It seems that March has flown by this year and as we complete the first full week of spring, I'll celebrate with music from MCKENDREE SPRING, BRUCE COCKBURN, and DAEVID ALLEN to start off this edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #412).

Following those artists, I've assembled another great show with lots of twists (musically) to keep it interesting including completing that first set with a remix of PETER GABRIEL'S 'Games Without Frontiers,' a collaboration from kora virtuoso FODAY MUSA SUSO and composer PHILLIP GLASS, early DAVID BOWIE, and Australia's Prog pioneers SUPER FURRY ANIMALS.

Locally, there's 15-60-75 (The Numbers Band), DAVID THOMAS & TWO PALE BOYS, and THE PRETENDERS, plus 'vault' selections from TOMITA, KALEIDOSCOPE, THE DOORS, TASVALLAN PRESIDENTII , and HENRY COW, and the obscure sonic's of STRING CHEESE (the band not the foodstuff).

As usual I've added international ingredients, this time from Estonia's MARI KALKUN, Italy's CANTAMAGGIO, and Eastern Asia's JOI, more new material from ENNIO MORRICONE, DIEGO URCOLA (with Paquito D'Rivera), and BRUCE HORNSBY, and other pieces from mainstay's JOHN CALE and NEIL YOUNG. I've got plenty of variety on hand, just like what we expect from late March weather around here!

This week's set list:

SET #1
MCKENDREE SPRING 'I Was Born' - Spring Suite 4:16
BRUCE COCKBURN 'Mango' - Breakfast In New Orleans Dinner In Timbuktu 5:00
DAEVID ALLEN & EUTERPE 'Good Morning' - Good Morning 5:17
PETER GABRIEL 'Games Without Frontiers (Massive/DB Mix)' - Mantra Mix 5:16
FODAY MUSA SUSO & PHILLIP GLASS 'Said's Treason' - The Screens 3:00
DAVID BOWIE 'Please Mr. Gravedigger' - The Deram Anthology, 1966-1968 2:39
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS 'Bass Tuned To DEAD' - Radiator 3:20
SET #2
SUNDAY ALL OVER THE WORLD (Robert Fripp & Toya Wilcox) 'Blood Bruise Tattoo' - Kneeling At The Shrine 2:55
BEIRUT 'We Never Lived Here' - Gallipoli 4:12
DAVID THOMAS & TWO PALE BOYS 'Lantern' - Erewhon 3:21
HOLGAR CZUKAY 'Hiss N' Listen' - On The Way To The Peak Of Normal 3:52
JOHN CALE 'Scotland Yard' - Adventures In Nookie Wood 4:58
JOI 'The Holy Side' - We Are Three 6:43
JON HASSELL 'Zeitgeist' - Dressing For Pleasure 3:56
SET #3
THE DOORS 'Yes, The River Knows' - Waiting For The Sun (40th Anniversary Edition) 2:42
THE PRETENDERS 'Hollywood Perfume' - Last Of The Independents 3:55
ENNIO MORRICONE 'Fuggire Lontano (from L'Automobile)' - Morricone Segreto** 3:51
REZ ABBASI/BILL WARE/STEPHEN CRUMP/ERIC MCPHERSON 'Medieval Overture' - RAAQ 4:55
MARI KALKUN 'Keelegga-Meelega' - Ilmamotsan 4:59
XTC 'Mermaid Smiled' - Rag & Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts & Leftovers 2:25
BRUCE HORNSBY 'Cleopatra Drones' - Non-Secure Connection** 3:54
DIEGO URCOLA 'The Natural (feat. Paquito D'Rivera)' - El Duelo** 4:11
SET #4
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER 'The Whether Channel' - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never** 6:08
THE FLAMING LIPS 'Mother Please Don't Be Sad' - American Head** 3:36
TOMITA 'The Round Spaceship Landing On The Earth' - The Bermuda Triangle 2:23
HENRY COW 'On The Raft' - Western Culture 4:01
JON HOPKINS 'Afterlife' - Opalescent 4:03
STRING CHEESE 'Crystal' - String Cheese 5:14
SET #5
TASVALLAN PRESIDENTII 'Confusing The Issue' - Milky Way Moses 5:46
NEIL YOUNG 'Danger Bird' - Zuma 6:54
TWEEDY 'Slow Love' - Sukierae 5:32
MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO 'The Tweek' - Actual Sounds + Voices 2:25
CANTAMAGGIO 'Novalia' - Rough Guide To Italia Nova 4:51
PABAN DAS BAUL & SAM MILLS 'Nacho Kali' - Real Sugar 4:39
SET #6
15-60-75 (THE NUMBERS BAND) 'In Stride' - Endure: Outliers On Water Street 4:04
GODLEY & CREME 'Hit Factory' - L/Freeze Frame 2:36
KALEIDOSCOPE 'Egyptian Candy' - Pulsating Dream – The Epic Recordings 3:01
PHIL MANZANERA 'Lagrima' - Diamond Head 2:36
JOHN RENBOURN GROUP 'Reynardine' - A Maid In Bedlam 3:23
FARFINA 'Dounounia' - Faso Denou 5:22
CODONA (Don Cherry/Colin Walcott/Nana Vasconcelos) 'Hey Da Ba Doom -' Codona 3 7:13

** = New or recent acquisition
OST = Original Soundtrack

It amazes me sometimes that even a TV commercial can lead to a moment of inspiration and that's exactly what happened on this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #411). Amidst watching a nature program a commercial for a trendy item aired during the break, and there was an element of familiarity in the background music for the ad. Immediately I knew that a track by the artist, the African psychedelic band KOKOKO, was being used. It was a eureka moment, and several of those moments established the groundwork for this weeks show.

The bass line from the song that followed KoKoKo, NILSSON'S 'Jump Into The Fire,' fit perfectly into what became today's first set. From those pieces the puzzle began to assemble with HALL & OATES, ENNIO MORRICONE and BASTIEN KEB (both current offerings), and two string inspired melodies from QUARTET SAN FRANCISCO and YO YO MA & THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE completing the initial thirty minutes.

The fun continued with THE B-52'S, CHRIS BUTLER, and JUANA MOLINA all getting the next segment going. Other noteworthy artists I'll play for you today include 'vault' offerings from RICKIE LEE JONES, THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, SANTANA, GLASS HARP, SHUGGIE OTIS, and a STEELY DAN number. There's a MONTY PYTHON sketch or two to wet your comedy appetite, international goodies from BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE, TRISIAN, and BAABA MAAL, indie legends JOSEPH ARTHUR and ELLIOT SMITH, and several more surprises.

I hope you can drop by and give this week a listen. Maybe, just maybe, it'll lead to a moment of inspiration for you too!

