Transmusic Airwaves

Remembering DR. JOHN, playing a cut from HAL WILNER'S 'Meditations On Mingus' album, and following that with the cult band THE SLITS covering 'Heard It Through The Grape Vine,' gets the juices (and the show) going on this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #324). That first set also includes another nugget from THE BUDOS BANDS latest, plus a short piece from BRIAN ENO & RICK HOLLAND, a stylish ditty from sometime super group BIG WALNUTS YONDER, before finishing with another masterpiece from JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALERO'S 'Streetcore' album.

All that's left is the shouting as they say and two and a half more hours of great music, occasional pontificating about CD's that skip, songs that fade & drive me crazy, and segues that work well. Oh, and there's also some songs from KEVIN AYERS & THE WHOLE WORLD, STEVE HILLAGE, Akron's UNIT 5 and TIME CAT, Paul Horn from 'Inside The Great Pyramid,' LITTLE FEAT howlin' at the 'Spanish Moon,' and some thoughts and stories about HENDRIX at Woodstock (to go along with the latest family reissue) via his PURPLE HAZE track. Listening starts around 9 am on June 14.

On this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #323) in my continuing effort to bring more information about the artists I play, their music, and pertinent background information on how they go about their creative process, I''ll begin the program with another track from STEREOLAB'S 2019 remaster of their 'Mars Audiac Quintet' album, and at the end of the first set, discuss the production technique of 'baking' magnetic tapes reels and why it was needed to salvage some of the bands master tapes from further deterioration.

That's just one of the many topic's (and material) covered during this weeks show. I'll also pay tribute to ROKY ERICKSON and LEON REDBONE (both who passed away recently), play a request for CAPTAIN BEEFHEART which then evolves into a stellar set with additional songs from THE BEATLES, RHIANNON GIDDENS (her latest), SYD BARRETT, EUGENE CHADBOURNE, RALPH CARNEY, and Nate Brenner's NAYTRONIX.

There more NEW selections including a cut from the latest GONG release, more from locals THE HI-FI'S and LEAF BORBIE & THE FAMILY TREE, plus other new songs by THE MOUNTAIN GOATS and NIK TURNER. I've also got 'vault' gems from LOVE, VAN DYKE PARKS, and NEGATIVLAND, and a variety of other musical slices that feature everything from jazz by DUKE ELLINGTON to an international cross section from TOTO BONA LOKUA and Italy's SPACCANAPOLI. Add in some PIXIES, THE BREEDERS, and WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS channeling Jim Morrison, and it all adds up to another eclectic line up.

For more information about where to see the Hifi's and about their forthcoming 6x5 EP:
https://www.facebook.com/TheHiFisAkron/

For more info on GONG'S latest release and all related artists:
https://www.planetgong.co.uk/

Another week has flown by and it's time once again for the latest edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #322). I've rarely missed a beat over the course of the last seven years when it comes to producing a new show each week and this week was no different, challenges and all. Challenges? Oh come Paul! How difficult is it to turn out this program each week asks every skeptic I know. When your as obsessive as I am, every day missed gives me a day or two less to perfect the show and this past week there was a holiday to shorten the production schedule.

Music wise there's plenty of interesting NEW pieces blended into some great 'vault' tracks this week including more new songs from THE HI-FI'S, SAD PLANETS (Patrick Carney & John Petkovic), THE BUDOS BAND, RHIANNON GIDDENS (with Francesco Turrisi), and GUIDED BY VOICES. STEREOLAB'S got a never before played bonus track from the newly expanded 2019 edition of the 'Mars Audiac Quintet' album, THE BEYONDERER'S premiere another from the latest compilation 'Where The Hell Is Akron, Ohio? Vol. 2', and CAROLINE SHAW & ATTACCA QUARTET explore a modern string ensemble piece from their 'Orange' offering.

From the 'vault' you'll hear an excerpt from TERRY RILEY'S 'A Rainbow In Curved Air,' a song from the one off 70's super-group ARMAGEDDON ('Silver Tightrope'), BARRE PHILLIPS plays a cut from his 'Mountainscapes' release, and even ELVIS PRESLEY makes an appearance. There's also a selection of international, jazz, electronica, and folk to boot. It's well worth your time and my effort.

For information on how to purchase the SAD PLANETS album:
https://teepeerecords.com/products/sad-planets-akron-ohio-out-4-19-19

For more information about where to see the Hifi's and about their forthcoming 6x5 EP:
https://www.facebook.com/TheHiFisAkron/

For more information about The Beyonderers:
https://www.facebook.com/thebeyonderers/

Sometimes change is a good thing. During a recent trip to Chicago, I encountered many friends who told me that they really enjoy my radio program but would love to hear more anecdotal stories about the artists I play. Well your wishes are coming true and beginning this week on TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #321) I'll be spending a little more time from now on telling you about the artists, their music, and in some cases, elaborating on the unique instruments that they play. (The Mellotron and T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer are just a couple of things discussed in more detail this week).

