THE SWITCH CHART

THE OCTOBER 21st SHOW

10/28/2007 | Download File (68.01 MB) - right click to download

The show is going through a bit of a transitional period right now, so I'm away from things for a while. Calm down though, because you've still got the 20 records played in the broadcast, with all those 'are they tacky?' type jingles throughout. Here is how this weeks chart looks: 20. Bart B More - So It Goes (New Entry) 19. Rework - Check Your Vox (New Entry) 18. Golden Bug - Radio SSG (New Entry) 17. DJ Braaapscallion - The Things Freaks Are Made Of 16. Tocadisco - Better Days 15. Trash Fashion - Its A Rave Dave (New Entry) 14. Arrow !!! - D.O.E.S (New Entry) 13. Pomomofo - Back At The Club 12. Young Punx - Your Music Is Killing Me (New Entry) 11. New Young Pony Club - Get Lucky 10. VHS or BETA - Burn It All Down (New Entry) 9. Remi Nicole - Rock n Roll (New Entry) 8. Teenagers - Homecoming (New Entry) 7. Herve - Cheap Thrills 6. Dizzee Rascal - Flex (New Entry) 5. The Klaxons - As Above, So Below (New Entry) 4. Justice - D.V.N.O 3. Edison - Press Repeat (Pump Edit) (New Entry) 2. Justice - D.A.N.C.E (Stuart Price Remix) AND THIS WEEKS MOST IMPORTANT RECORD......................... 1. Plump DJ's - System Addict (New Entry)

THE OCTOBER 14th SHOW play >

THE OCTOBER 14th SHOW

10/14/2007 | Download File (66.42 MB) - right click to download

So, whats happening this week then? Well, there are a few welcome returns to the chart for New Young Pony Club, The Black Ghosts, Tocadisco and SebastiAn. Although the French got rumbled in the Rugby WC on Saturday, there is still a favorably French attendance in the top 20 compared to British talent. Even the Aussies have emerged as an unlikely source for quality electronic music this year. Its crazy, but good. Stuart Price / Les Rhythmes Digital help Justice get yet another Number One trophy with the D.A.N.C.E re-work thats just blowing up everywhere at the moment. Its terrifying, but good.

THE OCTOBER 7th SHOW play >

THE OCTOBER 7th SHOW

10/7/2007 | Download File (68.82 MB) - right click to download

I must say its been a complete and utter pleasure compiling and recording this weeks show. The first week of the month always seems to be a springboard for artists to get their new music out in the open and make us all dizzy and hyperactive with anticipation. A total of 12 debuts in this weeks show to include Autokratz, SebastiAn, Herve, and Robyn. It was a bit gutting to learn this week that Radio One are launching a show called 'THE SWITCH', presented by Annie Mac. As I pondered over my roasted wolverine Sunday dinner whether I should change the name, I spat out an onion and pronounced that THE SWITCH CHART would remain, and neither man nor beast would shift this micro-revolution from its roots. Fingers are crossed that they don't incorporate a chart within the show. Then I'm really screwed. Anyways, do enjoy a most delectable record at the top of the chart this week from Dave Gahan and Digitalism, plus further details of how to vote in the end-of-year awards show on December 28th. Pro, so, pro.

THE SEPTEMBER 30th SHOW play >

THE SEPTEMBER 30th SHOW

10/1/2007 | Download File (66.45 MB) - right click to download

I was thinking this week about how to generalise the content of the show. If you imagine the chart as a large circular deep fill mince meat pie, and within that pie are all the musical elements that make up the content. At least 65% of the pie these days is music defined at 'Nu Rave'. To quote from Wikipedia: New Rave (sometimes labelled New-Rave, Nu Rave, Neu- Rave or Nu-Rave), is a label applied to a style of music fusing elements of electronic, New Wave music, disco music, Indie music and punk, which developed in the UK in 2006. It has similarities with US-led style dance-punk. The Angular Recording Corporation, former record label of New-rave band Klaxons, were the first to coin the term, although music publication NME is largely responsible for popularising the term throughout 2006 and 2007. The genre has connotations of being a 'new' version of 'rave' as well as being a corruption of the term 'new wave'. The aesthetics of the New Rave scene are largely similar to those of the original rave scene, being mostly centred around psychedelic visual effects. Glowsticks, neon and other lights are common, and followers of the scene often dress in extremely bright and fluorescent coloured clothing. Thats where it finishes. So, almost accidentally, The Switch Chart has become a Nu-Rave platform. As we all know, sub genres in music seem to have a short(ish) shelf life. Who says 'Electroclash' these days? Nobody. I like this 'Nu-Rave' thing going on at the moment, and as long as its around, this site will continue to champion its disciples. This week, new music from the likes of Trabant & The Filthy Dukes, Chromeo, Ursula 1000 and Interpol. Dada Life make their chart debut, and, woaaah, hang on, the jammy little buggers have gone and got the Most Important Record Of The Week accolade with 'Fun, Fun Fun'. Love it. Listen out for the 'Go Buy These CD's' and the 'News Round-Up' sections embedded in all the noise and racket too.

