Monkey Mind - 07/18/2011

So happy to hear that entire “The Only Tune” piece by Nico Muhly; it reveals more every time I listen. I was even more all over the map than usual this week, but dammit I think it works. Hope you enjoy.

Time Song Artist Album
3pm Hop Skip and Jump Carlos Vidal Congo Drums
  Tabasco Los Pekeniques Sensacional Soul: 37 Groovy Spanish Soul & Funk Stompers 1966-1976
  Gettin' Down Into Something Bo Baral's E Raw Funk
  Cheganca Walter Wanderley Trio Cheganca
  Oh What A Mini Willie Francis Jamaican Hits
  Mashing That Thing Bo Carter The Essential Bo Carter
  Thoth Song Peter Lang Kottke, Fahey, Lang
  Lonesome Road Blues Riley Baugus Long Steel Rail
  Why Me Lord Johnny Cash American Recordings
  The Only Tune Nico Muhly Mothertongue
  Suite for Vibraphone & New Tango Quintet: Nuevo Tango Astor Piazzolla & Gary Burton The New Tango
  The Shrouded Stranger Allen Ginsberg The Lion for Real
  Sun Zoom Spark Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Clear Spot
  Mine Mine Mind Roky Erickson & The Aliens The Evil One (plus one)
  Boogie Red Krayola Hazel
4pm All My Life Harry Nilsson/John Lennon Pussy Cats
  It's So Good Betty Davis Is It Love or Desire
  No Money Down Jerry Butler You and Me
  Somebody's On Your Case Ann Peebles The Best Of Ann Peebles: The Hi Records Years
  To the Other Man The Rance Allen Group Truth Is Where It's At
  Tee Nine Chee Bit Earth, Wind & Fire Open Our Eyes
  Jagger the Dagger Eugene McDaniels Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse
  And the Healing Has Begun Van Morrison Into The Music
  You're Taking Up Another Man's Place Aretha Franklin Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul
  Mr. J.B. Blues Duke Ellington/Jimmy Blanton Solos, Duets and Trios
  Blues for Django & Stephane Stephane Grappelli/Philip Catherine/Larry Coryell/Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen Young Django
  My Sick Mind The Roches Nurds
  My Mind The Misunderstood Before the Dream Faded
  Sidewalk Surfin' Jan & Dean The Little Old Lady From Pasadena

Monkey Mind - 07/11/2011

The Meredith Monk radio piece from 1976 is the fave this week, along with that great Vern Williams bluegrass lp and the Congolese late-60s collection. Hope you enjoy.

Time Song Artist Album
3pm Let's Get Together Blues Magoos Electric Comic Book
  It Ain't Easy Long John Baldry It Ain't Easy
  Skin and Bones The Kinks Muswell Hillbillies
  Pet You & Hold You Rockpile Seconds of Pleasure
  Good Boy/Groovette Legend w/Mickey Jupp Legend
  J.P.P. McStep B. Blues Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow
  Keleya Moussa Doumbia Love's A Real Thing: The Funky Fuzzy Sounds of West Africa
  Kanu Empire Bakuba Pont Sur le Congo
  Mighty Heavy Load Cymande The Message
  Biography (from Education of the Girlchild, 1972) Meredith Monk Big Ego: The Dial-a-Poem Poets LP
  Uguisu Yoshikazu Mera Nightingale: Japanese Art Songs
  Mutations Jean-Claude Risset OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music: 1948-1980
  Snow White Steve and Gloria Tropp Big Ego: The Dial-a-Poem Poets LP
4pm Your Wedding Smog Julius Caesar
  Once More Bevis Frond Inner Marshland
  Get a Little Mothers of Invention Weasels Ripped My Flesh
  Nasty Lonnie Jordan Different Moods of Me
  Because They Envy Us Wanda Robinson The Soul-Jazz Poetry of Wanda Robinson
  Sister Matilda Stu Gardner Stu Gardner and the Sanctified Sound
  Belshazar Johnny Cash Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings
  Shine A Light Joe Louis Walker, et al Exile on Blues Street
  Guiding Light Television Marquee Moon
  Darling Nellie Vern Williams Band Bluegrass from the Gold Country
  'Neath That Cold Grey Tomb of Stone Lilly Brothers & Don Stover Bluegrass at the Roots: 1961
  I Was Drunk Alejandro Escovedo Bourbonitis Blues
  Half Moon Janis Joplin Pearl
  The Fish Big Mama Thornton Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings

Monkey Mind - 06/20/2011

Those Duke Edwards/Young Ones and Lloyd McNeill LPs are really doing it for me this week. Hope you enjoy.

Time Song Artist Album
3pm Tori (segment 3)/Tranquil Lloyd McNeill Tori
  Proposto de Amor Tom Ze Estudando O Pagode
  Styling, Smiling & Profiling Bar-Kays Cold Blooded
  Tomorrow's Man Toog 6633
  10-8=Not A Dime Thee Undatakers Kool Keith presents...
  Is It Too Late? Duke Edwards & the Young Ones Is It Too Late?
  Summer's Almost Gone The Doors Waiting For the Sun
  Why Try Kaleidoscope Side Trips
  Alias Directory The Monorchid Who Put Out the Fire?
  Fire Spirit Gun Club Fire of Love
  Outside the Trains Don't Run On Time Gang of Four Solid Gold
  Born in Xixax Nina Hagen Nunsexmonkrock
4pm One Night As I Lay On My Bed Steeleye Span The King
  Nowhere High Tide Sea Shanties
  These Things Too Pearls Before Swine These Things Too
  Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone John Prine Bruised Orange
  This is What's Happening Now Natural Four Natural Four
  N.E.S.T.A. 75 Antibalas Talkatif
  Columbia Mongo Santamaria Afro-Roots
  Isle of Capri Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra Viva Cugat!
  I Want To Be Free Hot Chocolate A's, B's & Rarities
  Can the Can Suzi Quatro Glam Rock
  Chance To Get Away Dwight Twilley Band Twilley Don't Mind
  Neely Air Miami me, me, me
  Show Me How To Dance Archie Bell & the Drells Strategy
  Hare Krishna Tony Scott (King Britt Remix) Verve Remixed
  Ananais Chosen Gospel Singers The Lifeboat

Monkey Mind - 06/13/2011

Really loving that early 70s Beach Boys stuff right now; “Carl & the Passions” is a great, great pop/rock/gospel/fuckedup record. I tried to dig out some unknown gems from knowns and unknowns for you; here’s hoping you get to groove away as much as I did.

Time Song Artist Album
3pm Travellin' In Style Free Heartbreaker
  Incidentally...It's Over Nils Lofgren Cry Tough
  All This Is That/You Need A Mess of Help/He Come Down Beach Boys Carl & The Passions - So Tough
  Little Sister Nico Chelsea Girl
  Little Linda Bloodstone I Need Time
  My Gorilla Is My Brother Sly and the Family Stone There's a Riot Goin' On
  You Could Have Had Me Baby Esther Phillips Black-Eyed Blues
  The Parasite (for Buffy) Eugene McDaniels Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse
  A Fool In Love Frankie Miller The Rock
  Undecided Anita O'Day Anita 1975
4pm Her Name Is... George Jones Anniversary
  A Good Thing Lost The Poppy Family featuring Susan Jacks Which Way You Goin' Billy?
  Hello Trouble Kaleidoscope Pulsating Dreams: The Epic Recordings
  The Town Idiot Kicking Giant Alien I.D.
  I Didn't Ask To Be Born Rick Derringer Sweet Evil
  It's Easy, Mmmkay South Park Bigger Longer & Uncut
  Song of AIYAN Yoshikazu Mera Nightingale: Japanese Art Songs
  Sonate fur Trompete und Klavier, 2nd movement Paul Hindemith/Wynton Marsalis & Judith Lynn Stillman On the Twentieth Century...
  Algiers Hoodoo Blues Billie & DeDe Pierce Vocal Blues and Cornet in the Classic Tradition
  D'accord Dakar Ernest Ranglin In Search of the Lost Riddim
  Wait Here Al Green Truth 'n Time
  Mother For My Children The Whispers Anthology
  Reachin' For the Feeling Dobie Gray Loving Arms
  Guess Who I Saw Today Nancy Wilson Anthology
  Newtown The Slits Cut
  All Bad Ends All The Books Thought For Food
  What Is It? Minutemen 3-Way Tie For Last
  Sail On, Sailor Beach Boys Holland

Monkey Mind - 05/02/2011

Big Lothar & the Hand People fan right now. Fair warning. Love that McKinley Jackson & the Politicans record, too - they were a great underrated house band for the Invictus/Hot Wax labels in the early 70s - and Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man, a strange comp of 1920s/30s men-singing-to-men and other gender-bending songs. Enjoy.

