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Favoriting August 6, 2021: “No sleep ‘til my set ends”.. A Beastie Boys cover about my sets at WFMU

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments New Approx. start time
Nazia Hassan & Zoheb Hassan  Boom Boom   Favoriting Star  His Master's Voice  1984  Pakistani Pop duo     

Music behind DJ:
Mamman Sani 

Samari Da Man Yatan   Favoriting

Unreleased Tapes 1981-1984 

Sahel Records 

2015 

 

 

0:05:21 (Pop-up)
The Ritchie Family  Long Distance Romance   Favoriting Life is Music  RCA  1977      0:06:56 (Pop-up)
Piry Reis  O Sol Na Janela   Favoriting Caminho do Interior  Carmo  1984      0:13:30 (Pop-up)
Willy Roy  Don't Give Up   Favoriting Don't Give it Up  Alpha Soundz  1981  Nigeria    0:17:59 (Pop-up)
Bappi Lahiri  Yaad Aa Raha Hai   Favoriting Disco Dancer  His Master's Voice  1982      0:24:05 (Pop-up)
Runa Laila  Disco Premee   Favoriting Superuna  His Master's Voice  1982      0:27:31 (Pop-up)
Matt Berry, Moon Duo  Like Stone   Favoriting Like Stone  Acid Jazz UK  2021      0:29:54 (Pop-up)
John Carroll Kirby  Tenderfoot Pegasus   Favoriting Tenderfoot Pegasus  Stones Throw  2021    *   0:35:29 (Pop-up)
Yu Shu  Xiu   Favoriting Yellow River Blue  BIE  2021    *   0:38:26 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Molero 

Phasma Gigas   Favoriting

Ficciones Del Trópico 

Holuzam 

2020 

 

 

0:42:44 (Pop-up)
The Kinks  Better Things   Favoriting Give The People What They Want  Arista  1981      0:45:36 (Pop-up)
Erasmos Carlos  Grilos   Favoriting Sonhos e Memórias 1941-1972  Polydor  1972      0:48:19 (Pop-up)
Cortex  Troupeau Bleu   Favoriting Troupeau Bleu  Disques Espérance  1975      0:51:08 (Pop-up)
Bileo  You Can Win   Favoriting You Can Win  MTU  1979      0:56:06 (Pop-up)
Biddu  Baat Ban Jaye   Favoriting Qurbani (OST)  Polydor India  1980      0:59:53 (Pop-up)
Sandii  Jimmy Mack   Favoriting Eating Pleasure  Alfa  1980  Unique Japanese artist (also LOVE the name of this album)    1:02:56 (Pop-up)
The System  Almost Grown   Favoriting The System EP  Music from Memory  1983      1:05:55 (Pop-up)
Cubie Burke  Down for Double   Favoriting Down for Double  Rissa Chrissa  1982      1:12:06 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Suso Saiz 

Nunca   Favoriting

Between No Things 

Music From Memory 

2020 

 

 

1:18:19 (Pop-up)
Cher  Take Me Home   Favoriting Take Me Home  Casablanca  1979      1:21:56 (Pop-up)
Rachel Sweet  It's So Different Here   Favoriting Fool Around  Stiff Records  1978      1:28:36 (Pop-up)
Stereolab  The Flower Called Nowhere   Favoriting Dots and Loops  Warp  1997      1:31:37 (Pop-up)
Blossom Dearie  I'm Shadowing You   Favoriting Blossom Dearie Sings  Daffodil  1973      1:36:22 (Pop-up)
Nena  99 Luft Balloons   Favoriting Nena  Epic  1983  the banger    1:39:57 (Pop-up)
Dizzy K  Sweet Music   Favoriting Sweet Music  His Master's Voice  1984      1:44:12 (Pop-up)
Will Powers  Adventures in Success   Favoriting Dancing for Mental Health  Island  1983  Will Powers was the stage name of photographer Lynn Goldsmith. This is a comedic album poking fun at self-help entrepreneurs.    1:50:19 (Pop-up)
Anna Domino  Trust in Love   Favoriting East and West  Les Disques Du Crépuscule  1984      1:54:01 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Steve Reich, Sean Connors, peter Martin 

