Listen Again to The Silver Satchel – Tenth Folio

This is the Tenth Folio taken from The Silver SatchelGolau Glau‘s radio showThe Silver Satchel broadcasts on the fourth Wednesday of every month, from 6-8pm UK time on Space Invader FM.

Unbuckle the leather satchel, silvery and mysterious and crammed with books and papers. Carefully slide out the ball of elastic bands, tagged with “Doings”. Within is contained the tenth folio of curios for broadcast. Blow off the dust and breathe in the magic…

TRACKLISTING:

The Muppet Show Theme – The Muppets
Wacker – Johnny Pearson
CRAZY – Nightwave
To Know You Is To Love You – Syreeta
Manhattan Tower – Brian Dee
If You Do What You Gotta Do – The Pipe Dream
Animal Crazy – Pauline Murray & The Invisible Girls
May I Have The Next Dream With You – Malcolm Roberts
Dogwood Blossom – Fionn Regan
Another Britain – Golau Glau
Walking In Different Circles – Peppermint Rainbow
Holy Mackerel! (Rugby Special) – Brian Bennett Band
Good At Making Friends – Margery Gray
Round The Bend Of The Road – Paul Robeson
Na Na – Clarissa and the Straightjackets
I’m Nobody’s Baby Now – Reparata & The Delrons with Hash Brown & His Orchestra
Inside The Wave – Pye Corner Audio
Love Radiates Around – Euros Childs
Bric Brac – Roland Kovac New Set
Oblivion – Grimes
Social Work Interlude 1 – Golau Glau
Magic Journeys – Disney Studio Chorus
Birdsong – Saint Saviour
Before We Betray – Olfar
Chicano Chaser – The Ian Langley Group
Walk Like A Dragon – I-Roy
Still Goin’ On – Leftside Wobble
As Long As He Needs Me – Shirley Bassey
Unmarked Grave – David Thomas Broughton
Rush & Rattle – Golau Glau
Mother Necessity – Bob Dorough, Blossom Dearie, Essra Mohawk & Jack Sheldon
Sandman’s Song – Anne Briggs
Now You’re All Alone – David Hess
All Time High – Rita Coolidge

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Return of the Satchel

Our radio show, The Silver Satchel, returns TONIGHT on the red hot radio station that is Space Invader FM. Amazing tunes from Pye Corner Audio, Grimes, Paul Robeson, the Disney Studio Chorus…

Listen live online from 6-8pm UK time, with an archive stream of the show up on Mixcloud later on. Tune in and chat about the show on Twitter using the usual hashtag #thesilversatchel

Quiet Absurd

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It has been a quiet start to 2012 in GG Towers.

This is because we’re knuckling down on writing our book on public libraries, ‘Public Interest’, to be published later this year. We also have new music and art in the offing.

See you on the other side…

2011 Holiday Round-Up

So, this Christmas we have made:

We’re about to lock up GG Towers for the holidays, so have a wonderful Yule and we’ll see you in the New Year.

Nollick Ghennal Mix – Christmas Mix 2011

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“Nollick Ghennal” is Manx for “Merry Christmas”.

You can stream and download two hours of seasonal music from Mixcloud.

TRACKLISTING:
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – Santa Claus and the Polar Elves
The Owd Tup – Golau Glau
Reggae Christmas Eve in Transylvania – Count Floyd (Joe Flaherty)
Pas De Cadeau – Un Drame Musicale Instantane
Santa Send A Fella – Rose Marie
Christmas Time is Here [Vince Guaraldi cover] – Woods
Quand Il Neige Sur Mon Pays – Herman Apple Ses Carillons Et Ses Percussions
Santa Brought Me Choo Choo Trains (But Daddy’s Having Fun) – Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Christmas Wants – Hank Snow
The Christmas Queen – The Muppets
Motown Christmas – mojochronic
Walking in the Air – Hong Kong In The 60s
Twinkle Toes – The Crew Cuts
Yuletide Throwdown – Blondie
Snowfall – The Ramsey Lewis Trio
The Twelve Days Of Christmas – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town – The London Sound 70 Orchestra and Chorus
Love’s What You’re Gettin’ For Christmas – Bobby Sherman
Over The River And Through The Woods – Barney
Oak Moon (The Advisory Circle Radio Edit) – Golau Glau
I Wish That… – Josie Long
Y Ferch Nadolig – Trwbador
I Believe In Santa Claus – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
Christmas Rock – Franck Lester
Xmas Party – The Snowmen
Christmas Is My Favorite Time Of Year (Reprise) – The Flintstones Cast
Christmas On Mars – Groovie Ghoulies
The Yule Cat – Golau Glau
Christmas Is Here (But, Not For Long) – Baskerville Hounds
Santa & The Touchables – Dickie Goodman
The Christmas Riddle – Peggy Lee
Space Christmas – Shonen Knife
Don’t Drink And Drive, Duh! – Pee-Wee Herman
Christmas Lullaby – Cary Grant
Christmas Christmas – Cheap Trick
Mystery Of The Missing Santa (Extract) – Scooby-Doo And Friends
Christmas Bop – Marc Bolan
Christmas All Over The World – Jim Nabors
Christmas Countdown – Frank Kelly

