PROGRAM 33: THIS WORLD OVER / ENDLESS WALTZ [12.20.12]

12/21/12 • -1 min

Experiencing a Significant Gravitas Shortfall Podcast

All day I had the words "this world over" floating in my head, and only after doing this show did I remember that's a song title on my least favorite XTC record.^* So it was left out of this impromptu apocalyptical set.

A few months ago while reading about Kaoru Abe, I learned about his exploitative biopic. At the time, I joked that I should try to get the movie and play it on the air. And then I found the movie, and the Grouse stands by his word. It's a "Sid & Nancy for the free jazz set." The Lady Katie, listening from Shaw, asked if the movie was just sex and crying; and indeed it is. But also a few dust-ups, an amputated toe (for love's sake), and some blistering improv. As far as I can tell, the real Keiji Haino and Fushitsusha play themselves, on and off stage. My knowledge of the Japanese free jazz scene is extremely limited; with the exception of the lead actor, they all looked like real players giving semi-real performances.

The entire movie audio was broadcast on 97.5 FM on 12.20.12. The entire audio is again presented here... because, what the hell. The full video is out there if you're really interested. Good luck finding subtitles! While on the air, I did my best to live tweet some visuals, and I've collected them at the bottom of this post.

While typing these notes, I learned that the director of "Endless Waltz," Koji Wakamatsu, died in October. Let's just pretend, ex post facto, that this whole thing was a belated tribute to a director I'd never heard of. For podcasting purposes, I cannot link to anything above my audio link below. But click on his name in the playlist for the New York Times obituary. Rest in peace, Koji.

The original plan for today was 1:44 to "Endless Waltz," 4 minutes to a late tribute to Ravi Shankar (the appropriate "I Am Missing You"), and 4 minutes for Bird's rendition of White Christmas. I hadn't planned to give in to the zeitgeist and do an end of the world set. But then the Lady Katie requested the Ted Leo track that we open with. I also showed up early for the first time in a great while, so bonus world-ending radio for all!

^*It would have made a good segue piece in this set too; from XTC to Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her (the band, named after the XTC song on "The Big Express"), to Kaoru Abe.

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Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - "Last Days" (from The Brutalist Bricks)
Talulah Gosh - "My World's Ending" (from Backwash)
Jenks "Tex" Carman - "End of the World" (from Chippeha! (1947-57))
Ohm-A-Revelator - "World's End" (from Windswept Trees & Houses)
Silmaril - "Song of the Apocalypse" (from The Voyage of Icarus)
Grouse introduces this ridiculous episode. And proceeds to screw everything up.
- Sun Ra - "Mayan Temple" (from The Singles)
- Charlie Parker - "White Christmas" (from Charlie Parker - Archive of Folk & Jazz Music)
"Endless Waltz" (Koji Wakamatsu, 1995)
Ravi Shankar - "I Am Missing You" (from Shankar Family & Friends)

Heading to the @radiocpr underground bunker now. Here's a little preview of tonight's show. #endlesswaltz twitter.com/KingGrouse/sta...

— The Mighty Grouse (@KingGrouse) December 20, 2012

I believe we're starting in the future, and this is Kaoru and Izumi's daughter. #endlesswaltz twitter.com/KingGrouse/sta...

— The Mighty Grouse (@KingGrouse) December 21, 2012

Izumi is having sex in the bunkbed below her. #endlesswaltz twitter.com/KingGrouse/sta...

— The Mighty Grouse (@KingGrouse) December 21, 2012

But not with Kaoru, who is apparently watching. #endlesswaltz twitter.com/KingGrous...

^*It would have made a good segue piece in this set too; from XTC to Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her (the band, named after the XTC song on "The Big Express"), to Kaoru Abe.

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Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - "Last Days" (from The Brutalist Bricks)
Talulah Gosh - "My World's Ending" (from Backwash)
Jenks "Tex" Carman - "End of the World" (from Chippeha! (1947-57))
Ohm-A-Revelator - "World's End" (from Windswept Trees & Houses)
Silmaril - "Song of the Apocalypse" (from The Voyage of Icarus)
Grouse introduces this ridiculous episode. And proceeds to screw everything up.
- Sun Ra - "Mayan Temple" (from The Singles)
- Charlie Parker - "White Christmas" (from Charlie Parker - Archive of Folk & Jazz Music)
"Endless Waltz" (Koji Wakamatsu, 1995)
Ravi Shankar - "I Am Missing You" (from Shankar Family & Friends)

Heading to the @radiocpr underground bunker now. Here's a little preview of tonight's show. #endlesswaltz twitter.com/KingGrouse/sta...

— The Mighty Grouse (@KingGrouse) December 20, 2012

I believe we're starting in the future, and this is Kaoru and Izumi's daughter. #endlesswaltz twitter.com/KingGrouse/sta...

— The Mighty Grouse (@KingGrouse) December 21, 2012

Izumi is having sex in the bunkbed below her. #endlesswaltz twitter.com/KingGrouse/sta...

