Smooth Beats

16/09/2019

Hello you lovely listeners! It is with some sadness that I have to announce that SMOOTH BEATS will no longer be produced from 30th September. We have agreed that repeats will be aired on Radio Winchcombe but there are several changes to the timetable from 1 October, and I'm not sure yet when the repeats will air. As some of you know, I will be moving to somewhere near Cardiff at some point in the next few months or so, and we are currently trying to declutter our house to sell it, and unfortunately that means we need to dismantle our home recording studio. I do hope that at some stage in the future I may be able to bring the show back - but I'll have to let you know if and when that happens. I'd like to thank you all for tuning in to my shows for the past 6 years (yes, it really has been that long!!), and let you all know you're very much appreciated. Simon Blake

13/06/2019

10/06/2019

Couples. pairings, relationships - call it what you like, but the music business is full of them, as we proved in today's Smooth Beats.

If you'd like to couple up with the show again, or you missed your pairing first time round, just click here:

https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-10-june-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 10 June 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

03/06/2019

That show was not as it seemed! No, really, every track was not as it seemed - brothers that weren't brothers, sisters that weren't sisters, bands not from where their names might suggest, and so on.

If you need to listen to it again just to check, or if you didn't get the chance first time round, just click here:

https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-3-june-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 3 June 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

27/05/2019

A Smooth Beats all about collaborations that were one-hit wonders! What's that, you ask?

Well, artistes that got together to record a song, where that song was their only hit. Still confused? Perhaps the only answer is to listen (again, even).

Just click here to do that: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-27-may-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 27 May 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

20/05/2019

By George, that was a good show! All about Georges, Georgies and Georgias, of course. If you need more george in your life, or you missed our trip to Georgia completely, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-20-may-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 20 May 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

13/05/2019

Quick question: was today's Smooth Beats heavenly or hellish for you? Or possibly, a bit of both?

That was certainly the intention, as we alternated between heaven and hell (at least musically, you understand!)

If you couldn't get enough, or you missed the off for some reason, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-13-may-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 13 May 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

06/05/2019

Well, that was an enjoyable trip out in space on today's Smooth Beats - and I even got you home in time for bed!

If you'd like to repeat the trip, or you mislaid your boarding pass first time round, just click here:

https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-6-may-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 6 May 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

29/04/2019

(Well) I hope you enjoyed (today's) Smooth Beats! With every track (title) containing (bits in) brackets!

If you enjoyed the show (sufficiently) to indulge again, or if you missed your chance (first time round), just click (here): https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-29-april-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 29 April 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

22/04/2019

Well, we started today's Smooth Beats at midnight - musically, that is - with In The Midnight Hour. I wasn't too sure how far through the day we'd get, but by the end of the show we'd only made it to 6am thanks to the Bangles' Manic Monday. So, maybe we'll have to continue this on a later show ...

In the meantime, if you'd like to be up All Night Long again, or if you missed the chance first time round, just cick here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-22-april-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 22 April 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

15/04/2019

Today's Smooth Beats was dedicated to everyone who has been, or will be, stuck in traffic on our roads. So, that's just about everyone, I think!

Yes, 15 songs about all aspects of roads, and road travel. If you have to do it over Easter, you have my sympathies! Perhaps you should take Smooth Beats with you - just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-15-april-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 15 April 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

08/04/2019

I hope you enjoyed all the togertherness of this week's Smooth Beats! If you feel like more of the same, or didn't get the chance first time round, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-8-april-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 8 April 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

01/04/2019

I hope you were happy being alone with me on today's Smooth Beats! It was just you and I against the world today!

If you'd like to be alone a little longer, or you weren't able to be alone with me first time round, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-1-april-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 1 April 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

25/03/2019

Well, did we get you dancing today? Or at least tapping your feet, or shuffling on your bum? I certainly hope so - that was exactly the intent of the Dancing special!

If you feel like you need more dancing, or you missed it first time round, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-25-march-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 25 March 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

18/03/2019

I do hope you enjoyed our rebellious, gangsterish, outlawish Smooth Beats today! We certainly broke all the rules, if not the law!

If you'd care to indulge again, or if you missed the chance first time round, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-18-march-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 18 March 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

11/03/2019

Ok, look - I'm sorry! Ok, I'm sorry! What for, you ask? Well, a Smooth Beats full of songs about apologies, that's what!

I do hope you enjoyed all the apologies in today's show. If you need more apologies, or if you missed them first time round, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-11-march-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 11 March 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

04/03/2019

Many thanks to loyal listener Davina Evans for a great list of songs, all associated with the World Of Work, which made up this week's Smooth Beats.

If you'd like to indulge again, or you missed the chance to listen to me work first time round, just click here:

https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-4-march-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 4 March 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

25/02/2019

Today's Smooth Beats was the 300th edition of the show! Just how did we get to show 300? Quite amazing.