The Yule Cat Video

The video for ‘The Yule Cat’ from ‘The Masque Of Bruma’ EP is here!

Download ‘The Masque Of Bruma’ free from Bandcamp

You can also read blogs about the EP from Warren Ellis, Paul Cornell, Jim Jupp (Ghost Box), Stubby’s World Of Christmas, Chatiryworld and Dans le mur…du son! 

The Masque Of Bruma

The 2011 Golau Glau seasonal spectacular is here!

The Masque Of Bruma is a festive EP out now for free download from Bandcamp.

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A masque is an amateur dramatic entertainment of the 16th to 17th centuries in England, consisting of pantomime, dancing, dialogue, and song, often performed at court. It seems appropriate for our motley collection of: a brand new song about the Icelandic myth of the Yule Cat, a radiophonic take on a classic mummers play, beautiful Christmas carols, a remix by Ghost Box‘s resident genius The Advisory Circle and a little wassailing.

Illustrations by the lovely Dom Cooper.

2011 Seasonal Spectacular

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Coming soon from Golau Glau…free to download later this month. This year: The Masque Of Bruma awaits.

While you’re waiting, we advise that you enjoy SPEKTRMODULE 2 by Warren Ellis, featuring our very own ‘Seeing This Shape’. Or our Christmas EP from last year, Myrrh & Myth.

Listen Again to The Silver Satchel – Ninth Folio

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This is the Ninth Folio taken from The Silver SatchelGolau Glau‘s radio show. The Silver Satchel broadcasts on the fourth Wednesday of every month, from 6-8pm UK time, on Space Invader Radio.

Unbuckle the leather satchel, silvery and mysterious and crammed with books and papers. Carefully slide out the tarnished pocket watch, inscribed with the word “Time”. Within is contained the ninth folio of curios for broadcast. Blow off the dust and breathe in the magic…

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TRACKLISTING:

Night Of The Vampire – Moontrekkers
Finding Reasons – New Build
Jumping Balls – Klaus Weiss
Howler Monkey Shits And Roars – David Toop
Monica – Johnny Hawksworth & James Saunders
Someone to Watch Over Me – Ferrante and Teicher
Glaubersalz – Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Streetlife – Terry Lynn
Drums On Phasing 9 – Joe Ufer & His Drums
Glad To Be Unhappy – Frank Sinatra
Dead Time – Golau Glau
Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter – Herman’s Hermits
He Gives His Beloved Certain Rhymes – North Sea Radio Orchestra
Among Angels – Kate Bush
Golden Gate Romance – V.D.B. Joel & Marc Monsen
Plastic Stars – The Society of Rockets
Propaganda Sleep Machine – BBC Radiophonic Workshop
I Can’t Wait To See My Baby’s Face – Montcellos
Viva Forever – Jim O’Rourke
Electronic Fields 7 – Gerhard Trede & His Electronic Instruments
Stitches – Polinski
Straight Razor – Roxanne Shante
Wieder Zusammen – Marianne Rosenberg
Respectable Street – XTC
Nothing Has Been Proved – Dusty Springfield
Dr Who Is Gonna Fix It – Bullamakanka
Bits And Bats – Geoff Bastow
Present News – Klaus Weiss
Raga Todi – Charanjit Singh
This Will Be Our Year (Zombies cover) – Golau Glau
Birth Of Drugs – Jean Dowgierd / Marek Bilinski
Michael And The Slipper Tree – The Equals
Breakin’ The Chains Of Love – Fitz & The Tantrums
Takes Time – Panther
Walt Disney and the Sherman Brothers Sing – Richard M. Sherman/Robert B. Sherman/Walt Disney
Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye – Vera Lynn
Time Lord: Game Over – Rare Ltd

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Exhibition Mix at PONTONE

Missed our exhibition at Test Space?

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We made a mix to reflect the event, with tracks from the bands who played and DJed at the launch, extracts from the sonic works and other tracks. It’s up now at one of our favourite sites, Pontone.

Listen to and download: Golau Glau – Exhibition Mix