What exactly makes an artist think that they can suddenly stop singing and start speaking instead? I’m not sure that this episode will reveal the answer, but the chances are it will be lots of fun!

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Playlist:

(00:00) Elvis Presley - Are you lonesome tonight (live)

Tim from The face of today

(03:23) Maximo Park - Acrobat

JC from The Vinyl Villain

(08:36) Material (ft. William S. Burroughs) - Words of advice

Bob from Gimme Tinnitus

(12:49) Dexys Midnight Runners - I’m just looking

Adam

(17:58) William Shatner - Common People

FiL from Pogoagogo

(24:55) The Dambuilders - Collective

Linda from Speed of dark

(29:50) James - God only knows

Chris from Phosphorous.net

(36:30) Luscious Jackson - Sexy hypnotist

Greer from A Sweet Unrest

(40:10) MC Quake - It feels good to be in Scotland

Matthew from Song by Toad

(47:54) Israel Kamakawiwo’ole - Over the rainbow / What a wonderful world

Brad from Brad’s Blog

(53:28) Roberto Cacciapaglia - My time

ZB from So the wind won’t blow it all away

(57:56) Van Halen - Panama

Natalie from Mini-obs

(01:02:07) Animals that swim - Roy

Ross from Just gimme indie rock

(01:06:47) The Blues Brothers - Rubber biscuit (live)

Dirk from Sexy Loser

(01:10:25) Tenacious D - Jesus ranch

Marcy from Lost in your inbox

(01:12:47) brunk - Automatic countdown

Eiron from The S+7 Method

(01:16:15) Wax Taylor - Que Sera

Nuno from Undercover songs

(01:19:20) EBN-OZN - AEIOU sometimes Y

Thom from Better in the dark

(01:23:19) Rise Against - The approaching curve

James from Appetite For Distraction

(01:27:39) Coconut and The Duke - Water down the pipes

Duke of Straw from The Late Greats

Thanks to all of you for taking part and listening this week. Next time the theme (for episode 111) will be Number Ones. If you would like to take part but aren’t sure how to start then read this.

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If this is a deadly sin then we’re all in for it!

If you have ever found that you just can’t be bothered then this podcast is for you and all the other slackers in the world. Hurrah!

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Playlist:

(00:00) Intro from Mr G. Letch & Mr A. Thrub

(02:57) Leon Redbone - Lazy bones

Tim from The face of today

(05:43) The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday afternoon

Chris from Phosphorous.net

(09:28) Sex Pistols - I’m a lazy sod

SiD from Too Much Rock

(12:46) The Primitives - Lazy

Dirk from Sacred Loser

(16:05) The Amazing Pilots - All my wasted days

Marcy from Lost in your inbox

(20:18) Belle & Sebastian - Lazy line painter Jane (live)

JC from The Vinyl Villain

(26:06) Of Montreal - Doing nothing

Bob from Gimme Tinnitus

(29:44) The Orchids - The Lazy Perfection

FiL from Pogoagogo

(33:49) Xploding Plastic - Funnybones & lazylegs

Eiron from The S+7 Method

(38:52) Wall of Voodoo - Tomorrow

Thom from Better in the dark

(42:42) NOFX - Lazy

James from Appetite For Distraction

(46:02) Elliot Smith - I’m only sleeping (live)

Adam

(50:16) Low - Lazy

Linda from Speed of dark

(56:23) Sarah Vaughan - Lazy Afternoon

ZB from So the wind won’t blow it all away

Thank you all for taking part and listening. Next week we will be listening to Songs with spoken bits in them. If you would like to send one in you’ll need to follow these useful instructions!

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Bruegel sloth etching lazily borrowed from here.

More magnificent music!

For some people alliteration is an art, for others an annoyance. For us it’s a theme, chosen by Marcy from Lost in your inbox!

