Jangling Discords

No.158, aired February 15, 2012. This episode began with thediscovery of the poem Ode to Bartok by Hungarian poet Gyula Illyes, astranslated by Canadian poet Margaret Avison from a literal translation by IlonaDuczynska. The poem was read on-air with music by Bartok.

Also featured accidental passages from Ovid’s Metamorphoses onaudiobook – which turned out to be fortuitous as the accidently-selectedpassage told of the daughter of Cecrops who bargained with the god Mercury for gold to help him seduce her sister. This ancient drama was rudely interruptedby the Pack A.D.’s Gold Rush, which begins “I’m gonna find my gold.”
Part 1

1. Yikes – Facepuller
2. I.Lassu: Moderato – Bela Bartok
3. Bucketfull – Tandoori Knights
4. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
5. String Quartet No.2, B.B.75: II Allegro molto capriccioso – Bela
Bartok
6. Gold Rush – The Pack A.D.
7. String Quartet No.5, B.B.110: III Scherzo – Bela Bartok

Part 2

1. The Tower – Nomeansno
2. Allegro Barbaro, BB63: III – Bela Bartok
3. Dress On – Tandoori Knights
4. String Quartet No.5, B.B.110: I Allegro – Bela Bartok
5. La Cucaracha – Blah Blah 666
6. String Quartet No.4, B.B.95: III Non troppo lento – Bela Bartok
7. Snow – The Pack A.D.

Foam Frenzy In Nodular Fore-Swim

No.154, aired January 18, 2012, including a reading of “Northumbria” from Out To Lunch’s poetry collection Swift Blab Residue, published by Veer Books in 2009, accompanied by two guitar pieces by Frank Zappa and the 24 minute opening track from Saigon You Crazy Diamond by the improvizing trio of Simeon Abbot & The Bent Spoon Duo.

Also featured “Boning Up With Baudelaire & Tomlinson,” an audio mash-up made from the third meeting of the Association of Musical Marxists – this file can be downloaded for free at http://www.unkant.com/.

Part 1

1. That Ol’ G Minor Thing Again – Frank Zappa -- Northumbria – Out To Lunch
2. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
3. New Clientele – The Shades
4. Low Sound IsThe Voice – Emetics
5. Boning Up With Baudelaire & Tomlinson: AMM3 At The Blue Posts 15-xii-2011 – The Association Of Musical Marxists
6. What Do You Want Me To Be – The Furies
7. German Bells – Emetics
8. Republicans – Frank Zappa – Northumbria (continued) – Out To Lunch

Part 2

1. 634 Dog – AKA & The Charlatans
2. Saigon You Crazy Diamond (1) – Simeon Abbot & The Bent Spoon Duo -- Northumbria (continued) – Out To Lunch / Metamorphoses (Flood Episode from Bk.1) - Ovid
3. I Don’t Give A Shit - Biz

Mothers In It For The Money

No.153, aired January 11, 2012. First ever two-hour episode running 9 – 11 pm (some previous editions ran 10 – 12). Featured the complete We’re Only In It For The Money album by The Mothers Of Invention, released in 1968. Also included more passages from Ovid’s Metamorphoses on audiobook.

Part 1

1. Your Inner Mind – Emetics
2. I Don’t Love You – Dishrags
3. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
4. Dance Of The Swamp Woman – Five Man Electrical Band
5. Boomer’s Hill Road – Zubot & Dawson
6. I Wanna Be A Girl – The Generators
7. Efg – Emetics
8. I Wanna Be A Girl – King Khan & The Shrines
9. Hoedown – Zubot & Dawson
10. Aunti Anti – Emetics
11. Barbra – Modernettes
12. The Last Waltz Of John Kordic – Joel Fafard

Part 2

1. Go Stoned Bees – Emetics
2. Divided By Three – Female Hands
3. Room For Rent – Lungbutter
4. We’re Only In It For The Money (side 1): Are You Hung Up? / Who Needs The Peace Corps? / Concentration Moon / Mom & Dad / Telephone Conversation / Bow Tie Daddy / Harry, You’re A Beast / What’s The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? / Absolutely Free / Flower Punk / Hot Poop – Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention
5. M5 – Derek Bailey

Part 3

1. Partner – Lungbutter
2. We’re Only In It For The Money (side 1): Nasal Retentive Calliope Music / Let’s Make The Water Turn Black / The Idiot Bastard Son / Lonely Little Girl / Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance / What’s The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (reprise) / Mother People / The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny – Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention
3. Exit Plexit – Simply Saucer
4. Money Back Guarantee – Five Man Electrical Band

