Another fun filled evening of collaboration and music. This time the group consisted of The Alchemist, Johnny “Bolt” Reynolds, DJ Deathwish and Eric the Viking plus a couple “pop” ins from the Mission to provide some colorful anecdotes. Great variety in the set list as always.
Set List
1. Allied Forces by Motorhammer
2. Acid Rain by Riverside
3. Madness by the Selector
4. Swampblood by Th’ Legendary Shack-Shakers
5. 25 O’Clock by The Dukes of Stratosphear
6. Just Kissed My Baby by The Meters
7. Snake Oil by the Tony William Lifetime
8. Blue and Lonesome by the Rolling Stones
9. Golgotha Tenement Blues by Machines of Loving Grace
10. Sweet Young Thing Ain’t Sweet No More by Mudhoney
11. Zu Zu Man by Dr. John
12. Quiet by the Smashing Pumpkins
13. La Grippe by the Squirrel Nut Zippers
14. Overthinkers by Water Color Weekend
15. Daydream by The New Up
16. Turquoise Jewelry by Camper Van Beethoven
17. Lady Montego by Ayers Rock
18. Snaggletooth by Motorhead
19. It’s Gonna Be a Long Night by Ween
20. Faster Than the Speed of Light by Raven
21. You Should All Be Murdered by Another Sunny Day
22. Ghosts in the Universe by Toyah
23. Cavern by Liquid Liquid
24. Take Me Home, Country Roads by Toots and the Maytals
25. I’m Still Waiting by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh
26. Dust Devil by Madness
27. Draw Your Brakes by Scotty
28. Break My Stride by Architecture in Helsinki
29. Lazy Bones by Witch
30. Harold the Barrel by Genesis
31. Listen, Learn, Read On by Deep Purple
32. Termination by Iron Butterfly
33. 7 and 7 Is by Love
34. Killer Queen by Queen
35. Love at First Feel by AC/DC
36. Night by Night by Steely Dan
37. Casa De Mel by Brad Goodall
38. Boogie Shoes by KC and the Sunshine Band
39. Come and Get Your Love by Redbone
40. How Deep is Your Love by the Bee Gees
41. I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow by the Soggy Bottom Boys
42. Never Get Ahead by Bobby Conn
43. Where the Soul Never Dies by Skaggs and Rice
44. Jazz Discharge Party Hat by Frank Zappa
45. Dad’s Speakers by Uncle Moe’s Space Ranch
46. Working Man by Rush
47. Cockroach King by Haken
48. Angry Cockroaches (Cucarachas Enojadas) by Tito and Tarantula
49. Haunted Wind Chimes by Out with the Crow
50. Day In Day Out by XTC
51. In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Picket
52. Caesar by Ty Segall
53. Vestments by The Mercury Tree
54. The Purple Bottle by Animal Collective
55. Dreamsicle Bomb by Black Moth Super Rainbow
56. Miles Runs Down the Voodoo by Lettuce
57. Socks by King Missile
58. Grandpa Funk by Robin Williams
59. I’m Shakin’ by Jack White
60. Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight and the Pips
61. Sing a Mean Tune Kid by Chicago
62. Spanish Castle Magic by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
63. So Into You by the Atlanta Rhythm Section
64. Breakdown by the Alan Parsons Project
65. Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp
66. Message in a Bottle by the Police
67. Cough Syrup by the Butthole Surfers
68. Dolce Decorum by The Damned
69. What in the World by The Dukes of Stratosphear
70. Cattle Call by Eddie Arnold
71. Just Like Heaven by the Watson Twins
72. Weight of Love by The Black Keys
73. Astronaut of Love by Smokemaster
74. Lonesome Train Whistle by Reverend Horton Heat
75. Terminus, The Creator by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
76. I Would Find You by Journey
77. Singata (Mystic Queen) by the Samsara Blues Experiment
78. Rats Return by Porcupine Tree
79. Punk China Doll by John Zorn
Another Allied Forces Joint Forces Extravaganza: Vol. 5: Winging It. A collaboration of 4 DJ’s from 3 shows representing Skeevy’s Side Show (Skeevy and Johnny “Bolt” Reynolds), Long Time Listener First Time Caller (DJ Deathwish) and Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour host (The Alchemist).
We had no plan other than to just bring you a six hour session of great music. That we did. A couple of technical glitches early on got resolved and we have a hell of a set list below.
