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Music, chat and Gene's Martin Rossiter

Mark and Stuart present a feast of great music and Gene's Martin Rossiter shares his ‘First, Last and Everything’ and talks about the band's reunion gigs.

Mark and Stuart present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast.

Today they are joined by Martin Rossiter - frontman of 90's indie rock band Gene. Martin shares his ‘First, Last and Everything’ - that’s his first record, the most recent one he's enjoyed and the record that means ‘everything’ to him. Martin also discusses the 30th anniversary of Gene's debut album 'Olympian' and the band's reunion shows.

Also on the show... long-running feature ‘The Chain’ which gives listeners the chance to pick a track that links in some way to the last. The list now contains over 8700 songs.

With a selection of music old and new to get the weekend started.

Produced in Salford by Audio Always for BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Gene

    Olympian

    • Costermonger.

  • MOULD

    Float

    • 5dB Records.

  • Say She She

    Purple Snowflakes

    • Karma Chief Records.

  • DEVO

    Snowball

    • Oh No It's Devo / Freedom Of Choice.
    • Virgin Records.
    • 15.

  • Katherine Priddy

    Frightening Machines

    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Beth Orton

    Cradle Hymn

  • Simian Mobile Disco

    Cruel Intentions (feat. Beth Ditto)

    • CD SINGLE.
    • WICHITA RECORDINGS.
    • 1.

  • Hercules & Love Affair

    Someone Else is Calling

    • Stratasonic Records.

  • Saint Jude

    Hold Tight London

    • Slow Dance Recordings.

  • My Bloody Valentine

    Strawberry Wine

    • Ecstasy and Wine.
    • Lazy Records.
    • 001.

  • Sampa the Great

    Can't Hold Us (feat. Mwanje Tembo)

    • Loma Vista Recordings.

  • Guru

    Le Bien, Le Mal (feat. MC Solaar)

    • Jazzmatazz Vol. 1.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Can

    Vitamin C

    • Ege Bamyasi.
    • Spoon Records.
    • 004.

  • These New Puritans

    A Season In Hell

    • Domino.

  • Fountains of Wayne

    Valley Winter Song

    • Welcome Interstate Managers.
    • S-Curve Records.
    • 6.

  • The Phenomenal Handclap Band

    15 To 20

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Tummy Touch.
    • 1.

  • FKA twigs

    Predictable Girl

    • Young.

  • Gene

    Haunted By You

    • Haunted By You.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 1.

  • Squeeze

    Up The Junction

    • Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze.
    • Universal/A&M.

  • Ethel Cain

    American Teenager

    • American Teenager.
    • Daughters of Cain Records.
    • 1.

  • Jimmy Cliff

    Many Rivers To Cross

    • Telstar.

  • Sharon Jones and the Dap‐Kings

    Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects

    • Soul Time!.
    • Daptone Records.
    • 9.

  • De La Soul

    The Package

    • Mass Appeal.

Broadcast

  • Sat 13 Dec 202508:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music