The Twisted Groove is a weekly radio show on KSFR fm 101.1 Santa Fe airing Saturday eves 10pm to midnight (MT). Spinifex plays a groove-based exploration of the past, present and future of Electronic, Indie, Rare Groove, Funk, Soul, Experimental, and Afro Funk propelling your music pleasures into futurity!
Tonight’s Twisted Groove we explore Kosmische Musik, a genre that emerged from Germany in the early 1970s. This movement bridged the gap between electronic experimentation, avant-garde rock, and proto-punk. These artists were technical pioneers who used analog synthesizers, tape manipulation, and motorik rhythms to redefine the boundaries of modern music. Sounds that went onto influenced modern electronic and alternative genres.
Expect a mix of immersive soundscapes and driving rhythms from the key innovators who shaped this underground scene. You will hear tracks from Neu!, Faust, Kraftwerk, Cluster, Tangerine Dream, Guru Guru, Popol Vuh, Can, Deuter and more
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ARTIST : TRACK : ALBUM
Neu! : Fur Immer : Neu! 2
Harmonia : Sehr Kosmisch : Musik Von Harmonia
Deuter : Krishna Eating Fish & Chips : D
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Faust : Krautrock : Faust IV
Kraftwerk : Ananas Symphonie : Ralf & Florian
Neu! : After Eight : Neu! 75
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Cluster : Live in der Fabrik : Cluster II
Guru Guru : UFO : UFO
Popol Vuh : Ich mache einen Spiegel – Dream Pt. 49 : Affenstunde
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Tangerine Dream : Rubycon Part Two Excerpt : The Virgin Years 1974-1978
For tonight’s Twisted Groove, I’m diving deep into the dusty corners of my collection and resurfacing a selection of classic old-school trip-hop. These are tracks pulled straight from the archives—moody, textured, and steeped in that signature late-night vibe.
This set is a nod to the early days of Twisted Groove, channeling the raw, immersive energy that defined those first years. You will hear tracks from Hooverphonic, Sneaker Pimps, U.N.K.L.E., Massive Attack, Cibo Matto, Baxter, Everything But The Girl, Olive, Portishead, Bowery Electric, Hector Zazou, Bjork and more.
Tonight on Twisted Groove, I’m featuring International Anthem, the boundary-defying record label out of Chicago, Illinois. My deep dive into their catalog was sparked by the most recent Tortoise release.
While Tortoise is a legendary Chicago band primarily associated with the Thrill Jockey label, International Anthem features many of its members and shares that same Chicago experimental DNA.
Listen for a variety of Ambient, Post-rock, Electronic, and ExperimentalJazz, including tracks from their IA11 series. This series celebrates International Anthem’s eleventh anniversary by reissuing foundational catalog releases from their earliest years.
ARTIST : TRACK : ALBUM
Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer : Archipelago : Recordings From The A’land Islands
Macie : Murmuration/Memorization : When The Distance Is Blue
Jamie Branch : Simple Silver Surfer : Fly or Die II/bird dogs of paradise
Tonight’s Twisted Groove I will celebrate the life of Ken Downie whom was the founding member of the pioneering Sheffield electronic group The Black Dog. Ken passed away just last month, December 20th. He along with his original band mates (Ed Handley and Andy Turner, known as Plaid) helped define/create what is now known as IDM. Their first full length came out in 1993 on Warp Records helping to define that label, with an EP out before that in 1989. Ground breaking stuff! The Black Dog has just released the record Loud Ambient in November 2025, being Ken’s last. I’ll start the evening with a track from that and play releases from throughout Ken’s career. Tune in on KSFR 10p to midnight MDT 101.1 fm or KSFR dot org for a unique auditory adventure. Radio streaming link in comments.
