Not Knowing What On Earth There Was To Know: Transmission 97, 2014 February 5

I think of this as the last "professional"-sounding program in an extended run of them going back to the new year. Having the benefit of a couple of weeks' time since this program aired, I can tell you that normal--that is to say, goofball--service resumes next time. Anyway, it is always good to hear The Flaming Stars, and, as it often seems, I am bewildered as to how it took so long for them to be featured as "Physical Evidence."

We were indeed playing some pretty music on this night! Dear god, how gorgeous is that Bibio song--and how good was that segue?! It makes up for some of the nonsense transitions that happened later, at least. Two very similar versions of "Another Day": perhaps not the best choice? But it is a nice tune, one which I'd always kind of ignored on that This Mortal Coil album. I've never paid attention to Roy Harper, but the original is nice too. I'll be damned if I let TMC be a gateway for any other musical obsessions, though. My mantra is going to be what Kevin Hewick says during his live set from A Factory Quartet: "Oh yeah, Roy Harper...you'll get Roy Harper later. You probably deserve him."

BOMBAST playlist, 2014 February 5, 2100-2300:

1. "Open Door (Vocal)" | Joe Ariwa feat. Lee "Scratch" Perry | Alpha Steppa Meets Joe Ariwa feat. Lee "Scratch" Perry | Steppas
2. "Down to You" | The Flaming Stars | Songs From the Bar Room Floor | Vinyl Japan | "Physical Evidence"
3. "Billy D" | Moniker | Billy D | Circus Company
4. "The Spinney View of Hinkley Point" | Bibio | The Green EP | Warp
5. "Spezmodia" | Mouse on Mars | Spezmodia | Monkeytown
6. "Witches Multiplication Table" | Holger Czukay | On the Way to the Peak of Normal | Groenland
7. "Poor Louis" | The Legendary Pink Dots | The Creature that Tasted Sound | self-released
8. "Oncoming Train" | The Flaming Stars | Songs From the Bar Room Floor | Vinyl Japan | "Physical Evidence"
9. "Moon" | Abstraxion | Break of Lights | Hakt
10. "Too Many Nights" | Lenis Guess | The Norfolk Soul Sound | Soul7
11. "Theme from Dog Instruction" | The Flaming Stars | Songs From the Bar Room Floor | Vinyl Japan | "Physical Evidence"
12. "IIII.I" | Papir | IIII | El Paraiso
13. "Natty Dub - Rob Smith aka RSD Dub Remix" | Dactah Chando | Sabiduria | Achinech
14. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" | The Flaming Stars | Songs From the Bar Room Floor | Vinyl Japan | "Physical Evidence"
15. "Open Door (Vocal)" | Alpha Steppa feat. Lee "Scratch" Perry | Alpha Steppa Meets Joe Ariwa feat. Lee "Scratch" Perry | Steppas
16. "Binary Opposition (Process 3)" | Phase | Frames of Reference | Token - N.E.W.S.
17. "Another Day" | Oliver Coates | Towards the Blessed Islands | Prah
18. "Burning" | Tristesse Contemporaine | Stay Golden | Record Makers
19. "Wornitz" | Cleric | Delivery | Coincidence
20. "Another Day" | This Mortal Coil | It'll End in Tears | 4AD
21. "Like Trash" | The Flaming Stars | Songs From the Bar Room Floor | Vinyl Japan | "Physical Evidence"
22. "Modern Dance Craze" | Andy Fairley | Fishfood vs The Birth of Sharon | Bristol Archive
23. "Hexon Bogon" | Mogwai | Rave Tapes | Sub Pop

next time: abandon all preconceptions, nothing will comfort you now. Enjoy the music! --kid catharsis