Tonight’s show is a mixture of rock, blues, metal and folk with a bit a Southern flare to it. Features a few interludes from Clint Eastwood from various films from his career.
Set List:
1. Wanderlust by Baroness from the Red Album (2007)
2. MIC BREAK: Pause by Adrian Belew from Side One (2005)
3. Doom City by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Flying Microtonal Banana (2017)
4. Mountain by All Them Witches from Lightning at the Door (2013)
5. The Preacher by Jamie N. Commons from Rumble and Sway (2011)
6. Damaged Soul by Black Sabbath from 13 (2013)
7. MIC BREAK: Liberation by Gojira from Magma (2016)
8. Solar Flares by Smokemaster from Smokemaster (2020)
9. The Regulator by Clutch from Blast Tyrant (2004)
10. Wiser Time by The Black Crowes from Amorica (1994)
11. Blackened Waters by Black Label Society from The Blessed Hellride (2003)
12. MIC BREAK: Rouge by Lou Reed from Ecstasy (2000)
13. Legend by Elder from Lore (2015)
14. My Mind is Ramblin’ by The Black Keys from Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough (2006)
15. Cold Irons Bound by Bob Dylan from Time Out of Mind (1997)
16. MIC BREAK: Patterns in the Ivy by Opeth from Blackwater Park (2001)
17. This Old Death by Ben Nichols from the Walking Dead Soundtrack (2014)
18. Got Me Wrong by Alice in Chains from Sap (1992)
19. A Good Woman is Hard to Find by Morphine from The Night (2000)
20. Song for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age from Songs for the Deaf (2002)
21. MIC BREAK: Yellow Theme by Baroness from Yellow & Green (2012)
22. For the Lost Souls by Samsara Blues Experiment from Long Distance Trip (2010)
23. Chimes at Midnight by Mastodon from Once More Round the Sun (2014)
24. MIC BREAK: Rainbow Rhodes by Hiatus Kaiyote from Tawk Tomahawk (2012)
25. Ghost to a Ghost by Hank 3 from Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town
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)
Allied Forces Episode #3: Skeevy and the Alchemist combine forces with the added splendor of Jonny Boudlt Reynolds and special contribution from Deathwish on the topic of War (and Hardcore) with a couple side tracked tracks for, well, the hell of it.
Part one occurred during the Skeevy Side show from 8pm to 10 pm on 4/6/2012
Part two occurred during the Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour from 10-Midnight on 4/6/2012
SET 1:
1. War Pigs-Sacred Reich
2. God’s Zoo-Death Cult
3. Look Back and Laugh-Minor Threat
4. Ezekiel 25:17-Samual L. Jackson
5. Jihad-Slayer
6. It’s an Action-Poison Idea
7. Man In Blue-State of Alert
8. Psy-Ops Dispatch-Thee Oh Sees
9. Wardance-Killing Joke
10. New York City Tonight-GG Allen and the Jabbers
11. The Prisoner-D.O.A.
12. Too Many Puppies-Primus
13. Bulls-All Them Witches
14. No More War-Burning Spear
15. Who Am I?-Void
16. Annihilation-Crucifix
17. Indians-Anthrax
18. Rise of the Fall-Faith No More
19. Anti-Warfare-U.K. Dubs
20. You’re Just a Joke-Admit You’re Shit
21. Unity-Operation Ivy
22. Turn the Other Way-Fishbone
23. They Saved Hitler’s Brain-Unnatural Axe
24. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition-Impatient Youth
25. Ashes of the Wake-Lamb of God
26. War?-System of a Down
27. Vengeance-The Fix
28. Abolish Government-T.S.O.L.
29. Make the Leaders Fight-Special Forces
30. Masters of War-Bob Dylan
31. For What It’s Worth-Buffalo Springfield
32. Tooling for Anus-The Meatmen
33. War Games/New Breed/Live for Now-Iron Cross
34. Baby, Baby-The Vibrators
35. It’s a Mistake-Men at Work (carries over into next Podcast)
SET 2:
1. It’s a Mistake-Men at Work (carry over from first set)
2. When the Tigers Broke Free-Pint Floyd
3. Rockets and Penises in the Persian Gulf-George Carlin
4. Dad’s Gonna Kill Me-Richard Thompson
5. War Again-Oingo Boingo
6. Can I Sit Next To You Girl-AC/DC
7. Gimme Shelter-The Rolling Stones
8. The Unknown Soldier-The Doors
9. Hollywood-999
10. Spanish Bombs-The Clash
11. Zombie-The Cranberries
12. The Stray Cat Strut-The Stray Cats
13. Jean Vibrato-The Marauders
14. Resistance-Muse
15. White Flags-Fates Warning
16. Justice For All-Social Distortion
17. Race War-The Unaware
18. Battle Creek-Bent Knee
19. Psalms Alive-Baroness
20. War/No More Trouble-Bob Marley & The Wailers
21. The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth-Bad Brains
22. The Rooster-Alice in Chains
23. Eyes of the Insane-Slayer
24. World War III-D.O.A.
25. Cheap Tragedies-The Avengers
26. Let’s Have a War-Fear
Welcome back my fellow Alchemical Adepts. Episode #034 of the Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour: A Little Mischief. Not really a set theme, just some cool tunes and a few guests including: Deathwish, Skeevy, Bolt Reynolds, Li Po and Gatsby.
