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A veritable feast of music and fun with Orbital

Phil Hartnoll of Orbital chats about the group's early beginnings, working with Alison Goldfrapp, and the upcoming re-release of their seminal record ‘The Brown Album’.

Phil Hartnoll of Orbital chats about the group's early beginnings, working with Alison Goldfrapp, and the upcoming re-release of their seminal record ‘The Brown Album’.

Also on the show, we take a moment to chill in the Zen Den, and Richard from the ska band PorkPie hijacks the Jar of Ska.

Fancy getting involved? Get your requests in to craig@bbc.co.uk.

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Music Played

  • Jungle

    Busy Earnin'

    • XL.
  • Cheetah & Nia Archives

    Get Loose

    • Up Ya Archives.
  • Maxïmo Park

    Apply Some Pressure

    • Warp.
  • Goldfrapp

    Ooh La La

    • Mute.
  • Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley

    Welcome to Jamrock

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Island.
  • Massive Attack & Hope Sandoval

    The Spoils

    • Virgin/EMI.
  • Future Utopia & Lava La Rue

    The Pleasure Trap

    • 70Hz Recordings.
  • Sade

    Cherry Pie

    • Diamond Life.
    • Epic.
    • 6.
  • CMAT

    Take A Sexy Picture Of Me

    • AWAL.
  • Adam Buxton

    Pizza Time

  • The Charlatans

    Then

    • THEN.
    • Situation Two.
  • Baxter Dury

    Allbarone

    • Heavenly.
  • Joshua Idehen

    Could Be Forever (6 Music Session 22 Jan 2025)

  • Stereolab

    Melodie Is A Wound

    • Warp.
  • Orbital

    Dwr Budr

    • London Music Stream.
  • Skunk Anansie

    Lost And Found

    • P&C FRONTIERS RECORDS.
  • Mylo

    In My Arms

    • Breastfed Records.
  • jasmine.4.t

    Elephant

    • Saddest Factory Records.
  • Perfume Genius

    Clean Heart

    • Matador.
  • Nightmares on Wax

    Argha Noah

    • Carboot Soul.
    • Warp Records.
    • 7.
  • Wunderhorse

    Midas

    • Communion.
  • Marie Davidson

    Y.A.A.M.

    • DEEWEE / Because Music.
  • Viagra Boys

    Waterboy

    • viagr aboys.
    • Shrimptech Enterprises.
  • Jane Weaver

    Mission Desire

    • Finders Keepers Records.
  • Pulp

    Got To Have Love

    • Rough Trade.
  • Wednesday

    Elderberry Wine

  • The Untouchables

    Tighten Up

    • Ska Madness 2.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 14.
  • Porkpie

    Bones

    • On The Tiles.
    • PorkPie.
  • The Specials

    Nite Klub

    • The Specials.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 5.
  • Soul II Soul

    Jazzie's Groove

    • Virgin.
  • Miso Extra

    POP

    • Transgressive.
  • Radiohead

    Creep

    • Parlophone.
  • HAIM

    Down to be wrong

    • Polydor.
  • Africa Express

    Mi Lado (feat. ʴdzé, Alansito Vega & Mare Advertencia)

    • Africa Express presents... Bahidorá.
    • World Circuit.
  • The Organ

    Brother

    • Mint Records.
  • Maruja

    Look Down On Us

    • Music For Nations.
  • Chaka Khan

    Like Sugar

    • Diary/Island.

Broadcast

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