Break
Currently I am underwater in the Galapagos.
When I surface expect new music in the new year.
Into the future,
Oedipus
Lopsided World of L
Jonathan L 2015 International DJ of the Year.
Lopsided World of L (Hour 1)
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Lopsided World of L (Hour 2)
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*Official Burnt Toast “Money As Debt” (East London)
*Hologram Teen “Tracksuit Minotaur” (Los Angeles)
*Aleks Grey “Save Me” (LIverpool)
*Sandi Thom “Earthquake” (Macduff, Scotland)
*Real Experts “Space Age Love Song” (London)
*Lizzy Lee “I’m Alive” (N.Y.C./U.K.)
*Psyche Corporation “Lady Perilous” (N.Y.C.)
*IAMX “Oh Cruel Darkness Embrace Me” (Berlin)
*Hot Chip “Dancing In The Dark” (London)
*Cupid f/ Pokey “Cornbread And Beans” (Louisiana)
*Little Sparrow “Struck Gold” (Manchester)
*All The Kings Men “Fever” (Manchester)
*The Moonlandingz “Sweet Saturn Mine” (So.London)
*Hot Vestry “Parallel To Tomorrow” (Macclesfield, U.K.)
*Dam-Funk F/Leon Sylver “Glyde 2nyte” (Los Angeles)
*Cherries On A Blacklist “Barrel Of A Gun” (Hamburg)
*Moby And The Void Pacific Choir “The Light Is…” (N.Y.)
*Diane Charlemagne “It’s In Your Eyes” (single) (London)
*Smokey Bastard “Archipelago” (United Kingdom)
*Unloved “Guilty Of Love” (Los Angeles)
*The Ghost Wolves “Crybabies Go Home” (Austin, TX)
*Mickey 9s “Computer Inventor” (Glasgow, Scotland)
*Jimmy & The Revolvers “The Morning Paper” (Liverpool)
*Ummagma “Winter Tale” (Ukraine/ Canada)
*Swallow The Sun “Heart Of A Cold White Land” (Finland)
*Sarah Kramer “At The Heart” (Los Angeles)
*West Nile “Lucifer Baby” (London, Ontario, Canada)
*Aaron Clift Experiment “Aoide Goddess Of Song” (Austin, TX)
Christmas Eve
My Christmas Eve Broadcast is tonight on WGBH, 89.7 FM in Boston and WGBH.org worldwide.
This is your alternative Christmas, music rarely or ever heard save once a year. (6 pm-Midnight)
Not exactly a Christmas song but it should be. From Human Sexual Response “Land of the Glass Pinecones”
Merry Christmas
Lopsided World of L
Jonathan L rocks our world from around the world every Monday.
Lopsided World of L (Hour 1)
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Lopsided World of L (Hour 2)
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*August Wells “Alice, Dear Alice” (Ireland/New York)
*Calling All Astronauts “Empire” (Skunxx Remix) (London
*Psyche Corporation “Dance For Me” (N.Y.C.)
*Snem K “Pure Sun” (Dragon mix) (Provence, France)
*Diane Charlemagne “It’s In Your Eyes” (Youth Remix)(London)
*Official Burnt Toast “Hi Time” (East London)
*Monster Jaw “Your Day Will Come” (Leeds, England)
*IAMX “The Background Noise” (Berlin/Los Angeles)
*Fizzy Blood “I’m No Good” (Leeds, England)
*Moby and The Void Pacific Choir) “Almost Loved” (N.Y.)
*Shirley Levi “Harvest Moon” (1 take demo) (N.Young) (L.A.)
*Deepshade “The Blood, The Mud, The Tears” (Wigan)
*The Ghost Wolves “Attitude Problem” (Austin, TX)
*In Dynamics “We Are Liars” (Brighton, England)
*Mike Jasper “Make It” (New York)
*Fobilloria “Believe” (Yoshkar-Ola, Russia)
*The Subways “I’m In Love And It’s Burning…” (London)
*Lights That Change “Starlight” (North Wales)
*Old House Playground “21st Century Glory” (Manchester)
*Love Zombies “California Haze” (London)
*Evenu “Drive” (Exiter, U.K.)
