Volume, Contrast, Brilliance
Saturday February 15th, 2025 with Steve Kirkland
snow it goes... and goes... and goes...
| February is Black History Month.
Tonight's show commences with Side 2 of It's Nation Time, an album-long suite of intense poetry, spiritual/free jazz and polyrhythms. On last week's show I announced I would be playing it in its entirety. I had to limit it to Side 1 due to time constraints -- the duration of the recording listed on the record label is incorrectly cited as 19:43 per side. The album in fact runs for 53+ minutes. Words and voice by Imamu Amiri Baraka, backed by, among others, Idris Muhammad (dms), Lonnie Smith (pno), Gary Bartz (sx), Reggie Workman (bs). Details of the full complement of backing musicians and vocalists on the respective tracks can be viewed on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/1420740-Imamu-Amiri-Baraka-Its-Nation-Time-African-Visionary-Music |
| Kutoa Umoja/Come Back, Pahoah/Who Will Survie America/How Africans Got to Be Negroes/It's Nation Time/Pull the Covers Off/Pamoja Tutashinda IMAMU AMIRI BARAKA - It's Nation Time - African Visionary Music (Side One) - 1972, Black Forum/Motown |
| Mr. Who BLACK CHILDREN & SLEDGE FUNK GROUP - Love is Fair - 1976, RTS |
| Trouble Come, Trouble Go KOKOLO - More Consideration - 2005, Freestyle Records |
| Comet 4 The SOUNDCARRIERS - Through Other Reflections - 2024, Phosphonic |
| Aneliti Luminosi (Musical Bed) ALIO DIE - The Fairy Tale Theatre - 2024, Hic Sunt Leones 
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| Orgone Accumulator (Hawkwind cover) NIK TURNER - Space Ritual Live - 1994, Cleopatra |
| The Enemy (D.O.A. cover) CIRCLE JERKS - V.A.: No Escape from What You Are (D.O.A. Tribute) - 2024, Sudden Death Records 
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| Won't Change HUSKER DU - Extra Circus ep - 2017, Numero Group, recorded in 1983 |
| World War (D.O.A. cover) VOIVOD - V.A.: No Escape from What You Are (D.O.A. Tribute) - 2024, Sudden Death Records
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| Crown Vic NIC & The NARCS - Crimewave ep - 2024, self-released
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| The Prisoner (D.O.A. cover) DUFF McKAGAN - V.A.: No Escape from What You Are (D.O.A. Tribute) - 2024, Sudden Death Records
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| Aching MANNEQUIN PUSSY - I Got Heaven - 2024, Epitaph |
| Liar for Hire (D.O.A. cover) WAR ON WOMEN - V.A.: No Escape from What You Are (D.O.A. Tribute) - 2024, Sudden Death Records |
| Punk Rock Song (German version) BAD RELIGION - 12-inch B-side - 1996, Dragnet Records |
| Talk Amongst Ourselves THEREMIN MAN - Live from Planet Earth - 2025, self-released
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| Unbelievable (The Hovering Feet mix) EMF (Brian Eno remix) - V.A.: Red, Hot and Dance - 1992, Columbia |
| Hang Ten ... and The NATIVE HIPSTERS - 12-inch ep - 1984, Illuminated/Glass Records |
| Rats & Monkeys ART BEARS - 7-inch A-side - 1979, Ralph Records |
| Genetic Method (anew) GARTH HUDSON - V.A.: Garth Hudson Presemts a Canadian Celebration of The Band - 2010,
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| Aneliti Luminosi (Musical Bed) ALIO DIE - The Fairy Tale Theatre - 2024, Hic Sunt Leones
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| Friction (live) TELEVISION - The Blow-Up - 1982, ROIR |
| Your Mind And We Belong Together LOVE - 7-inch A-side - 1968, Elektra |
| La Mesa (instrumental) ROSE CITY BAND - Sol y Sombra - 2025, Thrill Jockey |
| Tokyo Sally CREATION - Pure Electric Soul - 1977, Express |
| Don't Go Away (Margo Guryan cover) MUNYA & Kainalu - V.A.: Like Someone I Know - A Celebration of Margo Guryan - 2024, Sub Pop
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| Sainted BIG JOANIE - Back Home - 2022, Kill Rock Stars |
| Aneliti Luminosi (Musical Bed) ALIO DIE - The Fairy Tale Theatre - 2024, Hic Sunt Leones
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6:25 PM, February 15th, 2025