Music for the Masses 19 – 24 May 2000

For my penultimate show on Bay Radio, I managed to recruit my very good friend Tom to come along and co-host. Which made for a much more varied show all round.

Show 19: Wed 24 May 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 13 tracks). A indicates A-list (7 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (2 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 5 tracks). L indicates the ones from the “library” (Total 4 tracks). X indicates tracks from Tom’s record collection (Total 5 tracks).

• 1. Billie Piper “Day & Night” C
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. Heaven 17 “Dive” R
• 3. Richard Ashcroft “Song for the Lovers” L

• 4. Leftfield “Storm 3000” X
• 5. Asian Dub Foundation “New Way New Life” C

• 6. Phoenix “Too Young” A
• 7. Kelis “Good Stuff” L

• 8. Eagle-Eye Cherry “Permanent Tears” X

• 9. Paul van Dyk feat. Saint Etienne “Tell Me Why (The Riddle)” R
• 10. DJ Jean “Love Come Home” L
• [Advert Break]
• 11. Dum Dums “I Can’t Get You Out of My Thoughts” B

• 12. JJ72 “Long Way South” A
• 13. Jimi Hendrix “Hey Joe” X
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 14. Kraftwerk “Expo 2000” R
• 15. Broadcast “Come On Let’s Go” S

• 16. Dandy Warhols “Get Off” A

• 17. Jean Michel Jarre “Tout est Bleu” R
• 18. Assassins of Sound “Slipping In & Out of Consciousness” X
• 19. Wannadies “Big Fan” A

• 20. Super Furry Animals “Ysbeidiau Heulog” A
• 21. Dubstar “Take It” R
• [Chart rundown]
• 22. Len “Cryptik Souls Crew” A

• 23. Depeche Mode “It’s No Good” R
• [Advert Break]
• 24. Pitchshifter “Dead Battery” B

• 25. The Creators “The Music” A
• 26. Southside Spinners “Luvstruck” B

• 27. Simon & Garfunkel “Mrs. Robinson” X

Producer: None.

Co-host: Tom.

Notes: Yeah, I really enjoyed it this week – it’s definitely much more fun with a co-host… (even if you do have to relent & play Simon & Garfunkel and Jimi Hendrix…)

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Music for the Masses 18 – 17 May 2000

One of the perils of the early days of Bay Radio was that it involved presenting from the DJ booth in the Aberystwyth student union. This meant that there was a fair chance that at some point your equipment might be suddenly removed for one reason or another…

Show 18: Wed 17 May 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 15 tracks). A indicates A-list (9 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (3 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 8 tracks). L indicates the ones from the “library” (Total 5 tracks). X indicates tracks from other peoples’ record collections (Total 1 track).

• 1. Muse “Unintended” A
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. Watergate “Heart of Asia” A
• 3. Planet Perfecto feat. Grace “Not Over Yet 99” R
• 4. Richard Ashcroft “Song for the Lovers” C
• 5. Inter “Radio Finland” B

• 6. Wannadies “Big Fan” S

• 7. Dubstar “Take It” L

• 8. Billie Piper “Day & Night” A
• 9. Sarah Cracknell “Coastal Town” R

• 10. Asian Dub Foundation “New Way New Life” B
• 11. Looper “Mundo 77” C

• 12. Sneaker Pimps “Six Underground” L
• [Advert Break]
• 13. Jean Michel Jarre “Tout Est Bleu” R

• 14. Chicane feat. Bryan Adams “Don’t Give Up” L
• 15. Moby “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?” L
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 16. Beloved “Sweet Harmony” R
• 17. William Orbit “Water from a Vine Leaf” [Part 1] R
• 18. Elton John “That’s Why They Call it the Blues” [About 3 minutes thereof] X
• 19. Looper “Mundo 77” [About 2 minutes thereof] C
• 20. William Orbit “Water from a Vine Leaf” [Part 2] R

• 21. Utah Saints “Funky Music” A

• 22. Dum Dums “I Can’t Get You Out of My Thoughts” B
• 23. Len “Cryptik Souls Crew” A

• 24. Broadcast “Come On Let’s Go” A
• 25. Dandy Warhols “Get Off” A

• 26. Phoenix “Too Young” A
• [Advert Break]
• 27. Monaco “Sweet Lips” R

• 28. Moloko “The Time is Now” L

• 29. Andreas Johnson “Glorious” L

Producer: None.

