Favoriting Currents with Brian D: Playlist from February 5, 2023 Favoriting

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Favoriting February 5, 2023: "My brother, my sister / When you're dragged toward the Hell-mouth / You will beg at the end / But there ain't gonna be one, friend..."

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Artist Track Album Label Approx. start time
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds  City of Refuge   Favoriting B-sides and Rarities  Mute  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Stereolab  The Way Will Be Opening   Favoriting Switched On  Slumberland Records  0:02:29 (Pop-up)
Meg Baird  Will You Follow Me Home?   Favoriting Furling  Drag City  0:06:39 (Pop-up)
Tom Verlaine  True Story   Favoriting Words from the Front  Warner  0:12:10 (Pop-up)
 
BRRDS  Distant Shores   Favoriting Soon Comes Forever  Bungalow Ranch  0:18:26 (Pop-up)
Helical Snowfall  Luneward Race   Favoriting BGM 4 My 'Tubes  Self-Released  0:22:14 (Pop-up)
Marisa Anderson  In Dark Water   Favoriting Still, Here  Thrill Jockey  0:25:20 (Pop-up)
Little Mazarn  Texas River Song   Favoriting Texas River Song  Dear Life Records  0:29:37 (Pop-up)
n/a  Clip: NBC-monkeys lost at Dallas zoo   Favoriting n/a  n/a  0:35:41 (Pop-up)
Maston with L’éclair  The Doors Are Opening   Favoriting Souvenir  Calico Disco Records  0:37:09 (Pop-up)
Rich Ruth  Desensitization and Reprocessing   Favoriting I Survived, It's Over  Third Man Records  0:40:22 (Pop-up)
n/a  Clip: CBC-terrorist attack on mosque in Pakistan   Favoriting n/a  n/a  0:45:05 (Pop-up)
Etceteral  Rome Burns   Favoriting Rhizome  Takitil  0:46:35 (Pop-up)
 
John Cale (feat. Animal Collective)  Everlasting Days   Favoriting Mercy  Double Six  0:56:01 (Pop-up)
Altin Gün  Rakiya Su Katamam   Favoriting Ask  ATO Records  1:01:15 (Pop-up)
n/a  Clip: CBS-Mexican consulate general warns migrants   Favoriting n/a  n/a  1:04:56 (Pop-up)
Dirtmusic  The Border Crossing   Favoriting Bu Bir Ruya  Glitterbeat  1:06:27 (Pop-up)
 

Music behind DJ:
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INTERVIEW WITH MATTHIEU AIKINS   Favoriting
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Ahmad Zahir  Zendagi Akher Sar Ayad   Favoriting Vol. 13  n/a  1:38:14 (Pop-up)
Farhad Darya  Salaam Afghanistan   Favoriting Salaam Afghanistan  n/a  1:43:40 (Pop-up)
Farhad Darya  Kabul Jaan   Favoriting Live in Frankfurt II  Darya Music  1:48:03 (Pop-up)
Gaye Su Akyol  Vurgunum Ama Acelesi Yok   Favoriting Anadolu Ejderi  Glitterbeat  1:49:24 (Pop-up)
n/a  Clip: Al Jazeera-Israel raids Jenin refugee camp   Favoriting n/a  n/a  1:54:18 (Pop-up)
Al-Qasar  Awal (feat. Lee Ranaldo)   Favoriting Who Are We?  Glitterbeat  1:55:25 (Pop-up)
Yunis  Rayieset El-Diwan   Favoriting Mulid El​-​Magnoun  Akuphone  2:02:09 (Pop-up)
Maha  Law Laffeina El Ard   Favoriting Orkos  Habibi Funk  2:09:12 (Pop-up)
n/a  Clip: Voice of America-Africa's largest refugee camp continues to expand   Favoriting n/a  n/a  2:15:31 (Pop-up)
Hamid el Shaeri  Oyoun Houriyat   Favoriting Habibi Funk--The Slam! Years 1963-1988  Habibi Funk  2:16:44 (Pop-up)
 
Martin Bisi  The Great Trap in the Creek   Favoriting Feral Myths  Black Freighter  2:25:07 (Pop-up)
n/a  Clip: ABC Australia-radioactive capsule found   Favoriting n/a  n/a  2:33:35 (Pop-up)
Wowza In Kalamazoo  Bad Outlet   Favoriting Why You Don’t Come Around  Self-Released  2:34:53 (Pop-up)
Mako Sica with Hamid Drake, Thymme Jones, Tatsu Aoki  Way Forward   Favoriting Formless  Feeding Tube  2:41:32 (Pop-up)
Anteloper  Earthlings   Favoriting Pink Dolphins  International Anthem  2:49:40 (Pop-up)


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Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:05am
tom tom the pipers son:

hello brian, everybody!
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Brian D:

Hello Tom Tom! Everyone.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:27am
tom tom the pipers son:

this is highly unusual, there are usually more people logged in to the chat by now... brian, can you tell how many people are listening?
Avatar 3:28am
Brian D:

No, Tom Tom, I can't, but I too was beginning to wonder...
Avatar 3:39am
Brian D:

Maybe I should say something caustic and provocative?
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:41am
tom tom the pipers son:

yes, go ahead.
Avatar 3:41am
alan the painter:

