Radio Setlist from Last Monday 5-17

Hour 1

Tighten Up - The Black Keys
Another Day- Jamie Lidell
Forced to Love- Broken Social Scene
Le Baron- The Sea & Cake
Shoulder Length- The Sea & Cake
No Horse- The Dead Weather
Knickerbocker- Fujiya & Miyagi
Academy Awards- JVG
Goin to California- Led Zeppelin
Cavern- Liquid Liquid
Tin Man - Future Islands
Dear Friend- Emanuel & the Fear

Hour 2

I Feel Just Like A Child- Devendra Banhart
Put the Days Away- Sun Airway
Sympathy for the Devil- Rolling Stones
Texico Bitches- Broken Social Scene
1234- Feist
Woody Allen- JVG
We Were Born Again the Mutant Leaflets - Of Montreal
Body Heat- Active Child
Francene- ZZ Top
Bloodbuzz Ohio- The National
What Now My Love?- Frank Sinatra
Doralice- Getz/Gilberto

Hour 3

One at a Time- The Clonious
In a Little While- U2
Elementary Lover- Matthew Dear (Koze edit)
Go Outside- Cults
I Was Made to Love You- Stevie Wonder
Fire- Jimi Hendrix
Stay Close- Delorean
Girl- Beck
Crosseyed & Painless- Talking Heads
Thoughts are Free- Brazilian Girls
Basic Space- The xxx
Subterranean Homesick Blues- Bob Dylan

Shows for this Week

Cool line-up of shows happening this week in SLC

First up, tonight (sadly I made the poor decision of not going) is Phantogram. Their debut album Eyelid Movies is a must listen. This show is down at Kilby Court

Tomorrow night is Dosh, with White Hinterland down at the Urban Lounge. Should be a stellar performance.

Finally, Thursday is Owen Pallett at Kilby Court.

Saturday May 8th Radio Show

Alright Listeners. Yesterday I had the distinct privilege of having the legendary Maurice the Moonman in the studio as a guest DJ. It was an incredible show.


Hr 1

Timeless Form, Formless Time- Rafter
Used to Be- Beach House
Die Gedanken Sin Frei- Brazilian Girls
Party With Children- Ratatat
Barracudas- The Devil Whale
Hard As Nails- Peter Wolf-Crier
Bloodbuzz Ohio- The National
What Now My Love?- Frank Sinatra*
Doralice- Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
People Got to Be Free- The Rascals *
Basic Space- The xx
Eyesdown- Bonobo

Hr 2

Body Heat- Active Child
Pray for Rain- Massive Attack
Shut Up & Kiss Me- Willie Nelson *
New Pollution- Beck
Tell 'Em- Sleigh Bells
Flying Overseas- Theophilus London
Fur- Blitzen Trapper
Put the Day's Away- Sun Airway
The Strangers- St. Vincent
Paris- Friendly Fires
Sitting in the Middle- Raul Midon

Hr 3

Good Time- Brazilian Girls
Stranger- Dr. Dog
Boy Lilikoi- Jonsi
Sun Lake Rinsed- The Ruby Suns
From Africa to Malaga- jj
Sitting Here- Slow Animal
Shinzo no Tobirah- Mariah
Theologians- Wilco
I Want You- Theophilus London
Let's Stay Together- Al Green*
Stayin in Love- Raphael Saadiq
Got to Give It Up- Marvin Gaye*
Y Sabes Bien- Los Zafiros

Stay tuned, a recording of this broadcast should be available shortly.

