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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Backward Glasses // Anno Domini




:: :: §etlist for August 24th, 2012 :: ::

Sometimes - Beach Fossils - 2010
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Crazy Rulers Of The World - Surf City - 2010
I Wanted Everything - Kurt Vile - 2010
Feelin' Fine - MV & EE - 2009
Friendship RD - Vampire Hands - 2009
Haze On the Mobius Strip - Dinowalrus - 2009
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Bless You - Hush Arbors - 2008
Don't Go To Hell Without Me - House on Fire - 2008
Migration Wind - White Denim - 2008
Breathe Hold - Conifer - 2008
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Inventions - Maserati - 2007
Moonburn - Citay - 2007
Meditation - Prints - 2007
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Argentina Turner - Kinski - 2007
The Outer Rim - Mammatus - 2006
Show Business - Howlin' Rain - 2006
Viva Max - Black Lipstick - 2005
Drannel Xu IIop - My Sleeping Karma - 2005
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Hoffmanns Mahl (The Dwarves of Yore) - Weltraumstaunen - 2004
Count Backwards To Black - Black Moth Super Rainbow - 2004
Many In High Places Are Not Well - him - 2003
120e7 - De Facto - 2001
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Into The Hole - Yume Bitsu - 2000

<ambient bluez til dawn>


So we got back on that theme-show tip - with this week's edition looking 
back in time at some quality releases of the first 10 years of the 21st Century.
We focused our lenses on more of the lesser-known side of contemporary Psychedelia,
so while you won't find any Black Mountain or Deerhunter or Tame Impala - these are still 
all albums that I feel never quite got the attention they deserved. Some dastardly good fun was 
had on the mixing board toward the end, so if you stick around for the whole Yume Bitsu track, you shall be rewarded.


Thanks for checking in.
Let's make these last few shows count.



Sunday, August 19, 2012

Makin' Good Time...


§etlist for Augrusht 17th, 2012

Death Kit Train - Cul De Sac - 1991
Space Truckin' - Deep Purple - (U.K.) - 1972
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Satori Part 2 - Flower Travellin' Band - (Japan) - 1971
Then The Heartaches Begin - The Hollies - (U.K.) - 1967
Lotus Love - The Zipps - (Netherlands) - 1966
Daily Vacation - Ducktails - 2009
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Bo Didldley Was The Seventh Son - UFO Club - 2012
I Don't Remember Pain - Buzzmutt - 2012
Super Inuit - Holy Fuck - 2007
Julie SaysKingdom of the Holy Sun - 2012
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Dazed and PhasedKingdom of the Holy Sun - 2012
Familj - Dungen - (Sweden) - 2007
Dealer - Traffic - (U.K.) - 1967
Another Man - Manta Ray - Spain - 2003
Bobby Zincone - Do Make Say Think - (Canada) - 2000
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Banh Mi Ringtones - Gunn-Truscinski Duo - 2012
Valicha - Los Destellos - (Peru) - 1968
Tea Tree Leaves Retreat - Dustin Wong - 2012
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Witch RingsSpanish Moss - 2012


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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Undulating Rhythms



something for everyone.

§etlist for August 10th, 2012


Hallogallo - Neu! - (Germany) - 1972
Umbrellas - Weather Report - 1971
Our Buddy Miles - Mushroom - 1999
Black Hanna - Wooden Wand with The Omen Bones Band - 2006
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Evil Ways - Graveyard - (Sweden) - 2008
Nam Mun Pang - Sroeng Santi - (Thailand) - ??
Joy Ride - Sly and Robbie - (Jamaica) - 1985
Camel Ride - Peter Walker - 1970
Death Shall Come - Hills - (Sweden) - 2011
Birds Of India - Orient Express - 1969
Straw Dog - Bardo Pond - 1997
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Untitled - 6:00 - Hash Jar Tempo - 1997
Gideon - My Morning Jacket - 2005
A Peculiar Noise Called "Train Director" - The Olivia Tremor Control - 1999
Early Birds of Babylon - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - 2012 (out 8/25)
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In The Footsteps Of Gagarin - The Movements - (Sweden) - 2009
Bummer In The Summer - Love - 1967
Ready Set Glow - Atlas Sound - 2007
See Waves - Nice Nice - 2010
Know - Nick Drake - (U.K.) - 1972
Enemy Destruct - Thee Oh Sees - 2009
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Sandstorm Woman - Sleepy Sun - 2010

Tonight's segment started off in a familiar krautrock-oriented direction, but rest assured, most of the spectrum was covered. Caution got caught in a blustering wind and ended up leaving the studio entirely. We're pretty sure this is a good episode, but the slowing of time make it hard to tell.
Thanks for lending an ear. 



Thursday, August 9, 2012

Skipping Stones, Skipping Responsibilities...





§etlist for Augustus 3rd, 2012


ProphetJakob Skøtt - Denmark, 2012

CurrentJonas Munk - Denmark, 2012
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Smog - Dug Dugs - Mexico, 1972
Poltergeists Grazing - Alexander Tucker - U.K. 2008
Cloud One - The Alps - 2008
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The Kibitzer - Stained Glass - 1969
We Did It Again - The Soft Machine - U.K. 1968
Helium Head (I Got A Love)Sir Lord Baltimore (read: first use of the term "heavy metal" - but you knew that, huh?)- 1970
Losing Touch With My Mind - Spacemen 3 - U.K. 1986
Sounds Like 69Christian Bland and The Revelators - 2012
Don't Look Away - Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - U.K. 1972
Still - Dead Sea Apes - U.K. 2012
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Vibrations (August) - Hal Blaine - 1967
Quasar One - Ramases - 1971
Stoned - N.S.U. - Scotland, 1969
Shape Of Things To Come - Davie Allan & The Arrows - 1968
Everybody Daylight - Brightblack Morning Light - 2006
When Are You Going To Lose Your Mind? - cavedweller - 2011
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Peace, Brothers & Sisters! - Colour Haze - Germany, 2005

So this was episode number 78. I apologize dearly for the lack of upkeep to the blog this week, and unfortunately for any fans that may have been waiting patiently for the podcast to surface -- well, it won't. 
Apparently this one was a real face-melter - even the station's digital server got its face melted - making the audio unavailable 'til further, or farther notice. But at least my float trip down the Colorado River was excellent, thanks for asking.

And if you really want to hear me unleashing my usual slew of "umms" in a formal setting, here's an interview with King Buzzo, of the Melvins. I was filling in during the day and had no idea this would be happening until a listener called in and said "so when are you gonna be interviewing Buzz Osbourne, BRO?" 
A lively (and very on-the-fly) chat followed.

Cheers, love, all that.