More Animal Tracks. Part 2 in my Wild Kingdom Series…..and there will be plenty more…..This time our loose little sub theme is Urban Living. Not much cognitive substance to that, but a great list of songs about animals, or at least named after animals.
Set List:
1. Concrete Jungle by Special Beat from Ska Wars (1999)
2. Elephant Walk by Lettuce from Mt. Crushmore (2016)
3. Comfort Eagle by Cake from Comfort Eagle (2001)
4. Dogs Rule the Night by Porno for Pyros from Good God’s Urge (1996)
5. Animal Behavior by Praxis from Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) (1992)
6. Bonnie the Cat by Porcupine Tree from The Incident (2009)
7. 3 Birds by The Dead Weather from Horehound (2009)
8. Give the Mule What He Wants by Queens of the Stone Age from Queens of the Stone Age (1998)
9. Pets Eat Their Master by Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine from The Audacity of Hype (2009)
10. Worm Drink by Clutch from Blast Tyrant (2004)
11. Fascist Pig by Suicidal Tendencies from Suicidal Tendencies (1983)
12. Vulture by Iggy Pop from Post Pop Depression (2016)
13. P.I.G.S. by Holy Fuck from Latin (2010)
14. Bloodhounds by All Them Witches from Our Mother Electricity (2012)
15. Jingle of a Dog’s Collar by Butthole Surfers from Electric Larryland (1996)
16. Frog by M.I.R.V. from Feeding Time on Monkey Island (1997)
17. Pig Man by Mondo Generator from Cocaine Radio (2000)
18. I’m Your Pet Rock by Reverend Horton Heat from Revival (2004)
19. Whale and Wasp by Alice in Chains from Jar of Flies (1993)
20. Cat and Mouse Game by Dr. John from Swamp Blues (2007)
21. Crawling King Snake by The Doors from L.A. Woman (1970)
22. Dead Dodo Down by Purson from Desire’s Magic Theatre (2016)
23. Rattlesnake Shake by Fleetwood Mac from Men of the World: The Early Years (Collection) (2002)
24. Tommy the Cat by Primus from Suck on This (1990)
25. Anima by Moby from Animal Rights (1996)
26. Warf Rat by Midnight Oil from Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead (1991)
27. Animal Kingdom by the Meat Puppets from Up on the Sun (1985)
28. Very Ape by Nirvana from In Utero (1993)
29. Heartworm by Thee Oh Sees from Face Stabber (2019)
30. Jackalope by Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains from The Big Eyeball in the Sky (2004)
31. Nitro Squirrel (Multiple Moe) by Uncle Moe’s Space Ranch from Uncle Moe’s Space Ranch (2001)
32. Concrete Jungle by Bob Marley and the Wailers from Catch a Fire (1973)
33. Searching for Ticks by M.I.R.V. from Feeding Time on Monkey Island (1997)
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
This set of music is put together to be interpreted as single band generating a concept album. A double album rooted in the phenomena of multiple personality disorder. The characters are linked to the central persona referred to as “King”. Some personalities praise/fear/respect/protect the “King” as a form of self-preservation, others wish to slay the “King” and assume control, and few outliers that simply want to jump in the driver’s seat from time to time. There’s a hint of an external relationship with a possible lover/therapist that is engaging with these personas.
Even though I am presenting all the lyrical content here, this concept may seem a bit of stretch, and I suppose the imagination needs to be stretched to engage in this as I have intended it. Hopefully you will allow yourself the illusion and consider this, at the very least, a good soundtrack to a movie, and at best, the work of single artist.
The Imaginary Band goes by the name: Obsidian Masque and the album title is Overthrowing the Kingdom Within.
(NOTE: Obsidian Masque is the name of a real band, MINE, and though it is currently not active, it is nonetheless NOT Available to use.) I have allowed my radio persona the privilege of its use for this……ok…I know that sounds a little nuts, but I did come up with this story…..
