Playlist
Thursday, November 17, 2011 (LISTEN TO THIS SHOW)
| Time | Artist | Song | Album | Label |
| 1:02 | Corduroi | My Dear | Anything For Now | Mush |
| DJ Comments: Corduroy, it's not just trouser material for WASPs anymore - http://soundcloud.com/corduroi | ||||
| 1:07 | John Maus | Keep Pushing On | We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves | Domino |
| DJ Comments: Give Mr. Maus a shout on Tumblr, he'll very likely respond and say 'hi' | ||||
| 1:10 | Rustie | Surph | Glass Swords | Warp Records |
| DJ Comments: Killer new album from Glasgow's Russell Whyte | ||||
| 1:15 | Uusitalo | Karhunainen | Karhunainen | Huume |
| DJ Comments: One of the many pseudonyms of Finnish producer/musician Sasu Ripatti. He's also recorded under the names Luomo, Sistol and Vladislav Delay | ||||
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| 1:22 | CAN | Oh Yeah | Tago Mago | Mute |
| DJ Comments: Can's second album with vocalist Kenji "Damo" Suzuki, whom the band discovered in Munich busking outside a cafe | ||||
| 1:29 | Still Corners | Circulars | Creatures of an Hour | Sub Pop |
| DJ Comments: Cop some Still Corners - http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2011/11/15/song-of-the-day-still-corners-into-the-trees/ | ||||
| 1:32 | Atlas Sound | My Angel Is Broken | Parallax | 4AD |
| DJ Comments: Check out this reent interview with Bradford Cox (swoon!) whereupon he discusses the dearly departed Trish Keenan, his nervous breakdown and ambient music - http://www.pitchfork.com/features/interview | ||||
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| 1:37 | Dntel | Anywhere Anyone | Life Is Full of Possibilities | EFA |
| DJ Comments: Featuring the vocal talents of Mia Doi Todd, who's also appeared on wax with Beachwood Sparks, Prefuse 73 and Flying Lotus | ||||
| Julia Holter | Why Sad Song? | Tragedy | Leaving Records | |
| DJ Comments: Cal Arts grad Julia Holter's debut LP was partially inspired by Euripides "Hippolytus" | ||||
| 1:46 | M83 | Intro | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. | Mute |
| DJ Comments: Rumour has it their late show on Sunday here in Seattle was stellar... | ||||
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| 1:51 | Secret Colors | Wish | Water Mirror | Group Tightener |
| DJ Comments: Signed recently to Brooklyn label Group Tightener. Chancs you've seen him at a show around town without knowing it too | ||||
| 1:55 | Blood Diamonds | Move the Stars | Grins 7" | Transparent |
| DJ Comments: Project of Vancouver video game designer Mike Tucker, who, presumably, wants people to be bummed out when they search for him on Google | ||||
| 2:00 | Global Communication | 8:07 | 76:14 | Dedicated |
| DJ Comments: Rad cover of Tangerine Dream's "Love on a Real Train" from the movie Risky Business. I, for one, strongly believe it's time public transporation had a sexy, synthy anthem | ||||
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| 2:07 | Korallreven | Honey Mine | An Album by Korallreven | Acephale |
| DJ Comments: Hard to spell but easy to listen to | ||||
| 2:11 | Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx | My Cloud | We're New Here | XL Recordings |
| DJ Comments: Collaboration between the legendary Gil Scott-Heron and British producer / enthusiast of puffy black jackets Jamie xx. It was completed shortly before Scott-Heron's passing (RIP) | ||||
| 2:16 | Trentemøller | Does Not Matter (feat. The Pierces) (Trentemøller Remix of Kasper Bjørke) | Reworked/Remixed | In My Room |
| DJ Comments: A lot of "øs" used here...Listen to it again at his Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/trentemusic/kasper-bj-rke-does-not-matter | ||||
| 2:21 | The Field | Then It's White | Looping State of Mind | Kompakt |
| DJ Comments: I wonder how this would synch up with John B. Keane's 1965 play The Field about a man's love for his land and the subsequent shocking crime that shakes the town to its core..Not very closely, probably | ||||
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| 2:29 | Real Estate | Three Blocks | Days | Domino |
| DJ Comments: Video of their in studio performance here at KEXP expected soon. Until then, placate yourself with a free song! - http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2011/08/17/song-of-the-day-real-estate-its-real/ | ||||
| 2:32 | The Chills | Part Past Part Fiction | Submarine Bells | Liberation Music |
| DJ Comments: NZ label Flying Nun is releasing a big compilation of its artists in celebratio of 30 years in the biz. Check it out here! - https://www.flyingnun.co.nz/shop/117 | ||||
