Andrew Morrison:
Andy's two-hour July show features a session from Tokyo artist
Block 45 comprising three unheard tunes recorded specially for the show. Other new music includes
The Joy Formidable,
Malcolm Middleton, former
Golden Virgins frontman
Lucas Renney and
Dave Swain, two cracking tunes from New York label High Chai Recordings and unsigned music from
Robin Foster,
Hold Fast and
turnpike glow.
Raw Milk and
Samuraj Cities get two tracks each, Scott is granted five minutes in which to get funky, and there's even a competition to win loads of CDs.
Jeff Grainger:
Jeff's three hour show for July is packed with exclusive recordings and Dandelion Radio debuts.
Nicolas and the Iceni &
Stranger Son of WB provide sessions both recorded especially for this show. We'll also be hearing another two exclusive live recordings from
Marble Valley.
July's featured record label is
Manchester's Analogue Catalogue and
The Warms,
Cilo Cub and
Salma El Assal are just three of the many acts making their Dandelion Radio debut. There are tracks from old(ish) favourites
The Joy Formidable,
Town Bike &
Rev Porl. The latter two, incidentally, will both appearing live at The Castle in Oldham of the 5th of July (See
News/Events page).
Just to round things off nicely there's a classic Dub track from
The Sound Dimension.
Marcelle:
The joy of madness
With a very proud 97.7% vinyl guarantee Marcelle's July show is for that reason alone a treat to listen to. Besides, nothing goes wrong; when a track plays at the 'wrong speed' it was released that way.
Not surprisingly one of featured track titles translates as 'The joy of madness'. Marcelle also pays tribute to a deceased bass player and spins new records by amongst others
Burial and
Four Tet,
Ben Klock,
Kyozin Yeni Dekai,
Portradium,
Harmonic 313,
Caspa,
Mika Miko,
King Midas Sound and
Rogue State.
There are wonderful reissues of works by
Dog Faced Hermans,
Charley Patton and
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Catanou.
Mark Cunliffe:
Summer is warming up nicely, much better than a bolognaise at Wetherspoon's.....luke warm gristle....GUARENTEED!!
On this month's show,
Bassline Generation are working out whether it'll be Charlie or Will's.
N-Type has hit the bottle, but only for his chips.
Romain Virgo needs Diazepam and
Professor Longhair is pogoing to an iffy cure-all.
Wiley's making like a German war plane on a U.S. war film and
Micheal Frearson is upsetting superhero's.
POL's getting exercised on the Eurostar and
Chino's taking all precautions, sensible boy. I know global warming is affecting changes in weather patterns but I think
Julie Doiron has her prediction for the summer well wrong. Finally, I've had a tip off from the bowels of Dandelion, Mr Webster's dropped me a baddun....
Mark Whitby:
With
Edgars Lisp in session and tracks from new albums by
Method of Defiance,
Dubkasm and
Pissed Jeans July was always going to be a particularly fine month for music.
And it wasn't hard to find other fine stuff in the shape the Clark Kunt remix of
Micachu & The Shapes, albums from
Pantie Hamster,
My Odd Gong and
Battlehooch, plus a preview of the forthcoming
Radio Arabia EP and
Anonymous Bosch album.
This month's Peel Back & Sniff takes in snippets from the formidable back catalogues of
Spirit and
Procul Harum and
Mark lets us into one of his secret passions with a hearty dollop of Western Swing on 78. And the lazy get finally gets round to playing a track from that amazing
Crocodiles album. About time too.
Matt Jones:
July WILL be a heatwave, at least musically thanks to this month's UV rays of blinding musical light from the boy Jones. You can bask in the sunshine of new music by
Mi Ami,
trypta,
dadub,
Tara Jane O'Neil,
Hurtdeer,
robot koch,
Wounded Knee,
Akron/Family,
Volfoniq featuring
Tribuman plus loads more stuff from the recent past, including more from the vaults of Benbecula Records.
You might not be able to rely on the weather, but at least you can rely on Dandelion Radio...
Pete Jackson:
We'll celebrate the cracking sunniness/damp squib of July (delete as appropriate) with a fantastic exclusive live set from
The Vaudevillians, loads of new noises from
Sonic Youth,
Thee Vicars and
Crack Babies, and a firm handshake to welcome back our old mates
Eclier and
Cornershop. Put on your sun cream/wellies and join me, won't you?
Rachael Neiman:
The July edition of 'The Rachael Neiman Experience' will be our last for a couple of months but we're leaving you with a very exciting Indie Tracks festival special to celebrate the UK's most exciting summer festival we'll be playing tracks by bands set to appear including
Poppy and Friends,
Cola Jet Set,
The Lovely Eggs,
Speedmarket Avenue and many more and not a bad train pun in sight!
Rocker:
This month's three-hour spectacular features an exclusive session from
MJ Hibbett & the Validators, as well as tracks from "If You Were Fruit", the new LP by
The Lovely Eggs.
There's also tracks from new LPs by
Dinosaur Jr;
Nathan Fake;
Liechtenstein;
The Wave Pictures;
The Field;
Jarvis Cocker;
Anssi 8000 & Maria Stereo;
Eels; and
Debbie Leggo, as well as new tracks from
girl alliance;
Veronica Falls;
April Phibia & The Rule-Her;
The Seven Inches;
Bang Bangs;
Red Pens; and
The Owls Are Not What They Seem.
There's electronica / dubstep from
Skream;
Satoshi Fumi; and
Benga.
Herman Schwartz takes on Amy Winehouse;
The Sunday Reeds take on The Jesus And Mary Chain; while
The Wedding Present's bass player
Terry de Castro takes on ..er The Wedding Present. There's also a soundclash between reggae kings
Pama International and Billy Bragg.
This month's Peel's Big 45 is a 1966 cover of a Screamin' Jay Hawkins song, and this month's Educating Elizabeth is a 1967 Northern Soul classic on the Canterbury label.
As well as little known acts, here's a little known fact: While worldwide CD sales are falling, In 2008 sales of Vinyl records reached their highest level since 1991.
Ste McCabe:
Ste's very first show on Dandelion will be an electro, pop punk onslaught of queer and female heroes from the current underground including
Vile Vile Creatures,
Psychofag And The Flesh Happening, along with a healthy dose of forgotten and under-rated classics from the past from the likes of
Altered Images,
Soulbossa and
Marc Almond. Listen out for Ste's terrifying ordeal with the endlessly-ringing landline telephone, oh no!
Yank Sizzler:
Being the token "Yank" on Dandelion Radio, July means that I will be stuffing my voice hole with hot dogs for the entirety of the month. Luckily I'm still able to talk in between songs with a mouthful of wiener. It's a talent my uncle Bernard taught me. July's show starts off with a blast of soulful shame from
Bunker Hill as he laments a girl who can't dance, but don't let that stop you from doing so. Get moving in the July heat with wonderful new material from
CPC Gangbangs,
XBXRX,
Blank Dogs,
Tyvek,
The Builders & the Butchers,
The Bobby McGee's and more. And of course the social lubricant of a few soul gems from
Eddie Floyd,
Baby Huey &
O.V. Wright will aid on the dance floor.
Plus, if you're so inclined, certainly spend some time with a few favorite wallflowers by
superargo,
{{{Sunset}}},
Stereolab and
Lightnin' Hopkins. But don't call Lightnin' a wallflower to his face. I done made that mistake.
Nathan Fake
The Outsider
