Thursday, December 01, 2011 (LISTEN TO THIS SHOW)
| Time | Artist | Song | Album | Label |
| 1:00 | Marc Hellner | Asleep on the Wing | Asleep on the Wing | Peacefrog Records |
| DJ Comments: Read up on Marc Hellner and "pulseprogramming" - http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pulseprogramming-p380344 | ||||
| 1:05 | Tim Hecker | Dungeoneering | Harmony in Ultraviolet | Kranky |
| DJ Comments: His very affecting video for "Piano Drop" from Ravedeath, 1972 - http://youtu.be/EE9mT4JaW_0 | ||||
| 1:09 | Zomby | Natalia's Song | Dedication | 4AD |
| DJ Comments: Zomby just released an EP entitled Nothing | ||||
| 1:13 | Sepalcure | Pencil Pimp | Sepalcure | Hotflush Recordings |
| DJ Comments: London label Hotflush put out this 12" last month, a preview of the upcoming full length from Travis Stewart of Machinedrum and Praveen Sharma | ||||
| 1:19 | Caribou | Jamelia | Swim | City Slang |
| DJ Comments: Caribou is curating ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas on Dec. 11th; DJ Rashad, Four Tet, Junior Boys, Silver Apples and more are slated to appear | ||||
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| 1:23 | Aphex Twin | Windowlicker | Windowlicker | Warp Records |
| DJ Comments: Allmusic describes this album as "eerie lounge-porn music." Here's an image to set the mood: http://www.technodisco.net/img/tracks/a/aphex-twin/532764-aphex-twin-windowlicker.jpg | ||||
| 1:29 | Dyme Def | Dreamin | Yuk the World | Self-Released |
| DJ Comments: Drops Dec. 6th! | ||||
| 1:33 | Grimes | Oblivion | Visions | Arbutus |
| DJ Comments: out 1/31! | ||||
| 1:38 | Tubeway Army | My Shadow in Vain | Tubeway Army | Beggars Banquet |
| DJ Comments: Gary Numan's band - he started fiddling with synthesizers in 1978 after finding one lying around in the studio | ||||
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| 1:41 | Oneohtrix Point Never | Sleep Dealer | Replica | Mexican Summer/Software |
| DJ Comments: Will OPN be on YOUR Top 10 of the year? Vote now! - http://kexp.org/events/polls/EndOfYearCountdown-2011.aspx | ||||
| 1:44 | Washed Out | Call it Off | Amor Fati 12" | Weird World |
| DJ Comments: Also playing ATP, but on Dec. 10th. He's married too, so don't flirt too aggressively | ||||
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| 1:48 | Korallreven | As Young As Yesterday | An Album by Korallreven | Acephale |
| DJ Comments: Hard to spell, but easy to listen to. They put out the "As Young As Yesterday" 12" single in September with remixes by Panda Bear (!) and Night Slugs heavy hitter Girl Unit | ||||
| 1:54 | Yoin | Wrong to Feel This Way | ||
| DJ Comments: Check out more from Aberdeen artist ¥oin (on the burgeoning Tuff Wax Records) - http://soundcloud.com/yoin | ||||
| 1:57 | Maria Minerva | Unchain My Heart | Tallinn At Dawn | Not Not Fun |
| DJ Comments: This Latvian by way of London songstress has had a busy 2011, releasing two albums and two EPs, the most recent of which JUST came out - http://www.listentosilk.com/2011/11/more-maria-please.html | ||||
| 2:00 | M83 | Wait | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. | Mute |
| DJ Comments: M83 are in the midst of touring, including a scheduled date at the Kulturbolaget in Sweden. It's just fun to say, innit? - http://ilovem83.com/live/ | ||||
| 2:06 | Pinback | Tripoli | This Is a Pinback CD | Southern Lord |
| DJ Comments: Playing tonight in Dublin! | ||||
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| 2:10 | Hypatia Lake | Suicide | Ouroboros | self-released |
| DJ Comments: Dave Foley plays drums for Hypatia Lake. Pretty certain it's not THE Dave Foley, however. BUT, this Seattle band's new one is out now and they'll be playing the Cumulus Festival Jan. 24th | ||||
| 2:15 | Big in Japan | Suicide a Go Go | From Y to Z and Never Again | Zoo |
| DJ Comments: From a 1978 7" on Liverpool's Zoo Records | ||||
