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"Rat Salad" with mark (archive)

[switched shows w/Kate this week...]
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 | 07:00 to 09:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
From The Mouth Of The Sun Snow Burial (While Blue Skies Gather) Woven Tide Experimedia Swedish multi-instrumentalist Dag Rosenqvist and American composer/cellist Aaron Martin. 2012.
Mickey Newbury 33rd of August / When The Baby In My Lady Gets The Blues An American Trilogy Drag City Orig. appeared on "Looks Like Rain" in 1969.
* Assembly of Light Choir Treelight Assembly of Light At A Loss Recordings vocal group of >20 women from Providence, R.I.
Yo La Tengo Don't Say A Word (Hot Chicken #2) Electr-O-Pura Matador 1995
The Mustangs Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It (VA) Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay Numero Group 1973
* Nymph Battle Funk New Millennium Prayer Northern Spy New from the now-expanded-7-piece psych-noise-jazz ensemble from Brooklyn. Featuring the rather distinctive wail of Eri Shoji and a whole lot of cool soundswirl.
* Nynke Foarsizzing Alter Crammed Discs New from Friesland (in the north of Holland). Nynke Laverman combines her linguistic roots with fado, flamenco, etc.
* Sun Ra Red Planet Mars Continuation Corbett vs. Dempsey 1963; originally thought to be recorded in 1968-1969 but the folks at C vs. D have done their research and maintain otherwise. K?
* Shahram Salam Shahram Pharaway Sounds 1970s Iran.
Southern Culture on the Skids Rose Garden Countrypolitan Favorites Yep Roc They'll play the final show in the "big room" at the Berkeley Cafe in Raleigh, this Saturday night. The Berkeley will live on but the landlord is confiscating the big room for other use. :(
The Backsliders The Pain Of Love ...From Raleigh, North Carolina Mammoth Playing at The Pour House in Raleigh on Friday night.
Willie Nelson I'd Have To Be Crazy The Sound In Your Mind Columbia 1976
Willie Nelson Help Me Make It Through The Night Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson Columbia 1979
* Ray Stinnett Long Rivers Flow A Fire Somewhere Light in the Attic LiTA comes through again with a cool soft-edged 70s gem. Stinnett was part of Sham & The Pharoahs before this, in Memphis. LP was to be released in '71 but got shelved.
* Brent Amaker & The Rodeo Time To Set Things Straight Year Of The Dragon Fin new strange, Kraftwerky image-conscious "country" from Seattle. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3fhF7VuFS4)
* Oblivians Oblivion Desperation In The Red New from Memphis!
Oblivians Desperation Desperation In The Red Their first album in 15 years!
The Reatards I Gotta Rock N Roll Teenage Hate Goner more Memphis!
* The South Carolina Broadcasters East Virginia Blues Short Time to Stay Here Flaming Heart New from Mt. Airy, NORTH Carolina. (They started out in South Carolina, though).
* Steve Gunn Street Keeper Time Off Paradise of Bachelors new and beautiful
* Torres Chains Torres self-released Debut from 22 y.o. Nashville singer/songwriter/guitarist Mackenzie Scott. She will be at Hopscotch in September.
Tav Falco's Panther Burns She's The One That's Got It Behind The Magnolia Curtain Fat Possum Reissue from 1981. Playing @ Local 506 tomorrow! http://www.local506.com/event/283425-tav-falco-unapproachable-chapel-hill/
Tav Falco's Panther Burns Pantherman Blow Your Top Fat Possum This one from 1982. http://www.local506.com/event/283425-tav-falco-unapproachable-chapel-hill/
* Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds 222 Haunted Head In The Red new from a dude who's worked w/ The Cramps, Nick Cave, The Gun Club....
Dexter Romweber Hold Me Baby Chased By Martians Manifesto Opening for Tav Falco tomorrow.
Dexter Romweber Bombora Chased By Martians Manifesto 2001
Flat Duo Jets TV Mama Go Go Harlem Baby Sky Dex in '91!
Flat Duo Jets Apple Blossom Time Go Go Harlem Baby Sky
* Anne-James Chaton / Andy Moor Metro Transfer Unsound great blending of spoken word & electroindustrial noises. Orig. from a 7" called Inbound-Outbound
Negativland Freedom's Waiting Free Seeland 1993
Negativland Cityman Free Seeland