Favoriting Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from May 17, 2024 Favoriting

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A sight for sore ears. Power pop, freakbeat, and psychedelic songs for all six senses.

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Favoriting May 17, 2024: Rack 'em up / Knock 'em down! (Filling in for Alan)

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Artist Track Album Label Comments New Approx. start time
Trevor White  Crazy Kids   Favoriting (single)  Just Add Water  1976    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
T. Rex  Think Zinc   Favoriting (single)  Ariola  1974    0:03:16 (Pop-up)
Atlantis  Teddy Boyd's Rock 'n' Roll Show   Favoriting (single)  Just Add Water  1972    0:06:33 (Pop-up)
Blue Ash  Abracadabra   Favoriting (single)  Get Hip  1972. Demo version    0:08:50 (Pop-up)
Kubie & the Rats  Turtle Dove   Favoriting (single)  Just Add Water  1974    0:11:50 (Pop-up)
Hollywood Killers  Goodbye Suicide   Favoriting (single)  Rollerball  1978    0:14:05 (Pop-up)
Dracu-las  Fall Asleep When I'm Dead   Favoriting (single)  Power Trash  2024  *   0:17:02 (Pop-up)
Mary Timony  Dominoes   Favoriting Untame the Tiger  Merge  2024  *   0:20:26 (Pop-up)
Mutants  Love Song   Favoriting Curse Of The Easily Amused  Liberation Hall  1980    0:24:07 (Pop-up)
Routes  Trans Europe Express   Favoriting The Twang Machine  Double Crown  2022. Surf cover of Kraftwerk.    0:26:10 (Pop-up)
Unclaimed  Deposition Central (The Acid Song)   Favoriting (EP)  Moxie  1980    0:29:35 (Pop-up)
 
Allah-Las  Autumn Dawn   Favoriting (single)  Mexican Summer  2017    0:43:54 (Pop-up)
The Beginner's Mynd  Ego Death   Favoriting (single)  13 O'Clock  2018    0:46:38 (Pop-up)
Runaway Suns  Pussyfoot   Favoriting Emerald Door  The Runaway Suns  2010    0:49:54 (Pop-up)
Dream Pony  Countering   Favoriting Suspicion Today  FOLC  2024. Check 'em out here: https://www.instagram.com/dreamponydream/  *   0:53:04 (Pop-up)
Vegetable Garden  Hypnotic Suggestion   Favoriting VA: Datura Dreamtime - Further psychotropic experimentation in the Forest of Goldtops  Boobsalot  1969    0:57:03 (Pop-up)
Illuminated Sidewalks  Everything Will Be Revealed   Favoriting (single)  Vestigial Head  2024. Single release scheduled for Summer 2024!  *   1:00:34 (Pop-up)
The Olivia Tremor Control  Define a Transparent Dream   Favoriting Music From The Unrealized Film Script "Dusk At Cubist Castle"  Flydaddy  1996    1:04:21 (Pop-up)
Spacemen 3  Losing Touch with My Mind   Favoriting Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs to  Bomp  1986    1:07:07 (Pop-up)
Gong  Ooby-Scooby Doomsday Or The D-day DJ's Got The D.D.T. Blues   Favoriting Live, Etc.  Virgin  1973    1:12:30 (Pop-up)
July  Dandelion Seeds   Favoriting July  Rev-Ola  1968    1:17:24 (Pop-up)
Rubber Band  Moonwalker   Favoriting VA: Imaginations - Psychedelic Sounds From The Young Blood, Beacon And Mother Labels, 1969-1974  Guerssen  1973    1:22:03 (Pop-up)
 
Love  Love Is More Than Words or Better Late Than Never   Favoriting Out Here  Collector's Choice  1970    1:36:33 (Pop-up)
Nico  The Last Mile   Favoriting (single)  Immediate  1965    1:47:43 (Pop-up)
The Doors  Crystal Ship   Favoriting The Bright Midnight Sampler  Bright Midnight  1970. Live at the Aquarius Theatre (California)    1:50:24 (Pop-up)
Shy Guys  Black Lightning Light   Favoriting VA: Wayfaring Strangers - Acid Nightmares  Numero Group  1968    1:53:03 (Pop-up)
Chocolate Watchband  Gossamer Wings   Favoriting No Way Out  Sundazed  1967    1:58:13 (Pop-up)
Os Mutantes  Ave Genghis Khan   Favoriting Os Mutantes  Omplatten  1968    2:01:39 (Pop-up)
Pink Floyd  Careful With That Axe, Eugene   Favoriting The Early Singles  EMI  1968    2:05:24 (Pop-up)
Badfinger  Name of the Game   Favoriting Straight Up  Apple  1971    2:11:02 (Pop-up)
 
Can  Mother Sky   Favoriting Soundtracks  Spoon  1970    2:24:55 (Pop-up)
United States of America  The American Metaphysical Circus   Favoriting The United States of America  Sundazed  1968    2:39:19 (Pop-up)
Beach Boys  Feel Flows   Favoriting Surf's Up  Brother  1971    2:44:24 (Pop-up)
Penny Arkade  Color Fantasy   Favoriting Not the Freeze  Sundazed  1968. Produced by Michael Nesmith. Unreleased at the time.    2:48:46 (Pop-up)
Mountain  To My Friend   Favoriting Climbing!  Windfall  1970.    2:52:48 (Pop-up)
 


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Listener comments!

