A feature on the brilliant Rallye Label, including interviews with the main man Fuminori Chikakoshi, and his new Swedish signing Panache. For fans of beautiful electronic pop music and The Avalanches.

Playlist Update
Akt Apart - Lazy
Folon - Lostpony
Pandatone feat. Midori Hamada - Wondering
Pop Levi - Rude Kind Of Love
Certainly, Sir - The Vacant Lot Of My Heart
Coralie - Cloudy
Differnet feat. Action Biker - Albuquerque
Panache - Disco In The Sky
Panache - Remington Blues
Panache - When There's No Tomorrow (pt. 1)
Panache - When There's No Tomorrow (pt. 2)
Lifelike - Running Out (Extended Version)

This week's show includes two interviews. Apila, a japanese songwriter and guitarpop artist, who has worked with Teenage Fanclub and The Pastels tells us about surprising recording habits in Glasgow and her relation to football. Okii Reiji, who was the main man behind The Cymbals, informs us on future plans and lets us listen to one of his new demo recordings. Extras: Music from Asako Toki(also ex-Cymbals) and Citrobal.

This time in English!!!

Playlist update
Apila - One More Kiss
Apila - Gentle Sound
Apila - Snow Dome
Apila - Beckham Song
Annie - Me Plus One
Apila - Puzzle
Neil&Iraiza - Human Dust Bin
Cymbals - Show Business
Cymbals - Wingspan
Cymbals - Mr.Noone Special
Cymbals - Do You Believe In Magic?
Okii Reiji - Diver (Demo)
Citrobal - Gimme Gimme
Asako Toki - Another Star
Citrobal - Youth

Tahiti 80's singer talks about freesoul, high jumping and Minnie Riperton. The interview was made on April 5, 2005 and was originally broadcasted in the show Poptopia, Radio AF on April 15, 2005. There will also be a Japan-orientated part of this interview featured in a fortcoming MeroMero.

Tahiti 80's third album Fosbury is available in France, Belgium and Japan. Others can order it here or here.