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25 Jan 2011

The Big Paws Furtive Forty 2010 Pt2 (20-1) — Listen Again

Live from Paws Acres, the second half of this, er last, years Furtive Forty. Counting down the best tracks 0f 2010 as voted for by listeners from 20 to 1.

Furtive Forty 2010 Pt2 (20-1) by The Big Paws on Mixcloud

20. “Snakes for the Divine” by High on Fire
19. “Shannon Ain’t Dead (She’s Under My Bed)” by Kunt and the Gang
18. “On and Ever Onward” by Dirty Projectors + Björk
17. “Tightrope (Featuring Big Boi)” by Janelle Monae
16. “The Headmaster Ritual” by Janice Whaley
15. “Superstar” by Aeroplane
14. “Shameless (feat. Bryan Ferry)” by Groove Armada
13. “Fight in a Bus Stop” by 8-Bit Ninjas
12. “No One’s Gonna Love You” by Cee Lo Green
11. “Difficult” by Uffie
10. “Surrender ” by Olof Arnalds w/ Bjork
9. “Trapdoor” by Salem
8. “Rainbow in the Dark” by Das Racist (it’s a free download)
7. “Horse Outside” by The Rubberbandits
6. “Wicked Game” by sadnes (it’s a free download)
5. “What Good Am I?” by Tom Jones
4. “Lying” by Factory Floor
3. “Murder Weapon” by Tricky
2. “Cocaine Blues” by Escort (it’s a free download)
1. “Infinity Guitars” by Sleigh Bells

Prizes went to Nick Drew and James Cook for getting closest to the top 3 with their votes…

Here’s the tracks from 40-21 and here’s the bubbling under from 100 to 41.

and here’s the few of the top 100 that make it Spotify.

25 January, 2011 at 22:45 by admin

Tags: Aeroplane, best of 2010, Bryan Ferry, Das Racist, Dirty Projectors + BJörk, Escort, Factory Floor, Groove Armada, High On Fire, Janelle Monae, Janice Whaley, Kunt and the Gang, mixcloud, Olof Arnalds w/ Bjork, sadnes, Salem, Sleigh Bells, spotify, The Rubberbandits, Tom Jones, Tricky, Uffie
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18 Jan 2011

The Big Paws Furtive Forty 2010 Pt1 (40-21)

Live from Paws Acres, the first half of this, er last, years Furtive Forty. Counting down the best tracks 0f 2010 as voted for by listeners from 40 to 21.

The Big Paws Furtive Forty 2010 Pt 1. (40-21) by The Big Paws on Mixcloud

40 “Activate!” by Atari Teenage Riot (it’s a free download)
39 “Written On The Forehead” by ” PJ Harvey
38 “Pray (Hocus Pocus) [Trafik's Brave Bootleg]” by Jay-Z vs Focus
37 “God Is Me” by ” Gurdan Thomas
36 “Colouring of Pigeons” by The Knife
35 “Me And The Devil” by Gil Scott-Heron
34 “(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love” by Manic Street Preachers
33 “I’m Cold and there are Wolves After Me (Hulk Remix)” by iwrestledabearonce (it’s a free download)
32 “Doe Deer” by Crystal Castles
31 “Synchronize (ft. Jarvis Cocker)” by Discodeine
30 “Guacha Rekix (ft. Natalia Clavier, Grems, Disiz & Micro Coz)” by Son of Kick
29 “yesIwalkedalone” by Health & Efficiency (it’s a free download)
28 “Funnel Of Love” by The Fall
27 “Palance (Soca 2010)” by JW & Blaze
26 “Wile Out (ft. Ms. Dynamite)” by DJ Zinc
25 “Duet” by Gonjasufi
24 “Old Age” by How I Quit Crack (it’s a free download)
23 “I L U” by School Of Seven Bells (it’s a free download)
22 “Superfast Jellyfish” (ft. Gruff Rhys & De La Soul) by Gorillaz
21 “Turn It Up” by //TENSE//

18 January, 2011 at 22:34 by admin

Tags: //TENSE//, Atari Teenage Riot, Crystal Castles, De La Soul, Disiz, DJ Zinc, Focus, Gil Scott Heron, Gonjasufi, Gorillaz, Grems, Gruff Rhys, Gurdan Thomas, Health & Efficiency, How I Quit Crack, iwrestledabearonce, Jay Z, JW & Blaze, Manic Street Preachers, Micro Coz, Ms. Dynamite, Natalia Clavier, PJ Harvey, School of Seven Bells, Son of Kick, The Fall, The Knife, Trafik
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3 Jan 2011

The Big Paws Furtive Forty 2010 100-41 — Bubbling Under

This is the start of the Top 100 tracks of 2010, based on our thoughts and the votes you’ve sent in. We’ll be doing two countdown shows: 40-21 and 20-1 (very very soon), but first here’s the 60 tracks that didn’t quite make the cut to be in the Furtive Forty.