Time Song Artist Album
3pm That's Another Story/Kids Are Little People/Ha (Ho) Lothar and the Hand People Presenting...Lothar and the Hand People
  Sylvia Said John Cale The Island Years
  Lullaby for the Summer Jimi Hendrix Valleys of Neptune
  Trust Us Captain Beefheart Mirror Man
  Tabasco Los Pekeniques Sensacional Soul: 37 Groovy Spanish Soul & Funk Stompers 1966-1976
  Club Kidnap Soul Ecstasy Soul Ecstasy soundtrack
  Bosco's Blues Sugarman Three & Company (Remix feat. Large Professor) Daptone Records Remixed
  None a Jah Jah Children a Cry Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus Towering Dub Inferno
  n'bantassouro Horoya Band Paya-Paya
  FDR Jones/After You're Gone Charlie and his Orchestra Swing Tanzen Verboten!
  Masculine Women, Feminine Men Merritt Brunies & His Friars Inn Orchestra Can't Help Lovin' That Man
  Gay Love Bing Crosby Can't Help Lovin' That Man
4pm Drop the Pilot Joan Armatrading Track Record
  Yeah Sapphire Hold Steady Stay Positive
  Closed Doors Action Patrol On Patrol: 1993-96
  Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing Discharge Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
  Miss Maybelle R.L. Burnside Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down
  Nazi Beach Party Bird Names Open Relationship
  Sex and Violence Lothar and the Hand People Presenting...Lothar and the Hand People
  Dirty Baby Part V Nels Cline Dirty Baby
  Baby Doll Fatback Band Fatbackin': The Perception Sessions
  Church The Politicians featuring McKinley Jackson The Politicians
  I've Done It Again Grace Jones Nightclubbing
  Being in Love Meryn Cadell Angel Food For Thought
  Life Lite Plunge Tin Fish Tango
  Picnic on the Marne: Seven Waltzes for Alto Saxophone & Piano Ned Rorem/Alex Mitchell & Jeremy Limb American Saxophone Music
  Things I Could Have Said Neil Innes & The World Lucky Planet

Monkey Mind - 04/25/2011

Hope you like the psychedelic stuff in between all the soul and country. Thanks for listening, as always. Oh, and I forgot to include the brilliant cover of “When Will I Be Loved” featuring Sandy Denny and Linda Peters (later Thompson) from “Rock On,” the great 1972 covers collection by a bunch of Britfolk stars simply calling themselves The Bunch.

Time Song Artist Album
3pm Tom Sawyer remix DJ Z-Trip & DJ P Uneasy Listening, Volume 1
  Beats for the Listeners Eric B & Rakim Follow the Leader
  Say What Melvin Jackson Funky Skull
  Anna Arthur Alexander in their own words: a bunch of songwriters sittin' around singing
  Down the Backroads Arthur Alexander Rainbow Road: The Warner Bros. Recordings
  Nothing Seems To Matter Bonnie Raitt Give It Up
  Light Is Faster Than Sound Big Brother & The Holding Company Big Brother & The Holding Company
  For R.S.G. Yardbirds Shapes of Things
  You Don't Love Me Kaleidoscope Pulsating Dreams: The Epic Recordings
  Permanent Green Light Godz Godz 2
  If You Have Ghosts Roky Erickson & The Aliens The Evil One
  The Voo Doo Walk Sonny Richard's Panics with Cindy and Misty These Ghoulish Things
  You Got a Heart Like a Rock Robert Gordon with Danny Gatton
  Peace of Mind Nancy Wilson Anthology
  Super Good Myra Barnes (Vicki Anderson) James Brown's Funky People (Part 2)
4pm Domingas Jorge Ben Brazilian Collection: From A to Z
  La Huasanga Los Camperos de Valles The Muse
  Harlem Bound Garland Jeffreys Garland Jeffreys
  Tears Inside Art Pepper Quintet Smack Up
  Paseo in Media Luz Gonzalo Rubalcaba Solo
  Miniature Overture Peter Copley/Schubert Ensemble Bright Future
  Range Des Voitures Un Drame Musical Instantane Carnage
  The Struggle Against Unreality Begins Matmos The Civil War
  The Decay of Cities Henry Cow Western Culture
  The Vivian Twist Starmount Tyranny of the Sphere
  Domestic Animal Jazz Butcher Conspiracy Distressed Gentlefolk

