Episode 25 - Post-Everything

Bookended by the plunderphonic tape-splicing excellence of Christoph Heemann, this mix has a great slice of everything post-rock, post-whatever, and generally great songs.  A few tracks culled from the Up Records and Slabco compilation I received from an old roommate, several excellent covers, a few solid remixes, and voila another superb mix to enhance your day.

00:00  Christoph Heemann – Magnetic Tape Splicing side A

04:02  Tortoise – The Taut and Tame

08:46  Outhud – Kibbeb

11:31  Draco – V-A-C-A-N-T

14:53  Volume All Star – Compound Elements

18:18  Piano Magic – Incurable (Angele David-Guillous vocal)

23:10  Mogwai – Honey (Spacemen 3 cover)

27:19  Nouvelle Vague – Heaven (Psychedelic Fur’s cover)

31:12  Future Conditional – Crying’s what you need

35:56  DJ Spooky – Rekonstruction (Rhyme and Reason mix feat. Prince Poetry and Pharoah Monch)

39:33  Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater (remixed by u-Ziq)

44:30  The Dylan Group – Sandcastles (mix by HiM)

50:21  The Dylan Group – The Gazer’s Open Minded Remix (mix by Mice Parade)

56:19  The Faint – Mote (Sonic Youth cover)

60:16  Laika – Let Me Sleep

64:30  Placebo – Pure Morning (MBV remix)

68:11  Christoph Heemann – Magnetic Tape Splicing side B

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Episode 24 - Legendary Pink Dots (pt2)

LPD, the early days

Here is the second part of my overview, focused on the early era.  Their DIY ethos paired with natural talent and affinity for experimenting was the perfect mix, right out of the gate.  I still remember picking up the Legendary Pink Box when I was 13, based solely on its name.  Something called that just had to be magnificent, right?  I was not disappointed.  The version of "Close Your Eyes, You can be a Space Captain" is still my favorite from them.  I do love their albums, however it was their Chemical Playschool sessions that hooked me forever. 

00:00  Soma Bath

03:42  Down From the Country

09:00  Closet Kings

11:20  Amphitheatre

14:55  Phallus Dei

18:05  (Still) Defeated

20:18  Legacy

23:09  The Light in my Little Girl’s Eyes (version 2)

28:45  April’s Song

31:56  Pearl Moon

35:48  Frosty

40:08  Apocalypse Soon

44:40  Government Health Warning

46:00  Lisa’s Party

49:22  The Blessing

52:13  Voices

56:29  Hauptbanhof

60:44  City Ghosts (TK Version)

63:24  A Lust for Powder (version apocalypse)

69:30  Close your eyes you can be a space captain (pink box version)

74:44  Basilisk pt2 Clean Up

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Photo Credit: Trident / Cover of Legendary Pink Box

Episode 23 - Poppy and a bit Punk, with a slathering of noise

Not pop-punk, but punk with a bit of pop thrown in.  Mixed up with some post-punk and noise-rock.  This mix is fun and solid as a rock.

00:00  The Gaslight Anthem – Great Expectations

02:57  Death on Wednesday – Stranded

07:01  Waxwing – Spanish Quartet

09:58  Dancing French Liberals of ’48 – The Spaghetti Song

12:55  Crackerbash – I Don’t Know What I Am / Mystery (Wipers cover)

17:21  And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Another Morning Stoner

21:23  aMiniature – Singer’s Strut

24:18  A Place To Bury Strangers – The Problem (The Prids cover)

26:27  800Beloved – The Skeleton Collection

30:31  The Soft Moon – Breathe the Fire

33:34  Skywave – Over and Over

38:06  Ikara Colt – Don’t They Know

41:42  French Films – Golden Sea

43:47  The Twilight Sad – But When She Left, Gone Was the Glow

47:37  The Prids – I’m Sorry

50:08  Dinosaur Jr. – In A Jar

53:22  Sonic Youth – Dirty Boots

57:00  Lush – Mannequin (Wire cover)

59:21  Nerve City – Sleepwalker

61:17  Frightened Rabbit – Radio Silence

65:23  Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Titch

68:25  Crackerbash – The World According to Nouns (The Minutemen cover)