DJ DeathwishTracks: 34, 36, 38, 44, 46, 52, 54
Set List
1. Allied Forces by Triumph
2. Said the Shovel by Thee Oh Sees
3. Show Biz Kids by Steely Dan
4. The Bloated Pope by the Melvins
5. Neutron Bomb by The Weirdos
6. Basement by the Modern Sons
7. Sidewalk Begging by The Dicks
8. Stone Letter by Tomahawk
9. Angel by Amyl and the Sniffers
10. Slicing by Prong
11. Rehab Doll by Green River
12. 7 Month, 39 Days by Hank III
13. 2000 AD by Rezillo
14. Jesus Loves You by RF7
15. Cheat by The Clash
16. Fast Times by No Fucking Good
17. Got it all in Sight by 59 Times the Pain
18. Cum in the Streets by C.O.F.F.I.N.
19. Jeremiah by Storm, Inc.
20. Mute by Native Construct
21. Guillotine Drama by Black Bonzo
22. Voice of a Generation by Blitz
23. Sunday Morning Nightmare by Sham 69
24. Wasted Love by Chron Gen
25. Invincible by No Use for a Name
26. Disputatio by Good Riddance
27. Strung Out by Animal and the Machine
28. DC Sound Attack by Clutch
29. Goofy’s Concern by the Butthole Surfers
30. Flutterman’s Rule by the Beastie Boys
31. Queen Alexandra Road by the Toy Dolls
32. Looking at You by The Damned
33. Peroxide by the Subhumans
34. Through the Fog by Marinero
35. Fooled Around and Fell in Love by Elvin Bishop
36. The Good and Soulful Stuff by Kevin Sloane
37. Up on the Sun by the Meat Puppets
38. Ain’t Nice by the Viagra Boys
39. Vitamin C by Can
40. Dollar in the Teeth by The Upsetters
41. Rally Round Jah Throne by Bad Brains
42. Liquidator by Harry J and the All Stars
43. Cha Cha by Mulatu Astake and the Heliocentrics
44. Hip 2B Sandman by Bill McClintock
45. The Grim Reaper by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
46. Don’t Stop Believin’ by Alex Melton
47. Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) by the Looking Glass
48. 25 Lighters by DJ DMD featuring ‘Lil Kiki and Fat Pack
49. Downtown by Rising Appalachia and the Human Experience
50. Gots to Get Paid by ZZ Top
51. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here by Porcupine Tree
52. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Suicide Machines
53. Bigfootin’ by Parliament
54. Whiter Shade of Pale by King Curtis
55. All I Can Do by The Cars
56. Peanuts by the Police
57. Honey White by Morphine
58. Mr. Splitfoot by Paris Hotel
59. Work for Love by Ministry
60. Radio by the Members
61. She’s Got Balls by AC/DC
62. Bangers and Mash by Radiohead
63. Girl U Want by Devo
64. The Way You Used to Do by Queens of the Stone Age
65. We Destroy the Family by Fear
66. Army of Jesus by Project NFidelikah
67. Driver’s Seat by Sniffin’ the Tears
68. Southern Nights by Glen Campbell
69. Sanitarium by Metallica
70. From the Pinnacle to the Pit by Ghost
71. Ol’ Man River by the Jeff Beck Group
72. Don’t Stop ‘Til We Get Enough by Michael Jackson
73. Time Deer by Bent Knee
74. Hangover Heart Attack by Poison Idea
75. Positively 4th Street by Bob Dylan
76. New Generation by the Zero Boys
77. Future Breed Machine by Meshuggah
78. Only in SF by Toxic Reasons
79. Colors by the Black Pumas
80. Inside Out by 999
81. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll by Judas Priest
82. What Price Happiness by Youth Brigade
83. Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight and the Pips
84. Johnny B. Goode by Men at Work
85. Planet Claire by The B52’s
86. New York City Tonight by G.G. Allen
87. The Weeds Took Over the Town by The Slow Poisoner
88. Mercenary by Rick De Rick
89. Some Shit @78 BPM (The Scratch Opera) by Buck Shot Le Fonque
90. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun by OSI
No special theme, just a little word play for the title.
Set List
1. Battle Hymn of the Technics Republic/Get Up Punk 0200 Hours by General Patton Vs. The Executioners from Joint Special Operations Task Force (2005)
2. A Shot in the Dark by John Zorn from Naked City (1990)
3. Left Behind by the Modern Sons from Moon Raccoon (2015)
4. Bubblegum Infinity by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets from Night Gnomes (2022)
5. Palo Alto by Radiohead from Airbag/How Am I Driving? (1997)
6. Mesolow by Rocket Moth from Mesolow (2016)
7. Cadaver Dog by Oh Sees from Orc (2017)
8. Sidewinder by Dizzy Twin from Kaleidoscope (2016)
9. Flutterbutter by Fishbone from Crazy Glue (2011)
10. Predator X by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Omnium Gatherum (2022)
11. Planet Eaters by Voivod from Synchro Anarchy (2021)
12. Dawn of the Hive by Killing Joke from Pylon (2015)
13. Panic in Babylon by the Brian Jonestown Massacre from Auftheban (2012)
14. Mr. Howard by Purson from Desire’s Magic Theatre (2016)
15. Want Me Too by the Eric McFadden Trio from Delicate Thing (2009)
16. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret by Queens of the Stone Age from Rated R (2000)
17. Force of Nature by KnightressM1 from Dreams and Devastation (2020)
18. Driftmix by Coil from the Snow EP (1991)
19. Love Zombi by Jess and the Ancient Ones from Vertigo (2021)
20. No Hassle Night by the Dead Weather from Horehound (2009)
21. This Is Not Your Day by En Minor from When the Cold Truth Has Worn Its Miserable Welcome Out (2020)
22. Transdermal Celebration by Ween from Quebec (2003)
23. Black Noise by Nine Inch Nails from Hesitation Marks (2013)
24. Cybernetic Pillow by Riverside from Rapid Eye Movement (2007)
25. Pirate Jet by Gorillaz from Plastic Beach (2010)
26. Noses in Roses, Forever by the Desert Session from Vol. 11 & 12 (2019)
27. Thorazine by M.I.R.V. from Dancing Naked in a Minefield (2000)
28. Angry Candy by Autolux from Future Perfect (2004)
29. Romany Dagger (Remended) by All Them Witches from Lightning at the Door (2013)
30. All Apologies by Nirvana from In Utero (1993)
31. If Not a Rock Musician Then What from the Movie This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Welcome back to the Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour. Back in December, I started you on a mystical ride out to a Dive Bar at the Dusty Edge of Nowhere. (Episode #020 which originally was broadcast on 12/1/21). This show picks up where that show left off. Throughout this show I felt oddly inspired to drop into (and sometimes out of) a character that somewhat resembled a hybrid of Hunter S. Thompson and William S. Burroughs. So you get some creative “cheese”, and some off the cuff rambling that certainly is derived “Fromunda.” Great mystical ride with fantastic music. It’s a good episode to use headphones on as I sprinkled a little mixing board magic here and there to enhance the vibe.
SET LIST.
