Monday, February 28, 2011

Candy-Bright Discs Trundled All Ways Thru Electric Air

No.111, aired February 23, 2011, featuring on air readings of the poetry of Margaret Avison.

Part 1

1. Jim & Tammy’s Upper Room – Frank Zappa -- Snow – Margaret Avison
2. Peeler – Red Hot Lovers
3. Camino Real – The Ramblin’ Ambassadors -- Perspective – Margaret Avison
4. Mastermind – Monster Magnet
5. Ass Ass Or Ass – Red Hot Lovers
6. Fratres For Strings And Percussion – Arvo Part -- The Iconclasts / Butterfly Bones / Meeting Together Of Poles And Latitudes (In Prospect) / Thaw – Margaret Avison
7. Broomstick – L7

Part 2

1. Redline – Red Hot Lovers
2. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
3. Wo Xiang Tanbai – Immaculate Machine
4. Black Errors & Errors In Construction – Tim Hodgkinson -- Voluptuaries
And Others / Intra-Political – Margaret Avison
5. 100 Million Miles – Monster Magnet
6. Sunrise Redeemer – Frank Zappa -- Waking Up - Margaret Avison
7. Midnight Show – The Horribles

The White Anxiety Of Our Sail

No.110, aired February 16, 2011, featuring readings from translations of the poetry of French Symbolist Stephane Mallarme. Unfortunately I had to return the book to the University Library before I got a chance to take down the titles that I had read (my notes only have page numbers).

Part 1

1. Toccata For Violin Player & Piano – Conlon Nancarrow
2. Cut – Headstones
3. The Stinger – King Cobb Steelie
4. Surf Of Syn – GWAR
5. Phone Calls – Vancouger
6. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
7. Fire In The Ocean – The Organ
8. Crush, Kill, Destroy – GWAR
9. Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima – Krzysztof Penderecki

Part 2

1. Absolutely – Headstones
2. Half-Bit Converter – King Cobb Steelie
3. Making Gestures – The Pack A.D.
4. Fire In The Loins – GWAR
5. Piano Concerto 1 – Einojuhani Rautavaara
6. It’s All Over – Headstones
7. Sailin’ On – Bad Brains

The Horror ... The Horror ...

No.109, aired February 9, 2011, reached end of Heart Of Darkness.

Part 1

1. Death Drone II – George Crumb
2. Heart Of Darkness – Headstones
3. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
4. I’m Real Scared – SNFU
5. Allegro Grazioso from 6 Bagetelles for Wind Quintet – George Ligets
6. Soul Dressing – Booker T. & The MGs
7. La Vocabulaire – Lederhosen Lucil
8. Silenzio II – Sofia Gubaidulina
9. Cannibal Cafe – SNFU
10. Tales (8 Whisps) – Cecil Taylor

Part 2

1. Danger Zone – Capleton
2. Beta – Jorgen Plaetner
3. Wykydtron – 3 Inches Of Blood
4. Shaker Loops, A Final Shaking – John Adams
5. Boot-leg - Booker T. & The MGs
6. This Is The End – SNFU
7. Herr Noit – Lederhosen Lucil
8. Room For Rent – Lungbutter
9. The More Dem Try – Capleton

Weird Incantations

No.108, aired February 2, 2011. Second-last episode to feature Joseph Conrad’s Heart Of Darkness.

Part 1

1. Pray For Darkness – Cancer Bats
2. In C – Terry Riley
3. Baby Please Don’t Go – Muddy Waters
4. Lunchmeataphobia (‘Think! It Ain’t Illegal Yet’) – Funkadelic
5. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
6. No Productivity – Subhumans
7. Wherever I Go – Eric Dolphy
8. Macrosolutions To Megaproblems – Voivod

Part 2

1. Firing Squad – Subhumans
2. Love Me – Eric Dolphy
3. Mannish Boy – Muddy Waters
4. Deserts, 3rd Interpolation – Edgard Varese
5. P.E. Squad / Doo Doo Chasers – Funkadelic
6. Broken Ship – Immaculate Machine
7. Pissed Off ... With Good Reason – Subhumans
8. Sailin’ On – Bad Brains