Freestailo #23 - 1/15/12

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Did you know that there are albino zebras?! I guess I knew that pretty much any animal could be albino, but ZEBRAS! They look either totally white, or they have a white body and slightly darker stripes. There are also melanistic zebras, who have greyish bodies and very dark stripes. Then there are half-melanistic and half-albanistic zebras! How cool is that?! And there are spotted zebras too! And did you know that black panthers are melanistic jaguars? They are! You can Google it!

Half melanistic, half albanistic zebra

Albino zebra and normal zebra

Melanistic zebra (I think it looks a bit like a hyena...

It's that time of week again, where I play music for you and you listen to it (or maybe you don't).

This week has been WCBN's annual fundraiser (as also evidenced by the many blog posts regarding the matter). I didn't really do anything special for my show, except making a Facebook event saying that I would sing if I got $400 total, or a single donation of $150. Guess how much I got, listeners? *drumroll* $10. WOOOO! Thank you, whoever you were. I love you.

For this show I had a bunch of requests, actually. My friends Austin and Leah requested At the Drive-In and Regina Spektor, respectfully, and I had a caller ask for "the grossest, most awful album you can find in the station." So thanks guys!

I'll let you get to the playlist.

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Akasekh' Engimzondayo - liph' iqiniso
2. Juanecoy Su Combo: Caballito Nocturno - Masters of Chicha
3. Spain: Ten Nights - Blue Moods of Spain
4. Edith Piaf: T'es beau tu sais - The Best of Edith Piaf
5. Railroad Sounds: Various Steam and Diesel Sounds - The Sounds of a Vanishing Era
6. Trayer: WEHAV EENTE REDAH OLYPA TTERN - One Over Zero
7. Choralschola Der Wiener Hofburgkapelle: In Nativitate Domini ad MIssam in vigilia - Gregorianischer Choral
8. Yeshe Dojre Rinpoche: Shedur: A Ghost Exorcism Ritual - Tibetan Buddhism
9. Fats Waller: Black Raspberry Jam - The Complete Fats Waller
10. Regina Spektor: Chemo Limo - Soviet Kitsch
11. Apollo: Hungry Eyes - Apollo
12. Naftule's Dream: Gnossiene #1 - Job
13. At The Drive-In: Pickpocket - This Station Is Non-Operational
14. Binali Selman: Bayburt Halayi - David Zurna Ile Oyun Ilavalari
15. Bhai Gaitonde: Tintal - Bhai Gaitonde (tabla)
16. Malcolm Bilson: Sonata in F Major - Haydn Keyboard Sonatas
17. Beverly Gemigniani: Dancin' Grannies VHS - Dancin' Grannies Mature Fitness Beginners
18. 3rd Eye Foundation: Urchin Snuffed Candles - i poo poo on your juju
19. Daniel Johnston: Tears, Stupid Tears - 1990
20. Nordisk Sang: Sylfest Mork - Nordisk Sang
21. Kin Ping Meh: Fairy Tales - Kin Ping Meh
22. John and Phillis Miller: various tracks - The Rainbow Express, A Serious-Fun Musical About God's Promise To Noah...And Us!
23. Escape Mechanism: Being - Escape Mechanism
24. Electribe: Talking With Myself (Opium Mix) - Talking With Myself
25. Mara!: Little Duke Arthur's Nurse - Images
26. DJ Soul Slinger: Brian Job - Don't Believe
27. Nectromonitron: Invading Assassin Is Dead - Necrominitron
28. The Nighthawks: Born In Chicago - Jacks & Kings "Full House"
29. Aaron Dilloway: Eight Cut Scars - Modern Jester

This Station is Operational:

1. Request for the worst album: Thank you glorious anonymous listener. I owe the entire Rainbow Express layering with Escape Mechanism. Some of it didn't mesh, but in the best sense of chaos. 
2. Chant Layering: This was a very good idea. Two different chants at the same time. Yum. 
3. Naftule's Dream: I really liked their cover of Debussy's Gnossiene #1, and there were even a couple more Debussy covers on the album! Bravo!

This Station is Non-Operational:

1. Mess of layering at the end: Honestly, I didn't really feel very good about the ending layering with Electribe, and Mara!. It all felt a bit forced to me, but what can you do. 
2. Aaron Dilloway: I'm sure this album is good, but not good to end a set on. Good for layering maybe...but I just put it at the wrong time I guess. 
3. Not too much talking: I really need to start incorporating more talking into my show again, because frankly I miss talking to you guys, and I think at least a few of you miss listening to me, right? RIGHT?!

Thanks again! Keep listening!

WCBN Fundraiser!

Hi friends.

This week, until Feb. 19th, you can do something very special. We're having our annual fundraiser at WCBN, and we're trying to reach a goal of $40,000 dollars to keep us playing the best freeform around for another year. This fundraiser is literally the only way that we raise money for the station, and it's simply to maintain our functions for another year: repairs, equipment replacement, new music (when it's not donated to us), and this year specifically for an extension on our radio-wave coverage. No one here gets paid except for the manager and chief engineer (who are only part-time), and everyone else here volunteers. Every DJ is here because they love radio, they love music, and they love sharing that music with all of you.

At this very moment, we've raised $19,814.40, and the numbers keep going up, but we only have a few more days to reach our goal. Even if you can only give a couple of bucks, we appreciate every dime. And if you want to do yourself a favor, you can also check out the awesome premia that some of my fellow DJs made, and use the online form to donate. The most fun and interesting way to donate though is to call (734) 763-3500, where you can talk to one of the lovely DJs here who are donating even MORE of their time to take your pledges. 

If you're curious about WCBN, and about the DJs that devote their time to this magical wonderland, check out this documentary. Fun fact: yours truly is in this documentary around the 5:30 mark. 

I love you, I love WCBN, I love radio, and long live freeform.