Eclectic Picks: Batch 440

Every week Signal Committee present an Eclectic Picks playlist. All tracks are selected from the full inbox of 200 tracks that are submitted each week to Fresh On The Net.

WHAT DO WE LOOK FOR?

Our playlists are orientated to the alternative music fan. Lyrics are not essential, abstract ideas are embraced and the fusing of different genres is encouraged. If you used to write band names on your pencil case at school, you’ll probably like our playlists.

A FEW WORDS

Don’t read. Listen…

LISTEN

You can listen to this weeks playlist using the player below, or click here to open the Soundcloud playlist in a new window. For the best listening experience… crank up the volume and immerse yourself in the music!

 ARTISTS SELECTED THIS WEEK

  1. ST3V3L33 – Thunder
  2. GEM_DOS – Kajunga
  3. GOMRUND – Smite Evil
  4. INVISIBLE SQUIRREL – Sonder
  5. IPLU – BR630
  6. INOCHI – Purple Jaguar
  7. WILCEN – March 99
  8. PELYDRON – Canghenion
  9. LYRA’S ORCHID – Tides
  10. SISTER WIVES – Wandering Along / Rwy’n Crwydro (Ani Glass Remix)
  11. RETROGADE CONVERSATIONS – Midnight
  12. THE ANDROID ANGEL – Gardens Of Gold
  13. LIFE IN MONO – Smile For The Camera
  14. EVERYDAY SAINTS – Distress Yourself
  15. NAVE – My Goodbye
  16. VALESKA RAUTENBERG – A Berlin Waltz

RADIO OPPORTUNITIES

We all have ambitions to get on national radio, but in the meantime there are loads of great, independent radio stations that are always looking for new music of the alternative variety. They offer no promises, but the following hosts tell me they that, if you made this list, they’d like you to get in touch to be considered for their show:

  • Chris Watts, presenter of “In The Moog” online on NCCR (UK) (Twitter: @chriswatts1965.  Electronic/synth-based tracks (mp3 &/or WAV) to chrisinthemoog@gmail.com, together with artwork &/or band pic and your Twitter handle).
  • Lucas Gil, presenter of Supernova on Glitterbeam Radio (Twitter @lucasgil, apply by his website here)
  • Joe Figueira of North Manchester FM (Twitter @moretonguy, apply with MP3, short bio & twitter handle by e-mail to joefigueira@yahoo.co.uk)

POLITE REQUEST TO ALL ARTISTS

If you’re on Twitter, IG etc make sure you put a link to your social media pages on your soundcloud profile. It’ll save curators, moderators, radio folk etc lots of time letting you know you made the cut. On the other hand, maintaining anonymity might lead to a cult following in a remote location that you don’t find out about until someone from Svalbard FM hunts you down 20 years later to do a Searching For Sugar Man-esque documentary.

Signal Committee

From Bury, UK. Influences include Radiohead, New Order, Arcade Fire, Bowie, Jon Hopkins.

2 Comments

  1. Awesome choices as always.

  2. St3v3L33

    Really very pleased to have been selected for this list. Thank you. Its a strong list of tunes. I turned it up and listened and was not disappointed. Encouraged to carry on and improve.

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