WFMU: Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich: Playlist from September 10, 2024

Listener comments!
	7:47pm Austin Rich: Good Hello.
	8:01pm Arvo Zylo: hi
	8:07pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @8:01 Nice to see you early! Tonight we'll play five unidentified punk songs, recorded off of the radio in the 1980's. To this date, they have remained unidentified. Maybe listeners can help?
	8:51pm Arvo Zylo: I purged a number of things before a number of moves, but thought I'd backed up everything. Anyway, there was this one CD of someone recording songs from sheet music that he'd found from the 1800s. There was a great suicide song written by a guy who wrote it before he stuck his head in an oven. His wife had left him because he dedicated too much time to music... the song was something like "I'm Staying In and Playing A Tune"... I think of it weekly for years now, no recollection of the title of the CD or the artist, but I think "Music Library" was in the title. So sad. Hope I find it.
	8:53pm Arvo Zylo: Incidentally, happy Suicide Prevention Day!
	8:59pm Imaginos: Ahoy, me hearties!
	9:00pm Austin Rich: Great synchronicity tonight, MarcTime!
	9:01pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @8:59 Wonderful to see you, Imaginos!
	9:01pm Mr. X: Welcome, fellow mutants! Hope you can help me figure out the mystery songs!
	9:01pm Imaginos: So no Peter Gunn?
	9:01pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @9:01 Mr. X! Since you helped put this together, I suspected you would be here.
	9:02pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:01 Always a joy to be here
	9:02pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:01 Not tonight. We've got something else in mind.
	9:02pm MarkTime: ↳ Austin Rich @9:00 Yes love it!
	9:02pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:02 And I bet it will be amazing
	9:02pm Arvo Zylo: Jeopardy theme music on the way? What is "lostwave" Punk Alex?
	9:02pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @8:53 Indeed!
	9:03pm MarkTime: ↳ Imaginos @9:01 Sadly MeTV+ just dropped Peter Gunn from their Sunday night late 50s private eye lineup
	9:03pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:02 It's a phrase that the kids came up with. It means: songs that are unidentified.
	9:03pm Austin Rich: ↳ MarkTime @9:03 What? That's a bummer.
	9:04pm Arvo Zylo: I stopped watching when they didn't have The Twilight Zone anymore...
	9:05pm Austin Rich: I have the digital gold stars and smiley faces ready to go! I'll drop a link for the person who get's anything right.
	9:05pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:03 Its on Tubi
	9:05pm Austin Rich: This is my only clip of Lucy.
	9:05pm MarkTime: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:04 MeTV still promotes Twilight Zone, but alas it's on at 12:30 AM
	9:05pm Austin Rich: Ignore Lucy's comments! That's just the only clip of her I have.
	9:08pm Mr. X: For those who might want to study up on the mystery band outside the context of this show, here's the mystery band playlist on YouTube: www.youtube.com...
	9:08pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""Back To Life"" by "??" Can you identify this song?
	9:08pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ MarkTime @9:05 There were about 5 years where I didn't own a TV, and I found one in a pawn shop for cheap when they switched to digital. From 10pm on, I watched Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Tales from The Darkside, Perry Mason, George and Gracie, Outer Limits, and Mr. Ed. It was a perfect evening. I don't know why anyone would ever change it.
	9:10pm Austin Rich: I'm a sucker for Perry Mason, Outer Limits and Mr. Ed. That's good stuff!
	9:12pm Austin Rich: Before I could even try to go and hunt down the Columbo samples myself, I found that Mr. X had already done it! I was gonna suggest it anyway, if he hadn't already put them in.
	9:13pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @9:12 ....Great minds, etc, etc....
	9:14pm Arvo Zylo: I had basically the exact peacoat he wore, and random people called me Columbo a couple times. Always liked that show. Comments from random people, not so much...
	9:14pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""Tell Me If It Matters"" by "??" Can you identify this song?
	9:14pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "The Akron-Canton Hometown Song" by "WHLO Sensatio... I found this silly thing here www.youtube.com...
	9:15pm Mr. X: About WHLO: en.wikipedia.org...
	9:15pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:14 I watched so much Columbo. That and Rockford Files is what I remember from my childhood. They were on ALL the time.
	9:16pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Shrouded in Shadows" by "ShiSho" ShiSho shisho.bandcamp.com... www.discogs.com...
	9:17pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Shrouded in Shadows" by "ShiSho" This is our birthday present to Barno.
	9:18pm Arvo Zylo: In addition to being graced with an appearance on MVM this month, I will be making a fill-in appearance with Mr. Blue from 1932 tomorrow... FYI, in case anyone is around... wfmu.org...
	9:18pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:18 Very cool! You've been making a lot of Sheena's appearances recently, which is great!
	9:19pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Shrouded in Shadows" by "ShiSho" As someone who got made fun of a lot in school, this song certainly hits pretty hard.
	9:19pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Suitor" by "Suitor" Suitor suitor.bandcamp.com...
	9:20pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Suitor" by "Suitor" I recommend this whole "tape" / digital download. Thanks to Mr. X, I'm a fan!
	9:20pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @9:19 For sure! I ate lunch by myself a lot, too.
	9:20pm WR: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:18 Filling in for Dr Jeff tomorrow?
