A mellow set of heady songs to relax you and let you sink deep in dah couch.
Set List:
1. Somebody Calling by Robin Trower from In City Dreams (1977)
2. Salt Water Sound by Zero 7 from Simple Things (2001)
3. She’s a Woman by Jeff Beck from Blow By Blow (1975)
4. No Sympathy by Peter Tosh from Legalize It (1976)
5. What Do You Want From Me? By Pink Floyd from The Division Bell (1994)
6. Shambala by the Beastie Boys from Ill Communication (1994)
7. Romany Dagger (Remended) by All Them Witches from Lightning at the Door (2013)
8. The Enchanter by Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation from Mighty ReArranger (2005)
9. A Reminder by Radiohead from Airbag/How Am I Driving? EP (1997)
10. Turn Blue by The Black Keys from Turn Blue (2014)
11. Gerard by Forq from Batch (2015)
12. Strangelight by Fugazi from The Argument (2001)
13. Clouds Are Lie by The Brian Jonestown Massacre from Auftheben (2012)
14. O Green World by Gorillaz from Demon Days (2005)
15. Nobody’s Fault by Rising Appalachia and The Human Experience from Soul Visions (2013)
16. Blue Nile by Mulatu Astake and the Heliocentrics from Inspiration Information 3 (2009)
17. Trouble Man by Marvin Gaye from the Trouble Man Soundtrack (1972)
18. Sun is Shining by Bob Marley and the Wailers from Kaya (1978)
19. All Land Crabs and Divinity Ghosts by The Cave Singers from No Witch (2011)
20. Bees by Warpaint from The Fool (2010)
21. Mami Gato by Medeski, Martin & Wood from End of the World Party (Just in Case) (2004)
22. Blue Jay Way by The Beatles from the Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
23. Ambergis by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Omnium Gatherum (2022)
24. Stay Gold by Black Pumas from Black Pumas (2019)
25. With My Own Two Hands by Ben Harper from Diamonds on the Inside (2003)
26. Bo’s Veranda by Morphine from the Get Shorty Soundtrack (1995)
27. It Aint No Use by The Meters from Rejuvination (1974)
28. Beth Krasky by the Incredible Expanding Mindfuck from Arcadia Son (2012)
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)
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
The experience is weird and suspenseful, humorous and horrifying. The set is littered with cuts from Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Dune, and Wild at Heart. There are nearly 50 cuts mixed in the the music. To list them all would be t0o tedious and take away from the surprise element.
David Lynch films are always as much sound collage as they are visual viscera. I feel like I have created a sound collage that David would revel in. The idea is to let your mind to the lifting where it comes to the visual aspect. I hope you enjoy listening to this as I did in its creation.
Set List
1. INTRO MIC BREAK: Police (1:40) by Angelo Badalamenti from the Lost Highway Soundtrack (1997)
2. Action (3:54) by the Scorpions from Lonesome Crow (1972)
3. Bad Boy (0:23) by Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern from Wild at Heart
4. Things Happen (4:22) by Coil from Love’s Secret Domain (1994)
5. No Plan (3:42) by David Bowie from the No Plan EP (2017)
6. MIC BREAK: 15 Ghosts II (1:53) by Nine Inch Nails from Ghosts (2008)
7. No Matter What You Do (6:55) by The Legendary Pink Dots from Your Children Placate You From Premature Graves (2006)
8. No Self Control (3:56) by Peter Gabriel from Peter Gabriel 3: Face Melt (1980)
9. Head Cut (4:24) by Siouxsie and the Banshees from Juju (1981)
10. Outer Temple (1:09) by Gong from The World of Daevid Allen and Gong Part 2 (2006)
11. Segue-Nathan Adler (1:01) by David Bowie from Outside (1995)
12. “You’ve Got a Killer Scene There, Man” (4:57) by Queens of the Stone Age (2005)
13. MIC BREAK: The Bookhouse Boys (3:30) by Angelo Badalamenti from Twin Peaks Soundtrack (1990)
14. Ossuary (4:50) by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum from In Glorious Times (2007)
15. Melting (5:27) by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from the Flying Microtonal Banana (2017)
16. Luses Fadas (7:07) by Poil from Sus (2019)
17. MIC BREAK: Haunting & Heartbreaking (2:09) by Angelo Badalamenti from the Lost Highway Soundtrack (1997)
18. Van Ministry (3:48) by Balls from Vasectomy (2005)
19. Come on Over (Turn Me On) Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan from Sunday at Devil Dirt (2008)
20. Disappearing (3:13) by the Screaming Trees from Uncle Anesthesia (1991)
21. Said the Shovel (4:37) by Thee Oh Sees from Protean Threat (2020)
22. Cricket Chronicles Revisited Part 1: Ask Your Doctor/Part 2: Psyde Effects (6:23) by The Claypool Lennon Delirium from South of Reality (2019)
23. MIC BREAK: Fats Revisited (2:32) by Angelo Badalamenti from the Lost Highway Soundtrack (1997)
24. Abandoner (4:48) by Steven Wilson from Insurgentes (2009)
25. Whatever Happened to Gus (4:26) by Medeski, Martin & Wood from Combustication (1998)
26. Via De Spectrum Road (7:58) by The Tony Williams Lifetime from Emergency! (1969)
27. Chocolate Jesus (3:55) by Tom Waits from Mule Variations (1999)
28. The Good Witch Visits Sailor (1:11) from Wild at Heart
29. Pink Cigarette (4:56) by Mr. Bungle from California (1999)
30. MIC BREAK FAREWELL: Hollywood Sunset (2:01) by Barry Adamson from the Lost Highway Soundtrack (1997)
31. Exit Music (for a Film) (4:25) by Radiohead from OK Computer (1997
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 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 Confluxians! I’ve made it to episode #10. Woohoo!! Another A.P. Alchemy session where I bring you a short list of long songs….with an even shorter list of short songs that act as sound beds for me to talk over. I introduced something during the middle of the set where I posted the lyrics of the songs. That will now be part of the blog set list. Having something to read while you listen can be fun…like liner notes…..remember those.
