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Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour Episode #057: The Tower of Babel

September 2, 1am

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I have a deep interest in languages and cultures. I find the differences between them fascinating. I have explored some of that through music, probably not to a great extent, but I do like a fair amount of non-English speaking music. When considering this show I thought to look into the story of the Tower of Babel.
In summary, it was a unified group of humans, speaking a common tongue, that put concerted effort into building a city that reached to the heavens. Apparently, God thought this was not cool, so He confounded them all and split them into a bunch of languages so that one could understand one another. So, to that end, we have war and distrust all the world over due to lack of understanding, for which God Himself claims ownership. I’m sure that’s not how religious folk see it, but I do find that intriguing.
But that’s not my point here. It’s to expose you to a breath of music using other languages, as well as the art for using babel talk known as Dadaism which appears in several places within the set. Go ahead and give a good listen and hopefully you find something new to explore further.

Set List:
1. Elephant Talk by King Crimson from Discipline (1981)
2. No Ke Ano Ahiahi by Medeski, Martin and Wood from Combustication (1998)
3. Sidi Mansour by Chineka Rimitti from Sidi Mansour (Featuring East Bay Ray and Flea) (1995)
4. Towards the Within by Dead Can Dance from Into the Labyrinth (1993)
5. Soup by Can from Ege Bamyasi (1972)
6. Chik Chikka by Mulatu Astake and the Heliocentrics from Inspiration Information 3 (2009)
7. L’Via L’Viaquez by the Mars Volta from Frances the Mute (2005)
8. Ghost Voice by Dengue Fever from The Deepest Lake (2015)
9. Allas Sak by Dungen from Allas Sak (2015)
10. Abul Hagag by Ozric Tentacles from Afterswish (1991)
11. Greu Martire by Poil from Sus (2019)
12. Spoon by Boris from New Album (2011)
13. Die Eier Von Satan by Tool from AEnima (1996)
14. Den Standiga Resan by Opeth from Watershed (2008)
15. Loco de Amor by David Byrne from Rei Momo (1989)
16. Sambi Pa Ti by Santana from Abraxis (1970)
17. I Zimbra by the Talking Heads from Fear of Music (1979)
18. Sangara by the World Saxaphone Quartet from Four Now (1996)
19. Alea lacta Est by the Nubdug Ensemble from Vol. 1: The Machines of Zeno (2020)
20. You Speak My Language by Morphine from Good (1992)
21. Mimolle by PinioL from Bran Coucou (2018)
22. Masoko Tanga by The Police from Outlandos d’Amour (1978)
23. Speaking in Tongues clip from the Exorcist (1973)

Episode #007: The Mute Aunts, Vol.1

August 27, 9pm

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Welcome fellow Confulxians, the Alchemist here…..that’s a word now….if you listen, you are a Confluxian. Which means your spirit is in harmony with the abundant sonic cerebral flow of the universe.

Tonight’s aural concoction is called the Mute Aunts….Vol. 1. I have a lot of instrumental music in many styles, so I will revisit this theme often. This show is also dedicated to the late great Charlie Watts who just passed away a day ago at the age of 80. Sounds like peacefully in his sleep.
My apologies, due to some technical issues, the first song is cut off at the beginning. The trim application is not allowing me to remove that section of the show as of now, so FAST FORWARD to 4 minutes and 20 seconds, and pick up the show from there.

Set List:
1. Air Chrysalis (5:06) by Animals as Leaders from the Joy of Motion (2014) Metal
2. Tokyo Dream (4:04) by Allan Holdsworth from Road Games (1983) Jazz Fusion

3. 2120 South Michigan Avenue (3:40) by The Rolling Stones from 12×5 (1964) Rock
4. Dr. Mambo X (4:22) by Kazumi Watanabe from Pandora (1991) Jazz Fusion
5. Thelonius (3:17) by Jeff Beck from Blow By Blow (1975) Jazz Fusion

6. Suite: Golden Dawn (9:49) by Al Di Meola from Land of the Midnight Sun (1976) Jazz Fuison
7. Kerberos (6:05) by PiNioL from Bran Coucou (2018) Progressive Rock
8. Undercover (6:57) by Simon Phillips from Protocol (2015) Jazz Fusion
9. Soup ‘N Old Clothes (7:53) by Frank Zappa from Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar (1980) Jazz/Rock

10. Unclear, Inarticulate Things (4:05) by Attention Deficit from The Idiot King (2001) Jazz Metal
11. Handmade Cities (4:45) by Plini from Handmade Cities (2016) Metal

12. Lenburu (5:21) by Forq from Batch (2015) Funk Jazz
13. For Now (5:24) by World Saxophone Quartet from Four Now (1996) Afro Rhythmic Jazz

14. Truth is Alien (10:09) by AGHORA from Entheogenic Frequencies (2019) Metal
15. Arcane Majuer (7:13) by Alco Frisbass from Le Bateleur (2018) Prog Rock/Art Rock
16. Monochrome Torpedo (7:28) by Automatism from Immersion (2020) Psychedelic Kraut Rock

17. Sorceress (7:34) by Return to Forever from Romantic Warrior (1976) Jazz Fusion
18. Final Thought (6:32) by Kamasi Washington from The Epic (2015) Jazz Fusion

19. Black Mud (2:09) by The Black Keys from Brothers (2010) Blues Rock

Mic Breaks: Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys from Pet Sounds (1966) Pure Genius