FISH OUT OF WATER. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 1/4/13

FISH OUT OF WATER WITH MARK DEVLIN, OX105FM

PLAYLIST FOR MONDAY 1ST APRIL 2013

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An alternative, eclectic selection for Easter Monday on OX105FM, featuring five tunes of the unexpected from DJ AC.

BOBBY KONDERS: THE POEM

MC WILDSKI: WONDERFUL WORLD

VOLUME TEN: PRIDE

TIMMY THOMAS: WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER? (1990 RE-EDIT)

THE GRID: FLOATATION

BASSOMATIC: FASCINATING RHYTHM

HISTORY Featuring Q-TEE: AFRICA

KICKING BACK Featuring TAXMAN: DEVOTION

VOICES OF AFRICA: HOOMBA HOOMBA

KICKING BACK Featuring TAXMAN: EVERYTHING

JT & THE BIG FAMILY: MOMENTS IN SOUL

DIANA BROWN & BARRIE K SHARPE: THE MASTERPLAN

HAPPY MONDAYS: STEP ON (PERFECTO MIX)

BEATS INTERNATIONAL: BURUNDI BLUES

BOCCA JUNIORS: RAISE

SAINT ETIENNE: ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART

FATMAN & STELLA MAE: RELEASE ME

PLUS ONE: IT'S HAPPENIN'

ORBITAL: CHIME

ADVENTURES OF STEVIE V: DIRTY CASH

TRIBAL HOUSE: MOTHERLAND

ALISON LIMERICK: WHERE LOVE LIVES

FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON: PAPUA NEW GUINEA

DISCO EVANGELISTS: DE NIRO

PRIMAL SCREAM: LOADED

DJ AC'S SELECTION:

MUSICAL YOUTH: PASS THE DUTCHIE

SHABBA RANKS: MR LOVERMAN

BIG DADDY KANE: SMOOTH OPERATOR

PRODIGY: FIRESTARTER

TINE MOORE: NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO

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THE SOUND OF NOW. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 30/3/13

THE SOUND OF NOW, WITH MARK DEVLIN, OX105FM

PLAYLIST FOR SATURDAY 30TH MARCH 2013

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STICKY: CUTTING SHAPES

FIRST CHOICE: DOCTOR LOVE (WHITE NOIZE REMIX)

BIRDEE: WHEN IT'S OVER

LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY: LOVE SENSATION (WHITE NOIZE REMIX)

BRIDGET KELLY FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR: STREET DREAMS

OLD TO THE NEW:

CIARA: PROMISE (2007)

CIARA: BODY PARTY

GEORGIA ANN MULDROW: AKOSUA

YO YO HONEY: YOYO (MANI SOULSONIC REMIX)

MIKE DELINQUENT PROJECT FEAT. KCAT & MIKILL PANE: MAMA SAID (ZED BIAS REMIX)

SHEA: WHERE DID YOU GO (FUNKYSTEPZ REMIX)

STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:

ZINC FEAT. SASHA KEABLE: ONLY FOR TONIGHT (TEED REMIX)

KCAT: GREATER LOVE

DEVOLUTION: MY FRIENDS

KAI & KYLE FEAT. ASHLEY JANA: HOME 

KRIS MENACE FEAT. ROBERT OWENS: TRUSTING ME (PHUNKTASTIC HEART & SOUL REMIX)

DIZZY WRIGHT FEAT. JOEY BADASS: MAINTAIN

MARCO POLO & BIG DADDY KANE: NITE & DAY

TY: KNOCK KNOCK

REDMAN FEAT. METHOD MAN & READY ROC: LOOKIN' FLY TOO

SPIN DOCTORS: MARK DEVLIN LIVE AT CAFE OPERA, BERGEN, NORWAY, 2009

MD AT 411 CLUB, CARDIFF, THIS SATURDAY

I always appreciate any opportunity to spin in Cardiff, a city that was my second home during the magical late-90s era of The Forum and The Swing Shift. So greatly looking forward to touching down at 411 Club this Saturday, to drop some old-school hip hop, R&B and bashment tuneage. You know how we used to do it!  I'm on the set from 1am.

MARK DEVLIN FULL-LENGTH TALK ON THE ILLUMINATI MUSIC INDUSTRY, MARCH 2013

Here's my newly-extended presentation on 'the mind control manipulations and satanic agenda of the mainstream music industry.' Yes, you read that correctly! This was recorded at the Changing Times event in West Sussex on 21st March, and subjects covered include occult symbolism in music videos, predictive programming, mind-controlled artists, Illuminati rituals, production techniques, degenerative lyrics, and much more. Real talk. The only way.

