Babylonion Nod Scene

No.88, aired September 15, 2010, featuring Chapters 17 – 21 of the book of Ezekiel from the Commuter’s Audio Bible.

Part 1

1. Pill Shovel – Monster Magnet
2. A Vaquero’s Dream – Freddie Pelletier
3. Feel Good Hit Of The Summer – Queens Of The Stone Age
4. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
5. One Sin – Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir
6. Our Prayor – Albert Ayler
7. Medicine – Monster Magnet
8. Change Has Come – Albert Ayler

Part 2

1. The Slippery Slope – Bob Evans
2. Nod Scene – Monster Magnet
3. Truth Is Marching In – Albert Ayler
4. Neighbourhood Butcher – Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir
5. Sailing - Ripcordz

Songs Of Innocence

No. 87, aired September 8, 2010, featuring live readings of William Blake’s Songs Of Innocence.

Part 1

1. Haiku I – Alexina Louie / Erica Goodman (harp) -– Introduction To Songs Of Innocence (“Piping down the valleys wild”) – William Blake
2. Pied Piper – Not Going To Vegas
3. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
4. Jacques And Madeleine – Run Chico Run
5. Hyperprism – Edgar Varese -- The Shepherd / The Echoing Green / The Lamb – William Blake
6. Mr. Highway Man – Howlin Wolf
7. Prophesy – Eugene Chadbourne -- The Little Black Boy / The Chimney Sweeper – William Blake
8. Fairweather – Shikaska

Part 2

1. On Permanence - Alexina Louie / Erica Goodman (harp) -- Little Boy Lost / Little Boy Found / Lauging Song – William Blake
2. Howlin Wolf Boogie – Howlin Wolf
3. No Feelings – Cheerleader 666
4. Noon Harras – Derek Bailey with John Zorn & William Parker -- Cradle Song / The Divine Image / Holy Thursday / Night / Nurse’s Song - William
Blake
5. Sweet Little 16 – Chuck Berry
6. Ceremonial Music - Alexina Louie / Erica Goodman (harp) -- A Dream / On Another’s Sorrow – William Blake
7. A Real Mother For Ya – Johnny Guitar Watson

Half A Heart

No.86, aired September 1, 2010

This episode was cut short due to a family medical emergency. An interesting episode all the same, featuring segments from Chapter 2 of Heart Of Darkness with Xenakis & Arab-Canadian punks The Sarcastic Mannequins - a morbid serendipity was acheived as the Mannequins were heard yelling "Tandoori!" as Marlowe (the narrator of Heart Of Darkness) contemplated why his shipmates were not eating him.

Music heard between 11:25 and midnight were supplied by Phil, CJTR’s most flexible DJ.

Part 1

1. Rule No.1 – Sarcastic Mannequins
2. Things I Lack – Pillar
3. Kai – Iannis Xenakis
4. Teufelskind – Dog Eat Dogma
5. 4 Arabs In A Red Fury - Sarcastic Mannequins
6. Meganegativity - Dog Eat Dogma
7. Magic – Alien Sex Fiend

Visions Of A(Nightare)ica

No.85, aired August 25, 2010. Featuring on-air readings of the poetry of Winnipeg’s Werner “Van” Harder.

Part 1

1. Hungry Freaks, Daddy – The Mothers Of Invention
2. My American Partner – King Cobb Steelie -- The Unwelcome Critic – Werner “Van” Harder
3. Wake Up America – Dayglo Abortions
4. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
5. America The Beautiful – D.O.A.
6. Hatian Fight Song – Charles Mingus -- I Am Dick Dick / Afghanistan; Iraq; Iran (?): Some (Viet)Nambulism (we’ve sleepwalked through this nightmare before) - Werner “Van” Harder
7. Everything I Touch – American Flamewhip

Part 2

1. American Society – L7
2. Sad Statue – System Of A Down
3. It Can’t Happen Here – The Mothers Of Invention
4. Ronald McRaygun – Dayglo Abortions
5. Americanized – GWAR
6. Once Upon A Time There Was A Holding Corporation Called Old America – Charles Mingus -- Jumping Jingoism: Flag-nostic / Calamity Gain - Werner “Van” Harder
7. American Dream – Cat Rapes Dog

1967! Drums Of Passion

No.84, aired August 18, 2010, featuring avant-garde, jazz & rock music from 1967, plus the 22-minute Drums Of Passion by Stefan Jaworzyn & Alan Wilkinson, an incredible exploration of the percussive capabilities of the electric guitar & baritone sax. Also continued with Joseph Conrad’s Heart Of Darkness on audiobook.

