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.)
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
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Hello fellow Alchemists and Confluxians. Tonight we honor one of my favorite musicians, Steven Wilson. He is often referred to as the greatest musician you’ve never heard of. And as deep as my library was, I had never heard of his music…..until…….
About 7 years ago, I discovered Porcupine Tree (Deadwing to be specific) which I shortly followed up with by grabbing In Absentia and thus a rabbit hole I had fallen into. I had no idea at the time how many burrows I would find or just how deep it went, but I just kept following wherever they lead. What I found was a kindred spirit in that musical “categories” mean almost nothing and that there is no reason not mash them us, depart from one to do another, or just let them rest side by side as if they always belonged together. This is essentially the crux of what I try to bring to you each week and Steven Wilson’s musical catalog, as immense and diverse as it is, is a representation of that. Sadly, in a two hour window there just isn’t enough time to do a deep dive, so I strove to just show you the portal entryways to which a rabbit might seek adventure. So……, Without further ado, in honor and celebration of Steven Wilson, I bring you a small guide to where the rabbit holes are and a small taste of what lies beyond each door.
SET LIST:
1. OPENING MIC BREAK: No Luck with Rabbits (0:47) by Porcupine Tree from On the Sunday of Life (1991) Psychedelic/Art Rock
2. The Birthday Party (3:49) by Steven Wilson from Drive Home (EP) (2013) Progressive Rock
3. Time Flies (11:41) by Porcupine Tree from The Incident (2009) Progressive Rock
4. MIC BREAK: The Yellow Windows of the Evening Train (2:00) by Porcupine Tree from The Incident (2009) Progressive Rock
5. Long Distance Runaround (3:31) by Yes from Fragile (The Steven Wilson Remixes) (2018) Classic Progressive Rock
6. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) (2:39) by Yes from Fragile (The Steven Wilson Remixes) (1971/2018) Classic Progressive Rock
7. The Boys in the Band (4:35) by Gentle Giant (Steven Wilson Mix) from Octopus (1972/2015) Classic Progressive Rock
8. Cynical Days (3:18) by XTC from Oranges and Lemons (Steven Wilson Remix) (1989) Post Punk/Art Rock
9. MIC BREAK: A Drop in the Ocean (1:36) by Blackfield from Blackfield V (2017) Pop/Alt Rock
10. Pretty Genius (3:52) by No-Man from All the Blue Changes (2006) Art Rock/Trip Hop/Dream Pop
11. Orphan Coal (10:17) by Bass Communion from Bass Communion I (2001) Electronic/Ambient
12. Piece for Hammered Dulcimer and Mellotron Choir (4:30) by I.E.M. (The Incredible Expanding Mindfuck) from Have Come for Your Children (2001) Psychedelic/Krautrock
13. Scars (4:00) by Blackfield from Blackfield I (2004) Indie Rock
14. MIC BREAK: Politician (1:08) by I.E.M. (The Incredible Expanding Mindfuck) from Arcadia Son (2002) Psychedelic/Krautrock
15. Harridan (8:08) by Porcupine Tree from CLOSURE/CONTINUATION due in April 2022 (2021) Progressive Metal
16. Shutdown (10:25) by O.S.I. from Office of Strategic Influence (2002) Progressive Metal
17. Harvest (5:59) by Opeth from Blackwater Park (2001) Progressive Death Metal
18. MIC BREAK: Patterns inf the Ivy (1:50) by Opeth from Blackwater Park (2001) Progressive Death Metal
19. The Lines in My Hand (3:49) by Opeth from Heritage (2011) Progressive Metal
20. Index (4:49) by Steven Wilson from Grace for Drowning (2011) Industrial/Progressive Metal
21. Hag (6:28) by Storm Corrosion from Storm Corrosion (2012) Psychedelic Folk Rock/Experimental
22. MIC BREAK: Pagan (1:39) by Porcupine Tree from Signify (1996) Indie/Alt Rock
23. Eminent Sleeze (3:43) by Steven Wilson from The Future Bites (2021) Electronic Rock
24. Sentimental (5:27) by Porcupine Tree from Fear of a Blank Planet (2007) Progressive Metal
25. FAREWELL MIC BREAK: On the Sunday of Life (2:12) by Porcupine Tree from On the Sunday of Life (1991) Psychedelic/Art Rock
26. The Raven That Refused to Sing (7:57) by Steven Wilson from The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) (2013) Progressive Rock
Happy Halloween my fiendish Alchemites and Confluxians. Welcome to this hellish sound collage from deep within the abyss. Please feel free to stream this while your trick or treater darken your doorway, or if you are hosting a haunted house. Though the content will feel and sound disturbing and vile, there is no need to fear that you are broadcasting profanity into your neighborhood as I was careful not to include some of things vulgarity that does appear in some of the movie sound sources I used, like the Exorcist. That being said, it is very dark and will leave a chill in your bones and even frighten those who do not steep themselves in the world of horror as I enjoy doing.
