Arctic Circle on Resonance FM (Edition 13) 11 May 10

Arctic Circle on Resonance FM; a weekly velvety soft sonic celebration brought to you by London finest promoter Arctic Circle and its team of penguin assistants. Situated in its own secluded Hut, this show is a refuge, a cocoon of the finest in new music, spinning a warm glow from the outer-reaches of the snowy wastelands. Presented and produced by Ben Eshmade, this show is a one-hour transmission from an intensely beautiful musical world featuring guests and live sessions from its extended family.

download: http://media.libsyn.com/media/arcticcircle/Resonance_13_11-05-10.mp3

Edition 13: On tonight transmission Arctic Circle will be talking to Andreas Werliin from the group Wildbirds & Peacedrums about his upcoming concert with a 12 pieces choir Scandanavian choir this week in London. We’ll also talk to James De Malplaquet from The Miserable Rich about how a bad wedding experience caused the band to form. And we’ll travel across the four or maybe three corners of the globe to catch up with Oen Sujet, Dustin O’Halloran and Isnaj Dui to learn more about their involvement in our year long Explorers music project.

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The Circle – Mix by Sone Institute & Simon Scott BBAG Mix (Edition 33) 9 May 10

Brought to you by Arctic Circle Radio, the Circle is a new weekly podcast that takes you on a one-hour journey based on the most simple and significant of shapes. Every Circle is unique; formed from a guest curator’s musical landscape and they all share the same revolutionary quality: each one ends at the point where it began.

Edition 33 – Mix by Sone Institute & Simon Scott BBAG Mix

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The Bubbly Blue and Green – was a four-day festival of eclectic ‘water music’ which ran from the 24th to 27th February 2010 at Kings Place (London). Simon Scott and Sone Institute came together to create a unique soundscape which could be heard floating round all corners of the venue. Here is a recording of their final day live performance. Magical.

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The Hut (Edition 30) 9 May 10

Welcome to the Hut; a weekly velvety soft sonic celebration brought to you by Arctic Circle Radio. The Hut is a refuge, a cocoon of the finest in new music, spinning a warm glow from the outer-reaches of the snowy wastelands. Presented and produced by Ben Eshmade (with additional sounds and magic from Sone Institute),the Hut is a one-hour transmission from an intensely beautiful musical world.

download: http://media.libsyn.com/media/arcticcircle/30hut128.mp3

Edition 30 – featuring music from Smile Down Upon Us, Wreaths, Sam Amidon, Pascal Babare, Band Ane, Monoceros and Efterklang.

Arctic Circle on Resonance FM (Edition 12) 4 May 10

Arctic Circle on Resonance FM; a weekly velvety soft sonic celebration brought to you by London finest promoter Arctic Circle and its team of penguin assistants. Situated in its own secluded Hut, this show is a refuge, a cocoon of the finest in new music, spinning a warm glow from the outer-reaches of the snowy wastelands. Presented and produced by Ben Eshmade, this show is a one-hour transmission from an intensely beautiful musical world featuring guests and live sessions from its extended family.

download: http://media.libsyn.com/media/arcticcircle/Resonance_12_04-05-10.mp3

Edition 13: On this edition of Arctic Circle we excited to welcome into the studio One Little Indian artists Songdog. A Welsh three-piece folk noir band from Blackwood, Caerphilly noted for their intelligent lyrics and intricate musical arrangements. Their new album A Life Eroding has just been released and we’ll chat to them about this as well as the music, books and films that have inspired them as a band.

http://www.myspace.com/songdog

The Circle – Mix by Coldstream (Edition 33) 27 April 10

Brought to you by Arctic Circle Radio, the Circle is a new weekly podcast that takes you on a one-hour journey based on the most simple and significant of shapes. Every Circle is unique; formed from a guest curator’s musical landscape and they all share the same revolutionary quality: each one ends at the point where it began.

Edition 32 – Mix by Coldstream

download: http://media.libsyn.com/media/arcticcircle/33coldstream128.mp3

Tom White – On Sundays
Tim Hecker – Norberg
Jannick Schou – My Life, Grainy (Reprise)
Coldstream – Alarums
Library Tapes – The Typewriter
Philp Jeck – Fanfares
Oren Ambarchi – Remedios The Beauty
William Fowler Collins – The Ghosts Of Eden Trail
Black To Comm – Musik Fur Alle
Philip Jeck plays Charles Matthews
Zelienople – Little Little Eye-Full
Coldstream – Greys
Tom White – On Sundays (Coldstream Remix)

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The Hut (Edition 29) 27 April 10

Welcome to the Hut; a weekly velvety soft sonic celebration brought to you by Arctic Circle Radio. The Hut is a refuge, a cocoon of the finest in new music, spinning a warm glow from the outer-reaches of the snowy wastelands. Presented and produced by Ben Eshmade (with additional sounds and magic from Sone Institute),the Hut is a one-hour transmission from an intensely beautiful musical world.

