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Episode 186 of Pudding On The Wrist. In which your faithful deejay and psychic friend, Frozen Lazuras, spins choice cuts from Sharp Pins, Os Mutantes, Bruce Haack, Tom Waits, Joan Baez, His Name Is Alive, and so many more.
Jazzy sounds start your first post-Daylight Savings morning, plus the usual mix of shoegaze, jangle-pop, post-punk, and a throwback to Bruce Haack's Electric Lucifer. Enjoy the sounds, stay sane this week, and enjoy a showfill from Greenhouse's Emily R. next Monday morning.Playlist: Spirit of Naima - Cut FreeSW Hedrick - Early GoldenBlue Lake - WeftAyal Senior - Ta ShmaPeggy Lee, Cole Schmidt - BlameSylvain Rifflet - MǎmǎhūhūTomin - LifeErki Pärnoja - Rumba in mostly 7 for oneBristol Manor - Sepia TonesPrefuse 73 - The End of AirThe Smile - Instant PsalmWhite Poppy - Memories (Surf Mix)Bon Enfant - Enfant de l'airMemorials - LamplighterSleepkit - Flower Through Your HeadBruce Haack - Cherubic HymnBruce Haack - Program MeKit Sebastian - Göç / MeWhatitdo Archive Group - Wild ManPanda Bear, featuring Cindy Lee - DefenseDana Gavanski - Business of the AttitudeJonathan Personne - Nuage noirNick Brobak - They Can Save YouColor Green - Ball and KeyJonah Yano - Someone Asked Me How I've BeenNaima Bock - MovingChad VanGaalen - Snake PitAffiliate Links - Three Minute Drum SoloThe Smashing Times - June RabbitTess Parks - Crown ShyOMBIIGIZI - Hands Are UpSmoke Bellow - HomecomingCheer - IntersectionsKeiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka, Hiroshi Kanazu and Toshiyuki Ueno - You've Come Far, NessMort Garson - Concerto for Philodendron & PothosMort Garson - PlantasiaMort Garson - Symphony for a Spider PlantMort Garson - Baby's Tears BluesMichael Boddicker - End Title March
Ex Hex drummer Laura Harris makes her return to YMAAA to talk about Canadian electronic music pioneer Bruce Haack and his album, The Electric Lucifer. Laura shares why this album holds a special place for her, discusses her favorite tracks from the album and explores how it relates to her general fascination with synthesizers. She also talks about the recent Ex Hex tour and what's happening with her other bands, Ecstatic International and The Owners.Note: This episode was recorded at the lesson and rehearsal space where Laura works, and about an hour in, you can hear drumming in the background (presumably from someone's lesson).Take lessons with Laura! You can book sessions through the 7 Drum City website (https://www.7drumcity.com/laura-harris-bio.html) or by contacting her directly by email at laurajeanharris12@gmail.com.Also, be sure to follow each of Laura's bands on Instagram!Ex Hex: @exhexbandEcstatic International: @ecstatic_internationalThe Owners: @the.owners.band1:24 Laura joins the show2:40 Was Bruce Haack the Father of Techno?4:17 The Electric Lucifer marks Haack's transition away from music for children7:10 Haack made some interesting appearances on TV8:28 Laura provides some background information on Haack15:30 Some music and TV shows made for kids are pretty scary19:57 Children play a key role in the story told in The Electric Lucifer23:11 How did The Electric Lucifer get released on a major label?26:55 Laura finds the disjointedness of the album's music appealing30:12 It's a strange album, but it has some jams31:09 Laura explains why she chose The Electric Lucifer36:33 Laura identifies one of her favorite tracks from the album41:12 Laura addresses the psychedelic aspects of the album46:40 Laura and Al break down the song “War”51:42 Laura discusses “Song Of The Death Machine” and her rescue parrots58:34 Laura and Al get into a Genesis discussion…and relate it back to Laura's fascination with Bruce Haack and synthesizers1:04:03 Laura summarizes what's great about the album1:07:10 Laura talks about the recent Ex Hex shows1:10:45 Laura updates us on what's next for Ecstatic International and The OwnersOutro is from “Corridor” by Ecstatic International.Support the show
New-Old Recordings Making it into the Archive. Playlist Symphonic Electronic Rock Symphonic electronic is always a favorite of listeners of the podcast. I note these additions, including a scarce soundtrack recording of interest. Jeff Bruner, “Try To Escape,” “Night Saucer,” “Larry And Diane Go To Hell,” “On The Beach,” “The Investigator,” “Vic's Flashback,” “End” from (side 2) from Foes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1977 Not on Label). This interesting soundtrack combined electronic music with orchestral sounds for this little seen motion picture. Recorded and mixed at Santa Barbara Sound. Music composed and conducted by Jeff Bruner; electronic music production, Doug Scott; electronic music realized by Jeff Bruner and Doug Scott. I picked this up on a trip to Boston According to Jeff Bruner himself, this record was pressed for the movie staff only and there are less than 20 copies. “The music on this record is a perfect balance of rational sounds that you've heard before and even more rational sounds which because you've never heard them before seem quite irrational. 19:36 Claude Denjean, “Memories Of Moody Blues” from Moods (1976 London Records). A few years after the initial wave of albums produced using the Moog Modular synthesizer, Denjean returned to the instrument to make this collection of classic pop tunes in an electronic symphonic vein. This song seems to touch on every other note of the classic “Nights in White Satin” without actually causing any copyright issues, I imagine. This album is a new copy added to the archive. How could I resist? 4:09 Hugo Montenegro, “MacArthur Park (Allegro Part III)” from Moog Power (1969 RCA Victor). A rockin' album of symphonic pop tunes from the heyday of Moog Modular recordings. Montenegro had the magic touch for arranging such pop songs. He was aided by Moog programming by none other than Paul Beaver and playing by Mike Melvoin. This is an old copy from my collection that I unsealed just for this podcast. Only this one track has been played on this album. 3:21 Raymond Lefèvre Et Son Grand Orchestre, “Mille Colombes” from Love In Stereo Nº 1 (1978 Barclay). This German release of French album is one of many by keyboard player and arranger Lefèvre. This one features a variety of electronic music instruments used in conjunction with an orchestra. Bass, Dave Markee; Drums, Barry Morgan; Keyboards, Alan Hawkshaw; Percussion, Ray Cooper; Synthesizer players, Guy Boyer, Maurice Vander, Raymond Lefèvre. Synthesizers used: RMI Computer, Moog 3 P, Arp DGX, Omni Polyphonic, Korg 1000, Korg 2000, Ems/Arp Sequencer. Rhythm section recorded at Lansdowne Recording Studios, London. Strings recorded at Barclay Hoche, Paris. Synthesizers recorded at Studio Damiens. 3:10 Early Electronic Music Several recordings featuring vintage tape compositions and performances using the Moog Modular synthesizer were among our newest arrivals to the archive. Ralph Lundsten. “Snowstorm” (1967/68) from Shangri-La (1975 His Master's Voice). Swedish release of composer Lundsten music for Shangri-La, a commissioned work for Swedish Radio. However, the album also presents several early tape works, including Winter Music, a suite of works for the season of this which this one is a part. “Suddenly, a sleigh with lit-up torches emerges out of the whirling snowstorm. … Was it for real or just a dream?” 2:30 Jean Jacques Perrey, “The Alien Planet” from Musique Electronique Du Cosmos (Electronic Music From Outer Space) (1962 MusiCues). An earlier disc of Perrey, later known as the wizard of electronic pop sounds. He was using the Ondioline for this track, an early monophonic organ, and tape manipulation to provide effects. This was a recording of broadcast library sounds. 1:02 Jean Jacques Perrey, “Space Light” from Musique Electronique Du Cosmos (Electronic Music From Outer Space) (1962 MusiCues). Another early track from Perrey. 1:03 Jean Jacques Perrey, “Intercestial Tabulator” from Musique Electronique Du Cosmos (Electronic Music From Outer Space) (1962 MusiCues). Another early tape compositionfrom Perrey that might be his imagining what a future computer would sound like. 1:03 Jean Jacques Perrey, “Barnyard in Orbit” from Musique Electronique Du Cosmos (Electronic Music From Outer Space) (1962 MusiCues). Another early track from Perrey that shows his innate sense of humor that we would hear much more of in his music yet to come. 2:17 Jean Jacques Perrey, “Micro Cosmic PL 1” from Musique Electronique A Caractere Special Pour Illustrations Sonores Et Effets Speciaux (2017 Wah Wah Records). Spanish release of an original acetate disc of Perrey demonstration tracks and original compositions. I think these were made around 1967 after Perrey had begun using the Moog Modular synthesizer. 