This episode's Second Hour Spotlight theme: dreams. That may be a but obvious, but it does offer good excuse to play some favorites, especially the early New Order. As much as I love what they've done, Movement always begged the question of what would have happened had they not gone in the club direction.
(Original air date: February 6, 2019)
The Telescopes – Until the End – Exploding Head Syndrome – Tapte
Cathedral Bells – A Passing Phase – s/t
Blonde Redhead – 23 – 23 – 4AD
Stone Roses – Elephant Stone – The Complete Stone Roses – Silvertone
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Manic Street Preachers – Distant Colors – Resistance is Futile – Columbia
White Lies – Finish Line – Five – PIAS
The Chameleons UK – Tears – Strange Times – Geffen
ACTORS – We Don't Have to Dance – It Will Come to You – Artoffact
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Bauhaus – God in an Alcove – In The Flat Field – Beggars Banquet
David Bowie – Quicksand – Hunky Dory – Ryko
Damon & Naomi – Beautiful Close Double – The Earth is Blue – 20|20|20
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New Order – Dreams Never End – Movement – Factory
Still Corners – Dreamlands – Slow Air – Wrecking Light Records
Love & Rockets – Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven – Beggars Banquet
This Mortal Coil – Dreams Made Flesh – It'll End in Tears – 4AD
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Laveda – Dream.Sleep - single
Ride – Dreams Burn Down – Nowhere – Creation
Fog – DreamingDreamingDreaming – Shine single
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Dream Lover – Munki – Sub Pop
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Rialto – Dream Another Dream – s/t – EastWest
Radiohead – (nice dream) – The Bends – Capitol
Dead Can Dance – American Dreaming – Toward the Within – 4AD
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The Smiths – Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me – Strangeways, Here We Come – Sire
Showing posts with label shoegaze. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shoegaze. Show all posts
11 August, 2019
27 January, 2019
Dreaming in Stereo #31 - Wintersongs
Here in the Mid-Atlantic U.S., we've had more hint of winter than the actual thing this season (or at least it feels that way to someone who grew up in the Midwest). We've had one, maybe two snows so far, and not until after January 1. So when we got a cold snap a couple of weeks ago, it reminded me of what this time of year is supposed to feel like, and inspired this episode's Second Hour Spotlight.
Funnily enough, finding songs about winter/ice/cold/frost got a little harder once I got out of the classic dream pop stuff. There are actually more shoegaze songs about summer (granted, at least a few called "Summer's End" or variations thereof), and so it did take a little work. But honestly, it's not like I'd pass up a chance to spend time digging into back catalogs.
Front catalogs played a major role this week as well. The new Piroshka single that leads off the show was an especially bright find - I'm growing to appreciate how little they sound like Lush, and considering the pedigree of everyone in the group, it only makes sense. I've been wrong before, but I definitely feel like that album's going to be one of the highlights of the year. The new Tamaryn single - which I just stumbled upon - was also quite the revelation. I saw them open for Lush back in 2016, and enjoyed them well enough, but the new single really takes the act to the next level. Another album to look forward to.And then we had new stuff from Swervedriver - who are apparently back for real - and Spiritualized, which yes, has been out for months, but I just finally got the chance to share. And the Twilight Sad have a new one out, which is always a good thing - although interestingly they seem far less crushing in their sound than before. Still, a group always worth checking out.
And, while I shouldn't draw attention to this - well, some shows go smooth and steady, and some remind you of the risks inherent in live broadcasting. This was definitely the latter, and I blame all errors on technical issues and outside factors, and none on DJ error.
Anyhow, your show:
(Original air date: January 23, 2019)
Piroshka - What's Next? - Brickbat - Bella Union
Swervedriver - The Lonely Crowds Fade in the Air - Future Ruins - Dangerbird
Tennis System - Lackluster - PAIN - Graveface
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hong Kong Garden - Marie Antoinette soundtrack - Verve/Polydor
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Tamaryn - Fits of Rage - Dreaming in the Dark - DERO Arcade
Zanais - Rise - Into the All
Spiritualized - The Prize - And Nothing Hurt - Bella Union
Bat for Lashes - Close Encounters - The Bride - Parlophone
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Bethany Curve - Dreamland - Murder! - Kitchen Whore
The Twilight Sad - VTr - It Won/t Be Like This All the Time - Rock Action
An April March - Stardust - It Goes Without Saying - Bedazzled Records
Zombie Girlfriend - Wind - Fuzzy Feelings Collection - TBTCI
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My Bloody Valetine - Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside) - Isn't Anything - Creation
Nightmare Air - Icy Daggers - High in the Lasers - Saint Marie Records
Tallies - Trains in Snow - s/t - Hand Drawn Dracula
astrobrite - Cold - DELUXER
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The Cure - Cold - Pornography - Fiction
Brett Anderson - To the Winter - s/t - V2
Tori Amos - Winter - Little Earthquakes - Atlantic
Mazzy Star - Still Cold - Among My Swan - Capitol
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Galaxie 500 - Snowstorm - On Fire - Ryko
The Autumns - Embracing Winter - The Angel Pool - Rust Records
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Lightfoils - Polar Waves - Hierarchy - Saint Marie Records
Funnily enough, finding songs about winter/ice/cold/frost got a little harder once I got out of the classic dream pop stuff. There are actually more shoegaze songs about summer (granted, at least a few called "Summer's End" or variations thereof), and so it did take a little work. But honestly, it's not like I'd pass up a chance to spend time digging into back catalogs.
Front catalogs played a major role this week as well. The new Piroshka single that leads off the show was an especially bright find - I'm growing to appreciate how little they sound like Lush, and considering the pedigree of everyone in the group, it only makes sense. I've been wrong before, but I definitely feel like that album's going to be one of the highlights of the year. The new Tamaryn single - which I just stumbled upon - was also quite the revelation. I saw them open for Lush back in 2016, and enjoyed them well enough, but the new single really takes the act to the next level. Another album to look forward to.And then we had new stuff from Swervedriver - who are apparently back for real - and Spiritualized, which yes, has been out for months, but I just finally got the chance to share. And the Twilight Sad have a new one out, which is always a good thing - although interestingly they seem far less crushing in their sound than before. Still, a group always worth checking out.
And, while I shouldn't draw attention to this - well, some shows go smooth and steady, and some remind you of the risks inherent in live broadcasting. This was definitely the latter, and I blame all errors on technical issues and outside factors, and none on DJ error.
Anyhow, your show:
Piroshka - What's Next? - Brickbat - Bella Union
Swervedriver - The Lonely Crowds Fade in the Air - Future Ruins - Dangerbird
Tennis System - Lackluster - PAIN - Graveface
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hong Kong Garden - Marie Antoinette soundtrack - Verve/Polydor
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Tamaryn - Fits of Rage - Dreaming in the Dark - DERO Arcade
Zanais - Rise - Into the All
Spiritualized - The Prize - And Nothing Hurt - Bella Union
Bat for Lashes - Close Encounters - The Bride - Parlophone
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Bethany Curve - Dreamland - Murder! - Kitchen Whore
The Twilight Sad - VTr - It Won/t Be Like This All the Time - Rock Action
An April March - Stardust - It Goes Without Saying - Bedazzled Records
Zombie Girlfriend - Wind - Fuzzy Feelings Collection - TBTCI
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My Bloody Valetine - Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside) - Isn't Anything - Creation
Nightmare Air - Icy Daggers - High in the Lasers - Saint Marie Records
Tallies - Trains in Snow - s/t - Hand Drawn Dracula
astrobrite - Cold - DELUXER
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The Cure - Cold - Pornography - Fiction
Brett Anderson - To the Winter - s/t - V2
Tori Amos - Winter - Little Earthquakes - Atlantic
Mazzy Star - Still Cold - Among My Swan - Capitol
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Galaxie 500 - Snowstorm - On Fire - Ryko
The Autumns - Embracing Winter - The Angel Pool - Rust Records
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Lightfoils - Polar Waves - Hierarchy - Saint Marie Records
21 January, 2019
Dreaming in Stereo #30 - China/Taiwan/Philippines Shoegaze
Sometimes there are easy themes that readily and obviously present themselves, and sometimes you have to go working for it. So, while this episode's Second Hour Spotlight theme may not seem obvious it's very definitely something I threw together at the last minute part of a larger project I plan on tackling throughout the year.
One of the cool (to me) aspects of music is seeing a particular style or genre migrate from the geographical/social/political/whatever group that created it to people and places far and wide. There's something about seeing German hip-hop heads or Japanese jazz obsessives that is just cool to me; it's a testament to the power of the music.
On that note, throughout the year I'll be focusing on shoegaze/dreampop bands from across the globe; I've heard enough groups from enough different countries that I can put the UK and US off til the end and still have plenty to choose from.
