This week is just a nice blend of Garage Psyche, Progressive Metal, Electro-Art Rock, Psychedelic Vaudeville and Kraut Rock. No particular overriding themes, so, no need to look for any deeper meaning than this is really cool set of songs.
SET LIST:
1. Warsaw, or the First Breath You Take After You Give Up by Them Crooked Vulture from Them Crooked Vultures (2009)
2. Hollywood Sunset by Barry Adamson from the Lost Highway Soundtrack (1997)
3. Army of Ignorance by Samsara Blues Experiment from Long Distance Trip (2010)
4. Apex Dominant by Pulsar from Origins of Life (2022)
5. Holographic Thinking by Voivod from Synchro Anarchy (2022)
6. Pilon Bran Coucou by PinoL from Bran Coucou (2018)
7. Arsis by Gordian Knot from Emergent (2003)
8. Red Study by Thee Oh Sees from Protean Threat (2020)
9. The Liner Notes by Rosalie Cunningham from Two Piece Puzzle (2022)
10. Will O the Wisp by Opeth from Sorceress (2016)
11. Go to Sleep (Little Man Being Erased) by Radiohead from Hail to the Thief (2003)
12. The Ballad of Ophelia Kincade by Dizzy Twin from Empire (2018)
13. Aileron by Boris from Attention Please (2011)
14. Scarecrow by Wand from Laughing Matter (2019)
15. Almost Human by The New Up from Tiny Mirrors (2017)
16. Slinky/Holy Water by Psychedelic Porn Crumpets from Night Gnomes (2022)
17. Cosmic Tears by Birth from Born (2022)
18. Astral Traveler from Smokemaster from Smokemaster (2020)
19. 25 Ghosts III by Nine Inch Nails from Ghosts I-IV (2008)
20. Victor by Victor from Victor (Alex Lifeson) (1996)
21. Enemy Prayer by OSI from Fire Make Thunder (2012)
22. The Widening Eye by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (2007)
23. Polarity Integrate by KnightressM1 from Dreams and Devastation (2020)
24. Where There Was Sea There is Abyss by White Willow from Future Hopes (2017)
25. Ascend by Wheel from Resident Human (2021)
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What do you get when your host has one kid on vacation and the other in daycare all day? You get a very well-prepared program, that’s what you get. I normally have a vague idea of how I want my show to go. I listen to music all of the time, so I always know about 25% of the songs I really want to share with you, leading into a show. I bring plenty with me, so it’s all about having the experience of what artist or genre may match up with what I am currently playing (let’s see Spotify really do that well!). This past week I’ve had a lot more time on my hands to listen to a bunch of vinyl that has needed my attention.
I also went to see Melvins last week, with Helms Alee opening. What an inspiring show that was! This program is more loud than normal. You get some fine sludge and doom, but you’re also going to get some fine angular post-punk, psych, jazz, and more. New music from Helms Alee, Othered, and Ty Segall. That’s why you tune in, and I thank you for that. I really do.
Take a look at the playlist below, click the link above to stream, and share with your music-loving friends.
The Radio Valencia studio is looking better each week: new paint job and soundproofing. We’re getting our logo on the awning out front next week! Thanks to our engineering team (aka: JazzNazz) we have the turntables and CD players working better than ever! But we still need you. This is an out-of-pocket venture. Bringing you great programming is our mission, and we can really use your help. Please consider donating to Radio Valencia by going to our PayPal (we are financially sponsored by SF IndieFest) and throwing a few bones our way. Every dime is spent on station needs (rent and equipment mostly). I thank you in advance.
I am proud to have hosted Zack Sanders and Jacob Gilmore of the band Schwaomp to discus and listen to their debut, self-titled EP, their musical history and influences and music in general.
Zack Sanders, Composer, Guitar and Bass.
Jacob Gilmore, Producer and Drums.
Join in for a fun chat with some great music.
And yes, I am a proud papa Alchemist. Jacob is my son.
