WFMU: Liz Berg: Playlist from May 17, 2016

Listener comments!
	12:03pm number one: I'm number one!
	12:03pm Dr. Goot: Howdy Liz and Liz Bergers!
	♥ 12:06pm chris: hello
	♥ 12:07pm Michael 98145: Happy Erik Satie's birthday 17 May 1866 – 1 July 1925
	♥ 12:07pm Liz Berg: Greetings pals!
	12:07pm Dr. Goot: I wonder where Sean Daily is...he used to always be first. Nice openers BTW.
	12:08pm βrian: Hello from beneath the dust ruffles.
	12:10pm Flower5000: Horay! It's Liz Berg Day! So happy to be listening with you all ...
	12:12pm rbxbx:
	12:12pm rbxbx: aw. no emoji support. oh well. ::wave::
	12:17pm βrian: @rbxbx: Embrace the text. [Colon D]
	♥ 12:20pm JP from KC: This set has been a most fitting soundtrack for the dark and gloomy day here in the midwest.
	♥ 12:21pm Liz Berg: Cloudy here today, too, JP!
	12:22pm rbxbx: @Brian, indeed :D
	♥ 12:22pm fred: Good afternoon Liz and lizners
	♥ 12:22pm chris: this artist and track are so l33t
	12:26pm βrian: Look inward. [Colon SKP]
	♥ 12:32pm fred: Robot dance party in effect!
	12:41pm Dr. Goot: This Springtide track is nice, thanks!
	12:41pm rbxbx: the soft and gloomy vibes were a good lead in for today, but I'm enjoying this pick me up!
	♥ 12:45pm Ĩkє: @rbxbx, maybe no emoji, but you can copy and paste ridiculous ASCII characters and symbols into here.
	12:48pm rbxbx: @Ike: orly? ✰
	♥ 12:49pm mariano: Yeah, it was 45 and overcast yesterday morning when I was on my way to work in Manhattan!
	♥ 12:49pm 1ke: ♪.ılılıll\|̲̅̅●̲̅̅\|̲̅̅=̲̅̅\|̲̅̅●̲̅̅\|llılılı.♪
	12:52pm βrian: Those aren't ASCII, technically. But they are plain text, in our brave new unicode world.
	♥ 12:55pm mariano: Any connection between Thee Knaves and Lo Moda?
	12:57pm ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: Hello Lizners! Kinda grey out here in SoCal, but nothing to complain about. Love that codey boombox @1ke
	♥ 12:58pm Liz Berg: @Mariano, I don't think there's a Lo Moda connection, but Thee Knaves are from the DC area and related to the Agrarians.
	♥ 1:00pm mariano: Ah, I see -- thanks!
	♥ 1:03pm fred: @βrian: Unicode kicks ass, but Java's outdated "support" holds everyone back. CESU-8 isn't compliant, but they have to hold to their build-once crash-anywhere mantra
	♥ 1:12pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Jeez how did I almost miss an improptu unicode convention??
	♥ 1:14pm fred: Kenzo, you are so missed (by me at least) When are you doing another last ever show?
	♥ 1:14pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Yeah, I oughta add emoji support.
	1:14pm Mister Dobalina: Hey Liz, was nice meeting ya at the record fair. Regret not taking up the flask offer. Oh regrets. Awesome set so far.
	1:15pm rbxbx: @Kenzo: so long as you never add support for embedded gifs. Those are the death of every modern chat application ._.
	♥ 1:15pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Aww shucks, fred. There will be more shows.
	1:17pm rbxbx: but y'kno, I could just be a hater of fun and good times. It is possible.
	♥ 1:18pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Well actually I'll enable animated avatars for all any day now so that'll tide you over.
	1:19pm rbxbx: hahah. Excellent.
	♥ 1:20pm Michael 98145: @Kenzo, this is the best playlist/comments board i've ever used. Great job.
	♥ 1:20pm fred: @Kenzo: I sure hope so! It's been a while. I'd love to hear you live again too, but that might not be doable (because I inconveniently live in France)
	1:22pm wild neil: this z kazak stuff is wold mon! PEACE HEY ITS MY BIRTHDAY! WOOOOO
	1:23pm pL: A-rab instrumental hard rock featuring baritone saxophone?! Lord am I in HEAVEN?? Bring on the dancing girls! Put the champagne on ice!
	♥ 1:24pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Thanks, Michael 98145! I've been using chat systems for my whole life so I like what I like. I'm soon to do an overhaul that will make it a lot smoother. Which will probably have the downside of increasing the frequency of comments beyond the already sometimes unreadable rate.
	♥ 1:24pm Liz Berg: Happy b-day Wild Neil! May your year sound great!
	♥ 1:26pm Michael 98145: @WildNeil, HBD!
	1:26pm ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: Here's a general topic to throw out there. I am in the market for over the ear headphones, but do not want to spend more than, say, $200 on them. What do all you Lizners prefer/recommend?
