PLAYLIST: Sukanta Majumdar “Rites of Labor” [Anthology of Exploratory Music from India] Mick Karn “Ashamed To Be A Part Of Them” [The Concrete Twin] The Kinks “Fancy – Stereo Mix” [Face to Face (Deluxe Edition)] Soft Machine “Disorganisation ” [Middle Earth Masters] Windsor For The Derby “Seven” [Calm Hades Float] … Continue reading →

“In Quarantine” long became an unnecessary qualifier. We are still at an undisclosed location making expunkimental music radio programs for Freeform Portland and the world. Your host Ricardo Wang would like to thank Ryan A. Ray for his massive technical … Continue reading →

This show was a lot of fun as Ricardo Wang’s 13 year old son Lennon tag team DJed with him to a very shoegaze rocking result. PLAYLIST: Silzedrek “Gwen’s Pen” [I Stumble And Then I Fall] Swallows “From the Bottom Up” [Me With Trees … Continue reading →

It’s the Freeform Portland Summer Fundrasier so if you are able, please SUPPORT Freeform and What’s This Called? The legendary DJ Victrola of Guitar Shop Radio joined your host Ricardo Wang for two hours of enthusiastic musings and music that … Continue reading →

PLAYLIST: Floating Points “Movement 8” [Promises] Ron Mason Gassaway “Origin Unknown” [demo] Stan Kenton “Taunting Scene (The Rumble)” [West Side Story] Squarepusher “The Tide” [Budakhan Mindphone] Stone Angel “The Bells Of Dunwich” [Sumer Is Icumen In: The Pagan Sound Of British And Irish Folk 1966-75] RhaD “Telephonic Art followed by Chamber … Continue reading →

PLAYLIST: This Mortal Coil “A Single Wish – Remastered” [It’ll End In Tears (Remastered)] All Them Witches “Rats in Ruin” [Nothing as the Ideal] Broken Thoughts “Vaguely Remembered” [Hearing Ghosts] Cyoakha Grace O’Manion “And If I Fall” [Unknown Music from Dream Quest of Kadath] Bobby Womack “Everyone’s Gone To … Continue reading →

The forecast for Portland OR is that when What’s This Called? airs Saturday from 2-4 PM PST on Freeform Portland the temperature will rise from 100 degrees Fahrenheit to 104 degrees. While this is not the hottest things are supposed … Continue reading →

Grads, Dads, Brides, oh My… PLAYLIST Alien Sex Fiend “Can’t Stop Smoking” [I Walk the Line] Jefferson Airplane “White Levis Jefferson Airplane” [1960s Psychedelic Radio Commercials] Tim Buckley “Sefronia” [The Dream Belongs To Me] The Raincoats “Odyshape” [Odyshape] Wipers “Doom Town” [Over the Edge] Sibylle Baier “I Lost Something in the … Continue reading →

PLAYLIST: Machinedrum “She Died There” [Room(s)] Amon Tobin “Dropped From The Sky” [ISAM] Swell Maps “Don’t Throw Ashtrays At Me!” [A Trip to Marineville] Venetian Snares “Senki Dala” [Rossz Csillag Alatt Született] Bardo Pond “The High Frequency” [Amanita] Causa Sui “Return to Sky” [Return to Sky] Jackie O Motherfucker “Pray” [Liberation (Reissue)] King Buffalo “Sleeps … Continue reading →

HEAR THE PROGRAM: PLAYLIST: LiangYiYuan “The Confucian Pleasure Puppet” [Anthology Of Experimental Music From China ] Bauhaus “Paranoia, Paranoia” [Singles] Boards of Canada “Dandelion” [Geogaddi] Einstürzende Neubauten “Vanadium-I-Ching” [Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T.] Spiritualized “Electric Phase” [Pure Phase] SisSisters “Oh, Olive” [oms-b023] Black Flag “Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie” [Wasted…Again] Arthur Russell “All-Boy All-Girl” [Amplified: New Music Meets Rock, … Continue reading →