WFMU: This Is The Modern World with Trouble: Playlist from April 6, 2017

Listener comments!
	9:00am annie: good morning trouble and troubled!!
	♥ 9:03am Devin B.: Morning, Trouble and all.
	♥ 9:05am Threemoons: Morning, Trouble...just getting dressed and out the door...
	9:07am r i s k y: Morning Trouble! So happy to hear you again - my day just took a 2 wheeled-u-turn!
	9:08am annie: we had the lightshow and sound theater sensation of the season here last night!! crazy storms!
	♥ 9:09am Trouble: good morning grey thursday! today's artwork is by Saloua Raouda Choucai.
	♥ 9:10am Sem Chumbo: Good morning, Trouble, and those diggin' the Modern World.
	9:11am Bronwyn Bishop: morning trouble and modern friends!
	♥ 9:12am Ken From Hyde Park: Gray up here, too At least the grass is turning green, though.
	♥ 9:12am Mick: Good morning Trouble and troubled modernists.
	9:14am sugarwolf: Hello!!
	♥ 9:14am drr: I have been playing the grooves off this English Weather compilation. (It's the opposite of Louisiana Weather except for the humidity.)
	♥ 9:18am Trouble: that english weather album is a great release!!! we are playing it lots at my house too @drr
	9:20am sphere: hello all.
	9:25am Chris from DC: This is nice. Haven't heard Takada before.
	9:26am fleep: Contemporary greetings, Trouble and all
	♥ 9:27am melinda: morning everyone!
	9:30am Magda: Gutten Tag und wie gehts meiner Freunden
	9:33am Chris from DC: Sigma
	9:33am josh: No grey today here in the UK!
	♥ 9:36am melinda: I liked the gray yesterday, today it's a bit dreary.
	♥ 9:36am MD: 'Tis a fine Soft Day...Here...For Sure...Come Here now!!!
	9:36am Cooh John: Checking in Trouble, and those disconcerted. Music will assuage the soul.
	♥ 9:41am MD: This is all music from the Pacific States...Yes?
	♥ 9:42am AndyIowa: Morning Trouble et all! Dig this track! \m/
	♥ 9:46am museguy: Trouble thank you for telling me about Pasaquan !! pasaquan.columbusstate.edu and Lonnie Holley atlantacontemporary.org...
	♥ 9:47am Trouble: did you visit @museguy? isn't it amazing??
	9:52am chromaphone: First time listening while working out. So good!
	9:56am upsetter5001: Morning! I also want to mention that I am also enjoying that English Weather Compilation too.
	9:59am emily: You goin' crazy today, Trouble! (I might be, too!) Don't know if my first message went through telling you that Thursday is my fav day! xx
	♥ 10:01am Trouble: good morning emily!!!! happy to hear that!
	10:04am Lewis: Ah yes - where else to you tune in and are greeted by Yma Sumac!
	♥ 10:05am Priscilla: This reminds me of the Fifth Element singer
	♥ 10:08am MD: WE GOT 2 DAYS!!!
	10:09am Magda: I drive through every day....you should contact the Branch Brook Park Alliance for info on that.
	10:09am Ladro: https://soundcloud.com/ladro/summer-3126
	10:09am Chris from DC: The blossoms were amazing here last weekend, to my surprise. I figured it was a bit late.
	♥ 10:10am MD: AT LEAST SOMETHING IS GROWING IN DC!!!
	10:11am Ladro: https://soundcloud.com/ladro/summer-3126
	♥ 10:13am Trouble: o there is something growing in DC,@ MD. it 's evil that's growing
	♥ 10:16am MD: Poll Numbers are down! But we know those are FAKE...if we listen to TFDT....The Failing Donald Trump...
	♥ 10:16am melinda: the van hai is nice gray weather music.
	10:17am northguineahills: Ripperton has been busy lately (see his Shuggie Otis re-edit/mix)
	10:22am Chris from DC: It's not all bad here, but that part yeah.
	10:26am Anonymous Coward: DRAT! I missed Yma Sumac....
	♥ 10:27am Greg from ZONE 5: Morning, gang!
