Best of 2014 Part 2

December 30th, 2014

It’s the end of year podcast – the last one of 2014. As such I’m tucking into an array of left over Christmas food and drink, including a nice red ale and the remnants of a cheese selection. All the good cheeses have gone mind you, and I’m stuck with Wensleydale and Cranberry. There’s also a gingerbread house… although that’s been kicking around for a couple of weeks so I suspect it’s not a great idea to start on that.

Anyway, more importantly it’s the second half of the best tracks from 2014 as voted by the listeners of the show. Some fantastic selections in there, and the number one track is absolutely spot on if you ask me.

24. Dressed Like Wolves – “Death Of Girls” (Played courtesy of Dressed Like Wolves)
23. Wozniak – “Paper Hat” (Played courtesy of Wozniak)
22. Radiator Hospital – “Fireworks” (Played courtesy of Radiator Hospital, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
21. ballboy – “JK Rowling changed my vote from No to Yes!” (Played courtesy of ballboy)
20. Meursault – “Dinosaur Act (Low)” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad)
19. Lady North – “Bum Jiggy” (Played courtesy of )
18. Stanley Odd – “Son I Voted Yes” (Played courtesy of Stanley Odd)
17. Wozniak – “El Maresme” (Played courtesy of Wozniak)
16. Virgin of the Birds – “Every Revelry” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records)
15. The Last Battle – “You & Me” (Played courtesy of The Last Battle)
14. Radiator Hospital – “Cut Your Bangs” (Played courtesy of Radiator Hospital, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
13. Sparrow & the Workshop – “One Brush” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records)
12. Wozniak – “Five Star (single mix)” (Played courtesy of Wozniak / Morningside Young Team)
11. Schwervon! – “Undertow” (Played courtesy of Schwervon!)
10. Meursault – “One Day This’ll All Be Fields (Organ Grinders Monkey Version)” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad)
9. Dressed Like Wolves – “There Is Always An Exception” (Played courtesy of Dressed Like Wolves)
8. Bastard Mountain – “Meadow Ghosts” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records)
7. The Last Battle – “None Of That” (Played courtesy of The Last Battle)
6. Jonnie Common – “Crumbs” (Played courtesy of http://songbytoadrecords.com)
5. The Cherry Wave – “Whitey” (Played courtesy of The Cherry Wave)
4. Bastard Mountain – “Palisade” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad Records)
3. The Son(s) – “Death, with Castanets” (Played courtesy of Olive Grove Records)
2. Book Group – “Here is Too Near” (Played courtesy of Book Group)
1. Withered Hand – “California” (Played courtesy of Fortuna POP! )

Direct Download: Best of 2014 Part 2

Best of 2014 Part 1

December 23rd, 2014

I have port (both store bought and home made) and a thumb piano. This can only mean it’s the first part of the annual Edinburgh Man end-of-year poll results show.

Throughout the month of December listeners to the podcast have been voting for their five favourites tracks from 2014 that were played on the show. These votes have been counted and crunched and the resulting list will be played over two shows. This is the first one – tracks 50 down to number 25.

A word of warning – I consume two glasses of port throughout the podcast and there is some rambling as a result. Next time I’ll stick to Christmas tea. Honest.