	♥ 1:26pm fred: Michael 98145 is right. This site should be taught in design schools, seriously
	1:28pm Cliff: ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ, you can't go wrong with Sennheiser IMO
	1:29pm Cliff: Sony MDR-7506 is also good
	1:30pm wild neil: sony mdr xd100 ..."speakers" are tilted to point directly at my earholes. pretty good only fifteen from newegg but now they are nos for fifty or more....
	♥ 1:31pm Liz Berg: @ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: we use Sony MDR-7506 headphones at WFMU and they sound great. Not really styleee like some of the newer models out there, but solid.
	1:32pm βrian: I like my Sony MDR-7506 cans just fine.
	♥ 1:35pm common: what have i missed? hello liz and people!
	1:36pm ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: Thanks guys! I went to Frys to try out all those shmancy headphones and only 2 or 3 on display actually worked. Of course you're forced to listen to the most God awful music so it makes it hard to tell if they are good or not. I think I tried the Sennheisers, one model of Sony and Beats by Dr. Dre. All sounded pretty good, but again, standing in Frys listening to crappy pop songs is not the best place to figure it out.
	♥ 1:37pm mariano: @Kenzo: I second that, the accuplaylist is a joy.
	1:38pm InBrkly: I used to be a big fan of the lower end Grado's but I kept breaking the cord by rolling my office chair over them. I got tired of paying so much for headphones and now I just use the cheapest sennheiser over-ear headphones.
	1:39pm Cliff: Personally I'd avoid Beats or Bose, unless you like LOTS of bass (but you could always get a headphone amp and mess with eqlzer settings), even so they're pretty overpriced
	1:39pm Chris M.: @ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: beats are actually bad headphones. the sony ones previously mentioned are good. i also like and currently use audio-technica ath-m30
	♥ 1:40pm Michael 98145: Besides the Beats just look goofy, IMHO, of course
	1:40pm βrian: It would be nice to have the playlist read most-to-least recent, so one doesn't have to leap to the bottom to find the last three songs, say.
	1:42pm rbxbx: @ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ the Sony MDR7506 are classics and can be had for under $100 these days. Pretty light weight and useable enough for monitoring/tracking and daily usage. Cord is a bit long if it gets stretched out though.
	♥ 1:43pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Brian, what if it stayed at bottom and the last entry were highlighted?
	1:43pm rbxbx: oh @βrian already said that. Well, another vote from here.
	♥ 1:46pm fred: I'm half deaf, but I've been consistently told Beats are crap. I only heard praise for the Sony MDR7506 though you should take it with some salt (I'm basically deaf, remember)
	1:46pm βrian: Oh, didn't see. Amen re agitated gifs. Very evil. Javascript-independent basic functionality is also fundamental.
	1:47pm InBrkly: maybe just add a bit of js like window.scrollTo(0,document.body.scrollHeight); I dunno it - is a small thing. There are probably more important changes to be made.
	1:48pm wild neil: read the amazon reviews for the sony mdrs this is a modern classic for eighty bucks...i doubt you'll find better.
	1:48pm βrian: That would only work if the page loaded to the bottom. It's good to see things in context rather than broken apart. ("In my view," as says Bernie.)
	♥ 1:50pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): @InBrkly: The comments window already does a much nicer and sophisticated form of that. @Brian: What if the new bottom scrolled more into view like the comments do now?
	♥ 1:51pm Michael 98145: Great music today, DJ Liz
	1:53pm Cliff: Yeah, I think the sweet spot for headphone prices is $80-120 or so, anything much beyond that and you start going into kooky audiophile territory :)
	1:56pm Chris M.: gr8 set LB www.youtube.com...
	♥ 1:57pm The Hip Replacement: Recently bought Sony MDR-7506 for all the reasons suggested above. A friend had recently done all the research. Have had them for a few months. Completely satisfied.
	♥ 1:58pm fred: @Kenzo: that sometimes works, I've been puzzled about the inconsistency. Do these questions mean you're back on the site front?
	1:59pm Cliff: I tried to get some turntable recommendations once, I was looking at some Audio-Technica models for under $200, and some audiophiles popped up and were like, cluck cluck, you must spend at least $500 for a very basic model that you have to calibrate yourself. Pffffftttt
	♥ 2:01pm Mike East: I asked my wife very specifically for a pair of mdr7506's for xmas a few years ago and she got me a significantly more expensive pair of Bose headphones...they are quite nice, and sound great, but I know how much money we can afford, and would have preferred to still have that money.
	2:02pm wild neil: there is an expensive 800 dollar classic technichs turntable thsts a classic...its direct drive though...
	2:02pm ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: @Cliff - I concur! I could easily slip down the kooky audiophile slope. Case in point: www.urbanoutfitters.com...
