Radio da Bank: No Frills, Just New Music...

This week Rob da Bank delivers a show packed to the brim with new music from Panda Bear, Ratatat, Evil Nine, Underworld, Mighty Mouse... it's all happening baby.

Checkout the tracklisting below and get yourselves over to bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank to listen again online to this show...

Black Van - The Calling - Permanent Vacation
Ratatat - Neck Brace - XL
Laid Back - Cocaine Cool - Brother Music
Chad Valley - Up & Down - Maman
Laura Marling - The Needle and The Damage Done - Third Man
Tiny Ruins And A Singer Of Songs - Little Notes - Underused
Korallreven - Honey Mine (Lissvik Mix) - Acéphale
The Good Natured - Be My Animal (Get People Remix) - Kids
Musikal Yooth - Moody (ESG Cover) - Optimo Music
Evil Nine featuring B Dolan - Auto - For Lovers
Spark! - Revolving (Ramadanman Remix) - Neon Gold
SALEM - Frost - Audraglint
Fritz Kalkbrenner - Kings In Exile - Rough Trade
Carl Craig - Throw (LCD Soundsystem) - Planet E

6 O'CLOCK SNOOZE
Cocteau Twins - Lazy Calm - 4AD

Everything Everything - Photoshop Handsome - Geffen
Mighty Mouse - Movement 8 - Disco Circus
Katy B ft Ms Dynamite - Lights On (Skream Remix) - Rinse
Panda Bear - Last Night At The Jetty
The Singing Adams - I Need Your Mind - Records Records Records
The Human League - Night People (Cerrone Mix) - Wall Of Sound

ROB'S ROD - SPIES AND ESPIONAGE
Untitled - James Bond Theme
The Police - Message in a Bottle - A&M
Urban Cookie Collective - The Key The Secret - Pulse-8
Untitled - Inspector Gadget Theme tune
Interpol - Slow Hands (We Spies) - Matador
Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn - Kitsuné
Untitled - Mission Impossible Theme
Super Furry Animals - She's Got Spies - Creation
Warpaint - Shadows - Rough Trade

Underworld - Bird 1 - Cooking Vinyl

ROB'S BEST AND IMPROBABLY GREATEST RECORD IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW…
POSSIBLY… WELL AT LEAST FOR THIS MORNING… MAYBE
Tanlines - Real Life - White

Monument Valley - B Of The Bang - Communion
The Concretes - All Day (Dante Remix) - White
Damien Marley & Nas - As We Enter (Breakdown Mix) - White

Bestival 2011 line up and live da Bank Twitterfest!

Whilst we’re squeezing the very last drops of fun out of 2010, plans are well and truly underway for Bestival 2011. In fact, keep 'em peeled right here as we’re ready to make our first line-up announcement at 10am tomorrow(!) via the social media madness that is Rob da Bank’s Twitter.

For the first time we'll be unleashing da Bank for a Live Twitterfest where you can pick his brains, comment on stuff or just ask a question - anything, well almost anything, about the acts, new areas, special surprises or why he still has the same haircut he has since he was 12.

So, if you want to know more about 2011 ask away with a tweet tagged #bestival (don’t ask it @) from 10am and Rob will answer as many questions as he can.

Hold tight Bestivalites!

David Lynch releases 'Good Day Today' on Sunday Best, today!

We're really quite/very excited and proud (as punch) to say that today marks a new milestone for our staunchly independent label, Sunday Best, in that today's the day that legendary film director David Lynch's solo electronic single 'Good Day Today' / 'I Know', finally sees the light of day (okay, enough day references already!) on Rob da Bank's imprint, to which David Lynch has signed.

"I was just sitting and these notes came and then I went down and started working with Dean [Hurley, his engineer] and then these few notes, 'I want to have a good day, today' came and the song was built around that," Lynch tells The Guardian.

"[Music is] its own thing," he continues. "A still photo can be mighty powerful, a film can be mighty powerful. The world you can make in a film is incredible. Music is something that goes inside a person and it does something and it can really thrill the soul. It's another magical medium."

The creative genius behind Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive has long been preoccupied with sound, and not just as a director. He co-scored his first picture, Eraserhead (1982), with Alan R. Splet, and collaborated with Angelo Badalamenti (long his composer of choice) on the ambient oddity Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream Of The Broken-Hearted (1990). More recently he contributed to Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse's Dark Night Of The Soul project and worked with Marek Zebrowski on the Polish Night Music mini-album. The latter was released through Lynch's own David Lynch Music Company.

'Good Day Today' is a euphoric dance track which has drawn comparisons to Underworld and features the 64-year-old himself on vocals, while 'I Know' is a bit more cinematic and rock 'n' roll-inflected. You can listen to 'Good Day Today' in full right here:

David Lynch - Good Day Today

The single is available digitally today, only via iTunes. Also available to pre-order now is a deluxe vinyl edition of the release, including a number of specially commissioned remixes (to be announced soon!) and spread across two heavyweight 12"s housed in bespoke triple gatefold sleeve. More info and pre-order here.