70:54  Catherine Wheel – Kill Rhythm

74:42  Ringo Deathstarr – Some Kind of Sad

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Photo Credit: Found image of Ripening Poppy Pod, from Nat’l Geographic

Episode 22 - Legendary Pink Dots (pt1)

Part 1 of many – My favorite band, and the one I’ve seen live the most times.  This is a collection of songs I keep coming back to, reminding myself of just how wonderful they are.  I've focused on my favorite era of theirs, what I call the Ryan Moore years.  With a history over 40 years with astonishing productivity the whole time, it helps to break it down by era.  This period was their largest lineup including Niels van Hoorn and Martijn De Kleer, occasionally Cevin Key (Skinny Puppy) on drums.  A little after this time period, I participated in the Cloud Zero mail list fan tribute album, and then produced the second edition of that.

00:00  As long as its purple and green

05:53  Pain Bubbles

13:17  Spike

16:36  A Crack in Melancholy Time

20:38  When I’m With You

24:54  Inside

31:05  Window on the World (1st version)

36:23  Green Gang

39:48  06

43:49  The More It Stays the Same

48:33  A Stretch in Time

55:27  Nadelstricht

60:00  Abracadabra

65:17  The Elefant’s Graveyard (edit)

72:32  Divine Resignation Part 3

76:43  True Love

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Photo: Album cover of Vinyl Edition of “A Perfect Mystery” from BLRRecords.

Episode 21 - Variety is the spice of life

A mix with lots of variety, from trip hop to breaks to hip hop to straight up trance.  That MBM track is still one of my favorite breaks tracks, followed appropriately by Lesson 6. Early Autechre is a whole different beast than what they became. I've always loved the dubby side of Moby's early work.  There are so many hidden gems in the FSOL archives series.  This is one of the few Aphex Twin tracks I still enjoy, love the story about how the tape was eaten but u-Ziq liked how it sounded and left it in the mix.

00:00  Ruby – Paraffin (Red Snapper Mix)

04:18  The Sabres of Paradise – Wilmot (Red Snapper Remix)

08:04  Emergency Broadcast Network – 378 (Version)

11:14  Meat Beat Manifesto – Cutman

16:46  Cut Chemist meets Shortkut – Lesson 6_The Lecture

22:05  Earthling – Nothingness

25:35  Roots Manuva – Join the Dots (Cut Chemist Remix)

28:59  Cypress Hill – Latin Lingo (Blackout Mix)

32:38  Dalek/Enon – In This City (Deadverse Remix)

38:13  Cut Chemist meets Shortkut – Moonbase Alpha

42:49  DJ Vadim – Till Sun’s in Your Eye

46:36  Autechre – Lowride

53:09  Moby – Move (TEX version)

57:46  The Future Sound of London – Field of Flowers

62:26  Aphex Twin – On (u-Ziq Mix)

67:53  Chris Isaak – Wicked Games (Trentemoeller’s Remix)

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Photo credit – Max Ernst “The Scenery Changes Three Times”

Episode 20 - Hodgepodge of Greatness

A mishmash of tunes leftover from previous posts. That doesn’t mean these are second rate by any account.  These are actually essential listening in my world.  

00:00  Rosebud
00:13  Tipsy – Cinnabar (Hairsprayed Ways – Optiganally Yours mix)
04:44  Lesser – Voice O’Reason
08:06  Rapoon vs. Kinder Atom – ?
13:28  Future Sound of London – Still Flowers
18:40  Holly Herndon – Chorus
24:26  Can – Pnoom
24:51  Evolution Control Committee – Rebel Without a Pause
26:17  Andrew Liles – All Doors Open (By Colin Potter)
29:03  Bonnie Prince Billy – Take Care
33:33  Blue – Smallbones
37:53  Future Sound of London – Smokin’ Japanese Babe
43:22  Cypress Hill & Sonic Youth – I Love you Mary Jane
46:39  His Name Is Alive – Michigan’s Finest #10
48:57  My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult – Confession of the Xpress
50:29  My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult – X Xpress
54:38  Maryland, That Means Good
55:02  Bomb the Bass – Bug Powder Dust (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session)
59:12  GusGus – Oh (Extended)
62:35  Solex vs The Hitmeister – One Louder Solex

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Episode 19 - More Dub from Muslimgauze

The second half of my dub oriented Muslimgauze focus.  Another set of great tracks that are dub in style or utilizing the same production techniques.

