Transmusic Airwaves

There are plenty of great reasons for listening to this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #413). I'll be featuring several selections from both the 'Rough Guide' compilation series and artists from Peter Gabriel's Real World label, playing a slew of Akron artists, and adding more choice cuts from the 'vault' all as part of today's programming.

Both the Rough Guide and Real World labels have been at the forefront of bringing international music from all over the world to a wider audience over the past two decades. Today I'll feature MICHIYO YAGO (Avant Garde Japan), JOHN BOUTTE & CRAIG KLEIN (Voodoo), and SHIMAL (Turkish Cafe) all from the Rough Guide series and SIDESTEPPER (Columbia), TOURMAST (Nomadic), SHEILA CHANDRA (English/Indian), and LONELY DEAR (Swedish) from the Real World label interspersed throughout.

Adding to the merriment is music from several Akron artists including LIBRARIANS WITH HICKEYS, DEVO (honored with 'Devo Day' in their Akron hometown on April 1st), and TIN HUEY, and 'vault' selections from THE BONZO DOG BAND, KEVIN AYERS, ALAIN MARKUSFIELD, HAWKWIND, CAN, and AMON DUUL II. I'll play a track by TONTO'S EXPANDING HEADBAND in honor of the late synthesist Malcolm Cecil, throw in a couple of covers, one from DEVOTCHKA ('Something Stupid') and another from the surf band FRENCH (covering The Stones), and even play JOSEPH BARBERA'S theme from the Jonny Quest TV cartoon series.

Today's playlist:
SET #1
MICHIYO YAGI 'Rouge' - The Rough Guide To Avant-Garde Japan 5:59
LIBRARIANS WITH HICKEYS 'Silent Stars' - Long Overdue** 3:07
LUNA 'Weird And Woozy' - Romantica 3:12
SIDESTEPPER 'Celestial' - Supernatural Love 2:33
DEVOTCHKA 'Somethin' Stupid' - Curse Your Little Heart (EP) 3:23
DAVID BYRNE 'Wicked Little Doll' - Feeling 2:55
BRYAN FERRY 'Alphaville' - Olympia 4:25
TODD RUNDGREN 'Planet Queen' - Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan & T Rex** 4:36
SET #2
AUDIENCE 'Thunder And Lightnin'' - Lunch 3:37
SHIMAL 'Bu Gala Dasli Gala' - The Rough Guide To Turkish Cafe 3:26
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT' Calling The Guardians' - Rise Of The Guardians (OST) 2:08
HAWKWIND 'Hassan I Sabha' - Quark, Strangeness, & Charm 5:22
TOURMAST 'Maraou Oran' - Ishumar 5:31
CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN 'Cattle (Revised)' - II & III (Bonus Tracks) 2:50
THEE OH SEES 'Camera (Queer Sound)' - Drop 3:11
FRENCH 'Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Dancing In The Shadows?' - Surfin' Jack Flash (The Surf Instrumental Bands Of The World Play The Music Of The Stones) 2:30
SET #3
JOHN BOUTTE/CRAIG KLEIN 'Marie Laveau' - The Rough Guide To Voodoo 6:52
KEVIN AYERS 'Fake Mexican Tourist Blues' - Odd Ditties 4:38
OS MUTANTES 'Nada Mudou' - Haih...Ou Amortecedor... 5:15
ENNIO MORRICONE 'Sinfonia Di Una Citta (IV) (from 'Copkiller)' - Morricone Segreto** 2:47
LITTLE FEAT 'Representing The Mambo' - Representing The Mambo 5:56
PROPELLERHEADS 'Winning Style' - Drumsanddecksandrockandroll 5:58
SET #4
LONELY DEAR 'There Are Several Albert's Here' - Lonely Dear 3:13
PRIMAL SCREAM 'Elimination Blues' - More Light 5:48
SHEILA CHANDRA 'Woman And Child' - The Zen Kiss 3:37
BRIAN ENO & RICK HOLLAND 'As If Your Eyes Were Partly Closed, As If You Honed The Swirl Within Them And Offered Me To The World/A Title' - Drums Between The Bells 5:27
JAN HAMMER 'The Animals' - The First Seven Days 6:14
OSIBISA 'Seaside Meditation' - Welcome Home 5:18
SET #5
LEO KOTTKE & MIKE GORDON 'Peel' - Noon** 4:36
OREGON 'Dark Spirit' - Distant Hills 5:56
ALAIN MARKUSFIELD 'Fayava' - Platock 3:57
THE BONZO DOG BAND 'The Sound Of Music' - The History Of The Bonzos 1:21
FSK 'Pennylfawnisch Schnitzelbank' - Original Gasman Band 4:09
BRAVE COMBO 'Oh What A Beautiful Morning' - Humansville 1:54
TIN HUEY 'Coronation' - Contents Dislodged During Shipment 2:25
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE 'No Sunlight' - Narrow Stairs 2:40
BRYAN SCARY 'Birdy' - Birds 2:32
SET #6
TONTO'S EXPANDING HEAD BAND 'Cameltrain' - Tonto Rides Again 3:53
DEVO 'S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain)' - Duty Now For The Future 4:30
CAN 'Turtles Have Short Legs (Non LP B-Side Of The Single 'Spoon')' - Radio Waves 3:06
THE BOBS 'Bird On A Wire' - Cover The Songs Of... 2:18
JOSEPH BARBERA 'Jonny Quest Theme' - Television's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 1:35
AMON DUUL II 'Telly Vision' - Pyragony X 4:09
THE BUDOS BAND 'Budorian Knight' - Long In The Tooth** 3:03

** = New or recent acquisition
OST = Original Soundtrack

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Transmusic Airwaves presents the EASTER WEEK SPECIAL.

