Avarus LP reviewed in the Psychotropic Zone, Finland

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"It’s been four year since the latest official Avarus albums IV and Toosassa were released, but there have been a couple of tapes since then. On Salon des Amateurs this Finnish free form experimental psych rock/folk/jazz/electronic outfit is joined by Jeffrey Alexander (electric guitar, Black Forest/Black Sea, Secret Eye Records etc.) from the US and Moritz Kleiner (synthesizer) from Germany. Other players are this time Jukka Räisänen (electric bass), Lars Mattila (electric guitar), Arttu Partinen (percussion), Tero Niskanen (synthesizer). These two, untitled side-long tracks on this very nice vinyl album were both recorded spontaneously at Kunsthalle in Düsseldorf, Germany, on May 30 2011 when Avarus was on their European tour. The sound quality is good and the band is clearly in great and inspirational mood. The A side starts off slowly with some electronic sounds and hypnotic bass line and monotonic guitar while Arttu slowly lets the rhythm grow. The track gets VERY hypnotic and trance-inducing in the middle and you will be transported into this strange, psychedelic Avarus world that only exists during their gigs. On side B they have a nice, almost dub like beat going and even some chord changes, until the track cools down into weird, quiet, jazzy drone. I might not be the right person to review this music since I don’t really know many bands like this, but I think Avarus is a great band and I do enjoy their strange, improvisational aural trips even if they’re pretty primitive, monotonic and whimsical. Or maybe that’s exactly the reason!"
http://psychotropiczone.blogspot.com/2013/12/avarus-salon-des-amateurs.html

Kitchen Cynics Radio Hour

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Cloudy Beach by Kitchen Cynics from My Gothic Novel
Ask Me No Questions by Kitchen Cynics from Compulsive Songwriting Disorder
Even The Most Boring People by Kitchen Cynics from Time Of Sands
Stardancer by Kitchen Cynics from For The Dead In Space
Richard In Bedlam by Tom Rapp from Yesterday, Perhaps
Alan Davidson chat with Irene Trudel live on WFMU 11-4-2002
Chemist Shop Girl by Kitchen Cynics live on WFMU 11-4-2002
The Heroine, Jane Whyte by PG Six from Yesterday, Perhaps
Mimosa by Kitchen Cynics from Mimosa 7"
Vegetable Man by Kitchen Cynics from Vegetable Man Project
The Horseman's Word by Alasdair Roberts from Yesterday, Perhaps
If This Isn't Heaven by Kitchen Cynics from Can You Hear The Frog
Ribbons and Rings by Matricarians from An Absence Of Obstacles
The Turnstone by Kitchen Cynics from Parallel Dog Days
Sparrow Scratch Board by Kitchen Cynics from For Will
Lichen by Kathleen Baird from Yesterday, Perhaps
Come Little Memory / This Bloody Cold by Kitchen Cynics from Seagull Girl 7"
The Place You Hid by Adam Leonard from Yesterday, Perhaps
Crazy Man Michael by Kitchen Cynics from Master Of The Fuzzy Fadeout


Pome Pome Tones, Wednesdays 8-10am on Radio Valencia

Astrophysics, Biology and the Grateful Dead.

Author unknown:

"Astrophysics, Biology and the Grateful Dead. One theory I have is that there are a few moments in the Scarlet Jam Greek 84 which are quintessential pivotal moments in the history of the Grateful Dead as well as the Universe. Of course there is always infinity, and gravity, the time/space continuum, or not, electro-magnetic forces, strong and weak nuclear reactions, matter and energy, and various givens, and various theologies. But I believe the section of Grateful Dead, and Jerry's playing from about 11:00 minutes to post 11:17 in Scarlet Touch Fire Greek 84 is the key pivotal moment in the entire history of the Universe. Yes, there are always these key moments, but this one is special. Check out this recording. The whole thing is the context, within everything else, including all Grateful Dead. But listen close 11:00>11:09, 11:12>11:13 Jerry completes the greatest lick ever, leading into the "twirl down" in the 11:15>11:17 range where my entire brain is always re-written, or at least "refreshed", re-aligning all that needs to be re-aligned. For me, this is the greatest Grateful Dead moment recorded. In a sense it was all uphill to here, and all downhill after (kind of going on the Alpine 89 phrase theme). Always a fractal on an exponential curve, and always a non-linear conduit. Those licks bridge a big gap for me. They tie the entire Universe together." 

https://archive.org/details/gd1984-07-13.mtx.seamons.105570.flac16

Shirley and Dolly Collins - Peel Session - May 8, 1968

Kitchen Cynics tribute compilation LP+CDR - now available !

