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!

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

I don’t often do holiday themed shows but this year, prompted by my girlfriend, we created a Lounge, Indie, Soulful Twisted Groove show. Dana loves Christmas music and collects all sorts of quality releases. We play tracks from Grandaddy, Esquivel, Cocteau Twins, Claudine Longet, Jimmy McGriff, Fountains of Wayne, Staples Singers, Rilo Kiley, Nick Lowe and more…

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Hour 1

ARTIST : TRACK : ALBUM

Grandaddy : Alan Parsons In A Winter Wonderland : The Windfall Varietal

Esquivel : Jingle Bells Greetings From the Space-Age Bachelor Pad : ¡Esquivel!* – Merry Xmas From The Space-Age Bachelor Pad

Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 : Christmas Songs : B.F.Goodrich Limited Edition EP ¡Something Festive!

Staples Singers : Who Took The Mary Out of Christmas : Christmas Souls Stax

Margo Guryan : I Don’t Intend To Spend Christmas Without You : 25 Demos

Tracey Thorn : Hard Candy Christmas : Tinsel + Lights

Nick Lowe : Children Go Where I Send Thee : Quality Street

Phoenix w/ Bill Murray : Alone on Christmas Day : Single (A Very Murray Christmas)

Rilo Kiley : Christmas Cake : Maybe This Christmas Too?

Ray Anthony & His Bookends : Christmas Kisses : Single

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Fountains of Wayne : The Man In The Santa Suit : Out-of-State Plates

The Kinks : Father Christmas : Misfits

Pogues : Fairytale of New York : If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Chieftans feat. Elvis Costello : St. Stephan’s Day Murders : The Bells of Dublin

Alex Chilton : The Christmas Song : Clichés

Jimmy McGriff : Santa Claus is Coming To Town/White Christmas : Christmas With McGriff

Albert King : Christmas Comes But Once A Year : Single Stax

Herb Alpert : Jingle Bell Rock : B.F.Goodrich Limited Edition ¡Something Festive!

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Hour 2

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ARTIST : TRACK : ALBUM

Claudine Longet : Snow : B.F.Goodrich Limited Edition ¡Something Festive!

Cocteau Twins : Winter Wonderland : Snow EP

Esquivel : Frosty the Snowman : ¡Esquivel!* – Merry Xmas From The Space-Age Bachelor Pad

Lisa Mychols :X–Mass = Tyme² : Lost Winter’s Dream

Al Caiola & Riz Ortolani : Holiday on Skis : A Nostalgic Christmas – Chestnuts Roasting

Pretenders : 2000 Miles : Learning To Crawl

Ron Sexsmith : Maybe This Christmas : Maybe This Christmas

Queen : Thank God It’s Christmas : Single

Mel Torme : Glow Worm Christmas : Christmas Songs

Esquivel : White Christmas : ¡Esquivel!* – Merry Xmas From The Space-Age Bachelor Pad

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Lou Barlow : Glittery : Single

Polyphonic Spree : Happy Christmas (War Is Over) : Holidaydream: Sounds of the Holidays, Vol. One

Mack Rice : Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’ : Single

Graham Parker and Nona Hendryx : Soul Christmas : Christmas Cracker

Little Johnny Taylor : Please Come Home For Christmas : Single

Darlene Love : Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) : A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Khruangbin : Christmas Time Is Here : Single

Carpenters : Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas : Christmas Portrait

Esquivel : Auld Lang Syne (Adios From Esquivel!) : Auld Lang Syne (Adios From Esquivel!)

I spun my friend Lexie’s Breast Wishes Fundraiser on October 9th at the CCA in Santa Fe. It was a great event with many people there to support new ways of approaching breast cancer therapy. She’s asked me to play sexy music for the event and this is what I came up with.

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I was hanging out with some friends the other week and we came up with the idea of a French style Twisted Groove show. This show contains classic old and very modern contemporary French artist. I think it blends together nicely.

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Disc 1
La foule– Edith Piaf / La Vie En Rose (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
When I’m 64 – Claudine Longet / Claudine
Good Day Sunshine – Claudine Longet / Claudine
La Mer – Charles Trenet / 100 Classic French Songs
Melody – Serge Gainsbourg / Histoire de Melody Nelson
Jardin d’Hiver – Keren Ann / Nolita
L’Amoureuse – Carla Bruni / Comme Si De Rien N’Etait
The Man In The Raincoat – Claudine Longet / The Look Of Love

II
La Vie En Rose – Grace Jones / Island Life
Aux Enfants De La Chance – Serge Gainsbourg / You’re Under Arrest
Hey That’s No Way To Say Goodbye – Claudine Longet / Let’s Spend The Night Together
Dirty Trip – Air / The Virgin Suicides
I Love You (Me Either) – Cat Power & Karen Elson / Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited

III
Ma Rencontre – Bertrand / The Sssound of Mmmusic

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III cont.
Sweet Mercy – (Bugge Wesseltoft) Erik Truffaz / Revisited
Love Like a Sunset Part 1 – Phoenix / Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Love Like a Sunset Part 2 – Phoenix / Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Ralph & Kathy – Alex Gopher / You, My Baby and I
Muro Han-Tome – Cam / Honeymoon