Notes: Ooh crumbs, well I’m not one to moan. Well, not too much… but having your levels played with, the lights played with, your entire CD player equipment removed (yes, you guessed it, I didn’t actually choose to play Elton John. Or Looper a second time – especially given how much the latter resembles a pair of new born pants. Well, the former too actually, if it comes to that)…

Music for the Masses 17 – 10 May 2000

If you’ve ever wondered how real radio stations do competitions, the answer is that they make up pretend entries. When I was doing my Bay Radio show, I obviously hadn’t learnt this yet…

Show 17: Wed 10 May 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 14 tracks). A indicates A-list (8 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (2 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 7 tracks). L indicates the ones from the “library” (Total 5 tracks).

• 1. Bluetones “Autophilia” A
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. Moby “Run On” L
• 3. Richard Ashcroft “Song for the Lovers” C
• 4. Inter “Radio Finland” B
• [Advert Break]
• 5. Asian Dub Foundation “New Way New Life” B

• 6. Duran Duran “Someone Else Not Me” L

• 7. William Orbit “Ravel’s Pavane pour une Enfante Défunte” R

• 8. Billie Piper “Day & Night” A

• 9. Death in Vegas “Dirge” L
• 10. Wannadies “Big Fan” A
• [Advert Break]
• 11. Watergate “Heart of Asia” A

• 12. Deep Forest “Savana Dance” (Sierra Nevada Remix) R

• 13. Enigma “Push the Limits” R
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 14. DJ Eric “Desire” L
• 15. Utah Saints “Funky Music” S
• 16. Bentley Rhythm Ace “Theme from Gutbuster” A

• 17. Chicane feat. Bryan Adams “Don’t Give Up” L
• [Advert Break]
• 18. Looper “Mundo 77” C

• 19. Basement Jaxx “Rendez-Vu” R

• 20. Dubstar “I (Friday Night)” A

• 21. Sahara Hotnights “Drive Dead Slow” B

• 22. Dandy Warhols “Get Off” A
• 23. Gomez “Machismo” A
• [Advert Break]
• 24. Space Brothers “Forgiven” L

• 25. Jean Michel Jarre “Tout est Bleu” R

• 26. Robert Miles “Maresias” R

Producer: None.

Notes: Bit rusty… Also, my first compotion. No-one entered. Darn. Fiddle-de-dee.

Music for the Masses 12 – 8 March 2000

While I was presenting my show on Bay Radio fifteen years ago, I would keep some pretty detailed notes – it was a daytime show, and I needed to play the role of DJ. On this particular occasion, someone must have come up with a good quote about how the purpose of marriage is to have children, and for some reason I’ve noted down Ken Livingstone‘s name. I wonder why…

Show 12: Wed 8 Mar 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 14 tracks). A indicates A-list (7 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (3 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 8 tracks). L indicates the ones from the “library” (Total 6 tracks).

• 1. Wannadies “Yeah” A
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. Kraftwerk “Expo 2000” R
• 3. Chemical Brothers “Music: Response” A
• 4. Ooberman “Shorley Wall” A

• 5. Bluetones “Keep the Home Fires Burning” A
• 6. Corrs “Radio” L

• 7. Beck “Mixed Bizness” A
• 8. Cast “Free Me” L

• 9. Depeche Mode “Personal Jesus” R
• 10. Charlatans “Scorched” B
• 11. White Town “Another Lover” R

• 12. Muse “Sunburn” C

• 13. Moby “Natural Blues” S
• 14. Basement Jaxx “Rendez-Vu” R

• 15. Coldplay “Shiver” B
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 16. Olive “Miracle” R
• 17. Patti Smith “Glitter” B

• 18. Erasure “Am I Right?” (The Grid Remix) R
• 19. Jean Michel Jarre “Hey Gagarin” R

• 20. Mel C “Never Be the Same Again” C

• 21. Richard Ashcroft “Song for the Lovers” A
• 22. Stereophonics “Just Looking” L

• 23. Everything But the Girl “Temperamental” R
• 24. Kawala “Humanistic” L

• 25. U2 “The Ground Beneath Her Feet” A
• 26. Madonna “American Pie” (Richard “Humpty” Vission Radio Mix) L

• 27. Oasis “Little James” L

• 28. Bellatrix “The Girl with the Sparkling Eyes” C

Producer: None.

