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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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re-enchanting the world from Nov 6, 2025

11/6/2025
Agustin Pereyra Lucena - "planicie ( el llano)" - Puertos de Alternativa [0:00:00] Ralph Towner / Gary Burton - "beneath an evening sky" - slide show [0:06:32] animal collective - "it's you" - prospect hummer [0:11:46] liz durette - "the abundant lake" - well up [0:15:10] joanna brouk - "lifting off" - I Am the Center: Private Issue New Age Music in America, 1950-1990 [0:35:32] DUCHAMP - "Sine Proprio" - the wild joy [0:38:58] karin krog - "images of glass" - Don't Just Sing: A Karin Krog Anthology 1963-1999 [0:47:00] The Cosmic Tones Research Trio - "Ba Hi Yah" - The Cosmic Tones Research Trio [0:52:07] deux filles - "Oh How We Laughed (With the Capsizing Girls)" - Space & Time [0:56:25] shuggie otis - "inspiration information" [0:59:12] Wilder Maker - "strange meeting with owls" - the streets like beds still warm [1:06:34] Eddie Kendricks - "someday we'll have a better world" - people...hold on [1:08:45] Saint Etienne - "Nothing Can Stop Us" Kofi - "didn't I" - black...with sugar [1:16:34] joseph kamaru - "Ni Kirume" - Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007 [1:22:11] Giulio Erasmus and the End of the Worm - "bombast" - Hard Sell [1:31:38] The Au Pairs - "Headache For Michelle (remix)" - playing with a different sex [1:34:21] hortense ellis - "I Can't Stand The Rain extended edit" - the ladies at joe gibbs v/a [1:40:56] optic sink - "luxury of honesty" - lucky number [1:46:18] the uniques - "stand up and fight" - Absolutely Rock Steady [1:51:27] smoke city - "aguas de marco ( joga bossa)" - flying away [1:58:45] janet kay remixed by dennis bovell - "night dubbin" - dub dem silly dennis bovell presents janet kay in dub [2:06:03] luisa " markswoman" mark - "funny guys" - Breakout [2:08:49] carol cool - "upside down" - Hustle! Reggae Disco - Kingston-London-New York v/a [2:12:08] The Velvettes - "needle in a haystack" - One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds, Lost & Found [2:15:27] sudan archives - "YEA YEA YEA ( clean)" [2:17:50] mia doi todd & jose gonzalez - "Um girassol da cor do seu cabelo" - Red Hot & Rio 2 / Novo Tropicalia (V/A) [2:21:24] Zé Ibarra - "Da Menor Importância" - Afim [2:24:43] Diane Maxwell - "love charms" - popcorn girls v/a [2:33:46] alberto radius - "california bill" - paisa got soul soul aor & disco in italy 1977-1986 [2:35:58] jorge ben - "Oba la Vem Ela" - Forca Bruta [2:41:22] love is all - "felt tip" - nine times that same song [2:45:23] seventh extension - "reasons" - disco reggae rockers v/a [2:49:31] Fascinations - "girls are out to get you" - northern soul all nighter v/a [2:57:16] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/157897

Duration:03:08:19

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'you could be the king, but watch the queen conquer'- interview with Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad from Oct 30, 2025