MD'S DIARY BLOG, MARCH '13

A more inspiring weekend than most was in the diary for the first of the month. Following The Living Room Milton Keynes on Friday 1st, and my weekly radio show on Saturday evening, I headed off to spend the rest of the weekend in the North West of England. 

The first engagement was a gig in Manchester, a city I've played many times, but which I'd not been to for a minute. The crown for black music club nights in that part of the world has long been held by Eddie Down and his Brown Sugar collective. After many years of promoting gigs and live shows, they made the bold move of purchasing their own venue, Lounge 31 in the bustling Printworks Complex. Last year, the club was rebranded as Aura, pitching itself at the classy upmarket end, (champagne table service, etc.) I jumped on the set at 1.30am, and was surprised to discover that the waitresses had been going round the tables with iPads inviting punters to request tunes. These were then fed electronically to a pad in the DJ booth. I did my best to fulfil as many as possible. Thankfully these remained within heavy hip hop and dancehall territory for the most part.

Lounge 31 used to finish around 7am. I was relieved that Aura closed its doors at 3.30, allowing me to bomb back to the Travelodge I'd booked up the M62 in Widnes for around five hours' kip, the bare minimum on which to make it through the following day.

Sunday was the second day of The Awakening Conference at a hotel on the edge of Liverpool. The event is staged by Neal Atkinson and the crew behind the weekly Planet X show on Radio City Talk. This covers all kinds of alternative subject matter, and the event did the same. I arrived in time for the 10.30am start, and the day consisted of Simon Parkes, a serial UFO-abductee and son of M15 and M16 agents, Magnus Mulliner, a holistic nutritionist, who went on to demonise not just obvious foods like bread, cereal and sugar, but also many previously considered (by me) to be healthy, and leaving the crowd not quite knowing what they should be eating for lunch. The afternoon saw Marcus Allen, UK publisher of Nexus Magazine, demonstrating how the Apollo moon landings were quite clearly a hoax, and American researcher Stewart Swerdlow, whose diverse range of subject matter makes David Icke sound like just a regular guy. It was great to spend a day among questioning, open-minded people, and after the conference, Neal took a whole bunch of us along to Radio City Talk, to appear live on that night's edition of Planet X.

The station is situated at the top of a giant tower that looks like an air traffic control centre, and from the top, you can see all over the city out to The Wirral and beyond. It was a fascinating show, covering everything from the anticipated fall of the Royal Family, to the question of whether the Moon is the naturally-created planetoid we've been told it is. My hat goes off to Neal and the crew for being able to maintain such a show on a high-profile mainstream media outlet, (it's owned by Bauer Media,) surely the only one of its kind in the UK. You can listen back to the show here -

I drove home with my head buzzing with all manner of thoughts, questions and intuitions!

The following weekend, Saturday 9th, saw me head to Latvia, the latest of many visits to a place I now know very well, and which has figured synchronistically in my life in a big way. Riga was shivering in minus-seven icy temperatures as I took the airport bus into the city. I walked briskly into the Old Town, first of all to drop in on my good buddy DJ Aiva, who was spinning at the Madhouse Bar that night. DJs in Latvia (as in many other parts of Europe,) work goddam hard. Aiva's sets frequently start at 10pm and go all the way through to 6 or 7am without a break. Just half of that is enough to finish me. From Madhouse, I moved on to Radio Bar, where I was spinning. I took over from proprietor Jensen at 1am, playing through to 5 from a DJ booth situated on a balcony, which avoided having to deal with any annoying-ass requests!  I'd known in advance that this was to be a house and garage set, so made sure I was equipped with all the right bangers. I recorded part of my set, and it's available to listen back to here - 

After an acceptable amount of sleep in the welcome warmth of my hotel, I linked with Aiva again on Sunday afternoon, checking out the Raw Garden vegan restaurant. Since making the switch from vegetarian to around 90-per-cent vegan at the turn of the year, I've struggled big time to find suitable places to eat out, but this one was a real result. All manner of immune-boosting food and drinks were on the agenda. Later that evening I flew back with bargain-basement airline Wizzair to Luton.

