Always Judge A Record By Its Cover

We love a slab of industrial noise and here's a track called 'Getit' by Necroromantic - top stuff! There's an amusing coincidence about the wallpaper in the image, but that explanation will have to wait for the moment. LINKS:  |   Spotify   |

We rather like Digital Resistance 's track 'Out of Sight (OOS)' - here's the video. Their tagline is: "A new band, a new movement, born to resist, live to fight against fascism." So, that gets a big tick. LINKS:  |   Website  |   YouTube  |   Instagram  |   Soundcloud  |   Spotify  |

Here's a beautiful new track for you by Chris Avetta , perfect for relaxing on a sunny afternoon. Grab it now from Bandcamp . LINKS:  |   Bandcamp  |   Facebook  | Forest for the Trees by Chris Avetta

We have really enjoyed listening to  Sølvkre 's album Evig Mørke, wonderfully dark and mysterious with moments of beauty, all the way from Norway. LINKS:  |   Bandcamp  |   Souncloud  |   Twitter  |   Facebook  |   Spotify  |   Evig Mørke by Sølvkre

The Barbarian Horde have a new track out and as we were friends of the late, great Ronnie Ronalde, anything bird-related always makes us chirpy. Enjoy! LINKS:  |   Soundcloud  |   Spotify  |

This is a great track called 'Pack It Up' from Ipkiss , a band from New Jersey - go grab it from Bandcamp. Pack it Up by Ipkiss

It was their track 'Catatonic' which caught our attention, but here's a video by a new band to us called No Exits . If you'd like to hear Catatonic, you'll find it  here  - good stuff! LINKS:  |   Bandcamp  |   Facebook  |   Instagram  |   YouTube  |

IN CONVERSATION WITH: SPRAY Please introduce yourselves...  Ricardo - I am Ricardo Autobahn, notably of the Cuban Boys and Spray, one-time Eurovision entrant and friend of Wilf Breadbin from CBBC. Jenny - I am Jenny McLaren, notably of the Cuban Boys and Spray, vocalist on DJ Daz's 'The Woah Song' and friend of Crabb E. Crab from CBBC. How would you describe your music?  Ricardo  - With difficulty. Jenny  - "Colourful new wave synth pop" usually covers it. What are you doing at the moment?  Ricardo  - The endless album/touring cycle. What is the best thing about making music?  Ricardo  - There are no positives. You are only allowed to keep one of your tracks, which one would you choose and why?  Ricardo  - Teenage Life - the song I wrote (and Spray performed) with Daz Sampson at Eurovision 2006. For the money. Jenny  - I Am Gothic. It's our theme tune and, so far, is fantastic to sing live. How involved are ...

We have been enjoying this amusing little ditty from Portnoy for quite a few weeks now, it is finally out today and here's the video. LINKS:  |   Website  |   Facebook  |   Instagram  |   Spotify  |   Apple Music  |   Soundcloud  |

Here's a great video for 'Passin Through' by Jack and the Other, see what you think. LINKS:  |   Soundcloud  |   Spotify  |   Apple Music  |   Instagram  |   Facebook  |   YouTube   |

Pleased to say that we have decided to make the 2004 album 'Skyline' by Waverunner available on Bandcamp. It features a selection of tracks recorded after the Cuban Boys fizzled out, including official remixes of Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Astro-B and Toby Slater (ex-Catch). Skyline is available  here Skyline by Waverunner

This is a terrific animated video which accompanies 'One Mile', a very thought provoking track by The Bergamot. LINKS:  |   Website  |   YouTube  |   Soundcloud  |   Facebook  |   Twitter  |

Here's an off-the-wall video for 'Puppies On Death Row' by Traccula, apparently the animation has been done by Traccula's 14 year old sister. If that's true, we're rather impressed. LINKS:  |   YouTube  |   Instagram  |

Enjoying the 'Peach Tree' EP by Emma Grace today - available from Bandcamp . Check it out! Peach Tree by EMMA GRACE

IN CONVERSATION WITH: PINHDAR Please introduce yourselves...  Hi! We are Cecilia (vocals) and Max (guitar and production).  We've been making music together for years. We started in 2003 with the rock band Nomoredolls. With NMD, we recorded 3 albums and toured the world, especially the USA. In 2010 we stopped our band and founded A Night Like This Festival , an independent music event held here in northern Italy. But we couldn't live longer without making music so here is the duo PINHDAR. How would you describe your music?  We tried to melt the styles we love:  rock and electronic from the early '80s with the Trip Hop that came later. Someone said our music is "trippy". What are you doing at the moment?  Cecilia:  We've just released the Videoclip of our single "Toy" and soon the album "PINHDAR" will follow. It's actually already available on all the major platforms as we speak... ...

A track that we've already earmarked to play on a future show, here's the video for 'Commune' by Kempt. They have done some great tracks as well - find them on Soundcloud .

We have provided a remix, under our Life As Surface Noise guise, for the new Astro-B single HelloW I Love U . Recently released by Thomas Imposter Records from Tokyo, Japan, the remix appears on the flipside, a track called Techno Maniac Cowboy. A limited edition 7" clear vinyl is available. Yum!

