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A viking ship appears on the horizon, a likeness of Alice Coltrane carved into its bow. Rare birds flock together to sing Francoise Hardy as soul hits. A sunset of blips and bleeps fills the air.

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A viking ship appears on the horizon, a likeness of Alice Coltrane carved into its bow. Rare birds flock together to sing Francoise Hardy as soul hits. A sunset of blips and bleeps fills the air.

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Episodes
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gathering is an ancient communal work from May 2, 2024

5/2/2024
david behrman - "On The Other Ocean" - On the Other Ocean [0:00:00] Vashti Bunyan - "hebridean sun" - just another diamond day [0:23:13] elizabeth parker - "into the depths she calls" - future perfect [0:24:33] Ustad Ali Akbar Khan - "raga bhairavi bhatiyar with ragmala" - ragmala [0:35:41] arthur russell - "fuzzbuster #06" - picture of bunny rabbit [0:58:02] Rookery Ensemble - "ode to a time" - Islets of Langerhans [1:07:35] dali vision - "blue hell" - hell on earth [1:13:03] big star - "the ballad of el goodo" - #1 record [1:17:52] john lurie - "pygmy with dog bark" - Painting with John (Music from the Original TV Series) [1:22:03] sly & the family stone - "africa talks to you "the asphalt jungle"" - there's a riot goin' on box set [1:23:40] hortense ellis - "young hearts run free" - disco reggae rockers [1:32:17] jerry jones - "there's a chance for me" - studio one women [1:38:57] Louisa Mark - "baby simone" - louisa "markswoman" mark [1:41:18] seventh extension - "reasons" - disco reggae rockers v/a [1:45:59] the vulcans - "star trek" - star trek [1:53:40] doreen and the soul vendors - "sugar sugar (version )" - sugar sugar [1:57:10] horace andy - "i'll be gone" - studio one lovers rock v/a [1:59:53] carroll thompson - "i'm so sorry" - i'm so sorry [2:02:10] barbara & ernie - "searching the circle" - prelude to... [2:13:39] baroque jazz trio - "zoma" - BJT [2:18:46] eric dolphy - "jitterbug waltz" - eric dolphy [2:29:20] david bowie - "art decade" - low [2:43:02] Y.M.O. - "lotus love" - naughty boys [2:45:49] arthur russell - "soon to be innocent fun/let's see" - world of echo [2:49:52] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/139485

Duration:03:08:33

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why does the marxist wife still do the housework? from Apr 25, 2024

4/25/2024
pauline anna strom - "cult of isis" - echoes spaces lines [0:00:00] greg foat & gigi masin - "three piece suite" - the fish factory sessions [0:07:50] blossom dearie - "it might as well be spring" - blossom dearie [0:23:20] paul williams - "i know you" - someday man [0:26:05] delegation - "oh honey" - Saint Etienne present Songs for the Fountain Coffee Room [0:28:44] bobbi humphrey - "fajehzo" - tailor made [0:39:46] bobbi humphrey - "years from now" - the good life [0:43:07] michel legrand - "eva introduction" - OST eva [0:48:46] sound technologies - "subtle energetic" - Wollesonic loves trouble v/a [0:50:27] ahmed malek - "maghreb" - musiques de films en algerie [0:57:40] Kenny Rogers and The First Edition - "tulsa turnaround" - Country Funk II: 1967-1974 [1:03:06] the pointer sisters - "fairytale" - the pointer sisters live a tthe opera house [1:12:57] paco de lucia - "la nina de puerta oscura" - OST the life aquatic with steve zissou [1:16:10] Linda Martell - "color him father" - country soul sisters v/a v 2 [1:19:03] mazzy star - "i've been let down" - among my swan [1:21:49] John Randolph Marr - "Hello LA Bye Bye Birmingham" - country funk 1969-1975 [1:24:49] Dr. John - "i've been hoodood" - gris-gris gumbo ya ya [1:28:19] bobby hutcherson - "rain every thursday" - natural illusions [1:31:09] bobbi humphrey - "fun house" - satin doll [1:34:27] dave hamilton - "going to the moon" - Dave Hamilton's Detroit Funk: Rare and Unreleased Twisted Funk 1967-1975 [1:39:37] Georges Garvarentz - "le temps des loups" - Shake Sauvage: French Soundtracks 1968–1973 [1:42:31] new age steppers - "my love" - action battlefield [1:45:20] love joys - "sweet feelings" - reggae goodies vol 2 [1:51:55] latisha - "i'm every woman" - hustle! [2:00:51] loose joints - "tell you (today) ( vocal)" - disco not disco : leftfield disco classics from the new york underground (v/a) [2:04:27] beautiful bend - "boogie motion" - the disco years v 5 [2:11:20] timmy thomas - "africano" - Disco 2: A Further Fine Selection Of Independent Disco, Modern Soul and Boogie 1976-80 [2:14:43] the staple singers - "Come Go with Me" - africa 80 [live music from their tour of Africa 1980] [2:19:10] ohio players - "love slips through my fingers" - Observations in Time: The Johnny Brantley/Vidalia Productions [2:22:47] ingrid - "the jam jar song" - Sharon Signs To Cherry Red - Independent Women 1979-1985 [2:25:02] hyperbubble - "digital cowboy" - Cowgirls and Synthesizers OST [2:28:32] Ana Mazzoti - "Agora Ou Nunca Mais" - Ninguem Vai Me Segurar [2:30:33] ted taylor - "ghetto disco" - norman jay MBE presents Good Times [2:32:57] bobbi humphrey - "sweeter than sugar" - fancy dancer [2:44:29] bobbi humphrey - "Jasper Country Man" - blacks and blues [2:48:11] bobbi humphrey - "Don't Knock My Funk" - flute-in [feat lee morgan & billy harper] [2:53:08] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/139254

