Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour: Episode #028: An Evening with Dizzy Twin: Mia d’Bruzzi and Paul Simmans join the Alchemist in studio for some witty banter, stories, a few yuks, and to play some great tunes.
Set List:
1. Leonard by M.I.R.V. from Dancing Naked in a Minefield
2. Pavlov’s Palace by Dizzy Twin from Kaleidoscope
3. Alchemist Swing Montage (including:)
a. Minor Swing by Django Reinhardt
b. Magician Looks into the Future by Andy Tillson from Beardfish album The Void
c. Hu are Yu, Yu are Mi…what? from the movie Rush Hour with Chris Tucker, Henry O, Oanh Ngyuen and Jackie Chan.
d. What! From Toy Story featuring Tom Hanks
e. Suhmassshh by The Bob Lazar Story from Ghost of Foodstool
f. Big Rubbery One from the Fight Club featuring Edward Norton
g. Lermaninoff by Primus from Primus and the Chocolate Factory
h. Symbology from Boon Dock Saints featuring Willem Dafoe, Brian Mahoney and David Ferry
i. Say My Name from Breaking Bad featuring Bryan Cranston
4. Chlorodyne by Dizzy Twin from Empire
5. Crazy World by Frightwig from Hit Return EP
6. A Man’s Gotta Do What a Man’s Gotta Do by Frightwig from Hit Return EP
7. Lovely Head by Goldfrapp from Felt Mountain
8. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi by Radiohead from In Rainbows
9. Down is the New Up by Radiohead from in Rainbows Disk 2
10. Throwing Rocks by Mudwimmin from Mudwimmin
11. Clerkenwell Polka by Madness from The Liberty of Norton Folgate
12. Ball and Chain by Big Brother and the Holding Company from Cheap Thrills
13. He’s the Keeper of the Fire by Buffy Saint Marie from Illuminations
14. Astral Sabbat by Jess and the Ancient Ones from Astral Sabbat EP
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John Perry Barlow was a maverick in the ways of songwriting and internet freedom. Called “the uncrowned poet laureate of cyberspace,” and “equal parts beat poet and P.T. Barnum”, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Barlow understood the importance of a free and accessible internet, open to all. As songwriting partner of the Grateful Dead‘s Bob Weir, he collaborated on some of the band’s most beloved tunes. He was a gentleman, a showman, a rowdy conspirator, and jack-of-all trades. The world is a better place because of him.
We’ll carry on the fight from here, John. RIP.
The tunes below are some of the absolute best versions performed. Links are provided for each show.
John Perry Barlow wrote the Principle of Adult Behavioras standard code of conduct when he was 30 years old.
1. Be patient. No matter what. 2. Don’t badmouth: Assign responsibility, not blame. Say nothing of another you wouldn’t say to him. 3. Never assume the motives of others are, to them, less noble than yours are to you. 4. Expand your sense of the possible. 5. Don’t trouble yourself with matters you truly cannot change. 6. Expect no more of anyone than you can deliver yourself. 7. Tolerate ambiguity. 8. Laugh at yourself frequently. 9. Concern yourself with what is right rather than who is right. 10. Never forget that, no matter how certain, you might be wrong. 11. Give up blood sports. 12. Remember that your life belongs to others as well. Don’t risk it frivolously. 13. Never lie to anyone for any reason. (Lies of omission are sometimes exempt.) 14. Learn the needs of those around you and respect them. 15. Avoid the pursuit of happiness. Seek to define your mission and pursue that. 16. Reduce your use of the first personal pronoun. 17. Praise at least as often as you disparage. 18. Admit your errors freely and soon. 19. Become less suspicious of joy. 20. Understand humility. 21. Remember that love forgives everything. 22. Foster dignity. 23. Live memorably. 24. Love yourself. 25. Endure.