ARTIST : TRACK : ALBUM
The Black Dog : Rumination Romance : Loud Ambient
The Black Dog Productions/Discordian Popes : Fight The Hits : Bytes
The Black Dog : DISinformation : Music For Real Airports
The Black Dog : Psil-Cosyin : Spanners
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The Black Dog : They Came From My Head : Loud Ambient
The Black Dog : Trojan Hourus Part 1 : Silenced
The Black Dog : Platform Lvl 6 : Neither/Neither
The Black Dog : Porn Shop : Fragments
The Black Dog : Cognitive Dissident : Black Daisy Wheel
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The Black Dog : FWB : Post-Truth
The Black Dog : Virtual : Virtual
The Black Dog : Bite Thee Back : Biyr Thee Back EP
The Black Dog : Part 1 : Shards Ov Light
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The Black Dog : Sleep Deprivation 24/Meta Thinking : Dreamless Sleep
The Black Dog : Gate 21 : Music For Airport Lounges
The Black Dog : Dust Bunnies : Music For Photographers
The Black Dog : Black Daisy Wheel : Black Daisy Wheel
The Black Dog : Passport Control : Music For Real Airpots
Tonight’s Twisted Groove is leaning into the season as we celebrate the Winter Solstice, Christmas, and the New Year. I don’t usually do holiday themed shows, but my girlfriend Dana loves that shit! She’s been steering the ship with her encyclopedic Christmas music knowledge and a whole lot of holiday affection. Expect a wild, festive spectrum featuring: Bjork, Sun Ra, Wolf Alice, Khruangbin, Esquivel, T. Rex, The Zombies, The Greedy Bastards, Iggy Pop, Slade, Man or Astro-man?, Grandaddy, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Shonen Knife, Pink Floyd, The Monkees, Mike Oldfield and more. Tune in on KSFR 10p to midnight MDT 101.1 fm or KSFR dot org for a unique auditory adventure. Radio streaming link in comments.
Cheers to the season, Listeners.
Love, Spinifex
ARTIST : TRACK : ALBUM
Bjork : Solstice : Biophilia
Esquivel : Snowfall : Merry Xmas From The Space-Age Bachelor Pad
Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom : Pretty Paper : A Peace Of Us
T Rex : Christmas Bop : single
XTC : Snow man : English Settlement
Electric Youth Remodel : Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence : A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto : Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence Theme : Playing The Orchestra
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Flaming Lips : Christmas At The Zoo : Clouds Taste Metallic
The Greedy Bastards : A Merry Jingle : single
The Zombies : This Will Be Our Year : Odessey and Oracle
Khruangbin : A Calf Born In Winter : single
Otis Redding/Carla Thomas : New Year’s Resolution : King & Queen
The Stranglers : Always The Sun : Sweet Smell Of Success
Phoenix : Winter Solstice : Alpha Zulu
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan : Time Of The Season : Hawk
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Iggy Pop : White Christmas : Punk Rock Christmas
Patti Smith : We Three Kings : A Very Special Christmas 3
Of Montreal : Christmas Isn’t Safe For Anamals : If He Is Protecting Our Nation…
First Aid Kit : New Years Eve : The Lion’s Roar
Slade : Merry Xmas Everybody : The No. 1’s EP
Man or Astro-Man? : Frosty The Snowman : Happy Birthday Baby Jesus
Devo : Merry Something To You : Gift Wrapped, Snowed In
Tom Tom Club : Il Est Né : single
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Sun Ra/The Qualities : Happy New Year To You : single
Grandaddy : Alan Parsons In A Winter Wonderland : It’s A Cool Cool Christmas
Yeah Yeah Yeahs : All I want For Christmas : single
Shonen Knife : Space Christmas : single
Wolf Alice : In The Bleak Midwinter : single
Pink Floyd : Merry Christmas Song : BBC
The Monkees : Riu Chio : Missing Links vol 2
Siouxie & The Banshees : Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant : Downside Up
Super Furry Animals : The Gift That Keeps Giving : Hey Venus!
Mike Oldfield : Peace On Earth : The Millennium Bell
Tonight’s Twisted Groove will feature old and new music blending Astral sounds with funky grooves. You will hear tracks from Lonnie Liston Smith, Kamasi Washington, Sun Ra, Adrian Young and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Alice Coltrane, Thundercat, Harry Whitaker, Ami Taf Ra, Doug Carn, Sons and Daughters of Lite and more.
