Freestailo #44 - 8/24/12

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I don't know what was different about this day from other days, but I had a lot of fun on the show this morning. I think it must of been a combination of getting almost enough sleep, and also getting a couple of calls from listeners, which is always really encouraging/interesting, no matter what. It seems to be that starting of any set with some uptempo music from the African section really does it for me. Who knew?

A major thing in this show that I did differently than normal was that I used a huge amount of 7" records. That's not something I've ever dived head-first into, but have dabble with from time to time, and never from the metal filing cabinets in the other room. I think I had a good variety of local 45s and older 45s from the cabinets, but tell me what you think.

Thinking about 45s more, this also kind of makes me think that when WCBN trains new DJs, they should have one 45 record required for the demo tape, because I honestly didn't play a 45 until I was settled in the station for a few months, and then I was really scared and confused when I tried to do it, and didn't understand why there was a big hole in the middle of it instead of one to fit right around the center of the turntable. *headdesk*

Anyway, take a listen. I think you'll like it. 

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Femi Kuti: Truth Don Die - Shoki Shoki
2. Le Hammond Inferno: C.K.-T-Shirts - My First Political Dance Album
3. Shonen Knife: Flying Jelly Attack - Let's Knife
4. Afrika Bam-Baa-Taa and Family: Bambaataa's Theme (Assault on Precinct 13) - Beward (The Funk Is Everywhere)
5. Tolga Çandar: Hisardan Inmem Diyor (Türkü) - Türküleri Ege'nin III
6. Matthew Dear: Hammers - EP1
7. Kim Gunmo: (track 6) - ka.m4
8. Radiation 4: John vs. The Elephant - Wonderland
9. State: Spießbürger - Verboten German EP
10. Nilla Pizzi: L'amore è una cosa meravigliosa (Love is a many splendored thing) - Love Me If You Want To
11. Ensemble of Traditional Musical Instruments of Japan: The sun sets on the Temple - Traditional Music of Japan
12. Elba Ramalho: Légua tirana - Brazilian Popular Music
13. Atari Teenage Riot: Riot 1996 - Riot 1996
14. Salif Keita: Wamba - Soro
15. Lyrics Born: Bad Dreams - Later That Day...
16. Motorpsycho: The Hollow Lands - The Death Defying Unicorn
17. Witch Gardens: Aunt Shae/Mean Colleen - R-I-P
18. Kozilek: Last Dance of the Giants [Majora's Mask] - 25YEARLEGEND: A Legend of Zelda Indie Game Composer Tribute
19. Alain Souchon: Pays industriels - J'veux du cuir
20. Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan: Raga Manhj (Dhun in tintal) - Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan (shehnai)
21. Ed Sheeran: Small Bump - +
22. Placido Domingo: Besame Mucho (Spanish Version) - Besame Mucho
23. Theo Katzman: Brooklyn - Romance Without Finance
24. Quiet Cloud: I Am A Lightning Tower (Feel My Power) - Suitcase
25. Teach Me Tiger: Won't U Come Around? - Won't U Come Around?
26. Kona Triangle: Toybox (Kona Remix) - Sing A New Sapling Into Existence
27. Psychic Feline: Non Dot - White Walls/Non Dot
28. Janis Siegel: How High The Moon - How High The Moon
29. Meat Beat Manifesto: No Echo In Space - RUOK?
30. Stereo Total: Komplex Mit Dem Sex - Paris-Berlin
31. Tammy Lynn: Walking After Midnight - Walking After Midnight
32. Ramon: Chica Donde Estas - Chica Donde Estas
33. The End: The Asphyxiation of Lisa-Claire - Transfer Trachea Reverberations From Point: False Omniscient
34. Sigur Rós: Hoppipolla - Inni
35. Starlight Mints: Power Bleed - Change Remains
36. Mouse On Mars: Mine Is In Yours - Radical Connector
37. Sunday Morning Einsteins: Rakna Med Bräk - Kängnäve
38. Brazil: Forro: Balanço Da Canoa - Music For Maids and Taxi Drivers
39. Legowelt: Strange Girl - Classics 1998-2003
40. halc, Insixfour: Serious Moon Business - LoZ Majora's Mask
41. Norbert Stein: No.w.here - Graffiti Suite

Upvote:

1. LoZ: Who else noticed I used a couple of Legend of Zelda remix tracks? I've been on a video game remix kick lately (more than usual at least), and these are a couple of tracks I've been listening to maybe more than I should. They're just soooo good, and I'm happy to share them with you.
2. Placido Domingo: Ummmm so this is a Spanish disco song starring one of the opera world's most famous tenors. WHAT?! I'm obsessed, and I hope someone had the same violent reaction to it that I did.
3. Lyrics Born: I really digged this track, and now I have to play a lot more Lyrics Born on my show. 

Downvote:

1. Theo Katzman: Something happened during the track that was not so legit. Oh well!
2. Brazil Forro: Eh this was kind of lackluster but OK.
3. Shonen Knife: You know, I was expecting something more. I really want to like Shonen Knife, but I'm not sure I did. 

UNTIL NEXT WEEK!

What It Is #4 - 7/20/12

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There wasn't anything particularly special about this show (aside from the fact that soul and funk are awesome), but I really enjoyed spinning these tunes, and I'm sure you'll enjoy them. I did get one call from a listener who requested a string of Motown, but it was within the last 10 minutes of the show, so I tried my best to accomodate.

By the way, if you have anything you want me to play, did you know you can request songs? You can call (734) 763-3500, which will connect you right to the FM Studio at WCBN, and you can talk to the DJ who is currently DJ AT THAT MOMENT to request a song. It's pretty exciting. You should do it often, because we love you guys.

Let's get your funk on.

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. The Sugarman Three: Got To Get Back To My Baby - What The World Needs Now
2. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: I'm Not Gonna Cry - Daptone Gold
3. Funkees: Point Of No Return - Dancing Time
4. Gladys Knight and the Pips: You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You?) - Anthology
5. The Four Tops: Let Me Set You Free - Tonight!
6. Disco Circus: Dig It - Disco Circus
7. Catalyst: Ain't It The Truth - The Complete Recordings Vol. 1
8. S'Express: Blow Me Another Lollypop - Original Soundtrack
9. Red Snapper: Suckerpunch - Making Bones
10. Native Son: In Search Of Beauty - Savanna Hot-Line
11. Charles Bradley: Stay Away - Heartaches and Pain EP
12. Al Green: Pretty Woman - I'm Still In Love With You
13. Brass Fever: Funky Carnival - Time Is Running Out
14. Major Lance: The Monkey Time - Okey Soul
15. Funk Ark: Hey Mamajo - High Noon
16. Bootsy Collins: Sound Crack - Ultra Wave
17. Brad Walrond: Underneath the Metal - Eargasms (Crucialpoetics Vol. 1)
18. Van Hunt: Eyes Like Pearls - What Were You Hoping For?
19. Archie Bell & The Drells: Everybody Have A Good Time - Where Will You Go When The Party's Over
20. Sipho Hot Stix Mabuse: Jive Soweto - Burn Out
21. Michael Liggins & The Super Souls: Loaded To The Gills - Eccentric Soul: mighty Mike Lenaburg
22. The Temptations: Cloud Nine - Great Songs and Performances That Inspired The Motown 25th Anniversary T.V. Special
23. Barry White: Oooo....Ahhh.... - Beware!
24. The Supremes: He's My Sunny Boy - Love Child
25. Stevie Wonder: Front Line - Front Line
26. The Temptations: Snake in the Grass - Hear To Tempt You

Okey:

1. Daptone goodness: I love pretty much everything by Daptone. I should make a list for myself of all the Daptone in the CD section, because I have literally never been disappointed by them. 

Nokey:

1. Barry White: Ehhhh this was okaaaay but a little not at all what I was expecting.

Solid show. See you soon. 

Freestailo #41 - 6/6/12

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Walalalalalala!

For me, this show was a lot more high energy in the start than I usually have, and there was a lot more balance throughout the set than I usually see. Despite a couple of herp-a-derp moments, I really enjoyed listening back on the show as well! Because I don't have a lot else to say, here's the video of the video conversation that you heard on the show. It's just as good visually.

