Mid-Valley Mutations

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Mid-Valley Mutations episodes

  • The Guitar Shop (4 January 2020)

    The Guitar Shop (4 January  2020)

    My appearance on The Guitar Shop on Freeform Portland with DJ Victrola.

    Enjoy!

    https://ia801409.us.archive.org/18/items/theguitarshop4januray2020/TheGuitarShop4Januray2020.mp3

     

     

    • Jeff Beck “Guitar Shop (with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas)” [Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop With Terry Bozzio And Tony Hymas (with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas)]
    • Travis Larson Band “Winter Still” [Rate Of Change]
    • X “The New World” [More Fun in the New World]
    • Sue Foley “Ain’t Gonna Worry No More” [Big City Blues]
    • The Olsen Twins Ghost Light Ensemble “Session 4” [Live From the Lava Lamp Lounge]
    • Esperanza Spalding “City Of Roses” [Radio Music Society]
    • Daniel Johnston “My Life Is Starting Over Again” [The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered]
    • Dixie Dregs “Go For Baroque” [Unsung Heroes]
    • Ken Nordine “As of Now” [Transparent Mask]
    • Mayonnaise vs Venn “Gravings In The Rocks” [Demo]
    • The Breeders “New Year” [Last Splash]
    • Magic Elf “Better Days Ahead” [Heavy Meddle]
    • Dick Orkin “Emperor’s New Clothes” [The Story Lady]
    • Rust Ionics “Moving” [Moving/Pictures]
    • Tinsley Ellis “Get It!” [Get It!]
    • Tony Burrello “There’s A New Sound” [The Sound Of Worms – And Fish, And Rats!]
    • Dick Orkin “Chicken Man Episode 1” [Chicken Man Chronicles]
    • The Cramps “New Kind Of Kick” [Off The Bone]
    • Pat Metheny “New Year” [Unity Band]
    • Donovan “New Year’s Resolution” [Open Road]
    • Tommy Emmanuel “Don’t Hold Me back” [The Very Best Of…]
    • Stanley Clarke “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” [If This Bass Could Only Talk]

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    • A Sadgasm New Year’s / New Tears Special! [2019 Edition] (#179)

      A Sadgasm New Year’s / New Tears Special! [2019 Edition] (#179)

      The only tradition we really have on this show is very simple: we invite the gentlemen of Sadgasm over to offer relationship advice. It’s a fun tradition that has led to some excellent outcomes, and with that in mind, we offer a down-home version of that same idea, Live from the Lava Lamp Lounge.

      We offer an advance peek at two tracks from the upcoming Ramen 2.0 (out in February), and we talk about what the band has been up to. Then, we answer questions, and do our best to avoid turning the show into a Star Wars podcast.

      Enjoy!

      https://ia601401.us.archive.org/19/items/mutation179/Mutation179.mp3

      A Sadgasm New Year’s / New Tears Special!

      Featuring two songs from Ramen 2.0, not yet available to fans!

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    • ubRadio salon (29 December 2019)

      ubRadio salon (29 December 2019)

      My appearance on the ubRadio salon with Big City Orchestra.

      This was a live broadcast on dfm.nu.

      For this broadcast, I was reading from two pieces of literature:

      “Bruges-:la-morte: A Romance” by Georges Rodenbach (the “Critical Introduction.”

      and

      “My Acid Trip with Groucho Marx” by Paul Krassner

      Enjoy!

      https://ia601403.us.archive.org/30/items/ubradiosalon624/UBRadioSalon624.mp3

       

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    • Dimestore (Christmas Eve) Radio Theater (#178)

      Dimestore (Christmas Eve) Radio Theater (#178)

      Everyone needs a day off, right?

      So this year, here’s a pair of Christmas-themed, Old Time Radio Programs.

      First, it’s: “Casey, Crime Photographer,” with, The Santa Claus of Bums Boulevard. (Original airdate: Christmas Day, 1947.)

      Then, it’s: “The Weird Circle,” with Markheim. (Original airdate: 21 May 1945.)  

