Well this weeks show is being uploaded to the server as we speak, ready for tomorrow night 10pm til Midnight. Expect some Buraka Som Sistema, Deadbeat, Joker, Mike Slott, Sunship, Drop the Lime, The Bug, Flying Lotus and much more. All energised by a bike ride where my face was stung by hail as I rode straight into the wind, great fun, I was grinning through my grimace.
I might even get this weeks tracklist up. In the meantime I'm going to enjoy this weeks Between the Ears. Which is so far, so intriguing.
24 Nov 2008
13 Nov 2008
The State of Play
So what is the deal with Forward Motion? I'm often wondering that aloud to myself these days, I've always tried to keep the show upfront and fresh, and to try and make the show as far from repeatitive as possible, at the moment though I'm questioning the direction in which the show is heading.
The music policy has recently been lets just say chaotic, nothing wrong with that, chaos is a wonderful thing, and maybe chaotic is not the right word after all it carries negative connotations to many. What I think I'm trying to get at is that the music policy has been very loose, and I haven't been as discplined as I would like. One of the concerns I have had with the show, one that I had back in March when we found ourselves on Future Beat, was that the music I was listening to seemed to suit being mixed rather than just put into the put it on and play it format I favour, I'm no DJ and I can't mix, I've been advised to learn by some, but by those who know how bad my rhythm can be I haven't pursued, well not since I was 18 and a very patient friend tried educating me on her 1's and 2's.
Anyway I'm just trying to work out what I'm doing with the show, I feel that playing some of the music I'm loving now is doing it no favours, especially with the ease of access to great mixes and radio, if you haven't already check out Bok Bok on Sub Fm (Sats 17:00 - 19:00 fortnightly). Where as at the other end of the scale the likes of MAH have access to fresh dubplates, and make sure that each weeks show sounds fresh. So what to do with Forward Motion? I have some ideas, I'm just trying to work them out. Fear not those who do listen I won't be hanging up the headphones and mic. Also we do now have a Forward Motion group on Facebook, now thats advancement.
The music policy has recently been lets just say chaotic, nothing wrong with that, chaos is a wonderful thing, and maybe chaotic is not the right word after all it carries negative connotations to many. What I think I'm trying to get at is that the music policy has been very loose, and I haven't been as discplined as I would like. One of the concerns I have had with the show, one that I had back in March when we found ourselves on Future Beat, was that the music I was listening to seemed to suit being mixed rather than just put into the put it on and play it format I favour, I'm no DJ and I can't mix, I've been advised to learn by some, but by those who know how bad my rhythm can be I haven't pursued, well not since I was 18 and a very patient friend tried educating me on her 1's and 2's.
Anyway I'm just trying to work out what I'm doing with the show, I feel that playing some of the music I'm loving now is doing it no favours, especially with the ease of access to great mixes and radio, if you haven't already check out Bok Bok on Sub Fm (Sats 17:00 - 19:00 fortnightly). Where as at the other end of the scale the likes of MAH have access to fresh dubplates, and make sure that each weeks show sounds fresh. So what to do with Forward Motion? I have some ideas, I'm just trying to work them out. Fear not those who do listen I won't be hanging up the headphones and mic. Also we do now have a Forward Motion group on Facebook, now thats advancement.
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