YAY! Alan Davidson has been recording as the Kitchen Cynics for 25 years now - amazing folk songs from Aberdeen, Scotland. I'm thrilled to have a new Jeffrey Alexander solo recording included on his tribute compilation... along with some of my favorite artists of all time, no less. I've had the pleasure of knowing Alan for 17 years now (whoa!), released records with him, and have performed with him many times in Scotland and Providence. His music is brilliant and deserves a wider audience. Hopefully this covers compilation will help spread the word. Check out his IMPRESSIVE catalog of releases here:  http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kitchen+Cynics 

In addition to this super lovely vinyl release, you get a CDR of all the LP tracks, plus all of the original versions. Like some kind of overblown This Mortal Coil box set, you betcha. Tom Rapp (Pearls Before Swine), Ali Roberts, PG Six, Sharron Kraus, Josephine Foster, Electroscope, Kathy Baird  (Spires That In The Sunset Rise) - wow o wow! If you want one of these from me, it will be $15 + shipping (real postage costs from here in San Francisco). Europeans: get them directly from the MAN in Aberdeen. Orders/questions/what-have-you: jerkfree@gmail.com

Sleevenotes for ‘Yesterday, Perhaps’:
In a world that is changing with increasing speed, it is up to the individual to find sanctuary and contentment in the small things, the pleasure of a summers day, tea and toast, a favourite toy, or, just maybe, the songs of Alan Davidson, their focus on local history, a sense of place and life’s small pleasures the perfect antidote for the chaos and confusion of modern day living.
For over a quarter of a century, Alan has recorded a wealth of classic tunes under the guise of The Kitchen Cynics, every album containing more than its fair share of gems, his work ethic summed up with 2007′s “Tune-A-Day” project, 365 songs/musical pieces that maintained the quality throughout, each month bringing fresh happiness to those that subscribed to the series.
Now the songs of The Kitchen Cynics are celebrated and shared by some of the finest artists working in the, loosely connected and ever expanding, Folk genre, the quality of the musicians involved a testament to the regard that Alan is held in by his peers.
Voted as gig of the year (2006) by Josephine Foster, in The Wire magazine, Alan has also been described thus “Kitchen Cynics makes me think of a meeting of Anne Briggs and Robert Fripp” by Dylan Carlson (Earth), and this seems to neatly sum up the range of sounds found on Kitchen Cynic records, quiet and loud, humour and regret, living side by side perfectly reconciled by songwriting skills of Mr Davidson, the musical landscape would be a sadder place without him. (Simon Lewis, Ptolemaic Terrascope)

Check out this lovely Kitchen Cynics track to get you in the mood...

So many podcasts, so many playlists

Catching up!  Pome Pome Tones, Wednesdays 8-10am on Radio Valencia

Listen to all of these here:  http://radiovalencia.fm/podcasts/?show=pome%20pome%20tones

November 6, 2013

Solestrial Communications Number One by Alan Silva from Alan Silva

The American Way Of Love by United States Of America from United States Of America

Seraphic Borealis by Joel Andrews from I Am The Center

Rusty's House by These Trails from These Trails

Blackwaterside by Sandy Denny from North Star Grassman and The Ravens

Interuptor Beat Song by Amps For Christ from Electrosphere

Raqset El Fada by Omar Khorshid from Guitar El Chark

Always Leaving Never by Magic Hour from No Excess Is Absurd

Eastern Most 6 by Toho Sara from Toho Sara

Untitled by Hintz from Hintz

Heart Action by Fricara Pacchu from Midnight Pyre

Mother Of Pearl by Roxy Music from Stranded

Inverse / Interior Plane Of 3rd Annual Roggabogga (Behind The Scenes) by Forcefield from Roggaboggas

Orient-Occident by Iannis Xenakis from Electronic Music

November 13, 2013

One Moment Worth Years by Dave Brubeck 

Samara's Award by Kemialliset Ystavat from For Tom Carter

Marimba Mondo 2 by Moondog from The German Years

Under Ice by Kate Bush from Hounds Of Love

Two hours over two blue mountains with a cuckoo on each side, of the hours...that is by Algarnas Tradgard from Framtiden ar ett svavande skepp forankrat i forntiden