Feet Don’t Fail Me Now by Queens of the Stone Age from Villains (2017)
MIC BREAK: Pause by Adrian Belew from Side One (2005
One Step Beyond by Madness from One Step Beyond (1979)
Corazon of Doubt by Project NFidelikah from Project NFidelikah (2016)
Cocainium by Baroness from Yellow & Green (2012)
Too Numb by O.R.k. from Soul of an Octopus (2017)
Once We Were…by Monkey3 from The 5th Sun (2013)
MIC BREAK: Interglacial by The Mercury Tree from Spidermilk (2019)
Peach by Slothrust from the Pact (2018)
Westminster by The Bob Lazar Story from Ghost of Foodstool (2014)
Detachable Penis by King Missile from Happy Hour (1992)
Born Stupid by Paul Leary from Born Stupid (2021)
Monday’s Ain’t Free by DäG from We’re Pretty Sure We Know What We’re Doing (2022)
Do Ya Like Dags? From the Movie Snatch (2000)
Thirsty Dog by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds from Let Love In (1994)
MIC BREAK: Rising Son by Steve Kilbey from Unearthed (1987)
Chase the Devil by Lee “Scratch” Perry, Max Romeo and the Upsetters from Super Ape/Return of Super Ape Reissue (2012) Originally released by Max Romeo on War Ina Babylon (1976)
Hideaway by John Mayall and the Blues Breakers from Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966)
The Golden Lady by John Medeski’s Mad Skillet from Mad Skillet (2018)
Southern Sunset by Samsara Blues Experiment from End of Forever (2021)
MIC BREAK: Translation 1 by Sex Mob from Dime Grind Palace (2003)
Of the New Day by Porcupine Tree from Closure/Continuation (2022)
Polygondwanaland by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Polygondwanaland (2017)
Eracist by Mr. Bungle from the Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny (2020)
Micro Aggressions by Animals as Leaders from Parrhesia (2022)
MIC BREAK: Rematch by Scar Tissue from Obscurity (2010)
Acid Rain by Riverside from Wasteland (2018)
Burn by the Cure from the Crow Soundtrack (1995)
Lights Out by All Them Witches from Nothing as the Ideal (2020)
MIC BREAK: Asahi by Animals as Leaders from Parrhesia (2022)
Seeing Red by Killing Joke from Killing Joke (2003)
Hello fellow Alchemists and Confluxians. Happy New Year! Yes, each new year brings with it the promise of renewal that is only matched by spring training baseball in a warm climate, but that is subject for another day.
A couple announcements to get to before we get into the meat of this week’s shows. I have a new Facebook identity as The Alchemist. There is also a new group Friends of the Alchemist where I am posting the activities of this show and encouraging open discussion of what you, the listening audience, want more of out my weekly expose. So, please, don’t be shy, drop a dime if you’re old enough to remember what that means, or text me bro if not.
I also have an Instagram page @ riseofalchemist. I’m not a person who enjoys social media for it’s own sake, but I do recognize the need to be present on the medium when promoting a show and gathering listeners. So, if you do use that format, please follow me.
During the last week of the year, we did a couple of shows co-sponsoring Flipper @ Bottom of the Hill in SF. These shows were a very important in that they bolstered our relationship with Bottom of the Hill, and as a result will continue to co-sponsor shows at this classic SF concert venue.
On Friday, January 21st Hellbilly rockers, The Supersuckers will be performing with Scott H. Biram and HeWhoCannotBeNamed. DJ Ace from Ace’s Space (Saturdays from 4-6pm) and DJ Malderor from Malderor’s Curated Catastrophe (Sunday’s from 2-4pm) will be manning our table and representing Radio Valencia and selling our T-Shirts.
On Friday, January 28th The Blasters will be performing with opening acts Thee Merry Widows and Sid Presley. DJ’s Skeevy and Johnny from the Skeevy Side Show (Wednesday’s from 8-10pm) will be manning our table. I want thank the again for guest hosting my show last week while I was out. At some point in the near future, I will be repaying that by taking over the Skeevy Side Show and doing a four hour set of my own…..TBD…..but in the meantime, put this on your calendar for a busy weekend to hit up a couple shows, because the very next day….
On Saturday, January 29th, Dr. Madd Vibe & the Missing Links (Angelo Moore of Fishbone) with local guitar legend Eric McFadden and special guest Dizzy Twin will be running amok at Bottom of the Hill. I will be there along DJ Uncle Ray from Uncle Ray’s Psychedelic Soul (Monday’s from 2-4pm) will be repping Radio Valencia. Also, and any of these shows, John Hell, who has arranged all of these events with Bottom the Hill, and hosts two shows on Mondays (John Hell’s Bootleg Bonanza from 6-8pm and Hell’s Kitchen from 8-12pm) could pop up at any or all of these events. Thank you, John Hell, again for all that you do to keep this station going.