	♥ 10:27am Andrea: I love the turnaround in this song...
	♥ 10:28am MD: BILLIE!
	♥ 10:29am Trouble: it's billie holiday's birthday tomorrow! where would we be without her magic?
	♥ 10:29am Sem Chumbo: An angel's voice, thank you, Trouble.
	♥ 10:29am melinda: hi Greg
	10:29am Magda: Morning Greg!!
	♥ 10:29am Oscar: As a kid, I had a book on the unexplained that included a chapter about Gloomy Sunday ("The Hungarian Suicide Song!"). I think I was in my 20s before I worked up the courage to listen to it.
	♥ 10:32am Trouble: fascinating @ oscar, i did not know the background to that song. thanks!
	♥ 10:34am The Oscar: @Trouble It's been debated how much is true and how much is myth, but it's still a great spooky legend. Always happy to pass on some good creepiness!
	10:43am Erella: Oh I love this chico mello piece. Perfect for today. Thank you.
	10:43am Erella: Something about this makes me think of Arto Lindsay now that I think of it. Love this.
	10:44am chromaphone: Radiohead much?
	♥ 10:47am Trouble: bonjour erella! chico and arto were both born in brasil
	10:55am josh: this julie byrne track is beautiful - it's stopped me in my tracks!
	♥ 10:57am Trouble: did anyone see julie byrne last fri at monty hall? i went thursday and saw mary lattimore opening: gorgeous!
	10:58am zopa: sublime frequencies indeed. thanks Trouble!
	♥ 11:07am ɨkɛ: YES! Lord Garbage MUST PREVAIL!!!
	♥ 11:09am Passaic River Blues: I very much wanted to see Mary Lattimore last Thursday but, alas, work awfulness foreclosed that opportunity. ... So much sustained aural beauty this Thursday!
	11:09am Magda: I didn't see Julie but I do want to see Acid Mother's Temple. Curious. Are there any shows anyone is going to???
	11:11am Magda: When did this Michael Holm song come out?
	11:13am djsheilab: Hey Trouble: Have had my ear tuned to you all morning. Loved that Marie Laforet track especially!
	11:16am specksnyder: A belated good morning to all!
	11:19am Mark R: It's the rare Thursday when I can catch your show live, so glad I made it!
	♥ 11:19am Trouble: howdy magda and sheila! i don't know when the michael holm came out; guessing late 60's /early 70's by the cover
	11:21am Mark R: Mr. Wikipedia says "Mendocino" was released in 1969.
	11:21am Magda: Vielen Dank meine schone Radio DJ.
	11:22am Magda: Vielen Dank Mark R. :D
	11:25am Mark R: I liked that "Troubles" song. Who can't relate?
	11:25am Magda: We are Wolves has a great Trouble song, that I have been listening to for a 10k playlist.
	11:27am Mark R: This "Broken Moon" song is lovely, too. Especially on this dreary drizzly day somehow. Oh, hell, EVERYTHING you play is so good! I'll just shut up now.
	11:28am specksnyder: Yeah, this is great. Never heart of the band. I'll shut up, too.
	11:33am Mark R: Everybody shut up and listen to this excellent music now! Shut up I say!!!
	♥ 11:33am Trouble: thanks guys for all the good words!!
	11:35am specksnyder: Grooooooooooove!
	♥ 11:37am Priscilla: Oh Man! S-town!
	11:37am Magda: Awwww Yeah!!!!
	11:38am specksnyder: Trying to come up with the connection between this song, the Faulkner story, and the idea of it being by the Zombies.
	11:39am kimzilla: This song is so stuck in my head because of S-Town, and now its my favorite song to torture my co-host, Emily with! Thanks!
	11:40am Lucky: Never heard this version of Rose for Emily. Huh.
	11:40am Chris from DC: A great segue to Grouper.
	♥ 11:40am Mick: Such a good show, yet again. Trouble, I'm guessing you've seen this article already, but in case not, I think you might be interested: www.nytimes.com...
	11:41am specksnyder: Not sure what S-town is, but must investigate to see if it fits the matrix of bizarre/sad death mummification/undead themes.
