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Tramp Records Spotlight

This weeks show we feature releases from Tramp Records. Tramp Records is one of Germany’s tiniest but funkiest record labels. They release current bands, but also re-issue quality Rare Groove, Funk, Soul, Folk, Afrobeat, and Jazz.

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Hour 1

ARTIST TRACK ALBUM


Organic Pulse Ensemble : Attitude : Peace Chant/Raw, Deep and Spiritual Jazz Vol.3&4


Lucky Brown & The S.G.’s : Justice : Mesquite Suite


Silky Vincent Group : Dance : The Complete Hook Up Recordings


Roy Porter Sound Machine : Jessica : Generation


Eminent Stars : The Club/Tune In : Bumpin’ On


Natural Life : Natural Life : Peace Chant/Raw, Deep and Spiritual Jazz Vol.3&4


Afro-Blue Persuasion : Philadelphia Mambo : Live At Haight Levels Vol 1


Lucky Brown : Oxygquiste Corpse : Mystery Road

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Hour 2

ARTIST TRACK ALBUM


Mineral King : In Search Of The Magic Marker : Peace Chant/Raw, Deep and Spiritual Jazz Vol.3&4


Maxwell : Radiation Funk : Movements Vol 10


George Johnson Jr & The Mondells : That’s The Kind Of Man I Am : Gut Funky/The Best Of C.R.S. Records


Lucky Brown & The S.G.’s : Scavenge Patch Blues : Pecan Trees Speak To Each Other


Silky Vincent Group : Missing You : The Complete Hook Up Recordings


Mitzi Ross : Man Hunt : Gut Funky/The Best Of C.R.S. Records


The Eminent Stars: Mrs. Phillips : Praise Poems 7


Seeds Of Fulfillment : Tight Squeeze : Seads Of Fulfillment


Roy Porter Sound Machine : Generation : Generation


The Headliners : Little Sister Pt 1 : Movements Vol 10


The Zodiacs : Hey Rugh Nut : Gut Funky/The Best Of C.R.S. Records

Proto New Age

The week’s show we play all Proto New Age. Over the years I have found and liked many dollar records of the ilk. So for this weeks show I mixed together some of the cream of the crop. We play tracks from Tony Scott, Paul Horn, Steven Halpern, Robert Bearns & Ron Dexter, Deuter, Oregon and more…

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Hour 1

ARTIST       TRACK        ALBUM

Tony Scott : The Murmuring Sound Of The Mountain Stream : Music For Zen Meditation

Tony Scott : After The Snow, The Fragrance : Music For Zen Meditation

Paul Horn : Prologue Inside : Inside

Paul Horn : Mantra/Meditation : Inside

Paul Horn : Mumtaz Mahal : Inside

Tony Scott : Shiva – The Third Eye : Music For Yoga Meditation And Other Joys

Deuter : Babylon I. Andantino II. Allegro 138 A III. Andante : D

Jean Michel Jarre : Oxygene Part 1 and 2 : Oxygene

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Hour 2

ARTIST       TRACK        ALBUM

Mike Oldfield : Tubular Bells (Part Two) : Tubular Bells

Steven Halpern : Rainbows Of Life : Music For Yoga V1

Steven Halpern : Moment’s Pause : Comfort Zone

Steven Halpern : Earthrise I : Spectrum Suite

Oregon : Witchi-Tai-To : Out Of The Woods

Robert Bearns & Ron Dexter : Golden Voyage : The Best Of Golden Voyage

Robert Bearns & Ron Dexter: Cathedral Sunrise : The Best Of Golden Voyage

Robert Bearns & Ron Dexter : The Starlight Raptures Of Shangri La Pt 2 : The Best Of Golden Voyage

Mark Isham : Raffles In Rio : Vapor Drawing

Andreas Vollenweider : The White Winds/The White Boat (First View) : White Winds

Andreas Vollenweider: Hall Of The Stairs/Hall Of The Mosaics (Meeting You) : White Winds

New Arrivals

The week’s show we had a bunch of new music that we had not played that had come into the inbox. So we play all new or newish releases from Django Django, Sinead O’Connor, Bill Callahan, ORGATROID, Ani Difranco, Bebel Gilberto, Lydia Loveless and more…