You'll still get plenty of great music, spoken word, occasional humor, and obsessively designed sets you've hopefully come to know and love. I'll still mispronounce things or invent a entirely new word on occasion but hey, I'm getting older by the day and finding my keys gets to be an adventure these days. Now...where was I?

As to the music stuff I mentioned, this week I've got more new songs from THE HI-FI'S, THE MOUNTAIN GOATS, SAD PLANETS (Patrick Carney & John Petkovic), THE BUDOS BAND, RHIANNON GIDDENS (with Francesco Turrisi), IRON & WINE, GUIDED BY VOICES, and THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM. From the 'vault' you'll get to hear PHIL OCHS, FAR EAST FAMILY BAND, TONTO'S EXPANDING HEAD BAND, and GENTLE GIANT.

Add to all of this, the DAVE LIEBMAN GROUP playing an Ornette Coleman melody, RY COODER collaborating with ALI FARKA TOURE, and more local fair from PERE UBU and THE TUFTED PUFFINS and you got a couple more reasons to put up with me for another three hours!

For information on how to purchase the SAD PLANETS album:
https://teepeerecords.com/products/sad-planets-akron-ohio-out-4-19-19

For more information about where to see the Hifi's and about their forthcoming 6x5 EP:
https://www.facebook.com/TheHiFisAkron/

For more info about The Tufted Puffins:
http://www.thetuftedpuffins.com/

The cat's 'out of the bag' (and clamoring for food!)
On the latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #320) I've got brand NEW recordings from RHIANNON GIDDENS (with FRANCESCO TURRISI), Akron's own THE HIFI'S, IRON & WINE, GLEN HANSARD, TY SEGALL, ALAN PASONS, and GUIDED BY VOICES. There's also more selections from recently released efforts by SAD PLANETS (PATRICK CARNEY & JOHN PETKOVIC), VICTOR KRUMMENACHER, THE BUDOS BAND, THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM, and NIK TURNER.

More 'themed sets' are created including one with a 'Down On The Farm' motif which has songs from LITTLE FEAT (of course), THE BONZO'S, THE RESIDENTS, DAEVID ALLEN ('Good Morning'), and THE FORBIDDEN FIVE; and a second with a retro-proggy feel featuring ULTIMATE SPINACH, RETURN TO FOREVER, URIAH HEEP, and DAVID BOWIE.

There's a few surprises from CHRIS BUTLER, LONG TALL DEB & COLIN JOHN, OREGON, THE RAMONES, THE WHO (from 'Live At Leeds'), and JOE BYRD & THE FIELD HIPPIES. (I guess it isn't a surprise anymore now is it?)- Pictured here is Chester, this weeks assistant producer...he gives the show 10 purr's!

For information on how to purchase the SAD PLANETS album:
https://teepeerecords.com/products/sad-planets-akron-ohio-out-4-19-19

For more information about CHRIS BUTLER'S 'Infinite Glitch' and to submit additions to it: http://www.infiniteglitch.net/

For more information about LONG TALL DEB & COLIN JOHN'S Dragonfly album:
https://soundcloud.com/long-tall-deb

For more information about where to see the Hifi's and about their forthcoming 6x5 EP:
https://www.facebook.com/TheHiFisAkron/

Sometimes the germination of a simple idea will manifest itself into a whole new series of ideas and on this edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #319) several snippets of spoken word monologue and humor blossomed into a wonderfully diverse array of sets where many play a central part.

During the second set for example, JOHN HARTFORD uses a strange verbal montage to ask 'Do You Have Room? (In Your Heart For the Five String Banjo)' which is followed by fiddler VASSAR CLEMENTS' bluegrass interpretation of Cream's 'White Room.' That naturally segues into a violin laden piece by the band CAN, a couple of humorous faux commercials from FIRESIGN THEATRE, and ROBERT CALVERT'S drug inspired pre-flight checklist from his 'Captain Lockheed' release, before finishing with WENDY CARLOS' title music from A Clockwork Orange.

'What in Gawd's name'... (you're saying to yourself right about now) But wait! It get's better! The next set starts 'bluesy' with JOHN MAYALL'S new offering and eventually winds it's way up to LENNY BRUCE, DEL CLOSE & JOHN BRENDT'S 'Introduction to Speaking Hip,' THE LAST POETS, ethereal jazz trip hop from STEVE LEHMAN & SELEBEYONE, more DEL & JOHN, before finishing with the original word jazz hipster, KEN NORDINE'S 'Faces in the Jazzamatazz.'

