Welcome to the 5th Kelly family Christmas show on RRR, an exploration through the fringes of yuletide songs presented by Declan and Paul Kelly. This year, amazing guest performances from The Orbweavers and Laura Jean

Hope you enjoy this eclectic selection, see you next year!

Declan and Paul

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Introduccion – Willie Colon (Intro spoken by Polito Vega)

Christmas is a joyful day – Lord nelson
Getting ready for Christmas Day – Paul simon
He was Born In a Manger – Rev gates

Christmas in prison – John Prine
Christmas in jail – The Youngsters
Christmas with satan – james black

It must be christmas – gerry mulligan and judy holiday
This christmas – Donny Hathaway
The virgin mary had one son – the staple singers

THE ORBWEAVERS – Have Yourself a Merry Christmas (Live In Studio)

The friendly beasts – The Louvin brothers
Lady gay – Buell Kazee
Chocolate jesus – Tom Waits

Sleigh ride – The Ronettes
No more christmas blues -alan vega
My silent night – lisi

Star of wonder sufjan stevens
Frosty the snowman – banjo and freakout
Silver bells – she and him

LAURA JEAN – Noel (Live in Studio)

Esta navidad – Willie colon
Christmas time this year – Ry cooder

New years’ eve’s the loneliest night of the year – Trembling Bells w
Bonnie Prince Billy
Auld lang syne – The Beach boys

Download Cold Chillin Dinner Set

This set was recorded at Revolver late last year during the end of the dinner rush. SO it’s a slightly more mellow collection, beginning with some hip hop, and then weaving its way through beats, funk, african and disco and ending with beats! There’s a few holes in the tracklist, will update soon. enjoy,

declan

pete rock cl smooth :: back on the block
bohannon :: ?
fela kuti ::
lukid :: makes
space dimension controller :: 2ez (autopilot’s lament)
inkswel ::
floating points :: argonaute 11
faux pas :: for none
the jellies :: jive baby on a saturday night
grooveman spot :: looking up to you
maxmillion dunbar :: girls dream
cole medina :: love you inside out (the pinches mix)
get up :: washed out
siriusmo :: das geheimnis
crumbs :: apple worm
bohannon :: keep on dancing
j dilla :: the $
stevie boogie on reggae
ebo taylor :: heaven
boogie train :: paradise stars
edikanfo :: blinking eyes
super melody :: i want your blood
caribou :: jamelia (dj koze’s alarm clock)
drips :: glass feathers
exile :: population control (samiyam remix)
onra :: high hopes (inst)
mount kimbie :: before you move off
shigeto :: eternal life
nosaj thing :: voices (dorian concept remix)
darkstar :: gold

This Saturday February 19th at the Wayside Inn in South Melbourne, two of Holland’s greatest exponents of intergalactic hyper boogie, I-F and TLR, joining the M Division and Meccanoid crews for a proper throw down on a massive Funktion One system! TCheck out their interview and DJ mix on The City Rises last week. Tix available here.

Recorded this set last saurday at the Laneway Festival in Melbourne. Recorded in a silent disco, all mixed on headphones with no foldback, excuse the bumps!

declan
Drips – Glass Feathers
Quasimoto – Microphone Mathematics
Samiyam – FIshsticks
J Dilla – Crushin
Harmonic 313 – Wobzz
Shigeto – Eternal Life
Harco – Cool
Funkin Even – She’s Acid
Shlohmo – Antigravity (Low Limit remix)
Dabrye Ft Waajeed – Jorgy
Maxmillion Dunbar – Girls Dream
Untold – Stop What You’re Doing (James Blake remix)
Lukid – Hair Of The Dog
Balam Acab – See Birds
Ill Blu – Bellion
Fantastic Mr Fox – Over

declan

Thanks to all those who have supported the show over the years; a huge thankyou to RRR and all the guests Australian and international who came in to the show and inspired me to present Against The Arctic over the last 5 years, it’s been a privilege. See you all around RRR in 2011, happy christmas and New Year,

declan

PS I’ll keep updating this blog with DJ mixes from January 20th 2011

Download Against The Arctic 21st December 2010 Part 1

Download Against The Arctic 21st December 2010 Part 2

captain beefheart :: there ain’t no santa on the human stain

bob marley :: white christmas
staple singers :: the virgin mary has one son
kanye west :: christmas in harlem

bon iver :: blood bank
band of horses :: the first song
paul white :: we three kings
danimals :: christmas worms quest for fresh apples

ella fitzgerald :: the secret of christmas
elvis presley :: if everyday was like christmas
james brown :: soulful christmas
lord nelson :: a party for santa claus

john jacob miles :: awaken little shepherd
sufjan stevens that was the worst christmas
roy orbison :: pretty paper
blind boys of alabama ft aaron neville :: joy to the world
lord executor :: christmas is a joyful day

paul reads a poem :: Thomas Hardy The Oxen

low :: silent night
kelly pace, aaron brown, joe green, paul hayes and matthew johnson :: holy babe
the dirtbombs :: my last christmas
the crystals :: parade of the wooden soldiers