Monkey Mind - 04/11/2011

Another week, another fidgety collection. You want my opinion, the Xenakis, Electric Eels, Harold Alexander, Ada Moore and Virgin Prunes can easily withstand a lot more attention if you’re so inclined.

Time Song Artist Album
3pm On the Beach Neil Young On the Beach
  Let's Get Together Blues Magoos Electric Comic Book
  Jazz Is...Part 2 Electric Eels The Eyeball of Hell
  Ruin Joelle Leandre/Quentin Sirjacq Out of Nowhere
  The Devil Is A Woman Ada Moore Jazz Workshop, Volume Three
  Mama Soul Harold Alexander Sunshine Man
  Flute Duet Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri Rainforest Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri Rainforest
  Farther East of Jack Burning Spear Garvey's Ghost
  The Call Up The Clash Sandanista!
  Dave-Id Is Dead Virgin Prunes ...If I Die, I Die
  Love is the Heart of Everything Dog Faced Hermans Hum of Life
  Paint Your Pictures If Waterfall
4pm The Mercy Seat Johnny Cash American III: Solitary Man
  Can I Sleep In Your Arms Willie Nelson Red Headed Stranger
  I've Got A Feeling Pentangle Sweet Child
  Pleiades: Melanges Iannis Xenakis/red fish blue fish ensemble Xenakis: Percussion Works
  Kyipellu festival song Dagarti tribe Sounds of West Africa: The Kora and the Xylophone
  Wild Bill Jones Ira Bernstein & Riley Baugus Appalachian Roots
  Hey Hey Honey Bright Light Quartet Southern Journey: Velvet Voices
  Whosoever Will May Come Biddleville Quintette Complete Recorded Works, 1926-29, Volume 1
  Hard Times Baby Huey The Baby Huey Story
  Carnival Joys George Benson Verve Silver Collection
  Song for Sinners Joe Henderson Multiple
  Turn Into Earth Yardbirds Over Under Sideways Down
  The Poacher Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance Anymore for Anymore...Plus
  Something's Gonna Happen Marshall Crenshaw Best of Marshall Crenshaw

Monkey Mind - 04/04/2011

This week’s menu; lots of soulful stuff for what was - here, anyway - a gorgeous sunny day. Enjoy.

Time Song Artist Album
3pm Transylvania Boogie Gabor Szabo Macho
  Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love Ann Peebles Best of Ann Peebles: The Hi Records Years
  Love Is Like A Baseball Game Intruders Super Hits
  Count On Me Natural Four For the Ladies: 12 Mellow-Soul Tracks
  Soul Station Coleman Hawkins, Tiny Grimes, Ray Bryant Blues Groove
  African Dialects Peter King Nigeria 70-Lagos Jump
  Lay Away The Isleys Brother, Brother, Brother
  Your Mama Wants Ya Back Betty Davis They Say I'm Different
  All of You Gerry Mulligan & Annie Ross Annie Ross & Gerry Mulligan
  What is the Soul of Man? Sister Rosetta Tharpe The Gospel of The Blues
  In the Morning When I Rise Sweet Honey in the Rock Still on the Journey
  Fairy Tales The Rivingtons Papa Oom Mow Mow: Rockin' R&B and Boss Ballads
  Bhaja Govindam Alice Coltrane Transcendence
  J.O. Complete Derek Bailey Play Backs
4pm No Nazi's Friend The Dicks Dicks 1980-1986
  Liar Royal Trux Accelerator
  Everyday Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 45 single
  Free Piece Red Krayola God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It
  Unblinking Polycarp Sings the Blues 45
  Fuck Me Maggie Estep No More Mister Nice Girl
  Capo (South of Caspian) Ganger Hammock Style
  Choppin' Down Woods Eugene Chadbourne Country Protest
  White Cell Clock DVA Thirst
  Metropolis Incarnate T. Rex Work In Progress
  I Want My Crown Kevin Coyne Marjory Razorblade
  You're Getting a Little Too Smart Detroit Emeralds The Breaks: Original B-Boy Street Funk & Block Party Classics
  Hot Tears The Immortals Nigeria 70-Lagos Jump
  Capitao Do Asfalto Bahia Black Ritual Beating System
  Huckleberry Duck Raymond Scott Quintet Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights

Monkey Mind - 03/28/2011

Thanks for listening, as always.