Nagoya Marimbas   Favoriting

Reich: Mallet Quartet, Sextet, Nagoya Marimbas & Music for Pieces of Wood 

Third Coast Percussion 

2016 

 

 

1:58:09 (Pop-up)
Devonté Hynes  Palo Alto   Favoriting Palo Alto OST  Domino  2013      2:00:44 (Pop-up)
Alex Chilton, Ben Vaughn, Alan Vega  Freedom   Favoriting Cubist Blues  Thirsty Ear Recordings  1996      2:03:30 (Pop-up)
Serge Gainsbourg  Melody   Favoriting Histoire de Melody Nelson  Philips  1971  requested by Shelby    2:10:15 (Pop-up)
The Breeders  Metal Man   Favoriting Pod  4AD  1990  Requested by Scobot    2:17:08 (Pop-up)
Jim Spencer  Wrap Myself Up in Your Love   Favoriting Wrap Myself Up in Your Love  Armada  1979      2:19:51 (Pop-up)
Eternity's Children  My Happiness Day   Favoriting Eternity's Children  Tower  1968      2:23:53 (Pop-up)
Serena Isioma  Valentina   Favoriting Sensitive  Fashionably Early  2020      2:26:58 (Pop-up)
Caetano Veloso  Sugar Cane Fields Forever   Favoriting Araçá Azul  Lilith  1972      2:29:30 (Pop-up)
Ludic  My Love   Favoriting 2 Myself  Kingfisher Bluez  2020  Canadian    2:34:21 (Pop-up)
R.E.M.  Imitation of Life   Favoriting Reveal  Warner Bros  2001  does this count as a banger?    2:38:08 (Pop-up)
Roger Webb  Flying Objects   Favoriting Prime Time  Media Music the Professional  1978      2:42:02 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
The Bluebeaters 

Hungry Heart   Favoriting

Hungry Heart 

Record Kicks 

2015 

 

 

2:46:02 (Pop-up)
Dorothy Ashby  Dust   Favoriting The Rubáiyát of Dorothy Ashby  Cadet  1970      2:48:49 (Pop-up)
KAYTRANADA, Badbadnotgood  Weight off   Favoriting 99.9%  XL Recordings  2016      2:52:04 (Pop-up)
Tom Ze  La Vem a Onda   Favoriting Tom Ze  AU  1968      2:54:20 (Pop-up)
Gilberto Gil  Refazenda   Favoriting Refazenda  Philips  1975      2:57:12 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:01pm
Ike-O:

peace and good evening @sophie!
Avatar 9:02pm
sophie:

hey ike !
  Swag For Life Member 9:03pm
Bruce S.:

Sophie welcome aboard
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:05pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Sophie-cated Boom Boom, hurrah!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:05pm
DjLorraine:

Good evening Sophie.
Avatar 9:06pm
Ivan from Woodbridge:

Welcome to the pm side of the schedule Sophie
Avatar 9:07pm
sophie:

Thanks Bruce, Lorraine, and Ivan. Good evening
Avatar 9:08pm
sophie:

feel like this is the ideal time to DJ
  Swag For Life Member 9:08pm
Bruce S.:

they used to have a gigantic escalator at WTC station
Avatar 9:08pm
sophie:

the design is so poor.. just random escalators i swear
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:10pm
Ciggy:

Escalator of Life
  Swag For Life Member 9:10pm
Bruce S.:

escalator to nowhere
Avatar 9:11pm
sophie:

a mall of escalators
Avatar 9:11pm
Ivan from Woodbridge:

I like to stretch my calves when riding an escalator.
  9:12pm
momodon:

Sophie's show?! Yessssssssss What a pleasant surprise. Been loving when I catch the show. Hello from the Mojave Desert y'all!
  Swag For Life Member 9:13pm
Bruce S.:

I wish they had the moving sidewalks like at the airport,get off the escalator on to a moving sidewalk, you don't have to move at all
Avatar 9:13pm
Ivan from Woodbridge:

Hi desert dweller
Avatar 9:15pm
sophie:

oooh mojave! welcome and thanks
  9:15pm
KurdtVonErikson:

Yaayy!!
Avatar 9:16pm
sophie:

@bruce would be smart to just put 4 giant staircases and 2 elevator systems
  Swag For Life Member 9:18pm
Bruce S.:

the words 4 giant staircases scare me, but it sounds like you had a little bit of an ordeal getting here
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:19pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Yay, good to see that global warming hasn't rendered the Mojave Desert uninhabitable yet! 🌡️
Avatar 9:22pm
sophie:

i know that people were digging up and destroying joshua trees a few years ago
  Swag For Life Member 9:22pm
Bruce S.:

this is a very catchy tune
Avatar 9:23pm
sophie:

love it
  Swag For Life Member 9:30pm
Bruce S.:

these records are kind of short
Avatar 9:31pm
sophie:

cut the last song short
  Swag For Life Member 9:32pm
Bruce S.:

Disco Premee Disco Premee
Avatar 9:33pm
sophie:

didn't sound like that great over speakers
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:34pm
Ike-O:

so now it's the sophie friday night remix version :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:34pm
DjLorraine:

Joshua trees have no rings to count their age but they can live hundreds to thousands of years. They don't bloom every year. The yucca moth pollinates them. Saddly the doom fire of 2020 wiped out an area of them.
  Swag For Life Member 9:34pm
Bruce S.:

This is really nice
Avatar 9:34pm
sophie:

no offense 2 the artists
Avatar 9:36pm
sophie:

:( poor trees..
  9:42pm
momodon:

@ken No not yet, but smoke em while ya got em'! Becoming a vampire in the summer helps if you can swing it.
Avatar 9:44pm
RomanDogBird:

the world is a vampmire
  Swag For Life Member 9:46pm
Bruce S.:

The Kinks always nice
Avatar 9:48pm
sophie:

even their newer stuff, shockingly
  Swag For Life Member 9:49pm
Bruce S.:

I think after the stones, maybe come the Kinks
Avatar 9:50pm
sophie:

beach boys?
  Swag For Life Member 9:50pm
Bruce S.:

You know in terms of great British bands, talking Brits here
Avatar 9:51pm
sophie:

hahahaha
Avatar 9:51pm
sophie:

beach boys are basically from LA
  Swag For Life Member 9:52pm
Bruce S.:

cortex sounds great
  Swag For Life Member 9:53pm
Bruce S.:

Joel selvin wrote a very interesting book about the LA music scene in the 60s
  Swag For Life Member 9:54pm
Bruce S.:

alot of the movers and shakers went to the same high school and graduated in the same year
Avatar 9:59pm
sophie:

"in hollywood eden" ?
  Swag For Life Member 10:00pm
Bruce S.:

yes absolutley
  Swag For Life Member 10:02pm
Bruce S.:

Biddu, Did they have a disco hit? I think I heard of them
Avatar 10:04pm
sophie:

he produced kung fu fighting
  Swag For Life Member 10:06pm
Bruce S.:

I would'nt mind haveing that on my resume
Avatar 10:10pm
sophie:

v nice
  Swag For Life Member 10:12pm
Bruce S.:

It was good to here the System
  10:21pm
W Trenton Vinnie:

Fantastic show!
  Swag For Life Member 10:22pm
Bruce S.:

Love those 70s violins
  10:23pm
W Trenton Vinnie:

https://www.theonion.com/study-not-many-disco-songs-about-daytime-1819577607
Avatar 10:23pm
sophie:

thanks Trenton!!
Avatar 10:25pm
sophie:

yeah, i've noticed that... trying to think of one about the day
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:26pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Cher without the auto-tune. I like it better this way. Haha!
  10:28pm
W Trenton Vinnie:

@sophie it’s out there, I just… can’t…. think… of… one…
Avatar 10:29pm
sophie:

depends on what you consider disco
  10:31pm
W Trenton Vinnie:

@sophie mmmmhmmm… yep
  10:32pm
Scobot:

Stereolab! Perfect selection! Thank you.
Avatar 10:34pm
sophie:

they r just amazing
Avatar 10:35pm
sophie:

big banger coming up soon
  Swag For Life Member 10:36pm
Bruce S.:

Stereolab was great
  10:39pm
Scobot:

Blossom’s voice has always been underrated. Can’t get enough of that perfect pitch.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:40pm
W Trenton Vinnie:

Amazing Blossom Dearie track!
  10:40pm
?:

heyoooo
  Swag For Life Member 10:41pm
Bruce S.:

Nena Nena Nena
Avatar 10:41pm
sophie:

hi
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:41pm
DjLorraine:

🎈 99
Avatar 10:41pm
ShelbyG:

and again...heyoooo
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42pm
W Trenton Vinnie:

oh man, 99!
  Swag For Life Member 10:42pm
Bruce S.:

Hey Shelby, How goes it
Avatar 10:43pm
ShelbyG:

stuffing my face with pizza, Bruce, so happy to be here!
  Swag For Life Member 10:43pm
Jinx:

still have the 45 of this with English on one side, German on the flip.
Avatar 10:43pm
sophie:

Omg amazing jinx...
Avatar 10:44pm
ShelbyG:

sweet sweet music
  Swag For Life Member 10:44pm
Bruce S.:

Still hangin in Nebraska?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:44pm
DjLorraine:

The german version is always an exotic treat
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:45pm
W Trenton Vinnie:

dancing in my living room
Avatar 10:45pm
sophie:

i prefer the german version
Avatar 10:45pm
ShelbyG:

Bruce S: nope, back in VT. Omaha was great. A lot to process...parents getting old. It's tough.
  Swag For Life Member 10:46pm
Bruce S.:

Pureists only listen to the German
  Swag For Life Member 10:47pm
Bruce S.:

Yeah my family is getting old too,it's sad
  Swag For Life Member 10:48pm
Bruce S.:

But glad your back in VT. and still partying
Avatar 10:48pm
ShelbyG:

Bruce: I'm happy to be home. But, I'm feeling more lonely on one hand, and happy to be alone at the same time...sorta givin me whiplash
Avatar 10:49pm
ShelbyG:

Sweetest thing...I've always got you guys!!! Sounds trivial, but means a lot to me.
  Swag For Life Member 10:50pm
Bruce S.:

Just keep listening to WFMU andyou always have the comments board
Avatar 10:51pm
ShelbyG:

Bruce...grateful for you...
  Swag For Life Member 10:51pm
Bruce S.:

great set Sophie
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:52pm
W Trenton Vinnie:

i'm good enough, i'm smart enough, and god damnit... people like me
  Swag For Life Member 10:52pm
Bruce S.:

lol Trenton Vinnie
Avatar 10:53pm
ShelbyG:

@W: mmmm hmmmm, baby
Avatar 10:54pm
sophie:

ty Bruce!
Avatar 10:55pm
ShelbyG:

Hi DjL <3
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:56pm
DjLorraine:

:)
Avatar 10:56pm
ShelbyG:

Ivan?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:58pm
DjLorraine:

My mom is older and very fit and independant. I wish she needed me more.
Avatar 11:00pm
ShelbyG:

Dear DJ: I would love to hear Melody by Serge Gainsbourg
  11:01pm
Scobot:

Would love to hear Metal Man/The Breeders. Many thanks if that’s possible.
Avatar 11:01pm
sophie:

got it
Avatar 11:02pm
ShelbyG:

DjL: my mom is great, fit, with it, my dad.....he's hateful of the aging process...he's miserable -- I asked him where my dad went...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:03pm
W Trenton Vinnie:

Le Butcherettes please if possible and in any sort of alignment with the show
Avatar 11:04pm
ShelbyG:

Hiya Scobot
  Swag For Life Member 11:04pm
Bruce S.:

Accept them as they are, and enjoy being with them, I guess
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:04pm
DjLorraine:

Oh wow. Interesting comment, maybe he can rethink his position. Is he in pain?
  Swag For Life Member 11:04pm
Bruce S.:

I love this
  Swag For Life Member 11:05pm
Jinx:

enjoying the show; most all of it is new to me. nice to hear new stuff.
Avatar 11:06pm
ShelbyG:

oh Bruce: it's truth & challenge all wrapped up in baggage....I never thought I'd have to defend my dad against my dad
DjL: a lot of pain...*sigh* it's a lot to process
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:06pm
DjLorraine:

My dad had 1 stroke at 65 that ended his life. He was never sick at all.
Avatar 11:07pm
sophie:

thanks jinx! glad you are liking it
  Swag For Life Member 11:07pm
Bruce S.:

Hey how about Lisa says by Velvet Underground?
Avatar 11:08pm
ShelbyG:

DjL & Bruce: I feel like this is heavy...thank you so much for commiserating with me..srrrrsly
I'm all about VU in any way shape or form
thx guys
Avatar 11:10pm
ShelbyG:

Oh...Sophie...je t'aime toujours

le couer indifferent
  Swag For Life Member 11:10pm
Bruce S.:

Hey Shelby, you got it
  11:12pm
Scobot:

Anything by Serge is welcome. What a sexy voice.
Avatar 11:13pm
ShelbyG:

i drool as soon as he starts singing...
  Swag For Life Member 11:13pm
Bruce S.:

Good choice
Avatar 11:14pm
TonyR:

Clicks weren't working on Sophie's playlists page. Had to handcraft this URL. Needed to click on Alan Vega! But been listening since 9. Thank you, S.!!
Avatar 11:15pm
ShelbyG:

This may be the hottest song of all time. I'm learning to play the violin..I wanna play this song
Avatar 11:15pm
sophie:

@tony.. yeah there's an issue on the backend with my playlists. glad you like!
Avatar 11:17pm
ShelbyG:

Scobot!!!
Avatar 11:18pm
RomanDogBird:

that's right, man
i'm the metal man
Avatar 11:18pm
ShelbyG:

sophie, vous etes tres gentile
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:18pm
DjLorraine:

Shelby do you play another instrument?
Avatar 11:18pm
ShelbyG:

4AD shit is the best shit
Avatar 11:19pm
ShelbyG:

DjL: I sing & play the violin....I'm a shy gal
  11:19pm
Scobot:

Now, that’s hot, Sophie. Thank you!
Avatar 11:19pm
TonyR:

The unofficial Android app gits it done when you select "Open Web Page" because you want the real accuplaylist. Just checked live.
  11:20pm
Scobot:

SHELBY!
  Swag For Life Member 11:21pm
Bruce S.:

Good stuff Scobot!
Avatar 11:21pm
ShelbyG:

SCOBOT: we would be somethin irl...not that we aren't virtually...but JEEBUS
  11:24pm
Scobot:

@ Bruce S - I especially love when I hear Josephine Wiggs voice in Metal Man. The entire tune is so erratic and gorgeous.
  Swag For Life Member 11:24pm
Bruce S.:

Just what I need right now
  11:25pm
Scobot:

And Pod is a perfect 10.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:26pm
patrick321:

I'm enjoying this show so much it's keeping me from The Criterion Channel.
Avatar 11:27pm
ShelbyG:

I'm about to call it..I appreciate this beautiful playlist. Thank you for playing Serge. big love my friends!
  Swag For Life Member 11:28pm
Bruce S.:

Au Revoiure Shelby
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:29pm
DjLorraine:

Pleasant dreams
  Swag For Life Member 11:39pm
Bruce S.:

Another great set Sophie
  11:40pm
Scobot:

Des choix brillants
  11:48pm
devlawn:

Does Max Weinberg have a solo album?
  11:49pm
Big Adam:

never heard the show before. randomly turned on the radio (still working). great stuff for a too-late friday night
  11:49pm
Big Adam:

Ludic was great!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:54pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks, Sophie. What a pleasure to listen to the show tonight!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:55pm
DjLorraine:

Thanks Sophie i had a real pleasant time
  Swag For Life Member 11:56pm
Bruce S.:

I had a good time,thanks for a great show Sophie
Avatar 11:57pm
sophie:

Thanks for listening !!! :)
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