See The World Through Your Ears

Once again, it’s Christmas time, so for this episode Roxy and Johann get into the spirit of things, as they try to see the world through music at this special time of year. Expect the kind of Christmas songs you’d hear at the end of a very sad movie set in winter, as well as one classic banger you hear every month of December, from supermarkets to tropical resorts. Some of our musical dinner guests include Julian Casablancas, Sufjan Stevens, Dolly Parton, Great Lake Swimmers, Mogwai, Low, Phoenix and surprisingly... Ryuichi Sakamoto.

On today’s episode we’re going on a local road trip around our beautiful part of the world here in Catalonia, to listen to some of the producers based in and around Barcelona, who are making ripples around the oceans with their visions of electronically made music. Featuring John Talabot, AWWZ, Museless, ETM, Agost, MANS O, Gabriela Richardson, BeGun, Agost, Egosex & Tversky.

With Special Guest Andrea Gumes (Ciberlocutorio/Tardeo) On this episode we travel the world through the history of currency, listening to songs made in territories where exchange for services and goods was met with a form of legal tender. Playlist:The O'Jays - For The Love Of MoneyBad Gyal - DineroOmar Souleyman & The Kronos Quartet - La Sidounak SayyadaAltin Gün - Kirsehirin GülleriCarsick Cars - Zhong Nan HaiAdriano Celentano - PrisencolinesinainciusolABBA - Money, Money, MoneyKraftwerk - Numbers/ Computer WorldThe Drums - MoneyMigos, Rich The Kid - CurrencyJ Cole -Dead PresidentsWu Tan Clan - C.R.E.A.M.Pink Floyd - MoneyAC/DC - Money Talks

ON THIS EPISODE WE CELEBRATE WORLD KINDNESS DAY, We'll See some of the world through the eyes of kind iniciatives, soundtracked with songs that awaken the spirits of tender, loving care, with special guest, composer and musician Alondra Bentley.

On this Halloween Special, we talk witch house, black metal, goth pop, John Carpenter, David Lynch and other cultural references that may give you the chills.

This year Primavera Sound celebrates Primavera Weekender, a new winter edition of its mother festival in the seaside city of Benidorm, within a camping resort.We’ll listen to a selection of tracks from some of the artists on the line-up with special guests Ben Cardew (Line Noise/Sprung) and Mark Dix (Radio Flea/Sprung) joining Johann Wald in the driver's seat.

On this episode we celebrate a global block party, racking up the mileage through the ages of hip hop and other genres born out of the inner city life… the sounds of liberation and self-expression that sprout against all kinds of social adversity. We’ll refill the tank at pit stops in Kingston Jamaica, Viejo San Juan in Puerto Rico, the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, and if there’s time, we’ll hit the Punjabi Streets… wherever there’s a tight grip around the neck, there’s always a beat keeping the heart racing for survival.

September has reared its pretty head after a scorching summer. This is the month we start to feel light showers and cooler breezes that announce the shy arrival of the autumn season. When leaves go from green to yellow in slow decay and the colours of nature degrade towards a golden brown. Johann Wald and Roxy van der Shah celebrate this time with songs by Mojave 3, Barry White, Khruangbin, Henri Salvador and plenty more.

On today´s episode, Johann Wald & Annika Hausen celebrate Modern Art by remembering some of the 20th century’s most influential movements as well as listening to some of the bands that have taken music to unsuspected levels of artistic expression, fit into the art-pop/rock category, formed while studying at art school, make music like a creative collective or are highly regarded by the interdisciplinary world of art.

On this episode we’ll shift into cruise mode, and drive along sonic highways in search of the perfect beat, the ideal melody, the basic rhythm...everything that makes listening to music great. On today’s episode we’ll be channelling the positive vibes emitting from some of Africa’s most notable musicians with our guest, Uncle Yems from the Voodoo Club Radio show on RPS-2. Playlist Livy Ekemezie - Holiday ActionTinariwen - Oualahila Ar TesninamMiriam Makeba - The Click songFela Kuti - Water no get enemyBola Johnson - Lagos SisiEbo Taylor - Atwer AbrobaDave feat Burna Boy - LocationEgosex - ChameleonOrchestre Baobab - Pape NdiayeT.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - Mi Ve Wa Se