I'm not exactly sure why I started with China, but it seemed as good a place as any. I've also covered Taiwan, and was trying to find another China-related country to pull from, but there don't appear to be any Tibet-based bands, and I was able to find mention of one Mongolia-based group. So, the Philippines seemed a good place to go from there. It was great to see so many active bands in the respective countries, and to see how they take the form and make it their own. There are at least a couple of bands I'll be revisiting in shows to come.
And, credit where it's due: big thanks to NoiseArtists.net for doing a lot of the leg work with their articles on the scenes in China and Taiwan. In fact, they've done some good research on a number of countries, so give them a look if you want a deeper dive into global gaze.
There's also a mini-theme set in the first half, which should be pretty obvious when you see/hear it. It was just one of those things that came together, and I'm a sucker for a good through-line.
So without further ado:
(Originally aired Jan. 10, 2019)
goth dad - Blackout - Fade EP
dogma 95 - illbeback - dogma 95 EP
The Telescopes - All a Dreams - Celeste single - Creation
Lycia - The Emptiness of Airports - Droneuary - Silber Records
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Swan Dive - Fly Toward the Sun - Fly Toward the Sun
Shallowdive - Sunrise - Shallowdive EP
Slowdive - When the Sun Hits - Souvlaki - Creation
Dive - Tones of Sun - Early Sonic June
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Holy Fawn - Vespertine - Death Spells - Holy Roar
Nostalgist - Smoldering Amber - Disaffection
Experimental Aircraft - Upper East Side - Third Transmission - Graveface
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Chestnut Bakery - I Love You Mr. Snowball - Diaries - Sango Records
City Flanker - Lane - Sound Without Time - Akasaka Music
RUBUR - Suffer - True Bypass EP
Hedgehog - Money is Everything - Sound of Life Towards... - Ruby Eye Records
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U.TA - Three - Highway Cruising
TuT - Send Me - You Got Me When I Stare At You
Manic Sheep - Eve of Destruction - Brooklyn
DoZzz - Wandering - Poem of Love <> Poem of Sadness
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Sugar Hiccup - Saturnine Nevermore - Closure - D Chord Records
Narcloudia - Colour Wheel - Day-Blind Stars
GYHT - Moving Parts - Maybe in Another Universe I Deserve You
Beast Jesus - Double Tuck - In Various States of Disassembly
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The Rave Tapes - Pale as Crimson (demo)
One of the cool (to me) aspects of music is seeing a particular style or genre migrate from the geographical/social/political/whatever group that created it to people and places far and wide. There's something about seeing German hip-hop heads or Japanese jazz obsessives that is just cool to me; it's a testament to the power of the music.
On that note, throughout the year I'll be focusing on shoegaze/dreampop bands from across the globe; I've heard enough groups from enough different countries that I can put the UK and US off til the end and still have plenty to choose from.
I'm not exactly sure why I started with China, but it seemed as good a place as any. I've also covered Taiwan, and was trying to find another China-related country to pull from, but there don't appear to be any Tibet-based bands, and I was able to find mention of one Mongolia-based group. So, the Philippines seemed a good place to go from there. It was great to see so many active bands in the respective countries, and to see how they take the form and make it their own. There are at least a couple of bands I'll be revisiting in shows to come.
And, credit where it's due: big thanks to NoiseArtists.net for doing a lot of the leg work with their articles on the scenes in China and Taiwan. In fact, they've done some good research on a number of countries, so give them a look if you want a deeper dive into global gaze.
There's also a mini-theme set in the first half, which should be pretty obvious when you see/hear it. It was just one of those things that came together, and I'm a sucker for a good through-line.
So without further ado:
goth dad - Blackout - Fade EP
dogma 95 - illbeback - dogma 95 EP
The Telescopes - All a Dreams - Celeste single - Creation
Lycia - The Emptiness of Airports - Droneuary - Silber Records
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Swan Dive - Fly Toward the Sun - Fly Toward the Sun
Shallowdive - Sunrise - Shallowdive EP
Slowdive - When the Sun Hits - Souvlaki - Creation
Dive - Tones of Sun - Early Sonic June
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Holy Fawn - Vespertine - Death Spells - Holy Roar
Nostalgist - Smoldering Amber - Disaffection
Experimental Aircraft - Upper East Side - Third Transmission - Graveface
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Chestnut Bakery - I Love You Mr. Snowball - Diaries - Sango Records
City Flanker - Lane - Sound Without Time - Akasaka Music
RUBUR - Suffer - True Bypass EP
Hedgehog - Money is Everything - Sound of Life Towards... - Ruby Eye Records
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U.TA - Three - Highway Cruising
TuT - Send Me - You Got Me When I Stare At You
Manic Sheep - Eve of Destruction - Brooklyn
DoZzz - Wandering - Poem of Love <> Poem of Sadness
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Sugar Hiccup - Saturnine Nevermore - Closure - D Chord Records
Narcloudia - Colour Wheel - Day-Blind Stars
GYHT - Moving Parts - Maybe in Another Universe I Deserve You
Beast Jesus - Double Tuck - In Various States of Disassembly
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The Rave Tapes - Pale as Crimson (demo)
09 January, 2019
Dreaming in Stereo #29 - The Year(s) in Review
I know a lot of people were talking about how glad they were that 2018 was finally over, and sure, it may not have been the greatest year in recorded history, but for music there was little to complain about. The year saw a lot of great releases by new and old acts, and a lot of good shows happened (too many to catch, as it turned out).
Partly inspired by a tweet by a former Pitchfork editor, and partly due to my taking the bulk of the year off from music, I decided not to try a "best of" show for the year, since there was no way I could do justice to all of the good stuff that came out. Instead, for the first hour we have a bunch of stuff I really dug that was released in the past year. For hour two, I figured it would be fun to jump back a decade for each set, so you get songs from 2008, 1998, and 1988.
It was fun and interesting putting those sets together; I hadn't really looked back at the music I lived with like that, and it was a trip to see how the sounds changed in those jumps (as well as take the journey down memory lane - somewhere there's a picture of me and some guys hanging out with Curve after a show in the 1990s).
(Original air date: Dec. 26, 2018)
Lowtide - Alibi - Southern Mind - Rice is Nice
Nothing - You Wind Me Up - Dance on the Blacktop - Relapse
Sleepwalk - Bumblebee - Splatter
Beatastic - The Mind is Its Own Universe - Transverse EP - Shore Dive
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Ride - Cold Water People - Tomorrow's Shore EP - Wichita Recordings
Johnny Marr - Hi Hello - Call the Comet - New Voodoo
James - Many Faces - Living in Extraordinary Times - Infectious Music
Suede - The Invisibles - The Blue Hour - Warner Music UK
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Teenage Wrist - Daylight - Chrome Neon Jesus - Epitaph
Foliage - How Have You Been? - III
Holygram - Signals - Modern Cults - Cleopatra
Seasurfer - Into Dust - Vampires - Saint Marie Records
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(2008)
Blonde Redhead - Distilled - In An Expression of the Inexpressible - Touch & Go
Curve - Coming Up Roses - Come Clean - Universal
Mojave 3 - Some Kinda Angel - Out of Tune - 4AD
The Hope Blister - Spider and I - Smile's Ok... - 4AD
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(1998)
Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone - s/t - Columbia
School of Seven Bells - Conjurr - Alpinisms - Ghostly International
Tears Run Rings - The Weight of Love - Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never - Clairecords
Beach House - Astronaut - Devotion - Sub Pop
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(1988)
Peter Murphy - All Night Long - Love Hysteria - Beggars Banquet
Cocteau Twins - Carolyn's Fingers - Blue Bell Knoll - 4AD/Columbia
Dead Can Dance - Severance - The Serpent's Egg - 4AD
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Bauhaus - Bite My Hip - The Bela Session EP - Stones Throw
Partly inspired by a tweet by a former Pitchfork editor, and partly due to my taking the bulk of the year off from music, I decided not to try a "best of" show for the year, since there was no way I could do justice to all of the good stuff that came out. Instead, for the first hour we have a bunch of stuff I really dug that was released in the past year. For hour two, I figured it would be fun to jump back a decade for each set, so you get songs from 2008, 1998, and 1988.
It was fun and interesting putting those sets together; I hadn't really looked back at the music I lived with like that, and it was a trip to see how the sounds changed in those jumps (as well as take the journey down memory lane - somewhere there's a picture of me and some guys hanging out with Curve after a show in the 1990s).