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Messer Chups: Dark Story - Russkie Wig-Out!
2. Goldfrapp: When Andy Bell Met Manhattan Clique Mix - OOH LA LA
3. Mamani Keita & Marc Minelli: Dimisenoun - Electro Bamako
4. Dr's: Crunch - Rx1
5. Balkan Beat Box: Cha Cha - Balkan Beat Box
6. Chet Baker: It's Always You - My Funny Valentine
7. Asobi Seksu: Sooner - Asobi Seksu
8. Arcwelder: The Carpal Tunnel Song - Xerxes
9. Bakra Bata': What You Like - Steel Drums and Percussion
10. Richard Buckner: Elizabeth Childers - The Hill
11. Ghost: Live With Me - Snuffbox Immanence
12. Carlos Montoya: Tanguillo: Zambrilla - Flamenco!
13. Oorutachi: (tracks 10+11) - Jurasy Human
14. The Avett Brothers: Sixteen in July - Four Thieves Gone
15. Billie Holiday: It's Like Reaching For The Moon - Story Volume II
16. Serge Gainsbourg: Le poinçonneur des Lilas - de serge gainsbourg à gainsbarre 
17. Salif Keita: Tono - Amen
18. Mighty Fire: Sixth Street (Turn It Up) - Mighty Fire
19. Rabih Abou-Khalil: Nashwa - Al-Jadida
20. Air: How Does It Make You Feel? - 10,000Hz Legend
21. Transglobal Underground: Ancient Dreams of the Sky - Psychic Karaoke
22. Mark Franklin: Release to the System - Artificial Intelligence II
23. Alexander Demidov: The Delights of Culture - Modern Soviet Poetry and Humor
24. Endthisday: Killing in the Month of July - Sleeping Beneath the Ashes of Creation
25. Brave Combo: Limbo Rock/Hand Jive - Group Dance Epidemic
26. The Everyday Film: A Silent Leash - Permanent Patients
27. King Cobb Steelie: Rational - Junior Relaxer
28. Jeremiah McDonald: A Conversation With My 12 Year Old Self: 20th Anniversary Edition - weepingprophet
29. L'Orchestre National "A" de la République du Mali: Duga - L'Orchestre National "A" de la République du Mali 
30. The Meters: Good Old Funky Music - Good Old Funky Music
31. Little Brother Montgomery: Tantalizing Blues - Crescent City Blues
32. Clayton Knight: Having a Party - Call Me What U Wanna
33. Georgia Sedlack: Moon River - The Vocal Jazz Collective
34. Aldo Ciccolini: Sonata in D minor, L. 413, Allegro (Pastorale) - Scarlatti: Sonatas
35. Amandine: Firefly - Fat Cat
36. Boom Bip: Popsicle (feat. Nacky Koma) - Seed To Sun
37. M. Ward: Me And My Shadow - A Wasteland Companion
38. The Apples in Stereo: Sun is Out - New Magnetic Wonder

Turn it Up:

1. Chet Baker: I could literally listen to his voice until the apocalypse comes. I think he has the most mesmerizing voice, and his trumpet playing is just as good. Mmmm. Makes me want to curl up in a blanket and read a book. 
2. Apples in Stereo: This was an awesome way to end the set. I'd never heard Apples in Stereo before this, so it was a real treat. 
3. The Avett Brothers: This song was a really nice balance to what was going on during that part of the set, and I really didn't expect something so sweet. I guess I haven't really listened to The Avett Brothers before. 

Turn it Down:

1. Russian Flub: Yeah I definitely didn't mean to play this at first...oh well. Kind of a let down but radio is pretty much never perfect. Hahaha. 
2. YouTube Clip: I'm not gonna say what went wrong with this, but you can probably guess. 
3. General awkwardness: I have no idea why there were weird pauses, and fast talking, and there was one point my voice was totally monotone. 

Until next Friday!

Freestailo #40 - 6/4/12 - Happy 4th of July!

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Oh, hello there.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY, FRIENDS!

To celebrate our independence, and subsequently the independence of being able to put millions upon millions of cat pictures on the internet, throughout this post I'm going to give you lots of American themed cats, like this guy.

This 4th of July, I willfully let WCBN take my entire day from me, and I regret nothing. I woke up early and headed to the Canterbury house where we congregated before heading over to the Ann Arbor 4th of July Parade. "What would WCBN do in a parade?" you might ask. Well, we had a MARCHING BAND! Spreading music the only way we know how: freeform style. As a side note, if you happened to be there and have pictures, please feel free to contact us so we can see them!

After the parade, I met up with my roommates and headed to Starbucks for some free coffee, which I SO DID NOT NEED because I was still hyper from the parade, and continued to be while we got ice cream at Washtenaw Dairy, and THEN STILL once I got home and started to do research for the July 4th Sex & Tell special, which pretty much took me the rest of the day, while I stayed in the air-conditioning of my apartment.

I cannot tell you how much fun my time at the station was this day. Even though I messed up a few times, and there were some frustrating moments, there's something special about sharing music with everyone on a holiday that makes up for it. I've DJed on holidays before, and there's an energy that cannot be contained when the whole world/country/state/city is sharing something like a holiday with each other, and you get to create a living and breathing playlist for it.

This is a cat with a red and white star cello.

About the actual show, although I don't do this very often, I created a playlist beforehand to make sure that I had enough material, but allowed a bit of breathing room in the moment for flub-ups, requests, etc., which seemed to work out really well. I tried to make sure all of the songs were either American themed, or for certain parts I created a scheme of Red-->White-->Blue songs for a bit of literal color. The one thing that wasn't "American" was the V for Vendetta clip, but I think that this movie (and especially this clip) is relevant to all people, and all countries.

Anyway, I really hope you enjoy this playlist, and I hope that you all had a loving, drunken holiday.

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Kazumi Totaka: Fireworks Festival - Animal Crossing GC OST
2. Richard Tucker and Philip Maero: Dovunque al mondo - Puccini: Madama Butterfly
3. Galaxie 500: Fourth of July - This Is Our Music
4. Rammstein: Amerika - Reise, Reise
5. The Beach Boys: Surfin' USA - Endless Summer
6. Chanticleer: Camptown Races - Our American Journey
7. Funkadelic: One Nation Under Groove Pt. 1 and 2
8. Steve Earle: American v. 6.0 - Jerusalem
9. exileFaker: redshift - Ockham's Chainsaw
10. Kris Ellestad: White As A Feather - No Man Is Land
11. CHOCOLAT: Blue Mint Blue - Japan Not For Sale Vol. 2
12. Robert Shaw Festival Singers: Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal - Amazing Grace American Hymns and Spirituals
13. Cat Power: American Flag - Moon Pix
14. British Sea Power: Waving Flags - Do You Like Rock Music?
15. Yann Tiersen: La redécouverte - Amelie from Montmarte (Bande originale du film)
16. Anamanaguchi: Helix Nebula - Power Supply
17. Eels: In Gratitude For This Magnificent Day - Tomorrow Morning
18. Nina Simone: July Tree - Four Women
19. The Andrews Sisters: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy/Rum and Coca Cola
20. The Sex Pistols: God Save The Queen - The Swindle Continues
21. V for Vendetta: Ending Scene (1812 Overture) - V for Vendetta (movie)
22. Louis Armstrong: Red Cap - Alexander's Ragtime Band
23. My Dear Disco: White Lies (Radio Edit) - My Dear Disco EP
24. Leonard Berstein: America - West Side Story (1957 Original Cast)
25. Tom Brosseau: Favorite Color Blue - Posthumous Success
26. Animal Collective: In The Flowers - Merriweather Post Pavilion
27. Dianne Steinberg, Stargard: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
28. Asobi Seksu: Red Sea - Citrus
29. T.M. Revolution: WHITE BREATH -MORE FREEZE MIX- - triple joker
30. Damo: Deep Blue - Seven

Good Things:

1. Madama Butterfly: I absolutely love this opera, and I really love this segment of the opera because it is just RIFE with sarcasm and irony. Although the sound is patriotic, the content is a big vulgar, and makes a big statement about how the characters represent America. 
2. Andrews Sisters: I'm in love with this 45", and I'm glad I got to play the other side of it! Honestly, I could play an entire show of just this stuff. Mmmm. 
3. V for Vendetta clip: This is one of my top-5 favorite movies, and I think the ideas of empowering the people to change the government are powerful, and something that we should all take a good look at for our own government(s). 

