I nearly forgot this happened. Was it the last time the sun shone? James McArthur, Deekie and Micky at the Glad. The first MelodicaRecordings live music soirée. man and pie. woman and machine. working together in some kind of harmony. for a brighter future.

This episode come live from Cafe Del Mar in Ibiza with our on the spot correspondent Chris Coco in the mix for the hour before sunset. [setlist] 1 Sare Havlicek – White Russian (Chris Coco Mix) 2 Bruce Springsteen – I’m On Fire (Cousin Cole Mix) 3 Soft Rocks – Free Rider 4 Dean Sunshine Smith – African 5 Bon Iver – Towers (Slow Hands Version) 6 3 Balearos – Summer Breezin’ 7 Coyote – Love 8 Chris Coco – My Desire (Synkro Remix) 9 White Elephant – Sir John 10 Labi Siffre – Watch Me 11 Paqua – The Visitor 12 Synkro – Memories Of Love 13 Boards Of Canada – Dayvan Cowboy

Backstage and out and about at Nova Festival in the heart of Sussex.

I am on floor six of Hotel Central Playa. Two star generic. Fridge buzzing like a migraine. On floor six I am level with the swallows. Swooping and diving round the rooftops. Passing south facing washing lines, jeans and pants and t-shirts, bleaching in the sun. In their aerodynamic grace they seem so much freer than us earthbound, concrete-contained, consumer creatures. Do they dream of flies when they catch a few seconds sleep on the wing? Or other lives, half remembered, half lived, in hotel boxes, scribbling in books, staring at swallows?