Monday, April 27, 2009

"War On Sailing" Playlist March 15, 2009

This was a very long show during a very short Spring Break. & that's the long & short of it.

Screw Radio: "I'm A Generation X" from I'm A Generation X
Roots Manuva: "C.R.U.F.F." from Slime & Reason
Blacklisted Individuals: "Fist Full Of Strife" from Fist Full Of Strife
Volcano Suns: "Four Letters" from All-Night Lotus Party

Matmos: "Count Tweakula (Donnacha Costello Remix)" from American Breakbeat Rebuilt
Sleepy Eyes Of Death: "Shattered Limbs" from Dark Signals
Bad Sports: "All The Time" from All The Time
Howlies: "Dirty Woman" from Trippin' With Howlies
Broken Family Band: "The Booze & The Drugs" from Balls

The Bad Plus: "Variation d'Apollon" from For All I Care
Headhunters: "Rima" from Survival Of The Fittest
Jean-Luc Ponty: "Rhum 'n' Zouc" from Tchokola
Amon Düül II: "Archangels Thunderbird" from Yeti
Lejeune: "Replaced By Robots" from For Club & Country

Ruth Copeland: "Suburban Family Lament" from Gimme Shelter: The Invictus Sessions
King Clarentz: "Martha Stewart" from Day Of The Supermodel
Jerry Lewis: "Sunday Driving" from Jerry Lewis: Capitol Collector's Series
Carrots: "Secret Since '99" from Local Live Volume 13: Stimulus Package
Built By Snow: "All The Weird Kids Know" from Mega

P.O.S.: "Savion Glover" from Never Better
Illustrate: "Winter Lady" from The Stuff
AYB M.O.D.: "Turn Back The Clock" from G.A.M.M Allstars Doin James
Philip Glass: "Island" from Glassworks
Gourds: "Foggy Blossom (Mechanical Bride)" from Cow Fish Fowl Or Pig

Arborea: "Onto The Shore" from House Of Sticks
Depth Affect" from Modellbilder: "Little Darla Has A Treat For You, Vol. 24: Endless Summer Edition
Michna: "Triple Chrome Dipped" from Ghostly Swim
The Great Luke Ski: "What's Up Spock?" from Unconventional

Kasai Allstars: "Katuulu Balu" from Congotronics 3: In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish & Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic
Badawi: "Enter The Heretic" from The Heretic Of Ether
Guild League: "Mouse Vs Mountain" from Speak Up
Lucksmiths: "Good Light" from First Frost

Bertha "Chippie" Hill: "Trouble In Mind" from Fattenin' Frogs For Snakes: The Essential Recordings Of The Blues Ladies
Lightnin' Hopkins: "Gamblers Blues" from Devil's Blues
Clarence Pinetop Smith: "Jump Steady Blues" from Piano Boogie Woogie Vol. 2
T-Bone Walker: "Mean Old World" from Colored

Bran Flakes: "I Comb My Hair Sideways" from I Have Hands
Aurora Plastics Company: "No Place For Restriction" from No Place For Restriction
The Thoughts: "1235" from Consider The Bear
Eugene Mirman: "Joking & Lying/Jack In The Box/Extreme Bowling" from En Garde, Society!
Abe Vigoda: "Don't Lie" from Reviver EP

The Belleville Outfit: "Caroline" from Wanderin'
Klaus Nomi: "Metronomi" from Za Bakdaz
Billie Holiday: "Gloomy Sunday" from Lady Day: The Best Of Billie Holiday
Blue Giant: "Lonely Girl" from Target Heart EP

Charles Spearin: "Mrs. Morris" from The Happiness Project
Los Destellos: "Para Elisa" from The Roots Of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru
MC Solaar: "Paris Samba" from Chapitre 7
Dadamnphreaknoizphunk: "Waiting (feat. Jen)" from The Cheerleaders Are Smiling At You

The War On Sailing. Detailed & delineated Sundays 7 to 9am on KVRX Austin.

"War On Sailing" Playlist March 8, 2009

Some people, I hear tell, can recreate radio shows from playlists in the same way baseball fans can recreate ball games from the descriptions in the little boxes in the newspapers. This playlist, then, is for those people.