00:00  Moon Guitar (Syrinjia)

02:54  Mezzin Zahawi (Ayatola Dollar)

08:41  Untitled 7 (Re-Mixs 3)

09:00  Sensi Palestine (Suns of Arqa Re-Mixs Muslimgauze)

11:45  Oran (Return to the City of Djinn)

12:56  Dugga Signal (Syrinjia)

13:57  Uzi Mahmood 7 (Uzi Mahmood)

17:58  Qena (City of Djinn)

20:47  An Abyssinyan Who Could Kiss Fire (Baghdad)

26:40  Zindag (Syrinjia)

28:51  Arab (Syrinjia)

32:34  Tabriz (Return to the City of Djinn)

34:48  Negative of Ethiopia (Baghdad)

37:07  Tikrit (Ayatola Dollar)

40:57  Zion Under Izlamic Law (Baghdad)

45:11  Baghdad (Baghdad)

47:58  Al Aqsa Intifada (The Rootsman Dub Remix) (Al Aqsa Intifada)

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Photo Credit: my MG T-shirt

Episode 18 - Lil Dirt Dog

More fun hip hop tracks, this time with a little bit more dirty language, some remixes and mash-ups too.

00:00  Dalek – Classical Homicide (Techno Animal remix)

04:07  Wu-Tang Clan – Shame on a Nigga

06:55  The Alkaholiks – Rockin with the Best

10:39  House of Pain & Helmet – Just Another Victim (remix)

15:13  Cypress Hill – Lick a Shot

18:13  DJ Premiere & Company Flow – 8 Steps to Perfection

22:32  Ice Cube – Check Yo Self (remix)

25:57  DJ Honda, Doe-V & KRS-One – Team Players

29:48  Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Shimmy Shimmy Ya

32:06  2 Pac & Notorious BIG – Halloween pt II

34:21  Pharoahe Monch – Simon Says (remix)

40:21  Dalek – Ever Somber

44:49  DJ Shadow – Midnight in a Perfect World

49:31  Gangstarr & Inspectah Deck – Above the Clouds

51:11  Black Star – Respiration (Remix, feat. Common, Dr Luke Remix)

55:02  DJ Shadow – Rhymes for the deaf dumb and blind

57:25  Blackalicious & Cut Chemist – Alphabet Aerobics

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Episode 17 - Original Dub (pt 2)

Spillover from last podcast since I just couldn’t limit myself when it comes to dub.  Don’t think this is any less than a great mix, there are some of my favorites in this one too.

00:00  Sly & The Revolutionaries – Cocaine

03:42  King Tubby’s – Dub To The Rescue

07:52  Soul Syndicate – A Dub Revival

10:24  King Tubby – Take 5 Dub

13:39  King Tubby – Mr Chin (Version)

17:13  Augustus Pablo – King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

19:43  Keith Hudson & King Tubby – I’m Alright Version

22:42  Lee Perry – Ethiopia

25:29  Scientist – Beaming

28:49  Scientist – Invaders

32:20  Scientist – What You Gonna Dub

35:52  Clement Coxsone Dodd – Hooligan

38:17  Scientist – Collie Dub

41:50  Roots Radics – Come Dub

45:21  Prince Far I & The Arabs – The Visitor

49:35  King Tubby meets Lee Perry – Rainy Night Dub

52:02  Sly & The Revolutionaries – Marijuana

54:37  King Tubby – Graceful Dub

58:03  Gregory Isaacs – Samson Dub

62:38  Scientist – Dance of the Vampires

66:00  Gregory Isaacs – A Promising Dub

70:09  Scientist – Extra Time Part 1

72:41  Scientist – Your Teeth in My Neck

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Photo Credit:  Lee Perry at Black Ark Studio, photographer unknown

Episode 16 - Dub Originators (pt 1)

As I mentioned, I love dub.  The creativity involved is amazing, and it puts complete control in the mixer/engineer/producer.  Taking someone else’s completed work and using the mixing console as an instrument to create something completely new.  Because of the lax copyright laws at the time, and the tendency for producers to put their name on the Dub versions, I did my best to portray an accurate track list below.

