DarkCompass # 127

China Days 2-today. Work, rest, food and pimping taxi drivers.
Music from:
Gu Zheng
infidel Inc
??
Chance
96 kbps,32min

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Problem with podcast. Both the chinese tracks skip, this might be an issue with feeding tunes from media player. I will play some more - i'll work on this. Speech and tracks through PodProducer work ok though....weird.

DarkCompass #126

Recorded 19th Oct 2005
Really tired after flight, walking around The Forbidden City and sending work collegues out to find music.

Music From:

Skindred

JadeLeary

YourLoss

Recorded 19-20th October 2005

96 kbps,43min

China Days #1

China Connection a little flaky but here goes.
Arrived in China on the `19th at 6:45am, and I should have gone to bed straight away, but The Forbidden City and The infamous square beckons, so after visiting them, being swamped by vendors selling fake watches, CDs, DVDs and postcards, Mark, Mick and myself arrived to see this abosolutly HUGE building.
The Forbidden City, it suggests well, go in and get arrested, but it's one of the most commercial places in the city. There is even a starbucks in there too. Wonderful gardens though.
It started raining when I got to Tianenemen, so that was short lived.
I was really knackered, so back to the hotel.
Up not so early on the 20-th and hit the great Wall of China before going back to the airport for the flight to Kunming.
I walked a small amount of the Wall as the climb was a bit much, I got to the first teir and I thought I was going to die, my heart was in my ears. It proves I am well unfit.
The flight to Kunming was very uneventful, and arrived in Kunming at around 7pm. Met Fan, one of the Chinese engineers that waws at work during the initial build of the telescope.
We went for some food in the town, hit a roadside restraunt and expose Mark to squid. He was not impressed.
Called work, home and crashed out.
Work very early and headed out to the shops, both Mark and Mick wanted to get an MP3 player each. That was "fun" as both Fan and myself already had these kind of things.
I picked up a good set of speakers for site work, music while you work always helps.
Flight to Lijiang next........

DarkCompass # 125

The Weekend, set your eyes to stun, early morning start on Sunday courtesy of the youngest, prepping for China, bag searches, travel aphrehension.
Music from:
Satellite Dub
Shotgun Democracy
Beauty's Confusion
Chris Juergensen
96 kbps,30min

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Apology - don't worry I'm not going to do voice overs again, the last bit was terrible, sorry Chris.

DarkCompass # 124

Life - why do you care? The Cardiacs, emails, Has there been any good transitions between computer games and movies? the decline of instant messaging, global domination by MicroYahoo & GoogAOL, how long will the battery last on a new iPodVideo? implanting mp3 players, Top Ten Horror movies of all time, only in America, and badly spelt Spam!
Music from:
hAND
Illuminatus
Planet of Women
+48 Volts
96 kbps,43min

DarkCompass #123

John Peel Special.
My thoughts about John, his life and his influences upon me.
Music from:
Laura Cantrell
Trencher
Cat on Form
Boards of Canada
96 kbps,19min

DarkCompass #122

Facilities Management, global music distribution, answering emails and voicemails, chilli helps you sleep, not at the bedsit! PHP, mx5 domain, and blogger, Yahoo Podcasts, TV license fee hike? No thanks, Net Governance, and how will eastern internet freedom affect me from the 19th?
Music from:
Hollow Horse
Satellite Dub
10 Shot
Stephania Dimmen
96 kbps,42min

DarkCompass #121

Weekend Report, eyes, bassett hound lost, UK wakinghours on a Sunday, Chance Simulcast, and China is a go.
Music from:
Last Future
Gummy Babies
A Spectre is haunting Europe
Biomechanoid
96 kbps,40min

Omittions: I metioned I'd been to China earlier in the year, it was India.
The squeaking at the end of the cast is some jerk moving his folding tray behind me, I', sure it woke you up!

The Chance and The Choir Simul Podcast!

Extra Special Podcast - a Simulcast of Chance and the Choir's Los Angeles Concert from earlier this year. It's being podcast by a number of shows, and simulcast from other sources. Hit here to read all about Chance and his works
96kbps,50 min

DarkCompass #120

More play on KYOU, emails, nervousness, old WIFI kit, the BBCs iMP Trial, Trevor Eve, Digital channels with US Political Comedy, difference between UK time and GMT, overrated albums, and chocs from the states.
Music from:
Julia's Window
Jade Leary
The Dames
Artemis
96 kbps,38min

Another Comedy Classic shuffles off this mortal coil

Ronnie Barker died this morning in his sleep. Someone who I remember made me laugh when I was a kid, even though during the Two Ronnies era had lots of sexual inuendo and adult comedy. Open all hours, Porridge, and all those classic british comedies can never be duplicated again.
A classic Comic.
1929 - 2005
He was awarded the OBE for services to entertainment, and in 1988 received the BBC Lifetime Achievement Award.

DarkCompass #119

Quality time, The Chaos Report, Stats, Browsers: Opera, Firefox, and IE, The crap sold on Ebay, and train annoucements (OK?)
Music from:
The Bloody Irish Boys
LastFuture
Reactor
Your Loss
96 kbps,37min