| 2:18 | Kurt Vile | (so outta reach) | So Outta Reach | Matador Records |
| DJ Comments: Some background on the So Outta Reach album cover (preview: Kurt Vile passes out easily and likes tequila) - http://pitchfork.com/features/take-cover/8708-kurt-vile-so-outta-reach-ep/ | ||||
| 2:22 | 200 Years | Partin Wayz | 200 Years | Drag City |
| DJ Comments: Ben "Six Organs of Admittance" Chasny and Elisa "Magik Markers" Ambrogio. | ||||
| 2:25 | Kate Bush | Snowflake | 50 Words for Snow | ANTI- |
| DJ Comments: Her first album since 2005's Aerial. Dave Gilmour helped her sign to EMI at age 16 | ||||
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| 2:25 | My Bloody Valentine | Soon | Loveless | Sire |
| DJ Comments: A recollection of Loveless and Kevin Shield's chinchilla fixation - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2004/mar/12/2 | ||||
| 2:42 | A Place to Bury Strangers | To Fix the Gash in Your Head | A Place to Bury Strangers | Killer Pimp |
| DJ Comments: Here's them playing "Exploding Head" live at KEXP - http://youtu.be/K6bSPHTPbbs | ||||
| 2:46 | Total Control | Retiree | Henge Beat | Iron Lung Records |
| DJ Comments: Just came through town with Thee Oh Sees. Anybody check them out? | ||||
| 2:48 | Zola Jesus | Avalanche | Conatus | Sacred Bones |
| DJ Comments: Grew up in small town Wisconsin, believe it or not. So any rural Goth teenangers out there, take heart: you can be mopey and dramatic and achieve great things | ||||
| 2:52 | Noveller | Alone Star | Glacial Glow | Weird Forest/Saffron |
| DJ Comments: Noveller is the project of filmmaker / drone head Sarah Lipstate. Listen to the whole thing here - http://noveller.bandcamp.com/album/glacial-glow | ||||
| 2:57 | Talk Talk | I Believe in You | Spirit of Eden | EMI |
| DJ Comments: Ba Da Bing reissued Talk Talk's 1991 album Laughing Stock last month as well as Mark Hollis' S/T debut | ||||
| 3:02 | Disco Inferno | Second Language | The 5 EPs | One Little Indian Records |
| DJ Comments: Disco Inferno are a criminally under-recognized band from England that put out a string of superb EPs in the early 90s (plus two excellent LPs) that blended dark subject matter with skronky samples | ||||
| 3:07 | Girls Names | Black Saturday | Black Saturday [SINGLE] | Slumberland/Tough Love |
| DJ Comments: From Belfast! | ||||
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| 3:10 | The Soft Moon | Total Decay | Total Decay EP | Captured Tracks |
| DJ Comments: The Soft Moon used to be the one-man project of Luis Vasquez, but since the release of the full length S/T he's assembled a full band | ||||
| 3:14 | Joy Division | Day of the Lords | Unknown Pleasures | Factory |
| DJ Comments: Ian Curtis reputedly assembled the sandpaper sleeves for Durutti Column's first album whilst the rest of Joy Division watched a porno in the same room | ||||
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| 3:19 | Low | Canada | Trust | Kranky |
| DJ Comments: Low were featured in the newly resuscitated MTV series 120 Minutes, with Matt Pinfield (it's episode 4) | ||||
| 3:23 | Jacaszek | As Each Tucked String Tells | Glimmer | Ghostly International |
| DJ Comments: New album from this Polish artist is out Dec. 6th! The album is streaming now on NPR - http://www.npr.org/2011/11/27/142705348/first-listen-jacaszek-glimmer?ps=mh_fl | ||||
| 3:27 | Patten | Fire Dream | GLAQJO XAACSSO | No Pain in Pop |
| DJ Comments: I have it on good authority that it's pronounced "glack-geut zack-so." | ||||
| 3:32 | Gonjasufi | Candylane (Bibio remix) | The Caliph's Tea Party | Warp Records |
| DJ Comments: Sumach Ecks a.k.a. Gonjasufi is cousins with Ish of Shabazz Palaces / Digable Planets. Cool family, that. | ||||
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| 3:39 | The Tallest Man on Earth | A Field of Birds | Live At KEXP Volume Seven | KEXP |
