The newest signing to Red Grape, Broadcaster has, by his own admission, spent the last few years keeping his music a secret. However, a mutual friend in the shape of Doktor Music alerted us to what Broadcaster was up to.
'Come, me old beauty - and off we go' .........
On 'Primary Transmission' studio DJ Broadcaster overlays techno & dance beats with samples taken from the ground-breaking 1960s BBC Radio Ballads made by Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker & Peggy Seeger. Edgy yet stuffed full of hooks, this is some of the most original music you’re likely to hear in a long time.
Broadcaster says, "I've always loved the Radio Ballads because everything about them is so musical. I'm really excited about this album." The album is co-produced by Calum MacColl, who has worked with a very broad range of other artists, including Christie Hennessy, Eddi Reader, Boo Hewerdine, Natalie Imbruglia, Boyzone, Van Morrison, Christy Moore, Rokia Traore and Hafdis Huld.
Broadcaster sites his musical influences as ranging from Leonard Cohen, Daft Punk and Nick Cave to Josh Winks, Herbie Hancock and Talking Heads.
Primary Transmission by Broadcaster - track listing:
1. England
2. Stop Turning
3. The Wild Ones
4. Loneliness
5.
Watch Yourself
6. Johnny
7. England (radio edit)
8. Stop Turning (radio edit)
9. The Wild Ones (radio edit)
10. Johnny (radio edit)
Click on the arrow in the player below to listen:
If you'd like to get hold of the original Radio Ballads from which the samples are taken, they're available from Topic Records:
http://www.topicrecords.co.uk
A new book about the Radio Ballads, called 'Set Into Song' by Peter Cox is available direct from the author. Click here: http://www.setintosong.co.uk for full details
What people are saying:
England by Broadcaster is Colin Murray's Record of the Week, 8/6/08
Colin Murray, Radio 1:
"I loved it before I played it on the radio and I adore it even more now. It deserves to be played ALL over Radio 1. If we're doing our job right as the nation's greatest you should be hearing that in a lot of places - very special indeed!"
What people are saying 2:
Bill Brewster, Ministry of Sound Radio:
"I'll be playing this a lot as it's right up my street."
All FM Radio:
"I love this! It's been welded to my CD player at home for a week to catch unsuspecting visitors. I've been calling it 'flat cap house'.
Anoch FM:
"Sounded like Fatboy Slim, playing naff big beat to a muddy field of listless sheep - about as relevant as TB!"
(Ah well, you can't please everyone)
What people are saying 3:
Mike Wilson, Folking.com
"This recording will divide opinion. It's a refreshing and vibrant reinterpretation that deserves plaudits as much for its achievement as a piece of work in its own right as for its audacity in reinterpreting these seminal recordings."
