The Free School Podcast

Our quarter-century is up! And to celebrate we had to commiserate! Richard Whittingham (DJ Dick), formerly of Rockers Hi-Fi is leaving these shores for Sicily and we asked his old compadre Adam Regan of Leftfoot to join him for an evening of exotic food, music and hot chat. Our third special guest, Steve Cobby, formerly of Fila Brazillia, had to be chopped for sounding too much like he was on speakerphone (which he was). Apologies Steve, sir.

Hot topics include: Brummies in San Francisco, an early Mute Records release, the infamous ‘Different Drummer’ poem, midnight jazz & the amazing ECM label (still can’t believe Dick did a remix for them!), John Peel warming and then cooling to Dick, a nightmare gig in Eastern Europe for Adam and finally DJing as artistry.

You can buy Steve’s new album ‘Saudade’ here: http://stevecobby.co.uk/releases

We have our new t-shirts for sale here:

http://freeschool.bigcartel.com/

Our next date:

5th Sept - Bossa Nova Civic Club, Brooklyn (DJ Set) - http://bossanovacivicclub.com/

Thanks for your support,

Steve & Andy

Tracklisting:

1. The Golden Billionnaire - Steve Cobby

2. East Flows The River - The Soul Jazz Orchestra

3. Soul Vibration - 3IO

4. Feeling Good - Gene Ammons

5. Triumph Of The Gods - Psychemagik

6. Fireside Favourite - Fad Gadget

7. What’s A Girl To Do - Fatima Yamaha

8. Hangover (Moodymann Remix) - Charlotte OC

9. Summer Love - Billy Wright

Still no Andy. Steve ploughs on. It's all he can do. He just cracks on with it. Total ledge. (Steve writes these - Ed)

We go X-rated. Cocaine. Mother-effers. English p0rn. Free School aren't afraid to address the big issues. No, sir.

Our remix of Maps is out on Aug 19th - details here:

http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=25303

Our new t-shirts available here:

http://freeschool.bigcartel.com/

Tracks this month:

1. Wild heart - Stevie Nicks

2. The Caterpillar's Intervention - Holden

3. Jimmy White / English P0rn0 / Orange Drink - Bill Hicks

4. The Sight Of You (Tristera De Nos Dois) - Antonio Carlos Jobim

5. Africa - Richard Pryor

6. Nuclear War - Sun Ra

7. Track 2 - Adam Beckley

8. Speech: Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise - The Beatles

9. A Very Large Metal Box - Walls & Oram

10. An honest discussion about the practicalities of naming shows - Daniel Kitson

11. Slang Teacher - Wide Boy Awake

12. Brixton Academy and some stuff about smoking that challenges the attitudes of a different time - Daniel Kitson

13. Turned On to You - Ladies of the 80’s

15. Little Girl In Bloom - Thin Lizzy

Take it easy, now.

Steve & Andy

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Steve is alone. He's never felt so alone. There is no more Andy. Where is Andy? All will be revealed on Episode 23 of the Free School Podcast.

Steve muses on babies, death, German punks, ringing ears, The Seed, Andy's nickname, has a rant at certain bands and most importantly OUR NEW T-SHIRTS!

Go here to buy one of our new t-shirts:

http://freeschool.bigcartel.com/

Lovingly screenprinted by Do Make Say Ink onto soft cotton Anvil T-shirts. Photo on t-shirt by Richard Lambert. Please support both artists as they are both awesome.

www.domakesayink.com

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Tracklisting:

1. Love's Theme - Barry White & The Love Unlimited Orchestra

2. The Silver Ball - Harold Budd & Brian Eno with Daniel Lanois

3. Coney Island Baby - Lou Reed

4. In Pink / Black Shells - Arc Vel

5. Screen Shot - Swans

6. Good People (feat. Maps & Greg Bird) - Free School

7. Mess On A Mission - Liars

8. It Is What It Is - Blood Orange

9. Leaving Osaka - Mark E

Hey hey hey!

