The Broken Ear internet radio show explores the experimental side of singer songwriters, folk and out-there pop.

This episode focuses on the NWOBHM (thats the New Wave Of Brilliant Happy Music) filled with tunes for people that have what WWF commentator Gorilla Monsoon would describe as “intestinal fortitude”. And as always, presented by The Excellence of Execution; John “The Hitman” Petrie.

Also, John talks to the fellers from La’s Afro-pop kings Fool’s Gold about flip-flops, bad punctuation and of course, music!

Tracklist

1. Eric Copeland – Fun Dink Death
2. Factory Floor – Lying
3. Ezra Furman & The Harpoons – Take off your Sunglasses
4. Mount Kimbie – Maybes
5. Topaz Rags – Sightings
6. James Chance & The Contortions – Contort Yourself
7. The Dead C – Power
8. Fool’s Gold – Nadine
9. Onehotrix Point Never – Describing Bodies
10. Magic Lantern – Dark Cicadas
11. Voice Of The Seven Thunders – The Burning Mountain

As Gruff and Tony collaborate on a new album, we look back at the time they first met, during Trocabrahma 2007.

Gruff Rhys meets Tony Da Gatorra mashing melancholic melody with DIY Brasilian electronic-noise protest singing. While mixing sweet songs with electric beats and tweets, we sample typical Sao Paulo eats and treats.

Our series host, Diplo, introduces Ira, the bassist from CSS, our guest presenter for this episode who guides us through the wonderful world of Super Fury Animals front man Gruff Rhys with the enchantingly enigmatic Tony Da Gatorra in her home town, Sao Paulo. Along the way we much on some Brasilian treats, including the infamous chicken hearts and go clothes shopping with CSS in Glasgow. Plus exclusive live music from the collaboration recorded on location in Brasil and the UK.

Find out more about Trocabrahma, a culture jam of UK and Brasilian talent brought to you by Brahma, at the Trocabrahma online community site. You can also subscribe to the Trocabrahma podcast there.

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This is the second of two shows bringing you the best live music recorded at the Kelburn Garden Party. This show concentrates on the Sunday and features an interview and music from The Aliens and music from Bombskare, Belleruche, Asthmatic Astronaut, Swimmer One, Samba ya Bamba and FOUND.

Located in Largs on the West coast of Scotland, the 800 year old Kelburn Castle provided a unique setting for The Garden Party; a boutique music festival with a twist. Back in 2006, Brazilian graffiti artists, as part of the pan-continental art-clash “Graffiti Project”, flew over from Sao Paulo to hand-paint the walls of the castle, creating a visually stunning spectacle and an extraordinary festival backdrop.

The free-spirited ethos of The Garden Party aimed to attract musically-aware, fun-loving festival-goers, with a passion for new, inspiring music and successfully created this relaxed and intimate atmosphere.

Side-stepping traditional festival line ups, The Garden Party took place on June 20th and 21st and had a strong focus on hand-picked local talent with a wide-spectrum of international underground artists, quite happily uniting gypsy folk and samba with electronica and techno.

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Located in Largs on the West coast of Scotland, the 800 year old Kelburn Castle provided a unique setting for The Garden Party; a boutique music festival with a twist.

Back in 2006, Brazilian graffiti artists, as part of the pan-continental art-clash ‘Graffiti Project’, flew over from Sao Paulo to hand-paint the walls of the castle, creating a visually stunning spectacle and an extraordinary festival backdrop. The free-spirited ethos of The Garden Party aimed to attract musically-aware, fun-loving festival-goers, with a passion for new, inspiring music and successfully created this relaxed and intimate atmosphere.

Side-stepping traditional festival line ups, The Garden Party took place on June 20th and 21st and had a strong focus on hand-picked local talent with a wide-spectrum of international underground artists, quite happily uniting gypsy folk and samba with electronica and techno.