1. Dead President’s Theme by Danny Elfman from the Dead President’s Soundtrack (Vol. 1)
2. Last Words with Ras I Zulu by William S. Burroughs from Spare Ass Annie and Other Stories
3. Goin’ Out West by Tom Waits from Bone Machine
4. Outer Realms by the Cave Singers from No Witch
5. The Spider’s Stratagem by Dead Can Dance from Into the Labyrinth
6. A Flower in the Desert by the Cult from Dreamtime
7. Reptile by the Church from Starfish
8. Made of Stone by the Stone Roses from the Stone Roses
9. Grey Diamond Desert by the Screaming Trees from Anthology: SST Years, 1985-1989
10. Mysterious Frequencies by Tommy Guerrero from Sunshine Radio
11. Snakedriver by Jesus and the Mary Chain from the Crow Soundtrack
12. Warm Shadow (Dactyl Remix) by Fink from the Walking Dead Soundtrack
13. Caralho Voador by Faith No More from King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime
14. The Haunting by Slothrust from the Pact
15. End of the Night by the Doors from the Doors
16. Serpents (Basement) by Sharon Van Etten from the Walking Dead Soundtrack
17. Sunrise in the Canyon by Smokemaster from Smokemaster
18. Slip Slide Melting by For Love Not Lisa from the Crow Soundtrack
19. Far East to the Trees by Desert Sessions from Vol 11 & 12
20. Mildred Pierce Reporting (Old Sarge) by William S. Burroughs from Spare Ass Annie and Other Stories
21. Then She Did by Janes Addiction from Ritual de lo Habitual
22. Running by Delta Spirit from the Walking Dead Soundtrack
23. Terrestria III: Wither by Rivers of Nihil from Where Owls Know My Name
24. Stars from My Sky by KnightressM1 from Dreams and Devastation
25. Gaia by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Omnium Gatherum
26. Back Burner by Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan from Sunday at Devil Dirt
27. Pale September by Fiona Apple from Tidal
28. Lenburu by Forq from Batch
I decided to take advantage of the fact that there is no DJ during this timeslot on Saturdays from 6-8 and do an impromptu show. In keeping with the Cocktail party theme of my normal show, I decided this “Secret” cocktail party was in a Speakeasy. Also, it affords me a chance to bring in a long time and very dear friend and brother, DJ Lightning Gecko. The format will be a recurring one which I call the REDACTED. Cover versions, B-sides, demo takes, alternate versions, hidden tracks, remixes…etc. mostly covers this time out.
This show was a lot of fun to bring to you in its raw state, warts, and all. We also had DJ Ruffin from the LP Lounge join us about halfway through third set and we hung out with him during his first segment. Please check out his show as well as Ace’s Space which was the show immediately preceding this special “Secret” show. First track is the last track from his show (about half the song) which kicks ass.
Set List:
1. FIRST TRACK CARRY OVER FROM ACE’S SPACE: We Ride the Night by the Boneless Ones
2. I Will Survive by Cake (Gloria Gaynor)
3. Ring of Fire by Social Distortion (June Carter Cash & Merle Kilgore)
4. Ain’t No Sunshine by the Equatics (Bill Withers)
5. Dr. Wu by the Minutemen (Steely Dan)
6. CIA Man by Plate of Cake (The Fugs)
7. Easy by Faith No More (The Commodores)
8. Cinnamon Girl by Type O Negative (Neil Young)
9. Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm (Michael Jackson)
10. Most Exalted Potentate of Love by Queens of the Stone Age (The Cramps)
11. Blister 2000 by The Violent Femmes (Alternate Take from Grosse Point Blank Soundtrack)
12. Roxanne by Ayanna Witter-Johnson (The Police)
13. Iron Man by the Cardigans (Black Sabbath)
14. Stinkfist by Brass Against (Tool)
15. Richard Hung Himself by Slayer (DI)
16. Tainted Love by Marilyn Manson (Soft Cell)
17. Son of a Preacher Man by Collide (Dusty Springfield)
18. I Feel Love by Paul Gilbert (Donna Summers)
19. Brick House 2003 by Rob Zombie with Lionel Ritchie & Trina (The Commodores)
20. Animal Magnetism by White Willow (Scorpions)
21. Rocket Man by William Shatner (Elton John)
22. Black Hole Sun by the Acacia Strain (Soundgarden)
23. War Ensemble by String Vindaloo (Slayer)
24. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Tori Amos (Nirvana)
25. Shock the Monkey by Coal Chambers (Peter Garbiel)
26. Rusty Cage by Johnny Cash (Soundgarden)
27. Highway to Hell by Tom Morello featuring Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder (AC/DC)
28. Date Rape by Fishbone (Sublime)
There’s some fun banter that follows this last song during the first couple minutes of the LP Lounge with DJ Ruffin.
the show starts with carry-over from Skeevy Side Show….Anarchy UK by the Sex Pistols. Even though Punk is about polar opposite of Progressive Rock, I love both genres….so it remains.
After carefully studying the symptoms, it seemed to me that a heavy dose of Prog Rock was needed.
Set List: Selections from classic and contemporary prog rock artists over the last 50 years.
1. Knife Edge by Emerson Lake and Palmer from self titled debut. (1970) 5:06
2. MIC BREAK: Star by Peter Gabriel from Peter Gabriel 3: Face Melt (1980) 1:21
3. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight by Genesis from Selling England by the Pound (1973) 8:04
4. Warrior by Wishbone Ash from Argus (1972) 5:52
5. Luminol by Steven Wilson from the Raven that Refused to Sing (and Other Stories) (2012) 12:10
6. Dark Side of the Moog by Colosseum II from Strange Flesh (1976) 6:23
7. MIC BREAK: Cancer/Moonspeak by Rivers of Nihil from Where Owls Know My Name (2018) 1:45
8. Throwing Mountains by Kansas from the Absence of Presence (2020) 6:21
9. Fallen Angel by King Crimson from Red (1974) 6:03
10. Alucard by Gentle Giant from self titled debut album (1970) 6:02
11. Green Waves by Beardfish from Mammoth (2010) 8:54
12. Skeletons at the Feast by Spock’s Beard from self titled album (2006) 6:34
13. MIC BREAK: Affinity.exe by Haken from Affinity (2016) 1:24
14. Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider by Camel from Mirage (1974) 9:18
15. The Devil’s Orchard by Opeth from Heritage (2011) 6:40
16. Muttersprache by Gordian Knot from Emergent (2003) 6:27
17. Cygnus X-1 by Rush from A Farewell to Kings (1977) 10:22
18. FAREWELL MIC BREAK: Wandering on the Milky Way by Jean-Luc Ponty from Imaginary Voyage (1976) 1:50
19. Starship Trooper: A. Life Seeker, B. Disillusion, C. Würm (Remix) by Yes from The Yes Album (The Steven Wilson Remixes) (1971/2018)
20. Worry Wort by Radiohead, B Side from Knives Out single. (2001) (Partial Song….aprox 1:00 transition into Puzzling Evidence.)