IV
Gris Metal – Bertrand / The Sssound Of Mmmusic
With U – Alex Gopher / You, My Baby and I
Don’t Be Light – Air (The Hacker Remix) / Everybody Hertz EP
1982 – Miss Kitten & The Hacker / 1st Album
Soundtrack of Now – Miss Kitten / I Com

V
Around The World – Daft Punk / Alive

This weeks Twisted Groove was sparked by the most recent tour of Dean & Britta (of Luna fame). They have composed music for and are touring with Screen Tests films of Andy Warhol. Someone once called Luna’s music Dream Pop which I think is a fitting description. So this weeks show tries to blend other artist that might fall into the Dream Pop category. Regrettably the second set recording was stopped short by yet another computer glitch. When I can find the time I would like to recreate the second set.

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Disc 1
I
Slash Your Tires – Luna / Luna Park
Butterfly – Hector Zazou & Katie James / Garside
Deama Vinora – Savath + Savales / Manana
A Chapter In The Life of Mathiew – The Gentle Waves / The Green Fields of Foreverland
Melody Nelson – Serge Gainsbourgh / “Remix”
TSOM – Bertrand / The Sssound of Mmmusic
Péché D’envie – Carla Bruni / Comme Si De Rien N’etait
Sound? – Stereolab / O Scillious From The Anti Sun

II
Opus 40 – Mercury Rev / Deserter’s Songs
23 Minutes In Brussels – Luna / Penthouse
Tugboat – Galaxie 500 / Today
Pretty Bird – Jenny Lewis / Acid Tongue
A Year Without Light – Arcade Fire / Funeral
Your Baby – Dean & Britta / L’avventura
Painbirds – Sparklehorse / Good Morning Spider

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III
Bonnie and Clyde – Luna (featuring Laetitia Sadler of Stereolab) / Penthouse
No Difference – Everything But The Girl / Temperatmental
Kovin Lentaen Kotiin Kaipllan – (Gilles Peterson) Kuusumum Profeeta / Broken Folk Funk Latin Soul
You and I – Wilco (with Leslie Feist) / (The Album)

IV
Guadalupe – Combustible Edison / Combustible Edison
St. Equistie’s Confessions – Of Montreal / Skeletal Lamping
Wordless Cocus – My Morning Jacket / My Morning Jacket
Nightly Cares – Mum / Summer Make Good
Freakin’ and Peakin’ – Luna / Penthouse

I felt like mixing it up this week so this weeks Twisted Groove show is quit varied. While I was in San Francisco a while back I bought the then newest Muslimgauze release Armsbazzar. Recordings of his from 1994-1997. His sound is raw and powerful. I then moved to some smoother electronic music like M83, Plaid and DNTEL. Then I get all euro with some French feeling music like Bertrand and Alif Tree. Then I move into some experimental sounds of Nick Forte. Then into some Kriedler, KJ Sawka and then back to Muslimgauze. Ending out the eve with Aphex Twin, Mouse on Mars and Future Sound of London. Quite a varied tour around the electronic music genre.

I
Zaffaran – Muslimgauze / Armsbazaar
Birds – M83 / Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
Unrecorded – M83 / Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
America – M83 / Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
Silversum – Plaid / Double Figure
(This is) The Dream of Evan and Chan – Dntel / Life Is Full of Possibilities

II
Escape Pad – Decoder Ring / Fractions
Light 3000 (Smiths – there is a light that never goes out) – Schneider TM / 6 Peace EP
My Soul – Alif Tree / French Cuisine
Ma Rencontie – Bertrand / The Sssssssound of Mmmmmmusic
Ile de Beton – Bertrand / The Sssssssound of Mmmmmmusic
My French Brother – The Thievery Corp (Bobby Hughes Experience) / The Outernational Sound

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III
Blender Dance – Nick Forte / Pasted Lakes
Sans Soleil – Kreidler / Kreidler
Move On – KJ Sawka / Cyclonic Steel
Hebron Massacre – Muslimgauze / Armsbazaar

IV
Reunion 2 – Aphex Twin / Chosen Lords
Düül – Mouse on Mars / Varcharz

V
Environments Part 2 (Excerpt) – Future Sound of London / Environments

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This is a live set I did for Local iQ Magazine’s Mixology. An evening of cocktials and music back in february 2009. Spinifex spinin cocktail party style’…….Groove Jazz New Orleans Soul Funk.
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Here is a live set I did for Local iQ Magazine Mixology at the Monta Vista Fire Station Pub in Nob Hill.  It is a long and varied set.  Starting out loungey and getting more dancey as it goes and there is even a bit of R&R thrown into s a very fun set!!!

Tortoise, Carla Bruni, Serge Gainsbourg….
Disc I

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Disc II

Ray Charles, Meters, Sly and the Family Stone, Billy Paul, Darondo, James Brown, War

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Disc III

Rick James, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, Hot Chocolate, James Brown, Rolling Stones, David Bowie….

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Disc IV
The Clash, Fela, James Brown, Gorillaz, DFA, XTC

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