 

00:00  Dennis Brown & The Observers All Stars – Mr. D. Brown Dub

02:43  Joe Gibbs – Chapter Three

06:16  The Skatalites meet King Tubby – African Roots Dub

09:41  Scientist – Satta Dread Dub

12:02  The Jahlights – Right Road to Dubland

14:56  King Tubby – King Tubby the Dark Dub Ruler

19:00  The Aggrovators – I’m Still in Love With You

22:37  Yabby You – Greetings

25:36  Cornell Campbell – General Dub

27:49  Gregory Isaacs – Leggo Beast

31:17  Ronnie Davis – King Tubby’s In Fine Style

34:28  Prince Jammy – Jammys a Shine

39:43  Keith Hudson – Michael Talbot Affair

42:33  Prince Far I & The Arabs – The Right Way

45:35  Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters – Dem No Know Dub

49:07  Scientist – Taxi To Baltimore Dub

53:03  Soul Syndicate – Fittest of the Dub Fittest

57:01  Skin, Flesh & Bones – Scotch Dub

60:02  The Aggrovators – Dub on My Pillow

63:25  Dub Specialist – Aries Dub

66:21  Doreen & Soul Vendors – Sugar (Version)

69:05  New Establishment (The Cables) – Baby I Love You Version

71:50  Ranking Trevor – Three Piece Chicken and Chips

75:11  Herman Chin Loy – Jah Jah Dub

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Photo Credit – Unknown, picture of King Tubby in his studio

Episode 15 - I used to listen to hip hop more

Many years ago, I listened to a lot of hip hop.  This mix may be a bit dated, but these were some of my favorite tracks when I was much more into the genre.

00:00  DJ Krush & The Roots – Meiso (DJ Shadow remix)

04:12  Herbaliser – The Blend (feat Jean Grae)

07:39  Blackalicious – 40 oz for Breakfast

10:35  DJ Honda & De La Soul – Trouble in the Water

13:14  Cypress Hill – Throw your set in the air (slow roll remix)

16:26  Digable Planets – Nickle Bags (Sneak A Beshu)

19:27  DJ Shadow & Blackalicious – Swan Lake

23:00  Talib Kweli and Bahamadia – Chaos

26:48  Dilated Peoples – Rework the Angles

29:25  Eric B & Rakim – Juice (Know the Ledge)

32:41  Ozomatli – Cut Chemist Suite Live on KCRW

39:08  MC 900 Ft Jesus – The City Sleeps

43:38  Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Got Your Money (feat Kelis)

47:26  Mos Def & Pharoah Monch & Nate Dogg – Oh No

51:18  The Roots – You Got Me (feat Erykah Badu & Eve)

55:32  The Roots – Lazy Afternoon

59:32  Digable Planets – Where I’m From (remix)

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Photo Credit: “Horus Eye” street art, unknown artist

Episode 14 - The Dubbier Side of Muslimgauze

Another episode focused on a single artist…and the discography for this artist is just astounding.  I won’t go into the politics behind this artist as those can be polarizing, instead focusing on a specific genre he toyed with to great success.  While the majority of the music Bryn Jones made was industrial and aggressive, he also had a keen interest in dub styled studio production techniques.  I pulled this mix together of some of the best examples I could find off the top of my head (with close to 200 CDs/LPs worth of material to go through, I know I couldn’t cover all grounds)

00:00 Abuses (Occupied Frequencies)

01:43 Jaagheed Zarb (#7) (Mort Aux Vaches)

06:08 Mecca (City of Djinn)

08:03 Pristina (Return to the City of Djinn)

09:32 Gaza Strip (Cobra Head Soup)

14:15 Smooth Prophet (Classics Selection)

16:00 Untitled (Re-Mixs 2 #4) 

18:22 Nommos’ Ghost (Classics Selection)

22:01 Untitled 3 (Re-Mixs 3 #3)

26:28 Cobra Head Soup (Cobra Head Soup)

30:44 Untitled 3 (Re-Mixs 2 #1)