	9:20pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @9:18 Thanks! I can thank you for essentially opening the door, but I still save plenty of the goods for your show. It's nice to let a set boil in my mind for months.
	9:20pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Suitor" by "Suitor" I love the sound on the Guitar. It's very wonderfully weird.
	9:21pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Familiar Hollow" by "Small Wood House" Small Wood House smallwoodhouse.bandcamp.com...
	9:21pm Imaginos: Question. My sister thinks that at 59 I am too old to wear t shirts featuring Albert Bouchard's Imaginos concept. What do you think? Btw, Bouchard is 77.
	9:21pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ WR @9:20 Hi! By the looks of it, as of a few hours ago, seems like it. Lots of swearing, fair warning!
	9:22pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:21 My aunt wore t-shirts her whole life, and it made her happy. My Dad still wears t-shirts when he's not working. I think you're fine.
	9:22pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Familiar Hollow" by "Small Wood House" I'm glad the kids still love shoegaze.
	9:24pm Austin Rich: On the subject of t-shirts: my mom has taken to making quilts, as a lot of 70-something year old people do. But she's making them out of t-shirts. I'm gonna take a huge batch of my fave shirts that are ripped or don't fit, and have them made into a quilt!
	9:25pm Arvo Zylo: I always thought shoegaze was supposed to have a lot of effects. Other than Windy & Carl, I do not know why most of what is called shoegaze is still called shoegaze... like... they are staring at their shoes because of all the pedals, no?
	9:26pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:25 That and the walls of reverb. And they don't like looking people in the eyes.
	9:26pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:24 Sounds like you have a talented mom.
	9:27pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:26 I certainly can't make quilts! But I've also never tried, so maybe I could, someday?
	9:27pm Mr. X: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:25 I always thought it was called shoegaze because they are too shy to dance and prance, so they just stand there looking down. Maybe that's where they have the setlist taped to the stage floor.
	9:28pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @9:26 I guess I have a greater demand for reverb. MBV isn't enough reverb for me really. Not that I don't respect MBV, but I am in the market for more effects... there are subgenres now, "dronegaze" and such. I think there's room for it.
	9:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:28 Agreed. I really like pedals, and how weird the sounds can get now. And I do like lots of reverb, in general.
	9:29pm Arvo Zylo: If there isn't a "pizzagaze" subgenre, there should be.
	9:30pm Mr. X: Emma Shepard emmashepard.bandcamp.com...
	9:30pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:29 I'd buy it!
	9:30pm Arvo Zylo: I always wanted to do a release that is a picture disc of a pizza that comes in a pizza box. The Fat Boys already did it, but I still kinda want to.
	9:32pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:30 That's really good! The few picture discs that I have, I don't think the artists have actually taken advantage of the picture disc aspect of things. (One does that comes to mind... by Men's Recovery Project.) But most are not well conceived.
	9:32pm Mr. X: As I mentioned in the intro, Emma is my cousin's daughter. Rather than try to figure out "third cousin-twice removed" or whatever it is, my brother just calls her our CLE - "cousin-like entity."
	9:33pm Austin Rich: At a certain point, most folks count as Cousins.
	9:34pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @9:32 Well, the lathe I sent you in the mail was supposed to have art pasted onto the blank side to mimic a picture disc, but that didn't work out. Should be there soon.
	9:36pm Arvo Zylo: Could have just done a picture disc, but...
	9:38pm Arvo Zylo: you get notifications when people comment on archived playlist right?
	9:38pm Austin Rich: www.youtube.com...
	9:40pm Austin Rich: wfmu.org...
	9:43pm Austin Rich: Mr. X is being coy about his band. I believe they were called, Stick Against Stone: en.wikipedia.org...
	9:44pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""One Way"" by "??" Can you identify this song?
	9:45pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @9:44 This is fun stuff, shame it is not better known.
	9:46pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:45 Maybe this will help solve the mystery?
	9:46pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @9:43 My improv band was called Fate vs. Free Will Turn Signals. However, later in tonight's show, I will make a reference to Stick Against Stone.
	9:46pm coelacanth∅: 'evening Austin, mutants
	9:46pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "I Live In L.A." by "Paper Bag" Paper Bag www.paperbagtheory.com gregsegal.bandcamp.com... www.discogs.com...
	9:47pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @9:46 Whoops! I had your timeline confused. Here's a link to more info about Fate vs. Free Will Turn Signals: fatesignals.bandcamp.com
	9:48pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @9:47 Thanks Austin!
	9:48pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "I Live In L.A." by "Paper Bag" While I mostly bought the punk releases as a kid, these days I find the jazz / improv albums that SST released to be more interesting. A lot of the punk stuff has become "classics," but this stuff has a certain timelessness, where certain punk releases are sort of mired in the years they came out.
	9:51pm Imaginos: So, Austin, what do you think we need to do with Lost Christobel?
	9:51pm Mr. X: When most people think of improvised rock music, they think of jam bands. But I would submit that Paper Bag is decidedly NOT a jam band.
	9:51pm Austin Rich: ↳ coelacanth∅ @9:46 Thanks for dropping in, coelacanthø!
	9:52pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:51 I need a weekend free to work on it.
