Wednesday 28 January 2009

Ten Songs Podcast #2

Ok, here’s February's podcast. Its a bit early, but there you go. I think I'm going to aim for compiling about one a month until it becomes a chore. You should subscribe! This time out, I had a real nightmare with the microphone which goes to show that you get what you pay for and I should spend less on beer and 7"s and more on getting some kind of decent set up. I had to record each bit about 50 times to get it usable. Oh well. Enjoy, and let me know what you think! - Phil Chokeword

Track Listing
1. The Bananas - There’s Blood On My Banana (From "Nautical Rock'n'Roll" CD on
Plan-It-X Records)2. The Gramercy Riffs - You Couldn't Fucking Write It (From their Demo - see www.myspace.com/gramercyriffspunk)
3. The First Step - Peace (From "What We Know" CD on
Rivalry Records)
4. Cloak/Dagger - Hollywood Hills (From "We Are..." CD on
Jade Tree Records)
5. Whole In The Head - The Boy Who Told Lies (From the split 7" with War All The Time on Crimescene Records)

6. Gordon Gano's Army - Get Up & Get Out (From "50 Hours" 7" on
AARBR Records)
7. Lemuria - Rough Draft (From "The First Collection" on
Yo Yo Records)
8. Foundation - No Smoke (From "Homecoming" 7" on
1-2-3-4 Go! Records)
9. Abe Froman - Mosquito Season (From the self titled CD on
Plan-It-X Records)

10. The Marked Men - Still Waiting (From "On The Outside" CD on
Dirtnap Records)

Some Points I Should Probably Make:
1. I still don’t know what I’m doing. Sorry. This was put together on my family's PC using Audacity and a USB record player, some over played CDs and 7"s and a super cheap microphone (I got it for £4). Plus this MP3 is a lower bit rate than most in order to keep it at a manageable size. So if there’s a song on here that you dig and want to buy the record it came off, don't be put off if it sounds kinda rough or scuzzy. I can guarantee it'll sound better in the original format. I hope that makes sense!
2. I either asked the bands (Gramercy Riffs, The First Step, Cloak/Dagger, Whole In The Head, Gordon Gano's Army, Lemuria, The Marked Men) or the record label who put out the record I was playing (Plan-It-X, 1-2-3-4-Go! Records) if it was ok to podcast their songs and they were cool with it. I think one of the great things about the Internet is that its really easy to get in contact with people whose music you dig and I'd like to take time to thank them for allowing me to play their songs. Cheers!
3. I couldn't find an active link for Crimescene Records, except their myspace page - which says they're closed. Sorry.
4. It goes without saying that if you like this podcast, let your friends know about it! Please? Thank you.


How To Listen To The Show:
I've uploaded the podcast to Libsyn as part of updating the blog.

CLICK HERE to subscribe using i-Tunes
RIGHT CLICK HERE and select "save target as" to download the show as an MP3.



Sunday 4 January 2009

Ten Songs Podcast #1

Welcome to the first Ten Songs Podcast. I hope you dig it. The rough idea is to play a bunch of punk, hardcore, garage and folk songs in a radio-style format in the hope that I can maybe expose listeners to great tunes that they haven't heard before. Please let me know what you think! - Phil Chokeword

Track Listing:
1. This Is My Fist! - Voice From Occupationland (from "I Don't Want To Startle You But They're Going To Kill Most Of Us" 7" on Left Off The Dial Records)

2. The Shitty Limits - Here Are The Limits (from "Here Are The Limits" 7" on Static Shock Records)

3. Career Suicide - Rearranged (from "Anthology Vol Two" CD on Deranged records)
4. The Regulations - No Rights (from "Electric Guitar" CD on
Havoc Records)
5. Thee Vicars - Leavin' Here (from "...Let Us Play" 7" on
Dire Records)

6. Paul Baribeau - Christmas Lights (from "Grand Ledge" CD on
Plan-It-X Records)
7. Russ Substance - Sleep Forever (from the split CD with James Black entitled "As The Crow Flies" on
Plan-It-X Records)
8. Robert Blake - Didn't We ( a Jim Page cover from the split CD with Erik Petersen on
Art Of The Underground Records)
9. Bent Outta Shape - Villain (from the split 7" with Drunken Boat on
Salinas Records)

10. Shang-A-Lang - Summertime (from the "Summertime" 7" released by
Dirt Cult Records and Lets Pretend Records)


Somethings I should probably say:
1. I am pretty useless with computers. Sorry. This was put together on my family's PC using Audacity and a USB record player, some over played CDs and 7"s and a super cheap microphone (I got it for £4). Plus this MP3 is a lower bit rate than most in order to keep it at a manageable size. So if theres a song on here that you dig and want to buy the record it came off, don't be put off if it sounds kinda rough or scuzzy. I think I did an ok job for a first crack but I can guarantee it'll sound better in the original format. I hope that makes sense!
2. I either asked the bands (The Shitty Limits/Thee Vicars/Robert Blake/Regulations) or the record label who put out the record I was playing (Deranged/Left Off The Dial/Plan It X/Salinas/Dirt Cult) if it was ok to podcast their songs and they were cool with it. I think one of the great things about the Internet is that its really easy to get in contact with people whose music you dig and I'd like to take time to thank them for allowing me to play their songs. Cheers!
3. It goes without saying that if you like this podcast, let your friends know about it!


How To Listen To The Show:
I've uploaded the podcast to Libsyn as part of updating the blog.

CLICK HERE to subscribe using i-Tunes
RIGHT CLICK HERE and select "save target as" to download the show as an MP3.