Bob’s Basement

You remember hanging out in your friend’s basement? You’d go down there after school, and on the weekends, and you’d chill out and listen to tunes. You’d have your favourites that you’d listen to, but as often as not someone would pull out a new record for everyone to check out. Maybe it was something they’d just picked up at the local record store, or maybe something from their collection that hadn’t seen the stylus in awhile. Everyone would sit back on the old sectional, the needle would hit the vinyl and you’d be transported somewhere else.

You’d close your eyes and listen as the sound waves did their thing to you. Sometimes they’d delight, sometimes they’d annoy, and every now and then they’d turn you onto a new band or disc that would stay with you for years to come. Often for the rest of your life.

I remember those days, and I’m going to do my part to bring a touch of that back. Join me every other Friday from 10:00am Eastern time, on CodeBass Radio for a trip down those stairs and allow me to spin some tunes for you. Some may be familiar to you, a lot will not be. I hope that you’ll enjoy them, and maybe discover some new stuff that you wouldn’t have otherwise.

I also co-host Vitamin Sweet on alternating Fridays playing all new releases. If you like to stay on top of what’s new in the scene, tune in.

For more information on how to listen to it live, check out the Listen Live page.

Recent Vitamin Sweet Playlists:

Vitamin Sweet – Episode 8 (The Best Of) Playlist

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The week of July 8th Brian was unavailable so we aired a “best of” show, featuring Brian’s () and Bob’s () favourite songs from the first 7 episodes. Here’s what we played:

  1. Wye Oak – Civilian (Merge Records)
  2. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Strange
  3. Karl X Johan – Fantasies (Emotion)
  4. Holy Ghost! – Hold My Breath
  5. Low – Try to Sleep (Sub Pop) 
  6. Found – You’re No Vincent Gallo (Chemikal Underground)
  7. Virtual Boy – The Future Holds a Beat (Alpha Pup Records)
  8. Bobby – Sore Spores (Partisan Records)
  9. A Grave With No Name – Streams (No Pain in Pop)
  10. Hail Mary Mallon – Meter Feeder 
  11. BellX1 - Velcro (Yep Roc Records)
  12. Memory Tapes - Today Is Our Life (Carpark Records)
  13. I’m From Barcelona – Always Spring 
  14. Cults - You Know What I Mean (Sony Music)
  15. James Leg - Drowning in Fire (Alive Records)
  16. STS9 – Scheme 
  17. Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi - Two Against One (EMI Records) 
  18. The Milk Carton Kids - As It Must Be (Self – free album)
  19. The Chain Gang Of 1974 – Devil Is A Lady 
  20. Folly and The Hunter - Cost (Self – Bandcamp) 
  21. League - Two Wild Hearts (Self – Bandcamp) 




Vitamin Sweet – Episode 7 Playlist

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Here’s what Brian () and Bob () played the week of June 24, 2011:

  1. 1,2,3 – Work (Frenchkiss Records) 
  2. League - Two Wild Hearts (Self – Bandcamp) 
  3. Folly and The Hunter - Cost (Self – Bandcamp) 
  4. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – How Can You Luv Me 
  5. The Chain Gang Of 1974 – Devil Is A Lady 
  6. Delay Trees - Cassette 2012 (Johanna Kustannus/Pyramid)
  7. Noah and the Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. (Mercury Records)
  8. Correatown – Isomer (Wittches Remix) 
  9. The Japanese Popstars – Shells Of Silver 
  10. Paul McCartney - Check My Machine (MPL Communications Ltd.)
  11. Vetiver - Wonder Why (Sub Pop)
  12. Ojos De Brujo – Corriente vital 
  13. No Te Va Gustar – Chau 
  14. Nat Baldwin - Weights (Western Vinyl)

Vitamin Sweet – Episode 6 Playlist

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Here’s what Brian () and Bob () played the week of June 10, 2011:

  1. Tech N9ne – Worldwide Choppers 
  2. Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi - Two Against One (EMI Records) 
  3. Freedom or Death - Virginia Woolf (Self – Liars & Thieves) 
  4. STS9 – Scheme 
  5. The Crystal Ark – Touch 
  6. The Milk Carton Kids - As It Must Be (Self – free album)
  7. Gross Relations - Blame The Records (Self – Bandcamp)
  8. Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus – The Stargate Mix 
  9. Soulsitce – Soul On Fire 
  10. The National - Exile Vilify (from the game “Portal 2″)
  11. Alphacloud - Mel (Self)
  12. Blouse – Shadow 
  13. Correatown – Further 
  14. Man Man - Life Fantastic (Anti-Records)
  15. Mister Heavenly - Pineapple Girl (Sub Pop)

Vitamin Sweet – Episode 5 Playlist

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Here’s what Brian () and Bob () played the week of May 27, 2011:

  1. Death Cab for Cutie - You Are A Tourist (Atlantic Records) 
  2. Peter Murphy - Seesaw Sway 
  3. Ladytron – White Elephant 
  4. Erland & The Carnival - Nightingale (Full Time Hobby Records)
  5. Cults - You Know What I Mean (Sony Music)
  6. Hail Mary Mallon – Meter Feeder 
  7. Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks 
  8. James Leg - Drowning in Fire (Alive Records)
  9. Alexander Tucker - His Arm has Grown Long (Thrill Jockey Records)
  10. Darwin Deez – Up in the Clouds 
  11. I’m From Barcelona – Always Spring 
  12. Fountains of Wayne - Richie and Ruben (Yep Roc Records)
  13. Amor de Dias - Bunhill Fields (Merge Records)
  14. Porcelain Raft - Tip Of Your Tongue (Self-Released – Bandcamp)

If you missed the show you can listen to it online via the MixCloud player below: