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SUMMER SCHOOL
The Golden Apples of Nowhere
For this episode Brad Bowden & Mike Tucak bring RTRFM’s new show ‘Middle of Nowhere’ for a visit to Golden Apples. Its cosmic and spacious country from country backroads, lost valleys and mountains and all the deserts you’ve never been to.
Cosmic country takes the traditional basis of Americana and folk music and fuses it with more exploratory elements. Lost sounds. Alternative country and folk from the outer reaches of… nowhere.
Cosmic country and ambient folk, old with wandering through lost hollow lands and hilly lands. Soaring pedal steel and sad banjo seeking where she has gone. Deep resonant guitar kissing long lost lips, brushstrokes on the drums among the dappled grass by the highway. Strings plucked and torn, till time and times are done.
Running from December 2023 through to February 2024. The show’s regular presenters, guests and friends present a curated season of weekly 2-hour explorations to different musical places.
LISTEN
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Mixcloud version here
PLAYLIST
2:02:45 Fanny Lumsden – Mountain (Variation)
2:04:06 Hans Zimmer – Thelma & Louise opening titles
2:06:04 Bobby Lee – Folsom Point Blues
2:11:23 Dan Brodie – Lost Inside A Dream
2:16:48 Hermanos Gutierrez – Hoy Como Ayer
2:18:44 Kimmi Bitter – Ridin’ On A Dream
2:21:45 Jack Tully & The Seers – Ballad of Jim Setter
2:25:27 Heathcote Blue – Leschenaultia
2:31:02 Andrew Tuttle – Sun At 5 at 4161
2:36:03 The Howard Hughes Suite – Hidden Depths
2:40:29 Jeffrey Silverstein – Trip Sitter
2:45:05 Swimming Bell – Good Time, Man
2:52:13 Rose City Band – Feel of Love
2:56:44 Psychic Ills – Another Change
3:01:48 Kassi Valazza – Welcome Song
3:06:40 Margo Price – Hell In The Heartland
3:15:06 The Delines – Saved From The Sea
3:19:04 The A’s – Swing & Turn Jubilee
3:23:06 Bria – I Dreamed A Highway
3:30:04 Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys Only Dreaming
3:38:14 Family Jordan – Wings Of Your Love
3:44:29 Indianna Hale – Bunnies
3:48:39 Brittle Sun – Laika
3:53:00 Central Reggae Band – Long Time Ago
WANT MORE?
Cosmic Americana Bandcamp Launchpad
A Guide to the Wild Expanse of Cosmic American Music here
The Middle of Nowhere Radion Show on RTRFM
Here in the West, maybe we don’t like to think about the deserts and wheat fields separating us from everything else. It’s too vast. There’s a lot of Country out there.
This show is no place for Country and Western, but it is music for our highways and open plains, from right here in WA, and around the world. Contemporary alt-country and alt-folk – music with silence and space in it. Deep resonant guitars, finger-picking, pedal steels and vocal laments. Gender and First Nations inclusive.
Love, longing and loneliness amidst a landscape of isolation and desolation.
We’ve all been there, and now you’re here: The Middle of Nowhere.
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Mike Tucak, exploring some soundtrack work, indie sounds and more, for a laid back Birak summers day.
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PLAYLIST
2:02:00 Anne Nikitin – Rosary
2:04:00 Johann Johannsson – Physical Description of the Last Human Beings
2:07:00 ACO, Richard Tognetti feat William Barton – Spirit Voice of the Enchanted Waters
2:11:00 Paul Haslinger – It Speaks
2:19:00 Toydrum – Its So Quiet
2:21:00 Toydrum – Manoir Bellechase
2:23:00 Toydrum – Set The Past Free
2:25:00 Toydrum – Sheriff Comes To Town
2:29:00 Xenia Rubinos feat El Individuo – Madrugada
2:32:00 Yue Xuan – Heart Signal
2:37:00 Warpaint – Champion
2:47:00 Johann Johannsson – The Last Men
2:50:00 Johann Johannsson – The First and Last Men
2:52:00 Johann Johannsson – Childhood / Land of the Young
2:58:00 Johann Johannsson – Epilogue
3:05:00 Dustin Tebbutt – White Lines
3:10:25 Eleventh He Reaches London – Body Unbind
3:17:00 Split Enz – Stranger Than Fiction / Time For A Change
