Totnes Monster http://www.totnesmonster.org All local music, live radio sessions and interviews Wed, 09 May 2012 17:19:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Maz Totterdell, what is Barney singing? http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/04/21/maz-totterdell-what-is-barney-singing/ http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/04/21/maz-totterdell-what-is-barney-singing/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:23:07 +0000 chris mockridge http://www.totnesmonster.org/?p=2403 sunny day, rough pastue, maz, in near view, looks across to right

What is Barney singing?

Maz Totterdell – Heart in your pocket

Maz Totterdell – Back to Black

Maz Totterdell – Willow

Chit chat with Maz and a little random quiz

We had a chat with Maz about being all over the wireless and had a great laugh with a little random quiz – try and work out what Barney is singing…

Maz is getting national attention and quite rightly – ‘like’ her facebook page for unique content and the chance to get exclusive pre-release albums.

]]> http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/04/21/maz-totterdell-what-is-barney-singing/feed/ 0 The Jingle Competition – The Live Judging 45 mins http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/04/14/the-jingle-competition-the-live-judging-45-mins/ http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/04/14/the-jingle-competition-the-live-judging-45-mins/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:09:47 +0000 chris mockridge http://www.totnesmonster.org/?p=2407 You can hear all the jingles individually and download the original Jingle Song here

]]> http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/04/14/the-jingle-competition-the-live-judging-45-mins/feed/ 0 Soundart Radio Jingles – Class of 2012 http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/04/13/soundart-radio-jingles-class-of-2012/ http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/04/13/soundart-radio-jingles-class-of-2012/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:00:06 +0000 chris mockridge http://www.totnesmonster.org/?p=2370 Katie Whitehouse wins the 2012 Soundart Radio Jingle Competition

Well done Katie! Find out more about Katie on her website ktwhitehouse.co.uk

You can listen to all the jingles below and at the bottom of this page is the live show where our three judges have 45 minutes to choose who wins.

A Big thank you to everyone who sent us jingles in our Jingle Competition. Your work has been well received, thank you so much. We received thirteen jingles, all of which will land in the Soundart Radio jingle folder and get played on air. One winner, Katie, will receive a full day at Twisted Star studio to record anything she wants…

Young boy sits on flowery sofa with headphones on, speaks into microphone

Here is the original Jingle Song upon which the competition is based.

Download The Jingle Song by right clicking here.

Here is a live a capella version of the Jingle Song

Download the a capella version by right clicking here

You are welcome to download these and do what you like with them, thanks to their creator Lucinda Guy, please do send the results to us and we’ll bang it on air on Soundart Radio.

Here are the entries (in no particular order)…

The Rising 1 (live improv)

The Rising 2 (live improv)

Aaron Sayer

Shadow Factory

Katie Whitehouse

Gabriel Collins

Jared Pope

Jon Riviera Rockers

Laura Pope 1

Laura Pope 2

Laura Pope 3

Keith Jones (live)

Johnny Colourful Genre

The live judging starts on Soundart Radio at 6pm Friday 13th. Listen here

Tweet your favourite @SoundartRadio

Thank you to everyone who posted to facebook, tweeted and retweeted and helped to make this competition such a success. We could not have done this without the talent and effort of brilliant people like you. xx

 

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The Wishbones arrived last Friday to treat us to some of their new album tracks. We surprised them with a finger of fudge each in exchange for correct answers in our ‘wishbone’ quiz. I never said our show was highbrow.

The Wishbones – Cann Home Wood (live)

Right click here to download Cann Home Wood

a stormy cornish sea

The Wishbones – Books (live)

Right click here to download Books

The Wishbones – Stony Ground (live)

Right Click here to download Stony Ground

suitcase unclosed in path between tall trees

The Wishbones new album, Forever Bound, is out now featuring the tracks above and many more, have a listen on their website or on iTunes

The Wishbone Quiz

]]> http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/04/08/the-wishbones-live-radio-session-quiz-and-mp3-downloads/feed/ 0 The Rising live session, interview and improv radio jingle! http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/04/02/the-rising-live-session-interview-and-improv-radio-jingle/ http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/04/02/the-rising-live-session-interview-and-improv-radio-jingle/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:07:24 +0000 chris mockridge http://www.totnesmonster.org/?p=2361 Halfway through these tracks I have to remind myself that this is a live radio session. The guys from The Rising popped in and blew us away with harmonies to melt the heart and tales of doing just that in random public places…

the guys down at Plymouth Hoe jumping from rocks into the sea. they seem too well dressed for swimming

The Rising – See How We Move

The guys have a new 5 track EP, Open the Floodgates, for £3 – head over to facebook and give ‘em a like.

The Rising – Again and Again

The Rising – What love Feels Like

The Rising – Dry

The Rising on singing in random public places and a live improvised jingle for Soundart Radio

The rising open the floodgates banner ad

 

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Keith Jones – Too Long In This World

Download by right clicking here

 

Keith Jones – The Two of Us

Download by right clicking here

 

Keith Jones – Skylight

Download by right clicking here

 

Keith Jones – Till The End of Time

Download by right clicking here

 

Interview

Download by right clicking here

]]> http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/03/19/keith-jones-live-radio-session-and-downloadable-tracks/feed/ 4 Lindsey James Cook – live radio session http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/03/17/lindsey-james-cook-live-radio-session/ http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/03/17/lindsey-james-cook-live-radio-session/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:42:52 +0000 chris mockridge http://www.totnesmonster.org/?p=2346 Lindsey popped in to the show, he’s currently on a whistle stop tour of the smaller radio stations about to launch as a solo artist.

