Moullinex - SunflareBuraka Som Sistema - Hangover (Bababa)Orelha Negra - We're SuperflyGala Drop - RauzeDJ Oder - Robot TalkMazgani - Distant GardensFast Eddie Nelson - Dry WaterSamuel Úria – ForasteiroYou Can't Win, Charlie Brown - Over The Sun/Under The WaterPaus - Pelo PulsoMoullinex - Sunflare (Club Mix)

This year's Chinese zodiac mix is about snakes.It's two months late. Sorry, been busy.Tracks:1 - The All Seeing I - Snake I [Edit]2 - Test-Icicles - Boa vs Python3 - Tiny Tim - The Viper4 - Glen Velez - Snake Eyes5 - Captain Beefheart - Black Snake Moan II (1972 Radio)6 - Mogwai - Glasgow Mega-Snake7 - Her Space Holiday - Snakecharmer8 - Sterling Holloway - Trust In Me (The Python's Song)9 - Ford & Lopatin & Shannon Funchess - Snakes10 - Sufjan Stevens - Year of the Snake11 - Ivor Cutler - Sleepy Old Snake12 - Liliput - Feels Like Snakes Twisting Through The Fog13 - David Arnold - Mongoose vs. Snake14 - Underworld - Shudder / King of Snake (live)Plus the usual collection of speech clips, see how many you can spot.Next year we'll be looking at horses. Suggestions about songs or bits of dialog are welcome.

1. A Challenge Of Honour – The Dragon's Breath (0.00)2. Tan Dun - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (0.02)3. Monkey - The Dragon King (0.03)4. Jah Wobble and the Chinese Dub Orchestra - Dragon and Phoenix (0.05)5. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Flames of the Dragon (0.06)6. Rhythm Doctors - Temple of the Dragon (0.08)7. Tenor Diamond vs L-Judas - Dem A Dragon (0.11)8. DJ Red - Enta Da Dragon (0.15)9. High Tone - Enter The Dragon (0.19)10. Kottonmouth Kings - Dragon Slayer (0.24)11. Nicki Minaj - Roman's Revenge (feat. Eminem) (0.27)12. Sugarhill Downtown Orchestra - Like a Dungeon Dragon (0.32)13. Tin Hat Trio - Blind Paper Dragon (0.35)14. Einstürzende Neubauten - Drachen (0.40)15. Tyrannosaurus Rex - Dragon's Ear (0.43)16. Deerhoof - Red Dragon (0.46)17. Corpus Delicti - Dragon Song (0.49)18. Suede - So Young (0.52)19. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Dragon Queen (0.56)20. Rick Nelson - Fire Breathin' Dragon (1.01)21. Sufjan Stevens - Year Of The Dragon (1.04)

The first of a few mixes intended to show the development of the Sheffield scene, made for Freaks, Mis-Shapes, Weeds - http://pulpsongs.wordpress.com/

1. The Future - 4JG

2. 2.3 - All Time Low

3. The Extras - Playback

4. The Human League - Being Boiled

5. Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag

6. Vive Versa - New Girls / Neutrons

7. Comsat Angels - Ju Ju Money

8. They Must Be Russians - Don't Try To Cure Yourself

9. Y - End of Act One

10. Clock DVA - Remain Remain (Live)

11. Artery - Into The Garden

Anyone interested in these songs should check out the DVD 'Made In Sheffield' and the book / CD 'Beats Working For A Living' by Martin Lilleker, both available from Sheffield Vision - http://www.sheffieldvision.com/

As usual here's my annual Chinese New Year podcast. Happy 'Tu' Year.1. Malcolm Williamson / Michael Hordern - Prologue2. Animal Collective - Who Could Win A Rabbit3. Do Make Say Think - Horns of a Rabbit4. Randy Greif - The Rabbit Hole5. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit6. Adam Green - Bunnyranch7. Guru Guru - Samantha's Rabbit8. Reika - Rabbit Rounds9. The Yummy Fur - Bugs Bunny10. Moondog - Rabbit Hop11. Chas 'n' Dave - Rabbit12. Flanagan & Allan - Run, Rabbit, Run13. Frank & The Top Ten - Beach Bunny14. The Shins - Red Rabbit15. Milk 'n' Cookies - Rabbits Make Love16. Sufjan Stevens - Enjoy Your Rabbit17. Roots Manuva - Evil Rabbit18. El Ultimo De La Fila - The Blue Rabbits Machine Corporation19. Ooberman - Honeydew

Personally I'm a fan of Christmas, but I couldn't help but notice that lots of people like to complain about it. They may well be right. It's quite commercialised and it starts too early - these seem to be indisputable facts. All the same, though, it's a cliche to be cynical about the whole thing. There are lots of people who enjoy it a great deal, and if you don't want to join in with it all then spoiling their fun seems mean and petty. Why not listen to this selection of anti-festive songs instead?