Today's set list:
SET #1
KOKOKO! 'Tokoliana' - Fongola 3:46
NILSSON 'Jump Into The Fire' - Nilsson Schmilsson 7:05
HALL & OATES 'Winged Bull' - Beauty On A Back Street 4:39
ENNIO MORRICONE 'Eat It (Versione Singolo/from Eat It)' - Morricone Segreto** 3:50
BASTIEN KEB 'All That Love In Your Heart' - The Killing Of Eugene Peeps** 3:43
QUARTET SAN FRANCISCO 'Gee Officer Krupke (From West Side Story)' - Whirled Chamber Music 3:29
YO YO MA & THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE 'Wake The Dead' - A Playlist Without Borders 3:03
SET #2
THE B-52'S' Hallucinating Pluto' - Time Capsule 4:49
CHRIS BUTLER 'Bad Moon Over Mel Bay (Abbey Road ala Beetles Stereo Mix)' - The Museum Of Me 3:05
JUANA MOLINA 'Cosoco' - Halo 4:58
MARY HALVERSON'S CODE GIRL 'Muzzling Unwashed (Excerpt)' - Artlessly Falling** 6:54
ALBINO! 'Debaser' - Pixies Doolittle Tribute 6:39
SANTANA 'Shades Of Time' - Santana 3:35
CHICAGO AFROBEAT PROJECT 'B.Y.O.B.' - Nyash UP! 4:35
SET #3
RICKIE LEE JONES 'The Last Chance Texaco' - Rickie Lee Jones 4:08
JIM WHITE 'Static On The Radio' - Drill A Hole In That Substrate And Tell Me What You See 6:30
BAABA MAAL 'Senegaale/Ngummee' - Missing You (Mi Yeenii) 5:03
EELS 'Kinda Fuzzy' - Wonderful, Glorious 3:38
WIRE 'The Art Of Persistence' - 10:20** 3:46
THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE 'Burning Of The Midnight Lamp' - Electric Ladyland 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 3:41
THE BREAKERS 'Big Question Mark' - A Date With Destiny (EP)** 2:27
THE RACONTEURS 'Consoler Of The Lonely' - Consoler Of The Lonely 3:25
SET #4
FRANK DAMICO 'Pomp And Ceremony' - Ren & Stimpy Production Music Vol. 1 1:33
MONTY PYTHON 'This Record Has Been Skillfully Crafted/Bells' - The Final Rip Off 2:44
WUSSY 'Hand Of God' - Forever Sounds 3:47
ELLIOT SMITH 'Plainclothes Man' - Heaven Adores You (OST) 3:43
BOOK OF AM 'The Song-Ship Journeys West' - Part One 2:33
GLASS HARP 'Song Of Hope' - Synergy (Remaster) 4:22
JOSEPH ARTHUR 'Morning Cup' - Could We Survive 5:11
SHUGGIE OTIS 'Strawberry Letter 23' - Inspiration Information 3:58
ADRIAN BELEW 'Sunlight' - Side Two 4:32
SET #5
TRISAN 'Big Trouble In Ballymore E' - Trisan 2:34
GILGAMESH 'Darker Brighter' - Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into 5:40
MONK'ESTRA 'Masekela' - MONK'estra Plays John Beasley 5:44
STEELY DAN 'Don't Take Me Alive' - The Royal Scam 4:14
BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE Camalinya Denkele** 4:15
THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM 'Satori' - Lime & Limpid Green (EP) 4:38
MORGAN DELT 'Another Person' - Phase Zero 2:59
SET #6
CHROME 'Planet Strike' - Blood On The Moon 2:25
VANGELIS 'L'Ours Musicien' - L'Apocalypse Des Animaux 1:07
JOHN ENTWHISTLE 'The Window Shopper' - Whistle Rymes 3:28
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO 'Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams' - The Velvet Underground & Nico: 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Version 5:10

** = New or recent acquisition
OST = Original Soundtrack

On this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #410) I'll salute the late Michael Stanley, reminisce about the last live event I attended before the lock-down (the Akron Music Awards) by playing the bands that were honored there, produce a Gamelan inspired set, and in general keep the great music flowing as the light at the end of the tunnel gets brighter these days.

Leading things off this week is STEREOLAB, then a classic ROXY MUSIC track followed by MICHAEL STANLEY from his 1973 debut, and other songs from SPROINGG, LAURA MARLING, XIU XIU, ALLEN RAVENSTINE, and Somali songstress MARYAM MURSAL.

There's the Gamelan stylings of LOU HARRISON, MANI NEUMEIER & PETER HOLLINGER, and DON CHERRY'S 'Brown Rice' mixed into the musical cauldron with ENNIO MORRICONE, SOPWITH CAMEL SUFJAN STEVENS, CRACKER, and SNAKEFINGER all bubbling away during the third set.

Akron Music Award recipients THE BEYONDERERS, FANCY LEGS, and FUNERAL PROPOSALS are heard during the later part of today’s program, plus more 'vault goodies' are spun from THE CLASH, PETER HAMMILL, JOHN MARTYN, CHRIS SQUIRE (his 'Lucky Seven' piece), JOE WALSH, HOPSLIPS, and of course, ROBERT WYATT.

New Guinea’s GEORGE TELEK, Italy's SPACCANAPOLI, and Iceland's JOHAN JOHANNSSON add an international flair to the mix while DEVANDRA BANHART (from 'Angel Headed Hipster'), BASTIEN KEB, and LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDEN continue to give you more from their latest works.

Today's playlist:

