In Greek mythology, Leda was the daughter of the Aetolian king Thestius and wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta. As you may have guessed by now Zeus fancied her. I mean who didn’t he want a piece of ? As always Zeus had a cunning plan to seduce her. Turning himself into a swan, he fell into her arms for protection from a pursuing eagle. Later that night, as Leda lay with her husband, Zeus cosummated their relationship.

If all this bird based beastiality is starting to get to you, fear not as we’ve also got a stack of brand new tunes for your listening pleasure. Whether it be the ambient dubstep of Ginz and Kool Money Kwame or the Scottish indie delights of We Were Promised Jetpacks you’ll find something to entice you into our Orbit.

To buy a selection of music from this week’s Orbit and some of Matthew Sweeney’s musical recommendations visit the Orbit MP3 shop.

Tracklist

1. Love.Stop.Repeat. – Something for Mary – Make Your Own Adventure
2. We Were Promised Jetpacks – A Far Cry – Fatcat
3. Foals – Spanish Sahara – Sub Pop
4. All the Damn Kids – The Books Stop Here – Elvis Lives
5. Sasha – Every End Has a Start – Not Yet Retro
6. Broken Social Scene – World Sick – Arts & Crafts
7. Shout Out Louds – Fall Hard – Weekender
8. Bruce Stallion – Drugs = Bad – Coin Operated
9. Urchins & Spoek – Tickets (Kid Kaio is High Remix) – Palms Out Sounds
10. Django Django – WOR – Bonjour Branch
11. Caribou – Odessa – Merge
12. Flying Lotus – Computer Face / Pure Being – Warp
13. Ginz & Kool Money Kwame – Wet Wipe Riddem – Earwax

Orbit is back bringing you the best new music that we can get our hands on. This week features brand new tracks from the likes of Udachi, Signals and Love.Stop.Repeat. This week’s episode is named after Jupiter’s moon Sinope.

In Greek mythology Sinope was one of  the daughters  of Anopus. As with many ladies of the time, Zeus wanted to have his way with her. Apparently though, Anopus had a bit more going on upstairs than your average ancient Greek lady as when Zeus agreed to grant her one wish she wished to remain a virgin for the rest of her life. Cunning. Not only did this trick work on Zeus, but years later the same trick worked on Apollo and she did in fact remain unblemished for the rest of her days.

This week we’ve used all of our virginal cunning to select the finest new music thats made it’s way into our wandering hands. Whether it be the alt folk of Love.Stop.Repeat. or the wonderous folktronica of Tunng you’ll find something to entice you into our Orbit.

To buy a selection of music from this week’s Orbit and some of Matthew Sweeney’s musical recommendations visit theOrbit MP3 shop.

Tracklist

1. Darwin Deez – Radar Detector – Lucky Numbers
2. Signals – What Dreams – Moshi Moshi
3. The Choir of Young Believers – She Walks – Ghostly International
4. Admiral Fallow – Squealing Pigs – Lo-Five
5. Tunng – Hustle – Full Time Hobby
6. Udachi – P Funk Skank – Party Like Us
7. The Dum Dum Girls – Jail La La – Sub Pop
8. The Twilight Sad – The Room – Fatcat
9. Love.Stop.Repeat. – Song for Mary – Make Your Own Adventure

Matthew Sweeney and Orbit are back again bringing you the best new music we can get our hands on. Brand spanking new releases this week coming from the likes of Three Trapped Tigers, The Twilight Sad and Darwin Deez. This weeks episode is named after Jupiter’s moon Pasiphae.

In Greek mythology Pasiphae was the daughter of Helios, the sun. After a curse from Poseidon she was left with an unnatural desire towards white bulls. To facilitate her needs, Pasiphae had Daedalus construct a portable wooden bull complete with realistic cow hide and thus the Minotaur was born.

Facilitating your musical needs this week we’ve got a veritable host of mock bovine treats. Whether it be the Scottish hip hop delights of Loki and Louie or the lo-fi indie of Darwin Deez, you’ll find something to entice you into our Orbit.

To buy a selection of music from this week’s Orbit and some of Matthew Sweeney’s musical recommendations visit the Orbit MP3 shop.

Tracklist

1. Local Natives – Airplanes – Infectious
2. Errors – A Rumour In Africa – Rock Action
3. Three Trapped Tigers – 11 – Blood and Biscuit
4. Loki – Dear Green Waste – Hectic Beats
5. Louie – Varicus – Hectic Beats
6. Vitalic – Second Lives (Colonel Up and Mister Down Remix) – Different/ Pias
7. Diarmaid O’ Meara – Selfish Bass – Gobsmacked
8. Hot Club De Paris – Dance A Ragged Dance – Moshi Moshi
9. So So Modern – The Worst Is Yet To Come -Transgressive
10. The Twilight Sad – The Room – Fatcat
11. Spaghetti Anywhere – Girlfriends With Boyfriends – Toy Soldiers
12. Kill It Kid – Ivy & Oak – One Little Indian
13. Darwin Deez – Radar Detector – Lucky Number

Orbit is back once again bringing you the best new music we can lay our intergalactic mits on. Awesome new releases this week coming from the likes of Hadouken!, Shunda K and Local Natives. This weeks  episode is named after Pluto’s moon Hydra.

