the sounds sketched out on their 2010 EP, Settings.

Eric and Jesse are from Brooklyn and both used to be in different bands. Eric was in Don Caballero and Storm And Stress, Jesse was from Professor Murder (which Eric produced). They started working together as Tanlines in 2008.

Eric and Jesse said of the track title Brothers that it "was the name of the studio where we started Tanlines, but I think the song is a good idea of where we are right now."

Enjoy!

Welcome to February!

Here's the first MPFREE of the month. Hopefully it will go some way towards warming you up.

It's a tracked called Nowhere from Virginia based Wild Nothing. Wild Nothing is the solo project of tech-college student Jack Tatum. His debut full length album, Gemini, is set to come out on Captured Tracks this spring,

Go fetch your free download by following this link; Wild Nothing: Nowhere

Today we talked to Kim Forrester about her blog Reading Matters. In the blog she discusses and reviews the books she reads, and as a self-confessed book addict there are quite a few!

Here's a link to the blog so you can locate it nice and easily;Reading Matters