5:19 Doug McKechnie, “The First Exploration @ SF Radical Laboratories, 1968” (2020 VG+ Records). Recently released recordings of an original tapes made in 1968 from an early Moog composer and performer. McKechnie famously played a live Moog Modular set at the Altamont performance in 1969 by the Rolling Stones. He is ever-so briefly heard and seen the film Gimme Shelter (1970). In any event, McKechnie was a pioneer who used an instrument owned by one Bruce Hatch (not Bruce Haack). He worked with the instrument for about four years before Hatch sold it to Tangerine Dream around 1972. With that came the end of one musician's dreams and the beginning of someone else's. I am so happy that Doug was able to release this recording of his early work because so many of us have been curious to hear it. This track represents some clever droning with the sequencer and one can imagine this being performed in real-time. 8:30 Hydroelectric Streetcar, “I Realize” from The Cool-Aid Benefit Album Vol. 1 (1970 Arthfor Special Products). I was searching for this Canadian benefit disc for a long time so that I could add it to my collection of Moog Modular Synthesizer recordings. The Moog in this case was owned by my acquaintance Johns Mills Cockell who played in several rock bands and avant garde performance groups during this time. Remember Intersystems? In this case, he was playing as a sideman for Hydro Electric Streetcar, a folk-rock band to which he added synthesis. Bass, Vocals, Lee Stephens; Drums, Stan Tait; Guitar, Al Wiebe; Lead Vocals, Danny McInnes; Moog Modular Synthesizer, John Mills-Cockell. 3:48 Robots A few tracks in this batch of new arrivals worked around the theme of robots, machines, and synthesized voices. Skanfrom, “Mr. Robot Is Dead” from Split 12" (2000 A.D.S.R.). Now defunct electro synthpop label from Germany run by Skanfrom. Limited to 800 hand numbered copies. Mine is number 676. Skanfrom is Roger Semsroth. 3:25 I., “Gro Stadtleben” from Split 12" (2000 A.D.S.R.). Now defunct electro synthpop label from Germany run by Skanfrom. Limited to 800 hand numbered copies. Mine is number 676. B.I. (Bakterielle Infektion) was founded in Berlin in 1995, disbanded 2011. 2:34 Dee D. Jackson, “Automatic Lover” from Automatic Lover (1978 Jupiter Records). German release, 7” 45 RPM. Dee D. Jackson (Deirdre Elaine Cozier) is an English singer-songwriter, She was primarily a space disco/Italo disco concept artist, moving to Italy in the mid-1980s. The computer voice in this tune sounds like a person speaking monotone with some filtering. No artificial intelligence involved here. 3:54 Ralph Lundsten. “Robbie is Dancing the Waltz” (1975) from Shangri-La (1975 His Master's Voice). Swedish release of composer Lundsten music for Shangri-La, a commissioned work for Swedish Radio. It also includes his Heaven by Night suite from which this song comes. The robotic voice appears to be one that is amplitude modulated to provide a wavering tremolo effect. No vocoder here. 4:06 Odds and Ends Recordings that are becoming part of the archive as representative examples of the odd and curious in electronic sounds. The Marvelletes, “I Want a Guy” (1961 Tamla). Single featuring a Musitron played by Raynoma Liles Gordy (producer, arranger, musician and ex-wife of Motown executive Barry Gordy); Lead vocals by Wanda Young Rogers; background vocals by Gladys Horton, Georgeanna Tillman, Wyanetta "Juanita" Cowart, and Katherine Anderson; Other instrumentation by the Funk Brothers included Bass by James Jamerson, Drums by Benny Benjamin, Guitar by Eddie Willis, Piano by Marvin Gaye,Tenor saxophone by Hank Cosby, Baritone saxophone by Andrew "Mike" Terry. The Musitron was a modified, monophonic electric organ invented by Max Crook and featured on such well-known songs as Del Shannon's “Hats Off to Larry” and “Runaway.” Crook was the keyboard player in Del Shannon's band and they made that sound a key novelty in Shannon's songs beginning in 1961, the same year as “I Want a Guy.” 2:38 Living Shakespeare, “King Lear” excerpt from King Lear (1962 Living Shakespeare Inc.). US compilation release of various excerpts from the Living Shakespeare series. This was a series of recordings of the plays of William Shakespeare, adapted for recording and made in England. This series was available in various combinations of discs and usually featured some sort of incidental electronic music produced by a BBC Radiophonic-associated composer. I have a complete set of discs as packaged for the US market. But I came across this sampler disc and thought to include an example of the scene from King Lear where the King (as acted by Donald Wolfit) “calls down the rage of heaven in a violent thunderstorm,” with the storm sounds all being electronic. Text adapted by Fiona Bentley, Morys Aberdare; Directed by Sir Donald Wolfit; Musique Concrete and sound patterns composed by Desmond Leslie. 2:24 K-Tel, “Hit, Flop, Break Even” from K-Tel Super Star Chance-a-Tune (1973 K-Tel). 7” 45-rpm single. A triple-grooved record. (also known as 'Parallel', 'Mystery', or 'Trick-Track' record). Originally packaged as part of the board game "K-Tel Superstar Game.” The same tracks are pressed on both sides. “Players are rock stars” and collected gold records to win. Rolled the dice to move through the board. Squares had events for players to collect or lose money or release an album, which were subject to being a Hit, Flop, or Break-even by playing the disc. The game came with this Chance-A-Tune 45 RPM record which was played when a player landed on an album release square. The player drops the needle to see which of the tracks, and verdicts, comes up. The single only includes the three phrases I've edited here for the podcast. In reality, you could never tell which track would play with each drop of the needle. 0:29 Adams & Fleisner, “Surrounded In Mystery And Magic (Sounds Of The Inside)” from Space Effects Vol. 2 (1988 BCM). German recording of sound effects. I chose this one primarily because at 1:25 it was by far the longest track on this broadcast library record. 1:54 Yuri Rasovsky, “Interplanetary Adventurer” from The Chicago Language Tape And Other Aberations of El Fiendo In Glorious Mono (1979 Not on Label). A curious comedy record led by Yuri Rasovsky that consists primarily of sketches that are acted out and produced as would be a radio program. There is one piece of electronic music that might interest you: Hans Wurman, venerable Moog synthesist, contributed the opening music to this story that features the Moog Modular. I suspect that this was the last recorded Moog piece that Hans produced before laying down his golden patch cords. Musician, music by Hans Wurman; Voice Actor, Dick Simpson, Don Vogel, Gary Gears, Joan Lazzerini, John Hultman, Keneth Northcott, Mell Zellman, Michelle M. Faith, Yuri Rasovsky. I chose to reproduced only this musical segment, surrounded by some of the spoken parts for context. 1:46. Originals A few recordings are just unnecessarily difficult to categorize. Joakim, “Teenage Kiss (Dub)” from Transe / Teenage Kiss (2005 Kitsune). French, 12” maxi-single. Danceable, yet strange. Written by, Performed, and produced by Joakim Bouaziz. 4:58 Landscape, “From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars .... To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus” from From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars .... To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus (1981 RCA). English electro/pop/jazz band from London. This is the title track and features some electronic tunes in the dance styles of the beguine, mambo, and tango. Which seemed to go with the other dance related tracks I found in this batch of new-old records. Electronic trombone, Trombone, Vocals, Peter Thoms; Vocals, Keyboards, Grand Piano, Fender Rhodes, Christopher Heaton; Vocals, Programmed By, Electronic Drums, Electronic Percussion, Synthesizer, Drums, Richard James Burgess; Bass Guitar, Synthesizer Bass, Vocals, Andy Pask. 7:53 Ralph Lundsten. “Cosma Nova” (1975) from Shangri-La (1975 His Master's Voice). Another track from Mr. Lundsten, commissioned for Swedish Radio. From the Heaven by Night suite, this is a dreamy dance tune. 3:18 Allen Ravenstine, “Going Upriver,” “110 In The Underpass,” and “5@28” from Electron Music / Shore Leave (2020 Waveshaper). This recent Canadian release is a collection of Ravenstine”s work for electronic and instrumental media. Ravenstine was the electronics and synthesizer player in the original lineup of Pere Ubu. He has continued to make eclectic, highly original and thoughtful music over the years. 16:11 Don Voegeli, “A Piece Of Bubble Gum” from Instant Production Music/Volume 18: Fine (1980 University Of Wisconsin-Extension). This was the final disc Voegeli made in the Electrosonic Studio for NPR, saying, “Fine . . . used as the title for this record to signal another termination, the end of the CPB and NPR funded project which over the years has brought you a total of twenty-six records of special production music.” Intended for private use by and for public (non-commercial) radio and TV facilities, this was one of the many broadcast library records that Voegeli created in a well-equipped electronic music studio that included a Moog Modular III. 1:07 Don Voegeli, “Follow the Leader” from Instant Production Music/Volume 18: Fine (1980 University Of Wisconsin-Extension). Produced by the Electrosonic Studio. 1:52 Opening background music: Barton McLean, “Dimensions I For Single Instrument And Tape” (excerpt) from American Society Of University Composers (1979 Advance Recordings). Tape composition and recording engineer, Barton McLean; Violin, Stephen Clapp. Compositions From Volume VII Of The ASUC Journal Of Music Scores. Composed while McLean was director the Electronic Music Center at the University of Texas at Austin. 13:38 Opening and closing sequences voiced by Anne Benkovitz. Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes. See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation: For additional notes, please see my blog, Noise and Notations.