In Greek mythology Lernaean Hydra was a nine headed sea beast who’s breath was so virulent even her tracks were deadly. The Hydra was eventually killed by Heracles as one of his Twelve Labours. Hardcore.

Taking the form of a nine headed sea beast this week is our latest episode of Orbit. Convenient really. Whether it be the off kilter indie of Local Natives or the less than lady like hip hop of Shunda K and Damp Heat you’ll find something to entice you into our Orbit.

To buy a selection of music from this week’s Orbit and some of Matthew Sweeney’s musical recommendations visit the Orbit MP3 shop.

Tracklist

1. Tunng – Hustle – Full Time Hobby
2. Black Daniel – I Love You, But Don’t Touch Me Cos Your Sick – Dustbowl
3. Hadouken! – Turn The Lights Out (Kitsch N Sync Vocal Remix) – Surface Noise
4. Shunda K & Damp Heat – Tired Of Bullshit – GMEQA
5. Spaghetti Anywhere – Girlfriends With Boyfriends – Toy Soldiers
6. Wooden Box With A Fistful Of Fivers – Twisted Mile – Electric Honey
7. White Health – 7.38 am – Electric Honey
8. Phantom Limb – Run – Naim Edge
9. Local Natives – Airplanes – Infectious

In Greek mythology Charon was the ferryman of Hades, the God of the underworld. It was his job to carry the souls of the deceased across the River Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead.

Carrying you across a river to musical heaven this week we’ve got a veritable feast of new musical offerings. Whether it be the upbeat folktronica of Tunng or the off kilter indie delights of Fool’s Gold you’ll find something to entice you into our Orbit.

To buy a selection of music from this week’s Orbit and some of Matthew Sweeney’s musical recommendations visit the Orbit MP3 shop.

Tracklist

1. Iglue – This Island – Unsigned
2. The Hairs – Duh! x 12 – Holiday Records
3. Erland and the Carnival – Trouble in Mind – Full Time Hobby
4. So So Modern – Dendrons -Transgressive
5. Fool’s Gold – Poseidon – IAMSOUND
6. Sweeney Straddles the Sun – State of Mind – Boffo Bear
7. Veronica Falls – Found Love in a Graveyard – Trouble
8. Dum Dum Girls – Jail La La – Sub Pop
9. Tunng – Hustle – Full Time Hobby

Orbit is back again bringing you the best new music we can get our intergalactic hands on including glorious offerings from the likes of Errors, The Vampire Weekend and Hot Club De Paris. This week’s episode is named after Neptune’s largest moon Triton.

In Greek mythology Triton was the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, the God and Goddess of the sea. Much like his father he carried a trident. However, Triton’s special skill was owning a conch that he blew like a trumpet to calm or raise the waters.

Rasing storm’s this week we’ve got an infinite ocean of aural delights. Whether it be the off kilter fight pop of Los Campesinos! or the quaint indie of Frightened Rabbit you’ll find somehing to lure you into our Orbit.

To buy a selection of music from this week’s Orbit and some of Matthew Sweeney’s musical recommendations visit the Orbit MP3 shop.

Tracklist

1. So So Modern – The Worst Is Yet To Come – Transgressive
2. The Vampire Weekend – Cousins -XL Recordings
   
3. Los Campesinos! – Romance Is Boring – Wichita
4. Frightened Rabbit – Nothing Like You – Fatcat
5. Kathryn Williams – Fifty White Lines – One Little Indian
6. Girls – Morning Light – Turnstile
7. Errors – A Rumour In Africa – Rock Action
8. Lightspeed Champion – Marlene – Domino
9. Hot Club De Paris – Dance A Ragged Dance – Moshi Moshi
10. Iglue – This Island – Unsigned

Matthew Sweeney and Orbit are back for 2010 bringing you the best new music we can lay our cosmic mits on.

2009 was a fantastic year for music and 2010 is shaping up to be just as good, if not better.

With this in mind we’ve put together a special episode of Orbit looking ahead to the musical delights this fine year has to offer.

To buy a selection of music from this week’s Orbit and some of Matthew Sweeney’s musical recommendations visit the Orbit MP3 shop.

Tracklist

1. Hot Chip – One Life Stand – Astralwerks
2. Floating Points – J & W Beats – Planet U
3. Rolo Tomassi – Abraxas – Hassle
4. Joy Orbison – Wet Look – Hot Flush
5. The Drums – I Felt Stupid – Moshi Moshi
6. Local Natives – Airplanes – Infectious
7. Nosaj Thing – IOIO – Alpha Pup
8. Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed – Polydor
9. Rustie – Keesha Resmack – Warp
10. Frightened Rabbit – Swim Until You Can’t See Land – Fatcat

As the year draws to a close, Matthew Sweeney and Orbit bring you an intergalactic collection of 2009’s finest tunes.

