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This is where all of culture and all of time are collapsed into one seductive portal and viewed through the panoramic lens of the exotic. Come and embark on an armchair-travel virtual-voyage to the heart of timeless darkness and beyond; embrace the numinous monolith of the exotic immensity. Let us find that place where hybridization meets its destiny as pure fantasy. Let us become observers observing those others who are ourselves. You wear your mask and I'll wear mine.

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Favoriting June 30, 2016: Surfing Through the Birds: The Tone Poems and Docu-Dreams of Sven Libaek

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments Approx. start time
  Intro            
Sven Libaek  News From the Exchange   Favoriting Nickel Queen  Philips  1971    0:02:22 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  The Snowfields   Favoriting Australian Suite  Festival  1969    0:03:33 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Meteoric Rain   Favoriting Solar Flares  Peer International Library  1974    0:12:20 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Sven Libaek 
Birds in Flight   Favoriting
Nature Walkabout 
 
 
 
0:15:27 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Inner Space   Favoriting Ron & Val Taylor's Inner Space  Festival  1973    0:27:02 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Music for Eels   Favoriting Ron & Val Taylor's Inner Space        0:30:09 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Island of Birds   Favoriting Ron & Val Taylor's Inner Space        0:32:24 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Dark World   Favoriting Ron & Val Taylor's Inner Space        0:34:46 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Crown of Thorns   Favoriting Ron & Val Taylor's Inner Space        0:39:15 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Thatcherie   Favoriting Ron & Val Taylor's Inner Space        0:40:51 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Water & Waves   Favoriting Nature Walkabout  Festival  1966    0:43:47 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Nature Waltz   Favoriting Nature Walkabout        0:45:06 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Danger   Favoriting Nature Walkabout        0:47:24 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Desert   Favoriting Nature Walkabout        0:49:41 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Budgerigars Fantasy   Favoriting Nature Walkabout        0:51:34 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Lonely Australian Landscape   Favoriting Nature Walkabout        0:53:01 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Peaceful Landscape, pt. 2   Favoriting Nature Walkabout        0:56:14 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Nature Walkabout (Main Theme)   Favoriting Nature Walkabout        0:57:42 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
The Atlantics 
Bombora   Favoriting
Bombora 
 
 
prod. Sven Libaek 
0:59:46 (Pop-up)
The Atlantics  Free Fall   Favoriting Bombora  CBS  1963  written & prod. Sven Libaek  1:08:22 (Pop-up)
The Saints  Skiing Holiday   Favoriting Ski! with the Saints  Harmony/CBS  1964  prod. Sven Libaek, written by Libaek & Lolita Rivera  1:09:48 (Pop-up)
The Saints  White Midnight   Favoriting Ski! with the Saints      written & prod. Sven Libaek  1:11:24 (Pop-up)
The Atlantics  Shark Attack   Favoriting Now It's Stomping Time  CBS  1963  written & prod. Sven Libaek  1:15:09 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Ride a White Horse   Favoriting To Ride a White Horse  Festival  1966    1:17:24 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  In the Wave   Favoriting To Ride a White Horse        1:19:35 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  The Lost City   Favoriting To Ride a White Horse        1:22:45 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Catamaran Waltz   Favoriting To Ride a White Horse        1:25:47 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  White Limestone Blues   Favoriting To Ride a White Horse        1:28:47 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Break of Dawn   Favoriting To Ride a White Horse        1:31:46 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Surfing Through the Birds   Favoriting To Ride a White Horse        1:33:06 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Bush Fire   Favoriting To Ride a White Horse        1:34:12 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  The Big Ones   Favoriting To Ride a White Horse        1:35:08 (Pop-up)
Andy Sundstrom  Free Fall   Favoriting The Unique Sound of Andy Sundstrom  CBS  1963  written & prod. Sven Libaek  1:39:35 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
 
Caribbean Lagoon  
 
 
 