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Playlist:

(00:00) Cloud Cult - Clip Clop

Marcy from Lost in your inbox

(02:46) Carter USM - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere

JC from The Vinyl Villain

(08:00) Get Him Eat Him - Not not nervous

Linda from Speed of dark

(11:16) Howling Bells - Broken bones

Eiron from A Blog of No Importance

(14:59) Vice Squad - Latex Love

FiL from Pogoagogo

(18:57) The Soup Dragons - Whole wide world

Dirk from Sexy Loser

(21:12) Elle s’appelle - She sells seashells

Tim from The face of today

(24:06) Howie Day - Sorry so sorry

Andy from Circles of Concrete

(28:31) Blue Wine - A boat afloat in the moat

ZB from So the wind won’t blow it all away

(31:46) My Latest Novel - Sister sneaker sister soul

Natalie from Mini-obs

(38:14) Bauhaus - Terror couple kill colonel

SiD from Too Much Rock

(43:24) Van Morrison - Slim slow slider

James from Appetite For Distraction

(47:29) Spoon - My mathematical mind

Mark from Cinema Du Lyon

(52:47) Delia Derbyshire - Towards tomorrow

Conrad from White Car Records

(54:35) Working week - We will win

Adam

Thanks to all of you who took part and listened this week. Next time we are continuing our series about the seven deadly sins by picking songs about Sloth. If you would like to take part (and you can if you want to) you’ll find some handy helpful help here!

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Peter Piper picture poached from here.

For this podcast Eiron from A Blog of No Importance has challenged the Contrast community to find pairs of songs that share their title but are otherwise unrelated. Oh what fun!

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Playlist:

(00:00) The Roots - Sacrifice
(05:49) Anouk - Sacrifice

Eiron from A Blog of No Importance

(09:40) Snow Patrol - Velocity girl
(15:40) Primal Scream - Velocity girl

Matthew from Song by Toad

(16:57) The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight tonight
(21:42) The Mello-Kings - Tonite tonite

James from Appetite For Distraction

(24:12) Ash - Kung fu
(27:04) The Dirtbombs - Kung fu

FiL from Pogoagogo

(32:42) The Four Tops - I can’t help myself
(35:50) Moloko - I can’t help myself

Chris from Phosphorous.net

(41:33) Bourgie Bourgie - Careless
(45:48) Cinerama - Careless

JC from The Vinyl Villain

(49:00) Edison Woods - Baby doll
(52:57) Lydia Lunch - Baby doll

ZB from So the wind won’t blow it all away

(54:28) Matthew Sweet - Evangeline
(59:26) Los Lobos - Evangeline

Brad from Brad’s Blog

(01:02:01) The Heartbreakers - Born to lose
(01:05:19) Social Distortion - Born to lose

SiD from Too Much Rock

(01:09:25) Dub Sex - Push
(01:14:05) The Cure - Push

Dirk from Sexy Loser

(01:18:27) UnAmerican - Sometimes
(01:23:04) Michael Franti and Spearhead - Sometimes

Andy from Circles of Concrete

(01:26:45) Massive Attack - Better things
(01:32:56) The Kinks - Better things

Crash from Pretending life is like a song

Thanks to all of you for taking part and listening. Next week’s theme, chosen by Marcy from Lost in your inbox, is Alliteration.

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Lovely snap game found here.

Just when you thought you’d heard one of the best CD swap based podcasts ever, along comes a second one that is equally brilliant! (If you haven’t listened to part one yet, you can find it here.)

You can see photos of the swappers in a special rogue’s gallery!

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Playlist:

(00:28) Nina Simone - Nobody’s fault but mine

Justin and Rachel from The Ruckus

(03:38) M.I.A. - Paper planes

Brian

(07:34) Gomez - Cry on demand

Alex from Totally True Tales from Texas

(12:29) Tripping Daisy - Piranahs

Jim from Quick Before it Melts

(17:57) The Born Ruffians - Hummingbird

Pieter from Two Tramps in Mud Time

(22:57) Tiga - Far from home

Andy from Circles of Concrete

(26:18) Architecture in Helsinki - Do the Whirlwind

Eiron from A Blog of No Importance

(32:02) The Bees - Chicken payback

James from Appetite For Distraction

(36:25) Reggie and the Full Effect - Take me home please

Anna from the Music I-Quiz

(41:18) The Waifs - When I die

Natalie from Mini-obs

(46:23) Shack - A cup of tea

Mark from Cinema Du Lyon

(50:44) The Comsat Angels - After the rain

Taylor from T-Sides

(55:01) The Impossible Shapes - Forever Alone

Ross from Just gimme indie rock

(58:50) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!