Bad Things:

1. Wrong Animal Collective Song: I'm not even going to lie to you, I was really pissed when I played "In The Flowers" instead of "My Girls." This was one of the main songs I wanted to sing over the course of the show, and I messed it up. You don't even want the know the things I was screaming in the station.
2. Not Beatles: Also another mistake RIGHT AFTER the Animal Collective mistake, which pissed me off even more. Let me be honest with you: I was positively livid. But things pass, radio keeps going. C'est la vie. 
3. Too much laptop: I thought that I knew where a lot of this music was in the station, but when I got there I couldn't find all of it, and ended up using my laptop for at least a third of the songs on this list. I don't like that, and I'm sorry. It's not fair to you or me or freeform radio. 

Thanks for listening! Hope you had a great holiday. Stay locked in. 

Latin Show #2 - 6/1/12

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Is it possible I've only done one other Latin show besides this?! Apparently so. I will make up for that soon. Also, as a side note, my ex-roommate came to visit me at the station, and I'm pretty sure she had fun, so that's good too. Also, here are some pictures of Los Zafiros, because I said so. 

I got nothin' else. TO THE PLAYLIST!

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Astor Piazzola: Los Sueños - Sur
2. Nova Lima: Mamaye - Karimba
3. Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto: Bim Bom - A Day in New York
4. Tom Zé: Curiosidade (High Llamas Remix) - Postmodern Platos
5. Inti-Illimani: La Fiesta Eres Tú - Amar de Nuevo
6. Tangosur: Sur - Trio
7. Bio Ritmo: La Mano Arriba - Salsa Galactica
8. Agepé: Ela Nao Gosta De Mim - Collo. Samba
9. Lazaro Ros & Olorun: Toques a Eleguá - Songs For Elegua
10. Ben Tavera King Y Los Jazztecs: El Mercado - Border Crossings
11. Los Zafiros: La Caminadora - Bossa Cubana
12. J-Radical: Buweyah - Brazil Remixed
13. Los Calchakis: Isla Saca - Indian Flutes, Harps and Guitars
14. Zuco 103: Garganteiro - Whaa!

Bueno:

1. Astor Piazzola: I never get tired of this man. He is a genius. 
2. Los Zafiros: I had NO IDEA that there was a doo-wop style group in Spanish! This has to be the best find for the day.

Male:

1. My pronunciation: Sorry if I screwed anything up (I know I did). I don't speak Spanish, but I'm trying to get better at pronouncing it. Sometimes my knowledge of Italian gets in the way, so it probably sounds a little...weird is the only word.

Thanks for listening! Be back this Friday for my regular show!

Freestailo #36 - 6/1/12

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Guten Tag, meine Freude! Wie geht's?

So I was looking up pictures for this blog post, and because I few songs were German, and I've been wanting to go to Heidelberg here in Ann Arbor, I decided to give you many pictures of German bar maids carrying copious amounts of Bier. Magst du das? Auch, wer will trinken viel Bier mit mir am Donnerstag? Vielleicht nicht.

This show (despite being only slightly German), was pretty dark, compared to my usual shows. I blame it on the rain, and honestly, I think it was pretty perfect for a rainy day. I even had a caller affirm my feelings, so thanks dude. There was lots of German schtuff, metal, and lots of weird ambient music, and I had a pretty good time of it. What do you think?

This show was one of those days where I realized when radio is truly relevant in my life, because when you're listening to internet radio, or a CD you like, you can only get a certain feeling. When you're listening to the radio, the DJ can change how they feel at any second, and often will be feeling similar things to what you are feeling, especially in lieu of shitty weather.

Anyway, onto the playlist!

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Aretha Franklin: Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Morning - Aretha Sings The Blues
2. Les Satellites: La Basse L'a Rendu Fou - Riches Et Célebres 
3. Gipsy Kings: Canto A Brazil - Compas
4. Freeze Puppy: June On TV - Animation
5. Kill Memory Crash: Crash V8 - Kill Memory Crash
6. Kassav': Bolero - Kassav'
7. Benny Goodman: Oh, Lady Be Good! - The Complete Small Combinations
8. IAYD: Red Giants (Pts I & II) + Like A Phoenix - Like A Phoenix
9. Hanzel und Gretyl: ich bin über alles - über alles
10. Rammstein: Sonne - Sonne EP
11. Carpet Musics: sleeping (on trains) - Weekday
12. Taraf de Haïdouks: Bartok: Ostinato & Romanian Dance - Maskarada
13. Sigur Rós: Dögun - Von
14. Anthony and the Camp: How Many Lovers (a capella) - How Many Lovers
15. Zach Hill & Mick Barr: Lakes in Space - Shred Earthship
16. Sigur Rós: Hafssól - Von
17. Radioinactive: Pyramidi - Mush filmstrip (frame 1)
18. Gotan Project: triptico - la revancha del tango
19. Stevie Wonder: Happy Birthday - Hotter Than July
20. Ruth Wallis: My Children Are My Treasure - Love Is For The Birds
21. Jean-Jacques Goldman: C'est ta chance - Traces
22. Baloji w/Konono No. 1: Karibu Ya Bintou - Kinshasa Succursale
23. Rare Air: Treebranch - Space Piper
24. Mariza: Boa Noite Solidão - Fado Tradicional
25. Black Joe Lewis: Please Pt. Two - Tell 'Em What Your Name Is
26. Coldcut: Just For The Kick - Sound Mirrors
27. Maya Angelou: Sepia Fashion Show - Black Pearls
28. Mamud Band: Zombie - Opposite People the Music of Fela Kuti
29. J Dilla: Body Movin' - The Shining
30. Fra Fra Sound: Mampira - Dutch World 2005
31. Yma Sumac: Chuncho - Yma Sumac Recital
32. Terrorizer: Dead Shall Rise '06 - Darker Days Ahead
33. The Scammers: Sally's Walk - All System Are Go Go
34. Takako Minekawa: Never/More - Roomic Cube
35. Towa Tei: Technova - Future Listening!
36. Smoke City: O Cara Lindo (Mr. Gorgeous) - Onda Sonora

Lady Be Good:

1.  Dögun/Lovers/Lakes Layer/Hafssól: This was probably one of the darkest pieces I've done in a long time, and definitely the noisiest. And when I mean noise, I do not mean that negatively. There was a whole lot of stimulation in this, and I did a lot of playing with the turntable as well, going fast and slow and backwards, etc.
2. Kill Memory Crash: Wow I didn't know I would like this so much. This is beautiful. I want all of it.
3. Rammstein: I love me some Rammstein. This takes me back to high school. I'll have you know I had the speakers turned up as loud as I could stand in the station. 

Lady Be Bad:

1. Goldman: I'm sorry for anyone who liked this, but this is really not my bag. I also think it kind of put the show in a weird lull. What do you think?
2.  Towa Tei: Eh. This was OK. I have a fairly neutral opinion of Towa Tei after I grabbed a bargain CD at the WFMU Record Fair, so maybe I need to reassess my opinions to be unbiased...
3. Freeze Puppy: This wasn't as good as the cover led me to believe, with it's cartoon boy and cartoon boy with a cartoon frisbee playing outside. 

See you next week!

Freestailo #31 - 4/18/12

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I feel like a horrible, horrible friend for having waited so long to post this for you. I really do. But I have a few good excuses:

1. My senior recital
2. Graduation
3. 40-hour a week job
4. Catching up on a year's worth of sleep

Maybe only a couple of those are valid, but either way, I'm finally able to update this bad-boy.

By Ray Young Chu

Dinosaurs were a big part of the set today, and I want to explain something to all of you in regards to this request: I want more. I want more requests like this. I love specific song requests, that's great, artist requests too, but my favorite game to play in the WCBN library is, "Find the Theme." Even if you don't hear the theme viscerally in the music, it helps me to link my entire set together, and give it an extra punch. You know how you can request themes, my friends? In order of certainty:

1. Call the station: (734) 763-3500
2. Post on my Facebook page
3. E-mail me

And if I don't get it, then you've given me a new theme for next week! 

