I was a bit sad on this occasion, having read that Morrissey has been fighting cancer. I have already said what I have to say about The Smiths, so no need to do anything here but link to it, in case it matters to anyone. (Doubtful.) But hey, on the bright side, they have been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, that "Cracker Barrel of cultural shrines," which has to be a cheerful prospect. Imagine Morrissey catching up, at long last, with Andrew Rourke and Mike Joyce at the induction ceremony. That will be the opposite of awkward! How fortune's wheel spins and spins!
With the Mariano DC record, this evening's "Physical Evidence," I did something that Young Me would have done. I slapped some spoken word goodness on top of those beats. To varying degrees I think it worked, as long as you are tolerant of wide variance.
BOMBAST playlist, 2014 October 7, 2100-2300:
- "You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side" | Morrissey | Beethoven Was Deaf | His Master's Voice
- "Stiletto" | Mariano DC | Stiletto | Infrastructure New York | "Physical Evidence"
- "Over The Hiccups" / "Sycamore" | Negativland | Escape From Noise | SST
- "Destino" | Kreidler | ABC | Bureau B
- "The Goat" | Quasi | Mole City | Kill Rock Stars
- "Eye" | Thomas Fehlmann | Kompakt: Total 14 | Kompakt
- "Don't Blink" | The Nightingales | Pigs On Purpose | Vinilisssimo
- "Dounougnan Magni (Chapitre 1-3)" | Mr Raoul K | Still Living In Slavery - Pt. 1 | Baobab
- "Surveyor" | Shellac | Dude Incredible | Touch & Go
- "Cascada" | Mariano DC | Stiletto | Infrastructure New York | "Physical Evidence"
- "Don Lonie Talks Again [excerpt]" | Don Lonie | Don Lonie Talks Again | Word
- "Gizapower!" | Anomie | Permanent Revelation | All In Your Mind
- "Shared Secret Key" | Pye Corner Audio | Intercepts | Ecstatic
- "Moonchild" | Mr. Flash | Midnight Blue | Ed Banger / Because
- "Romantic Amnesia" | Ravioli Me Away | The Inevitable Album | Good Job
- "Estalaktita" | Mariano DC | Stiletto | Infrastructure New York | "Physical Evidence"
- "Mi Cyaan Believe It" | Michael Smith | Mi Cyaan Believe It | Island UK
- "Ambassadeur (feat. Kante Manfila)" | Les Ambassadeurs | Les Ambassadeurs Du Motel De Bamako, Vol. 2 | Sterns Africa
- "So Gallantly Screaming" | The Legendary Pink Dots | Asylum | Jnana
- "syro u473t8+e [piezoluminescence mix]" | Aphex Twin | Syro | WARP
- "Abyssal Plain" | Causa Sui | Pewt'r Sessions 3 | El Paraiso
next time: the science of jamming, we think. Enjoy the music! --kid catharsis