...bumr, nother great show 2 keep me up...
Avatar 3:42am
Brian D:

Alan! Beginning to worry this thing wasn't on. Sorry you're not sleeping, though.
Avatar 3:42am
Brian D:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @3:41
I hate zoos.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:44am
tom tom the pipers son:

zoos, as in morning zoos?
  3:44am
Chris Crisco:

Cheers Brian & Brianacs! Happy Waitangi Day!
Avatar 3:44am
Brian D:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @3:44
Them too.
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Brian D:

↳ Chris Crisco @3:44
Hello Chris!
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alan the painter:

a li'il down stream hEar...pilley side, sow side o'philly
  3:46am
Chris Crisco:

↳ Brian D @3:39
IT IS ... BAAALLLOOOOOOOONNN!!! (F Troop)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:46am
pgalub:

Hey Brian and everyone!
Avatar 3:47am
alan the painter:

gute mooring...
zoos
Avatar 3:47am
Brian D:

↳ Chris Crisco @3:46
Thank god that national emergency is over.
Avatar 3:48am
Brian D:

↳ pgalub @3:46
Hello Mr. Galub!
Avatar 3:51am
Michael of Cologne:

Ooroo Biran & all on this overcast Sunday morning.
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Michael of Cologne:

↳ Michael of Cologne @3:51
Oops: Brian
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Brian D:

I've been called worse, Michael. Good morning!
Avatar 4:40am
Brian D:

For those interested, the NYTimes article Matthieu references, from last summer: www.nytimes.com...
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:41am
tom tom the pipers son:

thanks for the interview brian.
Avatar 4:41am
Brian D:

And his personal web site and background on the book: maikins.com
Avatar 4:44am
Brian D:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @4:41
My pleasure, Tom Tom. Hope you all found it interesting.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:46am
tom tom the pipers son:

yes i did, i'm going to read the times article later.
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Michael of Cologne:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @4:41
Yes, I'll second that. Thank you, Brian.
Avatar 4:47am
Brian D:

Terrific writer. Brave reporter.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:54am
tom tom the pipers son:

brian, have you heard of yunis, an egyptian musical artist, matt warwick played him this past week... awesome.
Avatar 4:57am
Brian D:

Yes. In fact, I pulled the record. I'll play something from it shortly.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:58am
tom tom the pipers son:

great!
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Brian D:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @4:58
By request.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:06am
tom tom the pipers son:

ha!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:06am
Hoboken Jack:

Hello Brian!
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Brian D:

Hey Jack! How goes it?
  5:07am
Mothball Icemen:

Good morning from West yorkshire.
Avatar 5:08am
Brian D:

Greetings, Moth.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:09am
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Brian D @5:05
this one is more of a slow burner than what i heard, but its pretty much cooking now
Avatar 5:10am
Brian D:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @5:09
A couple of the tracks have been in "heavy rotation" so I figured I'd pick something else.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:12am
tom tom the pipers son:

ah...
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Brian D:

↳ Hoboken Jack @5:06
Jack, you saw Chris Brokaw. Jealous.
  5:16am
Brian in kitchen:

Hello Brian, you playing the platters that matter.
Avatar 5:17am
Brian D:

↳ Brian in kitchen @5:16
Tryin' Brian.
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Michael of Cologne:

↳ Brian D @5:17
Thanks for all the unusual acoustic experiences this morning.
  5:39am
berkshires matty:

good stuff BD
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:39am
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Song: "Bad Outlet" by "Wowza In Kalamazoo"
distorto-geddon
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:47am
Brian in UK:

It is a quite unseasonal day here. Warm, sunny almost like early April.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:48am
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Song: "Way Forward" by "Mako Sica with Hamid Drake, Thym...
for some reason this makes me think about polanski's chinatown.
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Brian D:

↳ Brian in UK @5:47
We had that weather until Friday, Brian.
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Brian D:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @5:48
Forget it, Jake.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:50am
tom tom the pipers son:

ha!
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:52am
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Brian D @5:49
we'll be getting one day this coming week near 60f, but these last couple of days have been brutal. i don't have good heat.
  Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:53am
Robini:

G'morning All, I don't usually log-in but wanted to say thanks for a great show. There's probably alot of 'us' listening.
Avatar 5:53am
Brian D:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @5:52
We don't either, Tom Tom. Nor good windows.
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Brian D:

↳ Robini @5:53
Thank you, Robini. Glad you enjoyed it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:53am
Brian in UK:

Brian your guest today put me in mind of this fella; he crossed Afghanistan & wrote the story. Former MP here.
Seems like a decent person for a Conservative.
www.rorystewart.co.uk
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Brian D:

Thanks for the tip, Brian. I wonder how much he and Matthieu would agree, based on their experiences.
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Brian D:

Well, thanks to a skipping CD, I'm going to run out of airtime... Thank you all for joining me. Stay safe and have a great week. And read Matthieu Aikins.
Avatar ⚡ Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:56am
tom tom the pipers son:

thanks, brian have a good one
  5:59am
Danny San:

Radioactivity was never intended to be useful to living things. It was always intended to be a silent weapon as in nuclear power continually spreading pollution to air and ground water/. An end game.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:59am
StringOFperils:

Danny. Really...
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