Hour 1

ARTIST TRACK ALBUM

Cults : A Low : Host

Django Django : Spirals : Single

Midlife : Citations : Automatic

Bill Callahan : Pigeons : Gold Record

Ani Difranco : Do or Die : Single

Simbad : Time Off (feat. Ammos Moses) : Time Off Remixed

ORGATROID : How Was I to Know (Nero Bellum Remix) : Single

Optic Sink : Exhibitionist : Optic Sink

Life On Planets : Brother (Charlie Soul Clap Remix) : Only You Remixes EP

Till Von Sein and Tender Games : You & I : Single

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Hour 2

ARTIST       TRACK        ALBUM

Eartheater : Fantasy : Phoenix/Flames Are Dew upon The Skin

Katy J Pearson : Fix Me Up : Single

Lydia Loveless : Don’t Bother Mountain : Daughter

Belel Gilberto : Teletransportador : Agora

Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings : Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours: Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Rendition Was In

The Beths : Dying To Believe : Jump Rope Gazers

Cloud Nothings : A Weird Interaction : The Black Hole Understands

Sinead O’connor : Trouble Of The World : Single

Madame Gandhi : Young Indian (Modular Princess Remix) : Visions Remixed

Matvei : Saudade: Summer Collection


Raphael Futura : Les Gens : Riviera


Forest Bees : Alone/Togther : Forest Bees


Katherine de Rosset : The Eclipse : The Tower

Arty Variety

For this Twisted Groove I play what I call an Arty Variety. I just started choosing tracks and this is what came out. Tracks from Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Jon Hassell, Harold Budd and more… ::

Hour 1

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ARTIST       TRACK        ALBUM
David Byrne Brian Eno : Into The Spirit World : My Life In The Bush Of Ghost Outtakes


David Byrne Meredith Monk : Road Song : True Stories The Complete Soundtrack


David Byrne : Freeway Son : True Stories The Complete Soundtrack


Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic : The Rite Of Spring : Sonic Geology


Cluster : Live In Der Fabtik : Cluster II


Laurie Anderson Tenzin Choegyal Jesse Paris Smith : Listen Without Distract : Songs From The Bardo

Cocteau Twins : Pandora (for Cindy) : Treasure


Dead Can Dance : De Profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow) : Spleen And Ideal


Brian Eno : Needle Click : Making Space


Lisa Gerrard : Towards The Tower : The Silver Tree

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Hour 2

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ARTIST       TRACK        ALBUM
Klaus Schulze : Friedrich Nietzsche: X


Tangerine Dream : Kiew Mission : Exit


Jon Hassell : Frontiera A Sud_Est : Sulla Strada


Harold Budd : Arabesque 3 : Avalon Sutra


Harold Budd : Rue Casmir Delavigne : Avalon Sutra


Travis & Fripp : In A Green Field : Between The Silence

Invisibleman Acquisitions

This Twisted Groove is mostly comprised of recent acquisitions gifted to me by Invisibleman. Much of these are new and newish releases. Tracks from Sonar w/ David Torn, Aphex Twin, Jon Hassell, Bill Laswell and more… ::

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Hour 1

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ARTIST TRACK ALBUM
Bill Laswell : Tabu : Against Empire


Sonar w/ David Torn : Red Sky : Tranceportation Vol 1


The Orb : House Of Narcotics (Opium Wars Mix) : Abolition Of The Royal Familia


Aphex Twin : CIRKLON3 [Колхозная mix] : Cheetah EP


Killing Joke : Requiem (A Floating Leaf Always Reaches The Sea Dub Mix) : In Dub


Edgar Froese : Panorphelia : Aqua

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Hour 2

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ARTIST TRACK ALBUM
Reagenz (Sharp/Moufang) : Si : The Periodic Table


Tyondai Braxton : Amlochley : HIVE1


AFX : Neotek : NEOTEKT72 : Orphaned Deejay Selek


AFX : midi pipe1c sds3time cube klonedrm : Orphaned Deejay Selek


Burnt Friedman Jaki Liebezeit : The Stick : Secret Rhythms 2


Steve Tibbetts : Travel Alone : Exotibbetts


Jon Hassell : Fearless : Seeing Through Sounds Pentimento Vol 2


Roger and Brian Eno : Desert Sand : Mixing Colours

Ambient and Other Relaxing Delites

This weeks Twisted Groove I continue with the idea of providing relaxation in these unsettled times.  I play two hours of Ambient and other relaxing Delites. The beginning of hour two is completely French Electronic Pop.

