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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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revolutionary looms from Sep 25, 2025

9/25/2025
Jan Garbarek /The Hilliard Ensemble - "quechua song" - Mnemosyne [0:00:00] Lounge Lizards - "bob the bob" - OST downtown 81 [0:06:46] Nelson Patton - "seesaw" - along the way [0:08:50] neil young - "#13" - OST dead man [0:11:46] annea lockwood - "cd3/ cut 3: Nufarau, entrance to lake ligheanca, lake furtana, Nicolau vergos, olgata channel" - a sound map of the danube [0:14:54] bernard herrmann - "nocturne/ the flashlight/the robot/ space control" - OST the day the earth stood still [0:22:34] Áine O'Dwyer - "dance! for the world still spins" - music for church cleaners v 1 & 2 [0:35:05] Sinn Sisamouth - "thevary my love" - ost don't think i've forgotten [0:40:42] the lounge lizards - "travel" - voice of chunk [0:43:53] eddie chacon - "haunted memories" - sundown [0:49:23] Jalen Ngonda - "just as long as we're together" - Just As Long As We're Together - Single [0:55:28] ela minus ( feat helado negro) - "close" - acts of rebellion [0:58:30] tavare - "left behind" - Too Small To Be So High [1:08:46] Iko Chérie - "Ghosted Ghosters of the Holy G" - single [1:14:29] wilder maker - "sea & swimmer" - The Streets Like Beds Still Warm [1:18:52] greg foat - "island life" - Symphonie Pacifique [1:21:20] marshall allen - "demons at play" - new dawn [1:27:14] kristen nogues & john surman - "kerzhadenn ( alt)" - Diriaou [1:31:17] cerys hafana - "O'r Coed" - angel [1:38:28] james blackshaw - "dexter" - unraveling in your hands [1:43:35] karen dalton - "Green Rocky Road" - 1966 [1:51:37] dezron douglas & brandee younger - "equinox" - force majeure [1:54:58] joyce - "muito prazer" - agau e luz [2:06:07] João Selva - "rainbow love ( feat gabi hartmann)" - Onda [2:10:10] lau-ro - "Ensolarade" - cabana [2:13:25] Francoise Hardy - "je' taime" - francoise hardy [2:16:36] Gentle Leader XIV - "woman walking" - Joke in the Shadow [2:18:47] elle barbara - "your favorite meal" - word on the street [2:22:05] Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - "enola gay" - organisation [2:26:25] sudan archives - "yea yea yea ( clean)" - single [2:29:41] Julia Mestre - "veneno da serpente" - Maravilhosamente Bem [2:32:53] ana tijoux - "millionaria" - vida [2:35:54] The Frightnrs - "i'd rather go blind" - single [2:46:38] junior byles - "fever" - All Shook Up - A Reggae Tribute To The King [2:49:35] the observers - "dub from the ghetto" - niney the observer presents dreadlocks coming to dinner v/a [2:52:21] alpha - "can't get over you" - this is lovers rock v/a [2:54:42] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/156487

Duration:03:07:58

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and it looks adaggio down there from Sep 18, 2025

9/18/2025
hugo randulv - "med barrande hander" - Drunkna I Ljus [0:00:00] hiroshi yoshimura - "something blue" - surround [0:14:18] harold rose & oliver hill - "elemental" - cycles [0:19:42] Duchamp - "Fulaxos" - the wild joy [0:23:09] shabason, krgovich, tenniscoats - "ode to jos'" - wao [0:31:50] herbal tea - "kara" - hear as the mirror echoes [0:34:17] moses brown - "taking out the trash" - stone upon stone [0:39:57] arvo part/marcel worms - "variationene zur gesundung von arinuschka" - silentium [0:43:25] L'Eclair - "Humanopolis Moo1" - cloud drifter [0:46:27] charlotte day wilson - "doubt" - stone woman [0:52:43] mavis staples - "we will not be moved" - we'll never turn back [0:56:55] Asha Puthli - "night and day" - she loves to hear the music [1:05:31] barbarelle - "exotica (?)" - celesta [1:10:02] pablo's eye - "that night together with her" - spring break [1:13:31] yoshio ojima - "schooling" - club [1:17:48] tramway - "Maritime City" - fountain island v/a [1:22:59] the lo yo yo - "china blue" - the lo yo yo [1:26:01] la pendilla - "un rayo del sol" [1:29:08] even as we speak - "(all you find is ) air" - gaol ferry bridge v/a [1:32:09] tanika charles - "don't like you anymore" - reasons to stay [1:35:58] alice dona - "reveille-toi" - Beginners Guide to French Pop (V/A) [1:38:51] sister sledge - "love don't go through no changes on me" [1:41:16] sylvia striplin - "look towards the sky" - give me your love [1:44:29] Murad Najah - "hubbi leeki" - a selection of music from libyan tapes v/a [1:48:56] The True Underground Sound of Rome feat stefano de carlo - "gladiators" - don carlos presents:echoes of italy early 90's house vibes vol 2 the birds of paradise [1:53:46] avalanches - "since i left you stereolab remix" - Since I Left You Remix EP [1:58:49] Phatra Thiwanon - "wun wai na nia ( what a mess!)" - Thailand's Golden Sounds v/a 80's synth pop & disco [2:08:52] robin gibb, oscar the grouch and grover - "trash" - Sesame Street Fever [2:10:51] francis bebey - "asma ( alternative tape version)" - Tresor Magnetique [2:14:53] julia mestre - "sou fera" - maravilhosamente bem [2:17:23] stephanie - "flash (remix)" [princess stephanie of monaco...] [2:21:12] muriel grossman - "compassion" - universal code [2:33:21] LATRALA - "serious drinking" - LATRALA [2:41:30] ramsey lewis - "living for the city" - Sun Goddess [2:47:37] samantha schmutz, adrian younge - "quando o sol chegar" - samantha e Adrian [2:52:53] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/156286