Avantgardistische Elektronika und frickelige Klangexperimente. ## NOKO 124 - Dimensional Slide Neon funk, space boogie, sci-fi Space, the final frontier… Super-sound dimensions in vinylic helix structure drifting under bright stars. Gain the coordinates and lock in this position. 71-80-83-04-81-07-10 11-93-02-12-13-79-09 84-98-99-88-14-98-04 12-02-97-02-01-07-08 88-97-00-99-84-01-13 1. John Barry - 007 and counting .UAS-5220 ### intermission. John Carpenter - (dark star) music, sound effects and dialogue excerpts part 1 .CT 7022 1. Billy Idol - daytime drama .FV 41450 2. Tik & Tok - soulless synthetic heart steps .CAT 148EP 3. Yello - bostich .Vertigo_6435094 4. Hantrax - song of good times .RR 14 5. Bruce Haack ft. Ed Harvey - program me .STH 2221 6. Solvent - tassles .SUCTION 022 7. Kraftwerk - the robots .S11-56854 8. Nu Science - party on .A.D.S.R. 014 9. Com Truise - vhs sex .GI-138LP 10. Dwight Sykes - you that i need .PPU-044 ### intermission. Unknown Artists - (the black hole) dialogue, music and sound effects .Disneyland_3821 1. Oneohtrix Point Never - betrayed in the octagon .NFP 43 2. Slava Tsukerman, Brenda I. Hutchinson & Clive Smith - margaret's apartment II .MIL CH010 3. Like A Tim - the fun is gone .GEIST 003LP 4. Cabbage Boy - i:cabbage .NTONE 35 5. Floormaster Squeeze - kick out the james (again) .AHOT1 4U 6. Soma Holiday - shake your molecules .MW 052p; 7. Ko Lute - planetary chessgame syndrome .MZEE 054 8. Cylob - unrequited .BRK 45 9. James Ferraro - so n2u .HIT 023 10. Rude Ass Tinker - get wicked .ZIQ 065 11. Mike Flowers meets Cylob - 1999 (Cylob instrumental mix) .LOEP 13 12. The Ace Of Clubs - 133,6 .SV 303 13. 808 State - flow coma (remix by AFX) .MEN 1 14. Last Step - lives with angel .ZIQ 149 15. EDMX - a different kind of … .BRK 53 16. Key - kein anschluß .Amiga_856423 ### intermission. Bolz Bolz - wersitime .EZ-006 1. Skanfrom - confused machines (2nd) .A.D.S.R. 010 2. Japanese Telecom - japanese animation .ITU 002 3. The Knights Of The Turntables - fresh mess dub (the knights fly to mars and venus, with their dog, ### woodpecker, and cat!) .JDC 0041 1. David Rottmeyer - madication .PT 3002 2. Funkineven - coke .APRON 04 # Nokogiribiki Weird broadcast radio since 2005. Eine Sendeübernahme von Radio Blau aus Leipzig. * https://nokogiribiki.tumblr.com/
Playlist Chamberlin Rhythmate Two Times The Trauma, “Freak Show” from I Fell In Love With An Ocean (2006 Starfly). There is an original Chamberlin Rhythmate at Roth Händle Studios in Stockholm, plus some other precious vintage equipment used in the making of the first album by Two Times The Trauma. Double Bass, Vocals, Magnus Eugensson; Drums, Percussion, Optigan, Mellotron, Tin Whistle, Turntables, Chamberlin Rhythmate, Mattias Olsson; Electric Guitar, Eric Fallope; Mellotron, Orchestron, Tobias Ljungkvist; Tuba, Fredrik Wennström; Vocals, Cecilia Åhlfeldt; Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mattias Eriksson; Xylophone, Daniel Kåse. Recorded at Roth Händle Studios 3 & 4, Stockholm. Mellotron bee tape set used with kind permission from Gaby Stenberg. Yamaha GX-1 used with kind permission from Benny Andersson. Orchestron French Horn disc on 'In Your Eyes' used thanks to Zac Rae. All Optigan, Mellotron and Chamberlin Rhythmate service and maintenance was performed way beyond the call of duty by Markus Resch. Wurlitizer Side Man and Swingin' Rhythm LCD Sound System, “Somebody's Calling Me” from This Is Happening (2010 Parlophone). Somebody's Calling Me; Finger Snaps Snaps, Matt Thornley; Finger Snaps Snaps, Synthesizer Casio MT-68, Wurlitzer Sideman, EMS VCS3 Putney, Korg Poly Ensemble, Bass, Piano Acoustic, Keyboards Roland System 100, Vocals, James Murphy; Mixed By, DS; Trombone, Jason Disu; Written-By, J. Murphy. Glenn Derringer, “The Girl From Ipanema” from Wurlitzer Swingin' Rhythm (1968 Wurlitzer). Glenn Derringer at the Wurlitzer electronic organ, demonstrating the Wurlitzer Electronic Swingin' Rhythm attachment with an unspecified Wurlitzer electronic organ. Each track on this demonstration disc explains the Swingin' Rhythm settings that were used. For “The Girl From Ipanema,” the settings were: “Moderate Bossa Nova. The Swingin' Rhythm was set at Latin, tempo control set to 1 o'clock.” What more can I say? Dick Hyman, “Strobo” from the single Strobo/Lay, Lady, Lay (1969 Command). Dick told me about this track, which was one of his Moog experiments that didn't make it onto his two albums around this time. Normally, he produced his Moog tracks with the help of synthesizer programmer Walter Sear. But in the case of this single, he did all the programming. For “Strobo,” he used a drum machine. It sounds like a Swingin' Rhythm. Jean-Pierre Sabar, “Fool on the Hill” from Super-Danse/Les Orgues Électroniques De Jean Pierre Sabar (1969 Sava). French LP of instrumental cover versions of popular music, all played on the Wurlitzer 4300 electronic organ with integrated Multi-Matic Percussion unit and Swingin' Rhythm, which was also sold as a standalone drum machine. In this case, I'm having a little trouble telling the difference between the drum machine and what sometimes sounds like a drum set with bass and toms. The settings on the organ indicate that the pedals can be used to play “drum” and “cymbal” sounds, and the Swingin' Rhythm unit had buttons for drum, brush, snare, block, and cymbal. Still, I can't account for the tambourine sound but so much of this rhythm section sounds like a drum machine repeating sounds robotically that I must assume that this is a combination of live drummer and drum machine. Jerry Styner And Larry Brown, “Dock of the Bay” from Orbit III (1971 Beverly Hills). Album produced to showcase the sounds of the Wurlitzer Orbit III organ, the “orbit” portion being a a third, two-octave keyboard that was a monophonic synthesizer. The instrument was equipped with the latest Wurlitzer rhythm machine built in. On this track, you not only hear sounds of a drum machine that sounds similar to the Wurlitzer Swingin' Rhythm machine introduced in 1969. Although the liner notes suggest that all of the sounds were created using the organ, there appears to be a regular human drummer playing along (probably percussionist and co-producer Larry Brown). I say this because there is a hit hat heard throughout and although Swingin' Rhythm had setting for a Snare, Brush and Cymbal sounds, as fills for the rhythm settings, they really did not reproduce the hit hat sound that is heard here. That and the miscellaneous drum fills added throughout sound more “played” than mechanized. Anyway, that's my take after examining this recording as compared to the actual sounds of the Swingin' Rhythm unit. Thomas Organ Byron Melcher, “Spanish Flea” from The Entertainers (1966 Thomas Organ Co.). Thomas Organ was one of the leading makers of electronic organs for the home. On this track, you can hear the Playmate rhythm component, a drum machine with 15 preset rhythms. The Thomas organ drum machine, circa mid-1960s. Thomas Organ was another maker of electronic organs for the home market. By 1966 they had created the Playmate rhythm component, a drum machine with 15 preset rhythms and a standalone device called the Band Box that had 10 preset rhythms. These were often sold as part of their Color-Glo line of transistorized organs. Color-Glo helped amateur musicians by lighting up the keys for preprogrammed melodies and chords to guide them along. Lowrey Organ Johnny Kemm “Taboo” from Latin Days (1970 Concert Recording). This album was created using the Lowrey Theater Console Deluxe organ model H25R-2 equipped with the built-in Automatic Rhythm drum machine feature. Not Sure Which Drum Machine Robin Gibb, “Mother and Jack” from the single Saved by the Bell/Mother and Jack (1969 Polydor). There was brief period in 1969 when the Brothers Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees, had a sibling riff and Robin went off on his own to record some solo projects while Barry and Maurice completed a two-man Bee Gee album called Cucumber Castle. Perhaps because he was working along, Robin used a drum machine to mark time while recording various tracks and in the case of a few songs, he kept the mechanical rhythm as part of the finished recording. This might be the earliest purposeful use of a drum machine on a pop hit. I include it hear because it is probably a Swingin' Rhythm, although it might also be a