Now, back to this week’s show. I began thinking of the content for this week’s show I started reflecting on the nature of New Year’s Day and what I am thinking about as I begin my new year. I had the image of a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes. A chance to let die the old self and the previous year to be reborn as imagined and be refreshed by the New Year. This doesn’t literally happen, but in some ways our intents do forge a portion of ourselves that drives our action and permeates our attitude. For me, I decided that I am focusing on Love this year. Loving those close to me more deeply, loving myself as I so often don’t and being open and loving even to those who I cannot see eye to eye with. So that is what a great deal of this week’s show entails….and now…without further ado….the setlist.
1. Interlude (0:38) by Muse from Absolution (2003)
2. Breaking Alchemy (0:12)
3. New Year’s Prayer (4:41) by Jeff Buckley from Sketches for my Sweetheart the Drunk (1998)
4. One Rainy Wish (3:44) by The Jimi Hendrix Experience from Axis: Bold as Love (1967)
5. MIC BREAK: Horizons (1:41) by Genesis from Foxtrot (1972)
6. Glory (3:19) by Jamie N. Commons from Glory (2016)
7. Underdog (3:58) by Sly and the Family Stone from A Whole New Thing (1970)
8. Found God in a Tomato (8:54) by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets from High Visceral Pt. 1 (2016)
9. MIC BREAK: Tenor Credenza (1:46) by Chick Corea from Time Warp (1995)
10. Dream State (4:22) by the Broun Fellinis from Aphrokubist Improvisations Vol. 9 (1995)
11. Whatcha Gonna Bring (5:07) by The Motet from Death or Devotion (2018)
12. Revolutionary Love (7:10) by Ani DiFranco from Revolutionary Love (2021)
13. MIC BREAK: Yellow Theme (1:45) by Baroness from Yellow & Green (2012)
14. I Call It Love (5:17) by Concrete Blonde from Mexican Moon (1993)
15. This is What I Believe In (3:29) by Adrian Belew from Inner Revolution (1992)
16. Love Is For Me (3:55) by The Meters from Rejuvenation (1974)
17. MIC BREAK: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony (1:41) by Phish from Lawn Boy (1989)
18. Everlasting Light (3:24) by the Black Keys from Brothers (2010)
19. Shine It All Around (4:03) by Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation from Might ReArranger (2005)
20. Perfect World (3:52) by Blackfield from Blackfield I (2005)
21. MIC BREAK: Contingent Part 1, The Campaign (1:42) by Pyramaze from Contingent (2017)
22. A Place in the Sun (6:11) by Blind Ego from Liquid (2016)
23. Rewind (7:07) by Leprous from The Congregation (2015)
24. Box in My Head (3:45) by Blue Oyster Cult from The Symbol Remains (2020)
25. MIC BREAK: Barbarossa (1:36) by Lamb of God from Resolution
26. It Matters (1:39) by fIREHOSE from Ragin, Full On (1986)
27. Optimistic (5:16) by Radiohead from Kid A (2000)
28. Higher Ground (5:57) by Stevie Wonder from Innervisions (1973)
29. One Love/People Get Ready (2:59) by Bob Marley & The Wailers from Exodus (1977)
30. Wish Them Well (5:25) by Rush from Clockwork Angels (2012)
31. CLOSING REMARKS: Hope (2:02) by Rush from Snakes and Arrows (2007)
32. Breaking Alchemy (0:12)
33. New Year’s Day (5:35) by U2 from War (1983)
Hello my fellow Alchemites and Confluxians. Winter has been coming for a long time and YES>>>>>>It is here. So grab a nog, a slog, some grog or a local hog, and let’s celebrate all that is cold with some winter songs and good company to warm our hearts. This is the time of year to remind ourselves of our commonality and celebrate our differences. So don’t be generic in your holiday greetings. Here’s how it works. If you celebrate Christmas and you are greeting someone who celebrates Chanakkah…….say Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukkah, and the other responds Happy Chanukkah and Merry Christmas….this way you acknowledge your own beliefs and theirs as well. Same goes if you don’t know….you offer yours, they offer theirs and you acknowledge both. All beliefs are valid even if your belief is I don’t believe……so…enough of my soapbox….here’s the set list. Happy Christosolstifestikwanzikkahus…..and a Jim Neighbors too.
One last thing. Next week my show will be hosted by Skeevy. They have a great four hour show for you, so check in early at 8pm on 12/29/2021.
