It’s great to be back in the Forest Park Homestead studio for the first Do Your Thing show of 2026. It’s been a lovely, relaxing summer break, and I hope you managed to get away yourself for some chill-out time over the summer period. 

Big thanks and props to the legend Dap for filling in over the past four weeks with the ‘Do Your Thing Summer Edition.’ He's a radio comrade who always selects a most interesting array of tunes. You can listen back to Dap’s fills on the DYT program page at 3mdr.com.

Our inaugural musical journey of 2026 takes us on a trip through the landscapes and sounds of Australia’s nature-infused electronic scene. We explore a blend of atmospheric textures, deep tones, and housey grooves from some of our favourite music makers across the antipodean latitudes. Each track is threaded together by a shared love for the natural world, which serves as a vital source of creative inspiration.

Playlist:

(Intro Song) Do Your Thing by The Clean
Serenity In The Woods by Citizen Maze
Hotham by Sleep D & Albrecht La'Brooy
The Arboretum by Alex Albrecht
Echo Flats by Cousin
Crashing Out by Georgia Bird
Northcote, Winter Soltice by Sean La’Brooy
Red Dog Hut by Alex Albrecht

Image: Alex Albrecht - The Arboretum - EP Cover (2025). Artwork by Maryos Syawish. 

It&rsquo;s great to be back in the Forest Park Homestead studio for the first Do Your Thing show of 2026. It&rsquo;s been a lovely, relaxing summer break, and I hope you managed to get away yourself for some chill-out time over the summer period.&nbsp;
Big thanks and props to the legend Dap for filling in over the past four weeks with the &lsquo;Do Your Thing Summer Edition.&rsquo; He's a radio comrade who always selects a most interesting array of tunes. You can listen back to Dap&rsquo;s fills on the DYT program page at 3mdr.com.
Our inaugural musical journey of 2026 takes us on a trip through the landscapes and sounds of Australia&rsquo;s nature-infused electronic scene. We explore a blend of atmospheric textures, deep tones, and housey grooves from some of our favourite music makers across the antipodean latitudes. Each track is threaded together by a shared love for the natural world, which serves as a vital source of creative inspiration.
Playlist:
(Intro Song) Do Your Thing by The Clean
<ol>
<li>Serenity In The Woods by Citizen Maze</li>
<li>Hotham by Sleep D &amp; Albrecht La'Brooy</li>
<li>The Arboretum by Alex Albrecht</li>
<li>Echo Flats by Cousin</li>
<li>Crashing Out by Georgia Bird</li>
<li>Northcote, Winter Soltice by&nbsp;Sean La&rsquo;Brooy</li>
<li>Red Dog Hut by Alex Albrecht</li>
</ol>
Image: Alex Albrecht - The Arboretum - EP Cover (2025). Artwork by Maryos Syawish.&nbsp;

A weekly music based show on Thursday evenings between 8pm - 9pm (AEDT). A sharing of a record collection, a journey through old favourites, recommendations, discoveries from the depths of the inter web, record shop finds and current musical obsessions.

Exploring but not limited to the following musical worlds:

New Zealand guitar pop, post punk and Lo-fi sounds.

"Stories from the Australian Underground" with a focus on the mid 70s to late 80s and beyond. Punk, post punk, folk freaks and indie releases. The Australian sounds will be rounded out with a smattering of the current "Australian underground hustle".

Good roots/country music. Poetry from the dust and highways. Not what you may come across today, which as Tom Petty said ‘is basically a bad rock band with a fiddle’! From Hank to Townes to Emmylou and plenty of ‘Cosmic American Music’.

British and American folk, tied in with some good old blues. Plenty of Chicago Chess Record sounds with a journey down the Mississippi River to the northern hill country of Mississippi for some dirty country blues finishing with a side trip to Texas for some Lightnin’ Hopkins licks.

Some weeks may also feature a sprinkling of east coast hip hop, jazz, Ethiopian grooves (good for the soul), African desert blues and Greek Rebetika folk music from the depths of Asia Minor. Psych, garage rock to proto-punk, indie, shoe-gaze, dream pop, ambient and general noise. Blah blah blah.

See ya on the airwaves.

D.

To get in touch, email: doyourthing3mdr@gmail.com

Instagram: @doyourthing3mdr

Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/doyourthing3mdr

Do Your Thing would like to thank the following subscribers:

Business Subscribers:

Passport Travel - passporttravel.com.au | facebook.com/passport.travel.7

Artist Subscribers:

dB Koop - dbkoop.bandcamp.com | soundcloud.com/dbkoop

Listener Subscribers:

Jo & Andy from The Patch | Matt from Silvan | Kerstin from Research | Artpunk from Monbulk | Barb & Ro from Montrose | Daisy the Boarder Collie from Avonsleigh

A weekly music based show on Thursday evenings between 8pm - 9pm (AEDT). A sharing of a record collection, a journey through old favourites, recommendations, discoveries from the depths of the inter web, record shop finds and current musical obsessions.
Exploring but not limited to the following musical worlds:
New Zealand guitar pop, post punk and Lo-fi sounds.
"Stories from the Australian Underground" with a focus on the mid 70s to late 80s and beyond. Punk, post punk, folk freaks and indie releases. The Australian sounds will be rounded out with a smattering of the current "Australian underground hustle".
Good roots/country music. Poetry from the dust and highways. Not what you may come across today, which as Tom Petty said &lsquo;is basically a bad rock band with a fiddle&rsquo;! From Hank to Townes to Emmylou and plenty of &lsquo;Cosmic American Music&rsquo;.
British and American folk, tied in with some good old blues. Plenty of Chicago Chess Record sounds with a journey down the Mississippi River to the northern hill country of Mississippi for some dirty country blues finishing with a side trip to Texas for some Lightnin&rsquo; Hopkins licks.
Some weeks may also feature a sprinkling of east coast hip hop, jazz, Ethiopian grooves (good for the soul), African desert blues and Greek Rebetika folk music from the depths of Asia Minor. Psych, garage rock to proto-punk, indie, shoe-gaze, dream pop, ambient and general noise. Blah blah blah.
See ya on the airwaves.
D.
To get in touch, email: <a href="mailto:doyourthing3mdr@gmail.com">doyourthing3mdr@gmail.com</a>
Instagram: @doyourthing3mdr
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/doyourthing3mdr
Do Your Thing would like to thank the following subscribers:
Business Subscribers:
Passport Travel - passporttravel.com.au | facebook.com/passport.travel.7
Artist Subscribers:
dB Koop - dbkoop.bandcamp.com | soundcloud.com/dbkoop
Listener Subscribers:
Jo &amp; Andy from The Patch | Matt from Silvan | Kerstin from Research | Artpunk from Monbulk | Barb &amp; Ro from Montrose | Daisy the Boarder Collie from Avonsleigh