ARTIST : TRACK : ALBUM
Lonnie Liston Smith : Astral Traveling : Astral Traveling
Alice Coltrane : Blue Nile : Ptah, The El Daoud
Sons And Daughters Of Lite : Let The Sun Shine In : Let The Sun Shine In
Doug Carn : Search For The New Land feat. Jean Carn : Spirit Of The New Land
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Kamasi Washington : Asha The First feat. Thundercat : Fearless Movement
Carlos Dafe & Adrian Younge : Verdadeiro Sentimento : Single
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad : Nancy Wilson feat. Brian Jackson : Jazz Is Dead
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad : Apocaliptico feat. Azymuth : Jazz Is Dead
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Lonnie Liston Smith : Sais (Egypt) : Cosmic Funk
Sun Ra : Dance Of The Cosmo Aliens : Disco 3000
Harry Whitaker : Magic Ritual (excerpt) : Black Renaissance
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Kamasi Washington : Vi Lua Vi Sol : Heaven And Hell
Thundercat : A Message For Austin/Praise The Lord/Enter The Void : Apocalypse
Thundercat : It Is What It Is : feat. Pedro Martins : It Is What It Is
Ami Taf Ra : How I Became A Madman feat. Kamasi : The Prophet And The Madman
Tonight’s Twisted Groove will feature the evocative new album from Lucrecia Dalt, A Danger to Ourselves. On its release date, I had the pleasure of experiencing the entire vinyl record on a ridiculously nice, high-fidelity sound system at a listening party at the ICA Santa Fe. Lucrecia Dalt will also be performing with her band live at the ICA on Friday, October 24th. Tonight’s show will also include tracks from a variety of other artists, including Juana Molina, Claire Rousay, Jenny Hval, Scott Walker, The Books, Lali Puna, Bjork, Broadcast, Savath & Savalas, and Jamie Lidell.
ARTIST : TRACK : ALBUM
Lucrecia Dalt : Divina : A Danger To Ourselves
Juana Molina : Sin Dones : ANRMAL
Jamie Lindell : Inner World : Places Of Unknowning
Scott Walker : Psoriatic : The Drift
Erik Wallo : Monochrome : Aeris Suite
Saint Etienne : Nightingale : The Night
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Joycut/The Cure : Drone/Nodrone : Mixes Of A Lost World
Claire Rousay : 4PM/Head : Sentiment
Jeremiah Chiu : Rococco Rondo : In Electric Times
Richard Sears : Oceans : Appears To Fade
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Lucrecia Dalt : Caes : A Danger To Ourselves
Fever Ray : Mustn’t Hurry (Lao Remix) : Mustn’t EP
Jenny Hval : Holy Land : Apocalypse, Girl
Juana Molina : Ay No Se Ofendan : Wed 21
The Books : An Animateed Description Of Mr Maps : Lost and Safe
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Lucrecia Dalt : Cosa Rara feat. David Sylvian : A Danger To Ourselves
Lali Puna/Bomb The Bass : Clearcut : I thought I was Over That
Savath & Savalas Equipatge de Flors Seques : Mañana
Tonight’s Twisted Groove will be Funky. I haven’t played a Groovy show in some time and decided tonight’s the night. I will start out Funkadelic Clinton, move to some classic Funk and then into long jamming Grooves. I will play tracks from Funkadelic, Monophonics, Isaac Hayes, Harve and Cheree, Axiom Funk, The Isley Brothers, Betty Davis, Eric Burden and War, Curtis Mayfield and more.