SET #1
STEREOLAB 'Supah Jaianto' - Not Music 5:07
ROXY MUSIC 'A Really Good Time' - Country Life 3:45
MICHAEL STANLEY 'Resurrection' - Michael Stanley 4:19
SPROINGG 'And Her Name Was Jo-Jo, The Dog-Faced Boy, Part 1' - Clam 3:06
LAURA MARLING 'Soothing' - Semper Femina 4:16
XIU XIU 'Laura Palmer's Theme' - Xiu Xiu Plays The Music Of Twin Peaks 5:03
ALLEN RAVENSTINE 'Bombay Tar' - Waiting For the Bomb 3:17
MARYAM MURSAL 'Somali Udiida Ceb' - The Journey 5:36
SET #2
BELLE & SEBASTIAN 'Piazza, New York Catcher' - Dear Catastrophe Waitress 3:03
THURSTON MOORE 'Mina Loy' - Demolished Thoughts 4:01
JOE WALSH 'Wolf' - The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get 3:10
LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDON 'Noon To Noon' - Noon** 2:54
CHRIS SQUIRE 'Lucky Seven' - Fish Out Of Water 6:54
RUSSIAN CIRCLES 'Asa' - Guidance 4:00
DANNY ELFMAN 'Main Title (Edward Scissorhands)' - 100 Greatest Film Themes 2:54
THE FLAMING LIPS 'God And The Policeman' - American Head** 2:28
SET #3
LOU HARRISON 'Concerto In Slendro: III. Allegro, Molto Vigoroso' - Music Of Lou Harrison 2:16
CRACKER 'Guarded By Monkeys' - Forever 4:22
ENNIO MORRICONE 'Fantasimi Grotteschi (from Stark System)' - Morricone Segreto** 1:47
SOPWITH CAMEL 'The Great Morpheum' - Sopwith Camel 2:32
MANI NEUMEIER & PETER HOLLINGER 'Garudas Dance' - Meets The Demons Of Bali 3:55
SUFJAN STEVENS 'The Henry Buggy Band' - The Avalanche 3:16
ENNIO MORRICONE 'Stark System (from Stark System)' - Morricone Segreto** 2:13
DON CHERRY 'Brown Rice' - Brown Rice 5:15
SNAKEFINGER 'Beatnik Party' - Manual Of Errors 3:42
SET #4
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE 'To The Ground' - The Blues (EP) 5:15
FUNERAL PROPOSALS 'Supersonic' - Funeral Proposals (EP) 2:29
THE BEYONDERERS 'Incident At Rendelsand Forest' - Estimate Of The Situation 4:14
THE CLASH 'Death Or Glory' - London Calling 3:56
PETER HAMMILL 'Two Or Three Spectres; - Nadir's Big Chance 6:21
NICK MASON'S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS 'Bike' - Live At The Roundhouse** 2:23
NEIL (Nigel Planer) 'Cosmic Jam' - Neil's Heavy Concept Album 2:29
SET #5
BASTIEN KEB 'Lucky (Old Grave)' - The Killing Of Eugene Peeps** 4:05
JOHANN JOHANNSSON 'Principle Of Least Time' - Arrival (OST) 1:20
ROBERT WYATT 'Shrinkrap' - Dondestan 3:54
SLEEP DAY (Shane Curry) 'Home Intro/Home' - There's Always Something Wrong With Everything 3:29
DEVENDRA BANHART 'Scenesof' - Angelheaded Hipster:The Songs Of Marc Bolan & T Rex** 2:36
HAROLD BUDD/RUEBEN GARCIA/DANIEL LENTZ 'Sonos Tres' - Music For Three Pianos 2:33
SPACCANAPOLI 'Miezzo A Festa' - Lost Souls 3:56
HORSLIPS 'Daybreak' - The Book Of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony 2:30
DOMINIC FRONTIERE 'Hang 'Em High' - The Great Western Themes 2:04
RICHARD THOMPSON 'No Matter' - 13 Rivers 3:46
SET #6
JOHN G. PERRY 'A Rhythmic Stroll' - Sunset Wading 3:35
GEORGE TELEK 'Abele' - Putumayo Presents - South Pacific Islands 2:52
JOHN MARTYN 'Dreams By The Sea' - Solid Air 3:18
CHARLES LLOYD 'Pyramid' - Waves 7:08
FANCY LEGS 'Slow Saturday' - Fancy Legs 3:52

** = New or recent acquisition
OST = Original Soundtrack

Today's cover photo is from the Barong dance with Gamelan orchestra from Batabulan, Bali taken in July 2000.

It's time for another weekly tour through my 'musical mindscape' with the latest edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #409). Each week's journey varies widely as a program evolves based on several loosely formed outlines from song choices I've compiled and thrown into a specific show's folder. That folder always includes new releases, tracks I've initially chosen from the 'vault,' a group or track mentioned by a friend(s), and relatable songs that those original choices inspire.

This week a conversation with a friend initiated my search for something from OINGO BOINGO, and I chose their cover of 'You Really Got Me' which rhythmically lead to a track by DEVO, following that with a cut by NEW YORK GONG, which as the song waned, flowed nicely into THE MAGNETIC FIELDS, JESCA HOOP, and finished up with another new piece from THE MOUNTAIN GOATS.

It's that thought process which always keeps the show interesting for me. The idea that artists that are polar opposites and yet can be blended together effortlessly is another goal I strive for. This week's show begins with PERE UBU then following them is a song from STEELEYE SPAN, then other choices from THE STRANGLERS, BJORK, ARTURO STALTARI (a classically inspired Brian Eno piece), ROMEO VOID, and a TODD RUNDGREN instrumental.

Here's a few other names you can look forward to hearing this week: 'vault' selections from TOM RAPP, NICK DRAKE, FAUST, and CARAVAN, new material from ENNIO MORRICONE, BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE, and BASTIEN KEB, and music from contemporary artists DEERHOOF, BELA FLECK, and MODEST MOUSE. It's a wonderful array of music to keep your ears occupied.

Today's Tracks:

SET #1
PERE UBU 'Navvy' - Dubhousing 2:42
STEELEYE SPAN 'Seven Hundred Elves' - Now We Are Six 5:17
GILBERT ARTMAN'S LARD FREE 'In A Desert/Alambic' - I'm Around About Midnight 5:41
THE STRANGLERS 'Just Like Nothing On Earth' - The Gospel According To Me 3:54
BJORK 'Mouth's Cradle' - Medulla 3:59
ARTURO STALTERI 'Here Come The Warm Jets' - coolAugustMoon 2:59
ROMEO VOID 'Going To Neon' - Instincts 3:31
TODD RUNDGREN 'Drunken Blue Rooster' - Todd 3:00
SET #2
GEORGE HARRISON 'Glass Box' - Wonderwall Music 1:07
ENNIO MORRICONE 'Jukebox Psyche'de lique (from Peur Sur La Ville)' - Morricone Segreto** 3:06
OSAMU KITAJIMA 'Frost Flowers' - Osamu 5:24
BASTIEN KEB 'Main Theme' - The Killing Of Eugene Peeps** 1:47
MONKS OF DOOM' Boar's Head' - The Bronte Pin 5:10
FAUST 'Flashback Caruso (aka Silver Machine)' - The Faust Tapes 4:06
PRIMUS 'Cheer Up Charlie' - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory & The Fungi Ensemble 3:35
THE RESIDENTS 'My Second Wife' - Commercial Album 1:04
SLAPP HAPPY 'Silent The Voice' - Ca Va 4:03
SET #3
ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO 'Teenage Luggage' - The Crossing 3:25
PASCAL COMELADE/PIERRE BASTIEN/JAC BERROCAL/JAKI LEIBEZEIT 'Rock N' Roll Station' - Oblique Sessions 5:12
DEERHOOF' Behold A Marvel In The Darkness' - Deerhoof Vs. Evil 3:29
LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDON 'I Am Random' - Noon** 3:55
THE BOOKS 'Free Translator' - The Way Out 3:50
TOM RAPP 'Stardancer' - Stardancer 5:32
NICK DRAKE 'Way To Blue' - Five Leaves Left 3:11
SET #4
BELA FLECK (W/ Afel Bocum) 'Buribalal (Friendship)' - Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet Vol. 3 – Africa Sessions 4:32
BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE 'Bamba Wassoulou Groove' - Dankele** 3:33
OINGO BOINGO 'You Really Got Me' - Only A Lad 4:37
DEVO 'It's Not Right' - Freedom Of Choice 2:23
NEW YORK GONG 'Materialism (feat. Bill Laswell)' - About Time 3:14
THE MAGNETIC FIELDS 'Never Again' - 50 Song Memoir 3:19
JESCA HOOP 'Havoc in Heaven' - Kismet 4:09
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS 'Rat Queen' - Getting Into Knives** 4:09
SET #5
SETI THE FIRST 'New Brass Bird' - Melting Calvary 3:42
MAPS & ATLASES 'Bugs' - Beware & Be Grateful 3:11
CARAVAN 'Be Alright/Chance Of A Lifetime' - For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night 6:33
AYUB OGADA 'Kothbiro' - En Mana Kuoyo 5:37
SAN FERMIN Bar San Fermin 4:30
PAUL KANTNER & GRACE SLICK 'Sunfighter' - Sunfighter 3:56
SET #6
MEDESKI, MARTIN, & WOOD 'Anonymous Skulls' - End Of The World Party (Just In Case) 4:24
MORPHINE 'Buena' - Cure For Pain 3:21
LOUNGE LIZARDS 'Incident On South Street' - The Lounge Lizards 3:26
ORANJI SYMPHONETTE 'The Inspector Clouseau Theme' - Plays Mancini 2:56
MODEST MOUSE 'Perpetual Motion Machine' - No One's First, And You're Next 3:10
DEATH BY CHOCOLATE 'Salvador Dali Murder Mystery' - Death By Chocolate 2:44
BILL FRISELL 'Blues Dream' - Blues Dream 2:31
TANGLE EYE 'Holler' - Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed 5:24

