Evening' all

Last year (four days before Christmas to be sure, I was all over the place, LADEN with gifts and woes) we were asked by the kind people at BBC Oxford to contribute a track towards a Radiohead covers album that is being released to celebrate said radio station's 5th birthday. Rushing home through the Oxford snow we began work on the track we'd been asked to record, which was 'Nice Dream' - the only track I didn't know how to play (see also: 'Lounge Act', Nirvana's Nevermind or 'Emenius Sleepus', Green Day's Dookie - oh come on, you had the tab book too).

Anyway, there's some deets here about IT'S NOW ON SALE via iTunes (just search The Winchell Riots) and know that all profits go to Children in Need. Other acts featured include Stornoway and Little Fish. Buy all the tracks because by the sounds of it, it really rules.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/oxford/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8518000/8518020.stm

We got there in the end.

Phil, about to go to rehearsal
The Winchell Riots

Secret Show / Oxford / Feb 2010

Friday Playlist

'Need You' - Darkstar
(previously released 12", Hyperdub)

'I'll Take Care Of You' - Gil Scott-Heron
Taken from the album 'I'm New Here' (XL Recordings)

'The Good Years' - Karine Polwart & Edwin Morgan
Taken from the album 'Ballads of the Book' (Chemikal Underground)

'Atmosphere' - Joy Division
Taken from the album Permenant (London Records)

'Winter Rebel' - Grudle Bay Riots (The Winchell Riots remix)
Unreleased