3:29:00 Pikelet – Festivas
3:34:00 The Sea and Cake – Harbor Bridges
3:38:00 Mary O’Hara – Forty Five Years (Live at Royal Festival Hall)
3:42:30 Helen Gillet – La Bas
3:49:00 Mohave – Mirror, Mirror
3:53:30 Jonathan Bree – You’re So Cool
3:58:30 Deepchild – Furry Glitch
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It’s a long weekend and Mike Tucak is feeling film scores, music-of-the-acquatic, and some of his old indie vinyl…
but then in just one moment he puts it all on the line by testing the boundaries of the Golden Apples of the Sun – on his playlist at about 1:46 on the restream
LISTEN
Show restream here
PLAYLIST
Fourth Floor Collapse – Intro
Eric Serra – Noon
Eric Serra – Cute Name
Isabelle Lucas & The Linden Singers – Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Shanghai Restoration Project – Introduction (1936)
Hector Morlet – Picture Frame
Akira Takamori – Tsuki
Sparkelhorse and Fennesz – Christian’s Guitar Piece
Jose Padilla – Navigator (Part 1)
Eric Serra – The Big Blue Overture (Maud Geffray Remix)
Eric Serra & Martin Simms – It’s Only Mystery
Low & The Dirty Three – Down By The River
Aquarium – Washing of the Water
Maple Glider – Performer
Sea Stories – For 1000 Years
Northern Lights – Waves
Tanita Tikaram – Valentine Heart
Sarah Klang – Love Bliss
Sarah Klang – Anywhere (instrumental)
Sting – Blind Man
Matt Finish – Short Note
Mondo Rock – Take Me Away
McCloud – Marion
WARNING Cliff Richard – Devil Woman
The Gentle Waves – Partner in Crime
Stornoway – Farewell Appalachia
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Michael Tucak presents sounds including an Icelandic hymn from the 13th century, a Chinese “Ennio Morricone-esque” film score, a moving David Whyte poem set to music, and many other gems.
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PLAYLIST
Free – Mouthful of Grass
Team Astro – Helpless
David Whyte (and Owen O Suillleabhain) – Blessings
Luluc – All The Pretty Scenery
Andrew Orkin – One For The Faint of Heart
Tiny Leaves – A Stillness
Tiny Leaves – Broad Places (Oscuro Rework)
Tiny Leaves – Found Song (Billion One Rework)
Tiny Leaves – Fullness of Things (Diamond Family Archive Rework)
Ennio Morricone – Once Upon A Time In The West
Pink Floyd – The Great Gig In The Sky
Valerie June – Home Inside
Lower Spectrum – Atlas (Movements I and II)
Steve Parkin – Sorryism
Aquarium – Washing of the Water
Hekla – Heyr himna smiður
Ylja – Heyr himna smiður
Árstíðir – Heyr himna smiður
Coda Chroma – If I Imagined
Chris Palmer and Marion LeCrayon – Doux Doux Bisous
Delicate Steve – Positive Force
Henry Lai Wan-man – Three Kingdoms (Opening Titles)
Kenji Kawai – Carols
Kenji Kawai – Xiao Qiao
Orbweavers – Confessions
Crywolf and Roniit – Unchained Melody
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Following threads of the power of nature in our daily lives, and cover versions that go deeper into the originals. Mike Tucak presents.
Show restream here
PLAYLIST
Omnipresence – Creation
Kardajala Kirridarra – Abala Barlawa (Everything Was At Peace)
Prita – Dandelion
Underworld – Brilliant Yes That Would Be
Pete Stone & The Assistance – The River Song
Blanche Du Bois – Elvis
LTJ Bukem – Point Of View
Hannah Epperson – Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Staves – I’m On Fire
Slowdive – Slomo
Hal Crawford – Insects Dined
Korey Dane – Fade Into You
Underworld – River of Bass
Brian Deady / Cause of Accident – Seasons (Waiting On You)
Meng Qi – Wing Pinger Resonator Feedback
John Frusciante – Song To The Siren
Nick Takacs – Body of Water
The Unthanks – Shipbuilding
Sophie Hutchings -Surrender to the Deepest Blue
The Unthanks – What Can A Song Do To You
The Triffids – Tender Is The Night (The Long Fidelity)
Heads We’re Dancing – Hearts On Fire
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Mike Tucak explores music that has potential for healing and check out some chilled tunes from China, Sweden, Australia and beyond.
