{As I prepare for my fifth show on Artform Radio, I’m finally getting the prior four shows up on here…hoping to have the show on it’s own dedicated page, but for now, enjoy Vol. 1 – 4 this week, and look for Vol. 5 on Friday!}
All the way back in January, I was a part of the very first broadcast of Artform Radio on Worldwide FM. Organized by Adrian Younge and the folks at ArtDontSleep, Artform Radio broadcasts (well, it did prior to the ‘Rona pandemic at least) live and direct from the Artform Studio in Highland Park. Each week, there are a number of heavy hitters who also do shows, including Bardo Martinez of Chicano Batman, Josh Kun, Nelson George, Oliver Wang of Soul-Sides.com, as well as the founder, Adrian Younge. When I was first approached about doing a show, I wanted to do something with my monthly hour that was different than what I had been doing with Melting Pot, or previous shows over the years. Coming up with a title that was relatively unique was a struggle in and of itself. For a long time I’d thought “Brilliant Corners,” would be the name of the show, but there seemed to be a few who already used it. Then I thought maybe “Bright Moments,” but ran into the same problem there. About a month before the show’s debut, I was listening to one of my favorite albums by Booker Little, and “Moods In Free Time,” the song that begins the second side of Out Front, just leapt out to me, and once that title became a possibility, it also opened up a theme for the show, where I would focus on particular moods/emotions and highlight tunes that connect to it for me. I don’t really plan to repeat too many of the emotions I choose, but the one that marks this first show, “Joy,” is definitely one that I will come back to. “Joy” is perhaps my favorite feeling, and so with this debut show, the songs chosen are all related to the things that bring me joy in music. This maiden voyage had a few hiccups, which is to be expected with a brand new enterprise, but overall, it’s a fine start to a show that I plan to keep going for a very long time to come…Enjoy!
Moods In Free Time 001: Joy – 01-17-2020
Playlist: Moods In Free Time 001: Joy
{opening theme} The Visitors – The Juggler – In My Youth (Muse)
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Caffe – Falcon – 7” (Good)
Orchestra Poly-Rhytmo De Cotonou – Malin Kpon O – 7” (Albarika Store)
Modelos – Realidad – Realidad (Hispavox)
Muddy Waters – Herbert Harper’s Free Press – Electric Mud (Cadet Concept)
Dungen – Soda – Skit I Alt [7” Instrumental Version] (Subliminal Sounds)
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Broadcast – Man Is Not A Bird – Ha Ha Sound (Warp)
Los Barba – Mi Mercy Cha – 7” (Arieto)
Grupo Ismaelillo – Galaxia – Galaxia (Arieto)
Yachts – Love You Love You – 7” (Radarscope)
Azul y Negro – Fantasia De Piratas – 7” (Mercury)
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Mercury Blue – Toys Of Sapphire ‘N’ Smoke – Mercury Blue (Flaemin-Sapphire)
The Comet Is Coming – Birth of Creation – Trust In The Life Force Of The Deep Mystery (Impulse)
United Future Organization – Spy’s Spice – 3rd Perspective (Brownswood)
Orlandivo – Beleza Nao Vai Embora – Isto e Dynascope (Nilser)
Albert Ayler – New Ghosts – New Grass (Impulse)
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