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In the small hours of a Monday morning from 2-3am you can hear a selection of my favourite new tunes compiled into an hour-long mixtape of nonstop music. All the audio is sourced from the 主播大秀 Introducing Uploader - some of it recommended by friends and colleagues and some discovered via Twitter and my own Fresh On The Net blog.

From 3am each Monday the latest mixtape is available free via the 6 Music Downloads Page - where you'll also find archived episodes from the previous 4 weeks. All the tracklists and start times for each track are published here - together with a link to each artist's website. These are the listings for Monday, August 13th.

SONS BETWEEN GUNS 鈥� Calling On The Rain [Starts 0:14]

鈥淲e are鈥� say Sons Between Guns in South East London 鈥淧aul Trivett and Thomas Whitelaw. We are both into a ridiculous amount of different types of music but we manage to fuze this all together to make a fresh and original sound鈥� We write produce and mix all of our material, perform live and are signed To R-Lo Records.鈥� This is the first track the band ever recorded and the second we鈥檝e featured from the label鈥檚 debut release, EP Red 1. A followup EP of remixes came out earlier in the Summer and Sons Between Guns will shortly be preparing for a new set of live dates across London and the U.K.

EVOKATEUR 鈥� White Horses [Starts 4:18]

To declare an interest, I鈥檝e been supporting the Anglo-Mexican duo of Hector and Sarah Villaraus since July 2008 back when they were known as Libelula. Based in London, they鈥檝e flourished under the name of 鈥� a cross perhaps between the French 鈥減rovocateur鈥� (as in agent provocateur) and 鈥渆vocative鈥�. It was gratifying to find that readers of my Fresh On The Net blog liked this track White Horses enough to rate them among our Fresh Faves last week. It comes from their second EP Chime Hours 鈥� due for release on Augus 20th 鈥� the second in a trilogy they鈥檙e putting out this year. Hector鈥檚 arrangements and Sarah vocals manage to sound simultaneously tough and lush on this 鈥� their most assured release to date.

WHALES IN CUBICLES 鈥� Nowhere Flag [Starts 8:51]

What can I tell you about Whales In Cubicles ? Well, although there鈥檚 no biog on their website, Soundcloud or Facebook luckily they did supply a small amount of information when uploading this outstanding track to 主播大秀 Introducing. 鈥淪tef Bernadi (sings, guitar), Leo Weston (drums), Jamie Powell (bass), Alex Pyper (guitar, keys). This is their second single released last week on the indie label Popular Recordings.鈥� Oh and their website lists some at the end of September.

LILLIPUT 鈥� Little Wanderer [Starts 12:17]

There must be some magic mineral in the Tyne and Wear water supply. The area produces a constant succession of new and wonderful bands 鈥� plus musicianship of an unvaryingly high standard. Sunderland five-piece Lilliput are the latest bearers of that standard to come our way 鈥� with a beautifully produced tune that seems to have grown organically from the acoustic guitar and vocals of frontman James Gilling. Keep a careful eye on this mob. Just like local superstars Athletes In Paris and The Lake Poets, Lilliput have all their musical ducks in a row and are perhaps just one killer single away from a major breakthrough: it鈥檚 now simply down to . They鈥檙e playing Newcastle鈥檚 Cluny 2 on August 24th, a London gig at the Strongroom Sessions on the 29th and 鈥� no surprises here 鈥� Sunderland鈥檚 own Split festival on September 22nd. Full details at

DEAN ATTA 鈥� Mother Tongue [Starts 18:12]

London poet Dean Atta (pictured above) is man on a mission 鈥� whose powerful reflections on race, identity and sexuality make him one of the most outspoken social commentators of his musical generation. He was a deserving winner of the 鈥楲ondon Poetry Award鈥� at the 2012 London Awards for Art and Performance and has performed at venues ranging from the Roundhouse to the Houses of Parliament, and at festivals of every stripe. Less well-known, but even more remarkable, are his talks, workshops and educational work with young people. If you enjoy this powerful piece about family, language and roots on our mixtape, then I鈥檇 urge you to download the whole of his new EP 鈥� sensitively and beautifully produced and mixed by . Dean Atta 鈥� remember the name. You鈥檒l be hearing it a lot more in the months and years to come.