This set of music is put together to be interpreted as single band generating a concept album. A double album rooted in the phenomena of multiple personality disorder. The characters are linked to the central persona referred to as “King”. Some personalities praise/fear/respect/protect the “King” as a form of self-preservation, others wish to slay the “King” and assume control, and few outliers that simply want to jump in the driver’s seat from time to time. There’s a hint of an external relationship with a possible lover/therapist that is engaging with these personas.
Even though I am presenting all the lyrical content here, this concept may seem a bit of stretch, and I suppose the imagination needs to be stretched to engage in this as I have intended it. Hopefully you will allow yourself the illusion and consider this, at the very least, a good soundtrack to a movie, and at best, the work of single artist.
The Imaginary Band goes by the name: Obsidian Masque and the album title is Overthrowing the Kingdom Within.
(NOTE: Obsidian Masque is the name of a real band, MINE, and though it is currently not active, it is nonetheless NOT Available to use.) I have allowed my radio persona the privilege of its use for this……ok…I know that sounds a little nuts, but I did come up with this story…..
Set List (Credits)
1. MIC BREAK INTRO: The Frail by Nine Inch Nails from the Fragile. (1:54)
2. The Bronze by Queens of the Stone Age from Stone Age Compilations. (3:42)
3. 02 Panic Room by Riverside from Rapid Eye Movement. (5:30)
4. Sure You Will by OSI from Free. (3:46)
5. The Avalanche by Vola from Homesick Machinery. (5:17)
6. Mr. Compromise by Odd Logic from A Penny for Your Thoughts. (3:12)
7. They Whisper by Beardfish from the Void. (6:09)
8. Voices by Alice in Chains from the Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. (5:43)
9. Normal by Porcupine Tree from Nil Recurring. (7:08)
10. MIC BREAK: Gold Distance by Between the Buried and Me from Automata 1. (1:02)
11. Cold Dark Place by Mastodon from Cold Dark Place. (5:59)
12. Opal by Soen from Lykaia. (6:44)
13. We Are by Karnivool from Asymmetry. (5:55)
14. King by Tesseract from Sonder. (6:56)
15. Culling Voices by Tool from Fear Inoculum. (10:05)
16. The Vampyre of Time and Memory by Queens of the Stone Age from ….Like Clockwork. (3:35)
17. MIC BREAK: Eon Blue Apocalypse by Tool from Lateralus. (1:05)
18. Oceania by Smashing Pumpkins from Oceania. (9:07)
19. Alone at Sea by the Pineapple Thief from Magnolia. (5:21)
20. Chlorine and Wine by Baroness from Purple. (6:49)
21. Harvest by Opeth from Blackwater Park (5:59)
22. Lunatic Soul by Lunatic Soul from Lunatic Soul. (6:47)
23. FAREWELL MIC BREAK: MK 1 by Radiohead from In Rainbows Disk 2. (1:03)
24. ADVERTISMENT: Spud Beer by SNL. (1:00)
Obsidian Masque: Overthrowing the Kingdom Within
THE FRAIL (INSTR.) (Nine Inch Nails)
THE BRONZE (Queens of the Stone Age)
I been waiting
Waiting under things that rise in the morning
I been holding
Holding back so long
You can own it, take it off my hands, do me a favor
Nothin’ wasted
Just fingerfucked and busted up all at once
I’m so lost out on the highway
With no direction left to go
Everyday sit up and wonder
Where it was I started from
The more you’ve found the less you’ve been around
02 PANIC ROOM (Riverside)
Used to be my Panic Room
The other side of me
Where I slept and woke by turns
And nothing seemed real
I was feeding on your life
Peering through the hole
And it scared me out
Someday
You would knock on my door
Sweet shelter of mine
I’m freezing without
Sweet shelter of mine
I’m dying without
Cover up my twisted thoughts
Shattered all around
Muffled sounds
Recurring dreams
Melatonin smile
Used to be my 302
The other side of light
Trap of my own
That helped me deal
With what I lost inside
Sweet shelter of mine
I’m freezing without
Sweet shelter of mine
I’m dying without
Sweet shelter of mine
***
I’ve tried to make self-portraits before
But they always turn out so contrived
I’ve spent too much time
Correcting light and shade
Hiding wrinkles
Blurring scars
I’ve tried to make self-portraits before
Through my eyes
Just see myself
Now I know
I’m not in denial
That I need someone else
To see me
SURE YOU WILL (OSI)
First
I bit you and spit you out
When there was a doubt
Now
I’m calling you when I can
What is a man?
I did it my way
I did it my way
I did it my way on the highway highway
Be yourself
By yourself
Get yourself a little green pasture
Keep yourself
To yourself
Save yourself
Sure you will sure you will sure
Give take
Crowd control
Can get in my way when I’m starting my day
Teamwork
Self-control
Was making me blue so I knew what I had to
Did it my way
I did it my way
I did it my way on the highway highway
Be yourself
By yourself
Drive yourself a little bit faster
Keep yourself
To yourself
Sure you will sure you will sure
THE AVALANCHE (Vola)
Do you wonder why you wake up with your head inside a flame?
Do you even care to notice the strings you bear?
Did you ever grab the centuries applying to your name?
The avalanche has spoken, what do you hear?