Thanks for tuning in today, it certainly went a lot smoother. Here’s a link to the show: Sufficient Grounds – Episode 2. See you next Saturday at 8am PT, when we do it all again and thanks for listening. Today’s play list:
Winter Lady by Leonard Cohen – Songs of Leonard Cohen | Huny Bee by Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food | Can We Disappear by Jeremy Jay – Air Walker | Here in California by Kate Wolf – Close to You | Her Revolution by Burial, Four Tet, Thom Yorke – Her Revolution/His Rope | Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell – Clouds | Mandolin Wind by Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells a Story | Bees by Caribou – The Milk of Human Kindness | The Starchaser by Menahan Band – Exciting Sounds of the Menahan Band | Harmony Hall by Vampire Weekend – Father of the Bride | Different Tune by Pip Blom – She’s a Beam | Milk Bird Flyer by Ty Segall & Cory Hanson – She’s a Beam | Tale in Hard Time by Fairport Convention – What We Did on Our Holidays | Extraordinary Machine by Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine | Sky is Falling by Nujabees – 2nd Collection | Feather by Nujabees from Modal Soul | Flowers by Nujabees – Modal Soul | Whole Wide World by Wreckless Eric – Wreckless Eric | Mickey Mouse by Sparks – Angst In My Pants | Neat Petite by Out After Dark – Roy Loney & Phantoms | The Visitors by ABBA – The Visitors | There Was A Time by James Brown – Soul on Top | Ford Econoline by Chuck Prophet – Night Surfer | Over and Over by Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Ragged Glory
Hello fellow Alchemites and Confluxians. This week we are delving into the music I most recently have added to my collection. Most of that is brand new music, some if it is older content I recently became aware of, or just finally got around to picking up.
Special announcement: Next week for episode #028 we will have a special guest, Mia d’Bruzzi. Mia is one of the pioneers in the SF Punk Scene as a member of Frightwig and an Mudwimmin. We’ll be discussing her current project, Dizzy Twin, as well as her history in the SF scene, early and current influences, and future plans. It should be a fun evening, so be sure to tune in on 2/9/2022 for that.
Check out her web page at http://mamamiadbruzzi.com/
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This weeks set list:
1. Interview (0:27) by I.E.M. (Incredible Expanding Mindfuck) from Headphone Dust (2005) Krautrock
2. BREAKING ALCHEMY (0.12)
3. FAKE MIC BREAK: Worship (1:41) by Anthrax from Worship Music (2011) Metal
4. Uh Uh (2:16) by Thundercat from Drunk (2017) R&B/Soul
5. Empire (5:26) by Dizzy Twin from Empire (2018) Alternative Rock
6. Billion Dollar Babies (3:46) by Eric McFadden from Hail to Hell (Acoustic Tribute to Alice Cooper) (2021) Rock
7. Army of Jesus (6:58) by Project NFidelikah from Project NFidelikah (2016) Alternative Rock
8. MIC BREAK: Entropy (1:54) by Psychedelic Porn Crumpets from High Visceral Part 1. (2016) Psychedelic Rock
9. …And the Addled Abstraction of Being (6:27) by Psychedelic Porn Crumpets from High Visceral Part 1. (2016) Psychedelic Rock
10. The Problem of Other Minds (2:33) by Animals as Leader from Parrhesia (2022) Djent Metal
11. Harridan (8:08) by Porcupine Tree from CLOSURE/CONTINUATION (2022) Progressive Metal
12. MIC BREAK: Angels Masquerading as People (1:58) by Toshi Iseda from Full On! (1998) Rock
13. Alchemical Corpus (8:06) by Alco Frisbass from Le Mystere du Gue Pucelle (2021) Progressive Rock
14. Birth of Venus (5:16) by Monkey3 from The 5th Sun (2013) Krautrock
15. Burning of the Velvet Fires (4:40) by Jess and the Ancient Ones from Vertigo (2021) Psychedelic Metal
16. MIC BREAK: Barbarossa (1:36) by Lamb of God from Resolution (2012) Metal
17. Senjutsu (8:20) by Iron Maiden from Senjutsu (2021) Metal
18. Teardrinker (5:21) by Mastodon from Hushed and Grim (2021) Metal
19. Retrospection (4:24) by Jinjer from Macro (2019) Metal
20. MIC BREAK: Isle of Few (1:36) by Frank Gambale, Stuart Hamm, Steve Smith from The Light Beyond (2000) Jazz
21. Dad’s Speakers (6:42) by Uncle Moe’s Space Farm from Uncle Moe’s Space Farm (2001) Jazz Fusion
22. Secret Crevice (5:51) by Birds and Building from Multipurpose Trap (2013) Progressive Rock
23. Bigly Strictness (7:37) by Snarky Puppy from Immigrance (2019) Jazz Fusion
24. MIC BREAK: Police (1:40) by Angelo Badalamenti from Lost Highway (1997) Soundtrack
25. Silhouette (3:45) by Leprous from Aphelion (2021) Progressive Metal
26. The Passage (8:58) by Lunatic Soul from Through Shaded Woods (2020) Progressive Folk Rock
27. FAREWELL MIC BREAK: Unicorn (2:09) by Gojira From Mars to Sirius (2005) Progressive Death Metal
28. Crawford (2:27) by Frightwig from Hit Return EP (2013) Punk
29. J-Rod’s Pigeon Ladyshapes (0:32) by The Bob Lazar Story from Ghost of Foodstool (2014) Rock
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Well my dear friend Eric “EB” Brown passed away on Monday morning. What a dear man he was. Always ready with a smile and a quick retort. I appreciated him in more ways than I can count. I’ll miss you, dear friend. My heart goes out to your wonderful wife, Cat, and your entire family. My heart also goes out to our large circle of friends, who have lost countless lives over the past decade.
