Friday, April 24, 2009

Touch and Go




Touch and Go didn't just have a lot of bands, but a lot of GOOD bands. Phenomenal stuff. To this day, groups like Mi Ami and Crystal Antlers are interesting and original. Touch and Go is no longer around. We reviewed some of the best groups they supported for nearly three decades.

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1. Blonde Redhead – For the Damaged
2. Blonde Redhead – Mother
3. Blonde Redhead – Untitled
4. Big Black – My Disco
5. Big Black – Grinder
7. Scratch Acid - Lay Screaming
8. Scratch Acid - Mary Had a Little Drug Problem
9. !!! - Pardon My Freedom
10. Rodan - Shiner
11. Rodan - Tooth Fairy Retribution Manifesto
12. Girls Against Boys - Rockets Are Red
13. Rapeman - Steak and Black Onions
14. Rapeman - Hated Chinee
15. Slint - Ron
16. Slint - Carol
17. Quasi - A Case of No Way Ou
18. The Jesus Lizard - Mouth Breather
19. The Jesus Lizard - Monkey Trick
20. June of '44 - The Dexterity of Luck
21. Polvo - Snowstorm in Iowa
22. Polvo - The Purple Bear
23. Shellac - My Black Ass
24. Shellac - Dog and Pony Show
25. Shipping News - Books on Trains
26. Killdozer - Hamburger Martyr
27. Don Caballero - Nicked and Liqued
28. Don Caballero - Rocco
29. Don Caballero - Subdued Confections
30. Mi Ami - New Guitar
31. Crystal Antlers - Vexation

Friday, April 17, 2009

Turntablism


Turntablism! Most equate turntablism with hip hop, dance clubs and cheesy beats. On our show we took an art music approach at turntablism. Indeed, music featured show the turntable as a serious art instrument with loads of potential and exploration.
1. John Cage - Imaginary Landscape No. 1
2. John Cage - Imaginary Landscape No. 2
3. Christian Marclay - Phonodrum
4. Christian Marclay - Smoker
5. DJ Spooky - Galactic Funk
6. Christian Marclay & Otomo Yoshihide - Derailment
7. Janek Schaefer - Thousand Camera Corona
8. Philip Jeck - Fanfares Over
9. Philip Jeck - Demolition
10. DJ Shadow - Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
11. Paul D. Miller - Prologue [The Duchamp Effect]
12. Paul D. Miller - Indra's Net [Song of the Circular Ruins Edit]
13. Christian Marclay/Elliott Sharp - Ghost Town

Friday, April 10, 2009

Jazz Standards


Jazz standards are standards for a reason. We played a lot of classic tunes done by the usual suspectes in jazz and some newer interpretations. Enjoy:
1. Miles Davis - Some Day My Prince Will Come
2. Duke Ellington and John Coltrane - Take the Coltrane
3. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Summertime
4. Billie Holiday - Willow Weep For Me
5. The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
6. Charlie Parker - Ornithology
7. Charles Mingus - Better Get It In Yo' Soul
8. Miles Davis - Bye Bye Blackbird
9. Min Xiao-Fen - Ask Me Now
10. Leo Hahan - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
11. Wes Montgomery - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
12. Bill Evans Trio - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
13. Antonio Carlos Jobim - Insensatez
14. Ella Fitzgerald - All Through the Night
15. Ella Fitzgerald - Anything Goes
16.Jeff Parker - Pannonica
17. Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man
18. Dizzy Gillespie - A Night in Tunisia
19. John Coltrane - Blue Train
20. Blossom Dearie - It Amazes Me