Run all the way, let me feel the earth come down
Crawl as you fade, and we feel the earth come down
Do you wonder why you wake up with a blade upon your skin?
Cutting every frame you follow and every fear
Would you tie a rope around the sun to see the march begin? The avalanche has spoken what do you hear?
Run all the way, let me feel the earth come down
Crawl as you fade, and we feel the earth come down
MR. COMPROMISE (Odd Logic)
I am, the one you want to know
Ask me anything and I will tell them
My whisper echoes everywhere they go
Arbitrator of the mind and soul
I beg for outcomes unheard of
I plead for things I’m not sure of
One day all sides may agree to love
Say you will and this ends
I live in middle ground
Where the mind’s always moving against the world
Faces and personalities
All sides defending the voices coming in
I beg for outcomes unheard of
I plead for things I’m not sure of
One day all sides may agree to love
Say you will and this ends
Searching for you, stumbling through night
Scaling cliff sides, wondering where you hide
Searching for you, meddling for light
Probing for life, seeking where you hide
Searching for you
THEY WHISPER (Beardfish)
I’m circling your conscience
Tip tap toeing slowly
Any day now
You dream the wildest dreams
The kind that fly by night
Any day now
And then when morning comes
You can’t tell me where you’ve been
Any day now you’ll let me in
There’s no way of reasoning
With a primeval mind
And the harder i try, the harder I will fall
And she’ll be running when the voices call
They whisper her name from somewhere
Hiding in clouds of conductive air
Though I’m kicking and screaming
I know she’ll leave me here
To whom it may concern
Let in the morning light
I’m drawn back in to your world
Where depression is king
You speak of dying stars
You say they started wars
Any day now
I crawl by your feet to heal
The powers you don’t know that you hold
Are the ones I can steal
Any day now you’ll let me in
You’ll let me in
You’ll let me in
To whom it may concern
Let in the morning light
I’m drawn back in to your world
Where depression is king
And I shall forever burn
VOICES (Alice in Chains)
Who am I, is this me
Am I one of the team
I’ve gone cold, hard to deal
Used to stand where I kneel
Everybody listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says
I want more, than I need
I don’t know what is real
Everybody listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says
Anytime I listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says
Whispering their names, faces, uniforms I’ve worn
And now that is gone
Always climbing, to fall down again
Holding onto everything that’s not what it seems
I’ve been told, dreaming’s free
Think I’ll go back to sleep
Everybody listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says
Anytime I listen
Voices in my head
Everybody listen
Does yours say what mine says
Calling out the names, faces, uniforms I’ve worn
And all that is gone
Always climbing, to fall down again
Holding onto everything that’s not what it seems
NORMAL (Porcupine Tree)
Here is my car, my phone and my TV
I’ve got it all, but you can see through me
But am I here? It’s kind of hard to tell
I do a good impression of myself
But what’s normal now anyhow?
Sullen and bored the kids stay
And in this way wish away each day
Stoned in the mall the kids play
And in this way wish away each day
Prescription drugs, they help me through the day
And that restraining order keeps me well at bay
And what’s normal now, anyway?
Sullen and bored the kids stay
And in this way wish away each day
Stoned in the mall the kids play
And in this way wish away each day
Sullen and bored the kids stay
And in this way wish away each day
Stoned in the mall the kids play
And in this way wish away each day
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little sentimental
Wish I was old and a little
GOLD DISTANCE (Instr.) (Between the Buried and Me)
COLD DARK PLACE (Mastodon)
I love your face and the things that you do
Make me warm sometimes when I’m away
I guess you’d say that at the end of the day
You’ll be the only person here that exists
You left my heart in some cold dark place
Where your love grows on a vine and I see it all the time
I didn’t mean a word that I said
When I was lying to your face about being alone
I’ve gone away forever
I’ve gone away
I’ve gone away forever
I’ve gone away
I reach out to touch you baby
You’re not there
You reach out to hold my hand
Please don’t you dare
‘Cause I’ve gone away forever
I’ve gone away
I’ve gone away forever
I’ve gone away
I reach out to hug you baby
You’re not around
You reach out to kiss my face
Please not right now
What can I say that hasn’t been said before
One hundred times before you took the dog
And I wish I knew how to breathe again
I fear I’m gonna die inside my skin
This has gotta be the last time that we fight
Or go at each other’s throats
Will you go, as I want to mend?
