Transmissions from Echo Beach with Derek Westerholm and DJ Babs:
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Description: Exuberance/Ebullience, banter, possibly an interview, context and connection, the familiar, the strange.
Find: Symphonies of Treble, Words Of Expectation, stab, skronk, shimmer, sheen, The New Sound of Now, Ideas for Walls, pleasure, pith, Flutter and Wow, Motorik, cowbells, disco akimbo, at least one Cantankerous Singer, The German Language, shards of glass, Ethiopian Punk, organic, synthetic, sawtooths & squarewaves, Library Riffage, yesterday's recipes, the wrong speed, intentional static, floating, ethereal, time and timelessness.
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Music behind DJ: Sounds Of The Ocean |
Beach Sounds
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Ocean Sounds |
Sounds Of The Ocean |
2016 |
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| The Psychotik Tanks |
Let's Have A Party
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Presages | 4AD | 1980 | Psychotic Tanks were a short-lived post-punk band whose lone release was Security Idiots, a Conny Plank-produced single issued in 1980 on the equally obscure Idiot label. The band counted Bjorn, Roberty Crash, Schengel, and Schruuv as its members. The B-side of the single, "Let's Have a Party," was included on 4AD's Presage(s) compilation, which was released later in 1980. The song was reprised on Natures Mortes, a Japan-only compilation from 1981 that was reissued on CD in 1997. Sound-wise, they resembled other labelmates such as Bauhaus and the Birthday Party. Fitting with most of the other 4AD acts of the early '80s, little is known of the members' involvements that followed, if any. | 0:04:06 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Sort Sol & Lydia Lunch |
Boy/Girl
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Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town 7" | Medley | 1986 | Sort Sol is a Danish rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark. The band was formed in 1977 as a punk rock outfit, originally under the name Sods (stylized as SODS). The name Sort Sol was taken in the early 1980s. It translates to English as black sun and is named after a nature phenomenon particular to Denmark, where huge bird flocks gather in the sky and appear to block out the sun. The Danish press often refers to their musical style as punk due to their origin, though nearly everything they have put out since 1980 is more reminiscent of styles such as post-punk, art-rock, gothic rock and even industrial music. The band released their first studio album Minutes to Go in February 1979 which is considered the first Danish punk album. They went on to release Under en sort sol in 1980, a more experimental album, influenced in part by Joy Division, Pere Ubu and Television. | 0:05:58 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Malaria! |
Geh Duschen
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Revisited | ROIR | 1983 | Singing of capitalism, love and sex in both German and English, it wasn’t long afger forming until Malaria went on a European tour which included a John Peel session for the BBC and recording a single ‘How do you like my new dog?” for a label in Belgium. Managed by Factory Records’ Mark Reeder, the release of Malaria’s first 12” self-titled EP saw the band support British visionaries such as New Order, Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Slits. Yet it was Malaria’s third release in 1982 entitled ‘New York Passage (Your Turn to Run)’ which accomplished international recognition outside of Germany’s electro-industrial scene. The EP entered the Top 10 independent charts in both the US and the UK, and catalysed an astonishing American tour, with performances at renowned venues such as The Mudd Club appearing with The Birthday Party, John Cale and a show with Nina Hagen at Studio 54. Malaria! took a hiatus in 1984; perhaps it was due their musical habits of disruption and tumult, or the frustration of not being taken seriously as musicians in an all-female group. As Bettina later said, being in an all-girl band was important because they couldn’t be heard amongst male members: “Women have a different kind of rhythm, which you can hear very clearly in Gudrun’ drumming. She always got the compliment that she couldn’t keep time (laughs) but it was intentional, because we wanted to break the pattern that was ever pervasive in punk music…We wanted to explore the female aspect, free from preconceptions and established rules.” | 0:08:36 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Modern English |
Swans On Glass