(Original air date: Dec. 26, 2018)
Lowtide - Alibi - Southern Mind - Rice is Nice
Nothing - You Wind Me Up - Dance on the Blacktop - Relapse
Sleepwalk - Bumblebee - Splatter
Beatastic - The Mind is Its Own Universe - Transverse EP - Shore Dive
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Ride - Cold Water People - Tomorrow's Shore EP - Wichita Recordings
Johnny Marr - Hi Hello - Call the Comet - New Voodoo
James - Many Faces - Living in Extraordinary Times - Infectious Music
Suede - The Invisibles - The Blue Hour - Warner Music UK
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Teenage Wrist - Daylight - Chrome Neon Jesus - Epitaph
Foliage - How Have You Been? - III
Holygram - Signals - Modern Cults - Cleopatra
Seasurfer - Into Dust - Vampires - Saint Marie Records
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(2008)
Blonde Redhead - Distilled - In An Expression of the Inexpressible - Touch & Go
Curve - Coming Up Roses - Come Clean - Universal
Mojave 3 - Some Kinda Angel - Out of Tune - 4AD
The Hope Blister - Spider and I - Smile's Ok... - 4AD
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(1998)
Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone - s/t - Columbia
School of Seven Bells - Conjurr - Alpinisms - Ghostly International
Tears Run Rings - The Weight of Love - Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never - Clairecords
Beach House - Astronaut - Devotion - Sub Pop
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(1988)
Peter Murphy - All Night Long - Love Hysteria - Beggars Banquet
Cocteau Twins - Carolyn's Fingers - Blue Bell Knoll - 4AD/Columbia
Dead Can Dance - Severance - The Serpent's Egg - 4AD
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Bauhaus - Bite My Hip - The Bela Session EP - Stones Throw
08 January, 2019
Dreaming in Stereo #28 - Piroshka
The first show for Stranger Radio, and the first two hour show in a while (well, besides the practice show). Having that extra hour, I've decided I should do something with the time besides just throw random songs, so the second hour is the feature/focus segment (I really should give that a fancy name).
Since I had been planning a Lush-themed show back when I was doing the one-hour Mixcloud-only shows, and since the first single by Piroshka had recently come out (the new band featuring Miki from Lush along with a stellar line-up of talent), I figured there was my excuse.
Enjoy.
(Original air date: Dec. 12, 2018)
Blushing - Sunshine - The Truth single
Lightfoils - Duende - Chambers
Catherine Wheel - Half Life - Chrome - Fontana
Kestrels - Thorn - Kindling/Kestrels split
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SRSQ - The Martyr - Unreality - Dais
The Twilight Sad - I Could Give You All That You Don't Want - Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave - FatCat
Slow Crush - Collide - Aurora - Holy Roar Records
I Like Trains - Terra Nova - Progress Reform - Talitres
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Beach House - Lose Your Smile - 7 - Sub Pop
Mercury Rev - Nite and Fog - All is Dream - V2
Soccer Mommy - I'm On Fire - Henry single
The Daysleepers - Arc Lights - Creation - My Daydream Records
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Lush - Love At First Sight - Chorus - 4AD
Cornelius - The Spell of a Vanishing Lonlieness - Mellow Waves - Rostrum Records
Whimsical - Monochrome - Lovelife, A Homage to Lush - TBTCI
Blackpool Astronomy - Scarlet - Lovelife, A Homage to Lush - TBTCI
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Sing Sing - Tegan - The Joy of Sing Sing - Manifesto Records - 2002
Seinking Ships - You Don't Love Me - Museum Quality Capture - S-Curve
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Black and Blue - Damage and Joy - Artificial Plastic Records
Lush - Olympia (acoustic) - Chorus - 4AD
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Piroshka - Everlastingly Yours - Brickbat - Bella Union
Elastica - Waking Up - s/t - Geffen
Moose - Love on the Dole - Live a Little Love a Lot - PIAS Recordings
Modern English - Spinning Me Round - Ricochet Days - 4AD
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Suede - Life is Golden - The Blue Hour - Warner UK
Since I had been planning a Lush-themed show back when I was doing the one-hour Mixcloud-only shows, and since the first single by Piroshka had recently come out (the new band featuring Miki from Lush along with a stellar line-up of talent), I figured there was my excuse.
Enjoy.
(Original air date: Dec. 12, 2018)
Blushing - Sunshine - The Truth single
Lightfoils - Duende - Chambers
Catherine Wheel - Half Life - Chrome - Fontana
Kestrels - Thorn - Kindling/Kestrels split
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SRSQ - The Martyr - Unreality - Dais
The Twilight Sad - I Could Give You All That You Don't Want - Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave - FatCat
Slow Crush - Collide - Aurora - Holy Roar Records
I Like Trains - Terra Nova - Progress Reform - Talitres
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Beach House - Lose Your Smile - 7 - Sub Pop
Mercury Rev - Nite and Fog - All is Dream - V2
Soccer Mommy - I'm On Fire - Henry single
The Daysleepers - Arc Lights - Creation - My Daydream Records
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Lush - Love At First Sight - Chorus - 4AD
Cornelius - The Spell of a Vanishing Lonlieness - Mellow Waves - Rostrum Records
Whimsical - Monochrome - Lovelife, A Homage to Lush - TBTCI
Blackpool Astronomy - Scarlet - Lovelife, A Homage to Lush - TBTCI
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Sing Sing - Tegan - The Joy of Sing Sing - Manifesto Records - 2002
Seinking Ships - You Don't Love Me - Museum Quality Capture - S-Curve
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Black and Blue - Damage and Joy - Artificial Plastic Records
Lush - Olympia (acoustic) - Chorus - 4AD
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Piroshka - Everlastingly Yours - Brickbat - Bella Union
Elastica - Waking Up - s/t - Geffen
Moose - Love on the Dole - Live a Little Love a Lot - PIAS Recordings
Modern English - Spinning Me Round - Ricochet Days - 4AD
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Suede - Life is Golden - The Blue Hour - Warner UK
20 February, 2018
Dreaming in Stereo episode 26
It's funny how long Wye Oak flew under my radar. They're practically a local band for me, but I just now finally tuned into them. Digging what I heard, really interested to see what the new album has to offer. You can tell, though, that the group has elevated past the dreaded "local band" status, as their current tour features no Baltimore date (DC is the closest they get).
Lowtide is the key discovery of this show. As mentioned in the show, I caught them on an episode of Henry Rollins's radio show Fanatic on KCRW, where he played the entire album. It is brilliant all the way through, and definitely an album that will be on heavy rotation here.
And I've only been able to dig into a couple of tracks on the new TBTCI compilation, but so far it's looking like another quality comp. I don't know how he does it, but Renato Malizia is truly one of the standouts in keeping this music going.
Lowtide - On the Fence - Southern Mind - Rice is Nice
Purs - On - single
Tape Deck Mountain - Morse Code - Echo Chamber Blues -
Ride - Catch You Drowning - Tomorrow's Shore EP - Wichita Recordings
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Sway - Our Time On Poli - We Have No Influential Friends
Canards - Ending Soon - Ending Soon
Chapterhouse - Greater Power - Blood Music - Dedicated
Foliage - Fate - Truths
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Seasurfer - We Run - Dive In - Saint Marie Records
Minipop - Someone to Love - A New Hope - Arco Records
Wye Oak - If You Should See - Tween - Merge Records
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Zombie Girlfriend - Wind - Fuzzy Feelings - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Lowtide is the key discovery of this show. As mentioned in the show, I caught them on an episode of Henry Rollins's radio show Fanatic on KCRW, where he played the entire album. It is brilliant all the way through, and definitely an album that will be on heavy rotation here.
And I've only been able to dig into a couple of tracks on the new TBTCI compilation, but so far it's looking like another quality comp. I don't know how he does it, but Renato Malizia is truly one of the standouts in keeping this music going.
Lowtide - On the Fence - Southern Mind - Rice is Nice
Purs - On - single
Tape Deck Mountain - Morse Code - Echo Chamber Blues -
Ride - Catch You Drowning - Tomorrow's Shore EP - Wichita Recordings
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Sway - Our Time On Poli - We Have No Influential Friends
Canards - Ending Soon - Ending Soon
Chapterhouse - Greater Power - Blood Music - Dedicated
Foliage - Fate - Truths
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Seasurfer - We Run - Dive In - Saint Marie Records
Minipop - Someone to Love - A New Hope - Arco Records
Wye Oak - If You Should See - Tween - Merge Records
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Zombie Girlfriend - Wind - Fuzzy Feelings - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
07 February, 2018
Dreaming in Stereo epsiode 25
True confession time: I haven't watched Twin Peaks. I know, I, too, feel that this is a personal failing of mine, something my better half is keen to point out. But, to be fair, I was 13 or so when it came out, and while I did enjoy a good mystery even at that age, I also think a lot of the truly Lynchian qualities of the show would have been lost on me at that point (although by that point in my life I was very much fond of the weird). I did see Fire Walk with Me while in high school though (with my parents, no less), and remember thinking, "He's really reaching with this one" (something my teenage self would most definitely say). But even then I was blown away by the soundtrack. Angelo Badalementi's compositions were just haunting, aided greatly by Julee Cruise's voice. I'd actually been toying with the idea of dropping some of that into the show, and here we finally are. If I had better foresight, I could have timed it to fit somewhere with the revival last year, but such is life. Anyway, here we're definitely putting the dream in dream pop.