 
1:40:12 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Baroque Theme   Favoriting The Music of Sven Libaek  Festival  1967    1:47:47 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Race Pace   Favoriting The Music of Sven Libaek        1:50:32 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Happy City   Favoriting The Music of Sven Libaek        1:53:12 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  The Set   Favoriting The Set Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  Philips  1969    1:56:47 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Opus   Favoriting The Set Original Motion Picture Soundtrack        2:01:09 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  The Fate of Life   Favoriting The Set Original Motion Picture Soundtrack        2:06:28 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Start Growing Up Now (Instrumental)   Favoriting The Set Original Motion Picture Soundtrack        2:10:32 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Sven Libaek 
Love Theme   Favoriting
Boney 
 
 
 
2:14:06 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Boney Title Music   Favoriting Boney  Festival  1972    2:21:14 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Wild Formations   Favoriting Boney        2:23:53 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Soul Thing   Favoriting My Thing  Peer International Library  1970    2:27:07 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Misty Canyon   Favoriting My Thing        2:30:19 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Solar Flares   Favoriting Solar Flares  Peer International Library  1974    2:32:51 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Stella Maris   Favoriting Solar Flares        2:40:28 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  No Flowers on Venus   Favoriting Solar Flares        2:40:45 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  ...And Beyond   Favoriting Solar Flares        2:44:09 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Australia Square   Favoriting Australian Suite  Festival  1969    2:48:23 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Sven Libaek 
Park Scene (Look, Every Day)   Favoriting
Nickel Queen 
 
 
 
2:54:28 (Pop-up)
Sven Libaek  Bush Theme   Favoriting Bush Theme 7"        2:58:14 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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ndbob:

evening Evan and everyone!
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Flash Strap:

Evening there Bob
  7:00pm
Ed:

evening bob and Evan!
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ndbob:

hello Ed!
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Flash Strap:

Hi Ed!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:04pm
listener james from westwood:

Howdy, all!! Sharks! Think we're gonna need a bigger boat!
Avatar 7:04pm
hyde:

hola fs, ndb, ljfw
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Flash Strap:

Listener James, hello good evening and welcome
Avatar 7:05pm
Flash Strap:

Hyde! Splendid!
Avatar 7:07pm
Carmichael:

Heya Flash, it's June 30th here at work. Do you have any fiscal year end music??
Avatar 7:07pm
Flash Strap:

@ James: Sharks AND kangaroos, so it balances out
Avatar 7:08pm
hyde:

that Inner Space picture reminds me sooo much of the documentary "Blue Water, White Death", that was an American doc about great whites that i totally harangued my mother into taking me to in like 1971? maybe 1972.
Avatar 7:08pm
Flash Strap:

Hi Carmichael! This is the best I got
Avatar 7:09pm
Flash Strap:

I've heard of that, Hyde. How was it?
Avatar 7:09pm
Carmichael:

Olivia Newton John sang "let's Get Fiscal", right?
Avatar 7:12pm
hyde:

well, i haven't seen it since i was eight. but i was enthralled at the time!

around the same time, i harassed her into taking me to The Hellstrom Chronicle, which is a totally amazing and weird movie. kind of a pseudo-documentary about insects inheriting the earth. with music by Lalo Schifrin!

i was a weird kid. she was a good mom.
Avatar 7:12pm
Flash Strap:

that sounds really good
Avatar 7:14pm
geezerette:

Good Evaning,intrepids!
Avatar 7:17pm
hyde:

@Flash Strap it never came out on vhs, but Olive Films finally put it out on dvd. it's hilarious because it won the Oscar for best documentary in '72, but it is totally not really a documentary. It intercuts all this sci fi and horror film footage with footage of bugs. It made a huge impression on me.
Avatar 7:17pm
hyde:

hiya, geezerette!
Avatar 7:20pm
geezerette:

Howdy hyde!
Avatar 7:27pm
Flash Strap:

Good evening Geezerette!