MINOR SOUNDS 鈥� The Humming [Starts 22:27]

This electrifying tune is the result of an international collaboration between vocalist and songwriter Mirna Stanich in Brighton and producer Martin Zietek in Warsaw. They鈥檝e drawn influences 鈥� according to 鈥� from their diverse experiences including 鈥渞oots in Croatia and Poland, and living in the States and the UK.鈥� It鈥檚 always a joy to discover music on the 主播大秀 Introducing Uploader that doesn鈥檛 sound quite like anything else you鈥檝e ever heard. If CDs of this song arrived on producers鈥� desks at 6 Music with stickers proclaiming it to be the new single from Cat Power, Feist or Regina Spektor, it would be all over the airwaves in no time. We DJs meanwhile would be blethering about a 鈥渕ajor new direction鈥� or a 鈥渟tunning return to form鈥� or some such nonsense. It鈥檚 worth downloading this week鈥檚 Mixtape for this track alone.

MYLITTLEBROTHER 鈥� NoseDive [Starts 26:20]

Nosedive is the title track of a free download EP by 鈥� a group of people who liked music and got together in a practice room to drink gin, eat haribo, and start writing together. The songs were recorded at home and at Hanking鈥檚 Rehearsal Room in Carlisle. On the one hand you couldn鈥檛 say there was anything remotely modern about this song 鈥� stylistically it draws on exactly the same traditions as Mahoney And The Moment. On the other hand, in the last 10 years major US artists like Iron & Wine, Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear have managed to transcend their influences to create a fresh strand of country/roots music that is all their own. In their own unassuming way this modest North Country combo have pulled off something similar. Without attempting to reinvent the wheel their writing, playing, singing and production are delivered with such integrity 鈥� and such quiet, understated conviction 鈥� that they sound effortlessly contemporary. Another worthy contender for this week鈥檚 Mixtape.

HANNAH SCOTT 鈥� Only Way Out [Starts 28:41]

The sound of a professional musician who鈥檚 paid her dues, done the groundwork and is now poised for a serious assault on the Radio 2 playlist. I鈥檝e been long aware of 鈥榮 talent, having worked with her on a songwriting retreat in 2008 and heard her perform as a finalist in last year鈥檚 Mojo New Voice competition. Hannah has kept her powder dry and is finally releasing this song Only Way Out 鈥� produced with top musicians in a hilltop studio in Italy 鈥� as her debut single. It comes from a new EP called Still Static, due to be launched in London at the Camden Barfly this Thursday (August 9th) and followed by a European tour. Sooner or later Hannah鈥檚 combination of talent, charm and determination is certain to her the breakthrough she鈥檚 seeking 鈥� and as far as I鈥檓 concerned it can鈥檛 happen soon enough.

BIRD 鈥� Shadows [Starts 32:26]

There have been lineup changes with our friends Bird up there in Liverpool, but their new sound as a three piece is more distinctive than ever - featuring frontwoman Adele Emmas plus guitarist Sian Williams and Alexis Samata on drums. Dave Monks from legendary radio show The Pool (now more prosaically renamed 主播大秀 Introduicng In Merseyside) remains a longstanding supporter of the band. They put out their first EP Phantoms on Jack To Phono last November of 2011 and Shadows is the title track of their followup EP released this month. And on a personal note, meeting them at Abbey Road was one of my highlights from the 主播大秀 Introducing Masterclass in January of this year.

FEEL MY METHOD 鈥� Now Looks Like Then [Starts 35:38]

Feel My Method doesn鈥檛 even deign to HAVE a website, still less any kind of online biog. Luckily Al Mobbs provided some background in his review of this track for Fresh On The Net: 鈥淐hazegee 鈥� aka Feel My Method is basically a complete genius who can鈥檛 hold it together for long enough to make anything of his music 鈥� probably how a proper, old fashioned rock star should be. Last time I saw him live, he was attired in a see through plastic shirt, some chaps and if memory serves me right a jock strap. His music, recorded in a house with no amenities in Slovakia, is a mixture of old school soul and blues vocals slapped on top of hip hop beats and often accompanied by outrageous videos. The vid for this song (by Wallace Wainhouse) is actually quite artistic but some earlier numbers including Dirty Disco are just plain bonkers (and not for Granny). Oh and who the hell does field performances accompanied by an AK47?鈥�

REMIMILES 鈥� Perfection (Yolo) [Starts 38:34]

Oh blimey, not gain. Look, artists, its as simple as this. However great your track is (and this one鈥檚 very fine indeed) if you don鈥檛 tell us anything yourself then we can鈥檛 tell our listeners anything about you.
ABOUT: Artist.听
DESCRIPTION: Enquiries emailadress听
BAND INTERESTS: Music, films, cinematography
GENRE: Psychedelic pop / burning chemistry
MEMBERS: Remi Miles.
INFLUENCES: Marvin Gaye, Jim Morrison, Basquiat, Jimi Hendrix, Warhol, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Rod Serling.
CURRENT LOCATION: Brighton.
Er, that鈥檚 it.