Hour 1

ARTIST       TRACK        ALBUM

Richie Hawtin & Pete Namlook : Future Surfacing (What Lies Ahead) : From Within II

Computer Chemist : a dali-esque dreamer : That Which Prevails

Sigur Ros : Hafsol : Hvarf

Robert Rich : Kalyani : Ylang

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Hour 2

ARTIST       TRACK        ALBUM

Air : Le soleil est pres de moni : Premiers Symptomes

P. Jack : Retro Futurism, Bobby : Source Material

Ernest Saint Lavrent : Moogie : Source Material

Sabastien Tellier : Fantino :Lincroyable Verite

Mellow : Interlude: Another Mellow Winter

Bertrand Burgalat : Kim : Ine’dits

Cosmo Vitelli : Transformation Mistress : Source Material 

Aphex Twin : Boxing Day : Chosen Lords

Squarepusher : Dust Switch : Music Is Rotted One Note

Holger Czukay : La Luna (An Electronic Night Ceremony) edit : La Luna

Ambient

My idea for the latest Twisted Groove was to try and provide some relaxation in these unsettled times.  I play two hours of Ambient music.  Note: it won’t be the Spa channel, it is the Twisted Groove!  Sit back and relax…

Hour 1

ARTIST       TRACK        ALBUM

Ian Boddy & Robert Rich : React : React

Amorphous Androgynous : Mountain Goat : Tales Of Ephidrina

Andrew Duke : Part 4 : The Khyber Halifax 9 Nov 04

Tangerine Dream : Phaedra : Phaedra

Laraaji: The Dance #2 : Ambient 3 Day Of Radiance

Mum : The Land Between Solar Systems : Finally We Are No One

Holger Czukay : Traum Mal Wieder : Der Osten Ist Rot

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Hour 2


ARTIST       TRACK        ALBUM

Robert Davies : Cloud Whispers : Sub Rosa

David Sylvian : Home : Gone To Earth

Fripp/Eno : Evening Star : Evening Star

Irman Schmidt : Rapido De Noir : Toy Planet

Biosphere : The Things I Tell You : Substrata

The Orb : Codes : The Dream

Boards Of Canada : An Eagle In Your Mind : Music Has The Right To Children

Oval : Untitled 4 : Ovalcommers

Rome : Leaving Perdition : Rome

Hawkwind : The Forge Of Vulcan : Quark, Strangeness and Charm

Enoesque

This past week’s Twisted Groove is an Enoesque show. I define that as music created by Brian Eno, Music produced by Brian Eno or music that would be in the record collection of a Enophile.

Hour 1

ARTIST TRACK ALBUM

Brian Eno : Fractal Zoom (Small Country) : Fractal Zoom EP

Roxy Music : Beauty Queen : For Your Pleasure

Laurie Anderson : Rhumba Club : The Nonesuch Collection (Uncut 2004-03)

David Byrne : Big Business : The Catherine Wheel

Phil Manzanera : Green Spikey Cactus : 6:00pm

Brian Eno : The Great Pretender : Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)

David Bowie : Art Decade / Weeping Wall : Low

John Cale / Brian Eno : Spinning Away : Wrong Way Up

Daniel Lanois : Ice : Arcadie

Peter Gabriel : Only Us : Us

Harold Budd : The White Arecades [Edit] : Budd Box

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Hour 2

ARTIST       TRACK        ALBUM

Brian Eno : Windows 95 Startup Sound Remixed : Windows 95 Startup Remixed

Eno/Byrne : Mea Culpa : My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Devo : Gut Feeling : Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

Adrian Belew : Of Bow and Drum : Live Overseas

King Crimson : Industry : Absent Lovers Live in Montreal 1984

Mark Isham : Spanish Key [edit] : Miles Remembered The Silent Way Project

Brian Eno : Just Another Day : Another Day on Earth

Kate Bush : Hello Earth : Hounds of Love

Talking Heads : The Overload : Remain In Light

John Hassell / Brian Eno : Griot (Over Contagious) Magic : Fourth World Music Vol I: Possible Music

Fripp Eno : Meissa [Edit] : The Equatorial Stars

All Live

This past week’s Twisted Groove is an all live music. I play tracks from The Clash, The Jam, U2, Ultravox, Buzzcocks, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Lene Lovich, Japan, Be Bop Deluxe, David Sylvian, Kraftwerk, Nils Petter Molvaer, Tangerine Dream

