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Favoriting September 11, 2012: Tony Coulter Presents Tape Hiss: Assassin of Silence, plus pragVec (PLEASE NOTE: "Tape Hiss" shows are not archived.)

Artist Track
THE IN-THEME  Holger Hiller: Toyshopshoptoy   Favoriting
 
 
Jim Curnutte: Pre–Assassin of Silence demos, 1966–1975
Troubles (1966)   
Look Around (1973)   
Which Parts (1974)   
Right for You (1974)   
Bad Ju-Ju (1974)   
I Remember a Daydream (1975)   
Wake in the Morning (1975)   
Is It All Over (1975)   
 
 
Assassin of Silence: "Beneath All the Madness" demos & alternate mixes, 1977–1979
Linwood and Gillham (outtake, 1977, “Factorial" track)   
Plots and Scandals (non-LP mix, 1977)   
Always Structured (non-LP mix, Curnutte solo, 1977)   
Space Out (unfinished unreleased track, intended for "Beneath All the Madness," 1977)   
I'm Really Trying Hard (take 2/ rough mix, 1977)   
Oblivious (non-LP mix, 1977)   
I'm Disconnected (first non-LP mix, 1979)   
She's Just (non-LP mix, 1979)   
Someday (2nd version w/ synths, 1977)   
Someday (non-LP version demo, 1977)   
 
 
Assassin of Silence: Live, 1979
Oblivious (from “Beneath All the Madness”)   
I'm Disconnected (from “Beneath All the Madness”)   
She's Just (from “Beneath All the Madness”)   
I'm Really Trying Hard (from “Beneath All the Madness”)   
Plots and Scandals (from “Beneath All the Madness”)   
Always Structured (from “Beneath All the Madness”)   
Someday (from “Beneath All the Madness”)   
Is It All Over (unreleased track)   
 
 
Jim Curnutte / Assassin of Silence: "Phaze Shifter" demos, 1977
Intro (JC solo)   
Phaze Shifter (JC solo)   
Space Cadets (JC solo)   
Friends (JC solo)   
Resistance (JC solo)   
Shift Control / Walking in the Moonlight   
Phaze to Exit (never released, intended to end album)   
 
 
Jim Curnutte: Post–Assassin of Silence demos, 1980–2005
Time Cube ("Factorial" track, alt. mix of non-LP version, 1980)   
Safety (1983)   
Looking Good (1983)   
Lonesome Stranger (1983)   
Match Burns (from unreleased LP "Full Blown Hostile")   
Teenage Suicide ("Full Blown Hostile" track, alt. mix, 1983)   
Come Again (from "Trapped Inside of It All" demo album, 2005)   
   
 
pragVec: Radio Session, 198?
Third Person   
By the Sea   
Rural Erotic   
Laugh   
 
THE OUT-THEME  Gelbart: My Favorite Vacation [part of] + Die Trip Computer Die: Airborn [part of]   Favoriting


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Listener comments!

Avatar ♥ 11:57am
tonyc:

Hullo dere. Lots and lots of Assassin of Silence today, with a dollop of pragVec on top.
  11:57am
Carmichael:

Alrighty then. Hello Tony. Eagerly awaiting the hiss.
  11:58am
Dervish:

Isn't it funny how every assassin has two asses?
Avatar ♥ 11:59am
tonyc:

Hey Carmichael and Dervish!
  12:00pm
listener james from westwood:

good tuesday, tony and fellow hiss liss'ners!
  12:01pm
Dervish:

Hi Tony! Great to be. Hear.
Avatar ♥ 12:02pm
tonyc:

Hiss'ners? Hello there, James!
  12:03pm
BSI:

Cheers, bretheren & sisteren!
Avatar ♥ 12:05pm
tonyc:

Hola, BSI!
  12:07pm
BSI:

Not familiar with these particular Assassins, though I'll admit the ears perked up at what appeared to be a Bob Calvert / 1978-era Hawklords reference in the name...
Avatar ♥ 12:09pm
tonyc:

Not sure if the name is a reference to Calvert & Co. -- but it certainly could be!
  12:10pm
kat330:

Hi, Tony and all double ass in da house!