Tune in next week for my ORIGIN STORY….yes…how I got to be as strange as I am has beginning….but for now. This week’s set list. Lyrical content will be below the set list.
Lyrics: Death of Coyote Woman
How have I been chased for so long
So long, so long
Every time heart beats I’ve grown strong
Grown strong, grown strong
All these things are brought up to me
Head on, bright on
All these things are brought up to me
Bright on, bright on
Bright on.
How have I been chased for so long
So long, so long
Every time heart beats, I’ve grown strong
Grown strong, grown strong
All these things are brought up to me
Bright on, bright on
All these things are brought up to me
Bright on, bright on
Bright on.
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: James Robert Staebler / Allan Barret Van Cleave / Benjamin Mcleod / Charles Michael Parks
Lyrics: Home Invasion/Regret #9
Download sex and download God.
Download the funds to meet the cost.
Download a dream home and a wife.
Download the ocean and the sky.
Another day of life has passed me by.
But I have lost all faith in what’s outside.
They only are the stars across the sky
And the wreckage of the night.
Download love and download war.
Download the shit you didn’t want.
Download the things that make you MAD.
Download the life you wish you had.
Another day of life has passed me by.
But I have lost all faith in what’s outside.
They only are the stars across the sky
And the wreckage of the night.
Writer(s): Steven John Wilson
Lyrics: In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion
Through vast valleys I wonder
To the highest peaks
On pathways through a wild forgotten landscape
In search of God, in spite of man
‘Til the lost forsaken endless
This is where I choose to tread
Fall. so shall we fall into nihil?
The nothingness that we feel in the arms of the pale
In the shadow of the grim companion who walks with us
Here is the landscape
Here is the sun
Here in the balance of the earth
Where is the god?
Has he fallen and abandoned us?
As I’m stalked by the shadow of death’s hand
The fire in my heart is forged across the land
Here at the edge of this world
Here I gaze at a pantheon of oak
A citadel of stone
If this grand panorama before me is what you call God
Then God is not dead
I walked down to a river and sat in reflection of what had to be done
An offering of crimson flowed into the water below
A wound of spirit from which it floated and faded away
Like every hope I’ve ever had
Like every dream I’ve ever known
It washed away in a tide of longing, a longing for a better world
From my will, my throat, to the river, and into the sea
Wash away
Fade away
Here is the landscape
Here is the sun
Here at the edge of the earth
Where is the god?
Has he fallen to ruin?
As I’m stalked by the shadow of death’s hand
My heathen pride is scarred across the land
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: John Haughm
Welcome back fellow Confluxians. The Alchemist here to guide you through another wild ride. Tonight’s show is called a Skatterbox Session. The first of many. This features mostly shorter cuts blended with movie scenes and other recorded materials assembled together like pieces of broken glass to form a mosaic of audio delight. Some apologies in order as the Mic setting had me sounding very very far away for the first half of the show…..this set list below will help with that as you listen to the podcast.