| DJ Comments: Live at KEXP Vol. 7 is out NOW and makes a great stocking stuffer (and, indeed, fits nicely into most hosiery) | ||||
| 3:42 | Spell | Big Red Balloon | Seasons in the Sun | Mute |
| DJ Comments: Lee Hazlewood cover! Spell was the shortlived collaboration between noise legend Boyd Rice and Strawberry Switchblade's Rose McDowall. They release an LP and an EP in 1993 | ||||
| 3:45 | Spectrals | Get a Grip | Bad Penny | Wichita Recordings |
| DJ Comments: Spectrals is the plucky, one-man band of Leeds' Louis Jones. A contemporary of Best Coast, Ducktails and such | ||||
| 3:48 | The Fresh & Onlys | Waterfall | Play It Strange | In the Red Records |
| DJ Comments: Playing this Saturday in San Francisco (Rickshaw Stop) with Dominant Legs, Papercuts and Tim Cohen's Magic Trick (he's in Fresh & Onlys too) | ||||
| 3:51 | The Pica Beats | God of All Liars | Better In Color | self-released |
| DJ Comments: Live on KEXP this Saturday, the 3rd, at 6 PM! They'll be at the Black Lodge the same night with Portland's AU as well. | ||||
| 3:55 | 13th Floor Elevators | You're Gonna Miss Me | 7th Heaven: Music of the Spheres, the Complete Singles Collection | |
| DJ Comments: They should form a supergroup with 11th Dream Day and call themselves "24 Elevator Dreams" | ||||
| 3:58 | The Zombies | Can't Nobody Love You | Begin Here | Decca |
| DJ Comments: Got their start by winning a local contest in St. Albans, near London, that allowed them to court major labels with their demo | ||||
| 4:00 | Still Corners | Into the Trees | Creatures of an Hour | Sub Pop Records |
| DJ Comments: Featured in our Song of the Day podcast! Fun fact: (in the photo) they're standing next to where we keep all the office supplies here at KEXP. EXCITEMENT - http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2011/11/15/song-o | ||||
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| 4:04 | Throwing Muses | Not Too Soon | The Real Ramona | 4AD |
| DJ Comments: Like Talking Heads, Throwing Muses attended the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design | ||||
| 4:07 | Atlas Sound | Lightworks | Parallax | 4AD |
| DJ Comments: Bradford used to post mixes on his blog, but no longer it seems. Still, tons to check out - http://deerhuntertheband.blogspot.com/2009/11/micromix-23-featuring-fever-dream-field.html | ||||
| 4:11 | Roy Orbison | Dream | In Dreams | Monument |
| 4:13 | The Louvin Brothers | Satan Is Real | Satan Is Real | Light in the Attic |
| DJ Comments: 1960 - reissued by Seattle label Light in the Attic recently, check out the backstory: http://lightintheattic.net/releases/621-satan-is-real-handpicked-songs-1955-1962 | ||||
| 4:17 | Simon Joyner | Hotter Than Satan's Heels | Beautiful Losers | Jagjaguwar |
| DJ Comments: BBC DJ (and legend) John Peel once played Joyner's The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll from beginning to end on his show | ||||
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| 4:21 | Nudge | Two Hands | As Good as Gone | Kranky |
| DJ Comments: Nudge is Brian Foote, Honey Owens (Valet, Miracles Club, Jackie O Motherfucker), Jon Pyle and Paul Dickow | ||||
| 4:26 | El Rego | Zon Dede | El Rego | Daptone |
| DJ Comments: Born in Benin, Theophile Do Rego struck it big in 1966 with his group Rego & The Commandos | ||||
| 4:29 | JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound | I Am Trying To Break Your Heart | Want More | Bloodshot |
| DJ Comments: Wilco cover | ||||
| 4:33 | Norvells | Why Do You Want To Make Me Sad | V/A: Eccentric Soul: The Nickel & Penny Labels | Numero Group |
| DJ Comments: 1968-1973 Ace release by Numero Group out now! Read about the album's provenance here - http://numerogroup.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/eccentric-soul-the-nickel-penny-labels-revealed/ | ||||
| 4:36 | The Idle Race | Morning Sunshine | Back to the Story | Caroline |
