FAINT IN THE PATH 3/10/10

Don Cherry: Relativity Suite, Tenor Saw: Golden Hen, The Temptations: I wish it would rain, Kate Wolf: The Trumpet Vine, Sally Go Round The Roses, I wish it would rain, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian: For A Free Portugal, Forro in the Dark: Nonsensical, Junior Kimbrough: Meet Me In The City, The Be Good Tanyas: When Doves Cry, The Kinks: I’m On An Island, The Trumpet Vine, Sally Go Round the Roses, The Vacant Architecture Of A Blossoming World, Nina Simone: My Baby Just Cares For Me, Aha vs. Jungle Brothers: Take On Me Brotha, For A Free Portugal, John Lennon: Oh Yoko, The Trumpet Vine, Bugle: Supremacy (The Journey), Eek a Mouse: Who cork the dance?, Bob Marley: Sinnerman, For A Free Portugal.

KINDNESS 3/3/10

Pauline Oliveros (from Two Meditations on Transition and Change): The Beauty of Sorrow, Nettle & Leafcutter John: The Ballad of Jimmy Hollin is More Awkward Than That. Unknown Artist: Little glass of wine, Polar Bear: Beartown, Inxs: I need you tonight, Riddlore: Holding Post, Arrington in the car, Charles Mingus: Hora Decubitus, Oren Ambarchi and Martin Ng: Procession, A change is gonna come, “I don’t remember any lullabies,” Nico Muhly: Wonders: III. A Complaint Against Thomas Weelkes. Antony and the Johnsons: Hope There’s Someone, Procession, Carolina Tar Heels: Farm Girl Blues, Aayega Aanewaala: Lata Mangeshkarfrom, A change is gonna come, Polar Bear: Beartown, Wonders: III, DJ Zhao: Down South Bangin Vol. 1: Murda Musick, Dali Tsurni Ochi Neman, Wonders: III, Murda Musick, Kayhan Kalhor And Brooklyn Rider: Beloved do not let me be discouraged, I need you tonight, DJ Zhao: The Mahotella Queens + Wiley, A change is gonna come, Beloved do not let me be discouraged, Murda Musick, Shirley Collins: Higher Germanie. Jimmy Cliff: you can get it if you really want, Pauline Oliveros from Two Meditations on Transition and Change: Tara’s Room. John Prine: Angel From Montgomery. you can get it if you really want, “I don’t remember any lullabies,” Beck: Hollow Log, The Beauty of Sorrow, The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations, Maceo: Nextel Chirp (DJ Zhao). Unfinished Life, The Beauty of Sorrow, Polar Bear: Beartown, Neko Case: Thrice All American, Wonders: III, Holding Post, A change is gonna come, Good Vibrations.

OUR SINUOUS RESISTANCE 2/24/10

Om Kalthoum: Farkarouny. Susie Ibarra & Assif Tsahar: At Dawn, Ciganko, James Brown: Fine Old Foxy Self, The Coup: Tight, Googoosh: Gol Bi Goldoon, Jessie Mae Hemphill: Standing In My Doorway Crying, Devil or Angel, Andre Nickatina: Soul of A Coke Dealer, This Land Is Your Land, Merle Haggard: Mama Tried, Ike & Tina Turner: Idolize You, True Affection, Del Shannon: Runaway, The Clovers: Devil or Angel, BD1982: Parallell to Tell (Nas). Bob Dylan: Just like Tom Thumb’s Blues (alternate take). Wilco: Why would you want to live?, On Broadway, The Gladiators: Soul Rebel. Woodie Guthrie: This Land Is Your Land, Boat Woman Song, Devin the Dude: I Can’t make it home, On Broadway, Wiley feat. Emeli Sandé: Never be your woman (UK Loves Garage remix), Holger Czukay: Boat Woman Song. the town of Smolyan, Bulgaria (Rhodope): Molih ta, Majcho I Molih