36:45 Valencia in Flames (Lo-Fi India Abuse)

39:05 Zorasta (Suns of Arqa re-mixs Muslimgauze)

41:38 Devabansha (Abu-Dis)

44:20 Untitled (Babylon Iz Iraq #12)

49:12 Re-Mix by the Rootsman (Sandtrafikar)

54:11 Jaagheed Zarb (#5) (Mort Aux Vaches)

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Photo Credit: My limited print of special artwork Fakir Sind

Episode 13 - New Dub in the Old Tradition

I love dub.  Probably my favorite genre of music.  Presented here are some newer tracks, that still embody the feeling and experimentalism of what was started in the 1970s.

00:00 Tino – Sunday Dub

03:56 The Orb – Ball of Fire (Deadbeat Nyah Dub)

09:00 Twilight Circus – Depth Charge

13:17 Gorillaz vs Spacemonkeyz – De Punked

17:22 Massive Attack – Teardrop (Mad Professor Mazaruni Vocal Mix)

21:51 Lustmord – 3E3 (sketch)

26:00 Systemwide – Provisional (Dub)

30:30 Athlete – In Between 2 Space Echoes

33:21 Saturday Looks Good To Me – Meet Me By The Water

35:35 His Name Is Alive – One Year Dub

38:29 Dubcon – Farstar

41:15 Meat Beat Manifesto – Transmission (Burning Fire Mix)

44:39 Deee-Lite – Apple Juice Kissing

47:38 Yellow Magic Orchestra – Tong Poo (Planet of the Crossing)

55:35 Nurse With Wound – Untitled Dub after a moment of silence

57:35 Lustmord – Dub Awakening (Justin K Broadrick remix)

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Photo Credit: J3m4s in Japan.

Episode 12 - Is Alternative Still a Thing?

I've always loved so-called alternative music.  Anymore its not really an alternative to anything mainstream.  Again, some very good cover songs thrown in here and lots of hidden gems and a few classics.  I wanted to include the Black Heart Procession's cover of Tom Petty's song, but couldn't find a quality recording.  The Trespassers William do, what I consider to be an improved version of a Ride song, and Moby/Heather Nova take a Clash classic in a beautiful new direction.  Threw in some Beequeen since they a sorely overlooked group, and followed with some fantastic finds in 23 Skidoo's early era, and Fall of Saigon which is a Pascal Comelade project.  The HNIA track here is a favorite which was highlighted on the "Shaving the Pavement" 4AD tour sampler cassette.  Ending with a favorite from Yo La Tengo that was in frequent rotation in my house in Manitou.

00:00  Frightened Rabbit – Late March, Death March (alternate version)

03:48  The Black Heart Procession – It’s a crime I never told you about the diamonds in your eyes

07:10  Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – You got lucky

10:25  Broadcast – The book lovers

13:43  Stereolab – Jenny Ondioline

17:17  The Magnetic Fields – Strange powers

19:51  The Raveonettes – I wanna be adored (Stone Roses cover)

23:25  Trespassers William – Vapor trail (Ride cover)

28:02  Bauhaus – All we ever wanted is everything

31:46  Jessica Bailiff – Shadow

36:20  Grouper – Heavy water/I’d rather be sleeping

38:58  Moby feat Heather Nova – Straight to Hell (Clash cover)

42:39  Beequeen – The honeythief

45:23  23 Skidoo – Ethics

48:50  Fall of Saigon – Visions

50:58  Young Marble Giants – Music for evenings

53:52  His Name Is Alive – Summer of ESP

56:04  Yo La Tengo – Let’s save Tony Orlando’s house (Sonic Boom remix)

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Photo Credit: Paul Noble

Episode 10 - Mellow Electronics and a Dash of Summertime Fun (2015)

More mellow electronic music for summertime relaxing.  I really like the vibe of this set.  Picked some favorites with vocals.  Love the DJ Krush remix from the Off Beat 12", the Dub Trio cover of Seefeel is excellent and came out of nowhere, gamelan samples again used superbly, and a Can remix which a friend used as part of a skateboard video, and the most excellent Download covering Neu!  Ending it with a swirl of equally fantastic songs from various entry points.

