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My X Set 09/01/2024

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 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

Black Flag : I Can See You : In My Head

The Misfits : Hate Breeders : Walk Among Us

XTC : Radio In Motion : White Music

Ladies and More Ladies

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

Stereolab : One Finger Symphony : Chemical Chords

Steve Albini Died

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.

Goodbye Gumbo March 10, 2024

Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra Turns 50

Tonight’s Twisted Groove I will honor the 50th anniversary of the ground breaking Tangerine Dream record Phaedra (February 20, 1974). This is a seminal album of electronic music that essentially launched the whole sequencer rhythm school of electronics music as we know it. I will play the whole Phaedra album and more…

ARTIST TRACK ALBUM

Tangerine Dream : Phaedra : Phaedra

Tangerine Dream Mysterious Semblance at the Stand of Nightmares : Phaedra

Tangerine Dream : Sequent C’ : Phaedra

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Tangerine Dream : Movements of A Visionary : Phaedra

Tangerine Dream : Ricochet Part Two : Ricochet

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Edgar Froese : Upland : Aqua

Klaus Schulze : Floating : Moondawn

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Cluster : Plas : Cluster II

Neu! : Negativland : Neu! (1972)

Tangerine Dream : Birth of Liquid Plejades : Ziet

Damo Suzuki Memoriam

Tonight’s Twisted Groove I will celebrate the life and spirit of Damo Suzuki who passed away February 9th 2024. Damo was the singer and a driving force on some of the quintessential Can albums like Tago Mago, Ege Bamyasi and Future Days. I will play tracks from Can and artist he performed with like Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Dunkelziffer, Cul De Sac, Spiritual Enhancement Center, Can, Can and more Can.

ARTIST TRACK ALBUM

Can : Bel Air : Future Days

Dunkelziffer with Damo Suzuki : Network>Trailer II : III

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Can : Halleluhwah : Tago Mago

Cul De Sac : Berlin 4 : Abhayamudra

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Can : Pinch : Ega Bamyasi

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Damo Suzuki : Please Heat This Eventually Part I, II, III : Please Heat This Eventually EP

Damo Suzuki & Spirtczualic Enhancement Center : Arkaoda

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Can : Paperhouse : Radio Waves

Can : Geheim (Half Past One) : The PeelSessions

Can : Future Days : Future Days

Can : Oh Yeah : Tago Mago

PJ Fresh

I have been immersing myself in waves of music promos this week. A long overdue but worthwhile dive. Lots of fantastic stuff! On tonight’s Twisted Groove I play an array of music styles with new, newish and reissues. I’m very excited to play a track from the newly reissued Pharoah Sanders record, Pharoah, and something off of PJ Harvey’s release I Inside The Old Year Dying. I’ll will also play tracks from John Carroll Kirby, The New Pornographers, Thundercat/Tame Impala, Witch, Guided By Voices, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Speedy Ortiz, Blondshell, Tony Allen/Adrian Younge, Everything But The Girl and more.

ARTIST TRACK ALBUM

PJ Harvey : All Souls : I Inside The Old Year Dying

Allah Las : Zuma 85 : single

The Go! Team : Look Away, Look Away : Get Up Sequences Part Two

Black Belt Eagle Scout : My Blood Runs Through This Land : My Blood Runs Through This Land

Ash Walker : Afronaut : Astronaut

Beach Fossils : Anything Is Anything : Bunny

Devendra Banhart : Twin : single

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Everything But The Girl : No One Knows We’re Dancing : Fuse

Roccapofortuna : Danza Del Deserto Capofortuna & DJ Rocca Presents

John Carroll Kirby : Gecko Sound : Blowout

Tony Allen & Adrian Younge : Oladipo : Tony Allen JID018

Witch : Malango : Zango

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra : Drag : V

Blondshell : Dangerous : Blondshell

Wye Oak : Fortune : Every Day Like The Last

Speedy Ortiz : Who’s Afraid Of The Bath : Rabbit, Rabbit

Of Montreal : Id Engager : single

Guided By Voices : Cousin Jackie : La La Land

The New Pornographers : Last and Beautiful : Continue as a Guest

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Thundercat & Tame Impala : No More Lies : single

Eric Hilton : Front Line : Farewell To Midnight

Pharoah Sanders : Harvest Time : Pharoah

Cloudy Ambient

I am very excited that Tangerine Dream is playing tonight in Albuquerque. So for tonight’s Twisted Groove I am going to play a sample of their work along with other Electronic Ambient artists. I will also feature a set of DiN Records releases. I will play tracks from Robert Rich, Steve Roach, Chris Meyer, Cluster, Brian Eno, Robert Davies and a whole lot more.