This edition, crafted by The Vinyl Factory and designed by the brilliant Vaughan Oliver (responsible for album art by Cocteau Twins, Pixies and other 4AD big-hitters), also includes a signed print by the artist and a CD with all the tracks from the vinyl and digital versions.

da Bank's Tunes of the Week!

It's round up time once again for Rob da Bank's 'Tunes of the Week'. For those of you that haven't been keeping up (tutt tutt), Rob has been Tweeting and Facebooking his 'Tune of the Day' for these past 3 weeks (& for ever more, in theory). So click on these here links - Twitter / Facebook - and please 'follow' and 'like' away to ensure you receive your daily dose of musical wisdom and top tips from the brain of el Banko.

We will of course also continue to round up the week's choice tunes right here on the Besti-blog. And here we go...

Mon 22 Nov
Monday's Tune is a charming King Creosote cover of Underworld's 'Always Loved a Film'

Tues 23 Nov
Tune for Tues is my man David E Sugar (pictured, above) & the brill Flea Market. Watch him get covered in paint in this vid

Weds 24 Nov
Marcel Dettmann's 'Shelter' - downloadable here

Thurs 25 Nov
Strange old mixture of styles going down here but I love it!

Fri 26 Nov
A remix of an end of the night banger - Cherry Ghost ‘Finally’ (The Time & Space Machine edit)

Paganini Rocks... and pirouettes!

youtube.com/watch?v=GOfKpoHwD-Q

In a move set to infuriate Middle England and send Classic FM's phonelines into meltdown, Rob da Bank, Tom Middleton, and Au Revoir Simone have reworked Paganini's '24th Caprice' into 'Paganini Rocks' - a club anthem 200 years in the making.

Here is its all-new all-singing all-Ballet-dancing video, directed by Graham Baclagon.

... and here is a link to download it and its remixes from iTunes ;)

Besti-mix 43: Man Like Me

Besti-mix 43 is an old-school 'mixtape' complete with radio-style commentary by London duo Man Like Me, a collection of songs "that were getting banged out at home" by their dads when they were kids.

A taster for their live show at this Sunday's mammoth Sunday Best party at the Lock Tavern, their mix offers an insight into what made the pair "the best damn live act in the UK" (Loud & Quiet).

Johnny Langer and Peter Duffy aka Man Like Me met at school in North London, and bonded through their mutual love of Tricky, weed and skateboarding.

No surprise then that the notorious 'Tricky kid' pops up on their Besti-mix, alongside classics from Massive Attack, Steely Dan and Robert Wyatt, whose brilliant 'Shipbuilding' Johnny's dad actually wrote!

Download: Bestimix 43: Man Like Me

Tracklisting:
1. Protection - Massive Attack
2. Omar - There's Nothing Like This
3. Deaf School - What A Way To End It All
4. Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number
5. Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding
6. Tricky - Suffocated Love
7. Brad - Buttercup

Bestimix 43: Man Like Me by Bestimix on Mixcloud

Vote for the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts!

The Corn Exchange building in the centre of Stowmarket has been sitting unused for over 15 years – now you can help to bring it back to life by simply picking up the phone and calling 0871 626 88 03!

The building is the subject of an exciting project to convert it into a top quality arts centre and has been renamed 'The John Peel Centre for Creative Arts' in honour of the local legend.

This innovative project has a real chance of being awarded £50,000 by the ITV People’s Millions – but we need your help. It will feature on local ITV news today when it will be competing against another project from the region for the £50,000 funding. The project that receives the most votes will be awarded the money – so we need as many people as possible to vote for the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts.

You can vote all day today (from 9am till midnight) - it's just 10p per call and you can make up to 10 calls on the same phone...so the most it's going to cost you is an honest pound.

Ross Allen's Meltdown: Kanye makes a classic, Chilly turns it out and I need your vote...

Hello and welcome to another radio show and another dip into the world and mind (worryingly) of The Meltdown.

Please don't forget that The Meltdown show is up for the DJ Magazine Best Of British Poll's best radio show so please vote. I probably won't win but you gotta try...

The Meltdown 22nd Nov 2010: Download / Stream

Tracklisting:

Olafur Arnaulds - Fok - Erased Tapes CD (from the album Variations Of Static)
Quest - Smooth Skin - Deep Medi 12"
Jaga Jazist - Bananfleur (Prins Thomas Discomix) - Ninja Tune CD Bananfleur Overalt EP
Jackey Beavers - Somebody Help The Beggar Man (Rahaan Re Edit) - KAT Download
House Of Jezebel - Love & Happiness - Rush Hour Download
Black Coffee - JuJu feat Zakes Bantwini - Download
Arveene & Misk - Love & Lust (Ashley Beedle Remix) - Plant Download
Incredible Bongo Band - When The Bed Breaks I'll Meet you In The Spring (Seiji Remix) - Mr Bongo Download
Kanye West - Chain Heavy - GOOD FRIDAYS Download
Dr Dre feat Snoop & Akon - Kush - Download
Jazmine Sullivan - Holding You Down - Giant Step Download

