I’ll be doing an unexpected radio show tomorrow night (Wednesday 18th August).
Laughing Dog asked me to post a ‘BBQ mix’ recently, but I’ve not had time, so as an alternative, I’ll play a few songs from a playlist that I put together for a forthcoming back garden extravaganza. The majority of the show will be completely off the cuff though.
Tune in if you can:
Wednesday 18th August – 7.30pm (UK time)
Search for ‘Microscopic Radio’
You can contact me during the show at danielcarver75@googlemail.com
Hi Techy – good luck for tomorrow, don’t think I’ll be around as we’re out but will d/load later and enjoy. Hope the rest of you will join in the fun either here or on gchat
Exelent i will be listening i will be listening
Thanks Bert – think I’ve met a bit of a kindred spirit in you.
No worries LD – there’ll be plenty more in the future, no doubt.
Am I the only one listening tonight ? Shoutcast shows 1 listener. No peanut gallery here. And my gmail seems strangely quiet …
I’m here URD. Shoutcast shows no listeners. (So i can’t be).
Even my Shoutcast has been completely dead for the last 15 minutes or so. Not a good night for me and Microscopic Radio
i am here and i am listening , but i have been working . will have to Dload this as i missed the first half hr
beautiful music as always
Blimey Bert Tech’y mentioned us on the radio!
Don’t know about you,but i’m chuffed. Were ‘FAMOUS’
Roadhouse Blues now.Can life get any better?
wow thank you for the set you did for Cheezy and me realy great music and realy appeciated
an outstanding set im shure Cheezy would agree cant wait to Dload it
Jazz/Funk. Yes it can!
Now were heading back to my Mod days.
Did i mention i had a Vespa GS 160cc bored out to 180cc
Hurt- this is so beautiful,it makes me want to cry,but i’m a man so i won’t.
ahh non stop brilliant music
This is spooky.I had my hair cut today.
Is this Winwood & Clapton, Voodo Chile?
Chris Isaak with Helena Christensen.Lucky sod!
Hello Hello is there anybody out there?
Yes,Bert & i apparently!
Great set Tech’y,as always.As you can probably tell,we had a ‘perfect’ time.
Sure beats watching crap TV.
Your ‘THE MAN’!
Thanks for listening all – special thanks to Bert & Cheeze, who stuck through the majority of the show. I really enjoyed myself tonight and boy was it random! Floyd to Groove Armada to Paul Simon and beyond!
Playlist as follows:
Journey Of The Sorcerer – The Eagles
Wearing The Inside Out – Pink Floyd
Son’s Gonna Rise – Citizen Cope
Thinking About Tomorrow – Beth Orton
Natural Blues – Moby
Chicago – Groove Armada
Rare Earth – Bombay Dub Orchestra
Two – The Antlers
Semi-Automatic – The Boxer Rebellion
Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynrd
Me & Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin
Let Your Love Flow – The Bellamy Brothers
Down To The River To Pray – Alison Krauss & The Union Station
Come On in My Kitchen Medley – Delaney & Bonnie
My Broken Heart – Noah & The Whale
Give it Away – Zero 7
Sinequanon – Hybrid
Fever (Adam Freeland Remix) – Sarah Vaughan
Erase/ Rewind – Cardigans
Spaceboy – Smashing Pumpkins
Hey Man, Nice Shot – Filter
Space Cowboy – Steve Miller
Benny & The Jets – Elton John
Maggot Brain – Funkadelic
Sandy Strip – Dykehouse
Little Fluffy Clouds – The Orb
Untitled – Interpol
Roadhouse Blues (live) – The Doors
Persian Blues – Big Bud
5:15 – The Who
Hurt – Johnny Cash
Almost Cut My Hair – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Voodoo Chile (live) – Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton
Rhythm Of the Saints – Paul Simon
Wicked Game (Live & Unplugged) – Chris Isaaks
Tiny Dancer – Elton John
Bad Moon Rising – Creedance Clearwater Revival
Califonication – Red Hot Chile Peppers
Take A Step Back – Simple Minds
Can’t Find My Way Home (live) – Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton
Comfortably Numb (live) – Pink Floyd
Should be ready for download tomorrow……
…not that I’m obsessed, you understand…..