Avatar 12:01am
HyperDose:

Mike Sin in the house. Happy belated Birthday, dude!
  12:02am
bobob plasticland:

Tambourine Man Wassssssssup!!!
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Aitch:

We shall Sin
Avatar 12:03am
northguineahills:

cool, it's mike!
Avatar 12:03am
northguineahills:

one of these marathons we need mike to cohost w/ kevin nutt (sinners crossroads)
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Chop Scott:

Cheers Mike!
  12:04am
bobob:

zzzzipgunmusic
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Mike Sin:

All right! All right! Hey everybody!
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TonyR:

↳ Song: "Think Zinc" by "T. Rex"
The alternate "Light of Love" on the expanded Zip Gun CD is a hot little R&B attempt.
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medson:

Just Add Water is a can't miss reissue label... Hey Mike Sin after Midnight and all
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Chili MacPagoda:

Finally a show to match the no good I get up to late at night. Whaddup Mike Sin!
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Paulo AD:

Gooood morning peeps :) Morning Mike, looking forward to the show :)
  12:14am
bobob palindrome:

I hear that... percussive
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Candy-O'67:

Hey Mike and all! Been jammin' whole time. Sounding killer! I have about the whole JAW catalog!
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northguineahills:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @12:10
chili!
Avatar 12:16am
northguineahills:

↳ Paulo AD @12:10
Paulo, hope food is treating your right!
Avatar 12:17am
northguineahills:

↳ Song: "Goodbye Suicide" by "Hollywood Killers"
pfft.... quitter....
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Chili MacPagoda:

↳ northguineahills @12:16
Hey hey NGH! Good to see ya
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Mike Sin:

So nice to see so many phun phoakes joining the chat! Thanks for tuning in.
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Paulo AD:

↳ northguineahills @12:16
Ive managed to keep it in this week :)
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Destroit:

Whoa its Mike Sin! Hi there. Hi everyone. Happy to be here with ya’ll
Avatar 12:27am
northguineahills:

↳ Song: "Trans Europe Express" by "Routes"
derek and babs on echo beach (sheena's jungle stream) played this last year. awesome cover!
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Chili MacPagoda:

Going to take the speaker outside and see if I can get people on the sidewalk to get down to surf Kraftwerk.
Avatar 12:43am
David Shortell:

↳ Song: "Love Song" by "Mutants"
Discogs says this compilation came out in 2022. The only real album they released was "Fun Terminal" in 1982.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Hi, Mike. Thanks for filling in after Alan deep sixed.
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Song: "Autumn Dawn" by "Allah-Las"
Seen them couple times! Love them
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:47am
Mike Sin:

↳ Ken From Hyde Park @12:44
Thank U for being here!
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Candy-O'67 @12:45
hello old friend....
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:48am
Mike Sin:

↳ David Shortell @12:43
Nice! Gimme dat info!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:49am
Paulo AD:

↳ Song: "Ego Death" by "The Beginner's Mynd"
I love a bit of psych
Avatar 1:04am
northguineahills:

↳ Candy-O'67 @12:45
candy, rare to see you up so late!
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Candy-O'67 @12:45
candy ...would have been nice to chat, but i have to get back to sleep. had a dream that my account was suspended and had to get up to check if it was for real, and there you were....but have to get back to sleep...
Avatar 1:06am
alan the painter:

Het I Love You
Avatar 1:09am
alan the painter:

Hey! I Love You!
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Mike Sin:

Gotta kill all the lights in this studio now.
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the Hurston moor-elf:

This is a seriously DEEEP Gong cut : )
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:15am
Mike Sin:

↳ the Hurston moor-elf @1:14
Yeah! Off this weird comp.
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the Hurston moor-elf:

Hillage!
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Paulo AD:

↳ Song: "Dandelion Seeds" by "July"
I think I have this
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Song: "Dandelion Seeds" by "July"
This is such a a killer psych song!!
Avatar 1:27am
David Shortell:

What is that interset bed music?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:37am
Mike Sin:

↳ David Shortell @1:27
"Kaleidoscope" by Peter Pan & the Good Fairies
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Song: "Love Is More Than Words or Better Late Than Never...
Sheeeeeet, this is fantastic!!!!!!!
Avatar 1:40am
David Shortell:

↳ Song: "Love Is More Than Words or Better Late Than Never...
I believe "Out Here" is all outtakes from the sessions for Love's final Elektra album "Four Sail".
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Mike Sin:

↳ Candy-O'67 @1:39
I'm glad you're here and digging it, Candy!
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Mike Sin @1:40
Me too!! I'm getting some organizing done in my bedroom before I crash out tonight. This is making the tasks go better!
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Song: "Black Lightning Light" by "Shy Guys"
This one is so killer, too
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Song: "Ave Genghis Khan" by "Os Mutantes"
Saw them last year at SXSW! They're coming here again soon! I gotta go again!
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Candy-O'67:

June 13th, my birthday week! Heck yeah!!!!
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Mike Sin:

↳ Candy-O'67 @2:06
Right on!
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Chili MacPagoda:

↳ Song: "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" by "Pink Floyd"
Atmospheric, creepy Floyd is pairing well with the night denizens of my hood howling outside now. Really sets a mood, this is fine.
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Mike Sin:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @2:11
Hey man! Yeah, just creating a nice mood here in the studio as well. Pretty calm and serene.
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Spikey BXL:

Hey Mike, all
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Mike Sin:

↳ Spikey BXL @2:13
Hello there!
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Candy-O'67:

Hey Spikey
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @2:11
Hey Chili dawg! Good to see ya
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Paulo AD:

↳ Spikey BXL @2:13
Hiyaa bud :)
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Spikey BXL:

↳ Paulo AD @2:18
Happy Friday, misfit bro
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Chili MacPagoda:

↳ Candy-O'67 @2:16
Candy, I hope you’re enjoying this Mike Sin haunted music set as much as I am. A pre-Halloween treat! About to make popcorn and gonna lean into this atmosphere, dim thee lights and and get a few candles going here.
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @2:20
I sure am. Glad you are, too. Sounds perfect. I'm about done organizing for the night and about to get ready for bed while I listen a little longer😉
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Spikey BXL:

YES WE CAN
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Chili MacPagoda:

Play Mushroom from Tago Mago!
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Song: "Mother Sky" by "Can"
What Spikey said!!!!
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David Shortell:

↳ Song: "The Last Mile" by "Nico"
She did another single prior to V. U.--"I'm Not Sayin'", written by Gordon Lightfoot. There's a video for it!
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tom tom the pipers son:

hello there candy...
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Mike Sin:

↳ David Shortell @2:27
"I'm Not Sayin'" is the flip of "The Last Mile"
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Chili MacPagoda:

Michael Karoli & Jaki Liebzeit were incredible musicians. Damn
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:34am
Candy-O'67:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @2:28
Tom Tom, long time no see!
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Candy-O'67 @2:34
yes i know, looks like we've both been chatting, but on different boards...ha! how are the furry friends...
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northguineahills:

can we make it! (got a lot of can via wfmu streams today)
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Paulo AD:

Its not about whether we should. We CAN
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Chili MacPagoda:

Either the synth or guitar is making King Ghidorah sounds now….I’m loving this
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Candy-O'67:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @2:36
They are good. Yes, I think you are right about different boards. I'm usually listening bro Night Owl for an hour vir so, but don't chat too often
  2:45am
Bob from poughkeepsie:

Great show Mike Great album.Have white label mono promo of this album
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Paulo AD:

↳ Song: "Feel Flows" by "Beach Boys"
My god I love this song
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Mike Sin:

↳ Bob from poughkeepsie @2:45
Probably better than my beat-up copy!
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Chili MacPagoda:

↳ Song: "Feel Flows" by "Beach Boys"
Excellent selection, Mike Sin. The stress just left my body!
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northguineahills:

↳ Paulo AD @2:45
what paulo said....
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Candy-O'67 @2:43
oh i never listen to night owl anymore...good to see you
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tom tom the pipers son:

heard another carl song today..."hold on dear brother"....excellent
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Candy-O'67:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @2:46
You should. Good to see you too
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Candy-O'67:

Enjoyed the night, Mike! Really enjoyed your selections!
Avatar 2:48am
northguineahills:

ok, bed beckons, got 3/4th off of a weekend music fest in NH. (thurs-Sun, will only be there Fri-sat). I should sleep.
Avatar 2:49am
northguineahills:

thanks, mike and friends!
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Candy-O'67 @2:48
i have a page of cut up poetry up, you might not like it... but have a look. link in profile
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Candy-O'67:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @2:50
Cool. I'll check it out tomorrow. Crashing bout now 😴
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Chili MacPagoda:

↳ Song: "Color Fantasy" by "Penny Arkade"
This one would flow nearly effortlessly into Born On Thee Bayou. Dig it
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Candy-O'67 @2:52
great...'night
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Mike Sin:

So nice that all you beautiful peeps hung out until the end -- thanks!
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Song: "To My Friend" by "Mountain"
didn't know mauntain did acoustic
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tom tom the pipers son:

that was terrific...
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Chili MacPagoda:

Thanks for making this night a little richer, gave it a little umami. Appreciate that, thank you Mike!
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Spikey BXL:

Thanks Mike, my Friday has started right. Ready for Mags.
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