	9:52pm Imaginos: ↳ coelacanth∅ @9:46 Ahoy! Hope you're doing well
	9:52pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:52 Is there anything I can do to help?
	9:54pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @9:51 I certainly appreciate what they do more than some of the "jam" bands I saw living in Eugene and Portland. When I ran sound for KPSU in PDX, for "Live Friday," I would get tapped for some very boring hippy jam bands that sort of sucked the fun out of improv music. It took me a while to find my people.
	9:54pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:52 I'm not sure. Maybe? We do need some people to play the different roles.
	9:55pm coelacanth∅: ↳ Imaginos @9:52 hola Imaginos!
	9:56pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @9:54 I have no clue why people like The Grateful Dead. i listened to them for four days straight a month or two ago, and it was agony. It really much be some sort of conspiracy to get people to like that garbage!
	9:56pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Studio Hell" by "Paper Bag" Apparently the album title is a direct quote from a skeptical audience member.
	9:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @9:56 Ha! Sometimes the audience gives the best one-liners.
	9:59pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:54 Maybe some of the listeners might have fun joining in?
	9:59pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:59 Maybe? It might become necessary to recruit folks.
	9:59pm Mr. X: ↳ Imaginos @9:59 I'm always down for recording voice parts for Austin.
	10:01pm Imaginos: ↳ Mr. X @9:59 It's an Imaginos (Sandy Pearlman character) fanfic I created that I shared with Austin
	10:01pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @9:59 Good to know!
	10:01pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "All Men Are Cattle" by "Paper Bag" It's really really hard to improvise rapid-fire vocals like this.
	10:02pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:01 I was thinking that. I'm really impressed!
	10:05pm Mr. X: By the way, we might as well admit it out front...tonight's show is going to go over the two hour mark.
	10:05pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:05 Jinx! I was gonna say that in the next break!
	10:07pm WR: I hope you get the full show into the archive because I am about to drop for the night. I have an 8AM Dr appointment, gotta be ready to give blood and any other fluid on demand as needed.
	10:10pm Ben Pranklin: You've still got it Xeres from Xeron! Keep those hits coming
	10:11pm Austin Rich: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:10 Thanks for joining us, Ben Pranklin!
	10:11pm Mr. X: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:10 Ben Pranklin! I was in a band with Ben, too, called The Dead Presidents.
	10:14pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""Affliction"" by "??" Can you identify this song?
	10:14pm Imaginos: They sound Australian.
	10:15pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:11 I've heard OF this band. Did Dead Presidents ever record?
	10:15pm Mr. X: All these mysery band songs are sampled from a tape of a tape of a radio broadcast, so the sound quality is lacking.
	10:15pm WR: Laters folks. Thank you Mr X and Austin. Look forward to seeing who solves the mystery
	10:16pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:14 Mmmmm. They might be. Is that worth a Smiley Face, Mr. X?
	10:16pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Civil Circus" by "PFS" PFS www.discogs.com...
	10:16pm Austin Rich: ↳ WR @10:15 Us too!
	10:16pm Mr. X: ↳ Imaginos @10:14 I agree. I think Imaginos gets a smiley face.
	10:16pm Ben Pranklin: we never recorded. live performances at Project Space and elsewhere
	10:17pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:14 Here's your smiley face! Thanks imaginos! wfmu.org...
	10:17pm Imaginos: I wonder if Ron "Boogiemonster" Gerber would know.
	10:17pm Mr. X: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:16 After our recent converstation, I was lamenting the fact that we didn't film or record anything.
	10:17pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Apathy in America" by "Cartoon" Searching for this album cover, I had to turn the "safe" filter off, because of a certain part of the artwork. Sigh.
	10:17pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @10:17 And thank you
	10:18pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:17 Probably!
	10:18pm Ben Pranklin: there was one cassette from the project space show but I fear that that is now lost
	10:19pm Mr. X: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:18 Curses!
	10:19pm Austin Rich: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:18 Maybe we should have you two on a phone call, to tell stories of the Dead Presidents?
	10:20pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Apathy in America" by "Cartoon" Cartoon www.discogs.com...
	10:21pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @10:19 There are definitely stories.
	10:21pm Ben Pranklin: I'm in the middle of making dinner but maybe later
	10:21pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Apathy in America" by "Cartoon" This probably would be been lumped in with Prog Rock if you came across this in the bins.
	10:23pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Reverie" by "PFS" I like how the "owner" of this tape makes an appearance in the reflection on the tape case, phone in hand, even.
	10:24pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Reverie" by "PFS" I would love to get my hands on an original copy of this cassette! We are hearing a tape of a tape here.
	10:26pm Imaginos: Getting sleepy and I am sure my cat will wake me at 3AM.
	10:26pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:24 Do you think the Cartoon songs were written? They sound a little tighter than improvised, but I could be wrong.
	10:26pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:26 Sleep well! Until next time.
	10:26pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @10:26 Yes, all very composed and rehearsed.
	10:27pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:26 That makes sense. I can't imagine playing anything like that off the top of my dome.
	10:28pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @10:27 Band founder Scott Brazieal has a classical background.
	10:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:28 That's very cool.