1. Game of Thrones “Winter is Coming” Montage (1:27)
2. Breaking Alchemist (0:12)
3. OPENING MIC: Frosting (0:25) by Chon from Newborn Sun (2013) Rock
4. Coming in From the Cold (4:31) by Bob Marley & The Wailers from Uprising (1980) Reggae
5. Ice (4:33) by Medeski, Martin, & Wood from End of the World Party (Just in Case) (2004) Jazz
6. MIC BREAK: Light and Thunder (1:26) Lord of Mushrooms from Perspectives (2012) Progressive Metal
7. On the Frozen Lake (4:52) by Anders Johannson, Jens Johansson & Allan Holdsworth from Heavy Machinery (4:52) Jazz Fusion
8. Voices in Winter/In the Realms of the Divine (6:35) by Pure Reason Revolution from The Dark Third (2006) Progressive Metal
9. MIC BREAK: Anchor’s Lament (1:40) by Baroness from Gold & Grey (2019) Progressive Metal
10. The Heart of a Cold White Land (4:47) by Swallow the Sun from Songs of the North I, II, & III (2015) Doom Metal
11. A Mead Hall in Winter (15:20) by Big Big Train from Grimspound (2017) Progressive Rock
12. MIC BREAK: Kind David’s Dirge (1:40) by King Missile from King Missile (1994) Indie Rock
13. It’s Ice (8:14) by Phish from Rift (1993) Jam Band Rock
14. Winter (5:29) by The Rolling Stones from Goat’s Head Soup (1973) Classic Rock
15. FLIPPER PROMO (0:40)
16. MIC BREAK: Driftmix (2:37) by Coil from The Snow EP (1991) Industrial Rock
17. Cold Dark Place (5:59) by Mastodon from Cold Dark Place EP (2017) Metal
18. My Heart is of the North (4:44) by Ihsahn from Arktis (2016) Death Metal
19. Trapped Under Ice (4:04) by Metallica from Ride the Lightning (1984) Thrash Metal
20. MIC BREAK: Pagan (1:39) by Porcupine Tree from Signify (1996) Progressive Rock
21. Russia on Ice (13:06) by Porcupine Tree from Lightbulb Sun (2000) Progressive Rock
22. Winter (5:42) by Tori Amos from Little Earthquakes (1992) Alternative Rock
23. MIC BREAK: Outside/Inside (1:44) by Beardfish from Mammoth (2010) Progressive Rock
24. …And the Great Cold Death of the Earth (7:14) by Agalloch from The Mantle (2002) Doom Metal
25. Face in the Snow (4:05) by Opeth from Heritage (2011) Rock
26. FAREWELL MIC BREAK: Down Slow (1:35) by Moby from Play (1999) Electronica
27. Baby, It’s Cold Outside (5:58) by Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery from The Dynamic Duo (1964) Jazz
Hello fellow Alchemists and Confluxians: My apologies for the delay in posting this blog. Life has been a bit hectic. Missed a week after this show and am just now getting around to posting a blog, although I did put the show up a couple weeks back for the podcast.
This show is a trip to a dive bar on the dusty edge of nowhere. More of a feeling than a place….you know the feeling; you know the place.
Sit back and let the darkness envelope you as you drift into a dangerous place where strangers are sizing you up for a good way to use you, but not before you use them first.
Setlist:
1. OPENING MIC: Zed’s Dead/Bullwinkle Part II (2:31) by Bruce Willis & Maria de Medieros/The Crusaders from the Pulp Fiction Soundtrack (1994/1963) Movie Dialogue/Surf Rock
2. If You Run (4:00) by Dessert Sessions from Vols. 11 & 12 (2019) Alternative Rock
3. All Out of Catastrophes (2:13) by Marissa Nadler from For My Crimes (2018) Americana
4. I See a Darkness (3:42) by Johnny Cash from American III: Solitary Man (2000) Country
5. MIC BREAK: Red Bats with Teeth (2:57) by Angelo Badalamenti from The Lost Highway Soundtrack (1997) Alternative Jazz
6. Faze Wave (3:29) by The Cave Singers from No Witch (2011) Alternative Rock
7. Pseudo Culture (4:18) by Slothrust from Everyone Else (2016) Alternative Rock
8. The Great Chain of Being (4:50) by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Gumboot Soup (2017) Psychedelic/Garage Rock
9. MIC BREAK: Wing Run (2:06) by Thee Oh Sees from Protean Threat (2020) Psychedelic/Garage Rock
10. Mr. Splitfoot (3:59) by Paris Motel from Mr. Splitfoot (2010) Alternative Rock
11. The Sky Parade (5:16) by Purson from Desire’s Magic Theatre (2016) Psychedelic Rock
12. Sue (Or in a Season of Crime) (4:40) by David Bowie from Blackstar (2016) Alternative Rock
13. There There (The Boney King of Nowhere) (5:24) by Radiohead from Hail to the Thief (2003) Alternative Rock
14. MIC BREAK: Doom Saloon (1:13) by Clutch from Psychic Warfare (2015) Hard Rock
15. On the Floor (5:22) by En Minor from When the Cold Truth Has Worn Its Miserable Welcome Out (2020) Alternative Rock
16. Ghost Riders (7:16) by Jess and the Ancient Ones from Jess and the Ancient Ones (2016) Metal
17. Don’t Bring Me Coffee (3:10) by All Them Witches from Sleeping Through the War (2017) Alternative Rock
18. MIC BREAK: A Final Hit (3:16) by Leftfield from the Trainspotting Soundtrack (1996) Electronica
19. Get Behind the Mule (6:52) by Tom Waits from Mule Variations (1999) Alternative Rock
20. Island of the Dead (O Mi, O My) (4:31) by Rykarda Parasol from Against the Sun (2013) Alternative Rock
21. Carrion (5:44) by Fiona Apple from Tidal (1996) Alternative Rock
22. MIC BREAK: Blankets of Ash (1:04) by Baroness from Gold & Grey (2019) Metal
23. So Many Ways (4:01) by Morphine from The Night (2000) Alternative Rock
24. Too Afraid to Love You (3:25) by The Black Keys from Brothers (2010) Alternative Rock/Blues
25. After Dark (4:11) by Tito & Tarantula from the From Dusk Til Dawn Soundtrack (1996) Alternative Rock/Blues
26. MIC BREAK: Transitions (2:32) by The Beastie Boys from Ill Communication (1994) Rap/Funk
27. Three Dollar Hat (3:24) by The Dead Weather from Dodge and Burn (2015) Alternative Rock
28. Karmageddon (4:29) by Hank William III from Rebel Within (2010) Country
29. The Preacher (3:41) by Jamie N. Commons from Rumble and Sway (2011) Alternative Rock
30. FINAL MIC BREAK: Rouge (1:01) by Lou Reed from Ecstasy (2000) Alternative Rock
31. Sister Morphine (5:35) by the Rolling Stones from Sticky Fingers (1971) Classic Rock
Hello fellow Alchemists and Confluxians. Yes…there in terrible epidemic in our country. Iron deficiency. Did you know, that Metal music is the dominant form of music world wide….everywhere except here….where some of the greatest metal of all time was generated?. So to help cure that iron deficiency I am bringing a healthy dose thought this tasty Bloody Mary Metal Mix featuring Metal music from all over the world. Though I listen to a great deal of non metal music, I still find that the most inclusive and explorative styles of music that seeks to include these other styles is Metal, the other is jazz, which is why this show is typically glued together with combination of jazz and metal and it’s peripheral content.