	♥ 2:02pm fred: @Mike East: more like you know what the difference would mean whisky-wise
	♥ 2:03pm sibeliuss: <3 <3 <3 javascript :)
	♥ 2:04pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): @fred, I'm curious what works inconsistently and on what browsers. You can email me.
	♥ 2:04pm Michael 98145: well-said, fred
	♥ 2:04pm Mike East: that's right, fred...speaking of which, I just finished a bottle last week...Time to do something about that.
	♥ 2:06pm doctorjazz: One of those kooky audiophiles here...I do like the Sennheiser Amperior, which is a bit more than the price originally mentioned (<$200), but I've seen them used or on clearance for less. I have them, really like them. The Beyerdynamic DT-1350 are in the $150 range and pretty nice as well, not as warm/fuzzy as the Senns, but more detailed. My $0.02...
	2:11pm dj: I would love to hear WFMU interviewing Spanish bands like Nueva Volcano, Corizonas or Triangulo de Amor Bizarro at Primavera. There's so many good bands. Looking forward to hearing the simulcast.
	2:14pm Cliff: I've got a well-worn Sennheiser HD555 which I did the "foam mod" with (meaning, I ripped out the pieces of foam inside blocking the air vents, heh) that I've been using for years now.
	2:15pm Ike: Arrgh, I wish I could still wear my lovely antique Sony MDR-V6s, but I find over-the-ear phones very very uncomfortable w/glasses, and I can't wear contacts anymore. So I'm stuck w/earbuds.
	♥ 2:23pm doctorjazz: You got me started...another nice on ear headphone, the Thinksound On1, wood body, pretty looking and warm sounding, <$200 (can be found for $100-150, list is closer to $200).
	♥ 2:28pm Michael 98145: Wow, those Thinksounds are beautiful
	2:28pm ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: @doctorjazz: OOoooo, those look cool. Do you own a pair? How is the sound?
	♥ 2:31pm fred: @Mike East: I'm still undecided about that Laphroaig Quarter Cask. Looks mightily tempting, but I know it won't measure up to the unfiltered thing
	2:31pm Alejandroool: Hello all, I use a pair of the $100 Shure 440s and enjoy them for sound always, tho on occasion they can be a bit uncomfortable. I'm a big fan of the velvet-y covers some headphones have , for comfort... Catching the end of the show here, beautiful day in Toronto today for once. Had to get outside!
	2:32pm Alejandroool: I'm a fan of Laphroaig as well, haven't had a bottle in awhile though. @fred which is the unfiltered?
	♥ 2:33pm doctorjazz: I really like the Thinksounds, have a pair, nice, warm, not as detailed as the DT-1350, but woodies have a nice organic kind of sound to them.
	2:33pm Alejandroool: @Ike I wear glasses too, I think you should be able to find an over-ear that doesn't have too much pressure to relieve some of the glasses discomfort, or replace the pads if possible..
	♥ 2:34pm doctorjazz: (audiophilia is a hole one can fall into in a big, bad way...)
	♥ 2:38pm fred: @Alejandroool: 10 year old straight from the cask. Only available from the distillery these days, but totally worth it if memory serves (I'd love to indulge but fares are just too high)
	2:39pm Cliff: (digs around in desk for those Etymotics....where did they go?)
	♥ 2:42pm doctorjazz: Have a pair of Etymotics as well, best noise isolating things I've ever heard, great for mowing lawn, blowing leaves, that sort of stuff (and they sound really nice as well).
	2:44pm βrian: Actually, a rake is the best way of handling leaves. And then you can just listen to them.
	2:44pm Dave Z.: Enough !!!!
	2:44pm Alejandroool: I may have seen it in the LCBO's here fred, they usually have 2 diff types.
	2:45pm Cliff: Found them! Always fun to plug the music DIRECTLY INTO MY BRAIN :D
	2:47pm Alejandroool: ya they carry the 10 yr old Islay Single Malt, usually $20 more than the Quarter Cask
	♥ 2:47pm fred: This used to be my go-to drink, I didn't know how spoiled I was
	2:49pm wild neil: enjoying your show in my sony mdrs on my phone liz berg!
	♥ 2:50pm mariano: This Sand is nice, very hypnotic.
	2:50pm ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: Thanks for all the tips Lizners! I forsee a pair of over the ear headphones in my future. Great show as always Liz!!
	♥ 2:52pm fred: @Alejandroool: The real stuff should be around 110 proof at least. Only the best casks can be bottled at this strength. This is important
	♥ 2:52pm mariano: Actually, I use cheap Skull Candy earplugs at work, but one thing I'm not able to do is really blast music the way I like to with certain genres like metal. It's probably my phone, I used to have an iPod that was pretty loud. Anyone know good plugs for loudness?
	♥ 2:53pm chris: i use bose inears for active stuff and a pair of Klipsch over ears.... both load af
	2:54pm Alejandroool: gotcha fred, thanks!