ARTIST TRACK ALBUM

Tangerine Dream : Raum : Raum

Robert Davies : 1987 : Let The Power Fall

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Chris Meyer : Tempestarius : Tone Science Module No. 7

Polypores : Until You Observe It, It Isn’t There : Multizonal Mindscramble

Lyonel Bauchet : Toutce ce qui a lieu : Tractatus Lyra-Organismus

Ian Boddy : The Circle Closes : Nevermore

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Robert Rich : Writing On Water : Travelers’ Cloth

Cluster : Plas : Cluster II

Pete Namlook/Gabriel Le Mar : In Time : Namlook Le March

Brian Eno & Peter Schwalm : Rising Dust : Drawn From Life

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Tangerine Dream : Rubycon Part Two : Rubycon

Steve Roach : Empath Current : Molecules Of Motions

JET-AGE

I saw Man or Astro-man some weeks back and it got me in a Jet-Age mood. I play tracks that somehow work together in some sort of Astro kind of way. I play tracks from Man or Astro-man?, Sun Ra, Stereolab, Add N To (X), Black Belt Eagle Scout, Phil Upchurch, Teke Teke, Cibo Matto, Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra and a whole lot more.

ARTIST TRACK ALBUM

Man or Astro-man? : Defcon 5 : Defcon 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…

Phil Upchurch : Corcovado : Felling Blue

Tony Allen & Adrian Young : Ebun : Jazz Is Dead 018

Sun Ra : Voices Of Space : Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy

Gregg Turner/The Mistaken : Pack Of Wolves : single

Roky Erickson & The Aliens : Stand For The Fire Demon : The Evil One

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Man or Astro-man? : New Cocoon : Defcon 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…

Guided By Voices : Slowly On The Wheel : La La Land

Robert Wyatt : Unmasked : A Short Break

Beth Orton : Pass In Time : Central Reservation

Black Belt Eagle Scout : Don’t Give Up : The Land, The Water, The Sky

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Stereolab : We’re Not Adult Orientated : Space Age Bachelor Pad Music

Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra : The Hound Of Blackwood Castle: Futuremuzik

Broken Social Scene : Backyards : Beehives

Add N To (X) : Ohh Yeah, Oh No : Avant Hard

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Teke :: Teke Dobugawa : Shirushi

Teke :: Teke Barbara : Shirushi

OOIOO : Nijimu : Nijimusi

Cibo Matto : Maid Song : Hotel Valentine

Yoko Ono : Now Or Nver : Warzone

Cornelius : The Micro Disneycal World Tour : Fantasma

Sinéad O’Connor

Tonight’s Twisted Groove celebrates Sinead O’Connor. Her voice was transcendent! She was underhandedly maligned by the music industry until her death. I will play a full two hours of her work, collaborations, duets and more. I’ll play tracks by Massive Attack, Shane MacGowan, Jah Wobble, Peter Gabriel, Willie Nelson, The The, Bomb The Bass, Moby, The Chieftains, Terry Hall and a whole lot more.

ARTIST TRACK ALBUM

Sinéad O’Connor : I Am Stretched On Your Grave : I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got

Sinéad O’Connor and Andy Rourke : Someday My Prince Will Come : Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films

Willie Nelson : Don’t Give Up : Across The Border

Shane MacGowen & The Popes : Haunted : The Snake

Sinéad O’Connor : Wake Up And Make Love With Me : Brand New Boots and Panties

Jah Wobble’s Invaders Of The Heart : Visions Of You : Rising Above Bedlam

Massive Attack : A Prayer For England : 100th Window

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Sinéad O’Connor : Mandinka : The Lion and The Cobra

Peter Gabriel : Blood Of Eden : Us

Bomb The Bass : Empire : Clear

Ian Brown : Illegal Attack : The World Is Yours

Ghostland : Guide Me God : Rasa Exotica II

Asian Dub Foundation : 1,000 Mirrors : Enemy Of The Enemy

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Sinéad O’Connor : The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance : I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got

The The : Kingdom Of Rain : Mind Bomb

Moby : Harbour : 18 & 18 B Sides

Sinéad O’Connor and Terry Hall : All Kinds Of Everything : Collaborations

John Grant : It Dosen’t Matter To Him : Plae Green Ghosts

The Chieftains : The Foggy Dew : The Long Black Veil

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Sinéad O’Connor : Just Like You Said It Would Be : The Lion and The Cobra

Afro Celt Soundsystem : Release : Volume 2 Release

Peter Gabriel : Come Talk To Me : US

Sinéad O’Connor : Trouble Of The World : single

Cantastic

Tonight’s Twisted Groove is Cantastic! I spin a bunch of Can along with other Krautrock Electronic. I play tracks from Faust, Neu!, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, Cluster, Kraftwerk and more. Play list coming soon…

Mardi Gras 2023

Tonight’s Twisted Groove is a Mardi Gras show for 2023. I play loads of deep tracks. Tunes from Eddie Bo, Prime Mates, Lee Dorsey, Ernie and the Top Notes Inc, Ben Spellman, Dixie Cups, Professor Longhair and a whole lot more. Play list coming soon…

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