Set List (Credits)
1. MIC BREAK INTRO: The Frail by Nine Inch Nails from the Fragile. (1:54)
2. The Bronze by Queens of the Stone Age from Stone Age Compilations. (3:42)
3. 02 Panic Room by Riverside from Rapid Eye Movement. (5:30)
4. Sure You Will by OSI from Free. (3:46)
5. The Avalanche by Vola from Homesick Machinery. (5:17)
6. Mr. Compromise by Odd Logic from A Penny for Your Thoughts. (3:12)
7. They Whisper by Beardfish from the Void. (6:09)
8. Voices by Alice in Chains from the Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. (5:43)
9. Normal by Porcupine Tree from Nil Recurring. (7:08)
10. MIC BREAK: Gold Distance by Between the Buried and Me from Automata 1. (1:02)
11. Cold Dark Place by Mastodon from Cold Dark Place. (5:59)
12. Opal by Soen from Lykaia. (6:44)
13. We Are by Karnivool from Asymmetry. (5:55)
14. King by Tesseract from Sonder. (6:56)
15. Culling Voices by Tool from Fear Inoculum. (10:05)
16. The Vampyre of Time and Memory by Queens of the Stone Age from ….Like Clockwork. (3:35)
17. MIC BREAK: Eon Blue Apocalypse by Tool from Lateralus. (1:05)
18. Oceania by Smashing Pumpkins from Oceania. (9:07)
19. Alone at Sea by the Pineapple Thief from Magnolia. (5:21)
20. Chlorine and Wine by Baroness from Purple. (6:49)
21. Harvest by Opeth from Blackwater Park (5:59)
22. Lunatic Soul by Lunatic Soul from Lunatic Soul. (6:47)
23. FAREWELL MIC BREAK: MK 1 by Radiohead from In Rainbows Disk 2. (1:03)
24. ADVERTISMENT: Spud Beer by SNL. (1:00)
Obsidian Masque: Overthrowing the Kingdom Within
THE FRAIL (INSTR.) (Nine Inch Nails)
THE BRONZE (Queens of the Stone Age)
I been waiting
Waiting under things that rise in the morning
I been holding
Holding back so long
You can own it, take it off my hands, do me a favor
Nothin’ wasted
Just fingerfucked and busted up all at once
I’m so lost out on the highway
With no direction left to go
Everyday sit up and wonder
Where it was I started from
The more you’ve found the less you’ve been around
02 PANIC ROOM (Riverside)
Used to be my Panic Room
The other side of me
Where I slept and woke by turns
And nothing seemed real
I was feeding on your life
Peering through the hole
And it scared me out
Someday
You would knock on my door
Sweet shelter of mine
I’m freezing without
Sweet shelter of mine
I’m dying without
Cover up my twisted thoughts
Shattered all around
Muffled sounds
Recurring dreams
Melatonin smile
Used to be my 302
The other side of light
Trap of my own
That helped me deal
With what I lost inside
Sweet shelter of mine
I’m freezing without
Sweet shelter of mine
I’m dying without
Sweet shelter of mine
***
I’ve tried to make self-portraits before
But they always turn out so contrived
I’ve spent too much time
Correcting light and shade
Hiding wrinkles
Blurring scars
I’ve tried to make self-portraits before
Through my eyes
Just see myself
Now I know
I’m not in denial
That I need someone else
To see me
SURE YOU WILL (OSI)
First
I bit you and spit you out
When there was a doubt
Now
I’m calling you when I can
What is a man?
I did it my way
I did it my way
I did it my way on the highway highway
Be yourself
By yourself
Get yourself a little green pasture
Keep yourself
To yourself
Save yourself
Sure you will sure you will sure
Give take
Crowd control
Can get in my way when I’m starting my day
Teamwork
Self-control
Was making me blue so I knew what I had to
Did it my way
I did it my way
I did it my way on the highway highway
Be yourself
By yourself
Drive yourself a little bit faster
Keep yourself
To yourself
Sure you will sure you will sure
THE AVALANCHE (Vola)
Do you wonder why you wake up with your head inside a flame?
Do you even care to notice the strings you bear?
Did you ever grab the centuries applying to your name?
The avalanche has spoken, what do you hear?
Run all the way, let me feel the earth come down
Crawl as you fade, and we feel the earth come down
Do you wonder why you wake up with a blade upon your skin?
Cutting every frame you follow and every fear
Would you tie a rope around the sun to see the march begin? The avalanche has spoken what do you hear?
Run all the way, let me feel the earth come down
Crawl as you fade, and we feel the earth come down
MR. COMPROMISE (Odd Logic)
I am, the one you want to know
Ask me anything and I will tell them
My whisper echoes everywhere they go
Arbitrator of the mind and soul
I beg for outcomes unheard of
I plead for things I’m not sure of
One day all sides may agree to love
Say you will and this ends
I live in middle ground
Where the mind’s always moving against the world
Faces and personalities
All sides defending the voices coming in
I beg for outcomes unheard of
I plead for things I’m not sure of
One day all sides may agree to love
Say you will and this ends
Searching for you, stumbling through night
Scaling cliff sides, wondering where you hide
Searching for you, meddling for light
Probing for life, seeking where you hide
Searching for you
THEY WHISPER (Beardfish)
I’m circling your conscience
Tip tap toeing slowly
Any day now
You dream the wildest dreams
The kind that fly by night
Any day now
And then when morning comes
You can’t tell me where you’ve been
Any day now you’ll let me in
There’s no way of reasoning
With a primeval mind
And the harder i try, the harder I will fall
And she’ll be running when the voices call
They whisper her name from somewhere
Hiding in clouds of conductive air
Though I’m kicking and screaming
I know she’ll leave me here
To whom it may concern
Let in the morning light
I’m drawn back in to your world
Where depression is king
You speak of dying stars
You say they started wars
Any day now
I crawl by your feet to heal
The powers you don’t know that you hold
Are the ones I can steal
Any day now you’ll let me in
You’ll let me in
You’ll let me in
To whom it may concern
Let in the morning light
I’m drawn back in to your world
Where depression is king
And I shall forever burn
VOICES (Alice in Chains)
Who am I, is this me
Am I one of the team
I’ve gone cold, hard to deal
Used to stand where I kneel
Everybody listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says
I want more, than I need
I don’t know what is real
Everybody listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says
Anytime I listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says
Whispering their names, faces, uniforms I’ve worn
And now that is gone
Always climbing, to fall down again
Holding onto everything that’s not what it seems
I’ve been told, dreaming’s free
Think I’ll go back to sleep
Everybody listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says
Anytime I listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says
Calling out the names, faces, uniforms I’ve worn
And all that is gone
Always climbing, to fall down again
Holding onto everything that’s not what it seems
NORMAL (Porcupine Tree)
Here is my car, my phone and my TV
I’ve got it all, but you can see through me
But am I here? It’s kind of hard to tell
I do a good impression of myself
But what’s normal now anyhow?