50. The Belly of Paris – “There Was No Snake” (Played courtesy of The Belly of Paris)
49. Siobhan Wilson – “Dear God” (Played courtesy of Song, by Toad Records)
48. Tape Waves – “All I Can See” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records)
47. No Kill – “Big Muff Scream” (Played courtesy of No Kill)
46. Townhouse Woods – “Cricket Hymn, Pt. I” (Played courtesy of Townhouse Woods, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
45. Trick Mammoth – “Candy Darling” (Played courtesy of WIAIWYA)
44. Ivor MacGyver (The Spook School + The Just Joans) – “Saliva” (Played courtesy of Eardrums Pop, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
43. David Thomas Broughton & Juice – “In Service” (Played courtesy of Song, by Toad Records)
42. Radiator Hospital – “Blue Gown” (Played courtesy of Radiator Hospital, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
41. Bastard Mountain – “Swam Like Sharks” (Played courtesy of Song, by Toad Records)
40. Book Group – “Get Up And Go” (Played courtesy of Book Group)
39. Star Wheel Press – “Multiple Personality Murder” (Played courtesy of Dull and Indifferent)
38. The Saurs – “Close-up” (Played courtesy of The Saurs, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
37. Nallo – “Isla Vista” (Played courtesy of Nallo / Ecstattic Studio)
36. Colour Me Wednesday – “Half A Life” (Played courtesy of Colour Me Wednesday, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
35. KEEL HER – “(I Hate It) When You Look at Me” (Played courtesy of KEEL HER, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
34. Randolph’s Leap – “Foolishness Of Youth” (Played courtesy of Randolph’s Leap)
33. Stanley Odd – “Pastimes” (Played courtesy of Stanley Odd)
32. joyride! – “jump start” (Played courtesy of joyride)
31. CRUISING – “You Made Me Do That” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records)
30. Bikini Jesus – “Under A Spell” (Played courtesy of Bikini Jesus)
29. Love Starved Women of Beatnik Island – “Are You a Song?” (Played courtesy of Love Starved Women of Beatnik Island, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
28. the second hand marching band – “This is the Story” (Played courtesy of the second hand marching band, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
27. Cat Smell – “Cheap Date” (Played courtesy of Cat Smell)
26. eagleowl – “Life We Knew” (Played courtesy of wiaiwya)
25. Yusuf Azak – “Fuel (Piano Version)” (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records)

Direct Download: Best of 2014 Part 1

Edinburgh Man #190

December 18th, 2014

Ah, the last regular podcast of the year. And the good news for me is that I can now drink again. To celebrate I’ve cracked open the Aldi Tawny Port (which is rather nice) and pulled together the most chilled out, and slightly festive playlist that I could managed. In fact, I was tidying up this week and found some homemade white “port” lurking at the back of a cupboard in a demijohn. I haven’t tasted it yet, but took a whiff and if nothing else it smells fairly alcoholic. Perhaps next week’s first part of the end-of-year poll may have to be fuelled by this questionable liquid.

1. Randolph’s Leap – “One More Sleep ’til Christmas” (Played courtesy of Randolph’s Leap)
2. eagleowl – “Clean the Night” (Played courtesy of wiaiwya)
3. Lowpines – “Heavy hander” (Played courtesy of EardrumsPop, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
4. entertainment for the braindead – “An Answer” (Played courtesy of entertainment for the braindead)
5. Aunt Sis – “Heirs” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records)
6. Cloudkicker – “Sky Guide” (Played courtesy of Cloudkicker, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
7. Collapsible Mountains – “Lights Have Gone Out” (Played courtesy of Collapsible Mountains)
8. ballboy – “Merry Christmas to the Drunks, Merry Christmas to the Lovers” (Played courtesy of ballboy)

Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #190

Edinburgh Man #189

December 11th, 2014

I don’t know why I’m bothering to do this podcast – it won’t be as riveting as Serial, right? You’ve been listening to Serial haven’t you? No? Well, stop reading this nonsense and go and listen to it right now. For some reason I thought there were only ten episodes of Serial so I held of starting it until they’d all been released. And this week I listened to them all while walking to and from work. Come rain or shine or snow… But I just finished episode 10 today and there are two more to go! So go and listen to them now. I need someone else to talk to about it.

Meanwhile, on this podcast. Some music and stuff.

1. Kid Canaveral – “Low Winter Sun” (Played courtesy of Kid Canaveral / Fence Records)
2. The Cherry Wave – “Culture ’90″ (Played courtesy of The Cherry Wave)
3. SKINNY KIDS – “Stranger on the Highway” (Played courtesy of SKINNY KIDS)
4. Lowpines – “Call If You Need Me” (Played courtesy of Lowpines)
5. Like Mountains – “Call Me A Liar” (Played courtesy of Like Mountains, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
6. Collapsible Mountains – “Endings” (Played courtesy of Collapsible Mountains)
7. Witching Waves – “Fear Of Falling Down” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records)
8. Wozniak – “Kreuzberg” (Played courtesy of Wozniak)

Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #189

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