The immersion. A stinging. There is only color. No shape. No front or back, simply orbits rippling back from a central disturbance. Some lighter bodies become vapor rather than resolve into the growing hum that shoots through mass and time.There is a dark room. Two boxes emit a coded spell. The organism opens it's eyes and sees flaming arcs and sparks within the boxes. This is good. No other ...
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I'm a huge fan of Pause Edited Cassette Art. To use a famous example, there is an ingenious Captain Beefheart piece (forgive me if I'm remembering Trout Mask incorrectly) "The Dust Blows Forward and the Dust Blows Back" which is poetry that he created by recording each line separately, pausing the tape while he thought of the next one. I used that method 30 years ago as well, and recommend tryi...
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I put this WDR German TV clip up a couple years ago as a download on Beware of the Blog, but figured I'd repost since I just noticed via Boing Boing that someone had You Tubeized it for easier viewing. Great and rare glimpse at one of the most inventive rock bands ever, in studio.
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From the liner notes: " In short, this beautifully performed and superbly recorded album is a fitting musical excellence from Ghana's longest-lived group. It's therefore not surprising that Nana Ampadu is the most brilliant musician and wonderful lyricist who works in a standard and modern format using traditional rhythms and innovations to give the best to his large audience. Nana Ampadu is a...
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Devo - Girl You Want The Pleasure Seekers - What A Way To Die The Rockin' Ramrods - She LiedSupercharger - Sooprize Package For Mr. Mineo The Elite - One PotatoThe Coasters - Down Home Girl Roy Junior - Victim Of CircumstancesThe Rascals - Come On Up Larry & The Blue Notes - In & OutTeddy & George - Justine The Vandals - I Saw Her In A MustangThe Heart Attacks - Badda Diddy Baby The Teddy Boy...
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Meet Me in Seattle (At The Fair) (1:39)Seattle, 1962: The last successful World's Fair held in the United States is taking place, and organizers need music to spread the word. The call goes out to Joy and the Boys, and Meet Me in Seattle is born.There's a reason why you can't write music that appeals to everyone, unless you're the odd genius who can pen an "Mmm...Bop" or "Macarena." When you t...
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Motor/Mouth is a bi-weekly series featuring WFMU staff and their rides. This week we focus on that Number One Hit-maker, Michael Shelley, heard Saturdays, 10 AM - 1 PM... and we remind you this is the last day of Marathon 2009 - so PLEDGE! Don't forget the big Hoof & Mouth Finale begins tonight around 7 PM and you can join us in person at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ (yes, the public is welcome!).M...
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Today is the final day of WFMU's 2009 fundraising Marathon! This is your last chance to join in onthe fun! We've put together a fine batch of DJ Premiums: any of these handcrafted CDs are available for a pledge of $75 or more. Pledge your support to WFMU before it's too late!Sunday 's lineup [6 AM - 9 AM] Dan Bodah's Dream Theories on Fire: "Great in-studio performances and on-ai...
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WFMU's fundraising Marathonis underway! Tune in through tomorrow to join in onthe fun with your favorite DJs spinning their favorite hits, special co-hosts,and prize giveaways galore. We've also put together a fine batch of DJ Premiums: any of these handcrafted CDs are available for a pledge of $75 or more. Check the blog daily to sample what's available from today's DJs and don't forget...
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This is the first LAIF with some liner notes (about the music contained herein). I felt a need to at least tell a bit about the songs etc. This is also the first edition with a title other than LAIF and a volume number. This volume, I felt, should always be remembered as the one that “came out” after Lux’s passing. Lux_and_Ivys_Favorites_-_Volume_12.zipWhile most of it was being compiled, i
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I've been working on a feature length article about Korean free music that should appear this June in Wire magazine and wanted to share some of the bounty for you WFMU folk. Top left is a solo performance by Kang Tae Hwan. Kang Tae Hwan was improvising as early as the '70s, one of Korea's first free players. The only Occidental Kang Tae Hwan release is 2003's Love Time, out on the VHF label.
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What do you get when you cross monotheism with wayout synthesizers and stage mothers? God’s Kids!I’ve been advised by legal counsel that posting more than three of these songs might result in toxic levels of terminal cuteness for which I will be monetarily responsible for. I’m not about to get sued over a God’s Kid. Rather, I’m going to play the celestial bartender that gives you just
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Extreme Album of the Week #6, Pierced from Within by Suffocation, (1995, Roadrunner) Extreme Album of theweek is a feature where I will be giving thoughts and impressions on an extrememusic classic that I have not heard at length. I will research these albumsheavily as I listen, and attempt to educate as well as reflect on the nature ofthese albums .Last week I looked at Beneath the Remains. Th...
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An Evolution of Man in Motion (4:17)I've posted previously about the psychedelic flavor of quadraphonic promos, as opposed to the genteel, family-centered tone of many 1950s stereo demos. Here's another example, in the form of a sound-effect montage tracking humankind's ascension from biped to interstellar traveler.This is the opening cut from Ovation's 1973 quad sampler, the rest of which is...
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Give the Drummer Some's10 Favorite Downloads from the MP3 Blogosphere(see Comments, below, for helpful info about downloading)The WFMU Marathon is in full effect, but does the free goody gravy train come to a dead stop? Heavens no! The crew here at Mining the Audio Motherlode are still swinging their pickaxes, still sucking in fine particulate matter in the murky deep in order to deliver you mo...
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Last week, WFMU.org reader Dale questioned my use of the term "ghetto germination station" in my post and I replied that:I'm blogging on behalf of those of us who simply don't have the resources to invest in fancy pots and expensive propagators - cloches are for people who garden for a hobby. Ghetto gardening is the serious business of feeding our families in an economic and social crisis in lo...
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Three half hour segments up on You Tube chronicling the Progressive Rock era, with some fantastic footage and interviews with the likes of Robert Wyatt, Arthur Brown, Mike Oldfield and Carl Palmer, showcased in a TV demo in part three with explanation of how he didn't realize that the difference between ordering a 1/4" shell and 1/2" shell for the drumkit would make the thing weigh over 2 to...
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I need Corn Weenie Remixes, and I need 'em bad. Really Really.UPDATE: Remixes received! Here they are:People Like Us: On The Ceiling John: CW Cyruss mixThe Human: Corn Weenie RemixGenghis Jung: Now You Can Sing The Song Corn WeenNew: Datadog: Corn StraveenieBilly Jam: CornWeenie Arabic Scratch MixRokhausen: There But For The Grace of Corn WeenieAAFIII: Learn to Speak Hawaiian Part 1 Royalty Fr...
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