Oblong Desk: The Podcast

Oblong Desk's Occasional Table - Now Dance 94 Volumes 1 and 2

Genuine obscurities from the world of Now as John and Noax gather round the occasional table for a mixture of rave revelations and dance disasters.

Joey Negro?  EYC?  Exoterix?  Us neither.  But fear not, there are some forgotten gems and a few club classics to warm your glowsticks to.

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Oblong Desk - Episode 9 - Now 27 "Ballady Hell"

Noax and John dust off Spring 1994's offering from Mr Abram and co, with its curious mix of reggae-tinged pop, bland Fisher Price R&B, and several lesser-remembered artists who were going to be the Next Big Thing and then weren't.

Find out what we would have prefered to be on the album, who's won a Warnock, and whether there were any tracks worthy of being our "favourite".  Plus fashion and home decor tips from Phil Collins, and an uncanny impression of Fatman Scoop.

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Oblong Desk's Occasional Table - Ruby Trax

A Bank Holiday Triple Disc bonanza for you, as John and Noax head back to 1992's NME Charity Album Ruby Trax.

40 Number One hits*, spanning the 40 years of the NME Top 40 singles chart - the only catch being that they're cover versions by popular artists of the day.

Sometimes sublime, occasionally awful, and THAT Vic Reeves song - enjoy a unique and unforgettable collection of music in the company of the Oblong Desk team.

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Oblong Desk - Episode 8 - Now 26 "Abram's A*se Ups"

Noax and John review the final Now Album of 1993, festooned with the usual mix of the magical and moribund.

Cracking tracks from James, REM, Stakka Bo and The Spin Doctors, plus we delve into the unseemly world of Now vs Hits track selection battles, unnecessary punctuation, and reveal a brand new sound effect.

And if that wasn't enough, there's Look What You Could Have Won, Nowhere Else and the Warnock Award to keep you on the edge of whatever it is you're sitting on.

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Oblong Desk - Episode 7 - Hits 93 Vol 3 and 4 "The Greatest Shamen"

John and Noax return to the murky world of Terry Star and his Hits compilations to round up 1993's alternative to the Now Albums.

Two discs, so Double Warnocks!  Plus plenty of hits big and small, possibly the greatest remix of all time and a fervent disagreement on the merits of a song that reached number 40.

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Oblong Desk's Occasional Table - Footballers Singing Songs

John and Noax lift the lid on the best and worst cases of what happens when you give highly talented football players a microphone and some words to sing into it.

 

From club anthems to FA Cup singalongs to genuine actual attempts at pop careers, OD's OT reviews every assault on the pop charts with a footballer attached to it.

 

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Oblong Desk - Episode 6 - Now 25 "Sweaty Shabba"

Noax and John are back with an in-depth look at "The Worst Now Album Of All Time".  Is it really?  Find out.

Tracks from Ace of Base, D:Ream and Duran Duran mixed in with some lesser-heard gems, plus we find out how well male and female reggae tracks have aged, discuss the delusions of Peter Hook, and reveal a truly horrendous Warnock winner.

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Oblong Desk's Occasional Table - Mega Dance and Mega Dance 2

Some nicher-than-usual offerings from 1993's dance scene get the Occasional Table treatment.

Noax and John bring you their esteemed thoughts on The Grid, The Prodigy, Fluke and Fargetta amongst others, plus ragamuffins, zagamuffins and the Mandolin Orchestra of Ljubjana.

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Oblong Desk - Episode 5 - Hits 93 Vol 1&2 - "Oily Wrestlers"

John and Noax head to The Dark Side to discuss the cheap and nasty alternative to Now albums.  Hits 93 volumes 1 and 2 take you through the spring and summer of 1993, a time of cheeky rave, plinky plonky covers, and a song you think you hate, but you actually don't.

Hits from Usura, Rapination and The Prodigy amongst others, plus a double Warnock to look forward to.

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Oblong Desk - Episode 4 - Now 24 "Lambrusco and Femidoms"

Back to Spring 1993, and artists getting frisky, jiggy and rave-y on Now 24.

John and Noax are your guides through every track, featuring amazing guitar riffs, a massive comeback single, and a really terrible pun.  Sister Sledge talk us through niche female contraception, how to ruin a date with Shabba Ranks, and what is the Big Mac of dance music?

Plus discover who wins the Warnock, which tracks missed out, and which are our favourites.

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