Saturday, August 6, 2011

Post Physical: KEXP Playlist 08/04/2011

Playlist

Thursday, August 04, 2011 (LISTEN TO THIS SHOW)
TimeArtistSongAlbumLabel
1:01ChromaticsDark DayIn The City EPItalians Do It Better

DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/chromatics
1:07Alain GorageurLa FemmeLa Planete Sauvage Soundtrack

DJ Comments: Il est un compositeur et arrangeur français, né le 20 août 1931 à Rosny-sous-Bois...
1:09Cocteau TwinsCrushedLonely Is an Eyesore4AD

DJ Comments: It behooves you to check out their 1986 collaboration with composer Harold Budd, The Moon and the Melodies: http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-moon-and-the-melodies-r2895- also this song was in the movie Mysterious Skin
1:12SBTRKTWildfireSBTRKTYoung Turks

DJ Comments: Watch the video for this song (feat. Little Dragon) : http://www.sbtrkt.com/wildfire.php
1:16BurialNear DarkUntrueHyperdub

DJ Comments: Put out a 12" in April on Hyperdub: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12161-street-halo/
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1:21TychoHours


DJ Comments: He's playing Bumbershoot on September 4th! If you've not browsed around his design website either, it's full of interesting stuff: http://blog.iso50.com/
1:25Clams CasinoGorillaRainforestTri Angle

DJ Comments: Not just a dish with bacon and breadcrumbs...He put out this EP recently, but do delve into his earlier work making beats for a host of MCs: http://soundcloud.com/clammyclams
1:30CaribouShe's the OneAndorraCity Slang

DJ Comments: Used to be called Manitoba but had to change his name for legal reasons (those pesky laws, amirite?!?). Here's some remixes: http://soundcloud.com/caribouband/sets/swim-remixes
1:33Little DragonPlease TurnRitual UnionPeacefrog

DJ Comments: At Bumbershoot September 3rd! This is the third LP from this Swedish group.
1:37Shabazz Palacesfree press and curlBlack UpSub Pop Records

DJ Comments: YEAH YEAH, NO YEAH. Also playing Bumbershoot September 3rd (5:45).
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1:42The CureThe Hanging GardenPornographyFiction Records

DJ Comments: Sean Penn IS Robert Smith (in a new movie. Kinda. There's Nazis...) : http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/10/22/sean-penn-robert-smith/
1:47CoilPanicScatologyForce and Form

DJ Comments: sweet dreams (and take a listen to this weird cover of Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo3TUtRnZi4)
1:51PictureplanePost PhysicalThee PhysicalLovepump United

DJ Comments: Playing Sunset Tavern August 9th. Man about town Jason Baxter recently interviewed Pictureplane: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/what-color-are-your-fingernails-right-now/Content?oid=9321569
1:55ZombyAlotheaDedication4AD

DJ Comments: Not your typical 4AD artist, but then again he's not your typical producer either (see what I did there?) http://4ad.com/artists/zomby
1:58YppahAgain With The SubtitlesYou Are Beautiful at All TimesNinja Tune

DJ Comments: Good luck trying to get this song out of your head! http://www.myspace.com/yppah
2:00Belle and SebastianSleep the Clock AroundThe Boy With the Arab StrapJeepster Recordings

DJ Comments: Unfortunately you won't be able to wear your Twee as Fuck shirt anytime soon...they're not currently touring. http://www.belleandsebastian.com/
2:06The War on DrugsBest NightSlave AmbientSecretly Canadian

DJ Comments: Stream this Philly band's new one here: http://lstn.urbanoutfitters.com/lstnradio.php?auto=on&name=Slave%20Ambient
2:11La Big VicMr. Broken BirdActually

DJ Comments: Lead guitarist Toshio Masuda used to be in a J-Pop boy band in Japan. They're playing some dates in NYC this month so go see them! http://www.myspace.com/labigvic/shows
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2:18The HorrorsMoving Further AwaySkyingXL Recordings

DJ Comments: Thursday September 8 @ Neumos! They must have made it because Nardwuar's interviewed them. Doot doo! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLv2kM2qhHE
2:26LushDe-LuxeGalaReprise Records

DJ Comments: British press labelled them as part of the "scene that celebrates itself." A little pithy, innit? http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lush-p4805/biography
2:29John MausBelieverWe Must Become the Pitiless Censors of OurselvesDomino

DJ Comments: Check out his, er, insightful interview posted yesterday. Also, I wish they had this song at karaoke: http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/8003-john-maus/
2:33Scott WalkerMathildeScottPhilips

DJ Comments: It's a bummer he shares names with a certain WI elected official: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/scott-walker-p21307
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2:37Metal ChocolatesAfro EgyptMetal Chocolatesself-released