| DJ Comments: 1966-1971 From Birmingham, but never quite 'made' it | ||||
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| 4:38 | The Field | Then It's White | Looping State of Mind | Kompakt |
| DJ Comments: This album is a real grower | ||||
| 4:46 | Goldmund | Johnny Has Gone For a Soldier | All Will Prosper | Western Vinyl |
| DJ Comments: aka Helios. a collection of 14 traditional Civil War-era folk songs | ||||
| 4:49 | Oliveray | Harmonics | Wonders | Erased Tapes |
| DJ Comments: Peter Broderick & Nils Frahm | ||||
| 4:53 | Marissa Nadler | Bird on Your Grave | Songs III: Bird on the Water | Peacefrog Records |
| DJ Comments: Also attended Rhode Island School of Design...kind of Rhode Island heavy tonight...DISTRACTION - here's her new album for purchase! http://www.etsy.com/listing/85276279/marissa-nadler-new-full-length- | ||||
| 4:58 | Rogue Wave | Bird on a Wire | Descended Like Vultures | |
| DJ Comments: Contributed "Jingle Bell Rock" to the benefit album This Warm December - A Brushfire Holiday Volume 2 | ||||
| 5:02 | Radiohead | My Iron Lung | The Bends | Parlophone |
| DJ Comments: Playing TWO dates in Missouri next year but barely swinging through the West Coast. What gives?!? | ||||
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| 5:06 | Tycho | Hours | Dive | Ghostly International |
| DJ Comments: Tycho is an eligible vote-receiver for best albums of the year. Vote now! - http://www.kexp.org/events/polls/EndOfYearCountdown-2011.aspx | ||||
| 5:12 | Real Estate | Green Aisles | Days | Domino |
| DJ Comments: Check out video of their superb in studio session! Martin Courtney has some cool frames, wouldn't you say? - http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2011/11/23/live-video-real-estate/ | ||||
| 5:17 | Ride | Taste | OX4_ The Best of Ride | |
| DJ Comments: KEXP listeners probably don't need an education in Ride (cuz they're smart like that), so none will be provided | ||||
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| 5:21 | How To Dress Well | Suicide Dream 2 | Love Remains | Lefse Records |
| DJ Comments: Check out HTDW's favourite albums from 2011. Some cool picks! (a not so clever reminder to vote for yours on the KEXP site) - http://howtodresswell.blogspot.com/2011/11/fave-20s.html | ||||
| 5:26 | Sigur Ros | Glosoli | Inni (Disc 1) | XL |
| DJ Comments: Their first ever live album | ||||
| 5:32 | Grizzly Bear | Eavesdropping (Simon Bookish) | Horn of Plenty Remixes | Kanine |
| DJ Comments: Featured on the soundtrack to Blue Valentine, the Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams film about a failed (yet torrid!) marriage | ||||
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| 5:38 | Gold Panda | Marriage | Lucky Shiner | Ghostly International |
| DJ Comments: Gold Panda curated the most recent DJ-Kicks entry - http://www.dj-kicks.com/goldpanda-dj-kicks/ | ||||
| 5:42 | State of the Artist x Ski Team | Vacation | Slopes | Members Only |
| DJ Comments: Offering a free download of their Slopes album. Well, what are you waiting for?!? A link? Oh wait, that's a good point, my bad - http://stateoftheartist.bandcamp.com/ | ||||
| 5:46 | DJ Shadow | Midnight in a Perfect World | Endtroducing..... | Mo Wax |
| DJ Comments: DJ Shadow's formative years, where his mixes got play on Bay Area station KMEL, are bunded here for your listening (and scholarly) pleasure - http://www.discogs.com/DJ-Shadow-The-4-Track-Era-Collectio | ||||
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| 5:51 | Mazzy Star | Lay Myself Down | Common Burn/Lay Myself Down | Rhymes of an Hour |
| DJ Comments: Did anybody else flip out when they watched Starship Troopers for the first time and "Fade Into You" started playing?!? | ||||
| 5:56 | The National | Slow Show | Boxer | Beggars Banquet |
| DJ Comments: Playing TONIGHT at the Neptune Theatre! | ||||