Thank you for listening to my show, or podcast after the fact. I appreciate your support.
Sound Sources:
From Film: The Exorcist, Hellraiser, Nightmare on Elm Street, Evil Dead 2
From Other: Sounds of Horror, Sci Fi, the Weird. (2001) The Huanted Forest: Demon Voices, Halloween Soundscapes, Horror Noise & Scary Sounds
Self Generated: Voice and sound recorded forward and/or backward with and without effect filters.
SET LIST:
1. Yellow (2:49) by Barbara Chaffe/David Abel/David Shea/David Slusser/John Zorn/Mike Patton/Scummy/William Winant from Elegy (1995) Jazz
2. What’s He Building? (3:20) by Tom Waits from Mule Variations (1999) Alternative Rock
3. Blue (7:09) Barbara Chaffe/David Abel/David Shea/David Slusser/John Zorn/Mike Patton/Scummy/William Winant from Elegy (1995) Jazz
4. Violenza Domestica (5:14) by Mr. Bungle (1995) Indie Rock
5. Baby’s Breath (7:12) by Otep from Atavist (2011) Metal
6. Segue: Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette) (1:40) by David Bowie from Outside (1995) Art Rock
7. Wishful Beginnings (5:09) by David Bowie from Outside (1995) Art Rock
8. 4/01/05-Friday (0:35) by Fantomas from Suspended Animation (2005) Art Rock
9. Dead Dog on Asphalt (4:05) by Adrian Belew from Side Two (2005) Art Rock
10. Threats on Stark Reality (3:00) by Morte Macbre from Symphonic Holocaust (1998) Prog Rock/Art Rock
11. You opened it, we came (0.15) by Doug Bradley and Ashley Laurence from Hellraiser (1987) Film Scene
12. Hell (Souls In Torture) [What Hades Sounds Like] (7:10) by Nebula Sound Studios from Music from Hel (Morbid Underscore & Dark Halloween Music with Sound FX, Vol. 1) (2011) Electronica
13. 4/5/05-Tuesday (0:33) by Fantomas from Suspended Animation (2005) Art Rock
14. Pink (15:47) by Barbara Chaffe/David Abel/David Shea/David Slusser/John Zorn/Mike Patton/Scummy/William Winant from Elegy (1995) Jazz
15. Bonesaw (3:36) by Scar Tissue from Obscurity (2010) Industrial Metal
16. Til Tor Ulven (Søppelsolen) (9:13) by Ihsahn from Arktis (2016) Death Metal
17. The Disaster Area (3:54) by The Legendary Pink Dots from Chemical Playschool 10 (2000) Art Rock
18. Chaostrophy (5:37) by Coil from Love’s Secret Domain (1991) Industrial
19. Smoke (E.F.S. No. 59) (5:20) by Can from Flow Motion (1976) Art Rock
20. 4/19/05-Tuesday (0:40) by Fantomas from Suspended Animation (2005) Art Rock
21. No Warning (3:29) by King Crimson from Three of a Perfect Pair (1984) Prog Rock
22. Detox (3:12) by Scar Tissue from Obscurity (2010) Industrial Metal
23. Storm Corrosion (10:09) by Storm Corrosion from Storm Corrosion (2012) Alternative Rock
24. (-)Ions(4:00) by Tool from Aenima (1996) Prog Metal OVERLAYED WITH Horse Latitudes (1:35) by The Doors from Strange Days (1968) Rock
25. Sequenza Ritmica E Tema (7:06) by Morte Macbre from Symphonic Holocaust (1998) Prog Rock/Art Rock OVERLAYED WITH: Careful with that Axe, Eugene (8:51-bled over from Ions) by Pink Floyd from Ummagumma (1969)