OPAL (Soen)
In your heart lies a devotion for starting pyres
To drown your brother within the mire
You pledged allegiance to gold
In your art, your words laid out in a vacuous manner
The mind is there but the soul is absent
With smoke and mirrors you reign
Time will show
Throwing your own
Into the fire
Vengeance comes
One day we’ll form a
Tidal wave
Come rushing all over and
Come tear down this wall of lies until nothing remains
Turn away, beware don’t be led astray
By vultures that turn our temple to a house of trade
Sleeper kin
A popinjay with a gaudy plumage
Proclaiming lies like a gutless coward
Until your senses are numb
Tidal wave
Come rushing all over and
Come tear down this wall of lies until nothing remains
Turn away, beware don’t be led astray
By vultures that turn our temple to a house of trade
And I know
Yes I know
That all this little things
Are coming back to haunt you
They’ll tear you down in the end
Colliding with your dreams
And burning all you stand for
Turn away, don’t be led astray
From false perceptions
No more lies, no more disguise
No false pretenders
Stand your ground
Don’t wander away
Don’t fall apart
Ask yourself, in trouble
Am I my brother’s keeper
WE ARE (Karinvool)
I know there’s something wrong stop making it up
We’re too proud to see we’ve lost more than our trust
And now there’s nothing left, well’s dead and dried up
Its disease has left a foul taste in our cup
It just keeps on flowing
And we drift on knowing
It just keeps on flowing
This babble from our mouth
Who we are I fear most of the time
Carry on shuffling in order and in line
Who we are I fear most of the time
Carry on whipping boy, stare into the light
Stare into the light
And it feels familiar for good reason
I want us to break the case we’re in
With one of the tools of this catatonic skin
Remove all the parts
I want us to face the shape we’re in
A world of confusion awaits our sons and kin
Lets reset it all
Lets reset it all
Well it stings and it hurts, is this how it’s meant to be
Well it stings and it hurts, is this how it’s meant to be
Well it stings and it hurts, a small price to pay to be
In control and rebirth what our future’s meant to be
Who we are I fear most of the time
So carry on whipping boy, stare into the light
I want us to face the shape we’re in
A world of confusion awaits our sons and kin
Let’s reset it all (we are, we are, we are)
Let’s reset it all (we are, we are, we are)
These words of wisdom come with lack of vision
This is the first day I’ve ever had to stand and witness
These words of wisdom come with lack of vision
This is the first day I’ve ever had to stand and witness
These words of wisdom come with lack of vision
This is the first day I’ve ever had to stand and witness
These words of wisdom come with lack of vision
This is the first day I’ve ever had to stand and witness
These words of wisdom come with lack of vision
This is the first day I’ve ever had to stand and witness
KING (Tesseract)
You died within me
The boatmen came to sail me down the river
Bind me up with visions of a blind man
I operate this way
Turn nothing into gold
Death on such an ugly day
You dine like a king on top of the world
You show us all
That forgiveness is the weakest call
And now revenge
Against that grudge inside your tiny head
Remove the crown of absolution
Let the retribution fly
The king has all the king has all
But words can kill and maim and take their toll
And you massacre my dreams at night
And eat away at every thought
Until we take control
The king has all totalitarian and carnivore
Bow down submit to me and kiss the ground
Until it’s safe to breathe and coexist again
Bow down submit to me and kiss the ground
Until it’s safe to live and coexist again
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
But the sun always shines for you
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
You’d kill to find me
But the crown above my head is deadly
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you
CULLING VOICES (Tool)
Disembodied voices deepen my
Suspicious tendencies
Conversations we’ve never had
Imagined interplay
Psychopathy
Don’t you dare point that at me
Heated altercations we’ve never had
so I’m told
Yet guided by them all
Every single one
Psychopathy
Misleading me over and over and over
Judge, condemn, and banish any and everyone
Without evidence
Only the whispers from within
Psychopathy
Misleading me over and over
Psychopathy
Misleading me over and over and over
Don’t you dare point that at me
Don’t you dare point that at me
Don’t you dare point that at
Don’t you dare
Don’t you dare
Don’t you dare point that
Don’t you dare
Don’t you dare
Don’t you dare point that at
THE VAMPYRE OF TIME AND MEMORY (Queens of the Stone Age)
I want God to come and take me home
‘Cause I’m all alone in this crowd
Who are you to me? Who am I supposed to be?
Not exactly sure anymore
Where’s this going to? Can I follow through?
Or just follow you for a while?
Does anyone ever get this right?
I feel no love
Ain’t no confusion here, it is as I feared
The illusion that you feel is real
To be vulnerable is needed most of all
If you intend to truly fall apart
You think the worst of all is far behind
The vampire of time and memories has died
I survived. I speak, I breathe,
I’m incomplete
I’m alive – hooray!
You’re wrong again
‘Cause I feel no love
Does anyone ever get this right?
Does anyone ever get this right?
I feel no love, I feel no love
AEON BLUE APOCALYPSE (Instr.) (Tool)
OCEANIA (Smashing Pumpkins)
No one can love you
‘Cause no one can free you
Lovers can’t touch you
‘Cause lovers might reach you, yeah
I’m so alone, so alone
But better than a wretched world
Better than a broken pearl
I’m so alone, so alone
Better than I ever was
Better than a just laid cause
Night may keep you sworn
May bring you storms
From chest to stern
The journey’s blessed
The warnings circumspect
With dreams I’ve had
With dreams I’ve had
And still she’s gone
And still she’s gone
Night will fill your rest
Negate you best
With dreams I’ve had
With dreams I’ve had
Oh would I follow you
How could I have ever doubted you?
Sweet baby, nurture me
Sweet lady, if you please
Try the way on me
Try the way on me
Try the way on me
Just try the way on me
Try the way
Skirt the cliffs of your illusion
Find the faith on me
My mistake as the last remaining soldier
Was to take the place of you
Love the way
Love the way and learn
Try the way
Cast off your indecision
Face to face we breathe
Try the way
Cast off your indecision
Face to face we breathe
ALONE AT SEA (The Pineapple Thief)
This is our time
What’s to live for?
This is our time
Nothing more
Look to the sky
It cannot help you
It all melts away
In our drug addled minds
Oh, who cares, who cares?
Oh, who cares, who cares?
Give me your hand
And lets take it
Give me your hand
And we’ll dance to the end
Oh, who cares, who cares?
Oh, who cares
What’s on the other side
You and me
Alone at sea
And I know
We know
This is suicide
You can see
It’s you and me
So hold on, hold on
To this suicide
Give me your hand
And I’ll take it
Give me your hand
And let’s dance to the end
Oh, who cares, who cares?