Part 4

1. Parenthetical Squeeze – Emetics
2. Land Of The Freak – King Khan & The Shrines
3. Uncle Meat Variations – Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention
4. Red Tube Brule – Emetics
5. 1/28 Silverfish Macronix – Derek Bailey (guitar & vocals) / Out To Lunch (text)
6. Circle, With Tangents, no.2 – John Beckwith
7. Liar For Hire – D.O.A.
8. Art 3 – Jaworzyn / Wilkinson / Fell
9. Meditation 1 & 2 – Pericardium
10. Bodies - Pericardium

Sun Ship

No.152, aired January 4, 2012, still celebrating the Solstice season with three tracks from John Coltrane’s 1965 Sun Ship LP and the Phaithon episode from Ovid’s Metamorphoses (on audiobook), where the human son of Apollo usurps the sun chariot with disastrous consequences.

Part 1

1. Off The Deep End – Insex
2. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
3. Dearly Beloved – John Coltrane
4. Nothing Holding You – Active Dog
5. Amen – John Coltrane
6. Awakening – Mahavishnu Orchestra
7. Suicide Ride – CPC Gangbangs

Part 2

1. Don’t Go Lookin’ For Trouble – Mose Scarlett
2. The Noonward Race – Mahavishnu Orchestra
3. (Right On) Thru – L7
4. Sun Ship – John Coltrane
5. Beautiful Sun – Little Miss Higgins
6. Room For Rent – Lungbutter
7. I Control, I Fly – Monster Magnet

Cosmo-Orgazmic Finale

No.149, aired December 14, 2011. This was the finale of the Orgazmo-Cosmic Ascension series, featuring the 1st edit of John Coltrane’s Ascension (the 2nd was played on June 1, 2011 to kick off the series).

The episode culminated with a playing of Ovid’s Metamorphoses (on audiobook) with the final few minutes of Ascension – an episode wherein Neptune raises his trident as the sea rises apocalyptic and armies of dolphins invade the woods – unplanned but strangely appropriate!

Part 1

1. Whatever Would Beckett Have Said - Swelter
2. Descent Garden – Emetics
3. Cage Around The Sun – Monster Magnet
4. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
5. Ascension, edit 1 – John Coltrane

Part 2

1. Ascension, edit 1 (continued) – John Coltrane
2. Caving In – Emetics
3. Dinosaur Vaccum – Monster Magnet

Fire & Chains

No.144, aired November 2, 2011. This was one of those episodes where the themes fell beautifully into place as the episode aired. I planned to play some of the hellish first disc of Zappa's Make A Jazz Noise Here, and the creation myths from Ovid's Metamorphoses (which was played from audiobook) happened to contain references to infernal destruction and hard iron - the rest followed in due course ...

Part 1

1. Suffer - Lungbutter
2. Naval Aviation In Art? - Frank Zappa
3. When Yuppies Go To Hell - Frank Zappa
4. Burried Shallow - Agonal
5. Fire And Chains - Frank Zappa

Part 2

1. Big Bang Theory - Dog Eat Dogma
2. KONTAKTE 1 - Karlheinz Stockhausen
3. Heavy Metal Maniac - Exciter
4. KONTAKTE 1 (continuted) - Karlheinz Stockhausen
5. The Infernal - Agonal
6. BurntDeadBurnt - Lungbutter

Drums & Spears & Terrors

No.143, aired October 26, 2011. This was the next installment of the Cosmo-Orgazmik Ascension series, featuring this time the first half of Iannis Xenakis's Kraanerg. In honour of Halloween, spoken word was from the Bachanal episode from Ovid's Metamorphoses, and three tracks by Calgary's scariest band Forbidden Dimension were played.

Part 1

1. Kraanerg - Iannis Xenakis
2. Bloodshack - Forbidden Dimension
3. Naval Aviation In Art? - Frank Zappa
4. Kraanerg (continued) - Iannis Xenakis
5. Fourteen Faces - Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir
6. Kraanerg (continued) - Iannis Xenakis
7. Creatures Of Habit - Contaminate
8. Kraanerg (continued) - Iannis Xenakis
9. Broken Ship - Immaculate Machine
10. Kraanerg (continued) - Iannis Xenakis

Part 2

1. Kraanerg (continued) - Iannis Xenakis
2. My Two Lovin' Hands - Forbidden Dimension
3. Kraanerg (continued) - Iannis Xenakis
4. Hell Is Other People - Contaminate
5. Kraanerg (continued) - Iannis Xenakis
6. Rolling Home - Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir
7. Kraanerg (continued) - Iannis Xenakis
8. Big Black Hearse - Forbidden Dimension
9. Kraanerg (continued) - Iannis Xenakis