Over the last decade, I’ve celebrated various milestones on this program and today’s show, TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #457) represents a very significant one. Today marks my 500th radio episode since returning to radio in 2012 after a couple of decades away from the medium.
In the mid-1970’s my career began at WKSU-FM, the Kent State University public radio outlet, doing a freeform/progressive format called Fresh Air. as well as jazz and folk programming. I departed Ohio in 1981 and worked in an entirely different field and by the end of the 80’s began volunteering at WGTD-FM in Kenosha, Wisconsin. My old friend and WKSU alumni Chuck Ruby was the General Manager there and he lured me back to do a half hour program specializing in soundtracks on a part time basis that lasted about a year.
In 2012 I was approached by another WKSU alumni, Bryan Chandler, about doing a show for an internet based radio station he worked at, San Francisco’s SFCR/KUSF In Exile. After five years there (and three program name changes) I began doing the current show independently. So here we are!
Today I’ll play many of my favorite artists and albums including BRIAN ENO, THE BEATLES, DEVO, HARRY PARTCH, AUDIENCE, ROBERT WYATT, and LAURIE ANDERSON to name a few. I’ve got film soundtracks from BERNARD HERMANN and THOMAS NEWMAN (WALL-E), international tracks from D’GARY and JUANA MOLINA, and even comedy bits from NATIONAL LAMPOON an FIRESIGN THEATRE. I’ll start off by saluting the Ukrainian people with GONG’S ‘You Can’t Kill Me,’ plus 10CC, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, and PINK FLOYD, with other music from CORNELIUS, BRYAN SCARY, and SKY CRIES MARY.
That’s just a sampling of the radio magic I’ve got in store. Detail Below!
SET #1
GONG Radio Gnome/You Can’t Kill Me Camembert Electrique 6:48
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE War Movie Bark 4:41
10CC I Wanna Rule The World Sheet Music 3:53
BRYAN SCARY Universal Crane Birds 4:59
PINK FLOYD Corporal Clegg A Saucerful Of Secrets 4:11
CORNELIUS Thank You For The Music Fantasma 4:53
SKY CRIES MARY 2000 Light Years From Home A Return To The Inner Experience 4:43
SET #2
OMAR SOSA Elrababa An East African Journey 4:19
BRIAN ENO The Fat Lady Of Limborg Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) 5:05
LAURIE ANDERSON Example #22 Big Science (30th Anniversary Edition) 2:59
HOLGAR CZUKAY Hit Hit Flop Flop Rome Remain Rome/Der Osten Ist Rot 3:36
ALLEN RAVENSTINE Doff Downie Rue Du Poisson Noir** 3:30
KRAFTWERK Numbers Computer World 3:21
DEERHOOF Love Lore Pt. 4 (Tenny/Silver Apples/The Police/Kraftwerk) Love Lore 3:15
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (JOE BYRD) Coming Down The United States Of America 2:37
ALT-J Chicago The Dream** 3:55
SET #3
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS Sandpaper Blues Rock Art & The X-Ray Style 4:27
DANIEL LANOIS Every Nation Heavy Sun** 4:00
ROBBIE ROBERTSON The Shadow Sinematic 4:26
STANLEY SILVERMAN You’re On The Radio Elephant Steps 3:26
JOHN HARTFORD Station Break Aereo-Plain 0:15
BERNARD HERMANN Prelude – The Nightmare Vertigo (OST) 5:00
FIRESIGN THEATRE Echo Poem Dear Friends 2:00
NATIONAL LAMPOON Humpback Whale That’s Not Funny That’s Sick 1:23
THE BEATLES All Together Now Yellow Submarine (OST) 2:13
SUPERSISTER Gi, Ga, Go (Gollumble Jefers) Spiral Staircase 4:01
KEVIN AYERS Caribbean Moon Odd Ditties 3:13
SET #4
WEEN So Many People In The Neighborhood Quebec 3:30
THE RESIDENTS Bach Is Dead Duck Stab 1:12
DEVO Goin’ Under E-Z Listening Disc 3:09
ANGELO BADALAMENTI Packards’ Vibration Twin Peaks: Season Two, Music & More 2:39
TOM WAITS Little Drop Of Poison Orphans, Brawlers, & Bastards 3:09
PERE UBU Who Stole The Signpost The Long Goodbye 3:28
HARRY PARTCH The Street (Select Songs From 11 Intrusions) The Harry Partch Collection 2:46
FRANK ZAPPA This Ain’t CNN Civilization Phase III 1:52
JJ BURNELL Deutschland Nicht Uber Alles Euroman Cometh 4:40
SLAPP HAPPY/HENRY COW Europa Desperate Straights (Remaster) 2:48
SET #5
JUANA MOLINA Bicho Auto Wed 21 4:34
ROBERT WYATT Jelly Babies (w/Epic Soundtracks) Different Every Time 3:01
JEFF TWEEDY Warm (When The Sun Has Died) Warm 2:18
AUDIENCE I Had A Dream House On The Hill 4:18
KING CRIMSON Book Of Saturday Larks’ Tongue In Aspic 2:55
TIMBA MM Amor A Tu Manera Outstanding** 4:52
D’GARY & JIHE Miady Mafy Horombe 4:35
SET #6
AMYTHYST KIAH Black Myself Wary + Strange** 3:21
TRANQUILITY BASS 5 Miles High Let The Freak Flag Fly 7:16
THE FLAMING LIPS Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots 4:45
DARCY JAMES ARGUE’S SECRET SOCIETY The Tallest Building In The World Brooklyn Babylon 3:44
JOHN MARTYN One World One World 4:12
** = New or recent acquisition
OST = Original Soundtrack