	10:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Haruspex" by "PFS" The Cuneiform catalog is rather vast, and there are some releases that are just not that great. But many are highly listenable, and I will often give something on Cuneiform a throw, just because their track record is so good.
	10:32pm Mr. X: The mixtape I was given in 1985 had selections from Illustrative Problems before the album was released. The guy who gave it to me not only supplied the studio space, but he also did the lights for PFS shows. I was told not to share them with anyone until after the release date.
	10:33pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:32 Having an insider friend is VERY cool.
	10:33pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Flotsam" by "Cartoon" Another cassette that I would give my right lymph node for.
	10:34pm coelacanth∅: ↳ Austin Rich @10:17 seriously?! ...what a shitty, hypocritical country we live in.
	10:34pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:33 You don't really need that node, either. So c'mon, people! Help a Xeres out!
	10:35pm David Shortell: ↳ Song: "Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous" by "Birdsongs of ... This group was Roger Miller's project after tinnitus forced him to quit Mission of Burma. I saw BOTM at New Brunswick's Court Tavern in the Nineties. All I remember from it was a performance of the Rocky & Bullwinkle theme. However, MOB eventually reformed and I saw them at a southeastern Manhattan pier more than a decade ago. I guess Roger's ears got better.
	10:35pm Austin Rich: ↳ coelacanth∅ @10:34 I mean, I'm not surprised, but... I thought it was dumb that I had to wallow in such filth on the interweb just to find this album cover. Sigh. Humanity is doomed...
	10:36pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:35 I saw Mission of Burma twice on those reunion shows, and they were GREAT! Would have loved to see a Birdsongs show.
	10:37pm Mr. X: Bassoon rock!
	10:37pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:37 The possibilities have not yet been fully explored!
	10:39pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Flotsam" by "Cartoon" This album was originally a live performance for a San Francisco radio station.
	10:40pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:39 Oh, that makes sense! So many bands get free demos that way. It works out good for radio and for bands.
	10:41pm Ben Pranklin: Xeres, one question I was never clear on was which president were you?
	10:42pm Austin Rich: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:41 President and Chief Operating Officer.
	10:43pm Mr. X: ↳ Mr. X @10:39 Correction, it was KPFA, out of Berkeley, broadcast on 3/24/83.
	10:43pm Ben Pranklin: My favorite show was at Saturday market. Dwanald ws in the secret service but all hell broke out anyway
	10:44pm Mr. X: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:41 Zachary Quincy Buchanan.
	10:45pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:44 Our only president who served three, non-consecutive, 1/3 terms.
	10:45pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "The Noise of Time" by "Scott Brazieal" Scott Brazieal www.discogs.com...
	10:45pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Song: "The Noise of Time" by "Scott Brazieal" This is nice, I am still here, just cleaning.
	10:45pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "The Noise of Time" by "Scott Brazieal" You can definitely hear the classical influence from that intro.
	10:46pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "The Noise of Time" by "Scott Brazieal" I found myself relating to this tune quite a bit, and found it very beautiful, when Mr. X first sent it to me.
	10:46pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @10:45 I guess you didn't see my earlier message, but do let me know when you receive the lathe set I sent, should be there any day now. I have to dig up the tracking number somewhere.
	10:46pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "The Noise of Time" by "Scott Brazieal" Songs from the Empire is missing from Discogs, but it's on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, etc.
	10:47pm Ben Pranklin: Haha. Now I'm remembering you played sax.
	10:47pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @10:46 I will! Thanks. I didn't realize that was in reference to something on the way!
	10:47pm Mr. X: A couple of interviews with Scott Brazieal: 1995 interview - www.expose.org... 2008 interview - www.progarchives.com...
	10:48pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @10:47 I hope that it could be aired both lathes at the same time, as that is the only way most people will ever hear it...
	10:48pm Mr. X: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:47 And of course you were Ben Franklin, the only American president who was not president.
	10:48pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @10:48 We'll figure it out. Thanks!
	10:49pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Mr. X @10:47 Enjoying the set, Mr. X!
	10:49pm Mr. X: ↳ Arvo Zylo @10:49 Thanks Arvo!
	10:52pm Arvo Zylo: I went to Pitchfork fest once, and I believe Chris Corsano played then. Glenn Kotche also played solo drums with cicada machines of some sort....
	10:53pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Arvo Zylo @10:52 I got in for free due to my friend bringing me in as a helper for his record table....
	10:54pm Austin Rich: www.youtube.com...
	10:54pm Arvo Zylo: I don't want no debate unless it involves The Monster Raving Loony Party.
	10:55pm Arvo Zylo: I thought the band sounded like Americans trying to sound like the English, as many bands did in the '80s, if I may be frank...
	10:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @10:55 I think that earns Arvo a Smiley face. What do you think, Mr. X?
	10:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""My Place"" by "??" Can you identify this song?
	10:58pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @10:58 You bet! Kick down a smiley for Mr. Zylo.
	10:59pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @10:55 Thanks Arvo! You get a Smiley Face! wfmu.org...
	11:00pm Austin Rich: Hate to sound like a broken record, but if you're in the area, and you can check us out, then you should see Mr. X and I play as Human Dinosaur, opening for Joe Baiza and Mike Watt, with Chris Corsano on drums! wfmu.org...
	11:01pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "The Transient" by "2i" 2i www.discogs.com...