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ARTIST TRACK ALBUM

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The Clash : (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais : Bonds International Casino NYC 06.09.81
The Jam : That’s Entertainment : Live in Boston 1982
U2 : 11 O’Clock Tick Tock : Paradise Theater Boston 12.13.80
Ultravox : Touch and Go : Live in Boston 1979
Buzzcocks : What Do I Get : Paradise Thearter Boston 08.30.79
Alice Cooper : Halo Of Flies : Commack Arena LI NY 04.22.72

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Lou Reed : Waiting For The Man : Roxy Theater LA 12.01.76
Lene Lovich : Home : Paradise Theater 03.20.80
Japan : Still Life In Mobile Homes : Budokan Hall Tokyo 12.08.82

 

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ARTIST TRACK ALBUM

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Be Bop Deluxe : Life In The Air Age : Hippodome UK 04.26.78 BBC
David Sylvian : ABefore The Bullfight : Hammersmith Oden London 5.30.88
Kraftwerk : Autobahn (edit) : Cologne 1975

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Nils Petter Molvaer : Song Of Sand : Molde International Jazz Fest 07.01.02
Tangerine Dream : Klangwald Part One (edit) : Klangwald Cologne 11.25.72

Contemporary Minimalist Avant Garde Music For 2020

This past week’s Twisted Groove was prompted by the out of balance, exhausting vibe connected with the chaotic mental climate. The music choices I play tonight seem to instill a calming of the mind in some sort of weird way.
Enjoy…

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ARTIST TRACK ALBUM

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Philip Glass : The Photographer Act II : The Photographer
John Adams : Common Tones In Simple Time [edit] : The Chairman Dances

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Steve Reich : Four Organs : Four Organs (1970)
Morton Subotnick : The Wild Bull [edit] : The Wild Bull

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John Cage : Three Dances For Two Pianos : WNYC Radio Broadcast 1945
Philip Glass and Dan Deacon : Alight Spiral Snip [edit] : Glass Rework_
Steve Reich and Four Tet : Drumming : Reich Remixed

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Stomu Yamashta : Red Buddha [excerpt] : Red Buddha
Philip Glass and Cornelius – Opening From Fireworks Remix / Glass Reworks_
Philip Glass and Johann Johannsson : Protest Remix : Glass Rework_
Philip Glass and Tyondai Braxton : Rubic Remix : Glass Rework_

 

Techno and Tech House

The latest Twisted Groove I created was to provide an impetus for dancing to alleviate some stress from these surreal times. I play two hours of Tech and Tech House.  All or most of these tracks are new and super fresh!  Pop that tab and dance…

Hour 1

ARTIST       TRACK        ALBUM


Baby Prince : Disco Earthquake [Lowheads Remix] : Single

Dr. Nojoke : Peter Plet Plete : Single

L Cio : Monolance Feat. Ellie Ka : Single

Till Von Sein : Nina Knows [Tilly Jam] : Single

Oliver Deutschmann : Gate : School Of Hard Floors EP

Daniel Neuland & Martin Ka : U Ready : Criminal Bassline

Melon Bomb : Didn’t I : Single

Freiboitar & Bas Roos : Swingin : Single

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Hour 2

ARTIST       TRACK        ALBUM


Tony Dia : Tion : Criminal Basslin

Sylvie Maziarz : She Is On Another Planet : Batch Plant Vol. 7

Nhan Solo : Take Me Higher : Single

Ekoboy : Sweet Lil Thing : Single

Jason Youth : Space Travel Remaster : Single

Bedran : Ordonez : Dance Some More

Dilby : Something About U : Single

Bohemien, Raf Parola : Tell Me feat. Ryan Konline : Single

AIKON : Saturn [Sandbag Remix] : Saturn

Cold Part One

This weeks Twisted Groove was prompted by the cold weather we’ve been having this week and the start of winter. The show is kind of dreamy, kind of electronic and I believe evokes winter. I play some brand new releases and mix that with older releases. The show starts out with a track from the glorious new release from Aphex Twin. Enjoy…

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xmas-evet10 – Aphex Twin / Syro
NYC: 73-78 – Beck / Rework_Philip Glass Remixed

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The End – Daniel Lanois / Flesh and Machine
And Air and Water – The Wind Harp / Songs From The Hill
Strahlensatz 2 – Thomas Fehlmann / Honigpumpe
y.g.h. – Ricardo Villalobos / Alcachofa
Plasmatik – Future Sound of London / Archive Vol 4
Divine S.O.S. – Jon Hassell / Maarifa Street

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