By the skin of our teeth, we managed to get the year's final show (Archive 13 Beaucoup Entendu) uploaded on New Year's eve (with special thanks to Jay VP, a Vancouver based recording engineer with a growing international reputation, who helped trouble-shoot a ridiculously stupid techie problem of my own creation at the last minute!).
With most of the shows, I like to present a cross-section of material in the hope of turning someone on to an artist/song they hadn't heard before.
This show is an exception. With other stations producing their "Top 500 songs of all time" countdowns, I decided to take a (heavily biased) look back at artists that have had a major impact on me personally and the music industry in general. You will no doubt be familiar with most of the artists but the song choices may be different from what you'd see on most 'best of' lists. In most cases, I chose the songs that locked me in as a fan. I'll be curious to hear your thoughts on the choices!
Also included are two songs that were a large part of the impetus to launch this station. In particular, the final cut of the show is a 17 minute instrumental that would most likely never see the light of day on a conventional station. Not an instantly catchy pop/rock tune. Instead, a song that takes its time to draw you in. If you give it a chance to get under your skin, you will find yourself returning to it over and over.
All the best for the new year!
Michael
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