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This Island Earth
Sunday December 31st, 2023 with Rob Bitschofsky
A look back at some favourites from 2023.

I’m a Winner
African Head Charge - A Trip to Bolgatanga
Be Thankful (feat. Lisa Tomlins)
Lord Echo - Rarities 2010 - 2020: Japanese Tour Singles
I've Never Had a Good Time... In Paris
Galen Ayers & Paul Simonon - Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day?
Pas de Dialogue
Charif Megarbane - Marzipan (Habibi Funk 023)
Five Seasons
Eje Eje - Tipsy Cruise (Autumn)
Taaaud (feat. Sibusile Xaba, Jamael Dean & Nate Mercereau)
Carlos Niño & Friends - (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire
Once In a Lifetime (Live) [2023 Remaster]
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition)
Touch Me Not
Dengue Fever - Ting Mong New
Off the Grid
David Walters & Onipa - No Commando
Chimoumounim
Mdou Moctar - Niger EP Vol. 2
Agreement
Baaba Maal - Being
Wathint' Imbokodo
IzangoMa - Ngo Ma New
Like a River
Muito Kaballa - Like a River
The Year of the Rabbit
Yin Yin - Mount Matsu
Salute (feat. Jeff Parker & Anna Butterss)
Daniel Villarreal - Lados B
Kalenin Bedenleri (feat. Okay Temiz & Muhlis Berberoğlu)
islandman - Direct-to-Disc Sessions
The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere
Kayhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabate - The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere
Variations 1
Robert Hood & Femi Kuti - Variations New
Harvest Time
Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah
Water Street
Matthew Halsall - An Ever Changing View
Ikai (Another World) Pt. 2
Toshi Tsuchitori, Spiral Arms & New Gamelan Ensemble - Ikai (Another World) - EP
Cygnet Song
Omar Ahmad - Inheritance
We Walk in the Gardens of Our Ancestors
Phi-Psonics - Octava
Forbidden Cove
Whatitdo Archive Group - Single
農民 (For Hong Kong)
United Freedom Collective - Space Intention - EP
Sections 1–16
Canto Ostinato - Simeon Ten Holt: Canto Ostinato
Belew Beduby (Live)
Hailu Mergia - Pioneer Works Swing (Live)
Tidal Love Conversation in That Familiar Golden Orchard
Andy Bell & Masal - Tidal Love Numbers
Interactive CKCU
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Greetings, Earthlings! Today's New Years Eve edition was previously recorded.

12:15 PM, December 31st, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Erm, little temporal distortion here between the playlist and what's actually playing. The stuff for the last hour is playing in the first hour.

1:49 PM, December 31st, 2023
Shubham
Hi Rob Happy New Year

2:56 PM, December 31st, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Happy New Year, Shubham. And all the rest of you!

3:44 PM, December 31st, 2023
Heavy Ben
Rob, thanks to you and the This Island Earth gang for the music!

3:48 PM, December 31st, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Belated thanks, Heavy Ben! Lots more to come in '24!

8:38 AM, January 2nd, 2024
Anne in Wakefield
excellent tunes on demand - so no matter the order lol Thanks!

1:04 PM, January 2nd, 2024
Anne in Wakefield
...although it did make it tricky finding the album name for Matthew Halsall - what a great piece! Had to skip the gamelin though - I don't know why; I enjoy gamelin live but recorded it makes me squirrelly!

1:21 PM, January 2nd, 2024