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Mesh & Lace | 4AD | 1981 | Though most of the world remembers them for their throwback earworm of a hit "Melt With You", their first two albums, 'Mesh and Lace', and, 'After the Snow', portray a starkly different band that fit in with an alternate picture of the 1980s. Modern English’s debut Mesh and Lace finds the band relying on off-kilter, repetitive rhythm playing and sharp, jittery guitars to create this overall mood of alienation and cold distance. There isn’t much in terms of memorable melodic creations, though; Modern English were a relatively new band and were clearly still figuring out how to properly write songs as a result. What’s here is largely ideas, concepts that the band were tinkering with in an effort to create something closer to art than pop. When judged on those terms, Mesh and Lace is largely a success, and it’s still a captivating listen, even if it isn’t the most purely enjoyable album in the world. | 0:12:51 (Pop-up) | ||||
Music behind DJ: The Stranglers |
Waltzinblack
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The Gospel According To The Meninblack |
Liberty |
1981 |
Their fifth album picked up on the ‘meninblack’ moniker and made it the centrepiece of the record. It continued to explore themes of aliens, conspiracies around global control, and biblical references that had appeared in songs like “Meninblack” and “Who Wants the World?” The opening track, “Waltzinblack” (were they creating hashtags thirty years ahead of their time?) wasn’t quite like anything heard before and evolved from the “Meninblack” track from The Raven and continued the subdued and experimental nature of the recent singles and “Vietnamerica.” |
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Music behind DJ: Bauhaus |
In Fear of Dub
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Kick In The Eye EP |
Beggars Banquet |
1982 |
The Dub version of In Fear of Fear...a vastly improved version because of the omission of a certain singer's vocal stylings....It's the groove that makes this song! |
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Music behind DJ: PIL |
Socialist
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Second Edition |
Warner Records |
1979 |
Tracks like Socialist are key in describing their far-leaning turn away from punk rock, showing that they really had no interest in making music for the masses, but rather, for themselves.... |
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| OSEES |
The Fish Needs A Bike
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Intercepted Message | In The Red | 2023 | New OSEES album alert!!!!!!! Released via their Bandcamp just hours before this show!!!!!! (And tomorrow via In The Red.) This is a cover of the highly underrated 1981 track from Blurt (we'd played it back on our highly underrated Jan 27 "Crab Day!" episode. Transmissions From Echo Beach: January 27, 2022: Crab Day! (AKA Some Of My Best Friends Are Ranters.)) Snapped Ankles covered it, too, earlier this year on their "Blurtations" EP, which is an entire 6-song EP of Blurt cover versions. "A message from John Dwyer: ”A pop record for tired times. Sugared with bits of shatterproof glass to put more crack in your strap. At long last, Verse / chorus A weathered thesaurus This is Osees bookend sound Early grade garage pop meets proto-synth punk suicide-repellant Have a whack at the grass or listen while flat on your ass Heaps of electronic whirling accelerants to gum up your cheapskate broadband Social media toilet scrapers unite! Allow your 24 hour news cycle eyes to squint at this smiling abattoir doorman You can find your place here at long last All are welcome From the get go to the finale …. A distant crackling transmission of 80s synth last-dance-of-the-night tune for your lost loves Suffering from Politic amnesia? Bored of AI-generated pop slop? Then this one is for you, our friends Wasteland wanderer, stick around. Love y’all For fans of Teutonic synth punk and Thee Oh Sees (who the fuck are they?)” - John Dwyer" OSEES (Official Bandcamp Link: Click on this text!) | * | 0:28:31 (Pop-up) | |||
| The Fall |
City Hobgoblins
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"Live at St. Helens Technical College '81 | Castle Face | 1981 / 2021 | Write-up Mar 31, 2021: "The mighty The Fall! The band of a lifetime, at one of their best, with one of the best sound-board recordings we've ever heard!" //// "Former Fall member Marc Riley discovered this bootleg recording on Twitter, then approached John Dwyer of the Osees’ label, Castle Face Records, to discuss officially releasing it. Live at St. Helens Technical College takes us back to the early eighties, and it's one of the best sound-board recordings of the Fall ever. They are on fire with all the cuts from Slates mini album plus a host of tracks from Grotesque and Dragnet." //// ""I’ve had the pleasure of being a Fall fan since I was a teen. I was lucky enough to have some guidance from my local record shop stoner-lords. They turned me on to many of my heroes, but once I heard my first slanted and barky Fall song, I was part of the army for life. The word prolific gets tossed around a lot. It almost seems like a slag-off in the press, as if they wish the artist would produce less so they wouldn’t have to do their self imposed job of judging releases for the rabble. The Fall is subjected to this lazy word often. Yet I can honestly say that I am SO thankful for any nugget of Fall that lands at my feet and in my brain. Live Fall performances are always a pleasure because they seem to take what already made the Fall great and push it even a