download: http://media.libsyn.com/media/arcticcircle/29hut128.mp3

Edition 29 - featuring music from Neverest Song, Ashley Beedle featuring Kurt Wagner, Laura Veirs, Denis Jones, Rebelski and The Go Find

Arctic Circle on Resonance FM (Edition 11) 28 April 10

Arctic Circle on Resonance FM; a weekly velvety soft sonic celebration brought to you by London finest promoter Arctic Circle and its team of penguin assistants. Situated in its own secluded Hut, this show is a refuge, a cocoon of the finest in new music, spinning a warm glow from the outer-reaches of the snowy wastelands. Presented and produced by Ben Eshmade, this show is a one-hour transmission from an intensely beautiful musical world featuring guests and live sessions from its extended family.

download: http://media.libsyn.com/media/arcticcircle/Resonance_11_27-04-10.mp3

Edition 11: On this edition of Arctic Circle we look back at some of the artist who have played for us over the last year in London. Featuring interviews with The Notwist, Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra, Efterklang, Keith Keniff (Helios/Goldmund) Iain Ballamy (Food) and Paper Cinema.

Arctic Circle one hour transmission this week starts with German orchestral pop and finishing with a 21^st century re-interpretation of the ideas of Oliver Postgate and Jackanory.

Arctic Circle on Resonance FM (Edition 10) 20 April 10

Arctic Circle on Resonance FM; a weekly velvety soft sonic celebration brought to you by London finest promoter Arctic Circle and its team of penguin assistants. Situated in its own secluded Hut, this show is a refuge, a cocoon of the finest in new music, spinning a warm glow from the outer-reaches of the snowy wastelands. Presented and produced by Ben Eshmade, this show is a one-hour transmission from an intensely beautiful musical world featuring guests and live sessions from its extended family.

download: http://media.libsyn.com/media/arcticcircle/Resonance_10_20-04-10.mp3.mp3

Edition 10: On this week transmission Ben Eshmade will chat to songwriter and harpist Serafina Steer. She’s play some track from her new album ‘change is good change is good’ which was released on Static Caravan records earlier this month. Serafina’s music portrays a series of finely drawn characters and stories from mini kitchen sink drama, to a ghoulish highwayman or a girl falling down a well. We’ll also hear from Dublin based singer-songwriter Adrian Crowley on the telephone who recently won the Choice Music award and plays for Arctic Circle on 30 April at the Whitechapel Gallery.

Tracklisting:

Dustin O’Halloran – Opus 43
The Go Find – Heart of Gold – Everyone Knows It’s Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight
Cocteau Twins
Serafina Steer – Dayglow (live)
Adrian Crowley – Various tracks from Season of Sparks
Serafina Steer – Shut Up Shop (live)
Shimmy Rivers And And Canal – Woolen Jerk
Serafina Steer – Port Isaac
Greg Haines – Marc’s Descent

[please note due to a technical issues there is some distortion on some part of the live sessions, sorry]

http://www.myspace.com/drumstreetsefa

Arctic Circle on Resonance FM (Edition 9) 13 April 10

Arctic Circle on Resonance FM; a weekly velvety soft sonic celebration brought to you by London finest promoter Arctic Circle and its team of penguin assistants. Situated in its own secluded Hut, this show is a refuge, a cocoon of the finest in new music, spinning a warm glow from the outer-reaches of the snowy wastelands. Presented and produced by Ben Eshmade, this show is a one-hour transmission from an intensely beautiful musical world featuring guests and live sessions from its extended family.

download: http://media.libsyn.com/media/arcticcircle/Resonance_9_13-04-10.mp3

Edition 9: On this edition of Arctic Circle we’re joined in the studio by Arch Garrison. The project of North Sea Radio Orchestra front man Craig Fortnam. They’ll be singing some songs about the mighty Thames, roman roads, ditches and mounds, vapour trails and mental un-health

Tracklisting:

Danny Norbury – Evening Star
Vashti Bunyan – Rainbow River
North Sea Radio Orchestra – The Flower
The Incredible String Band
Arch Garrison – King of the Down
Balmorhea – To The Order of the Night
Nils Frahm – Nue
Arch Garrison – Stone on the Pound
Deerhoof – Family of Others
Arch Garrison – Peek a Boo
Serafina Steer – By This River
Brian Eno – By This River

www.myspace.com/archgarrison

The Hut (Edition 28) 6 April 10

Welcome to the Hut; a weekly velvety soft sonic celebration brought to you by Arctic Circle Radio. The Hut is a refuge, a cocoon of the finest in new music, spinning a warm glow from the outer-reaches of the snowy wastelands. Presented and produced by Ben Eshmade (with additional sounds and magic from Sone Institute),the Hut is a one-hour transmission from an intensely beautiful musical world.
download: http://media.libsyn.com/media/arcticcircle/28hut128.mp3

Edition 28 - featuring music from Koop, The London Snorkelling Team, Sam Amidon, Polar Bear, Danny Norbury, Midlake and Minotaur Shock.