With Simon still away travelling Ben was torn between doing the show solo and doing …this. We bring you a cavalcade of delightful British-intoned entertainment, music from all eras, a truly eclectic mix of glorious sound.
Tonight! @hitherto is still out of town we bring you ALL THE BRITS. @benward, @annapickard and @tomcoates. Larks at 8pm on BFF.FM! Join us!
— Eclectic Kettle (@BFFKettle) July 15, 2015
Friends and wonderful people join us, Anna Pickard and Tom Coates (last heard on Eclectic Kettle #25).
OK, here we go for radio. Just as soon as @tomcoates and @annapickard are ready… http://t.co/H0bnS2lRix right now! pic.twitter.com/xFahRxPzAK
— Ben Ward (@benward) July 15, 2015
LOOK MA I'M ON THE RADIO. (bff.fm with @tomcoates and @benward) pic.twitter.com/keG1JDOU62
— Anna Pickard (@annapickard) July 15, 2015
We remark on Anna's French-influenced radio lifestyle, and play you an excellent compendium of tunes. Also:
/cc @tomcoates @SwiftOnSecurity pic.twitter.com/JWY3WtQ6xr
— Yoz Grahame (@yoz) July 15, 2015
Sleep in their beds, so you may know their dreams.
— Airbnb (@Airbnb) July 14, 2015
We discussed chocolate (again, it's been a while since Fiona was on…)
@BFFKettle anna doesn't like nestle bars because she thinks they're like the ITV of chocolate
— Bobbie Johnson (@bobbie) July 15, 2015
Sit at their tables, so you can know their tastes.
— Airbnb (@Airbnb) July 14, 2015
We also played another quirky and excellent piece from Cosmo Sheldrake's “Pelicans We” EP, to which Tom was able to add a little colour:
@simonw You need to get this song about Pelicans that @benward is playing
— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) July 15, 2015
This insane song apparently has lyrics by Edward Lear who I read a lot when I was little: http://t.co/oEGbJKYcXW
— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) July 15, 2015
There was an old person of Fife,Who was greatly disgusted with life;They sang him a ballad, and fed him on salad...
— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) July 15, 2015
There was an old man who screamed outWhenever they knocked him about:So they took off his boots, and fed him with fruits...
— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) July 15, 2015
And continued to knock him about...
— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) July 15, 2015
@BFFKettle I honestly thought it was going to be the Willy Fog song. That's how I think.
— Rocio Rodtjer (@albarodtjer) July 15, 2015
Go look through their windows, so you can understand their views.
— Airbnb (@Airbnb) July 14, 2015
And in amongst all that, we actually managed some pretty conventional Kettle:
@BFFKettle Liking the Colombian hip hop!
— Rocio Rodtjer (@albarodtjer) July 15, 2015
Just played: 212 by Azealia Banks, Pedestrian at Best by Courtney Barnett and now Dreams by Beck. Don't judge me.
— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) July 15, 2015
@BFFKettle way to play the most perfect song, ever pic.twitter.com/kkAyLAQult
— stephanie vacher (@awesome) July 15, 2015
Thank you for joining us! More guest shenanigans next week!
I really like being on the radio. Thanks, @benward for letting me and @tomcoates crash your show and say rude words.
— Anna Pickard (@annapickard) July 15, 2015
I wonder if Airbnb just forgot to add "Wear their skin as if it was your own face" at the end. https://t.co/Z8Td3NjOU5
— Matt Haughey (@mathowie) July 15, 2015
Playlist
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Drag by Ne-Hi on Drag (Public House Recordings) -
Waitress by Hop Along on Painted Shut (Saddle Creek) -
I Know It's Wrong by Secretary on Secretary EP (SASC Records) - Break
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Bossa Cubana by Los Zafiros on Bossa Cubana (World Circuit) -
Quien es el patron? by Systema Solar on Systema Solar (Intermundos) -
Rapper's Delight (Dub Version) by Taggy Matcher on Disco Reggae (Stix Records) -
Funky Music Sno Nuff Turns Me On by Edwin Star (Motown Records) - Break
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Paints by Le Thug on Place Is (Toad Records) - Break
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Lamb and Lion by Slow Club on I Swam Out To Greet You (Wichita Recordings) -
Back Roads by Woods & Whitehead on Back Roads (Self Released) -
Pelicans We by Cosmo Sheldrake on Pelicans We (Transgressive) -
Ramblin' Man by Lemon Jelly on Lost Horizons (XL Recordings) -
Summer Sun by Koop on Waltz for Koop (Playground Music) -
Some Say by Nina Simone on Silk and Soul (BMG) - Break
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212 by Azealia Banks on Broke With Expensive Taste (Prospect Park) -
Pedestrian at Best by Courtney Barnett on Pedestrian at Best (Marathon Artists) -
Dreams by Beck on Dreams (Fonograf) -
A Beautiful Woman by Deradorian (Anticon) -
Talk Show Host by Radiohead on Street Spirit (Single) (Polydor) -
Hold Tight by Jamie xx on In Colour (Young Turks) - Break
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Daft Punk Is Playing at My House by LCD Soundsystem on LCD Soundsystem (DFA) - Break
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What A Life by Stig of the Dump on Kubrick (Lewis Recordings)