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Xiu Xiu: Boy Soprano - The Air Force
2. Pyramaze: A Beautiful Death - Immortal
3. Secret Twins: Dead Heart - Ill Fit
4. Xeno & Oaklander: Ransack - Vigils
5. TypeQueen: Charlie the Unicorn - Newgrounds
6. Birdsongs of the Mesozoic: The Beat of the Mesozoic - The iridium Controversy
7. King Crimson: Dinosaur - Thrak
8. Blue Oyster Cult: Godzilla - Extraterrestrial Live
9. Alexander Zonjic: Romance With You - Romance With You
10. Shilpa Ray And Her Happy Hookers: Liquidation Sale - Teenage Torture
11. Aretha Franklin: Gimme Your Love - Through The Storm
12. Busdriver: Swandive into a Drinking Glass - Beaus $ Eros
13. Count Basie & Sarah Vaughn: You Go To My Head - Count Basie & Sarah Vaughn
14. Gary Graffman: Schumann: Romance in F-Sharp, Op. 28, No. 2 - Graffman Plays Schumann
15. Yppah: Golden Braid - Eighty One
16. Johnny Cash: Dinosaur Song - The Johnny Cash Children's Album
17. DJ Me DJ You: Zodiac Ape - Can You See The Music
18. Rancid: Lulu - Let The Dominoes Fall
19. Was Not Was: Walk The Dinosaur - What Up Dog
20. Lost Cat: Lip Lover - Lost Cat
21. Xiu Xiu: No friend oh! - Women As Lovers
22. Bar-Kays: Woman Of The Night - Flying High On Your Love
23. Nintendo: Dinosaur Fossil Display Room - Animal Crossing
24. Machetazo: Muerte Helada - Mundo Cripta
25. Antony And The Johnsons: Daylight And The Sun - The Crying Light

Oh friend oh!:

1. Xiu Xiu: I need to listen to more Xiu Xiu for xiure, but "Boy Soprano" in particular will always be stuck in my head. The kinds of instrumental layering that Xiu Xiu does is just insane, and I feel like I'm listening to a Salvador Dali painting.
2. Dinosaurs!: Thank you, listener, for requesting songs about dinosaurs. I had a lot of fun finding songs, and I got a couple of good requests from other DJs and listeners for songs to play. It's like a game for me, so thanks for playing along. Charlie the Unicorn in particular was a lot of fun to listen back to.
3. Schumann: That Romance in F-Sharp was definitely one of my favorite moments on the entire set, and it truthfully made me stop what I was doing and listen.

No friend no!:

1. Romance With You: Perhaps this was so bad it was good, but I really feel it was just baaaad.
2. Johnny Cash: I can only say I liked it because it was Johnny Cash. Nothing else. 
3. Too Two Xiu Xiu: I hadn't forgotten that I had played Xiu Xiu at the beginning of the set, but for some reason I felt compelled to play another Xiu Xiu song.

See you next time!

Freestailo #30 - 4/11/12

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"I didn't know radio could sound like that!"

I had a couple of awesome guests on my show today: DJ Non-James, and my new friend Emily, who were lazing around the station around the time that I got locked out of my apartment and decided to come to the station early. Good thing I did, too, because they gave me a lot of inspiration for my show. It all started when James basically told me he was sabotaging my show. I didn't really know what that meant, but apparently it meant playing multiple vinyls of the same song at slightly different beats, and sometimes playing them backwards by propping them up with shot-glasses and ingenuity.

"Why now?" you might ask. When I was talking with Emily and James, he quoted Manager Ben (who was quoting me), and said, "We should start slapping our listeners in the face with WCBN!" So, we decided do try some crazy things. That's what freeform's about: experimenting. We can do anything at WCBN, and we should take advantage of it way more often. I could theoretically be using 3 vinyl, 3 CDs, 2 computers, 1 VHS, 1 DVD, 1 cassette, and 4 microphones worth of audio. And possible more that I don't know about. To me, that is absolute freedom. The only major rule is that you can't say curse words on air.

This is where I want to hear what you think, listeners. What kind of experimentation would you like to hear? What have been your favorite moments of my show?

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Matthew Dear: Reae - EP 1
2. Selwyn Henry: Maturity - Mondo Soca
3. Bio Ritmo: La Verdad - La Verdad
4. Rossy: Mbola Tsara - Island of Ghosts
5. Rainer Maria: Broken Radio - Look Now, Look Again
6. Fats Waller: Go Down Moses/Ain't Misbehavin' - The Rarest of Fats Waller
7. Quentin Tarantino: Interview/"Stuck In The Middle With You" - Truth and Fiction
8. Sarah Vaughn: Someone To Watch Over Me - The George Gershwin Songbook
9. Dabrye: Prefuse 73 - Payback
10. Tony Martin: Autumn Leaves (incorrect) - A Night At The Copacabana
11. The Red Chord: Nihilist - Fused Together in Revolving Doors
12. Radiohead: Life In A Glasshouse - Knives Out [Single #2]
13. Holly Prado: How To Be Nervous/15 Morning Love Stories - Word Rituals
14. Anonymous 4: Sequence: Stond wel, modder, under roode - The Lily & The Lamb
15. Featuring Supercat, Jr. Cat, NIcodemus, Jr. Demus: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Crazy - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Crazy
16. Ruth Wallis: Boobs - Boobs
17. Yeti: La Java Blanche - Accordion Babes
18. Meg Christian: Ode To A Gym Teacher - Lesbian Concentrate
19. The Ukranians: Europa - Kultura
20. Bayette: Thabo - Mmalo-We
21. Andreas Vollendender: Caverna Magica - Caverna Magica
22. Bobby Darin: Dream Lover - Darin at the Copa
23. Radiohead: Lull - Lost Treasures
24. Marvin Gaye: Got To Give It Up - Live At The London Palladium
25. Phillip Glass: Freezing (x2) - Songs From Liquid Days
26. Brook Benton: The Nearness of You - It's Just A Matter Of Time
27. The Nighthawks: Sugar Mama - The Nighthawks
28. The Free Design: An Elegy - Kid Koala & Dynomite D.
29. Simone Dinnerstein: Aria - Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

The Good/Crazy:

1. Radiohead "Lost Treasures": I like to think I'm a Radiohead fan, and I couldn't believe there was an album I hadn't heard of, or that it was so good. 
2. Boobs: Ruth Wallis is a genius. I'm going to play this entire album on the show someday, because every track was pure WCBN gold. Thanks for the tip, Rev. Andrew! 
3. Phillip Glass x2: At this point in the show, James propped a record on a shot class, turned the needle upside down, and played the record backwards, and did the same to another record, but just an 8th-note or so off. It reminded me of when I played 3 different recordings of "Tuba miram" from Mozart's Requiem back to back. 

The Bad/Ugly:

1. Dead air: I know there was a moment of dead air. I don't know what happened, but the Macbook I was playing off of just kind of stopped in its tracks in the middle of the first Radiohead song. I pretended like I was playing 4'33" by John Cage. That was a lie. 
2. Quentin Tarantino Interview: That was a bit of a let-down. I was expecting some layering of the song with the interview, and what I got was 20-seconds of Tarantino, and then the song. Disappointing. 
3. Lackluster ending: I left the rest of it to James before the next DJ came, but my ending was a bit...eh...boring I guess. Not that classical music is boring, but I like to end with a bang. 

Finally done with back-updates! Tune in next week!

Dead White Guys #2 - 3/25/12

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Stephen Eddy as Shadow (L),
Jonas Hacker as Tom Rakewell (R)

It's been awhile since I've done the classical show, so it feels good to be back! Had Dead White Guys' founder, Peter Grella, here for this show, and I had a lot of fun chatting with him! 


I meant to have this update up waaaay sooner, but c'est la vie de une studiente de musique. The majority of the show today was composed of "The Rake's Progress," which was put on by the University of Michigan as an official production. I went to the show twice--Saturday and Sunday, to see both casts--and I was really pleased with what I saw and heard. 