Seeburg Select-A-Rhythm, also available at the time. Bruce Haack “Saint Basil” from The Electronic Record For Children (1969 Dimension 5). Tape composition, drum machine, and synthesis by Bruce Haack; Directed by P. Pandel; Performer, The Children Of Holy Trinity Cathedral School. Bruce used an unidentified drum machine on this album of children's music. Roland (Various) Michael Iceberg, “Mexican Hat Dance” from Does It Live: 100th Week At Walt Disney World (1977 Hihomusic). This album was only sold to tourists as a souvenir at Walt Disney World during the Michael Iceberg residency as a performer at Tomorrowland Terrace during the late 70's through the late 80's. Unknown drum machine, but likely a Roland Rhythm TR-55. Miha Kralj, “Apokalipsa” from Andromeda (1980 PGP). Yugoslavian record from synthesist Miha Kralj features a Roland CompuRhythm CR-78. Composer, producer, Synthesizer, Vocoder, Sequencer, Drum Machine, Effects, Miha Kralj. Gary Numan, “Slowcar To China” from Dance (1981 Atco). Bass , Mick Karn; Percussion, Gary Numan, Tim Steggles; Polymoog, Prophet 5, Roland JP 4, CP30, Claptrap, Electronic Drums Roland CR78, Gary Numan; Viola, Chris Payne. The Noyes Brothers, “Byte to Beat” from Sheep From Goats (1980 Object Music). Synthesizer and electronic drums, Solamar. The Noyes Brothers had two members, Steve Miro and Steve Solamar. They were from the UK and Solamar seems to be the only artist on this track and uses an non-specific Roland drum machine. This track is taken from a double LP, the only record I know of for the Noyes Brothers. Comateens, “Ghosts” from Comateens (1981 Cachalot Records). Here is a group who's unofficial fourth member was a Roland Compu-Rhythm CR-78. The inner notes for the album featured profiles of all of the artists, including Lyn Byrd on synthesizers and vocals, Oliver North on guitar and vocals, Nic North on bass, and vocals and the Roland machine, which was described as having a square black head, no body, with red, blue, and yellow buttons. In addition, the notes state that the Roland drum machine was born in Japan and existed as 3,468 separate pieces before assembled and called upon to serve with the Comateens. Joël Fajerman, “Espace – Oiseaux” from Azimuts (1981 PSA). French record by Fajerman featuring a Roland TR 808 Rhythm composer, and instruments such as the Multimoog, Prophet 5, Korg polyphonic 3100, Clavinet D6, ARP sequencer, Oberheim module. SPK (System Planning Korporation), “Emanation Machine R. Gie 1916” from Information Overload Unit (1981 Side Effects). Australian industrial sounds released in the UK. Guitar, Bass, Tape, Vocals, Mike Wilkins; Synthesizer, Roland Drum Programming, Effects, Vocals, Graeme Revell; Synthesizer, Effects, Dominic Guerin. Rüdiger Lorenz, “Out of the Past” from Invisible Voices (1983 Syncord). This late pharmacist/synthesist from Germany played all the instruments on this album, including Korg Polysix, Formant Synthesizer, Roland Vocoder VC 10, Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, Moog Sample & Hold, MXR Stereo Chorus, Electro-Harmonix Flanger, PPG Sequencer, Elektor Ringmodulator, and Pearl Vorg Echo-Orbit. Other analog drum machines Bob Hacker, “Careless Hands” from One Man Opry: Bob Hacker Plays The Yamaha Electone D (1980 Yamaha). This album, produced by Yamaha, features some of the wacky analog synth effects it could produce as well as its built-in drum machine. This was a spinet style organ, a small upright keyboard with pedals for the home market. Arthur Brown and Kingdom Come, “Time Captives” from Journey (1973 Polydor). Brown used Bentley drum machine to provide drums on this track. The Bentley was actually a UK version of the Roland TR-77 which was the very first product Roland released under they own name. In the US this same unit was sold by Hammond as the Auto-Vari 64. The unit has 5 faders for Volume, Tempo, Cymbal/HH/Maracas, Guiro, Snare, Bass Drum. The TR-77 has 6 faders for Tempo, Fade Time, Volume, Bass D, Snare D, Guiro & Hi-Hat/Cymbal/Maracas. Bass, Percussion, Vocals, Phil Shutt; Bentley Rhythm Ace, Vocals, Arthur Brown; Electric Guitar, Vocals – Andy Dalby; Mellotron, Synthesizer [Arp 2600, Vcs3], Piano, Theremin, Percussion, Vocals, Victor Peraino. Kraftwerk, “Radioactivity” from Kraftwerk – Radio-Activity (1975 Capitol).Electronics, Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter; Lyrics by Emil Schult, Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter; music by Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter; Electronic Percussion Karl Bartos, Wolfgang Flür; Vocals, Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter. Schoolly D, “P.S.K.-What Does It Mean? (instrumental version)” from P.S.K.-What Does It Mean? / Gucci Time (1986 Schooly D Records). A remix of this track that features only the drum sounds of the The Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer. This drum machine was one of the first Roland instruments to be equipped with MIDI, and was the first analog/digital hybrid machine, combining analog circuits for its drums with digital samples for its cymbal and hi-hat sounds. You can hear how Schooly D isolated the cymbals and drums on this track. Pixie Ninja, “Leng Plateau” from Colours Out Of Space (2020 Apollon Records). Another recording using the Chamberlin Rhythmate in the Roth Händle Studio in Stockholm. Roth Händle studios is run by producer and musician Mattias Olsson who collects, restores, and offers vintage musical gear for use by visiting bands. There is so much to listen to here with Pixie Ninja's hard-driving and somewhat deranged mix of vintage, cranky electronic instruments and modern guitars and synthesizers. You can hear the Chamberlin Rhythmmate in this track, a Bandmaster Powerhouse Drum Machine (the one that used 8-track tapes), and an Electro-Harmonix DRM-16 Drum Machine. Godin Shifter 4 Bass, Korg Krome 61, Korg Volca Keys, Korg Monotribe, Nord Lead A1, Glockenspiel, Polar Circle Bells, Kalimba, Marius Leirånes; Drums, Percussion, Mother Modular System, Mellotron M400, Philicorda Organ, Chamberlin Rhythmate, Fender Rhodes, Hohner Clavinet, Blind Typemachine, EMS VCS3, Casio PT-88, Roland JV-8080, Roland SH-101, Electro-Harmonix DRM-16 Drum Machine, Moog Taurus, Korg MS-10, Optigan, Roland VP-330+, Bandmaster Powerhouse Drum Machine, E-Bow (Bass Gizmotron), Jenco Celeste, Grand Piano, Mattias Olsson; Fender Stratocaster, Gretsch G5320T, TC Electronic AEON Infinite Sustainer, Korg Krome 61, Korg microKORG, Nord Lead A1, Arturia Microbrute, Stylophone 350s, Glockenspiel, Jostein Haugen; Rickenbacker 12 String Electric Guitar, Fender Rhodes, Philicorda Organ, Mellotron M400, Hampus Nordgren-Hemlin. Background Sounds Opening: Negativland, “Side 1, Track 3” from Negativland (1980 Seeland). An unidentified drum box is heard throughout this track. It sounds a lot like the Wurlitzer Swingin' Rhythm. Recorded Dec. 1979-April 1980. This privately release album had a hand-made sleeve made of cut-and-paste artwork assembled with xerox, wallpaper, black construction paper, and magazine photos. Beneath these pasted portions, the cover itself is spray painted and stenciled with parts of the band name, as well as hand-numbered. Synthesizer, edited by, voice, tape, David Wills; Tape, Electronics, drum machine rhythms, Booper (an electronic oscillator), Clarinet, Organ, Viola, Loops, Guitar, Mark Hosler, Richard Lyons. Description of previous way of producing drum sounds: George Wright, “Happy Talk” from Goes South Pacific (1958 HiFi Records). George Wright on the Mighty Wurlitzer theater organ, an electronic organ popular in the 1950s. Introductory dialog: Johnny Kemm “I Say a Little Prayer” from Latin Days (1970 Concert Recording). This album was created using the Lowrey Theater Console Deluxe organ model H25R-2 equipped with the built-in Automatic Rhythm drum machine feature. Description of Chamberlin Rhythmate: Audio track demo of the Chamberlin Rhythmate from the YouTube video posted by instrument collector Dan Hicks (aka Peahix), a collector in California. Description of Wurlitzer Side Man: Audio track demo of the Wurlitzer Side Man from the YouTube video posted by instrument collector Dan Hicks (aka Peahix), a collector in California. Opening and closing sequences voiced by Anne Benkovitz. Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes. For additional notes, please see my blog Noise and Notations.