      Enjoy!

      https://ia601408.us.archive.org/12/items/mutation178/Mutation178.mp3

       

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    • Happy Holiday: “Between The Lights” b/w “Smee”

      WTBC Radio In Beautiful Anywhere, Anywhen!

      Happy Holiday: “Between The Lights” b/w “Smee”

      Sit back and enjoy a pair of Holiday Ghost Stories, perfect for those late nights when the weather outside is frightful.

      We are also a part of the They Might Be Giants Dial-a-Song Network!  This week’s TMBG DAS is, “Mr. Mischief Night.”

      Topics Include:

      Between The Lights by E. F. Benson

      Smee by A. M. Burrage

      A word about Hide-And-Seek.

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    • ‘Tis The Season To Be Merry (#177)

      ‘Tis The Season To Be Merry (#177)

      What? It’s already the 10th? Holy crap! I’m so far behind on my shopping, and there’s still decorating to do. I don’t think the travel plans are final yet, either. Damn. Do we have the Holiday Playlist ready? Ahhhhhhh! How are we gonna finish everything in time?

      Fortunately, we have a couple hours at our disposal to focus on getting ready, and today’s show is all about preparing for the holidays: getting the house ready, preparing that meal, making wreathes, and all the other things that we need to get ready for an excellent holiday season. There’s a few live mash-up mixes, a long traditional DJ set, and all sorts of Holiday Goodies that I can’t wait for you to hear!

      Our next MVM is on Christmas Eve, and I’m not quite sure what we’re doing yet. I may read some holiday ghost stories… who knows?

      Regardless, I’m quite proud of this one I hope you like it, too.

      Enjoy!

       

      https://ia601503.us.archive.org/31/items/mutation177/Mutation177.mp3

       

       

      ‘Tis The Season To Be Merry

      (Contains Excerpts from a variety of Martha Stewart Holiday Specials.)

      HOUR 1:

      Part I: Lunch

      01. ) Sweat * Airport * Sweat/Pleasure * Motor Records (2013)

      02.) Mars * Holst * The Planets, Op. 32 * London Records (1997)
      03. ) 01 – 02 Mash-Up * Austin Rich * 10 December 2019 * Mid-Valley Mutations (2019)
      04.) Lunch (Live at The ProjektHaus, Pittsburgh, PA, 31 May 1997) * Operation Re-Information * Variable Dump * M-Pire Recordings (1998)

      Part II: Elemental Changes

      05.) Elemental Changes * fivepaw * fivepaw * FPNP Tapes (2016)

      06.) Bad Trails * BATTLES * Mirrored * WARP Records (2007)
      07.) Shuds Jeded * Dark Fjord * Calendrical Rot / Tiny Alien 6 Split Tape * Self-Released (2019)

      Part III: The Celestial Din

      08.) Side A Excerpts (Structures In Stasis / Fluidity / Subtle Sleep / Escape) * Hobo Cubes * Apex Ideals * Debacles Records (2013)

      09.) The Celestial Din * Garek Jon Druss * The Celestial Din * Debacles Records (2013)
      10.) Fractured Light * Hypnogogue * Adrift * Self-Released (2018)
      11.) 08 – 10 Mash-Up * Austin Rich * 10 December 2019 * Mid-Valley Mutations (2019)

      HOUR 2:

      Part IV: Beautiful Feeling

      12.) “wreathe” (Side A) * Formaldehydra * “wreathe” * Gorbie Lathe Cuts (2019)

      13.) People * Bren’t Lewiis Ensemble * Refreshing Hemorrhage * Butte County Free Music Society (2011)
      14.) Gonzo * Instagon * Gonzo 7” * Love Earth Music (2013)
      15.) Santa & The Satellite Part 1 * The Original Flying Saucers * Watergrate Superfly Meets Shaft Convention ’72 * IX Chains Records (1973)
      16.) No Place in Space * The Scanners * The Scanners * Self-Released (2018)
      17.) Action Woman * The Litter * Pebbles Volume One * BFD Records (1979)
      18.) Beautiful Feeling * Rich Kids On LSD * The Best of… * Mystic Records (1989)
      19.) Hostage * BadXMouth * PCC Grindviolence: The Early Years / BXM Self-Titled * Gorbie Lathe Cuts (2019)