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Cleveland Orchestra: O Fortuna - Orff: Carmina Burana
2. John Adams: American Berserk - Road Movies
3. L.A. Phil: Petrushka pt. 1 - Stravinsky: Petrushka/Circus Polka
4. John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine - John Adams
5. Stravinsky: Agon
6. Stravinsky: Pucinella Overture - Rite of Spring/Pucinella
7. Vienna State Opera: The Rake's Progress - Stravinsky
8. The Buthershop Quartet: The Rite of Spring - The Rite of Spring
9. Vladimir Horowitz: Faure: Nocturne No. 13, Op. 119 - The Horowitz Concerts 1977/1978
10. Lou Harrison: Threnody for Carlos Chávez - Chamber and Gamelon Works
11. Arthur Robinstein and Guarneri Quartet: Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 - Dvorak Brahms Piano Quintets
12. Henry Cowell: Three Anti-Modernist Songs - Instrumental, Chamber and Vocal Music 1
13. Salome Kammer: Berstein: I hate music - I Hate Music
14. Christopher Adler: The Wind Blows Inside - Epilogue For A Dark Day
15. Morton Feldman: Vertical Thoughts 5 - Only
16. Matthew Adkins: Ambient Instrumental - [60]Project
17. University of Michigan Opera Theatre: Act I - Armide

Good:

1. Rake's Progress: 'nuff said. 
2. Armide: Damn! It was nice to hear this again after singing it sophomore year. Thanks to the listener that suggested playing someone done by the University! 
3. Frieeeeends: It was awesome to have someone to talk to on the show for more than a few minutes. 

Bad:

1. Rake's Progress in Italian: Um, ew. That was atrocious. I'm still happy I played it, but...wow. 
2. Levels: I didn't realize how quiet the music was. With headphones on it comes through really clearly, but when I was listening back to it, you could barely hear the music. I'll remember that. 
3. Less talking?: Although I really enjoyed talking to Peter, I wonder if it was too much talking. Is that something you want on a Sunday morning, or would you rather have straight music?

More updates to come! Thanks for sticking with me!

Freestailo #25 - 2/29/12 - Video Game Special!

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Itsa me! Freestailooooooo!

How I imagined my listeners during this show

This was a very special show for me, and something I've been thinking about doing for awhile. I've had moments in my show when I play video game music, such as the Super Mario RPG segment, and the Pokemon segment, but I've been telling myself that a show entirely made of video game music would be the best show ever. And I was right.

How I imagined myself during this show

The best thing by far about this show was that I've never gotten so many calls/messages into the station during one set in my life. I can't tell you how excited I was. Reverend Andrew was e-mailing me and IMing me with videos like this that I unfortunately didn't get to play, I got numerous requests besides those, including The Minibosses, Counter Cosby, Final Fantasy VIII, and Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball. This is what I live for, so thanks for fueling my fire. The highlight of this is when I got a call from a gamer who was SO EXCITED that I knew what the Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon game was, and that I played a song from it.

I would also love to hear your thoughts about games that I should have played from but didn't. The ones that immediately came to mind were: World of Warcraft, Donkey Kong, (more) Star Fox, and Sonic the Hedgehog. I realized after scouring the station for video game soundtracks, that we have only TWO: Super Mario 64, and Final Fantasy X. That's kind of tragic guys. I want to fix that so that all you can have the possibility of quality video game music over the airwaves at all times. And by the way listeners: what WOULD you want to have in the station? Shoot me some suggestions and I will do my best to get them in the station.

How I actually was during this show

Something I also wanted to mention is how good it felt to talk on the radio again. Perhaps I've been getting lazy or insecure about talking on the radio lately, but with this I had no problems. I still need to work on the flow of speech, but that's something that will come with more practice, methinks. Another question for you though: what kind of things would you want me to talk about? Would you want me to tell you stories? More video game nostalgia? Poetry?

A little thing I want to say to Nintendo: Thank you for existing. Without you, I would have had a much shittier childhood, and I definitely wouldn't be the person I am today.

Now. On to this epic playlist Why not curl up with your old brick Gameboy and take a listen?

EDIT: Also, I got a message from a friend giving me a correction to a comment I made on "Luigi's Mansion." It was NOT the first game Luigi starred in, because that honor goes to "Mario Is Missing" for the SNES, which I played as a kid and completely forgot about, so shame on me. 

[Artist: Song - Album/Game]

1. Nintendo: Nintendo ID - Animal Crossing GC
2. Koji Kondo: Title Theme - Super Mario 64
3. Yuka Tsujiyoko: A Party at Peach's Castle - Paper Mario
4. Yuka Tsujiyoko: Dry Dry Desert Trek - Paper Mario
5. Garry Schyman: Get Out Of My Head - Bioshock Ultimate OST
6. Sp0ntanius: Song of Healing on Wine Glasses - Majora's Mask
7. Yu Miyake: Sasasan Katamari - Katamari Damacy Soundtrack
8. FreddeGedde: Wind Waker Unplugged - YouTube
9. Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo: Wind Waker
   1. Inside the Pirate Ship
   2. Reunion With Sister
   3. Windfall Island
10. Koji Kondo: Gerudo Valley - The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Special Orchestra CD
11. Koji Kondo: Opening - Majora's Mask
12. Koji Kondo: Clock Tower - Majora's Mask
13. Link's Awakening Commercial - YouTube
14. Shinobu Tanaka: Luigi's Mansion
    1. Gameboy Horror Theme
    2. Mansion (Exterior)
    3. Mansion (Luigi Humming Medium Health)
    4. Talking With Ghosts
    5. Observatory
15. PoopPoopFart: Legend of Zelda (Overworld) - YouTube
16. LimblessAvenger: Zelda Overworld (vocal) - Newgrounds
17. Ikuko Noguchi: GAIA [Main Theme (F.F.I)] - Final Fantasy Vocal Collections 2
18. Nobuo Uematsu: Battle Theme (Don't Be Afraid) - Final Fantasy VIII
19. jmerk800: Zelda Hardcore - Newgrounds
20. The Minibosses: Castlevania - YouTube
21. seargenthippo: Dire Dire Pokemon - Newgrounds
22. Shigeru Araki, Yusuke Kato, Saiko Miki, Yasumasa Kitagawa: Intro - Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
23. Various: Star Fox 64/Corneria - Nintendo 64 OSTs
24. Shigeru Araki, Yusuke Kato, Saiko Miki, Yasumasa Kitagawa: Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
    
    1. Summon Impact
    2. Gorgeous My Stage
25. Nobuo Uematsu: Zanarkand - Final Fantasy X
26. Koji Kondo: Zora's Domain - Ocarina of Time
27. SNES: World Series Game 1 - Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball OST
28. Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose: Pokemon Silver
    1. Intro
    2. Surf
29. Junichi Masuda: Pokemon Mansion - Pokemon Red
30. Grant Kirkhope: Banjo Kazooie Intro - Banjo-Kazooie
31. Sugimori Masakazu: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
    1. Phoenix Wright ~ Objection! 2001
    2. Damon Gant ~ Swimming, anyone?
32. Junichi Masuda: Jigglypuff's Song - Pokemon Red
33. Yu Miyake: WANDA WANDA - Katamari Damacy Soundtrack
34. Anthony70099: Lady Gaga (Judas) - Mario Paint Composer
35. Mario Galaxy Orchestra: Honeybee Kingdom - Super Mario Galaxy
36. Various Artists: Star Fox Victory Theme - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
37. Yoko Shimomura, Koji Kondo, Nobuo Uematsu: Super Pipe House - Super Mario RPG
38. Ashly and Anthony Burch: Cookies! - Hey Ash Whatcha' Playing?
39. JFrosty: My Mario Record Is Melting - Newgrounds
40. Junichi Masuda: Palette Town Theme - Pokemon Red
41. Nobuo Uematsu: Prelude / / Risa Ohki - Final Fantasy Vocal Collections vol. 1
42. Kazumi Totaka: Animal Crossing GC
    1. What Do You Think, Yes!
    2. Sorry, That Just Isn't My Bag
    3. Traveling Train Trip
43. Various Artists: Hidden Village [Twilight Princess] - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
44. Nintendo: Twilight Princess Symphonic Movement - The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Special Orchestra CD

1-Ups:

1. So many requests!: I can say with no exaggeration that I got more calls for comments and requests during this show than any other show I've done. It really motivated me to keep going, and gave me inspiration to pick from new games. 
2. Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon: This is one of my absolutely favorite games in the world, and after I played the intro theme to it, I got a call from a guy who was so excited that someone else had even PLAYED this game. 
3. Mix of games: Although I definitely could have branched out to other games, I feel very satisfied with the variety of games that I used. 

