Edinburgh Man Podcast

It’s the last podcast of the year, time to crack open the Champagne and listen to the second part of the best tracks of 2011, as played on the show, and as voted by listeners of the podcast. Loads of great music on the show today. I would say that, of course, but I really do mean it.

The plan always was to take my top 50 and your top 50 and merge them together, and that’s how it went for last weeks show, and the first 10 or so tracks of todays show. However, by-and-large our top 15 tracks were the same, and I found it very difficult to choose between them, so the top 15 here is basically your top 15. Although, you’ll be pleased to know, I can’t really find fault with it.

Let’s see 2011 out in style, with some of the best tracks from the year.

Starters
1. Dum Dum Girls – “He Gets Me High” (Played courtesy of Sub Pop Records)
2. HEHFU – “Winter Sun And Summer Snow” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records)

The Main Course
25. Plastic Animals – “It Fell Apart” (Played courtesy of Plastic Animals)
24. Birdhead – “Dronebone” (Played courtesy of Birdhead)
23. Mogwai – “Rano Pano” (Played courtesy of Sub Pop Records)
22. Darren Hayman – “I Taught You How To Dance” (Played courtesy of IODAPromonet / Fortuna POP!)
21. Edinburgh School for the Deaf – “Orpheus Descending” (Played courtesy of Bubblegum Records / Edinburgh School for the Deaf)
20. Shambles Miller – “Rapture” (Played courtesy of Shambles Miller)
19. Matt Norris & The Moon – “First Light Of Day” (Played courtesy of Matt Norris & The Moon)
18. Mike Nisbet – “Rolling Thunder” (Played courtesy of Mike Nisbet)
17. Paws – “Lekker” (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records)
16. Low – “Especially Me” (Played courtesy of Sub Pop Records)
15. PET – “What You Building?” (Played courtesy of PET)
14. Randolph’s Leap – “Deep Blue Sea” (Played courtesy of Randolph’s Leap / Olive Grove Records)
13. Trapped Mice – “All In All” (Played courtesy of Trapped Mice)
12. Meursault – “Flittin’ (Demo)” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
11. Alligator Indian – “Honey Eye Bee Leave Ewe” (Played courtesy of Alligator Indian / Bleeding Gold Records / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
10. Conveyor – “Sun Ray” (Played courtesy of Conveyor / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
9. Dressed Like Wolves – “Lakes Ghosts and That” (Played courtesy of Dressed Like Wolves)
8. Black International – “Idle Worship” (Played courtesy of Black International)
7. Veronica Falls – “Bad Feeling” (Played courtesy of Slumberland Records/ IODAPromonet)
6. Zoey Van Goey – “You Told The Drunks I Knew Karate” (Played courtesy of Chemikal Underground / Zoey Van Goey)
5. The Moth & The Mirror – “Fire” (Played courtesy of Olive Grove Records)
4. Rob St. John – “Sargasso Sea” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad)
3. The Stormy Seas – “Morbid Desires” (Played courtesy of The Stormy Seas / The Shipping Forcast)
2. The Last Battle – “Viv Nicholson” (Played courtesy of The Last Battle)
1. The Spook School – “History” (Played courtesy of Spook School / Released under a Creative Commons licence)

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Darren Hayman
“I Taught You How To Dance” (mp3)
from “The Ship’s Piano”
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Veronica Falls
“Bad Feeling” (mp3)
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It’s Christmas! And on the podcast that can only mean one thing – it’s the best tracks of the year, as played on the show, and as voted by the listeners… and me. In fact, this year both my list and the results of the votes were quite similar. Apart from one or two tracks. Anyway, the two lists got merged in a spreadsheet blender, and out popped a top 50. The first half of which is on this show. Numbers 50 to 26. Plus a couple of festive tracks to get you in the mood.

Starters
1. The Spook School – “Bah Humbug!” (Played courtesy of The Spook School / Scottish Fiction)
2. The Stormy Seas – “The Christmas Before Last” (Played courtesy of The Stormy Seas)

