Podcast Host: Johnny Holloway
Podcast Owner: JohnnyHolloway
Website: http://johnnyholloway.podomatic.com
Location: U.K
The Latest New Releases and Exclusives from the world of Electro, Discopunk, Indie and Left field House Music.
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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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
