We return to the ordinary extraordinariness of the "alpha" program. I share a "Mr. D" anecdote that I hope I got right; otherwise embarrassment, my frequent companion, will return. Also, there's a skip in my brand new Design A Wave record that interferes with everyone's enjoyment of "Pentatonic Skull." Post-play inspection revealed that it was a long, curly hair that must have been sitting on the turntable mat. DAMN YOU STEPH.
It was dead hard to find a UB40 song I felt like playing. Little-known fact: when this program began nearly two years ago [!], I had a lot of free time on my hands, you guys. I was looking for some stuff to get into. Someone [was it Lady Catharsis?] suggested that I
blog or something. I even created a Blogger [TM] page, which I suppose still exists. What kind of stuff was I going to write about? I guess the kind of material that might have caught Guy LeBatard's eye, for lack of a better description. Anyway I was this close to writing a "think" piece about the bankruptcy (both literal and...) of UB40. But then, like the Knight Bus, along came WRFI to spare everyone from that. And I haven't had free time since, thank goodness.
BOMBAST playlist, 2014 June 24, 2100-2300:
- "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?" | Black Uhuru | Tougher Than Tough: The Story of Jamaican Music | Mango
- "Time For Re-Arranges" | Design A Wave | A.R.M. 1 | No Label | "Physical Evidence"
- "Defenestrate" | Moebius, Story & Leidecker | Snowghost Pieces | Bureau B
- "Surfacer" | 14 Iced Bears | Hold On Inside | Cherry Red
- "Lee's Special (Dubplate Cut)" | Lee "Scratch" Perry | Back On The Controls | Rolling Lion - Upsetter
- "Xenitis, At Last" | Fontarrian | VLV | Antime
- "Haunted By Hallucinations" | Haunted By Hallucinations | Haunted By Hallucinations | Herakles
- "Knock On Wood" | Voltage | Slitherama - Psychedelic Tokyo 1966-1969 | Bamboo
- "Reflection" | Section 25 | From the Hip | Factory Benelux
- "Cerebellum" | Design A Wave | A.R.M. 1 | No Label | "Physical Evidence"
- "Bosque" | Bomba Estereo | Elegancia Tropical | Soundway
- "Eric's Trip" | Sonic Youth | Daydream Nation | Goofin'
- "Almost" | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Martin | Factory | "Listening Parlour"
- "Tonight Saddam Walks Amidst Ruins" | Vatican Shadow | Remember Your Black Day | Hospital Productions
- "Far As I Can See (feat. City Culture & Stally) - Triple Discomix" | The Breadwinners | As Far As I Can See (Disco Special) | Horus
- "Sir William Wray" | The Fall | Sir William Wray | Cherry Red
- "Weird F" | Design A Wave | A.R.M. 1 | No Label | "Physical Evidence"
- "Folitician" | UB40 | UB40 Live | Disky
- "Xmas In Australia" | Xmal Deutschland | Tocsin | 4AD
- "Pentatonic Skull" | Design A Wave | A.R.M. 1 | No Label | "Physical Evidence"
- "Starlight Club" | Dirtmusic | Lion City | Glitterbeat
- "Shinkansen East" | Node | Node 2 | DiN
next time: Barmy Army in the area. Enjoy the music! --kid catharsis