*listener requested/Maurice the Moonman Picks

This Week's Recommended Listening

Secret Agent- Tony Allen
The founding drummer of afrobeat is back with a new CD with a return to more traditional afrobeat grooves. Nonetheless none of the songs feature Fela-style length instead opting for more concise structures. It works surprisingly well as an album
Jeff Goldblum/Woody Allen- JVG
-Florida musician JVG keeps churning out new material. As a close friend I have the distinct pleasure of having heard these exclusive cuts. Let me tell you all, they are good. really good.
Semi Circle EP- Shigeto
- Top-notch, up-to the moment, atmospheric wonky, dubstep, post hip-hop, whatever you want to call. Definitely has a unique flavor. The tracks are varied and provide for a short glimpse of this fellow's range
Fort Nightly- White Rabbits
In my opinion, superior to their latest album Its Frightening, Fort Nightly is a well-oriented indie rock album with a band that writes tunes that get to that place only a steady rock beat and slightly distorted guitars can get to. Not to mention a pounding rhythm section that performs CPR on your soul.
Nigeria Special Volume 2
- Miles Cleret and the fellows down at Soundway Records just put this one out as a sort of follow-up to Nigeria Disco Special that came out a year or two ago. It is next to Tumbele! as one of the best compilations these guys have put out yet. These are no putomayo garbage discs, thats for sure!
Technicolor Health- Harlem Shakes
- This indie-rock album from now broken-up Harlem Shakes makes one upset because the album overflows with not just stellar execution but fascinating potential.
Viajante- Tremor
On the ZZK label, a sort of alternative electronic label based out of Buenos Aires with artists all over the South American continent, Tremor's newest album is indeed the finest album on the label so far. Its a captivating distillation of chilean folk (Tremor is from Santiago), glitch, and dub (the modern kind). Not only that but it is surprisingly easy to listen to.
Space Ghost- Wallflower EP*
This EP comes from Oakland, CA's Space Ghost, whose music meshes with the current LA Beat scene. While some of the tracks are a bit more memorable than others, the brief EP times its visit just right leaving an indelible impression
Bless You- Lulu Rouge
Lulu Rouge, a pair of minimal DJs from Copenhagen team up with a group of Danish electronic artists here, most notably the ever-brilliant Trentemoller, for a fleshed-out album that plays about in the minimal world. None of the songs are overly long, allowing for the listener to stay engaged without much effort.
Winterwhila- Fontan
I came across this relatively obscure output by chance while studying this evening. It seems to be a well-woven electronic/organic affair. The tunes are all instrumentals but the musical mastery is evident. The krautrock influences blend tremendously nicely with the champer pop aspirations and the slight disco inflections.
The xx- The xx
finally got around to listening to this album. How the tunes hold up on their own is irrelevant in a way because this album is so darn cohesive that it is quietly ecstatic.
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings (100 Year Anniversary)
Gute Luft- Thomas Fehlmann
With three decades of electronic music in his belt, Berliner Thomas Fehlmann has to be given a certain amount of respect. Gute Luft, a very Kompakt, minimal affair, shows this expertise. The album is somehow amidst the ethereal layers, bracing in an exciting affair. Definitely a worthwhile minimal release
Animal Feelings- Rafter
Similar to Bobby Birdman, fellow strange-pop dance-maker, Rafter seems to have taken his previous work, which had an almost Dan Deacon-like sense of instrumental playfulness, and honed in on a more honeable sound. Fortunately this move worked well and Animal Feelings is a joy to listen to. Tracks like "Timeless form, Formless Time" and "Fruit" are must-listens.
I Learned the Hard Way- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
A lot of people try to intellectualize Sharon Jones. They claim her to be an overly nostalgic copycat. However, I have to say after to listening to this album, her latest of four, I would contend otherwise. Her music isn't meant to be mulled over like a Flying Lotus record but rather taken in on the same physical and basic level that Soul has always appealed to. The compositions this time around are near perfect with the Dap-Kings better than ever. The album doesn't acknowledge that around 40 years have passed since this album would have been mainstream, yet nor does it have to. This is what makes it such pleasurable listen
Foma- Lukid
This album is as far as the "lovestep" sound goes, on that same par as Burials first two LPs, and FaltyDl' s "Love is a Liability". Lukid, perhaps more nuanced than both the other artists, presents an impeccably crafted set of tunes. There are so many highlights here it is astounding. Indeed this album came in at number 8 of Philip Sherburne's, a well-respected authority on electronic music, best of 2009 list. The breath of his production skills are staggering. While the feeling of place that one gets from Burial is not as present here, what is present is an impressive reach of one man's ideas.
Doda Fallet- Vapnet
This swedish indie pop album is in a well-populated genre. There is no shortage of indie pop artists with soft textures, pastoral themes, and often saccharine melodies. However, this Swedish -language album stands apart for its sheer like-ability. It goes by in a breeze of lush production, songwriting, and melody.