Sullen and bored the kids stay
And in this way wish away each day
Stoned in the mall the kids play
And in this way wish away each day
Prescription drugs, they help me through the day
And that restraining order keeps me well at bay
And what’s normal now, anyway?
Sullen and bored the kids stay
And in this way wish away each day
Stoned in the mall the kids play
And in this way wish away each day
Sullen and bored the kids stay
And in this way wish away each day
Stoned in the mall the kids play
And in this way wish away each day
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little
GOLD DISTANCE (Instr.) (Between the Buried and Me)
COLD DARK PLACE (Mastodon)
I love your face and the things that you do
Make me warm sometimes when I’m away
I guess you’d say that at the end of the day
You’ll be the only person here that exists
You left my heart in some cold dark place
Where your love grows on a vine and I see it all the time
I didn’t mean a word that I said
When I was lying to your face about being alone
I’ve gone away forever
I’ve gone away
I’ve gone away forever
I’ve gone away
I reach out to touch you baby
You’re not there
You reach out to hold my hand
Please don’t you dare
‘Cause I’ve gone away forever
I’ve gone away
I’ve gone away forever
I’ve gone away
I reach out to hug you baby
You’re not around
You reach out to kiss my face
Please not right now
What can I say that hasn’t been said before
One hundred times before you took the dog
And I wish I knew how to breathe again
I fear I’m gonna die inside my skin
This has gotta be the last time that we fight
Or go at each other’s throats
Will you go, as I want to mend?
OPAL (Soen)
In your heart lies a devotion for starting pyres
To drown your brother within the mire
You pledged allegiance to gold
In your art, your words laid out in a vacuous manner
The mind is there but the soul is absent
With smoke and mirrors you reign
Time will show
Throwing your own
Into the fire
Vengeance comes
One day we’ll form a
Tidal wave
Come rushing all over and
Come tear down this wall of lies until nothing remains
Turn away, beware don’t be led astray
By vultures that turn our temple to a house of trade
Sleeper kin
A popinjay with a gaudy plumage
Proclaiming lies like a gutless coward
Until your senses are numb
Tidal wave
Come rushing all over and
Come tear down this wall of lies until nothing remains
Turn away, beware don’t be led astray
By vultures that turn our temple to a house of trade
And I know
Yes I know
That all this little things
Are coming back to haunt you
They’ll tear you down in the end
Colliding with your dreams
And burning all you stand for
Turn away, don’t be led astray
From false perceptions
No more lies, no more disguise
No false pretenders
Stand your ground
Don’t wander away
Don’t fall apart
Ask yourself, in trouble
Am I my brother’s keeper
WE ARE (Karinvool)
I know there’s something wrong stop making it up
We’re too proud to see we’ve lost more than our trust
And now there’s nothing left, well’s dead and dried up
Its disease has left a foul taste in our cup
It just keeps on flowing
And we drift on knowing
It just keeps on flowing
This babble from our mouth
Who we are I fear most of the time
Carry on shuffling in order and in line
Who we are I fear most of the time
Carry on whipping boy, stare into the light
Stare into the light
And it feels familiar for good reason
I want us to break the case we’re in
With one of the tools of this catatonic skin
Remove all the parts
I want us to face the shape we’re in
A world of confusion awaits our sons and kin
Lets reset it all
Lets reset it all
Well it stings and it hurts, is this how it’s meant to be
Well it stings and it hurts, is this how it’s meant to be
Well it stings and it hurts, a small price to pay to be
In control and rebirth what our future’s meant to be
Who we are I fear most of the time
So carry on whipping boy, stare into the light
I want us to face the shape we’re in
A world of confusion awaits our sons and kin
Let’s reset it all (we are, we are, we are)
Let’s reset it all (we are, we are, we are)
These words of wisdom come with lack of vision
This is the first day I’ve ever had to stand and witness
These words of wisdom come with lack of vision
This is the first day I’ve ever had to stand and witness
These words of wisdom come with lack of vision
This is the first day I’ve ever had to stand and witness
These words of wisdom come with lack of vision
This is the first day I’ve ever had to stand and witness
These words of wisdom come with lack of vision
This is the first day I’ve ever had to stand and witness
KING (Tesseract)
You died within me
The boatmen came to sail me down the river
Bind me up with visions of a blind man
I operate this way
Turn nothing into gold
Death on such an ugly day
You dine like a king on top of the world
You show us all
That forgiveness is the weakest call
And now revenge
Against that grudge inside your tiny head
Remove the crown of absolution
Let the retribution fly
The king has all the king has all
But words can kill and maim and take their toll
And you massacre my dreams at night
And eat away at every thought
Until we take control
The king has all totalitarian and carnivore
Bow down submit to me and kiss the ground
Until it’s safe to breathe and coexist again
Bow down submit to me and kiss the ground
Until it’s safe to live and coexist again
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
But the sun always shines for you
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
You’d kill to find me
But the crown above my head is deadly
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
CULLING VOICES (Tool)
Disembodied voices deepen my
Suspicious tendencies
Conversations we’ve never had
Imagined interplay
Psychopathy
Don’t you dare point that at me
Heated altercations we’ve never had
so I’m told
Yet guided by them all
Every single one
Psychopathy
Misleading me over and over and over
Judge, condemn, and banish any and everyone
Without evidence
Only the whispers from within
Psychopathy
Misleading me over and over
Psychopathy
Misleading me over and over and over
Don’t you dare point that at me
Don’t you dare point that at me
Don’t you dare point that at
Don’t you dare
Don’t you dare
Don’t you dare point that
Don’t you dare
Don’t you dare
Don’t you dare point that at
THE VAMPYRE OF TIME AND MEMORY (Queens of the Stone Age)
I want God to come and take me home
‘Cause I’m all alone in this crowd
Who are you to me? Who am I supposed to be?