bit more into the rough and bloody uncharted wasteland that is drug scorched proto-punk and heady political poetry. So, it is with great pleasure that we introduce this Fall bootleg soundboard recording to you. Recorded during one of the many strong points in the bands vast and mighty history. They really burn bright here and bring every ounce of what you expect from this formidable force. We have reached out to every surviving member of the band, the sound person, the bootlegger who recorded it and the photographer and received their blessings & help piecing it all together. Castle Face will be donating 50% of our profits to Centrepoint which helps the homeless in the Manchester area get back on their feet, so the local and deserving Fall fans get a little, and give a little back, too. Nothing but the hits here folks and as raw as you dig it. This one really is exceptional in terms of live sound for The Fall. All the stars were aligned over St. Helens that eve. And it wouldn’t be complete with a bit of Fall fan saltiness so, fuck you too, Jason.” - John Dwyer | 0:31:57 (Pop-up) | ||||
| EXEK |
Welcome To My Alibi
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The Map and the Territory | ForeignRecordCo | 2023 | New album releases October 6, 2023... This first single from the forthcoming album has been available since Aug 10. EXEK are from Melbourne, Australia. On their Bandcamp they say: "Post-punk we suppose.", which is an excellent bio! As for the album: "Australian sextet EXEK return with their sixth studio album, The Map and the Territory. Self-recorded throughout 2021 to 2022, frontman Albert Wolski describes it as ‘‘perhaps less ambitious than some previous EXEK releases. In a positive way, obviously’’. Comprising of eight tracks, there is a greater focus on song craftsmanship, where elongated jams play second fiddle to choruses and hooks. These new tracks will translate effectively into a live environment, and are destined to quickly become set favourites. And yes of course, the iconic EXEK album soundmarks remain ever present - dubbed out drums, guitar’s that sound like robot’s from Forbidden Planet, and deep synths that recall The Idiot. //// EXEK once again stay true to their trademark recording process - one of endless overdubs, allowing for maximal control whilst editing. Lots and lots of edits. Drummer Chris Stephenson would perform a collection of beats, that would then be sampled, and therefore plant the seed for ideas for songs. Seamstress Requires Regular Breaks might be the best example of this, where fluid jazz-funk drumrolls morph into a rigid post-punk march, and then back again, and then back again. But the funk doesn’t stop there. Welcome to my Alibi and Glow of Good Will pick up where 90’s hip-hop and R&B left off - smooth and sexy and a little bit dangerous. On the flip side of the dynamic spectrum, The Lifeboats and It’s Just a Flesh Wound, Darling sit facing towards the group’s more loud motorik arsenal. On EXEK’s latest offering, both the map and the territory are equally balanced." Wanna email them? Apparently you can try it here: soundexec@gmail.com //////// https://exek.bandcamp.com/ //////// +++ Excellent "film clip" for this new song here: EXEK - Welcome to my Alibi (Film Clip) | * | 0:34:24 (Pop-up) | |||
| Snapped Ankles |
Tube Plane
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Blurtations | The Leaf Label Ltd. | 2023 | From a 6-song EP tribute to Blurt, made available for RSD earlier this year & later available more widely. Sez Snapped Ankles: "Blurt are a big deal back in the forest. We focused our logs on a band that we’ve always admired for their dedication to the simplicity of groove, and their outsider stance. They’ve been Blurting out primal rhythms and absurd poetry for over forty years. They’re an example to us all!” Snapped Ankles (Bandcamp) | 0:38:07 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Deerhoof |
Sit Down, Let Me Tell You a Story
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Miracle-Level | Joyful Noise Recordings | 2023 | "Deerhoof’s new album, Miracle-Level, was produced, recorded, and mixed by Mike Bradavski at No Fun Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It’s the band’s 19th album and the first to be produced, recorded and mixed entirely in a recording studio. All of the songs are in Japanese." Deerhoof (Bandcamp) | 0:41:37 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Luge |
A Little Bit (A Lot of)
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I Love It Here, I Live Here | Self-Released | 2023 | Toronto's angular 4-piece returns! Toronto pals in need of a show to see, take note: "JOIN US ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2023 AT The Garrison FOR THE OFFICIAL ALBUM RELEASE SHOW OF "I LOVE IT HERE, I LIVE HERE" Tickets are available NOW - https://www.showclix.com/event/luge-toronto We are delighted to be joined by Not a Band and Tago Mago. You won't wanna miss this (please attend)! We're gonna ROCK, we're gonna DANCE, we're gonna be MERRY, and so much more!" Luge (Bandcamp) | * | 0:43:57 (Pop-up) | |||
Music behind DJ: OSEES |
LADWP Hold