	11:42am specksnyder: Ah, now I see what S-town is, and it does fit ... somehow.
	♥ 11:44am Trouble: thanks mick! have not seen that , will read!!!
	♥ 11:45am Priscilla: This music fits so well with the panic at work today
	11:52am Ike: When posting links, you can delete all the crud from the ? onwards when the ? appears after "htm" or "html". (I'm being pedantic, I know, but in app view, that link is obnoxiously super long for no reason.)
	♥ 11:55am Mick: Sure thing Ike - I didn't realize that was happening on the app view. Thanks for the tip!
	11:56am zopa: I need a pony.
	♥ 11:56am Passaic River Blues: Not a wasted second and everything so gorgeous--if anything can redeem the pointlessness of workaday gloom, it's a Trouble set. Thank you!
	♥ 11:57am Priscilla: I need a puppy
	♥ 11:59am Trouble: merci passaic river! see you next week!
	♥ 12:00pm Priscilla: Thanks Trouble!
	♥ 4:47am museguy: Yes, trouble visited. The people working there say they were seeing a ghost. It was an amazing experience. Thank you !

This Is The Modern World with Trouble: Playlist from April 6, 2017

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Thu. Feb 27th, 9am - Noon: Jennifer Higgie (More info...)
This is the Modern World with Trouble welcomes Jennifer Higgie, author of The Other Side, a Story of Women in Art and the Spiritual World. Jennifer Higgie is an Australian writer living in London. She wrote fabulously for Frieze Magazine for over 2 decades, is a curator and hosted the podcast Bow Down. In honor of The Other Side coming out in paperback in the US, Jennifer and trouble will discuss women artists, seances and spiritualism.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	New	Approx. start time
Sabu Martinez & Sahib Shihab	nus "nus" by "Sabu Martinez & Sahib Shihab"	Spiritual Jazz 7: Islam	jazzman			*	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
ian gomm	come on "come on" by "ian gomm"	Rock and Roll Music: The Songs of Chuck Berry v/a	ace			*	0:02:40 (Pop-up)
sneaks	not my combination "not my combination" by "sneaks"	It's a Myth	merge			*	0:03:17 (Pop-up)
Ulan Bator	ego trip "ego trip" by "Ulan Bator"	stereolith	bureau b			*	0:08:35 (Pop-up)
pamela	scotch mist "scotch mist" by "pamela"	English Weather (V/A) compiled by bob stanley & peter wiggs	ace			*	0:12:25 (Pop-up)
midori takada	Catastrophe Σ "Catastrophe Σ" by "midori takada"	through the looking glass	Palto Flats/We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want	1983		*	0:16:30 (Pop-up)

banteay ampil band	destroy the communist viet!	cambodian liberation songs	akuphone	1983		*	0:35:40 (Pop-up)
uragiri	mari natsuki "mari natsuki" by "uragiri"	Lovin' Mighty Fire: Nippon Funk Soul Disco 1973-1983 (V/A)	bgp/ace			*	0:39:13 (Pop-up)
john holt	let's get it while it's hot	trojajn Jamaican superstars box set	trojan				0:42:11 (Pop-up)
african head charge	hold some more	song of praise	On-U Sound				0:46:06 (Pop-up)
bing ji ling	twilight "twilight" by "bing ji ling"	Future Sounds of Jazz 13 v/a	compost			*	0:51:47 (Pop-up)
bongo herman, les & bunny	chairman of the board	Trojan Rare Groove Box Set	trojan				0:55:44 (Pop-up)
charlie hilton	pony "pony" by "charlie hilton"	palana	captured tracks				0:59:04 (Pop-up)
yma sumac	la molina "la molina" by "yma sumac"	divas exotica	capital				1:01:50 (Pop-up)

van hai	Dernier Amour (Ripperton's No Love Lost Reshape)	future sounds of jazz 13 v/a	compost			*	1:09:29 (Pop-up)