Not exactly sure anymore
Where’s this going to? Can I follow through?
Or just follow you for a while?
Does anyone ever get this right?
I feel no love
Ain’t no confusion here, it is as I feared
The illusion that you feel is real
To be vulnerable is needed most of all
If you intend to truly fall apart
You think the worst of all is far behind
The vampire of time and memories has died
I survived. I speak, I breathe,
I’m incomplete
I’m alive – hooray!
You’re wrong again
‘Cause I feel no love
Does anyone ever get this right?
Does anyone ever get this right?
I feel no love, I feel no love
AEON BLUE APOCALYPSE (Instr.) (Tool)
OCEANIA (Smashing Pumpkins)
No one can love you
‘Cause no one can free you
Lovers can’t touch you
‘Cause lovers might reach you, yeah
I’m so alone, so alone
But better than a wretched world
Better than a broken pearl
I’m so alone, so alone
Better than I ever was
Better than a just laid cause
Night may keep you sworn
May bring you storms
From chest to stern
The journey’s blessed
The warnings circumspect
With dreams I’ve had
With dreams I’ve had
And still she’s gone
And still she’s gone
Night will fill your rest
Negate you best
With dreams I’ve had
With dreams I’ve had
Oh would I follow you
How could I have ever doubted you?
Sweet baby, nurture me
Sweet lady, if you please
Try the way on me
Try the way on me
Try the way on me
Just try the way on me
Try the way
Skirt the cliffs of your illusion
Find the faith on me
My mistake as the last remaining soldier
Was to take the place of you
Love the way
Love the way and learn
Try the way
Cast off your indecision
Face to face we breathe
Try the way
Cast off your indecision
Face to face we breathe
ALONE AT SEA (The Pineapple Thief)
This is our time
What’s to live for?
This is our time
Nothing more
Look to the sky
It cannot help you
It all melts away
In our drug addled minds
Oh, who cares, who cares?
Oh, who cares, who cares?
Give me your hand
And lets take it
Give me your hand
And we’ll dance to the end
Oh, who cares, who cares?
Oh, who cares
What’s on the other side
You and me
Alone at sea
And I know
We know
This is suicide
You can see
It’s you and me
So hold on, hold on
To this suicide
Give me your hand
And I’ll take it
Give me your hand
And let’s dance to the end
Oh, who cares, who cares?