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Intercepted Message [Bandcamp version] |
In The Red |
2023 |
Best way to end an album? Worst way? I very much enjoyed this, and laughed, on first listen... And probably have listened to it more times than I should. On the day of the release, it was only listed as "Bonus??" on the Bandcamp download. It's not listed on the vinyl at all, though it's definitely there... Enjoy it, here, in all its glory, under our voices. Oh, btw, LADWP = "Los Angeles Department of Water and Power" OSEES (Official Bandcamp Link: Click on this text!) |
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| Matia Bazar |
Elettrochok
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Elettrochock - 12" | WEA | 1983 | Matia Bazar is an Italian pop band formed in Genoa in 1975. The original members of the group were Piero Cassano (keyboards), Aldo Stellita (bass), Carlo Marrale (guitar, vocals), Giancarlo Golzi (drums) and Antonella Ruggiero (vocals). They represented Italy in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest with a song called "Raggio di luna". They are known for the quality of their female vocalists...and these vocals are definitely a tour de force! While probably more italodisco/new wave than post punk, the chorus of this delightful synthpop romp has some darker leanings that we definitely hear in modern takes of "post punk" today.... | 1:01:33 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Belaboris |
Kolme Askelta
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Once Upon A Time | Dark Entries | 2013 | Belaboris was a Finnish all female group. The band moniker is taken from a combination of the names of the two famed horror film actors Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. They were conceived in1982 as the brainchild of Finnish producer Kimmo Miettinen. What Malcolm McLaren had been to The Sex Pistols, Miettinen was to Belaboris. He would put together an all-girl band that looked great in photographs but were backed by professional musicians. The first line-up was Vilma Vainikainen on main vocals, Sisko Vainikainen and Rita on back-up plus Jake and Mari who did not sing at all. The backing band behind Belaboris was a local New Wave group called Tyhjät Patterit ( which translates to Empty Batteries). The "band" disbanded in 1984.... In Finland the synthetic Futurist/New Romantic pop was simply called “Futu”. Belaboris were in their own peculiar, undefinable no-woman’s-land, in between the Finnish Futu and Gothic scenes. Three decades on, Belaboris have grown a considerable posthumous cult reputation that has spread also outside their native country, even defying the language barrier. Maybe Miettinen’s idea worked, after all. | 1:06:17 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Testcard F |
Bandwagon Tango
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Bandwagon Tango 7" | BACKS Records | 1983 | This is a very pricey little 7" that I wished I owned. Formed in 1981, Testcard F were at the leading edge of Techno Pop, building their own electronic percussion and happily ignoring all musical conventions. From a modest start with a demo on Radio Norfolk (yes it used to feature local bands) the Testies amassed a small and enthusiastic following. Live performances were enjoyably shambolic and involved hitting litter bins, coat racks and other items salvaged from UEA to give a human feel to the proceedings. The drum machine was primitive, took hours to program and could hold one song only, hence they used backing tapes. These were a box of cassetes (from BB Adams) with one backing track per song, often containing just the drums. The idea was that the order of the set could be varied easily, but occasionally the wrong tape went in, with interesting results. Usually the audience enjoyed the gigs, occasionally they didn't. There are some places you're stared at with malice from the moment you enter the room and this happened once or thrice to the band, usually with mutterings of "not a proper band - no guitars" etc. One gig at The Big Apple in Great Yarmouth was notable for the compere pulling the plug half way through and quipping "Thank you that was Testcard F - you won't be hearing them again". Shortly afterwards someone threw a bar stool across the bar, shattered the mirror and the police stormed the building. The band beat a hasty retreat as the venue descended into chaos. Interestingly the go-go dancers in the cages (classy) didn't seem at all surprised. Testcard F supported OMD and SPK amongst others, but winning the Norwich heat of Battle of the Bands and a Peel session in 1984 were probably their finest hours. | 1:09:13 (Pop-up) | ||||
Music behind DJ: Silicon Teens |
State of Shock Pt. 2
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Music For Parties |
Mute Records |
1980 |
The "group" were publicised as a quartet with members named Darryl, Jacki, Paul and Diane, but in reality these individuals did not exist and for media interviews their parts were played by actors, with the band's lead singer Darryl portrayed by musician Frank Tovey. Tovey did not perform on any Silicon Teens recordings; all vocals and instrumentation were actually provided by Daniel Miller. |
