Friday, May 15, 2015

Generating Steam Heat radio show 12.05.15

Show number seven was heavy on new tunes culled from recommendations, submissions to the show and our own detective work on Bandcamp and Soundcloud...



The playlist and some notes:

Martha-Dust, Juice, Bones and Hair (From the Fortuna Pop records album ‘Courting Strong’ 2014)

Pale Honey-Youth (Bolero Records single 2015)

Feral Five-Angel Road (Radio edit) (Digital single 2014-unknown label)

Feral Five Bandcamp.

We talked about Robert Fripp and his involvement with Feral Five. Here he is with King Crimson, live, 1969...



Former Cell Mates-This City Kneels Before Me (From the Boss Tuneage Records album ‘Presented as a Work of Fiction’ 2011)

Dexys Midnight Runners-Geno (Parlophone Records 7’’ 1980)

El Morgan-Lights (From the EP ‘Fight or Flight’ 2010-unknown label)

El Morgan Bandcamp.

Rozi Plain-Actually (Digital single 2015-unknown label)

Plantman-Spring Letter (Soundcloud 2015)

Plantman-'Spring Letter' on Soundcloud.

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead-Up to Infinity (From the Superball Music Records album ‘Lost Songs’ 2012)

Pablo Moses-Blood Money (From the Tropical Sound Traks Records album ‘Revolutionary Dreams’ 1975)

Crooked Little Sons-Get it Together, Man (Self released digital single 2014)

Crooked Little Sons Bandcamp.

The Catenary Wires-Intravenous (Elefant Records digital single 2015)

Disneys Head-Disneys Head (Soundcloud 2015)

Disneys Head Soundcloud.

Joy Division-Shadowplay (From the Factory Records album ‘Unknown Pleasures’ 1979)

Hatcham Social-NY Girl (From the Fierce Panda Records album ‘About Girls’ 2012)

Beverly Macca-Oh Bey (From the self released digital EP ‘Have You Seen Beverly Macca’ 2014)

Beverly Macca Bandcamp.

999-Emergency (United Artists Records 7’’ 1978)

Dot Dash-Tatters (From the Beautiful Music Records album ‘Earthquakes and Tidal Waves’ 2015)

New Order-Temptation (Factory Records 7'' 1982)

Gentleman Jimmy Tees surprise after show 'can't get over the election' additional vinyl meltdown track…

Fun Boy Three-The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum (Chrysalis Records 7'' 1981)


Download the show as a MP3 here.



Thursday, May 07, 2015

Generating Steam Heat radio show 05.05.15-General election punk rock special.

This weeks show provided the soundtrack to the UK General Election with an hour plus of classic politicised punk rock. Back to the usual mix of new and old tunes next week...



The playlist and some notes:

Crucifix-Annihilation (From the Corpus Christi Records album ‘Dehumanisation’ 1983)

The Clash-Police On My Back (From the CBS Records album ‘Sandanista’ 1980)

Pinhead Gunpowder-Big Yellow Taxi (From the Lookout Records 7’’ EP ‘Fahiza’ 1992)

Tom Robinson Band-Up Against The Wall (EMI Records 7’’ 1978)

MDC-I Remember (From the Alternative Tenticles Records LP ‘Millions Of Dead Cops’ 1982)

The Adicts-England (From the Dwed Records LP ‘Songs Of Praise’ 1981)

Neon Christ-Ashes to Ashes (From the R-Radical Records compilation album ‘Peace’ 1984)

Discharge-Protest and Survive (From the Clay Records LP ‘Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing’ 1982)

We talked about Discharge 'going metal' on the Grave New World album and the band playing classic Discharge tunes in a metal style....this has to be heard to be believed!


Stiff Little Fingers-Johnny Was (From the Rough Trade Records LP ‘Inflamable Material’ 1979)

Patrick Fitzgerald-Irrelevant Battles (From the Small Wonder Records 7’’ EP ‘The Paranoid Ward’ 1978)

Penetration-Don’t Dictate (Virgin Records 7’’ 1977)

4 Skins-One Law For Them (Clockwork Fun Records 7’’ 1981)

Redskins-Kick Over the Statues (Abstract Dance Records 7’’ 1985)

Hard Skin-Law and Order (Up Your Arse) (From the Household Name Records album ‘Same Meat, Different Gravy’ 2004)

Crass-Big A, Little A (Crass Records 7’’ 1980)

The art of Crass...



Newtown Neurotics/Attila the Stockbroker-Andy is a Corporatist (From the Syndicate Records compilation album ‘Son Of Oi!’ 1983)

The Business-Real Enemy (From the Secret Records LP ‘Suburban Rebels’ 1983)

Chumbawamba-Stagnation/Liberation (From the Agit Prop records EP ‘Revolution’ 1985)

Anti Pasti-No Governmenment (From the Rondelet Records EP ‘Four Sore Points’ 1980)

Gentleman Jimmy Tees surprise after show additional vinyl meltdown track…

Motorhead-Don’t Need Religion (From the Bronze Records album ‘Iron Fist’ 1982)

Download the show as an MP3 here.

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Generating Steam Heat radio show 28.04.15



Show number 5 and after last weeks new wave special we’re back to mixing up some great new and old tunes. Next week we will be fighting the system with our UK general election theme show!

(Thanks to Indie Pop Saved My Life and John at Unsane Asylum Records in the US for pointing us in the direction of some great tracks on this weeks show.)



The playlist and some notes:

Social Distortion-Moral Threat (From the Time Bomb Records album ‘Mainliner-Wreckage from the Past’ 1995) 

Steeling Sheep-Not Real (From the Heavenly Records album ‘Not Real’ 2015)

Eternal Summers-Gold and Stone (From the forthcoming Kanine Records album ‘Gold and Stone’ 2015)


Title Fight-Your Pain is Mine Now (From the Anti Records album ‘Hyperview’ 2015)

The Ruts-Staring at the Rude Boys (Virgin Records 7’’ 1980)

We talked about a Malcolm Owen documentary made soon after he died. Here it is...



The Saints-The Story of Love (From the Harvest Records album ‘I’m Stranded’ 1977)

Brat Farrer-Wouldn’t Give you Up (From the Off The Hip Records album ‘Brat Farrer II’ 2014)

Brat Farrer Bandcamp. 

God-My Pal (Au Go Go Records 7’’ 1987)

The Victory Lap Kids-California Malfoy (From the Unsane Asylum Records EP ‘Cutting Teeth’ 2014)


Laura Marling-Strange (From the Virgin Records album ‘Short Movie’ 2015)

Wovenhand-Salome (From the Deathwish Inc Records ‘Refactory Obdurate’ album 2014)

Echo And The Bunnymen-The Killing Moon (Korova Records 7’’ 1984)

James Williamson-Sick of You (From the album Leopard Lady Records album ‘Re-Licked’ 2014)

Iggy Pop-Neighbourhood Threat (From the RCA Records album ‘Lust For Life’ 1977)

The Fireworks-Tightrope (From the Shelflife Records album ‘Switch Me On’ 2015)


Dead Kennedys-Police Truck (B side of the Cherry Red Records 7’’ ‘Holiday in Cambodia’ 1980)

Gentleman Jimmy Tees surprise after show additional vinyl meltdown track…

The Stranglers-Goodbye Tolouse (From the United Artists Records LP ‘Rattus Norvegicus’ 1977)

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