Hour 2

Jay Electronica &feat Jay Z - Shiny Suit Theory - Download
The Ambassadors - I Ain't Got No Love - BBE CD (DJ Spinna's Strange Games & Funky Things)
Ryo Kawasaki - Trinkets & Things - Jap EV Records LP (from the album Mirror Of My Mind)
LKP - Twighlight (AEMS Remix) - Download
Magnetic Man - The Bug - Columbia CD (from the album Magnetic Man)
Coki - Tree Trunk - CDR
Congotronics - Bass Clef vs Kasai Allstars - The Incident at Mbuji Mayi - Crammed/SSR CD (from the album
Olafur Arnaulds - Himmininn Er Ao Hrynja, En Stjornurnar Fara Ber Vel - Erased Tapes CD (from the album
Brian Eno with Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno - An Ending Ascent - EG LP - (from the album Apollo: Atmosphere's & Soundtracks)
Arvo Part - Cantus for Bajamin Britten - ECM LP - (from the album Tabula Rasa)
Balil - 3/4 Heart - Warp LP (from the album Black Dog - Bytes)
Wish Mountain - Royal Wedding - Warp CD (from the album Theory Of Evolution)
Global Communications - Maiden Voyage (Spiritualized Remix) - Dedicated CD EP

The show was an interesting one this week lots of new music and some good R'n'B and hip hop - The Kanye West album is amazing...

Dandelion Radio keep the spirit of John Peel alive with the 2010 Festive Fifty... get your votes in!

The Festive Fifty is an annual chart featuring the previous year's best tracks, as voted for by listeners of Dandelion Radio. Legendary BBC broadcaster John Peel presented the first ever Festive Fifty on Radio 1 back in 1976, and continued to do so until his sad death in October 2004. Our very own Rob da Bank then hosted the poll in 2004 and 2005 as part of Radio 1's One Music show, before Peel's former production team asked Dandelion Radio to become the new home of the Festive Fifty from 2006 onwards.

So get yourselves over to dandelionradio.com/festive50.htm to vote for your favourite tracks of 2010 and keep the spirit of John Peel alive. Voting closes on 30th November so you ain't got long...

Portishead return!

Oh yes! One of our favourite bands, the legendary Portishead, have just announced that they'll be headlining two gigs at Alexandra Palace next July. But that's not all...the 'gigs' are more like mini-festivals curated by the Bristol trio as the London leg of of ATP's 'I'll Be Your Mirror' series, and over the course of the two nights Portishead will be supported by special guests including MF Doom, Company Flow, Swans, Grinderman and Beach House. See you down the front then...

Check the video for David E. Sugar's new single 'Flea Market'

'Flea Market' is the brilliant second single to be taken from David E. Sugar's debut album 'Memory Store'. It's a breezy slice of gorgeous acoustic electro pop that will further cement his growing reputation as one of the most exciting talents around right now.

This video, directed by Thomas Knights, sees David follow up his previous 'Party Killer' video by once again getting covered from head to toe in paint ... that'll teach him for being so pretty ;)

The single's out now (click here for iTunes) and it comes with a clutch of fantastic remixes from The Finger Prince, part of Australia's Bang Gang DJ posse, London based electronica outfit Eat More Cake, artist, DJ, producer and remixer Sharooz, up and coming producers Third Party and our own Sunday Best ambient version. Check it!

Bestival: Best Major Festival 2010!

Crikey! To say that we’re completely over the moon today would be an understatement of epic proportions. The Bestival crew are beside themselves with joy after bagging the Best Major Festival Award at last night’s prestigious UK Festival Awards. We were up against the really big boys so it’s a massive achievement for us and it’s with thanks to you lot - our faithful Bestival-goers - for voting, so thank you very much indeed!

"Team Bestival are very hungover today," said Robby this morning, "but pretty flipping jubilant at winning the Best Major Festival. After winning Best Medium four years out of five we thought our luck may have run out as we moved into the Major league but no! It’s a testament to all our beautiful Bestivalites who voted for us that we beat some mega competition. Thanks to all who voted and see you in a field next year!'

Jubilant co-promoter Ziggy Gilsenan added: 'I just want to say a special thanks to our super team at Bestival HQ for their continuous hard work and to everyone who has ever supported us, Channel 4, Radio 1, Ticketline, the Isle of Wight and all our partners.

"Bestival started as a family effort and continues to be a family business and who'd of thought when Robby, Josie, John and myself came up with the crazy idea of doing a special shindig in a field for like minded folk it would turn out to be the Best Major Festival! With Camp Bestival's triumph too for Best Family Festival (hurray!), it couldn't have been a better night!

"Thanks for the votes, the fans make this show what it is, and in turn we'll continue to strive to give them what they deserve, the greatest show on earth! Roll on 2011."