And again, ignore what I say, the band is called Coma Pony. This is what happens when you have multiple notes all over the place.
Also, just to vent some steam, Mixcloud has been acting really wonky lately, making uploading far more difficult than it seems it should be. Here's hoping nothing goes away, but at least I feel better about filling up my computer's memory with all those backup files.
But enough kvetching. Enjoy!
Voluptuos Panic - If I Could Shine (The Sweetest Ache) - Popkiss, TBTCI Meets Sarah Records - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Coma Pony (feat. Lucia Tacchetti) - Teletransportar - Magnánima Compilado Vol. 4 - Magnánima
The Black Windmill - Medicine - Black Windmill EP
Angelo Badalamenti feat. Julee Cruise - Into the Night - Soundtrack to Twin Peaks - Warner Bros.
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Starrsha - Sway - Starrsha
The Churchhill Garden (feat. HIDEKA) - Forever - single Kindling - Sunspots - Spike & Wave
Slowdive - When the Sun Hits - Souvlaki - Sanctuary
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Snowbird - Porcelain - Moon - Bella Union
Love Spirals Downward - Ladonna Dissima - Idylls - Projekt
Bauhaus - Hope - Burning From the Inside - Beggar's Banquet
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Dead Can Dance - Don't Fade Away - Toward the Within - 4AD
And again, ignore what I say, the band is called Coma Pony. This is what happens when you have multiple notes all over the place.
Also, just to vent some steam, Mixcloud has been acting really wonky lately, making uploading far more difficult than it seems it should be. Here's hoping nothing goes away, but at least I feel better about filling up my computer's memory with all those backup files.
But enough kvetching. Enjoy!
Voluptuos Panic - If I Could Shine (The Sweetest Ache) - Popkiss, TBTCI Meets Sarah Records - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Coma Pony (feat. Lucia Tacchetti) - Teletransportar - Magnánima Compilado Vol. 4 - Magnánima
The Black Windmill - Medicine - Black Windmill EP
Angelo Badalamenti feat. Julee Cruise - Into the Night - Soundtrack to Twin Peaks - Warner Bros.
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Starrsha - Sway - Starrsha
The Churchhill Garden (feat. HIDEKA) - Forever - single Kindling - Sunspots - Spike & Wave
Slowdive - When the Sun Hits - Souvlaki - Sanctuary
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Snowbird - Porcelain - Moon - Bella Union
Love Spirals Downward - Ladonna Dissima - Idylls - Projekt
Bauhaus - Hope - Burning From the Inside - Beggar's Banquet
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Dead Can Dance - Don't Fade Away - Toward the Within - 4AD
02 February, 2018
Dreaming in Stereo episode 24
A "theme" show if you will - perhaps not as consistently noisy as I'd thought when putting it together (that middle sections ends up more like loud dreampop than anything), but I think there's enough feedback here to keep the people who enjoy that sort of thing happy.
That new A Place to Bury Strangers track is magnificent, and I can't wait for the full album to drop in a couple of months. I'll most likely also be revisiting Tape Deck Mountain when their new one hits in a few weeks. I still haven't made it all the way through the Magnánima Compilado Vol. 4 - it's 50 tracks, people! - but so far there are definitely a few keepers. One thing I'm really enjoying about doing the show in 2018 (not that I didn't in 2008) is seeing how this music is global now. There was an article in the Guardian a few months back focusing on Asian shoegaze which I think nicely puts a point on it. Needless to say, I think there's another theme show coming in the not-too-distant future.
That Medicine song was a fun find. There's a band with a definitely interesting evolution - I actually enjoyed their electronic album (which featured Brandon Lee's sister, of all people).
That Dirty Sidewalks song was a joyous find - an American band that sounds like Definitely Maybe-era Oasis with Going Blank Again-era Ride feedback? I'm in!
Enjoy!
A Place to Bury Strangers - Never Coming Back - Pinned - Dead Oceans
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Reverance - Honey's Dead - American Recordings
Car Crash Sisters - Orange - Sundance Sea / Magnánima Compilado Vol. 4 - Industrias WIO / Magnánima
Young Boys - Love Hits - New York Sun - Hollow Eyed
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Communions - Forget It's a Dream - Communions - Big Love Records
Spotlight Kid - Sugar Pills - Ten Thousand Hours - Saint Marie Records
Merchandise (feat. Dum Dum Girls) - Red Sun - Red Sun single - Sub Pop
June Parker - Slow - We're Exactly Where We Are
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Medicine - Long As the Sun - To the Happy Few - Captured Tracks
My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep - Loveless - Creation
Tape Deck Mountain - Suicide 1997 - Slow Salvation - Lefse Records
Au.Ra - Pyramid - Jane's Lament - felte
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Dirty Sidewalks - Where's the Love - Bring Down the House Lights
That new A Place to Bury Strangers track is magnificent, and I can't wait for the full album to drop in a couple of months. I'll most likely also be revisiting Tape Deck Mountain when their new one hits in a few weeks. I still haven't made it all the way through the Magnánima Compilado Vol. 4 - it's 50 tracks, people! - but so far there are definitely a few keepers. One thing I'm really enjoying about doing the show in 2018 (not that I didn't in 2008) is seeing how this music is global now. There was an article in the Guardian a few months back focusing on Asian shoegaze which I think nicely puts a point on it. Needless to say, I think there's another theme show coming in the not-too-distant future.
That Medicine song was a fun find. There's a band with a definitely interesting evolution - I actually enjoyed their electronic album (which featured Brandon Lee's sister, of all people).
That Dirty Sidewalks song was a joyous find - an American band that sounds like Definitely Maybe-era Oasis with Going Blank Again-era Ride feedback? I'm in!
Enjoy!
A Place to Bury Strangers - Never Coming Back - Pinned - Dead Oceans
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Reverance - Honey's Dead - American Recordings
Car Crash Sisters - Orange - Sundance Sea / Magnánima Compilado Vol. 4 - Industrias WIO / Magnánima
Young Boys - Love Hits - New York Sun - Hollow Eyed
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Communions - Forget It's a Dream - Communions - Big Love Records
Spotlight Kid - Sugar Pills - Ten Thousand Hours - Saint Marie Records
Merchandise (feat. Dum Dum Girls) - Red Sun - Red Sun single - Sub Pop
June Parker - Slow - We're Exactly Where We Are
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Medicine - Long As the Sun - To the Happy Few - Captured Tracks
My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep - Loveless - Creation
Tape Deck Mountain - Suicide 1997 - Slow Salvation - Lefse Records
Au.Ra - Pyramid - Jane's Lament - felte
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Dirty Sidewalks - Where's the Love - Bring Down the House Lights
Dreaming in Stereo episode 23
One of the joys of ever-evolving technology (and generous friends) is that at some point in your life you'll find yourself booting up an old machine of some sort and finding all sorts of old treasures you'd forgotten about (as well as the occasional file you'd wished stayed buried). Looking through an old homemade tower I'd been gifted several years ago (how many? We're talking Windows XP) I came across my old rip of Mew's 2005 album And the Glass-Handed Kites, and quickly fell back in love with it. Seriously, this was the album to beat back in '05/'06, with its soaring melodies, wall of sound, and just the sheer ambitiousness of it - not just the lack of gaps between songs, but the way they bled into each other - it was very much an album of its era, and yet it stood out so far from what else was on offer that year.
2009's No More Stories Are Told Today, I'm Sorry They Washed Away // No More Stories, The World Is Grey, I'm Tired, Let's Wash Away on the other hand, couldn't live up to the glory of its predecessor (at least to my ears at the time), and I found myself eventually moving on. I suppose I'll be revisiting that album soon as well, and checking out last year's Visuals (which is worth checking out just for the cover, if nothing else).
Also on the technology tip (to borrow from '90s hip hop slang), can we all admit what a godsend mp3 blogs were/are? Even though all the streaming services have basically killed the format (save for a few notable holdouts), it was a great way to find a song or two from some band you'd never heard of, or even knew a bit. Not that a Soundcloud or Bandcamp link isn't just as good - hell, you should be supporting the artists, anyway - but those blogs were nice, especially for out of print or super rare tracks. Case in point, the Mercury Rev and Mazzy Star songs in this episode. I honestly can't remember where that MR one came from, and even after doing some research I'm still not sure that Mazzy Star live collection is 100% above the board, even by the much looser standards overseas.