	11:02pm Austin Rich: Well, if anyone can identify the band AFTER the show, we'll stick to our promise of gold stars and smiley faces for more information. Share this with your friends! Can they identify the songs?
	11:02pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @10:59 Thanx guys! 😎
	11:03pm Austin Rich: We've got about 17 minutes of show left! Sit back and enjoy, if you can. The chat might get moved to the bottom of the page at some point, but I'll stick around until we're done!
	11:05pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "The Transient" by "2i" There is a certain mysterious eeriness thematic similarity between this song and Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe" - what with the throwing of a mysterious object into the water and all...
	11:06pm Arvo Zylo: Do you see comments after the show is over? Do you get notifications? I have thought about commenting on older shows, but I guess it's pointless...
	11:07pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @11:06 I do! We get e-mail and notifications when new comments come in, even years later.
	11:07pm Austin Rich: (I'm sure some folks can filter that e-mail so they don't see it, but I don't.)
	11:09pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @11:07 I just figure that might happen here, if someone listens after airtime...
	11:10pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @11:09 I hope so.
	11:10pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Mr. X @11:05 I have been listening to a fair amount of Bobbie Gentry... apparently she does not live too far from that bridge...
	11:11pm Mr. X: For a few decades there, 2i was a lostwave band to me, because, as you can see on the album cover, the 2 looks more like a Z. So I was trying to look up Zi.
	11:12pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @11:11 Oh, damn! I could see that. I'm sometimes surprised that anyone can find any album, considering how many things can go wrong between making the songs and someone hearing them.
	11:12pm Mr. X: ↳ Arvo Zylo @11:10 She was great!
	11:13pm Mr. X: Laughing Clowns www.discogs.com... edkuepper1.bandcamp.com... en.wikipedia.org...
	11:13pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Collapse Board" by "Laughing Clowns" "Collapse Board" was initially released on their EP called simply 3. History of Rock and Roll Volume One is just a compilation.
	11:13pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @11:13 Should I change it?
	11:14pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Collapse Board" by "Laughing Clowns" In-depth info about Ed Kuepper and Laughing Clowns can be found in a book called Stranded: The Secret History of Australian Independent Music 1977–1991 by Clinton Walker.
	11:15pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @11:14 I've been meaning to read that. I suspect I will like it.
	11:15pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @11:13 Nah, that's fine.
	11:15pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Mr. X @11:14 I was gonna say, now these mfuggers sound Australian!
	11:16pm Austin Rich: I love Radio Birdman and The Saints, and Nick Cave is pretty cool. Plus I really like that movie, Dogs In Space, which is set in the Australian Punk Scene.
	11:17pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @11:16 Severed Heads and Foetus, also from Australia, although Foetus moved shortly after adulthood...
	11:17pm Mr. X: Hope no one minded the in-depth focus on specific bands. I know on Austin's previous radio station, that wouldn't have been allowed. (Though we cheated a time or two.)
	11:17pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @11:17 SEVERED HEADS! I really dig those tunes.
	11:18pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @11:17 They had some tighter rules at the terrestrial station I was at. But... this is better, for sure.
	11:18pm Austin Rich: Mitch always gets the last word! They had nothing to do with creating this show. Silly Mitch...
	11:18pm Mr. X: Thanks for letting me promote some of my favorite obscure bands - some with a personal connection, as well. It means a lot to me! Thanks, Austin and everyone who took a listen!
	11:19pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @11:18 It was a great show! Thanks for helping me bring it to the world.
	11:19pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Mr. X @11:18 Right on for the darkness
	11:39pm coelacanth∅: ↳ Austin Rich @9:15 Thanks Austin, y'all!
	11:50pm Mr. X: ↳ Mr. X @10:26 Correction: Actually, in the 1995 expose.org interview (link somewhere above) Scott says that most of the PFS material was initially improvised, then sometimes refined over multiple takes. If I understand correctly, Cartoon was more worked out in advance, but still flexible enough for variations.

Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich: Playlist from September 10, 2024

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A combination of collage, new experimental records and other bits and bobs, Mid-Valley Mutations is a tour through the mind of Austin Rich, who has been broadcasting in some form since 1998. Heavily influenced by Dr Demento, Don Joyce and old fashioned College Radio, Austin creates Audio Essays on a variety of subjects, and even just plays records, from time to time. Sometimes Live music and Interviews will grace the program, helping create a situation where you don't really know what you're going to hear, when you tune in. What you need to know is when you enter the Mid-Valley region, be prepared for the Musical Mutations... in whatever form they take.

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Tue. Sep 24th, 9pm - 11pm: Arvo Zylo (More info...)
Arvo Zylo returns to Mid-Valley Mutations to expound on a few bygone personalities, in radio and television, as well as to open up a feast on some monster music, devil music, cat music, death music, new music, old music, and even a bit of non-denominational music.

