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 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

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

This weeks Twisted Groove has a lot of variety. Being Valentine week I start out with some love then quickly move into much of the new music I have recently acquired. So what transpires is a mixture of music that spans from Electronic to Indie to Ethnic to New Orleans. I hope you enjoy…

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I Want You – Elvis Costelo and the Attractions / Blood and Chocolate

My Sweet Lord – Yim Yames / Tribute To

Pinky’s Dream – David Lynch / Crazy Clown Time

Dust It Off – The Do / Both Ways Open Jaws

Hey You – Ursula 1000 with Fred Snyder / Mondo Beyondo

Don’t Move – Phantogram / Night Life

Etnik – Ilhan Ersahn’s Istanbul Sessions / Night Rider

Makaan (Nickodemus and the Spy Remix) – Natacha Atlas / Mounqaliba The Remixes

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Messenger (DJ Melo’s Remix) – Second Sky / Art Influence Remixed

Arrival of the Empress (Prelude) – The Asteroids Galaxy Tour / Out of Frequency

Theme From 45 Eugenia – The Asteroids Galaxy Tour / Out of Frequency

Rapid Fire – Me”shell Ndegecello / Weather

Victory Dance – My Morning Jacket / Circuital

Wade the River – P.K. 14 / City Weather Sailing

Hey, All You Hippies – The Low Anthem / Smart Flesh

The Factory Records box set, “Factory Records: Communications 1978-92″ was released January 12, 2009 (having been delayed twice already). It is compiled by Jon Savage including an essay by Paul Morley and artwork by Peter Saville. It is a great overview of the record company’s output but is obviously missing some tracks that die-hard fans might have expected on the compilation. For this week’s Twisted Groove I play many tracks from the third and forth discs dating from between 1984-1992. This is the second installment of the Factory Records special which includes the Happy Mondays, Electronic, Northside, James and others. This is a very fun dancy side of Factory Records. I hope you enjoys the Twisted Groove’s spin through some of Britain’s music history.

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Confusion – New Order / Communications Factory Records 1978-92
Looking For A Hilltop (Megamix) – Section 25 / Communications
All At Once – Stockholm Monsters / Communications
Without Mercy (Duet) – The Durutti Column / Communications
Hymn From A Village – James / Communications
Sounds Like Something Dirty – A Certain Ratio / Communications

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Genius – Quando Quango / Communications
Freaky Dacin’ – Happy Mondays / Communications
Brighter – The Railway Children / Communications
Compressor – Biting Tongues / Communications
True Faith – New Order / Communications