The set as a whole is a pretty broad range, and covers the spectrum of genres this show features, so if you listen to only one - but why limit yourself? Oh, and that Indelicates song - another group I'd long forgotten about and recently re-discovered. So bitter, so acerbic, so entertaining. "Thank you and goodnight," indeed.
Blushing - Hidden Places - Weak - ATHRecords
Nabihah Iqbal - Saw U Twice - Weighing of the Heart - Ninja Tune
Dayflower - Big Blue - single / We're Sad and Listen to Loveless Every Night Vol. 1
Ride - Pulsar - Tomorrow's Shore - Wichita Recordings
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The Sundays - I Kicked a Boy - Can't Be Sure 12" - Rough Trade
Mercury Rev - Isolation (live) -
The Malady of Sevendials - Idol Hands - single
Mazzy Star - Flowers in December (Live at KCRW 1996) - Ghost Highway
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SKYDREAMER - Nebula - SKYDREAMER
Mew - The Zookeeper's Boy - And the Glass-Handed Kites - Sony BMG
M83 - Graveyard Girl - Saturdays = Youth - Mute Records
British Sea Power - Waving Flags - Do You Like Rock Music? - Rough Trade
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The Indelicates - We Hate the Kids - American Demo - Weekender Records
2009's No More Stories Are Told Today, I'm Sorry They Washed Away // No More Stories, The World Is Grey, I'm Tired, Let's Wash Away on the other hand, couldn't live up to the glory of its predecessor (at least to my ears at the time), and I found myself eventually moving on. I suppose I'll be revisiting that album soon as well, and checking out last year's Visuals (which is worth checking out just for the cover, if nothing else).
Also on the technology tip (to borrow from '90s hip hop slang), can we all admit what a godsend mp3 blogs were/are? Even though all the streaming services have basically killed the format (save for a few notable holdouts), it was a great way to find a song or two from some band you'd never heard of, or even knew a bit. Not that a Soundcloud or Bandcamp link isn't just as good - hell, you should be supporting the artists, anyway - but those blogs were nice, especially for out of print or super rare tracks. Case in point, the Mercury Rev and Mazzy Star songs in this episode. I honestly can't remember where that MR one came from, and even after doing some research I'm still not sure that Mazzy Star live collection is 100% above the board, even by the much looser standards overseas.
The set as a whole is a pretty broad range, and covers the spectrum of genres this show features, so if you listen to only one - but why limit yourself? Oh, and that Indelicates song - another group I'd long forgotten about and recently re-discovered. So bitter, so acerbic, so entertaining. "Thank you and goodnight," indeed.
Blushing - Hidden Places - Weak - ATHRecords
Nabihah Iqbal - Saw U Twice - Weighing of the Heart - Ninja Tune
Dayflower - Big Blue - single / We're Sad and Listen to Loveless Every Night Vol. 1
Ride - Pulsar - Tomorrow's Shore - Wichita Recordings
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The Sundays - I Kicked a Boy - Can't Be Sure 12" - Rough Trade
Mercury Rev - Isolation (live) -
The Malady of Sevendials - Idol Hands - single
Mazzy Star - Flowers in December (Live at KCRW 1996) - Ghost Highway
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SKYDREAMER - Nebula - SKYDREAMER
Mew - The Zookeeper's Boy - And the Glass-Handed Kites - Sony BMG
M83 - Graveyard Girl - Saturdays = Youth - Mute Records
British Sea Power - Waving Flags - Do You Like Rock Music? - Rough Trade
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The Indelicates - We Hate the Kids - American Demo - Weekender Records
17 January, 2018
Dreaming in Stereo episode 22
As you can see, with the new year comes a new naming convention for the shows. I'm not sure it really matters, but I feel that having the episodes less tied to the date might make them more listenable in the future. And it makes hiding the erratic nature of the release schedule less obvious (did I just admit that?). I'm definitely looking forward/hoping for more consistency in the coming year.
I said before that I wouldn't indulge in a "best of" show for 2017, so this is as close as we'll get. Partly it's clearing out some tracks that have been patiently waiting to get played (I've been trying to work that Autumn Sighs song in for several episodes now) and partly featuring songs that made the end of last year far more enjoyable. With that new Ride EP already on the way, I'm looking forward to what the one-eight has to offer. And I was recently going through an old computer and found some gems I'd forgotten about, so I figured it would be good to share (especially that last one).
As you can hear, I'm still working out the mic configurations, but at least now you won't have to deal with the extreme volume disparities (hopefully). One of the joys of DIY is actually having to DIY, but we should have the kinks out sooner rather than later, I'd think.
This is all less music-oriented than I'd planned, so enough of me, let's get to the music:
Spiritualized - Medication - Pure Phase - Dedicated
Look Blue Go Purple - As Does the Sun - Time to Go: The Southern Psychedelic Movement 1981-86 - Flying Nun Records
Asobi Seksu - New Years - Citrus - Friendly Fire Recordings
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Deafcult - Stars Collide - Auras - Hobbledehoy Record Co.
The Autumn Sighs - The Autumn Sighs - Branches - Reptile Music
Amber Arcades - Right Now - Fading Lines - [PIAS] Recordings
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Back of Love - Porcupine - Sire
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Japanese Breakfast - Diving Woman - Soft Sounds from Another Planet - Dead Oceans
Ariel Pink - Feels Like Heaven - Decicated to Bobby Jameson - Mexican Summer
Alvvays - Plimsoll Punks - Antisocialites - Polyvinyl
Morrissey - Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up On the Stage - Low in High School - BMG
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Blink-182 (feat. Robert Smith) - All of This - Blink-182 - Geffen
I said before that I wouldn't indulge in a "best of" show for 2017, so this is as close as we'll get. Partly it's clearing out some tracks that have been patiently waiting to get played (I've been trying to work that Autumn Sighs song in for several episodes now) and partly featuring songs that made the end of last year far more enjoyable. With that new Ride EP already on the way, I'm looking forward to what the one-eight has to offer. And I was recently going through an old computer and found some gems I'd forgotten about, so I figured it would be good to share (especially that last one).
As you can hear, I'm still working out the mic configurations, but at least now you won't have to deal with the extreme volume disparities (hopefully). One of the joys of DIY is actually having to DIY, but we should have the kinks out sooner rather than later, I'd think.
This is all less music-oriented than I'd planned, so enough of me, let's get to the music:
Spiritualized - Medication - Pure Phase - Dedicated
Look Blue Go Purple - As Does the Sun - Time to Go: The Southern Psychedelic Movement 1981-86 - Flying Nun Records
Asobi Seksu - New Years - Citrus - Friendly Fire Recordings
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Deafcult - Stars Collide - Auras - Hobbledehoy Record Co.
The Autumn Sighs - The Autumn Sighs - Branches - Reptile Music
Amber Arcades - Right Now - Fading Lines - [PIAS] Recordings
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Back of Love - Porcupine - Sire
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Japanese Breakfast - Diving Woman - Soft Sounds from Another Planet - Dead Oceans
Ariel Pink - Feels Like Heaven - Decicated to Bobby Jameson - Mexican Summer
Alvvays - Plimsoll Punks - Antisocialites - Polyvinyl
Morrissey - Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up On the Stage - Low in High School - BMG
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Blink-182 (feat. Robert Smith) - All of This - Blink-182 - Geffen
16 December, 2017
Dreaming in Stereo for December 16, 2017
Will this be the last episode of 2017? I'd like to think not, but I make no promises. I do promise not to do a Best Of show, in any event. Not that it's a bad thing to do, but there was so much great music that came out this year, it would almost be a disservice to only focus on some of it.
Speaking of focus, this episode features a spotlight on releases from The Blog That Celebrates Itself's Bandcamp page. Their latest collection just came out a few days ago, and while listening to it I realized that their catalog in general deserved a segment of its own. Also, who doesn't enjoy a good cover version, especially one that crosses genres? (A shoegaze Ramones collection? Tell me more...)
And yes, that is a new Noel Gallagher song. Hey, I said this show covers Britpop. Listening to it makes me sad that his collaboration with Amorphous Androgynous will never be heard. Tosser!
Anyhow, enjoy!