THE SEPTEMBER 23rd SHOW play >

THE SEPTEMBER 23rd SHOW

9/23/2007 | Download File (68.57 MB) - right click to download

This week, the show evolves further, and may well implode soon due to the heavy weight of features that are starting to be introduced. The new Switch Chart 'News Section' covers all those rather amazing stories that have emerged this week. It was just too late this week to announce that LCD Soundsystem front man James Murphy's pet dog strayed from the family home, but was later found alive and well in a B&Q car park, licking a grapefruit. Alternative music these days takes second fiddle to the scandals in popular mainstream music. Britney is currently going completely mental. Pete Docherty' and Amy Winehouse are currently turning themselves into public health hazards,, and Chris Martin from Coldplay has admitted that he has a whole cellar full of Pink Floyd memorabilia that he has sprayed with his own semen over a period of 3 years. Its nice that the alternative world of dance music is untainted by these shameful episodes. We celebrate that fact this week, as we bring you some totally bloody nice records from the likes of The Plastic Operator, Hot Chip, Shlomi Aber and Boys Noize. This weeks most important record is a crazy sound clash involving Example, Karen Carpenter and Herve. Its 'So Many Roads'. Its a quality piece of modern day sound engineering, and lots of people love it too.

THE SEPTEMBER 16th SHOW play >

THE SEPTEMBER 16th SHOW

9/16/2007 | Download File (64.87 MB) - right click to download

The Switch Chart has taken yet another bold leap forward, like a tramp who has just found a battered sausage wrapped in cling-film on the pavement, and just stuffed the whole thing into his mouth without considering how old it is, or why it may have been thrown away in the first place. This is the first time that we have played ALL 20 RECORDS in the chart, whether they be new entries, or otherwise. Hopefully it will become a more interesting audible experience. The stats will tell the story. We've ditched the frankly quite pointless 'Switch Down' and the Flashback and Bootleg features. They've been moved now to the Dexter Rimmer Gay Reggae Podcast. Dexter wishes to point out that he is not gay himself, but suspects that his sister just might be. In the chart this week, we got new stuff from (amongst others) Spektrum, Rex The Dog, Pryda, Tronic Youth and Purple Crush. This most important record of the week is from Dragonette with a disco-licous remix by Ocelot on their 'Competition' track. Dream On.

THE SEPTEMBER 9th SHOW: play >

THE SEPTEMBER 9th SHOW:

9/11/2007 | Download File (66.48 MB) - right click to download

This weeks chart is a little bit late in coming. Basically, the Switch Chart computer system decided to wave the white flag, and upon closer inspection into the internal components, it turns out that a chicken had somehow found its way in through USB Port 4 and had laid a fat egg right in the middle of the motherboard. I carefully ushered it away from the wires and sent it packing. This poultry-free interface now allows us to bring you a bunch of excellent new records from the likes of The Dub Pistols, Utah Saints (remixed by Van She, you'll be relieved to hear), The Klaxons, Robyn, and Free Blood. This weeks Most Important Record comes courtesy of Peter, Bjorn & John. Punks Jump Up, as ever, do a bloody lovely job on their "Young Folks" track. We "Take A Walk" (quite literally) with Bolz Bolz in the Flashback Track feature. Gui Boratto makes us feel like we're cuddling up to a heavily sedated Panda in the Switch Down, and I give my honest opinion on the future of music as yet another weird tangent in conversation is witnessed.

THE SEPTEMBER 2nd SHOW: play >

THE SEPTEMBER 2nd SHOW:

9/3/2007 | Download File (67.62 MB) - right click to download

If you take a listen to the show this week, you'll hear brand new releases and pre-releases from the likes of Myoko, Digitalism, Simian Mobile Disco and Tepr. All in all, there are ten brand new records to play you that have made it in to the prestigious A list of this weeks finest alternative dance music recordings. Linus Loves are featured as our Flashback Track, and I exorcise some shameless self promotion with my own home-made Bootleg Track. We also get all sensual and bleary-eyed with the chilled out Switch Down Track as well. On a scale of 1 to 726, I'd give this weeks show a rating of 611. The Most Important Record Of The Week is by Alloy Mental. It is recommended (but not compulsory) that you listen to this weeks show in the company of a foul-mouthed priest, or a terrapin (whichever is easier to come by).

THE AUGUST 31st SHOW: ECLECTIC SPECIAL play >

THE AUGUST 31st SHOW: ECLECTIC SPECIAL

9/1/2007 | Download File (131.82 MB) - right click to download

Here is a special 2 hour show recorded last night. Totally separate from anything to do with The Switch Chart (except for the opening jingle, and my voice). Two extremely quite likable gentlemen (David and Michael) join the show to sift through some wonderfully eclectic records to include The Black Keys, Ako, Mirwais, The Levellers, The Herbaliser, RJD2, Boca 45, Doris, Fischerspooner and Peter, Bjorn & John. The show is a bit of an ad-lib festival of irrelevant conversation and devastating mixing skills, the likes of which can only be witnessed in hedgehog rescue centres. Bottom line is that its two hours of hand-picked brilliant music that will help you through your life. This is the first "explicit" show on the web page, so those of a nervous disposition need not bother to click on the play button. I'd like to thank David and Mike for their contribution to this ground-breaking broadcast, that will surely be in the reckoning for the accolade of the Tampax sponsored "Podcast Of The Year". I'm dusting off the tux as we speak................ I have no picture to represent this podcast, so I have included a photograph of Jessica Alba to make this even more of an attractive option for downloading.

THE AUGUST 26th SHOW play >

THE AUGUST 26th SHOW

8/27/2007 | Download File (68.02 MB) - right click to download

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