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PLAYLIST
ocean experiments – Prelude
Expo 70 / SXBRS – oo70oo
Yue Xuan – Intro (Hou Chenzhong Remix)
Yue Xuan – Melancholia (Gavintoo Remix)
Howie Lee – Fused Pagoda
Loljud – Seagull Scream
Kallor – Frost
Joanna Knutsson – Kungsvagen 44
Gawurra – Burrmalala (Cyclone)
Gawurra – Djiwul (Green Weeds From Fresh Water)
Pond – Bali Waters
Brown Birds from Windy Hill – Sou’wester
Andrew Kidman and the Windy Hills – To Be Young
Shanghai Restoration Project – Wandering Songstress
Flash Beats Bone – Shen Bi Ma Liang
Thruoutin – market (Escaping Animals remix)
ocean experiments – Observatory 1
Kid Koala – Emperor’s Main Course
Beatrice Dillon – Workaround Seven
Hidden Orchestra – Wingbeats (Max Cooper Remix edit)
Iimmune – Zhang
Brittan Lane – The Parting Glass
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Presented by Mike Tucak
Predominantly Scandinavian & Nordic music, drawing on artists from Borealis Festival of experimental music in Bergen, Norway (4-8 March 2020), as well as the vibrant music scene of Malmo, southern Sweden.
Not Scandi-noir or Nordic-noir, but Scandi-Gold! Tak – Nyd Det! Njut av det!
Shoe restream here
PLAYLIST
2:02:00 Kallor – Frost
2:11:00 Johanna Knutsson – Vramsan
2:17:15 Andreas Ulvo & Slagr – Midwinter
2:25:00 Stein Urheim & Mari Kvein Brunvoll – Things I Wish For
2:29:20 Vincent Bahar – You’re Nowhere, You’re Now Here
2:33:55 Beatrice Dillon – Workaround Seven
2:39:50 Caterina Barbieri – Fantas
2:50:00 Johanna Knutsson – Kungsvagen 44
2:58:40 Loljud – Seagull Scream
3:06:45 Andreas Ulvo & Ingrid Olava (Innlandet) – Africa
3:11:50 Helle Bjornberg – Till Slut (Live)
3:19:15 By The Waterhole – Then and There
3:23:10 Lydia Ainsworth – Malachite
3:26:25 Freja Kirk – Colored Lights
3:30:40 Hoy La – Saturday
3:15:00 mono mono – Feel
3:40:30 Stein Urheim & Mari Kvein Brunvoll – Garden Sound
3:47:00 Rovi – Oceanfloor (Live)
3:50:55 Andreas Ulvo – In the darkest hour
3:57:45 Freja Kirk – Intro
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Mike Tucak pulls on the wetsuit for surf movie soundtracks from the 1970s to present day, The Morning Of The Earth, including its reimagined tracks and offshoot Spirit of Akasha, as well as Paul Witzig’s film trilogy The Hot Generation, Evolution and Sea of Joy.
Show restream here
PLAYLIST
Tamam Shud – Sea That Swells – Morning Of The Earth
Tully – Sea of Joy – Sea of Joy
Peter Howe – Uluwatu – Morning Of The Earth
Brian Cadd – Come With Me – Morning Of The Earth
Peter Howe – I’m Alive – Morning Of The Earth
Tully – Brother Sun – Sea of Joy
Tully – I Feel The Sun – Sea of Joy
The Sunsets – Uptight, Out Of Sight (extended take) – The Hot Generation
Ticket – Awake – Morning of the Earth
Ticket – Dream Chant – Morning Of The Earth
Sven Libaek – White Limestone Blues – To Ride A White Horse
Andrew Kidman – Sea That Swells (Reimagined) – Morning Of The Earth Reimagined
Brown Birds From Windy Hill – Sou’wester – Last Hope
Pond – Bali Waters – Morning of The Earth Reimagined
Sufjan Stevens – Redford (For Yi-Yia & Pappou) – Last Hope
Machine Translations – Oh Ma The Sea Is Rising – Last Hope
Andrew Kidman & The Windy Hills – To Be Young – Spirit of Akasha
First Waves – Harry Gregson-Williams – Breath
Outside Sawyers Point – Harry Gregson-Williams – Breath
Tamam Shud – Lady Sunshine / Falling Up / It’s A Beautiful Day – Evolution
Its Not For Me (end titles) – Harry Gregson-Williams – Breath
Mike Tucak curates the show and takes a few very immersive musical journeys into some specific soundtracks
Listen to the show restream here
PLAYLIST
Bonobo feat. Rhye – Break Apart
Bonobo – Second Sun
Rhye – Feel Your Weight (Poolside Remix)
The Weight Of My Words – Kings Of Convenience (Fourtet Instrumental)
Alice Skye – Friends With Feelings
Taman Shud – Sea That Swells
Chris Abrahams – McHeath (Tenderhook Soundtrack)
Chris Abrahams – The Iris Label (Tenderhook Soundtrack)
Chris Abrahams – A Partnership (Tenderhook Soundtrack)
Chris Abrahams – Bolshie (Tenderhook Soundtrack)