Hey Elbow - Quest - single
Moon Palace - Shapeshifter - Moon Palace
Lor - Aquarius - single
Alice Boman - Dreams - single
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Fawns of Love - The Ghost in You - Highwire Days, The Psychedelic Furs' Reverence - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Coloring Electric Like - Lullaby - The Cure in Other Voices - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Klam - Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, A Ramones Reverence - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Soft Wounds - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (The Shirelles) - Girl Groups: The Underground Versions - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
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Brian Jonestown Massacre - Leave It Alone - + - 'a' Records
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - She Taught Me How to Fly - Who Built the Moon? - Sour Mash Records
Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored - The Complete Stone Roses - Silvertone
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The Dead Suns - Don't Stop - Sunny Side Of Heaven, Fleetwood Mac Revisited - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Speaking of focus, this episode features a spotlight on releases from The Blog That Celebrates Itself's Bandcamp page. Their latest collection just came out a few days ago, and while listening to it I realized that their catalog in general deserved a segment of its own. Also, who doesn't enjoy a good cover version, especially one that crosses genres? (A shoegaze Ramones collection? Tell me more...)
And yes, that is a new Noel Gallagher song. Hey, I said this show covers Britpop. Listening to it makes me sad that his collaboration with Amorphous Androgynous will never be heard. Tosser!
Anyhow, enjoy!
Hey Elbow - Quest - single
Moon Palace - Shapeshifter - Moon Palace
Lor - Aquarius - single
Alice Boman - Dreams - single
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Fawns of Love - The Ghost in You - Highwire Days, The Psychedelic Furs' Reverence - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Coloring Electric Like - Lullaby - The Cure in Other Voices - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Klam - Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, A Ramones Reverence - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Soft Wounds - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (The Shirelles) - Girl Groups: The Underground Versions - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
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Brian Jonestown Massacre - Leave It Alone - + - 'a' Records
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - She Taught Me How to Fly - Who Built the Moon? - Sour Mash Records
Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored - The Complete Stone Roses - Silvertone
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The Dead Suns - Don't Stop - Sunny Side Of Heaven, Fleetwood Mac Revisited - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
Dreaming in Stereo for November 17, 2017
Not much to say about this one - had a bunch of good songs accumulating that I finally got to share, as well as some classics I was feeling particularly fond of.
Here you go:
Tall Pines - The Day is Gone - single
Au.Ra - The Triangle - Cultivations - Felte
Airiel - Song of You - Molten Young Lovers - Shelflife Records
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Desperate Journalist - Hollow - Grow Up - Fierce Panda Records
RVG - Vincent Van Gogh - A Quality of Mercy
Wishmonger - World Hurt - Wishmonger EP
Catherine Wheel - The Nude - Chrome - Fontana
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Galaxie 500 - Blue Thunder - On Fire - Rykodisc
Cold Solstice - Jennifer's Body - Phosphene
The High Violets - Longitude - Heroes and Halos - Saint Marie Records
Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck - Heaven or Las Vegas - 4AD
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The Chameleons UK - Swamp Thing - Strange Times - Geffen Records
Here you go:
Tall Pines - The Day is Gone - single
Au.Ra - The Triangle - Cultivations - Felte
Airiel - Song of You - Molten Young Lovers - Shelflife Records
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Desperate Journalist - Hollow - Grow Up - Fierce Panda Records
RVG - Vincent Van Gogh - A Quality of Mercy
Wishmonger - World Hurt - Wishmonger EP
Catherine Wheel - The Nude - Chrome - Fontana
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Galaxie 500 - Blue Thunder - On Fire - Rykodisc
Cold Solstice - Jennifer's Body - Phosphene
The High Violets - Longitude - Heroes and Halos - Saint Marie Records
Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck - Heaven or Las Vegas - 4AD
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The Chameleons UK - Swamp Thing - Strange Times - Geffen Records
09 October, 2017
Dreaming in Stereo for October 9, 2017
Yes, we're back! I had not intended for there to be such a long break between episodes (I've actually had this one planned for about three weeks now), but you know the drill: work, vacations, sickness, hurricanes, etc., etc.
But I'm back now, and hopefully these shows should be back on a regular schedule. To keep it interesting (for me, at least) I may be expanding the format/genres as well. We'll see.
But anyhow, on to the music:
The Church - Another Century - Man Woman Life Death Infinity -
Fotoform - You're Charming - Fotoform -
Beach House - Used to Be (2008 Single Version) - B-Sides and Rarities - Sub Pop
The Foreign Resort - Skyline/Decay - The American Dream EP - Ignition Agency
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Cults - I Took Your Picture - Offering - Sinderlyn
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Anymore - The Echo of Pleasure - Painbow
Girls Names - Drawing Lines - The New Life - Slumberland Records
Pinkshinyultrablast - Find Your Saint - single - Club AC30
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Alvvays - Dreams Tonite - Antisocialites - Polyvinyl
Suede - The Power - Dog Man Star - Columbia
David Bowie - Quicksand - Hunky Dory - Virgin/EMI
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The Big Pink - Hightimes - Empire Underground - B2SCI Records
But I'm back now, and hopefully these shows should be back on a regular schedule. To keep it interesting (for me, at least) I may be expanding the format/genres as well. We'll see.
But anyhow, on to the music:
The Church - Another Century - Man Woman Life Death Infinity -
Fotoform - You're Charming - Fotoform -
Beach House - Used to Be (2008 Single Version) - B-Sides and Rarities - Sub Pop
The Foreign Resort - Skyline/Decay - The American Dream EP - Ignition Agency
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Cults - I Took Your Picture - Offering - Sinderlyn
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Anymore - The Echo of Pleasure - Painbow
Girls Names - Drawing Lines - The New Life - Slumberland Records
Pinkshinyultrablast - Find Your Saint - single - Club AC30
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Alvvays - Dreams Tonite - Antisocialites - Polyvinyl
Suede - The Power - Dog Man Star - Columbia
David Bowie - Quicksand - Hunky Dory - Virgin/EMI
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The Big Pink - Hightimes - Empire Underground - B2SCI Records
Dreaming in Stereo for August 2, 2017
Prior to this set, I got to see Ride in Philadelphia for their Weather Diaries tour. Absolutely brilliant.
Japanese Breakfast - The Machinist - Soft Sounds from Another Planet - Dead Oceans
Slowdive - No Longer Making Time - Slowdive - Dead Oceans
Froth - New Machine - Outside (Briefly) - Wichita Recordings
Ride - Vapour Trail - Nowhere - Sire Records
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Spacemen 3 - Hypnotised - Recurring - Fire Records
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Always Sad - Damage and Joy - Artificial Plastic Records
The Pains of being Pure at Heart - Belong - Belong - Slumberland Records
Dead Leaf Echo - So.Wrong - True.Deep.Sleeper -Moon Sounds Records
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The Verve - On Your Own - A Northern Soul - Hut
Radiohead - Man of War - OKNOTOK - Capitol Records
Morrissey - My Love Life - single - HMV
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The Primitives - Hidden in the Shadows - Spin-O-Rama - Elefant Records
Japanese Breakfast - The Machinist - Soft Sounds from Another Planet - Dead Oceans
Slowdive - No Longer Making Time - Slowdive - Dead Oceans
Froth - New Machine - Outside (Briefly) - Wichita Recordings
Ride - Vapour Trail - Nowhere - Sire Records
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Spacemen 3 - Hypnotised - Recurring - Fire Records
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Always Sad - Damage and Joy - Artificial Plastic Records
The Pains of being Pure at Heart - Belong - Belong - Slumberland Records
Dead Leaf Echo - So.Wrong - True.Deep.Sleeper -Moon Sounds Records
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The Verve - On Your Own - A Northern Soul - Hut
Radiohead - Man of War - OKNOTOK - Capitol Records
Morrissey - My Love Life - single - HMV
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The Primitives - Hidden in the Shadows - Spin-O-Rama - Elefant Records
28 June, 2017
Dreaming in Stereo for June 28, 2017
Sometimes, a set that doesn't fit one show becomes the axis of the next. I'd been wanting to play that Mark Lanegan for a while, ever since a friend let me hear what a monster that new album is, but I could never find the right place for it. I'd intended to have it in last week, but I think you'll agree that wouldn't fit in a show based on the new Ride. So, between the blank slate of a new show, and the Horrors' release of their new single, it all came together.
Speaking of that new single, the Horrors just keep getting better and better with each album. It's almost a shame that they released Strange House, if only because we'll never get to hear that band again, and it was a tease of what they could have done if they'd continued in that direction (for those of us who like the noisy rock 'n' roll). But everything from Primary Colours on has been increasingly brilliant, their sophistication and mastery of atmosphere growing with each release. I can not wait for this new one.
It seems like I've found a few shoegaze bands from Brazil recently. I'll have to do some digging, I think there could be a set or even possibly a show's worth there.
And speaking of the show:
The Horrors - Machine - V - Wolftone
The Black Angels - Currency - Death Song - Partisan Records
Helen - Dying All the Time - The Original Faces - Kranky
Ruina - Burn - In Venus
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Jubilee Street - Push the Sky Away - Bad Seed Ltd.
