Mystery Train #96

Different view edition

This show is a kind of a lens, it’s made to look at things from a different view.
Guest opticians include Dido, Guy Clark, Cowboy Junkies, Irma Thomas, Marianne Faithfull, Magazine, Sixto Rodriguez, The Everly Brothers, John Cale, The Smithereens et al.

Mystery Train #87

Rio – Antirio edition

A show in full summer mood, bouncing around the globe: USA, Greece, Brazil, Jamaica, UK, India, Italy… this train is taking you places!
Fellow travelers include Markos Vamvakaris, Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Mano Negra, Spunk!, 2Hurt, Vetiver, Savina Yannatou, Koop, Angelos Skordilis, Gram Parsons et al.

Mystery Train #69

Impact of reality edition

This broadcast is loosely themed on the impact of reality that sometimes cancels all our plans and leads us down an unexpected path. It often hurts, as you very well know…
This show’s artists include Alison Moyet, Daniel Norgren, Dead Ghosts, Lakis Papadopoulos, Johnny Marr, Susannah McCorkle, Koop, I Cameleonti, Crowded House, Bob Dylan, Katerina Duska et al.

Mystery Train #68

A show that floats way up and goes where the songs may take us.
Actually, this was a landmark for Mystery Train, since it was the debut of my microphone and me making the first “proper” radio show. Of course here I’m uploading just the song collection, not my rantings!

It features songs by King Curtis, Wings, Mac DeMarco, Church of the Cosmic Skull, Elliot Smith, Andrew Bird, Durand Jones & The Indications, Norah Jones, Everything But The Girl, The Walkmen, Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris et al.

Mystery Train #40

Looking for connection edition

A show loosely themed on our need to connect and find meaning through each other.
It features songs by Van der Graaf Generator, Fine Young Cannibals, Dave Gahan & The Soulsavers, Gram Parsons, Endelehia, Bonnie Raitt, Stone The Crows, Green On Red, Thin White Rope, Miles Davis Quintet et al.

Mystery Train #13

There will be gunshots edition

This show is all about guns and shootings -both literally and metaphorically. It goes from spaghetti western bad asses to violent cityscapes. Featuring artists like Thin Lizzy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Maurizio Graf, The Clash, Ice T & Bodycount, Kate Bush, Ennio Morricone, Bill Withers, Throwing Muses, U2, M.I.A. et al.