Join the Fish Fight

Please help us stop this insane waste by backing Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's 'anti-discard' campaign. It will make a difference.

Greenpeace, Client Earth and the Marine Preservation Society are already on board, and with the backing of people like you River Cottage will be writing to policy makers in Europe to ensure that a reformed Common Fisheries Policy has the elimination of discards at the top of its priority list.

Thanks!

Besti-mix 42: Grandmaster Gareth (Misty's Big Adventure)

Fresh from bringing absurdity and joy to packed venues across the UK supporting Sunday Best mainstays dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, and winning hordes of new fans along the way, Misty's Big Adventure's vinyl-championing ringleader Grandmaster Gareth has cooked up a sublime selection of some of the 20th century's most wonderful 'Oddities of Sound' for our most ambitious and musically far-ranging Bestimix yet!

One wouldn't expect any less from the creator of the cult classic Minute Melodies series, but by dusting down his records dating from 1930 to the present day, good ol' Gareth really has surpassed himself with this 29-track bonanza. And if this baby whets your appetite then be sure to check out Misty's new album, 'The Family Amusement Centre', out in Spring 2011... 'til then, tuck in!

Download: Besti-mix 42 Grandmaster Gareth (Misty's Big Adventure)

Bestimix 42: Grandmaster Gareth (Misty's Big Adventure) by Bestimix on Mixcloud

Tracklisting:
1. Prologue - Pierre Henry / Phonic Poem - Ivor Cutler
2. Oops - Tipsy
3. Enlightenment - Sun Ra
4. Jerk Machine - Roger Roger
5. The Q5 Piano Theme - Spike Milligan
6. The Lower East Side - David Peel & The Lower East Side
7. If Your Breasts - Ivor Cutler
8. Child Play - Paul Lewis
9. Oh Oh Ooh Ei Ei Ei - Peter Thomas
10. Lunch Hour Pops - Broadcast
11. I Haven't Told Her, She Hasn't Told Me - Peter Sellers
12. Rythmofeeling - Jack Hendrix
13. La Horse - Serge Gainsbourg / Fire Fire Fire - Jack Payne & his Orchestra
14. The Party Sound Of Gareth - Grandmaster Gareth
15. Ayds Advert
16. Reputation - Merigail & Don Moreland
17. There Is Hope - Misty's Big Adventure
18. Funkier Than A Mosquitos Tweeter - Nina Simone
19. Here Come The Fleas - White Noise
20. A Message To You Rudy - Dandy Livingston
21. Flesh - Ken Nordine
22. Roop Tera Mastana - Van Shipley
23. Bulk Fibre - Conceputol
24. Party 10 - Faust
25. The Boston Wrangler - Michel Legrand
26. Is That All There Is? - Peggy Lee
27. Merry Ocarina - Pierre Arvay
28. A Wooden Tree - Ivor Cutler
29. A Minute's Silence - Grandmaster Gareth

Radio da Bank: Misty Miller in session & 2 Bears in the studio

This week Rob da Bank has an amazing session from a young singer Misty Miller, the 2 Bears come out of the woods and drop in to the studio for a chat and he plays records from all over the shop.

Checkout the tracklisting below and get yourselves over to bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank to listen again online to this show.

Plus you can find Rob gassing about the show, his time in Croatia and about the Amsterdam Dance Event on Radio 1's Dance Blog here.

The Good Natured — Be My Animal - Kids
Two Door Cinema Club — I Can Talk - Kitsuné
Jacques Green — The Look - Lucky Me
Caribou — Leave House - City Slang
The National — Conversation 16 - 4AD
SBTRKT — Fright - Numbers
YAAKS — Hrhrhythm - White

MISTY MILLER IN SESSION FROM MAIDA VALE
Misty Miller — Remember
Misty Miller — Evergreen Love

Brookes Brothers — Last Night - Breakbeat Kaos
Spark! — Revolving (Ramadanman Remix) - Neon Gold
Venetian Snares — Cadaverous - Planet Mu
Johnny Hyde — Henry’s Cat
Dutch Uncles — Fragrant - Memphis Industries
Les Sins — Lina - Carpark

6 O’CLOCK SNOOZE
Crispian Mills — Be Merciful

Shy FX — Raver - Digital Soundboy
Prince Fatty- Insane in the Brain

THE 2 BEARS IN THE STUDIO
The 2 Bears — Be Strong

Midland & Ramandanman — Track Unknown
Chemise — She Can’t Love You

MISTY MILLER IN SESSION FROM MAIDA VALE
Misty Miller — Bones

Foals — Blue Blood - Warner Bros

WHAT’S ON ROB’S ROD
Mint Royale — Singing In The Rain - Direction
Basement Jaxx — Raindrops - XL
The White Stripes — Dead Leaves On The Dirty Ground - XL
Guns N' Roses — November Rain - Geffen
Missy Elliott — The Rain - Elekta
The Puppini Sisters — Jeepers Creepers - Universal
Mumford & Sons — Winter Winds - Island

Chilly Gonzales — Never Stop - Gentle Threat
Frightened Rabbit — Don’t Go Breaking My Heart - Fat Cat

ROB’S BEST AND IMPROBABLY GREATEST RECORD IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW… POSSIBLY… WELL AT LEAST FOR THIS MORNING… MAYBE
Warpaint — Shadow (Neon Light Remix) - 4AD

Jamie Woon — Night Air - polydor
MGMT — Congratulations (Erol Alkan Mix) - Sony

Download: free Leo Zero mini-mix

Next Monday all round good egg and champion of all things Balearic Leo Zero will release his debut mix album, and you can download a free mini-mix taster right here.