	♥ 2:54pm chris: ^loud
	♥ 2:54pm mariano: Thanks @chris, I'll look into those. Should probably get a dedicated music player too because my LG phone just doesn't cut it.
	♥ 2:55pm Michael 98145: i could use some replacement parts
	2:55pm InBrkly: I think at some point apple had to retool the loudness because of some regulatory violation. That may have only been EU though.
	♥ 2:55pm chris: thanks for the robot dance party today, LizB! woot!
	2:55pm Alejandroool: @mariano I've never had strong output on a phone... I got a used ipod Classic which is great. My Shure 440's stream WFMU just fine out of my iphone 4 though, I can get decent output
	2:55pm josh: Thanks Liz for the great show. Thanks Bergers for the HP recomendations. My MDR-7506s should be delivered in time for next week's show!
	2:56pm wild neil: great show Liz over the top hyper cool.
	2:56pm Alejandroool: thanks liz! great sounds this afternoon
	♥ 2:57pm Ken From Hyde Park: Music of the future will be sent directly to the auditory nerves, rendering speakers and headphones useless. Hopefully, mandatory advertising won't be part of the deal.
	♥ 2:57pm mariano: Interesting, @InBrkly. With my old iPod Touch I could blast the hell out of it, I miss that, bad as it is for you. Thanks too@Alejandroool -- maybe time to make the switch back to Apple. And of course thanks as always to you, Liz!
	2:57pm wild neil: i listen on a Samsung Galaxy iii mini got it for a dollar lusten at 25 percent all day no issues.
	2:58pm Cliff: Thanks Liz, and headphone nerdz!

Liz Berg: Playlist from May 17, 2016

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May 17, 2016: Cans

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	New	Approx. start time
Julianna Barwick	Same "Same" by "Julianna Barwick"	Will	Dead Oceans	*	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Kim Hiorthoy	Hands "Hands" by "Kim Hiorthoy"	Dogs	Smalltown Supersound	*	0:04:24 (Pop-up)
Alasdair Cooper	Shinjimasu "Shinjimasu" by "Alasdair Cooper"	Shinjimasu	Free Music Archive	*	0:08:50 (Pop-up)
Violeta Päivänkakkara	Yksi Yö "Yksi Yö" by "Violeta Päivänkakkara"	pray1.0 (V/A)	Free Music Archive / Element Perspective	*	0:11:47 (Pop-up)
N-qia	highnoon "highnoon" by "N-qia"	pray1.0 (V/A)	Free Music Archive / Element Perspective	*	0:15:34 (Pop-up)
Johnny Ripper	Delete_Everything "Delete_Everything" by "Johnny Ripper"	To Alter Realities	Free Music Archive	*	0:19:11 (Pop-up)
Harmonic Defiance	Bloom (excerpt)	Bloom EP	Free Music Archive	*	0:21:50 (Pop-up)
Aerologic	R2D2 (edit) "R2D2 (edit)" by "Aerologic"	Aerologic	Free Music Archive	*	0:27:23 (Pop-up)
Hayvanlar Alemi	Equatorial Lies "Equatorial Lies" by "Hayvanlar Alemi"		Free Music Archive	*	0:32:02 (Pop-up)
Springtide	Fall asleep under the millions of stars	Sounds strange, weird, but unmistakably romantic	Free Music Archive	*	0:36:30 (Pop-up)
Spinningmerkaba	Thank You (Featuring Kara Square)	Crown Chakra	Free Music Archive	*	0:40:19 (Pop-up)
Blue Dot Sessions	Dirtbike Lovers	Desert Orchard	Free Music Archive	*	0:43:58 (Pop-up)
Monkey Mind	Hey Little Queenie "Hey Little Queenie" by "Monkey Mind"	The Garden	Free Music Archive	*	0:46:11 (Pop-up)
Thee Knaves	In an Ambulance or a Mosquito	SpringTightSkinFever	Free Music Archive	*	0:51:36 (Pop-up)
Punk Rock Opera	Ladies and Gentlemen	Punk Rock Opera, Vol. I	Free Music Archive	*	0:55:18 (Pop-up)
The Lopez	Cubito Aequet "Cubito Aequet" by "The Lopez"	Live on WFMU's Burn It Down with Nate K, 4/3/2016	Free Music Archive	*	0:59:01 (Pop-up)
Audacity	Hypo "Hypo" by "Audacity"	Live on WFMU's Todd-o-phonic Todd's show - April 23, 2016	Free Music Archive	*	1:01:42 (Pop-up)