September 10, 2024: The Mystery Band w/ Xeres of Xeron

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Approx. start time
Introduction "Introduction"
Henry Mancini	Mystery Movie Theme	Award-Winning Hits Of Henry Mancini	RCA	1972	0:00:10 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Shadows In Blue	Mid-Valley Mutations Opening Theme	Mid-Valley Mutations Opening Theme	Mid-Valley Mutations	2024	0:01:07 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic	Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous	EP	Ace Of Hearts Records	1983	0:02:38 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
??	"Back To Life" ""Back To Life"" by "??"	??	??	??	0:08:11 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
O-Hi-O "O-Hi-O"
Music behind DJ: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic	Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous	EP	Ace Of Hearts Records	1983	0:10:08 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
??	"Tell Me If It Matters" ""Tell Me If It Matters"" by "??"	??	??	??	0:11:55 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
WHLO Sensational Six	The Akron-Canton Hometown Song	The Akron-Canton Hometown Song	WHLO	1962	0:14:19 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
ShiSho	Shrouded in Shadows "Shrouded in Shadows" by "ShiSho"	The Sisters	cdbaby.com	2013	0:15:55 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Suitor	Suitor "Suitor" by "Suitor"	Communion	Just because records	2021	0:19:06 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Small Wood House	Familiar Hollow "Familiar Hollow" by "Small Wood House"	Runner	Self-Released	2019	0:20:42 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Suitor	Spectator "Spectator" by "Suitor"	Communion	Just because records	2021	0:23:17 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Small Wood House	Yeah It's Sad "Yeah It's Sad" by "Small Wood House"	Candy Choir	Self-Released	2015	0:25:42 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Emma Shepard	Morning "Morning" by "Emma Shepard"	Public Displays of Affection	Self-Released	2013	0:30:15 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Suitor	A Picture with a Hole Inside	Communion	Just because records	2021	0:33:24 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
The Bag "The Bag"
Music behind DJ: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic	Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous	EP	Ace Of Hearts Records	1983	0:35:56 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
??	"One Way" ""One Way"" by "??"	??	??	??	0:44:27 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Paper Bag	I Live In L.A. "I Live In L.A." by "Paper Bag"	Improvised My Ass	SST Records	1989	0:46:08 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Paper Bag	The Last Factory "The Last Factory" by "Paper Bag"	Music To Trash	SST Records	1988	0:52:11 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Paper Bag	Studio Hell "Studio Hell" by "Paper Bag"	Improvised My Ass	SST Records	1989	0:55:03 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Paper Bag	All Men Are Cattle "All Men Are Cattle" by "Paper Bag"	Music To Trash	SST Records	1988	1:00:02 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Paper Bag	B.B.Q. "B.B.Q." by "Paper Bag"	Improvised My Ass	SST Records	1989	1:02:15 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Polycarbonated Fracking Servos? "Polycarbonated Fracking Servos?"
Music behind DJ: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic	Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous	EP	Ace Of Hearts Records	1983	1:05:52 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
??	"Affliction" ""Affliction"" by "??"	??	??	??	1:13:37 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
PFS	Civil Circus "Civil Circus" by "PFS"	Illustrative Problems	Cuneiform Records	1985	1:15:33 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Cartoon	Apathy in America "Apathy in America" by "Cartoon"	Cartoon	Twelve Tone Productions	1982	1:16:54 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
PFS	Reverie "Reverie" by "PFS"	P.F.S.	Twelve Tone Productions	1984	1:22:21 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Cartoon	Scherzo "Scherzo" by "Cartoon"	Music from Left Field	Twelve Tone Productions	1983	1:25:00 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
PFS	Haruspex "Haruspex" by "PFS"	Illustrative Problems	Cuneiform Records	1985	1:28:36 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Cartoon	Flotsam "Flotsam" by "Cartoon"	Boot-Legged	Twelve Tone Productions	1983	1:32:13 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
PFS	Ghosts of the Luftwaffe "Ghosts of the Luftwaffe" by "PFS"	P.F.S.	Twelve Tone Productions	1984	1:40:19 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Scott Brazieal	The Noise of Time "The Noise of Time" by "Scott Brazieal"	Songs from the Empire	Self-Released	2012	1:43:46 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Wrapping Up "Wrapping Up"
Music behind DJ: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic	Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous	EP	Ace Of Hearts Records	1983	1:58:10 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
??	"My Place" ""My Place"" by "??"	??	??	??	1:58:27 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
2i	The Transient "The Transient" by "2i"	House of Nerves	Goat in a Birdsuit Records	1985	2:01:11 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Laughing Clowns	Collapse Board "Collapse Board" by "Laughing Clowns"	History Of Rock N' Roll - Volume One	Hot Records	1984	2:09:47 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
2i	Broken Skateboard "Broken Skateboard" by "2i"	House of Nerves	Goat in a Birdsuit Records	1985	2:15:38 (MP3 \| Pop-up)
Shadows In Blue	Mid-Valley Mutations Closing Theme	Mid-Valley Mutations Closing Theme	Mid-Valley Mutations	2024	2:17:47 (MP3 \| Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	7:47pm Austin Rich: Good Hello.
	8:01pm Arvo Zylo: hi
	8:07pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @8:01 Nice to see you early! Tonight we'll play five unidentified punk songs, recorded off of the radio in the 1980's. To this date, they have remained unidentified. Maybe listeners can help?