*Disco Doubles “Speed Of Light” (Italy)
JOAN JETT SONG OF WEEK: “Everybody Needs A Hero”
*Mosley Bar “Record Sleeve” (NW, England)
*Daylight “Kickbacks” (Barcelona, Spain)
*The Response “You Wanted To Go” (Vancouver)
*The Slow Readers Club “Plant The Seed” (Manchester)
*Jimmy Brewer “Coming Back To You” (Pembrokshire)
*Broken Chords “First And Only Kind” (London)
*Real Experts “3-1 Ratio” (London)
Christmas Eve
Preparing for my annual Christmas Eve show, this year on WGBH, 89.7 FM and WGBH.org.
6 pm-Midnight.
In the meantime, enjoy this beauty from Beta Radio.
“Winter Eclipse”
Lopsided World of L
Jonathan L only on Mondays at The Oedipus Project.
Lopsided World of L (Hour 1)
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Lopsided World of L (Hour 2)
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*Stereophonics “Mr and Mrs Smith” (Wales)
*Millie Manders “f/ Harry ‘Coins’ “Bacchus” (So. London)
*Jérôme Echenoz f/Anna Jean “Le chrome et le coton”(Paris)
*The Christians “Rise” (Liverpool)
*Nad Sylvan “Courting The Widow” (Stockholm, Sweden)
*The Black Sparrows “Queens Head” (London)
*Go Satta “Pop!” (Plymouth, England)
*The Clientele “Bookshop Casanova” (Fleet, U.K.)
*The Fame Riot “Heart Stary” (Tacoma, WA)
*New Order “Plastic” (Manchester)
*The Black Sparrows “MCC” (London)
*Aldo Rox “Time Zone” (Northern CA)
*Editors “All The Kings” (Stafford, England)
*The Virgance “25 Years” (United Kingdom)
*Mungo Jerry “Happy Happy Birthday” (London)
*Kolidescopes “Back To You” (London)
*Koercive f/Karla-Simone “Never Look Down” (London)
*The Offenders “Harsh Reality” (Berlin, Germany)
*Klangschwester “Now And Then” (Germany)
*Peaches “Dumb Fuck” (Berlin, Germany)
*Calling All Astronauts “Empire” (London)
*The Noise Figures “Shoot The Moon” (Athens, Greece)
*Collie Buddz “Sweet Wine” (Bermuda)
*The Velocity Gospel “To Please A Princess” (Miami, FL)
JOAN JETT SONG OF WEEK: “Love Is All Around”
*Sara Rachele “Sweet Man Of Mine” (Atlanta, GA)
*Vasa “Poseidon’s Kiss” (Glasgow, Scotland)
Bloc Party
Bloc Party, the English Indie quartet, released their debut album in 2005.
After 4 albums, touring and a variety of side projects, the band has reformed with two new members.
Hymns is due in the New Year which will feature the compelling first single “The Love Within”.
Lopsided World of L
Jonathan L, Mondays, from Berlin.
Lopsided World of L (Hour 1)
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*Jack & Jones “Wrong” (Germany / Italy)
*Metric “The Governess” (Toronto, Canada)
*The Train Set “Stop Stalling (Sob Stories)” (U.K.)
*HeCTa “Sympathy For The Auto Industry” (Nashville)
*The Subways “Good Times” (Hertfordshire, England)
*The Black Sparrows “Dirty Lips” (London)
*Robyn Harvey “Watch The Sun Rise” (London)
*Collie Buddz “Pressure” (Bermuda)
*Stereophonics “C’est La Vie” (Wales)
*3MF (Alex Saat) “Move” (Elektromekanik mix) (Mexico)
+Starr Blazerz “Found That Soul” (North America)
*The Clientele “Losing Haringey” (Fleet, U.K.)