Yay Im downloading it now and will be playing it in 5 minutes i cant wait
Hope it’s enjoyable as last night – I’d had several glasses of wine, so it gave eveything a rosy glow – it shows a bit in my commentary, I’m guessing!
Sorry we couldn’t join you guys last night. I had to spend Junior’s last night here with him before he headed back to the UK and another term of Uni, spacepiggy had to catch up with some work she has fallen behind with.
Looks like we missed another good one. I think Techy must be telepathic. It’s only in the last few days that spacepiggy has introduced me to Sarah Vaughan, and here she is on this playlist.
Quite a few other goodies in the mix, don’t worry we won’t miss the next one.
Hi Techy – looks yet another fantastic show, maybe even more varied than the last one. When will it be available to d/load?
FYI – just added the Growing Old Gracefully website to my blog roll on the right-hand side of the page.
Brilliant – thanks LD. It means that everyone can access the shows as they please. Perhaps I could still post individual songs on MTFM, if there is demand? I’d be happy to do this upon request – I know that much of the music that I play will be familiar to most of you anyway and that no doubt you already own most of it.
If you hear something that you like but are not familiar with, then I can always offer these as a download as means of introduction to the artist? Just an idea….
PS – In response to LD’s question, Wednesday’s show is now available to download…
Hi Techy – d/loaded and been listening to it for past 3 hours and 20 mins, really good, really really good what more can I say.
Does Elton know you’ve played Tiny Dancer twice in 2 weeks? He may want some royalties?
i have downloaded it as well and been listening to it most of the day
Brilliant show first class dj
Note to Techoflid
Excellent sequence of music, you exhibit (like Laughing Dog on prior mixes) an ability to create magical passages of music by selecting tracks throughout your radio show that work so well together. You have a truly wonderful feel for music ably demonstrated by the following segment from your last show:
Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynrd
Me & Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin
Let Your Love Flow – The Bellamy Brothers
Down To The River To Pray – Alison Krauss & The Union Station
Come On in My Kitchen Medley – Delaney & Bonnie
My Broken Heart – Noah & The Whale
Give it Away – Zero 7
Sinequanon – Hybrid
Fever (Adam Freeland Remix) – Sarah Vaughan
How wonderful are these songs separately, but together you have created excellence. I look forward to your next installment
Note to Laughing Dog
I have reviewed a new album by Christine Ott and will be sending it to you today for inclusion in your website.
Also, I have spent quite a considerable amount of time on your website over the past few days and I must remark how it has improved. It was good before, but I feel that you have enhanced the quality of the site via the new contributors, the discussions and of course the music, which is now better that ever. It is now one of my favoured websites.
On a personal level I can be quite a sensitive soul and I believe that you appear to have lost some of your spirit. I am concerned; as you appear not to be so active and when you do comment it lacks the vigor and vitality I so noticed a few months back. I hope all is well with you.
Hi Ken – agree with what you say about Techy’s shows and I look forward to receiving your review.
Thanks for your comments about MFTM and for your concern, but all is good.
Oh, that’s so nice… (: See LD, people care about you! No worries, Ken, he’s ok! He just needs a good spanking!
Spank me or Ken? Both maybe lol
Maybe you wanna be spanked by Ken?
Maybe…………………….is this Spacepig or Spacepiggy – I can never tell!!
This is Spacepiggy. Spacepig is tied up in my dungeon, screaming his lungs out. No worries, he’ll be back to you shortly (once I decide to untie him) to share his frustrations with you.
Thanks for your kind comments Ken – really appreciated. My radio shows tend to be instinctive and I do try and create passages of music that progress naturally. It works better if the music doesn’t change tempo or style to suddenly.
A friend of mine who’s a very accomplished DJ gave me some great advice. He taught me to add ‘paragraphs’ to long sets. These can be created in the form of a long outro, the applause at the end of a live song, or a quick natter on the microphone. These create a natural pause in the music, which offer up the chance of going somewhere different.
Again – I agree with Ken. I think MTFM is growing in stature daily. There has been a surge in great new posts in recent weeks, from LD’s brilliant BBC sessions, to Bert’s funk samples. Long may it continue. The more people that visit, the more interesting the site is going to be. It’s certainly one of my favourite sites and has far exceeded any of my expectations when I stumbled across it a few months ago.