Playlist 11.7.08

Hour 1

1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Starting Teeth "xxDONE" I Continue In The Nude (2008) Creaked
3. Enslaved "New Dawn" Vertebrae (2008) Nuclear Blast
4. Breeders "Divine Hammer" Last Splash (1993) 4AD
5. Marnie Stern "The Crippled Jazzer" This Is It And I Am It And You Are It And So Is That And He Is It And She Is It And It Is It And That Is That (2008) Kill Rock Stars
6. Murs "Love And Appreciation 2" Murs For President (2008) Warner Bros
7. AIDS Wolf "Cities Of Glass" Cities Of Glass (2008) Skin Graft
8. Juana Molina "Vive Solo" Un Día (2008) Domino
9. Steve Allee Trio "Dragonfly" Dragonfly (2008) Owl Studios
10. the Bug + Tippa Irie "Angry" London Zoo (2008) Ninja Tune
11. Blink "Misadventures" The Epidemic Of Ideas (2008) Thirsty Ear

Hour 2

12. Fujiya & Miyagi "Pussyfooting" Lightbulbs (2008) Deaf Dumb & Blind
13. Xotox "Bohrung 25" Hyperactive: The Best Of (2008) Vendetta
14. Fugazi "Full Disclosure" The Argument (2001) Dischord
15. Hossam Ramzy "Rasta Baladi" Sabla Tolo III (2008) Arc Music
16. Intronaut "Australopithecus" Prehistoricisms (2008) Century Media
17. Ghislain Poirier & MC Zulu "Go Ballistic" Go Ballistic Single (2008) Ninja Tune
18. Basic Channel "Octagon" BCD-2 (2008) Basic Channel
19. Dungen "Finns Det Nagon Mojlighet" 4 (2008) Kemado
20. Flying Lotus "Melt!" Los Angeles (2008) Warp
21. Daedalus "Hrs:Mins:Secs" Love To Make Music To (2008) Ninja Tune
22. Walkmen "Canadian Girl" You & Me (2008) Gigantic

It's nice to get back to normal on the show this week. Last week was Halloween and the week before that I got pre-empted by sports. I played the wrong Marnie Stern track!! I'm always writing down the wrong track numbers! That track I did play was pretty cool, though. I loved that Daedalus track, that new album is awesome! Lovin' the jazz, too. More jazz next week.

Playlist 10.31.08 - Special Halloween Edition

Hour 1

1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Aphex Twin "Radiator" Selected Ambient Works, Vol. II (1994) Warp
3. Electric Wizard "Witchcult Today" Witchcult Today (2007) Rise Above
4. Nico "Evening Of Light" The Marble Index (1969) Elektra
5. Xotox "Nightmare" Hyperactive: The Best Of (2008) Vendetta
6. the Rapture "Olio" Echoes (2003) Strummer
7. Joy Division "Isolation" Closer (1980) Qwest
8. Khanate "Pieces Of Quiet" Khanate (2002) Southern Lord
9. Sunn O))) "It Took The Night To Believe" Black One (2005) Southern Lord

Hour 2

10. Godflesh "Streetcleaner" Streetcleaner (1989) Earache
11. Swans "Trust Me" Children Of God (1987) Young God
12. Nachtmystium "Code Negative" Assassins (2008) Century Media
13. Tarantula Hawk "Track 2" Tarantula Hawk (2002) Neurot
14. Lou Reed "Metal Machine Music, Part IV" Metal Machine Music (1975) Buddah
15. Nico "Nibelungen" The Marble Index (1969) Elektra
16. the Knife "Silent Shout" Silent Shout (2006) Rabid Records
17. Talking Heads "Psycho Killer" Talking Heads '77 (1977) Sire

Things went well. I was very relaxed during this show and glad to be doing a full show this week. I'm surprised how often my show seems to fall on holidays -- Valentine's, Earth Day, My Birthday, etc. It's fun (and actually very quick) to plan shows for holidays. Good luck to trainee Ashley who operated the board for hour 2.

Next week, back to normal..... no more MMM.

Playlist 10.24.08

Hour 1

1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Flying Lotus "Sexslaveship" Los Angeles (2008) Warp
3. Walkmen "Red Moon" You & Me (2008) Gigantic
4. Gigan "Chrysalis" The Order Of The False Eye (2008) Napalm
5. Gojira "Toxic Garbage Island" The Way Of All Flesh (2008) Prosthetic
6. Ellen Allien "Elphine" Sool (2008) BPitch Control
7. Matmos "Rainbow Flag" Supreme Balloon (2008) Matador

Very short show tonight due to Hockey Game pre-emption. I'm pissed, I had planned out a whole show not at all aware of the fact that I would be pre-empted. But I can still play all that stuff during a later show.

Next week: special Halloween show, guaranteed to creep out or bum out (or both) everyone. And finally, the not-so-startling conclusion to Metal Machine Music, which really isn't related to Halloween at all.

