SESSION 52: At Home With Rose

Synth: let's face it, it's kinda fun.

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No show last week as you probably realised. Family stuff. You know how it gets...

This week I'm collaborating with my friend, Greg Simpson, a connoisseur of synth.

Simple rules - one hour each. Greg's set TBA. Who will be up first? I think we're gonna flip a coin.

First of all - you can't go past our own Kraus for some decent synth. Crazy motherfucking shit that I love.

Oh, and check out BIPPP - French Synth Wave 1979-85 off Born Bad Records for some fun tunes.

Here's my mix (one hour):

BBC Radiophonic workshop, melodic group shapes, bbc radiophonic workshop - listen move and dance 1-3, 1962 EMI. [1:08]
Kraus, White Leather, Red, Green and Blue: 1998-2003, 2006 self release CDR. [3:00]
Edmond De Deyster, Reel 04 Excerpt 04, Selectie 01, 2006 Ultra Eczema. [5:36]
Klaus Nomi, Three Wishes, Simple Man (1982), RCA. [3:20]
TGV, Partie 1, BIPPP - French Synth Wave 1979-85, 2006 Born Bad Records. [3:18]
Barabara Morgenstern, Die japanische Schranke, The Grass is Always Greener, 2006 Monika Enterprise. [5:06]
Young Hearts of Europe, u-bahn x, A Tribute to Flexipop Vol. 2, CDR unofficial realease. [5:30]
Edouard Artemiev, Le Feu, Sibérie, La Saga De L'immensité, 1979 Le Chant Du Monde. [5:19]
Metal Boys, Carnival, So Young But So Cold - Underground French Music 1977-1983, 2004 Tigersushi. [1:46]
Kissing the Pink, In Awe of Industry, Naked, 1983 Atlantic. [3:18]
Lagowski, Vocal Impulse Test, My Life In An Insulation Test, 2008 electr-ohm. [4:27]
Vibo, Clinical Death Prolog, A Tribute to Some Bizarre Vol. 4, CDR, Unofficial Release. [2:49]
Disasteradio, Advanced Pancake Mechanics, Disasteradio, CDR. [2:43]
No Projekt, Childish Terror, Null Achtzehn, 2005 http://noprojekt.blogspot.com. [1:00]
Ahlgul Ouijaha, Metempsychosis of Prior Marble, Outro to Finale, 2007 AMENOREA. [6:45]
Deux, Game and Performance, BIPPP - French Synth Wave 1979-85, 2006 Born Bad Records. [3:43]

Here's Greg's mix (one hour):

Black Devil Disco Club, Dali, Presents: The Strange New World Of Bernard Fevre, 2009 Lo Recordings. [3:23]
Plastique de Rêve, Comme la vogue, Rêve de Plastique, 2009 Plastique de Rêve. [6:54]
The Emperor Machine, Lana Laila, Space Beyond The Egg, 2009 D.C. Recordings. [4:21]
Vincent Markowski, The Number Arkiv, Dirty Capsules, 2008 D.C. Recordings [4:59]
Joakim, Nebula Laughter, Watermelon Bubblicious, 2009 !K7 Records. [8:58]
Depth Charge, Mecha Squirrel, Pt. 2, Mecha Squirrel—EP, 2009 Schnozza Music. [4:19]
Premier Rang, Les corps humides — Single, 2009 Italians Do It Better. [5:24]
Fever Ray, Triangle Walks (Rex The Dog Remix), Triangle Walks—Single, 2009 Rabid Records. [6:39]
Black Van, Yearning — Single, 2010, DFA Records. [6:09]
Desire, Mirroir Mirroir, II, 2009 Italians Do It Better. [5:18]
Parallel Dance Ensemble, Run, Run — Single, 2010 Parallel Dance Ensemble. [3:55]

SESSION 51: At Home With Rose

* who remembers Gumby?

Almost crooners

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Almost wasn't doing a show tonight - hence the late playlist. But last minute change of plans. So here we go - all these songs (to me) have some kind of crooning aspect - even the ones with no voice. David Sylvian and Roxy Music are pretty obvious.

Lazy playlist for people who are running it close to the wire!

SESSION 50: At Home With Rose

Lovely low-fi

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Bloody hell! Fifty shows under my belt! Pretty damned pleased about that, yessiree.

This week's theme became apparent after choosing my first 3 songs. Seems I have low-fi on my mind. And back to some good New Zealand music which is fitting cos that's where this radio show began. Mixed in are a few songs from the rest of the world, but the core is most definitely Noo Zild.

Note all the great NZ labels. Yes, we have some wonderful musicians in this country, but don't forget about the hard work done by the people that run the labels to get the music out there so you can listen to it. Amongst tonight's labels:

Pseudo Arcana
Celebrate/Psi/Phenomenon (now called Don't Fuck With Magic)
CLaudia
nextbestway
The other NZ labels here are defunct (as far as I know).

Lots of gigs coming up and no money to go to them. Darn. Wish I was going to Health and wish I was going to Isis. Ah well. It is not to be.

David Merritt and David Kilgour, 6th of the 6th 66, Runner: A Compilation of NZ Music, Nextbestway. [0:32]
A Handful of Dust, Eulogy for a Riley 4/72, Musica Humana, Corpus Hermeticum. [2:35]
Aliastair Galbraith, Yes Jazz Cactus, Seely Girn, Feel Good All Over. [1:44]
Alastair Galbraith, Wrecked Wee Hymn, Seely Girn, Feel Good All Over. [5:27]
Graeme Jefferies, Even As We Sleep, Runner: A Compilation of NZ Music, Nextbestway. [4:27]
Wreck Small Speakers on Expensive Stereos, Oh and From the Beach, River Falling Love, Ajax Records. [2:11]
Bruce Russell, Against Method, Runner: A Compilation of NZ Music, Nextbestway. [4:09]
Kraus, Happening for Lulu, Golden Treasure, CDR. [2:36]
Kitchen's Floor, Failure, Loneliness is a Dirty Mattress, R.I.P. Society. [2:04]
Check out Kitchen Floor's album
Pumice, tsk, White, Stabbies and the Rocket Recordings. [2:28]
Daniel Johnston, Poptunes, The Early Recordings Volume 1 (Disc 2), Dual Tone Records. [2:01]
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Going Up The Country, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Sunday Best Recordings. [3:19]
floyd the phenomenal cat-trophy, 01 01 19 sticky, stacked ands stuck slowly for Bedt, Bedt, CDR. [3:35]
Daniel Johnston, I Lose, Rejected Unknown, Newimprovedmusic. [3:13]
Akron/Family, I'm Really Glad The Lights Went Out, Tour Album, Not On Label. [2:43]
Lau Nau, Kekellä yötá, Witching Hour - Field Recordings of Nighttime, CLaudia. [7:40]
gFrenzy, Tonight the Kids Sleep in the Car, A Lowtide's Rising..., Pseudoarcana. [1:36]
Robert Scott, Laid to Rest, Runner: A Compilation of NZ Music, Nextbestway. [3:17]
Jackie-O Motherfucker, Go Down, Old Hannah, Fig. 5, [6:54]
Anthony Milton, Outside of Centre, A Lowtide's Rising..., Pseudoarcana. [3:47]
Swagger Jack, Kill..., A Lowtide's Rising..., Pseudoarcana. [3:14]
Peter Wright, Pursuance, A Lowtide's Rising..., Pseudoarcana. [3:20]
Thuja, Opaque Reeds, Heat and Birds, Jewelled Antler Collective. 8:24]
Gate, To Kiss The Wall, Le Jazz Non (A Compilation of Nineties NZ Noise), Corpus Hermeticum. [3:52]
Eye Baba, Damaged Dream Repair, Hand Rolled Oblivion Disc 2, MYMWLY. [5:22]
Kemialliset Ystavat, Juomakallo/Vari Avarvvdesta/Himmelista, Latvasta Laho, Celebrate/Psi/Phenomenon. [6:33]
Koen Holtkamp, Walker, Field rituals, Type. [4:45]
LA LAKERS, Track 12, silk lettuce whitney houston, Dungeon Taxis. [2:33]
Lau Nau, Lue Kartalta, NUKKUU, Locust Music. [4:30]
White Winged Moth, Untitled 5, I Can See Inside Your House, Poon Village. [6:40]
CJA, How To Spot A Tagger, PONDS, United Fairy Moons. [2:25]