00:00  Burial – Stolen Dog (Ollie Macfarlane remix)

04:06  Massive Attack – Paradise Circus (Gui Boratto remix)

09:28  Trentemoller – Moan (Vocal version feat Ane Trolle)

14:40  Deadbeat – Organ in the Attic Sings the Blues

20:08  DJ Krush – Ryu-Ki (Lulu’s Peace mix by DJ Shadow)

23:29  Dub Trio – Extract (Seefeel cover)

27:06  Sofa Surfers – Gamelan

31:52  Can – Vitamin C (UNKLE remix)

36:45  Download – Hallo Gallo (Neu! Cover)

42:52  New Order – Age of Consent (Howie B remix)

46:07  I Am Spoonbender – Stopwatch Static

49:56  Muslimgauze – Uskudar

50:45  Lamb – Heaven (Funkstorung remix)

54:17  Joe Strummer – Tropic of Pico

58:34  A Small Good Thing – A Mighty Stillness (remix)

60:02  The Police – Invisible Sun

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Photo Credit: Ed Towles, Rube Goldberg Design

Episode 9 - Sing-a-long Indie Folk, and lots of Cover Songs

Lots of cover songs and fun acoustic (mostly) music.  Very catchy music, I find myself singing along to most of these tunes.  The first track was a lullaby for my daughters.

00:00  Devendra Banhart – Colorado Girl (Townes Van Zandt)

03:29  Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City

07:21  Bonnie Prince Billy – Triumph of Will

09:53  Nick Drake – Been Smoking Too Long

12:02  Robert Ellis – Whats in it for me?

16:18  Bright Eyes – Well Whiskey

20:22  The Tallest Man on Earth – The Gardener

24:12  Novy Svet – Resistant

26:24  Townes Van Zandt – Our Mother the Mountain

30:36  The Legendary Pink Dots – Lucifer Landed

34:34  Marissa Nadler – The River (Bruce Springsteen)

40:30  Mark Kozelek – I (Bad Brains)

42:36  Daughter – Youth

46:35  Asobi Seksu – Never Understand (The Jesus & Mary Chain)

48:54  Dinosaur Jr – The Both With the Thorn in His Side (The Smiths)

50:48  Violent Femmes – American Music (live)

54:46  The Twilight Sad – Half a Person (The Smiths)

58:16  Low – I’m On Fire (Bruce Springsteen)

61:08  Chelsea Wolfe – Gold

64:31  Lotte Kestner – True Faith (New Order)

69:04  Songs: Ohia – Lioness

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Photo Credit: Lynn Goldsmith, Bruce Springsteen 1978

Episode 8 - Ready for Summer (2015)

A week on the beach has made me ready for summer.  This mix is some tunes that are perfect for hanging on my deck and enjoying some beautiful weather.  The first track is a gem from my high school years, the Four Tet remix of HNIA is a real sweet treat, the Venetian Snares tracks are restrained but just lovely (including the Edward Scissorhands sample), the Susumu Yokota is an earworm, and the world-dub of Jah Wobble is a nice way to round it out.

00:00  Midnight Funk Association – Twice the Life

03:02  DJ Krush – Just Wanna Touch Her (Stoned Jazz mix)

07:35  Soul Coughing – Sugar Free Jazz (Omni Trio Cool Bombing mix)

11:58  His Name Is Alive – One Year (Four Tet Remix)

16:12  Venetian Snares – Ongyilkos Vasarnap

19:27  Venetian Snares – This Bitter Earth

23:35  Everything But The Girl – Walking Wounded (SHJ mixes)

28:30  The Wardrobe – Mothballs

30:52  Susumu Yokota – Kodomotachi

34:28  Master Margherita – Red Gauze

40:29  Talvin Singh – Duden

44:48  Jah Wobble & Bill Laswell – Alsema Dub

48:57  Jah Wobble & Nippon Dub Ensemble – Cherry Blossom of My Youth

55:55  Jah Wobble & Chinese Dub Orchestra – Dragon and Phoenix Dub

58:15  Material – Mantra (Orb Remix edit)

64:54  Hakim Bey – Chaos

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Photo:  Our decaying St Francis statue in the garden (2005)

Episode 7 - Dark, Strange and Rare

I absolutely love dark music. This stuff is excellent and overall a great mix of favorite songs by favorite artists.  I know, how can you fit the Sundays, Matmos and Volcano the Bear in the same mix?