Oh, who cares
What’s on the other side
You and me
Alone at sea
And I know
We know
This is suicide
You can see
It’s you and me
So hold on, hold on
To this suicide
CHLORINE AND WINE (Baroness)
When I called on my nursemaid
Come sit by my side
But she cuts through my rib cage
Pushes the pills deep in my eyes
(Eyes, eyes, eyes…)
The taste was much sweeter
Than chlorine and wine
And my doctor’s unable
Cut through the cable
Leads to my mind
(Mind, mind, mind…)
In spite of the winter
There’s ways to keep warm
Whatever you give me
Please know that I’ll
Ask you for more
(More, more, more…)
The day I stopped swimming
Came out of the tide
I’d never felt so uncomfortably numb
Here by your side
(Side, side, side…)
Black rose on the bed
Turning to fire
Black rose in the vein
Shine in your eye
Please
Don’t lay me down
Under the rock where I found
My place in the ground
Hope for the fathers and sons
Black rose on the bed
Turning to fire
Black rose in the vein
Shine in your eye
Please
Don’t lay me down
Under the rocks where I’ve found
My place in the ground
Hope for the fathers and sons
HARVEST (Opeth)
Stay with me awhile
Rise above the vile
Name my final rest
Poured into my chest
Into the orchard, I walk peering way past the gate
Wilted scenes for us who couldn’t wait
Drained by the coldest caress
Stalking shadows ahead
Halo of death
All I see is departure
Mourner’s lament but it’s me who’s the martyr
Pledge yourself to me
Never leave me be
Sweat breaks on my brow
Given time ends now
Into the orchard, I walk peering way past the gate
Wilted scenes for us who couldn’t wait
Drained by the coldest caress
Stalking shadows ahead
Halo of death
All I see is departure
Mourner’s lament but it’s me who’s the martyr
Spirit painted sin
Embers neath my skin
Veiled in pale embrace
Reached and touched my face
Into the orchard, I walk peering way past the gate
Wilted scenes for us who couldn’t wait
Drained by the coldest caress
Stalking shadows ahead
Halo of death
All I see is departure
Mourner’s lament but it’s me who’s the martyr
LUNATIC SOUL (Lunatic Soul)
I can’t describe what’s going on with me
A different nature moving rapidly
Being halfway here and halfway somewhere else
My whole life starts to flash in front of me
I’m overwhelmed in joy, quiet and peace
All words I know are three-dimensional
I feel all troubles are gone
I feel all troubles are gone
Timelessness, ineffability
I glimpse the spirits of my relatives
I see the others, the being of light
Shifting through a tunnel, long and dark
I regret all those things that I had left undone
And I wish I could fix everything that was wrong
I wish I could tell you how sorry I am
This is not the end
It’s the start of something that I’m really scared of
That I’m scared to life
I’m scared to life
I’m scared to life
I’m scared to life
As the stars would align to have my 40th episode coincide with Skeevy’s 50th birthday and a trip to Vegas to see the Damned, affording me an opportunity to run a six hour set. I chose the Damned as my central protagonist and how they represent 60’s garage rock in their sound and built the three sets from there.
Skeevy & Bouldt join me remotely from Vegas during set one and DJ Mike Ruffin joins me for set three.
Sets one and two are together in a four hour set and set 3 is an additional streamed file.