ARTIST : TRACK : ALBUM
Funkadelic : Groovallegiance : One Nation Under A Groove
Eddie Hazel : No, It’s Not! : Rest In P
Axiom Funk Hideous Mutant Freaks : Funkcronomicon
Axiom Funk : If 6 Was 9 : Funkcronomicon
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Material : Memories w/ Whitney Houston: One Down
Sly and the Family Stone: Que Sara, Sera : Fresh
Harve and Charee : New Me : Praise Poems Vol 10
Ike and Tina Turner : Nutbush City Limits :Nutbush City Limits
The Isley Borthers : That Lady : 3 + 3
The Temptations : Shakey Ground : A Song For You
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Isaac Hayes : Walk On By : Hot Buttered Soul
Curtis Mayfield : Right On For Darkness : Back To The World
Eric Burdon and War : The Vision of Rassan : Eric Burdon Declares War
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James Brown : Mind Power : The Payback
Betty Davis : Bottom Of The Barrel : Is It Love Or Desire
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Willie Wright : Indian Reservation : Telling The Truth
Monophonics : There’s A Riot Going On : In Your Brian
I had 48 hours to prepare for a last-minute Punk Rock set before the legendary band X. I was coming off of a lingering cold and hadn’t performed live in a significant amount of time. I was determined to create a vinyl-eccentric set that would complement both X and the energy of their crowd.
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I arrived at the venue at 5:20 PM, and I was met with a series of technical glitches and faulty unprepared equipment. This delayed progress, and by the time the turntables and mixer were functional, it was past 7 PM and I was forced to take the stage. Unfamiliar with the mixer, I had to quickly learn how to operate it while navigating the dim stage lights with a flashlight.
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Despite these challenges, I managed to pull off a set that I’m proud of. While one channel of the recording experienced intermittent issues, I painstakingly edited the digital file to the best of my ability. Here is the result.
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ARTIST TRACK ALBUM
Gang Of Four : (cut in) Ether : Entertainment
Minor Threat : Betray : Out Of Step
Black Flag : TV Party : Damaged
Husker Du : Indecision Time : Zen Arcade
Dead Kennedys : Hellnation : Frankenchrist
7Seconds : Clenched Fist, Black Eyes : The Crew
Buzzcocks : Mad, Mad Judy : A Different Kind Of Tension
Gang Of Four : Outside the Trains Don’t Run On Time : Solid Gold
The Replacements : I Don’t Know : Pleased To Meet Me
Gang Green : Livin’ In Oblivion : Another Case Of Brewtality
Pixies : Vamos : Surfer Rosa
Descendents : Mr. Bass : Bonus Fat
Sex Pistols : Anarchy In The U.K. : Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols
Joy Division : She’s Lost Control : Peel Sesions
The Real Kids : Do the Boob : The Real Kids
The Jam : The Modern World : This Is the Modern World
Angry Samoans : Lights Out : Back from Samoa
Butthole Surfers : Cowboy Bob : Butthole Surfers/Live PCPpep
Ramones : I Wanted Everything : Road to Ruin
Mission of Burma : Dumbells : The Horrible Truth About Burma
Devo : Uncontrollable Urge : Q; Are We Not Men? A; We Are Devo!
Dead Kennedys : Nazi Punks Fuck Off : In God We Trust, Inc
The Modern Lovers : Someone I Care About : The Modern Lovers
Tonight’s Twisted Groove is inspired by the recent performance by The Watson Twins and Sierra Ferrell. I planned a mostly female-driven show for your listening pleasure. You’ll hear, of course, The Watson Twins and Sierra Ferrell but also Lola Kirke, Feist, Jenny Lewis, New Pornographers, Courtney Barnett, Warpaint, The Beths, Wet Leg, Cowboy Junkies, Big Thief and more.