Oh, who cares
What’s on the other side
You and me
Alone at sea
And I know
We know
This is suicide
You can see
It’s you and me
So hold on, hold on
To this suicide
CHLORINE AND WINE (Baroness)
When I called on my nursemaid
Come sit by my side
But she cuts through my rib cage
Pushes the pills deep in my eyes
(Eyes, eyes, eyes…)
The taste was much sweeter
Than chlorine and wine
And my doctor’s unable
Cut through the cable
Leads to my mind
(Mind, mind, mind…)
In spite of the winter
There’s ways to keep warm
Whatever you give me
Please know that I’ll
Ask you for more
(More, more, more…)
The day I stopped swimming
Came out of the tide
I’d never felt so uncomfortably numb
Here by your side
(Side, side, side…)
Black rose on the bed
Turning to fire
Black rose in the vein
Shine in your eye
Please
Don’t lay me down
Under the rock where I found
My place in the ground
Hope for the fathers and sons
Black rose on the bed
Turning to fire
Black rose in the vein
Shine in your eye
Please
Don’t lay me down
Under the rocks where I’ve found
My place in the ground
Hope for the fathers and sons
HARVEST (Opeth)
Stay with me awhile
Rise above the vile
Name my final rest
Poured into my chest
Into the orchard, I walk peering way past the gate
Wilted scenes for us who couldn’t wait
Drained by the coldest caress
Stalking shadows ahead
Halo of death
All I see is departure
Mourner’s lament but it’s me who’s the martyr
Pledge yourself to me
Never leave me be
Sweat breaks on my brow
Given time ends now
Into the orchard, I walk peering way past the gate
Wilted scenes for us who couldn’t wait
Drained by the coldest caress
Stalking shadows ahead
Halo of death
All I see is departure
Mourner’s lament but it’s me who’s the martyr
Spirit painted sin
Embers neath my skin
Veiled in pale embrace
Reached and touched my face
Into the orchard, I walk peering way past the gate
Wilted scenes for us who couldn’t wait
Drained by the coldest caress
Stalking shadows ahead
Halo of death
All I see is departure
Mourner’s lament but it’s me who’s the martyr
LUNATIC SOUL (Lunatic Soul)
I can’t describe what’s going on with me
A different nature moving rapidly
Being halfway here and halfway somewhere else
My whole life starts to flash in front of me
I’m overwhelmed in joy, quiet and peace
All words I know are three-dimensional
I feel all troubles are gone
I feel all troubles are gone
Timelessness, ineffability
I glimpse the spirits of my relatives
I see the others, the being of light
Shifting through a tunnel, long and dark
I regret all those things that I had left undone
And I wish I could fix everything that was wrong
I wish I could tell you how sorry I am
This is not the end
It’s the start of something that I’m really scared of
That I’m scared to life
I’m scared to life
I’m scared to life
I’m scared to life
Welcome back fellow alchemical surrealists. Tonight’s show engages with the troublesome state of humanity and the planet we inhabit. There are lots of spoken word segments interwoven throughout the musical selections that are constructed to bring up an emotional response. I recommend you listen to this podcast in headphones to get the full experience.
Set List:
1. INTRO: Olives by Devin Townsend from Terria (2001) (3:21)
2. The New Math (What He Said) by OSI from the Office of Strategic Influence (2002) (3:36)
3. OSI by OSI from the Office of Strategic Influence (2002) (3:48)
4. One Planet by Carl Sagan, Moon Hooch & Tonio Sagan from One Planet (2022) (4:11)
5. Let’s Talk About Cars by the Butthole Surfers from Electric Larryland (1996) (4:34)
6. Dear World by Nine Inch Nails from Not Actual Events (2016) (4:07)
7. Imaginal Cells by Machine Head from Bloodstone & Diamonds (2014) (3:36)
8. MIC BREAK: Teenage Lightning 1 by Coil from Love’s Secret Domain (1991) 1:50)
9. Global Warming by Gojira From Mars to Syria (2005) (7:51)
10. Overt Enemy by Slayer from Diabolus in Musica (1998) (4:42)
11. N.W.O. by Ministry from Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992) (5:31)
12. Bread and Circus by Puscifer from Existential Reckoning (2020) (6:28)
13. MIC BREAK: Anchor’s Lament by Baroness from Gold & Grey (2019) (1:40)
14. Intermediate Jesus/Humanity is a Virus (feat. Hugo Weaving) by Porcupine Tree from Signify and including the Agent Smith monologue to Morpheus from the Matrix (1996/1999) (7:29)
15. Knuckle Duster (Radio 2-B) by White Zombie from La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1 (1992) (0:25)
16. After the Flesh by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult from the Movie Soundtrack to The Crow (1995) (3:00)
17. Earth Day by Devin Townsend from Terria (2001) (9:35)
18. MIC BREAK: New Number Order by Shellac from 1000 Hurts (2000) (1:40)
19. Blood of the Past (feat. Kate Tempest) by The Comet is Coming from Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery (2019) (8:15)
20. Exist (feat. Neal Degrasse Tyson) by Avenged Sevenfold from the Stage (2016) (15:39)
21. MIC BREAK: Reclamation by Lamb of God from Wrath (2009) (7:07)
22. The Last Astronaut by the Butthole Surfers from the Weird Revolution (2001) (4:08)
23. Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled by Porcupine Tree from Lightbulb Sun (2000) (4:50)
24. MIC BREAK: Many as One by the Broun Felinis from Aphrokubist Improvisations Vol.9 (1995) (0:35)
25. So Long and Thanks for all the Fish from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (2:13)
Welcome back my fellow Alchemical Adepts. Episode #034 of the Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour: A Little Mischief. Not really a set theme, just some cool tunes and a few guests including: Deathwish, Skeevy, Bolt Reynolds, Li Po and Gatsby.