Today I'm returning to the archives and replaying my Easter week special from March 29, 2013 that was broadcast on SFCR - San Francisco Community Radio. Below is the program details and set listing for the this special 'rewind!'

This week I’m devoting the entire second half of my show to what else, EASTER? And for those of you who choose to listen, one fact remains obviously clear: I’m going someplace really, REALLY WARM when I pass on from this life (and it ain’t the Gulf Coast).

The show will blend an irreverent mixture of spoken word (WILLIAM BURROUGHS reading the “Sermon on the Mount”), unusual music (HOLGAR CZUKAY’s “Blessed Easter” and PHIL OCHS’ “The Crucifixion”), comedy (CHEECH & CHONG’S “The Pope Live from the Vatican”), and much more including songs by DAVID BYRNE (“U.B. Jesus”), PATTI SMITH (“Gloria”), BING CROSBY (“The Easter Parade”), and DAVID PEEL (“The Pope Smokes Dope”)

Other great music and comedy bits include JESSE JACKSON reciting “Green Eggs & Ham” (EASTER EGGS – Get it??), NATIONAL LAMPOON, ARCADE FIRE, JON FADDIS, and KING CRIMSON,
Plus: “Music vault” offerings from STOMU YAMASHTA (“Wind Words”), LOTHAR AND THE HAND PEOPLE (“Comic Strip”), and PHIL MILLER (“Dada Soul”).
And: More of the latest recordings by the EELS, CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, RODNEY CROWELL, AND TOY.

Today's playlist:
Set #1:
Flash “The Bishop” from Out Of Our Hands
TOY “Dead And Gone” from TOY
Thurston Moore “Ono Soul” from Psychic Hearts
National Lampoon “The Fabulous Sixties” from Greatest Hits of the National Lampoon
Lother and the Hand People “Comic Strip” from Presents
Jesse Jackson “Green Eggs and Ham (Part 1)” from SNL TV DVD
Various Artists “Fractured Fairy Tales Theme” from Toon Tunes: Funny Bone favorites
Eels “Kinda Fuzzy” from Wonderful, Glorious
Jon Faddis “The Hunters & Gatherers” from Teranga
Jesse Jackson “Green Eggs and Ham (Part 2)” from SNL TV DVD
Set #2
Rodney Crowell “Anything But Tame” from Kin
Talk Demonic “Midcentury Motion” from Ruins
Phillip Glass “Cloudscape” from Koyaanisqatsi (Original Soundtrack)
Arcade Fire “Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)” from Funeral
King Crimson “Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream” from Vroom
African Rhythm Messengers “Omye Ga GBA Egwu” from Bottom Belle
Deerhoof “Believe E.S.P” from Friend Opportunity
Set #3
Black Dub “Love Lives” from Black Dub
Conrad Schnitzler “Contraptual Interstellar Radars” from Space Box
Animal Collective “Moonjock” from Centipede Hz
Various Artists “Mr. Spaceman” from Eight Miles High (A Bluegrass Tribute to the Byrds)
Stomu Yamashta's East Wind “Wind Words” from Freedom is Frightening
Camper Van Beethoven “You Got to Roll” from La Costa Perdida (Bonus Track Version)
Phil Miller “Dada Soul” from Split Seconds
Pere Ubu “And Then Nothing Happened” from Lady from Shanghai
Set #4 — EASTER SONGS (PART 1)
David Byrne “U B Jesus” from Look into the Eyeball
The United States Of America “Where is Yesterday” from The United States of America
Phil Ochs “The Crucifixion” from Pleasures of the Harbor
Tom Waits “Chocolate Jesus” from Mule Variations
Patti Smith “Gloria” from Horses
William S Burroughs “The Sermon on the Mount (Part 2)” from Dead City Radio
Mavis Staples “Step Into The Light” from Have A Little Faith
Set #5 -EASTER SONGS (Part 2)
John Entwhistle “Heaven And Hell” from Smash Your Head Against the Wall
Billy Crystal “Who's your Messiah Now” from MP3
Bing Crosby “The Easter Parade” from Bing, His legendary Years
Blind Boys of Alabama “Wade in the Water” from Higher Ground
Cheech & Chong “The Pope: Live At the Vatican” from Cheech & Chong
Crack The Sky “Holding My Breath” from Ostrich
SET #6 - EASTER SONGS (Part 3)
Quah (Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson) “I Am The Light Of This World” from Quah
Holgar Czukay “Blessed Easter” from Rome Remains Rome/Der Ost Est Rot
David Peel & the Super Apple Band “The Pope Smokes Dope” from John Lennon for President
Rotondi “Modern Man in Search of a Soul” from Play On
Brave Combo “I'm a Bunny Rabbit” from Holidays!

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