The Darkness Is Too Bright: Transmission 102, 2014 February 26

After a week's hiatus, we return to the usual "hump night" program with what is sort of a family affair. We think, although we haven't paid the Mormons to confirm it, that maybe Lady Catharsis is a Distant Relative of the Man in Black, which would make me a Distant In-Law (although "distant outlaw" would sound cooler, on a couple of levels). So 'Til Things Are Brighter, originally issued as a benefit for the Terence Higgins Trust (to which I mistakenly refer in the past tense) serves as the night's "Physical Evidence," while the MIB himself is waiting in the Listening Parlour to teach us how to cry.

While that record is great, I always preferred Nick Cave's take on "Wanted Man," particularly on account of the rhyme he wrote to accompany the phrase "wanted man in El Paso": "I got bounties on my head in towns you would never think to go." Lady Catharsis and I understand that one all too well. If you're ever down there, just drive on through.

BOMBAST playlist, 2014 February 26, 2100-2300:

1. "Night Time" | Killing Joke | Night Time | EG
2. "I Walk the Line" | Stephen Mallinder | 'Til Things Are Brighter...A Tribute To Johnny Cash | Red Rhino | "Physical Evidence"
3. "Umida" | Vtgnike | Dubna | Other People
4. "Black Snow (Isolee Remix)" | Cavaan | Sign's | Treat Your DJ Right
5. "Destruction - Special Request VIP" | Akkord | HTH vs HTH 12" | Houndstooth
6. "Big River" | Johnny Cash | Sunday Morning Coming Down | Columbia | "Listening Parlour"
   
7. "Abundance of Selves" | Conforce | Kinetic Image | Delsin
8. "Shinkansen West" | Node | Node 2 | DiN
9. "Wanted Man" | Marc Riley | 'Til Things Are Brighter...A Tribute To Johnny Cash | Red Rhino | "Physical Evidence"
10. "Ring of Fire" | This Kid Named Miles | Cash Covered | Mojo Magazine
11. "Five Feet High And Risin'" | Tracey and Melissa Beehive | 'Til Things Are Brighter...A Tribute To Johnny Cash | Red Rhino | "Physical Evidence"
12. "Wanted Man" | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | The Firstborn Is Dead | Mute
13. "When Doves Cry (feat. Barbarossa) - Downtown Party Network Remix" | Mario & Vidis | Undercover | Silence Family
14. "201 Phasing (Chris Liebing Triple Bell Edit)" | Lucy | 201 Phasing EP | Create Learn Realise
15. "Rosanna's Goin' Wild" | Steve Mack | 'Til Things Are Brighter...A Tribute To Johnny Cash | Red Rhino | "Physical Evidence"
16. "When Told (Atom TM Remix)" | These Hidden Hands | Remixes II | Hidden Hundred
17. "Glamorous Glue" | Morrissey | Your Arsenal | Rhino
18. "Country Boy" | David McComb | 'Til Things Are Brighter...A Tribute To Johnny Cash | Red Rhino | "Physical Evidence"
19. "On the Other Side of Light" | The New Alchemy | On the Other Side of Light | Subliminal Sounds
20. "The Dangers with Strangers" | Troy Pierce | Softcore EP | Items & Things
21. "I Don't Owe You Anything" | Sandie Shaw | Hand In Glove | Rough Trade

next time: we harvest the funk. Enjoy the music! --kid catharsis