Coursing Through The Wires #10
Two separate entries joined together -- a recent radio show and a recently-revisited cassette demo. Taking them in reverse order...
Part I: The Senses were a neo-psych band in London (with Belfast roots) that just missed their slot -- a little late for the Paisley Underground (and on the wrong side of the pond to hook into that gang), not dense enough for the shoegazers, and too early for the fools who glommed onto the Gallagher twins. I received this demo tape in early 1992 and enjoyed it enough to play it on the radio occasionally and to keep it through numerous cross-country moves since then. (It helps that I'm a bit of a pack rat, but still...)
- Listen to Your Disguise
- Listen to What Matters Lies Ahead
- Listen to Twisted Time
Kieran McMahon continues to make music today in a very different vein, while his former bandmates seem to have stayed clear of interwebnet references to date.
Part II: I got an opportunity to plan ahead and bring some records with me for what turned out to be a lovely (if too short) 2-hour excursion at my old stomping grounds, WPRB-FM. I still need to work out some technical bugs to share some slightly obscure MP3blog finds, but the show went pretty well. Thanks to all who called or stopped in or just kept score at home... I really do miss having a regular air slot (once a month would be ideal). Gory details after the jump.
Where: WPRB-FM, 103.3 MHz, Princeton, NJ / wprb.com
Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Time: 22:00 to Midnight
Artist - Song - Album - Label
(C) = compilation; (N) = new at WPRB; (P) = personal library; (R) = request
Max Storm & The Troopers - Shape Of Things To Come - Nuggets Vol. 2 - Rhino (C)
Llygod Fyrning - NCB - Year Of The Rats - n/a (C)
Flin Flon - Rossignol - Dixie - TeenBeat (N)
Electrelane - If Not Now, When? - Live at WPRB - n/a
Volcano Suns - Jak - Bright Orange Years - Homestead
The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet - Peel Sessions - Strange Fruit
Long Blondes - Autonomy Boy - single/mp3 (P)
The Loop Orchestra - 6 AM - Not Overtly Orchestral - Quecksilber (N)
Miss Trixie - Whiskey Song - mp3 (P)
Buddha on the Moon - On The Beach - Alles Ist Gut - Farrago (C)
Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - Born Secular - Rabbit Fur Coat - Team Love
Lucky Soul - My Darling Anything - mp3 demo (P)
Eyeless In Gaza - The Decoration - Caught In Flux - Cherry Red (R)
Augustus Pablo - Islington Rock - East of the River Nile - Shanachie (P)
The Terminals - Frozen Car - Uncoffined - Flying Nun (P)
Television Personalities - Girl On A Motorcycle - 7" - Chemical Imbalance (C) (P)
Television Personalities - I Hope You're Happy Now - My Dark Places - Domino (N)
The Watery Graves of Portland - Dead Body In The River - Caracas - Marriage (N)
Fairport Convention - Jack of Diamonds - Fairport Convention - Polydor (P)
The Kinks - A Well Respected Man - Ultimate Collection vol 2 - Sanctuary (P)
Late Arrivals - Heart Full Of Soul - Addicted Men - MoJo (C) (P)
Late Arrivals - Over Under Sideways Down - Addicted Men - MoJo (C)
Razar - Task Force - Where Birdmen Flew - Taz Devil (C)
Primmers - You're Gonna Get Done - AK-79 - Flying Nun / Propeller (C)
Cesaria Evora - Rogamar - Rogamar - RCA (N)
Saint Etienne - Nothing Can Stop Us Now - Nice Price (P)
Newcleus - Jam On It - Jam On Revenge - Sunnyview (P)
Bill Fox - Jordan Is a Hard Road To Travel - Shelter From The Smoke - Cherry Pop
Crawling Chaos - Left Hand Path - The Gas Chair - Factory (P)
Blue Orchids - The Flood - A View From The City - Playtime (P)
Chrisbald 96 - Double 9 - Pre-Moon Syndrome - Sun Dog Propaganda (C)
Field Mice - Emma's House - Where'd You Learn To Kiss That Way? - Shinkansen (P)
Guided By Voices - If We Wait - split 7" - Anyway (C)
This show was a good deal of fun to listen to. I hope there will be more chances to hear you on-air in the future.