Otouto sing Christmas in Prison by John Prine

Los Papines :: El Pequeno Tamborilero
Cubamar :: En El Portal de belen Trio
Vera Ward :: The Last Day Of the Year
Leadbelly :: On A Christmas Day
feist :: lo how a rose ere blooming
regina spektor :: dear acquaintance (happy new year)

Download Against The Arctic 14th December 2010 Part 1

Download Against The Arctic 14th December 2010 Part 2

gil evans :: el toreador :: verve
tim hecker :: music for tundra pt 1 :: alien8
arthur russell :: see through love :: orange mountain
fabulous diamonds :: track 1 :: nervous jerk
david axelrod :: the signs part one :: capitol / now again
flako :: 446 :: cdr
conjunto panama :: triguenito y solo
robert mavounsy quartet :: henry te vle maye :: soundway

caetano veloso :: eles :: philips
milton nascimento & lo borges :: saides e bandeiras no 2 :: 4mwb
island music :: b3 ::
tiger :: when (version)
zebra :: bada bada version ::
flying lotus ft declaime & georgia anne muldrow :: whole wide world :: ramp
dilla :: everyone can see (you’re the one for me)
dilla :: a bad situation (baby) ::
madvillian :: sickfit :: stones throw
dabrye ft waajeed :: jorgy :: ghostly

onra :: don’t stop :: all city
gonjasufi :: love of reign :: warp
shlohmo :: antigravity (low limit remix) :: cdr
dizz1 :: walk on :: cdr
illum sphere :: psycho (samiyam remix) :: fat city

aoi :: floral foam :: cdr
harmonic 313 :: don’t panic :: warp
mount kimbie :: sketch on glass :: hotflush
james blake :: the bells sketch :: hessle

mount kimbie :: serged (falty dl remix) :: hotflush
four tet :: sing :: domino
omar s :: day (original mix) ::
komarken electronics :: earthlings :: stilleben
mr fingers :: stars

Tonight on the program, a tribute to the electronic music of Detroit, the motor city, home of techno and a musical hotbed for many years, not only since the inception of the soulful machinations that put it on the map in the late 80′s, but reaching right back to Berry Gordy’s Motown legacy and beyond. This was a tribute in part to the inspiration that Detroit music has played in my dj sets over the last 13 years but also to the impact it has had on Against The Arctic over the last 5 years. Unless you’re living under a rock in melbourne, you’ll also know that this Friday the 10th December, Moodymann, Theo Parrish, Carl Craig and Kenny Larkin are playing at Brown Alley for the D25 party celebrating 25 years of Detroit electronic music.

it’s kind of like a DJ mix so just one long stream / download this week, enjoy

declan

Download Against The Arctic 7th December 2010, a tribute to Detroit

mark pritchard :: ? :: ho hum

innerzone orchestra :: architecture (10″ mix) :: planet e
anthony shakir :: roaming :: seventh city
robert hood :: wandering endlessly :: m plant

maurizio :: m7 :: basic channel
basic channel :: domina (carl craigs mind mix) :: basic channel
octave one :: fifteen thirteen :: 430 west
kooky scientist :: ranbunctious :: plus 8
e dancer :: world of deep :: kms
recloose :: can’t take it (carl craig mix) :: planet e

theo :: blue out :: three chairs / sound signature
kenny dixon jr :: winter breeze :: soul city
andres :: reality :: kdj
reggie dokes :: black thoughts

theo parrish :: over yo head :: sound signature
recloose :: mym230 RIP :: planet e
infiniti :: thought process :: metroplex
69 :: if mojo was am :: planet e
UR :: theory (mind mix) :: underground resistance
jaydee ft phat kat :: suckers :: exclusive
j dilla :: take notice ft guilty simpson :: stones throw
dabrye ft jaydee & phat kat :: game over

theo parrish :: electric alleycat :: peacefrog
choice :: acid eiffel :: fragile / transmat

Thanks to all the good people at RRR who made this happen and all the listeners, both in the house and at home or driving around. You can download or stream the whole show in one hit or cherry pick each artists set below. Enjoy, three weeks to go!

Declan

Come along to 3RRR this Tuesday November 30th as I celebrate the end of Against The Arctic with three artists performing live in the RRR Performance Space. Joining me during the show time will be Qua, Speed Painters and Galapagoose all performing 25-30 minute live sets for your enjoyment. Alcohol will be available on the night and entry is free by emailing your name and number of guests to This Email Address.

Hope to see you there and remember Against The Arctic is on air until December 21st 2010.

declan