The Main Course
50. Sea Birds – “Cloaks” (Played courtesy of Sea Birds / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
49. Yusuf Azak – “Soft Vision” (Played courtesy of Yusuf Azak)
48. Pocketbooks – “Promises, Promises” (Played courtesy of Pocketbooks / Odd Box Records / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
47. Toby Goodshank – “Prelude to Fire” (Played courtesy of Toby Goodshank)
46. szdl – “glass” (Played courtesy of szdl / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
45. My Tiny Robots – “Guild of Defiants” (Played courtesy of Woodthief Records / My Tiny Robots)
44. Lil Daggers – “King Korpze” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records)
43. Gospel Music – “This Town Doesn’t Have Enough Bars For Both Of Us” (Played courtesy of Kill Rock Stars)
42. Fleet Foxes – “Grown Ocean” (Played courtesy of Sub Pop Records)
41. Something Beginning With L – “Last Night’s Party” (Played courtesy of Armellodie Records / IODAPromonet)
40. Dad Rocks! – “Funemployment” (Played courtesy of Dad Rocks! / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
39. Adam Holmes and The Embers – “Home” (Played courtesy of Adam Holmes)
38. Big Troubles – “She Smiles For Pictures” (Played courtesy of Played courtesy of IODAPromonet / Slumberland Records)
37. 50FOOTWAVE – “Radiant Addict” (Played courtesy of 50FOOTWAVE / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
36. Herman Dune – “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” (Played courtesy of Fortuna POP! / IODAPromonet)
35. The Give It Ups – “Why Won’t You Go Out With Me?” (Played courtesy of Oddbox Records / The Give It Ups)
34. The Twilight Singers – “On The Corner” (Played courtesy of Sub Pop Records)
33. I Build Collapsible Mountains – “Switches” (Played courtesy of I Build Collapsible Mountains / BB Recordings)
32. Come On Gang! – “Wheels” (Played courtesy of Come on Gang)
31. Pensioner – “Big Trouble In Little Richard” (Played courtesy of Olive Grove Records)
30. King Post Kitsch – “Fante’s Last Stand” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records)
29. Bottle of Evil – “I Can See Your Face” (Played courtesy of Bottle of Evil)
28. Cancel The Astronauts – “Seven Vices” (Played courtesy of Cancel The Astronauts)
27. Conquering Animal Sound – “Tracer” (Played courtesy of Conquering Animal Sound / Gizeh Records)
26. The Son(s) – “Radar” (Played courtesy of The Son(s) / Olive Grove Records)

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I wish I could blame the technical faux pas on the live version of today’s podcast on the fact the batteries for my mouse ran out partway through, but the fact is that I muted the music and failed to unmute my microphone way before the mouse ran out of power. In fact, running out of power is a bit of a theme on today’s show. It’s earlier than normal! Recorded in the middle of the afternoon. There was a power cut in central Edinburgh today, and the office building in which we work was pretty much shutdown. As a result, it was an impromptu half day that I probably should have spent Christmas shopping, but instead I thought I’d do an afternoon podcast. A special treat for those still stuck in work!

On the show, I play some tracks that aren’t in the top 30 (or maybe 50) tracks of 2011 – the poll for which closed at 8am this morning on the website. I thought I’d take the opportunity to play tracks and bands that I liked, that maybe (at least judging by the votes) no-one else did!

1. Bearsuit – “A Train Wreck” (Played courtesy of Fortuna POP! / IODAPromonet)
2. Deerhoof – “The Merry Barracks” (Played courtesy of Polyvinyl Records)
3. Conveyor – “Yes, Some Things Are So Heavy” (Played courtesy of Conveyor / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
4. Uniform Motion – “An Island” (Played courtesy of Uniform Motion / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
5. Sea Birds – “Oh, Patience” (Played courtesy of Sea Birds / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
6. Ana Threat – “Gotta Be A Reason” (Played courtesy of Ana Threat / Trash Rock Productions / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
7. Alligator Indian – “Telepathic Boys” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records)
8. The Last Battle – “Ruins” (Played courtesy of The Last Battle / 17 Seconds Records)

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“A Train Wreck” (mp3)
from “The Phantom Forest”
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Bah. It’s too cold for this sort of thing. Why did I think it was a good idea to move the podcasting station near the window? Winter has hit, it’s windy as all hell out there, and I’m a bit chilly as I do podcast 79. Hopefully you can’t hear “Hurricane Bawbag” outside, or my teeth chattering.

It’s also that time of year when new releases often seem to dry up, so I have been listening to some older stuff for the last seven days… hence a few oldies on the show today. But thankfully Edinburgh based record labels Song by Toad and Gerry Loves Records keep the new releases coming. First up is a track from the new split cassette on Gerry Loves Records. It’s a track from Field Mouse, who I have to admit I hadn’t heard before seeing him at the Gerry Loves Xmas gig on Friday night. His set was great and the cassette release, along with the Japanese War Effort, is a thing of beauty. Also on the show is a track from the Lil Daggers self titled album. It’s the last release of 2011 from Song by Toad, and it’s a belter too.

Oh – and assuming that you’re listening before the 15th of December. You can still vote for your favourite tracks of 2011 as played on the show. Just follow the link at the top of the page.

1. Field Mouse – “Toy” (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records)
2. Lil Daggers – “Wasting” (Played courtesy of Song, by Toad)
3. HEHFU – “Learning Dutch” (Played courtesy of HEHFU / Bleeding Gold Records)
4. Kitkarma – “Trapped!” (Played courtesy of Kit Karma / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
5. Tender Trap – “Fireworks” (Played courtesy of Fortuna POP! / IODAPromonet)
6. Lisbonne – “So Long” (Played courtesy of BEKO DSL / Released under a Creative Commons licence)
7. Low – “Silver Rider” (Played courtesy of Sub Pop Records)
8. entertainment for the braindead – “An Island (Yorckstraße)” (Played courtesy of entertainment for the braindead / Released under a Creative Commons licence)

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Tender Trap
“Fireworks” (mp3)
from “Fireworks”
(Fortuna POP!)

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