10/30/2025
Stephen Vitiello, Brendan Canty, and Hahn Rowe - "last minute guitar" - second [0:00:00] Jack De Johnette - "requiem Number 1" - The De Johnette complex [0:06:07] Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitous & Jack DeJohnette - "topple, votter & skjerf" - to be continued [0:08:13] Yasmine Hamdan - "hon" - i remember I forgot [0:12:13] Florian TM Zeisig - "Diddy's lament" - a new life [0:16:20] Sab - "(Menou "agate ") II" - Crystallization [0:21:13] Amanda Mur - "pendulo que baila" - Neu Om [0:25:46] Bach Modern Quintet - "invention a 3 voix ( extrait du cahier a 2 et 3 inventions)" - Bach Modern Quintet [0:33:07] blossom dearie - "Dindi" - for cafe apres-midi [0:36:06] Corey Manstrangelo - "concrete lights" - New Context [0:38:52] Ensemble Nist-Nah - "Snakelike" - Spilla [0:42:27] Jane Sheldon - "I am the lute" - Flowermuscle [0:47:18] Geir Sundstøl - "Broder" - Sakte Film [0:50:41] robert maalouf - "Anna W Leil" - Une Voix M'appelle: the modern Lebanese Sound of Voix De L'orient label 1967-1984 [0:53:40] maggie hammond - "high flying bird" - Folk Rock and Faithfull: Dream Babes Volume Five [0:58:27] Cluster & Eno - "Ho Renomo" - Silberland Vol 3 - The Ambient Side Of Kosmische Musik 1972-1986 (V/a) [1:07:36] phew, erika kobayashi, dieter moebius - "Evelyn" - Radium Girls [1:12:22] Céline Dessberg - "selenge" - Selenge 7" [1:15:35] telebossa - "eu sonhei que tu estavas tao linda" - Telebossa [1:18:45] Paul Lowe - "Let's work it out" - let's work it out [1:25:39] Freh Khodja - "Ghariti bya" - Ken Andi Habib [1:29:30] the fortunes - "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" - Chip Shop Pop: The Sound of Denmark Street [1:33:04] Sam Wilkes - "I know i'm not wrong" - 104.3 [1:35:42] liz brady - "palladium ( the hip )" - femmes de paris vol 3 [1:39:13] soft cell - "tainted love/where did our love go 12" mix" [RIP Dave Bell] [1:42:23] the style council - "(when you ) call me" - the style council, home & abroad [1:50:34] majorette - "inner world" - Steaks & Inner World 7" [1:55:20] https://thewhitepube.co.uk/ [interview with Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad, authors of 'Poor Artists'. Out now in paperback: https://thewhitepube.co.uk/book/] [2:00:49] stereolab - "Aerial Troubles (instrumental)" [2:30:13] golden silvers - "true no 9 blues" - true romance [2:33:16] everything but the girl - "another bridge live on the bbc" - eden (box set) [2:36:46] ozzie torrens - "mia's boogaloo" - Long Live Boogaloo: 22 Rare Latin Boogaloos from Spanish Harlem '63-'72 [2:38:54] the chantelles - "i think of you" - Go Girl (Dream Babes Volume Four) [2:42:12] jackie lee - "oh my darling" - the cream of northern soul v/a [2:47:05] curtis mayfield - "(don't worry) if there is a hell below we're all gonna go" - curtis [2:48:26] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/157685

Duration:03:08:52

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i'm in love with a dreadlocks/ rare reggae singles going steady from Oct 23, 2025

10/23/2025
linval thompson - "school girl" [dub plate] [0:00:00] augustus pablo - "safari tower rock" [0:06:01] - "tonight version" [dub plate] [0:08:47] derrick drummond - "jah is our father version" [0:11:24] tony tuff - "fire burn" [0:12:01] gregory isaacs - "front door" [0:18:20] the outer limits - "outer limits under heavy manners" [0:21:22] wailing soul - "old broom version" [0:24:36] lincoln minott - "wrong doers" [0:27:45] john holt - "i'd love you to want me" [0:33:22] U roy & ken booth - "medley train" [0:36:26] the pop group - "3:38" [0:39:35] The Upsetters - "teaser dub" [0:42:43] jimmy riley - "love & devotion" [0:45:51] The Mighty Maytones - "i see the light" [0:49:55] lone ranger - "sew mr tailor man" [0:52:57] paula lisa - "in the ghetto" [0:56:30] cable drummond - "what kind of world" [0:59:59] sound dimension - "version on you" [1:07:40] gregory isaacs - "sunday morn version" [1:10:09] - "don't feel no way" [dub plate] [1:13:38] Augustus Pablo - "up warwicka hill" [1:19:42] tom mccook - "testify(?)" [dub plate] [1:20:21] jammie and the aggrovators - "channel get knock out" [1:23:10] - "funky train" [dub plate] [1:26:49] pablo moses - "jamgola" [1:32:54] gregory isaacs - "what a feeling version" [1:35:42] augustus pablo - "dub organizer" [1:39:17] bunny wailer - "Collie Version" [1:42:11] john holt - "satisfaction" [1:45:54] big youth [dub plate #2] [1:49:36] babby kalphat - "zion hill" [1:52:24] - "language dub" [dub plate] [1:55:35] john holt - "alibaba" [1:58:15] scotty/ lorna bennett - "breakfast in bed" [dub plate] [2:08:18] jackie brown - "ugly man" [2:11:26] sister charmaine - "wake up version" [2:14:25] fun boy three - "our lips are sealed" [2:18:08] blood sisters - "ring my bell" [2:20:53] delta 5 - "powerlines" [2:23:36] marcia griffiths - "electric boogie" [2:26:36] baesement 5 - "chip butty" [2:30:25] bad brains - "stay close to me" [2:33:37] the equals - "baby come back" [2:35:56] bronski beat - "hit that perfect beat" [2:38:42] red rat - "shelley ann" [2:41:29] UB40 - "our own song" [2:45:01] soft cell - "bedsitter" [2:48:21] pet shop boys - "west end girls" [2:51:47] scritti politti - "boom there she was" [2:55:36] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/157435

Duration:03:09:03

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“Forced worship stinks in God's nostrils”- Roger Williams ( founder of RI) Lilly Marsh interview, knitter, weaver and founding member of the Hudson Valley Textile Project from Oct 16, 2025