DJ Comments: Playing with Flexions August 5 @ Chop Suey and the awesome VIBRATIONS music festival at Volunteer Park, August 20th: http://cairocollection.blogspot.com/2011/07/announcing-vibrations-cairos-free.html
2:40Gultskra ArtiklerPo DerevneKasha Iz ToporaMiasmah

DJ Comments: Moscow-based musician: http://www.gultskra.com/
2:42HauschkaAlexanderplatzForeign Landscapes130701

DJ Comments: He's from Düsseldorf; it's a very nice town (though they beef with Köln evidently): http://www.hauschka-net.de/
2:47Washed OutA DedicationWithin and WithoutSub Pop Records

DJ Comments: Here's his influences mix for BBC6: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012brzs
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2:51Prommer & BarckSubmarine BellsAlex and the GrizzlyDerwin Recordings

DJ Comments: SOUNDS like a made up law firm, but they're actually a rad House duo from Germany: http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/prommerbarck
2:58Autre Ne VeutYour ClothesBody EPOlde English Spelling Bee

DJ Comments: Keeps getting better. FYI the cover art is very NSFW, but like in a medical way...I've said too much. http://www.myspace.com/autreneveut
3:01LowTry to SleepC'mon (bonus disc: C'mon Acoustic)Sub Pop Records

DJ Comments: They made a music video for this song with Uncle Jesse from Full House! http://www.subpop.com/channel/blog/watch_lows_new_video_for_try_to_sleep
3:04Roy MontgomeryClear Night, Port HillsScenes From the South IslandDrunken Fish Records

DJ Comments: Check out his amazing split 12" with Grouper from last year: http://www.discogs.com/Grouper-Roy-Montgomery-Split/release/2078900
3:08Amon TobinLost & FoundISAMNinja Tune

DJ Comments: Playing the DECIBEL Festival Thursday September 29 @ The Paramount with ToKiMONSTA
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3:13Active ChildHigh PriestessYou Are All I SeeVagrant

DJ Comments: New album coming August 23rd! A free download for 'ya: http://www.myspace.com/activechild/blog/543497126
3:15Electric Light OrchestraLetter From SpainSecret Messages

DJ Comments: this was actually used as backing music in commercials for the Games of the XXV Olympiad, held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
3:20Bon IverPerthBon IverJagjaguwar

DJ Comments: Monday September 26 @ Paramount
3:24R. BarrettBeatnik HeartSongs About Books: Ball of Wax 25Ball of Wax

DJ Comments: Pica Beats (Ryan Barret's band) scheduled to play the Wildrose on August 13th.
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3:28The Psychedelic FursSister EuropeThe Psychedelic FursCBS Records

DJ Comments: happy birthday sis <3
3:33Chad ValleyFast ChallengesEquatorial UltravoxLoose Lips

DJ Comments: September 23rd at the Crocodile with Active Child!
3:38Thinking Fellers Union Local 282Cup of DreamsStrangers From the UniverseMatador Records

DJ Comments: aka TFUL282: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/thinking-fellers-union-local-282-p27071
3:45Archers of LoafWeb in FrontIcky MettleAlias Records

DJ Comments: Just re-issued! Look out for more re-issues from them in the next few months.
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3:49Fool's GoldStreet ClothesLeave No TraceIAMSOUND Records

DJ Comments: Playing the Mural (next to the Space Needle) August 6th. Check out the other amazing shows going on there all this month: http://blog.kexp.org/blog/kexp-seattle-center-presents-concerts-at-the-mural-2011/
3:51AutumnI Say You Hello


DJ Comments: a 'best of' collection of songs originally released on cassette in the 80s - out in 2011 on Minimal Wave
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3:59ShlohmoPlacesBad VibesFriends of Friends

DJ Comments: Out August 9th!
4:04The ClashPressure DropSuper Black Market Clash

DJ Comments: Originally recorded in 1969 by The Maytals
4:07NodzzzFear of AdviceInningsWoodsist

DJ Comments: Part of that feel-good Woodsist gang: http://nodzzz.blogspot.com/
4:09Shocking PinksThis Aching DealShocking Pinks

DJ Comments: Check out some newish material from this Christchurch, NZ band: http://alteredzones.com/posts/986/shocking-pinks-ten-years/
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4:12M83Midnight CityHurry Up, I'm DreamingMute

DJ Comments: out 10/18! See them at Neumos November 13 (but only if you want to)
4:16Soft MetalsVoicesSoft MetalsCaptured Tracks

DJ Comments: Captured Tracks puts out another winner with this Portland duo's new release. Get sexy with them here: http://soundcloud.com/soft-metals
4:21Puro InstinctSilvers of YouHeadbangers in EcstasyMexican Summer

