2/26/07

Long, soaring tracks tonight. The last show at midnight; see you all on Wednesday, March 7.

I love you in place where there is no space or time:

Summun Bukun Umyun / Pharoah Sanders / Summun Bukmun Umyun
Unanka / Art Ensemble of Chicago / Bap-tizum
De Drums / Keith Jarrett / Fort Yawuh
Yesternow / Miles Davis / Jack Johnson
Shining Through / Craig Taborn / Junk Magic
Seadrum / Boredoms / Seadrum/House of Sun
Hold Down the Rhythms, Hold Down the Machines / Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid / The Exchange Session Vol 2.

WMBR Spring Season

Tomorrow night marks the last presentation of "Running, Returning" for the fall/winter season. The program will continue into the spring, but at a new time. I'll be spinning Wednesday nights now, from 10 until midnight. This change starts on Monday, March 5.

See you tomorrow night 'round about midnight and then my next show will be March 7 at 10. Harmonious vibrations.

2/19/07

When you die, you'll have to leave them behind. You should keep that in mind. When you keep that in mind, you'll find a love as big as the sky:

Rag Manj Khammaj / Ustad Ali Akbar Khan & Pandit Nikhil Bannerjee / AMMP Signature Series Vol. 4
Naval Aviation in Art? / Frank Zappa / Läther
To Artist Murray de Pillars / Anthony Braxton / For Alto
Hamid's On Fire / Fred Anderson / On the Run
Out of This World (Part 1) (live) / John Coltrane & Pharaoh Sanders / Live in Seattle
Song For Ché / Charlie Haden / Liberation Music Orchestra
Rubber Gloves / Ornette Coleman / The Complete Science Fiction Sessions
And Here We Test Our Powers of Observation / The Bad Plus / Give
Heart Love / Albert Ayler / New Grass
Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife / O.C. Smith / At Home
Unfunky UFO / Parliament / Mothership Connection
Solon Bushi / The Staple Singers / We'll Get Over
Lomiwen Téqébélétch / Mahmoud Ahmed / Éthiopiques 3
Train That Took My Girl From Town / Roscoe Holcomb / An Untamed Sense of Control
I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) / Hank Williams / The Original Singles Collection
Evangeline / Angels of Light / How I Loved You
The Future Myth / Akron/Family / Akron/Family & Angels of Light
In Mind / Do Make Say Think / You, You're a History in Rust
Four Tet Mix / Explosions on the Sky / All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (2xCD Limited Edition Set)

2/12/07 AKRON/FAMILY

Salutations,

The show this week featured Seth, Dana, and Ryan from the amazing Akron/Family. They sat in and picked some records to spin. If you haven't listened, the program is pretty amusing, with me trying to get some real information and the band being completely goofy. Artists spun include: Toumani Diabate, Prince, Pat Metheny, Michael Jackson, Talib Kweli, and others. Blindfold test with artists like Fela Kuti, Charles Mingus, The Free Design, Vinicius de Moraes, Roscoe Holcomb, Savath+Savalas.

Great moments include:

-car repair information from A/F posse member Ed
-Edna St. Vincent Millay mixed forwards and backwards with Albert Ayler
-found percussion jam on staplers, cups, keys, record cleaning supplies, and voice
-intense low frequencies when trying to get the phone line on the air
-celebration of Charles Darwin's birthday and the proclamation that evolution is false

Facts discovered:

-Seth went to Berklee for a while
-members of A/F met in Space Camp
-all members toured with Sun Ra for over 30 years

If you haven't listened to the show on the WMBR archives site, I would suggest you do so. Also their performance on Tuesday at the Middle East upstairs was immensely moving and beautiful, featuring members of the audience climbing up onstage during the last "tune," myself included playing ride cymbal with Dana and finger cymbals. Dancing was required. It was amazing.

Stay tuned as the next show will feature some music pulled by Akron/Family for the last show and possibly some cool new things.

Akron/Family

Don't forget to tune in on Monday, February 12 from midnight until 2 a.m. for a special show featuring members of Akron/Family in conversation and performance!

They also perform at the Middle East in Cambridge on Tuesday, February 13.

Be there!

2/5/07

The evening was near, yet infinite...

Peggy's Blue Skylight / Charlie Mingus / Tonight at Noon
Big Bertha / Duke Pearson / Sweet Honey Bee
Broad Way Blue / Ornette Coleman / New York is Now!
Gospel Trane / Alice Coltrane / A Monastic Trio
Ringing My Phone (Straight Outta Istanbul) / Jason Moran / The Bandwagon
Easy—Don't Hurt / Ike Quebec / It Might as Well Be Spring
Hobo Flats / Mel Brown / Chicken Fat
Orange Peel / Reuben Wilson / Blue Mode
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing/Open Up the Door I'll Get it Myself/Cold Sweat / Grant Green / Shades of Green
Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise) / James Brown / In the Jungle Groove
The Dude / Donald Byrd / Electric Byrd
Thank You / Kashmere Stage Band / Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974
Into My Own / Sly & the Family Stone / Life
Every Way But Loose (original version) / Plunky & Oneness of Juju / African Rhythms 1970-1982
Abstrutions / Max Roach / Members Don't Git Weary
What's Going On/Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone / Bernard Purdie / Flying Funk
What's Going On/Mercy Mercy Me / Rahsaan Roland Kirk / Blacknuss
I Want You (promo version) / Marvin Gaye / I Want You (Deluxe Edition)
One Woman / Isaac Hayes / Hot Buttered Soul
Thousand Miles / Otis Redding / The Immortal Otis Redding
I've Been Trying / Clarence Reid / Dancin' With Nobody But You Babe
Sun Watcher / Albert Ayler / New Grass

2/2/07

Subbing for "Inhale" tonight; here is the playlist from the one hour show:

Footprints / Miles Davis / Miles Smiles
1978 / Do Make Say Think / Do Make Say Think
The Language / Maserati / The Language of Cities
Fry Bread / Brightblack Morning Light / Brightblack Morning Light
Hi/Lo / Battles / EP C
Rest for the Wicked / Isotope 217 / Utonian_Automatic
Skara Brain / Feathers / Synchromy
Wave Greeting / Mice Parade / Obrigado Saudade
Forever, You Said Forever / Styrofoam / I'm What's There to Show That Something's Missing
Conditioning / Savath+Savalas / Folk Songs for Trains, Trees, and Honey
He Puts On His Coat and Leaves... / Jason Moran / Artist in Residence