Countdown to 50

Looking down the barrel of being fifty years old, I’ve decided to do a themed set of radio shows. Each one will cover 10 years of my life through the music of the time, in chronological order but mixed.

Here’s the track list:

Malcolm Clarke – BBC2 Serial

Black Sabbath – Hole In The Sky

Brian Hodgson – Cathedral of Space

Nuevo Mexico – Dreams

Embyro – New Ridin’

Eroc – Chaotic Reaction

Can – Smoke (E.F.S. No.59)

Harmonia – Notre Dame

Neu! – Hero

Popol Vuh – Letzte Tage Letze Nachte
Dorothy Carter – Ukrainian Carol

The Upsetters – Zion’s Blood

Peter Howell – The Astronauts

The Clash – I’m So Bored With The U.S.A.
Goblin – Suspiria

Les Rallizes Denudes – Reapers of the Night

Iggy Pop – Funtime

Suicide – Rocket U.S.A.

Fela Kuti – I Go Shout Plenty!!!

L’Orchestre Kanage De Mopti – Sorry Bamba

The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet

Philippe D’Aram – Fascination

This Heat – 24 Track Loop

Nurse With Wound – Two Mock Projections

Public Image Ltd – Memories

John Carptenter – Theme from the Fog

Einsturzende Neubauten – Steh auf Berlin

Siouxsie & The Banshees – Spellbound

Front 242 – Kampfbereit

The Cure – Play For Today

Holger Czukay – Cool In The Pool

Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime

New Order – Your Silent Face

Butthole Surfers – Cherub

Jah Shaka meets Mad Professor – Claps Like Thunder

Cardiacs – To Go Off And Things

September radio show is now live!

The September Was Ist Das? radio show is ready for your pleasure. No themed mix but an actual radio show this time with new music and me talking in between and all sorts of genres.

So, no need for start times for this track listing, as I talk every couple of songs. This may be the new format. Or may not. Its important to keep things fresh

Adela Mede – Sloboda
Akusmi – Fleeting Future
Lloyd Miller – Camels to Cairo
Peter Coccoma – Cloud of Understanding
Party Dozen (feat Nick Cave) – Macca The Mutt 
Delphine Dora – Ritounelle Scolastique #1
Ghost Power – Asteroid Witch
Ghost Power – Inchwork
Flaccid Mojo – Moonwalk The Tomb
Ufomammut – Psychostasia
Dragged Up – Neighbourhood Watch
Damo Suzuki & Spirtczualic – Ra
Andrew Tuttle – Correlation
Loner Deluxe – We Used To Dance In The Sky
Sedna Chronicles – The Nunabut Letter
POLICA – Madness
Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals – Coke Jaw
Praises – Persona
Congregation of Drones – Gesture of Devotion
Xpedient – E0007 (Shelley Parker remix)
Madeleine Cocolas – Presence
Dalek – Decimation (Dis Nation)  
The Black Albumen – Provokovieff 

Was Ist Das? Radio Show for May is here!

Nearly two hours of no talking, non-stop best new music releases and reissues!

Here we have the whole tracklist with timestamps (thank you G-Babbz). What a show! Always a pleasure to be able to play some Coil and Les Rallizes Denudes but what amazing new stuff to pair it with!

0:00:30 – Frankie “Close” from the album “Styx”
0:08:00 – Alabaster DePlume “Don’t Forget Your Precious” from the album “Gold”
0:22:58 – Asher Gamedze & Alan Bishop “Wild Cat Strike” from the album “Out Side Work”
0:28:16 – Lustmord “Er Ev Os (MONO)” from the album “The Others”
0:37:03 – David Colohan “Turnpike Lights” from the album “Night, North Paterson”
0:40:10 – The Order of the 12 “Against The Tide” from the album “Lore of the Land”
0:44:44 – Dogs Versus Shadows “Along The Electric Leys” from the album “The Lull of the Ley”
0:46:04 – Joyful Talk “Take It To The Grave” from the album “Familiar Science”
0:52:52 – Xpedient “E0006” from the album “787B”
0:57:22 – Dȁlek “Decimation (Dis Nation)” from the album “Precipice”
1:00:52 – Dikeman/Gonzalez/Hȧker Flaten “Midnight Photosynthesis” from the album “Texas Butt Biters”
1:09:33 – Reichmann – Weltweit (Bureau B edit)
1:14:13 – Water Damage “Reel 5B” from the album “Repeater”
1:21:18 – Zombie Zombie “12 Consortium” from the album “Vae Vobis”
1:23:56 – Cheb Terro vs DJ Die Soon “We Destroy The Family” from the s/t album
1:27:13 – Les Rallizes Dénudés “White Awakening” from the album “The Oz Tapes”
1:30:54 – Dunza “Disowned” from the album “Star Client”
1:38:12 – Coil “Batwings” from the album “Musick to Play in the Dark Vol 2”
1:55:25 – Murdock & Pat Fulgoni “Come Together” single

14th birthday mixes

Just recently, Was Ist Das? hit the milestone/millstone of 14 years. To celebrate I banged out a mix. It was meant to be all-encompasing but as it was knocked out while buzzed up on stout brewed with strong coffee things got a bit…..banging? So a downbeat sequel had to happen. It’s science, dig? What goes up must come down. So here it is.

And here’s the hyper original:

And the 15th anniversary will have more to offer, I promise.

6th Birthday: The Roots of Was Ist Das?

Well, judging by the greetings on facebook, it is now August 19th in Japan, so that means the 6th birthday of Was Ist Das? has begun. It’s also the second anniversary of when Was Ist Das? 2.0 was born, as that’s when the domain name registration was freed and I could start again with a brand new website with a new host & registrar.

To celebrate, here’s a DJ mix exploring the music that inspired & informed my musical tastes. Included are many old favourites and songs used as nuggets in the podcast/video review intro theme:

Was Ist Das? Soundsystem live in Hebden

My third live mix is now available to listen to on Mixcloud. While the previous two were at ambient gigs and took on a very ambient nature, this one was for a free party, so takes on a more party vibe while staying very Was Ist Das? Sadly the first 15 minutes are missing.

Kraak Habit

I’ve uploaded some of my DJ set from last Saturday in Manchester to Mixcloud. You can listen to it on this player here: