A Premature Break?

No I haven't lost my Christmas spirit.

But the security guards at the UKC campus have, deciding to lock the building up where CSR is based, for the next two Sundays.

Pre-recording would be an option but I've no idea when the studios are free to do so due to the busyness of it all, and the struggle it takes me to travel from my house far away from the hill where it all happens.

So with that in mind the show that went out last Sunday was the final one of 2009 and I'll hopefully be back on either the 3rd of the 10th of January where I will be jumping on the bandwagon of listing my 20 favourite tunes
of the decade.

However in the Blam Jam manner of things, it will contain different set
of offerings as I'm sure we all want to get away from the crazy hysteria
of what many would describe as not the most defining decade.

But in terms of colourful music, there's been a lot of good stuff, oh yes.

I obviously haven't mentioned what I'll be including as that would give it away
but hopefully the previous two playlists may gave you an idea, without directly lifting any tracks from them.

Hopefully by 2010 I'll be able to talk better than I'm writing now.

Have a really fun Christmas and hopeful New Year.

Robin xxx

Show 2 Playlist - 15.12.2009

Fleetwood Mac
"The Chain"
Rumours
Warner

Physical Therapy
"Nights Of The Latin Sun"
Physical Therapy
Paulstarr Enterprise

Earth, Wind And Fire featuring Cleveland Brown
"Get Your Hump On This Christmas"
iTunes download
20th Century Fox TV Records

Raw Stylus
"Believe In Me"
Pushing Against The Flow
Wired

Album Profile December '09
Noel McKoy
"Skating On Thin Ice"
Brighter Day
Tri-Sound

Seasick Steve
"Save Me"
Doghouse Music
Bronzerat

Ed Solo and The Skool of Thought
"We Play The Music"
Random Acts Of Kindness
Against The Grain

TY
"Hercules"
Awkward
Big Dada

Wordless Wonder
Ron Goodwin
"Do You Know The Way To San Jose"
This Is Easy
Virgin

Basia
"Blame It On The Summer"
It's That Girl Again
Koch

Chaka Khan
"Everywhere"
Epiphany: The Best Of Chaka Khan Volume 1
Reprise

Vampire Weekend
"Everywhere"
MP3 Download
Triple J Australia

Roisin Murphy
"Through Time"
Ruby Blue
Echo

Separated At Birth
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
"Back Together Again"
Very Best Of Roberta Flack
WEA

Alex Malheiros
"Papia"
Atlantic Forest
Milestone

DJ Dealer Featuring Lisa Millett
"Cool Lovin" (Ralph Gum Classic Vocal)
12"
Look At You

Atar & The Funkadrome
"Crusing Supernova"
Funkadrome
D

Kickback Track
Bobby Brown
"My Prerogative" (Joe T Vannelli Light Mix)
CD Single
MCA

Everything But The Girl
"Each And Every One"
Eden
Blanco Y Negro

Michelle Shocked
"If Love Was A Train"
Short, Sharp, Shocked
Cooking Vinyl

4hero
"Hold It Down"
Creating Patterns
Talkin' Loud

TC
"King Of Africa"
Evolution
D Style

Album Profile December '09
Noel McKoy
"Shadow Of A Dream"
Brighter Day
Tri-Sound

Alicia Keys
"That's How Strong My Love Is"
The Element Of Freedom
Sony Music

Syd Dale
"Man Friday"
KPM 1000 Series - Chorus And Orchestra
KPM Music

Michelle Weeks
"Don't Give Up"
CD Single
Ministry Of Sound

Blaze
"We Are One"
12"
King Street Sounds

Show Preview 12.12

I'm back again for a second show, who'd have thought that would happen
after the chaos of last week?

Music on offer includes;

• Superb mid 90s soul from Raw Stylus
• Early 00s brit-hip-hop from Ty
• Winter escapism with some beautiful bossa from Basia
• Brand new stuff from Alicia Keys new album
• And a fantastic uplifting house anthem from Michelle Weeks

Not forgetting two more tracks from December's Album Profile from Noel McKoy, as well as another Kickback Track, and two tunes which I reckon were Separated At Birth.

It's all happening between 8-10pm this Sunday, CSR 97.4 FM.

Show 1 Playlist - 06 December 2009

Ok then, here's what I played on the first show;

Paolo Nutini
"Pencil Full Of Lead"
Sunnyside Up
Atlantic

Universal Robot Band
"Barely Breaking Even"
Classic Rare Groove Mastercuts Volume 2
Mastercuts

Area Code 615
"Stone Fox Chase"
A Trip In The Coutry
Koch

Album Profile: December '09
Noel McKoy
"Brighter Day"
Brighter Day
Tri-Sound

Kinky
"Cornman"
12"
Nettwerk

Skint And Demoralised
"The Thrill Of 30 Seconds"
CD Single
Mercury

The Wordless Wonder (x2)
Brothers Johnson
"Streetwave"
Blam!!
A&M

Inversions
"Mr Mack"
12"
Groove Production

Calvin Harris
"Colours"
I Created Disco
Columbia

Quantic Soul Orchestra Featuring Alice Russell
"Pushin' On"
Pushin' On
Tru Thoughts

Vivienne McKone
"Sing"
Vivienne McKone
Polygram

Earth, Wind And Fire featuring Cleveland Brown
"Get Your Hump On This Christmas"
iTunes download
20th Century Fox TV Records

"Separated At Birth"
Blood, Sweat, And Tears
"You Made Me So Very Happy"
Original Album Classics
Sony/BMG

Swing Out Sister
"I'd Be Happy"
Beautiful Mess
Miso

Count Indigo
"My Unknown Love"
This Is Easy (Compilation)
Virgin

Joey Negro and The Sunburst Band
"Days Gone By"
Moving With The Shakers
Z

Joe McBride
"1000 Miles"
Lookin' For A Change
Heads Up

Orchester Werner Muller
"Body Building"
The In-Kraut: Hip Shaking Grooves Made In Germany
Marina

Kickback Track
UB40
"Rat In Mi Kitchin"
Rat In The Kitchen
Dep

Fish Go Deep Featuring Tracy K
"The Cure And The Cause" (DJ Meme Philly Suite)
12"
Strictly Rhythm

Album Profile: December '09

Noel McKoy
"Determined Man"
Brighter Day
Tri-Sound

Reel People Featuring Tony Momrelle
"Star" (RP's Club Mix)
12"
Reel People Music

Shakatak
"Never Stop Your Love"
Manic And Cool
Shakatak Masters

Incognito
"Jacob's Ladder"
100 Degrees and Rising
Talkin' Loud

Hue And Cry
"Labour Of Love" (Joey Negro Weekend Mix)
CD Single
Circa

A Warm Welcome

Well, this is what you could call a work in progress.

I've decided to set up my own little home for my new show commencing on CSR FM 97.4 this coming Sunday and also online at csrfm.com.

It's basically just a little calling point for me to provide you with show previews tracklistings etc so it's nothing new.

I'd best introduce myself to those who haven't heard of me before, I'm Robin, the title of the show comes from my surname "Blamires" (pronounced Blay-myers) but everyone else pronounces it phonetically so "Blam Jam" seemed like the ideal title.

I used to present a show on the award winning Smoke Radio for four years, where I played a selection of soul and rare groove tunes but I hope that this new offering for the silver award winning CSR will give me a chance to broaden my horizons.

I'll still be playing stuff such as Earth Wind and Fire, Jamiroquai, The Sunburst Band, but I hope to blend them in with quirkier offbeat stuff such as Calvin Harris, Florence and The Machine, Skint and Demoralised etc as well as
melodic hip hop (Roots Manuva, Ed Solo) and even a bit of easy listening and lounge.

It's a bloody mish mash in all honesty.

I hope to get a page on the official CSR website pretty soon, and possibly a Facebook group and all sorts of stuff.

In the meantime I'll use this blog to give you an idea of what sort of things I have on offer.

The first show will include tunes such as

• A gem from the genius that is Leroy Burgess and the Universal Robot Band,
• A new stunner from the Reel People
  
• Amazing loungey stuff from Count Indigo
• We head back to the late 80s with a "timeless" offering from Shakatak
• Earth Wind and Fire join forces with Family Guy's Cleveland Brown
  
• and we get a bit raucous with the three stringed genius that is Seasick Steve
  

Features will include the Album Profile where every month I will play two tracks each week of a chosen LP.
For December '09 it's Noel McKoy and his new solo offering "Brighter Day".

There's also the Kickback Track where I play an extended tune from back in the day without talking over it.

And the Wordless Wonder which is an instrumental gem of mine and possibly your choosing as the show starts to find it's feet.

I'll also be chatting about the James Taylor Quartet gig that's taking place at the Farmhouse in Canterbury this Saturday.

Any suggestions for tracks to play on future shows can be made via the comments section of the blog and via the CSR e-mail when I get that up and running.

I'd love to hear your suggestions.

Overall I hope you enjoy what I have to offer and hopefully the show will fulfill it's aim of bringing the musical colour to Canterbury.