| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
Format |
Comments |
Year |
|
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Jo Truman
|
Sdreamings
|
Sdreamings
|
Staalplaat
|
CD
|
|
1991
|
|
Michael Bentley
|
Piano Ship (alternate mix)
|
Wire Tapper 12
|
the wire (magazine)
|
CD
|
This actually was playing in and out and on top and beneath of the Jo Truman piece.
|
2004
|
|
Tara Strawberry
|
We Silent Machines
|
cdr made by Tara
|
Self Released
|
CD-R
|
|
2008
|
|
David Byrne
|
Song For The Trees or I Know Sometimes The World Is Wrong
|
Like a Girl, I want you to Keep Coming
|
Giorno Poetry Systems
|
LP
|
|
1996
|
|
The Insect
|
Tropical Insect House
|
Zoo
|
Twisted Nerve
|
CD
|
Collection of animal themed music on the Twisted Nerve label. "Tropical Insect House" may also be a new dance music craze sweeping Ibiza this summer.
|
|
|
The Poppy Family feat. Susan Jacks
|
Beyond The Clouds
|
A Good Thing Lost
|
What are Records
|
CD
|
Just a side note- if you search on this song and artist on youtube, there are amazing videos to see. Those boots!
|
1996
|
|
|
thorazine shuffle
|
|
Souled American
|
Sonny
|
Sonny
|
Rough Trade
|
CD
|
Droopy music. Alt cough syrup country. Lil Wayne Newton?
|
1992
|
|
Tarnation
|
Christine
|
Mirador
|
4ad
|
CD
|
In honor of the new American Girls doll shop that opened near me in Minneapolis. Hopefully, the dolls of today will haunt in the future as the dolls of the past haunt today.
|
1997
|
|
Peter Blegvad & John Greaves
|
The Only Song
|
Unearthed
|
Sub Rosa
|
CD
|
There's something prettily sinister about this song...it's like sugar water torture.
|
1995
|
|
The Special Pillow
|
Blue Always
|
Sleeping Beauty
|
Self Released
|
CD
|
In my opinion, a perfect song. Sung by FMU family tree branch Katie Gentile, from the band starring Dan Cuddy, ex of earlier FMU faves Hypno Love Wheel.
|
2007
|
Sea sick and swaying.
|
|
Bill Wells
|
Wiltz
|
you don't need darkness to do what you think is right v/a
|
Geographic
|
CD
|
A little tip- this amazing collection on Stephen Pastel's Geographic label keeps showing up online for around a few dollars or less. I highly suggest picking one up!
|
2002
|
|
Carl Orff
|
Gassenhauer
|
the trip v/a
|
Universal UK
|
CD
|
Eclectic and excellent double disc mix curated by Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey of Pulp.
|
2006
|
|
Ann Magnuson
|
Is This Heaven?
|
Pretty Songs & Ugly Stories
|
Self Released
|
CD
|
Recent release from former Bongwater starlet (& memorable CBGB FMU benefit performer) Ann Magnuson. She sells these herself- you could pick one up from her and make life better.
|
2006
|
|
Mick Turner / Tren Brothers
|
Carny
|
Blue Trees
|
Drag City
|
CD
|
This album from Mick Turner and Jim White (of The Dirty Three) might be my favorite release from these folks. Varied, surreal, dizzying, and melodic.
|
2007
|
|
Helen & Anita Carter
|
Today
|
More Michigas From The Airwaves
|
self made mix
|
CD-R
|
From Laura Cantrell's marathon premium compilation...of course you would trust Laura with this kind of music as readily as you would trust The Mayo Clinic for a check up.
|
2008
|
|
|
|
Maher Shalal Hash Baz
|
Sunrise
|
Blues Du Jour
|
Geographic
|
CD
|
|
|
|
Nara Leao
|
Marcha de Quarta-Feira de Cinzas
|
s/t
|
|
|
|
1971
|
|
Dorothy Ashby
|
Drink
|
The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby
|
Cadette
|
CD
|
"Afro-harp" soul sweetness.
|
1970
|
|
High Llamas
|
Dorothy Ashby
|
Can Cladders
|
Drag City
|
CD
|
Now we can all imagine what a song by Dorothy Ashby titled "The High Llamas" would sound like.
|
|
|
Aidan Smith
|
Chapters One to 4
|
At Home With
|
Twisted Nerve
|
CD
|
|
2003
|
|
Sly & the Family Stone
|
Somebody's Watching You
|
Essential
|
|
|
I actually wanted to play the Little Sister (Sly produced, his sister's singing) version but couldn't find it fast enough. Hours after this show I was in Brooklyn dancing to Sly with friends- honestly, if I share one thing with you it's that you should give that a go.