Notes: Err… ooh, I don’t know! Well, the only feedback I ever seem to get is “Good music” or “Sounded fine to me…” which isn’t overly constructive really. And a little planning here & there might not go amiss. Eeh well!

Music for the Masses 11 – 1 March 2000

Universities, seats of learning though they may be, are not always seats of perfection, so a note from your producer saying “Please mention karioky,” as shown on the image below, shouldn’t be too much of a surprise! Just in case I forgot to mention it on Bay Radio back in 2000, there’s karioky at PJM on Wednesday night at 8pm.

Show 11: Wed 1 Mar 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 12 tracks). A indicates A-list (6 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (2 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 11 tracks). X indicates tracks I borrowed off friends (Total 1 track). L indicates the ones from the “library” (Total 6 tracks).

• 1. Bellatrix “The Girl with the Sparkling Eyes” C
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. Gene “As Good As it Gets” L
• 3. Wannadies “Yeah” A
• 4. Death in Vegas “Aisha” L

• 5. Kraftwerk “Expo 2000” R
• 6. Heaven 17 “Dive” R

• 7. Chemical Brothers “Music: Response” A
• 8. Basement Jaxx “Rendez-Vu” R
• 9. Human League “These Are the Days” (Sonic Radiation) R

• 10. Ooberman “Shorley Wall” A
• 11. Asian Dub Foundation “Real Great Britain” S

• 12. Bluetones “Keep the Home Fires Burning” A

• 13. Big Yoga Muffin “Is that How You?” A
• [Chart rundown: numbers 10 -> 6]
• 14. James “Just Like Fred Astaire” L
• 15. Erasure “In My Arms” R
• 16. Dubstar “Not So Manic Now” R
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 17. Moby “Natural Blues” A

• 18. Enigma “Return to Innocence” R
• 19. Divine Comedy “Something for the Weekend” X

• 20. Coldplay “Shiver” B
• [Chart rundown: numbers 5 -> 1]
• 21. Atomic Kitten “See Ya” L

• 22. El Niño “Friends” L
• 23. Massive Attack “Protection” R

• 24. Tony di Bart “The Real Thing” R
• 25. Jean Michel Jarre “This is a Sign” R
• 26. Sarah Cracknell “Anymore” (Faster Pussy Cat, Kill Kill Mix) R

• 27. Muse “Sunburn” C
• 28. Southern Fly “Maybe It’s the Right Time” B
• 29. Charlatans “Scorched” B

• 30. Peach “Hush” R

Producer: None.

Notes: Reasonable… had severe ups and downs (I went from being half decent to completely dying on my rump). Nonetheless, entertaining from where I was sitting.

Music for the Masses 10 – 23 February 2000

By February 2000, it seems Bay Radio was actually starting to run pretty smoothly, and my show was starting to go pretty well. Although I was still having problems with timing…

Tracks played on the tenth show, Wed 23 Feb 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 12 tracks). A indicates A-list (6 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (2 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 9 tracks). L is the ones out of the drawer (Total 8 tracks).

• 1. Corrs “Radio” L
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. Dead Prez “Hip Hop” B
• 3. REM “The Great Beyond” L
• 4. Muse “Sunburn” C

• 5. Kraftwerk “Expo 2000” R
• [Guild Election Advert – 1]
• 6. Sgt. Rock “Yeah Word Party” C

• 7. Jean Michel Jarre feat. Natacha Atlas “C’est la Vie” R
• 8. Air feat. George Tracks “Playground Love” L

• 9. Bluetones “Keep the Home Fires Burning” A
• 10. Henrees “Half Crescent” A

• 11. Everything But the Girl “Temperamental” R
• 12. York “The Awakening” L
• 13. Moby “Natural Blues” A

• 14. Bellatrix “The Girl with the Sparkling Eyes” A
• 15. Garbage “The World is Not Enough” L
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 16. Enigma “Silence Must be Heard” R
• 17. All Seeing I “1st Man in Space” R
• 18. Wannadies “Yeah” S