Duration:03:08:36

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cosmic magic- Strut 25th anniversary show from Apr 18, 2024

4/18/2024
Sun Ra & His Arkestra - "island in the sun ( extended version)" - Marshall Allen Presents Sun Ra And His Arkesrtra – In the Orbit of Ra [0:00:00] The Souljazz Orchestra - "well runs dry" - chaos theories [0:10:04] Jimi Tenor & Toni Allen - "three continents radio edit" - inspiration information 4 [0:18:20] Oneness of Juju - "Soul Love Now" - Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993 [0:25:07] interview with Quniton Scott , founder of Strut records [0:33:32] Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics - "Cha Cha" - Strut Africa [1:03:15] Daniel Sandie - "Défoule 3e Age" - Oté Maloya - The Birth of Electric Maloya on Réunion Island 1975-1986 [1:07:33] Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band - "Me Ho Asem" - Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band [1:10:56] Fanga & Maalem Abdallah Guinea - "Kelen - radio edit" - Fangnawa Experience [1:17:05] Flock - "prepare to let go" - Flock [1:22:17] Carmody - "Vulcani" - Mutazione: Italian Electronic & New Wave Underground 1980-1988 (V/A) [1:29:08] Nohelani Cypriano - "O'Kailua" - Aloha Got Soul: Soul, AOR & Disco in Hawai'i 1979-1985 (V/A) [1:35:28] Coati Mundi - "Pharaoh ( Can't Take it to the Grave)" - Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1976-1983 [1:37:27] Arthur's Landing - "Love Dancing" - Love Dancing:edits mixes & highlights 2008-2011 [1:41:17] Rodion G.A. - "Citadela" - The Lost Tapes [1:47:11] Valery Allington - "Stop" - Horse Meat Disco 4 v/a [1:52:02] Patrice Rushen - "All We Need" - Straight from the Heart [1:56:13] Elias Maluleke & Mavambe Girls - "Khombo Ranga" - Next Stop Soweto 4: Zulu Rock, Afro-Disco & Mbaqanga 1975-1985 [2:01:50] Kondi Band & Sweatson Klank - "It's God's World ( so don't do no bad)" - We Famous [2:02:30] Risco Connection - "Im Caught Up Risco version" - Risco version [2:11:33] Alostmen - "Minus Me feat Ambolley" - Kolongo [2:19:01] Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas, Henrik Scaawa - "Ene Nyame A Mensuro (radio edit)" [2:20:18] Electric Jalaba - "Cubaili Ba" - El Hal/The Feeling [2:24:50] Tullio De Piscopo - "Stop Bajan...Primavera" - Ashley Beedle - Grass Roots [2:28:21] Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids - "An Angel Fell" - An Angel Fell [2:41:46] Greg Foat - "Nikinakinu" - Symphonie Pacifique [2:51:03] Segun Bucknor - "Adanri Sogbasogba" - Nigeria 70 [2:55:25] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/139022

Duration:03:08:40

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it's not you from Apr 11, 2024

4/11/2024
michael stearns - "as the earth kissed the moon ( excerpt)" - I Am the Center: Private Issue New Age Music in America, 1950-1990 [0:00:00] the caretaker - "a stairway to the stars" - stairway to the stars [0:07:10] don cherry - "malkauns" - don cherry [0:13:28] Madhuvanti Pal - "bhairavi ( part 1)" - the holy mother [0:36:19] eddie chacon - "far away" - sundown [1:02:37] kay adams - "honky tonk heartache" - little pink mack [1:07:17] the special pillow - "fond and foggy" - meets the space monster [1:09:35] the pastels - "speeding mototcycle" [1:12:48] dukes of chutney - "little war ( feat wovette)" - hazel [2:02:11] Užupis - "Heart in Hand" [2:02:25] koji ueno - "professor persec" [2:02:32] michel legrand & company - "iberia nova" - le jazz grand [2:02:36] Françoiz Breut - "l'origine du monde" - Vingt a Trente Mille Jours [2:02:39] June Tyson (feat. Sun Ra & His Arkestra) - "the moors( aka moorish nights)" - saturnian queen of sun ra arkestra [2:03:07] Di Melo - "ma-lida" - Di Melo [2:03:12] A girl called eddie - "the soundtrack of your life" - tears all over town [2:03:16] art ensemble of chicago - "theme de yoyo" - soul of a nation v/a [2:03:35] savath & savalas - "a la nit" - Apropa't [2:03:39] sonic mud - "pasaquan" - above ground [2:03:41] nancy lesh - nancy lesh cello [2:12:08] SAULT - "B.A.B.E" - 5 [2:32:10] Serge Gainsbourg - "Ce Mortel Ennui" - du jazz dans le ravin [2:38:34] steven r smith - "across the boulevard" - olive [2:39:08] Tramuntanas - "tramuntanas" - Tramuntanas [2:42:00] Bidu Sayao - "villa lobos: bachiana brasileira no 5 aria" - Bidu Sayao [2:46:12] isabel del bosco - "claire/luna" - Motifs Des Prés [2:54:16] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138793

Duration:03:08:23