Fuck cancer.
Do you ever think about how you’re going to die? I think I’m going to be stabbed to death. Isn’t that a lovely thought? I’ve thought about this more times than I care to admit; almost always when I’m walking in a compromised neighborhood, late at night. “Will I make it out of here alive” is usually the question I ask myself. So far, so good.
Don’t be so nihilistic, Mr. Hell.
I have no death wish. I would love to be happy and healthy deep into my senior years. I want to see my kids grow up, reaching their dreams, or at least finding stability. That would be nice. And there’s too much music to enjoy. I need to be spinning records for a few more decades, thank you very much. But when I think about who we’ve lost, I fairly confident these very active and creative people also wanted to keep engaging and producing for many more years. They didn’t ask for this. And they fought against it, tooth and nail.
Fuck cancer.
I think about what Jerry Garcia said about how he was going to live this life: “I choose fun”. He died young, only 53. And he died with a smile on his face. Of course it was the drugs and diabetes that did him in. Luckily I have no drug addiction, and I’m healthier than I’ve been in many many years. I’m reminded what Miles Davis said about drugs: “When you’re rich, cocaine ain’t a habit.” Thanks Miles. This show wasn’t meant to turn into a memorial, but many of the songs have that flavor. New music from Eric McFadden, Death Valley Girls, Le Butcherettes, Brigid Dawson, JD Pinkus, Pedro Connect, and red Fang. Thanks as always for your support. We honestly couldn’t do what we do if it wasn’t for the monthly dues from our station volunteers, and it’s not enough to keep us afloat. We’re going to start an online fundraiser soon, letting you know what we need and how much it’s going to cost. Anything you can send our way is appreciated. Click on the PayPal link below to help out your favorite San Francisco community radio station.
Sufficient Grounds had our first show this past Saturday. Working out the patter, the controls and timing. Thanks to my fellow Radio Valencia DJ ESBeats for helping out and showing me the ropes. Here’s a link to the show: Sufficient Grounds – Episode 1. See you this Saturday, when we do it all again and thanks for listening.
Concerto For Guitar by Luiz Bonfa | Firelight by Young the Giant – Osamu’s Theme KYOKO’s HOUSE by Philip Glass from Soundtrack to Mishima | Ahmad’s Waltz by Ahmad Jamal – Tapestry From the Asteroid by Sun Ra | Stars Are the Light by Moon Duo | Lament I, “Birds Lament” by Louis Hardin “Moon Dog” | October in the Railroad Earth by Jack Kerouac | Beneath the Southern Cross by Patti Smith | Time by Richard Hall | Hang On To Your Ego by The Beach Boys | Lonely Planet Boy by New York Dolls Days by Television | Ghost of American Astronauts by Mekons | Fletcher Honorama by Sparks | Witcha Lineman by The Meters | You can’t put your arms around the world by Johnny Thunders | Adult Books by X | Be Sweet by Japanese Breakfast | Waves of Fear by Lou Reed | Rockin Back Inside My Heart by Julee Cruise