The Good Vibrations podcast series is moving on at quite a pace. I finally got around to hooking myself up with Skype a short while ago, and the first resulting interview was with the English researcher Ian R Crane, (http://www.ianrcrane.com)  talking about a wide array of fascinating subjects. That one's available here - http://soundcloud.com/mark-devlin/good-vibrations-podcast-vol-9. I also recorded a volume with American researcher Lenon Honor, (http://www.lenonhonorfilms.com) who does deep examination of symbolism and mind control techniques in the entertainment industry. And on Thursday 14th, I visited Southampton to record an instalment with Chris Thomason, aka Thommo, who runs the Conspoetry website at conspoetry.wordpress.com/ . Hold tight for these volumes and many more via the Soundcloud page at http://www.soundcloud.com/mark-devlin

The following days were spent preparing a comprehensive presentation for an event I'd been invited to speak at on Thursday 21st. The Changing Times group meets in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. It started out as a group interested in the phenomena of crop circles, but has gone on to embrace all kinds of alternative and suppressed subject matter. My topic was, in a nutshell, 'the mind control manipulations and Satanic agenda of the mainstream music industry.' If that's not enough to make folk prick up their ears I give up!  It's an area I've been researching thoroughly in every spare minute. I've always been terrified of public speaking, and was crapping myself before this one. As soon as I grabbed a mic and took to the lectern, however, everything flowed nicely, and I was able to get all the information I wanted across to an evidently very interested crowd. I managed to get a video of the whole 90-minute presentation, which I'll post the Youtube link to very soon. Now that I have the format in place I hope to do many more of these, as it's information that I clearly feel deserves to be put in the public domain.

Changing Times is run by the author and researcher Andy Thomas, who wrote the book The Truth Agenda, among others (http://www.truthagenda.org.) After pub drinks with a few heads I took up the kind offer of a bed for the night at his place.

The following week, I took off with Parveen and the girls for a few days' very enjoyable holiday on the Isle Of Wight. Although Arctic in temperature, it at least didn't snow or rain. It seemed a wasted opportunity not to call in on David Icke, surely the island's most famous resident, and we recorded a cracking interview at his place in Ryde which will appear as a new volume in the podcast series next month.

We rolled back off the ferry in Southampton on Good Friday, and later that night, I found myself in a 'gentlemans' (so 'strip') club in Northampton. This was strictly work, you understand, and came with the full blessing of the missus, which can never be a bad thing. 'DJing' in these venues isn't really that at all, as it's generally a case of each girl ordering their selected tune as they take to the pole, leaving very little room for musical creativity. Strip club DJs work hard, too, with shifts frequently running from 8pm all the way to 5 or even 6 in the morning.

Easter Sunday involved a welcome visit to Swindon to play at the Swish Ball event at Rudi's. Swindon has a long history of great black music club nights, and I had a great time dropping soulful grooves of all varieties alongside the homie Dale, aka DJ Cybernetic. The promoter, Kevin Wilkinson, had guested on my radio show the previous week, dropping some favourite tunes as a prelude. The only element missing was the presence of our good buddy DJ Stu Campbell, who sadly passed away last year after a long illness. There's no doubt he was there in spirit.

GOOD VIBRATIONS PODCAST VOL. 11: THOMMO

Mark Devlin chats with Chris Thomason, aka Thommo, who runs the site http://www.conspoetry.wordpress.com. A couple of years ago, having never written poetry in his life, Thommo started channelling poems on a wide variety of topics, coinciding with his conscious awakening to many of life's truths. We talk about what that process was like, then go on to cover subjects including the illusory nature of money, spiritual paths, universal energy, Obama, the British Royal Family, and much more.

(Apologies for the poor audio quality and background hum on this cast by the way, caused by a microphone lead breaking seconds before recording, (do you think it's a sign?!), but hopefully the quality of the information will outweigh the annoyance!)

THE SOUND OF NOW. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 23/3/13

THE SOUND OF NOW, WITH MARK DEVLIN, OX105FM

PLAYLIST FOR SATURDAY 23RD MARCH 2013

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MIKE DELINQUENT PROJECT FEAT. KCAT & MIKILL PANE: MAMA SAID (ZED BIAS REMIX)

SHEA: WHERE DID YOU GO (FUNKYSTEPZ REMIX)

FOOTSTEPS FEAT. EGYPT. STAND UP TALL

RUDIMENTAL FEAT. ELLA EYRE: WAITING ALL NIGHT

CIARA: BODY PARTY

STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:

BRIDGET KELLY FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR: STREET DREAMS