Feet Don’t Fail Me Now by Queens of the Stone Age from Villains (2017)
MIC BREAK: Pause by Adrian Belew from Side One (2005
One Step Beyond by Madness from One Step Beyond (1979)
Corazon of Doubt by Project NFidelikah from Project NFidelikah (2016)
Cocainium by Baroness from Yellow & Green (2012)
Too Numb by O.R.k. from Soul of an Octopus (2017)
Once We Were…by Monkey3 from The 5th Sun (2013)
MIC BREAK: Interglacial by The Mercury Tree from Spidermilk (2019)
Peach by Slothrust from the Pact (2018)
Westminster by The Bob Lazar Story from Ghost of Foodstool (2014)
Detachable Penis by King Missile from Happy Hour (1992)
Born Stupid by Paul Leary from Born Stupid (2021)
Monday’s Ain’t Free by DäG from We’re Pretty Sure We Know What We’re Doing (2022)
Do Ya Like Dags? From the Movie Snatch (2000)
Thirsty Dog by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds from Let Love In (1994)
MIC BREAK: Rising Son by Steve Kilbey from Unearthed (1987)
Chase the Devil by Lee “Scratch” Perry, Max Romeo and the Upsetters from Super Ape/Return of Super Ape Reissue (2012) Originally released by Max Romeo on War Ina Babylon (1976)
Hideaway by John Mayall and the Blues Breakers from Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966)
The Golden Lady by John Medeski’s Mad Skillet from Mad Skillet (2018)
Southern Sunset by Samsara Blues Experiment from End of Forever (2021)
MIC BREAK: Translation 1 by Sex Mob from Dime Grind Palace (2003)
Of the New Day by Porcupine Tree from Closure/Continuation (2022)
Polygondwanaland by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Polygondwanaland (2017)
Eracist by Mr. Bungle from the Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny (2020)
Micro Aggressions by Animals as Leaders from Parrhesia (2022)
MIC BREAK: Rematch by Scar Tissue from Obscurity (2010)
Acid Rain by Riverside from Wasteland (2018)
Burn by the Cure from the Crow Soundtrack (1995)
Lights Out by All Them Witches from Nothing as the Ideal (2020)
MIC BREAK: Asahi by Animals as Leaders from Parrhesia (2022)
Seeing Red by Killing Joke from Killing Joke (2003)
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
Hello fellow Alchemites and Confluxians.
News: Contest: Tickets for Dr. Madd Vibe @ the Bottom of the Hill, SF on 1/29/22
I am giving away a pair of tickets, contact me @ thealchemistofradiovalencia@gmail.com
Or on Facebook find the Friends of the Alchemist Group.
I will randomly select a winner from those who want the tickets.
This week’s show is a collection of very heady tracks to put your mind in a deep reflective state. Put on the headphones and immerse yourself in the music.
Set List:
1. Useful Idiot (0:39) by Tool from Aenima (1996)
2. Breaking Alchemy (0:12)
3. Everything in its Right Place (4:11) by Radiohead from Kid A (2000)
4. Elk.Blood.Heart (5”52) by All Them Witches from Our Mother Electricity (2012)
5. MIC BREAK: Vein Melter (9;10) by Herbie Hancock from Head Hunters (1973)
6. MIC BREAK: Stonehenge (1:58) by Black Sabbath from Born Again (1983)
7. Little Fishes (6:06) by the Claypool Lennon Delirium from South of Reality (2019)
8. Long and Lonesome Road (3:10) by Jess and the Ancient Ones from Astral Sabbat
9. Spirals (11:19) by Monkey3 from Sphere (2019)
10. MIC BREAK: Prepare Yourself (1:59) by Porcupine Tree from The Sky Moves Sideways (1995)
11. Start of Something Beautiful (7:40) by Porcupine Tree from Deadwing (2005)
12. Smoke Room (8:13) by Automatism from Immersion (2020)
13. MIC BREAK: Sphinx Gate (1:59) by Hiatus Kaiyote from Tawk Tomahawk (2013)
14. Pas a Pas (6:42) by Alco Frisbass from Alco Frisbass (2015)
15. Snickersnee (3:46) by the Oh Sees from Face Stabber (2019)
16. MIC BREAK: Spaced (2:24) by the Smashing Pumpkins from Pisces Iscariot (1994)
17. Hannah (5:26) by Robin Trower from Twice Removed from Yesterday (1973)
18. Feathers (6:41) by the Black Crowes from Lost Crowes (2006)
19. Suture Up Your Future (4:37) by Queens of the Stone Age (2007)
20. MIC BREAK: Chili at Airport (Part III) (1:32) by John Lurie from the Get Shorty Soundtrack (1995)
21. Hudson (10:57) by Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski, John Scofield from Hudson (2017)
22. Arcadia Son (7:50) by I.E.M. (Incredible Expanding Mindfuck) from Arcadia Son (2002)
23. FAREWELL MIC BREAK: Democratic Chorale (1:42) by Bent Knee from Shiny Eyed Babies (2014)
24. Help (6:01) by Deep Purple from Shades of Deep Purple (1968)
Hello my fellow Alchemites and Confluxians. Winter has been coming for a long time and YES>>>>>>It is here. So grab a nog, a slog, some grog or a local hog, and let’s celebrate all that is cold with some winter songs and good company to warm our hearts. This is the time of year to remind ourselves of our commonality and celebrate our differences. So don’t be generic in your holiday greetings. Here’s how it works. If you celebrate Christmas and you are greeting someone who celebrates Chanakkah…….say Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukkah, and the other responds Happy Chanukkah and Merry Christmas….this way you acknowledge your own beliefs and theirs as well. Same goes if you don’t know….you offer yours, they offer theirs and you acknowledge both. All beliefs are valid even if your belief is I don’t believe……so…enough of my soapbox….here’s the set list. Happy Christosolstifestikwanzikkahus…..and a Jim Neighbors too.
