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  • The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 129 with John Gibbons

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 129 with John Gibbons

    DJ John Gibbons on The London Ear on RTE 2XM with nessymon

    After a little break, The London Ear is back and no better reason to get back behind the mic than to chat to Ireland’s very own superstar DJ, John Gibbons.

    Interview with John Gibbons

    John is the man behind the rework of Charles and Eddie’s ‘Would I lie to you?’.
    When we recorded the interview on Tuesday September 27th, the track has 4.7 million streams on Spotify. Last night (September 30th) John posted that the track has passed 5 million streams, an amazing achievement.

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 129 // October 1 2016 Playlist

    Here’s what happened on this week’s episode of The London Ear.

    1. Placebo: Jesus’ Son
    2. Submotion: Headchecked
    3. Interview with John Gibbons (Part 1)
    4. John Gibbons: 1984 (Full Tilt remix)
    5. Interview with John Gibbons (Part 2)
    6. John Gibbons: Your Love
    7. Interview with John Gibbons (Part 3)
    8. John Gibbons: Would I lie to you?
    9. The Shamen: Ebeneezer Goode

    Listen Again

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

    Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

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    Check out John Gibbons online

    Check out John’s website. You can also follow him on Twitter and Like him on Facebook.

    Here’s ‘Would I lie to you?’ on Spotify.

  • Kate Walsh: Peppermint Radio

    Kate Walsh Peppermint Radio is Kate Walsh’s fourth album and sees the British singer songwriter take on well known UK songs, break them down and give them a twist. Walsh takes on Blur, EMF and Eurythmics to name a few, in this piano led odyssey and features songs which have influenced Walsh’s musical life. The album has a delicate air, as Walsh’s vocals are interwoven with atmospheric harmonies and minimalist instrumentation.

    Walsh has taken on a huge task to convert the listening public to her versions of these well known songs. Sometimes it works really well, sometimes not quite as well. Prefab Sprout’s ‘When Love Breaks Down’ starts with an airy vocal effect and gives Walsh another shot at being featured on Grey’s Anatomy. The track is not as well know as some of the others on the album, maybe that’s why it works.

    Surprise number one has to be ‘Unbelievable’, EMF’s 1990 hit. Despite there being other versions of this, Walsh’s version takes the track reworks the overall arrangement so as only the lyrics are familiar. Very Clever.

    Walsh’s whispery vocals on Lullaby try to echo Robert Smith’s on The Cure’s original but its not quite there. There are, though, some great wind up toy sounds throughout the track. Walsh’s tries to put her individual stamp on each track but Blur’s ‘Beetlebum’ is immediately recognisable and is although it builds up towards the end, lacks a killer punch.

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