Sound Selector

Thanks for listening to the show tonight. Here’s the Playlist:
Everybody's Happy Nowadays - Buzzcocks
Where's Captain Kirk - Spizzenergi
Why Don't You Do Me Right? - Alternative TV
Get Your Shirt - Underworld, Iggy Pop
Trolley Coin (Dyslexia Mix) - Autumns
Babujal - Stereossauro feat Ana Magalhaes
Original Nuttah 25 - Uk Apache Shy FX
Original Nuttah (Feat. Bunty) (DJ Madd Remix) - Magic Drum Orchestra
Message (feat. Mr. Williamz) - Nubiyan Twist
You Wanna Dance Or What? (feat Tommy Mcgee) - Joshua Idehen
Winter in America (Featuring Rich Medina and Josh Milan) (12" Version) - Brian Jackson
Threads (feat. Patrice Rushen) - Nubiyan Twist
Orquídea (Feat. Sly5thave) (Sampology Remix) - Quantic
I've Got The Groove (Mix #2) - George Faith
Gold Girl - Hollie Cook
Golden Dub - Hollie Cook
Groovy Situation (Mix #2) - Keith + Tex
Come Into My Parlour - The Bleechers
Doesn't Just Happen - James Blake x Dave
Level (Feat. Irah) (Radio Edit) - Flowdan
Mum Does The Washing - Joshua Idehen
Glossolália - EVMS
Can't Nobody Get Down (Kabuki Remix) - Hot 8 Brass Band
Spit On A DJ For Therapy - Autumns
Didn’t Come To Argue - James Blake x Monica Martin
Turandot - Marco Benevento, Marianne Mirage
Pajaros De Fuego - Los Tres

On Sound Selector this week, we present the results of a sunny afternoon chatting in the Beer Garden.
Sunny tunes from Nubiyan Twist, Hollie Cook, The Buzzcocks, Keith & Tex, The Magic Drum Orchestra, Joshua Idehen mingled with a bit of Hazy Cloudiness from Autumns being rude to DJs, a Stateside weather check from Brian Jackson, Flowdan levels it up and James Blake + Dave talk about Trying times.

Sound Selector – Come and chat with us this Thursday 26th March 8 – 10 pm repeated the following Thursday 2nd April, same time, same place, same channel.
Only on Freshfm.net (Worldwide) or 104.80 (Nelson Region), 95.0 (Takaka) and 88.9 (Blenheim).
Listen again to the last 6 months’ worth of shows on:
https://freshfm.co.nz/programme/sound-selector/

Thanks for listening to the show tonight. Here’s the Playlist:
Wargasm - L7
Fight War Not Wars (Foreigners Everywhere Meets Kodama Dub Mix) - Crass
No More War - Prince Far I
No More War Dub - Prince Far I
Stop the War - Dillinger
No More War - Beres
War - Miss Red
Gasolina (Red Axes edit) - Chromosome
Warmonger Dub - Bunny Lee & The Aggrovators
Too Much War - Iration Steppas & Dan Man
Stop The War Dub - Iration Steppas
England Be Nice - Ini Kamoze
Authentic Leadership - Ranking Ann
War Games - The Souljazz Orchestra
History Repeating - Annamária d'Almeida
Why Can't There Be Love - Dee Edwards
Frizzante - Marco Benevento
Love line version - Exterminator
Under Me Sleng Teng - Wayne Smith
Under Mi Sensi (Clappas Riddim) - Alozade and Hollow Point
Under Mi Sensi Version (Short Edit) - MT Gemini
I Roy And Dennis Walks - Combination drifter
Mount Zion - Johnny Clarke
Bongo Red - The Gladiators
Bongo Version - The Gladiators
Lady lady - Cynty And The Monkeys
That Thing - Mungo’s HiFi feat Aziza Jaye
That Dub (Doo W*p Mix) - Mungo’s HiFi feat Aziza Jaye
Chasing Shadows feat Fatouma Diawara – Nubiyan Twist
Fado Liberdade (SMASH (PT), HYKAN Remix) - Mariana Guimaraes
Andorinhas (Francis Silva Afro Mix) - Ana Moura
Chuva - Mariza

On Sound Selector this week, we’ll be waging War on bland music. There’ll be no coherent plan, no exit strategy and we’ll be posturing like a pack of school yard bullies, but rest assured, by 10 o’clock it’ll be very complete, pretty much.

Assisting us on this epic mission will be Crass, Prince Far I, Mungo’s Hi-fi, Dillinger, Violinbwoy, The Gladiators, Ranking Ann, The Xterminator and we’ll end up bringing peace to the World with some sweet Nubiyan Twist and a touch of the Portuguese Blues.