** = New or recent acquisition
OST = Original Soundtrack

On this edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #408) I'll celebrate the eighth anniversary of this program under it's current name as I continue to bring the listener my vision of freeform radio. That concept has always involved various musical genres, spoken word, and comedy seamlessly blended and intergrated into six sets over the course of three hours.

Things get started today with WILCO (from 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'), moving next to GAVIN FRIDAY'S take on another Marc Bolan gem from the 'Angel Headed Hipster' album, following those with a KING CRIMSON request before setting off with additional tracks from AUDITORY SCULPTURE, THE GOASTT, BRIAN SANDS, WHITE NOISE, and a cut from the new ENNIO MORRICONE release.

I've placed plenty of 'vault' melodies from the likes of VANGELIS, PHIL MANZANERA'S 801, LOTHAR & THE HAND PEOPLE, and the MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA into various sets surrounded by new material from BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE, MONK'ESTRA, WIRE, and ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER, film soundtrack pieces from THOMAS NEWMAN (WALL-E) and ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (The Shape of Water), and tracks from local legends 15-60-75 and TIN HUEY.

There's even a series of songs from DAVID BOWIE, RY COODER, TOM WAITS, BASTIEN KEB, and LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDON tied together thematically during today's fourth set. All in all it's another show worthy of your attention so keep listening and I'll do my part to keep you surprised and entertained.

This Week's Playlist:

SET #1
WILCO 'Pot Kettle Black' - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 4:00
GAVIN FRIDAY 'The Leopards' - Angelheaded Hipster:The Songs Of Marc Bolan & T Rex** 4:18
KING CRIMSON 'Cirkus (Including Entry Of The Chameleons)' - Lizard 6:27
AUDITORY SCULPTURE 'Intercepting A Transmission' - Lagom 2:58
BRIAN SANDS 'Orangutango' - Reheated Chocolate Tangos 3:30
THE GOASTT (The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger) 'Great Expectations' - Midnight Sun 4:39
WHITE NOISE 'Love Without Sound' - An Electric Storm 3:07
ENNIO MORRICONE 'Rene La Canne (from Rene La Canne)' - Morricone Segreto** 2:57
SET #2
LOTHAR & THE HAND PEOPLE 'Today Is Only Yesterday's Tomorrow' - This Is It! Machines 5:21
TIN HUEY 'Cheap Mechanics' - Disinformation 5:00
KARL WALLINGER 'Big Blue Ball' - Big Blue Ball 4:52
THOMAS NEWMAN '72 Degrees And Sunny' - WALL-E (OST) 3:12
MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA 'Celestial Terrestrial Commuters' - Birds Of Fire 2:54
BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE' Donzo Djine' - Dankele** 4:32
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA 'Nerve Damage!' - Unknown Mortal Orchestra 2:14
WIRE 'Underwater Experiences (10:20 Version)' - 10:20** 2:19
SET #3
MONK'ESTRA 'Sam Rivers - MONK'estra Plays John Beasley** 4:00
PHIL MANZANERA/801 'Initial Speed' - Listen Now 4:44
MUSICA ORBIS 'Against The Night' - To The Listeners 3:09
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS 'Pez Dorado' - Getting Into Knives** 4:56
CALIFONE 'Wingbone' - Heron King Blues 3:45
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT 'The Creature' - The Shape Of Water (OST) 1:48
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER 'Nothing's Special' - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never** 4:38
VANGELIS 'Free Fall' - Albedo 0.39 2:15
SET #4
DAVID BOWIE 'Always Crashing In The Same Car' - Low 3:33
RY COODER 'Crazy 'Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know)' - Borderline 5:06
TOM WAITS 'The Pontiac' - Orphans, Brawlers, Bawlers, & Bastards 1:54
BASTIEN KEB 'Street Clams' - The Killing Of Eugene Peeps** 3:12
LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDON 'Alphabet St' -. Noon** 4:07
UDUGURU (Carl Palmer) 'Dial Up' - Underground 3.0 3:01
LAURIE ANDERSON 'New York Social Life' - New Music For Electronic Media 3:30
PATTI SMITH 'Amerigo' - Banga 4:36
SET #5
GONG 'Wingful Of Eyes' - Shamal 6:20
MONTY PYTHON 'Farewell To John Denver' - The Instant Monty Python CD Collection 0:16
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION 'I'm Not Satisfied' - Freak Out (2012 Remaster) 2:38
10CC 'The Hospital Song' - The Complete UK Recordings 1972-1974 2:43
VIOLENT FEMMES 'Issues' - We Can Do Anything 2:58
AKRON/FAMILY 'Many Ghosts' - Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free 4:04
15-60-75 (The Numbers Band) 'Spinning Around' - 20 3:43
SET #6
DAWN OF MIDI 'Nix' - Dynsomia 3:38
MARK GUILIANA 'Bloom' - Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music! 4:24
SILVER JEWS 'Aloysius, Bluegrass Drummer' - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea 1:53
VASSAR CLEMENTS 'Phonograph Blues' - Livin' With The Blues 4:46
HOT TUNA 'Sunny Day Strut' - Burgers 3:15
PETER HAMMILL 'Trappings' - The Future Now 3:30
OS MUTANTES 'Time And Space' - Fool Metal Jack 3:57
NEIL YOUNG 'Here We Are In The Years' - Neil Young 3:19

** = New or recent acquisition
OST = Original Soundtrack

Transmusic Airwaves presents a special 'rewind' from my radio archives originally broadcast on March 8, 2013 on KUSF-In-Exile, San Francisco Community Radio. It's the debut of my very first 'Character Study,' featuring the life and and music of KEVIN AYERS, shortly after he passed away in 2013. Here are the program notes and the playlist from that program. Enjoy!

