2011 Most Played

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Here are the Odd Girl Out top five most played artists of 2011:

1. AGF
Incredibly prolific, with numerous solo and collaborative releases, expat German wordsmith/musician Antye Greie had another sparkling year. I particularly recommend her poetry-inspired Gedichterbe.

2. Jude Cowan
A London-based multi-threat, Jude came into the studio to play live and we hit it off immediately, going on to collaborate on a short film cycle. In addition to the remix version of her William Blake project, she produced a stream of improvs based on news stories.

3. Planningtorock
W was my favourite album of the year and numerous remixes also did the rounds, courtesy of Janine Rostron's Berlin-based alter ego.

4. The Dark Shadows
The Sydney trio released some limited edition vinyl and finished up the year with an EP, 11:11, in two different versions.

5. Rebecca Clamp
The Helsinki-based British folk artist also visited the studios for a chat to discuss her latest album, The Keys to the City.

Here is a video from one of AGF's projects, Beatnadel.

AGF: Beatnadel 2011, Introduction from agf Pro on Vimeo.

Odd Girl Out: show 64

Odd Girl Out OR64 by Val_Phoenix on Mixcloud

Rebecca Clamp came into the studio to discuss her new album, Key to the City, and her life in sunny Helsinki. We also had a new desk, which resulted in a few problems with levels, and a mid-show CD player switch, which ramped up the tension levels.

Show 64; 21/4/11; repeated 24/4
Joan As Police Woman—Christobel

Rebecca Clamp;
photo: Val Phoenix

Scrawl—Reuters
Dirty Projectors—Stillness Is the Move
Foehn—I Really Love High Winds
PJ Harvey—The Last Living Rose
Rebecca Clamp—live interview
Rebecca Clamp—Ghostly Tram Song
Foehn—Piano Clatter
Christine Fellows—What Makes the Cherry Red
Rebecca Clamp—interview
Rebecca Clamp—Shortcut
Ilsebill—In the Office
Yelle—Que Veux Tu (Madeon mix)
Data 3—Heartful of Soul
Freelance Whales—Hannah (Lightwaves mix)
Yo-Yo—Pass It On
Husky Rescue—Fast Lane (2 Thugs mix)
L7—Me, Myself and I
Bettina Köster—Thar She Blows (Weltklang mix)
Altered Images—Pinky Blue
Graham Coxon / Paloma Faith / Bill Ryder-Jones—Desire
Buffalo Daughter—California Blues
Autoclave—Summer
Ear Pwr—Baby Houses
Linus—Lift Off
Spoenk—Serene
Juliana Hatfield 3—Spin the Bottle
The One AM Radio—Sunlight (Prefuse 73 mix)
Shop Assistants—Too Much Adrenaline
The Clutters—More
Tsunami—Beauty part II
Delphine Dora and Half Asleep—Zelda
AngloCanadien—Japanese Water Garden

Coming up on show 64

You wait ages for a guest and then two come along in quick succession. This week's visitor to the interrogation room is Helsinki-based singer-songwriter Rebecca Clamp. Check out this video for her song, "St. Wilgefortis", patron saint of bearded ladies.


St. Wilgefortis

Rebecca Clamp | Myspace Video