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This Island Earth
Sunday June 18th, 2023 with Rob Bitschofsky
Some thrilling new releases, a 40th anniversary of an influential album and a spotlight on the Ethiopians, among other things.

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Esmerelda
Galen & Paul - Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day? New
Mi Camino
Galen & Paul - Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day? New
No Es Necesario
Galen & Paul - Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day? New
I've Never had a Good Time...In Paris
Galen & Paul - Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day? New
Death In the Afternoon
Havana 3 A.M. - Havana 3 A.M.
The Guns of Brixton
The Clash - London Calling
Revolution Rock
The Clash - London Calling
Floating Bridge
Lord Echo - Rarities 2010 - 2020: Japanese Tour Singles New
Be Thankful (feat. Lisa Tomlins)
Lord Echo - Rarities 2010 - 2020: Japanese Tour Singles New
Endless Dawn
Lord Echo - Curiosities
The Creator Has a Master Plan (feat. Lisa Tomlins)
Lord Echo - Curiosities
It's Time to Wake Up 2023
La Femme - Psycho Tropical Berlin (Bonus Track Version)
Dandou Kodjo
Akofa Akoussah - Akofa Akoussah
Pa Domi
Bokanté - History New
Pawnshop
Yoni Mayraz - Dybbuk Tse! New
Obatala
Malcolm McLaren - Duck Rock
Double Dutch
Malcolm McLaren - Duck Rock
Punk It Up
Malcolm McLaren - Duck Rock
Jive My Baby
Malcolm McLaren - Duck Rock
Soweto
Malcolm McLaren - Duck Rock
Fire a Muss Muss Tail
The Ethiopians - Reggae Originals: The Ethiopians, The Hippy Boys & the Rudies
Engine 54
The Ethiopians - Engine 54 (Expanded Version)
Train to Skaville
The Ethiopians - Engine 54 (Expanded Version)
Train To Glory
The Ethiopians - The Original Reggae Hitsound
The Whip
The Ethiopians - Engine 54 (Expanded Version)
Everything Crash
The Ethiopians - Woman Capture Man
What a Fire
The Ethiopians - Woman Capture Man
Well Red
The Ethiopians - The Original Reggae Hitsound
Wreck It Up
The Ethiopians - Train To Skaville
Things a Get Bad to Worse
The Ethiopians - Woman Capture Man
One (Heart, One Love)
The Ethiopians - Reggae Power
Mgung U Ndlovu
IzangoMa - Ngo Ma New
Wathint' Imbokodo
IzangoMa - Ngo Ma New
Murmuration of Warm Dappled Light on Her Back After Swimming
Andy Bell & Masal - Tidal Love Numbers New
Interactive CKCU
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Greetings Earthlings! I'm broadcasting live from our superterranean headquarters with some aural gems for you.

1:17 PM, June 18th, 2023
Manmohan
Solid soundtrack as I work my way through report cards, not fun to do so the music is keep my spirits up!

2:04 PM, June 18th, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Ugh! Report cards! Don't worry, Manmohan, I got you on this for sure: loads of great stuff to help you push through.

2:06 PM, June 18th, 2023
peebee
DUCK ROCK!!! A big solid holy wow man. Also try out his takes on operas Carmen, Madame Butterfly -- 'Fans'. Totally ground-breaker. Not to mention Sex Pistols, Adam and The Ants, Supreme Team, so many more. (Oh crap i mentioned them ;^)

2:20 PM, June 18th, 2023
Manmohan
Duck Rock is doing it for me! So infectious.

2:23 PM, June 18th, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Glad to hear the Duck Rock love, peebee and Manmohan. It was a foundational album in my world, for sure. The 40th anniversary edition is only on vinyl so far, but I might have to pick it up anyway.

2:35 PM, June 18th, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Also, among the many other things he was way ahead of the curve on the record was Keith Haring. Haring did artwork for it, and although he's now as ubiquitous as Warhol and Basquiat, he hadn't yet hit the mainstream.

2:36 PM, June 18th, 2023
robert p in gatineau
The jive is infectious ! Thanks.

2:38 PM, June 18th, 2023
robert p in gatineau
I saw Mahlahtini and the Mahotella Queens in Vancouver, end of the 80s. Best show i have ever seen...

2:39 PM, June 18th, 2023
robert p in gatineau
Duck Rock does seem ahead of the game...

2:41 PM, June 18th, 2023
Manmohan
I have an original pressing of Duck Rock on wax. It sounds so good. I actually didn't know the art work was done by Waring. That makes the album even more cool. .

2:42 PM, June 18th, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Totally ahead of the game, rp in g! It's a little hard to understand, 40 years later, how amazingly fresh these sounds were. He was wrong about the square dancing making a comeback though!

2:43 PM, June 18th, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
...and I'm jealous: I've not seen M & MQs live. I bet it was a banger!

2:44 PM, June 18th, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
You and me both, Manmohan! 'Cept I got rid of mine in the great vinyl purge many years ago, sadly. Another art side note: for the 40th reissue, the original artwork had been lost, so the original graphic designer had to painstakingly reconstruct it. Also: liner notes by McLaren for what would have been a 25th anniversary edition that got scrapped.

2:46 PM, June 18th, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/30/duck-rock-at-50-malcolm-mclaren-seminal-album-with-a-queasy-underside?

2:47 PM, June 18th, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
A little further background reading for those who'd like it!

2:47 PM, June 18th, 2023
pb
Mahlahtini and the Mahotella Queens. In deed. Saw that combo at Museum of Civilization -- dude's throat turned into a didgeridoo or something, and the Queens sure had the vocal + African gyration bum moves going on. They are still on regular rotation here.

2:49 PM, June 18th, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
yeah, pb, Mahlathini has that incredible oddball resonance. Amazing group!

2:52 PM, June 18th, 2023
pb
For sure, and The Mahotella Queens sure have that big-bone gals sound. Not to mention gyration. (D'OH forgot to not mention...)

3:02 PM, June 18th, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
What'd the Talking Heads sing? The world moves on a woman's hips.

3:06 PM, June 18th, 2023
Manmohan
IzangoMa are groovy! Played a few cuts from them last week too!

3:44 PM, June 18th, 2023
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Yep, you played the one that's on now, among others. Really unlike anything else I've heard. Unclassifiable, just how we like it!

3:49 PM, June 18th, 2023