Having suggested there were 2 weeks left during last Thursday's show, I realise now I couldn't count and therefore there 3 weeks left of this season's radio broadcasts. Hurray. 

This coming week a couple of tracks from Jeff Beck, showing his versatility on his excellent new album Live +, with John McLaughlin and Muddy Water covers. Nick Drake, artist of (what is left of) the term, features heavily especially for friends in the NW (of England). The NW of the US is represented by Kim Sajn's +1.  This week, a complete track from the new Guapo  3 track album. After wallowing emotionally in Derek & Dominoes' Layla, more of the same from the 20th Anniversary boxset, here Have You Loved A Woman, (I'm sure most of us males have felt those blues). This is one of those major rock albums that should be in all true rock and blues fan's collections. A couple of those "must be played at least once a year tunes" from Crack The Sky and Kings X. After Steven 'n' Seagulls bluegrass take on The Trooper, my favourite version from Hellsong. One of the original jazz rock bands in the form of Fourth Way. The other co-composer's version of the classic White Room. The tune I wanted to play from Zappa's Sheik Yerbouti, Broken Hearts Is For ********* is off-limits here, so a safe instrumental instead from elsewhere on the record. And then of course the usual odd mix. 

BTW, talking odd mixes, thank you Susan for the positive feedback sent on Thursday wrt  the tune played from Spooky Tooth & Pierre Henry's 1969 fusion of heavy rock with music concrete electronics on the Catholic Mass. On paper it shouldn't work but it does. Perhaps one reason why record executives  have taken over 45 years to authorise a remaster of this literally progressive record, and one of those great records issues by Island Records in 1969, along with the first Crimson and Renaissance albums

Alternative Alternative Show

28^th May 2015

9pm – 11pm BST

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RM= remaster

Artist of the term: NICK DRAKE

About 28 out 30 shows done for the academic year; here is the probable playlist for the 29th. New material from Mike Gibbs + NDR Bigband + Bill Frisell; Jaga Jazzist in fine form; Jeff Beck is very good live; David Torn with sophisticated soundscapes. Otherwise raiding the archives, for instance with Nick Drake and a couple from Seattle's Precognitive label. A little experiment running back to back different arrangements of the classic rock tune The Trooper.

Alternative Alternative Show

4^th June 2015

9pm – 11pm BST

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RM= remaster

Artist of the term: NICK DRAKE

No. 30 the last show before October? Downloads feature, including the much praised new Scott Henderson, Morglbl, Dennis Rollins and Troyka albums. Several dips into recordings by King Crimson members. Ida Sand has come up with a nice jazz voice album of Neil Young tunes. More from the excellent Jeff Beck Live +. And of course artist of the term Nick Drake, and music from Kim Sajn's Precognitive label.

Alternative Alternative Show

11^th June 2015

9pm – 11pm BST

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RM= remaster

Artist of the term: NICK DRAKE

Next Thursday's tune choices already done, but had time to replace one original choice with the Susan Weinert, prompted by Gary Husband on Facebook. Had to make space for a long piece from the new Elephant9 album... the band sound to becoming more psychedelic than say comparable with Lifetime... but that maybe me. More from the excellent October issues out of Cuneiform Records one of the best labels for eclectic independent music on this planet... and as the BBC keeps reminding "there are other brands",  so I'll add Rune Grammofon for good measure. Some RIO(?) from Argentina in the form of Las Oreja Y La Lengua (will I get the pronunciation right on the night??). We continue with David Sylvain, back as artist of the term, taking a couple of tunes from 'Bees', especially from those occasionally listeners asking for more Sylvian. I continue with the campaign to remind people of Tamla Motown's first white band signing, Rare Earth. BTW who recorded 'Tobacco Road' first, since my memory is clouded with the first hit of song in the UK released by the Nashville Teens? And a first dip into Jean Michel Jarre's latest, with different guests on each track, ranging from Pete Townshend (rather shouty vocals), to Laurie Anderson to Air to Massive Attack.  However, most tracks sound like sources of samples for a rave (like I had to suffer at 110db escaping from the studios, after last night's broadcast around 11.30pm), and ultimately forgettable, (unlike those on Oxygene) - therefore only 2-3 choices worth playing on ALT2. Enjoy.

Alternative Alternative Show

22^nd October 2015

9pm – 11pm BST