Episode 47, Side A: "That Good Ol' Bruce Haack Ghost Took Control of the Midi Player Tonight" by Spoken Word with Electronics
Episode 47, Side A: "That Good Ol' Bruce Haack Ghost Took Control of the Midi Player Tonight" by Spoken Word with Electronics
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #46: The BRUCE HAACK SONGBOOK! (And the 2021 TX Power Failure) Hi, everyone, welcome back to SWWE. We're just now getting through an entirely wild week of weather and bureaucratic power grid failure here in Texas. Texas has been on its own power grid since 1935, or approximately since power grids existed in the United States. This isolationism on Texas' part meant that if we, say, refused to weather-proof our electrical grid (not needed if you aren't regulated!) then, perhaps, close to 4 million people would be without power during the coldest week of weather in decades. And, it's not like TX politicians care about dead bodies, but it would also add to Greg Abbott's death count for 2021, with some very tragic stories. So the first two tracks (introduction and discussion) this week discuss how my wife and I got through a week of blackout, with single digit temperatures outside, no heat – and then, no water. Pretty wild experience! Once water became scarce, people started gathering snow and other fluids (of unusual color) to fill their toilets. Fortunately, we had a filled bathtub, thanks to my wife's good thoughtful preparation. But the week was purgatorial in a way I haven't experienced in a long time. Somehow a power failure is time stopping, even though it's mostly just camping inside your house. But we couldn't do anything and just had to sleep through the cold of it. Wild event. But if you're jumping to this post based on the BRUCE HAACK headline, chances are you're much more interested in the main item: I have a copy of The Bruce Haack Songbook. This was self-published by Bruce Haack in 1975 and if you enjoy electronic music and the pioneers of its artform, Bruce Haack ranks pretty high up there on the list. There's Wendy Carlos, Raymond Scott, Clara Rockmore, Morton Subotnick, and a few others – but for me, Bruce Haack is high genius on a level above them. He started by making children's records in the 1960s and built his own synthesizers to perform the music, including a vocoder. All of his work is amazing. I can recommend this film as a perfect primer if you've never been properly introduced to his work, and I'd just start with the first album, Dance Sing and Listen (1963) and follow the discography in order from there. You'll find so many interesting musical ideas throughout, and weird harmonic experiments, including duets Haack often sings with himself, one voice singing and the other vocoding. I consider him similar to the Velvet Underground in breaking apart Electronic Music into less academically rigid and more wildly awesome performance. And there are fewer examples of this wonderful mind of Haack's more displayed than in the SONGBOOK, itself. This is a 60 page book, saddle stitched and large format, that Haack decorated himself with art and illustration, and even contains lyrics! Most of the tracks are uploaded to Youtube, presently, which you can find links to in the Boing Boing post for this week's show, along with a full song contents list. SO, in terms of scans of this book, I feel like images should be made available. The current scalping on a copy of THE BRUCE HAACK SONGBOOK goes for, roughly $350-$1,000 dollars. So I will be uploading as many images of the book as possible onto http://www.ep.tc/bruce-haack-songbook (check back later if it has no content presently) – I've had my own copy for 20 years and the spirit of sharing that this show hopes to be, I'll be uploading scans later tonight. We end this with the sad mention that Esther Nelson passed away in October of last year. I just heard about this and as a young listener TREASURED her voice, her dance, her laughter, and her kindness – which is on all of the albums she shared with Haack, himself: https://twitter.com/BruceHaack/status/1320865864875347968 We all loved you, Miss Nelson. Enjoy this week's show, all - Thanks Ethan
Episode 46, Side A: Hear a Computer Play "The Bruce Haack Songbook" (RARE ELECTRONIC HISTORY ITEM!) by Spoken Word with Electronics
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #46: The BRUCE HAACK SONGBOOK! (And the 2021 TX Power Failure) Hi, everyone, welcome back to SWWE. We're just now getting through an entirely wild week of weather and bureaucratic power grid failure here in Texas. Texas has been on its own power grid since 1935, or approximately since power grids existed in the United States. This isolationism on Texas' part meant that if we, say, refused to weather-proof our electrical grid (not needed if you aren't regulated!) then, perhaps, close to 4 million people would be without power during the coldest week of weather in decades. And, it's not like TX politicians care about dead bodies, but it would also add to Greg Abbott's death count for 2021, with some very tragic stories. So the first two tracks (introduction and discussion) this week discuss how my wife and I got through a week of blackout, with single digit temperatures outside, no heat – and then, no water. Pretty wild experience! Once water became scarce, people started gathering snow and other fluids (of unusual color) to fill their toilets. Fortunately, we had a filled bathtub, thanks to my wife's good thoughtful preparation. But the week was purgatorial in a way I haven't experienced in a long time. Somehow a power failure is time stopping, even though it's mostly just camping inside your house. But we couldn't do anything and just had to sleep through the cold of it. Wild event. But if you're jumping to this post based on the BRUCE HAACK headline, chances are you're much more interested in the main item: I have a copy of The Bruce Haack Songbook. This was self-published by Bruce Haack in 1975 and if you enjoy electronic music and the pioneers of its artform, Bruce Haack ranks pretty high up there on the list. There's Wendy Carlos, Raymond Scott, Clara Rockmore, Morton Subotnick, and a few others – but for me, Bruce Haack is high genius on a level above them. He started by making children's records in the 1960s and built his own synthesizers to perform the music, including a vocoder. All of his work is amazing. I can recommend this film as a perfect primer if you've never been properly introduced to his work, and I'd just start with the first album, Dance Sing and Listen (1963) and follow the discography in order from there. You'll find so many interesting musical ideas throughout, and weird harmonic experiments, including duets Haack often sings with himself, one voice singing and the other vocoding. I consider him similar to the Velvet Underground in breaking apart Electronic Music into less academically rigid and more wildly awesome performance. And there are fewer examples of this wonderful mind of Haack's more displayed than in the SONGBOOK, itself. This is a 60 page book, saddle stitched and large format, that Haack decorated himself with art and illustration, and even contains lyrics! Most of the tracks are uploaded to Youtube, presently, which you can find links to in the Boing Boing post for this week's show, along with a full song contents list. SO, in terms of scans of this book, I feel like images should be made available. The current scalping on a copy of THE BRUCE HAACK SONGBOOK goes for, roughly $350-$1,000 dollars. So I will be uploading as many images of the book as possible onto http://www.ep.tc/bruce-haack-songbook (check back later if it has no content presently) – I've had my own copy for 20 years and the spirit of sharing that this show hopes to be, I'll be uploading scans later tonight. We end this with the sad mention that Esther Nelson passed away in October of last year. I just heard about this and as a young listener TREASURED her voice, her dance, her laughter, and her kindness – which is on all of the albums she shared with Haack, himself: https://twitter.com/BruceHaack/status/1320865864875347968 We all loved you, Miss Nelson. Enjoy this week's show, all - Thanks Ethan
Episode 46, Side A: Hear a Computer Play "The Bruce Haack Songbook" (RARE ELECTRONIC HISTORY ITEM!) by Spoken Word with Electronics
WEATHER DELAY THIS WEEK! Posting the show a day late due to odd weather and predictable Texas Politics. Will discuss next week. Enjoy this week's show, part one of a tribute to Bruce Haack.
WEATHER DELAY THIS WEEK! Posting the show a day late due to odd weather and predictable Texas Politics. Will discuss next week. Enjoy this week's show, part one of a tribute to Bruce Haack.