ARTIST TRACK ALBUM
The Watson Twins : Never Be Another You : Hollar
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins : Rise Up With Fists!! Rabbit Fur Coat
Rilo Kiley : A Town Called Lucky : Rkives
Death Cab For Cutie : I Will Possess Your Heart : Narrow Stairs
Sierra Ferrell : Why’d Ya Do It : Long Time Coming
The Watson Twins : Just Like Heaven : Fire Songs
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Angel Olsen : Shut Up And Kiss Me : My Women
Lola Kirke : Karma feat. Rosanna Cash : Country Curios
Shakey Graves : Ready Or Not feat. Sierra Ferrell : Movie Of The Week
Broken Social Scene : Backyards : Bee Hives
Bright Eyes : Old Soul Song : I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
Cat Power : Love & Communication : The Greatest
Feist : The Bad In Each Other : Metals
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Courtney Barnett : Small Poppies : Sometimes I Sit And Think, And sometimes I just sit
Sharon Van Etten : Magic Chords : Tramp
The New Pornographers : Marie And The Undersea : Continue As A Guest
The Walkmen : I’m Your Son : Daytrotter Sessions
Warpaint : Melting : Radiate Like This
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The Beths : Less Than Thou : Future Me Hates Me
Wet Leg : Too Late Now : Wet Leg
Cowboy Junkies : Ooh Las Vegas : Return Of The Grievous Angel/Gram Parsons Tribute
Wilco : Misunderstood : Being There
Big Thief : The Toy : Two Hands
Fievel Is Glauque : As Above So Below : Ring Weakness
Tonight’s Twisted Groove I will celebrate the life of Steve Albini who passed away last week. Albini sometimes had a cantankerous demeanor but he held strongly to his core values. He refused to take royalties on albums he worked on (a rare stance in the music industry). I will play tracks from his bands, bands he loved and bands he produced or, the way he would put it, engineered.
ARTIST TRACK ALBUM
Shellac : Crow : At Action Park
The Pop Group : We Are Time : Y
The Stooges : Fun House : Fun House
James Chance and the Contortions : Contort Yourself : Buy
Glenn Branca : Lesson No. 1 For Electric Guitar : Lesson No. 1
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Big Black : The Model : Songs About Fucking
Suicide : Frankies Teardrop : Suicide
John Cale : Gun : Fear
Slint : Good Morning Captain : Spiderland
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Shellac : Riding Bikes : Dude Incredible
Bad Brains : Banned In D.C. : Bad Brains
Minutemen : Little Man With Gun In His Hand : Buzz or Howl Under The Influence of Heat
Chrome : Zombie Warfare : Half Machine Lip Moves
The Fall : Slates, Slags Etc : Slates EP
Didjits : Mama Had A Skull Baby : Hey Judester
Ramones : Suzy Is A Headbanger : Leave Home
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Pixies : Where Is My Mind : Surfer Rosa
The Jesus Lizard : Karpis :Goat
PJ Harvey : Yuri-G : Rid Of Me
Breeders : The She : Title TK
Low : Overhead : Things We Lost In The Fire
Nirvana : Rape Me : In Utero
Godspeed You! Black Emperor : 09-15-00 (cont.) : Yanqui U.X.O.
Karl Wallinger of World Party fame passed away this week. His songs blended pop and folk influences into music that helped define college radio in the 1980s and ’90s. For tonight’s Twisted Groove I will celebrate Karl’s love of song craft with a diverse set of musical artists.
ARTIST TRACK ALBUM
World Party : Ain’t Gonna Come Till I’m Ready : Goodbye Gumbo
Electric Light Orchestra : Telephone Line : A New World Record
Juliana Hatfield : Can’t Get It Out Of My Head : Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO
Mathew Sweet : Girlfriend : Girlfriend
Susanna Hoffs & Mathew Sweet : Marquee Moon (Extended) : Under The Covers Vol 2
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World Party : Radio Days : Bang!
Big Star : O, Dana : Third/Sister Lover
Nick Lowe/Rockpile : When I Write The Book : Seconds Of Pleasure
Courtney Barnett : Depreston : Sometime I sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
XTC : One Of The Million : Oranges And Lemons
The Breeders : Cannonball : Last Splash
Sharon Van Etten : Give Out : Tramp
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The Waterboys : Don’t Bang The Drum : This Is The Sea
World Party : Show Me To The Top : Goodbye Gumbo
Love : My Little Red Book : Love
Blur : This Is A Low : Parklife
Sinéad O’Connor : Feel So Different : I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
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World Party : Hawaiian Island World : Private Revolution
Paul Westerberg : Anyways All Right : Folker
Paul Weller : Shadow Of The Sun : Wild Wood And The Attractions
Elvis Costello : Shabby Doll : Imperial Bedroom
Graham Parker : Protection : Squeezing Out The Sparks