SESSION 49: At Home With Rose

Dark and doleful

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Some quite solemn sounds this week. Some of the tracks are by artists I played in my Doom metal face-off show a few weeks ago: Black Mayonnaise, Necro Deathmort and Bloody Panda.

Been a busy time - went up to Auckland for Dave's show at Ivan Anthony which looks great. Had a fun time at the opening and caught up with some old friends.

OK - here's the playlist for this week:
Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Dead Flag Blues, Kompliation, Southern Records. [6:41]
Bleeding Heart Narrative, Black Glass, All that was missing we never had in the world, Tartaruga Records. [2:52]
Radian, Chimera, Chimeric, Thrill Jockey. [8:56]
6majik9, Sacramental Illness (Full Blown), Black Sattva, A Beard of Snails. [12:54]
s.e.t.i., outpost receiving, above black, Ash International. [6:59]
Anal Magic & Rev. Dwight Frizzell, Nocturnal, Beyond the Black Crack, Paradigm Discs. [2:04]
Bloody Panda, Saccades I, Summon, Profound Lore Records. [2:05]
Bloody Panda, Saccades II, Summon, Profound Lore Records. [6:13]
Joined By Wire, Untitled, Black Axis 1-4, If Records. [17:05]
Funeral, when nightfall clasps, tragedies, Arctic Serenades. [14:18]
The Angelic Process, Dying in A-Minor, Weighing Souls With Sand, Profound Lore Records. [8:20]
Blue Sabbath Black Fiji, The Record Crazes, Split, Digitalis. [3:07]
Ajilvsga, Tales of Ready-To-Give, Split, Digitalis. [9:28]
Black Mayonnaise, Delirium, Ttssattsr, Emperor Jones. [3:59]
Necro Deathmort, Technicolour MInstrel Show, This Beat is Necrotronic, Distraction Records. [6:10]
Ahab, Below The Sun, The Call Of The Wretched Sea, Napalm Records. [11:45}

No show this week

I'm heading up to Auckland this week so I won't be doing a live show. Back as usual next week.

Two nights in Auckland will be very nice.

SESSION 48: At Home With Rose

Antidote to life's misery

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Feeling a bit dark and damaged at the moment. Could be the hormones. Could be the excesses of alcohol in the weekend. Could just be life.

I've been having dark dreams.

I had a original playlist list night that was very sombre and dark (along the doom metal line), but after listening to it I had some disturbing occult dreams and decided to ditch it and start again. The result is a little on the melancholic side, but it works for me.

This week's playlist is designed to soothe.

Hope my mood improves.

Hildegard von Bingen, 'Laus Trinitati', Voice of the Blood, RCA. [1:36]
Fursaxa, 'Nawne Ye', Alone in the Wood, ATP. [2:20]
Hush Arbors, 'Wait For A While', Hush Arbors, Digitalis. [2:31]
Alistair Galbraith, 'Mavis Grind', 2nds, A Studio 13 Rushed Product (cassette). [3:22]
Ben Reynolds, 'This England', Earth and Space Magic, Pseudoarcana. [7:16]
Andrès Segovia, 'Handel - Air', The Baroque Guitar. [2:50]
Christina Carter, 'Words Are Not My Own', Electrice, Kranky. [12:29]
Dewer, 'Prozac', myspace [4:41]
Chihei Hatakeyama, 'Inside of the Pocket', Minima Moralia, Kranky. [4:31]
Bleeding Heart Narrative, 'finding the door', All that was missing we never had in the world, Cold Spring. [3:54]
William Basinski, 'd|p 2.1', The Disintegration Loops I, 2062. [10:56]
Kuupuu, 'Kelluvat Meressä Nünkuin Muutkin Roskat', Kevatlauluja, Not on label. [4:34]
Animal Collective (feat. Vashti Bunyan),'Baleen Sample', Prospect Hummer, FatCat Records. [5:06]
Clubfoot Orchestra, 'Japanese Song Too', Potatoes: A Collection of Folk Songs, Ralph Records. [2:41]
steven r. smith, 'night patridges', Windswept Trees & Houses (va), Jewelled Antler. [5:38]
Brian Eno, 'Three Variations On The Canon In D Major: (i) Fullness Of The Wind', Discreet Music, EMI Records. [9:58]
Brian Eno & J Peter Schwalm, 'Bloom', Drawn From Life, Astralwerks. [9:41]
Fennesz, 'The Point of it All', Venice, Touch. [5:01]
Anvil Salute, 'Blinked Red Face, Little Wax Moustache', A Discreet History Of Bone, Foxglove. [7:36]
Bugskull, 'subterranean life', Communication, Digitalis. [4:24]
The Dead Texan, 'When I See Scissors, I Cannot Help But Think Of You', The Dead Texan, Kranky. [4:00]
Flying Saucer Attack, 'The Season is Ours', Rural Psycedelia, VHF Records. [4:19]

SESSION 47: At Home With Rose

Black Metal vs Doom Metal

Mother and son battle it out for metal supremacy!

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Just in case anyone is confused, I'm heading Team Doom and Jules, my son, is heading Team Black.

It's gonna be big. It's gonna be dark.

Hells yeah!