Chris Abrahams – There’s Theives About (Tenderhook Soundtrack)
Chris Abrahams – First Fight (Tenderhook Soundtrack)
Chris Abrahams – Dredge (Tenderhook Soundtrack)
Chris Abrahams – Tenderhook Theme (Tenderhook Soundtrack)
Chris Abrahams – Hard Word (Tenderhook Soundtrack)
David Thrussell – The Brothers At Rest (The Hard Word Soundtrack)
David Thrussell – Working On A Dream (The Hard Word Soundtrack)
David Thrussell – Horses Are On The Track (The Hard Word Soundtrack)
David Thrussell – No One Gets Hurt (The Hard Word Soundtrack)
David Thrussell & Francois Tetaz – Full Leather Rico (Under The Radar Soundtrack)
David Thrussell & Francois Tetaz – With A Sinister Groove (Under The Radar Soundtrack)
David Thrussell & Francois Tetaz – Beyond The Wall (Under The Radar Soundtrack)
Sophie Moleta – Mutijulu
Lake of Bass – Wildlife Researcher
Graham Tardif – Approaching (The Tracker Soundtrack)
Graham Tardif – The Chain (The Tracker Soundtrack)
Graham Tardif – After The Valley Of Sorrow (The Tracker Soundtrack)
Graham Tardif – All Men Choose The Path They Walk (The Tracker Soundtrack)
Graham Tardif – Gungalaira (The Tracker Soundtrack)
Graham Tardif – Friction (The Tracker Soundtrack)
Neil Young – Nobody’s Story (Dead Man Soundtrack)
Helen Gillett – Ride Into The Sun
Brittan Lane – The Parting Glass
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This edition of the Golden Apples is hosted by Mike Tucak and includes a delve into the source recordings of Joe Acheson’s 2016 Hidden Orchestra “Wingbeats”…
Bandcamp Daily Think of Wingbeats by Hidden Orchestra as a bedroom symphony. Unlike a traditional symphony, Wingbeats doesn’t require a concert hall or a stage filled with dozens of musicians. Instead, the individual parts are painstakingly pieced together by one person: Brighton, UK, based Joe Acheson. The result is a kind of expansive intimacy.
“For as long as I can remember, I have found that what draws me to a piece of music can often be one small detail—a single characteristic or maybe a fleeting moment of beautiful sound or compelling rhythm,” Acheson explains in the album notes. On Wingbeats, that approach is on full display. The first track presents the entire finished composition. Then, the deconstruction begins: Each instrument or layer of sound is relegated to its own track, then listed as numbered “Sources.” Songs like “Wingbeats Source II – Cello” and field recordings like “Wingbeats Source VI – Dawn Chorus” offer up-close looks at the different components of the fully-assembled title track. The entire composition has a meditative force—a sonic balm to counter our age of deep anxiety.
On the opening “Wingbeats,“ church bells mingle with a flock of birds recorded in the snowy French Alps; a bass clarinet line delivers swelling, lyrical melodies, and a singing saw provides a gentle harmony. Each individual track in Wingbeats is a 21st century symphony in miniature; taken together, it sounds like bliss.
More thoughts over at Spellbinding Music
Re-stream the show here (select 4 March)
PLAYLIST
2:02:00 – Hidden Orchestra – Wingbeats (Max Cooper Remix)
2:14:00 – Ewan Jansen – Part Man, Part Motif
2:19:00 – Expo 70 – Close Your Eyes and Drift Effortlessly Away
2:38:00 – Hidden Orchestra – Wingbeats
2:50:00 – Hidden Orchestra – Wingbeats Source I – Bird Table
2:53:00 – Hidden Orchestra – Wingbeats Source II – Cello
2:57:00 – Hidden Orchestra – Wingbeats Source III – Piano and Wings
2:59:30 – Hidden Orchestra – Wingbeats Source IV – Tuned Percussion, Harp, Mey
3:01:00 – Hidden Orchestra – Wingbeats Source V – Drums
3:05:00 – Hidden Orchestra – Wingbeats Source VI – Dawn Chorus
3:13:00 – Hidden Orchestra – Wingbeats (Radio Edit)
Balago – Herge
Oriol Benedet – A Lost Sea
EEDL – Musli
bRUNA – With Your Fingers
3:36:30 – Yue Xuan – Alpha (iimmune remix)
3:42:00 – The Hotpoints – Jamie’s Pad
3:46:00 – Meng Qi – lights are from a window
3:50:00 – Temper Trap – Soldier On
3:53:00 – Gurrumul – A Baru In New York (Flume Soundtrack Remix)
The Golden Apples of the Sun 