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Favoriting February 14, 2016

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Artist Track Album Approx. start time
Bob James Trio  Untitled Mixes   Favoriting Explosions  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Yes  Soundchaser   Favoriting Relayer  0:05:05 (Pop-up)
Mira Calix  Too Slim for Suicide   Favoriting V/A: Extreme Music from Women  0:14:42 (Pop-up)
Microstoria  edu   Favoriting Init Ding  0:18:26 (Pop-up)
 
James Harlow  Fates Rataplan   Favoriting James Harlow  0:30:14 (Pop-up)
Ludicra  Tragoedia   Favoriting Hollow Psalms  0:36:28 (Pop-up)
Steve Maclean  Piano 1   Favoriting V/A: Flies in the Face of Logic  0:38:48 (Pop-up)
Woo  Ruby Past Lives   Favoriting Awaawaa  0:41:50 (Pop-up)
Kode 9  9_drones   Favoriting Nothing  0:45:11 (Pop-up)
 
Eric Dolphy  Images   Favoriting 12 Classic Albums 1959–1962  0:55:34 (Pop-up)
Sonny Simmons  Chudan Tsuki   Favoriting Chasing the Bird?  1:01:15 (Pop-up)
Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra  Immeasurable/Outer Spaceways Incorporated   Favoriting Wake Up Angels  1:06:10 (Pop-up)
Thiago França: Space Charanga  Abdu   Favoriting R.A.N.  1:10:54 (Pop-up)
The Microscopic Septet  Wishful Thinking   Favoriting Take the Z Train  1:17:23 (Pop-up)
 
My Cat Is an Alien  The Dance of Oneirism #2   Favoriting The Dance of Oneirism  1:29:29 (Pop-up)
Lullatone  A Mobile Over Your Bed   Favoriting Songs That Spin in Circles  1:37:27 (Pop-up)
İlhan Mimaroğlu  Prelude No. 20   Favoriting Outstanding Warrants  1:42:59 (Pop-up)
Sato Michihiro  SM/BF/FF 1   Favoriting Rodan  1:45:17 (Pop-up)
Anthony Child  Down in the Gulch   Favoriting Electronic Recordings from Maui Jungle Vol. I  1:50:14 (Pop-up)
Mice Parade  Into the Freedom World, pt. 1   Favoriting Mokoondi  1:50:59 (Pop-up)
 
Sam Spence  Sylvia   Favoriting Sam Spence Sounds  1:59:28 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 10:00pm
Dave Mandl:

Evening, listener-friends.
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Uncle Michael:

Good evening. This is not the Bob James I have filed away in my head.
Avatar 10:05pm
Dave Mandl:

@UM: I think there's more than one, so maybe, maybe not.
  10:07pm
setrak:

is this the 2%? loved the bob james, was that with gordon mumma?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:08pm
common:

diggin the yes, dave. been a while
  10:08pm
DaveinPA:

waiting for a voice-over from Clay...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:09pm
coelacanth:

hello Dave & others

yes, this Bo James is nothing like the bland bob james that i've heard.
  10:09pm
Cliff:

Good evening Dave and everybody. Love this Yes song, haven't heard it in ages :D
Avatar 10:09pm
Dave Mandl:

And hey there setrak, common, Dave, coelacanth.
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coelacanth:

or the "Bob" James either.
Avatar 10:10pm
Dave Mandl:

And welcome, Cliff.
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melinda:

I missed the Bob James. Howdy.
Avatar 10:11pm
Dave Mandl:

@setrak: Yes Gordon Mumma is on that record!
  10:11pm
Cliff:

LOL, DaveinPA! Yeah, he's one of the only other DJs around here willing to dig out the prog.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:11pm
coelacanth:

...and for a long time Relayer was my favorite yes album. -not a popular opinion, it turned out.
Avatar 10:11pm
Dave Mandl:

Ahoy, melinda.
  10:13pm
Cliff:

coelacanth, Relayer is my favorite too. Though that may just be because I taped it off of my dad's record when I was in high school and played it on my walkman almost every day going to school. What do most fans consider Yes's best album(s)?
  10:14pm
Syd:

Hiya Dave! Great start.
Avatar 10:16pm
redkayak:

Evening, everyone :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17pm
maestroso:

Hats off for playing Soundchaser Mr. Mandl. Contains one of the five best synth solos ever performed.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:18pm
Uncle Michael:

What are the other four?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:19pm
coelacanth:

Cliff, similarly,(sort of) relayer was a gift from my brother (on 8-track tape!) and for a while was the only yes album i had besides "fragile". on saturdays i'd smoke some herb, put headphones on and enjoy Relayer,and try to deconstruct it in my head.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:19pm
Tome:

LOVED the Fragile ,, Close to the Edge yes album yes, ,, then for a long time the Tales,, .. Relayer Yes,, ,, even after that even liked ,, Tormato,, and a lot of stuff after that ,, but I still love this Yes the best ... > bit.ly...
Avatar 10:19pm
Dave Mandl:

Evening, maestroso, red, Syd.
Avatar 10:20pm
Dave Mandl:

And Tome!
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Tome:

great Stuff Dave as always hey !
  10:23pm
Cliff:

My dad had Tales from Topographic Oceans, but no copies of Fragile or Close to the Edge (judging from google image search of the covers). I listened to both and liked Relayer better, so that's what got put on the walkman
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23pm
coelacanth:

close to the edge became a favorite at some point too; but after all these years, and despite its commercial appeal, i'm sure that Fragile is my fave.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:24pm
coelacanth:

i'm going to pull out my Bob James album and see if i overlooked something.
  10:25pm
Cliff:

Well me and coelacanth like it, Dave! :D
  10:27pm
Cliff:

I used to have the entire 1st side memorized note-by-note, and could recall the whole thing in my head whenever I was bored at school. Great way to get through 22 minutes of a boring class!
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coelacanth:

what appeals to me most about relayer is the intricate bass and guitar playing, and the seemingly odd time signatures, that seem to resolve into 4/4 & 6/8 signatures if you keep track.
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coelacanth:

(...or did i imagine that?)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:31pm
coelacanth:

by the way Dave, Excellent set on Joe's show last week!
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common:

i also love relayer. just sayin
Avatar 10:32pm
Dave Mandl:

@coelacanth: Why, thank you.
  10:32pm
mark Flynn:

Relayer is Yes' most over the top album but that's because of the addition of Patrick Moraz who was a technical virtuoso compared to Rick Wakeman, whom in retrospect, probably kept them from going over the top.

Hard to believe considering his album "The 8 Wives of Henry The 8th"
Avatar 10:32pm
Dave Mandl:

I liked Relayer a lot at the time too. But I was a very big Yes fan back then.
  10:33pm
Cliff:

I have no idea, don't know the first thing about music theory, but the intricacy of the sound of that album is what appealed to me too. It was like space alien music or something, blew my 15-year-old mind. (Also I think Dad was trying to get to me quit listening to nothing but grunge and "alternative" all the time and broaden my horizons a bit, haha)
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Ike:

Greetings and salutations.
  10:35pm
Mdurek:

mm nice strings
Avatar 10:35pm
redkayak:

I never cared much for Yes in those years, but did like Rick Wakeman. Go figure!
  10:36pm
Cliff:

common, then you are now officially anointed and can join the cool kid's Yes fan club, and forget about all them dorks who prefer Close to the Edge.
Avatar 10:36pm
Dave Mandl:

Hey there, Messrs Ike and Mdurek.
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common:

happy about that cliff!
  10:38pm
Mdurek:

ahoy !
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coelacanth:

i like close to the edge!
and, coincidentally, "and you and i" must've been one of the first, if not THE first, "rock"/"pop" song i ever heard on wfmu...probably in 1978.
  10:46pm
Cliff:

Yeah, I like Close to the Edge too. But I'm not afraid to say I like Relayer better to any snobby Yes fans who say that is not a proper opinion to hold.
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common:

same here cliff
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Michael in Seattle:

Seven Samurai !!

This is wonderful. I grew up with Real radio; what happened to it?? It's so discouraging.
Thank you for WFMU.
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coelacanth:

i knew relayer and fragile and didn't try to hear other yes. i liked it but i 60s revolution music was my focus! then these stoner girls befriended us (at least!) and they were super into yes and grateful dead. close to the edge was their main.
...so i have a fond connection to it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:54pm
coelacanth:

jamesharlow1.bandcamp.com...
  10:56pm
Eric Hat:

Evening Dave and friends.
  10:56pm
JakeGould:

Salutations!
  10:57pm
Cliff:

We meet again, JakeGould
Avatar 10:57pm
Dave Mandl:

Evening, Eric and Jake!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:57pm
coelacanth:

howdy
Avatar 10:57pm
Dave Mandl:

And Hello M in S. Thanks. This is totally real radio.
  11:01pm
Eric Hat:

I used yr show as an example in a debate on whether or not 'real radio' still exists. I'd say I won...while striving to maintain my non-competitive lifestyle.
Avatar 11:06pm
Dave Mandl:

@Eric: Aw, thanks.
  11:07pm
Fred:

Right On
  11:09pm
Eric Hat:

Thank you, Dave.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:14pm
Michael in Seattle:

Supposedly Pandora and such has replaced radio; but i totally disagree. There is so much music out there that needs to be discovered. Or rediscovered.
Avatar 11:16pm
Dave Mandl:

I'm actually a Pandora algorithm, but don't tell anyone.
  11:22pm
Eric Hat:

An algorithm that actually shares information about the songs it plays... And sounds so human at that!
  11:28pm
Cliff:

I was born in '78 and during the 80's the only station our parents would let us listen to in the house was the local oldies station* that only played "the best hits from the '50s, '60s, and early '70s!" Late at night I would sometimes sneak a portable radio into bed with me and covertly listen to the local pop stations 93Q and Y94 (yes, my way of rebelling against my parents was rocking out to Madonna & Cyndi Lauper).

So, did I miss out on "Real Radio" when I was growing up? I know I've never hear another radio station as freeform as WFMU, in fact it never even occurred to me before I came across WFMU 10 years ago that a radio station would regularly play completely different genres of music or let the DJs play whatever they feel like.

* WSEN in Syracuse....I was thinking/hoping just now that it was WHEN, makers of the infamous FCC-banned EBS test jingle (youtu.be...) but some googling shows that they they have an Adult Contemporary format. Well, we weren't allowed to listen to THEM either in the house, so at least my sometime-draconian parents have some good taste ;)
  11:29pm
Listener Robert:

No, officially it's still the Washington's Birthday holiday. "President's Day" was adopted by a couple of states as the holiday name, but not generally.
  11:31pm
KP:

I saw "George Washington's Birthday" recently, I think on NYC parking advisories. Also NYC observed Lincoln's birthday Friday for alt/side
  11:31pm
Eric Hat:

Ha! I had to sneak FMU growing up through the eighties and nineties! Never knew it would be available world wide one day. True miracle of the modern day.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:32pm
Michael in Seattle:

I'm much older than you, Cliff. So, here in the left coast we had such Free Form radio as KRAB. When FM was new and unfettered.
  11:32pm
Eric Hat:

Along with WVKR. Don't know where I'd be without those stations. Probably in a mall. Or church.
  11:33pm
Cliff:

Btw, my parents eventually mellowed out by the end of the 80's and let us listen to whatever we wanted to, so I didn't miss the glory of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" breaking the charts in '91, thank God.
  11:41pm
Cliff:

Our local college station, Z89, played mostly hip-hop and club music during the day (not that there's anything wrong with that), but Saturday evenings they had a three-hour long show dedicated to "alternative" music where I got to hear things like Stereolab or Front 242 or other bands I would've never been exposed to otherwise. So even our college station here wasn't your typical college station, it had a strict format for most of the day.

WFMU and WICB in Ithaca, NY were the two stations that helped keep me sane in college and grad school!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:44pm
Michael in Seattle:

Saludos, Cliff. I witnessed the birth of SubPop. Here in Sea Wash we had KCMU for college station freedom.
  11:50pm
?:

diggin' the sounds Dave!! hello other listeners
Avatar 11:50pm
Alejandroool:

oops ^ that was me
Avatar 11:50pm
Dave Mandl:

Hey, Alejandroool. Thanks.
Avatar 11:54pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...listening btw...
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Dave Mandl:

@RRN63: Noted!
  11:55pm
Cliff:

Michael in Seattle: Grunge music kind of smashed its way into our rock station, 95X, they just could not resist the overnight success of Nirvana no matter how much the older Djs may have wanted to ;) They still kept playing plenty of classic rock along with it though and even the hair-metal for a while. U2's album "Achtung Baby" and R.E.M.'s "Out of TIme" came out around the same time and I remember both of them too being a huge deal at that station and getting played a lot. But they never played any of the more indie stuff that you'd hear on college radio, except for R.E.M. which was already plenty mainstream by then.
  11:56pm
Cliff:

So I didn't actually get to listen to what people usually think of as "college radio" until I actually started going to college! :)
Avatar 11:57pm
Alejandroool:

I love hearing mutilated name pronunciations actually
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coelacanth:

Cliff @11:33 i actually never heard of nirvana (the band) until c.1993! i had given up on "commercial radio" in the early 80s and "rock" in general.
it revived me in a big way when i heard that.
Avatar 11:59pm
Dave Mandl:

Night, folks. Thanks for listening/commenting, and have a great week!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:59pm
coelacanth:

Thanks Dave!
see y'all.
  12:02am
Cliff:

coelacanth, it was amazing to witness the old order getting overturned so quickly at the end of '91 and thereafter thanks to Nirvana.

Thanks Dave, and goodnight everyone, and thanks for putting up with my ramblings about the Syracuse radio scene ;)
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