Poison Mushrooms:

1. DJ not showing up: This wouldn't have affected too much of my set, but truthfully, I was done DJing after I played the last Animal Crossing track. The others were to fill time, although I still enjoyed playing them for you. 
2. Transitions in general: As I was trying to adjust to the reality of only being able to use CDs, my laptop, and the studio computer, I realized I had dramatically gone from 9 modes of play, to 3. This meant that I had to balance what I played from medium to medium, which is harder than it sounds. At first I set my iTunes to fade into the next song automatically, but I realized with the Katamari Damacy track that was a very bad idea. Although I eventually got more used to how to transition between only 3 mediums (and largely 2), there were still a few wonky moments. I think most of what I had to learn was that I needed a bit quicker hand, and precise timing. 
3. HAWP: Although I love the Burchs, I should have picked a less visual, and more aural video, because, although I was thoroughly entertained by the thought of Ashly Burch eating puppies and peptobismal, you couldn't see any of it. This is why sometimes I wish radio had video...but not television. That's a topic for another day. 
4. Less ummmmms: Although I'm happy with the amount of talking I did throughout the show, upon listening I was a little annoyed with the amount of "um"s and "uh"s I heard, so I'm sure you were annoyed as well. I will work on that and try to speak in complete sentences. 

Give me comments! I want your feedback! And if you want to know where I got any of the music you heard today, just drop me a line and I'll point you in the right direction.

Subshow #15 - 2/29/12

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I'm only 55 years old! Weeee!

Happy Leap Year and Happy Birthday Gioachino Rossini, folks!

I knew I wanted to start this set off right when I heard that it was Rossini's birthday, because he is a composer near and dear to my heart. I've sung a lot of his music, I've watched a lot of his operas, and I think that if he were alive, we might be able to have a beer together pretty easily. Maybe that's my classical fangirl side coming out though. I was very happy to play so much Rossini, and especially to find the Bugs Bunny clip online. I also got a call requesting The Thieving Magpie (La gazza ladra) from a listener, which I wouldn't have found on the "A Clockwork Orange" soundtrack. So thanks!

Janelle Monae as a robot. NBD.

The second major part of my show was space themed, but not for any reason, and definitely not intentionally. I think it started with Rare Air, and was broken up by Doctor Zhivago and Nicolai Gedda, and continued until the end, which really makes up about half my show. And I would date to call the mini Russian set "Zhivago in Space," simply to keep the theme in tact. While I was slowly realizing the monster I had created with the space theme, I started to get a few calls into the station. One request for Mose Allison, and another request for Blackalicious. If I hadn't gotten that extra push to keep the theme going, I think I might have given up. After I got those requests, something stirred inside me, and I not only wanted to keep finding space/chemistry themed songs/artist, but it was almost a compulsion. If I didn't find something, I would have failed myself.

I forgot how long 2.5 hours is for some reason. The last time I did a 3-hour show is when I had my 3-6am slot last semester. Since then I've pretty much only done 1-2 hour slots. It's amazing what an extra 30 minutes can do for your creativity. One to the playlist, and I hope you enjoy it! Perhaps you should buy a cup of coffee and sit down with a comic before you listen. Take a few hours off. 

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra: Barber of Seville Overture - Rossini Overtures
2. Milan Symphony Orchestra: Dunque io son! - Rossini: The Barber of Seville
3. Various: What's Opera, Doc? - That's All Folks!
4. Rossini: The Thieving Magpie (Abridge) - A Clockwork Orange
5. Various: Bugs Bunny Barber of Seville - YouTube
6. New York Philharmonic: Quartet (Andante) - Rossini: Stabat Mater
7. Final Fantasy: This Lamb Sells Condos - He Poos Clouds
8. Ella Fitzgerald: A Foggy Day - Jazz at the Philharmonic
9. Gnawa Bambara: Sasadi Manayou - Mallem Abdenbi El Gadari
10. Múm: I little bit, sometimes - Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy
11. Aretha Franklin: Don't Play That Song - Live At Fillmore West
12. Cheapshot: Ieyasu - zOMG!!
13. Chico Mann: Guárdalo (El Silencio) - Analog Drift
14. Harry Belafonte: Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) - Harry Belafonte
15. Bhai Gaitonde: Drut Laya - Bhai Gaitonde (tabla)
16. Märtini Brös: The Biggest Fan - Primavera Sound 2003
17. EAS TEST
18. Dream Warriors: Man Smart, Woman Smarter - Buffy The Vampire Slayer Movie OST
19. Rare Air: C'est Fou, C'est Toi, C'est Tout - Space Piper
20. Maurice Jarre: At The Hospital - Doctor Zhivago OST
21. Nicolai Gedda: Grey Foggy Morning - Evening Bells & Other Russian Folk Songs
22. Maurice Jarre: Lara Is Charming - Doctor Zhivago OST
23. The Bucketheads: Time And Space - All In The Mind
24. Press: Over The Moon - The Fine Art of a White Label
25. Barret Clark: (side 1) - Introduction to Atomic Energy and Outer Space
26. Fushitsusha: (track 1) - DBL Live vol. 1
27. Cyclob: we never said goodbye - Music System vol. 1
28. Mose Allison: Your Molecular Structure - The Best of Mose Allison
29. Polysics: Ceolakanth Is Android - Now is the time!
30. Blackalicious: Chemical Calesthenics - Blazing Arrow
31. The Cambodian Space Project: Wait 10 Months More - 2011: A Space Odyssey
32. Starscream: Space Party Anthem - Future, and It Doesn't Work
33. DJ Food: All Covered In Darkness - The Search Engine
34. John Williams: Across the Stars - Stars Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones Soundtrack Special
35. Janelle Monae: Violet Stars Happy Hunting!!! - Metropolis: The Chase Suite
36. Science Fiction Dance Party: Monster on Saturn I - Dance With Action

ZOMG!:

1. Rossini: I was talking to another DJ, and we both agreed that at a non-freeform station, playing the same artist 5 songs in a row would not be allowed, but because we're WCBN, we can celebrate Rossini's birthday properly.
2. Ella: Because I had just come in from the fog, I really enjoyed playing "A Foggy Day," and I hope it made the fog a bit more romantic for someone. 
3. Atomic Energy layering: Within the space theme, this was definitely my favorite moment. I loved layering just a couple of simple things and letting it play out. It's rare that I get a voice-only track to layer with music, and this was a piece of gold. 

NOMG!:

1. Kill da Wabbit: I really didn't want to play this track. I meant to play the Barber of Seville Bugs Bunny track, but apparently that wasn't on the CD. Womp womp.
2. EAS TEST: Not that I can do anything about it, but I hope it doesn't bother you too much.
3. Not enough Star Wars: I should have played this whole effing CD when I found it. It's so good.

Live long and prosper, listeners. 

Subshow #14 - 2/27/12

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Guess who took another subshow slot?! Heheheh. HehehEHehehehehEHEHEHE. HEHEHEHHEHEHEHEHEHEH!

I also went recording shopping recently, which is where about a third of today's set comes from. It was interesting to bring in my own records from home, which is something I've seen other DJs do. I've on occasion brought a single record with me, but this time I literally brought 5 or 6, almost on compulsion, because I wanted you all to hear my new jams.

The Tchaikovsky especially was fun to play for me, since it gave me a lot of warm fuzzy memories about freshman year when I was in the chorus for "Eugene Onegin" when the University put it on. It's one of my top 5 favorite operas, and something I highly suggest if you don't get into opera that much.

Pretty straight-forward set, so I'll just let you listen to it. 

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Leonard Berstein & New York Philharmonic: Tchaikovsky: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24 - Great Performances
2. Rhythm Heritage: Dance The Night Away - Last Night On Earth
3. Trip Scope: Korrosion - Trip Scope
4. P-Rine & Yungin': She Be Gettin' Money - She Be Gettin' Money
5. USSR Russian Chorus: Do Not Sew Me A Wedding Sarafan, Mother - The White Birch Tree & Other Russian Songs
6. Patato: Descarga en Faux - The Legend of Cuban Percussion
7. Hail Social: Warning Sign - Warning Sign
8. KC and the Sunshine Band: Come To My Island - KC and the Sunshine Band
9. LCD Soundsystem: North American Scum - LCD Soundsystem
10. Venus Cures All: Satan Be Gone - Rock Is The Best
11. Fred Frith: O wie schön ist Panama! - Gravity
12. Georges Brassens: Je m'suis fait tout petit - Le Meilleur de la Chanson Française
13. Elie Attieh: Inta omri - Bellylicious
14. Secret Twins: Native (loop) - Ill Fit
15. Charles Bradley: Why Is It So Hard? - No Time For Dreaming
16. Celestial Navigations: Letters From The Revolution-Dear Mollie - The Connection
17. Buck Clayton: Night Train - Songs for Swingers
18. Arctic Monkeys: Crying Lightning - Humbug
19. Mary Lou Williams: Miss D.D. - Black Christ of the Andes
20. Various: Rubber Television - Night Recordings from Bali
21. New Klezmer Trio: Hot and Cold - Masks and Faces

Hot:

1. Secret Twins: I don't grab from the new section often, but when I do I'm always really pleased, and this happens to be a local selection as well! Might be grabbing this again soon in the future. 
2. Rhythm Heritage: I think I'm obsessed. I knew I hit gold, but now I'm in for the win. 
3. Arctic Monkeys: I'm a big fan of the Arctic Monkeys, and I was pretty pleased when I found our collection of CDs in the library, especially because there's more than one album I don't have. 