Today on the 3rd installment of Transmusic Airwaves and I’ll be DEBUTING a new segment within the show called “Character Study,” a monthly feature that devotes two hours to an artist or band that has made significant contributions to the world of modern music.

On today’s premiere, a look at the life and music of legendary songwriter KEVIN AYERS. Ayers who was a cornerstone in the British Psychedelic movement, it’s progressive offshoot, “The Canterbury Scene,” and a gifted modern troubadour, passed away on February 18, 2013. This feature will include music from his work in the groundbreaking bands Wildeflowers and Soft Machine, his rather sizable solo output (including rare live recordings from his numerous BBC sessions, hard to get studio recordings, and other goodies), and will be interspersed with biographical information about his life. This “Character Study” will be aired in the final two hours of today’s show.
In the first hour today, new songs from the Animal Collective, Eels, Pere Ubu, and a special airing of the limited release from tUnEyArDs; their latest offering, a collaboration with Yoko Ono from an MP3 download.

Today's set list:

Frank Zappa “The Torture Never Stops” - from Zoot Allures
Eels “Bombs Away” - from Wonderful, Glorious
Animal Collective “Wide Eyed” - from Centipede Hz
Bonzo Dog Band “Noises for the Leg (Remastered)” - from A Dog's Life - The Albums 1967-1972 (Remastered)
Monty Python “Tiger Brand Coffee” - from Monty Python's Flying Circus
Frank Sinatra “The Coffee Song” - from Ring a Ding Ding
Unsung Heroes & Ty “Right Here In Front Of You” - from Rough Guide to African Rap
Set #2
Tuneyards as Yoko “We're All Water” - from 7" (Vinyl)
Dick Dale & The Del-Tones “The Victor” - from Greatest Hits
Crack The Sky “Techni Generation” - from White Music
Matronik “Maximum Drum Formula”' - from Steve Reich - Remixed 2006
Charlie Haden, Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti “Equilibrista” - from Folk Songs
Pere Ubu “Thanks” - from Lady from Shanghai
Fiona Apple “Jonathan” - from The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Set #3 CHARACTER STUDY: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF KEVIN AYERS
The Wildeflowers “She's Gone” - from Tales of Canterbury (Box Set)
Soft Machine “Feelin', Reelin', Squealin'” - from The Soft Machine
Soft Machine “We Did It Again” - from The Soft Machine
Kevin Ayers “Song for Insane Times” - from Joy of a Toy
Kevin Ayers (with Syd Barrett) “Religious Experience (Singing a Song In the Morning)” - from Joy of a Toy
Kevin Ayers “The Oyster and the Flying Fish” - from Shooting At the Moon
Kevin Ayers “Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes” - from Whatevershebringswesing
Kevin Ayers “All This Crazy Gift of Time” - from BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
Kevin Ayers (with Archie Leggett-Duo) “Butterfly Dance” - from Singing the Bruise (BBC Radio Sessions 1970-1972)
Set #4 CHARACTER STUDY (Continued)
Kevin Ayers “Shouting In a Bucket Blues” - from Bananamour
Kevin Ayers “It Begins With a Blessing / Once I Awakened / But It Ends With a Curse” - from The Confessions of Doctor Dream and Other Stories (Bonus Track Version) [Remastered]
Kevin Ayers/John Cale/Eno/Nico “May I ?” - from June 1, 1974
Set #5 CHARACTER STUDY (Continued)
Kevin Ayers “Didn't Feel Lonely 'Til I Thought of You (BBC Radio One's ''John Peel Show'' 30/7/74)” - from The First Show in the Appearance Business (BBC Sessions 1973-76)
Lady June “Bars” from - Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy (Remastered)
Kevin Ayers “Guru Banana” - from Sweet Deceiver (Bonus Track Version)
Kevin Ayers “Caribbean Moon” - from Odd Ditties
Set#6 — CHARACTER STUDY (Continued)
Kevin Ayers “The Ballad of Mr. Snake” - from Yes We Have No Mañanas (Bonus Track Version)
Kevin Ayers “Love's Gonna Turn You Round (BBC Radio One's ''John Peel Show'' 22/7/76)” - from The First Show in the Appearance Business (BBC Sessions 1973-76)
Set#7 - CHARACTER STUDY
Kevin Ayers “The Ballad of a Salesman Who Sold Himself” - from Rainbow Takeaway
Kevin Ayers “Where Do the Stars End” - from That's What You Get Babe
Kevin Ayers “Champagne and Valium” - from Deià...Vu
Kevin Ayers “Flying Start” - from Falling Up
Set #8 — CHARACTER STUDY
Kevin Ayers “Feeling This Way” - from Still Life With Guitar
Kevin Ayers & The Wizards of Twiddly “Beware of the Dog II (Live)” - from Turn the Lights Down! (Live In London 1995)
Set #9 CHARACTER STUDY (Continued)
Kevin Ayers “Only Heaven Knows” - from The Unfairground
Kevin Ayers “See You Later” - from Alive in California

It was with great sadness that we learned last week of the passing of jazz legend CHICK COREA, so in honor of his legacy, on today's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #407) I'll incorporate a composition from various points in his career (including his work on Miles Davis's 'Bitches Brew') into each of today's six sets. It all starts off with 'You're Everything' from the RETURN TO FOREVER album, 'Light As a Feather,' and later includes other RTF staples 'The Sorceress,' and 'Beyond The Seventh Galaxy,' plus tracks from his solo and duet (with Gary Burton) albums.

Other highlights from this program include choice 'vault' cuts from CRACK THE SKY, LADY JUNE'S LINGUISTIC LEPROSY, SPIRIT, CAMEL, and the LITTLE FEAT instrumental 'Day At The Dog Races,' electronic music from synthesist's MORT GARSON, BOARDS OF CANADA, and WENDY CARLOS, BRIAN ENO'S 'By This River' from 'Before And After Science,' and songs from indie bands PARQUET COURTS, POP WILL EAT ITSELF, and THE WEATHER PROPHETS.

As usual, I've included more new material from ENNIO MORRICONE, MONK'ESTRA, BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE, WALTER TROUT, and LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDON, plus LUCINDA WILLIAMS interpreting Marc Bolan from the 'Angel Headed Hipster' tribute album.

It's another show that's chock full of goodness musically, so sit back and enjoy it!