\m/

Venom, 'Black Metal', Black Metal, Neat [3:46]

Boris, ‘Introduction’, Akuma No Uta, Southern Lord Records [9:41]
Mercyful Fate, 'Come to the Sabbath', Don't Break the Oath, Roadrunner (previously by Combat) [5:19]

Bloody Panda, ‘Fever’, Kayo Dot / Bloody Panda Split 12” vinyl, Holy Roar [11:14]
Bathory, 'Bestial Lust'', The Return of Darkness and Evil, Black Mark Productions [2:41]

Anathema, ‘Lovelorn Rhapsody’, Serenade, Peaceville Records [6:25]
Darkthrone, 'Paragon Belial', A Blaze in the Northern Sky, Peaceville Records [5:25]

OM, ‘Kapila’s Theme’, Variations on a Theme, Holy Mountain [11:59]
Burzum, 'Lost Wisdom', Det Som Engang Var, Cymophane [4:38]

Black Mayonnaise, ‘Spherics’, Ttssattsr, Emperor Jones [9:02]
Mayhem, 'Life Eternal', De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, Deathlike Silence [6:57]

Acid Witch, ‘Beastly Brew’, Witchtanic Hellucinations, Razorback Records [2:01]
Behemoth, 'Spellcraft and Heathendom', Grom, Solistitium [4:51]

The Angelic Process, ‘Burning In The Undertow Of God’, Weighing Souls With Sand, Profound Lore Records [6:47]
Melechesh, 'As Jerusalem Burns...Al'Intisar', As Jerusalem Burns...Al'Intisar, Breath of Night Records [6:55]

Goblin Cock, ‘The Revenge of Snufalufagus’, Bagged and Boarded, Kosher Records [2:25]
Immortal, 'Solarfall', At the Heart of Winter, Osmose [6:03]

Thergothon, ‘The Unknown Kadath in The Cold Waste’, Stream From The Heavens, Avantgarde Music [3:54]
Melechesh, 'A Summoning of Ifrit and Genii (1998 Demo)', The Ziggurat Scrolls, Profound Lore Records [7:24]

Necro Deathmort, ‘Origami Werewolf’, The Beat is Necrortonic, Distraction Records [2:50]

… and the winner on the night was… METAL!

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SESSION 46: At Home With Rose

Electro

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Riding along on the plastic dream! Heart beats fast like a tiny machine i am electro boy!! I am electro girl!!

Second week back at work and this one is easier than last week. I think my brain started to engage again today and I feel as though I am beginning to achieve something. On that note, how about some electro-tinged tunes. From downright poppy à la Simian Mobile Disco to the droning goodness Oneohtrix Point Never (wow!) - there's a little something for everyone. Amongst the track is one from HEALTH who play here in Wellington really soon. I hope I am financial enough to go to this. Christmas has cleaned out my pockets. Darn. Also a track by Telepathe who I missed recently due to the aforementioned limitations. Flipping heck! I also just missed Blectum from Blechdom. The year is not starting well on the gig front. Crap fuck arse.

Nice electro website here. Just discovered it after I had put together my playlist. I'll be bookmarking that baby.

If you are a Boosh fan (like me) you will recognise the quote at the top. They make me giggle quite a lot. Howard Moon makes me swoon.

The Mighty Boosh, Electro/Jazz, from The Mighty Boosh TV series. [1:55]
Blixa Bargeld, 'Little Yellow', Jukebox Buddha, Staubgold. [1:08]
Disasteradio, 'Trash City', Disasteradio, free download. [1:09]
DJ SPOOKY : Oval vs Yoshihiro Hanno, 'APRIL REMIX + Oval vs Main/SDII AUDIO TEMPLATE + David Shea/SATIRICON mixed w/ Marcel Duchamp/SOME TEXTS FROM Å L'INFINITIF', Rhythm Science : Excerpts & Allegories From The Sub Rosa Audio Archive, Sub Rosa. [3:43]
System, 'Hu Ra!!', But Then Again (VA), Various/Scape. [4:40]
Telepathe, 'Lights Go Down', Dance Mother, V2 Records, Cooperative Music. [4:55]
Ananda Jacobs, 'Alexander', My Life In An Insulation Test, electr-ohm. [6:47]
Softboiled Eggies, 'I Got It Wrong', Demo. [4:07]
The Electric Bunnies, 'Psychic Lemonade', Through The Magical Door, Floridas Dying. [2:57]
HEALTH, 'Glitter Pills', HEALTH, Lovepump United. [3:39]
Simian Mobile Disco, 'Pinball (Feat. Telepathe), Temporary Pleasure, Witchita. [3:56]
The Knife, 'We Share Our Mother's Health', Silent Shout, Brille Records. [4:12]
Roxy Music, 'Ladytron', Roxy Music, Island Records. [4:25]
Nobody, 'Interlude 2', Pacific Drift, Ubiquity Records. [3:59]
Disasteradio, 'Electro Rock Power', Disasteradio, free download. [2:22]
Ahlgul Ouijaha, 'looping is progress in static', Outro to Finale, Amenorea. [3:01]
Figurine, 'A Electronic Address (Printed Circuit Remix)', Reconfigurine, Blackbean And Placenta Tape Club. [4:09]
New Friend, '...And Tokyo Lay In Ruins', New Friend, unreleased. [1:59]
Cagey House, 'like a reptile', Elephant Orange, Umor Rex. [3:01]
Claviq, 'Rainy Forest', Dumptrot, Amenorea. [3:48]
Akello Uchenna, 'Interluded', Green Tea Mint, Inner Current Recordings. [2:27]
Gary Numan, 'Films', The Pleasure Principle (Remastered), WEA. [4:10]
Barbara Morgenstern, ' Quality Time', The Grass Is Always Greener, Monika Enterprise. [4:10]
A Blaze Of Colour, 'Cold As Ever', A Tribute To Flexi-Pop Vol.3 (VA), Flexi-Pop. [3:29]
The Androids, 'Auckland Tonight', It's Bigger Than The Both Of Us (VA), Propeller. [3:08]
Pixel Hero, 'Drone Builders', Pixel Hero, Sturm. [7:56]
Mathématiques Modernes, Disco Rough (I. Smagghe Edit), So Young But So Cold - Underground French Music 1977-1983, [4:00]
The Del-Byzantines (with Jim Jarmusch), 'My Hands Are Yellow (From the Job That I Do)', New York Noise 2, Soul Jazz Records. [3:11]
Barge, 'Let's Go To The Park', Barge by Name Barge by Nature, CDr. [5:48]
Hecker, 'Easy Jxeluspl Jxel Funnn Pre Mix', The End of the Fear of God (VA), Tochnit Aleph. [2:21]
Blectum from Blechdom, 'Santa Clara', Haus de Snaus, Tigerbeat6. [3:51]
Oneohtrix Point Never, 'Piste 2', Young Beidnahga, Ruralfaune. [10:45]

SESSION 45: At Home With Rose

The Selfish Rose Show (a.k.a. songs that have shaped me)

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Nostalgia: A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.