This show brings you some of the tracks from the best acts recorded live from Saturday’s line up, including music and an interview with Simon Richmond from The Bays and music from Scottish based artists James Yorkston, Dave Donelly and Joe Acheson Quartet, in addition to Bonobo and Black Cats.

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Those of your that know the Radio Magnetic team will know of Tiff and those of you from Scotland will have seen the Peaches name in association with various south American / Latin / African DJ sets and club nights.

Well to be honest Tiff it’s been far to long since your sultry tones Graced the Radio Magnetic airwaves and for all those thinking “Who the hell is tiff and is his name really Peaches?”, think no more. Sit back, switch off and slurp on that imaginary caipirinha as the man like Peaches plays as well as sings a heady collection of baile funk, carioca, samba and bossa.

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*Tracklist coming soon

Internationally renowned DJ, producer, podcast presenter and remixer, Diplo, talks shares his thoughts on the contemporary Brazilian scene while Ben Westbeech introduces us to the collaboration between Diplo’s protégés, Bonde Do Role and the UK’s Radioclit and Amanda Blank.

Ben also finds out what everyone involved in Trocabrahma made of this year’s culture jam and we find out what Bonde, Amanda and Radioclit would do with super powers. Plus exclusive live recordings from Sao Paulo and the UK of Bonde and co, one of Domino Records’s hottest acts of 2007.

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Four Tet finds out how a group of musicians, and non-musicians, in Sao Paulo came together to found the Open Field Church, a group of friends who perform a cappella versions of indie classics.

Hear how Four Tet fused his intricate electronica with their enthusiastic singing, and marvel at their eclectic repertoire.

Meanwhile in the UK, a street artist from Sao Paulo, Speto, collaborated with three UK graffiti writers to improvise around the themes of Trocabrahma and create original artwork on the walls of London, Liverpool and Glasgow.

Street art co-ordinator Andrea McCarthy paints a picture of the process (with photos on the enhanced version of the podcast and in the www.trocabrahma.net blog) and we hear from artists around the UK and Sao Paulo.

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King Creosote meets Romulo Froes fusing Scottish folk rock with contemporary Bossa Nova.

KC and his band visit the market in Sao Paulo, marvel at the pigs trotters and eat fruits you wouldn’t wear. We meet independent Brasilian label Mondo Melhor records and new bossa singer Julio Bareto and hear about new bossa, samba and maracatu music in Brasil.

King Creosote’s band talk about how they found the collaborative process, and then get Romulo’s side of the story. Kenny from King Creosote learns a little Portuguese and there’s exclusive live music from Trocabrahma gigs, recorded for the Trocabrahma podcast in Sao Paulo in May and the UK in July 2007.

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Gilles Peterson hangs out with young jazz singer and Bristol-based beats producer Ben Westbeech as he jams with Brasilian soul jazz singer Tita Lima.

Ben and Tita hit it off together musically and we hear snippets from the rehearsal process plus exclusive live recordings.

While he was in Sao Paulo, Ben spent a wad of cash at infamous record shop Eric’s Disco. Gilles finds out how important and influential Eric was in turning Far Out Records boss Joe Davis on to Brasilian music, which in turn inspired Gilles and helped to create a whole cross cultural scene in the UK.

We also cross borders with new Far Out act Zeep (aka Nina Miranda and Chris Franck from Da Lata and Smoke City).

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Trocabrahma Facebook Group
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Gilles Peterson hangs out with young jazz singer and Bristol-based beats producer Ben Westbeech as he jams with Brasilian soul jazz singer Tita Lima.

Ben and Tita hit it off together musically and we hear snippets from the rehearsal process plus exclusive live recordings.

While he was in Sao Paulo, Ben spent a wad of cash at infamous record shop Eric’s Disco. Gilles finds out how important and influential Eric was in turning Far Out Records boss Joe Davis on to Brasilian music, which in turn inspired Gilles and helped to create a whole cross cultural scene in the UK.

We also cross borders with new Far Out act Zeep (aka Nina Miranda and Chris Franck from Da Lata and Smoke City).

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