Farewell Transmission


Brian Ang

Jazz, poetry, modern composition, and in-studio guests.

Genre
Poetry, Jazz, Experimental



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Show Description for Sunday 08/17/2008

The Revolution of Everyday Life

Down quantity street

People who talk about revolution and class struggle without referring explicitly to everyday life, without understanding what is subversive about love and what is positive in the refusal of constraints, such people have a corpse in their mouth.

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anarchy 

down with dumbed down art

"There's more innovation and more cultural acumen in any episode of Ren and Stimpy than in any of the books of our last trio of national poet laureates." 

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today i think i will play some shostakovich. thanks to the recommendation from lashelle, who calls in every week. i enjoy your calls and learn a lot from you


Track Artist Song Album Label    
1 Brothers and Sisters Mason CIty Fortunately The Calla Lily Company Thanks Jeffery  *new arrival
Stephen Malkmus Church on White Stephen Malkmus Major Pavement kick this past week
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Wallace Stevens Tea at the Palaz of Hoon Harmonium
Mary Lou Lord Outdoor Miner Tea at the Palaz of Hoon Cover of my favorite Wire song
My Robot Friend Walt Whitman Hot Action! Thanks Dr. Awkward
Cabaret Voltaire Nag Nag Nag Twenty-Five Years of Rough Trade Shops A nightclub in Zurich and the birthplace of Dada
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Full House Davis Song Conceptual aspect to this set; songs that I did not like enough today to play usually; I am playing a set of them today with the purpose...; this song was too cutesy for me today
Nickel Creek Spit on a Stranger This Side ...of empowering the listener to be a greater part of the pleasure making process than usual instead of ceding so much authority to the DJ; Pavement cover; I like the original too much
Dinosaur Jr. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better Time Between Byrds cover; annoying top vocals; Dino Jr. themselves are perfect
Slayer Angel of Death Reign in Blood I actually enjoyed this while playing it; David D Young coming in doing fist pumps helped
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Joshua Clover Auteur Theory The Totality for Kids
The Auteurs New French Girlfriend Now I'm a Cowboy Luke Haines
Baader Meinhof Back on the Farm Baader Meinhof Haines side project
Joshua Clover Baader Meinhof Three Person'd God American Poets in the 21st Century Franklin Bruno imitating the style of Haines
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Dylan Thomas Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Reading His Complete Recorded Poetry Thanks Paul Webb for giving me these poetry lps, I really appreciate it
Allen Ginsberg / William Blake Ah! Sunflower Songs of Innocence and Experience This album is cited as an important influence by such artists as Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom; http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Ginsberg-Blake.html
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Chip Handy Track Two Sextet feat. David D Young on triangles, bell tree, claves, ting, sha, tambourine, industrial kitchen equipment, toys
Charles Baudelaire To the Reader The Flowers of Evil
Charles Baudelaire Spleen The Flowers of Evil
Michael Palmer Seven Forbidden Words Notes for Echo Lake
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Cale / Conrad / MacLise / Young / Zazeela Day of Niagara (1965) Inside the Dream Syndicate All-star avant line-up
Ronald Johnson Beams 21, 22, 23, The Song of Orpheus ARK Dumbed down art insults the public
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Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 15 Thank you LaShelle