SET ONE
1. Journey to the Center of the Mind by the Amboy Dukes
2. MIC BREAK: Hello: Nose Punch by John Lurie
3. White Rabbit by the Damned
4. Alice Said by the Screaming Trees
5. Psychotic Reaction by Count Five
6. My Little Red Book by Love
7. David Watts by the Kinks
8. Tell Me Something Good by Lee “Scratch” Perry
9. Outside Chance by the Turtles
10. Snowblind Friend by Steppenwolf
11. Gloria by Simple Minds
12. MIC BREAK: Vesuvio’s by John Lurie
13. The Green Manalishi by Fleetwood Mac
14. Hot Rails to Hell by Blue Oyster Cult
15. Evil Hearted You by the Yardbirds
16. She Bangs the Drums by the Stone Roses
17. Do Your Thing by the Temptations
18. Got to Give it Up, Part 1 by Marvin Gaye
19. You’re Gonna Miss Me by the 13th Floor Elevators
20. Bad Time for Bonzo by the Damned
21. Maggie M’Gill by the Doors
22. MIC BREAK: Skeevy and Johnny from Vegas
23. Let Me Comb Your Hair by Psychic Temple
24. Canaveral by Shellac
25. Johnny Was a Good Boy by the Mystery Trend
26. Who’ll Be the Next in Line by Queens of the Stone Age
27. Mexican Seafood by Nirvana
28. Lava Lamp Pisco by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
29. The Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie
30. Helter Skelter by Siouxsie and the Banshees
31. MIC BREAK: Green Onion by Booker T & the MG’s
32. I’m Five Years Ahead of Your Time by the Third Bardo
33. Take Warning by Operation Ivy
34. Collage by the James Gang
35. Stone Free by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
36. This Magic Moment by Lou Reed
37. MIC BREAK: Nose Punch (Short Version) by John Lurie
SET TWO
38. Smash it Up, Parts 1 & 2 by the Damned
39. I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night by the Electric Prunes
40. Monkey Gone to Heaven by the Pixies
41. Spy World by Wall of Voodoo
42. Miki’s Lush Beehive by the Mermen (mid song mic interruption…blah blah blah)
43. Trouble Every Day by the Mothers of Invention
44. I Can’t Quit Her by Blood, Sweat & Tears
45. Spazz by the Elastik Band
46. Let There Be More Light by Pink Floyd
47. When I Was Young by Eric Burdon and the Animals
48. Green-Eyed Lady by Sugarloaf
49. Freak Scene by Dinosaur Jr.
50. Egg Man by the Beastie Boys
51. Chocolate Drops by Iggy Pop
52. Eloise by the Damned
53. MIC BREAK: Can’t Be Still by Booker T & The MG’s
54. Requiem for a Dying Creed by Hypnos 69
55. Me & Mr. Jones by Amy Winehouse
56. Outta Me, Onto You by Ani DiFranco
57. Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
58. MIC BREAK: Romantic Walk by John Lurie
59. Basement by the Modern Sons
60. Tried and True by Ween
61. Don’t Look Back by the Remains
62. Incense and Peppermints by the Strawberry Alarm Clock
63. Did You See the Words by the Animal Collective
64. Alone Again Or by the Damned
65. Evil by UFO
66. MIC BREAK OUT: Chili at Airport by John Lurie
SET THREE
67. If I Had My Way by Thee Oh Sees
68. MIC BREAK: Chili Hot by US3
69. Plan 9 Channel 7 by the Damned
70. Shooting Star by Anekdoten
71. Astronomy Domine by Voivod
72. 2000 Light Years from Home by the Rolling Stones
73. Space Junk by Wang Chung
74. MIC BREAK: DJ Ruffin Presents
75. Dirty Water by the Standells
76. Time Won’t Let Me by the Outsiders
77. Slow Death by the Flamin’ Groovies
78. Folsom Prison Blues by Bloody Gultch
79. MIC BREAK: DJ Ruffin (Pastor Ruffin)
80. I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts by X
81. Dust Devil by Madness
82. Play With Fire by Cobra Verde
83. Not Alright by Storm, Inc.
84. Talk Talk by Prong
85. Stay Clean by Motorhead
86. Stupid Marriage by the Specials
87. MIC BREAK: Panacea by the Greyboy Allstars
88. Bad Shit by Porno for Pyros
89. Merchandise by Fugazi
90. Red Smoke by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
91. Magic Carpet Ride by Bedlam
92. Impossible Winner by the Dead Weather
93. Fortune’s Favor by Dizzy Twin
94. Why Must I Cry by Peter Tosh
95. I Believe (When I Fall in Love it Will be Forever) by Stevie Wonder (Mic Intrusions by the Alchemist and DJ Ruffin)
96. Stay With Me by the Faces
Welcome back fellow Alchemists. Tonight we are going down the rabbit hole to explore some of the newer music in my collection including some tracks that are less than a week old.
1. Conspiranoia by Primus from Conspiranoia (2022) 11:31
2. SIGN ON MIC BREAK: Penny by Odd Logic from Penny For Your Thoughts (2017) 1:12
3. The Dripping Tap by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Omnium Gatherum (2022) 18:17
4. Ear of the Universe by Smokemaster from Smokemaster (2020) 10:24
5. MIC BREAK: Shatner’s Lament by Thank You Scientist from Terraformer (2019) 1:13
6. Gates of Dawn by KnightressM1 from Dreams and Devastation (2020) 5:31
7. Width of a Circle by Opeth from Width of a Circle Single (2019) 5:31
8. Acid Dent by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets from Night Gnomes (2022) 3:41
9. The Children of Coyote Woman by All Them Witches from Nothing as the Ideal (2020) 3:36
10. No Return by Craig Wedren & Anna Warnoker, Main Theme Single from Showtime TV Series Yellowjackets (2022) 1:33
11. MIC BREAK: Doom Saloon by Clutch from Psychic Warfare (2015) 1:13
12. Strange Earth Illusion by Jess and the Ancient Ones from Vertigo (2021) 11:35
13. He Walked In by Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds from Swinging from the Sean DeLear (2021) 14: 09
14. MIC BREAK: Interglacial by The Mercury Tree from Spidermilk (2019) 1:45
15. End of Forever by Samsara Blues Experiment from End of Forever (2021) 7:56
16. Savage Lands by Mastodon from Hushed & Grim (2021) 4:25
17. The Silent Revelation by Leprous from Aphelion (2021) 5:45
18. Days of Future Past by Iron Maiden from Senjutsu (2021) 4:04
19. SIGN OFF MIC BREAK: The End of Everything by Trivium from Ascendency (2005) 1:21
20. Into the Storm by Gojira from Fortitude (2021) 5:02
Welcome back fellow alchemical surrealists. Tonight’s show engages with the troublesome state of humanity and the planet we inhabit. There are lots of spoken word segments interwoven throughout the musical selections that are constructed to bring up an emotional response. I recommend you listen to this podcast in headphones to get the full experience.
Set List:
1. INTRO: Olives by Devin Townsend from Terria (2001) (3:21)
2. The New Math (What He Said) by OSI from the Office of Strategic Influence (2002) (3:36)
3. OSI by OSI from the Office of Strategic Influence (2002) (3:48)
4. One Planet by Carl Sagan, Moon Hooch & Tonio Sagan from One Planet (2022) (4:11)
5. Let’s Talk About Cars by the Butthole Surfers from Electric Larryland (1996) (4:34)
6. Dear World by Nine Inch Nails from Not Actual Events (2016) (4:07)
7. Imaginal Cells by Machine Head from Bloodstone & Diamonds (2014) (3:36)
8. MIC BREAK: Teenage Lightning 1 by Coil from Love’s Secret Domain (1991) 1:50)
9. Global Warming by Gojira From Mars to Syria (2005) (7:51)
10. Overt Enemy by Slayer from Diabolus in Musica (1998) (4:42)
11. N.W.O. by Ministry from Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992) (5:31)
12. Bread and Circus by Puscifer from Existential Reckoning (2020) (6:28)
13. MIC BREAK: Anchor’s Lament by Baroness from Gold & Grey (2019) (1:40)
14. Intermediate Jesus/Humanity is a Virus (feat. Hugo Weaving) by Porcupine Tree from Signify and including the Agent Smith monologue to Morpheus from the Matrix (1996/1999) (7:29)
15. Knuckle Duster (Radio 2-B) by White Zombie from La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1 (1992) (0:25)
16. After the Flesh by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult from the Movie Soundtrack to The Crow (1995) (3:00)
17. Earth Day by Devin Townsend from Terria (2001) (9:35)
18. MIC BREAK: New Number Order by Shellac from 1000 Hurts (2000) (1:40)
19. Blood of the Past (feat. Kate Tempest) by The Comet is Coming from Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery (2019) (8:15)
20. Exist (feat. Neal Degrasse Tyson) by Avenged Sevenfold from the Stage (2016) (15:39)
21. MIC BREAK: Reclamation by Lamb of God from Wrath (2009) (7:07)
22. The Last Astronaut by the Butthole Surfers from the Weird Revolution (2001) (4:08)
23. Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled by Porcupine Tree from Lightbulb Sun (2000) (4:50)
24. MIC BREAK: Many as One by the Broun Felinis from Aphrokubist Improvisations Vol.9 (1995) (0:35)
25. So Long and Thanks for all the Fish from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (2:13)