*The Pacers “I’m Down” (London)
+Counting Coins “Don’t Look Down” (Hull. U.K.)
*Stratovarius “Fire In Your Eyes” (Helsinki, Finland)
*Grus Paridae “Passes By” (Helsinki, Finland)
*Ugly Kid Joe “She’s Already Gone” (Isla Vista, CA)
*Meg Myers “I Really Want You To Hate Me” (Los Angeles)
*The Small Society “When I Grow Up…” (Guildford, U.K.)
*Dj Combo f/MC Duro “Party Hard” (Czech Republic)
*The Manic Shine “Hold On (Together…)” (London)
*Holly Miranda “Come On” (Detroit)
*Redrama w/ Trinity “Weekend On Repeat” (Helsinki)
+Rew Starr “A Lot Of Mistakes” (New York City)
JOAN JETT SONG OF WEEK: “Everybody Needs A Hero”
*Ilona “Move (Together As One)” (London)
*Chàrlee M. “Live My Dream” (Housecrucherzz) (Germany)
*Stratovarius “Lost Without A Trace” (Helsinki, Finland)
Majical Cloudz
Majical Cloudz is the Canadian electronic duo Devon Welsh and Matthew Otto.
Are You Alone? Is their latest album.
Listen to the heartfelt plea in the song “Control”.
Beach Slang
There is a new punk band on the block.
Beach Slang from Philly debut with The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us.
Listen to the marvelous “Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas”.
Lopsided World of L
Jonathan L broadcasting from Berlin every Monday.
Lopsided World of L (Hour 1)
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*Counting Coins “Don’t Look Down” (Hull, U.K.)
*The Small Society “One Step Back” (Guilford, England)
*Bob Forrest “Sammy Hagar Weekend” (Los Angeles)
*Ilona “Love Is Stupid” (London)
*Mew “Witness” (Denmark)
*Starr Blazerz “Found That Soul” (North America)
+IAMX “Happiness” (Berlin /Los Angeles)
*Nishe “Lose Control” (London)
*The Chadelics “I.C.U.” (Cumbria, U.K.)
*Ash “Moondust” (County Down, Ireland)
*Aucan “Disto” (Italy)
*Rew Starr “Alot Of Mistakes” (New York City)
*Chàrlee M. “Live my Dream” (Remix) Beilefeld, (Germany)
*K-OS “Hussle & Flow” (Toronto)
+The Sunjays “Slow Speed” (Hamburg, Germany)
*The Black Queen “Ice To Never” (Los Angeles)
*Foals “Night Swimmers” (Oxford, England)
*The Little Unsaid “Can We Hear It?” (West Yorkshire)
*Saint Cole “Within This Skin” (Leeds)
*The Train Set “Hold On” (United Kingdom)
*Monks Of Mellonwah “Even When It Burns” (RX)(Australia)
*Telekinesis “Courtesy Phone” (Seattle)
*The Sunday Reeds “Pretty People” (Melbourne, AU)
*Allusondrugs “Her Crown” (West Yorkshire)
*GEMS “Living As A Ghost” (Washington, DC)
*Crown Jlwz “California King” (Los Angeles)
+Chaos Rising “Weine Nicht” (Moscow, Russia)
*Niamh Crowther “Little By Little” (Ireland)
JOAN JETT SONG OF WEEK: “A Hundred Feet Away”
*Tom Cunningham “Frank Sinatra Mode” (Berlin, Germany)
David Bowie
David Bowie will release an incredible 25th studio album on January 8th, his birthday.
“Blackstar” is the title track and also the theme song for the television series The Last Panthers, a European crime drama.
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Lopsided World of L
Jonathan L spins in colours this week.