I decided a while ago to put together a show just for me - totally and alienatingly self-indulgent. All the songs that have shaped my musical tastes from about the age of 10 through to now. I still love all of these songs. First came the influence of my mother. Then the little transistor radio I got for Christmas that I would listen to in bed, hiding it under my pillow, tuned in to Casey Casum top 40. Then the music my big brothers brought into the house. And visiting my older cousins who had a gramophone (we didn't have one when I was young - just the radio). They had all the latest singles which we would play over and over. Then when I hit my teens I ventured out and found what I liked.

I can listen to all these tracks and think about the period of my life that they punctuated. In the days of vinyl (once we finally got a stereo - I can remember it being unpacked and I can remember the first album we had - Jade Warrior), it was so exciting when a new album arrived in the household. I'd pore over every inch of the sleeve, reading all the liner notes, and if it was gatefold it was even more thrilling. Favourite tracks would get played over and over. The needle would get shifted back again and again as I pressed my ear to the speaker trying to decipher all the lyrics which I would write into my notebook. Getting to know a new album was such an experience. Getting sick of one by playing it too too often was saddening.

Choosing just 2 hours of songs I love was really really hard. I haven't included much recent stuff. There were just too many old favourites. I guess I'll just have to do this again if people can stand it!

It's Session 45 and I'm 45, so there you go. There is my lame reasoning for being a selfish bitch. Ha!

I hope someone besides me enjoys this playlist:

The Cowsills, 'The Rain, The Park And Other Things' (1967), The Cowsills, MGM Records.
Badfinger, 'Baby Blue', Straight Up (1971), Apple Records.
Cat Stevens, 'If I Laugh', Teaser And The Firecat (1971), Island Records.
David Bowie, 'Life on Mars?', Hunky Dory (1971), RCA Limited.
Hawkwind, 'Children Of The Sun', In Search of Space (1971), United Artists Records.
Pink Floyd, 'A Pillow of Winds', Meddle (1971), Harvest.
Jade Warrior, 'Morning Hymn', Last Autumn's Dream (1972), Vertigo.
Neil Young, 'There's A World', Harvest (1972), Reprise Records.
Led Zeppelin, 'The Rain Song', Houses of the Holy (1973), Atlantic.
Roxy Music, 'In Every Dream Home a Heartache', For Your Pleasure (1973), Island Records.
Split Enz, 'Spellbound', Mental Notes (1975), Mushroom Records.
Patti Smith, 'Elegie', Horses (1975), EMI Music.
Brian Eno, 'Everything Merges With The Night', Another Green World (1977), Polydor.
Brian Eno, 'Julie with...', Before and After Science (1977), Editions EG.
The Only Ones, 'Another Girl, Another Planet', The Only Ones (1978), CBS.
Siouxsie and the Banshees, 'Christine', Kaleidoscope (1980), Polydor.
The Tall Dwarfs, 'Nothing's Gonna Happen', Three Songs EP (1981), Furtive.
Kissing the Pink, 'The Last Film', Naked (1983), Atlantic.
The Chills, 'Wet Blanket', Brave Words (1987), Flying Nun Records.
Bailter Space, 'Tanker', Tanker (1988), Flying Nun Records.
Galaxie 500, 'Isn't It A Pity', On Fire (1989), Rough Trade.
Cocteau Twins, 'Iceblink Luck', Heaven Or Las Vegas (1990), 4AD.
Straitjacket Fits, 'Such a Daze', Melt (1990), Flying Nun Records.
Red House Painters, 'Revelation Big Sur', Songs For a Blue Guitar (1996), Supreme Recordings.
Uilab, 'St. Elmo's Fire', Fires (1997), Duophonic.
Broken Social Scene, 'Passport Radio', Feel Good Lost (2001), Noise Factory Records.
Masha Qrella, 'I Want You To Know', Luck (2002), Monika Enterprise.
Sun Kil Moon, 'Last Ride', Ghosts Of The Great Highway (2003), Jetset Records.
Arthur Russell, 'The Deer In The Forest Part 1', Calling Out Of Context (2004), Audika.
Jens Lekman, 'And I Remember Every Kiss', Night Falls Over Kortedala (2007), Secretly Canadian.
Swung, 'Lull', Voice and Key (2007), PseudoArcana.

SESSION 44: At Home With Rose

Pretty music for happy times (a.k.a. music for holidays)

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Me and Dave are heading off on a short camping holiday in two days and I'm feeling pretty buzzy about it. It's the only time I can truly relax. No distracting domestic duties (I'm not very good at keeping still and doing nought). Just reading, sleeping, eating and drinking (and the occasional perambulation). We go to camping sites with the least facilities - the one we are going to has only drop toilets and no tap water. The logic being, the less the facilities, the less the crowds. We are just crossing our fingers there are no local bogans choosing this spot for their New Year's parties.

So the music this week fits my buoyant mood. Happy. Kinda silly in parts. Kinda whimsical in others.

And don't be put off by the inclusion of Yes and Thin Lizzy. It works for me, okay?! Heh.

Photo is of my family when I was a kid, ready to head off on our summer holiday. I'm the littlest.

Meri Tiitola, 'Lehmikutsu (Calling the Cows)', Folk Voices: Finnish Folk Song Through the Ages, Onedine. [2:35]
Jessica Bailiff, 'beautiful soul', even in silence, Kranky. [9:30]
The Cheap Poet, 'The Pear, The Knife, The Pond', When The Poem Falls and Brakes its Nose, Umor-Rex. [3:50]
Ana da Silva, 'Friend', The Lighthouse, Chicks on Speed. [4:00]
Cloudboy, '(You're So) Pretty', Down At The End Of The Garden, Arclife Records. [4:05]
Windy & Carl, 'Whisper', Drawing of Sound, Icon. [10:41]
Shoeb Ahmad, 'Together, We Will Sleep Under Stars', Mixed Doubles EP, helloSquare Recordings. [3:31]
Tim Hecker, 'Sea of Pulses', An Imaginary Country, Kranky. [4:42]
Animal Collective, 'Visiting Friends', Sung Tongs, FatCat Records. [12:37]
James Yorkston, 'Woozy With Cider (Jon Hopkins Remix)', Sound Concierge #701 Super Romantic (for your moments in love) (Selected and Mixed by Fantastic Plastic), Cutting Edge. [4:16]
The Skygreen Leopards, 'I Fell Asleep In The Sun-Bleached Grass (I'll Just Pass Away)', Windswept Trees & Houses (VA), Jewelled Antler. [2:40]
Joan Of Arc, 'Kissinger's Lament When Some Young Bunny Or Bildeberg Whore Kicks Him Out Of Bed For Snoring (In The Key Of Me)', The Intelligent Design Of Joan Of Arc, Polyvinyl Records. [4:32]
Glissandro 70, 'Voices Are Your Best Friend', See You on the Moon! (VA), Paper Bag Records. [4:15]
Arthur Russell, 'Habit Of You', Love Is Overtaking Me, Audika. [3:14]
Datarock, 'the most beautiful girl', datarock datarock, Young Aspiring Professionals. [3:56]
Amon Tobin, 'Chocolate Lovely', Supermodified, Ninja Tune. [6:04]
Yes, 'Sweetness', Yes, Elektra. [4:36]
Štepán Rak, 'Temptation Of The Renaissance', With The Guitar Around The World. [4:19]
Bongwater, 'Ill Fated Lovers Go Time Tripping', Too Much Sleep, Shimmy Disc. [1:53]
Blectum from Blechdom, 'Love Letter', Haus de Snaus, Tigerbeat6. [1:05]
Garbage and the Flowers, 'Sweet Pea', Runner: A Compilation of NZ Music, Next Best Way. [3:29]
The Shitty Listener, 'We Don't Have To Be In Love', Crying Sweater, Ruralfaune. [1:42]
Damon & Naomi And Ghost, 'The New World', With Ghost, Sub Pop Records. [4:33]
Thin Lizzy, 'Still In Love With You'. [9:29]