00:00  Current93 – Benediction

01:51  Psychic TV – The Orchids
04:46  Matmos – A Song for the Appeal
08:14  Volcano the Bear – Millipede for the Little Boy
10:48  Sol Invictus – In the Wake of the Wolf
13:23  The Sundays – Noise
14:52  Novy Svet – Malavita
17:45  The Wardrobe – Lucifer Before Sunrise (NWW cover)
22:23  Nurse With Wound – excerpt from “Pricksongs”
26:27  Nurse With Wound – Smooching with the Sacred Cow of Om
28:25  Nurse With Wound – Registered Nurse Second Coming (edit)
32:04  The Residents – Weight-Lifting Lulu
35:04  Novy Svet – Sexorcisto (Total Luv)
38:15  Legendary Pink Dots – April’s song
41:21  Dead Voices on Air – Sulphur
44:49  Skinny Puppy – Worlock
49:46  Unto Ashes – Ostia (Coil cover)
54:48  Coil – Assassins of Hakim Bey

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Photo: Another treated picture from a friend, can’t remember who or where.

Episode 6 - Good Quirky Fun

A good mix of fun tracks.  I really loved making this mix (summer 2015) with some oddball tracks that fit together so well.  This is a very good representation of my musical taste in my college years.  Another track from the excellent Macro Dub Infection comp, the Mo Wax Excursions series, a Matmos track and the Novy Svet track that sampled it (quite the unexpected combination), a track from This is Home Entertainment, another leftover from Fridge.  I take every opportunity to include Broadcast in a mix, and ending with some laptoptronica and plunderphonics.

00:00  Micro:Mega Annex 1 vs. Yann Tiersen – La Dispute (Third Eye Foundation Remix)

05:55  Venetian Snares – Senki dala & Ongyilkos vasamap (Bong-Ra Remix)

08:51  DJ Spooky & The Freight Elevator Quartet – Osmose

12:34  DJ Spooky & Scanner – Uncanny (edit)

15:30  Laika – If You Miss (Laika Virgin Mix)

19:56  iO – Libre (Andrea Parker Remix)

23:00  Matmos – Last Delicious Cigarette (edit)

24:04  Novy Svet – The World

26:32  Novy Svet – ARKESTRAnimal

27:53  Sub Dub – Dawa Zangpo

30:45  DJ Wally – Bitchley’s Kow Korn

35:40  DJ Spooky – Seefeel – Is It Real?

37:40  The Album Leaf – Spinning Makes Me Dizzy (edit)

40:28  Fridge – Surface Noise and Electric Piano

43:55  Broadcast and The Focus Group – The Be Colony…

46:05  Coil – Paranoid Inlay (edit)

50:05  kid606 – nobody wants to be a star anymore (toss it)

53:19  kid606 – for when yr just happy to be alive

56:31  People Like Us and Wobbly – Tremble Peady

60:00  Tipsy – Schatzi a Go Go (Matmos Remix)

62:52  V/VM – One For Tricky Ricci

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Photo Credit: Mi amigo Pablo, some plants heavily filtered/treated.

Episode 5 - Fridge

There are some bands that have so many great songs that I couldn’t choose just one or two for inclusion in another mix, they warrant a full podcast just to themselves.  Such is Fridge.   I first came across their unique sound though the weekly music review posts on Brainwashed.com. I wish I could find that old review, as the way it was described made me blindly purchase several CDs from them on the spot.  One member of Fridge, went on to greater success as Four Tet.  

00:00 Cassette

01:20 Swerve and Spin

05:06 Zedex Ay Ti Wan

09:54 Must Be Magic

14:36 Lign (Extended mix)

15:04 Robots in Disguise

18:18 EH4-800 Phase Shifter

20:20 Concert in Your House

22:21 Long Singing

31:09 Angelpoised

34:00 Asthma (edit)

39:02 Helicopter

41:00 Jazz Loop

41:16 A Slow

45:01 Astrozero

50:50 Surface Noise and Electric Piano

54:56 The Traps

59:26 Bad Ischl (Springverb Remix by P Pulsinger)

64:10 Ark (Herberts fully flooded mix) (edit)

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Episode 4 - Film Scores, Classical and World Music

This mix is a little bit all over the place, but essential listening.  I have a fondness for film and TV scores; the music really does make the scene.  The second half of this mix moves to more folk, roots, gospel and classical music to keep things interesting.  The NON/C93 tracks are both based on the same melody and Rose McDowall sings both; hard to believe this was a coincidence.