HAKEN: INITIATE
Love and pain
Engage your senses
And let them carve the way
Give me
(Give me)
Focus
(Focus)
Sharpen
My view
Initiate
Live here and now
And forever or never
I observe a world jarring in turmoil
A million people waging war at the hands of a god
And I can hear them crying
Cold fires blazing before me
An affliction fast consuming and fascinating me
(Drifting)
You’ll be
(Deeper)
The life and the death of me
(Into)
I
(The unknown)
Initiate
We’ll make this dream last forever and ever
Tears will run dry
From my ever wandering eye
But I’m prepared to stay
‘Til my dying day
I’ll see things you won’t believe
In tomorrow’s memories
I’ll do things you can’t conceive
There’ll be no strings on me
Open the floodgates
Form the colours and the shapes
Let there be a light
Initiate, all my senses are engaging
Open the floodgates
All the love and all the pain
Let there be a light
Initiate, all my senses are engaging
(Distance)
Tell me
(Stretches)
How does it feel to breathe?
(Further)
(From home)
Initiate
I’m drifting
(drifting)
Deeper
(deeper)
Into
(into)
The unknown
MASTODON: SICKLE AND PEACE
Death comes and brings with him
Sickle and peace
Please excuse the madness
Of the situation I am in
Are we only united
For we both share the cause of this
You choose to apply logic
It’s hard to ply where there is none
My detonation’s unknown
Allow the man to walk in his shoes from here
Death comes and brings with him sickle and peace
Shelter from storms come with long flowing robes
Justifying all your control
I cease to mourn what never could be
No feeling’s ever final
Just another scar I wear and hold dear
Death comes and brings with him sickle and peace
Shelter from storms come with long flowing robes
Falling down and losing ground
Save me from myself
All I’ve seen and all I know
I’ve not been this low
Now I stand up on my own
Learning from myself
Where I’ve been and where I’ll go
Still remains unknown
Death comes and brings with him sickle and peace
Shelter from storms come with long flowing robes…
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Troy Jayson Sanders / Brann Timothy Dailor / William Breen Kelliher / William Brent Hinds
RIVERS OF NIHIL: “Cancer / Moonspeak”
Fear, fear drowns the mind
In this kingdom of mine
And standing in the hall
The faces of them all
Real, like empty space
They know what I became
RIVERS OF NIHIL: THE SILENT LIFE
The sun leaves on its own
A simple passage of the days that I have wasted
I feel the summer slipping through
These aging fingers
Compelled to walk upon the same path that I have tread so long
Still nothing changes
A simple passage to a place that I have come to know
I still remember
A better time
When the thoughts that we had connected
Between our open eyes
We say goodbye, to a life that’s been mostly silent,
Erroneously lead.
Strive to complete myself
It seems my work is never truly done.
I see your face, barely through the haze
You see a life, erroneously lead.
There’s hope in younger days
There’s warmth within the past that’s so familiar
I forget just why I came here
I Hope that you remember
Home.
IHSAHN: ONE LESS ENEMY
Half awake, deprived of sleep and dignity
I stand before the blinding lights
My body trembling, survival instincts gasp for air
Rays of madness tear the nights in me
Torn from the slumber, like a drunken king
To watch the cities burn
The world I used to see, no longer a part of me
In bleak reflections, stripped of my humanity
Yet I have all to gain
The slate is clean
And all the “why’s” I need
The stakes are high
The wheels of fate have turned
The chariot awaits
And I will set the course
On paths of tribulation
A refugee of reason
In a world of disbelief
Outnumbered by the thousands
Empowered by the ones I seek
Yet I have all to gain
The slate is clean
And all the “why’s” I need
The stakes are high
The wheels of fate have turned
The chariot awaits
And I will set the course
On paths of tribulation.