Set List
1. Seven Ways Til Sunday by T.R.A.M. from Lingua Franca (2012)
2. Bloomp by Schwaomp from Schwaomp (2022)
3. Blomp by Schwaomp from Schwaomp (2022)
4. Blamp by Schwaomp from Schwaomp (2022)
5. Blaomp by Schwaomp from Schwaomp (2022)
6. A Weather Front Was Stalled Out in the Pacific, Like a Lonely Person, Lost in Thought, Oblivious of Time by Cloudkicker from Subsume (2013)
7. Flaomp by Schwaomp from Schwaomp (2022)
8. Floomp by Schwaomp from Schwaomp (2022)
9. The Brain Dance by Animals as Leaders from The Madness of Many (2016)
10. Marrow by Meshuggah from Koloss (2012)
11. Uno Mas More by Mestis from Polysemy (2015)
12. Schloomp by Schwaomp from Schwaomp (2022)
13. Schwoomp by Schwaomp from Schwaomp (2022)
14. Schwaomp I: Schwimp by Schwaomp from Schwaomp (2022)
15. Schwaomp II: Schwamp by Schwaomp from Schwaomp (2022)
16. Schwaomp III: Schwaomp by Schwaomp from Schwaomp (2022)
17. Tower Falls by Baroness from First/Second Reissue (2008)
18. The Last Baron by Mastodon from Crack the Skye (2009)
19. Not Enough Mana by Bulb from Archives: Vol. 5 (2020)
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A very inspired show tonight. Maybe it’s the great music I’ve been listening to that I couldn’t wait to share with you? Maybe it’s the fact that I had a lot of time to choose my music before my show? Maybe it was the many people who came in and out of the studio and I really wanted to play some great music for them as well? Whatever the reason, this was a great show to host.
There’s some psychabilly, psychedelia, funk, soul, folk, retro, goth, prog, jazz, classic rock, and even a dirty old one man band!
Hot damn, there’s a lot for everyone here. Try that, Spotify! And you know what, they can’t. Even Shazam gets stumped by some of what I play. That’s what’s so great about non-commercial community radio! You have hosts that know the music, not some algorithm that is programmed to tell you what to like. Do you know that program directors at commercial radio stations are now using Spotify to help them program their stations? Where’s the human touch?
Radio Valencia brings the human touch in spades!
The Radio Valencia studio is looking better each week: new paint job and soundproofing. We’re getting our logo on the awning out front next week! Thanks to our engineering team (aka: JazzNazz) we have the turntables and CD players working better than ever! But we still need you. This is an out-of-pocket venture. Bringing you great programming is our mission, and we can really use your help. Please consider donating to Radio Valencia by going to our PayPal (we are financially sponsored by SF IndieFest) and throwing a few bones our way. Every dime is spent on station needs (rent and equipment mostly). I thank you in advance.