Sound Selector – Come and rattle your sabres (or should I say, sabers) with us this Thursday 12th March 8 – 10 pm repeated the following Thursday 19th March, same time, same place, same channel.
Only on Freshfm.net (Worldwide) or 104.80 (Nelson Region), 95.0 (Takaka) and 88.9 (Blenheim).
Listen again to the last 6 months’ worth of shows on:
https://freshfm.co.nz/programme/sound-selector/

Thanks for listening to the show tonight. Here’s the Playlist:

Keep It Coming Baby - Horace Andy
Keep it coming Version - Mudie's All Stars
Arise And Shine - Hugh Mundell
Ghetto Rock - Hugh Mundell
Bells & Circles - Underworld, Iggy Pop
Del Copacabana A 34 (DJ Nature Re-Edit) - Grupo Los Yoyi
Sound On Sound (DJ Nature Re-Edit) - Antoniou
Walking Into Sunshine (Extended Rework Mikeandtess Edit) - Central Line
Around (Solomun Vox) - Noir & Haze
California - The Olympians
Strawberry Kiwi - The Olympians
Rockaway - Hollie Cook
Rockaway Dub - Hollie Cook
Batik (Dodi Palese Remix) - Gabriele Poso
Africa Linda (Odd1 Edit) - Gabriele Poso
Dust (DJ Nature Re-Edit) - Marxist Love Disco Ensemble
N'Téro (feat. Modou Touré) - Skinshape & Horus
N'Téro Dub - Skinshape & Horus
Cruisin - Kojo Rigault
Why Don't You Spend The Night - Shirley James & Danny Ray
Cool Jazztice - Gaudi
H.E.L.P (Happy Elephants Love Pistachio) - Gaudi
Express Your Love (live from Metropolis Studios) - KOKOROKO

This week on Sound Selector we bring you Big Tunes for your Thursday night entertainment.
Big Mr Bongo tunes remixed by DJ Nature; Big Cinematic tunes from The Olympians; Big reggae releases both ancient and modern; Huge remix of the Batik album from Gabrielle Poso. Plus Iggy Pop larges it up, smoking on the airplane. And lots more.

Sound Selector – Come and join us this Thursday 26th February 8 – 10 pm repeated the following Thursday 5th March, same time, same place, same channel.
Only on Freshfm.net (Worldwide) or 104.80 (Nelson Region), 95.0 (Takaka) and 88.9 (Blenheim).
Listen again to the last 6 months’ worth of shows on:
https://freshfm.co.nz/programme/sound-selector/

Thanks for listening to the show tonight. Here’s the playlist:

Tribute to Bob Marley - Lone Ranger
Tribute to Bob Marley Version - Lone Ranger & Sound Dimension
Psalm of Bob Marley - Culture
Dub of Bob Marley - Culture
Don't ever leave me – The Wailing Wailers
Could You Be Loved (12" mix) - Bob Marley and the Wailers
Keep on Moving (Sly & Robbie Mix) - Bob Marley and the Wailers
Zombies - Alborosie
Live Free - Zion I Kings
Tear Drops - Freddie McKay
Cold Crusher - Ranking Barnabas
Spanish Town - Lone Ranger
Spanish Town Version - The Black Emeralds
Afrikan Herbsman - Ras Congo
leavemealone (Nia Archives remix) - Fred again….
Lights Out (HAAi remix) - Romy
Rumble (Original Mix) - M-Beat
Build Me 3 Coffins (New Blood Crew Remix) - Beenie Man, Josey Wales, Ini Kamoze
Pull Up Selecta (Feat. Eek-A-Mouse) (Mashup Remix) – Dubmatix
My Moon My Man (Boys Noize Classic mix) - Feist
Modelling Queen - Eek-A-Mouse
Pastime Paradise - Charlie's Roots
Calypso Zest - Charlie’s Roots
Act Like You Know (feat. Andy Platts) - Skinshape & Horus
Act Like You Know Dub - Skinshape & Horus
Mystic World - Alphonsus Idigo
Bach @ Liszt (Bucket List) - Gaudi
Cool Jazztice - Gaudi
Don't Worry About What You Can't Control - SAULT

On Sound Selector we give annual thanks and praise for the life of Bob Marley, who would’ve been 81 on 6th February. We bring a sound selection of Bob Tunes to celebrate his life.

Plus – The Selector is still in the Jungle. Big, bad and mad tunes swinging in on the vines, including M-Beat, Beenie Man, Josey Wales, Ini Kamoze, Dubmatix, Eek-A-Mouse and keeping us on the dateline, Fred again.., Romy, HAAi and Honey Dijon.

Plus – In the dubby echo chamber we have Ranking Barnabas with his thumping Cold Crusher, Gaudi reinterprets the Jazz greats inna dubwise stylee and the new project from Will Dorey and the Uk’s most friendly record shop owner, Ben Bell – Skinshape x Horus.

