Archives for November 2011

In tonight's show we loved the down and dirty rock ‘n’ roll of Texan underground favourites RTB2, who breath new life into the gritty blues rhythms of the past. And the rude awakening of ‘Pins’ by Norwich trio Fever Fever is a master class in abrasive noise, or ‘art-punk-fight-pop’ as they put it.

We feasted on the fruits of a mid-week session from the “five-headed monster” that is Papa Le Gál (which is Brazillian slang for ‘Daddy cool’, we’ll have you know). Producer Lucy was lucky enough to sit in on the session and she was quick to lavish praise on how tight the band sounded. Lucy tells no lies - just listen to the flawless recordings of ‘Take A Step’ and ‘Wake Up’ for yourself.

The enviable flow of Karl Phillips - he of The Midnight Ramblers - drew our admiration for its speed and precision. And the fact it’s propelled by a boisterous dubstep wobble means that the tune ‘Dangerous’ could well be one to watch out for in 2012.

Another highlight was the wonderful ‘Your Ego Might Grow’ from Joep Van Son & Jelle Van Veenen, which combines the best bits of The Beta Band with an unmistakable European eccentricity. If the book it soundtracks is anything as good this song, then I’m learning Dutch.

Nico Franks, Intern
BBC 6 Music Introducing

MY TIGER MY TIMING - Written in Red

https://www.mytigermytiming.com

THE MINUTES - Heartbreaker
https://theminutesmusic.com

IREMEMBERTAPES - Gossip
https://iremembertapes.co.uk

KARL PHILLIPS & THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLERS - Dangerous
https://soundcloud.com/medicalrecordsuk

TERESA MOORE - Wasters
https://soundcloud.com/earhole-music

SILVERCLUB - No Application
https://silverclubuk.com

RTB2 - Goon
https://rtb2.bandcamp.com

SESSION GUESTS
PAPA LE GÁL - Take A Step
https://www.papalegal.co.uk

THE BLURRIES - Your Love
https://theblurries.bandcamp.com

FEVER FEVER - Pins
https://facebook.com/pages/Fever-Fever/124367747146

HUW STEPHENS SESSION
SAM AIREY - Blackout
https://soundcloud.com/samairey

JOEP VAN SON & JELLE VAN VEENEN - Your Ego Might Grow
https://arie-wubbothesoundtrack.bandcamp.com/

WE ARE KNUCKLE DRAGGER - Mr Son of a Bitch
https://soundcloud.com/sapienrecords

THE DARK SKY SINGERS - The Harrowing
https://soundcloud.com/the-dark-sky-singers

LA SHARK - Magazine Cover
https://lashark.com

BOY JUMPS SHIP - Chivalry
https://facebook.com/boyjumpsshipmusic

BOBBY FRICTION TIP
BIGG TAJ featuring MANDEEP SETHI – Sacrifice
https://biggtaj.bandcamp.com

THE DYNAMITE PUSSY CLUB - Under The Groove
https://soundcloud.com/chrismitchard

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
CHASED BY WOLVES – Lost at Sea
https://facebook.com/chasedbywolves

SNIPPET - Bee Stings
https://snippetcuts.co.uk

RUTH BARNES TIP 1
TWO WINGS - Eikon
https://facebook.com/twowings

RUTH BARNES TIP 2
HOLLOWS - Shapeshifter
https://facebook.com/pages/Hollows/256732967248

NOVA ROBOTICS - Devola
https://soundcloud.com/novarobotics

CLOCKWORK RADIO - Liege
https://music.clockworkradio.co.uk

SESSION GUESTS
PAPA LE GÁL - Wake Up
https://papalegal.co.uk

TOURISM - Semaphore
https://soundcloud.com/tourism-music

ESTRESS - Reds (BNRY remix)
https://soundcloud.com/bnry

We’ve got another cracking batch of records for you to wrap your ears around this week on BBC Introducing with Tom Robinson, showcasing the very best streaming tunes Fresh on the Net.

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming again Ed, Craig, Jamie and David, together known as Ice, Sea, Dead People (with Tom, above) to the studio for a catch up, having just released the aural assault that is their new single ‘Ultra Silence’. Earlier in the week their loyal following were asked to vote on how the boys should approach their interview: “Shall we be enthusiastic and happy or arsey and unresponsive? YOU DECIDE”. You’ll have to listen to their interview to find out how the public voted...

