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Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour Episode #023: Phoenix Rising; A Reflection on the New Year

January 8, 4pm

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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)

Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour: Episode #022: Winter is Coming

December 26, 7pm

Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour: Episode 22: Winter is Coming.

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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