This Week's Playlist:

SET #1
RETURN TO FOREVER 'You're Everything' - Light As A Feather 5:14
ENNIO MORRICONE 'Vita E Malavita (from Storie Di Vita E Malavita)' - Morricone Segreto** 2:40
BO HANSSON 'Wandering Song' - Magician's Hat 3:16
WALTER TROUT 'Up Above My Sky' - Ordinary Madness** 4:39
CRACK THE SKY 'Animal Skins' - Animal Notes 3:33
THE MEKONS 'In The Sun/The Galaxy Explodes' - Deserted 4:53
SPIRIT 'Life Has Just Begun' - The Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus 3:30
SET #2
THE BEATLES 'Cry For A Shadow' - In The Beginning; The Early Tapes 2:25
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS 'Corsican Mastiff Stride' - Getting Into Knives** 2:20
LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDON 'Flat Top' - Noon** 2:20
CHICK COREA 'The Woods' - The Mad Hatter 4:25
BASTIEN KEB 'Theme For An Old Man' - The Killing Of Eugene Peeps** 3:27
THE ACID 'Ra' - Liminal 3:22
CAMEL 'End Of The Day' - Harbour Of Tears 2:33
KRONOS QUARTET 'Gallop Of A Thousand Horses For String Quartet, Kamancheh, & Tombak' - Caravan 4:43
AURI 'Videni Juras (In The Middle Of The Sea)' - Best Of Folk Music Of Latvia 2:38
SET #3
PARQUET COURTS 'I Was Just Here' - Human Performance 1:48
JOHN GREAVES & PETER BLEGVAD 'Bottle' - Unearthed 2:55
RETURN TO FOREVER 'Sorceress' - Romantic Warrior 7:33
BOARDS OF CANADA 'The Color Of The Fire' - Music Has A Right To Children 1:45
LADY JUNE CAMPBELL CRAMER 'Touch Downer' - Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy 1:59
SPARKS 'This Town Ain't Big Enough' - Kimono My House 3:07
THE WEATHER PROPHETS' Almost Prayed' - MOJO Presents: There's A Light That Never Goes Out; Indie Classics 1982-1987 2:37
LITTLE FEAT 'Day At The Dog Races' - Time Loves A Hero 6:30
SET #4
LUCINDA WILLIAMS 'Life's A Gas' - Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan & T Rex** 4:03
BRIAN ENO 'By This River' - Before And After Science 3:03
MORT GARSON 'Pisces-Peace Piper' - Zodiac Cosmic Sounds 3:26
RETURN TO FOREVER 'Beyond The Seventh Galaxy' - Where Have I Known You Before 3:14
POP WILL EAT ITSELF 'Shortwave Transmission/Satellite Ecstatica' - This Is the Day...This Is The Hour...This Is The Lifestyle 4:35
GORILLAZ (Feat: slowthai & Slaves) 'Momentary Bliss' - Gorillaz Presents: Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez** 3:43
BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE' DJarabi' - Dankele** 4:12
ALEWIFE 'War Of The Satellites' - Chicago Surf Rally** 2:25
SET #5
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER 'Long Road Home' - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never** 3:32
THE FLAMING LIPS 'My Religion Is You' - American Head** 3:33
MONK'ESTRA 'Monk's Mood' - MONK'estra Plays John Beasley** 3:26
STEVIE WONDER 'Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call)' - Songs In The Key Of Life 3:56
CHICK COREA & GARY BURTON 'Armando's Rhumba' - Native Sense: The New Duets 3:48
JAH WOBBLE'S INVADERS OF THE HEART 'The Bonds Of Love' - Take Me To God 3:56
XTC 'Frivolous Tonight' - Apple Venus: Volume 1 3:10
WENDY CARLOS 'Biblical Daydreams' - A Clockwork Orange: Complete Original Score 2:06
SET #6
CAN 'Dizzy Dizzy' - Soon Over Babaluma 5:38
JIM WHITE 'God Was Drunk When He Made Me' - No Such Place 2:51
CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN 'She Divines Water' - Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart 3:52
DEVOTCHKA 'One Last Vow' - Una Volta 4:56
DEVENDRA BANHART 'Now All Gone' - Ma 3:37
STEVE LEHMAN & SELEBEYONE 'Origine' - Selebeyone 4:49
MILES DAVIS 'John McLaughlin' (feat: Chick Corea)' - The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions 4:23

To hear more of Alewife and other Chicago Surf Bands
(And to obtain copies of the 'Chicago Surf Rally' album):
https://thebreakers1.bandcamp.com/

** = New or recent acquisition
OST = Original Soundtrack

It's mid-February already and there's no telling when this bone chilling cold snap will release it's grip so why not just settle in with that giant quilt you pulled from the closet weeks ago, grab a hot beverage, and listen to my latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #406). I've got my usual bag of goodies (new releases, international tracks, jazz, psychedelic, and 'vault' classics to name a few) lined up to tickle your ears.

Out of the 'vault' there's an old Cleveland radio standard, KEVIN AYERS' 'Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes,' (recently remastered), plus SUPERSISTER, DAVID SANBORN, MCKENDREE SPRING, JONATHAN RICHMAN & THE MODERN LOVERS, and BRUCE COCKBURN'S 'Giftbearer' all sprinkled throughout the program.

New material is played from ENNIO MORRICONE, WALTER TROUT, ELYSIAN FIELDS (covering a song from the Marc Bolan tribute album, 'Angelheaded Hipster'), as well as LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDON (doing 'Eight Miles High'), and cuts from THE MOUNTAIN GOATS, GORILLAZ, and J.S. ONDARA.

If you're looking for jazz there's PAUL HORN, MONK'ESTRA, and BRAD MEHLDAU, international offerings from BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE, HUUN-HUUR-TU, AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM, and ANANDA SHANKAR, and psychedelic sounds from THE FLAMING LIPS, SYD BARRETT, KING CRIMSON, and SHADY. I'll even get your 'groove' going with WAS (NOT WAS) playing 'I Feel Better Than James Brown,' a TALKING HEADS outtake from 'Remain In Light,' and trippy sounds by the SUPREME BEINGS OF LEISURE. It'll make the whole weekend toasty as everything outside shivers.