• 19. White Town “Wanted” (Vince Clarke Remix 2) R

• 20. Andreas Johnson “Glorious” L

• 21. Dark Star “Graceadelica” L
• 22. Big Yoga Muffin “Is that How You?” A
• 23. Electronic “Get the Message” R

• 24. Coldplay “Shiver” B
• 25. Brassy “Work it Out” A

• 26. Groove Armada “At the River” R
• 27. Southern Fly “Maybe It’s the Right Time” B

• 28. Bob Marley vs. Funkstar de Luxe “Rainbow Country” L
• 29. New Order “Blue Monday 88” R

Producer: None.

Notes: Umm… I think fairly normal and uneventful except when I started cursing Indie Rock bands for making their tracks too short (before the 12.00 news – off air, naturally).

Music for the Masses 9 – 16 February 2000

For the uninitiated, Sunrise Radio was a station which used to carry the Independent Radio News around the UK via satellite, and was kind enough to leave a three second gap at the start and end so that stations such as Bay Radio could pick it up. Trying to catch it was a fine art, and relied on your clock being completely accurate…

Tracks played on the ninth show, Wed 16 Feb 2000, from 10.55am-1.00pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 13 tracks). A indicates A-list (7 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list(2 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 11 tracks). L is the ones out of the drawer (Total 5 tracks).

• 1. Bellatrix “The Girl with the Sparkling Eyes” S
• [IRN 11.00 News]
• 2. Dubstar “The View from Here” R
• 3. Robbie Williams “It’s Only Us” L
• 4. Bluetones “Keep the Home Fires Burning” A
• 5. Kawala “Humanistic” L

• 6. Enigma “Gravity of Love” R
• [Guild Election Advert – 1]
• 7. Jay-Z “Anything” C

• 8. Brassy “Work it Out” A

• 9. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci “Poodle Rockin'” A
• 10. Wannadies “Yeah” A

• 11. Jean Michel Jarre “Hey Gagarin” R
• 12. Space Brothers “Shine 2000” L

• 13. Kraftwerk “Expo 2000” (Kling Klang Mix 2002) R
• [Guild Election Advert – 2]
• 14. Southern Fly “Maybe It’s the Right Time” B
• 15. Eels “Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues” A
• 16. Jamiroquai “Canned Heat” L
• [IRN 12.00 News]
• 17. Fiona Apple “Fast as You Can” C
• 18. Everything But the Girl “Temperamental” (DJ Spen & Karizma Remix Edit) R

• 19. Kelis “Caught Out There” A

• 20. Stereophonics “Pick a Part That’s New” L
• [Guild Election Advert – 1]
• 21. Soulwax “Conversation Intercom” B
• 22. White Town “The Death of My Desire” R

• 23. Komputer “The World of Tomorrow” R
• 24. Sgt. Rock “Yeah Word Party” B
• 25. New Order “Ruined in a Day” (K-Klass Remix) R

• 26. Pet Shop Boys “Je T’Aime… Moi Non Plus” R
• [Guild Election Advert – 2]
• 27. Big Yoga Muffin “Is that How You?” A

• 28. Beloved “Hello” R

• 29. Depeche Mode “It’s No Good” R

Producer: None.

Notes: A-woo, my first one attempting to get IRN without Sunrise Radio… and it was moderately successful as well – except for a severe panic to get the 12.00 news (a wire had come loose somewhere), and a microphone which wasn’t plugged in. Mmmm, c’est la vie…

Music for the Masses 8 – 9 February 2000

Way back in the distant past, I used to do a student radio show for Bay Radio in Aberystwyth called Music for the Masses. Show 8 would have sounded a little bit like this…

Tracks played on the eighth show, Wed 9 Feb 2000, from 11am-1pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 12 tracks). A indicates A-list (6 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (2 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 12 tracks). L is the ones out of the drawer (Total 5 tracks).