Waiting For Another Day by Water Into Wine Band

Stjarnor Och Anglar by Turid from Tredje Dagen

Conversation by Joni Mitchell from Ladies Of The Canyon

There is a time for everything, there is a time when even time will meet by Algarnas Tradgard from Framtiden ar ett svavande skepp forankrat i forntiden

Bayan Dugai by Huun-Huur-Tu from Sixty Horses In My Herd

Children Of Possibilities by Algarnas Tradgard from Framtiden ar ett svavande skepp forankrat i forntiden

Before Dawn by Spires That In The Sunset Rise from Ancient Patience

Jazz Improv by Marion Brown from East Village Other

La Rotta / Viriditas by Algarnas Tradgard from Framtiden ar ett svavande skepp forankrat i forntiden

You're Still Now Near Me Every Time by Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. from New Geocentric World Of Acid Mothers Temple

Fourpence A Day by Ewan McColl from England

Vergegenwartigung by Popol Vuh from Aquirre

November 20, 2013

Entrances by Embryo from Rocksession

Looks Like Rain by Fred Neil from Many Sides Of

Morning Rain by Sentridoh from The Original Losing Losers

Braid 1 and Leaping Song by Meredith Monk from Mercy

Dancing In My Head by Raincoats from Odyshape

Master Song by Leonard Cohen from Songs Of

Vapour by Loop from A Gilded Eternity

Raindance by Herbie Hancock from Sextant

Gotham Lullaby by Bjork and the Brodsky Quartet from Various: Monk Mix

The Killing Moon by Echo and the Bunnymen from Ocean Rain

The First Set - Area 1 by Anthony Braxton + Derek Bailey from Fist Duo Concert, 1974

Cupid Come by My Bloody Valentine from Isn't Anything

Channel One Dub by Linval Thompson

Morning by Meredith Monk from Our Lady Of Late

Town Feeling by Kevin Ayers from Joy Of A Toy

Norwegian Wood by Peter Walker from Rainy Day Raga

Standin' In The Rain by Electric Light Orchestra from Out Of The Blue

More Than Magnetic by Alastair Galbraith from Morse and Gaudylight

Hawks by Alastair Galbraith from Morse and Gaudylight

Time by La Dusseldorf from La Dusseldorf

Pome Pome Tones, Wednesdays 8-10am on Radio Valencia

Halloween show podcast featuring Paganini's Last Testimony

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http://radiovalencia.fm/podcasts/?show=pome%20pome%20tones

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield from Tubular Bells
Zombie Ghost Dance by Magma from Udu Wudu
Walk On Gilded Splinters by Dr John from Gris Gris
Cold Drafty Castles With Absent Masters by The Iditarod from Foxfur and Rarebits
Derby Ram by John Roberts + Tony Barrand from Dark Ships In The Forest - Ballads Of The Supernatural
Phantom 309 by Red Sovine from Phantom 309
Paganini's Last Testimony by Jon Rose from Paganini's Last Testimony
A Body by The Body with Assembly Of Light Choir from All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood
Skin And Bones by Dean Gitter from Ghost Ballads
Dark Shadows Opening Theme by Dark Shadows from Soundtrack
Season Of The Witch by Donovan from Sunshine Superman

Pome Pome Tones, Wednesdays 8-10am on Radio Valencia

10/23 playlist/podcast, get on it

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Morning Glory by Tim Buckley from Goodbye And Hello
Voice Of The Turtle by John Fahey from America
Tyranny by Fursaxa from Amulet
Fat Angel by Jefferson Airplane from Bless Its Pointed Little Head
Main Title (Mia Farrow vocal) by Christopher Komeda from Rosemary's Baby Soundtrack
Windmills Of Your Mind by Dusty Springfield from Dusty In Memphis
Autumn In Rome by Dorothy Ashby from In A Minor Groove
No Quarter by Led Zeppelin from Houses Of The Holy
Sea Song by Robert Wyatt from Rock Bottom
Pack Yr Romantic Mind by Stereolab from Transient Random Noise Bursts
Neuschnee by Neu from Neu 2
Yom Yavo by Zohar Arghov from Elinor
All My Tears (Come Rolling) by Alton Ellis & The Flames from Be True To Yourself
In The Pines by Dave Van Ronk from Gambler\'s Blues
Stone by Alastair Galbraith from Morse And Gaudylight
Outline by Pauline Oliveros from The Contemporary Contrabass
Saxophone Concerto by Rahsaan Roland Kirk from Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle

Pome Pome Tones, Wednesdays 8-10am on Radio Valencia

Black Sabbath at Folsom Street Fair

October 16, 2013 playlist+podcast

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Song For Che by Charlie Hayden from Liberation Music Orchestra
How Can We Hang On To Dream by Tim Hardin from Tim Hardin 1
Vanishing Ship by Cheryl Leonard from Portholes
Airwaves by Thomas Dolby from Golden Age Of Wireless
Wood Blocks (Cube) by Helen Mirra from Field Geometry
With Tomorrow by Gene Clark from White Light
Watch The Sun Rise by Bastard Wing from Crystal Thicket
Memories Fade by Tears For Fears from The Hurting
Lordly Nightshade by Incredible String Band from The Big Huge
Roots Man Dub by The Revolutionaries from Trojan Dub Box
Church Of Anthrax by John Cale + Terry Riley from Church Of Anthrax
Magnet's Coil (Acoustic) by Sebadoh from Rebound
Rebound (Acoustic) by Sebadoh from Rebound
Back To A Planet by Deuter from Ecstasy
Encino Men by Cave from Psychic Psummer
Willow Willow by Paul Chihara from Tree Music
Time Passes Slowly by Bob Dylan from New Morning
Moving Pictures For The Ear by Don Cherry from Eternal Now
TV Eye by Stooges from Funhouse

Pome Pome Tones, Wednesdays 8-10am on Radio Valencia

October 9 2013 playlist + podcast

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Peace by Ornette Coleman from The Shape Of Jazz To Come
Ice On Water by Urdog from live Geneva, Switzerland 2005
Konono Wa Wa Wa by Konono No1 from Assume Crash Position
Mountain Whispers by Expo70 from Cris Et Chuchotements
Soup by Can from Ege Bamyasi
Dripsody by Hugh Le Caine from Electronic Music
Laughing by David Crosby from If I Could Only Remember My Name
Comanche Spring by Kebnekaise from Kebnekaise II
House Raid by Augustus Pablo from Trojan Dub Box
Tropicalia by Caetano Veloso from Caetano Veloso (1967)
Forest Mountain by Nalle from By Chance Upon Walking
Warning Sign by Talking Heads from More Songs About Buildings And Food
Hare Krishna - Hail Krishna by Tony Scott from Music For Yoga Meditation
Fracture by King Crimson from Starless And Bible Black


Pome Pome Tones, Wednesdays 8-10am on Radio Valencia

10/2 playlist + podcast

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http://radiovalencia.fm/podcasts/?show=pome%20pome%20tones

Affenstunde by Popol Vuh from Affenstunde
I Want To Wake Up With You by Boris Gardiner from Trojan Country Reggae
Like An Inca by Neil Young from Trans
Uneaten Stars Duo by Birchville Cat Motel from Invisible Pyramid
Mr Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra from Out Of The Blue
A Leaf Must Fall by Famous Jug Band from Sunshine Possibilites
OtE GO II by T Putnam Hill from Open The Envelope: Guitar Oscillations
You're Not Fooling Me by Silver Apples from Silver Apples
Mother by The Police from Synchronicity
The Spectre by Auto Da Fe from The Spectre
Mangrove by Pharaoh Overlord from Battle Of The Axehammer
Some Kinda Love/Sister Ray by Lou Reed from Live in Italy '83

Pome Pome Tones, Wednesdays 8-10am on Radio Valencia

Easy come, easy go

9/25 playlist and podcast, yep

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III by Taj Mahal Travelers from August 1974
Nice And Easy Dub by Horace Andy from Feel Good All Over
Sunny Goodge Street by Donovan from Fairy Tale
Purple Pyramid by Bardo Pond from For Tom Carter
Sofa Drugs by Peter Wright from For Tom Carter
They Love Each Other by Grateful Dead from Cow Palace 12-31-76
Spike by Sunken from For Tom Carter
You've Got It All Wrong by Marissa Nadler from For Tom Carter
Wanhopige Momenten by Silvester Anfang II from For Tom Carter
Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed by Bhagavan Das with Amazing Grace from Swaha
Jesus Shooting Heroin by Flaming Lips from Hear It Is
Not Waving by This Heat from Made Available
Bitches Brew by Miles Davis from Bitches Brew