Featuring oddities, obscurities and rare pop gems from the likes of Brian Eno and John Cale, Chris & Cosey, Propaganda and Desmond & The Tutus, this collection of the "darker side" of club music is pretty much essential, as you can see from the tracklisting below...

1. Desmond & The Tutus - Kiss You on the Cheek

2. Ritual - Sore Lip

3. Kabbala - Ashewo Ara

4. The Piranhas - Vi Gela Gela

5. Essential Logic - Brute Fury

6. Basement 5 - Silicon Chip (Extended Edit)

7. The Dread Filmstone Sound - Ghetto Life

8. Wunmi - Message in a Bottle

9. Chris & Cosey - Exotica (1988 Remix)

10. Propaganda - Frozen Faces (12" Mix)

11. Indambinigi - Zimba

12. The Unknown Cases - Masimba Bele

13. George G - Hot Lovers

14. Can - Halleluwah

15. Richy B Melodia - Keep it Moving On

16. Brian Eno & John Cale - Spinning Away

17. The Countach – My Oasis (Dance Club Version)

da Bank's Tunes of the Week

It's round up time once again for Rob da Bank's 'Tunes of the Week'. For those of you that haven't been paying attention at the back, Rob has been Tweeting and Facebooking his 'Tune of the Day' for these past 2 weeks (& for ever more, in theory). So click on these here links - Twitter / Facebook - and please 'follow' and 'like' away to ensure you receive your daily dose of musical wisdom and top tips from the brain of el Banko.

We will of course also continue to round up the week's choice tunes right here on the Besti-blog. And here we go...

Mon 8 Nov: Tanlines 'Real Life' (unsigned)
'grotty day outside. cheer up with da Bank's tune of the day - Real Life by Tanlines ... http://www.myspace.com/tanlinestheband'

Tues 9 Nov: Prince Fatty 'Insane In The Brain' (Mr Bongo Records)
‘Oops nearly forgot - here's me tune for the day: http://www.myspace.com/princefatty - check Insane In The Brain. Smokin!’

Weds 10 Nov: Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith 'Not In Love'
'Oh my bally God, this is a match made in heaven - and yours for free!' - http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Crystal_Castles/track/Not_In_Love_feat_Robert_Smith_

Thurs 11 Nov: Paul Hunter 'This Feeling' (unsigned)
'And RdB's ToTD for today is Paul Hunter's This Feelin http://soundcloud.com/paulhunter/paul-hunter-this-feelin .. guess the cheeky sample!'

Fri 12 Nov: Bozwell 'I Get A Rush' (Firm)
'Tune of The Day from secretive UK techno dude Bozwell making a huge Berlin anthem 'I Get a Rush' http://www.tonspion.de/musik/bozzwell/musik/1226816

Sunday Best heads to Camden with Man Like Me, Rob da Bank, Jon Hopkins, David E. Sugar & more

Rob da Bank and Sunday Best return to The Lock Tavern in Camden on Sunday 28th November for another FREE knees-up-mother-brown at our favourite London haunt. This time we've joined forces with Auchentoshan & The Lock Tavern to put on a bumper line up and give you a unique introduction to Auchentoshan, the Triple Distilled Single Malt Whisky from Glasgow.

There will be some Whisky tasting sessions early on (4pm & 5pm) and then as the day unfolds so does the music...

Man Like Me (live)
The A-Z of Rob da Bank
Jon Hopkins (DJ set)
David E. Sugar (live)
Cut A Shine Hoe Down (live)
Kidnap Alice (live)
Sombrero Sound System
Fear of Theydon

Attempting to compress a taste of our Bestival and Camp Bestival festivals into a Sunday afternoon is no mean feat, but this powerful and wildly eclectic line-up should do the trick rather nicely we reckon. BRING. IT. ON.

NB: Here's the Facebook event page so you can make sure your mates know about this... and tell em to get down there early and grab a spot as its gonna get very busy in there!

Ross Allen's Meltdown: African special, Magnetic Man live, Seiji in the mix and more...