THE WONDERFUL NET 2/17/10

Kyai Kaduk Manis: Babar Layar, Bessie Jones And Group: Turkle Dove, Boards of Canada: Everything You Do Is A Balloon, Tom Waits: I hope that I don’t fall in love with you, Starkey: Hair Redone, DJ Vadim: Timeless Void, The Books: 7, Spiritual Singers: Dila, Giacinto Scelsi: Riti: Ritual March, “The Funeral of Achilles” (1962) for percussion (fragment), Skye w/ Cait Stephens: The Wonderful Net (sound poem composed from a cut-up article of the same name by PF Scholander (Vertebrae Adaptations: Readings From Scientific American, 1968), Suicide: I Remember, Luniz: I got five on it. Little Eva: Locomotion, Unknown Artist: Lele Devla. I hope that I don’t fall in love with you, The Beatles: You’ve got to hide your love away, Kyai Manis Rengga: Laya, Telepathe: So Fine, Clouddead: Apt A pt 2, ?, The Rolling Stones: Tell Me, Little Richard: The Girl Can’t Help It, Hair Redone, Unknown Artist: Bahçalarda Biberiye, The Locomotion, I Riti: Ritual March. “The Funeral of Achilles” (1962) for percussion, I hope that I don’t fall in love with you, Ray Charles: Mess Around, Laya, The Velvet Underground: All Tomorrow’s Parties, Aayega Aanewaala: Lata Mangeshkarfrom

IS THIS YOUR GLASS? 12/16/09

The Bill Dixon Orchestra: Voices. Joseph Spence: Face to Face That I Shall Know Him. The Melodians: Rivers of Babylon, Song to a Seagull, Voices, Groucho Marx in “At the Circus”: Lydia, the Tatooed Lady. Susie Ibarra & Assif Tsahar: Dream Song #3, Singers and Dancers at the Mendocino Balkan Music and Dance Workshop, 2006: Song(s) from the Rhodope region of Bulgaria, The Del-Vikings: Whispering Bells. Vashti Bunyan: Where I Like to Stand, Washington Philips: Lift Him Up, That’s All. Dream Song #3, Grand Dominion Jazz Band: Keep Your Hand on The Plow, Christmastime is here, It’s time for The Percolator, Angels Living On The Ground, Little sister sings in choir: Waters of Babylon, Dream Song #3, The Cocteau Twins: Wax and Wane, Joni Mitchell: The Pirate of Penance, Neil Young: Like An Inca, Voices, P.S. 22 Chorus: One Day, Sweet Honey In The Rock: Keep Your Eyes On The Prize, Big Youth: Lightening Flash, Weak Heart Drop, Me + Air Conditioner on Foster at Damen, The Last Day Of Our Aquaintance, Joanna Newsom: Swansea. Coventry Carol, E.C. Ball: Tribulations. Cyndi Lauper: Time After Time. The Deer Knives: Hiccup Drunk. Coventry Carol. Dream Song #3. Kremana Stancheva: Mesechinko Alena (Scarlet Moon)

PERFUME COUNTER 12/2/09

Pauline Oliveros: Pathways to Grandmothers. Bill Monroe: In The Pines. Bonnie Prince Billy: Horses. Pathways to Grandmothers, Laurie Spiegel: Appalachian Grove 1, In The Pines, Kandja Kouyate: Guede, Burning Spear: Old Time Saying. Lollipop juked, Jimi Hendrix at Royal Albert Hall: Little Wing. Rinse FM 12.15.06 Ruff Squad: It no Take Nuthin. La Fete Au Village, In The Pines, Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra: Summer Wine. Gong Belaloewana Bali: Kebyar Ding, Pt.1. Big Boi f. Gucci Mane: Shine Blockas. Gypsies of Rajasthan at The Old Town School of Folk Music: Snake Dance. The Wailers: Pale Moonlight. Lillie Knox: I’ve Got The Keys To The Kingdom, Tuba Arrangement of Nina Simone’s Plain Gold Ring. DJ Nehpets: Lil Wayne Lollipop juked, Wind and Rain, Snake Dance, Wayne & Wax: A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two A Yard (Lee Perry + Talat Mahmood & Geeta Dutt). Marika Papagika: Mand. Nick Cave: Suzanne. Æ at The Velaslavasay Panorama: Wind And Rain. Pathways to Grandmothers. Townes Van Zandt: Nothing. Telepathe: So Fine, Wind and Rain, Brigitte Fontaine: L’Auberge, Alvin Lucier: Music On A Long Thin Wire, Amadou & Miriam: La Fete Au Village, Cindy Electronium, Elsa (Sonido Martines Remix feat. Fefe). Willie Nelson: If You Can Touch Her At All. Nina Simone: Lilac Wine. Nadezda Xrojneva: Goro Le, Goro Zelena (Oh, green forest!) Umm Kalthoum: Inta Omri (You Are My Life), Snake Dance.