Dinos Boys	Knee High "Knee High" by "Dinos Boys"	Live on WFMU's Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock - April 11, 2016	Free Music Archive	*	1:03:59 (Pop-up)

Mounds	New Bridge "New Bridge" by "Mounds"	Mounds		*	1:11:39 (Pop-up)
La Logia Sarabanda	Mas Alla Del Sahara	Guyaba	Munster		1:15:20 (Pop-up)
San Kazakgascar	Sour Creek "Sour Creek" by "San Kazakgascar"	Twice-Baked Coma	Lather	*	1:18:23 (Pop-up)
Sunwatchers	Herd of Creeps "Herd of Creeps" by "Sunwatchers"	Sunwatchers	Castle Face	*	1:22:13 (Pop-up)
Woods	I See in the Dark "I See in the Dark" by "Woods"	City Sun Eater in the River of Light	Woodsist	*	1:27:53 (Pop-up)
Beverly	Used to be a Good Girl (edit)	The Blue Swell	Kanine	*	1:31:54 (Pop-up)
Animal Collective	Vertical "Vertical" by "Animal Collective"	Painting With	Domino	*	1:34:12 (Pop-up)
Cloud Becomes Your Hand	Aye Aye "Aye Aye" by "Cloud Becomes Your Hand"	Rest in Fleas	Northern-Spy	*	1:38:20 (Pop-up)
Cate Le Bon	We Might Revolve "We Might Revolve" by "Cate Le Bon"	Crab Day	Drag City	*	1:43:30 (Pop-up)
Landlines	Crystal Healing Vibes "Crystal Healing Vibes" by "Landlines"	Problems 24/7	Eggy	*	1:47:17 (Pop-up)
Slowcoach	My Girl "My Girl" by "Slowcoach"	Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fondelier	Pacific Rock	*	1:49:59 (Pop-up)

Haelos	Full Circle "Full Circle" by "Haelos"	Full Circle	Matador	*	2:06:53 (Pop-up)
Fog	Cory "Cory" by "Fog"	For Good	Totally Gross National Product	*	2:11:55 (Pop-up)
Budamunk & Ill Sugi	Amplified Frequencies / Time to Rock	Spirit of the Golden Era	Urbnet	*	2:16:14 (Pop-up)
Yoni & Geti	Simone "Simone" by "Yoni & Geti"	Testarossa	Joyful Noise	*	2:20:59 (Pop-up)
Julien Dyne feat. Mara TK	Stained Glass Fresh Frozen	DJ Kicks: Moodymann (V/A)	K7	*	2:23:43 (Pop-up)
Driftmachine	Dogov Godov "Dogov Godov" by "Driftmachine"	The Wire Tapper 40 (V/A)	The Wire	*	2:26:10 (Pop-up)
No Zu	Spirit Beat "Spirit Beat" by "No Zu"	Afterlife	Chapter Music	*	2:30:41 (Pop-up)
Praed	Hatem Imam the Love of the Millions	Fabrication of Silver Dreams	Annihaya	*	2:35:10 (Pop-up)
Sand	Dance On "Dance On" by "Sand"	North Atlantic Raven	Rotorelief		2:43:58 (Pop-up)
Twinkeyz	1000 Reasons "1000 Reasons" by "Twinkeyz"	Alpha Jerk	S-S		2:49:15 (Pop-up)
Synthetic ID	Replacement Parts "Replacement Parts" by "Synthetic ID"	Impulses	Castle Face	*	2:52:50 (Pop-up)
Inner City Unit	O.B. City Muse "O.B. City Muse" by "Inner City Unit"	Passout	RRA		2:54:55 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	12:03pm number one: I'm number one!
	12:03pm Dr. Goot: Howdy Liz and Liz Bergers!
	♥ 12:06pm chris: hello
	♥ 12:07pm Michael 98145: Happy Erik Satie's birthday 17 May 1866 – 1 July 1925
	♥ 12:07pm Liz Berg: Greetings pals!
	12:07pm Dr. Goot: I wonder where Sean Daily is...he used to always be first. Nice openers BTW.
	12:08pm βrian: Hello from beneath the dust ruffles.
	12:10pm Flower5000: Horay! It's Liz Berg Day! So happy to be listening with you all ...
	12:12pm rbxbx:
	12:12pm rbxbx: aw. no emoji support. oh well. ::wave::
	12:17pm βrian: @rbxbx: Embrace the text. [Colon D]
	♥ 12:20pm JP from KC: This set has been a most fitting soundtrack for the dark and gloomy day here in the midwest.
	♥ 12:21pm Liz Berg: Cloudy here today, too, JP!
	12:22pm rbxbx: @Brian, indeed :D
	♥ 12:22pm fred: Good afternoon Liz and lizners
	♥ 12:22pm chris: this artist and track are so l33t
	12:26pm βrian: Look inward. [Colon SKP]
	♥ 12:32pm fred: Robot dance party in effect!
	12:41pm Dr. Goot: This Springtide track is nice, thanks!
	12:41pm rbxbx: the soft and gloomy vibes were a good lead in for today, but I'm enjoying this pick me up!
	♥ 12:45pm Ĩkє: @rbxbx, maybe no emoji, but you can copy and paste ridiculous ASCII characters and symbols into here.