JKLMNO 鈥� Before I Wash Away (Acoustic) [Starts 41:55]

Named after a random row of letters in the alphabet, JKLMNO was formed in Wrexham by friends Carl Harrison, Daniel Pierce, Daniel Kehlenbeck, Elliot Knox and Nick Roberts. Their first EP was in 2007, their second drew support from 主播大秀 Wales and 主播大秀 Shropshire鈥檚 Introducing show The Friday Night Gerbil. In 2008 they were selected to play Benicassim 2008 alongside the likes of Morrissey and Sigur Ros. They鈥檝e since played the 主播大秀 Introducing stage at T in the Park. Before I Wash Away is a bonus acoustic track accompanying the Double AA single released in April via their Bandcamp to preview their forthcoming debut album. From which we heard Where Sorrow Lays earlier in the year

FUZZY EMPIRE 鈥� Chroma [Starts 44:57]

Continuing the theme of immaculately-produced electropop, consist of Irishman Emmet (a rocker) and Englishman Tim (a raver). They met in 2009 while on the same sound engineering course in Dublin and formed a duo in late 2010. Hil, a frequent collaborator on bass and guitar, subsequently joined the band full-time in late 2011. 鈥� We don鈥檛 know鈥� they say 鈥渋f we鈥檙e an electronic band writing live rock music or a traditional band with lots of modern toys, but that doesn鈥檛 really matter. All that counts for us is The Song.鈥� The writing on Chroma is certainly forthright and strong but, as you might expect from Tim and Emmet鈥檚 background, the arrangement is creatively adventurous while the recording itself positively leaps out of the speakers.

DEBS McCOY 鈥� Nightingale [Starts 48:27]

Warm and engaging music from an exceptional musician and visual artist, who has no problem writing a thumbnail biography. The result is both fascinating and painfully honest. 鈥淧layed in bands with my brother Jay McCoy and Carl Stafford who played in Elia Drew, KT Tunstall鈥檚 former band. Also played with Sean Harrington from Mishaped Pearls and Pill Box. Background in Fine Art/art education. Worked as an Art Psychotherapist in the NHS for the past 6 years, resigned from job 鈥� awful court/tribunal case (that I won) relating to my Dyslexia 鈥� the stress anxiety and isolation from it all propelled me back into music.鈥� I recommend checking out for more of that music and to check out some of the oustanding visual images in her gallery.

A SEA WITH 3 STARS 鈥� 24th & Mission [Starts 52:05]

is the musical project of London-based actor and folk-rock musician RICHARD INGS 鈥� and this track comes from his debut album For Nothing which tells the story of 鈥渉ow powerful an enemy hope can be.鈥� He names Lloyd Cole and The The as seminal influences from his teens, while this song offers a cheery naive energy that would do justice to The Modern Lovers and the kind of motoring backbeat you鈥檇 expect from the Happy Mondays. The object of our Listening Post each weekend is to allow artists to find out if their music wins the hearts of strangers. 24th And Mission did that in spades this weekend: the fact it was such a big favourite with readers bodes well for in the future. Onwards and upwards.

THE CREEPING IVIES 鈥� Chicken Voodoo Blues [Starts 55:08]

It was regular 6 Music listener and walking musical encyclopedia JP Cooling who tipped me off about this pair of miscreaants. Ever since The Cramps propelled Lux Interior and Poison Ivy to global stardom, any psychobilly band worth its salt has to be based around a talented male/female duo with daft names. It's the law. In this case we have Becca Bomb (who 鈥済rinds the guitar鈥�) and Duncan Destruction (who 鈥渂eats the pans鈥�). Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Dundee鈥檚 finest: The Creeping Ivies, purveyor鈥檚 of wild 鈥� and frankly irresistible 鈥� garage rock n roll. They've just released their debut 3 track EP called 鈥� what else 鈥� Rock N Roll Party.

MAHONEY & THE MOMENT 鈥� If You Only Asked Me To [Starts 57:35]

Steve Mahoney and Emily Moment are from London and Massachussets respectively and first formed their musical partnership at the start of last year in New York City. They released their selftitled debut album in September 2011 and are currently based in Harrow. Their brand of traditional upbeat jugband folk has won them fans on both sides of the Atlantic and indeed here on our Listening Post this weekend. Their next few dates are in London 鈥� at the Stag, Hampstead on August 19th, Notting Hill Arts Club on September 4th and The Albion on the 16th. More details on and via