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #35: Mr Rogers' Rare Words From 1983 on Death and Childhood Illness Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. This week is a tribute to Mr Rogers. I have one rare tape on Mr Rogers in my library of unusual records, and when I share this with people I present it as "a side of Mr Rogers you may have never heard." Most listeners agree: This is a very incredible album. Specifically, this is Fred Rogers translating the complexity of death and pain into helping parents deal with a huge fear: The death of their kids. He also relates similar comfort to kids themselves. And then you meet the children, who are all wonderful, happy, and seemingly more aware of the moment than many adults three times their age. I'm posting it this week because we need more compassion in the world, presently. This is what the 1983 cassette "Healing with Love" is all about, and its obscure placement in the Mr Rogers discography only makes it more interesting. This wasn't work for PBS. It was seemingly only intended for the patients and their parents, and copies of the tape were produced in small numbers. There is no way this topic would have made it onto his show (though Bruce Haack on Mr Rogers is a favorite in that category) This tape celebrates the word of Dr Gerald Jampolsky, who is a kindred spirit of Fred Rogers. You are introduced to Jampolsky, his group of patients, their parents, and then encounter some frightening moments with a parent grieving a dead child. Dr Jampolsky manages a phone hotline for terminally ill children and consoles parents, both those grieving a death or managing stress, and Jampolsky's love and care for everyone is to be admired. Hear the entire tape here. Of course, we had to make a tribute to all of this, and that can be found in Side A for this week, "Mr Roger's Metaphysical Phone Hotline" including some of the more intense Mr Rogers sentences I've ever heard. Here's one: "Do you consider death an enemy?" – Wild. Side B for this week continues our serial Charlie Pickle. This week introduces you to your first day's work at Company Statistics, where both you and Charlie work, and you're given some tips on helping everyone out with the coffee.
SPOKEN WORD WITH ELECTRONICS #35: Mr Rogers' Rare Words From 1983 on Death and Childhood Illness Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. This week is a tribute to Mr Rogers. I have one rare tape on Mr Rogers in my library of unusual records, and when I share this with people I present it as "a side of Mr Rogers you may have never heard." Most listeners agree: This is a very incredible album. Specifically, this is Fred Rogers translating the complexity of death and pain into helping parents deal with a huge fear: The death of their kids. He also relates similar comfort to kids themselves. And then you meet the children, who are all wonderful, happy, and seemingly more aware of the moment than many adults three times their age. I'm posting it this week because we need more compassion in the world, presently. This is what the 1983 cassette "Healing with Love" is all about, and its obscure placement in the Mr Rogers discography only makes it more interesting. This wasn't work for PBS. It was seemingly only intended for the patients and their parents, and copies of the tape were produced in small numbers. There is no way this topic would have made it onto his show (though Bruce Haack on Mr Rogers is a favorite in that category) This tape celebrates the word of Dr Gerald Jampolsky, who is a kindred spirit of Fred Rogers. You are introduced to Jampolsky, his group of patients, their parents, and then encounter some frightening moments with a parent grieving a dead child. Dr Jampolsky manages a phone hotline for terminally ill children and consoles parents, both those grieving a death or managing stress, and Jampolsky's love and care for everyone is to be admired. Hear the entire tape here. Of course, we had to make a tribute to all of this, and that can be found in Side A for this week, "Mr Roger's Metaphysical Phone Hotline" including some of the more intense Mr Rogers sentences I've ever heard. Here's one: "Do you consider death an enemy?" – Wild. Side B for this week continues our serial Charlie Pickle. This week introduces you to your first day's work at Company Statistics, where both you and Charlie work, and you're given some tips on helping everyone out with the coffee.
Med anledning av Silver Apples-Simeons frånfälle ägnas större delen av avsnittet åt en exkursion bland 60-talets elektroniska pionjärer. Förutom Silver Apples får vi höra Fifty Foot Hose, The United States of America, White Noise, Lothar & the Hand People, Spooky Tooth och Intersystems styra sina hembyggda oscillatorer med hjälp av telegrafnycklar och delar av gamla bombplan. (Nej, ingen Bruce Haack - han släppte nämligen vuxenpop först 1970, och vi är hårda men rättvisa.) Utöver det har Robert lyssnat på lite senare DIY-electronica med Solid Space, Human League och Oppenheimer Analysis, och Love introducerar artisten Skator, eller "neofolk möter Dungen möter Turid". Dessutom följer vi Debbie Harrys väg från Mama Cass-epigon via punkprinsessa till rapping-pionjär, Love spelar ännu en Cats on Fire-låt han aldrig har hört och så knyts säcken ihop med en incel-anthem från vår egen electronicapionjär, Hans Edler. Gilla, kommentera och recensera på The Facebook: https://facebook.com/musikensmaktpodcast/ Bidra till Loves fysiska överlevnad och få lite bonusmaterial: https://www.patreon.com/musikensmakt
Med anledning av Silver Apples-Simeons frånfälle ägnas större delen av avsnittet åt en exkursion bland 60-talets elektroniska pionjärer. Förutom Silver Apples får vi höra Fifty Foot Hose, The United States of America, White Noise, Lothar & the Hand People, Spooky Tooth och Intersystems styra sina hembyggda oscillatorer med hjälp av telegrafnycklar och delar av gamla bombplan. (Nej, ingen Bruce Haack - han släppte nämligen vuxenpop först 1970, och vi är hårda men rättvisa.) Utöver det har Robert lyssnat på lite senare DIY-electronica med Solid Space, Human League och Oppenheimer Analysis, och Love introducerar artisten Skator, eller "neofolk möter Dungen möter Turid". Dessutom följer vi Debbie Harrys väg från Mama Cass-epigon via punkprinsessa till rapping-pionjär, Love spelar ännu en Cats on Fire-låt han aldrig har hört och så knyts säcken ihop med en incel-anthem från vår egen electronicapionjär, Hans Edler.
With tracks from Gus Dapperton, Ghetto 25, Mark Blair, Bruce Haack, Berto, Natural Language, Aux 88, leinaD, Tyler The Creator, Osc Kins, Speed Gonzales, DJ Butters, Colectivo Da Silva, t.A.T.u., DJANUNAK, Maté, jonatan leandoer96, MALO2K, DJ TEMPALGIN, Alice Gas, Arca and Daft Punk. Follow Rata.deinternet here: https://soundcloud.com/ali-q-m
Tonight's episode finds your host, Frozen Lazuras, spinning deep cuts from Belle and Sebastian, Beat Happening, Miracle Legion, Bruce Haack, Destroy Boys, and many others.