Time Song Artist Album
3pm Gospel Tune Sandy Bull and Billy Higgins Fantasias for Guitar and Banjo
  Lazy Afternoon McGuinness Flint McGuinness Flint
  Famous Flowers of Serving Man Martin Carthy Shearwater
  Utsinares Mas Vadidebt Trio Kavkasia O Morning Breeze: Traditional Songs From Georgia
  Guitarre Gavriel Lipkind & Alexandra Lubchansky/Moritz Moszkowski Miniatures & Folklore
  Intro:Raices/Ghana E/Botanica DJ Sake1 Fania Live 03: From the Fresh Coast
  Mabala Yahoos Deep Funk Africa
  Mother Pepper Desmond Dekker Rockin' Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker
  Please Don't Drive Me Away Sam Cooke Night Beat
  Monkey Woman Blues Jimmy & Mama Yancey Chicago Piano Volume One
  Quicksilver Girl Steve Miler Band The Best of 1968-1973
  I'm Reaching Out on All Sides If If
4pm Not With You Mecca Normal The First LP
  Watch the Driver The Ex Joggers & Smoggers
  No More of That Stiff Little Fingers Inflammable Material
  Putting People on the Moon Drive-By Truckers The Dirty South
  The Kettle Colosseum Valentyne Suite
  Catherine Cares Pete Ham 7 Park Avenue
  Funky Toes McKinley Jackson & the Politicians McKinley Jackson & the Politicians
  Reincarnated Souls Bunny Wailer Blackheart Man
  Losin' Ground Cymande The Message
  The Girl I Find Impressions The Young Mod's Forgotten Story
  Need A Man Blues Donna Summer Love To Love You Baby
  Beleza Pura Caetano Veloso Personalidade
  Monk in Wonderland Grachan Moncur III Evolution
  Quotations Mario Lavista/Christopher Adkins & Jo Boatwright Voices of Chance - Voces Americanas

Monkey Mind - 03/21/2011

The Cymande, late 70s Van, Andrew Hill, Atomic Rooster and early UB40 are particularly rocking my worldview these days. A gorgeous 13 minutes of spare, groovy Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ends the set, with a great unknown Floaters cut as the palate cleanser. Hope you enjoy.

Time Song Artist Album
3pm Guajira Sicodelica Los Destellos This LP Crashes Hard Drives
  Ayenye Mongo Santamaria Afro-Roots
  Yabis Sir Shina Peters & His International Stars Nigeria 70-Lagos Jump
  The Message Cymande The Message
  The Window The Apple Juice Kid plus +
  Everybody Loves My Baby Melvin Jackson Funky Skull
  Wake Up Everybody Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes All Their Greatest Hits!
  You Make Me Feel So Free Van Morrison Into the Music
  All The Way Down Esther Phillips Capricorn Princess
  Off Duty Trip The Raincoats The Raincoats
  Spare Me From the Mold Gossip Music for Men
  Touch Me Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band
  Illusion Andrew Hill/Sam Rivers The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions
4pm Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) Elvis Costello My Aim Is True
  I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home David Frizzell The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine!
  Fish Walk Harvey Mandel Shangrenade
  Tomorrow Night Atomic Rooster Death Walks Behind You
  I'm So Sorry Sylvain Sylvain Sylvain Sylvain
  Hair of the Dog Green On Red Green on Red
  A Patricia Los Destellos The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru
  Reclamo Mistico Armando Garzon Boleros
  Napoleon Solo Lyn Taitt & the Jets Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady 1966-68
  Signing Off UB40 Signing Off
  Traditional Qawwali by Hazrat Amir Khusrau Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Live in London December 14, 1989, Vol. III
  Floaters Anything That Keeps You Satisfied Magic