Ryan Lee Crosby: "Nicoline" from Out To Dry
One Happy Island: "Shorthand" from Promotional Sampler
Mystic Zephyrs: "It's Much Too Soon" from Maybe
Tanya Donelly & Dylan In The Movies: "The Lovecats" from Just Like Heaven

Dim Dim" from Riri: "Little Darla Has A Treat For You - Volume 17
Squarepusher: "The Coathanger" from Just A Souvenir
Hypnoz: "Generation Qui En Veut" from Compte Avec Moi
Bran Flakes: "Dance Of The Sugarsnap Fairy" from I Have Hands
Yusef Lateef: "Nile Valley Blues" from Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
Fight Bite: "Age Of Faith" from Emerald Eyes

Johnny Dollar: "Action Packed" from Gene Vincent Cut Our Songs: Primitive Texas Rockabilly & Honky Tonk
Gary Numan: "Me! I Disconnect From You" from BBC Sessions
Amar Singh Chamkila: "Jija Lak Min Le" from Kings & Queens - The Best Panjabi Roots Music
Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra: "I Love The Rhythm In A Riff" from The Savoy Story
Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields Under Neville Marriner: "W.A. Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade), K. 525; 1st. Movement" from Amadeus: Original Soundtrack Special Edition: Directors Cut

Lee Fields: "Problems" from Problems
The Final Solution: "Girl In My Life" from Brotherman Soundtrack
Norman Rose: "Deteriorata" from Greatest Hits Of The National Lampoon
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus Three: "What You Is" from Goodnight, Oslo
Abashed: "Exploitation Is Cool!" from Green Light Go!

Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele: "College Town Boy" from The Good Feeling Music Of...
The Colours: "Helplessly Hoping" from Colours
Ezra Weiss: "Get Happy" from Get Happy
Peanuts Hucko: "Memories Of You" from Peanuts Hucko - Vol. 2

Elder Utah Smith: "Two Wings & Every Man's Got To Lay Down & Die" from I Got Two Wings
Claude Rains: "Joseph & His Coat Of Many Colors" from Bible Stories For Children
Ashra: "Deep Distance" from New Age Of Earth

You don't just have to do for this show, either. There are more at kvrx.org. Your brain will bleed.

"War On Sailing" Playlist March 1, 2009

Do I look fat in this playlist?

Bosque Brown: "Train Song" from Baby
Blue Giant: "Lonely Girl" from Target Heart EP
La Fille d'Erne: "Ta Petite Amie (I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend)" from Ramones Forever: An International Tribute
Howlies: "Sea Level" from Trippin' With Howlies
Big Sonny & His Furies: "Fail Safe" from Fail Safe

Distant Seconds: "Half A Believer" from Spectral Evidence
The Juan MacLean: "One Day" from The Future Will Come
Mux Mool: "Night Court" from Ghostly Swim
Spoonie Gee: "The Big Beat" from The Big Beat
Captain Dan & The Scurvy Crew: "Hook It Up" from Rimes Of The Ancient Mariners

Freddy Kempf: "Impromptu No. 4 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 66, 'Fantaisie-impromptu'" from Chopin: 4 Ballades / Polonaise-Fantaisie / Fantaisie-Impromptu
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra: "Song Of The Volga Boatmen" from A Legendary Performer
Frank Teschemacher (with Eddie Condon & Quartet): "Indiana" from Clarinet Masters
George Wild Child Butler: "Axe & The Wind" from Willie Dixon - Mr Dixon's Workshop

Kutumba: "Maitighar" from Folk Roots
Rokia Traore: "Kounandi" from Tchmantche
Charles Steven Page: "Suddenly" from Bizarro Compilation #1
Juni Jarvi: "If We Just Want To" from Wherever Thou Art

Del Reeves: "Barroom Talk" from Friends & Neighbors
Salesman: "Beekeeper" from Sweetheart
Rattlesnake Cooper: "Rattlesnake Blues" from Howling Wolf Blues: The Story Of Talent & Star Talent
Johnny Nicholas: "Tell Me Why" from Bocce Boogie

Earthtribe: "Indian Dope Trick" from Indian Dope Trick
Spaceships Are Cool: "Let Things Go" from Spaceships Are Cool
Robert Tilton: "Singing In Tongues" from Jesus Made Me Do It Volume 2
Fishboy: "Talking To The Doctor After Pressing The Elevator Button That Grew On Your Forehead Overnight Causing Your Legs To Grow Uncontrollably" from Zipbangboom

You'd tell me, right? Right?

