Blog posts by year and monthOctober 2014
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Pink Teens - More Than I Can Bear
Every now and then, a band just needs to change its name in order to establish its new course: The Quarrymen into The Beatles, The Rain into Oasis, Liberty into Liberty X. Joining that list is Temple Songs 鈥� played several times on this show - who鈥檝e changed their name to Pink Teens.聽
MPFree: Dive Index - Pattern Pieces
Today鈥檚 MPFree is a beautiful and mellow track to soothe you into your Monday morning by L.A. based band Dive Index.
MPFree: Tamikrest 鈥� Djanegh Etoumast
Today鈥檚 MPFree goes global with a stunner from African musicians Tamikrest, discovered in the same Glitterbeat Records vaults which gave us Wednesday鈥檚 鈥楻obot Dub鈥� track (Be Ki Don by Schneider TM).
Desert Island Disco: Successfully Filling The Dancefloor
It鈥檚 time to get your dancing shoes on as listener Olivia McLearon has chosen a cracking disco playlist to get you ready for the weekend. Remember, you can send your party tunes to us (as many tracks as you like) to聽lauren.music@bbc.co.uk聽and it could be you sitting in the hot seat next week
MPFree: Jessie Ware - 12
Today鈥檚 MPFree is a mesmerising demo from the woman of the moment 鈥� the very cool Jessie Ware.
MPFree: Bass Drum of Death 鈥� For Blood
The MPFree picks up the pace a little today with 鈥渕inimalist head-smashing garage rock that's going to get you jumping up and down on your desk鈥�.
Memory Tapes: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Today's Memory Tape comes from listener Liv Siddall and, in a way, she's perfected the art of the Memory Tape. It was made for her by boyfriend-from-the-past who thought it might be a good idea to romanticise the gesture of giving her mixtape even more. C'mon, we've all been there! Remember you ...
MPFree: Jolie Noir 鈥� White Lines
Onwards we roll to the second free download of the week, and it鈥檚 a bit of a banger this one. Nemone sits in for Lauren today, and she鈥檚 bringing her Electric Ladyland-vibes to the show with this reworking of a classic by German producer Jolie Noir.
MPFree: Tan Vampires - Paper Cranes
Welcome one and all to the returning MPFree. Following last week鈥檚 triumphant 6 Music Live gigs down at that there Maida Vale, there simply wasn鈥檛 room to squeeze the free download in. But now it鈥檚 back, bigger than ever, and with an absolute wonder to wash away the blues of the rainy week ahead.聽