Tuesday, September 27, 2011

"Horace By Homer Stands, Plato Stands Below..."

"Mad As The Mist & Snow," by W.B. Yeats.
from Selected Poetry, Pan Books Ltd., ed. A.N. Jeffares, 1962.
The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Peikko & Lassi -- PULA DUB (Groove) -- Pula Dub (1997, Sahko Recordings)
Zoot Money's Big Roll Band -- BIG TIME OPERATOR -- The Weekend Starts Here: Original 60s Mod Hits (2008, EMI) [orig. 1966]
Aşa -- BIMPÉ -- Beautiful Imperfection (2010, naïve)
Hilotrons -- LOOK, WOW! -- Out Of Ottawa (2011, 613 Records)
Sachal Vasandani, feat. Jon Hendricks -- HI-FLY -- Hi-Fly (2011, Mack Avenue Records)
Lloyd Parks -- (JUST) SAY YOU LOVE ME -- Trojan Reggae Brothers Box (Trojan, 2003) [orig. 1972]
Big Sugar, feat. Warren Haynes -- IT'S ALL I KNOW -- Revolution Per Minute (2011, Bread & Water)
Lionrock -- WET ROADS GLISTEN -- City Delirious (1998, Deconstruction Records)
Ashley MacIsaac -- NOTHIN' IN BETWEEN -- Crossover (2011, So Plaid)
Aretha Franklin -- PITIFUL -- The Delta Meets Detroit: Aretha's Blues (1998, Atlantic)
Flight Distance -- SHIVA WIRE -- Bad Information (2011, Flight Distance)
The Waterboys -- MAD AS THE MIST & SNOW -- An Appointment With Mr. Yeats (2011, Proper Records UK)
Dubmatix, feat. The Ragga Twins -- GUN DOWN -- System Shakedown (2010, 7 Arts Entertainment)
Cold Coffee & Salty Boots -- LOST IN MATERIAL -- Out Of Ottawa (2011, 613 Records)
Disappears -- MAGICS -- Lux (2010, Kranky)
African Head Charge -- MAMA SHANTE GARDEN -- In Pursuit of Shashamane Land (1993, ON-U Sound)
Deerhoof -- SUPER DUPER RESCUE HEADS! -- Polyvinyl 15-Year Anniversary Sampler (2011, Polyvinyl)
Rent Boys Inc. -- LOOK UP -- Squeal For Joy E.P. (1983, Rent Boys Inc.)
Tony Allen -- ISE NLA (Wareika Hill Sounds Reggae Land Dub) -- Tony Allen Remixes (2007, Honest Jons)

Thanks for listening!

If you would like to hear these mighty tunes, click here.
Link remains live for about six weeks from original broadcast date.
The section on musical change...
from The Republic of Plato,
translated by F.M. Cornford,
Oxford, 1944.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

"A Scheme Is Not A Vision..."

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Citizen Sound, feat. Ammoye -- WA DO DUB (Jstar D&B remix) -- Wa Do Dub Remixes (2011, Balanced Records)
Mamani Keïta -- GAGNER L'ARGENT FRANÇAIS -- Gagner L'argent Français (2011, No Format)
The Temptations -- I WANT A LOVE I CAN SEE -- My Girl: The Very Best Of The Temptations (2002, Motown) [orig.1963]
The Dynamics -- 7 NATION ARMY -- Version Excursions (2007, Groove Attack)
Suns Of Arqa -- STORY OF ISAAC -- Stranger Music (2011, Arka Sound)
Bobby Rodriguez -- RECUERDOS DE ARCANO -- Barrio Nuevo: Latin Funk, Latin Rock, Latin Disco, Latin Soul (1999, Soul Jazz)
The Skeletones Four -- SEXY BREAKFAST -- Gravestone Rock (2011, Label Fantastic!)
10 Ft. Ganja Plant -- SHAKE UP THE PLACE -- Shake Up The Place (2011, ROIR)
Champian Fulton -- THE SHEIK OF ARABY -- The Breeze And I (2010, Gut String)
Hey Marseilles -- RIO -- To Travels & Trunks (2010, Onto)
Headhunter -- DESCENT -- Dubplate Drama Series 2 (2007, Rinse)
Random Recipe -- DANGEROUS -- Fold It! Mold It! (2010, Bon Sound Records)
Ticklah, feat. Mayra Vega -- SI HECHO PALANTE -- Putumayo Presents: Latin Reggae (2008, Putumayo)
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet -- SPEND A NIGHT, NOT A FORTUNE -- Sport Fishin' (1993, Cargo)
Lauren Mann & The Fairly Odd Folk -- IN A WOODED GLEN AT DUSK -- Stories From Home (2010, Lauren Mann)
Cheikh Lô -- JAMM -- Jamm (2011, World Circuit/Nonesuch)
St. Rupertsberg -- SUMMER JAMS -- Seasonal Glimpse E.P. (2011, St. Rupertsberg)
Broken Social Scene -- MEET ME IN THE BASEMENT -- Forgiveness Rock Record (2010, Arts & Crafts)
African Head Charge -- DERVISH CHANT -- Songs Of Praise (1990, ON-U Sound)

Thanks for listening!

You can hear the show from this link, if you dare.
It's available for about six weeks or so from the original broadcast date.


Tuesday, September 13, 2011

"Hey Diggle Diggle, The Cat And The Figgle..."