The rules? Songs we like, no two by the same artist, released in 2010. As the rodent might say, “fairly easys”. Here’s a Spotify Playlist that will contain as may of the tracks as appear on Spotify.

The Big Paws Furtive 2010 Bubbling Under 100-41 by The Big Paws on Mixcloud

  1. “Radar Detector” by Darwin Deez
  2. “seed, crop, harvest” by prinzhorn dance school
  3. “Lets Go Fucking Mental” by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
  4. “Crossfire” by Brandon Flowers
  5. “Wake up” by Robots in Disguise
  6. “Girls” by Glatze
  7. “Four Tigers (Radio)” by Dan Bull
  8. “Compliments” by Band Of Horses
  9. “Run with us (K-Lyd remix)” by Lisa Lougheed/K-Lyd
  10. “Aces High (ft. Fashawn, Evidence & Defari)” by Rakaa
  11. “IxC999″ by White Ring
  12. “Write About Love (ft. Carey Mulligan)” by Belle & Sebastian
  13. “HALO” by Major Lazer
  14. “Brakehorn” by Sudanim
  15. “Come Undone” by Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
  16. “Another Winter” by Anamanaguchi
  17. “Forest Green Oh Forest Green” by Holly Miranda
  18. “Elephants & Little Girls” by Loch Lomond
  19. “Sweatmother” by Tobacco
  20. “Rosa De Los Vientos” by FlySoHigH
  21. “Shark Ridden Waters” by Gruff Rhys
  22. “Money (The Alchemist Remix)” by Easy Star All-Stars
  23. “Spectacular (feat. Die Antwoord)” by Seymour Bits
  24. “Don’t Stop Me” by Orbital
  25. “No Escape (Remix)” by DJ Datsik
  26. “Im going to eat your brains and gain your knowledge” by Broken Science
  27. “Shake the Shackles” by Crystal Stilts
  28. “Fool’s Day” by Blur
  29. “Don’t Shoot (I’m A Man)” by Devo
  30. “Mindlessnesslessness” by Hot Panda
  31. “Undertow (Edit)” by Warpaint
  32. “Lucidity (Pilooski Remix)” by Tame Impala
  33. “Raincoats” by Efterklang
  34. “Apply” by Glasser
  35. “Fair Game” by The Like
  36. “What Do I Do Now” by Metronomy
  37. “Limit To Your Love” by James Blake
  38. “Howlin’ For You” by The Black Keys
  39. “Parasite” by How to Destroy Angels
  40. “Crushing Limbs” by Anni Rossi
  41. “Magical World feat. Nelly Furtado” by Bassnectar
  42. “Self Machine (Chew Fu Robotix Ext)” by I Blame Coco
  43. “Attack Music ” by These New Puritans
  44. “Sun Demon” by Stereolab
  45. “FM Tan Sexy” by El Guincho
  46. “A Sun / Ahh Ahh” by Tweak Bird
  47. “I Play My Kazoo” by Grand Analog
  48. “Run ‘Em Out” by Breakage Feat. Roots Manuva
  49. “Numbers Don’t Lie” by The Mynabirds
  50. “Heartbeat” by TL
  51. “Say Goodbye To What” by Bullion
  52. “TOLDYA” by SALI ft M.I.A
  53. “Moses” by Elizabeth Fraser
  54. “Invisible Light” by Scissor Sisters
  55. “Young Blood” by The Naked & Famous
  56. “Banned (By The Man)” by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
  57. “Nachtmusik” by Seams
  58. “030″ by The Good The Bad
  59. “40 Day Dream” by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
  60. “Beat The Devil’s Tattoo” by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

3 January, 2011 at 0:18 by admin

Tags: best of 2010, furtive forty, list
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2 Jan 2011

Furtive Forty 2010 Longlist

We’re in the process of dropping 501 nominated songs to 100 which we’ll rate and 40 which we’ll run in the countdown.

First thing to do is to remove multiple songs from one artist (though the votes will push the selected song from that artist up the chart). We’re deciding between:

“Lead Head”
and “Turn It Up” by //TENSE//

“April 10th”
“Disco Terror”
“Fight in a Bus Stop”
“Occam’s Disco Razor” and
“Shiny Spaceship” by 8-Bit Ninjas