Set List
1. Second Announcements (1:09) by George Carlin from A Place For My Stuff (1981) Comedy
2. Mic Break Intro: Lude (0:48) by Lettuce from Crush (2015) Jazz/Funk
3. Bornlivedie (1:46) by Porcupine Tree from Signify (1996) Progressive Rock
4. In the Age of the Consecrated Vampire We All Get High (2:16) by Rob Zombie from The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser (2016) Metal
5. Ampersand (4:23) by Adrian Belew from Side One (featuring Les Claypool and Danny Carey) (2005) Art Rock
6. Public Witness Program (2:05) by Fugazi from In On the Kill Taker (1993) Punk
7. Mic Break #1: Interlude 1 (1:38) by Maudlin of the Well from Bath (2001) Art Rock
8. Jibble Jabble (1:53) by Ghost-Note from Ghost-Noteswagism (2018) Jazz/Funk
9. Don’t Rhyme No Mo (3:45) by The Free Association from David Holmes Presents The Free Association (2003) Electronica/Rap
10. Fire in the Hotel 0400 Hours (2:14) by General Patton Vs. The X-Ecutioners from Joint Special Operations Task Force (2005) Electronica/Rap
11. Old Mary (2:53) by The Dead Weather from Sea of Cowards (2010) Alternative Blues Rock
12. Mic Break #2: Lude (0:32) by Lettuce from Crush (2015) Jazz/Funk
13. Laputa (2:26) by Hiatus Kaiyote from Choose Your Weapon (2015) Jazz/Funk
14. Finest People (0:05) from the movie Braveheart (1995)
15. I Want You So Hard (Boy’s Bad News) (2:22) by The Eagles of Death Metal from Death by Sexy (2006) Punk
16. London (0:14) from the movie Snatch (2000)
17. London Calling (3:20) by the Clash from London Calling (1979) Punk
18. Race Car Ya Yas (1:21) by Cake from Fashion Nugget (1996) Alternative Rock
19. Fat Drunk & Stupid (0:05) from the movie Animal House (1978)
20. Alcohol (3:20) by The Butthole Surfers from Independent Worm Saloon (1993) Indie Rock/Punk
21. Crazy People (0:13) from the movie The12 Monkeys (1995)
22. Crazy Glue (3:58) by Fishbone from Crazy Glue (2011) Ska/Rock/Metal/Blues/Jazz
23. Words of Advice (4:01) by Material from Hallucination Engine (featuring William S. Burroughs spoken word) (1993) Jazz
24. I Killed Your Cat (0:15) from the movie Boon Dock Saints (1999)
25. Cat Food (4:54) by King Crimson from In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) Progressive Rock ,
26. Mic Break #3: Craniac Trilogy, Pt. 3: The Implant (2:16) by Vital Information from Where We Come From (1998) Jazz
27. Golem II: The Bionic Vapor Boy (3:34) by Mr. Bungle from California (1999) Art Rock
28. Bastard (0:23) from the TV series Game of Thrones (2011)
29. The Kraken (3:57) by The Squirrel Nut Zippers from Perennial Favorites (1998) Swing Jazz
30. A Shot in the Dark (3:13) by John Zorn from Naked City (1990) Jazz
31. Fuck (0.15) from the movie Boon Dock Saints (1999)
32. Heartworm (1:57) by Oh Sees from Face Stabber (2019) Garage Psyche
33. Intermission with Bob C. Cock (1:57) by M.I.R.V. from Dancing Naked in a Minefield (2000) Art Rock
34. Mic Break #4: Interlude 2 (2:13) by Maudlin of the Well from Bath (2001) Art Rock
35. Little Acorns (4:09) by The White Stripes from Elephant (2003) Alternative Rock
36. Squirrel Song (2:39) by Shellac from 1000 Hurts (2000) Indie Rock
37. Eyes of the Squirrel (5:32) by Primus from Green Naugahyde (2011) Alternative Rock
38. Seventh Announcements (0:16) by George Carlin from A Place For My Stuff (1981) Comedy
39. Mic Break #5: Castle in the Clouds (1:13) by Gong from The World of Daevid Allen and Gong Vol. 2 (2006-compliation) Progressive Rock/Jazz Fusion
40. Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo) (3:37) by Gorillaz from Gorillaz (2001) Indie Rock
41. Things Happen (4:22) by Coil from Love’s Secret Domain (1991) Electronica
42. Sex Slave (0:13) from the movie Balls of Fury (2007)
43. Baby, Take Your Teeth Out (1:54) by Frank Zappa from Them or Us (1984) Art Rock
44. Toothless and Grey (3:17) by Skankin’ Pickle from Skankin’ Pickle Fever (1997) Ska/Punk
45. Mic Break #6: Lude 3 (0:46) by Lettuce from Crush (2015) Jazz/Funk
46. TV (0:09) from the movie The 12 Monkeys (1995)
47. Commercial (3:44) by Bent Knee from Say So (2016) Art Rock
48. Moron TV (4:38) by Primus from Green Naugahyde (2011) Alternative Rock
49. Fitter Happier (1:57) by Radiohead from OK Computer (1997) Electronica
50. Lack of Faith (0:04) from the movie Star Wars IV: A New Hope (1977)
51. South of Heaven (4:52) by The String Quartet Tribute to Slayer from The Death Angel Remains (2006) Classical
52. Electro Shock Therapy/SPUD Beer AD (1:00) by the SNL Ensemble (1975)
53. Mic Break #7: Craniac Trilogy, Pt. 2: The Extraction (1:07) by Vital Information from Where We Come From (1998) Jazz
54. Wash Me in the Water (3:36) by Jamie N. Commons from Rumble & Sway (3:36) Gospel Rock