Bruce Haack was an innovative musician in the ‘60s & ‘70s who created some far-out music for children. His record label, Dimension 5, was all about the dimension of imagination. Twenty years ago, I tried contacting him from another dimension — a dimension beyond the veil. Hear the story, as told by James Archer of Ignitor Media and your Weird Historian, Marc Hartzman, in this special episode. For more weird stories, visit WeirdHistorian.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weirdhistorian/support
EPISODE 6 TRACKLISTING 1.Day-tons- I've got to tell you about it2.JJ Farley and The Original Soul Stirrers - God will understand it3.Rev. Walter McDaniel Jr.- Lord help me4.Blue Unicorn- The question?5.Jon Lucien- It's bigger than I6.Longineu Parsons - Spaced7.Ame Son-A coup de hache8.Gianni Safred- Autumn 20019.Secret Squirrel- Everyone needs some mystery10.Gregg Stevens- I'm so lucky11.Paradise Stars- Black sheep12.Tangent- Moments13.Ladies of the 80's - Easy to move14.Bruce Haack with Ed Harvey - Snow job15.St. Vincent Supersound The Latinaires Orchestra- I've found someone of my own16.The Agrovators- Dub is shining17.Harry Mudie Meets King Tubby- Full dose of dub18.Cellutron and the Invisibles- John 3:1619.Rick Webb and Raw- Til the end
"Jesus ist King" meint Kanye West, nannte so sein im Oktober 2019 erschienenes Album .... und erregt damit Aufsehen. Wieviel Glaube können wir zwischen den Songzeilen des neuen Albums heraushören? Und wieviel Kunst? Wir haben uns auf eine akustische Spurensuche begeben. In diesem Podcast sind folgende Songs enthalten: 1) Intro: „Everything We Need“ Album: Jesus Is King (2019) Artist(s): Kanye West, Featured artists: Ty Dolla Sign, Ant Clemons Producer(s): Kanye West, Ronny J, FNZ, Federico Vindver, BoogzDaBeast, Mike Dean Interpolates: „The Storm“ (Kanye West, Ty Dolla Sign, XXXTentacion) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrfu0FBB110 2) „Jesus Walks“ Album: The College Dropout (2004) Artist(s): Kanye West Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam Songwriter(s): Kanye West, Che Smith Producer(s): Kanye West https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Walks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYF7H_fpc-g 3) „Gorgeous“ Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) Artist(s): Kanye West Featured artists: Kid Cudi, Raekwon Songwriter(s): Kanye West, Ernest Wilson, Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Smith, Corey Woods, Scott Mescudi, Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn Producer(s): Kanye West, No I.D., Mike Dean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgeous_(Kanye_West_song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miJAfs7jhak 4) „Saint Pablo“ Album: The Life of Pablo (2016) Artist(s): Kanye West Featured artists: Sampha Label: GOOD, Def Jam Songwriter(s): Kanye West, Sampha Sisay, Michael Dean, Allen Ritter, Shawn Carter, Deric Angelettie, Ronald Lawrence, Norman Whitfield, Noah Goldstein Producer(s): Kanye West, Mike Dean, Allen Ritter, Noah Goldstein Samples: „Where I'm From“ (Jay Z) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pablo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9rzz4pDFwA 5) „God Is“ Album: Jesus Is King (2019) Artist(s): Kanye West Producer: Kanye West, Angel Lopez, Federico Vinder, Robert Fryson, Timothy Lee Mckenzie, Victory Elyse Boyd, Warryn Campbell Samples: „God Is“ (James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8u3P7Xqlvo 6) „Every Hour“ feat. Sunday Service Choir Album: Jesus Is King (2019) Label: GOOD, Def Jam Songwriter(s): Kanye West, Benjamin Scholefield, Fereico Vindver Producer(s): Kanye West, Budgie, Federico Vindver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T58tRXzjC7c 7) „Jesus Is Lord“ Album: Jesus Is King (2019) Artist(s): Kanye West https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rns_n82HiMo 8) „Selah“ Album: Jesus Is King (2019) Artist(s): Kanye West Label: GOOD, Def Jam Songwriter(s): Kanye West, Cydel Young, Dexter Raymond Mills Jr., Federico Vindver, Gene Thornton, Jahmal Gwin, Jeffrey La Valley, Rennard East, Terrence Thornton, Evan Mast Producer(s): Kanye West, E*vax, BoogzDaBeast, Federico Vindver, Benny Blanco, Francis Starlite Samples: „Hallelujah, Salvation and Glory“ Interpolates: „Ultralight Beam“ (Kanye West, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, The Dream, Chance The Rapper) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selah_(Kanye_West_song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CNPg2IQoC0 9) Ausklang: „Water“ Album: Jesus Is King (2019) Artist(s): Kanye West Featured artists: Ant Clemons Label: GOOD, Def Jam Songwriter(s): Kanye West, Alexander Nelson Klein, Angel Lopez Anthony Clemons, Bruce Haack, Federico Vindver, Jahmal Gwin, Timothy Mosley, Victory lyse Boyd Producer(s): BoogzDaBeast, Kanye West, Angel Lopez, Federico Vindver, Timbaland Interpolates: „We Are All Water“ (Yoko Ono) Samples: „Snow Job“ (Bruce Haack) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_(Kanye_West_song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YfG1Xbo4OA Anzeigebild: By Bryan Horowitz - P1000391, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74382922
The highlight of episode 67 — which is a wander through the catalogue of Telephone Explosion Records — is Chandra. Chandra is the daughter of the late conceptual artist Dennis Oppenheim, and has been frequently included in his works. As a young girl she has been immediately exposed to artists like Steve Reich, Gordon Matta-Clark and Philip Glass (known to the family as Phil). Aged eight, she was delivering performance pieces at the Kitchen, the infamous downtown arts space; by 12 she was the leader of the post-punk band Chandra. Now she continues to tour the music of Chandra with new band members. Schedule permitting, her 11-year-old daughter sometimes performs with them. The episode features: Charles Ditto, Fist Of Facts, Teenanger, Chandra, Bruce Haack, Freak Heat Waves, Moss Lime, Bob Bell, Badge Époque Ensemble, Melodic Energy Commission, Chandra and Deliluh.
ft. Vince Guaraldi, Apolleon / Kaderschafka, Jackie Mitto / Bagga / Pablove Black / Brentford All Stars, Horace Williams / Choker Campbell & His Magic City Orchestra, Freddy King, Can, Ende Shneafliet, Soulful Dynamics, Funk Machine, Ikenga Super Stars Of Africa, The Moonglows, Nancy Wilson, Bruce Haack & The Robot Man, Jacques van Erven, Pyrolater, Wrap It Up, Bouw Kool, Timi Terrific & The Redheads, The Dumbells / Roxy Music, Satan, Loretta Lynn, Javori & Co., The Three Wise Men / XTC, Kurtis Blow, Rotary Connection, Dorothy Ashby
A very special episode with the one and only Chris Kachulis speaking about his dear friend and collaborator, Bruce Haack.
FYTA present a series of 26 thematic shows, one for every letter of the english alphabet. Each show introduces concepts, philosophers, poets and music projects whose name starts from each specific letter. This week's letter is H. FYTA talk about hospitals, hipsterism, hiccups, hoaxes, haters, hummus, homeopathy, hotels. They play music by The Honeymoon Killers, The Hypotheitical Prophets, Bruce Haack, Holger Hiller, Head Cheese, Hybrid Kids, Hans Hendrickx, Hamburger All-Stars, The Human League. Philosopher of the week: Jack Halberstam Poet of the week: Bell Hooks
15° capítulo de Autómata, emitido el Jueves 16 de Febrero del 2017 por Radio Ser Fm. En este Programa sonaron: Urlo, Yiyer, Katapulpo, Bruce Haack, Massacre y entrevista con el músico Jaime Reinoso + presentacion en vivo de TÚMtum donde interpretó: 1. Tecladoides, 2. Summer, 3. Bajoides, 4. Crazy Motherfucker, 5. Winter, 6. Tucutucu, 7. Marimba.
Pastor John Rydgren, Disadvantages Of Life, Silhouette Segments Gong, You Can't Kill Me, Camembert Electrique Ersen & Kardaşlar, Diskografi (Güneşe Dön Çiçeğim), Çakmağı Çak / Günese Dön Ciçegim Birth Control, Plastic People (Giulio DJ Edit), Plastic People Mighty Flames, Metalik Funk, Sweet Love Grotto, Bad City Girl, Lagos Disco Inferno Shadow, Let's Get It Together, Sweet Sweet Dreams Daniel Grau, El Fenix, El Leon Bailarin Traks, Long Train Running (Extended Version), Long Train Running Brenda Watts, You're My Chance (Dance Version), You're My Chance Liquid Liquid, Optimo, Optimo Barsickcat, Toward The Stars, Aerobic Exercises Brooklyn Express, Burning Hot (Tee Scott Mix), Burning Hot D.J. Debonaire Featuring: Tricky D, Get Silly With The Muppet Bass, Get Silly With The Muppet Bass Cosmic, Cosmic Macumba, Cosmic LP Fadela, N'sel Fik, شابة فضيلة Fadela Big Audio Dynamite, BAD, This Is Big Audio Dynamite The Cro-Tones, Tea Machine Dub, Tea Machine Dub Days Of Sorrow, Travel, Remembering The Days X-Ray Pop, Nana Electronique, Pirate! The Dark Side Of The X! Co-Mix, Revol Rules OK, Science Fiction Park Bundesrepublik (German Home Recording Tape Music Of The 1980s) Bruce Haack, This Old Man, This Old Man Bernard Fèvre, Mestophiles, Orbit Ceremony 77 Thomas Dolby, Dissidents, The Flat Earth G.G. Tonet, We Want To Be Men, Why? Georgiana Liccione Stewart, Knock Knee Bump, Disco For Kids The Android Sisters, Robots Are Coming, Songs Of Electronic Despair Patrick Cowley, Deep Inside You, Muscle Up Paul Nelson, Vortex 1, Vortex
On this episode, we talk about those things you only indulge in the dark. We turn up the house lights and ruin the magic of cinema. This show features: 1. A doc on the tax shelter film era by Geoff Siskind 2. "Sexe Machin / Sex Machine" by Jef Elise Barbara 3. Artist and filmmaker Oliver Husain 4. "Blow Job" by Bruce Haack 5. A review of Wrong Hole's "2012" by DandDListens 6. A review of the film "Swiss Army Man" by Amy Lam. The Imposter is hosted by Aliya Pabani and produced by Katie Jensen. Original music by Nathan Burley. Feedback & freelance pitches: aliya@canadalandshow.com. We're on Twitter @IMPSTR and @aliyapabani. Sponsored by FreshBooks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Björn J:son Lindh, Ralph Lundsten, Haruomi Hosono, Franz Ferdinand, Francis Lai, 400 Blows, AIR, KenJaNai, The Heart of Darkness, Alphaville, Sauveur Mallia, Richard Gateaux, Chrome Brullée, Akiko Yano, Tatsuro Yamashita, Daniel Savio, Yukihiro Takahashi, Madigan, Alex Valentini, Fresh, Dogs of War, Stargliders, ELO, Caramba, Bruce Haack, Little Dragon, Radiohead, Tim Paris, bob hund, Boban Petrovic, Ragnar Grippe, Rock de Luxe, Nature, Janne Schaffer, Kvartetten som sprängde, Eurythmics and more...