One last thing. Next week my show will be hosted by Skeevy. They have a great four hour show for you, so check in early at 8pm on 12/29/2021.
1. Game of Thrones “Winter is Coming” Montage (1:27)
2. Breaking Alchemist (0:12)
3. OPENING MIC: Frosting (0:25) by Chon from Newborn Sun (2013) Rock
4. Coming in From the Cold (4:31) by Bob Marley & The Wailers from Uprising (1980) Reggae
5. Ice (4:33) by Medeski, Martin, & Wood from End of the World Party (Just in Case) (2004) Jazz
6. MIC BREAK: Light and Thunder (1:26) Lord of Mushrooms from Perspectives (2012) Progressive Metal
7. On the Frozen Lake (4:52) by Anders Johannson, Jens Johansson & Allan Holdsworth from Heavy Machinery (4:52) Jazz Fusion
8. Voices in Winter/In the Realms of the Divine (6:35) by Pure Reason Revolution from The Dark Third (2006) Progressive Metal
9. MIC BREAK: Anchor’s Lament (1:40) by Baroness from Gold & Grey (2019) Progressive Metal
10. The Heart of a Cold White Land (4:47) by Swallow the Sun from Songs of the North I, II, & III (2015) Doom Metal
11. A Mead Hall in Winter (15:20) by Big Big Train from Grimspound (2017) Progressive Rock
12. MIC BREAK: Kind David’s Dirge (1:40) by King Missile from King Missile (1994) Indie Rock
13. It’s Ice (8:14) by Phish from Rift (1993) Jam Band Rock
14. Winter (5:29) by The Rolling Stones from Goat’s Head Soup (1973) Classic Rock
15. FLIPPER PROMO (0:40)
16. MIC BREAK: Driftmix (2:37) by Coil from The Snow EP (1991) Industrial Rock
17. Cold Dark Place (5:59) by Mastodon from Cold Dark Place EP (2017) Metal
18. My Heart is of the North (4:44) by Ihsahn from Arktis (2016) Death Metal
19. Trapped Under Ice (4:04) by Metallica from Ride the Lightning (1984) Thrash Metal
20. MIC BREAK: Pagan (1:39) by Porcupine Tree from Signify (1996) Progressive Rock
21. Russia on Ice (13:06) by Porcupine Tree from Lightbulb Sun (2000) Progressive Rock
22. Winter (5:42) by Tori Amos from Little Earthquakes (1992) Alternative Rock
23. MIC BREAK: Outside/Inside (1:44) by Beardfish from Mammoth (2010) Progressive Rock
24. …And the Great Cold Death of the Earth (7:14) by Agalloch from The Mantle (2002) Doom Metal
25. Face in the Snow (4:05) by Opeth from Heritage (2011) Rock
26. FAREWELL MIC BREAK: Down Slow (1:35) by Moby from Play (1999) Electronica
27. Baby, It’s Cold Outside (5:58) by Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery from The Dynamic Duo (1964) Jazz
Hello fellow Alchemists and Confluxians…..still playing catch up. Sorry for the late posting.
This week’s show is all about live music. Kombucha: Live Culture> Live Music. Enjoy these live experiences as let it nourish your soul.
Set list.
1. INTRO MIC BREAK: Crowd Sculptures (2:21) by the Grateful Dead from Infrared Roses (1991) Rock
2. Natural Mystic (4:43) by Bob Marley from Sacred Sources I (2000) Reggae
3. Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt (A. Gust of Mutts/B. And Ghosted Pouts) (13:23) by the Mars Volta from Scab Dates (2005) Progressive Metal
4. FLIPPER PROMOTION (0:40)
5. MIC BREAK: Dues Culpa (1:34) by Ghost from Opus Eponymous (2010) Metal
6. Ghost of Karelia (5:24) by Mastodon from Live at the Aragon (2011) Metal
7. Murder of the Universe (5:04) by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Chunky Shrapnel (2020) Alternative Rock
8. Scentless Apprentice (3:31) by Nirvana From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (1996) Grunge
9. MIC BREAKING BAD: What You Are Listening To (1:10) by Porcupine Tree from Up From the Downstair (1993) Progressive Rock
10. Anesthetize (17:20) by Porcupine Tree from Anesthetize (2015) Progressive Metal
11. MIC BREAK: Prelude to a Crawl (1:20) by Primus from Green Naugahyde (2011) Alternative Rock
12. Girls for Single Men (7:40) by Les Claypool and the Fearless Flying Frog Brigade from Live Frogs Set 1 (2001) Alternative Rock
13. Ohhhh Noooo (7:44) by The Aristocrats from Culture Clash Live! (2015) Jazz Fusion
14. MIC BREAK: Interlude (1:03) by Camper Van Beethoven from Key Lime Pie (1989) Indie Rock
15. Miles Runs Down the Voodoo (11:08) by Lettuce from Witches Stew (2017) Jazz Fusion
16. Lingus (7:53) by Snarky Puppy from Live in New Orleans 9/13/2015 (2015) Jazz Fusion
17. MIC BREAK: 800 (1:34) by Kyuss from Blue for the Red Sun (1992) Stoner Metal
18. God is Dead (8:57) by Black Sabbath from The End-Tour Edition (2016) Classic Metal
19. Heir Apparent (10:21) by Opeth from Garden of the Titans (Opeth Live at Red Rock Amphitheatre) (2018) Death Metal
20. CLOSING MIC BREAK: Wrapcity in English (0:58) by the James Gang from Yer’ Album (1969) Rock
21. Voivod (6:23) by Voivod from The Wake (Deluxe Edition) (2018) Progressive Thrash Metal
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Hello fellow Alchemists and Confluxians. Tonight we honor one of my favorite musicians, Steven Wilson. He is often referred to as the greatest musician you’ve never heard of. And as deep as my library was, I had never heard of his music…..until…….
