Off Beat on Radio ARA

20/11/2024

A date for your diary (and mine!)
Her album Lives Outgrown was my CD Tip on Radio ARA back in May.
Stunning vocals! Don't miss out on this opportunity to catch her live 😎

✨Beth Gibbons the unforgettable voice of Portishead, is coming to perform an open-air show at the lovely neimënster on Wednesday, July 9th, 2025!

🎫 Tickets on sale this Friday at 10 AM: bit.ly/3CNN3Fq
🎧 youtu.be/ldrx0eSqV-E?si=hiwriD4wUjAZR6sK

18/11/2024

The next Off Beat show is scheduled for broadcast on Wednesday November 20th @ 11pm CET on Radio ARA.

What's the theme this time??
Well, here are a couple of picture clues to keep you guessing 🤓

Tune in on Wednesday to find out more 😎

17/11/2024

If you missed last week's CD Tip on Alison Moyet's recent album called Key, the 5 individual podcast versions are on the Radio ARA webpage
https://www.radioara.org

Enjoy 😎

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14/11/2024

Off Beat....on vinyl #4
(re)Discovering the pleasure of listening to full albums on record again 😎

Reggatta de Blanc is the second studio album by the Police, released on 5 October 1979. It was the band's first release to top the UK Albums Chart and features their first two UK number-one singles: "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon".

It was the band's second album to bear a "Franglais" title, after their 1978 debut album Outlandos d'Amour. Reggatta de Blanc proved more popular and successful than its predecessor.

10/11/2024

In my next CD Tip on Radio ARA, I'll be reviewing Alison Moyet's recently released 10th solo album called Key.
Revisiting 16 tracks from her back catalogue, and also adding 2 brand new songs, this is a very interesting collection.
Starting on Monday 11/11, tune in every weekday evening around 6pm CET to hear a track.

10/11/2024

Off Beat....on vinyl #3
(re)Discovering the pleasure of listening to full albums on record again 😎

"Total: From Joy Division to New Order" is a compilation album of material from Joy Division and New Order. It was released in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2011 and is the first album to feature songs from both bands in one album. It features five Joy Division tracks, including "Love Will Tear Us Apart", and thirteen New Order tracks, including a previously unreleased track, "Hellbent".

The record label were unhappy with calling the record a "Best Of", so after brainstorming with New Order, the title Total was eventually chosen by, founding band member, Bernard Sumner.

07/11/2024

Off Beat....on vinyl #2
(re)Discovering the pleasure of listening to full albums on record again 😎

Dummy is the debut studio album by English electronic music band Portishead, released on 22 August 1994.
Featuring the exquisite vocal talents of Beth Gibbons, the production of the album uses a number of hip hop techniques, such as sampling, scratching, and loop-making.

03/11/2024

Off Beat....on vinyl #1
(re)Discovering the pleasure of listening to full albums on record again, so I thought I'd share what is spinning on our turntable.

Kicking off with a classic album by Genesis, released on October 5th 1973.
The band members at that time were Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett and Phil Collins.
A single was released from the album. "I know what I like (in your wardrobe)" became the band's first top 30 UK hit.
The album cover is a painting by Betty Swanwick titled The Dream. It was repainted, as the original did not include a lawnmower!!

21/10/2024

Just a reminder that the next Off Beat show will be broadcasting on Radio ARA on Wednesday October 23rd at 11pm CET.
Tune in on
www.radioara.org
Theme for this next show? Well, this picture clue might get you itching with some ideas 🤔

24/09/2024

Already 4 weeks gone.....time flies 🤓

The next Off Beat show broadcasts tomorrow evening (25/9) at 11pm CET on Radio ARA.

Entitled "6 of the best"...borrowing the name from a great show hosted by Nicky Horne on Capital Radio (London), way back in the late 70s 😎.

Tune in tomorrow evening to find out more 👍
www.radioara.org

21/09/2024

Great concert 👍. Thanks Joe 😎😊

15/09/2024

Time for another CD Tip album review 😎.
Starting tomorrow (16/9) and running every day (around 6pm CET) until Friday, I'll be playing a track from The The's superb recent release entitled Ensoulment.
Tune in to Radio ARA to find out more 👍
www.radioara.org

30/08/2024

After 40 years, finally reuniting one of my favourite albums (and a great quality recording) with a top quality turntable 😎.
Thanks to L'Audiophile Luxembourg for their assistance and advice 👍

29/08/2024

This week's show was called "Citius Altius Fortius" and the theme was therefore the Olympic Games (and sport in general).
Everything is now uploaded and ready for your listening pleasure 😎
On the Radio ARA website
https://www.radioara.org/show/off-beat/
On Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5DhmIlSywbONCE8d3e08ma
On the Off Beat web page
https://offbeat-music.org

Next show scheduled for Wednesday September 25th 👍😉

"the more you love music, the more music you love" (Tom Moon)

25/08/2024

The next Off Beat show is fast approaching!
Broadcasting on Radio ARA on Wednesday August 28th at 11pm CET:
www.radioara.org
The previous show was a bit more relax & chill, so be prepared for something a bit more "energetic" (picture clue attached) 😎👍