| 2:35 | The Bats | Treason | Daddy's Highway | |
| DJ Comments: Another Flying Nun standby, The Bats formed in 1982 in Christchurch, issuing their debut Daddy's Highway [FN 079] in 1987 | ||||
| 2:38 | Surfer Blood | I'm Not Ready | Tarot Classics | Kanine Records |
| DJ Comments: Video of Hawaiian tow-surfer Garrett McNamara catching a 90 foot (!!!!!) wave off the coast of Portugal - http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/video/2011/nov/11/garrett-mcnamara-surfs-90ft-wave-video | ||||
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| 2:43 | Lindstrom | De Javu | Six Cups of Rebel | Smalltown Supersound |
| DJ Comments: out 2/6! While you bide your time waiting, check out his remix of Best Coast's "Boyfriend," perfect for dinner parties with the SoCal, Norwegian couple in your building - http://tinyurl.com/7pz6u9y | ||||
| 2:50 | Neon Indian | Polish Girl | Era Extraña | Transgressive Records |
| DJ Comments: Check out the music video for "Polish Girl," featuring a short-haired minx, lots of analogue synthesizers, some kind of, uh, Nintendo Power Glove type thing and, er, well just watch it - http://neonin | ||||
| 2:54 | Jon McMillion | Logo III | Flier EP | Nuearth Kitchen |
| DJ Comments: Jon McMillion is proof that Seattleites DO, in fact, relish dancing (him and the label are both based here) | ||||
| 3:02 | The Beach Boys | Surf's Up | The SMiLE Sessions | Capitol |
| DJ Comments: Finally released after years of crappy bootlegs! Apparently Mike Love hated the lyrics Brian Wilson's co-writer Van Dyke Parks penned | ||||
| 3:06 | Dum Dum Girls | Hold Your Hand | Only in Dreams | Sub Pop Records |
| DJ Comments: Check out their tour blog! They like The Cure and Saint Etienne - http://wearedumdumgirls.com/ | ||||
| 3:11 | Gauntlet Hair | Showing | Gauntlet Hair | Dead Oceans |
| DJ Comments: Their adorable promo picture, for your consideration - http://www.gauntlethair.net/bio.html | ||||
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| 3:14 | Kurt Vile | Downbound Train | So Outta Reach | Matador Records |
| DJ Comments: Bruce Springsteen cover; Titus Andronicus' Patrick Stickles, after being electrocuted (!), got into a little tiff with Mr. Vile over the interwebs while still recuperating in the hospital. | ||||
| 3:19 | Forest Fire | The News | Staring at the X | Fatcat |
| DJ Comments: Playing on KEXP live from NYC TODAY 9 am PST. To emphasize the point, here's Smokey the Bear - http://tinyurl.com/6sobbuz | ||||
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| 3:22 | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Quail and Dumplings | Wolfroy Goes to Town | Drag City |
| DJ Comments: Playing 4 dates in Europe in January, so don't miss your chance! Spain will be like, "hey, I can't really afford it right now" but drag them out anyway | ||||
| 3:26 | Lee Hazlewood | Pour' Man | ||
| DJ Comments: Was a DJ in Japan for Armed Services Radio during his time in the military! | ||||
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| 3:30 | Tyrannosaurus Rex | Elemental Child | A Beard of Stars | Blue Thumb |
| DJ Comments: Evidently Marc Bolan was obsessed with Lord of the Rings (I mean, the other guy's name WAS Steve Peregrin Took...) | ||||
| 3:35 | The Strange Boys | Me and You | Live Music | Rough Trade |
| DJ Comments: Third LP from these Austin boyz | ||||
| 3:38 | Roy Ayers Ubiquity | Searching | Vibrations | Polydor |
| DJ Comments: Dig that vibraphone | ||||
| 3:42 | The Replacements | Sadly Beautiful | All Shook Down | Sire Records |
| DJ Comments: Request from our Hawaiian bruddahs. Mahalo! | ||||
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| 3:46 | Patten | Blush Mosaic | GLAQJO XAACSSO | No Pain in Pop |
| DJ Comments: New sounds out of London. Check out his very FACT mix as well - http://www.factmag.com/2011/09/23/fact-mix-285-patten/ | ||||
| 3:50 | Dunian | Where Is The Problem | EP | self-released |
| DJ Comments: from Latvia | ||||
| 3:53 | State of the Artist x Ski Team | More Than Fine | Slopes | Members Only |
| DJ Comments: SEATTLECALIFRAGILISTICEXTRAHELLADOPE - http://youtu.be/jPoDPLe7ANE | ||||
| 3:56 | A Tribe Called Quest | Verses From the Abstract | The Low End Theory | Jive Records |
| DJ Comments: Busta was in Leaders of the New School, part of the Native Tongues | ||||
| 4:00 | Feist | Graveyard | Metals | Cherrytree/Interscope |
| DJ Comments: tonight @ the Moore 8 pm | ||||
| 4:05 | Nina Nastasia | I Say That I Will Go | Run to Ruin | touch 'n go |