Playlist 10.17.08

Hour 1

1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Juana Molina "Lo Dejamos" Un Día (2008) Domino
3. Matmos "Mister Mouth" Supreme Balloon (2008) Matador
4. Cult Of Luna "Mire Deep" Eternal Kingdom (2008) Earache
5. Flying Lotus "Rickshaw" L.A. EP 1 X 3 (2008) Warp
6. Hossam Ramzy "El Shallal (The Waterfall)" Sabla Tolo III (2008) Arc Music
7. Starting Teeth "Empty" I Continue In The Nude (2008) Creaked
8. the Bug + Warrior Queen "Insane" London Zoo (2008) Ninja Tune
9. Intronaut "Sundial" Prehistoricisms (2008) Century Media
10. Xotox "[Xo]toxic" Hyperactive - The Best Of (2008) Vendetta
11. Walkmen "In The New Year" You & Me (2008) Gigantic

Hour 2

12. Les Savy Fav "What Would Wolves Do?" Let's Stay Friends (2007) Frenchkiss
13. Portishead "Machine Gun" Third (2008) Island
14. John Blackford "Polymorph" Mutations And Diseases (2008) Bot/Satamile
15. Lee "Scratch" Perry "Fire" Repentence (2008) Narnack
16. Gigan "Space Coffin Hallucinations" The Order Of The False Eye (2008) Napalm
17. Silver Jews "Suffering Jukebox" Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (2008) Drag City
18. Lou Reed "Metal Machine Music, Part III" Metal Machine Music (1975) Buddah
19. AIDS Wolf "So Many Plastic Pearls" Cities Of Glass (2008) Skin Graft
20. Ellen Allien "Out" Sool (2008) BPitch Control
21. Dungen "Det Tar Tid" 4 (2008) Kemado

Things went well after the first half hour. I couldn't find a CD, but I found it after the show and will play it next week. I had a trainee tonight, I hope she benefitted from what I had to say and wish her good luck in her future at WBGU.

Metal Machine Music concludes next week, what awful noise will I play then?!

The Bug + Warrior Queen Video

Here's a nice little video about the Bug + Warrior Queen. I was just writing in the last post about how cool that "Poison Dart" song is. It's interesting to learn a little more about the artists and their collaboration.

http://xlr8r.com/tv/81

Playlist 10.10.08

Hour 1

1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Gigan "Occult Rites Of The Uumpluuy" The Order Of The False Eye (2008) Napalm
3. the Mountain Goats "Dance Music" The Sunset Tree (2005) 4AD
4. Ellen Allien "MM" Sool (2008) BPitch Control
5. Hossam Ramzy "Nady Ala Alqabayel (Summoning The Tribes)" Sabla Tolo III (2008) Arc Music
6. Basic Channel "Enforcement" BCD-2 (2008) Basic Channel
7. Intronaut "Prehistoricisms" Prehistoricisms (2008) Century Media
8. Lee "Scratch" Perry "Chooga Cane" Repentence (2008) Lionsgate
9. AIDS Wolf "Ch Ch Ch Chatter" Cities Of Glass (2008) Skin Graft

Hour 2

10. Kimya Dawson "Caving In" Remember That I Love You (2006) K Records
11. Kraftwerk "Komentenmelodie 1" Autobahn (1974) EMI
12. Indian "Second Death" Slights & Abuse/The Sycophant (2008) Seventh Rule
13. Withered "Dichotomy Of Exile" Folie Circulaire (2008) Prosthetic
14. Fugazi "No Surprise" End Hits (1998) Dischord
15. Lou Reed "Metal Machine Music, Part II" Metal Machine Music (1975) Buddah
16. Flying Lotus "Parisian Goldfish" Los Angeles (2008) Warp
17. the Bug + Warrior Queen "Poison Dart" London Zoo (2008) Ninja Tune

I think the show went sort of badly this week. There were several times where I messed up with the CD players and there was the dreaded dead air. And starting late was not cool. I was a bit scatterbrained during most of the show. My timing was really off and I had to drop 5 tracks. That's a lot. Especially the Matmos one. I said I'd play it, but I didn't. Next week, next week. I think there's another hockey game though, so I could be late again.

I can't get that Bug + Warrior Queen song out of my head, though. Might have to play that other song off of London Zoo next week...

MMM continues! It has a weird calming effect on me.

Playlist 10.3.08

Hour 1

1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Cult Of Luna "Eternal Kingdom" Eternal Kingdom (2008) Earache
3. Silver Jews "My Pillow Is The Threshold" Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (2008) Drag City
4. Ellen Allien "Bim" Sool (2008) BPitch Control
5. Don Caballero "Pour You Into The Rug" Punkgasm (2008) Relapse
6. Dizzee Rascal "World Outside" Maths + English (2008) Def Jux
7. Experimental Dental School "Drum Circuit's Lake" Jane Doe Loves Me (2008) Cochon Records
8. Matmos "Supreme Balloon" Supreme Balloon (2008) Matador
9. Gridlink "3 Miles Below Sea Level" Amber Grey (2008) Hydra Head

Hour 2

10. Nachtmystium "Ghosts Of Grace" Assassins (2008) Century Media
11. Gigan "Imprisioned Within Duality" The Order Of The False Eye (2008) Napalm
12. Ghislain Poirier "Ballistic Riddim" Go Ballistic Single (2008) Ninja Tune
13. Flyng Lotus "Beginner's Falafel" Los Angeles (2008) Warp
14. Basic Channel "Phylyps Trak" BCD-2 (2008) Basic Channel
15. Lou Reed "Metal Machine Music, Part I" Metal Machine Music (1975) Buddah Records
16. Withered "Clamor Beneath" Folie Circulaire (2008) Prosthetic
17. Intronaut "The Literal Black Cloud" Prehistoricisms (2008) Century Media

The show went very well this week. I've set a couple of records for myself this time: longest track on the show as of yet with Matmos and fewest songs I've ever played, 17.

That Flying Lotus record is really wonderful. It's like, sort of relaxing and subtle, but still with a robust kind of sound. The bass is heavy.

I was really excited to start this series of Metal Machine Music. I don't play enough noise on the show and I want to change that. Problem being, noise tracks so often are very, very long and long typically isn't good for radio. I'm still playing it, though.

Speaking of noise, I read, I think on Wikipedia, a long time ago, some dude played the whole Merzbox on the air, beginning to end, in a row.... !