Zappa "You are what you is" Zakarya Vittorio Gelmetti Hugh Davies, Günther Rabl Philipp Glass Bruce Haack
Genesis, Ralph Lundsten, Eric Hine, Fall on Your Sword, Cabaret Voltaire, B-side, Smea, Delicious Allstars, Nattsudd, Parigi, Six Cups of Rebel, MC1, Daniel Savio, Japanese Synchro System, Asha Puthli, Macho, Ahmed Fakroun, Midnight Savari, Radio Band, KZA, Daniel Wang, OFF, Lain, Bon Voyage, Fresh, Scool, Ralph Falcon, Amin-Peck, EMAK, Ströer, Boys Du Severe, Somnabulist, Iko, Bruce Haack, George Duke, Black Sabbath and more...
Alanna and Travis harass CITY SLANG faves NAP EYES and MONOMYTH outside a venue! They dish dirt on themselves, explain how board games work, and get to the bottom of who has more in common with Kanye West. Plus ragers from around the world, and BRUCE HAACK! Tunes this week: Nap Eyes - Whine of The Mystic - Dark CreedenceMonomyth - Saturnalia Regalia - Pac AmbitionMonomyth - Saturnalia Regalia - PatsyNap Eyes - Whine of The Mystic - Delirium & Persecution Paranoia Iceage - Plowing Into The Field Of Love - The Lord's FavoriteCalifornia Girls - Age of Consent EP - DangerousSalad Boys - Salad Boys - Dream Date No.Negative - Album Blanc II - Feelin' The HeatMexican Slang - B-Side - Season In Hell Bruce Haack - Electric Lucifer Book II - Stand Up Lazarus
With the Scottish Referendum only four days away we thought we might offer up a musical antidote in the form of a show which attempts to bestride several topics including Scottishness, unity, independence, positivity, negativity and neutrality. All hopefully without … Continue reading →
The Doors, Hawkwind, Smith & Mudd, Klaus Schulze, Holger Czukay, Bruce Haack, Lene Lovich, Belbury Poly, Radiohead, Andy Summers, Idjut Boys, Riuichi Sakamoto, David Bowie, Ronny, Ubangi, Rajan, Rupert Hine, Fad Gadget, MCL, Bjørn Torske, Simple Minds, Gina X, Spectral Display, YMO, I-F, Steve Hillage, Material, SSQ, Soft Machine, Robert Broberg and more...
As our lunar hostage, Space Disco Jeff, recently reminded us, the last time he was on the moon we joked that it would be fun to do a show about the lighter side of death. We take these commitments very … Continue reading →
Hello again! Here's a brand new podcast full of UMBERTO, BRUCE HAACK and MATMOS plus a ton of dedications and a humorous moment where my headphones get stuck under my chair. See if you can spot it.
- Live on WREK Atlanta 2012-12-08 Rev. Susie the Floozie's show on WREK-Atlanta, "Bob's" Slack Time Funhouse, is almost always carefully prepared with exacting machine-gun editing. This episode is an exception. She allowed the visiting Princess Wei 'R.' Doe and Rev. Ivan Stang to join her for two hours of live radio, of which this is Part One. Later in the show they were joined by Rev. Vaylor Trucks of Bonobos Convergence. Two truly bulldada tracks from the Floozeum LP Collection are played: "Martyrs" from the incredible album "Worlds of Youth," and "Entropy" by Bruce Haack, one of the weirdest hipster albums for children ever conceived. Subjects covered in the live conversations: Canned Dave; Stang Ranch in South Hell; Don't Pray to "Bob"; monsters as religion; SubGenius shows history; the tech hall at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; the 9 Voyages of Sinbad; Video Game Addiction (on Stang's part); presenting a SubG Membership to Jonathan Coulton; the Hell of Weekly SubGenius Show Production; SubGenius Horror Hosts; Epcot Center; Mermaid Biology; Human Gullibility and Ignorance; Deer Crossings.
Adolfo Sarabia dedica esta edición a Bruce Haack. Sus temáticas: una distopía, el lucifer eléctrico, la guerra, el limbo, lo pagano, la agonía y otros temas apocalípticos al ritmo de la psicodelia y la música electrónica.
The Bears, François de Roubaix, Quintus Project, Sea Power & Change, Yello, Grand Prix, Luc van Acker & Anna Domino, Daniella Gordon, Grauzone, Peter Baumann, Depeche Mode, Bruce Haack, Grandmaster & Melle Mel, Shaka, Bionic Boogie, Can, Mockba Music, Göran Rydh, Floy Joy, Ashford & Simpson, Change, Zodiac, ESG, Monsoon, Patrick Cowley, G-Litter, Franek Kimono, B.B. and Band, David Byron, Stratosferic Band, Disco Dick, The Two, Nina Hagen, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Irmin Schmidt & Bruno Spoerri and more...
It’s time to fish out a black and yellow striped jumper and join us as we explore the world of the humble bee, with music from Jean-Jacques Perrey, Lenny Dee, Barney Kessel & Gloria Wood, the J Arthur Keenes Band, … Continue reading →
Bruce Haack, Party MachineTy Segall & White Fence, I Am Not A Game? and the Mysterians, Do You Feel ItKorean Gut, Lava Flow (Live)Apollo Ghosts, American JointPulp, Do You Remember The First Time?War of the Roses, Higher (I Want To Take You)Trust, F.T.F.Bear in Heaven, The Reflection of YouGrass Widow, Goldilocks ZoneLower Dens, StemTOPS, Rings of Saturn
We decided to set ourselves quite a challenge this week by trying to put together a whole show of tunes relating to that mysterious sphere of study known as cryptozoology. So if you’ve ever been bothered by yetis, had your … Continue reading →
This week a new occasional series of shows in which we introduce listeners to the exciting new world of personal computing. This week’s topics include computer safety, jazz computing, computer romance, Christian robots, programming yourself and computing in German. Listen now: download … Continue reading →
Make sure you’re standing inside a Faraday Cage for this episode of Project Moonbase, dear listener as we bring you a show themed around the world of dangerously high-voltage electricity. download the MP3 directly. The Music 1. The Roger Webb … Continue reading →
Prepare to be terrified to your very core, dear listener, as we bring you our Halloween Special. Be warned that every track on the show this week is likely to strike fear into the very depths of your soul – … Continue reading →
As you know, dear listener, we’ve been covering some of the big topics of the day in our recent podcasts. Well there are few core topics we’ve rather neglected which is why this week on the show we turn our … Continue reading →
We are always alert when cosmic alignments suggest themes for the show. Of late we have found ourselves enjoying that classic Gershon Kingsley tune, Popcorn, and in particular some moustache-twirling interpretations of said tune. We thought it appropriate to devote … Continue reading →
On the show this week we introduce a new irregular feature called Classic Steel where we play a classical (or a classic) favourite arranged for steel drums. We also have some Galactic Sounds, another track from the latest Basil Kirchin … Continue reading →
We’re having a Cosmic Christmas this week up at the Moonbase. Yes, it’s all galactic good cheer as we celebrate the turning of another year. We have a selection of festive favourites by some Moonbase stalwarts such as Alan Moorhouse, … Continue reading →
Bruce Haack, Electric To Me TurnThe Intelligence, Like Like Like Like Like Like Like LikeDirty Beaches, Black Horses Take 1Women, Narrow with the HallTerror Bird, Who's Sorry Now?Isla Taco, Hot BathKeep Tidy, Goochie ManeLakefield, On the RadioWatermelon, How I CameStudent Teacher, Raw Tin ArmsYoung Liars, MarathonLaetitia Sadier, One Million Year TripFine Mist, Out of Love (No Kids remix)Rose Melberg, Things That We Do (Jay Arner remix)Las Robertas, Back To The End
Mister Rogers! The team takes a look at the much maligned, but very important and wonderful children's television personality. We discuss his Supreme Court appearance, his contribution to TV and the VCR, his great guests (Bruce Haack) and his neighborhood friends (Chuck Aber, Robert Trow, Betty Aberlin, Don Brockett, John Costa, Keith David, David Newell, Joe Negri) and more!
Why choose a picture of a Shriner playing a calliope from a 2005 July 4th parade as the visual corollary to RF podcast 5? Isn't it obvious? This edition of the show features selections by Kohn, COH, Pan Sonic, My Fun, Alog, Christian Wolfarth, and Bruce Haack. Theme music: P.A. Dahan and M. Camison, "Super Carousel," The Music Library: Graphic Art and Sound (Fuel Publishing) 2005. Rare Frequency Podcast 5: Music Enshrined