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Vegard Sverre ‘ihsahn’ Tveitan
CYNIC: INFINITE SHAPES
The indivisible goose egg
An irreplaceable loose peg
It never satisfies, incomplete
The future won’t arrive
Nothing to seek
Don’t you worry now
Infinite shapes
Architectures opaque
Infinite shapes
Paper tigers at play
A kamikaze seed
Breaks ground
Sprouts up inside of me
Spreading down
It poked into my eye
Cracked the egg
Now there’s a tentacle
Growing limb-like eggs
I won’t worry now
Infinite shapes
Alpha beta erased
Infinite shapes
Vital connections engaged
Sit down
Behold the open crown
Through the eternal halls
An Earth amidst the balls
One spark
Shooting across the dark
Fear, craft and avarice
Become a dust-filled wish
Infinite shapes
Paper tigers at play
Infinite shapes
Alpha beta erased
Infinite shapes
Vital connections engaged
The indivisible goose egg
An irreplaceable loose peg
I won’t worry now
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: TURN ON THE DARKNESS
Lyrics
The winters breathe evenly.
Flickering moments engage our senses.
Slowly trembling advantage.
They won’t take notice.
Dragging feet. Will time notice me?
We turn our backs on ourselves.
Nothing in sight.
I see a flame erupt in the distance.
The charted course towards my direction.
A wealth of moving light, they now seek my disguise.
Legs soon crack as they stand above/below.
Where do you drift from, sir?
This land is for those who have lost.
Our humanity has passed its curse.
We roam with all that’s left.
I come from a movable past.
A distant future is in my grasp.
You all will survive this fate.
Trust the man you gaze.
Take me with your flame.
Darkness
Show the brighter way.
Hopeless
Take in all. Sit with our teachings.
Above. Below.
Take in all.
Above. Below.
Sit with our teachings…
Dream tonight to push us forward.
Black ash improves me. Dark skies are hollow.
Above. Below.
Take in all.
Above. Below.
Sit with our teachings…
Dream tonight to push us forward.
Black ash improves me.
Can’t look past the damage to this life.
Dark skies are hollow.
Can’t look past the damage to this life.
Welcome to our journey. Please walk with me.
I’ll put your mind at ease
Our breath, disrupts their flames.
We walk through their walls.
Life exists apart from this.
This lone world drifts on and on.
In the distant light modern man awaits.
Dripping jaw accept our twisted travel.
Screaming grins howl loud from high…
A gritty focus gripped.
We turn our backs on ourselves.
Nothing in sights.
We turn our backs on ourselves.
They won’t take notice.
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Rogers Thomas Giles / Waggoner Paul Andrew / Briggs Daniel Hanford / Richardson Cartland Blake / Waring Robert Dustin
Litanie contre la peur (The litany against fear-Frank Herbert)
I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
TOOL: INVINCIBLE
Long in tooth and soul
Longing for another win
Lurch into the fray
Weapon out and belly in
Warrior
Strugglin’
To remain
Consequential
Bellow out loud
Bold and proud
Of where I’ve been
But here I am
Beating chest and drums
Beating tired bones again
Age-old battle, mine
Weapon out and belly in
Tales told of battles won
Of things we’ve done
Caligula would grin
Beating tired bones
Tripping through remember when
Once invincible
Now the armor’s wearing thin
Heavy shield down
Warrior
Strugglin’
To remain
Relevant
Warrior
Strugglin’
To remain
Consequential
Cry aloud, bold and proud
O’ where I’ve been
But here I am
Where I end
Warrior
Strugglin’
To remain
Relevant
Warrior
Strugglin’
To remain
Consequential
Tears in my eyes, chasing Ponce de Leon’s phantom soul
Filled with hope, I can taste mythical fountains
False hope, perhaps
But the truth never got in my way
Before now, feel the sting, feeling time bearing down
Tears in my eyes chasing Ponce de Leon’s phantom soul
Filled with hope, I can taste mythical fountains
False hope, perhaps
But the truth never got in my way
Before now, feel the sting, feeling time bearing down
False hope perhaps
But the truth never got in my way
Before now, feel the sting, feeling time bearing down
Bearing down
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Justin Gunner Chancellor / Maynard James Keenan / Adam Thomas Jones / Daniel Edwin Carey
Welcome back fellow Alchemist and Confluxians. Going to get our inner geek on this week with a heavy dose of Dungeons and Dragons, both celebrating and poking fun at our fantasy laden idioms. Lots of ogres, orcs, knights and castles, dungeons, dragons, and of course, one ring to rule them all.
This is the first of my October Celebration Shows. Next two weeks will be an extended Halloween Party mix followed by the last show in October being just spooky music to scare the hell out of your trick or treaters.
Here’s this week’s set list.