	12:48pm rbxbx: @Ike: orly? ✰
	♥ 12:49pm mariano: Yeah, it was 45 and overcast yesterday morning when I was on my way to work in Manhattan!
	♥ 12:49pm 1ke: ♪.ılılıll\|̲̅̅●̲̅̅\|̲̅̅=̲̅̅\|̲̅̅●̲̅̅\|llılılı.♪
	12:52pm βrian: Those aren't ASCII, technically. But they are plain text, in our brave new unicode world.
	♥ 12:55pm mariano: Any connection between Thee Knaves and Lo Moda?
	12:57pm ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: Hello Lizners! Kinda grey out here in SoCal, but nothing to complain about. Love that codey boombox @1ke
	♥ 12:58pm Liz Berg: @Mariano, I don't think there's a Lo Moda connection, but Thee Knaves are from the DC area and related to the Agrarians.
	♥ 1:00pm mariano: Ah, I see -- thanks!
	♥ 1:03pm fred: @βrian: Unicode kicks ass, but Java's outdated "support" holds everyone back. CESU-8 isn't compliant, but they have to hold to their build-once crash-anywhere mantra
	♥ 1:12pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Jeez how did I almost miss an improptu unicode convention??
	♥ 1:14pm fred: Kenzo, you are so missed (by me at least) When are you doing another last ever show?
	♥ 1:14pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Yeah, I oughta add emoji support.
	1:14pm Mister Dobalina: Hey Liz, was nice meeting ya at the record fair. Regret not taking up the flask offer. Oh regrets. Awesome set so far.
	1:15pm rbxbx: @Kenzo: so long as you never add support for embedded gifs. Those are the death of every modern chat application ._.
	♥ 1:15pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Aww shucks, fred. There will be more shows.
	1:17pm rbxbx: but y'kno, I could just be a hater of fun and good times. It is possible.
	♥ 1:18pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Well actually I'll enable animated avatars for all any day now so that'll tide you over.
	1:19pm rbxbx: hahah. Excellent.
	♥ 1:20pm Michael 98145: @Kenzo, this is the best playlist/comments board i've ever used. Great job.
	♥ 1:20pm fred: @Kenzo: I sure hope so! It's been a while. I'd love to hear you live again too, but that might not be doable (because I inconveniently live in France)
	1:22pm wild neil: this z kazak stuff is wold mon! PEACE HEY ITS MY BIRTHDAY! WOOOOO
	1:23pm pL: A-rab instrumental hard rock featuring baritone saxophone?! Lord am I in HEAVEN?? Bring on the dancing girls! Put the champagne on ice!
	♥ 1:24pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Thanks, Michael 98145! I've been using chat systems for my whole life so I like what I like. I'm soon to do an overhaul that will make it a lot smoother. Which will probably have the downside of increasing the frequency of comments beyond the already sometimes unreadable rate.
	♥ 1:24pm Liz Berg: Happy b-day Wild Neil! May your year sound great!
	♥ 1:26pm Michael 98145: @WildNeil, HBD!
	1:26pm ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: Here's a general topic to throw out there. I am in the market for over the ear headphones, but do not want to spend more than, say, $200 on them. What do all you Lizners prefer/recommend?
	♥ 1:26pm fred: Michael 98145 is right. This site should be taught in design schools, seriously
	1:28pm Cliff: ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ, you can't go wrong with Sennheiser IMO
	1:29pm Cliff: Sony MDR-7506 is also good
	1:30pm wild neil: sony mdr xd100 ..."speakers" are tilted to point directly at my earholes. pretty good only fifteen from newegg but now they are nos for fifty or more....
	♥ 1:31pm Liz Berg: @ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: we use Sony MDR-7506 headphones at WFMU and they sound great. Not really styleee like some of the newer models out there, but solid.
	1:32pm βrian: I like my Sony MDR-7506 cans just fine.
	♥ 1:35pm common: what have i missed? hello liz and people!
	1:36pm ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: Thanks guys! I went to Frys to try out all those shmancy headphones and only 2 or 3 on display actually worked. Of course you're forced to listen to the most God awful music so it makes it hard to tell if they are good or not. I think I tried the Sennheisers, one model of Sony and Beats by Dr. Dre. All sounded pretty good, but again, standing in Frys listening to crappy pop songs is not the best place to figure it out.
	♥ 1:37pm mariano: @Kenzo: I second that, the accuplaylist is a joy.
	1:38pm InBrkly: I used to be a big fan of the lower end Grado's but I kept breaking the cord by rolling my office chair over them. I got tired of paying so much for headphones and now I just use the cheapest sennheiser over-ear headphones.
