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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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East Orange, NJ

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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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English

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sister outsider from Jan 16, 2025

1/16/2025
the carpenters - "we've only just begun" - th singles 1969-73 [0:00:00] wendy (nee walter) carlos - "fall/winter" - sonic seasonings [0:05:23] rafael toral - "your goodbye/ second long space" - Spectral Evolution [0:33:38] flock - "sounds welcome" - flock [0:39:07] akira ito - "life goes on" - marine flowers [0:45:42] jimmy somerville - "coming" - OST orlando [0:49:04] bernard fevre - "black devil disco/no regrets" - space oddities 1975-1985 [0:55:05] alberto radius - "california bill" - paisa got soul soul aor & disco in italy 1977-1986 [0:59:35] LATRALA - "johnny garr" - LATRALA [1:08:19] the bud shank quartet - "over the rainbow" - jazz west coast v/a [1:10:57] ivie anderson - "in a mizz" - duke ellington presents ivie anderson [1:15:22] the curtis counce quintet - "exploring the future" - exploring the future [1:18:21] harold land - "in the back, in the corner, in the dark" - damisi [1:24:38] Tone Loc - "funky cold medina" - before they were jiggy v/a early rap [1:30:20] montell jordan - "this is how we do it/ funkmaster flex radio mix" - Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz [1:34:26] war - "smile happy" - why can't we be friends? [1:38:54] cher - "do you believe in magic?" - backstage [1:46:03] John Carroll Kirby - "hotel johny chingas" - blowout [1:48:41] boz scaggs - "love me tomorrow" - silk degrees [1:54:41] bobby hutcherson - "the thrill is gone" - natural illusions [1:57:18] Electric Kulintang - "bangka" - dialects [2:08:45] bennie maupin - "Ensenada" - the jewel in the lotus [2:14:46] david axelrod - "holy thursday" - Songs of Innocence [2:22:52] beach boys - "let's go away for awhile" - Pet Sounds [2:28:14] chico hamilton quintet with charles lloyd - "a rose for booker" - Drumfusion + passin' thru [2:33:20] julie london - "cry me a river" - Julie Is Her Name [2:41:03] Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band - "i'm gonna booglarize you baby" - The Spotlight Kid + Clear Spot [2:44:00] steve miller - "true fine love" - book of dreams [2:48:24] shuggie otis - "freedom flight" - inspiration information [2:53:05] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148160

Duration:03:08:36

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“The imperialist wears a mask and his face grows to fit it.” - George Orwell from Jan 9, 2025

1/9/2025
mark banning - "lunar eclipse ( excerpt)" - i am the center private isse new age music in america 1950-1990 v/a [0:00:00] elizabeth parker - "space drift" - future perfect [0:08:49] cluster - "zum wohl" - sowiesoso [0:10:01] The Cosmic Tones Research Trio - "peace prayer" - all is sound [0:16:46] Mulatu Astake - "mascaram setaba" - Mulatu of Ethiopia [0:21:08] anita o'day - "i used to be color blind" - pick yourself up with Anita O'Day [0:26:10] Blossom Dearie - "the boy next door" - the pianist /les blue stars [0:27:03] 36 - "trench heart" - dreamloops [0:39:53] visible cloaks, yoshio ojima & satsuki shibano - "canzona per somnare no 4" - serenitatem [0:54:57] dialect - "new sun" - atlas of green [1:00:52] the weather girls - "it's raining ,men/i'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair" [1:09:20] the shades of life - "come inside" - Mr Bongo Record Club 7 v/a [1:17:38] La Crema - "cisco kid" - We've Got A Groovy Thing Going: The Latin Soul Of Bobby Marin [1:25:19] Dora Morelenbaum - "Não Vou Te Esquecer" - pique [1:29:13] war - "sweet fighting lady" - galaxy [1:33:42] caixa cubo - "vila macarena" - modo aviao [1:39:07] wally badarou - "mambo" - echoes [1:42:08] cornell campbell and the eternals - "queen of the ministrels" - nice up the dance studio one discomixes v/a [1:46:56] melvin jackson - "bold and black" - Funky Skull [1:56:05] Serge Gainsbourg & Michel Colombier - "batacuda meurtriere" - La pacha OST [2:11:19] nikitch & Alexis Moutzouris - "sans titres" - tru thoughts 2024 v/a [2:14:15] Sade - "young lion" - transa v/a [2:18:37] Kamasi Washington - "dream state ( feat andre 3000)" - fearless movement [2:21:35] the ghostwriters - "quirk of quails" - Objects in Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear [2:29:38] arthur russell - "fuzzbuster #09" - picture of a bunny rabbit [2:33:58] la femme - "venus" - Rock Machine [2:36:00] Peter Gordon & David Van Tieghem - "winter" - winter summer [vocals kathy acker] [2:38:56] clairo - "love songs" - like someone I know ( a celebration of margo guryan) [2:47:36] ela minus - "close ( feat helado negro)" - acts of rebellion [2:50:27] Hercules and Love Affair - "easy" - Hercules And Love Affair [2:53:51] nubya garcia - "clarity (outerlude)" - odyssey [2:58:53] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147892

