Acoustic Sound (#92)

Source here. Originally recorded on January 22, 1998.

This one is mislabeled as (#22). Since I pulled these off of tapes in more or less random order, the inconsistencies didn't stick out as much as they do when I'm parsing through them in chronological order. I make changes where I can, but I haven't re-uploaded the changes, so you'll have to suffer through the occasional misstep. If you're reading this in the year 4000, I've probably made the changes before I died, or left instructions in my will about doing so.

My coffeemaker broke this morning, which isn't an issue for me so much as it is for my partner (who as near as I can tell simply doesn't exist before the first cup). I could link this to the show, which always served to perk me up, but the truth of the matter lies in the previous phrase. Collage is made of everything, and can be made into anything.

This anything features long long long stretches of record manipulation, medium to spare record layering, and nice looping. This compressed astonishingly well.

1. Psychedelic Punk Hayride
2. Queasy Hippie Merry Go Round
3. Metropolis Dub
4. Polyrhythmic Bhangra Dub
5. Squishy Analog Sound Effect Storytime
6. Transit Station for Headless Horsemen
7. Kitchen Tantrums of Distinction
8. Endless Disco Break
9. Not a Banjo Solo at All
10. I Meant Something Different When I Asked For "Electronic Music"
11. Let's Have Some Dope Beats
12. Ok, More Dope Beats
13. Sudden Silence
    

Purty (#65)

Source here. Original airdate July 17, 1997.

The "pretty sounds" show. This post has the unusual and perhaps unimportant distinction of having the airdate (aside from the year) closest to the posting date. One measly day off. This show, far from our usually relentless grating cacophony, is an honest attempt at smoothness, harmony, and a mellow vibe. One thing that really stands out about this track is how much we tried to slow things down and let them develop in a more unforced way.

You are free to come hunt me down for using the phrase "mellow vibe".

1. Bass loving fungus
2. Zen gong pong
3. World's largest glass organ
4. At the car wash
5. Car wash, windows rolled down
6. A brief, rocking interlude
7. Stereo Separation Blues
8. Double time
9. Hork
10. MASTER OF THE PAN FLUTE
11. Ken Nordine loves you
12. Serious violins
13. Who wants the hip-hop?

Added by Ian F-r:
This show's flowsheet.

USATKDFSPACE (#21)

Original source here. Recorded October 12, 1996.

A week of diligent uploading has gotten me well ahead of the game. I'm pleased with this particular development. The breathing room enabled me to play outside in some wonderful weather this afternoon. On a clear day, you can see forever.

On a clear night, which is when we usually performed the show, the sky can open up with stars. During this show, the eyes of the performers - often focused on the tack of a needle in a record groove, the spin of a tape spool, or a cursor tracking a waveform slowly across a screen - were drawn up there into the æther in a cacophony of pop/fringe culture.

Lurching into the stars.

1. Space is the Place
2. Don't forget one in the Command Module
3. 38 Year-Old Americans
4. Now, a New World is Open
5. Spirit in the Sky
6. Barely Able to Penetrate
7. Dune, Sweet
8. Adverb, Verb Noun
9. Apollo 13 Wars
10. IMPORTANT TRANSMISSION
11. John Williams? This Late in the Show?
12. Walk Walk Walk Walk
13. And I Love You
    

Added by IanF-R:
This show's flowsheet is particularly sparse, but the back has a diagram that I must have drawn but don't remember.


What I recognize and remember, content-wise:

• many movie soundtracks
• Sun Ra
• Star Wars storybook record
• Lucia Pamela
• Juno Reactor
• lots of Man...Or Astroman? samples
• Dr. Fiorella Terenzi's recordings from radio telescopes
• DJ Spooky

This show was the collaborative theme-show that really turned out well and inspired others to come. The credit and responsibility for these shows done with friends rests equally across multiple people, and I was usually not organized enough to give much instruction or guidance when themes shows were planned. Nevertheless, they were highlights of my stay at the station. I'll refrain from calling out names, but I do offer my sincere thanks to those souls who braved the studio and put up with my madness-methods for these projects.