	8:51pm Arvo Zylo: I purged a number of things before a number of moves, but thought I'd backed up everything. Anyway, there was this one CD of someone recording songs from sheet music that he'd found from the 1800s. There was a great suicide song written by a guy who wrote it before he stuck his head in an oven. His wife had left him because he dedicated too much time to music... the song was something like "I'm Staying In and Playing A Tune"... I think of it weekly for years now, no recollection of the title of the CD or the artist, but I think "Music Library" was in the title. So sad. Hope I find it.
	8:53pm Arvo Zylo: Incidentally, happy Suicide Prevention Day!
	8:59pm Imaginos: Ahoy, me hearties!
	9:00pm Austin Rich: Great synchronicity tonight, MarcTime!
	9:01pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @8:59 Wonderful to see you, Imaginos!
	9:01pm Mr. X: Welcome, fellow mutants! Hope you can help me figure out the mystery songs!
	9:01pm Imaginos: So no Peter Gunn?
	9:01pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @9:01 Mr. X! Since you helped put this together, I suspected you would be here.
	9:02pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:01 Always a joy to be here
	9:02pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:01 Not tonight. We've got something else in mind.
	9:02pm MarkTime: ↳ Austin Rich @9:00 Yes love it!
	9:02pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:02 And I bet it will be amazing
	9:02pm Arvo Zylo: Jeopardy theme music on the way? What is "lostwave" Punk Alex?
	9:02pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @8:53 Indeed!
	9:03pm MarkTime: ↳ Imaginos @9:01 Sadly MeTV+ just dropped Peter Gunn from their Sunday night late 50s private eye lineup
	9:03pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:02 It's a phrase that the kids came up with. It means: songs that are unidentified.
	9:03pm Austin Rich: ↳ MarkTime @9:03 What? That's a bummer.
	9:04pm Arvo Zylo: I stopped watching when they didn't have The Twilight Zone anymore...
	9:05pm Austin Rich: I have the digital gold stars and smiley faces ready to go! I'll drop a link for the person who get's anything right.
	9:05pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:03 Its on Tubi
	9:05pm Austin Rich: This is my only clip of Lucy.
	9:05pm MarkTime: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:04 MeTV still promotes Twilight Zone, but alas it's on at 12:30 AM
	9:05pm Austin Rich: Ignore Lucy's comments! That's just the only clip of her I have.
	9:08pm Mr. X: For those who might want to study up on the mystery band outside the context of this show, here's the mystery band playlist on YouTube: www.youtube.com...
	9:08pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""Back To Life"" by "??" Can you identify this song?
	9:08pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ MarkTime @9:05 There were about 5 years where I didn't own a TV, and I found one in a pawn shop for cheap when they switched to digital. From 10pm on, I watched Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Tales from The Darkside, Perry Mason, George and Gracie, Outer Limits, and Mr. Ed. It was a perfect evening. I don't know why anyone would ever change it.
	9:10pm Austin Rich: I'm a sucker for Perry Mason, Outer Limits and Mr. Ed. That's good stuff!
	9:12pm Austin Rich: Before I could even try to go and hunt down the Columbo samples myself, I found that Mr. X had already done it! I was gonna suggest it anyway, if he hadn't already put them in.
	9:13pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @9:12 ....Great minds, etc, etc....
	9:14pm Arvo Zylo: I had basically the exact peacoat he wore, and random people called me Columbo a couple times. Always liked that show. Comments from random people, not so much...
	9:14pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""Tell Me If It Matters"" by "??" Can you identify this song?
	9:14pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "The Akron-Canton Hometown Song" by "WHLO Sensatio... I found this silly thing here www.youtube.com...
	9:15pm Mr. X: About WHLO: en.wikipedia.org...
	9:15pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:14 I watched so much Columbo. That and Rockford Files is what I remember from my childhood. They were on ALL the time.
	9:16pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Shrouded in Shadows" by "ShiSho" ShiSho shisho.bandcamp.com... www.discogs.com...
	9:17pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Shrouded in Shadows" by "ShiSho" This is our birthday present to Barno.
	9:18pm Arvo Zylo: In addition to being graced with an appearance on MVM this month, I will be making a fill-in appearance with Mr. Blue from 1932 tomorrow... FYI, in case anyone is around... wfmu.org...
	9:18pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:18 Very cool! You've been making a lot of Sheena's appearances recently, which is great!
	9:19pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Shrouded in Shadows" by "ShiSho" As someone who got made fun of a lot in school, this song certainly hits pretty hard.
	9:19pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Suitor" by "Suitor" Suitor suitor.bandcamp.com...
	9:20pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Suitor" by "Suitor" I recommend this whole "tape" / digital download. Thanks to Mr. X, I'm a fan!
	9:20pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @9:19 For sure! I ate lunch by myself a lot, too.
	9:20pm WR: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:18 Filling in for Dr Jeff tomorrow?
	9:20pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @9:18 Thanks! I can thank you for essentially opening the door, but I still save plenty of the goods for your show. It's nice to let a set boil in my mind for months.
	9:20pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Suitor" by "Suitor" I love the sound on the Guitar. It's very wonderfully weird.
	9:21pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Familiar Hollow" by "Small Wood House" Small Wood House smallwoodhouse.bandcamp.com...
	9:21pm Imaginos: Question. My sister thinks that at 59 I am too old to wear t shirts featuring Albert Bouchard's Imaginos concept. What do you think? Btw, Bouchard is 77.