I enjoyed putting this show for RV fans of Sufficient Grounds and freeform radio fans. We start off and hit the ground running. Hopefully your coffee consumption this morning can keep up. Playlist: A Ghost at Noon by Sam Prekop & John McEntire from Sons of…
Paint it Black by Johnny Harris from Movements
I’m in Love With A German Film Star (Gui Boratto Mix) by Sam Taylor-Wood & Pet Shop Boys from I’m in Love With A German Film Star My Girls by Animal Collective from Merriweather Post Pavillion Sly Glance by Matthew Shipp Trio from World Construct Waratiki by Jali Musa Jawara from Soubindoor Seriana Promethea by David Murray, Brad Jones & Hamid Drake from Seriana Promethea Resistance by Bleu Nuit from Metal A Funeral in Bainbridge by Frida Hyvonen from Dream of Independence The Barrel by Aldous Harding from Designer All My Love is Coming Back by S.G. Goodman from Teeth Marks Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) by Arcade Fire from WE Piece of Shit by Wet Leg from Wet Leg Sound & Vision by The Sea & Cake from One Bedroom Someone Else\’s Dream by Particle Kid from Time Capsule She Was Tall, She Was High by The Pretty Things from Parachute Blue Letter by Fleetwood Mac from Fleetwood Mac Weird by Sebadoh from The Sebadoh I Ain’t by Dinosaur Jr. from Sweep into Space The Ballad of a Ladyman by Sleater-Kinney from All Hands on the Bad One Around the Dial by The Kinks from Give the People What They Want Do You Wanna Hold Me by Bow Wow Wow California Nights by Best Coast from California NIght Cherry Cherry by Neil Diamond
Music played: No Hay Nadie Como Tu by Calle 13 ft Cafe Tacvba, Rock the Casbah (Ranking Roger) by The Clash, Dance While the Sky Crashes Down by Jason Webley, Boots on Loan by Gadjo, Pico Selector by Panoptica Orchestra, Almacen de Datos by Sara Hebe, Ana Tijoux, Never Gonna Live Up by Stealing Sheep, Venemo by La Dame Blanche, In the Castle of My Skin by Sons of Kemet, Kelen ati Leen by Orchestra Baobab, Guajira Sicodelica, Handsome Boy (E Wara) by The Rwenzori’s, Todos tenemos hogar by Los Piranas, MRA by Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood, Taxi Driver by Small Island Pride, Algafiat by Amanar, Alfomega by Caetano Veloso, Pnhaeu samnieng by Pan Ron, Korn Phnao, Motame en la tormenta by La Mecanica Popular, Pop Makossa by Dream Stars, Back to Life by Soul II Soul, Caron Wheeler, Chucusteady by Frente Cumbiero + Mad Professor, Last Days by Soothsayers, Victor Rice, Music de Carnaval by Magdy Al Hussainy, Jungle Magic by Bennis Cletin, La Soleil Descend by Wesli, Paul Cargnello, Raso Lark by Acacia Maior, Danae Estrela, Berlok
Welcome back my fellow Alchemical maniacs. It’s been a year since I have been bringing you my musical explorations for you to enjoy. The past month has been an extended trek of Allied Forces sessions with the Skeevy Side Show which has been a ton of fun, but has lead me away from my favorite pastime, making up a movie soundtrack vibe and immersing you in that world. Well, this week is a return to that format with a modification of a show I had set up for you a couple of weeks ago when I had to air a rerun because our studio was getting a facelift with new equipment. Wow. It’s looking really good at Radio Valencia. This show got it’s own make over when I decided to merge the Twelve Monkey scenes into what clearly was a sub theme to the animal song tracks. It begs a question in the overall arc.
Do we, the human race, really deserve to be a surviving species? It’s a quintessential question as we continue to develop systematic methods of self-destruction and then end up fighting to counter them. Intriguing isn’t it.
Episode #049: Army of the Twelve Monkeys:
Lots of film dialogue and extended cross fades and a particularly juicy mash up near the end of the set with I.E.M. and Pink Floyd.
Set List:
Domesticated Animals by Queens of the Stone Age
Rats Return by Porcupine Tree
Snake Eyes by John Paul Jones
Reptile by Periphery
Dead Dog on Asphalt by Adrian Belew
Funeral for a Great Drunken Bird by All Them Witches
Nest of Vipers by Black Bonzo
Leap Frog by Hiatus Kaiyote
Dogs by Pink Floyd
The Lord is a Monkey by the Butthole Surfers
Ants of the Sky by Between the Buried and Me
Bat Country by Avenged Sevenfold
Birdcage by That One Guy
Terror Bird by Bent Knee
Jaguar God by Mastodon
Vultures Fly by Avatar
Superbug by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Overlapping Songs (second track starts about 1.5 minutes into first)
Cicadian Haze by the Incredible Expanding Mindfuck
Several Species of Small Fury Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict by Pink Floyd
Evelyn, A Modified Dog by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