	1:39pm Cliff: Personally I'd avoid Beats or Bose, unless you like LOTS of bass (but you could always get a headphone amp and mess with eqlzer settings), even so they're pretty overpriced
	1:39pm Chris M.: @ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: beats are actually bad headphones. the sony ones previously mentioned are good. i also like and currently use audio-technica ath-m30
	♥ 1:40pm Michael 98145: Besides the Beats just look goofy, IMHO, of course
	1:40pm βrian: It would be nice to have the playlist read most-to-least recent, so one doesn't have to leap to the bottom to find the last three songs, say.
	1:42pm rbxbx: @ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ the Sony MDR7506 are classics and can be had for under $100 these days. Pretty light weight and useable enough for monitoring/tracking and daily usage. Cord is a bit long if it gets stretched out though.
	♥ 1:43pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Brian, what if it stayed at bottom and the last entry were highlighted?
	1:43pm rbxbx: oh @βrian already said that. Well, another vote from here.
	♥ 1:46pm fred: I'm half deaf, but I've been consistently told Beats are crap. I only heard praise for the Sony MDR7506 though you should take it with some salt (I'm basically deaf, remember)
	1:46pm βrian: Oh, didn't see. Amen re agitated gifs. Very evil. Javascript-independent basic functionality is also fundamental.
	1:47pm InBrkly: maybe just add a bit of js like window.scrollTo(0,document.body.scrollHeight); I dunno it - is a small thing. There are probably more important changes to be made.
	1:48pm wild neil: read the amazon reviews for the sony mdrs this is a modern classic for eighty bucks...i doubt you'll find better.
	1:48pm βrian: That would only work if the page loaded to the bottom. It's good to see things in context rather than broken apart. ("In my view," as says Bernie.)
	♥ 1:50pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): @InBrkly: The comments window already does a much nicer and sophisticated form of that. @Brian: What if the new bottom scrolled more into view like the comments do now?
	♥ 1:51pm Michael 98145: Great music today, DJ Liz
	1:53pm Cliff: Yeah, I think the sweet spot for headphone prices is $80-120 or so, anything much beyond that and you start going into kooky audiophile territory :)
	1:56pm Chris M.: gr8 set LB www.youtube.com...
	♥ 1:57pm The Hip Replacement: Recently bought Sony MDR-7506 for all the reasons suggested above. A friend had recently done all the research. Have had them for a few months. Completely satisfied.
	♥ 1:58pm fred: @Kenzo: that sometimes works, I've been puzzled about the inconsistency. Do these questions mean you're back on the site front?
	1:59pm Cliff: I tried to get some turntable recommendations once, I was looking at some Audio-Technica models for under $200, and some audiophiles popped up and were like, cluck cluck, you must spend at least $500 for a very basic model that you have to calibrate yourself. Pffffftttt
	♥ 2:01pm Mike East: I asked my wife very specifically for a pair of mdr7506's for xmas a few years ago and she got me a significantly more expensive pair of Bose headphones...they are quite nice, and sound great, but I know how much money we can afford, and would have preferred to still have that money.
	2:02pm wild neil: there is an expensive 800 dollar classic technichs turntable thsts a classic...its direct drive though...
	2:02pm ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: @Cliff - I concur! I could easily slip down the kooky audiophile slope. Case in point: www.urbanoutfitters.com...
	♥ 2:02pm fred: @Mike East: more like you know what the difference would mean whisky-wise
	♥ 2:03pm sibeliuss: <3 <3 <3 javascript :)
	♥ 2:04pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): @fred, I'm curious what works inconsistently and on what browsers. You can email me.
	♥ 2:04pm Michael 98145: well-said, fred
	♥ 2:04pm Mike East: that's right, fred...speaking of which, I just finished a bottle last week...Time to do something about that.
	♥ 2:06pm doctorjazz: One of those kooky audiophiles here...I do like the Sennheiser Amperior, which is a bit more than the price originally mentioned (<$200), but I've seen them used or on clearance for less. I have them, really like them. The Beyerdynamic DT-1350 are in the $150 range and pretty nice as well, not as warm/fuzzy as the Senns, but more detailed. My $0.02...
	2:11pm dj: I would love to hear WFMU interviewing Spanish bands like Nueva Volcano, Corizonas or Triangulo de Amor Bizarro at Primavera. There's so many good bands. Looking forward to hearing the simulcast.
	2:14pm Cliff: I've got a well-worn Sennheiser HD555 which I did the "foam mod" with (meaning, I ripped out the pieces of foam inside blocking the air vents, heh) that I've been using for years now.
	2:15pm Ike: Arrgh, I wish I could still wear my lovely antique Sony MDR-V6s, but I find over-the-ear phones very very uncomfortable w/glasses, and I can't wear contacts anymore. So I'm stuck w/earbuds.
	♥ 2:23pm doctorjazz: You got me started...another nice on ear headphone, the Thinksound On1, wood body, pretty looking and warm sounding, <$200 (can be found for $100-150, list is closer to $200).