Mary May has a great new video out for 'Song For Eunice Kathleen' - simple but effective, we like it a lot. Smashing tune too.

Over the last couple of days, we have started recording a demo for a new Life As Surface Noise tune. We are only in the early stages of the process at the moment, but we have given it the working title 'Pictures'. As usual Blu is putting the music together, but unusually Skreen is trying to write some cheerful words. Ha!

Just released, here's Spray's new electro-pop album Failure Is Inevitable  - being fellow bandmates from the Cuban Boys' days, it is well worth a spin. Failure is Inevitable by Spray

Don't forget to check out our wonderful compilation of space-themed music called Electronic Space - Volume One  - you will find it on all the main online platforms, you can also download it from Bandcamp on a 'name your own price' basis.

Glorious noise from Submotile , a new band to us, but this album gets better with every spin. Ghosts Fade On Skylines (LP) by Submotile

Today's gem is the new album by Clara Engel called  Where a City Once Drowned: The Bethlehem Tapes Vol. II  - music doesn't get much more wonderfully floaty than this. <a href="http://claraengel.bandcamp.com/album/where-a-city-once-drowned-the-bethlehem-tapes-vol-ii">Where a City Once Drowned: The Bethlehem Tapes Vol. II by Clara Engel</a>

Today it has been sunny so we have been listening to some joyful bubblegum pop in the form of Cristina Quesada's new album Think I Heard A Rumour  released by Elefant Records . Think I Heard A Rumour by CRISTINA QUESADA

Here's confirmation of the full playlist for our April show on  Dandelion Radio .  You can still listen/download it  here Winter Gardens   Coral Bells Mammoth Penguins   I Wanna Dadanaut    Arbeiterheer  Obscenity State   Shine  Whettman Chelmets   Alas.... Ernest Moon   Satdeenight Ready Victor Silvester   A Mist Over the Moon Einstürzende Neubauten   Yü Gung (Fütter Mein Ego) Rivers And Suns   Fools Evi Vine   My Only Son SPQR   Our Mother's Sons Flency   Punched Them Secret Treehouse   Kind of Special SPC ECO   Melancholia Mania Alexandra Babiak   Crazy For You The Shrubs   Run Run Uma Newmeds   What's Your Problem?  New Me   Something Green Pipaluk & Cecilie Supernova   Mighty Trees Symbion Project   At the End of the World Transmission 13   The Edge Of The World Paris Love-Child   Brass Band Bitches Golden ...

Life As Surface Noise  have a new single out called 'Biographical Compost' (see video below). Available from 1 May on all the main digital platforms plus a limited edition 7" vinyl. Here's the  Bandcamp  link.

Just been listening to this new discovery, I especially like the lyrics. The Taxidermist's Daughter by 100 Year Party Court

Here's a list of the acts we have playlisted on The Beatbox Saboteurs' Dandelion Radio show for May: AIST Anti Pasti Benny Goodman Blarg Charlie Steel Croak Gaffa Tape Sandy Guide Dog Kingdom Of Reptiles Life As Surface Noise Liza Vishnya Luka Mammoth Penguins Marc Smith & Safe n Sound Nil Pinhdar Red Light Effect Swimming Pool Symbion Project The Barbarian Horde The Beat The Specials Thy Veils Transmission 13 Winter Gardens

Here's confirmation of the playlist for our March show on Dandelion Radio .  You can still listen/download it here Network 23 - Firecracker Romain and the Cowboy Surfers - Yellow Shadow Adwaith - Y Diweddaraf Los Blancos - Cadw Fi Lan wht.rbbt.obj - Silence Gránat - Oy U Divoyky Sir Robert Orange Peel - Scammer Zolton - Noise Electric Elektric Animals - Wake Up The Ghost Aloysius Scrimshaw - Racist Ghost Ivory! - You One Friend - Sharks Bo-Peep - Hello Anone - Kikurage Plastics - Delicious Emulsion - Dream Encyclopedia Phnom Penh Model - Speed Zarigani$ - Monster Astro-B - Never Ending Fucking Story Keepers At Noon - I Want to Be Your Robot Istanbul Hippodrome - Dreamland Maigin Blank - Love Will Tear Us Apart Xqui - Epiphany The Heavens - Birth of the Vampire Kibrom Birhane - Eskista Life As Surface Noise - The Night Watchman (Part 3) Joe Loss & His Orchestra - Tiggerty Boo

Here's a list of the acts we have playlisted on The Beatbox Saboteurs'  Dandelion Radio  show for April: Alexandra Babiak Amyl & The Sniffers Arjen Schat Blackhill Transmitter Dadanaut Ed Wynne Einstürzende Neubauten Ernest Moon Evi Vine Flency Golden Gate Orchestra Japan Life As Surface Noise Mammoth Penguins New Me Newmeds Obscenity State Paris Love-Child Pipaluk & Cecilie Supernova Redshift Rivers And Suns Secret Treehouse SPC ECO SPQR Swimming Pool Symbion Project The Shrubs Transmission 13 Victor Silvester Whettman Chelmets Winter Gardens