"War On Sailing" Playlist February 22, 2009

I heard tell of a President's Day like no other, where all the famous dead presidents appeared in a deejay's head, & he woke up only slightly more confused than he normally did, it being 6am on a Sunday & only thirty minutes since he went to bed. Then, without warning, he played this music on the radio:

Bennis Hess: "Novelty Yodel" from Wild Hog Hop
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart: "Come Saturday" from Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Tears Run Rings: "Send Me Back" from Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never
Dear Nora: "The Sign Of The Times" from Three States: Rarities 1997-2007

Yuksek: "Break Ya" from Away From The Sea
Powerfunk: "Kill Your Children" from Pie!
Roxanne Shante: "Let's Rock Y'all" from Bad Sister
Femi Kuti: "Do You Know" from Day By Day
Oto Psoa: "Les Chemins d'Allahabad" from Asian Vibes
The Appleseed Cast: "Like A Locus (Shake Hands With The Dead)" from Sagarmatha

Buddy Tate: "Texas Twister" from Buddy Tate: The Texas Twister
Ernie K-Doe: "Here Come The Girls" from New Orleans Funk
Original Dixieland Jazz Band: "Livery Stable Blues" from The First Jazz Recordings, 1917-1921
Harry Simeone Chorale: "Onward Christian Soldiers" from The Ember Records Story Volume 1

Bronnt Industries Kapital: "Underground" from Haxan
Bell Telephone Labs: "Computer Speech" from Computer Speech
Lucksmiths: "California In Popular Song" from First Frost
Sally Timms: "Dreaming Cowboy" from Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments... For Lost Buckaroos

The Secret History: "The Ballad Of The Haunted Hearts" from Desolation Town EP
This Microwave World: "In Hospital" from The Same Things Kill Your Kids
Sad Day For Puppets: "Marble Gods" from Unknown Colors

Mrs. L Reed & Mrs T A Duncans: "Light In The Valley" from Goodbye, Babylon
Big Joe Williams: "Coffeehouse Blues" from 55 Years Of Blues
Lee Hunter: "Back To Santa Fe" from Down Home Blues Classics 1943-1953
Sidike Diabate, Batrou Sekou & Djelimedi Sissoko: "Asumuka" from African Roots
Xela: "You Are In The Stars" from Tangled Wool

Where did this happen? Perhaps you didn't hear it, but you can find it on Sundays from 7 to 9am on 91.7 fm KVRX Austin.

"War On Sailing" Playlist February 15, 2009

Do you remember the mid-Februarys? They say that they never quite catch on, but you can get caught on one of them. Here's what was caught on this past mid-February:

Belle & Sebastian: "Stars Of Track & Field" from The BBC Sessions
Provision: "Intruder" from Visualize
Klaus Nomi: "Valentine's Day" from Za Bakdaz
Edan: "Syllable Practice" from Primitive Plus
Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip: "Angles" from Angles

Natacha Atlas: "When I Close My Eyes" from The Best Of Natacha Atlas
Rokia Traore: "Tounka" from Tchmantche
L'Altra: "Goodbye Music" from In The Afternoon
Antony & The Johnsons: "Kiss My Name" from The Crying Light
Phil Phillips: "The Evil Dope" from The Evil Dope

Freddie Keppard: "Messin' Around (Cookie's Gingersnaps)" from The Legend
Hank Locklin: "You're The Reason" from Happy Journey
Kinney Abair & Sonny Boy Terry: "Mr. Rockefeller" from Texas Harmonica Greats
Jimmy Holiday: "The Turning Point" from Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 1

Rusty Warren: "The Newlyweds" from Knockers Up
Distant Seconds: "Your Politics" from Spectral Evidence
Voyeurism Is The New Tattoo: "Luxuriator" from Luxuriator
The Reflecting Skin: "Traffickers" from Ghostly Swim
Benga" from 26 Basslines: "Diaries Of An Afro Warrior
The Mackrosoft: "Hold Up" from Antonio's Giraffe