Pome Pome Tones, Wednesdays 8-10am on Radio Valencia

Playlist and podcast from 9/18 show

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part 2 by La Monte Young / Dream Syndicate from 1964 boot
Oxygene part 1 by Jean-Michel Jarre from Oxygene
Hazey Jane II by Nick Drake from Bryter Layter
Henry Hudsons Eyes by Mounds from Mounds Of Earth
Lady Margaret by Trees from Garden Of Jane Delwaney
Blue Mountain Raga by Steffen Basho Jungens from A Raga For Peter Walker
Mrwhiskerwitz by Michael Hurley from Hi Fi Snock Uptown
Black Vest by Scratch and the Upsetters from Super Ape
Rainbow Drums by Atman from Personal Forest
Drip-Dry by Codona from Codona 2
Tis A Cackle Only by Woven Skull from For Tom Carter
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore by Smiths from Meat Is Murder
Baiyina by Pat Martino from Baiyina
Cold Spring by George Stavis from Labyrinths

Pome Pome Tones, Wednesdays 8-10am on Radio Valencia

Holy crap - 3-3-68 Viola Lee Blues, you bet

Today's playlist + podcast

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Upon Which Areas May The Circle Be Drawn? by Spacious Mind from Do Your Thing But Don't Touch Ours
You Get Brighter by Incredible String Band from 11-26-68 boot
I Dreamed I Dream by Sonic Youth from Sonic Youth
Pack Up Your Sorrows by Richard and Mimi Farina from Celebrations For A Grey Day
Penny Hitch by Soft Machine from Seven
Falling Colours by Floating Flower from 2nd
Horses Of Fire Rachenitsa by A Hawk and a Hacksaw from You Have Already Gone to the Other World
Mein Weg by Arvo Pärt
Our Song by Ron Geesin + Roger Waters from Music From The Body
Frontera by Phil Manzanera from Diamond Head
Diamond Head by Phil Manzanera from Diamond Head
Trenches by Rhythm Devils from Apocalypse Now Sessions
Far Away by Dina Maccabee from Who Do You Suppose You Are
Brave New World by Robert Calvert from Lucky Leif + The Longships
Hearts In Exile by The Homosexuals from Homosexuals CD

Pome Pome Tones, Wednesdays 8-10am on Radio Valencia

JOMF playing September 25 in Oakland

Our next Jackie-O Motherfucker show... see you there?
https://www.facebook.com/events/443478272434544/
Part of the the Fifth Annual Mission Creek Oakland Music and Arts Festival

Avarus LP getting hottt airplay in Chapel Hill

https://www.facebook.com/wxycradio/posts/10151825036932509

WXYC 89.3 FM in Chapel Hill playing our first Pome Pome Tones release a whole lot. Cool.
You can get your own LP (still a few left!) or digital download right here -
http://jeffreyalexander.bandcamp.com/album/salon-des-amateurs-lp-2013

Weekly radio show podcast

http://radiovalencia.fm/podcasts/?show=pome%20pome%20tones

Morning Song by Pearls Before Swine from One Nation Underground 
Out Of This World II by John Coltrane from Live In Seattle 
Journey In Satchidananda by Alice Coltrane from Journey In Satchidananda 
The Cruel Sister by Amps For Christ from Circuits 
It's All But An Ark Lark by Cocteau Twins from Lullabies 
Cemetery Raga by Alastair Galbraith from Talisman 
On The Beach by Neil Young from On The Beach 
Events For Tape Recorder by Mel Powell from Music For Electronic + Older Instruments 
Glowing Things Glow by Ring from V/A - Surrounded By Sun 
Sov Gott Rose-Marie by Pärson Sound from Pärson Sound 
Sunshine On My Shoulders by Pat Kelly from V/A - Trojan Country Reggae 
Dusted Down by Date Palms from Dusted Sessions 
Go Your Way by PG Six from Parlor Tricks And Porch Favorites 
Golden Voyage by Ron Dexter from Golden Voyage Experience Vol 1 
Mindweaver by Yoko Ono from Season Of Glass 
Third Ear Raga by Third Ear Band from Raga Live