The two exclusive recordings from those “notorious denizens of Launderettes”, London band Real Fur, put a smile on our faces in the studio. We heard their debut single ‘Animal’ and follow-up ‘The Fool’, both of which display the band’s trademark infectious rhythms and soulful heart. Launderettes won’t be the only place you’ll be hearing these guys in the near future.

As well as this we had the usual impeccable tip from BBC Wales’ Bethan Elfyn, who offered us an in-vogue blast of noise-pop from the Cardiff based My Pet Monster. And DJ Target’s Homegrown Download this week came from Hype Kronik, the 22 year old MC based near Milton Keynes, who offers the perfect soundtrack to a ‘Dutty Weekend’.

Elsewhere Tom revisited some of his favourite tracks from the past few weeks. Haunting and undeniably brilliant, ‘The Watchers’, by last week’s Introducing guest Beck Goldsmith, got another well-deserved hearing and will surely have had those listening in the wee small hours looking underneath their beds for fear of beasties- don’t say we didn’t warn you. We also spread the light on Arcs’ ‘Mubu’, the delightful fuzz bass on which proved much too hard to resist. And we heard “3 minutes of blissful, colourful insanity”, in the words of Sam Lee from BBC Introducing In Wiltshire, from Acid Glasses, the brainchild of Memphis artist Nick Burke.

Regular listeners may have detected a distinctly cosmopolitan theme to this morning’s show, perhaps owing to the numerous and wonderful French acts we played. We heard Alone With King Kong, the one man band project of the mysterious Frenchman named….. Well, that’s why he’s mysterious- we don’t know who he is. But we certainly like what he does. And the so-called “French Sufjan Stevens” got an airing too, with a Philippe Crab’s nonchalantly romantic tune that gave us a hankering for ‘un petit crossiant’ on the beautiful streets of Paree…

As ever, the only thing that links the eclectic selection of bands we played this morning is that they were all sent in by you via the Recommend Music tab above. So thanks for that. And needless to say, all these artists deserve a place on your radar, so do yourself a favour and be sure to give tonight’s entire show a listen via iPlayer and download the choice cuts in the podcast.

Nico Franks, Intern
BBC 6 Music Introducing

LANDLOVERS - The Cinema Bell
https://landloversmusic.com

THANK PABLO - Dinosaurs & Astronauts
https://facebook.com/thankpablo

THE MOTH & THE MIRROR - Germany
https://facebook.com/themothandthemirror

SOAPY JEFFERSON - The Fury-Belle
https://soapyjefferson.co.uk

INTRODUCING ROULETTE
FOOGIE BROTHERS - Calling You Out
https://facebook.com/pages/The-Foogie-Brothers/255378074501030

MEGAN HENWOOD - What Elliott said
https://meganhenwood.com

DRUNK MULE - Spread Y' Monsters
https://drunkmule.bandcamp.com

INTERVIEW GUESTS
ICE SEA DEAD PEOPLE - Ultra Silence
https://iceseadeadpeople.com

ARCS - Mubu
https://arcs.bandcamp.com

BETHAN ELFYN TIP
MY PET MONSTER - School 2
https://mypetmonster.bandcamp.com

ALONE WITH KINGKONG - Down In The Basement Again
https://alonewithkingkong.bandcamp.com

EXCLUSIVE RECORDING
REAL FUR - Animal
https://realfur.org

ACID GLASSES - My Pale Garden
https://acidglasses.tumblr.com

PEPE DELUXÉ - The Storm
https://pepedeluxe.com

MATTHEW CRUX - Defaults
https://soundcloud.com/matthewcrux

DJ TARGET'S HOMEGROWN DOWNLOAD
HYPE KRONIK - Dutty Weekend
https://facebook.com/hype141kronik

LAETOLI STEPS - Sleeping Bears
https://laetolisteps.bandcamp.com

SHEEN - One Step
https://soundcloud.com/sheenmusic

BECK GOLDSMITH - The Watchers
https://soundcloud.com/beckgoldsmith

PHILIPPE CRAB - Nous N'irons Pas Au Pays Bas
https://www.myspace.com/philippecrab

MARI KVIEN BRUNVOLL - Everywhere You Go
https://www.myspace.com/marikvienbrunvoll