On this episode we celebrate the influence of sunshine in songs. A summer selection of music fitted for the lazy daze. Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves The Sunshine Dj Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime Lupe Fiasco - Sunshine The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun Donovan - Sunshine Superman The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun The Ruby Suns - There Are Birds Future Islands - Sun In The Morning John Talabot - Sunshine (Blondes remix) Caribou - Sun Cheek - Venus (Sunshine people)

A good summer vacation needs a great soundtrack, so on today’s episode we’re going to travel to some of the planet’s most popular destinations, where a lot of music genres were created for or inspired by leisure in those surroundings. From Caribbean Calypso to Jamaican Rocksteady, the sounds of La Havana, the breezy Bossa Nova from Rio and the exotic sounds of tiki lounges all the way to Balearic chill out and transcendental vibes in Goa. Playlist: Lindsay Buckingham - Holiday Road Lovey's Trinidad String Band - Trinidad Paseo Lord Kitchener - Federation Lord Kitchener - A Bad Impression Arthur Lyman - Bahia Arthur Lyman - Maui Chimes Alton Ellis & The Chimes - Ain't That Loving You Beny Moré - Maracaibo Oriental Celia Cruz - Canoero Joao Gilberto - Chega De Saudade Astrud Gilberto - Dreamer Tosca - Suzuki José Padilla - Navigator Pt 1 Joey Beltram - The Melody El General - Muevelo J. Balvin - Safari (feat Pharrell, BIA, Sky Trini Lopez - Cuando Calienta El Sol

It’s PRIDE week in most parts of the world, and it's a very special time in the calendar to raise awareness about LGTBQ equal rights. To offer a soundtrack on this day for celebration, Johann Wald and Adam Kershaw, from RPS-2 show Queer Sounds, travel along the timeline of historic events where freedom to love any person regardless of their gender or sexual preference, was marked by a specific song or involved a brave group of artists who dared to confront the rigid norms of social acceptance. We focus on openly bi-sexual Blues icons, Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, the cultural significance of Judy Garland's "Over The Rainbow", the Stonewall Rebellion, 60's pop icons who dared to come out like Dusty Springfield, gay anthems, the first Heavy Metal openly gay singer, the queerness of punk and the seismic difference Frank Ocean made when he posted that letter on his Tumblr. George Michael - Freedom Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me Blues Bessie Smith - 'Tain't Nobody's Biznes If I Do Rufus Wainwright - Over The Rainbow (Live at Carnegie Hall) Dinah Washington - Mad About the Boy Diana Ross & The Supremes - The Young Folks Martha reeves & The Vandellas - Loneliness Is A Lonely Feeling Dusty Springfield - You Don't Own Me Dusty Springfield - Baby Don't You Know David Bowie - All the Young Dudes Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love With Someone Divine - The Name Game Throbbing Gristle - Hot On The Heels Of Love Judas Priest - Riding On the Wind Patrick Cowley & Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk Ellis D - Just Like A Queen - Vogue Like A Queen Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You Tyler, The Creator - Garden Shed

June 21st is officially Music Day, so we’ve decided to pay our respects to music by selecting some of the proto-songs that kicked off entire genres in the 20th Century. Panelists include Ben Cardew from Line Noise and Mark Dix from Radio Flea.

Primavera Sound 2019 is over and we’re all now facing the hang-over. The week after the festival is always a come-down, but today’s episode is meant to help you dodge that feeling of emptyness, and we have the perfect guest to guide us back into the light. Joining us on this voyage upwards, away from the depths of hangover darkness, is Life coach Ariane Paras from RPS-2 show, Radio Olympia. Playlist: Tullio Di Piscopo - Stop Bajon Tim Hecker - Incense at Abu Ghraib Museless - Bloody Aldous Harding - Weight of the planets Terry Riley - slow melody in bhairavi Julia Holter - Voce Simul Dirty Projectors - Right Now Lisa Gerrard + The Mystery Of Bulgarian Voices - Manni Yanni Tirzah - Gladly

For this episode of STWTYE, we’re going to pump up your energy with the pleasures that are no longer considered guilty. Bangers to make you punch the air hanging over your head, and remind you why you attend festivals in the first place.

Today, Monday 29th of April is International Dance Day!To celebrate, Ben Cardew from Line Noise and Johann Wald have prepared a retrospective look at some of the key moments that shaped modern dance and club dj culture.We’ll travel through some of the cities and legendary night clubs where dance music evolved.From Detroit to Wigan, passing through New Jersey warehouses and green fields outside of London, we move along the beat-driven highways to higher states of grace.Move your body!