Michael Jacobson: "Concerto Da Camera: Allegro (Fisher Tull) (with the Baylor University Brass Quintet)" from Mixed Company
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele: "I'm An Alcoholic" from The Good Feeling music Of...
Tamiya Lynn: "Mojo Hannah" from In Yo' Face!- The Roots Of Funk, Vol. 0.5
Ruthie Foster: "Stone Love" from The Truth According To Ruthie Foster

Burning Hearts: "The Galloping Horse" from Aboa Sleeping
Aissaoua Brotherhood Of Marrakesh: "'Ada (Part 2)" from Morocco The Music of Islam, Vol. 5: Aissaoua Sufi Ceremony
Angelo Badalamenti: "Dance Of The Dream Man" from Music From Twin Peaks

The old post is still standing. It stands Sundays from 7 to 9am on 91.7 fm KVRX Austin. Then, slightly worn out, it sits again.

"War On Sailing" Playlist February 8, 2009

One mild February morning, this happened:

South Austin Jug Band: "Po' Boys In The Glovebox" from Strange Invitation
Lucksmiths: "Day Three Of Five" from First Frost
Pataphysics: "You Make Me Feel Like A Weirdo" from Take A Look Out Your Window
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart: "Everything With You" from Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Kryptic Krew feat Tina B: "Jazzy Sensation (Manhattan)" from Jazzy Sensation

Macott: "Live Again" from Art Project
Gavin Bryars: "White's SS" from From Brussels With Love
Tsimba itsoka: "Hapana Kuti Mbijana" from Oliver Mtukudzi
Lee Wiley: "Let's Do It" from Two Classic Interpretations Of The Immortal Cole Porter
New York Electric Piano: "Fireblossom" from King Mystery

Graham Chapman: "Chapter One - Perinatal Development & A Few Other Bits (Excerpt)" from A Liar's Autobiography
Manfred Krug: "Wenn's Draussen Grün Wird" from Ein Hauch Von Frühling
Archibald: "Stack-A-Lee, Pts 1 & 2" from Gettin' Funky: The Birth of New Orleans R&B, Vol. 1
Raymond Scott: "Sleepy Time" from Soothing Sounds For Baby: Volume 1 (1 To 6 Months)

Fireworks Night: "Down To The Lake" from A Mirror, A Ghost
Evil Mom: "If I Were Zooey Deschanel" from If I Were Zooey Deschanel
Distant Seconds: "Even The Help Are Dancing Now" from Spectral Evidence
Lucy Stewart: "The Laird O'Drum" from Classic Ballads Of Britain & Ireland Vol. 2
O Death: "A Light That Does Not Dim" from Broken Hymns, Limbs, & Skin

Bearsuit: "More Soul Than Wigan Casino" from Oh:io
Cake On Cake: "Classical Music Quiz" from Hymns I Remember
Glowstick Mountain: "Grandma" from Business Deal Band Lotto
Loney Dear: "Airport Surroundings" from Dear John

Robert Fripp: "Evensong: Tallinn" from At The End Of Time: Churchscapes Live In England & Estonia
Secede: "Kingdom Of Hearts" from Tryshasla
Lena Horne with Henry Levine's Dixieland Jazz Group: "Aunt Hagar's Blues" from 1936-1941
Arthur Godfrey: "Sumer Is Icumen In" from Sing-A-Round With Arthur Godfrey

It happened Sunday 7am to 9am, & will again, though most definitely not in this sequence. At 91.7 on the dial, KVRX Austin.

"War On Sailing" Playlist February 1, 2009

Look, kids! Another playlist! It's astonishing what happens when one writes down what one is playing on the radio!