	♥ 2:28pm Michael 98145: Wow, those Thinksounds are beautiful
	2:28pm ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: @doctorjazz: OOoooo, those look cool. Do you own a pair? How is the sound?
	♥ 2:31pm fred: @Mike East: I'm still undecided about that Laphroaig Quarter Cask. Looks mightily tempting, but I know it won't measure up to the unfiltered thing
	2:31pm Alejandroool: Hello all, I use a pair of the $100 Shure 440s and enjoy them for sound always, tho on occasion they can be a bit uncomfortable. I'm a big fan of the velvet-y covers some headphones have , for comfort... Catching the end of the show here, beautiful day in Toronto today for once. Had to get outside!
	2:32pm Alejandroool: I'm a fan of Laphroaig as well, haven't had a bottle in awhile though. @fred which is the unfiltered?
	♥ 2:33pm doctorjazz: I really like the Thinksounds, have a pair, nice, warm, not as detailed as the DT-1350, but woodies have a nice organic kind of sound to them.
	2:33pm Alejandroool: @Ike I wear glasses too, I think you should be able to find an over-ear that doesn't have too much pressure to relieve some of the glasses discomfort, or replace the pads if possible..
	♥ 2:34pm doctorjazz: (audiophilia is a hole one can fall into in a big, bad way...)
	♥ 2:38pm fred: @Alejandroool: 10 year old straight from the cask. Only available from the distillery these days, but totally worth it if memory serves (I'd love to indulge but fares are just too high)
	2:39pm Cliff: (digs around in desk for those Etymotics....where did they go?)
	♥ 2:42pm doctorjazz: Have a pair of Etymotics as well, best noise isolating things I've ever heard, great for mowing lawn, blowing leaves, that sort of stuff (and they sound really nice as well).
	2:44pm βrian: Actually, a rake is the best way of handling leaves. And then you can just listen to them.
	2:44pm Dave Z.: Enough !!!!
	2:44pm Alejandroool: I may have seen it in the LCBO's here fred, they usually have 2 diff types.
	2:45pm Cliff: Found them! Always fun to plug the music DIRECTLY INTO MY BRAIN :D
	2:47pm Alejandroool: ya they carry the 10 yr old Islay Single Malt, usually $20 more than the Quarter Cask
	♥ 2:47pm fred: This used to be my go-to drink, I didn't know how spoiled I was
	2:49pm wild neil: enjoying your show in my sony mdrs on my phone liz berg!
	♥ 2:50pm mariano: This Sand is nice, very hypnotic.
	2:50pm ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ: Thanks for all the tips Lizners! I forsee a pair of over the ear headphones in my future. Great show as always Liz!!
	♥ 2:52pm fred: @Alejandroool: The real stuff should be around 110 proof at least. Only the best casks can be bottled at this strength. This is important
	♥ 2:52pm mariano: Actually, I use cheap Skull Candy earplugs at work, but one thing I'm not able to do is really blast music the way I like to with certain genres like metal. It's probably my phone, I used to have an iPod that was pretty loud. Anyone know good plugs for loudness?
	♥ 2:53pm chris: i use bose inears for active stuff and a pair of Klipsch over ears.... both load af
	2:54pm Alejandroool: gotcha fred, thanks!
	♥ 2:54pm chris: ^loud
	♥ 2:54pm mariano: Thanks @chris, I'll look into those. Should probably get a dedicated music player too because my LG phone just doesn't cut it.
	♥ 2:55pm Michael 98145: i could use some replacement parts
	2:55pm InBrkly: I think at some point apple had to retool the loudness because of some regulatory violation. That may have only been EU though.
	♥ 2:55pm chris: thanks for the robot dance party today, LizB! woot!
	2:55pm Alejandroool: @mariano I've never had strong output on a phone... I got a used ipod Classic which is great. My Shure 440's stream WFMU just fine out of my iphone 4 though, I can get decent output
	2:55pm josh: Thanks Liz for the great show. Thanks Bergers for the HP recomendations. My MDR-7506s should be delivered in time for next week's show!
	2:56pm wild neil: great show Liz over the top hyper cool.
	2:56pm Alejandroool: thanks liz! great sounds this afternoon
	♥ 2:57pm Ken From Hyde Park: Music of the future will be sent directly to the auditory nerves, rendering speakers and headphones useless. Hopefully, mandatory advertising won't be part of the deal.
	♥ 2:57pm mariano: Interesting, @InBrkly. With my old iPod Touch I could blast the hell out of it, I miss that, bad as it is for you. Thanks too@Alejandroool -- maybe time to make the switch back to Apple. And of course thanks as always to you, Liz!
	2:57pm wild neil: i listen on a Samsung Galaxy iii mini got it for a dollar lusten at 25 percent all day no issues.
	2:58pm Cliff: Thanks Liz, and headphone nerdz!

Liz Berg: Playlist from May 17, 2016

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