marie la foret	l'abre qui pleure "l'abre qui pleure" by "marie la foret"	the fruits of love	mgm records				1:17:28 (Pop-up)
Yasmine Hamdan	assi "assi" by "Yasmine Hamdan"	al jamilat	ipecac			*	1:19:39 (Pop-up)
arthur russell	happy ending "happy ending" by "arthur russell"	world of echo	Upside Records				1:23:07 (Pop-up)
billie holiday	gloomy sunday "gloomy sunday" by "billie holiday"	greatest hits	columbia				1:27:15 (Pop-up)
emel	Ensen Dhaif "Ensen Dhaif" by "emel"	ensen	partisan			*	1:30:29 (Pop-up)

chico mello	achado "achado" by "chico mello"	do lado da voz	chico mello	2000			1:38:51 (Pop-up)
smokey & miho	nzage "nzage" by "smokey & miho"	the two EP's	Varèse Sarabande	2002			1:46:28 (Pop-up)
julie byrne	i live now as a singer	not even happiness	ba da bing			*	1:51:12 (Pop-up)
Kalyam Shariff Qawwali Troupe	jo tera gham na ho	Ishq Ke Maare: Sufi Songs From Sindh & Punjab Pakistan	sublime frequencies			*	1:55:59 (Pop-up)
sabah	asmar asmar "asmar asmar" by "sabah"	asmar asmar	Sono Cairo		7"		2:00:35 (Pop-up)

charlotte walters	angel of sin "angel of sin" by "charlotte walters"	Toujours Chic! More French Girl Singers from the 1960s	ace				2:08:25 (Pop-up)
Michael Holm	mendocino "mendocino" by "Michael Holm"	Mendocino 7"	ariola		7"		2:09:51 (Pop-up)
the metros	no baby "no baby" by "the metros"	pied piper finale	kent soul			*	2:12:47 (Pop-up)
Group Afous D'Afous	tarhanam toussassi	Tarhanine Tegla / Tarhanam Toussassi 7"	sahel sounds			*	2:15:07 (Pop-up)
estella bass	troubles "troubles" by "estella bass"	Lord Have Mercy: the Soulful Gospel of Checker Records v/a	playback			*	2:21:15 (Pop-up)
cuppy records' studio band	i keep forgettin'	split 7"	cultures of soul		7"	*	2:21:59 (Pop-up)
the asteroid no 4	broken moon "broken moon" by "the asteroid no 4"	ticking time bomb	13 o'clock			*	2:24:39 (Pop-up)
billy joe spears	can't change my heart	her greatest tracks	nub country			*	2:27:57 (Pop-up)
Hareton Salvavanini	primitivo "primitivo" by "Hareton Salvavanini"	sp/73	mr bongo	70's		*	2:31:35 (Pop-up)
the zombies	a rose for emily ( with cello)	Odessey and Oracle (50th Anniversary Edition)	Varèse Sarabande			*	2:36:19 (Pop-up)
grouper	imposter in the sky "imposter in the sky" by "grouper"	wide	grouper				2:39:00 (Pop-up)
fin	Pike "Pike" by "fin"	ice pix	hausu mountain			*	2:45:19 (Pop-up)
UB40	tyler "tyler" by "UB40"	signing off	graduate records				2:49:31 (Pop-up)

noura mint seymali	ghizlane "ghizlane" by "noura mint seymali"	arbina	glitterbeat			*	2:57:08 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:00am annie: good morning trouble and troubled!!
	♥ 9:03am Devin B.: Morning, Trouble and all.
	♥ 9:05am Threemoons: Morning, Trouble...just getting dressed and out the door...
	9:07am r i s k y: Morning Trouble! So happy to hear you again - my day just took a 2 wheeled-u-turn!
	9:08am annie: we had the lightshow and sound theater sensation of the season here last night!! crazy storms!
	♥ 9:09am Trouble: good morning grey thursday! today's artwork is by Saloua Raouda Choucai.
	♥ 9:10am Sem Chumbo: Good morning, Trouble, and those diggin' the Modern World.
	9:11am Bronwyn Bishop: morning trouble and modern friends!
	♥ 9:12am Ken From Hyde Park: Gray up here, too At least the grass is turning green, though.
	♥ 9:12am Mick: Good morning Trouble and troubled modernists.
	9:14am sugarwolf: Hello!!