What a wonderful year. Remember to look out for more end of year round-ups from the rest of the Radio Magnetic team.

See you in 2010.

To buy a selection of music from this week’s Orbit and some of Matthew Sweeney’s musical recommendations visit the Orbit MP3 shop.

Tracklist

1. James Yuill – No Pins Allowed – Moshi Moshi
2. The Whitest Boy Alive – 1517 – Bubbles
3. Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks – Warp
4. Edie Sedgwick – Natural Born Killers – Dischord
5. Major Lazer feat. Vybz Kartel- Pon De Floor – Downtown
6. Sidney Samson – Riverside – Sneakerz Muzik
7. Wild Beasts – All the King’s Men – Domino
8. Animal Collective – Brothersport – Domino
9. Fool’s Gold – Surprise Hotel – IAMSOUND
10. The Maccabees feat. Roots Manuva – Empty Vessels – Fiction
11. Nitkowski – The Taste and Stink of Old Coins – Function Records
12. Converge – Axe to Fall – Epitaph
13. Meesha – Clack – LoDubs
14. Reso – Armored Core – Civil Music
15. Johnny Foreigner – Criminals – Best Before
16. Dananananaykroyd – Pink Sabbath – Holy Roar
17. Tubelord – Propeller – Hassle
18. Frightened Rabbit – Swim Until You Can’t See Land – Fatcat
19. We Were Promised Jetpacks – Roll Up Your Sleeves – Fatcat
20. Hudson Mohawke – FUSE – Warp
21. Tempa T – Next Hype – No Hats No Hoods
    

Orbit’s back bringing you the best new music we can lay our planetary mits on. Awesome tracks this week coming from the likes of Skream, Lightspeed Champion and Fool’s Gold. This week’s episode is named after Jupiter’s moon Themisto.

In Greek Mythology Themisto was the third wife of Althamas. For a while the pair were happily married and she bore him five children. When Althamas went back to his second wife Ino, Themisto dressed all her own children in white and all of Ino’s in black, then proceeded to slaughter the black clothed children. This, however, backfired as Althamas had switched the childrens clothing and Themisto had in fact murdered her own brood. Oopsy.

If you’re starting to worry that this is descending into some sort of mythologcal episode of Jeremy Kyle fear not as we’ve got plenty of new music to distract you. Whether it be the the bass heavy dubstep of Skream or the off kilter indie delights of Grizzly Bear you’ll find something to entice you into our Orbit.

To buy a selection of music from this week’s Orbit and some of Matthew Sweeney’s musical recommendations visit the Orbit MP3 shop.

Tracklist

1. The Maccabees feat. Roots Manuva – Empty Vessels – Fiction
2. Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks – Warp
3. Fool’s Gold – Nadine – IAMSOUND
4. El Goodo – I Saw Her Today – Dell ‘Orso
5. Lightspeed Champion – Marlene – Domino
6. Hatcham Social – Sidewalk – Fierce Panda
7. DJ Primecuts feat. Dynamite MC’s – Warning – DStyle
8. Posthuman – Lander (Cursor Miner Remix) – Handsette
9. Reso – Armored Core – Civil Music
10. Converge – Axe to Fall – Epitaph
11. Instra:mental – No Future (Skreamix) – Nonplus

Matthew Sweeney and Orbit are back once again bringing you the best new music around including offerings from the likes of Pablo, Fool’s Gold and The Maccabees. This week’s episode is named after Jupiter’s second largest moon, Callisto.

In Greek mythology Callisto was a beautiful nymph of Artemis and like all other followers of Artemis had taken a vow of celibacy. As with many exquisite ladies of the time, Zeus was infatuated with her. Unable to deal with his love in a normal way, Zeus lured her into a false sense of security by disguising himself as Artemis, then raped her.

Luring you into a false sense of security this week with got a plethora of banging new tunes. Whether it be the sublime hip hop of Pablo or the indie rap crossover of The Maccabies and Roots Manuva you’ll find something to entice you into our Orbit.

Tracklist

1. Original Chappa – High Grade – Unsigned
2. Redlight – Kid Soldiers – Red Lobster
3. Erland and The Carnival – Trouble In Mind – Full Time Hobby
4. The Maccabees feat. Roots Manuva – Empty Vessels – Fiction
   
5. Husky Rescue – We Shall Burn Bright – Catskills
6. Pablo – The Story of Sampling – Soma
7. Peter Digital Orchestra – Born in 1980 – Eklektik Records
8. Hudson Mohawke – ZOo00OOm – Warp
9. Fool’s Gold – Surprise Hotel (Mad Decent Toadz Remix) – IAMSOUND