“We Can’t Fly (Extended Drums Mix)” and
“Superstar” by Aeroplane

“Another Winter” and
“Rainbow in the Dark (Das Racist Remix)” by Anamanaguchi

“You’re The One That I Want” and
“Paper Aeroplane” by Angus & Julia Stone

“Yang Yang”
“Terry” and
“Masters of War” by Anika

“No One’s Gonna Love You” and
“Fuck You!” by Cee-Lo Green

“Empathy”
“Baptism” and
“Doe Deer” by Crystal Castles

“Shake the Shackles” and
“Love is a Wave” by Crystal Stilts

“Oh My God” and
“Go Outside” by Cults

“The City” and
“Radar Detector” by Darwin Deez

“Rainbow in the Dark”
“I’m Up On That (feat. Homeboy Sandman)”
“roc marciano joint (featuring roc marciano) (produced by mike finito)”
“sit down, man (featuring el-p) (produced by scoop deville)”
“fashion party (with chairlift) (produced by chairlift)”
“Who’s That Brown” and
“Bezerker” by Das Racist

“Full Moon” and
“Raincoats” by Efterklang

“Trust” and
“Faces in the Dark” by Generationals

“Dust” and
“Ancestors” by Gonjasufi

“Superfast Jellyfish” and
“Stylo” by Gorillaz

“Todd”
“God Is Me” and
“Fat Bellied Lady” by Gurdan Thomas

“Friendly Ghost” and
“Gay Human Bones” by Harlem

“Snakes for the Divine” and
“Speak in Tongues” by High on Fire

“The Believers” and
“Parasite” by How to Destroy Angels

“Self Machine (Chew Fu Robotix Ext)” and
“Caesar ft. Robyn (Miike Snow Remix)” by I Blame Coco

“Punk Hopper” and
“Fire” by Iron African

“Tightrope (feat. Big Boi)” and
“Dance Or Die (Feat. Saul Williams)” by Janelle Monáe

“Use My Arsehole As A Cunt” and
“Shannon Ain’t Dead (She’s Under My Bed)” by Kunt and the Gang

“Credit Card Babie$” and
“Off Our Backs” by MEN

“I’m Leaving You For Solitude” and
“(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love” by Manic Street Preachers

“Transparency Is the New Mystery” and
“The Weight Of A Rock” by Marnie Stern

“Boy” and
“The Antler Orchard (Peter Silberman Remix)” by Ra Ra Riot

“King Night”
“Trapdoor” and
“Round One (ft. Gucci Mane)” by Salem

“Nachtmusik” and
“Hung Markets” by Seams

“blastit at the homie rayzer‚s charm lake plateau bbq july at outpalace pk” and
“32 leaves dipped in blackness making clouds forming altered carbon” by Shabazz Palaces

“Crown On The Ground”
“Run the Heart”
“Infinity Guitars” and
“Tell ‘Em” by Sleigh Bells

“Banned (By The Man)” and
“Sink / Let it Sway” by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

“Too Young to Burn” and
“She Plays Yo Yo With My Mind” by Sonny and the Sunsets

“All Delighted People (Classic Rock Version)” and
“Too Much” by Sufjan Stevens

“Lucidity (Pilooski Remix)” and
“Island Walking” by Tame Impala

“I’m Not The One” and
“Howlin’ For You” by The Black Keys

“Tunger Hnifur”
“Lets Go Fucking Mental” and
“This Is the First of Your Last Warning (Icelandic)” by Brian Jonestown Masacre

“Jawbreaker” and
“Die By The Drop” by The Dead Weather

“Burning Hell” and
“What Good Am I?” by Tom Jones

“Blessa” and
“Leave Everywhere” by Toro Y Moi

“A Sun / Ahh Ahh” and
“Favorite Sun” by Tweak Bird

“Difficult”
“MCs Can Kiss” and
“ADD SUV (feat. Pharrell Williams)” by Uffie

“Scribble (Radio Edit)” and
“Always Loved A Film (AmpLive Remix)” by Underworld

“Caged Bird (feat Katrina Ford)” and
“Natural Selection (ft. The Black Angels)” by UNKLE

“Undertow (Edit)” and
“Billie Holiday” by Warpaint

“champ” and
“YoYo” by White Denim

Have a preview listen to The Big Paws Furtive Forty 2010 – Longlist, or at least the 50 odd of the 500 that are mainstream enough for Spotify.

2 January, 2011 at 15:28 by admin

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18 Dec 2010

You’ve got till Dec 31st to vote for the Furtive Forty

We’re going to collate all the votes for your best tracks of 2010 and then prepare 2 special shows to be broadcast in the second week of January.

Nearest to the top three wins The Big Paws prize box including a copy of Dirty Bristow, a copy of Radio 6′s ‘Toast The Nation Book’ and a bottle of Warrior Port

You can listen back to all our shows here: http://thebigpaws.co.uk/category/shows/listen-again-link/ and see all the tracks here http://thebigpaws.co.uk/category/shows/tracklisting/

Closing at midnight on New Years Eve… get voting.

18 December, 2010 at 13:20 by admin

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2 Nov 2010

Furtive Forty 2010

Read about, and listen to last year’s Furtive Forty.

