Mystery Train #101

Waiting for the storm edition

This show was put together in the brink of a coming storm and I guess it contains some of the hidden pressure and intensity that comes before such an outburst, whether natural or personal.

It features music by Elliot Murphy, The Fratellis, Cowboy Junkies, Kid Loco, Babis Papadopoulos, Psarantonis, Meiko & Casey Abrams, The Animals, Justin Townes Earle, Blue States, Weyes Blood et al.

Mystery Train #99

Change of weather edition

This show faces the coming rain, the falling of the leaves and the chilling winds. We’re in an autumn mood here, slowly getting ready for what lies ahead.
Featured artists include Richmond Fontaine, Curtis Harding, Odetta, F. J. McMahon, Jim Sullivan, Ethan Hawke, Robert Wyatt, Nikos Xilouris, Cristina Donà, Steven Wilson, The Shins et al.

Mystery Train #88

In the room edition

There is a room in your head. It’s full of objects, places, experiences and songs.
This is an atypical broadcast, a little schizophrenic in the music choices -with many Greek artists.
Featuring songs by Yo La Tengo, The Teardrop Explodes, Naked Pray, Spyridoula, Morka, The Nits, Melina Kana, Iron Butterfly, Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Harry Nilsson 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 #86

Happy end edition

The one where we seek a happy end during strife and turmoil.
Featuring music by Cyanna Mercury, Toots & The Maytals, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, The Meters, Magnolia Electric Co., Klaxons, The Stranglers, Marva Whitney, Debbie Harry & Franz Ferdinand, Bernard Butler et al.

Mystery Train #70

MPHI edition

This show pays a musical tribute to the late surrealist writer (and graphic designer, and painter) Panos Koutroubousis, whose funny fictional organization MPHI (Monstrous Power, Humongous Ignorance) provided the title.
It features songs by Ronny & the Daytonas, Johnny Winter, Lady Gaga, Rodrigo Leão & Beth Gibbons, Vanilla Fudge, Phosphorescent, Scott Walker, Love, CW Stoneking, Dimitris Poulikakos & Socos, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 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 #55

Music meatballs edition

An eclectic collection of songs, starting from classic rock and going to… everywhere your mood takes you.
Featuring artists like Madrugada, Murray Head, Counting Crows, Soap & Skin, Died Pretty, The Jim Carroll Band, Xylina Spathia, Erasure, Penny Mpaltatzi, Eliane Elias, David Sylvian et al.