m. ward - 'me and my shadow'

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I like this a lot. It's very subversive in both content and delivery and a lovely swipe at the way that empty vessels such as Justin Bieber and his impressionable fans are manipulated quite cynically. If you think folk music is fey or not kick-arse enough then prepare to be shocked and entertained in equal measure. It's kind of lo-fi, kind of Americana but there's a compelling piece of guitar work going on that takes this above and beyond that.  It's quite superb.

As a postscript, can I just add that I never understand when people, especially musicians, refer to themselves with initial first names. It seems a bit like talking in 3rd person.

lianne la havas - forget (mele remix)

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Oh my goodness. Just check out this huge bassline in this remix. It's so fat it ought to go on a diet. I think I'm just going to hit the replay button a few times on this beauty.

raphael saadiq - 'radio'

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It's so cool that people are still making music like this 60 years on from when Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Ike Turner pioneered this sound.

oxia feat. miss kittin - 'housewife (miss kittin's wipeout mix)'

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Last one from me for tonight and it's an absolute cracker. Miss Kittin doesn't do mundane.

boots electric - 'complexity'

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I know nothing about this band. The lead singer looks a bit Captain Beefheart and sounds a bit like Wayne Hussey. That'll do for me.

john lennon - 'well well well'

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I'm not his biggest fan, it must be said. I think he was a hypocrite who wore his roots as a badge of honour yet all the while living like some errant son of a tinpot Middle East dictatorship. He was, however, a brilliant musician and the world is a poorer place without people like him in it. He would have been 72 today. Such a shame he never lived to celebrate it.

radiohead - 'cuttooth'

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To coincide with their concert at the O2, here's what has widely been described as their best B side. Let's face it though, it's Radiohead so by most other bands it would be an A side.

el perro del mar - 'walk on by'

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You'd be forgiven for thinking the video comes from an era that gave us Dr Alban, Black Box and some of the worst excesses of Italian House but this is Swedish, it's a damn cool and poignant pop song and it's brand new. Oh, and it's not a cover either despite the familiar song title.

st germain - 'deep in it'

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Rather fatefully, I've discovered a wonderful new second hand music shop in Reading where I've just started a new job. So far I've limited myself to a couple of purchases, one of which is St Germain's first album 'Boulevard'. I've heard most of the tracks off it but this is the first time I've heard an entire album of his. It doesn't sound too dated bearing in mind just how "in" the whole Acid Jazz scene was back then. This is the first track and it's just the tight tempo for my mood. 

love - 'a house is not a motel'

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I seem to be on a post-hippy music trip tonight. This is one of the lesser played tracks from the legendary 'Forever Changes' album and one of my favourites. Arthur Lee never sounded better.

the flying burrito brothers - 'wild horses'

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I think it's very likely that Gram Parsons had a big hand in writing this Stones classic. It just sounds like a Gram Parsons song.

boris gardner - 'ghetto funk'

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It's hard to believe that a man capable of writing this could write such unbelievably awful music too. But it's true...the facts don't lie.

black motion - 'drums of kalawa'

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This is another of those hypnotic dance tracks that sound timeless even now. 

zebra katz (ft. njena reddd foxxx) – 'ima read'

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Definitely NSFW with lyrics that will genuinely shock. It's the minimalism of the song with the explicit violence of the lyrics that makes it all the more gobsmacking. This isn't for the faint-hearted.

rebekka karijord - 'use my body while it's still young'

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Scandinavian singer-songwriters seem to excel currently at powerful voices, infectiously atmospheric tunes with lots of drums and all without it becoming a cliche. Just check this tune out. 

temper trap - 'sweet disposition'

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Magnificent!

dr funkenpumpe - 'unlimited fiesta funk dub'

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It's Saturday early evening and you're having a few drinks with friends and getting ready to go out. What music do you play? Dr Funkenpumpe of course! It's about the best old school music to get you in the party mood and the fact that he doesn't have more hits on his Youtube channel is criminal. Click the link here to explore the wonderful world of funk, soul and disco as it should be played. 

pet shop boys - 'my head is spinning'

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I have no idea why but I feel that today needs to be marked as Pet Shop Boys Saturday. I'm working my way through their entire back catalogue. This is from the Very Relentless album.

nutty producer - 'midsummer evening'

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It's definitely not summer anymore let alone midsummer however I can't leave this chilled out little number alone tonight without sharing it. It's got a bit of a retro ska vibe to it with a wonderful trumpet interlude. It's the kind of tune that is guaranteed to get you bobbing your head along within seconds.

will oldham - '64 (john peel sessions)'

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Incorrectly introduced on the Peel show as 'Jolly Five' this is from August 2002 and is as bleak as it is beautiful. It pretty much describes a very large part of Oldham's songs and I say that with no intent to denigrate anything that Oldham has done. He's a genius.