	♥ 9:14am drr: I have been playing the grooves off this English Weather compilation. (It's the opposite of Louisiana Weather except for the humidity.)
	♥ 9:18am Trouble: that english weather album is a great release!!! we are playing it lots at my house too @drr
	9:20am sphere: hello all.
	9:25am Chris from DC: This is nice. Haven't heard Takada before.
	9:26am fleep: Contemporary greetings, Trouble and all
	♥ 9:27am melinda: morning everyone!
	9:30am Magda: Gutten Tag und wie gehts meiner Freunden
	9:33am Chris from DC: Sigma
	9:33am josh: No grey today here in the UK!
	♥ 9:36am melinda: I liked the gray yesterday, today it's a bit dreary.
	♥ 9:36am MD: 'Tis a fine Soft Day...Here...For Sure...Come Here now!!!
	9:36am Cooh John: Checking in Trouble, and those disconcerted. Music will assuage the soul.
	♥ 9:41am MD: This is all music from the Pacific States...Yes?
	♥ 9:42am AndyIowa: Morning Trouble et all! Dig this track! \m/
	♥ 9:46am museguy: Trouble thank you for telling me about Pasaquan !! pasaquan.columbusstate.edu and Lonnie Holley atlantacontemporary.org...
	♥ 9:47am Trouble: did you visit @museguy? isn't it amazing??
	9:52am chromaphone: First time listening while working out. So good!
	9:56am upsetter5001: Morning! I also want to mention that I am also enjoying that English Weather Compilation too.
	9:59am emily: You goin' crazy today, Trouble! (I might be, too!) Don't know if my first message went through telling you that Thursday is my fav day! xx
	♥ 10:01am Trouble: good morning emily!!!! happy to hear that!
	10:04am Lewis: Ah yes - where else to you tune in and are greeted by Yma Sumac!
	♥ 10:05am Priscilla: This reminds me of the Fifth Element singer
	♥ 10:08am MD: WE GOT 2 DAYS!!!
	10:09am Magda: I drive through every day....you should contact the Branch Brook Park Alliance for info on that.
	10:09am Ladro: https://soundcloud.com/ladro/summer-3126
	10:09am Chris from DC: The blossoms were amazing here last weekend, to my surprise. I figured it was a bit late.
	♥ 10:10am MD: AT LEAST SOMETHING IS GROWING IN DC!!!
	10:11am Ladro: https://soundcloud.com/ladro/summer-3126
	♥ 10:13am Trouble: o there is something growing in DC,@ MD. it 's evil that's growing
	♥ 10:16am MD: Poll Numbers are down! But we know those are FAKE...if we listen to TFDT....The Failing Donald Trump...
	♥ 10:16am melinda: the van hai is nice gray weather music.
	10:17am northguineahills: Ripperton has been busy lately (see his Shuggie Otis re-edit/mix)
	10:22am Chris from DC: It's not all bad here, but that part yeah.
	10:26am Anonymous Coward: DRAT! I missed Yma Sumac....
	♥ 10:27am Greg from ZONE 5: Morning, gang!
	♥ 10:27am Andrea: I love the turnaround in this song...
	♥ 10:28am MD: BILLIE!
	♥ 10:29am Trouble: it's billie holiday's birthday tomorrow! where would we be without her magic?
	♥ 10:29am Sem Chumbo: An angel's voice, thank you, Trouble.
	♥ 10:29am melinda: hi Greg
	10:29am Magda: Morning Greg!!
	♥ 10:29am Oscar: As a kid, I had a book on the unexplained that included a chapter about Gloomy Sunday ("The Hungarian Suicide Song!"). I think I was in my 20s before I worked up the courage to listen to it.
	♥ 10:32am Trouble: fascinating @ oscar, i did not know the background to that song. thanks!
	♥ 10:34am The Oscar: @Trouble It's been debated how much is true and how much is myth, but it's still a great spooky legend. Always happy to pass on some good creepiness!
	10:43am Erella: Oh I love this chico mello piece. Perfect for today. Thank you.
	10:43am Erella: Something about this makes me think of Arto Lindsay now that I think of it. Love this.
	10:44am chromaphone: Radiohead much?