About 7 years ago, I discovered Porcupine Tree (Deadwing to be specific) which I shortly followed up with by grabbing In Absentia and thus a rabbit hole I had fallen into. I had no idea at the time how many burrows I would find or just how deep it went, but I just kept following wherever they lead. What I found was a kindred spirit in that musical “categories” mean almost nothing and that there is no reason not mash them us, depart from one to do another, or just let them rest side by side as if they always belonged together. This is essentially the crux of what I try to bring to you each week and Steven Wilson’s musical catalog, as immense and diverse as it is, is a representation of that. Sadly, in a two hour window there just isn’t enough time to do a deep dive, so I strove to just show you the portal entryways to which a rabbit might seek adventure. So……, Without further ado, in honor and celebration of Steven Wilson, I bring you a small guide to where the rabbit holes are and a small taste of what lies beyond each door.
SET LIST:
1. OPENING MIC BREAK: No Luck with Rabbits (0:47) by Porcupine Tree from On the Sunday of Life (1991) Psychedelic/Art Rock
2. The Birthday Party (3:49) by Steven Wilson from Drive Home (EP) (2013) Progressive Rock
3. Time Flies (11:41) by Porcupine Tree from The Incident (2009) Progressive Rock
4. MIC BREAK: The Yellow Windows of the Evening Train (2:00) by Porcupine Tree from The Incident (2009) Progressive Rock
5. Long Distance Runaround (3:31) by Yes from Fragile (The Steven Wilson Remixes) (2018) Classic Progressive Rock
6. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) (2:39) by Yes from Fragile (The Steven Wilson Remixes) (1971/2018) Classic Progressive Rock
7. The Boys in the Band (4:35) by Gentle Giant (Steven Wilson Mix) from Octopus (1972/2015) Classic Progressive Rock
8. Cynical Days (3:18) by XTC from Oranges and Lemons (Steven Wilson Remix) (1989) Post Punk/Art Rock
9. MIC BREAK: A Drop in the Ocean (1:36) by Blackfield from Blackfield V (2017) Pop/Alt Rock
10. Pretty Genius (3:52) by No-Man from All the Blue Changes (2006) Art Rock/Trip Hop/Dream Pop
11. Orphan Coal (10:17) by Bass Communion from Bass Communion I (2001) Electronic/Ambient
12. Piece for Hammered Dulcimer and Mellotron Choir (4:30) by I.E.M. (The Incredible Expanding Mindfuck) from Have Come for Your Children (2001) Psychedelic/Krautrock
13. Scars (4:00) by Blackfield from Blackfield I (2004) Indie Rock
14. MIC BREAK: Politician (1:08) by I.E.M. (The Incredible Expanding Mindfuck) from Arcadia Son (2002) Psychedelic/Krautrock
15. Harridan (8:08) by Porcupine Tree from CLOSURE/CONTINUATION due in April 2022 (2021) Progressive Metal
16. Shutdown (10:25) by O.S.I. from Office of Strategic Influence (2002) Progressive Metal
17. Harvest (5:59) by Opeth from Blackwater Park (2001) Progressive Death Metal
18. MIC BREAK: Patterns inf the Ivy (1:50) by Opeth from Blackwater Park (2001) Progressive Death Metal
19. The Lines in My Hand (3:49) by Opeth from Heritage (2011) Progressive Metal
20. Index (4:49) by Steven Wilson from Grace for Drowning (2011) Industrial/Progressive Metal
21. Hag (6:28) by Storm Corrosion from Storm Corrosion (2012) Psychedelic Folk Rock/Experimental
22. MIC BREAK: Pagan (1:39) by Porcupine Tree from Signify (1996) Indie/Alt Rock
23. Eminent Sleeze (3:43) by Steven Wilson from The Future Bites (2021) Electronic Rock
24. Sentimental (5:27) by Porcupine Tree from Fear of a Blank Planet (2007) Progressive Metal
25. FAREWELL MIC BREAK: On the Sunday of Life (2:12) by Porcupine Tree from On the Sunday of Life (1991) Psychedelic/Art Rock
26. The Raven That Refused to Sing (7:57) by Steven Wilson from The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) (2013) Progressive Rock