| DJ Comments: Producer / foodie Steve Albini produced her first two albums | ||||
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| 4:09 | Sigur Ros | Svefn-g-englar | Inni (Disc 1) | XL |
| DJ Comments: Sigur Ros' first live album, it was shot digitally, transferred to 16mm, project and re-filmed! | ||||
| 4:19 | Gui Boratto | No Turning Back | Take My Breath Away | Kompakt |
| DJ Comments: His new album III is out now! In the early 90s Gui Boratto was part of a pop group in Brazil called Sect. | ||||
| 4:26 | James Pants | Cosmic Rapp | Welcome | Stones Throw Records |
| DJ Comments: The Egyptian Lover did a remix of Cosmic Rapp which, of course, was fierce | ||||
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| 4:30 | Keep Shelly in Athens | Our Own Dream | Our Own Dream | Forest Family Records |
| DJ Comments: Only two more dates on their very first North American tour! Boston tonight, then NYC the next day. Please refrain from making an Euro or debt-related wisecracks as well. Not cool. | ||||
| 4:35 | Wild Beasts | Reach a Bit Further | Smother | Domino |
| DJ Comments: Request! | ||||
| 4:38 | Jens Lekman | Pocketful of Money | Oh You're So Silent Jens | Secretly Canadian |
| DJ Comments: First recorded under the moniker "Rocky Dennis" | ||||
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| 4:43 | Air France | It Feels Good To Be Around You | It Feels Good To Be Around You (Single) | Sincerely Yours |
| DJ Comments: First new material from this Swedish duo since 2009. Free download here - http://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0172.php | ||||
| 4:47 | Modeselektor | Green Light Go | Monkeytown | Monkeytown Records |
| DJ Comments: Modeselektor have their own skateboard deck out now! Pretty cool, guys, but would Wayne Coyne stop at skateboard?!? | ||||
| 4:52 | Emika | 3 Hours | Emika | Ninja Tune |
| DJ Comments: Resides in Berlin where she's a sound designer for Native Instruments. Her field recordings were the basis for Ostgut Ton's release Funf as well. | ||||
| 4:57 | Solomon Burke | Take Me As I Am | Home in Your Heart: The Best of Solomon Burke | |
| DJ Comments: Unbelievably, Solomon Burke never had a Top 20 hit | ||||
| 5:00 | Devo | Mongoloid | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | Warner Bros. Records |
| DJ Comments: Devo's very first single release b/w "Jocko Homo" on Booji Boy Records from 1977 | ||||
| 5:03 | The Fall | Muzorewi's Daughter | Dragnet | Step-Forward Records |
| DJ Comments: From 1979, The Fall's second album would begin the tradition of the band's high turnover rate | ||||
| 5:07 | Future Islands | Close to None | On the Water | Thrill Jockey |
| DJ Comments: Who do you think would win in a swelling, dramtic synth-off between Future Islands and M83? | ||||
| 5:14 | Ikonika | World on Mute | ||
| DJ Comments: Available for download right here - http://soundcloud.com/mixmag-1/ikonika-world-on-mute | ||||
| 5:19 | Washed Out | Call It Off | Amor Fati 12" | Weird World |
| DJ Comments: A victory lap, albeit a rather chill one, of sorts for Ernest Greene; this came out as a 12" with remixes by Clams Casino and Au Revoir Simone | ||||
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| 5:23 | Cass McCombs | Robin Egg Blue | Humor Risk | Domino |
| DJ Comments: Two albums this year for Cass. Apparently Domino Records hired a private investigator to snap photos of him for promo shots due to his reclusivity | ||||
| 5:27 | Atlas Sound | Mona Lisa | Parallax | 4AD |
| DJ Comments: Takes his moniker from a cassette deck he had as a kid | ||||
| 5:30 | Boris | Spoon | New Album | Sargent House |
| DJ Comments: out 11/25 | ||||
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| 5:35 | Grouper | Heavy Water / I'd Rather Be Sleeping | Dragging a Dead Deer up a Hill | Type Records |
| DJ Comments: It behooves you to investigate Grouper's split album with Roy Montgomery - http://www.discogs.com/Grouper-Roy-Montgomery-Split/release/2613914 | ||||
| 5:38 | Youth Lagoon | July | The Year of Hibernation | Fat Possum |
| DJ Comments: Lagoons are right up there with isthmuses in the list of topographical features that don't affect me | ||||
| 5:43 | Arcade Fire | Haïti | Funeral | Merge Records |
| DJ Comments: Request! | ||||
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| 5:47 | Tycho | Coastal Brake | Dive | Ghostly International |
| DJ Comments: New LP from Tycho aka Scott Hansen! | ||||
| 5:52 | Catherine Wheel | Black Metallic | Ferment | Fontana |
| DJ Comments: Black Metallic would be a pretty cool Catherine Wheel cover band name | ||||
