Hello lemon. Here is this week’s episode, lightly dusted with some festive tracks, but just a few. Mostly, it’s business as usual.

From Busta Rhymes to Vince Guaraldi. Caribou to Tony Bennett. From Low, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and The Knife’s Olof Dreijer. Through to the delicious dub flavours of Eek-A-Mouse, Kokoroko, and Christoph El Truento. Kate Bush. Of course. James Ruskin on Tresor. Some house cuts from Or:la’s debut LP, Loidis, and Dee-Lite. The soundsystem crunch of DJ Scotch Bonnet. Polish Bossa Nova, yes really. 1950s jazz guitar. Frankie Goes To Hollywood. J-pop’s Perfume. Stoner rock from Cali. Johnny Cash. Cocteau Twins, and to close – a favourite version of Lennie De Ice’s hardcore anthem.

However you spend next week – be it in full festive mode, or avoiding the whole thing, bunkered down with a good book or boxset – be kind to yourself, rest, and reach out to your loved ones. It’s been an absolute pleasure to broadcast this show to you this year. Expect more next year.

2025 will mark the return of Mantis Radio – for the reasons above it sort of fell out of regular production sometime in May. There will be new music from Darkfloor Sound too.

Massive love out to you. Thank you for listening.

Episode 61 — December 19, 2024
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Tracklist
Low – Just Like Christmas [kranky]
Vince Guaraldi – Christmas Is Coming [Fantasy]
Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Music For A Found Harmonium [Editions EG]
Olof Dreijer – Coral [AD93]
Eek-A-Mouse – Ganja Smuggling [Greensleeves Records]
Kokoroko – Three Piece Suit (feat. Azekel) [Brownswood Recordings]
Christoph El Truento – Performer Dub [Haymaker]
Kate Bush – December Will Be Magic Again [EMI]
James Ruskin – The Next Broadcast [Tresor]
Caribou – Volume [City Slang]
Loidis – Sugar Snot [Incienso]
Or:la – Fired Up [Fabric Records]
Deee-Lite – Music Selector Is the Soul Reflector (Remix Version) [Elektra]
DJ Scotch Bonnet – ALL IN (feat. Sensational) [Small But Hard Recordings]
Novi Singers – Second Sight [Polskie Nagrania ?Muza?]
Jim Hall – Deep in a Dream [Vogue Records]
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – The Power Of Love [Island Records]
Perfume – ??????? [Perfume Records]
Busta Rhymes – Do the Busabus Pt.2 [The Conglomerate Entertainment]
Fu Manchu – Hands of the Zodiac [At the Dojo Records]
The Charlatans – How High [Beggars Banquet]
Johnny Cash – (Ghost) Riders in the Sky [CBS]
Vince Guaraldi – Skating [Fantasy]
Tony Bennett – Silver Bells [Columbia]
Cocteau Twins – Cherry-Coloured Funk [4AD]
Caroline Polachek – I Believe [Perpetual Novice]
Lennie De Ice – We Are I.E. (Hybrid’s Lite Mix) [Distinct’ive Records]