Mark Lanegan Band - Nocturne - Gargoyle - Heavenly
The Organ - Memorize the City - Grab That Gun - Mint Records
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Processions - Solopsist - Blush
No Joy - Hellhole - Creep EP - Grey Market
Taxes - City in My Head - Back of the Car Collection
Distant Creatures - Empire (acoustic) - A Friend's Halo single
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Beach House - Space Song - Depression Cherry - Sub Pop
And here, something to kill some more time, Pitchfork's 50 Greatest Shoegaze Albums of All Time, and the inevitable response article featuring even more obscure bands.
Speaking of that new single, the Horrors just keep getting better and better with each album. It's almost a shame that they released Strange House, if only because we'll never get to hear that band again, and it was a tease of what they could have done if they'd continued in that direction (for those of us who like the noisy rock 'n' roll). But everything from Primary Colours on has been increasingly brilliant, their sophistication and mastery of atmosphere growing with each release. I can not wait for this new one.
It seems like I've found a few shoegaze bands from Brazil recently. I'll have to do some digging, I think there could be a set or even possibly a show's worth there.
And speaking of the show:
The Black Angels - Currency - Death Song - Partisan Records
Helen - Dying All the Time - The Original Faces - Kranky
Ruina - Burn - In Venus
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Jubilee Street - Push the Sky Away - Bad Seed Ltd.
Mark Lanegan Band - Nocturne - Gargoyle - Heavenly
The Organ - Memorize the City - Grab That Gun - Mint Records
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Processions - Solopsist - Blush
No Joy - Hellhole - Creep EP - Grey Market
Taxes - City in My Head - Back of the Car Collection
Distant Creatures - Empire (acoustic) - A Friend's Halo single
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Beach House - Space Song - Depression Cherry - Sub Pop
And here, something to kill some more time, Pitchfork's 50 Greatest Shoegaze Albums of All Time, and the inevitable response article featuring even more obscure bands.
26 June, 2017
Dreaming in Stereo for June 21, 2017
Better late then never, eh?
The new Ride album came out June 16th, and to say there have been mixed reviews would be an understatement. It's easy for fans to forget that the band put anything out after Going Blank Again (especially those fans too young to remember when Tarantula came out), and nostalgia has always had a way of warping our collective recollections of what bands sounded like (or were supposed to sound like). But taken on its own merits, Weather Diaries is actually quite a solid album, blending the varied elements of the band's original development along with some new ones that expand the sound dynamic even further (keyboards!). As a whole, the album is a nice return to form, and has some top notch singles as well (two of which you'll hear on this show).
Putting this set together was a little difficult, until I realized that I should eschew my instinct to mix it up and go with a shoegaze/dreampop exclusive set (or close enough), to really keep with the vibe of the featured band. It was a good excuse to dig out some tracks I'd been trying to find a spot for since I started, so I think it all worked out well.
Anyhow, let's be on with it, shall we?
Ride -All I Want - Weather Diaries - Wichita Recordings
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Tenderness - On Echoing Green - Mexican Summer
The Daysleepers - Mesmerize - Hide Your Eyes EP - White Rabbit Music
The Legends - He Knows the Sun - Public Radio - Labrador Records
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Blouse - Into Black - Blouse - Captured Tracks
Paper Daggers - Between Moments - Paper Daggers - self-released
Ether Aura - One Hand Away From Out - Before We Could Sing - Analog Terror Music
Crocodiles - Telepathic Lover - Dreamless - Zero Music
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Midnight Faces - Blue Haze - Heavenly Bodies - Broken Factory
Flyying Colours - It's Tomorrow Now - Mindfulness - Club A
Beliefs - Leaper - Leaper - Hand Drawn Dracula
Japanese Breakfast - Everybody Wants to Love You - Psychopomp - Yellow K
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Ride - Weather Diaries - Weather Diaries - Wichita Recordings
And this is a couple of years old at this point, but still worth your time:
The new Ride album came out June 16th, and to say there have been mixed reviews would be an understatement. It's easy for fans to forget that the band put anything out after Going Blank Again (especially those fans too young to remember when Tarantula came out), and nostalgia has always had a way of warping our collective recollections of what bands sounded like (or were supposed to sound like). But taken on its own merits, Weather Diaries is actually quite a solid album, blending the varied elements of the band's original development along with some new ones that expand the sound dynamic even further (keyboards!). As a whole, the album is a nice return to form, and has some top notch singles as well (two of which you'll hear on this show).
Putting this set together was a little difficult, until I realized that I should eschew my instinct to mix it up and go with a shoegaze/dreampop exclusive set (or close enough), to really keep with the vibe of the featured band. It was a good excuse to dig out some tracks I'd been trying to find a spot for since I started, so I think it all worked out well.
Anyhow, let's be on with it, shall we?
Ride -All I Want - Weather Diaries - Wichita Recordings
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Tenderness - On Echoing Green - Mexican Summer
The Daysleepers - Mesmerize - Hide Your Eyes EP - White Rabbit Music
The Legends - He Knows the Sun - Public Radio - Labrador Records
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Blouse - Into Black - Blouse - Captured Tracks
Paper Daggers - Between Moments - Paper Daggers - self-released
Ether Aura - One Hand Away From Out - Before We Could Sing - Analog Terror Music
Crocodiles - Telepathic Lover - Dreamless - Zero Music
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Midnight Faces - Blue Haze - Heavenly Bodies - Broken Factory
Flyying Colours - It's Tomorrow Now - Mindfulness - Club A
Beliefs - Leaper - Leaper - Hand Drawn Dracula
Japanese Breakfast - Everybody Wants to Love You - Psychopomp - Yellow K
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Ride - Weather Diaries - Weather Diaries - Wichita Recordings
And this is a couple of years old at this point, but still worth your time:
Dreaming in Stereo for June 14, 2017
Well crap, looks like I forgot to post for a week. Well here it is, a mix of old and new, with at least a couple of deep dives in the crate. Gotta keep it interesting, no?
Chapterhouse - Pearl - Whirlpool - Dedicated
Glasvegas - Shine Like Stars - Euphoric Heartbreak - Columbia
the XX - Say Something Loving - I See You - Young Turks
Echo & the Bunnymen - The Game - Echo & the Bunnymen - Sire
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British Sea Power - The Lonely - The Decline of British Sea Power - Rough Trade America
Giungla - Sand - Camo - Factory Flaws
Chastity Belt - Caught in a Lie - I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone - Sub Pop
the Auteurs - Underground Movies - Now I'm a Cowboy - Hut Recordings
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Jay Som - 1 Billion Dogs - Everybody Works - Polyvinyl
Heavy Heart - Teenage Witch - Keepsake - Heavy Heart
Cigarettes After Sex - The Apocalypse - Cigarettes After Sex - Partisan
Bat for Lashes - Never Forgive the Angels - The Bride - Parlophone
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Passengers with Luciano Pavoratti - Miss Sarajevo - Original Soundtracks 1 - Island
Chapterhouse - Pearl - Whirlpool - Dedicated
Glasvegas - Shine Like Stars - Euphoric Heartbreak - Columbia
the XX - Say Something Loving - I See You - Young Turks
Echo & the Bunnymen - The Game - Echo & the Bunnymen - Sire
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British Sea Power - The Lonely - The Decline of British Sea Power - Rough Trade America
Giungla - Sand - Camo - Factory Flaws
Chastity Belt - Caught in a Lie - I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone - Sub Pop
the Auteurs - Underground Movies - Now I'm a Cowboy - Hut Recordings
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Jay Som - 1 Billion Dogs - Everybody Works - Polyvinyl
Heavy Heart - Teenage Witch - Keepsake - Heavy Heart
Cigarettes After Sex - The Apocalypse - Cigarettes After Sex - Partisan
Bat for Lashes - Never Forgive the Angels - The Bride - Parlophone
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Passengers with Luciano Pavoratti - Miss Sarajevo - Original Soundtracks 1 - Island
11 June, 2017
Dreaming in Stereo for June 5, 2017
Not much to say about this one, and due to another busy week am waaay late posting this, so here's the show. More on the week with the next episode.