      Part V: The Party

      20.) I Luv U… Nicorns * godheadSilo * The Scientific Supercake L.P. * Kill Rock Stars Records (1994)

      21.) Phoenix * Green Milk From The Planet Orange * Third * Inferior Records (2019)
      22.) The Party * John S. Hall & Kramer * “Real Men” * Shimmy Disc Records (1991)

      Part VI: Hark! Satanic Santas Sing!

      23.) Hark! Satanic Santas Sing! * Babushka, Little Fyodor & The Inactivists * Babushka’s Naughty XXXmas! * Self-Released (2005)

      24.) “wreathe” (Side B) * Formaldehydra * “wreathe” * Gorbie Lathe Cuts (2019)
      25.) Santa & The Satellite Part 2 * The Original Flying Saucers * Watergrate Superfly Meets Shaft Convention ’72 * IX Chains Records (1973)

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    • Preparing For The Holidays (#176)

      Preparing For The Holidays (#176)

      It’s the week of Thanksgiving, and of course, I’m busy and hell, trying to get everything ready for the next few months. There’s tons going on, and we always feel like we’re behind. Are we ready for all of this? I hope so.

      To that end: I break in the new home-studio, and play a bunch of new ./ old stuff that has been on my mind. There’s a drone mash-up, a noise mash-up, and an old-fashioned DJ set, plus all sorts of Mini-Mutations, too. It’s a fun show, and I hope you enjoy it too.

      Don’t let the family get to you too much. Enjoy this podcast for a spell, and get your mind off the holiday season.

      Enjoy!

       

      https://ia601501.us.archive.org/19/items/mutation176/Mutation176.mp3

       

       

      Preparing For The Holidays

      (Tonight’s program features samples from the films, “How To Be Well Groomed,” from 1949 and, “Control Your Emotions,” from 1950.)

      HOUR 1:

      Part I: Run, Turkey, Run!

      01. ) Stand Up Lazarus * Bruce Haack * Farad: The Electric Voice * Stone’s Throw (2010)

      02.) Side A * LA Lungs * Rrest * Debacle Recors (2014)
      03.) Last Instar * Brown * Leipodtera * Anarchy Moon Records (2010)
      04.) Ectoplasm * Sir Richard Bishop * Gravitron Polarity Generator * Social Music Record And Tape Club of Portland, OR (2010)
      05.) Who Is Tyler Durden? * The Dust Brothers * Fight Club: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack * Restless Records (1994)
      06.) Five Turkeys * Kay Lande & Wade Denning * Fun In The Fall * Golden Records (1969)

      Part II: Normal Man

      07.) Hallo Gallo * Neu! * Neu! * Grönland Records (1972)

      08.) Recorded Syntax * June of 44 * Anahata * Quarterstick Records (1999)
      09.) Relics * False Figure * False Figure EP * Last Hour / Near Dark Records (2018)
      10.) Atmosphere * Puppies * Mechanical Beat b/w Atmosphere 7″ * Stiff Records (1981)
      11.) Normal Man * Men’s Recovery Project * Normal Man EP * Gravity Records (1995)
      12.) Paranoimia * The Art of Noise w/ Max Headroom * Paranoimia b/w Why Me? 7″ * Chrysalis Records (1986)

      HOUR 2:

      Part III: Food

      13.) Buffalo Hump * Guyve * Delaying The Inevitable * Guyve Records (2012)