Hyde, I gotta see that.
Avatar 7:28pm
Flash Strap:

That is the titular Ron & Val Taylor up top
Avatar 7:33pm
Flash Strap:

Sven's just killer composing for vibraphone and harmonica especially, but the flutes on this LP are just over the top great
Avatar 7:36pm
Flash Strap:

Hellstrom Chronicle looks like a winner to me: www.mondo-digital.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:36pm
listener james from westwood:

"Dark World" is completely classing up my humble repast. Dig it.
Avatar 7:37pm
Flash Strap:

me too James. i mean wow
Avatar 7:37pm
hyde:

Hellstrom Chronicle is amazing.
Avatar 7:38pm
Flash Strap:

crown of thorns: www.wildlifeextra.com...
Avatar 7:39pm
Flash Strap:

enjoy it while it lasts, we're about to have to get out of the water
Avatar 7:41pm
Flash Strap:

don't worry, we'll sort of ease on out
Avatar 7:41pm
hyde:

wow, what is the crown of thorns? is that like a spiky nudibranch?
Avatar 7:43pm
Flash Strap:

it's a sea star/starfish i think... a nudibranch is different from those, right?
Avatar 7:45pm
Flash Strap:

nudibranches are way cool though. cooler, even.
Avatar 7:47pm
hyde:

yeah, starfish are echinoderms. nudibranchs are mollusks.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:55pm
listener james from westwood:

An image search for "nudibranch" is a sure cure for a flagging mood. And then there's the Bowiebranch Tumblr: bowiebranchia.tumblr.com
Avatar 7:55pm
hyde:

@ljfw that is hilarious
Avatar 7:58pm
Flash Strap:

haha oh my goodness that is some color coordination
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ndbob:

excellent first hour Evan! bye for now everyone
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:58pm
listener james from westwood:

Holy shit, the open of this Peaceful Landscape was used in a Peter Serafinowicz bit. For when you're at leisure: www.youtube.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:59pm
Little Danny:

Jamming so hard on this as I begin prep for my show, Flash. Again a dauntingly high standard is being set.
Avatar 8:03pm
geezerette:

Evocative is the word. Many images bubble up all through the muic,it carries an era.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:03pm
melinda:

hi Evan and everyone! Late to the Libaek party, darn. 2 more hours though!
Avatar 8:10pm
Flash Strap:

Little Danny! A challenge you shall meet and best with ease, as usual
Avatar 8:11pm
Flash Strap:

Melinda! Glad to have you, I remember you mentioning that you'd be into this one if I were to do it
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Flash Strap:

oh and bye bob! parting is such sweet sorrow
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hyde:

it's melinda!
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melinda:

Hi hyde!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:12pm
melinda:

This does have a ski vibe.
Avatar 8:13pm
Flash Strap:

it sounds so Libaek
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:14pm
Little Danny:

@melinda "sky vibes" is cracking me up
Avatar 8:15pm
Flash Strap:

this one is harder to find the Libaek voice in
Avatar 8:16pm
Flash Strap:

but it's there
Avatar 8:17pm
Flash Strap:

oh yeah, there's that big harmonica
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:17pm
melinda:

There are a lot of things going on in this.
Avatar 8:19pm
Flash Strap:

not a lot of people compose for harmonica like that. It's really striking.

the next song, The Lost City, is one of my all-time true loves, for obvious reasons
Avatar 8:23pm
Flash Strap:

here's an image of child Sven, playing piano on a windjammer. The piano is lashed to the bulkhead: 4.bp.blogspot.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:24pm
Little Danny:

Oh wow. That photo is so perfect for Libaek.
Avatar 8:24pm
Flash Strap:

and here he is as a young Norwegian lad: 2.bp.blogspot.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:25pm
melinda:

What a great photo. Music at sea. I like that one of the musicians has a cloth protecting his head from the sun.
Avatar 8:25pm
Flash Strap:

Isn't it though? and that's the seminal moment of his career, really. without that, no Libaek as we know it
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hyde:

wow. the boat pic has Arthur Fiedler too, right? I'm still not sure I understand that connection. (I'm from Boston; only know Fiedler from The Pops)
Avatar 8:27pm
Flash Strap:

i'm not sure, my historiography is fuzzy on this one. The Fiedler connection came when he was in New York at the end of that voyage, and they shot a big recital with Fiedler for the film. I don't know Fiedler by sight, though
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Flash Strap:

I love this track like crazy
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hyde:

i'm pretty sure that's Fiedler cf. audiopreservationfund.org...
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Flash Strap:

haha ok definitely
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geezerette:

Loving the movie in my head,lyricism in this music is wonderful.
Avatar 8:38pm
geezerette:

There's a lightness to it;a lot escapism in 70's pop culture, a lot of denial.
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Flash Strap:

I agree. In a way he reminds me of Les Baxter, composing for youth cinema but harking from another time entirely
Avatar 8:50pm
geezerette:

I'm not aware of Les Baxter but I'm sure I'd recognize some of his work.
Avatar 8:53pm
Flash Strap:

he gets played a lot around these parts. Between me and Danny, anyway
Avatar 8:57pm
geezerette:

Great! I'll start looking for it. Always learning so much from DJs here. One of the things I think most listeners love best about FMU. :D
Avatar 8:57pm
hyde:

just went to put some stuff in my car, and realized...it's firefly season!
Avatar 8:58pm
Flash Strap:

oh man our woods here are all a-twinkle
Avatar 9:00pm
geezerette:

hyde,WOW! We don't have those and watching them along a lake once was one of the loveliest things I've ever seen.
Avatar 9:00pm
hyde:

here too. though it seems less populous than last year. we had an awful dry spring.
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hyde:

@geezerette they are really cool, i love them
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hyde:

i love this one.
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Flash Strap:

me too. both the inst. and vocal versions are killer
Avatar 9:14pm
geezerette:

Very Brazilian,"Start Growing Up".
Avatar 9:24pm
Flash Strap:

incredible, this volley of echoey flutes
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Flash Strap:

major groove here, relatively speaking
Avatar 9:28pm
geezerette:

This is regal! It has fanfares in it! (Wild Formations)
Libaek had a deep knowledge and feeling for vernacular sound.
Avatar 9:29pm
geezerette:

Blown away by sophistication and skill.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:29pm
Little Danny:

Oh hell yes. Soul Thing b/w Misty Canyon. Groover's delight.
Avatar 9:30pm
Flash Strap:

this is definitely a top track here
Avatar 9:31pm
Flash Strap:

bout to leave it all behind and blast off for SPAAAAACE
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geezerette:

:D!!!
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Flash Strap:

Love the way this synth sounds! I think this is the one but I'm not sure: 4.bp.blogspot.com...
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Flash Strap:

also here's one of the maestro at work (red turtleneck, white thick wale cords): 3.bp.blogspot.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:37pm
melinda:

Solar Flares is dreamy.
Avatar 9:38pm
Flash Strap:

super dreamy. dreaming intensifies with the next track as well
Avatar 9:39pm
geezerette:

Great photos! my husband's gonna love them, he's a sound engineer.
Avatar 9:39pm
hyde:

ya gotta love a synth with wood panelling
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Flash Strap:

@hyde: it's the only way to travel
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geezerette:

haha! :)
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geezerette:

In the olden times sonny they made everything out of trees.
Avatar 9:47pm
Flash Strap:

man this is almost sort of severe
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geezerette:

...a little Moon Dog-y!
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Flash Strap:

serious jazz-ness
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northguineahills:

Just finished a podcast of Ottoman classical music. more talk then actual music.
Avatar 9:52pm
geezerette:

This guy had the hearing of a mockingbird. A recorder in his mind.
Avatar 9:52pm
Flash Strap:

hey there, NGH!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:53pm
Little Danny:

@Northguineahills I think I need more information about said podcast
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:54pm
Little Danny:

Hope everyone will join me in the next isle over: wfmu.org... Breezes shall flow
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hyde:

@ngh yeah, dish!
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geezerette:

Always fun Evan,love this show. Happy 4th!
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geezerette:

Happy 4th hyde and NGH,melinda.
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Flash Strap:

Thanks all! See you Tuesday, 6-10, if I'm lucky!
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hyde:

same to you, geezerette. bye all. thanks Flash. here's hoping i remember to tune in tuesday night instead of thursday! (and yeah, i'm on the mailing list. still, i'm a creature of habit).
Avatar 10:05pm
northguineahills:

Super happy funness geezerette!
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