2 November, 2010 at 10:00 by admin

Tags: best records of the year, furtive forty, prize, vote
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9 Jan 2010

Furtive Forty Prize Draw

We’ve pulled a name out of a hat. The hat contained the names of people who voted for the best track of 2009 — “Silver Trembling Hands” by The Flaming Lips. The person belonging to the name wins the prize. The prize consists of:

A West Bromwich Albion condom
A half-drunk bottle of Danny Smith’s vodka
A BRMB “24 Hour Radio” badge
A small bottle of rhubarb wine
A sticker of Birmingham Minister for Fun Martin Mullaney
A voucher for 12 Krispy Kreme doughnuts

So “Sarah” please email us and tell us how we get all that to you.

9 January, 2010 at 11:41 by bounder

Tags: prize
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9 Jan 2010

The Furtive 40 Pt2 – 09/01/10 Listen Again

The best 20 tracks of 2009 — from the Furtive Forty:

The Big Paws 09/01/10 – Furtive Forty Pt 2, 20-1 by Thebigpaws on Mixcloud

9 January, 2010 at 11:30 by bounder

Tags: listen again
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9 Jan 2010

The Big Paws Furtive Forty 2009

The best tracks of 2009 from The Big Paws: voted for by listeners, then jumbled into a couple of shows by the team:

1 “Silver Trembling Hands” by The Flaming Lips
2 “Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell” (Wallpaper. RMX) by Das Racist
3 “Papageno” by KiN
4 “Printer Jam” by Mistabishi
5 “All Is Love” by Karen O & The Kids
6 “Hold the line” (feat. Mr. Lexx & Santigold) by Major Lazer
7 “Gangsterish” by White Tea
8 “Borderline” (With Stardeath And White Dwarfs) by The Flaming Lips
9 “WARP 1977″ by The Bloody Beetroots
10 “I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris” by Morrissey
11 “Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)” (feat. Jim Jones & Mos Def) by Blakroc
12 “Constellations” by Darwin Deez
13 “Are Friends Electric?” by The Dead Weather
14 “Ozzy” by Drums Of Death
15 “When They Fight, They Fight” by Generationals
16 “Hollow Trees House Hounds” by Cate Le Bon
17 “Stellify” by Ian Brown
18 “Grip” by zZz
19 “Angela” by Jarvis Cocker
20 Cell Mates by Mariachi El Bronx
21 “Boy Lilikoi” by Jónsi
22 “Mum” by Marina & Soko
23 “Why Didn’t You Get a Haircut” by Math the Band
24 “The Fear” (DOCTOR ROSEN ROSEN Rx) by Lily Allen
25 “Bitch, I Love You” by Black Joe Lewis And The Honeybears
26 “Tastes Like Kevin Bacon” by Iwrestledabearonce
27 “Stop!” by The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
28 “Suicide” by The Raveonettes
29 “Two Of The Beatles Are Dead” by Keith Top Of The Pops And His Minor UK Indie Celebrity Allstar Backing Band
30 “Gardens Of The South” by Sleeping States
31 “Kiss Me With Your Mouth” by Stephen Duffy and The Lilac Time
32 “Out of Babel” by The Destroyers
33 “New Fang” by Them Crooked Vultures
34 “Lobster Quadrille” by We Are Enfant Terrible
35 “Zero” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
36 “Uh Huh” by Zooey Deschanel and Munchausen by Proxy
37 “Somebody Tell Me” by Muchuu
38 “I’m In Miami Bitch” (Ruckus Roboticus Remix) by LMFAO
39 “All The King’s Men” by Wild Beasts
40 “Everybody Is a DJ” by Goldie Lookin Chain

Here’s the tracks in positions 41 to 160.

9 January, 2010 at 10:00 by bounder

Tags: Blakroc, Cate Le Bon, Darwin Deez, Das Racist, Drums of Death, Generationals, Ian Brown, Jarvis Cocker, Karen O & The Kids, KiN, Major Lazer, Mariachi El Bronx, Mistabishi, morrissey, Stardeath And White Dwarfs, The Bloody Beetroots, The Dead Weather, The Flaming Lips, White Tea, zZz
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2 Jan 2010

Furtive Forty 40-21 (02/01/10) – Listen Again.

The best, well 40th to 21st best, tracks of 2009. That’s all these.

The Big Paws 02/01/10 — Furtive Forty Pt 1, 40-21 by Thebigpaws on Mixcloud

See tracklisting for them in reverse order (just like Miss World).

The best 20 records of 2009 will be revealed next Saturday (9/1) at 8am on Rhubarb Radio as ever.

2 January, 2010 at 14:08 by bounder

Tags: 2009, best, big paws, list, listen again, rhubarb radio
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