• 1. Kelis “Caught Out There” A
• 2. Lighthouse Family “Raincloud” L
• 3. Saint Etienne “Pale Movie” R

• 4. Ten Benson “Robot Tourist” C

• 5. Enigma “Gravity of Love” R
• 6. Jay-Z “Anything” A

• 7. Bellatrix “The Girl with the Sparkling Eyes” B
• 8. Depeche Mode “Home” R
• 9. Super Furry Animals “Do or Die” C

• 10. Death in Vegas “Aisha” A
• 11. New Order “True Faith 94” R
• 12. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynki “Poodle Rockin'” S

• 13. Everything But the Girl “Temperamental” R
• 14. Space Brothers “Shine 2000” L
• 15. Grid “Texas Cowboys” R

• 16. Azzido da Bass “Dooms Night” B
• 17. Kraftwerk “Expo 2000” (Kling Klang Mix 2002) R

• 18. Pet Shop Boys “Closer to Heaven” R
• [Rag Week Advert]
• 19. Wannadies “Yeah” A
• 20. Robert Miles “One & One” R
• 21. Tamperer feat. Maya “Hammer to the Heart” L

• 22. Raissa “How Long Do I Get” A
• 23. Jean Michel Jarre “Je Me Souviens” R
• 24. Deep Forest “Savana Dance” (Savana Sans Voix Mix) R

• 25. Oasis “Go Let it Out” A
• 26. Sgt. Rock “Yeah Word Party” B

• 27. Olive “I Don’t Think So” R
• 28. Basement Jaxx “Rendez-Vu” R

• 29. William Orbit “Barber’s Adagio for Strings” L

Producer: None.

Notes: The second in the “me against the world” week, which was probably less good than its predecessor, completely uneventful, and once again I decided the Rag Week jingle was rubbish. Oh yeah, and while I had far too many tracks the previous day, for this show I had far too few. You never can be too careful…

Music for the Masses 6 – 31 January 2000

The end of January 2000 saw this blog’s predecessor, the radio show Music for the Masses, return for another run of shows on Bay Radio, Aberystwyth’s student radio station.

Tracks played on the sixth show, Mon 31 Jan 2000, from 11am-1pm

Tracks taken from the playlist (Total 13 tracks). A indicates A-list (7 tracks); B indicates B-list (3 tracks) and C indicates C-list (2 tracks). S indicates the Single of the Week. R indicates tracks taken from my own collection (Total 13 tracks). L is the ones out of the drawer (Total 5 tracks).

• 1. Terris “The Time is Now” B
• 2. The All Seeing I “1st Man in Space” R
• 3. Oasis “Go Let it Out” A

• 4. Kraftwerk “Expo 2000” (Kling Klang Mix 2002) R
• 5. Space Brothers “Shine 2000” L

• 6. Jay-Z “Anything” A
• 7. Enigma “Gravity of Love” R
• 8. Hepburn “Deep Deep Down” B

• 9. The Clarke & Ware Experiment “Travel” (from Music for Multiple Dimensions) R
• 10. Eiffel 65 “Move Your Body” L

• 11. Death in Vegas “Aisha” A
• 12. Raissa “How Long Do I Get?” S
• 13. Everything But the Girl “Temperamental” R

• 14. Rhinocerose “La Guitaristic House Organisation” C
• 15. Tom Jones & Stereophonics “Mama Told Me Not to Come” A
• 16. Monaco “What Do You Want From Me?” R

• 17. Fungus “A Fanclub Would Be Nice” B
• 18. Sarah Cracknell “Anymore” R
• 19. Dario G. “Voices” L

• 20. Yello “To The Sea” R
• 21. Eels “Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues” A

• 22. Pet Shop Boys “Lies” R

• 23. Apollo 440 “Heart Go Boom” L
• 24. Kelis “Caught Out There” A
• 25. Missy “Misdemeanour” Elliot “Hot Boyz” A

• 26. Yazoo “Don’t Go” (Todd Terry Freeze Mix) R
• 27. Kawala “Humanistic” L

• 28. Manic Street Preachers “You Stole the Sun from My Heart” L
• 29. Wannadies “Yeah” A

• 30. Tony di Bart “The Real Thing” R
• 31. Robert Miles “Freedom” R

Producer: None.

Notes: Mmm, nice. Err… not a lot else to say really. Lots of noisy listeners too, which is scary. But there we go. Oh, and hilarious drying up to even more hilarious consequences at one point. Well, I thought it was funny…