Radio Spiral Scratch

This is a Radio Spiral Scratch 'Twofer', where we look at the works of only two bands. The concept here has worked out to these three functional properties: "Power Trio"; "Instrumental"; "From Paris, Île-de-France" . The First, AutorYno - are they jazz-rock? Punk? Math/noise/jazz? They've been called all these things... The second, Aluk Todolo - are they Occult Rock? Psychedelic Rock? Krautrock? Doom Metal? Once again, they've been categorized as all these things... but I think they both rise above all genre classifications. Listen and judge!

AutorYno Formed 2008, Paris, Île-de-France, France

Personnel:

AutorYno - Pastrami Bagel Social Club (2010) - Highway to Stertziv

Freakdom - Session One - Chant Records

Personnel:

Freakdom - Session One - Down

Aluk Todolo, 2004, Paris, Île-de-France, France

Personnel:

Aluk Todolo - Descension (2007) - Marbas

This is Radio Spiral Scratch's 'Prog in the A-Section' - Classic guitar histrionics (Jan Akkerman), obscurities (Älgarnas Trädgård), the art-y side (Art Bears), jazz-oriented 70's Quebecois Prog (Aquarelle) and more! Challenging, yes, but also easy on the ears!

Jan Akkerman - Profile (1972) - Fresh Air

Radio Spiral Scratch veers off into jazz territory - I haven't gone deeply into the jazz rabbit-hole, but I have developed a taste for the more eclectic/electric side, as well as keeping track of some Ottawa Jazz (Atlantis Jazz Ensemble) and delving a bit of Afrobeat. I hope you enjoy this, and I will be meandering back to rock territory next episode.

Dorothy Ashby - Afro-Harping (1968) - Soul Vibrations

Radio Spiral Scratch continues in the vein of Episode 4 with some of the more 'challenging' musics, and introduces something special: the first 'Episode-length Feature'. Episode 5 will deal with the music of Chile's Akineton Retard. They began in 1994, and released their latest album in 2015, creating a legacy of challenging 3-sax/guitar/bass/drums Rock-in-Opposition/jazz/rock... but is also fun, listenable - not as alienating as some bands in the genre. 

Personnel:

Tanderal Anfurness (Vicente García-Huidobro) - guitarra y voz

Akinetón Retard - Akranania (2001) - Survector

Radio Spiral Scratch moves from the more accessible 'rock' of the previous 3 episodes to something a bit more challenging - Krautrock, Rock In Opposition, and Psychedelic Dub. Lose yourself in the sound, expand your headband!

Ahora Mazda - S/T (1970) - Fallen Tree

Radio Spiral Scratch gets back to the hour-long format after the almost-2-hour monster that was Episode 2. Episode 3 rolls through a short list of tracks of 70's acid rock, hard rock and old-school Heavy Metal in search of enlightenment.

Allman Brothers Band - Live at The Fillmore East (1971) - In Memory of Elizabeth Reid

Ashton, Gardiner, Dyke & Co. – What a Bloody Long Day It’s Been (1973) - It's a Drag, I'm a Drag

Armageddon – Armageddon (1975) – Buzzard

Ainigma – Diluvium (1973) - You Must Run

Arzachel – Arzachel (1969) – Metempsychosis

Apryl Fool – Apryl Fool (1969) - The Lost Mother Land (Part 1)

Radio Spiral Scratch  starts out hard rocking material and then we move to something lower-key - a look at a few tracks from the Angels of Light, Michael Gira's project between iterations of the Swans.

Jason Anderson - Private release (2019) - Eye of Sybil

I got over-enthused with versions of 'Train Kept-a-Rollin' and played 3 in a row, throwing the 'alphabetical' nature of Radio Spiral Scratch out the window... all in the name of RAWK.

All - Allroy Saves (1991) - Simple Things

Abronia - The Whole Of Each Eye (2019) - New Winds For The Warming Sand

Angels Of Light - New Mother (1999) - Praise Your Name

Radio Spiral Scratch's inaugural episode, which has a look at 4 bands from the 'A' section!

Acid Mothers Gong - Live in Nagoya (2003) - Lady Lemonade

Acid Jam 2 (2000) - Funeral Ballet Music

Amoeba Starfish - Oceans Older Than Life (2012) - El Nino

Amakudari - S/T (1986) - The Little Smoke

Remember: April 29th Acid Mother's Temple comes to The 27 Club here in Ottawa!