DJ Comments: This song originally recorded under their old name - Pearl Harbor. That is deliciously silky: http://vimeo.com/12987214
4:24The Temper TrapSweet DispositionConditionsLiberation Music

DJ Comments: This band is really into tour diaries, video and written: http://www.thetempertrap.com/temper_tv
4:28Young Athletes LeagueWe Only Feed OurselvesWe Only Feed OurselvesCeremony

DJ Comments: Released in March but you can stream the album at their Bandcamp. You'll feel more athletic because of it: http://youngathletesleague.bandcamp.com/album/we-only-feed-ourselves
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4:36Stephin MerrittForever And A DayObscuritiesMerge

DJ Comments: I wonder if he gets mad when people misspell his name...Anyhoo, all the details about his upcoming record of older songs (out August 23rd) available here: http://www.mergerecords.com/blog/2011/05/stephin-merritt-to-release-obscurities-on-merge-in-august/
4:37Kurt VileInvisibility: NonexistentSquare Shells EPMatador Records

DJ Comments: Next playing Seattle on September 28th at the Paramount.
4:45Land of TalkSpeak to Me BonesApplause Cheer Boo HissDependent Music

DJ Comments: Some pretty good music videos they've made. Pretty, pretty, pretty good (as Larry would say) : http://www.landoftalk.com/landoftalk/
4:48WU LYFDirtGo Tell Fire To The MountainLYF

DJ Comments: World Unite! Youth Lucifer Foundation - see them November 11th at the Crocodile.
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4:53Josef KIt's Kinda FunnyEntomologyDomino

DJ Comments: 1981 - appeared on the legendary C81 mixtape put out by NME / Rough Trade along with Scritti Politti, Pere Ubu, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera and everybody else that was awesome back then.
4:55LoisValentineButterfly KissK Records

DJ Comments: Was a DJ on KAOS in Olympia!
4:58Warren ZevonAin't That Pretty at AllThe EnvoyRhino

DJ Comments: AND I AIN'T THAT PRETTY AT ALL! http://www.allmusic.com/artist/warren-zevon-p140899
5:01Blue Sky Black DeathWhere Do We GoNoirFake Four Inc

DJ Comments: Seattle / SF group. This album is a real grower: http://www.myspace.com/blueskyblackdeath
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5:08The RaptureHow Deep Is Your Love?In the Grace of Your LoveDFA

DJ Comments: New album out in September! On a completely unrelated note, their band site is the first result in Google when you search for The Rapture. Take THAT sins of humankind! http://www.therapturemusic.com/
5:12Loose JointsIs It All Over My Face (Larry Levan mix)The World of Arthur RussellSoul Jazz Records

DJ Comments: 1980 - recorded much of his disco / dance tracks with producer Bob Blank : http://www.theblankgeneration-blanktapes.com/
5:17Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80You Can RunFrom Africa With Fury: RiseKF

DJ Comments: Fela Kuti's youngest son and a badass in his own right: http://www.myspace.com/seunkuti/shows
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5:25ZomesOpeningsEarth GridThrill Jockey

DJ Comments: Read about "Zome" on Wikipedia - your head might explode. If that doesn't sound like your cup of tea, read about the ex-Lungfish member instead : http://www.thrilljockey.com/catalog/?id=105273
5:27The FeaturesHow It StartsWildernessSerpents and Snakes/Bug Music

DJ Comments: See them (if it pleases the court) September 16th at El Corazon. In Spanish it means "The Corazon"
5:31The Birthday PartyMr. ClarinetHee-Haw4AD

DJ Comments: Where Nick Cave got his start. The band was originally called The Boys Next Door.
5:34IceageCollapseNew BrigadeWhat's Your Rupture?

DJ Comments: http://www.myspace.com/egaeci
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5:38Cold CaveLove Comes CloseLove Comes CloseThe Heartworm

DJ Comments: Some US and European tour dates coming up soon: http://www.matadorrecords.com/cold_cave/
5:42PHANTOGRAMMouthful of DiamondsEyelid MoviesBarsuk Records

DJ Comments: Their awesome live set at KEXP is here --------> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfTZEEJS_uU
5:46Rainbow ArabiaBoys and DiamondsBoys and DiamondsKompakt

DJ Comments: Playing THIS Saturday at the Mural, part of the KEXP Concerts at the Mural summer series. Be there or be square : http://blog.kexp.org/blog/kexp-seattle-center-presents-concerts-at-the-mural-2011/
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5:51Ty SegallMy Head ExplodesGoodbye BreadDrag City

DJ Comments: If I saw him on the street I'd be like "sweet licks man!"
5:53SeefeelIndustriousQuiqueToo Pure

DJ Comments: Their new album is ace too! http://warp.net/records/seefeel