RAVAUGHAN FEAT. WALE: BETTER BE GOOD

REDMAN FEAT. METHOD MAN & READY ROC: LOOKIN' FLY TOO

TS7: HEARTLIGHT

KRIS MENACE FEAT. ROBERT OWENS: TRUSTING ME (PHUNKTASTIC HEART & SOUL REMIX)

LORENZO TYLER: SPIRIT OF THE DANCE (RON CARROLL REMIX)

BIRDEE: WHEN IT'S OVER

ANGELA LEWIS BROWN: SERVE BELOW ZERO (PYPER UKG REMIX)

OLD TO THE NEW:

ZINC FEAT. MS DYNAMITE: WILE OUT (2011)

ZINC FEAT. SASHA KEABLE: ONLY FOR TONIGHT (TEED REMIX)

ETANA: REGGAE

BUSY SIGNAL: WICKED MAN

STUDIO GUEST MUSIC SELECTION: KEVIN WILKINSON, CUZ WE LOVE IT PROMOTIONS, SWINDON:

MD'S CLUB/ RADIO DATES, APR '13

EASTER SATURDAY

Saturday 30th March

The Sound Of Now, OX105FM, live from Oxford Ice Rink (6-8pm)

EASTER SATURDAY

Saturday 30th March

The Living Room, Bristol

EASTER SUNDAY

Sunday 31st March

Swish Ball Easter Special, Rudi's, Swindon

EASTER MONDAY

Monday 1st April

Fish Out Of Water, OX105FM, Oxford (7-9pm)

Friday 5th April

The Living Room, Milton Keynes

Saturday 6th April

The Sound Of Now, OX105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 6th April

Old Skool Hip Hop, 411 Club, Cardiff, WALES

Saturday 13th April

The Sound Of Now, OX105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 13th April

The Living Room, Bristol

Friday 19th April

The Living Room, Milton Keynes

Saturday 20th April

The Sound Of Now, OX105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 20th April
The Earl, The Second Bridge, Bath

Saturday 27th April

The Sound Of Now, OX105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)

Saturday 27th April

The Living Room, Bristol

THE SWISH BALL SPECIAL AT RUDI'S, SWINDON, EASTER SUNDAY

Soulful vibes with The Swish Ball special on Easter Sunday at Rudi's in Swindon. Looking forward to dropping some real music for people who feel music alongside my dudes Dale Colsell and Vince Mancari. 

Further info here.

THE SOUND OF NOW. PLAYLISTS & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR MARCH '13

Despite a few delays owing to various technical issues - here's the playlists and download links for my radio shows for this month so far!

THE SOUND OF NOW, WITH MARK DEVLIN, OX105FM

PLAYLIST FOR SATURDAY 2ND MARCH 2013

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MIKE DELINQUENT PROJECT FEAT. KCAT & MIKILL PANE: MAMA SAID (ZED BIAS REMIX)

STICKY: CUTTING SHAPES

ANGELA LEWIS BROWN: SERVE BELOW ZERO (PYPER UKG REMIX)

DAVID BOOMAH FEAT. HARRY SHOTTA: PURE INTENTIONS (DJ CHAP REMIX)

BRIDGET KELLY FEAT. MEEK MILL: SPECIAL DELIVERY (REMIX)

STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:

GEORGIA ANN MULDROW: AKOSUA

TORAE FEAT. PHAROAHE MONCH: WHAT'S LOVE

GREG WILSON PRESENTS SCHOOLED IN THE CLASSICS: BLUE ANGEL

FIRST CHOICE: DOCTOR LOVE (WHITE NOIZE REMIX)

SALSOUL ORCHESTRA: OOH I LOVE IT (WHITE NOIZE REMIX)

DEVOLUTION: IF YOU BELIEVE

TS7: HEARTLIGHT

RAVAUGHAN FEAT. WALE: BETTER BE GOOD

REDMAN FEAT. METHOD MAN & READY ROC: LOOKIN' FLY TOO

CZARFACE: LET IT OFF (PROD. BY DJ PREMIER)

OLD TO THE NEW:

KILLAH PRIEST FEAT. TEKITHA & HELL RAZAH. ONE STEP (1998)

KILLAH PRIEST FEAT. RZA: ENERGY WORK

DEVOLUTION: MY FRIENDS

KAI & KYLE FEAT. ASHLEY JANA: HOME (MAIN MIX)