SESSION 43: At Home With Rose

Dreams/drugs/drones

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It's nearly Christmas and I'm finding it a bit tense - lots to organise. My favourite kind of Christmas is one that is completely laid back and relaxed but I never seem to be able to manage that cos I'm a mother and an organiser and I sometimes wish I wasn't. Well, I don't wish I didn't have my amazing kids, but sometimes I wish I could be the one to kick back and enjoy someone else doing all the shit that is involved with making a nice day for everyone. Anyway, I've formed an escape hatch for Wednesday night with dreamscapes and drones to disappear into for a couple of hours. I hope it can be enjoyed in the same way by others. Escapism Through Music.

Points of interest: new releases from If records - by Dsic and Joined By Wire. Available here. Also M. Pyres EP release, downloadable at Patient Sounds.

Delia Derbyshire & Barry Bermange, 'Track 04', The Dreams, BBC RADIO.
Demarnia Lloyd, 'All Fall Down', Set Upon A Curve, Not on Label.
Diane Cluck, 'Hear From Every Corner', The Golden Apples of the Sun (va), Bastet.
Odd Nosdam w/ Jessica Bailiff, 'Untitled Three', Burner, Anticon.
Claypipe, 'The Math of Random Fractures', Jewelled Antler Library Vol 8: Wayside, Jewelled Antler.
M. Pyres, 'Gravity Deluxe (a grand exit)', & New Past Tense, Patient Sounds.
Eye Baba, 'Damaged Dream Repair', Hand Rolled Oblivion Disc 2, musicyourmindwillloveyou.
Of, 'The Paper Raft', Rocks Will Open, Digitalis.
The Octopus Project + Black Moth Super Rainbow, 'Spiracle', The House of Apples and Eyeballs, Graveface Records.
Molloy And His Bike, 'Oblivious Skies', Oblivion's Fiery Limelight, Dog-eared Records.
Mark Van Hoen, 'Put My Trust in You', Touch 25, Put My Trust In You.
Mogwai, 'Wake Up And Go Berserk', Zidane - A 21st Century Portrait, PIAS/Wall Of Sound.
Dntel, 'Pillowcase', Life Is Full Of Possibilities, Plug Research.
Leafcutter John, 'Mandolin Work', The Housebound Spirit, Planet Mu.
MHFS, 'Track 04', West Auckland Driving Songs, Celebrate Psi Phenomenon.
Neu!, 'Weissensee', Neu!, Germanofon.
Matmos, 'Rag For William S. Burroughs', The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of The Beast, Matador.
Dsic, Track 06, Twig, If Records.
Dsic, Track 07, Twig, If Records.
zort, 'Tornasol', foco lejos, Not on Label
Joined By Wire, untitled, Black Axis 1-4, If Records

SESSION 42: At Home With Rose

four hour fucking mixup

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I'm running for 4 hours and no playlist. Lots of good shit, that I can tell you.

SESSION 41: At Home With Rose

seht

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Tonight is a 2-hour special of music by Seht. Seht is Stephen Clover. I know Stephen as a friend, but that's not why I'm doing a special of his music. For me, Seht is the music I can listen to no matter what my mood. There are so many levels to Seht. One moment, warm, gentle and organic, the next mechanical, malevolent and dark. But never suddenly. Seht's tracks move seamlessly in a droney haze. Not to say there are not juxtapostions. It's just that dark can sit comfortably next to light. They can seem to be one and the same thing. Tonight I finally found the thread to Seht's music. I found the drone of the machine always sitting somewhere in the outer reaches of the most organic, acoustic track. A pervasive, yet background, hum.

I've sometimes thought of Seht's music as quite filmic and recently saw some films by Kim Pieters with Seht as the soundtrack. Worked beautifully and I found it quite emotionally moving to watch these dark slow images against the dark slow drones. What a match.

I've chosen a good range of tracks although I found it hard stripping some out of my original playlist. The ones I had to trim were the long ones. I could only fit one long track in. I couldn't really do him justice without one long track in my playlist.

Stephen Clover also runs a small label, Palindrone. He is an artist as well a musician. He loves cats. He makes a fine martini.

NOTE: image above is from HRRY cover and is by Stephen himself.

POSTSCRIPT: Check out Boomkat to buy selected Seht albums. Latest album HRRY available as CD and vinyl.

Here's the show:

'Preamble', The Voice of the Taniwha, Last Visible Dog. (1:14)
'Make the Baby Jesus Cry Some More', The Voice of the Taniwha, Last Visible Dog. (6:45)
''We Can Speak Quite Freely ('Evocation Of The Apparition Of Babel' Remix), The Voice of the Tahiwha, Last Visible Dog. (7:36)
'[Epilogue - 13 Seconds Over Aro St.]', The Voice of the Taniwha, Last Visible Dog. (0:13)
'chimnon', dronemusic, Celebrate Psi Phenomenon. (2:41)
'A3. SPFT', HRRY. Digitalis. (8:01)
'B5. JZZA', HRRY, Digitalis. (2:56)
'Sputnik Ii', Sputnik Ii, diagnosis... DON'T! reCoRdings
(18:11)
'phone order', Application Antarctica Download Form, Celebrate Psi Phenomenon. (7:56)
'Communion I: Drinks After Work', Communion Longplayer, Celebrate Psi Phenomenon. (6:01)
'syddo paragone', syddo paragone, Audiobot. (39:42)
'olympus mons', The Green Morning, Digitalis. (15:22)
'Green Faerey', Frannce Compilation CD2: Blanc, Ruralfaune. (6:52)

SESSION 40: At Home With Rose

About as dark as I get...

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The main thrust of this show is to say YAY! the Evil Ocean CD is out!

Here's what they have to say about their upcoming CD launch (gonna be a Good Time):

"Like primordial beasts rising from the algae-blooming seas, Evil Ocean's self-titiled debut album scuttles uncertainly into existence on ill-formed flipper-like feet, rudimentary limbs that will one day take over the world after having been honed by genetic drift, random mutation and natural selection, processes which will eventually prompt this unfortunate creature to rise on its two hind legs and claim, 'I am the son of God!' and 'I think therefore I am!'-- and other such expressions of wistful hubris."