TOWNS - Fields
https://townsband.co.uk
https://facebook.com/townsband

SOLKO - Weatherman
https://facebook.com/solkomusic

EXCLUSIVE RECORDING
REAL FUR - The Fool
https://realfur.org

ORWELL - Everytime The World Is Too Loud
https://folkwitrecords.bandcamp.com

DAUWD - Whats There
https://soundcloud.com/dauwd

DIMBLEBY AND CAPPER - Educated
https://dimblebyandcapper.co.uk

MATT STALKER AND FABLES - Ghost
https://mattstalkerandfables.bandcamp.com

HONEY - Nowhere Floating
https://soundcloud.com/honeyband

BOMBERS - Crush
https://facebook.com/bombersband

YANMOLBY - Are You Awake?
https://soundcloud.com/yanmolby

WE//ARE//ANIMAL - Luminous Lights
https://facebook.com/weareanimal

KNICKERS - My Baby's Just A Baby (But I Love Him So)
https://knickers.bandcamp.com

INTERVIEW GUESTS
HOLOGRAM HEART PARADE - Colour of You
https://www.hologramheartparade.com/

RAVENS BEAT CROW - Cruise Hip
https://ravenbeatscrow.com

HUW STEPHENS TIP
HOURGLASS SEA - Another World
https://soundcloud.com/hourglasssea

ACID GLASSES - My Pale Garden
https://acidglasses.tumblr.com

SESSION TRACK
ZULU WINTER - You Deserve Better
https://zuluwinter.blogspot.com

BINKO SWINK - Patient
https://binkoswink.com

GOODNIGHT LENIN - Ode to Rebellion
facebook/goodnightlenin

BOBBY FRICTION TIP
AC - True Story
https://facebook.com/acthemc

SO MANY WIZARDS - Best Friends
https://somanywizards.com

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
LULU JAMES - Rope Mirage
https://lulujames.com

THE DARK SKY SINGERS - The Harrowing
https://soundcloud.com/the-dark-sky-singers

STEALING SHEEP - The Mountain Dogs
https://stealingsheep.co.uk

RUTH BARNES TIP 1
CHAPTER 24 - Spindle
https://soundcloud.com/chapter24band

RUTH BARNES TIP 2
MARI KVIEN BRUNVOLL - Everywhere You Go
https://www.myspace.com/marikvienbrunvoll

LAPALUX - There Are Monsters In This Bed
https://lapalux.com

TWENTY-ONE CROWS - A Night In The Life
https://twenty-onecrows.bandcamp.com

SESSION TRACK
ZULU WINTER - Let’s Move Back To Front
https://soundcloud.com/zulu-winter

JOHNNY PHONIC - Searching Sky
https://soundcloud.com/johnnyphonic

KIDDA - The Whistler
https://facebook.com/iamkidda

CHARLIE KHAN - Tiger Tail
https://charliekhan.bandcamp.com

TOUCHÉ ENSIMISMADO - We Stood Up
https://www.myspace.com/toucheensimismado

MEGAN HENWOOD - What Elliott said
https://meganhenwood.com

INTRODUCING ROULETTE
GLASS - Signs And Wonders
https://acebook.com/glassofficialband

SILVERCLUB - No Application
https://silverclubuk.com

LANDLOVERS - The Cinema Bell
https://landloversmusic.com

INTERVIEW GUEST
BECK GOLDSMITH - The Watchers
https://soundcloud.com/beckgoldsmith

MS MR - Ash Tree Lane
https://msmrsounds.com

BETHAN ELFYN TIP
DAUWD - What's There
https://soundcloud.com/dauwd/

ARCS - Mubu
https://arcs.bandcamp.com

EXCLUSIVE RECORDING
ERIN K & TASH - Heart Out
https://facebook.com/ErinKTash

KICK TO KILL - Cut Me
https://facebook.com/kicktokill

ANCHOR AND THE WOLF - Trampolines and Chandeliers
https://anchorandthewolf.com

DJ TARGET TIP
POSEIDON - It's Over Now
https://soundcloud.com/poseidonuk

EVERYTHING BURNS - Ghosts and Angels
https://everythingburns.co.uk

THE RECOVERY CLUB - Rest and Be Thankful
https://myspace.com/therecoveryclub

THE PERYLS - All at Sea
https://theperyls.com

TOWNS - Fields
https://townsband.co.uk
https://facebook.com/townsband

SIMON KNIGHTON - Up in Your Tree
https://soundcloud.com/simonknighton

BLACK CIRCLES - Final Straw
https://facebook.com/blackcirclesband

SHADOWBOX - Ceilings Off
https:// shadowbox4u.net

EXCLUSIVE RECORDING
ERIN K & TASH - Oh Well
https://facebook.com/ErinKTash

FRONTIERS - Sound of Confusion
https://facebook.com/frontiersofficial

AUTOMATIC WRITING - Crystal Visions
https://facebook.com/automaticwriting

This is the running order for our two hour Fresh On The Net mixtape featuring some of our favourite tracks from the past four months on the show. The whole mixtape is available free from 3am Monday November 14th as two 60 minute podcasts, via bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/trintro. It'll stay available for one month - please give all your friends this URL and help spread the word about these 35 fine artists.