Duration:03:08:57

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i prefer tango from Sep 11, 2025

9/11/2025
- the sea at castle hill [0:00:00] Pauline Anna Strom - "cult of isis" - transmillenia consort [0:05:44] georg ivanovitch gurdjieff - "dance in G-minor" - gurdjieff's music for movements [wim van dulleman on piano] [0:13:23] harold budd - "wanderer" - the serpent (in quicksilver) [0:16:48] hiroshi yoshimura - "Satie On The Grass" - flora 1987 [0:21:00] Yasmine Hamdan - "the beautiful losers" - i remember i forgot [0:27:20] nick drake - "saturday sun" - five leaves left [0:30:20] agustin peyreyra lucena - "planicie ( el llano)" - puertos de alternativa [0:37:08] karin krog - "blues eyes" - joy [0:42:17] soft machine - "gesolreut" - six (live) [0:48:10] Serge Gainsbourg & Michel Colombier - "un noel" - le pacha ost [0:51:54] francoise hardy - "je changerais d'avis" - francoise hardy en vogue best of 1962-67 [0:54:06] billy swan - "don't be cruel" - Don't Be Cruel [0:56:59] ennio morricone - "titoli with maria rigel tonini" - action thrillers [1:01:08] shutaro noguchi & the roadhouse band - "melody" - on the run [1:05:43] David Van Tieghem - "even as we speak" - even as we speak [1:09:26] iron giant - "part 2" - Terry Riley's In C [1:14:08] femi kuti - "corruption na stealing" - journey through life [1:21:41] Ouinsou Corneille & Black Santiagos - "vinon so minsou" - African Scream Contest v/a [1:27:31] cosmos universal band - "third eye" - eccentric modern soul v/a [1:32:18] george soule - "Get Involved" - black & proud [1:38:29] the blackbyrds - "happy music" - walking in rhythm: the essential selectiin 1973-80 [1:38:49] sexual harrassment - "If I Gave You a Party" - i need a freak [1:44:48] Bo 'Vel - "goodbye farewell" - bo 'vel [1:49:32] suzy Q - "Get On Up And Do It Again" - Disco Discharge: Disco Ladies v/a [1:53:43] dj Jazzy jeff & the fresh prince - "Summertime" [1:59:36] hollywood freeway - "you're the song ( that i can't stop singing)" - Bob Stanley Presents 76 in The Shade (V/a) [2:10:36] sonic mud - "other tongues" - above ground [2:13:41] brenda & the tabulations - "dry your eyes" - beg, scream and shout box set v/a [2:14:40] charles kynard - "lime twig" - woga [2:16:53] lispector - "peachtree street" - bearded ladies v/a [2:20:37] Ben LaMar Gay - "a body that can temporarily lose its individual." - Yowzers [2:23:20] Adrian Quesada feat Cuco - "ojos secos" - Boleros Psicodélicos II [2:26:30] sore eros - "giraffe's kiss" - Know touching [2:30:16] tekamolo - "nothing" - best tunes for your answering machine [2:33:32] swirlies - "pancake cleaner" - brokedick car [2:37:43] john cale - "big white cloud" - vintage violence [2:50:38] mal waldron - "candy girl" - candy girl [2:56:45] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/156008

Duration:03:08:46