Cold:

1. Come To My Island: While I was running around the station I got a message from Brian Tomsic saying how horrible the KC and the Sunshine Band song was, and I think I agree. It's pretty dreadful.
2. Announcements: Not that I'm perfect at reading the concert/events information, but today was pretty bad. Sorry about that. Maybe I should talk slower. And not ramble so much. 
3. Lazy Transitions: Nothing to do here. 

Thanks for reading/listening/whatevering! Keep doing that!

Subshow #13 - 2/25/12

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From ExplodingDog.com

Right before spring break started there were a few emergency posts on the sub board, and one of them was the locally famous Robot Pasta slot. As I was telling my special guest in the studio, I love subbing this slot, because my creative flow seems to really push itself. In a similar way to how the 3-6am slot can really get the midnight juices flowing, so does this slot for me. 

I'm really happy with how things went, and I found a lot of good albums in the process. The best part was a major point of layering about 3/4 of the way through. Sometimes I really fail at layering, but this time I think I've figured out how to really go about it:

1. Pick from different genres
2. Preview all songs
3. Make sure rhythmic schemes are conducive
4. IMPORTANT: Make sure all have space

This last one is more important than all of the other steps, and this is why: space allows you to hear every component of the layering. I've been trying for awhile to figure out the key to layering, and each time I make this my main goal, I generally succeed. Not all music can be layered (or rather, not all music SHOULD be layered), but with the right music, many things are possible.

But anyway, let's get to the list.

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Eartha Kitt: I'm An Old Fashioned Girl - Thursday's Child
2. The Fantastic Pikes: Ghostriders In The Sky - The Synthesizer Sound Machine
3. Tiny Tim w/Brave Combo: Hey Jude - Girl
4. Matmos: Z.O.C.K. - The Civil War
5. Fats Domino: Jambalaya - Cookin' With Fats
6. Paul Crossley: La cathèdrale engloutie - Debussy: Complete Works for Solo Piano
7. Alexander Illitch Eppler: Russian Merriment - Barinya
8. Grupo Fantasma: Sacatelo Bailando - El Existential
9. Gender Wayang Pemarwan: Sekar Gendotan - The Mahabharata
10. Cornelius: Gum - Sensuous
11. Tom Waits: Such A Scream - Bone Machine
12. Elizabeth Cotten: Freight Train - Classic Railroad Songs
13. Loketo: Malou - Extra Ball
14. Coin: The park - Architects of Character
15. The Chiffons: One Fine Day - Wonder Women
16. Thomas Cartwright and the Boys: Watermelon Is Spoilin' On The Vine - The Bahamas Islands of Song
17. Roy Eldridge: Honeysuckle Rose - Sweets, Lips & Lots of Jazz
18. Poi Dog Pondering: Sandra At The Beach - Mixx On The Fly
19. Mohamed Mounir: Aalli saotak - Arabesque
20. 400 Blows: The Man Who Danced Himself To Death - Sickness & Health
21. Frank Sinatra: I Could Have Danced All Night - Live in Australia, 1959
22. The Chemical Brothers: Snow - Further
23. Omar and the Howlers: Pushin' Fire - Courts of Lulu
24. Ghazal: Snowy Mountains - As Night Falls On The Silk Road
25. The Kovenant: The Dark Conquest - In Times Before The Light
26. Cassie Franklin: Lady Margret - Cold Mountain Soundtrack
27. Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: Tears of a Clown - 1957-1972
28. Vincenzo Culotta: Lady Gaga Fugue - YouTube
29. Moon-A-Tiks: Did You Ever See A Moon-A-Tik? - Meet The Moon-A-Tiks
30. Louis Prima and His New Orleans Gang: In A Little Gypsy Tearoom - Little Club Jazz
31. Gomer Pyle: If You Want Me To - Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.
32. The Shaggs: My Pal Foot Foot - The Shaggs
33. Einstürzende Neubauten: Tische - Faustmusik
34. Kohwi: Reeling The Warmth & Weekroot - Hidden Trees

Good:

1. The Fantastic Pikes: I knew that this album was going to be good when I saw a woman in a plastic ball pit on the cover in classic '80s electronic style. 
2. Coin: Wow, I think I might be in love. Too bad you can't marry chiptune albums in this state yet. 
3. Epic Layering: Ghazal + Kovenant + Cassie Franklin = Possibly the longest amount of cacophony I've put on the air. I wasn't sure if the Cassie Franklin was going to mix well, but I'm glad I ended up mixing it. The three sounds were just different enough to not collide too much. 

Bad:

1. Gomer Pyle: This was so bad it was almost good...almost. 
2. Cutting off Gaga: As much as I love the Moon-A-Tiks, I didn't mean to start playing them in the middle of the Gaga fugue.

Stay tuned for more show updates!

Surprise Radiozilla #3 - 2/26/12

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Minekawa-san with a cat

 Konnichiwa, minna-san! Today's Radiozilla is brought to you by...*drumroll*...a surprise no-show DJ after the Latin show! Luckily, I really like Radiozilla, and I really like WCBN, and I'm on spring break, so I was happy to stay.

Miyavi-san with a cat

Honestly, I didn't feel great about this show, purely because I wasn't prepared to actually DJ this show. I usually come to the station about 15-30 minutes before I do a show so that I can pick out music, and accumulate a nice pile of CDs/LPs so that I don't have to run around the station a lot. Unfortunately, that's exactly what I was doing this time. For a freeform show it's pretty easy to operate like that, because I have the freedom to literally grab whatever I want. But with an all-Japanese show, I must grab Japanese music. Here's the trick: there's no Japanese section. I need to literally scan all of the sections to find Japanese artists, or go from the Japanese artists that I know. I had a little bit of help from a special guest in the station, but I still felt a bit stressed. I hope that didn't come across.

Although this show isn't cat themed, I hope you like these pictures of two amazing artists which you will hear in this set with some cats (fake and real ones), and this other picture of a cat meme!

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Kodó: Strobe's Nanafushi (Satori Mix) - Sai-So
2. Miyavi: Are You Ready To Love? - Miyaviuta (Dokuso)
3. Takako Minekawa: Sleep Song (Remixed by portastic) - Recubed EP
4. Cibo Matto: Working For Vacation - Stereo Type A
5. Puffy: Circuit No Musume - Japan Not For Sale vol. 2
6. Sachiko: Tokyo Song - Fork in the Road/Tokyo Song
7. Kahimi Karie: Lolitapop Dollhouse - Kahimi Karie
8. Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O - Pink Lady Lemonade (I Want To Drink You) - Live in Occident
9. Cornelius: The Micro Disneycal World Tour - Fantasma
10. Tujiko Noriko: Kiminotameni - From Tokyo To Naiagara
11. Supercar: White Surf style 5. - Japan For Sale
12. Yoko Kanno: Pokketto O Karani - Escaflowne Over the Sky
13. High Rise: Mainliner - Live

DJs who show up for their shows:

1. Last-minute sub award: 'nuff said. 
2. High Rise: Always a pleasure. I always try to keep them in the back of my mind during Radiozilla, because we have like 5 albums of their stuff. 

DJs who forget their shows and don't apologize:

1. Sub-par picks: Apart from the tracks that my special guest picked out, I felt like my own tracks were a bit below the bar that I aim for Radiozilla. I like upbeat tracks contrasted with pretty acoustic tracks, but it felt really all over the place today.