PART ONE
ZUGZWANG - Welcome To The Meltdown
https://zugzwang.tv

SARAH WILLIAMS WHITE - Hide The Cracks
https://facebook.com/sarahwilliamswhite

OF ARROWE HILL - Damned
https://facebook.com/pages/of-Arrowe-Hill/237350516280497

TROY FAID – Solus
https://troyfaid.co.uk

STAR WHEEL PRESS - Railway Lines
https://starwheelpress.bandcamp.com

VASCO DA GAMA - Best Disguises
https://soundcloud.com/vascodagama

BEARFOOT BEWARE - Tom Savini's Fake Blood
https://soundcloud.com/bearfootbeware

MAVEN FICTION - I Love This Place
https://soundcloud.com/mavenfiction

HOPE & SOCIAL - Sleep Sound
https://hopeandsocial.com

PAPA LE GAL - Take A Step
https://papalegal.co.uk

ATHLETES IN PARIS – Heartbeat
https://facebook.com/athletesinparis

YOUNG HEGELIANS - God Nor Money
https://younghegelians.com

MAUSI – Sol
https://soundcloud.com/wearemausi/sol/s-KSH3B
https://wearemausi.com

JUNE ET JIM - Les Beaux Jours
https://www.lesaule.fr/juneetjim_EN.htm

PART TWO
ALPHABET BACKWARDS – Plastic
https://soundcloud.com/alphabetbackwards/plastic

SILENT FRONT – Misanthrope
https://silentfront.bandcamp.com

PET SCENES - Purple Old
https://petscenes.bandcamp.com

THE DOSADI EXPERIMENT – Demonolator
https://thedosadiexperiment.com

DAU CEFN - Bish Bash Bosh
https://recordiaulliwgar.com

CROWSTICK - This World Made From Bubbles
https://crowstick.bandcamp.com

RENE VIS - Bling Bling
https://renevis.bandcamp.com

CALEB GROH – Toyland
https://happiestlion.com

TERMITES – Ammo
https://soundcloud.com/termitesmusic
https://termitesmusic.co.uk

BISCUITHEAD & THE BISCUIT BADGERS - The Seaweed Under the Sofa
https://biscuithead.co.uk

PIET HAAG - South by Southwest Not
https://piethaag.com

LEROY LEE - Drawing Smoke
https://facebook.com/LeroyLeemusic

HOLOGRAM HEART PARADE - Dirty Heart (Radio Edit)
https://hologramheartparade.bandcamp.com

JUKEBOX COLLECTIVE - The Rise And Fall Of Billy The Kid
https://facebook.com/jukeboxcollectivemusic

RKC - Here Comes The Summer
https://rkcmusic.com

DUBIOUS CAESAR - Stratosphere
https://dubiouscaesar.bandcamp.com

ZERVAS AND PEPPER - Cigar Store Indian
https://facebook.com/zervasandpepper

SWAMI BARACUS - The Recipe
https://soundcloud.com/zaheermusic
https://soundcloud.com/swamibaracus

VINNY PECULIAR - A Vision
https://vinnypeculiar.co.uk

BECK GOLDSMITH - Stella's Telescope
https://beckgoldsmith.com

PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING - ROYGBIV (The World Of Colour)
https://publicservicebroadcasting.net

After Bethan Elfyn’s superb takeover of the show for the last two weeks, Tom returned from his break this morning with more of the best new streaming tunes around. As ever, he brought an eclectic mix of music to the show; from the chillwave soundscapes of Newcastle producer Waskerley Way to the folky vibes of Will Varley and the gothic electronic nuances of NY artist Bonnie Baxter, aka Shad[]wb[]x.

