Once again, it’s Christmas time, so for this episode Roxy and Johann get into the spirit of things, as they try to see the world through music at this special time of year. Expect the kind of Christmas songs you’d hear at the end of a very sad movie set in winter, as well as one classic banger you hear every month of December, from supermarkets to tropical resorts. Some of our musical dinner guests include Julian Casablancas, Sufjan Stevens, Dolly Parton, Great Lake Swimmers, Mogwai, Low, Phoenix and surprisingly... Ryuichi Sakamoto.

On today’s episode we’re going on a local road trip around our beautiful part of the world here in Catalonia, to listen to some of the producers based in and around Barcelona, who are making ripples around the oceans with their visions of electronically made music. 

Featuring John Talabot, AWWZ, Museless, ETM, Agost, MANS O, Gabriela Richardson, BeGun, Agost, Egosex & Tversky.

With Special Guest Andrea Gumes (Ciberlocutorio/Tardeo)

On this episode we travel the world through the history of currency, listening to songs made in territories where exchange for services and goods was met with a form of legal tender.

Playlist:The O'Jays - For The Love Of MoneyBad Gyal - DineroOmar Souleyman & The Kronos Quartet - La Sidounak SayyadaAltin Gün - Kirsehirin GülleriCarsick Cars - Zhong Nan HaiAdriano Celentano - PrisencolinesinainciusolABBA - Money, Money, MoneyKraftwerk - Numbers/ Computer WorldThe Drums - MoneyMigos, Rich The Kid - CurrencyJ Cole  -Dead PresidentsWu Tan Clan - C.R.E.A.M.Pink Floyd - MoneyAC/DC - Money Talks

ON THIS EPISODE WE CELEBRATE WORLD KINDNESS DAY, 

We'll See some of the world through the eyes of kind iniciatives, soundtracked with songs that awaken the spirits of tender, loving care, with special guest, composer and musician Alondra Bentley.

On this Halloween Special, we talk witch house, black metal, goth pop, John Carpenter, David Lynch and other cultural references that may give you the chills.

This year Primavera Sound celebrates Primavera Weekender, a new winter edition of its mother festival in the seaside city of Benidorm, within a camping resort.We’ll listen to a selection of tracks from some of the artists on the line-up with special guests Ben Cardew (Line Noise/Sprung) and Mark Dix (Radio Flea/Sprung) joining Johann Wald in the driver's seat.

On this episode we celebrate a global block party, racking up the mileage through the ages of hip hop and other genres born out of the inner city life… the sounds of liberation and self-expression that sprout against all kinds of social adversity. We’ll refill the tank at pit stops in Kingston Jamaica, Viejo San Juan in Puerto Rico, the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, and if there’s time, we’ll hit the Punjabi Streets… wherever there’s a tight grip around the neck, there’s always a beat keeping the heart racing for survival.

September has reared its pretty head after a scorching summer. This is the month we start to feel light showers and cooler breezes that announce the shy arrival of the autumn season. When leaves go from green to yellow in slow decay and the colours of nature degrade towards a golden brown. Johann Wald and Roxy van der Shah celebrate this time with songs by Mojave 3, Barry White, Khruangbin, Henri Salvador and plenty more.

On today´s episode, Johann Wald & Annika Hausen celebrate Modern Art by remembering some of the 20th century’s most influential movements as well as listening to some of the bands that have taken music to unsuspected levels of artistic expression, fit into the art-pop/rock category, formed while studying at art school, make music like a creative collective or are highly regarded by the interdisciplinary world of art.

On this episode we’ll shift into cruise mode, and drive along sonic highways in search of the perfect beat, the ideal melody, the basic rhythm...everything that makes listening to music great. On today’s episode we’ll be channelling the positive vibes emitting from some of Africa’s most notable musicians with our guest, Uncle Yems from the Voodoo Club Radio show on RPS-2.

Playlist

Livy Ekemezie - Holiday ActionTinariwen - Oualahila Ar TesninamMiriam Makeba - The Click songFela Kuti - Water no get enemyBola Johnson - Lagos SisiEbo Taylor - Atwer AbrobaDave feat Burna Boy - LocationEgosex - ChameleonOrchestre Baobab - Pape NdiayeT.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - Mi Ve Wa Se