      14.) The Dust Blows Forward ‘n The Dust Blows Back… * Walls of Genius * Crazed To The Core * Walls of Genius (1984)
      15.) Standing Above The Copulated * Blood of Chhinnamastika * Unholy Visions of The Divine * The Pet Goat (2019)
      16.) As The Legions March Along The Wide Easy Path I Try For and Yearn For The Light * Parousia * Parousia * Parousia (2019)
      17.) Mic That She On The Fla * Petit Sac * Petit Sac / Wastelands Split * Sweat Band / Rah-Rah Records (2015)
      18.) Food * Nicole Panter * The Story Lady * Kill Rock Stars (1996)
      19.) Hatchling (Leg Birth In Bright Yellow And Green) * Endometrium Cuntplow * With Feathers Made From Flesh, She Floated Away Gently * Blistered Mind (2019)

      Part IV: Ramblin’ 

      20.) Ramblin’ * Ornette Coleman * The Best of Ornette Coleman * Atlantic Records (1970)

      21.) The Calamityville Horror * The Ether Creeps * The Ether Creeps / Petit Sac Split Tape * Sweat Band Records (2018)
      22.) Thanksgiving Song * Kay Lande & Wade Denning * Fun In The Fall * Golden Records (1969)

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    • The Land of The Lost (#175)

      The Land of The Lost (#175)

      As the season (and my own life) changes, so does Mid-Valley Mutations. It is with this program that we announce a new direction, new ideas, and a new future, while simultaneously, beginning our journey through a dark period in our annual cycle: when rain, clouds, and short days dominate our every moment.

      First, the changes: Mid-Valley Mutations will now take on the form of a podcast-only show. We are leaving KMUZ on good terms; in fact, a new show hosted by me will launch on KMUZ soon. But this show is becoming different, finding a new voice, and featuring different kinds of content that need more production and looser rules than I have at KMUZ, and for the time being, the world of podcasting fits the show much better. The Lava Lamp Lounge now has a whole slew of new gear, and will be re-builidng over the winter. We hope to offer you the same show you’ve always enjoyed, but in a new home that fits us much, much better.

      We are moving the show to Tuesdays as a result of the change, and we are launching Season 2 of WTBC Radio, where a lot of the live and interview content that wound up on this show will now live. These programs will alternate, every other week, with a few exceptions throughout the year, giving me a chance to breath a little, and return to work that I miss and really love. So, please, re-subscribe to WTBC, and watch for new shows there, soon.

      I should mention that, while I have your attention, that if you want to make a donation to help out Heather of Juice Machine, here is the link. Juice Machine are dear friends of the show, and really could use your help. Please, donate as much as you can. Thank you.

      For now, here’s a show about wallowing in the desolation that is around us, here on this planet. It would be great if travelers from a distant star could come and save us, as the rats swarm and try to destroy what is left of our world. But sadly, that is just a dream, right?

      This one has a live Mini-Mutations jam at the end, so please, stay tuned for that.

      Are you ready to enter the Land of The Lost?

      https://ia601509.us.archive.org/10/items/mutations175/Mutations175.mp3

       

       

      The Land of The Lost

      (Tonight’s program features samples from the story, “North of Polaris,” from the Escape radio program. It originally aired on 17 May, 1953.

      HOUR 1:

      Part I: The Impossible Mission

      01. ) The Impossible Mission * Alien Sex Fiend * Here Cum Germs * Passport Records (1987)

      02.) Mad Monster Party (Instrumental) * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party Original Motion Picture Soundtrack * Retrograde Records (1998)
      03.) Land of The Lost * The Wipers * Land of The Lost * Restless Records (1986)
      04.) Ides * Codine * The White Birch * Sub Pop (1994)
      05.) Abstraktions * Unwound * New Plastic Ideas * Kill Rock Stars (1994)

      Part II: The Old Man

      05.) Old Man * Cold Pizza * Cold Pizza * Cold Pizza (2006)

      06.) Some Blockheads * Dylan Houser * Diamond Dust * Dylan Houser (2018)

      Part III: The Hymnal

      07.) Hard-Boil * Juice Machine * Chris Reierson / Juice Machine Split Cassette * Self-Released (2019)

      08.) Side A * Cloaca Sisters * Cloaca Sisters * Sweat Band Records *
      09.) Hymnal * Black Artiodactyls * A Bird In The Hand * Obfusated Records (2019)

      HOUR 2:

      Part IV: The Devestation

      10.) Land of The Lost * Mini-Mutations * 15 November 2019 * Mid-Valley Mutations (2019)

      Part V: The Aftermath

      11.) Gay Republican * Major Hex * Major Hex * Self-Released (2018)

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    • Radio KREP (w/ The Ether Creeps) (#174)

      Radio KREP (w/ The Ether Creeps) (#174)

      On the 8th of November, 2019, Mid-Valley Mutations was supposed to do an over-the phone interview with The Ether Creeps, an experimental act of which your host has become a bit of a fan. But what was supposed to be a simple phone call turned into… something else.

      What was aired on KMUZ that evening is what you can hear in place of this show. But what it is, and if you should listen to it, is not for me to say. Some people thing something was unleashed that evening.

      We’ll let you be the judge.

      https://ia601508.us.archive.org/20/items/mutation174/Mutation174.mp3

       

      Radio KREP (w/ The Ether Creeps)

      HOUR 1:

      01.) Calm Before The Storm * The Ether Creeps

      02.) Untitled * Flesh Produce
      03.) Buon Giorno, Nicola * Qui
      04.) DemonNSkuLL * Action Friend
      05.) Dickless * VVOLF MASK * Dickless
      06.) Easter Bar * Umlaut
      07.) Truck Stop * Bletch * Red Tide
      08.) Back Towards * Oort Smog * Smeared Pulse Transfers
      09.) Murdered Over A Selfie * Dental Work * The Demon of Revenge
      10.) Enough * Brain Fragment
      11.) Curveless Crookedness * Convivial Cannibal Clan * Death Dubitabilis
      12.) Broken Backs * Sex Golem *
      13.) Finger My Fire Man * Chum Out!
      14.) House Party In Hell * The Ether Creeps * A Beginner’s Guide To Ethereal Creeping, Volume Two
      15.) T-Shirts For Sale * Major Entertainer Mike H *
      16.) Voyage In Bad Taste * The Manx * Plasma Rib Tanks

      HOUR 2:

      17.) Is This What You Wanted? * Ritual Chair

      18.) Cut Yourself Thin * Qui
      19.) Prodigy Milkshake * Dani Lam * Amphibious Transmissions From Plastic Island.
      20.) The Possession of Annabelle Lee * The J. Hexx Project * Pray
      21.) Autopsy Turvy * Dick Van Troglodyte
      22.) Irony Bored Shorter * Umlaut
      23.) Evil Was Born And Followed The Boy * Terrible Crayon
      24.) Prison Shit * Chum Out! * Crystal Dicks
      25.) Reznor’s Revenge * The Brockly Tacos * Child Mayonnaise
      26.) Sharkweek * Flesh Produce
      27.) Dumpster of Love * Sex Golem
      28.) On Your Own * Brain Fragment
      29.) Of Tongue and Tentacle * The Ether Creeps
      30.) Business Class To Valhalla * Needless Dog Surgery
      31.) Night Brunch * Action Friend

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    • The End of Fake Noose (Ghost Stories 2019 Part 5) (#173)

      The End of Fake Noose (Ghost Stories 2019 Part 5) (#173)

      It’s always nice to visit with friends when you’re having a party like this, at to wrap up our Holiday broadcasts this month, we have the incomparable DJ Victrola, joining us to help clean up the studio, and catch up regrading all things spooky.

      We play lots of music and stories relating to ghosts and All Soul’s Day, and we check in with her about her program, and how you can hear it now. I love spending time with DJ Victrola, and this is an excellent and casual show that was a ton of fun.

      We close with the timely, “Nov. 1st,” by Crackerbash, a song I listen to every year on Nov. 1st, for as long as I’ve known about this song.

      We’re getting ready for that OTHER holiday season, so stay tuned.

      Enjoy!

      https://ia601509.us.archive.org/8/items/mutation173/Mutation173.mp3

       


      The End of Fake Noose 

      HOUR 1

      01.) Introduction * Austin Rich * 11 October 2019 * Mid-Valley Mutations (2019)

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