Linda from Speed of dark

Thanks, as always, to all of you who took part in the CD swap and it’s related podcasts. Next week we are almost back to our normal format with the theme of Snap, thought up by Eiron from A Blog of No Importance. Make sure you come back for a lovely listen.

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The tracks on the Contrast Podcast CD swap are special because each one has been approved by two contributors! Everyone had to make a CD for another contributor and then pick a track for the podcast from the CD that they received. It’s not as complicated as it sounds. Have a listen and you’ll soon see how it all worked!

You can see photos of the swappers in a special rogue’s gallery!

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Playlist:

(00:00) Cannonball Jane - Take it to fantastic

Tim from The face of today

(04:48) The Electric Soft Parade - Empty at the end

Marcy from Lost in your inbox

(09:06) Pink Nasty - BTK Blues

JC from The Vinyl Villain

(14:57) Malcolm Middleton - A brighter beat

Cindy from Adzuki Bean Stash

(19:06) Asylum Street Spankers - Winning the war on drugs

Chris from Phosphorous.net

(23:21) Bessie Smith - Muddy water

ZB from So the wind won’t blow it all away

(27:49) James King & The Lonewolves - Texas Lullabye

Dirk from Sexy Loser

(33:12) Helen Love - Girl about town

FiL from Pogoagogo

(37:04) Great Aunt Ida - Acting

Colin from And before the first kiss

(40:41) Guther - The other day

SiD from Too Much Rock

(45:31) Traindodge - Only the young

Bob from Gimme Tinnitus

(51:06) The Shaky Hands - Loosen Up

Adam

(54:06) Dogs Die in Hot Cars - Apples and Oranges

Steve from Domino Rally

(58:43) Los Bravos - I want a name

Greg from Radio Exile

Thanks to all of you who took part in the CD Swap. I hope that you enjoyed it as much as I did. The fun isn’t over yet because next week we have the tracks from the other fourteen contributors!

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From time to time we have special episodes of the podcast where the people who made the music also introduce it. This week is one of those and has some real treats, so download, listen and enjoy!

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Playlist:

(00:37) WOW - Common Species

WOW on myspace

(04:59) Sir Salvatore - Townies

Sir Salvatore’s website
Sir Salvatore on myspace

(06:36) The Specimen - Do U Damage

The Specimen’s website
The Specimen on myspace

(10:05) Astrid Swan - Dad said

Astrid Swan’s website
Astrid Swan on myspace

(13:46) Temposhark - Not that big

Temposhark’s website
Temposhark on myspace

(17:49) Epo - 555 - Hypersclieb

Epo - 555’s website
Epo - 555 on myspace

(22:33) Athens - Dreams, eternity etc.

Athens website
Athens on myspace

(26:16) Telenovela Star - Sucker

Telenovela Star’s website
Telenovela Star on myspace

Uncensored Interview

(30:03) Deek Deekster - Gimme pill

rise and shine

(34:22) Lucid Dementia - Deadly Sally

Lucid Dementia’s website
Lucid Dementia on myspace

(38:26) House of Brothers - Lose yourself

House of Brothers on myspace

(43:54) This town needs guns - 26 is dancier than 4

This town needs guns website
This town needs guns on myspace

(49:19) Anathallo - Dokkoise house (with face covered)

Anathallo’s website
Anathallo on myspace

Big Scary Monsters Recording Company

(54:28) The Jellyheads - Honey Badger

The Jellyheads website

(01:01:09) Cagey House - Machine Reet

Cagey house’s website
Cagey House on myspace

(01:03:44) Wolfkin - The Great Divide

Wolfkin’s website
Wolfkin on myspace

(01:09:10) Holland Buffalo - Optimistic

Holland Buffalo on myspace
Feedle’s website
The Harvey Girls website

Thanks to all of the musicians for taking part in this week’s episode. If you would like to be on the next musician’s episode (or you know someone who might like to take part) please follow the handy set of instructions that you’ll find nestling over here.

Next week will be the first of two CD Swap episodes.

Hand drumming photo from here