|
|
|
|
|
Antony
|
Afraid / I Fell In Love With A Dead Boy
|
Black Sessions
|
No Label
|
CD-R
|
From a cdr of Antony of Antony & The Johnsons performing live on the French radio program The Black Sessions. A Nico cover, followed by one of his gems.
|
|
|
Picastro
|
Tow Truck
|
Whore Luck
|
Polyvinyl
|
CD
|
|
2007
|
|
June Tabor & Maddy Prior
|
The Grey Funnel Line
|
The Silly Sisters
|
Shanachie Records
|
|
Two English folk greats take hold of one of the prettiest traditional folk songs. For a great alternate version, try Denise Roughan (of The 3D's and Look Blue Go Purple)'s feedback laden version.
|
1976
|
|
Band Of Holy Joy
|
snippet from
|
Punk Lore
|
Self Released
|
|
Lord knows this band deserves more than a snippet, but for now this is a tiny sample of a voice that precedes a song on their new ep.
|
|
|
Ruth
|
87 Sundays
|
Dream Babes Volume Five: Folk Rock And Faithful
|
RPM
|
CD
|
Amazing bit of psyche folk from the 60's...sounds sweet and casual, but listen to the detailed and at times intense lyrics within.
|
2004
|
|
|
|
John Zorn
|
untitled
|
caged/uncaged (various artists)
|
Cramps
|
|
|
1993
|
|
Christina Kubisch & Fabrizio Plessi
|
Earth (excerpt)
|
Two and Two
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carla Bozulich's Evangelista
|
Hello Voyager
|
Blue Room
|
Constellation
|
CD
|
I'm not even sure what it means, but "willing but not able to go out and play" sounds like the saddest tragic lyric ever.
|
2008
|
|
July Skies
|
Southern Orchards
|
Where The Days Go
|
Make Mine Music
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
The Idle Race
|
Hurry Up John
|
Back To The Story
|
Caroline
|
CD
|
Brilliant double disc of psyche pop from Jeff Lynne (pre ELO).
|
1996
|
|
The Tall Dwarfs
|
If I Were You
|
Under The Influence
|
Flying Nun
|
CD
|
From a double disc set commemorating the 21st anniversary of legendary NZ label Flying Nun, where artists cover other label artists. This is a Straitjacket Fits song covered by The Tall Dwarfs.
|
|
|
Hermine
|
Torture
|
The World On My Plates
|
LTM
|
CD
|
From a brilliant retrospective of Hermine (the voice from Flying Lizards, among other things)- covering the Everly Brothers classic Torture (with Lizards members backing her up).
|
|
|
Les Baxtor
|
Lust
|
The Passions
|
Revola
|
CD
|
Bas Sheva doesn't exactly go for subtle on the vocals.
|
|
|
Festival
|
Valentine
|
Come Arrow Come
|
Language Of Stone
|
|
|
|
|
Christmas
|
True Soldier Of Love
|
In Excelsior Dayglo
|
Big Time
|
CD
|
It's a good time to rediscover how great Christmas were.
|
|
|
|
|
Essie Jain
|
Glory
|
We Made This Ourselves
|
Ba Da Bing
|
Vinyl
|
|
|
|
Kath Bloom/Loren MazzaCane Conners
|
Thank You
|
1981-84
|
Mega
|
|
Some of the most beautiful and sad music I have ever heard- everything sounds so pure and true it's almost difficult to listen to unless you meet it emotionally.
|
1998
|
|
Famous Jug Band
|
A Leaf Must Fall
|
Wyrd Folk Mix
|
|
|
Such a perfect slice of ethereal mid 60's melancholy...
|
|
|
Erik Pearson & Sonya Hunter
|
High
|
self released cdr
|
|
CD-R
|
There is something so crystalline and peaceful about these two harmonizing together. You can tell they are sweethearts!
|
|
|
|
Waking up on a water slide's tip
|
|
Ana D
|
recordando
|
Satellite 99 double disc version
|
Elefant
|
|
|
|
|
Laura Barrett
|
Robot Ponies
|
Earth Sciences
|
Phantom
|
CD
|
|
2008
|
|
His Name Is Alive
|
Come To Me
|
Xmmer
|
|
CD
|
Thanks to His Name Is Alive for handing me a tambourine to play during their gig in Minneapolis!
|
2007
|
|
Thanks for listening, and many cheers to all my friends at the station (Scott, Ken, Brian, Liz, Gaylord, Trouble, etc) for helping set things or just for being who they are. Extra special thanks to the wondrous Irene, purveyor of the finest programming, for allowing me to fill in. Please send any notes via this page and I will be happy to respond. I will most likely fill in again next September. If you would like a reminder when it happens, drop an email and I will do my best to send a note when it's scheduled. Have an amazing summer, everyone!!!!
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