10/16/2025
Visible Cloaks, Yoshio Ojima & Satsuki Shibano - "canzona per sonare no 4" - serenitatem [0:00:00] kyle gann - "dark forces signify" - Hyperchromatica [0:06:45] visible light - "losing leaves" - songs for eventide [0:14:09] J.H.Guraj - "leap of no faith" - the flip side [0:22:45] Emily A Sprague - "nagoya" - cloud time [0:34:14] virginia belmont - "william tell overture ( canary sextet)" - Virginia Belmont's Famous Singing & Talking Birds [0:41:35] Syko Friend - "marla" - dizzy magic [0:44:35] Shirley Collins - "bonnie boy" - the power of the true love knot [0:49:46] Fifteen Years Old - "arbol" - Abecedario [0:53:15] Yaelllavie - "palermo" - {*} [0:57:28] marissa nadler - "weightless above the water" - new radiations [1:05:45] pinewood strings - "blind date" - troxy music v/a [1:09:13] Animal, Surrender! - "Ruinous Realm" - a boot for every bane [1:13:33] Ural Thomas - "raindrops" - Nat-ural [1:19:45] momoko gill - "no others" - single [1:23:04] gary bartz - "oo baby baby" - music is my sanctuary [1:26:57] Adeline Hotel - "nothing" - watch the sunflowers [1:32:42] laura lee - "every little bit hurts" - Two Sides of Laura Lee [1:38:49] blur with francoise hardy - "to the end ( la comedie)" [1:44:28] bad dream fancy dress - "where have all the schoolboys gone?" - The Rubens Room - El Records: In Camera (V/A) [1:49:35] [interview with lilly marsh, founding member of hudson valley textile project https://lillymarshstudios.com/] [1:59:20] The Lo Yo Yo - "more to come" - The Lo Yo Yo [2:32:33] the golden silvers - "here comes the king" - true romance [2:35:50] chris portka - "it is obvious" - the album everyone wants [2:39:48] stereolab - "high expectation" - stereolab [2:42:21] arto lindsay - "su pai" - cuidado madame [2:45:50] minnie riperton - "les fleurs" - petals [2:52:56] SAULT - "hard life" - untitled ( black is ) [2:52:59] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/157207

Duration:03:08:56

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'Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them'- assata shakur from Oct 9, 2025

10/9/2025
terry riley - "happy ending" - ost les yeux fermes [0:00:00] Hopkinson Smith - "Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Conte de Logy arivee 1721" - lautenmusik von silvius leopold weiss [0:18:09] Dave Harrington/ Kenny Wolleson - "juni ( for arthur booth)" - QUATRO The Best of WOLLESONIC Records vol. 4 [0:26:45] jacques loussier, christian carros, pierre michelot - "Ouverture zur Kantate Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" - play bach no 4 [0:35:07] egg - "fugue in D minor" - egg [0:38:24] latin rascals - "macho mozart" - bach to the future! [0:41:07] billy paul - "let 'em in" - let 'em in [0:48:08] keith LeBlanc - "malcolm X" [0:50:30] grace jones - "slave to the rhythm ( ladies and gentlemen)" [0:56:03] Little Willie John - "all my love belongs to you" - mister little willie john [1:04:48] barbara lynn - "you'll lose a good thing" - barbara lynn [1:07:26] madonna - "borderline" - madonna [1:09:51] tomoko aran - "i'm in love" - Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986 [1:14:56] the style council - "speak like a child" [1:20:55] willie bobo - "trinidad" - Boogaloo Pow Wow - Dancefloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica [1:23:47] bob welch - "ebony eyes" [1:26:39] Bo Vel - "best thing" - changes [1:30:01] Gwen Guthrie - "Padlock (Larry Levan Mix)" - Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980-1986 v/a [1:33:39] the world famous supreme team - "hey d.j." [1:40:22] montell jordan - "this is how we do it studio ton radio mix" [1:44:15] hollie cook - "Desdemona" [1:47:49] Dennis Bovell and Janet Kay - "game of dubs" - sufferer sounds [1:51:57] baby washington - "that's how heartaches are made" - I've Got A Feeling... The Best Of baby Washington [1:56:36] Kamasi Washington - "clair de lune" - the epic [2:08:39] william orbit - "pietro mascagni/ cavalleria rusticana" - pieces in a modern style [2:19:39] laraaji - "Deep Celestial" - how goes the universe [2:22:54] brian harnetty - "a hawk flew fast away" - words and silences [2:28:46] Zé Ibarra - "Da Menor Importância" [2:31:01] alice cohen - "curtain call" - archaeology [2:35:13] marden hill - "oh constance" - The Rubens Room - El Records: In Camera (V/A) [2:39:08] Os Mulheres Negras - "So Quero Um Xodo" - Outro Tempo II: Electronic and Contemporary Music from Brazil, 1984-1996 [2:42:32] herbie hancock - "cantalope island" - secrets [2:46:01] barry can't swim - "kimpton ( with OFlynn)" - loner [2:52:48] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/156949

Duration:03:08:59