Music For Listeners 06/04/2011

1) Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme"  From the CD 'The Sounds of Science: Beastie Boys Anthology'.
2) Treetop Flyers-"Long Cold Winter"  From the brand new 10" 'Things Will Change'.
3) Let's Wrestle-"If I Keep On Loving You"  From the brand new CD 'Nursing Home'.
4) Mazes-"Summer Hit"  From the CD 'A Thousand Heys'.
5) Pets and the Pirates-"Bump"  From the brand new CD 'One Thousand Pictures'.
6) Violens-"Top of the Mountain"  From the brand new digital single for "Top of the Mountain".
7) The Horrors-"Still Life"  From the forthcoming CD 'Skying'.
8) Tom Vek-"A World of Doubt"  From the brand new CD 'Leisure Seizure'.
9) Fixers-"Crystals"  From the brand new CD EP 'Here Comes 2001: Let's All Head for the Sun'.
10) Persian Rugs-"Always Been Assured"  From the vinyl 7" single for "Always All".
11) Blanche Hudson Weekend-"Noise and Fury"  From the CD 'Reverence, Severance, and Spite'.
12) Summer Fiction-"Chandeliers"  From the CD 'Summer Fiction'.
13) Betty and the Werewolves-"Should I Go To Glasgow"  From the CD 'Tea Time Favourites'.
14) Chalk and Numbers-"Let's Go Away"  From the digital EP 'He Knew'.
15) The Felt Tips-"Garden of Roses"  From the CD 'Living and Growing'.
16) Days-"Downhill"  From the 7" single for "Downhill".
17) Sonny and the Sunsets-"Reflections of Youth"  From the CD 'Hit After Hit'.
18) Paisley and Charlie-"Julia Misbehaves"  From the vinyl 7" single for "Stone Lions".
19) Deer Vibes-"Ventura"  From the CD EP 'Ventura'.
20) Nguuni Lovers Lovers-"Beth Kathini"  From the vinyl 7" single for "Cheza Nogoma".
21) Wild Moccasins-"Late Night Television"  From the CD 'Skin Collision Past'.
22) Education-"Hey, Shoot It"  From the CD 'Age Cage'.
23) The Long Tangles-"Hey Silver City"  From the CD 'Silver City'.
24) Comet Gain-"The Weekend Dream"  From the brand new CD 'Howl of the Lonely Crowd'.
25) Sonny Pete-"Bleeding the Walls"  From the brand new CD 'When the Shadows Pass (Odes to Death and Transience)'.
26) Help Stamp Out Loneliness-"S*W*I*M*"  From the CD 'Help Stamp Out Loneliness'.
27) Tropic of Cancer-"Be Brave"  From the vinyl 10" EP for 'Be Brave'.
28) Can-"Dizzy Spoon (System 7 Mix)"  From the remix CD 'Sacrilege'.
29) The Orb-"Backside of the Moon (Under Water Deep Space)"  From the ultra-rare CD 'Aubrey Mixes: The Ultraworld Excursions'. Mixed by Steve Hillage
30) "The Mid-Morning Recording"             Aphex Twin-'Richard D. James Album' (U.S. Version)
Haven't played an album by Aphex Twin in a while, and after Bill Baird played a track from this particular album last week, I started listening to this album again this week. I thought it a proper time to play as a "MMR". Not only because it is a great album, and not only because of Mr. Baird last week, but since Steve Hillage is our guest later in the month, it is fitting to play because I happened to meet Mr. Hillage while Aphex Twin was playing a set during the "Big Top Tour" of 1997. "He's off his rocker, isn't he?", Steve said. "I've never seen anything like it", I replied. (I can't say I've seen anything like it since really.) This same day in 1997, I happened to pass a couple of inches within the great Richard D.; but I really didn't know what to say to him. I'm sure he's heard it all before. "Hey man, great music".....how dull. He was already legendary in the electronic world. It is also a coincidence that I first heard the music of Aphex Twin in the KRTU booth way back in 1992, so it's always nice to hear Richard D. on the KRTU airwaves. Maybe someday, I'll get him to make an exclusive mix for "The 180". "I'm always frying up vegetables with cheese if you please."
Michael - MFL
34) James-"Sayonara"  From the CD 'Wah-Wah'.