00:00  Akira Ifukube –Main Title (Godzilla 1954)

01:27  Lalo Schifrin – Shifting Gears (Bullitt)

04:29  Jess Franco & His Band – Crazy World #3

06:52  Manfred Hübler & Siegfried Schwab – Necronomania (Sie Tötete In Ekstase)

08:50  Mohd Rafi – Jaan Pechechaan Ho (Ghost World)

13:10  Selda – Mehmet Emmi

16:15  Manfred Hübler & Siegfried Schwab – People’s Playground Ver. B (The Devil Came From Akasava)

17:26  Goblin – Main Title (Suspiria)

19:54  Harry Manfredini –Main Title (Friday the 13th)

21:40  Bruno Nicolai – #17 & 11 (Una Vergine Tra I Morti Viventi)

23:05  Leszek Jankowsli – Kolysanka wg. Erika S. (Institute Benjamenta)

24:18  Michael Kamen – main title (Brazil)

26:50  Perez Prado and His Orchestra – Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom

29:46  Meat Beat Manifesto – Radio Mellotron

30:54  C.B. and Axe Gang – Rosie (Inside Looking Out)

33:57  Blind Willie Johnson – God Moves on the Water

36:53  Rev. Edward W. Clayborn – A Letter From Father

39:35  Ink Spots – I Don’t Want To Set The World on Fire

42:37  Clarence “Frogman” Henry – You Always Hurt The One You Love

45:02  Unknown – untitled music cue (Supernatural)

45:24  NON – Eternal Ice / Current 93 – Happy Birthday Pigface Christus

46:17  COIL – Pre-Original Chaostrophy

51:45  Daniel Barenboim – Chopin Nocturne #1 in B flat Minor op 9/1, CT 108

57:06  Nicholas Gedge – Faure: Requiem, Op 48: Pie Jesu (Broken Flowers)

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Photo Credit: Robert Mitchum from “Night of the Hunter”

Episode 3 - Crazy Good Stuff

Another set of my all-time favorites.  This more focused on the more strange and rare items that I adore.   Every one of these songs was a pivotal moment in my music exploration journey over the last few decades.  The HNIA track has a wonderful video from the Brothers Quay, which is how I was introduced to the art of both of them, the Pigface track reminds me of a Thanksgiving I spent at one of their concerts as a teen.  There is my absolute favorite Stereolab track with NWW's genius, and my first exposure to Derniere Volonte and Novy Svet on a superbe collaboration.  The NWA remix is a nice surprise from an album where Kid606's remix gets all the attention.  The Labradford remix is bonkers and just lovely.  Lots of treats in store for the patient listener.

00:00 David Lynch – Basically

00:18 His Name Is Alive – Can’t Go Wrong Without You

03:15 Faust – Du Weist Schon (Dead Voices on Air remix)

06:45 Pigface – Satellite

11:10 Volcano The Bear – Chasm Dave

15:27 The Pixies – In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator song)

16:57 Stereolab & Nurse with Wound – Exploding Head Movie

21:43 Neu! – Super

24:45 Derniere Volonte & Novy Svet – Mon Mercenaire

29:25 Meat Beat Manifesto – Repulsion

32:47 Christoph de Babalon – appetite4d

34:13 2nd Gen (feat Dalek) – And-or (Techno Animal remix)

39:14 Labradford – So (Matmos remix)

43:45 People Like Us – Cockahoop (Sons of Silence remix)

48:44 Cyclobe – You’re not alone, You’re Dreaming

52:43 My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult – Confessions of a Knife pt2

55:45 Muslimgauze – Ninety Nine Beautiful Names of Allah

59:56 Emergency Broadcast Network – End of Audio Program

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