Sorry, not much to say for such a short show. Still hope you enjoy it!

What It Is #2 - 1/20/12

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What is up, listeners? I've been jammin' in the studio with some good ol' soul jams.

This show is one that I FORGOT TO POST for all of you, and I am SO SORRY. I posted the 6 O'Clock Shadow hour that I did that day, but not this one. Some exciting things happened on this episode of What It Is, including having a special guest, my very good friend Sarah, in the studio taking some documentary photography while I did my thang.

I really have nothing else to say, so let's get to it!

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. The Bar-Kays: Let's Have Some Fun - Flying High On Your Love
2. Bootsy Collins: 1st One 2 The Egg Wins (The Human Race) - What's Bootsy Doin'?
3. Charles Bradley: In You (I Found A Love) - No Time For Dreaming
4. Goldenrod: Death of Concept of Future - Painting for Prophets
5. Ginuwine: Pony (album version) - Pony
6. The Fifth Dimension: We Could Fly - Star Dancing
7. Al Green: I'd Fly Away - Full of Fire
8. Marvin Gaye: Right On - What's Going On?
9. Maze: The Look In Your Eyes - Joy And Pain
10. Nino Moschella: Are You For Real - The Fix
11. Janelle Monae: Many Moons - Metropolis: The Chase
12. Microphone Mathematics: Quasimoto - Peanut Butter Wolf's Jukebox 45's
13. Musiq: Stoplayin - Juslisen
14. The Dell-Vikings: Whispering Bells - Doo Wop Uptempo
15. Earth Wind and Fire: Electric Nation - Electric Universe
16. Charles Earland: Cornbread - Coming To You Live
17. Diana Ross and the Supremes: How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone - Love Child
18. Roy Davis Jr.: Take A Ride - Water For Thirsty Children
19. Andre Williams: Hear Ya Dance - Can You Deal With It?
20. The Bucketheads: The Bomb! [These Sounds Fall Into My Mind] - All In The Mind
21. The Mackrosoft: Enclavia de Labia - Journey to Vaginus
22. Bautista: Elena - The Heat of the Wind
23. George Clinton: He Dance Funky - Our Gang Funky
24. Reminiscence Quartet: batucada de carioca pt. 2 - Psychodelico
25. Aretha Franklin: Don't Say You're Sorry Again - After Hours
26. Chaka Khan: Tell Me Something Good (Live) - Epiphany
27. Tyrone Davis: Can't Help But Say - I Can't Go On This Way
28. Jimmy Thomas: Feelin' Good - Ike and Tina Turner Revue

Feelin' Good:

1. Balance: I really like the balance of the different kinds of soul music I played this time. Sometimes I tend to lean one way or the other, but I pretty much hit everything this time.
2. The Bar-Kays: Always a good way to start a set. Second only to Bootsy.

Feelin' Bad:

1. NOTHING IS BAD EVERYTHING GOOD.

Keep listening! Leave comments with suggestions!

Subshow #10 - 12/17/11

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Hey lovers.

I know it took a really long time, and that Christmas has past, and for failing you in that regard, I am truly sorry. The thing is, is that I've been in Istanbul for the past week, and didn't have internet as consistently as I thought I might. But please feel no guilt when you listen to the Christmas songs included on the playlist, because it's my fault, not yours, and you deserve more Christmas music than the year allows.

This episode of "Robot Pasta" turned out to be pretty fun, because I also had a guest with me who is training to become a DJaaaaaay! Cool, right? His name's Cameron, and he chose out a lot of the material you see before you. I won't tell you what, so you'll just have to listen.

Also, you will notice a handful of dub-step artists on the playlist, so for those that asked for it, you're welcome. Now that I know that there's a need for dub-step, I'll keep searching it out in the library. 


[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Elvin Jones Quintet: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Holiday Jazz Improvisations
2. Bjork: Bükolla - Björk Gudmundsdóttr
3. Jackson 5: Whatever You Got, I Want - Get It Together
4. Trayer: Aernsatz - Afterlife An Abandoned Theme Park
5. The Ventures: Frosty the Snowman - Christmas Album
6. Osborne: In Gear - Afrika EP
7. Jean Metcalfe and Ann Todd: Little Red Riding Hood - Little Red Riding Hood
8. Osborne: Graphite - Afrika EP
9. The Glitch Mob: How To Be Eaten By A Woman - Drink The Sea
10. Bootsy Collins feat. Samuel L. Jackson: After These Messages - The Funk Capitol of the World
11. The Irish Rovers: Cold Winter Shadows - All Hung Up
12. George Winston: Walking in the Air - Forest
13. Hungarian State Opera Orchestra: Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten for strings and bell - Arvo Pärt: Fratres
14. Zomby: Natalia's Song - Dedication
15. My Brightest Diamond: There's A Rat - All Things Will Unwind
16. The Evolution Control Committee: I Want A Cookie - Plagiarythm Nation
17. The Dynatones: Soul Twist - Chopped & Channeled
18. Akira Jimbo: Carnival De Rio Grande - Palette
19. Allied Radio: Code Course - International Morse
20. Radiosonde: Equinox - Radiosonde
21. Youth Lagoon: Daydream - The Year of Hibernation
22. Weather Report: Plaza Real - Live and Unreleased
23. Steven Rucker/Thomas Chase: Dexter's Laboratory Opening Theme - The Hip-Hop Experiment
24. will.i.am: Secrets - Dexter's Laboratory: The Hip-Hop Experiment
25. The Evolution Control Committee: The Shakes - All Rights Reserved
26. Burial: Ghost Hardware - UNTRUE.HOBCD002
27. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: The Volga Vouty (Russian Dance) - The Nutcracker Suite
28. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance) - The Nutcracker Suite
29. Cristian Vogel: La Isla Piscola For the Traveling Fish Lover Version - La Isla Piscola
30. The Roger Wagner Chorale: Vivaldi: Magnificat - Magnificat
31. Star Wars Gang: R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Star Wars Christmas

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1.  Morse code: This was definitely the highlight for me. I was practically doing backflips when I saw that we had a morse code sound effect LP, and started playing it immediately. I actually had a listener call in and ask if there was something wrong with our system, or whether it was intentional.
2. Duke's Nutcracker Suite: Mmm this was absolutely delicious for my ears. I'm sad that it has to go back into the reaches of the Christmas collection, otherwise I would play it all the time.
3. Dexter's Lab: Do you remember this show?! Because Cameron and I did. I even remember this will.i.am song. And the music video. I miss Cartoon Network. I miss having cable...anyway. This is genius and I was literally screaming in the studio while it was playing.

-... .- -..

1. Osborne meets Little Red: I'm really unsure about this. I had a very uncomfortable feeling the whole time this was playing. How did it make you feel?
2. F*** up: Yup, I think I played an FCC. And by "I think," i mean that I definitely played an FCC. I tried to correct it as quickly as I could after I heard it, but that's hard sometimes. 

I usually try to have three things for each category, good and bad, but I thought this was a pretty good show besides those few things I mentioned. C'est la vie. Keep listening folks! Give me comments if you can!

Long Time No Post

Hey guys.

I have a lot of updates that are a long time in coming, and I'm terrible for not being more attentive. I went to France for a few months, so my 4th Freestailo has yet to be uploaded. Since then I have also done two more Freestailo and a sub-show. Unfortunately, my August 26th--aka my birthday--Freestailo is lost in space, because the archiving system at my station went down because of power. I was still able to do a show, but you will not get to hear it.

I'm also in the process of hosting my audio files through Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)--which if you're looking for a good place to host audio files, this is it. A friend of mine who worked at Amazon over the summer told me about it, and so far I think it's pretty fantastic. You can upload as much as you want, link it wherever you want, and you only get charged for what people actually download. It's incredibly inexpensive too. End advertisement.

The WCBN mass meeting was tonight as well, so I'm very excited to say that I'm still DJing, and at my same time-slot from 3-6am on Sunday mornings! As I well know, most people can't listen at that time, so I will still be updating my blog regularly. Another piece of news is that I will soon be heading the WCBN blog, which sorely needs updating.

Worth mentioning is that I recently discovered that I can upload all of my shows to a Spotify playlist, so that anyone can listen to them that has Spotify. SO, click the link on the right side of the blog, and add me on Spotify!

Can't wait to be back in the game, folks. I really appreciate the constant support.