— The Mighty Grouse (@KingGrouse) December 21, 2012

But not with Kaoru, who is apparently watching. #endlesswaltz twitter.com/KingGrous...

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PROGRAM 32: LEFTOVERS TASTIER THAN THE ORIGINAL MEAL [12.06.12]

I feel like we haven't done a show this... stable?... in more than 6 months. Planning is caring, for my own sanity and for the ears of the discerning radio listener. The seed of this show was leftovers from the previous week (the dreaded 5th to 1st Thursday no-gap!). But toss in the unfortunate death of Dave Brubeck and some choice new material, and we get a program far superior--far more structurally sound--than the previous week. And then for the next show, December 20, we're returning to anti-radio!

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Bold text indicates relatively new releases (including reissues and comps).

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Blue Rondo a la Turk" (from Time Out)
The Nice - "Rondo" (from The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack)
Le Orme - "Blue Rondo a la Turk" (from L'Aurora Delle Orme)
James Cotton - "Midnight Creeper" (from Midnight Creeper (Live in Montreal 1967))
Grouse discusses the Blue Rondo Formula of prog rock songwriting
- The Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Strange Meadow Lark" (from Time Out)
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Unsquare Dance" (from Time Further Out)
Van Shipley - "Jan Pahechan Ho" (from Bollywood Steel Guitar)
M. Geddes Gengras - "Air Solo" (from Beyond the Curtain)
Daphni - "Cos-Ber-Zam Ne Noya (Daphni Mix)" (from Jiaolong)
Karthala 72 - "Delores" (from Dans Le Coeur Du Feu)
Kaoru Abe - "1972.1.21 Alto 1" (from Another Day's Dream)
The Pyramids - "Ancient Funk!" (from Otherworldly)
Kalaimamani Kadri Gopalnath - "Kangalidyatako" (from Gem Tones)
Mulatu Astatke - "Gubèlyé (My Gubel) " (from Ethiopiques 4 - Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974)
Dr. John - "You Lie" (from Locked Down)
DJ Kentaro - "Big Timer (f/ MC Zulu)" (from Contrast)
Bunji Garlin (f/ Nigel Rojas)- "Differentology" (new single)
Las Malas Amistades - "Lamento" (from Maleza)
Le Marchand du Soleil - "Laila Je T'Aime" (from Laila Je T'Aime)
I'm running out of snarky things to write about Grouse; he's actually sounding somewhat professional now that he has a real radio audience. No fun!
- Ike Bennet & the Crystalites - "Illya Kuryakin" (from Trojan Rocksteady Box Set)
Mr. Confuse - "Lookout Weekend" (from Feel the Fire)

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SPECIAL PROGRAM 5: NEW YEARS EVE WITH THE LADY KATIE [12.31.12]

The Lady Katie joins the Mighty Grouse for an hour on the annual Radio CPR New Year's Eve Marathon. I think we showed up a little early for the party.

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Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers - "Time Is Tight" (from Steel Vibrations)
The Clash - "Time Is Tight" (from Super Black Market Clash)
Booker T & the MGs - "Time Is Tight (extended intro)" (from Up Tight)
Grouse has bird flu, and hello from the Lady Katie
- Ike Bennet & the Crystalites - "Illya Kuryakin" (from Trojan Rocksteady Box Set)
Phyllis Dillon - "Don't Touch Me Tomato" (from Trojan Rocksteady Box Set)
Sir Lancelot - "Scandal In The Family" (from The Rough Guide to Calypso Gold)
Unit 4+2 - "Never Say Goodbye" (from Concrete & Clay)
The Troggs - "With A Girl Like You" (Atco 45-6415)
Grouse introduces the Lady Katie set.
- Stereolab - "Three Women" (from Chemical Chords)
Marscha Gee - "Peanut Duck" (from Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found: One Kiss Can Lead To Another)
The Ramones - "Needles & Pins (Early Version)" (from Rocket to Russia)
Etta James - "I'd Rather Go Blind" (from The Essential Etta James)
James Brown - "Please Please Please" (from 20 All-Time Greatest Hits!)
Rockin' Sidney - "You Ain't Nothin' But Fine" (from The Louisiana Party)
Huey Smith And His Clowns - "I Tried" (from For Dancin')
Cats on Fire - "Draw In The Reins" (from Draw In The Reins EP)
The Olivia Tremor Control - "The Opera House" (from Music From The Unrealized Film Script: Dusk At Cubist Castle)
The Four J's - "Will You Be My Love" (from Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found: One Kiss Can Lead To Another)
Petula Clark - "Heart" (from Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found: One Kiss Can Lead To Another)
The Lady Katie does a mean mic set. The answer to your question, Grouse, is: Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono!
- The Meters - "Darling Darling Darling" (from Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology)
The Zombies - "This Will Be Our Year [Mono Mix]" (from Odyssey & Oracle)