Duration:03:09:04

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art is... from Jan 2, 2025

1/2/2025
harold budd brian eno - "An Arc of Doves" - ambient 2 [0:00:00] arushi jain - "the sun swirls within you" - under the lilac sky [0:06:22] george duke - "sweet bite" - the inner source [0:16:35] cleo sol - "we need you" - mother [0:19:19] the emotions - "flowers" - bob stanley presents 76 degrees in the shade v/a [0:27:30] devon russell - "my woman's love" - soul jazz presents lovers rock v/a [0:35:04] Bô'vel - "check4 U (original)" - changes [0:37:13] adrian younge - "run (feat alani)" - Linear Labs: Sao Paulo [0:41:35] greg foat - "Nikinakinu" - Symphonie Pacifique [0:44:59] Agustin Pereyra Lucena - "pro forma" - Agustin Pereyra Lucena [0:50:19] The Frightnrs - "I'd Rather Go Blind" - If You Ask Me To: Victor Axelrod Covers for Daptone Records [0:54:28] derrick harriott - "what can i do/all i could do was cry ( medley)" - she- boom, she- boom Adfrican american influences on reggae 1963-73 [0:57:57] KOKOROKO - "sweeter than" - get the message [1:11:54] bob & gene - "i can be cool" [1:14:28] michele mercure - "Beginning" - beside herself [1:16:26] rodion G.A. - "un pahar cu apa" - from the archives G.A. [1:19:01] Bruhaha Babelico - "bruhaha II" - outro tempo single promocional [1:24:10] strange party - "i hear the..." - sleepwalking through life [1:33:40] merchants - "desert magnet" - marrow [1:36:48] soft violet - "fairy" - sterner stuff [1:39:46] Suzanne Ciani - "malibuzios" - the velocity of love [1:43:29] swingle singers - "prelude No 11 in F Major" - jazz sebastian bach [1:49:53] strange party - "know what? (feat klaus nomi)" - Sleepwalking Through Life [1:52:14] Otay: Onii - "they said that's FRIENDSHIP and I laughed" - True Faith Ain't Blind [1:53:48] Koto Shakuhachi - "Fugue no 1" - A New Sound from the Japanese Bach Scene [1:55:27] tears run rings - "within" - everything in the end [1:58:05] Janel & Anthony - "boom boom" - New Moon In The Evil Age [2:09:12] west of roan - "the bell" - queen of eyes [2:13:43] nicanor zabaleta/ paul kuentz chamber orchestra - "bach/suite for harp( after partita no 3 in e major for solo violin)" - the harmonious harp [2:17:14] dariush dolat-shahi - "hur" - electronic music, tar, and sehtar [2:20:58] nana vasconcelos - "toshiro" - africa deus [2:25:23] kenneth wright - "me and jen" - Atlanta: Hotbed of 70s Soul [2:33:19] eddie kendricks - "darling come back home" - eddie kendricks [2:35:50] the travellers - "jah gave us this world" - black black minds [2:40:39] dennis bovell/matumbi - "fire dub" - sufferer sounds [2:42:23] cornell campbell - "i wonder why ( unreleased cut)" - Tape Rolling! With Bunny Lee & Friends: On Wax and in the Studio 1971-74 [2:47:51] louisa "markswoman" mark - "dance and feel free" - breakout [2:51:35] junior murvin - "cool out son" - joe gibbs productions, roots culture and the birth of dancehall [2:54:19] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147693

Duration:03:08:40