And, to celebrate, we had a numbers special - every song had a number in its title. And, what's more, if you add them all together, the total comes to ... yes, 300 of course!

Don't believe me? Listen to the show again (or for the first time if you missed it live), and count 'em! Just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-25-february-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 25 February 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

18/02/2019

I hope you enjoyed a glass or two of something during today's Smooth Beats - after all, it was a show full of drinking songs!

If you fancy another round or two, or if you missed the off first time round, just click here and raise a toast: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-18-february-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 18 February 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

04/02/2019

Phileas Fogg, of course, went around the world in 80 days in Jules Verne's romp. But, on today's Smooth Beats, we went around the world in an hour, with a quick diversion to Mars and Mercury too. Quite amazing!

If you'd like to take the trip again, or if you missed the gate call, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-4-february-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 4 February 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

28/01/2019

So that was The Chain - each artist's name led to the title of the next song, which led to the artist of the song after that ... and all the way through the hour. And, perhaps amazingly, it worked and we got to the end too!

If you'd like to follow the chain again, or if you missed it first time round, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-28-january-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 28 January 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

21/01/2019

I hope you enjoyed part 3 of our S*x and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll special - in fact, I hope you enjoyed all three weeks of our 3-week special!

If you'd like to indulge again in all those rock 'n' roll greats, or if you missed them first time round, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-21-january-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 21 January 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

14/01/2019

Yes, a whole Smooth Beats about drugs! Let me just repeat the disclaimer I used a couple of times during the show - I'm not advocating them, merely reporting on them!

But, if you'd like another fix, or if you missed it first time round, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-14-january-2019/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 14 January 2019 by Radio Winchcombe

07/01/2019

So, what can I say? Yes, a whole hour of Smooth Beats all about ... s*x! Shocking, eh? If you would like even more, or if you didn't get the chance first time round, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-7-january-2019/

31/12/2018

Something we've done for several years now, on the last Smooth Beats of each year, is to reflect on the musicians who sadly left us during the year. This year, on the very last day of the year, was no different.

i hope you enjoyed all the great music that forms the legacy of the musicians. If you'd like to listen to the show again, or if you missed it first time round, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-31-december-2018/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 31 December 2018 by Radio Winchcombe

24/12/2018

Sorry - there won't be any apologies, on the Night Before Christmas, for a Smooth Beats full of Christmas songs. And great Christmas songs they were too!

If you'd like to indulge again, or if you were out searching for Santa and therefore missed the show, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-24-december-2018/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 24 December 2018 by Radio Winchcombe

17/12/2018

I just love radio, and sometimes I like to prove that! Today's show was one of those times, with every song celebrating the wonder that is radio.

If you'd like to celebrate it all over again, or if you missed the chance first time round, here's the catch-up link: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-17-december-2018/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 17 December 2018 by Radio Winchcombe

10/12/2018

Was that enough changes for you? Yes, every song in today's Smooth Beats was about change in one form or another, so we changed continuously for an hour!

If you feel more changes coming on, or if you missed your chance first time round, here's a much changed link: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-10-december-2018/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 10 December 2018 by Radio Winchcombe

03/12/2018

Sorry about the draft today! Yes, I admit today's Smooth Beats was just a bit windy - well, actually, a lot windy, to be honest! Every song about one aspect or another of wind.

If you enjoyed the breeze coming out of your radio enough to want to get blown around again, or if you didn't get blown away first time round, just click on this (windy!) link: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-3-december-2018/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 3 December 2018 by Radio Winchcombe

26/11/2018

Yes, every song in today's Smooth Beats was a one-hit wonder. A number one hit, and then nothing else, ever. Nada! But, that doesn't mean you can't listen to them again - to do that, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-26-november-2018/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 26 November 2018 by Radio Winchcombe

19/11/2018

From motor bikin' to flying with Mandy, we covered just about every means of transport on today's Smooth Beats - thanks entirely to loyal listener Davina Evans, who sent me that list of songs. If you'd like to travel some more, or if you missed the set-off, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-19-november-2018/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 19 November 2018 by Radio Winchcombe

12/11/2018

You do have to admire the artists who predicted the future so well! With their tongues firmly in their cheeks, of course!

In today's Smooth Beats, we celebrated all those correct predictions, with a dozen songs or so that foresaw the future so well!

If you'd like to listen to the predictions again, or if you missed them first time round just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-12-november-2018/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 12 November 2018 by Radio Winchcombe

05/11/2018

Oh, the sparks certainly flew on today's Smooth Beats. The ideal soundtrack to Bonfire night - or, in fact, any other day of the year. If you haven't run out of fireworks yet, or you haven't yet, just click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/smooth-beats-with-simon-blake-5-november-2018/

Listen to Smooth Beats with Simon Blake - 5 November 2018 by Radio Winchcombe