Wild Nothing - TV Queen - Life of Pause - Captured Tracks
Camera Obscura - Troublemaker - Desire Lines - 4AD
Distant Creatures - A Friend's Halo - Snares in Safe Harbors - self released
Coloresantos - Esplendor - Zilla Records x Cohete Lunar -or- Tercer Paisaje - Zilla Records
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Planning for Burial - Threadbare - Below the House - The Flenser
A Place to Bury Strangers - In the Shadow - Batman: Arkham City Soundtrack (limited edition) - WaterTower Music
Sheer - Room - Psychic Quarry EP - The Native Sound
Kindling - Blinding Wave - Everywhere Else - No Idea Records
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Esben and the Witch - Deathwaltz - Wash the Sins Not Only the Face - Matador
Drab Majesty - Only a Mime - Who Taught You How to Love? - Dais Records
Black Tape for a Blue Girl - The Flow of Our Spirit - This Lush Garden Within - Projekt
Mira - Alone - Mira - Projekt
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Asobi Seksu - Trance Out - Fluorescence - Polyvinyl Records
Ringo Deathstarr - Stare at the Sun - Pure Mood - Vinyl Junkie
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Dum Dum Girls - Jail La La - I Will Be - HoZac Records
Wild Nothing - TV Queen - Life of Pause - Captured Tracks
Camera Obscura - Troublemaker - Desire Lines - 4AD
Distant Creatures - A Friend's Halo - Snares in Safe Harbors - self released
Coloresantos - Esplendor - Zilla Records x Cohete Lunar -or- Tercer Paisaje - Zilla Records
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Planning for Burial - Threadbare - Below the House - The Flenser
A Place to Bury Strangers - In the Shadow - Batman: Arkham City Soundtrack (limited edition) - WaterTower Music
Sheer - Room - Psychic Quarry EP - The Native Sound
Kindling - Blinding Wave - Everywhere Else - No Idea Records
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Esben and the Witch - Deathwaltz - Wash the Sins Not Only the Face - Matador
Drab Majesty - Only a Mime - Who Taught You How to Love? - Dais Records
Black Tape for a Blue Girl - The Flow of Our Spirit - This Lush Garden Within - Projekt
Mira - Alone - Mira - Projekt
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Asobi Seksu - Trance Out - Fluorescence - Polyvinyl Records
Ringo Deathstarr - Stare at the Sun - Pure Mood - Vinyl Junkie
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Dum Dum Girls - Jail La La - I Will Be - HoZac Records
28 May, 2017
Dreaming in Stereo for May 22, 2017 - The Manchester Episode
What a difference a few hours can make.
In honor of Morrissey's birthday on May 22, I thought I'd not just feature a tribute to Moz himself, but to the city that (more or less) made him, Manchester. As anyone who's seen the movie 24 Hour Party People, or has even a passing knowledge of pop music in the late 20th century knows, there's an almost staggering amount of talent that came out of that northern England town, particularly in the 1980s and '90s. So that Monday afternoon I posted the show, and due to technical issues (note: don't use Internet Explorer if you have any choice in the matter) I wasn't able to post this entry until later.
Like a lot of people, my heart sank that night when I heard the news. Here was this city I'd just honoured a few hours prior, making headlines for all the wrong reasons. I don't even want to mention it again, as I like this show to be a respite from the seemingly endless parade of tragedy and farce that seem to be the zeitgeist of the 20-teens, but suffice it to say this episode took on a different tone for me (and for the listeners?) in the days that followed.
Anyway, enough of being a really heavy negative vibe merchant. Enjoy the show, and Viva la Morrissey!
The Smiths - Unhappy Birthday - Strangeways, Here We Come - Sire
The Stone Roses - Mersey Paradise - The Complete Stone Roses - Silvertone Records
James - Say Something - Laid - Mercury
Inspiral Carpets - This Is How It Feels - Life - Elektra
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Doves - House of Mirrors - Kingdom of Rust - Heavenly
Elbow - Grace Under Pressure - Cast of Thousands - V2 Records
Courteeners - Has He Told You He Loves You Yet? - Concrete Love PIAS Cooperative
Joy Division - Novelty - Heart and Soul - London
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New Order w/ Billy Corgan - Turn My Way - Get Ready - London
Electronic - Get the Message - Get the Message - Warner Bros.
Johnny Marr - European Me - The Messenger - Warner Bros.
Sandie Shaw w/ the Smiths - Hand in Glove - Hand in Glove single - Rough Trade
Morrissey - Get Off the Stage - The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88-'95 - EMI
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Morrissey - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me - Live at Earl's Court - Attack Records
And at the risk of veering into sentimentality, here's Glastonbury Festival's Poet in Residence Tony Walsh reading his poem "This Is the Place":
In honor of Morrissey's birthday on May 22, I thought I'd not just feature a tribute to Moz himself, but to the city that (more or less) made him, Manchester. As anyone who's seen the movie 24 Hour Party People, or has even a passing knowledge of pop music in the late 20th century knows, there's an almost staggering amount of talent that came out of that northern England town, particularly in the 1980s and '90s. So that Monday afternoon I posted the show, and due to technical issues (note: don't use Internet Explorer if you have any choice in the matter) I wasn't able to post this entry until later.
Like a lot of people, my heart sank that night when I heard the news. Here was this city I'd just honoured a few hours prior, making headlines for all the wrong reasons. I don't even want to mention it again, as I like this show to be a respite from the seemingly endless parade of tragedy and farce that seem to be the zeitgeist of the 20-teens, but suffice it to say this episode took on a different tone for me (and for the listeners?) in the days that followed.
Anyway, enough of being a really heavy negative vibe merchant. Enjoy the show, and Viva la Morrissey!
The Smiths - Unhappy Birthday - Strangeways, Here We Come - Sire
The Stone Roses - Mersey Paradise - The Complete Stone Roses - Silvertone Records
James - Say Something - Laid - Mercury
Inspiral Carpets - This Is How It Feels - Life - Elektra
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Doves - House of Mirrors - Kingdom of Rust - Heavenly
Elbow - Grace Under Pressure - Cast of Thousands - V2 Records
Courteeners - Has He Told You He Loves You Yet? - Concrete Love PIAS Cooperative
Joy Division - Novelty - Heart and Soul - London
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New Order w/ Billy Corgan - Turn My Way - Get Ready - London
Electronic - Get the Message - Get the Message - Warner Bros.
Johnny Marr - European Me - The Messenger - Warner Bros.
Sandie Shaw w/ the Smiths - Hand in Glove - Hand in Glove single - Rough Trade
Morrissey - Get Off the Stage - The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88-'95 - EMI
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Morrissey - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me - Live at Earl's Court - Attack Records
And at the risk of veering into sentimentality, here's Glastonbury Festival's Poet in Residence Tony Walsh reading his poem "This Is the Place":
06 May, 2017
Dreaming in Stereo for May 3, 2017 - the Slowdive episode
In honor of their North American tour (all half dozen dates of it), this episode is all Slowdive - either the band itself or its various spin-off and solo projects .
Also, all the praise for the new album is entirely justified.
And now, enjoy...
Slowdive -Catch the Breeze - Just for a Day - Creation
Slowdive - Souvlaki Space Station - Souvlaki - Creation
Slowdive - Blue Skied An' Clear - Pygmallion - Cherry Red Records
Slowdive - Sugar for the Pill - Slowdive - Dead Oceans
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Slowdive - Morningrise - Morningrise EP - Creation
Monster Movie - Keep the Voices Distant - Keep the Voices Distant - Graveface
Minor Victories - Folk Arp - Minor Victories - Fat Possum Records
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Mojave 3 - Love Songs on the Radio - Ask Me Tomorrow - 4AD
Neil Halstead - Tied to You - Palindrome Hunches - Universal
Red House Painters w/ Rachel Goswell - Again and Again - Take Me Home: A Tribute to John Denver - Badman Recordings
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Slowdive - Crazy for You (alt version (demo)) - Pygmallion - Cherry Red Records
And for those not lucky enough to get to see the band at one of these shows (fortunately not the case for me), here's the band in action (you'll have to advance to the 5 minute mark for the show to begin, and astute listeners will recognize their intro music):
Also, all the praise for the new album is entirely justified.
And now, enjoy...
Slowdive -Catch the Breeze - Just for a Day - Creation
Slowdive - Souvlaki Space Station - Souvlaki - Creation
Slowdive - Blue Skied An' Clear - Pygmallion - Cherry Red Records
Slowdive - Sugar for the Pill - Slowdive - Dead Oceans
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Slowdive - Morningrise - Morningrise EP - Creation
Monster Movie - Keep the Voices Distant - Keep the Voices Distant - Graveface
Minor Victories - Folk Arp - Minor Victories - Fat Possum Records
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Mojave 3 - Love Songs on the Radio - Ask Me Tomorrow - 4AD
Neil Halstead - Tied to You - Palindrome Hunches - Universal
Red House Painters w/ Rachel Goswell - Again and Again - Take Me Home: A Tribute to John Denver - Badman Recordings
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Slowdive - Crazy for You (alt version (demo)) - Pygmallion - Cherry Red Records
And for those not lucky enough to get to see the band at one of these shows (fortunately not the case for me), here's the band in action (you'll have to advance to the 5 minute mark for the show to begin, and astute listeners will recognize their intro music):
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