TRACKLISTING. SUNDAY 11/12/2011

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming North London-based singer, producer and record label co-founder Arun Sethi into the studio to discuss his latest venture in a long line of musical projects. As the creative director of WotNot Music, Arun is at the forefront of the UK’s IDM and electronic scene, which has provided Fresh On the Net with countless great tunes over the past year.

We spoke to Arun about what it’s like to have his fingers in so many delicious musical pies, as well as the innovation behind WotNot Music’s emphasis on visuals to expand the listening experience. Arun’s also gave us his thoughts on the advantages of working under the moniker Charo.

We heard an exclusive JJ Mumbes remix of Charo’s latest trailblazing single, which has apparently got as many girls swooning on the dancefloor as it has guys dancing. Listening to it, it’s easy to hear why. And for an advent calendar that’ll expand your musical horizons rather than your waistline, be sure to check out the free giveaways on WotNot Music’s facebook wall.

Elsewhere, in our weekly plundering of the 6 Music session vaults, we struck gold with two incredible tracks from the incomparable New England solo artist Merrill Garbus a.k.a. tUnE-yArDs. Never one to shy away from a bit of all-out lunacy, hearing Garbus’ and her band live is nothing short of exhilarating- just listen to the killer horn solos in both songs.

And it was business as usual for us in terms of bringing you the best streaming tracks on the net. Eddy Tourbillion aka singer Edward Ad-Jaye in Croydon, gave us a re-imagining of a old classic with ‘Rain Drops’, making it sound fresher than, well, a drop of rain. And we heard the musical equivalent of burning incense from East London multi-instrumentalist Lodekka, whose blissful electro track ‘Mean Times Pt.2’ caused the studio to reach almost dangerous levels of relaxation.

A few weeks ago Manchester’s Silverclub were quick to tell us that there “ain’t no application” on our laptops to give us soul. And this week Israel five-piece Umlala came to us in a similar state of ICT disarray, asking us how to convert PDF to JPG, via a 3-minute blast of insane electro-punk-rock. We wholly agree with their refrain of “What would I have done without the internet?”, as without the world wide web we probably wouldn’t have heard this piece of barmy brilliance, the like of which Fresh On the Net was made for.And, again thanks to our old friend the internet, you can always listen again on iPlayer via the links on our home page.

Nico Franks, Intern
BBC 6 Music Introducing

SWEETHEART - The Avenue
https://soundcloud.com/sweetheartsings

BORDEAUXXX - Every Holiday is a Disaster
https://bordeauxxx.bandcamp.com

EDDY TOURBILLION - Rain Drops
https://eddytourbillion.bandcamp.com

VON BURL - Fighting On The Ground
https://soundcloud.com/von-burl

INTRODUCING ROULETTE
FILTER DISTORTION - Strange Love
https://filterdistortion.co.uk

THE SCRATCH - Girls World
https://thescratch.co.uk

PODCAST TRACK
O'MESSY LIFE - Escape Velocity
https://omessylife.bandcamp.com

THE LOST BOYS - I Fall For Everyone
https://soundcloud.com/thelostboys-1

INTERVIEW GUEST: ARUN SETHI
CHARO - Floating Free [JJ MUMBLES Espadrille skank remix]
https://soundcloud.com/charo

SYMPHONIC PICTURES - Smile It's Real
https://symphonicpictures.com

BETHAN ELFYN TIP
FACE+HEEL - Crystal Plummage
https://soundcloud.com/face-heel

TRIPS AND FALLS - This is All Going to End Badly
https://soundcloud.com/songbytoad

SESSION TRACK
tUnE-yArDs - My Country
https://tune-yards.com

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

LODEKKA - Mean Times Pt2
https://soundcloud.com/lodekka

DJ TARGET TIP
TR FERNANDEZ - Respect My Aura
https://soundcloud.com/trfernandez

SOUL CIRCUS - The Myth
https://soulcircus.co.uk

ISWIMWITHSHARKS - Just Be Good
https://iswimwithsharks.com

UMLALA - My PDF Files
https://soundcloud.com/umlala

THE GANG - All Spoon No Fork
https://thegangband.co.uk

THE FERVOR - Arise, Great Warrior
https://thefervor.bandcamp.com

TOBIAS - Seu
https://soundcloud.com/drycry-records/seu

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

SESSION TRACK
tUnE-yArDs - Bizness
https://tune-yards.com

MR BEN SIR – Liverpool
https://mrbensir.com

SEAMS - Focus Energy
https://soundcloud.com/seams