Benny Barnes: "A Poor Man's Riches" from Country Music At Its Best - Music Sampler Vol. 4
Miss Lana Rebel: "Road Song" from All I Need
Pure Jade Green: "How's He Gonna Find Me" from Psychedelic States Texas In The 60's Vol. 1
Bambara: "Shake" from Bambambara
Frank Caliendo: "Scooby Doo/Super Friends" from Make The Voices Stop

Business Lady: "Royal Dancing" from Torture Footage
Freescha: "Foresty Forest" from Christmas Lights
Arliss Parker: "Oh My" from Handsome Like A Lion
Harpo Marx: "Harpo Woogie" from Harpo In Hi Fi/Harpo At Work
Tricorn & Queue: "A1" from Continual Passage
Erik Satie: "Ogives IV (Reinbert de Leeuw, piano)" from Early Piano Works

Baby Face Leroy Foster: "My Head Can't Rest Anymore" from An Introduction To Chicago Blues
Dennis Brown: "Westbound Train" from The Story Of Jamaican Music: Tougher Than Tough
Joe Carroll: "Land Of Ooh Bla Dee" from Man With A Happy Sound
Johnny Littlejohn: "Bloody Tears" from The Best Of Slide Guitar

Fatback Band: "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" from Kurtis Blow Presents The History Of Rap, Vol. 1: The Genesis
Sugarloaf Gangsters: "Sayin' It & Doin' It" from G.A.M.M Allstars Doin James
Blackbird Harmony: "Turpentine" from Hardwood Exits
The Tallest Man On Earth: "Into The Stream" from Shallow Grave
The Secret History: "Mark & John (Bring On The Glitter Kids)" from Desolation Town EP

Distant Seconds: "The Manual" from Spectral Evidence
Tennis Pro: "Shelly Gets High" from Are You There God? It's Me, Tennis Pro
Religious Knives: "Decisions Are Made" from The Doo
Miss Frances: "Fun With Instruments" from Fun With Instruments

Frantics: "Worshippers 'R' Us" from Boot To The Head
Gerald Wilson: "Guarachi-Guaro - Part 1" from Chronological 1946-1954
Cracow Klezmer Band: "Galgalim" from The Cracow Klezmer Band Plays John Zorn Sanatorium Under The Sign Of The Hourglass: A Tribute to Bruno Schultz

The War On Sailing. Now with nutritional vitriol! KVRX Austin!

"War On Sailing" Playlist January 25, 2009

The past, captured in a list of things, to help you remember what you did on this day in history. Hoorah!

Ui: "Sexy Photograph" from Sidelong
A Certain Ratio: "I Feel Light" from A Mind Made Up
Doug Sahm: "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (with Tom Blackburn)" from Get A Life
Phosphorescent: "Pick Up The Tempo" from To Willie

Asmus Tietchens: "Den Stiftsherren" from Aus Freude Am Elend
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts: "Say Goodbye" from Temporary People
13th Floor Elevators: "We Sell Soul (The Spades)" from The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators
Patricia Barber: "C'est Magnifique" from The Cole Porter Mix
Sarah Webster: "Fabio" from Soul Through A Lickin' Stick

The Krayolas: "Yakety Song" from La Conquistadora
Ewan MacColl: "Dirty Old Town" from Black & White: The Definitive Ewan MacColl Collection
English Beat: "Sole Salvation" from Special Beat Service
Chris Kenner: "Packin' Up" from Land Of 1000 Dances
Kenny Clarke: "The Squirrel" from Jazz In Paris: Plays Andre Hodeir

Dick Dickenbock: "The Dick Dickenbock Report 012509" from The Dickenbock Report
Pnuma Trio: "Misery Loves Company" from Character
Ghettosocks: "Steal From Walmart (Instrumental Version)" from Get Some Friends
Squarepusher: "Potential Govaner" from Just A Souvenir
Thievery Corporation: "Mandala" from Radio Retaliation

Max Tundra: "Will Get Fooled Again" from Parallax Error Beheads You
Edip Akbayram: "Yakar Inceden Inceden" from Love, Peace & Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music
Femi Kuti: "Dem Funny" from Day By Day

Luxuriator: "Fins" from Luxuriator
Distant Seconds: "We're Unstoppable" from Spectral Evidence
Dezurik Sisters: "I Left Her Standing There" from Flowers In The Wildwood - Women In Early Country Music
Rev. H.R. Tomlin: "Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying" from Complete Recorded Works 1926-1927
Hubert Laws: "In The Beginning" from In The Beginning

The War On Sailing: Sundays for a little while longer from 7 to 9am at 91.7 fm KVRX. Don't say you weren't told.