Download: The Meltdown November 1st 2010: African Special

Tracklisting: Hour 1

Bauhaus - Bela Lugosis Dead - Small Wonder 12"
Madslinky & Mr Scruff - Dub Is For Real - True Thoughts S/T CD
T Williams - Getting Mine - download
Ghost Poet - Don't Follow Me - Brownswood CD (from the album
Jonquil - Infinity (Various Remix) - CDR
Steve Spacek - Look (Loudr) - CDR
EVM - Fallin' CDR
Kanye West - This Joy (feat Curtis Mayfield, Jay Z, Mos Def, Pete Rock) - GOOD FRIDAYS download
Conan Mockasin - It's Choade My Dear - download
Smoke Fairies - Strange Moon Rising - Co-Op CD sampler
Fairport Convention - Matty Groves - Island CD (from the album Leige & Lief)

Tracklisting: Hour 2 - Africa

Joe Gwaladi & Symon Krunday - A capella
Oumou Sangare - Mousoulou - World Circuit LP (from the album Mousoulou)
Justin Adams & Dudley Camara - Gainako - World Circuit CD - (from the album Tell No Lies)
Asmara All Stars feat Fayatanga - Amajao - Out Here CD (from the album Eritrea's Got Soul)
Pachanga MAria - Os Bongos - Analog Africa CD - (from the album Angola Soundtrack 1965 - 1978)
Afro Cubism - Djelimado Rhumba - World Cicuit S/T CD
Fela Kuti - No Agreement - Celluloid LP (from the album No Agreement)
Tiwonge Hango - Ndamubaniya - CD (from the album Chinyego)
Oliver Mtukudzi -
Devera Ngwena - Shamwara Yangu John - Gramma Recordings CD
Nomfusi - Burdened Hearts - Universal SA CD (from the album Kwazibani)

Radio da Bank: Rob in Croatia & 'Ostgut Ton' record label special!

Two shows to listen again to online this week... In one Rob da Bank dips his toe into one of Europe’s fastest growing dance music scenes, Croatia, as part of the documentary series International Radio 1. Rob meets the DJs, promoters and artists hoping to transform Croatia’s image from war torn province to clubbing hotspot. Great weather and generous licensing laws make Croatia an attractive target for international promoters, but can it survive it’s own success?

Beginning on Zrce Beach (which some people are calling the new Ibiza) Rob joins 4,000 open-air clubbers to hear techno legend Sven Vath at Club Papaya. He visits the Garden Festival where promoter Nick Colgan is leading the charge for British organized festivals, and sets sails on the Argonaughty Boat Party hosted by Crazy P before playing a sunset DJ set. Contributors include Charlie 2na (Jurrassic 5), Norman Jay (Good Times Sound System), Sven Vath, Marko from Gramophondzie, and Noah Ball - organizer of the biggest dubstep event anywhere to date, Outlook Festival in Pula.

Click here to listen again online any time this week, and here to check out some photos from the Croatia trip.

And Rob also presented his regular Saturday morning show, this time with a focus on the legendary Berlin label, Ostgut Ton. Checkout the tracklisting below and get yourselves over to bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank to listen again online to this show...

The Chemical Brothers - Dissolve (Bloody Beetroots Mix) - EMI
Wild Beasts - Two Dancers (Jon Hopkins Mix) - Domino
Crystal Castles featuring Robert Smith - Not In Love - PIAS

OSTGUT TON LIVE SET FROM BERGAIN/PANORAMA BAR - NICK HOPPNER
Gemini - Swimmin' Wit' Sharks
DJ Buck - Make It Hot
Jedi Knights - May The Funk Be With You

Paul White - Goes To Hollywood - White
Sufjan Stevens - Too Much - Asthmatic Kitty

OSTGUT TON LIVE SET FROM BERGAIN/PANORAMA BAR - BARKER & BAUMECKER
Untitled
The Hole (Live Version)

Family of the Year - Summer Girl - CRC
Jessie Ware & SBTRKT - Nervous - Numbers
James Blake - Limit To Your Love

OSTGUT TON LIVE SET FROM BERGAIN/PANORAMA BAR - MARCEL DETTMAN
O/V/R - Untitled - Marcel Dettmann Remix
Traversable Wormhole - Closed Timelike Curve (Marcel Dettmann Remix)
James Ruskin - Work (Steve Rachmad Remix)
Nerogenetic - Systemic (Phase Remix)

Joe Worricker - Finger Waggers - Rough Trade
Horsepower Productions - Mexican Slayride - Tempa

OSTGUT TON LIVE SET FROM BERGAIN/PANORAMA BAR - MURAT TEPELI
Addison Groove - Dumbshit
Wax 30003 - A1
DJ Sneak - Sneak Attack

Phosphorescent - I Don't Care If There's Cursing - Dead Oceans
Stornoway - I Saw You Blink - 4AD
Son Of Kick featuring Natalia Clavier - Guacha  - Equinox

ROB'S BEST AND IMPROBABLY GREATEST RECORD IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW… POSSIBLY… WELL AT LEAST FOR THIS MORNING… MAYBE
YAAKS - HRHRhythm - White

Daft Punk - Derezzed - Virgin
Claire Maguire - Ain't Nobody (Breakage Remix) - Polydor
Vampire Weekend - Run - XL

FACT mix 200: Darkstar

Our friends at FACT magazine are celebrating their 200th mix with an exclusive session from (deservedly) hyped London trio Darkstar, who recently released North, their debut album, a dreamy mix of dubstep and synth-pop.