I predict a very low pressure of keys this entire week. If you have our weather and not under a work whip, you'd be outside and away from your keyboards, too! But my ears will still be tuned it outdoors.
Avatar ♥ 12:13pm
tonyc:

A low-pressure key front? Greetings, Kat!
  12:15pm
kat330:

Seriously, it is *perfect* weather -- finally -- and I won't squander it inside. I'll try to come in to peck out a note here and there, but no promises. Later! :)
  12:24pm
Mean Mr Mustard:

hi all,
weather here (Manchester UK) is rain, rain, rain, same as all summer and unfortunately every summer!
Avatar ♥ 12:28pm
tonyc:

Nice to ketchup with you here, Mr. Mustard!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:33pm
North Fork:

I relish being the opportunity to listen.
Avatar ♥ 12:35pm
tonyc:

Welcome, North Fork -- though for relish, mustard, and ketchup North Spoon might be better.
  12:36pm
listener james from westwood:

i'll be out in this lovely weather today, but sadly (a) to drop a car off for repairs and (b) before tape hiss is through. :(
Avatar ♥ 12:38pm
tonyc:

By the by, these are all demos for songs that never came out.
  12:41pm
Carmichael:

Did Assassin really only put out 1 official album? Beneath all the Madness is the lone disc I could find. Shame ...
Avatar ♥ 12:42pm
tonyc:

@ Carmichael: Two albums, plus a Curnutte solo LP.
Avatar ♥ 12:43pm
tonyc:

www.discogs.com...
Avatar ♥ 12:44pm
tonyc:

www.discogs.com...
  12:44pm
Carmichael:

Ya, I saw the Factorial solo. What is the other album?
Avatar ♥ 12:45pm
tonyc:

It's called "Phaze Shifter" and came out in '80.
  12:45pm
Manuel Van Brüssel:

Ahoy everybody!
  12:47pm
Carmichael:

Thanks Tony!
Avatar ♥ 12:48pm
tonyc:

Ahoy, Captain Manuel!
  12:56pm
Manuel Van Brüssel:

just cabin boy ahoy Tony ahoy! many yyyys...
Avatar ♥ 12:56pm
tonyc:

Hey - is the way I'm doing the tracklist today weird for those of you following along in itunes or the like?( I'm putting the track titles under artist, since I have set headings.)
  12:56pm
rock_0la:

Ahoy Tony! Ahoy Manuel Van B!
Todo bien?
  12:58pm
Carmichael:

This sounds very Cars/80-ish in general. Interesting for late 70s recording. Curnette's solo stuff sounded more psychedelic/classic rock. To me, anyway.
Avatar ♥ 12:58pm
tonyc:

Hola, rock-Ola!
Avatar ♥ 1:00pm
tonyc:

@ Carmichael: You're right about the progression. By the early '80s he was doing minimal synth (on some tracks anyhow). And agreed about the Cars...
  1:09pm
listener james from westwood:

from my standpoint the track listings are quite clear. as this isn't being archived, putting titles in that field won't munge up playlist searches, so this is quite intuitive for the way you're doing whole "albums."
Avatar ♥ 1:10pm
tonyc:

Thanks, listener james -- that's exactly how I hoped you'd all see it!
  1:11pm
Ricardo Montalban:

So many New Wave bands of this era sound like an amalgam of Talking Heads and Cars doing Roxy Music.
  1:12pm
Manuel Van Brüssel:

@ rock-Ola todo perfecto! cleaving the waves, discovering the assassins!
Avatar ♥ 1:13pm
tonyc:

@ Ricardo Montalban: But not too many sounded that way in '77! Assassin of Silence should have gotten a little more attention than they did, methinks (i.e., zero attention).
  1:15pm
listener james from westwood:

also? hooray for freeform radio and the ability to play whole albums!
  1:18pm
rock_0la:

Jim Curnutte rules (sometimes feels like Jim the Morrisson is just 'round the corner ... or is it me?)
Avatar ♥ 1:19pm
tonyc:

@ listener james: Well, no whole albums here today, of course -- but long sets by the same artist, yes!
Avatar ♥ 1:20pm
tonyc:

@ rock-Ola: Yes, I do see Morrison peeking around the corner....
  1:21pm
Ricardo Montalban:

@tonyc: I was just making my obligatory, general New Wave statement. Not necessarily waxing critical of the Assassins. That was such a vibrant era, so many cool, lost bands to rediscover.
Avatar ♥ 1:21pm
tonyc:

Two versions of this track 'cause it's a favorite....
  1:22pm
rock_0la:

Two is 2 times better ! #lovemetwotimes
  1:25pm
rock_0la:

Psycho' Garage-ish after time it is. (Someday)
Avatar ♥ 1:26pm
tonyc:

@ Ricardo M: Understood! Guess I just feel a bit bad for them that their two album were such total flops, so I reflexively act defensively on their behalf.
  1:28pm
listener james from westwood:

must jet outta here. really great stuff today. thanks as always, tony, and see y'all later!
  1:29pm
Ricardo Montalban:

It's great stuff! I always feel kind of bad for those records by artists that seemed to have faded into the dust of oblivion. I wonder if they become accountants or something. Hopefully they don't despair the seeming apathy of their respective time and can enjoy their legacy.
Avatar ♥ 1:29pm
tonyc:

Thanks for stopping by, james! See ya....
  1:32pm
rock_0la:

Wild Turkey is pouring. 1 for you too Tony ... Cheers from rainy Brussels! really good stuff out there, thx for Djaying
Avatar ♥ 1:34pm
tonyc:

Thanks, rock-Ola! I raise my cup of coffee to you!
Avatar ♥ 1:51pm
tonyc:

Here's Curnutte in minimal synth mode: www.youtube.com...
  1:54pm
northguineahills:

@rock_0la: I was thinking the same thing (about the J. Morrison comparison.
  2:03pm
rock_0la:

@northguineahills comparison is often a pain in the ass but bckgnd influence can't be ignored and here obviously ... ;)
Avatar ♥ 2:18pm
tonyc:

Sadly, neither the Assassin of Silence LPs nor the Curnutte solo have ever been reissued. "Phaze Shifter" is the easiest to find second-hand; the others can get pretty expensive. And remember, what you're hearing today are just demo versions of album tracks -- the albums themselves sound pretty different.
Avatar ♥ 2:22pm
tonyc:

Coming up at the end of today's show: a pragVec Peel Session.
  2:22pm
Ricardo Montalban:

That set was amazing!
Avatar ♥ 2:25pm
tonyc:

Glad you liked it, senor!
  2:28pm
Manuel Van Brüssel:

i really enjoyed the shift ctrl/ walking.. and the Phaze to Exit songs; the guitar sound is really lovely, who is playing?
Avatar ♥ 2:31pm
tonyc:

@ Manuel: Probably Curnutte -- but possibly Larry Knight, who plays lead on the finished version of the album. He played bass with Spirit for a while.
Avatar ♥ 2:31pm
tonyc:

Knight did, that is.
  2:31pm
rock_0la:

Great stuff Tony! Thx again for sharing
as the sun is going down here I wish you all the best. Talk to you soon amigo!
Avatar ♥ 2:32pm
tonyc:

See you, rock-Ola! Thanks for tuning in....
  2:45pm
rock_0la:

too bad it's never been released ... "Full Blown Hostile". fancy crunchy bites and fuzzy slices all the way. love it!
Avatar ♥ 2:46pm
tonyc:

Stayed tuned next for pragVec after this track....
Avatar ♥ 2:49pm
tonyc:

@ rock-Ola: I imagine someone decided the lyrics on "Full Blown Hostile" were a bit too much!
  2:56pm
Doug S.:

GIVE THE DRUMMER RADIO PROGRAMMING ALERT...
As the Tape Hiss fades into frothy white noise, hark the approaching sounds of two new radio shows ready to crash against the beach!

At 6pm, Give the Drummer Some [http://bit.ly/PfaqUT] pays tribute to New Yorkistan on this solemn anniversary.

At 7pm, Kaminsky Kamoutsky with Jesse emanates live from the expansive bunker in Providence, RI when Jesse Kaminsky plots his devious programs.

Immediately following Herr Coulter here on the Drummer Stream will be these mad geniuses, playing for love and supper:

Los Dinamiteros
Johnny Alf
Noriel Vilela
Bert Jansch
Sir Robert Charles Griggs
Kitty Wells
Brown's Ferry Four
Charlie Aldrich
Buddy Walton
Instant Ralston
Irolt
Jerry-O
The Fabulous Mark III
Shamshad Begum
Bobby Hackett
Bob Howard
Newsston & His Café Society Orch.
Jabulani Quads
Los Camperos
Los Zafiros
and more
and more
and eternally more...
  2:58pm
Brass Knuckles:

Cheers, guys.
Avatar ♥ 3:02pm
tonyc:

Man, did I mess up the track titles for that pragVec set -- but thanks for listening anyhow! See yaz....
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