1. The Fall - No Xmas For John Quays2. Cristina - Things Fall Apart3. The Kinks - Father Christmas4. John Lennon - Cold Turkey5. Loudon Wainwright III - Conspiracies6. The Sonics - Don't Believe In Christmas7. Sufjan Stevens - That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!8. Joni Mitchell - River9. Tom Waits - Christmas Cards From A Hooker In Minneapolis10. Low - Just Like Christmas11. The Long Blondes - Christmas Is Cancelled12. Half Man Half Biscuit - It's Cliched To Be Cynical At ChristmasBonus tracks (after the gap):Kunt & The Gang - All I Want For Christmas Is You (To Bring Me Off)Mr Garrison - Merry Fucking Christmas

This episode of Last Night A DJ Killed My Dog is all about being self-referential and self-conscious.

These are the tracks used:

Cassetteboy - Pilly the Biggs (clip)Cornelius - Mic Check Richard Brautigan - The Telephone Door To Richard Brautigan (clip)Golden Boy with Miss Kittin - 1234Jurassic 5 - Quality Control Part 2Art Brut - Formed A Band Excerpt from "Krautrock - The Rebirth of Germany"Matching Mole - Signed Curtain Can - Cutaway (clip)Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste Cassetteboy - tr389 shl82 tr380 (clip)DJ Shadow - MEDLEY: Right Thing/GDMFSOB (clean instrumental version) Cassetteboy - tr389 shl82 tr380 (clip)Mr Oizo - Analog Worms Attack (clip)Mr Oizo - Smoking Tape Kraftwerk - clip from 'Concert Classics' live bootlegChris Morris / Michael Alexander St. John - Club News 1 Bis - Popstar Kill (clip)Handsome Boy Modeling School - Rock n' Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Barry White - Advert Recording Out-take (clip)Gang Starr - Words I Manifest (remix) Excerpt from 'Let It Be' (1970 film) Excerpt from 'This Is Spinal Tap' (1984 film)Pavement - Stereo Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Pena (clip)Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Black Snake Moan II (1972 live) Pixies - InterludeLee 'Scratch' Perry - 25 Years AgoCassetteboy - My Dad's Brother Knows Russell CroweShut Up & Dance - Here Comes A Different Type Of Rap Track Not The Usual 4 Bar Loop Crap Chris Morris / Michael Alexander St. John - Club News 2 (clip) Adam Buxton - Pirate Interruption (Chocolate Cake Slice) (clip)Durrty Goodz - Switching Songs Pt.2 (The Good Ol' Days)Quentin Crisp - Stop The Music For A Minute

This one has been in the planning stages for years, and is being put out there only at the stage of my finally giving up on ever making it what I want it to be. The idea originally was to combine the creepy waltzes of two of these tracks with a general theme of evil fairs. Since then I've waded through a huge amount of embarrasing goth-cabaret nonsense, some of which lingers here still.

Anyway, it's not a bad mix, not exactly. It was pretty good when I listened to it a couple of nights ago, but just annoying when I put it on again this morning. I suppose you have to be in the right sort of mood.

Tracks:

1. Minty - Procession 2. The Stranglers - Waltzinblack 3. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft 4. Pulp - Fairground 5. Broadcast - Phantom 6. The Human League - Circus of Death 7. Circus Contraption - The Odditorium / Carousel 8. Irvin's 89 Key Marenghi Fairground Organ - Help! 9. The Beatles - Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! 10. Scunner - Lost at the Fair

Here we are again, after a long, long break while I finished my MA and moved back to China, with another animal-year-themed pod. Gongxifacai!1. My Bloody Valentine - Tiger In My Tank2. Empire Of The Sun - Tiger By My Side3. Paul Anka - Eye Of The Tiger4. The Bonzo Dog Band - Hunting Tigers Out In 'Indiah'5. Ananda Shankar - Charging Tiger6. Red Snapper - Get Some Sleep Tiger7. Animal Collective - We Tigers8. Eels - Tiger In My Tank9. April Stevens - Teach Me Tiger10. Rufus Thomas - Tiger Man11. Sufjan Stevens - Year Of The Tiger