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Music behind DJ: Conrad Schnitzler |
Fata Morgana
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Consequenz |
KS |
1980 |
Conrad "Conny" Schnitzler (1937 – 4 August 2011) was a prolific German experimental musician associated with West Germany's 1970s krautrock movement. A co-founder of West Berlin's Zodiak Free Arts Lab, he was an early member of Tangerine Dream (1969–1970) and a founder of the band Kluster. He left Kluster in 1971, first working with his group Eruption and then focusing on solo works. Schnitzler participated in several collaborations with other electronic musicians. |
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WAVELENGTH SUMMER THING 2023 August 18-20, 2023 SummerSeries in Trillium Park at Ontario Place FREE admission all weekend The Wavelength Summer Thing is back this year… outside. And FREE! Join us down by the water for three days of live music, art, food, drink, community, and good vibes. Friday August 18 10pm: Lex Leosis (Toronto // high-energy hip-hop with live band, ex-The Sorority) 9pm: Sebastian Gaskin (Toronto // soulful Cree R&B singer-songwriter) 8pm: TLO+Estyr (Toronto // indie R&B pop duo, member of Tiger Balme) 7pm: Doors Saturday August 19 10pm: Gustaf (Brooklyn, NY // mischievous dance-punk, Royal Mountain Records) 9pm: Kat Duma (Toronto // ethereal nighttime electronica, ex-Kaade) 8pm: Crasher (Montreal // surrealist electro-punk, ex-Doldrums) 7pm: Lee Paradise (Toronto // gritty, bouncy cyborg funk, member of Phèdre & Hooded Fang, Telephone Explosion Records) 6pm: Doors Sunday August 20 5:15pm: Status/Non-Status (London, ON // anthemic Anishinaabe-Canadian indie psych folk, You’ve Changed Records) 4:15pm: Love Language (Montreal // Anishinaabe-fronted heartfelt lo-fi indie-rock) 3:15pm: Sunnsetter (Norfolk, ON // summery shoegaze soundscapes, Paper Bag Records) 3pm: Doors Curated by Daniel Monkman (Zoon, Ombiigizi) Event Info: All events @ Trillium Park (East Island, Ontario Place) FREE - no ticket required All Ages + Licensed Family friendly - furry friends welcome Admission first come, first served Rain or shine Don’t forget: sunscreen, refillable water bottle Parking is $35 (flat rate) - we encourage people to carpool, bike, walk, scooter or other means to get to the event location Beverages served by Collective Arts Brewing Stay tuned for more info about art + food! Wavelength Summer Thing is the latest iteration in summer music gatherings by Wavelength Music, Toronto’s artist-run live music non-profit since 2000, marking a return to open-air environs following previous events at Fort York and Toronto Island. From August 18 to 20 as part of SummerSeries in Trillium Park at Ontario Place, the Wavelength Summer Thing will showcase a diverse, inclusive and uplifting lineup of artists curated by Anishinaabe musician/composer Daniel Monkman (of moccasin-gaze band Zoon and JUNO-nominated rock band Ombiigizi) that will encompass hip-hop, R&B, electronic, and indie music in this celebration of togetherness by the waves. Poster art by Sarah Alinia Ziazi Accessibility: Trillium Park is fully wheelchair accessible. For accommodation in our covered viewing area, please contact us at info@wavelengthmusic.ca. Audience Policy: Wavelength respects the rights of each member of our diverse audience and is committed to providing an environment in which everyone can feel safe. Any behaviour which could reasonably be perceived as physically, emotionally, or mentally harmful to individuals at Wavelength events will not be tolerated. This includes: racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, body shaming, ableism, ageism, and all forms of violence. Please be respectful of others and help Wavelength create a fun and safer space for everyone. If you need help, or see others in need of help, please talk to a Wavelength staff member or volunteer. https://www.wavelengthmusic.ca/ |
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| Love Language |
Ripples
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Ripples (Digital Single) | Self-Released | 2023 | Love Language, from Montréal, Québec; play the Wavelength Summer Thing on Sunday, Aug 20. More info here... Wavelength Music Series (Toronto) - Official Website //// This song was released May 18, 2023. "Using the beloved formula of layering distorted guitars over accessible indie rock, Love Language pays homage to the best bands of the ‘90s without feeling like part of a bygone era. Recently released EP, Indian Cowboy, reflects on the tension of expressing Indigeneity in a culture of entrenched colonial religious and social values... Being both the Indian and the Cowboy is a tall order, but it’s the only way Anishinaabe singer Tashiina Buswa can see as a way to navigate a world that’s infected to its roots with colonial ideals." Love Language (Bandcamp) | * | 1:21:49 (Pop-up) | |||
| Status/Non Status |
When They Were