Plus there's NEW music from SAD PLANETS and VICTOR KRUMMENACHER, and a 'vault' pick or two from PETER LAUGHNER, MOTHER MALLARD'S PORTABLE MASTERPIECE CO., David Vorhaus' WHITE NOISE, and more spoken word from LORD BUCKLEY! I may have lost my marbles this week, but I guarantee you'll have a lot of fun picking them all up!

Here's some highlights of which artists to expect on the this weeks latest episode (#318) of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES:
Set #1: Juana Molina, Bruce Cockburn, Bjork, and Faust.
Set #2: Panda Bear (new), Chrome, Cluster & Eno, and U.K.
Set #3: Strange songs telling strange stories with Tom Waits, Southern Culture On The Skids, Jim White, and Was (Not Was).
Set #4: Deerhoof, The Claypool Lennon Delirium (new), Etron Fou Leloublan, and Fred Frith.
Set #5: Nik Turner (new), Material (with William S. Burroughs), The Beatles (from Yellow Submarine), and Yo Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble.
Set #6: Joni Mitchell (from Hejira), Joe Strummer & Johnny Cash (singing a duet), John Martyn, and Topo D Bill (members of the Bonzo Dog Band) singing 'Witchai Tai To.'

As usual, no assembly is required as I've already put all the pieces together. Cheers!

This edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #317) marks the 7th anniversary of my return to radio which began in 2012 after over thirty years away so I've gathered some of my favorite artists and songs which have influenced my musical tastes to play for you today.

I'll begin the program with KEVIN AYERS' 'Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes,' followed by some vintage PERE UBU and SPIRIT; then a new song by THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM which will morph magically into a 'cover' of THE BEATLES 'Because' from the 'Abbey Road Now!' compilation, before finishing the first half hour with SHAWN PHILLIPS and NICK DRAKE.

There's more great selections in store with music from 15-60-75 (THE NUMBERS BAND), XTC, JOHN CALE, THE DELTA SAXOPHONE QUARTET, DAVID BYRNE, RHIANNON GIDDENS, GONG, HECTOR ZAZOU (with BARBARA GOGAN), and New Guinea's GEORGE TELEK.

Two versions of the song 'On Some Faraway Beach' will be heard by both BRIAN ENO and pianist ARTURO STALTERI (back to back), plus LAURIE ANDERSON plays 'Oh Superman,' and Cleveland folk legend JOHN BASSETTE'S 'Hessler Street' and ROY HARPER'S 'When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease' all get air time.

On this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #316) I'll play music during the first set from the PATTI SMITH GROUP, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, 10CC, and HOLGAR CZUKAY all with 'Easter' as the underlying theme.

In the second set the direction shifts as you'll hear PETER GABRIEL (singing in German), THE FLYING LIZARDS (covering 'Purple Haze'), new music from THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, NIK TURNER, and THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM, plus two songs about cannabis from GONG and DILLARD/HARTFORD/DILLARD.

Also heard today will be RALPH CARNEY (his 'Lament For Charleston'), YUSEF LATEEF, BRIAN WILSON, THE RESIDENTS (covering Elvis' 'Return To Sender'), and ANANDA SHANKAR (covering 'Light My Fire') and I'll resolve an 'earworm' issue caused by an unidentified instrumental that was actually the traditional melody 'John Barleycorn' so you'll versions by TRAFFIC and the JOHN RENBOURN GROUP.

To purchase a copy of Ralph Carney's 'Lament For Charleston' and other melodies:
https://ralphcarney.bandcamp.com/music

It's time for another TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #315) as each week seems to fly by at a breakneck pace adding to the blur of optics that is my life lately. I've had trouble remembering what day it is at times but the one constant (besides my daily meds in the pillbox) has been this program. Such is the case this week as I've added several NEW releases to the mix, garnered some old 'musical friends' from the 'vault,' and assembled another three hours for your enjoyment.

For the NEW stuff, I've added DANIEL KNOX'S latest 'Chasescene' (with a cut featuring the late RALPH CARNEY), NIK TURNER, CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT, THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, another track from THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM, and new remasters of ALICE COLTRANE'S recordings and THE BYRDS 1973 album 'Byrds.'

From the 'vault' there's M. FROG LABAT, SALVATION, THE BONZO DOG BAND, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND (with 'I Love You, You Big Dummy'), WEATHER REPORT ('Black Market'), THE CHAMPS ('Tequila'), and THE WAITRESSES (doing 'Clones' from The Akron Compilation). There's plenty of other items covering jazz, world music, alternative, and soundtracks to round out the balance as well. Please join me for another week of great sounds.

For more information about Daniel Knox:
https://danielknox.com/