Lindsey James Cook – I Love You Just For Being there:

Lindsey James Cook – Bird of Paradise:

 

Here’s one Lindsey did earlier

Click here to view the embedded video.

Lindsey James Cook -I’m Not Your Protector:

Lindsey James Cook – Come Back:

The whistle stop tour of radio stations and what 2012 holds in store:

]]> http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/03/17/lindsey-james-cook-live-radio-session/feed/ 0 The Jingle Competition – Win a day at Twisted Star Studios http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/03/09/the-jingle-competition-win-a-day-at-twisted-star-studios/ http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/03/09/the-jingle-competition-win-a-day-at-twisted-star-studios/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:45:21 +0000 chris mockridge http://www.totnesmonster.org/?p=2329 red wire twisted to say soundart radio on cream background

Soon after we started Soundart Radio one of our founders, Lucinda Guy, made a jingle to get the ball rolling. It’s become known as The Jingle Song. We’re inviting you to interpret The Jingle Song in our competition.

Here’s the  original Jingle Song

Here is the audio, you are welcome to download it and do what ever you like with it.

The Jingle Song.mp3 – on some machines you right click and ‘save as’

 

Here’s a vocal-only version recorded live on the Totnes Monster show

The Jingle Song A cappella – Lucinda Guy (live).mp3 - save this to your machine and do whatever you like with it, but please share the results with us!

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Soundart Radio has been described as redefining radio and that’s because we’re different. We are inviting entries in any format, sound quality is not important. Listen to the Jingle Song above, record your version and get it to us.

The winning entry will be chosen by a panel of judges and get played on Soundart Radio 102.5 FM. If you win you get a full days use of a recording studio – Twisted Star, and the help of a skilled producer, to record anything you want.

You’re listening to Soundart Radio, on 102.5fm
There are plenty of other stations to choose from
But we’re a bit different from them
And that’s because everybody’s welcome here
To come and make their own loverly show
We like sound, we like art
And we’re near to the River Dart
And that’s why we’re called Soundart Radio

The Jingle Song -Lucinda Guy

 

The Rules:

1. Listen to the Jingle Song

2. Interpret it, including using all, some or none of it.

3. Get your audio to us, in any format, by 30th March 2012

 

All entries should be received by Friday 30th March at midnight.

Entries should be emailed to:

chris.mockridge@gmail.com

Or delivered to:

Soundart Radio 102.5 fm,
The Gallery, Dartington Hall, Totnes,
Devon, TQ9 6EP

Here’s the advert as heard on Soundart Radio (2 mins)

]]> http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/03/09/the-jingle-competition-win-a-day-at-twisted-star-studios/feed/ 3 Rob and Laura Williams live radio session http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/02/25/rob-and-laura-williams-live-radio-session/ http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/02/25/rob-and-laura-williams-live-radio-session/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:48:53 +0000 chris mockridge http://www.totnesmonster.org/?p=2312 Rob and Laura Williams popped in for a live session

Young laura and rob sit outside a french villa, on cobbles, amongst beautiful plants

Laura and Rob – Falling Rain -(right click to download)

Rob and Laura – Fall Out of the Pain -(right click to download)

Rob and Laura – Burning Cold -(right click to download)

Laura and rob – Galaxy Eyes -(right click to download)

It’s no mistake that I’ve written Rob and Laura on some live tracks above, and then Laura and Rob on others. Its a case of credit where it’s due and simply means the writer of said song has their name appear first. Over all though Laura is the boss so watch yourself…

Rob and Laura on songwriting, sibling rivalry and singing for unknown charities… (six and a half mins)

Below are some vids they recorded earlier. You might want to check out their facebook page, give them a ‘Like’

Click here to view the embedded video.

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]]> http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/02/25/rob-and-laura-williams-live-radio-session/feed/ 0 The Retro Trade Live Radio Session http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/02/18/the-retro-trade-live-radio-session/ http://www.totnesmonster.org/2012/02/18/the-retro-trade-live-radio-session/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:28:56 +0000 chris mockridge http://www.totnesmonster.org/?p=2292 The guys from The Retro Trade popped up to the Soundart studios for a lush live set. It’s a funny thing dealing with people who very likely know more about sound than me (they run Twisted Star studios in Kingsbridge), kinda like writing to an editor or composing a poem for Eminem. Good job they are so down to earth. Even better job they brought their own mics! Take a listen, they sound ace.

the retro trade written in ripeness on a banana

The Retro Trade – It’s Alright

two musicians with guitars in lounge

'What my family thinks I do'

Herbal Tea anyone? When you’re kids text you after a live session to tell you it sounded ‘better than I thought it would’ you know you’ve left it too late not to have kids. It also tells you that rock stardom will be tempered with childcare responsibilities…

The Retro Trade – This Time Next Time

lead singer in focus two others in background out of focus

'What I think I do'

The Retro Trade – Where Do We Start

three girls with 'The' 'Retro' and 'Trade' on their bums.

'What society thinks I do'

Something tells me the Twisted Star studios are somewhat less ‘ergonomic’ than their images suggest.

Interview with the guys – Green Tea, Childcare and the new pet bassist…

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