In episode 21 Simon Jones from one of Colin's favourite ever bands, Chichester's utterly fantastic but sadly disbanded post rock legends Hope Of The States, joins us to talk about Melody Maker & BBC Radio 1 present Steve Lamacq's Bootleg Session cassette from March 1998.

The tape's full tracklisting is -
1 – Gold Blade – Stricyly Hardcore Evening Session Jingle
2 – Ash – Let It Flow (BBC Session)
3 –Suede – Saturday Night (BBC Session)
4 – Travis – The Line Is Fine (BBC Session)
5 – Fun Lovin' Criminals – Come Find Yourself (BBC Session)
6 – The Lo-Fidelity Allstars – One Man's Fear Another Mans High (BBC Session)
7 – Foo Fighters – Friend Of A Friend (BBC Session)
8 – A – Number One Evening Session Jingle
9 – Hurricane #1 – Touch Down (BBC Session)
10 – Idlewild - Captain (BBC Session)
11 – Asian Dub Foundation - Charge (BBC Session)
12 – Stereophonics - Traffic (BBC Session)
13 – Ultrasound - Suckle (BBC Session)
14 – The Beta Band – Shepherds Dub (BBC Session)
15 – Supergrass – Strange Ones (BBC Session)

Simon runs an excellent record label called Minimum Records which specialises in video game soundtracks. Find more info at www.minimumrecords.net or on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/minimumrecords. The Vib Ribbon soundtrack looks particularly good!

Listen to all available songs on our ongoing Spotify playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mzWOWEfQ5LklJyUZkpfs2?si=LbWBi9-oTl-eXjkUJbpx2Q

You can buy a copy of the cd from Discogs here - https://www.discogs.com/Various-Steve-Lamacqs-Bootleg-Session-BBC-Radio-1/release/1220947

Hosts - Ian Clarke & Colin Jackson-Brown
Recorded/Edited/Mixed/Original music by Colin Jackson Brown for We Dig Podcasts

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