Thanks to Dubspot, a link to the Adrian Sherwood video recap is coming soon.
Dubspot, the dub school in New York, presented a live dub effects workshop with Adrian Sherwood on Thursday, September 8th, 2011. They're working on getting a "video recap" of it up on their website for anyone who missed the live-streaming version.

This Friday, September 16th, Mad Professor will likewise do a live workshop at Dubspot at 6 p.m., and you can watch and learn as it happens from the comfort of your home computer.

It's all part of the Dub Invasion Festival, taking place from September 7th to the 16th in New York and Boston.


The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Aline Morales -- NEGO -- Flores, Tambores, E Amores (2011, Aline Morales)
Brother Culture -- TURN IT AROUND (Youth remix) -- Youth In Dub (2003, Dragonfly)
Mr. Airplane Man -- WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE -- C'mon DJ (2003, Sympathy 4 the R.I.)
Booker T. Jones -- HARLEM HOUSE -- The Road From Memphis (2011, Anti)
These New Puritans -- ATTACK MUSIC -- Hidden (2010, Domino)
Grand Analog -- NOT ENOUGH MONDAYS -- Underground Hip-Hop, Vol. 6 (2011)
Citywide Vacuum -- MODERN POPULATION THEORY -- Pact (2007, Eleven 37)
Ammoye & Rise Ashen -- TRY -- Haffi Win (2010, Balanced)
The Actions -- KPOKPOSIKPOSI -- The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria (2010, SoundWay) [orig. 1972]
10 Ft. Ganja Plant, feat. Prince Jazzbo -- RECESSION -- Shake Up The Place (2011, ROIR)
David Holmes -- THE STORY OF THE INK -- The Holy Pictures (2008, Universal)
The Spys -- WATCHING YOU -- Original Punkrock From Canada 1979-80 (2001, Incognito)
Samia Farah -- PERSONNE -- The Many Moods Of Samia Farah (2008, SAM)
Paquito D'Rivera -- ANNETTE'S FOR SURE -- Big Band Time (2003, Universal Latino)
Digital Dubs -- UPBEAT VIBES -- #1 (2011, ROIR)
Jorge Martinez -- RAMONA -- Cadencias (2011, Cuntrera)
Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi -- MAKONOVETSKI'S ZHOK -- Absolutely Complete Introduction To Klezmer (2006, Transcontinental)
African Head Charge -- LANGUAGE & MENTALITY -- Off The Beaten Path (1986, On-U Sound)
Scritti Politti -- P.A.S. -- Early (2005, Rough Trade) [orig. 1979]

Thanks for listening!

Or perhaps you'd like to listen now... here's the direct link to the show. Available for 4-6 weeks or so from the original broadcast date.

Oh yeah, I played a Spys song today because Elad has a new record coming out with a new band called Magnificent Bastards -- and the CD release show is this Friday, September 16th at FM Lounge.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

"This Is Your Popular Station - Where Your Music Comes First, ... Comin' On Strong - Strong-Strong!"

Oh New York...

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

Harry Becket, with Ghetto Priest, Junior Delgado, Adrian Sherwood -- MAGIC SHIP (live) -- On-U Sound Live On Warsaw (2004)
Casiokids -- DET HASTER! -- Aabenbaringen over aaskammen (2011, Polyvinyl)
Centro-Matic -- ISO-RESIDUE -- Candidate Waltz (2011, Undertow)
Smoove & Turrell -- I NEED A CHANGE -- Eccentric Audio (2011, Jalapeno)
Lost Patrol -- SEE ME NOW -- Lost Patrol (1988)
Tinariwen -- TENERE TAQQIM TOSSAM -- Tassili (2011, Anti)
Mel Tormé -- NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT -- Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire (1956, Bethlehem)
Junior Murvin -- ROOTS TRAIN -- Lee Scratch Perry Reggae Greats (1984, Island Records)
Seu Jorge -- STARMAN -- The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004, Hollywood Records)
Imelda May -- ALL FOR YOU -- Mayhem (2010, Decca)
Willie Wright -- I'M SO HAPPY NOW -- Willie Wright: Telling The Truth (2011, Numero) [orig. 1977]
The Heavyweights Brass Band -- HEAVYWEIGHT DON'T BRING ME DOWN -- Don't Bring Me Down (2011, Heavyweights Brass Band)
Googoosh -- PISHKESH -- Googoosh (2011, Finders Keepers)
Johnny West -- SOME ARE SALT -- Medium-Fi Music For Mentally Unstable Young Lovers (2010, Tosteestostas)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys -- IDA RED -- Legends of Country Music (2006, Sony)[orig. 1938]
Peabody & Sherman -- AYAYAYA -- All Your Bass Are Belong To Us (2010, Superbro)
Rah Rah -- BREAKING HEARTS -- Breaking Hearts (2010, Young Soul)
Jane Vain & The Dark Matter -- OH CAPTAIN -- Love Is Where The Smoke Is (2008, Universal)
Mr. OK -- POTO MITAN -- Men Mwen (2011, Masalacism)
Cris Derksen -- WHAT DID YOU DO BOY? -- The Cusp (2010, Cris Derksen)
Invincible -- SLEDGEHAMMER! -- ShapeShifters (2008, Emergence)
Fat Freddys Drop -- PULL THE CATCH -- Dr. Boondigga & The Big BW (2009, The Drop)

Thanks for listening!

If you click here, you can hear this show... (until about a month or so after the original broadcast date).