Sound Selector – Don’t be anywhere else this Thursday 12th February 8 – 10 pm repeated the following Thursday 19th February, same time, same place, same channel.
Only on Freshfm.co.nz (Worldwide) or 104.80 (Nelson Region), 107.20 (Central Nelson), 95.0 (Takaka) and 88.9 (Blenheim).
Listen again to the last 6 months’ worth of shows on:
https://freshfm.co.nz/programme/sound-selector/

Thanks for listening to the show tonight. Here’s the playlist:

Warm Leatherette - Grace Jones
Militant - Sly & Robbie
Can’t Hold Us (ft. Mwanjé) - Sampa The Great, Mwanjé
Spanish Town - Lone Ranger
Spanish Town Version - The Black Emeralds
Jungle Youth (Congo Natty Remix) - Lee Perry
Surrender (Original Mix) - M-Beat
Original Ranks - Cutty Ranks
Warehouse (Original Mix) - DJ Hybrid
Darkest Night - Keith Hudson
Darkest Night Version - The Chuckles
Foot Steps - Mr.G & Real V.I
Amsterdam (Flight Mode Mix) - Mungo's Hi-Fi
Exile - Chronixx
18 & Ova - Cocoa Tea & Buju Banton
Soundclash Story SP - Soundboy Dead
Still Summer - Jamie xx
Gorilla (Kiinjo Version) - Little Simz
Catch The Beat (Feat. Cakes Da Killa) - Honey Dijon
Gotta Let You Go (Original Club Mix) - Dominica
Only Wit U - Deki Alem
Good Night Baby - Daphni
Sumba Ale - Nuevos Rios
Les Fleurs - Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band
Chata feat Magugu - Da Cruz
Opo (feat. Wizkid) - 2baba; Wizkid
Shedding feat Oscar Jerome & Milan Ring - DARGZ
White Gloves ii - Khruangbin
Heat Up - Mop Mop & Laiz
Letter To Lillehammer (Extended Mix) - Nordfold

On Sound Selector this week. All new and ready to go for 2026.
Introducing a huge release on Soul Jazz Records – Junglist, featuring some rare and classic Jungle tunes from the heyday of Post Rave, Early Drum and Bass, Pre-Garage UK niceness.

Plus Sampa the Great, Khruangbin’s 10th Anniversary revitalisation, Little Simz Gorilla remix, New Lone Ranger (yes, that's New Lone Ranger), Big new Mungo’s HiFi, Brazilian, Colombian, Nigerian, Zambian, Norwegian, Caribbean and quite a lot in between.
Farewell to Sly Dunbar – a rare musical talent who will be sadly missed, Rest in Power.

Tune in to Sound Selector for all this and more. This Thursday 29th January 8 – 10 pm repeated the following Thursday 5th February, same time, same place, same channel.
Only on Freshfm.net (Worldwide) or 104.80 (Nelson Region), 95.0 (Takaka) and 88.9 (Blenheim).
Listen again to the last 6 months’ worth of shows on:
https://freshfm.co.nz/programme/sound-selector/

Thanks for listening to the Festive 50 Chart show tonight. Dates are not the date of release, they are the dates that they appeared in the John Peel Festive 50 charts. This chart was sometimes elected by the listeners to his show and sometimes by The Peel Himself.
Here’s the playlist:

33 How I wrote elastic man - The Fall 1981
32 Suspect Device - Stiff Little Fingers 1981
31 Getting Nowhere Fast - The Wedding Present 1986
30 My Foolish Heart - Bhundu Boys 1986
29 We don’t need this fascist groove thang - Heaven 17 1981
28 Success - Iggy Pop 1977
27 Paid In Full - Eric B and Rakim 1986
26 Public Image - Public Image 1981
25 Legion - Theatre of Hate 1981
24 Freedom Connection - Jah Woosh 1977
23 Police and Thieves - The Clash 1978
22 The Sweetest Girl - Scritti Politti 1981
21 Ghost Town - The Specials 1981
20 Can’t stand my Baby - The Rezillos 1986
19 Stop Killing Me - The Primitives 1986
18 Complete Control - The Clash 1981
17 See them a come - Culture 1977
16 Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers 1981
15 Incendiary Device - Johnny Moped 1977
14 Rebel without a Pause - Public Enemy 1986
13 Truly - Jays and Ranking Trevor 1977
12 New Rose - The Damned 1978
11 Holidays in the Sun - S*x Pistols 1977
10 Teenage Kicks - The Undertones 1978
9 Holidays in Cambodia - Dead Kennedys 1981
8 A Forest - The Cure 1981
7 Right Track - Marlene Webber 1977
6 Smokescreen - Desperate Bicycles 1977
5 Shot by both sides - Magazine 1978
4 Big Decision - That Petrol Emotion 1986
3 God Save the Queen - The S*x Pistols 1978
2 Uptown Top ranking - Althea and Donna 1977
1 Anarchy in the UK - S*x Pistols 1978

On Sound Selector this week: For those of you who are still awake, you may remember that last show we had Part One of a tribute to the late and legendary DJ - John Peel, the original pirate material.

Every year around this time, he ran a Festive Chart of 50 – 60 of the best tunes from the year as chosen by listeners to his BBC Radio show. For these two shows, we have culled samples from the genuine John Peel Festive Charts for 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1986.

In Part 2 this week we take you from No. 33 down to No. 1. Who will be in the top spot? Without too many spoilers, it can be revealed that this band have 3 tunes in the top 11.

Relieved? You will be. Sound Selector – Festive 50 ish, This Thursday 1st January 8 – 10 pm repeated on 8th January, same time, same place, same channel.

Only on Freshfm.net (Worldwide) or 104.80 (Nelson Region), 95.0 (Takaka) and 88.9 (Blenheim).
Listen again to the last 6 months’ worth of shows on:
https://freshfm.co.nz/programme/sound-selector/