Launch gigs:

Friday 18th December @ Whammy Bar, Auckland
with Detrytus (WGTN) and Full Fucking Moon (WGTN)

Saturday 19th December @ Mighty Mighty, Wellington
with YACHT (Portland, Oregon)

Otherwise, here's my dark(ish) playlist. I get dark. But I don't get real dark.

Spacedust, 'Devil and the second banana', No kissing in public, Powertool Records. (6:44)
Bowery Electric, 'Long Way Down', Kranky Kompilation, Kranky. (4:11)
Peter Broderick, 'Field Recorder and Postcard Weevil', Ten Duets, Digitalis. (3:04)
Jessamine, '...Or what you mean', Kranky Kompilation, Kranky. (4:34)
CJA, 'Mean Ancient Heavy Industry', Pink Metal, PseudoArcana. (5:01)
Ajilvsga, 'French Revolution', Frannce Compilation CD 2: Blanc, Ruralfaune. (5:47)
Evil Ocean, 'Intro', Evil Ocean, self release. (3:08)
Evil Ocean, '30,000 years', Evil Ocean, self release. (6:55)
Evil Ocean, 'Angel of the Falling Moon', Evil Ocean, self release. (4:37)
Evil Ocean, 'Austrolapithicus Aflorensis', Evil Ocean, self release. (10:10)
Evil Ocean, 'Budgie & Egils', Evil Ocean, self release. (1:06)
Full Fucking Moon, 'Part One: New Zealand', Fantasy/horror, CDR. (5:52)
xochipilli, 'untitled', xochipilli. (2:11)
New Risen Throne, 'Rex Verminorum', Chants for the Cold and Dying Sun, God Is Myth Records. (9:29)
Leaving Earth, 'breathing again', the cosmic abyss EP, Samsa Records. (5:36)
Lustmord, 'Dog Star Descends', The Place Where The Black Stars Hang, Soleilmoon/Side Effects. (6:48)
Boris, 'Huge', Amplifier Worship, Southern Lord. (9:15)
Night shift, 'bab', Untitled CDR. (6:54)
Wings of Vengeance, 'sweet leaf', Miseryguts 3" cdr, Battlecruiser. (1:58)
John Zorn, 'Litany V', Six Litanies For Heliogabalus, Tzadik. (4:31)
Wolf Eyes, 'Black Vomit', Burned Mind, Sub Pop Records. (8:15)

SESSION 39: At Home With Rose

The decade slides to an end: new music

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Mostly from 2009, but some from 2008...

I've veered away from my original intent to play experimental, and this playlist brings me back on track. Two labels predominate on tonight's playlist: Music Your Mind Will Love You (MYMWLY) (from Australia under Michael Donnelly) and Digitalis (from the US under Brad Rose). There's a nice article here on Cyclic Defrost that talks about both labels.

Highlight for me is Liz Maw with 'sedated panic stations'. It was produced in my lounge. Liz will be playing in Wellington with Evil Ocean on December 19 at Mighty Mighty for their CD release. I'll be playing some tracks from their CD in the very near future.

I'm also enamoured with the two Blue Sabbath Black Fiji tracks at the end. Their sludgy electro-squawks are both rhythmic and droney at once with skronky medicated layerings that make me feel all funny in the brain department, especially with headphones on. BSBF are Parisians Charles Lavenac and Janin Benecke. You like 'em? You can download a 2007 recording off SQRT netlabel here.

Here's Blue Sabbath Black Fiji battling it out on guitar:




Peter Broderick, 'Violin and Mouth', Ten Duets, Digitalis Ltd. (2:50)
Liz Maw, 'sedated panic stations', CDR, self release. (8:07)
Bugskull, 'subterranean life', Communication, Digitalis Ltd. (4:24)
M. Pyres, 'Gravity Deluxe (wandering associate)', & New Past Tense, Patient Sounds. (4:59)
innig, 'the natives have come', hand rolled oblivion disc 2, MYMWLY. (5:08)
6majik9, 'The Congress Of The Inanimate', Black Sattva, A Beard of Snails. (9:16)
The Electric Bunnies, 'A Snowman on the First Day of Spring', Through the Magical Door, Florida's Dying. (5:01)
Fuck Buttons, 'Sweet Love For Planet Earth', Street Horrrsing, ATP Recordings. (9:41)
autistic daughters, 'burning baffle docker', hand rolled oblivion disc 2, MYMWLY. (5:25)
the golden oaks, 'chestnut vistas', hand rolled oblivion disc 2, MYMWLY. (2:53)
The Feeling of Love, 'Waiting for the Cheerleaders to Get Drunk', Waiting for the Cheerleaders to Get Drunk, Avant! (3:41)
Kitchen's Floor, 'Woollens', Loneliness is a Dirty Mattress, R.I.P. Society. (1:38)
David Tagg, 'Wind Blown Guitar', Wind Blown Guitar, Second Sun Recordings. (13:08)
The Old Rig, 'Side A', Trembling Static Sky c23, Digitalis Ltd. (12:45)
Teepee, 'Untitled', Illusions & Meditations, Night People. (9:59)
Cave, 'High, I Am', Psychic Psummer, Important Records. (4:36)
Pixel Hero, 'Tumor Surfing', Pixel Hero, sturm. (5:46)
medroxy progesterone acetate, 'everything you've never said', hand rolled oblivion disc 2, MYMWLY. (4:15)
Blue Sabbath Black Fiji, 'Scooking', Split, Digitalis. ();47)
Blue Sabbath Black Fiji, 'Scutting', Split, Digitalis. (4:25)

SESSION 38: At Home With Rose

The Fall vs Cilla Black: A Collaboration and Domestic Battle

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So. Dave, my partner, has been hassling me about doing a collaborative show on At Home With Rose. The problem here was when I asked him what he would play, I received the predictable answer "The Fall". Hmmm, I thought, what the hell can I put up against The Fall? And then I had it. Cilla Black. I grew up listening to Cilla. I always loved the English girls: Sandy Shaw, Petula Clark, Lulu... But Cilla had the most powerful voice that completely gives me the shivers. Her voice is great for those angsty songs of love gone wrong (my favourite kind of love songs - stick those saccharine bloody happy ones). I always look out for old Cilla LPs at local fairs. I guess she's been my dirty music secret. But no longer! I declare - I LOVE CILLA BLACK.

We're going song-for-song cos we thought it would allow for some weird juxtapositions. And it does.

