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A suitably epic edition of the show this week as we celebrate the world of thespians who have attempted to moonlight as singers, with varying degrees of success. Marvel at septuagenarian Mae West rocking out, Telly Savalas’ invention of new … Continue reading →

Heated curlers and tongs at the ready as we explore the world of hair care on this week’s show. We have hairy music from George Wright, Adderall Canyonly, Jimmy Fallon, Bruce Springsteen(!), New Pants, Dr Lonnie Smith, Mort Garson and … Continue reading →

Tonight’s show features the work of Suzanne Ciani, the “Delia Derbyshire of the Atari generation”. Suzanne Ciani is a pioneering composer of electronic music who, since the mid-70s has been making use of banks of modular synths (particularly Don Buchla’s … Continue reading →

On tonight’s show we wish a very happy 80th birthday to one of the greats of movie music making, John Williams, by playing a selection of his best-loved themes. Being Project Moonbase of course, very few of the tracks are … Continue reading →

It’s time to put on snorkel and slippers (is that right?) for an undersea adventure with Project Moonbase. Yes, every track on the show this week has an underwater theme. with music from Al Caiola, Stereo Total, Les Baxter, OMO, … Continue reading →

A very Gong Xi Fa Cai to all our listeners this week as we wish a very belated Happy Chinese New Year to you all. This year is the Year of the Dragon and so we’ve chosen that as one … Continue reading →

This week a new occasional series of shows in which we introduce listeners to the exciting new world of personal computing. This week’s topics include computer safety, jazz computing, computer romance, Christian robots, programming yourself and computing in German. Listen now: download … Continue reading →

Prompted by the inclusion of an owl-themed track on the new Spacedog album and a seagull-themed track on Jonny Trunk’s recently released collection of music and songs used in Fingerbobs, we thought it an appropriate moment to celebrate all things … Continue reading →

Inspired by the remarkable discovery of an album’s worth of punk covers played on the steel drum! We decided to dust off the ripped tartan trousers and attach safety pins to our lab coats as we turn the show over … Continue reading →

This week we pay tribute to one of the giants of space age bachelor pad music, Russ Garcia. Garcia had a very illustrious career as an arranger and orchestrator but he is probably best loved for his 1959 album Fantastica … Continue reading →

After gorging ourselves on some great music throughout 2011 we thought it seasonally appropriate to collect together some of the tracks which didn’t make it into last year’s shows, but which are nevertheless great pieces of music. download the MP3   … Continue reading →

Festive lunar greetings to all our listeners for this week’s all-Christmas special! On this week’s show we bring you a selection of well-known Christmas favourites played in some very unusual ways. We have a version of the Twelve Days of … Continue reading →

Make sure you’re standing inside a Faraday Cage for this episode of Project Moonbase, dear listener as we bring you a show themed around the world of dangerously high-voltage electricity. download the MP3 directly. The Music 1. The Roger Webb … Continue reading →

The release of the rather lovely new album by Japanese duo Lullatone (Soundtracks for Everyday Adventures) prompted us to seek out a selection of tracks either made with or inspired by toy instruments, clockwork machines and circuit bent toys. By … Continue reading →

As you will know, dear listener, the Moonbase periodically detaches itself from its lunar moorings and hovers over various parts of Scotland. We therefore thought it was about time we played a selection of tracks inspired in some way by … Continue reading →

Loyal listener Squig is to thank for suggesting this week’s theme which explores yodelling, whistling, beat-boxing, throat singing and many other novel uses of the human voice. It turns out there is a goldmine of extraordinary vocal recordings out there … Continue reading →

Due to a bit of a mix up in the laboratory, the wrong trailer was added to the end of PMB055 so here is the correct trailer. You may also have noticed that time ran backwards for a small period … Continue reading →

Somehow, dear listener, one of the themes we’ve neglected to cover until now is that of our dwelling place, yes – The Moon! To redress this embarrassing imbalance, the show this week is pure unadulterated moonliness, featuring the sounds of, … Continue reading →

Something of a musical miscellany on the show this week with more Lollywood from the latest release on Finders Keepers (Life is Dance), more from those fictitious French librarians, The Kramford Look and more from those Argentinian retro-futurists Modular. We … Continue reading →

Prepare to be terrified to your very core, dear listener, as we bring you our Halloween Special. Be warned that every track on the show this week is likely to strike fear into the very depths of your soul – … Continue reading →