How is everybody? We're good. Thanks for asking. For the latest podcast? Oh, just put hours of work in to this mix. Yes. Hours. And we've called it the Eternal Sunshine Mix. Get lost. It doesn't sound new age. It references the Jay Electronica track that appears at least 4 times throughout the mix. So there. Apology accepted. Thank you for your contrition.

Hidden away (well, track 3) is one of our new tracks, French Cousins, which features Mr Greg Bird on vocals. Don't rip it and upload it elsewhere and make it go viral.

Tracklisting:

Act 1: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) - Jay Electronica

(Movements Of A Visionary - Tangerine Dream)

With Just One Glance - Nicolas Jaar

(Plastic People - The Mothers of Invention)

(Pena - Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band)

French Cousins - Free School

(Love Part One - Dexy's Midnight Runners)

Folk Rock - Wax Stag

Lit - Spring Heel Jack

(Steve Reid Tribute - Gilles Peterson & Kieran Hebdon)

Afro Disco Beat - Tony Allen

(The Artistic Integrity - Wale)

Get Innocuous! (Soulwax Remix) - LCD Soundsystem

The Trail Of Ed Crane - The Man who Wasn't There: OST

Enfants (Michael JT Edit) - Ricardo Villalobos

(Songs Rap - Neil Young)

My Time - Roberto Cacciapaglia

Safak Türküsü - Ahmet Kaya

(Africa - Richard Pryor)

Pretty Baby - Sister Sledge

(No Time (feat. Goldie Glo) - Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire)

Money Folder (Four Tet Remix) - Madvillain

Poinciana (Live At The Pershing Lounge) - Ahmad Jamal Trio

(Interview - George Marsh)

Down Deep Inside (Theme From The Deep)- Donna Summer

Vrindavana Sanchara - Alice Coltrane

Act 1: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) - Jay Electronica

Walk On By - Jo Ann Garrett

Porgy - Nina Simone

Dare Me - The Pointer Sisters

(Huzzah! - Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire)

Ra-ako-st (Tood Terje mix) - Lindstrom

(Cockmeat Sandwich/Pissin' Between Train Cars - Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire)

(Born To A Family - The Go-Betweens)

Spinning Away - John Cale & Brian Eno

Act 1: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) - Jay Electronica

The Bank - The Man who Wasn't There: OST

That's it. Be well.

Steve & Andy

Free School

Ladies and gentleman, we have a real treat in store for you on our latest episode.

We took a visit to a small Northamptonshire village to meet up with James Chapman aka Maps who, over delicious nutritious pizza, discussed signing to Mute Records, his nomination for the Mercury Music Prize, his new album Vicissitude and remixing Depeche Mode. He also totally set us up by playing one of our tracks (*Free School shakes head in embarrassment*).

His new album is available here:

http://mapsvicissitude.sandbaghq.com/

Tracks:

1. Maps – You Will Find A Way

2. Pye Corner Audio - Dusk Veiled

3. Kelpe - Answered

4. Kolsch - Bappedekkel

5. Free School - Ranting & Raving

6. Boards Of Canada - Cold Earth

(Thanks to Phil Sharp for the photo)

Hey Free Schoolers!

Welcome to Podcast #19, a very special edition where we join the legendary Leftfoot DJ's and all-round impresarios Adam Regan and Richard Whittingham a.k.a. DJ DIck. to talk tunes, Paris, interventions, cocktails, fashion and Irish Gypsy fighting, practically our specialist subjects. Tracks chosen by Adam and Richard this episode:

1. Switchblade Sisters - 'U love my music'

2. The Rose - 'Laughing Light of Plenty'

3. Delroy Washington - 'Give all the praise to Jah'

4. Henri Texier - 'Luce D'alba'

5. Kode 9 - 'Fat Larry's Skank'

6. Warp 9 - 'Nunk (New Wave Funk)'

7. RJD2 - 'Ghostwriter'

Happy New Year Free Schoolers!

Hope you're feeling positive and upbeat about the year ahead. You're not? Well have a listen to Episode 18 and hear the first ever Free School blooper reel. We even start the show with what we believe is termed a 'skit'. I said skit.