The Fall, 'Fall sound’, Reformation post TLC (2007), Sanctuary (3:54)
Cilla Black, 'Alfie', The Burt Bacharach Songbook, EMI. (2:41)
The Fall, ‘Hostile’, The light user syndrome (1996), Jet (4:18)
Cilla Black,'You're My World', The Best Of 1963-78 CD2 EMI. (3:00)
The Fall, ‘Bombast’, This nation’s saving grace (1985), Beggars Banquet (4:03)
Cilla Black,'You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)', The Best Of 1963-78 CD2, EMI. (3:24)
The Fall, ‘Devolute’, The unutterable (2000), Eagle (4:39)
Cilla Black,'Step Inside Love' (Original Demo with Paul McCartney) (2:53)
The Fall, ‘Blindness’, Fall heads roll (2005), Sanctuary (7:24)
Cilla Black, 'Anyone Who Had a Heart', eternal voices, New Alliance. (2:52)
The Fall, ‘A day in the life’, The collection (1993), Castle (4:23)
Cilla Black, 'Across the Universe', The Best Of 1963-78 CD2, EMI. (3:29)
The Fall, ‘The joke’, 2G+2 (2002), Action (3:48)
Cilla Black, 'Love of the Loved', The Best Of 1963-78 CD3, EMI. (2:03)
The Fall, ‘Systematic abuse’, Reformation post TLC (2007), Sanctuary (8:38)
Cilla Black, 'Abyssinian Secret', 1963-1973 The Abbey Road Decade (Disc 2), EMI. (2:15)
Von Sudenfed, ‘Jbak Lois Lane’, Tromatic Reflexxions (2007), Domino (6:06)
Cilla Black, 'Make It Easy on Yourself', The Best Of 1963-1978 3 CD BOX (CD 1/3), EMI. (3:06)
The Fall, ‘My door is never’, Reformation post TLC (2007), Sanctuary (3:40)
Cilla Black, 'Work is a Four Letter Word', The Best Of 1963-78 CD3,EMI. (2:13)
The Fall, ‘Wings’, Palace of swords (reversed) (1987), Cog Sinister (4:28)
Cilla Black, 'One, Two, Three', The Best Of 1963-78 CD2,EMI. (2:19)
The Fall, ‘50 year old man’, Imperial wax solvent (2008), Sanctuary (11:37)
Cilla Black, 'Take Me In Your Arms and Love Me', The Best Of 1963-78 CD3, EMI. (2:35)
The Fall, ‘W.B.’, The unutterable (2000), Eagle (3:33)
Cilla Black, 'You've Lost That Loving Feeling', De Pr Historie 1965 - Volume 1, BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA EMI. (3:09)
The Fall, ‘Octo realm – Ketamine sun’, The unutterable (2000), Eagle (5:39)
Cilla Black, 'Every Little Bit Hurts', The Best Of 1963-78 CD2, EMI. (2:40)
The Fall, ‘Pacifying joint’, Fall heads roll (2005), Sanctuary (3:46)
Cilla Black, 'It's for you', The Best Of 1963-1978 3 CD BOX (CD 1/3), EMI. (2:35)
The Fall, ‘Theme from Sparta F.C.’, The complete Peel sessions 1978–2004 (2005), Castle (3:56)
Cilla Black, 'Surround Yourself With Sorrow', The Best Of 1963-1978 3 CD BOX (CD 1/3), EMI. (2:34)

SESSION 37: At Home With Rose

Outer Space vs Inner Space: A Collaboration

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Some of you may have noticed a blip in the system - no At Home With Rose for the last two weeks. Two weeks ago my Dad became very ill. I had almost a week out of town hanging out with Dad at Waikato Hospital. Last week I was back home but feeling pretty wrung out so I took a week off everything pretty much except working and sleeping.

My friend Michael is collaborating with me once again: an hour from me and and hour from him. Should be a fun time.

An hour with me:

Perry and Kingsley, 'The Little Man from Mars', The In Sound from Way Out (1966), Vanguard Records. (1:24)
Perry and Kingsley, 'Computer in Love', The In Sound From Way Out (1966), (2:09)
Edmond de Deyster, 'Reel 03 Excerpt 03', Selectie 01 (recorded in 1975, released in 2006), Ultra Eczema. (4:19)
Kraus, 'Light And You, Red, Green And Blue: 1998-2003', www.kraus.co.nz. (2:47)
Moskwa Television, 'tekno talk', Westside Music (1985). (6:56)
No ProjeKt, 'Nacht und nebel', Null Achtzehn, creative commons. (3:08)
Matmos, 'Rainbow Flag', Supreme Balloon (2008), Matador. (3:51)
Cabaret Voltaire, 'Baader Meinhof', The Factory Box Set, Warner Music Ltd. (3:24)
No ProjeKt, 'No ProjeKt - SciFi', Creative Commons. (6:45)
Figurine, 'ROBOTS 2002 (Figurine remix)', Reconfigurine (2002), Blackbean And Placenta Tape Club. (2:28)
Rafael Toral, 'Glove Touch', Touch 25, Glove Touch. (3:16)
P.A.L, 'Salvation', My Life In An Insulation Test (2008), electr-ohm. (4:21)
leaving earth, 'Sol life', The Cosmic Abyss EP (2005), Samsa Records. (5:12)
The Dodgems, 'Science Fiction', Science Fiction 7" (1979), Attrix Records. (3:48)

And throughout the first hour: S.E.N.S., Invasion: Sound Effects From Outer Space (1996), Special Music Company.

An hour with Michael:

Nik Pascal, 'Interplanetary Beings', Magnetic Web (Nardo Records & Tapes) 5.43
J.D. Emmanuel, 'Part III Focusing Within', Wizards (Dreamtime Tapes) 9.13
Oneohtrix Point Never, 'Zones Without People', Zones Without People (Arbor) 4.02
Lorq Damon, 'Journey Backwards', Journey To The Land of Forgotten Dreams (Tala)
6.28
Heldon, 'Back to Heldon', Electronique Guerilla (Wah Wah) 8.33
Gil Melle, 'Strobe Crystal Green', The Andromeda Strain (Kapp) 4.59
Emeralds, 'Geode', Emeralds (Wagon/Gneiss Things) 6.05
Steve Birchall, 'Music of the Spheres', Reality Gates (Custom Fidelity
Tapes) 7.27
Popol Vuh, 'Aguirre I Haswell & Hecker Remix', Remixes EP (Mego) 8.16

Wondering where that amazing image comes from? It comes from this very interesting website.

SESSION 36: At Home With Rose

Pop meets Experimental and says hello I like you very much

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Most of the "poppier" music I like has an experimental bent. And some of the experimental I like has pop overtones. There's some specific crossovers with the likes of New Weird America (Animal Collective and the like) and some IDM. Then there's the 80s when some disco veered outside the mainstream. I've chucked in some low-fi that has lovely pop structures. It's a mixed bag, and you certainly wouldn't consider it all pop (not by a long shot) but there's a pop thread running through all of these tracks.

Sorry Chris Knox, but you wrote really lovely pop tunes, even though they were dark ones. Short, structured and catchy.

