Volume, Contrast, Brilliance
Saturday January 20th, 2018 with Steve Kirkland
Periodically brained, but more frequently otherwise...
| Cantelowes (excerpt, musical bed) TOUMANI DIABATÉ - the Mondé Variations - 2008, World Circuit |
| Dust on Trial SHAME - Songs of Praise - 2018, Dead Oceans 
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| Islands ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT - V.A.: Semper Satago - a Domino Compilation - 2005, Domino |
| Over the next eight weeks, I'll be featuring selections from the box set Cerebral Sounds of Brain Records 1972-1979, which came out in Spring 2017 but only landed with me this week. Aligned with the format of the collection, I'll play tracks randomly throughout the show, chronologically, from each of the eight discs, corresponding to the year of release, citing the album they originally appeared on. Tonight, from the first disc, recordings released in 1972. |
| Leave Me SCORPIONS - Lonesome Crow - 1972, Brain |
| Jukebox Babe (Alan Vega cover) MOON DUO - 12-inch A-side - 2018, Sacred Bones
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| Kamasutrum (instrumental) WOLFGANG DAUNER GROUP - Rischkas Soul - 1972, Brain, recorded in 1969 |
| Mots RUTH - Polaroïd/Roman/Photo - 1985, Paris Album |
| Cantelowes (excerpt, musical bed) TOUMANI DIABATÉ - the Mondé Variations - 2008, World Circuit |
| I Wish You Were Fun SPARKS - Hippopotamus - 2017, BMG
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| Grass WEAVES - Wide Open - 2017, Buzz/Sunrise 
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| Graceland the NEW PORNOGRAPHERS - V.A.: Matador at Fifteen - Unreleased Tracks/Rarities 1999-2004 - 2004, Matador
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| Over to My House (trad) the DETROIT COBRAS - 7-inch A-side - 1996, Black Mamba |
| Homemade Bombs in the Afternoon A.C. NEWMAN - V.A.: Matador at Fifteen - Unreleased Tracks/Rarities 1999-2004 - 2004, Matador
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| Flower House SKYTONE - JangleWaves - 2018, the beautiful music
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| A Young Man's Gash Part II GASH - A Young Man's Gash - 1972, Brain |
| All Along the Watchtower (comp: Bob Dylan) the ALAN BOWN - Outward Bown - 1968, Music Factory |
| Cantelowes (excerpt, musical bed) TOUMANI DIABATÉ - the Mondé Variations - 2008, World Circuit |
| Get Up Don't Sleep So Long SAMETI - Sameti - 1972, Brain |
| the Lord Don't Want Me the CRAZY WORLD of ARTHUR BROWN - Strangelands - 1988, Esoteric Recordings, recorded but not released in 1969 |
| Livin' in the City SQUIRE - Something Old Something New Something Borrowed - the Official Fan Club Album - 1980, Hi-Lo |
| the Gathering RUBY's DRIVE IN - V.A.: Scratches and Needles - a Tribute to the Nils - 1998, Mag Wheel
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| Oxymoron GURU GURU - Kangaru - 1972, Brain |
| Time Just Ticks On PROFESSOR YAFFLE - Cosmic Lullabies - 2017, Independent
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| Sleeping in the Devil's Bed DANIEL LANOIS - For the Beauty of Wynona - 1993, Warner Bros
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| Cantelowes (excerpt, musical bed) TOUMANI DIABATÉ - the Mondé Variations - 2008, World Circuit |
| Running GIL SCOTT-HERON/JAMIE XX - We're New Here - 2011, Domino |
| a Doppia Faccia (from Fumo di Londra) (unknown female vocalist) - V.A.: Beat at Cinecetta Vol. 2 - 1997, Crippled Dick, recorded in 1969 |
| the Sun Man Speaks YOCHANAN and SUN RA and his ARKESTRA - 7-inch A-side - 1958, Saturn |
| Je t-Aime STAFF BENDA BILILI - Très Très Fort - 2009, Crammed |
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6:11 PM, January 20th, 2018