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Surely Travel | You've Changed Records | 2022 | Status/Non Status close out the 3-day free event in Toronto: "the Wavelength Summer Thing" on Sunday, Aug 20. More info here... Wavelength Music Series (Toronto) - Official Website //// "Status/Non-Status, formerly known as WHOOP-Szo, is a Canadian alternative rock band from Guelph, Ontario, led by Anishinaabe-Canadian singer-songwriter Adam Sturgeon. The band is most noted for its 2019 album Warrior Down, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. //// Sturgeon was born on March 19, 1984, in Erin, Ontario, and is the son of former National Hockey League player Peter Sturgeon. Like his father, Sturgeon was a hockey player in the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League before his career was ended by an arm injury. //// In 2021, Sturgeon announced that he was changing the project's name to Status/Non-Status, calling attention to the political and legal distinction between status and non-status indigenous people in Canada. Concurrently, he released the EP "1 2 3 4 500 Years", which was recorded in 2018 during a trip to Guadalajara, Mexico. //// On September 23, 2022 the band's sophomore album Surely Travel was released. The band released a surprise EP on January 3, 2023, titled January 3, consisting of three songs that were held back from making the cut for Surely Travel." //// https://statusnonstatus.bandcamp.com/ | 1:25:04 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Duma |
Ana [Partial/unofficial edit]
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Real Life | Daps Records | 2023 | Duma play "the Wavelength Summer Thing" on Saturday, Aug 19. --- As with all bands in this set, Duma will be playing for free in Toronto @ the Wavelength Summer Thing: Aug. 18-20, 2023 @ SummerSeries in Trillium Park. More info here... Wavelength Music Series (Toronto) - Official Website---This song is a cover, originally from The Pixies' 1990 album 'Bossanova' "Kat Duma is a Belgrade-born music producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer, currently based in Toronto. Her music over the years has ranged from noisy industrial to hazy ambient, now finally settling into a dub and folk influenced atmosphere which pushes the boundaries of pop. Duma has shared the stage with other genre-defying artists such as Yves Tumor, Inga Copeland and Tirzah. As a DJ, Kat has recorded mixes for NTS Radio, Crack Magazine, TANK, The Lot, and more. Her “potent, atmospheric and one-of-a kind” (Wonderland) debut “Real Life” was released in spring 2023. In contrast to its title, Real Life seems to wander effortlessly in and out like a fog falling, and lifting. In this sense the title is more of a question: what is real life? What’s outside of it?" https://katduma.bandcamp.com | * | 1:27:56 (Pop-up) | |||
| Duma |
Ana
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Real Life | Daps Records | 2023 | Duma play "the Wavelength Summer Thing" on Saturday, Aug 19. --- As with all bands in this set, Duma will be playing for free in Toronto @ the Wavelength Summer Thing: Aug. 18-20, 2023 @ SummerSeries in Trillium Park. More info here... Wavelength Music Series (Toronto) - Official Website---This song is a cover, originally from The Pixies' 1990 album 'Bossanova' "Kat Duma is a Belgrade-born music producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer, currently based in Toronto. Her music over the years has ranged from noisy industrial to hazy ambient, now finally settling into a dub and folk influenced atmosphere which pushes the boundaries of pop. Duma has shared the stage with other genre-defying artists such as Yves Tumor, Inga Copeland and Tirzah. As a DJ, Kat has recorded mixes for NTS Radio, Crack Magazine, TANK, The Lot, and more. Her “potent, atmospheric and one-of-a kind” (Wonderland) debut “Real Life” was released in spring 2023. In contrast to its title, Real Life seems to wander effortlessly in and out like a fog falling, and lifting. In this sense the title is more of a question: what is real life? What’s outside of it?" https://katduma.bandcamp.com | * | 1:29:20 (Pop-up) | |||
| Gustaf |
Design (Beck Remix)
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Gustaf (Beck Remix) [Digital Single] | Royal Mountain Records | 2021 | Lee Paradise play "the Wavelength Summer Thing" on Saturday, Aug 19. This song was released in 2014 -- "If you haven’t heard of Gustaf by now, then brace yourself. The Brooklyn-based band—a self-described “glob” of “action figures”—have earned the coveted endorsement of Beck, who feels that the post-punk fivesome is making the best new music in America today. The band—made up of Lydia Gammill (vocals), Tina Hill (bass), Melissa Lucciola (drums), Vram Kherlopian (guitar) and Tarra Thiessen (vocals and percussion)—has earned its alt-rock credentials with a sound that’s reminiscent of Blondie, Joy Division, and Beck (of course). Gustaf’s debut album, Audio Drag For Ego Slobs, perfectly showcases the band’s knack for making dance-worthy music fit for our mid-apocalyptic moment, but it was the band’s electrifying on-stage presence that caught Beck’s eye in a pre-pandemic Brooklyn loft. The interaction sparked a relationship that led, all these months later, to the rock icon remixing “Design,” his favorite track off of Audio Drag For Ego Slobs." Gustaf will be playing for free in Toronto @ the Wavelength Summer Thing: Aug. 18-20, 2023 @ SummerSeries in Trillium Park. More info here... Wavelength Music Series (Toronto) - Official Website | 1:31:35 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Lee Paradise |