Their mix is a broad ranging affair, weaving in classics from Radiohead, Moodymann and New Order alongside exclusive Darkstar cuts and more. And you can download it from here

David E. Sugar in session on BBC 6Music

Our man David E. Sugar recorded 3 live session tracks for the Tom Robinson show where Bobby Friction (pictured here with David and Elvis) is currently standing in and also swung by the BBC 6Music studio for a chat with Bobby. Click here to listen again online now.

David and his band performed Party Killer, Chelsea Girls and Flea Market for the show, the latter of which is his new single out next week, and all taken from his album Memory Store which is out now [click here for iTunes].

Robby showcases Berlin's legendary Ostgut Ton with Radio 1 special

Legendary Berlin label Ostgut Ton - who celebrated their second birthday at the city's foremost techno club Berghain (pictured, above), for which their roster includes most of the resident DJs - will be the focus of Robby's Radio 1 show tomorrow morning.

"When I found out that Ostgut Ton were celebrating their birthday with such an innovative compilation and esteemed line up we knew we had to get some of it on the radio," says Rob.

The show will feature interviews with label manager Nick Hoppner, Marcel Dettmann, Ryan Elliott and Emika, as well as 60minutes of material recorded live at the Funf album release party last weekend, including excerpts of DJ sets from Dettmann, Hoppner and Murat Tapeli, plus a clip from Barker & Baumecker's first ever live show.

Robby's show airs in the UK at the usual time from 5:00am-7:00am. Fans in America can listen on Sirius (East Coast - Fri to Sat midnight-2.00am, West Coast - Friday 9.00am-11.00pm). It can be streamed around the world via BBC Radio 1's official website.

da Bank's Tunes of the Week!

As those of you who are his friends on Facebook or are following Robby on Twitter will already know, this Monday saw the start of a brand new daily feature from our Lord of the Dance, namely his personal choice of 'Tune of the Day' - his favourite new track, be it next level dubstep or far out folk, by an unknown artist or pop star, be sure to check it out...

Each Friday, we'll be rounding up that week's choice tunes right here pon the blog...so, without further ado, wrap your ears round these beauties...

Monday 1 Nov: Family of The Year 'Summer Girl' (CRC Music)
‘Rob da Banks 1st Tune of The Day is the sunshine Americana of Summer Girl by Family of the Year ... download for free at http://bit.ly/bdU0mR’

Tuesday 2 Nov: Son of Kick 'Guacha' feat. Natalia Clavier, Grems Disiz & Micro Coz (Equinox Records)
‘Bonjour mes amis... RdB's Tune of The Day is by Son of Kick and some far out French rappers. Check the vid for Guacha at http://bit.ly/atetRg’

Wednesday 3 Nov: YAAKS 'HRHRHYTHM' (unsigned)
‘My Tune for Weds comes from sunny Eastbourne, i shit u not. One of my fav records of 2010 check out YAAKS with HRHRHYTHM http://bit.ly/9vnpbx’

Thursday 4 Nov: Paul White 'Goes to Hollywood' (One Handed Music)
‘da Bank's Tune of The Day is new wave dubstep with a great take on Frankie!... http://bit.ly/bCRbO7’

Friday 5 Nov: Florence & The Machine 'Heavy In Your Arms' - C-Berg remix (Island Records)
‘da bank's tune of the day is florence mixed by fever ray's c-berg... check it at http://tinyurl.com/253aq5z’

Tasty!

Ladies and gents, next weekend, on Sunday 14 November, our friends at OneTaste are throwing their biggest, most grandest, splendiferous event yet, cramming a festival-size line-up (40 acts, 5 rooms over 3 floors – music, spoken word, theatre, film, dance, workshops and food!) into one day and evening of unbridled (well, almost) merriment and good times.

With a line-up that includes spoken word and acoustic music stars Polar Bear, MC Xander, Eska, David J and Laura J Martin (pictured, above) performing in the beatific surrounds of South London's legendary Bedford for a mere 15 nicker, you'd be wise to snap up tickets asap!

Next from The Nextmen...

The Nextmen put together one of our most popular Besti-mixes earlier this year and then came along to Bestival and created dancefloor havoc in the Chai Wallah's tent on Saturday night... which was pretty much all as expected really as these guys are established masters of their craft. Mixtape legends, badboy producers, guaranteed party rockers and some would go as far as to say a national institution; even your grandma loves them, probably.

From hip hop, dubstep, drum and bass to house, electro and disco, there's not a genre the guys won't dabble in, as showcased brilliantly on their mega-popular new (& free) podcast.