Today's Playlist:
SET #1
BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE' Kelekou' - Dankele 3:42
TALKING HEADS 'Double Groove (Unfinished Outtake)' - Remain In Light (Expanded Ed.) 4:27
GENTLE GIANT 'Free Hand' - Free Hand 6:12
PERE UBU 'Misery Goats' - The Art Of Walking 2:40
HUUN-HUUR-TU 'Ezertep-Le Bereyin Be (Do You Want Me To Saddle You?)' - Where The Young Grass Grows 4:01
ANANDA SHANKAR & THE STATE OF BENGAL 'Love & Passion' - Walking On 6:12
SHANTI 'We Want To Be Free' - Shanti 3:16
SET #2
ENNIO MORRICONE 'Vie-Ni (from Quando L'amore E Sensualita)' - Morricone Segreto** 4:35
SUPERSISTER 'Cookies, Teacups, & Buttercups' - Spiral Staircase Sass 3:11
AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM 'Whirl-Y-Reel 2 (Folk Police Mix)' - Volume 1: Sound Magic 5:23
MONK'ESTRA 'Steve-O' - MONK'estra Plays John Beasley** 5:25
LOS PO-BOY-CITOS 'Jive Samba' - Putumayo Presents: New Orleans Mambo** 2:36
WAS (NOT WAS)' I Feel Better Than James Brown' - Are You Ok? 4:08
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS 'Get Famous' - Getting Into Knives** 3:19
KEVIN AYERS 'Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes' - Whatevershebringswesing (Remaster) 3:25
SET #3
THE FLAMING LIPS 'Mother I've Taken LSD' - American Head** 3:48
KING CRIMSON 'The Power To Believe III' - The Power To Believe 4:09
WALTER TROUT 'Ordinary Madness' - Ordinary Madness** 6:45
SYD BARRETT 'Octopus (Take 11)' - The Madcap Laughs 3:47
J.S. ONDARA 'Mr. Landlord' - Folk N' Roll Vol. 1: Tales Of Isolation** 3:36
BASTIEN KEB 'Rabbit Hole' - The Killing Of Eugene Peeps** 3:23
SHADY 'Hey Yeah' - World 3:59
SET #4
LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDON 'Eight Miles High' - Noon** 5:16
BRUCE COCKBURN 'Giftbearer' - In The Falling Dark 4:39
PAUL HORN/STEPHEN HALPERN 'Fantasy Flights (Solo Golden Flute W/ Echoplex)' - Connections 4:24
MCKENDREE SPRING 'Lani' - Second Thoughts 3:02
JONATHAN RICHMAN & THE MODERN LOVERS 'Abdul & Cleopatra' - Back In Your Life 3:16
DIDIER MALHERBE & LOY EHRLICH 'Lokoumotive' - Hadouk 4:04
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO 'A Pile Of Time' - Beauty 5:34
DAVID SANBORN 'Flight' - Taking Off 4:06
SET #5
GORILLAZ (feat. Octavian) 'Friday The 13th' - Gorillaz Presents: Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez 3:37
ELYSIAN FIELDS 'The Street And The Babe Shadow' - Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan & T Rex** 3:19
SUPREME BEINGS OF LEISURE 'Nothing Like Tomorrow' - Supreme Beings Of Leisure 4:43
HECTOR ZAZOU & SANDY DILLON 'Sandwiched 1' - 12: Las Vegas Is Cursed 4:46
THE BREEDERS 'Spacewoman' - All Nerve 4:21
WIRE 'German Sheperds (10:20 Version)' - 10:20** 4:28
TUNE-YARDS 'Hammer' - I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life 3:15
SET #6
BRAD MEHLDAU 'I. Waking Up/II. Stepping' - Outside Suite: April 2020** 3:32
JAN HAMMER 'The Seventh Day' - The First Seven Days 6:12
SUFJAN STEVENS/NICO MUHLY/BRAD DESSNER/ JAMES MCALISTER 'Mercury' - Planetarium 5:13
NICK MASON'S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS 'See Emily Play' - Live At The Roundhouse** 3:03

** = New or recent acquisition
OST = Original Soundtrack

On this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #405) I'll delve into how I go about creating each program and the realization that the very first artist that I pick to lead off each show usually determines the overall success of that show. That may seem like I've oversimplified it to some of my listeners so I'll actually walk you through the entire process of this program as it's assembled.

I decided to start today's show with JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALERO'S, following it with HARVEY GOLD'S homage to him with 'In Consideration of Joe Strummer,' then adding a rollicking number from the XTC offshoot, THE DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR, which ends in such a way that it seamlessly transitions into a track from the 'vault' by the band KHAN (from Space Shanty). That then morph's into the jazz tinged number, 'Blue Turk,' from ALICE COOPER'S 'School's Out' which blends itself into a track by ANGELO BADALAMENTI from the 'Twin Peaks' soundtrack, before finishing the set with RALPH CARNEY'S 'Funhouse' piece.

With me it's all about how certain notes or keys or even the style of a guitar riff allows a light bulb to go off above my head as the program progresses. During the set that follows, SEAN LENNON & CHARLOTTE KEMP MUHL perform a track from the Marc Bolan tribute album, 'Angelheaded Hipster' to begin, then a cut from the new album by THE MOUNTAIN GOATS is played and, inspired by the guitar and organ interlaced throughout the piece, it's followed by the GRATEFUL DEAD'S 'China Cat Sunflower' from 'Europe '72,' then new material from LEO KOTTKE (with MIKE GORDON), RY COODER, BILL FRISELL (from his 'Guitar in The Space Age' release), and finally a cut from DAEVID ALLEN.

Later on there's a bluesy ALBERT COLLINS song followed by the BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD, then a jazz standard by the CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND and numerous other selections that run from DAVID SYLVIAN and DEAD CAN DANCE, to FIRESIGN THEATRE, LEONARD BERNSTEIN'S 'West Side Story' and the RAMONES.

Join me and discover how the thought process used to assemble a show evolves and hear great music that results from it!

Today's Playlist:

SET #1
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS 'All In A Day' - Streetcore 4:55
HARVEY GOLD 'In Consideration Of Joe Strummer' - It's Messy, Vol. 1 3:31
THE DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR 'My Love Explodes' - Chips From The Chocolate Fireball 3:47
KHAN 'Stranded (including Effervescent Psych Novelty No. 5)' - Space Shanty (Remaster) 6:37
ALICE COOPER 'Blue Turk' - School's Out 5:33
ANGELO BADALAMENTI 'Dance Of The Dream Man' - Twin Peaks (OST) 3:41
RALPH CARNEY 'Funhouse' - I Like You (A Lot) 3:10
SET #2
SEAN LENNON & CHARLOTTE KEMP MUHL 'Mambo Sun' - Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan & T Rex** 4:16
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS 'Harbor Me' - Getting Into Knives** 4:07
GRATEFUL DEAD 'China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider' - Europe '72 10:35
LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDON 'From The Cradle To The Grave' - Noon** 3:04
RY COODER 'Flathead One More Time' - I Flathead 3:10
BILL FRISELL 'Tired Of Waiting For You' - Guitar In The Space Age 6:02
DAEVID ALLEN 'They Say, They Say' - N'Existe Pas 2:29
SET #3
BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE 'Dankele' - Dankele 4:33
THEE OH SEES 'Unwrap The Fiend, Pt. 2' - A Weird Exit 4:27
HELDON 'Un Drole De Journee' - Stand By 4:01
KRAFTWERK 'Radio Stars/Uranium' - Radioactivity 5:02
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER 'Shifting/Wave Idea' - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never** 5:15
WIRE 'He Knows' - 10:20** 4:40
BIG THIEF 'UFOF' - UFOF 3:08
SET #4
ALBERT COLLINS 'Iceman' - Iceman 5;02
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD 'Everydays' - Buffalo Springfield Again (New Stereo Mix) 2:43
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND 'Night Train' - For Jimmy, Wes, And Oliver** 5:21
JOHN LURIE 'Bo At The Airport' - Get Shorty (OST) 1:15
TALL DWARFS 'Lowlands' - Fork Songs (Plus Dogma) 3:05
LUNA 'Lost In Space' - Penthouse 3:44
PEACE ORCHESTRA 'The Man (Part 1)' - Peace Orchestra 4:48
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS 'Ah Pook The Destroyer/ Brian Gysin's All Purpose Bedtime Story' - Dead City Radio 2:45
TINO CONTRERAS 'Brazil' - Ultra-Lounge Vol. 17: Bongo Land 3:40
SET #5
DAVID SYLVIAN 'Pop Song' - Everything And Nothing 4:31
DEAD CAN DANCE 'Spirit' - A Passage In Time 4:59
KRONOS QUARTET 'Lullaby (W/ RHIANNON GIDDENS)' - Folk Songs 3:35
BEAVER & KRAUSE Walkin' Gandharva 2:43
JOHN HARDIN (TIN CAN LUMINARY) 'Indigenous Beliefs (w/ Amy Gustin)' - Collaborations 2:04
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR 'Refugees' - The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other 6:23
EELS 'Are We Alright Again' - Earth to Dora** 3:43
SET #6
NICK MASON'S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS 'The Nile Song' - Live At The Roundhouse** 3:25
DENGUE FEVER 'One Thousand Tears Of A Tarantula' - Escape From Dragon House 6:41
FIRESIGN THEATRE 'Ersatz Bros. Coffee/High School Madness (Excerpt)' - Shoes For Industry 1:53
LEONARD BERNSTEIN 'Quintet (W/ Betty Wand, Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon, The Jets)' - West Side Story (OST) 3:25
RAMONES 'When I Was Young' - Acid Eaters 3:16