Best find? Executive Slacks from 80s Philadelphia. They have an official site, but this is a better backgrounder.

Panda Bear, 'Comfy in Nautica' (live version), I'm Not/Comfy in Nautica, UUAR. [4:40]
Dntel, 'To A Fault (Ft. Grizzly Bear)', Dumb Luck, Sub Pop Records. [6:33]
Black Moth Super Rainbow, 'A Season for Blooming', Falling Through a Field, Graveface. [2:14]
Ruby Suns, 'It's Mwangi In Front Of Me', Sea Lion, Sub Pop Records. [3:37]
Animal Collective, 'Bees', Feels, FatCat Records. [5:39]
Animal Collective, 'Whaddit I Done', Sung Tongs, FatCat Records. [4:06]
Deerhoof, 'Choco Fight', Friend Opportunity, Kill Rockstars. [3:01]
Gang Gang Dance, 'Nomad For Love (Cannibal)', God's Money, The Social Registry. [4:50]
Bachelorette, 'Your Magic Air', Isolation Loops, Electroplate. [4:44]
Softboiled Eggies, 'Same Light', Demo, Human Ear Music. [3:42]
Paavoharju, 'Tyttö Tanssii', Laulu Laakson Kukista, Fonal. [3:51]
Avey Tare, Panda Bear & Geologist, 'In The Singing Box', Danse Manatee, FatCat Records. [5:36]
Battles, 'Race : Out', Mirrored, Warp Records. [3:30]
Electric Company, 'It's Coming Down', 24 Mixes for Love, unknown. [5:07]
Fourtet, 'a joy (battles remix)', Four Tet - Remixes, Domino Recording Company. [4:04]
The Unicorns, 'Innoculate The Innocuous [early version]', Unicorns Are People Too, Caterpillars Of The Community. [5:05]
Joan of Arc, 'Violencii Or Violencum', The Intelligent Design Of Joan Of Arc, Polyvinyl Records. [4:12]
The Octopus Project + Black Moth Super Rainbow, 'Psychic Swelling', The House of Apples and Eyeballs, Graveface Records. [2:37]
All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors, 'paradigm somehow', All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors, Gern Blandsten. [ 4:48]
Illyah Kuryahkin, 'Ballade', Count No Count, Arena Rock. [5:52]
Tall Dwarfs, 'Nothing's Gonna Happen', It's Bigger Than The Both of Us, Propeller. [3:54]
Parts & Labor, 'Mount Misery', Receivers, Jagjaguwar, Brah Records. [3:41]
Dntel, 'Danny Loves Experimental Electronics', Early Works for Me if it Works for You, Phthalo [4:00]
x-ray pop, 'puzzle bibop residents boom boom', a tribute to flexipop CDr. [2:51]
Mathématiques Modernes, 'Disco Rough (I. Smagghe Edit)', So Young But So Cold - Underground French Music 1977-1983, Tigersushi. [4:00]
Executive Slacks, 'sisyphus', Nausea, Fundamental. [3:31]
Executive Slacks, 'smoking man', Nausea, Fundamental. [4:09]
Minny Pops, 'Dophin's Spurt', The Factory Box Set. [2:53]

SESSION 35: At Home With Rose

Songs for loving

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Yes, you read it right, this is "bedtime" music. Well, my kind of bedtime music. The kind I would choose for a romantic interlude. Put it to good use, people.

Anyways, here's the playlist. I found out while doing this that Labradford released their first album on on Flying Nun (after it was first released on Kranky). That's news to me. And that John White's Mogwash is now out under Last Visible Dog. When I got mine it was a CDR. Glad to see it has made it out into the big wide world. It's a very sweet album.

There are a couple of field recordings chucked in there too. I got them off www.freesound.org, a website full of wondrous sounds. I'm pretty keen on field recordings. Went to hear Chris Watson (ex-Cabaret Voltaire) at the Adam Art Gallery on Saturday and listened to his majestic half hour of field recordings from Iceland. Thrilling.

Koen Holtkamp, 'You mean the world to me', Field Rituals, Type Records
Vincent Gallo, 'A Somewhere Place', Recordings of Music for Film, Warp Records
Gate, 'PI.Quad.15.1', My Dear Sweet Reluctant Sweetheart, Hell's Half Halo
Vincent Gallo, 'The Way it is Waltz', Recordings of Music for Film, Warp Records
Labradford, 'Gratitude', Prazision, Flying Nun Records
Molloy and his bike, 'Hola Janek', Spiraltown Cartographers, Umor-rex.com
Roy Montgomery, 'Just Melancholy', 324 E. 13th Street #7, Drunken Fish
The Bats, 'Afternoon in Bed', Thousands of Tiny Luminous Spheres, Flying Nun Records
Wreck Small Speakers on Expensive Stereos, 'Oh and From the Beach', River Falling Love, Ajaz Records
Kathy Bull, 'Eyes Are the Door', Killing Capitalism With Kindness, Turbulence Records
John White, 'Sailor's Song', Mogwash, She'll be right
Little Wings, 'Magic Wand', Magic Wand, Ahornfelder
Sun Kil Moon, 'Duk Koo Kim', Ghosts of the Great Highway, Jetset Records
Neil Young, 'Will to Love', American Stars n Bars, Reprise Records
LA Lakers, 'Track 05', silk lettuce whitney houston, dungeon taxis
Dntel,' Anywhere Anyone', Life is full of possibilities, Plug Research
Arthur Russell,'That's Us/Wild Combination', Calling Out of Context, Audika Records
Arthur Russell, 'Keeping Up', The World of Arthur Russell, Soul Jazz
Keith Fullerton Whitman, 'Stereo Music for Acoustic Guitar, Bucla Music Box 100, Hp Model 236 Oscillator, Electric Guitar, and Computer - Part Two', Multiples, Kranky
Jessica Bailiff, 'Pressing', Feels Like Home, Kranky
Jessica Bailiff, 'We Were Once', Feels Like Home, Kranky
Mono, 'are you there?', You Are There, Temporary Residence Ltd
Seht, 'B5.JZZA', HRRY, Digitalis
Grouper, 'Fishing Bird (Empty Gutted In The Evening Breeze)', Dragging A Dead Dear Up A Hill, Type
Stars of the Lid, 'A lovesong (for cubs)+, pt. 1', Tired Sounds of, Kranky

SESSION 34: At Home With Rose

Quarters: drone

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Some nice long minimalist drone tracks tonight.

It's been a hard week, so that's all the blither you're gonna get from me.

Birchville Cat Motel, "Buckling Metal Snowflakes", Chi Vampires [2004], Celebrate Psi Phenomenon. (28:52)
Seht, "One Moment", Dead bees ((the((quiet)earth))suite) [2008], PseudoArcana. (36:33)
Windy & Carl, "The Eternal Struggle", The Dream House [2005], Kranky. (31:51)
Scorces, "Breath Threads", Scorces [2001], Wholly Other. (26:14)