FOOTSTEPS FEAT. EGYPT. STAND UP TALL

SAFFIRE D'SOUL: HOLD ON (DIGITAL DUBSTAR REMIX)

MARK DEVLIN/ DAVID CRAIG CHAT

SPIN DOCTORS: DJ DAVID CRAIG (DUBAI) ECLECTIC MIX

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THE SOUND OF NOW, WITH MARK DEVLIN, OX105FM

PLAYLIST FOR SATURDAY 9TH MARCH 2013

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KAI & KYLE FEAT. ASHLEY JANA: HOME (MAIN MIX)

MIKE DELINQUENT PROJECT FEAT. KCAT & MIKILL PANE: MAMA SAID (ZED BIAS REMIX)

STICKY: CUTTING SHAPES

STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:

LORENZO TYLER: SPIRIT OF THE DANCE (MAIN MIX)

GEORGIA ANN MULDROW: AKOSUA

TORAE FEAT. PHAROAHE MONCH: WHAT'S LOVE

R.A THE RUGGED MAN: THE PEOPLE'S CHAMP

MARK DEVLIN UK FUNKY/ DUBSTEP BANGERS MIX:

TASHA: SUMMER ROMANCE

SASHA: CHEAT ON U

DJ PIONEER FEAT. EGYPT: STRONGER

ANISA: MUSIC (MISCHIEF MAKERS SPEED GARAGE MIX)

ZED BIAS: FAIRPLAY

YOGI FEAT. AYAH MARA: FOLLOW YOU

DONAEO: MOVE TO DA GYAL DEM

ZINC FEAT. MS DYNAMITE: WILE OUT

PRINCESS NYAH: DO WHAT I WANT

XPLODER: HYPE SHOW

DJ FRESH: GOLDUST (VOCAL REMIX)

JOHN JONES HED KANDI SOULFUL HOUSE MIX

TEDDY TOUCH (NORWAY) HIP HOP SLAMMERS MIX

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THE SOUND OF NOW, WITH MARK DEVLIN, OX105FM

PLAYLIST FOR SATURDAY 16TH MARCH 2013

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RUDIMENTAL FEAT. ELLA EYRE: WAITING ALL NIGHT

BIRDEE: WHEN IT'S OVER

SALSOUL ORCHESTRA: OOH I LOVE IT (WHITE NOIZE REMIX)

ANGELA LEWIS BROWN: SERVE BELOW ZERO (PYPER UKG REMIX)

GEORGIA ANN MULDROW: AKOSUA

REDMAN FEAT. METHOD MAN & READY ROC: LOOKIN' FLY TOO

RAVAUGHAN FEAT. WALE: BETTER BE GOOD

STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:

SHEA: WHERE DID YOU GO (FUNKYSTEPZ REMIX)

LORENZO TYLER: SPIRIT OF THE DANCE (RON CARROLL REMIX)

KAI & KYLE FEAT. ASHLEY JANA: HOME (TORTURED SOUL CLUB MIX)

MIKE DELINQUENT PROJECT FEAT. KCAT & MIKILL PANE: MAMA SAID (ZED BIAS REMIX)

BRIDGET KELLY FEAT. MEEK MILL: SPECIAL DELIVERY (REMIX)

OLD TO THE NEW:

ETANA: PEOPLE TALK (2010)

ETANA: BETTER TOMORROW

R.A THE RUGGED MAN: THE PEOPLE'S CHAMP

KILLAH PRIEST FEAT. RZA: ENERGY WORK

CZARFACE: LET IT OFF (PROD. BY DJ PREMIER)

DAVID BOOMAH FEAT. HARRY SHOTTA: PURE INTENTIONS (DJ CHAP REMIX)

TS7: HEARTLIGHT

FOOTSTEPS FEAT. EGYPT. STAND UP TALL

SPIN DOCTORS: MARK DEVLIN LIVE AT RADIO BAR, RIGA, LATVIA, MARCH '13:

STICKY: CUTTING SHAPES

NY: TROPHY BOY (TODD EDWARDS REMIX)

LITTLE NIKKI: INTRO INTRO (DJ Q REMIX)

HOOLIGAN SOUL: SHOUT LOUD (GLOBAL STEPPERS MIX)

GAT DECOR: PASSION

JAYDEE: PLASTIC DREAMS

DOUBLE 99: RIPGROOVE

ZED BIAS: NEIGHBOURHOOD

DEEKLINE: I DON'T SMOKE

ZED BIAS FEAT. JENNA G: FAIRPLAY