Sam Redmore barges way into the podcast with his deceitful ways. Which is dead bad. BUT. It did enable us to bring the 'sock-beard' into existence which can only be dead good. We also round up our year, have a row about stealing DJ ideas and discuss how one might contract the norovirus.

Tracks this month:

1. Liars - No.1 Against The Rush

2. Gwen Mcrae - Keep The Fire Burning

3. Nicolas Jaar - With Just One Glance

4. Lovebirds - Want You In My Soul

5. Matthew Dear - Temptation

6. Dutch Uncles - Fester

Have an awesome year.

Andy & Steve

Hey Free Schoolers, we've got a mix for you this month. The mix is due to go out in NYC on Chris Tarantino's radio show on WFMU called The Private Sector (http://wfmu.org/playlists/PV). With that in mind we wanted to showcase a lil' bit o' Birmingham, interspersing very English music with very American music.

Plus The Field. Plus Moderat. Plus Broken Social Scene.

Ok, so we didn't stick to it for the entire 90 mins but there really isn't that much English or American music out there... Hope you like the mix, feedback always welcome. We're back next month with a Christmas special.

Tracklisting:

1. David Axelrod - Warning Talk: Part 1 / Neil Young - I Used To.../ Charlie Parker - Dizzy Atmosphere

2. Broadcast - Before We Begin

3. Dan Deacon - Prettyboy / The Beach Boys - Here Today (Highlights From Tracking Date)

4. Broken Social Scene - All to All

5. The Walker Brothers - Nite Flights

6. Miles Davis – Introduction By Mort Fega / The Field - Is This Power?

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Feat. Mahalia Jackson - Studio Conversation

7. Brian Eno - The Big Ship / The Killer

8. Walls - Heat Haze

9. D/R/U/G/S - love/lust

10. Human League - Seconds

11. Moderat - A New Error / Billie Holiday - At The End Of A Love Affair

12. John Maus - Streetlight

13. Sage Francis - Best Of Times

14. Jaga Jazzist - I Have A Ghost

15. Benoit & Sergio - What I've lost

16. Hiem Feat Roots Manuva - DJ Culture (Free School's Debut Smoker Mix)

17. Nathan Fake - Pearyland / Robert Wyatt - Introduction by John Peel

18. Fuck Buttons - Olympians

19. Free School - Iberico

20. Popol Vuh - Aguirre / Wale - The Chicago Falcon Remix f. The Budos Band

Steve & Andy

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Hey Free Schoolers, our special guest for this episode is DJ Dick of Rockers HiFi and Richard Whittingham Carpenters & Joiners fame. As we sat in awe of his vast vinyl collection he took us through an epic journey through his fascinating history - the Rum Runner club with Duran Duran, kicking Sade off stage, Snobs, the Different Drummer record label, signing to Island Records with Rockers HiFi and his new role as a Carpenter & Joiner. Aside from that, Dick's love of music comes shining through and there's a few jibes about his old mucker Adam Regan too.

See Dick's excellent blog here: http://carpenterandjoiner.wordpress.com/

Tracks:

1: Rockers Hi-Fi - Push Push

2. Heaven 17 - Temptation (Special Dance Mix)

3. Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa

4. Unknown - Unknown

5. Reverend Roy Easley JR - Father I Stretch My Hands To Thee

6. Adrian Sherwood - Effective

7. Spooky - Stereo

Welcome to the Free School Podcast: LIVE! We took up residence in the beautiful Hare & Hounds pub, Kings Heath, to annoy the locals, play some music and have a chat with a few friends, old and new. Oh yeh, and we promoted our new album 'Tender Administration'. So there.

Tracks this episode:

1. Free School - Meet When The Moon Is Full

2. Chieftan - Lazers

3. Greg Bird - Latecomer

4. Prince - If I was Your Girlfriend

5. LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends

6. Millie Jackson - We Got To Hit It Off

7. Free School - Time Breaks

Enjoy x