1. 13 (0:52) by Anthrax from State of Euphoria (1988) Thrash Metal
2. Al Pacino Fungus (0:18) Howard Wallowitz from the Big Bang Theory TV Show
3. Black Blade (6:34) by Blue Öyster Cult from Cultosaurus Erectus (1980) Rock
4. Monsters (5:11) by Blue Öyster Cult from Cultosaurus Erectus (1980) Rock
5. MIC BREAK: Prologue (0:59) by Opeth from My Arms Your Hearse (1998) Death Metal
6. Games (0:15) by Brad Pitt from The 12 Monkeys (1995) Movie Quote
7. Spellbound (3:18) by Siouxsie and the Banshees (1981) Post Punk/Gothic Rock
8. Shield (6:06) by Deep Purple from The Book of Talisman (1968) Psychedelic Rock
9. Temple of the King (4:45) by Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow from Rainbow (1975) Rock
10. MIC BREAK: Building a Girl (1:00) by Frank Zappa from You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol.2 (1974) Art Rock
11. Prince Albert and the Ring Council (3:20) SNL: Jack Black and Sarah Michelle Gellar interacting with Lord of the Rings Footage from Fellowship of the Rings
12. Explosivo (1:55) by Tenacious D from Tenacious D (2001) Comedy Rock
13. A Horse Called Golgotha (5:21) by Baroness from the Blue Record (2009) Stoner Metal
14. Ogre Battle (4:07) by Queen from Queen II (1974) Rock
15. You See an Ogre (0:11) by Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory TV Show
16. MIC BREAK: Thoughts for Naught (1:32) by Gong from The World of Daevid Allen and Gong Vol.2 (2006) Art Rock
17. Keys to the Castle (8:11) by Oh Sees from Orc (2017) Garage Psyche
18. Where Owls Know My Name (6:43) by Rivers of Nihil from Where Owls Know My Name (2018) Progressive Death Metal
19. You See A Dragon (0:16) by Sheldon Cooper and Howard Wallowitz from the Big Bang Theory TV Show
20. Where Dragons Dwell (6:54) by Gojira from From Mars to Sirius (2005) Eco Death Metal
21. MIC BREAK: Ararat (1:36) by White Willow from Signal to Noise (2006) Progressive Metal
22. Adam Shadowchild/Nerd Porn (0:42) by Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio from the film Paul (2011) Movie Quote
23. Sorceress (5:49) by Opeth from Sorceress (2016) Progressive Metal
24. The Enchanter (5:27) by Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation from Mighty ReArranger (2005) Rock
25. Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy (12:46) by Camel from Mirage (1974) Progressive Rock
26. Trilogy Argument (2:59) by Jeff Anderson, Trevor Frenchman and Kevin Weisman from the film Clerks II (2006) Movie Quote
27. MIC BREAK: The Message (1:08) by Styx from Pieces of Eight (1978) Progressive Rock
28. You Shall Not Pass (1:24) by Ian McKellan and Elijah Wood from the film Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Movie Quote
29. Rainbow Demon (4:24) by Uriah Heep from Demons and Wizards (1972) Progressive Rock
30. The Sails of Charon (4:23) by Scorpions from Taken By Force (1977) Heavy Metal
31. MIC BREAK: Takilya (feat Zack Wylde) (0:40) by Black Label Society from Kings of Damnation: Era 1998-2004 (feat. Zack Wylde) (2004) Heavy Metal
32. Xanadu (11:07) by Rush from A Farewell to Kings (1977) Classic Progressive Rock
Ogre Battle-Queen
Aaaahhh
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaahhh
Now, once upon a time, an old man told me a fable
When the piper is gone and the soup is cold on your table
And if the black crow flies to find a new destination
That is the sign
Come tonight
Come to the ogre site
Come to the ogre battle fight
He gives a great big cry and he can swallow up the ocean
With a mighty tongue, he catches flies and the palm of his hand incredible size
One great big eye has to focus in your direction
Now the battle is on, yeah, yeah, yeah
Come tonight
Come to the ogre site
Come to the ogre battle fight
Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaahhh
The ogre men are still inside, the two-way mirror mountain
You gotta keep down right out of sight
You can’t see in, but they can see out
“Ooh, keep a lookout”
The ogre men are coming out from the two-way mirror mountain
They’re running up behind, and they’re coming all about
Can’t go east, ’cause you gotta go south
Ogre men are going home
The great big fight is over
Bugle blow, let trumpet cry
Ogre battle lives forevermore, oh-oh-oh
You can come along
You can come along
Come to ogre battle
Ah, ah, ah, ah, aaahhh
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Freddie Mercury
Keys to the Castle-Thee Oh Sees
Artist: Thee Oh Sees
Album: Orc
This parade of candied people
Turns the bend in castle’s steeple
Flood the tower with your body
Fling yourselves from upper belfry
Let’s witness the whole occasion
Piles of bodies fill the garden
Smash the hedgerow with their plummet
Stop with panic, ugly banquet
Floating in the vile moat yeah
Crack their skulls upon the cobbles
Ringing home their lemming’s message
Where Owls Know My Name
Where Owls Know My Name-Rivers of Nihil
And then I wished you away
I lost those memories
Of the days we weren’t
Forsaken. Why don’t we
Just relax our eyes
And fall into a dream
Let it take my mind
Where owls know my name
And it gets colder every day
Lost in eternity’s grasp
Withdrawing further from what we have known
This mentality that we’ve built
It’s breaking down
Still running away from it
You’re still dreaming
Still hoping that there’s something that may be worth seeking
You’ve wasted all that you have been given
Still hoping to find a way to make life worth living
Lost in eternity’s grasp
We’ll find no way to weather the storm
This mentality that we built
Is breaking down
All the same
Every path you take
You remain
Trapped within your shame
Go away far away
Separate from the shame
Lost in eternity’s grasp
Withdrawing further from what we have known
This mentality that we’ve built
It’s breaking down
I brought myself to this place
Where only owls would know me
This reality that I’ve built
Is an empty space
The Enchanter-Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation
She moves through the mountains and down to the sea
She sings in celebration with her piper for me
She’s leading the man who’s beating the drum
Love is all around her on the road to the sun
Round, round, moving me round
Round, round the air
She’s lost in conversation with the birds of the air
She’s trading information in a world without fear
She’s fixing up a potion made of laughter and love
And I will follow the enchanter on the road to the sun
Round, round, moving me round
Round, round, round
Oh that the stars will light my way
Oh as my tides dance the ebb and sway
She’s studying the planets and she’s searching for signs
Her eyes promise mystery and her treasure to find
She’s mixing my emotions it’s so easily done
In a league with the enchanter on the road to the sun
Oh that the stars will light my way
Oh as my tides dance the ebb and sway
It’s so very easily done
She moves through the mountains and down to the sea
She sings in celebration with her piper for free
She’s leading the man who’s beating the drum
And love is all around her on the road to the sun
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Robert Plant / Justin Adams / Clive Deamer / Liam Tyson / John Baggott
Rush, “Xanadu”
“To seek the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
To break my fast on honey dew
And drink the milk of paradise….”