Amoureux
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Water Palace Kingdom | Daps Records | 2014 | Lee Paradise play "the Wavelength Summer Thing" on Saturday, Aug 19. This song was released in 2014 -- "Toronto's Daniel Lee had already played in Hooded Fang and Phèdre, prior to releasing his first solo album as Lee Paradise. Water Palace Kingdom was released April 26, 2014 through Pleasance Records/Not Unlike Records. Lee recorded the album over a week while recovering from a bout of flu he picked up on tour with Hooded Fang. The instrumentation is minimal and focused around receptive rhythms and sparse vocals. According to an announcement, "The result is a compelling grab bag of hazy, melancholy pop, anxious torch songs and sinister cautionary tales delivered in Lee's captivating baritone." He has since followed up his debut with much acclaimed follow-up LPs & will be playing for free in Toronto @ the Wavelength Summer Thing: Aug. 18-20, 2023 @ SummerSeries in Trillium Park. More info here... Wavelength Music Series (Toronto) - Official Website | 1:34:15 (Pop-up) | ||||
Music behind DJ: Sunnsetter |
A Good Day
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All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace |
Green Label |
2022 |
Sunnsetter play the Wavelength Summer Thing on Sunday, Aug 20. More info here... Wavelength Music Series (Toronto) - Official Website //// Of this track: "This is an ambient album, Which is something that I’ve always wanted to do as a cohesive project of its own. Ambient music has always been a huge part of what I do and love, and most of my discography features ambient music, and atmospheres heavily throughout; but this will be the first time I am releasing an album which is strictly an ambient album without lyrics or traditional song structures. It is based entirely around moods, environments, textures, tonal atmospheres and settings. //// my goal for this project was to make a standalone album meant to stick to more organic, ambient aesthetic presented using guitars, loops, effected pianos/ vocal, room sounds and other recorded atmospheres, all recorded into or manipulated using my tascam 4 track tape machine in some way. //// I’ve always been huge on labels like constellation records and am heavily influenced by artists like Godspeed, do make say think... At the same time I love the sounds created by artists like the dead Texan, stars of the lid, bing and Ruth, Loscil, eluvium combined with more textural ambient music like jonsi and Alex riceboy sleeps (back in 2014 I spent a whole winter listening to that album basically every single night while I slept, so it’s probably embedded in my subconscious)" //// Released March 4, 2022 //// Andrew McLeod - everything //// https://sunnsetter.bandcamp.com/ |
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Music behind DJ: Sunnsetter |
Nothing You Do Is Ending Or Beginning
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All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace |
Green Label |
2022 |
Sunnsetter play the Wavelength Summer Thing on Sunday, Aug 20. More info here... Wavelength Music Series (Toronto) - Official Website //// Of this track: "To me, the pieces are a sonic representation of what I was either thinking about, feeling, or a setting created through visual memory within myself during the process of recording the piece. //// As a way of storytelling i suppose without the use of spoken language, just tonal and textural language. You as a listener will hopefully be able to create your own associations to these recordings. if I achieved what I intended, then we may be able to share that same association, or physical and emotional space through your experience of listening. //// It [had] been almost 2 years since the last time I released a body of work and it makes me feel weird to say that considering I am always making music, and take the craft very seriously, most of my time in life is spent either playing, making or thinking about music in some way. //// This album is meant to be a companion for both bleak days, and hopeful days in the warmth of the sun. these tracks were recorded between 2018 and 2022, some of which were created in the winter and some of which were created in the summer. My intention is for the overall mood of the album itself to vary in its emotional spectrum and atmosphere, but remain cohesive. //// Much love to you all." //// Released March 4, 2022 //// Andrew McLeod - everything //// https://sunnsetter.bandcamp.com/ |
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| Kitchen & The Plastic Spoons |
The Poet