Part 1

1. Rimb Nugget – Ugly Ducklings
2. 1967 – Dayglo Abortions
3. Song 1 (from Stimmung, for Soloists & 6 Microphones, No.24) – Karlheinz Stockhausen
4. Eyes – The Collectors
5. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
6. Leo – John Coltrane
7. Nothin’ – Ugly Ducklings
8. Song 2 (from Stimmung, for Soloists & 6 Microphones, No.24) – Karlheinz Stockhausen
9. Song 3 (from Stimmung, for Soloists & 6 Microphones, No.24) – Karlheinz Stockhausen
10. Song 4 (from Stimmung, for Soloists & 6 Microphones, No.24) – Karlheinz Stockhausen

Part 2

1. Abba Zaba – Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
2. Drums Of Passion - Stefan Jaworzyn & Alan Wilkinson
3. Listen To Me – One Way Street

All OUT

No.83, aired August 11, 2010.

Featuring exclusively tracks with the word “Out” in the title, except the opening song, which was supposed to be The Hanson Brothers’ Duke It Out, but my notes were messed up so that song had to wait until the end.

Also featured a live reading of KRYATL, a strange but potent brew of words by one Out To Lunch.

Part 1

1. It’s A Secret – Hanson Brothers
2. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
3. Jerk It Out – Caesars
4. Get Out Of My Life – D.O.A.
5. I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore – Ugly Ducklings
6. Extension Out – Sun Ra –- KRYATL – Out To Lunch
7. Outta Harm`s Way – King Khan & The Shrines
8. Lashed Out And Gashed – Pericardium
9. Sort It Out – Caesars

Part 2

1. Check It Out Dude, Get Ready, Cuz We're Rock 'N' Roll Rebels Cruisin' for Chicks in Our Metal Machine, Baby, All Night Long, Alright, Oh Yeah! (A Rock Anthem) Dude. (We Really Know How to Rock.) – Lungbutter
2. Demons Out! – Art Brut
3. Out To Lunch – Eric Dolphy -- KRYATL – Out To Lunch
4. (I`m Gonna) Kick You Out – Caesars
5. Looking Outward – Sun Ra -- KRYATL – Out To Lunch
6. Duke It Out – Hanson Brothers
7. Noise [#] [Outtake] – Diodes

Ezekiel's Wheels

No.82, another double episode, this time featuring the first 15 chapters of the Book of Ezekiel on audiobook (chapters indicated below), including the opening prophetic vision of cherubim on wheels - the theme of motors, driving & speed followed from there. Aired August 4, 2010.

Part 1

1. Spokes For The Wheel Of Torment – Buckethead -- Ch.1
2. Theme From Peter Gunn – Bob Evans -- Ch.1 (con’t)
3. Naval Aviation In Art? – Frank Zappa
4. Til The Wheels Fall Off – L7
5. Circle With Tangents 1 – John Beckwith -- Ch.6
6. The Wheel – GWAR
7. Ornithology – Jon Ballantyne -- Ch.2-3
8. Son The Father – Fucked Up -- Ch.3 (con’t)

Part 2

1. New Realms of Vibration – Hylozoists -- Ch.5
2. Devil’s Speedway – D.O.A.
3. Golden Seal – Fucked Up -- Ch.4
4. I’ll Drive – Motocaster
5. R.S.V.P. - Jon Ballantyne -- Ch.7-8
6. The Hammer – Motorhead

Part 3

1. Angelicus – Delerium –- Ch.10
2. Fast And Frightning – L7
3. Circle With Tangents 3 – John Beckwith -- Ch.11
4. Fast And Loose – Motorhead
5. The People Is Never Corrupt – Hylozoists -- Ch.9
6. Oblivion – Motocaster
7. Circle With Tangents 2 – John Beckwith -- Ch.12
8. Circle With Tangents 3 – John Beckwith -- Ch.12 (con’t)

Part 4

1. Escape Wheel – Buckethead
2. Circle With Tangents 4 – John Beckwith -- Ch.13
3. Right On Thru – L7
4. Serenity - Jon Ballantyne -- Ch.14-15
5. Fire, Fire – Motorhead
6. M4 – Derek Bailey
7. Immortal Corrupter - GWAR