I had heard the whispered tales
Of immortality
The deepest mystery
From an ancient book. I took a clue
I scaled the frozen mountain tops
Of eastern lands unknown
Time and Man alone
Searching for the lost–Xanadu
Xanadu–To stand within the Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste anew the fruits of life
The last immortal man
To find the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
Oh, I will dine on honeydew
And drink the milk of Paradise
A thousand years have come and gone
But Time has passed me by
Stars stopped in the sky
Frozen in the everlasting view
Waiting for the world to end
Weary of the night
Praying for the light
Prison of the lost–Xanadu
Xanadu–held within the Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste my bitter triumph
As a mad immortal man
Nevermore shall I return
Escape these caves of ice
For I have dined on honeydew
And drink the milk of Paradise
Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
Music by Neil Peart
Hello my fellow sonic obsessive friends. Each week gets to be more and more fun as I get to tinker with aural elixirs and bend your mind to see the imagery the sound produces. This week we are exploring the comic book mind, anime, sci-fi, kung fu, head chopping, sword swinging, space swashbuckling action figures. Get into the pseudo Rock Opera vibe.
I would love to hear feedback from you listeners. If you have requests, themes you’d like me to explore, or any comments at all, please post below in the comments section.
This weeks set list.
1. Seven Laws of Woo (5:01) by Praxis from Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) (1992) Funk/Metal/Experimental
2. Queen of the Crime Counsel (0:57) Movie Sound Clip Featuring Lucy Liu from the film Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
3. Astral Sabbat (6:27) by Jess and the Ancient Ones from Astral Sabbat (2013) Psychedelic Rock
4. Our Lady of Electric Light (3:52) by Clutch from Psychic Warfare (2015) Rock
5. Shadow Warrior (5:43) by Blue Oyster Cult from Club Ninja (1986) Rock
6. Supersonic Man (8:10) by Black Bonzo from Guilotine Drama (2009) Rock
7. The End of Dormancy (7:42) by Voivod from The Wake (2018) Metal
8. We found these men in the grave yard….kill them all…uncredited film cut.
9. Animated Violence (5:06) by Oh Sees from Orc (2017) Metal
10. The Professor & the Madman (5:59) by BigElf from Into the Maelstrom (2014) Metal
11. Tempest and the Tide (5:06) by Purson from The Circle and the Blue Door (2013) Rock
12. My Journey to the Stars (6:53) by Hypnos 69 from Legacy (2010) Rock
13. Queens Will Play (5:17) by Black Mountain from Into the Future (2008) Indie Rock
14. Wailing Wintry Wind (5:55) by Baroness from the Red Album (2007) Metal
15. Satori (Enlightenment) Pt. 1 (3:38) by The Claypool Lennon Delirium from Lime and Limpid Green (2017) Psychedelic Rock
16. Sleeping Giant (5:36) by Mastodon from Blood Mountain (2006) Progressive Metal
17. Absolution (4:51) by Ghost from Meliora (2015) Metal
18. You’re My Wicked Life (1:14) Dialogue featuring Uma Thurman from the film Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
19. Die By the Drop (3:29) by The Dead Weather from Sea of Cowards (2010) Rock
20. Surface-to-Air Whistle (6:19) by All Them Witches from Lightning at the Door (2013) Rock
21. Green Rain (5:14) by M.I.R.V. from Feeding Time on Monkey Island (1997) Alternative Rock
22. The War is Over (4:42) by Anekdoten from Gravity (2004) Progressive Rock
23. Well, Everybody’s Fucking in a U.F.O. (2:43) by Rob Zombie from The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser (2016) Metal
Mic Break Music: Guitar, Flute & String by Moby from 18 (1999) Electronica.
Next week…..don’t know yet…it’ll be fun…..see you then.