Joining us in the studio this week was the fantastic London-based artist Jono McCleery (with Tom, above). Since his initial airplay on 6 Music in 2006, Jono has been swiftly snapped up by Ninja Tune Records - and his second album There Is is out now. As well as talking to us about the positive reception of his new album in France and the US and his love for jazz/ improvisational styles, he admitted to a secret fetish for mastering the double-bass. This was unbeknown to us and it certainly adds to McCleery’s musical aresenal ! We played Tie Me In - one of his favourites from the new album - and we loved its jazz-snap rhythms, brooding vocals and yearning strings. Jono plays a headline show at London's legendary 100 Club on November and we wish him a storming succes.

Our Sunday morning tip from Huw Stephens at Radio One featured, he told us, the "musical hip-hop genius" of 26 year old London rapper, Mikill Pane. The heavy marching rhythms and booming chorus of his track I Can Feel It make it near-impossible to not dance to. DJ Target recommended To And Fro by the Ipswich duo De’ Vide, while Bobby Friction brought us a brash but catchy hip-hop chant called I Don’t Really Care by the London artist Menis, aka The Brown Boi. We were interested to note that Menis had been part of an Asian cultural delegation to Downing Street recently, where he met PM David Cameron. Also in attendance was Swami Baracus - featured on this Monday’s Mixtape edition of the show.

In place of session tracks this week we had two live recordings by The Slow Show - who were recommended to support Elbow at Manchester Cathedral last month by the city's local BBC Introducing show - and were recorded there by BBC Radio 2. Working in a similar vein to to the contemplative, alt-rock stylings of bands such as The National. it's amazing to think how far this unsigned band have come since their formation just a few months ago.

Tom gave repeat plays to several of his favourite tracks - including Ghosting by Secret Rivals, and All At Sea by The Peryls - while tonight's spin of the Introducing Roulette wheel turned up the Ulster quartet Seven Summits, with I Want Somebody. It came to us courtesy of Steven Rainey from Rory McConnell’s BBC Introducing In Northern Ireland programme - and our thanks go out as usual to the listeners, artists and colleagues who recommended yet another great week of diverse under-the-radar music from cyberspace.

Charlotte Krol and Tom Robinson

SECRET RIVALS - Ghosting
https://facebook.com/secretrivalsband

PATCHED UP HEROES - Empires
https://reverbnation.com/patchedupheroes

WILL VARLEY - The Sound of the Markets Crashing
https://willvarley.com

SHADOWBOX - Ceilings Off
https://shadowbox4u.net

INTRODUCING ROULETTE
SEVEN SUMMITS - I Want Somebody
https://sevensummitsmusic.wordpress.com

ULYSSES STORM - Franksa The Bear
https://soundcloud.com/ulyssesstorm

SAM LEWIS - What Did I Do
https://samlewisworld.com

INTERVIEW GUEST
JONO MCCLEERY - Tie Me In
https://jonomccleery.com

SPARROW - All Of The Things You Were Hoping For
https://sparrowband.com

HUW STEPHENS TIP
MIKILL PANE - I Can Feel It
https://mikillpane.com

MANCINI AND THE CREEPERS - The Big Race
https://facebook.com/pages/Mancini-and-the-Creepers/140602235908

LIVE RECORDING
THE SLOW SHOW - Mr Blue Tie
https://theslowshow.co.uk

A GENUINE FREAKSHOW - Our Bodies
https://agenuinefreakshow.com

ARP ATTACK - Follow The Rhythm
https://arpattack.com

DJ TARGET TIP
DE’ VIDE - To And Fro
https://soundcloud.com/devidetheband

MUMMY SHORT ARMS - Change
https://soundcloud.com/flowersinthedustbin

ANTLERED MAN - Buddhist Soup
https://soundcloud.com/antlered-man

KIDDA - The Whistler
https://facebook.com/iamkidda

ROB BRAVERY - Geoffrey And Henchmen
https://robbravery.com

BOBBY FRICTION TIP
MENIS - I Don't Really Care
https://soundcloud.com/mrmenis

THE SECOND LINE - And
https://myspace.com/thesecondlineofficial

SLEEPY PANDA CLUB - Ghost In The Mirror
https://facebook.com/SleepyPandaClub

THE PERYLS - All at Sea
https://theperyls.com

LIVE RECORDING
THE SLOW SHOW - Morning Hours
https://theslowshow.co.uk

WASKERLEY WAY - Storm Song
https://waskerleyway.bandcamp.com

OBITUARY MAMBO - Chasing Shadows
https://soundcloud.com/o-m-soundsystem