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Best Off | Ill Wind Records | 2007 | Kitchen And The Plastic Spoons were part of the new DIY generation starting bands, making self-produced singles and rapidly breaking up. Their sound echoes the speedy chaotic energy with the synthesizer as its driving pulse. Anne's vocals have a sense of urgency. They didn't' sound like any other band in Sweden at the time, having more in common with American bands, Devo, The Screamers and Pere Ubu. | 1:48:08 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Wasted Youth |
I Wish I Was A Girl
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Wild And Wandering | Bridge House Records | 1981 | Formed in the summer of 1979, Wasted Youth were an East London post-punk band who became a small phenomenon across Europe playing their dark psychedelic bohemian rock. Split in December 1982. I freakin' love this band. | 1:50:56 (Pop-up) | ||||
Music behind DJ: Krisma |
Thank You
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Chinese Restaurant |
Polydor |
1977 |
n 1976, Maurizio Arcieri and his wife Christina Moser formed the duo under the name "Chrisma" in Milan.The name was a combination of their initials. The very same year, the couple moved to London to record "U" and "Amore" with the producer Nico Papathanassiou and his brother Vangelis under the management of Anthony Fawcett. Their collaboration with Papathanassiou and Vangelis (yes, that Vangelis...)continued through 1978 with the album Chinese Restaurant. |
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| Tones On Tail |
Real Life
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Pop | Beggar's Banquet | 1984 | While still a member of Bauhaus, Ash formed Tones on Tail early in 1982, originally as a duo with Glenn Campling, an art school friend and flatmate who had also been a roadie for Bauhaus. After the break-up of Bauhaus in 1983, Ash and Campling were joined by Bauhaus's drummer Kevin Haskins and the band became a full-time concern for all three members. he band disbanded in late 1984, and Ash and Haskins quickly formed Love and Rockets with former Bauhaus bassist David J. Of all Bauhaus and Bauhaus related projects Tones On Tail is the best one I WILL FIGHT YOU ON THIS. Gothic Doom Dance Pop...yes please! This tune is transcendental and epic in its majesty. | 1:56:02 (Pop-up) | ||||
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Also, Crime & The City Solution have a new album coming in vinyl, digital and CD... opticsink.bandcamp.com...
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haha, I did detect Wanda jackson's lyrics buried in there. Let's have a Birthday Party.
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Thanks for expressing it so plainly for minority solidarity 😉
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@NGH know what you mean
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I was slow to realize that Gudrun Gut was from the significant Malaria. Somehow I hadn’t made all those connections with E.N.,die Krupps, etc.
- G.Gut and her terrific monika label continues to impress. Yet I’m curious abt Mania D recordings: are any of the retro-collections worthy?
- what about Bettina Koster recordings/albums?
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Androu B.:
Thanks for playing the Sort Sol/Lydia Lunch track! That's the first time I've ever heard that track! So great to hear something LL that rarely got my attention! Btw, I'm sure I've mentioned before on this chatboard that I've seen Lydia perform an impromptu poetry reading at Rutgers U. with her one-time collaborator JG Thirlwell in attendance, which gave me the perfect opportunity to meet JG in person. What a cool guy he is! So dignified! Been a fan of his since first discovering all his Foetus material in the late 80's. And I've heard most (if not all) of Lydia's poetry readings on record by way of one particular DJ at the university's radio station who dedicated one hour of his program to shed a spotlight on artists who've collabed with LL.
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/done w/ the edamame, back to two handed-typing!
Androu B.:
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Hello Androu!!!! So great to have you with us tonite!!!
Mr Fab:
Nerd Prissy Radio.
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/i got intoxicated for the first time in over two years a few weeks back, and felt the shame...i know the feeling...
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Hi folks.
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Ya gotta pull it all together to root-on for third place 🥉!
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Ok, back to drinking beer.
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I hear that you and your band have sold your guitars and bought turntables.
I hear that you and your band have sold your turntables and bought guitars."
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ultradamno:
C&TCS can be forbidding, but rewarding. I thought the last one (2013, I think) American Twilight was masterful. The track Daniel Blumin played Monday from this new one sounded awfully good.
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Laters all.
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I trust you will let us know next week how the WST turns out.
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