It was great to get back in the seat tonight after what seems like too long. Many thanks to Chris for filling in appropriately last weekend. I’ve been out and about enjoying great festival fun of a few  varieties and it was great to make a start of catching up with them and sharing my experiences. Tonight started with the Latitude festival back in July and I played music from some of the bands I saw there, some of which I hadn’t heard before and I really enjoyed discovering, such as Iron & Wine, Glasser, I Am Kloot and Foals. Some of the bands I was already aware of and enjoyed there were Echo & The Bunnymen, My Morning Jacket, Lykke Li, The Leisure Society & The National.

Of course there was the usual meandering amongst them with related bands or music of similar style and an oldish song from Sabatta, hearalding their new album ‘Sabatta’ out in September which I’ll be playing songs from over the coming weeks. Also coming up in future shows, I’ll be playing some of the chats I recorded with artists and bands I caught up with at the Latitude and Secret Garden Party festivals.

Here’s the playlist for 14th August 2011 (albums in brackets)
1st Hour
1.  Weezer – Take Control                                                        (Maladroit)
2.  Sabatta – Didn’t See It                                                         (Sex Power Death)
3.  Public Enemy – Fight The Power                                      (Do The Right Thing Soundtrack)
4.  Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised   (Pieces Of A Man)
5.  Glasvegas – Lots Sometimes                                              (Euphoric Heartbreak)
6.  Primus – Jerry Was A Race Car Driver                            (Sailing The Seas Of Cheese)
7.  Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers                                                  (Wounded Rhymes)
8.  I Am Kloot – Northern Skies                                               (Sky At Night)
9.  Stevie Wonder – You Haven’t Done Nothin’                     (Fulfillingness’ First Finale)
10. Tool – Schism                                                                       (Lateralus)
11. Aphex Twin – Windowlicker                                              (Windowlicker)

2nd Hour  
1.  Fearsome Engine – Consciousness Conductors                (Biting Point)
2.  Glasser – Mirrorage                                                             (Ring)
3.  Mikael Romanenko – Composition Five                            (To Let Go)
4.  Echo & The Bunnymen – The Cutter                                 (Porcupine)
5.  My Morning Jacket – I’m Amazed                                     (Evil Urges)
6.  Foals – Olympic Airways                                                      (Antidotes)
7.  Vampire Weekend – Holiday                                                (Contra)
8.  Iron & Wine – Walking Far From Home                            (Kiss Each Other Clean)
9.  Midlake – Roscoe                                                                  (The Trials Of Van Occupanther)
10. The Leisure Society – The Last Of The Melting Snow  (The Sleeper)
11. The National – Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks                     (High Violet)