ARMED AS UNARMED 11/18/09

The Slickers: Johnny too bad. Dardha Rrumbulake, The Horse Thieves: Wake Up & Wait. Amon Tobin: Slowly. Andy Hayleck: Gong/Wire #2. A Hawk and A Hacksaw: Portland Town (live at All Saints Church in Cambridge). King Geedorah feat. Mr Fantastik: Anti-Matter, Landless Farm: Deep Cover. Team 9: Sign of the crazy times. Dardha Rrumbulake, Rain On the River preview, Anne Mersereau teaching me a Mariah Carey song in the Red Barn studio. WC & Nate Dogg: The Streets. Beth Bahia Cohen teaching violin in the Mendocino Woodlands. Chris Clark: Holiday as Brutality. Do you want to dance?, Buffalo Springfield: Broken Arrow. The Dirty Projectors: Time Birthed Spilled Blood, The Cure: A Forest (live in Japan 1984.) A Hawk And A Hacksaw And The Hun Hangár Ensemble: Zozobra. Wake Up & Wait, Chris Clark: Empty the Bones of You, Cam Stevens and Brian Eubanks live at Hotel in Portland, Almeda Riddle: Rainbow ‘Mid Life’s Willows. Bobby Freeman: Do you want to dance? Beth Bahia Cohen teaching violin in the Mendocino Woodlands. Neutral Milk Hotel: Holland, 1945. Edith Piaf: Autumn Leaves. William DeVaughn: Be Thankful For What You’ve Got.

DEVOTION & FLAW 11/11/2009

Audient: Last Thursday Live at SCS, Tender Forever: My Love (Inrocks Session 12), Bob Dylan: World Gone Wrong, Quasimoto: Come On Feet, Under Mountains: Three Years in Fifteen Minutes (compilation of live performances), Last Thursday Live at SCS, FA Turopolje Amateur Tamburitza Orchestra with Meri Barisic: Zaspo Janko. Gouseion: Let’s Crush (Graintable Remix), Joan Baez: Here’s to You, Spirits Rejoice. Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris: We’ll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning. Two Can Win, Three Years In Fifteen Minutes, My Lady Story, Here’s To You. Brother And Sister Walker: I Can See So Much. Berwyn Street: Walking With Bells, Gypsies of Rajasthan: Musafir. Albert Ayler: Divine Peacemaker. The Black Angel’s Death Song, Soulja Boy (Cousin Cole Remix), My Lady Story, Three Years In Fifteen Minutes, Here’s to You. Junior Kimbrough: My Mind Is Rambling, An Bichwi: Hoeshim-Kuk (Confession Song for the Buddhist), Three Years In Fifteen Minutes, Last Thursday Live at SCS, Calexico & Jim James in I’m Not There: Going to Acapulco.

WERE YOU THERE? 11/4/9

Sharp Building: Drinking Fountain/Photocopier area. Short Wave Radio (?), Devin the Dude: Doobie Ashtray. Tandem: This is when we went to the beach and it was cold. Recollect, Were you there? Kitimat: 52N126W. Ordre Chazali: Al-Insa, Seebell Kennedy: I just can’t keep from crying. Western Soundscape Archive:  Oregon: Nye Beach, this is when we went to the beach and it was cold. Henry: skillcheck5.  ???????? 2008 “??? ????? ???????” ??????? ?????. David Tudor and John Cage: Rainforest II/Mureau, Kate Wolf: Early Morning Melody, Al-Insad.  I’ve got to get that dirt off my shoulder.  Short Wave Radio (Ivo Papasov & Maria Karafizieva, ?). Early In The Morning.  Rainforest II/Mureau, The Deer Knives: When The Sky,  Early Morning Melody, Arrington on jaw harp @ the Empty Bottle.  Kate Bush: Cloudbusting.  Henry: Recollect.  Yoko Ono: she gets down on her knees (demo).  Omarion: Icebox.  Stagga, Babylon System: The Bad Dance, Get on Up (from Solar Life Raft). This is when we went to the beach and it was cold, Don Cherry: Resa, Nye Beach.  Kitka:  Zaspo Janko.  This is when we went to the beach and it was cold, Nye Beach, Chicago: Jackson Red Line station.