Breakdown: June 23rd on KPFK’s Melting Pot

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Always nice to begin Summer in our traditional style with the first song that comes to my mind when this season comes around, Arthur Lee and Love’s “the Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This” from Forever Changes. There’s a sprinkling of other Summer songs in the mix, as well as new tunes from the Pastels, Omar, Myron & E, Quadron, Bosq, Am & Shawn Lee, SoKo and a strikingly modern new album from Booker T. Jones. In the second hour we have an interview with Chelsea and Justine of the Summer Twins (separate post to follow) where they play several songs and we chat about the group and their sound. Next week we’ll be on vinyl for a bit, but most of our time will be given over to Myron & E, for an interview and an all 45 vinyl DJ set!

Melting Pot on KPFK #131: First Hour
Melting Pot on KPFK #131: Second Hour

Playlist: 06-23-2013
{opening theme} Booker T & the MGs – Melting Pot – Melting Pot (Stax)

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Love – The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This – Forever Changes (Elektra)
The Pastels – Nighttime Made Us – Slow Summits (Domino)
Myron & E – They Don’t Know – Broadway (Stones Throw)
Mike James Kirkland – Hang On In There – Don’t Sell Your Soul (Luv’n’Haight)
Shelton Kirby – Poor Wayfaring Stranger – Good God: Apocryphal Hymns (Numero)

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Golden Grrrls – Past Tense – Golden Grrrls (Slumberland)
The Spinanes – Sunday – Manos (Sub Pop)
Quadron – Neverland – Avalanche (Vested In Culture)
Omar feat. Caron Wheeler – Treat You – The Man (Freestyle)
Shuggie Otis – Miss Pretty – Inspiration Information/Wings Of Love (Legacy)

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Booker T feat. Luke James – All Over The Place – Sound The Alarm (Stax)
Soundsci – Inner Energy – Soundsational (Ubiquity)
Femi Kuti – No Place For My Dream – No Place For My Dream (Knitting Factory)
Bosq feat. Jesus Pagan – Pura Candela – Bosq y Orquesta de Madera (Ubiquity)
AM & Shawn Lee – Good Blood – La Musique Numerique (Park The Van)
Chicano Batman – Ballad Of Raymundo Jacquez – Recorded Live At KPFK (KPFK Archives)

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The Summer Twins – Interview & Performance – Recorded Live At KPFK (KPFK Archives)

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The Summer Twins – Forget Me – 7” (Burger Records)
Broadcast – Before We Begin – The Ha Ha Sound (Warp)
Lois – Sunrise Semester – Infinity Plus (K RECS)
SoKo – Treat Your Woman Right – I Thought I Was An Alien (Community)

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{closing theme} Dungen – C. Visar Vagen – Tio Batar (Kemado)

2 Replies to “Breakdown: June 23rd on KPFK’s Melting Pot

  1. does "the good humor man he sees everything like this" song on Love's album, "Forever Changes" skip intentionally or is it a manufacturers flaw or??

    Do all of the LP's of various release dates skip?

    Please let me know, just bought a 180 wt. LP….

    1. If you're refering to the way the song ends, with the horns, that's intentionally created in the studio, likely through manipulating the recording tape. It struck me almost like what a DJ might do with a crossfader, but that is intentional and is on every version I've ever heard.

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