And it's great to see them delve into their reggae influences for their debut release on our mate Shepdog's NICE UP! label. Check 'Sofa' feat french MC Pupajim on this cheeky Beavis and Butthead bastardising vid...

youtube.com/watch?v=HC-68gju9ks

Bestival 2010 Photography by Jamie Baker

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Our mate Jamie Baker took some truly spectacular photos at Bestival this year. Check out this musical slideshow and let the Bestival memories flood on back!

The music featured is 'Paganini Rocks' - the amazing new tune by Robortom (Rob da Bank & Tom Middleton) feat. Au Revoir Simone that reworks classical composer Paganini's ‘24th Caprice’ into a club anthem (that's been 200 years in the making!) ... available to download from iTunes now.

Besti-mix 41: Numan

Besti-mix 41 showcases the sound of now, dubstep, and is jam-packed with exclusive original dubs from its creator, 19-year-old Manchester producer Numan, part of the ever-impressive Planet Mu fraternity. After cutting his production gums experimenting with grime, Numan's weighty digital sound has cut swathes across the future leaning dancefloors, distinguished as much by its soulful dancefloor classicism as its low-slung basslines, a mix of the rough and smooth, the melodic and pounding. Fans of Zomby and James Blake are already converts to Numan's sound, so what are you waiting for? A world of next level UK bass awaits...

Download: Besti-mix 41 Numan

Bestimix 41: Numan by Bestimix on Mixcloud

Tracklisting:
01 Numan - Untitled
02 Unknown - Unknown
03 Desto - Kodama's Sanctuary
04 Numan - She Says
05 Numan - Race Against Time
06 Numan - No Formula
07 Numan - Kaya 47
08 Numan - Again
09 Mizz Beats - Megaloaf 6000
10 Lwiz - LSDance
11 Unknown - Unknown
12 Scratcha DVA ft Wiley & Soft Toy Emergency - Link To The Matrix
13 Numan - XX
14 D1 - Unknown
15 Unknown - Unknown

Madness Ticket Comp: Do Not Adjust Your Nut

Madness crowned this year's Camp Bestival with a stonking headline set on the Saturday night. So popular were they in fact that our Facebook page and forum was inundated with "Please can you get Madness to play next year too?" style messages for weeks after! 

Well we ain't gonna book the same headliner two years running, but what we can do is line you up with a Bestiblog exclusive chance of winning a pair of tickets to see them at London's Earls Court on the 17th December on their Do Not Adjust Your Nut tour with guests Paul Heaton and The Jolly Boys :)

Click here for your chance to win a pair of tickets to this nutty show.

Or for more information and to buy tickets click here.

Radio da Bank: Niki & The Dove in session

Niki & The Dove join Rob in session from Maida Vale, and this week it's Halloween in 'What's on Rob's Rod?'. Plus there's the weekly 6 O'Clock Snooze and Saturday Skank.

Checkout the tracklisting below and get yourselves over to bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank to listen again online at any time this week...

The Go Team — Tornado - Memphis Industries
Drums of Death — Won't Be Long (Joe Goddard Mix) - Greco Roman
Brackles & Shortstuff — Good Foundations - Blunted Robots
Florence and The Machine — Heavy In Your Arms (C Berg Mix) - Island
Ramadanman & Appleblim — Void - Aus Music
T Power vs. MK Ultra — Horny Mutant Jazz (Coyote Mix)

MAIDA VALE SESSION - NIKI & THE DOVE
Niki & The Dove — Last Night

Kid Adrift — A4 in Ecstasy - White
Talking Heads — This Must Be The Place (Psychemagik Naive Edit) - Sire

SATURDAY SKANK
Gregory Isaacs — Night Nurse - Island

Bowski — Leggings - Blood Music
Boys Noize — Yeah! - Boysnoize

6 O'CLOCK SNOOZE
Squarepusher — Iambic Poetry

Brian Eno — 2 Forms of Anger - Warp
The Ting Tings — Hands (Passion Pit remix) - Sony
Le Corps Mince de Françoise — Gandhi - Heavenly

MAIDA VALE SESSION - NIKI & THE DOVE
Niki & The Dove — Mother Project
Niki & The Dove — DJ, Ease My Mind

Chase & Status — Hypest Hype - Vertigo

WHATS ON ROB'S ROD? - Halloween
Mike Oldfield — Tubular Bells
Michael Jackson — Thriller - Epic Sony
Justice — Phantom Part II - Ed Banger
Ray Parker Jr. — Ghostbusters (Supervillian Mix)
Untitled - The Adams Family Theme Tune
deadmau5 — Ghosts N Stuff - Virgin
Radiohead — Bodysnatchers - XL Recordings
The Smashing Pumpkins — Tonight Tonight - Hut
Zombie Nation — Overshoot (DJ Medhi Mix)

Belle and Sebastian — Write About Love - Rough Trade
Wu Lyf — Concrete Gold - White

ROB'S BEST RECORD IN THE WORLD, FOR THIS MORNING
Dom — Burning Bridges - Burning Mill

Penguin Prison — Golden Train - Neon Gold
Katy B — Lights On (Feat Ms Dynamite) - Rinse