** = New or recent acquisition
OST = Original Soundtrack

It's hard to believe the entire month of January is nearly over as I prepare yet another weekly foray into the world of freeform radio, but here we are, and I remain as excited as I've ever been with this edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #404). Assembling the show has become almost second nature to me, but like everyone else, I hit a couple of creative road blocks this time and spent some additional hours reorganizing sets until I was satisfied with the finished product of my efforts.

During today's first half hour there's new music from the CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND and a MARC ALMOND rendition of another Marc Bolan song from the late Hal Willner produced Bolan tribute album, 'Angelheaded Hipster.' Surrounding those bookends are tracks from HUGH HOPPER'S 'Caveman Hughscore' album, Czech psych stalwarts THE PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (playing 'Sun Zoom Spark'), another new ONEOHRIX POINT NEVER cut, and THE ART OF NOISE.

My second set took a while to reassemble but the results should please everyone. It begins with NUSRAT FATAH ALI KHAN, then a late 60's psychedelic raga by the obscure band SHOCKING BLUE, then DWEEZIL ZAPPA'S interpretation of 'Tomorrow Never Knows,' which flows into a Middle Eastern laden piece from NATACHA ATLAS, before changing direction with BRAD MEHLDAU, KAMIKAZE GROUND CREW (featuring Ralph Carney), a BRAVE COMBO cover of 'Little Bit Of Soul, and finishes with a rarely heard song by DEVO.

Other things to look forward to today: More new material from LEO KOTTKE (with MIKE GORDON), WIRE, and THE MOUNTAIN GOATS; a BRAND X cover of a King Crimson song during a percussive driven set with music from CHICO FREEMAN, GUY EVANS (of Van Der Graaf), RENALDO & THE LOAF, and GEOFFREY ORYEMA, plus spoken word from KEN NORDINE and humor from NATIONAL LAMPOON.

It's a show worthy of your ears!

Today's Set List:

SET #1
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND 'Milestones' - For Jimmy, Wes, And Oliver** 3:47
HUGH HOPPER & CAVEMAN HUGHSCORE 'Scooter Trash' - Caveman Hughscore 3:20
ALARM WILL SOUND 'Le Ray Au Soley!' - a%2Frhythmia 2:49
PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE 'Co. Znamena Vesti Kone' - Co. Znamena Vesti Kone 4:18
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & THE MAGIC BAND 'Sun Zoom Spark' - Clear Spot 2:13
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER 'Bow Echo' - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never** 2:11
THE ART OF NOISE 'Rapt – In the Evening Air (Edit 2)' - The Abduction Of The Art Of Noise 4:20
MARC ALMOND 'Teenage Dream' - Angelheaded Hipster:The Songs Of Marc Bolan & T Rex** 5:54
SET #2
NUSRAT FATAH ALI KHAN 'Taa Deem' - Mustt Mustt 4:53
SHOCKING BLUE 'Acka Raga' - At Home 3:07
DWEEZIL ZAPPA 'Tomorrow Never Knows' - Abbey Road: A Tribute To The Beatles 3:08
NATACHA ATLAS 'Batkallim' - Mounqaliba 5:58
BRAD MEHLDAU 'X: In The Kitchen' - Suite: April 2020** 2:57
KAMIKAZE GROUND CREW (w/ Ralph Carney) 'Baby Doll Lounge' - Madame Marie's Temple Of Knowledge 4:30
BRAVE COMBO 'Little Bit Of Soul' - Mood Swing Music 2:21
DEVO 'Praying Hands' - Are We Not Men, We Are Devo 2:47
SET #3
LOU REED & JOHN CALE 'Open House' - Songs For Drella 4:18
THE FLAMING LIPS 'Watching The Lightbugs Glow' - American Head** 2:53
NICK MASON'S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS 'A Saucerful Of Secrets' - Live At The Roundhouse** 9:17
PANDA BEAR 'Token' - Buoys 3:37
NATIONAL LAMPOON 'Shakespeare Knock Knocks' - White Album 2:09
DELIVERY 'Home Made Ruin (Alternative Take)' - Fools Meeting 2:57
MIDLAKE 'Aurora Gone' - Antiphon 4:37
SET #4
JOHN MARTYN 'Black Man At Your Shoulder' - Another World: Collector's Series Vol. 1 5:55
BRIAN ENO & DAVID BYRNE 'Number 8 Mix' - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (Bonus Ed) 3:30
FUNKADELIC 'Holly Wants To Go To California' - Uncle Jam Wants You 4:25
LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDON 'How Many People Are You' - Noon** 4:01
KEN NORDINE 'Lesson Number 1' - You're Getting Better: The Word Jazz Dot Masters 1:34
DEIGO URCOLA 'Stablemates (w/ Paquita D'Rivera)' - El Duelo** 5:02
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS 'Bell Swamp Connection' - Getting Into Knives** 5:51
SET #5
SLAPP HAPPY 'Paradise Express' - Sort Of 2:38
GUY EVANS 'The Finger Points' - The Long Hello Vol. 4 2:19
RENALDO & THE LOAF '120 Before Zero' - Struve & Sneff 4:24
BRAND X (EAST) 'Neil And Jack And Me' - Schzoid Dimension: A Tribute To King Crimson 4:33
CHICO FREEMAN 'Kings Of Mali' - Kings Of Mali 10:01
GEOFFREY ORYEMA 'Passage At Dusk' - Night To Night 5:24
SET #6
WIRE 'Boiling Boy (10:20 Version)' - 10:20** 6:22
SKY CRIES MARY 'Nowhere' - Moonbathing On Sleeping Leaves 5:38
SECRET OYSTER 'Oysterjungle' - Sea Son/Straight To The Krankenhaus 3:02
RETURN TO FOREVER 'Medieval Overture' - Romantic Warrior 5:14
ULTRAMARINE (with ROBERT WYATT) 'Happy Land' - United Kingdoms 4:41

** = New or recent acquisition
OST = Original Soundtrack.