Lopsided World of L (Hour 1)
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Polly Scattergood “Colours Colliding” (London)
Diary Of Dreams “The Colours Of Grey” (Germany)
Arjen Lucassen “Pink Beatles In A Purple Zeppelin” (Netherlands)
First Aid Kit “Blue” (Gothenburg, Sweden)
The Beauty Of Gemina “Golden Age” (Switzerland)
of Verona “Paint The Pictures” (Los Angeles)
Mutant Vinyl / Edwin Pope “Lavender” (Liverpool)
Fler “Mein Farbe” (Berlin, Germany)
Alice Boman “Red Eyes” (London)
Negativland “Yellow Black And Rectangular” (San Francisco)
Doro “Love Me In Black” (Dusseldorf, Germany)
The Chamanas “Purple Yellow Red And Blue (Mexico)
James King and the Lonewolves “Pretty Blue Eyes” (Glasgow)
Lonely Robot “The Red Balloon” (Derby, England)
The New Southern Electrikk “Brown Eyes” (Manchester)
Ballerina Black “Blue-ish Grey” (Los Angeles)
MØ “Red in the Grey” (Odense, Denmark)
Megaherz “Herz Aus Gold” (Munich, Germany)
Colourspacecolour “Turning Time Into Powder” (Sydney, AU)
Harts “Red & Blue” (Melbourne, AU)
HIM “All Lips Go Blue” (Helsinki, Finland)
Grand Duchy “Silver Boys” (Amherst, Massachusetts)
The Real McKenzies “The Bluenose” (Vancouver, BC)
ME “Your Favorite Colour” (Melbourne, AU)
Sulu Babylon “See It In Colour” (Goole, England)
Black Light Burns “The Colour Escapes” (Valencia, CA)
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts “Baby Blue”
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds “Red Right Hand” (Australia)
Air Traffic Controller
Boston’s Air Traffic Controller follow up 2012’s NORDO album with a new EP.
After extensive touring they returned to the studio this year, once again with producer Bleu.
From the Black Box EP, the very catchy “The House”, perfect for the forthcoming holiday season.
Lopsided World of L
New music for a Monday with Jonathan L.
Lopsided World of L (Hour 1)
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*The Small Society “Political Songs Don’t…” (Guildford, U.K)
*K-OS “Dance In Yo Car” (Toronto, Canada)
*Starr Blazerz “Hunted” (North America)
*Motörhead “Till The End” (Los Angeles)
*Northern Uproar “Outlaws Robbing Trains” (Manchester)
*Bob Forrest “You’ve Got Be Kidding Me” (Los Angeles)
*Chaos Rising “Tief in mir” (Moscow, Russia)
*René Lopez “Heavy Baby, Heavy” (N.Y.C.)
*The Dears “Here’s To The Death Of…” (Montreal)
*Gang Signs “Silver” (Vancouver, BC)
*Ilona “Thunderstorm” (London)
*Chaos Rising f/Rupert Keplinger “Weine nicht” (Moscow)
*Hermitude f/Young Tapz “Through The Roof” (Sydney, AU)
*Helena Hauff “Spur” (Hamburg, Germany)
*Tony Moore “Dear Me” (London)
*Bud Sugar “Blinkin’ Thinkin'” (Hull, U.K.)
*Glint “While You Sleep” (N.Y.C.)
*The Desert Sea “Settle The Score” (Sydney, AU)
*Jointpop “Reality And T” (Tobago / Trinidad)
*Fever High “Tantalized” (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
*Editors “Life Is A Fear” (Stafford, England)
*Filous f/James Hersey “How Hard I Try” (Vienna, Austria)
+Jase Dillan “Predator/Prey” (Boston)
*Foals “A Knife In The Ocean” (Oxford, England)
*Shana Halligan “Something Real” (Los Angeles)
Ash “Jack Names the Planet”(1994) (County Down, Ireland)
JOAN JETT SONG OF WEEK: “Black Leather”
*Allusondrugs “Magic College” (West Yorkshire, England)
*Javid Senerano “Don’t Let Go” (Bounce mix) (Wels, Austria)