	♥ 10:47am Trouble: bonjour erella! chico and arto were both born in brasil
	10:55am josh: this julie byrne track is beautiful - it's stopped me in my tracks!
	♥ 10:57am Trouble: did anyone see julie byrne last fri at monty hall? i went thursday and saw mary lattimore opening: gorgeous!
	10:58am zopa: sublime frequencies indeed. thanks Trouble!
	♥ 11:07am ɨkɛ: YES! Lord Garbage MUST PREVAIL!!!
	♥ 11:09am Passaic River Blues: I very much wanted to see Mary Lattimore last Thursday but, alas, work awfulness foreclosed that opportunity. ... So much sustained aural beauty this Thursday!
	11:09am Magda: I didn't see Julie but I do want to see Acid Mother's Temple. Curious. Are there any shows anyone is going to???
	11:11am Magda: When did this Michael Holm song come out?
	11:13am djsheilab: Hey Trouble: Have had my ear tuned to you all morning. Loved that Marie Laforet track especially!
	11:16am specksnyder: A belated good morning to all!
	11:19am Mark R: It's the rare Thursday when I can catch your show live, so glad I made it!
	♥ 11:19am Trouble: howdy magda and sheila! i don't know when the michael holm came out; guessing late 60's /early 70's by the cover
	11:21am Mark R: Mr. Wikipedia says "Mendocino" was released in 1969.
	11:21am Magda: Vielen Dank meine schone Radio DJ.
	11:22am Magda: Vielen Dank Mark R. :D
	11:25am Mark R: I liked that "Troubles" song. Who can't relate?
	11:25am Magda: We are Wolves has a great Trouble song, that I have been listening to for a 10k playlist.
	11:27am Mark R: This "Broken Moon" song is lovely, too. Especially on this dreary drizzly day somehow. Oh, hell, EVERYTHING you play is so good! I'll just shut up now.
	11:28am specksnyder: Yeah, this is great. Never heart of the band. I'll shut up, too.
	11:33am Mark R: Everybody shut up and listen to this excellent music now! Shut up I say!!!
	♥ 11:33am Trouble: thanks guys for all the good words!!
	11:35am specksnyder: Grooooooooooove!
	♥ 11:37am Priscilla: Oh Man! S-town!
	11:37am Magda: Awwww Yeah!!!!
	11:38am specksnyder: Trying to come up with the connection between this song, the Faulkner story, and the idea of it being by the Zombies.
	11:39am kimzilla: This song is so stuck in my head because of S-Town, and now its my favorite song to torture my co-host, Emily with! Thanks!
	11:40am Lucky: Never heard this version of Rose for Emily. Huh.
	11:40am Chris from DC: A great segue to Grouper.
	♥ 11:40am Mick: Such a good show, yet again. Trouble, I'm guessing you've seen this article already, but in case not, I think you might be interested: www.nytimes.com...
	11:41am specksnyder: Not sure what S-town is, but must investigate to see if it fits the matrix of bizarre/sad death mummification/undead themes.
	11:42am specksnyder: Ah, now I see what S-town is, and it does fit ... somehow.
	♥ 11:44am Trouble: thanks mick! have not seen that , will read!!!
	♥ 11:45am Priscilla: This music fits so well with the panic at work today
	11:52am Ike: When posting links, you can delete all the crud from the ? onwards when the ? appears after "htm" or "html". (I'm being pedantic, I know, but in app view, that link is obnoxiously super long for no reason.)
	♥ 11:55am Mick: Sure thing Ike - I didn't realize that was happening on the app view. Thanks for the tip!
	11:56am zopa: I need a pony.
	♥ 11:56am Passaic River Blues: Not a wasted second and everything so gorgeous--if anything can redeem the pointlessness of workaday gloom, it's a Trouble set. Thank you!
	♥ 11:57am Priscilla: I need a puppy
	♥ 11:59am Trouble: merci passaic river! see you next week!
	♥ 12:00pm Priscilla: Thanks Trouble!
	♥ 4:47am museguy: Yes, trouble visited. The people working there say they were seeing a ghost. It was an amazing experience. Thank you !

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