	9:21pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ WR @9:20 Hi! By the looks of it, as of a few hours ago, seems like it. Lots of swearing, fair warning!
	9:22pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:21 My aunt wore t-shirts her whole life, and it made her happy. My Dad still wears t-shirts when he's not working. I think you're fine.
	9:22pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Familiar Hollow" by "Small Wood House" I'm glad the kids still love shoegaze.
	9:24pm Austin Rich: On the subject of t-shirts: my mom has taken to making quilts, as a lot of 70-something year old people do. But she's making them out of t-shirts. I'm gonna take a huge batch of my fave shirts that are ripped or don't fit, and have them made into a quilt!
	9:25pm Arvo Zylo: I always thought shoegaze was supposed to have a lot of effects. Other than Windy & Carl, I do not know why most of what is called shoegaze is still called shoegaze... like... they are staring at their shoes because of all the pedals, no?
	9:26pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:25 That and the walls of reverb. And they don't like looking people in the eyes.
	9:26pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:24 Sounds like you have a talented mom.
	9:27pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:26 I certainly can't make quilts! But I've also never tried, so maybe I could, someday?
	9:27pm Mr. X: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:25 I always thought it was called shoegaze because they are too shy to dance and prance, so they just stand there looking down. Maybe that's where they have the setlist taped to the stage floor.
	9:28pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @9:26 I guess I have a greater demand for reverb. MBV isn't enough reverb for me really. Not that I don't respect MBV, but I am in the market for more effects... there are subgenres now, "dronegaze" and such. I think there's room for it.
	9:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:28 Agreed. I really like pedals, and how weird the sounds can get now. And I do like lots of reverb, in general.
	9:29pm Arvo Zylo: If there isn't a "pizzagaze" subgenre, there should be.
	9:30pm Mr. X: Emma Shepard emmashepard.bandcamp.com...
	9:30pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:29 I'd buy it!
	9:30pm Arvo Zylo: I always wanted to do a release that is a picture disc of a pizza that comes in a pizza box. The Fat Boys already did it, but I still kinda want to.
	9:32pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:30 That's really good! The few picture discs that I have, I don't think the artists have actually taken advantage of the picture disc aspect of things. (One does that comes to mind... by Men's Recovery Project.) But most are not well conceived.
	9:32pm Mr. X: As I mentioned in the intro, Emma is my cousin's daughter. Rather than try to figure out "third cousin-twice removed" or whatever it is, my brother just calls her our CLE - "cousin-like entity."
	9:33pm Austin Rich: At a certain point, most folks count as Cousins.
	9:34pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @9:32 Well, the lathe I sent you in the mail was supposed to have art pasted onto the blank side to mimic a picture disc, but that didn't work out. Should be there soon.
	9:36pm Arvo Zylo: Could have just done a picture disc, but...
	9:38pm Arvo Zylo: you get notifications when people comment on archived playlist right?
	9:38pm Austin Rich: www.youtube.com...
	9:40pm Austin Rich: wfmu.org...
	9:43pm Austin Rich: Mr. X is being coy about his band. I believe they were called, Stick Against Stone: en.wikipedia.org...
	9:44pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""One Way"" by "??" Can you identify this song?
	9:45pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @9:44 This is fun stuff, shame it is not better known.
	9:46pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @9:45 Maybe this will help solve the mystery?
	9:46pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @9:43 My improv band was called Fate vs. Free Will Turn Signals. However, later in tonight's show, I will make a reference to Stick Against Stone.
	9:46pm coelacanth∅: 'evening Austin, mutants
	9:46pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "I Live In L.A." by "Paper Bag" Paper Bag www.paperbagtheory.com gregsegal.bandcamp.com... www.discogs.com...
	9:47pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @9:46 Whoops! I had your timeline confused. Here's a link to more info about Fate vs. Free Will Turn Signals: fatesignals.bandcamp.com
	9:48pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @9:47 Thanks Austin!
	9:48pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "I Live In L.A." by "Paper Bag" While I mostly bought the punk releases as a kid, these days I find the jazz / improv albums that SST released to be more interesting. A lot of the punk stuff has become "classics," but this stuff has a certain timelessness, where certain punk releases are sort of mired in the years they came out.
	9:51pm Imaginos: So, Austin, what do you think we need to do with Lost Christobel?
	9:51pm Mr. X: When most people think of improvised rock music, they think of jam bands. But I would submit that Paper Bag is decidedly NOT a jam band.
	9:51pm Austin Rich: ↳ coelacanth∅ @9:46 Thanks for dropping in, coelacanthø!
	9:52pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:51 I need a weekend free to work on it.
	9:52pm Imaginos: ↳ coelacanth∅ @9:46 Ahoy! Hope you're doing well
	9:52pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:52 Is there anything I can do to help?
	9:54pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @9:51 I certainly appreciate what they do more than some of the "jam" bands I saw living in Eugene and Portland. When I ran sound for KPSU in PDX, for "Live Friday," I would get tapped for some very boring hippy jam bands that sort of sucked the fun out of improv music. It took me a while to find my people.
	9:54pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:52 I'm not sure. Maybe? We do need some people to play the different roles.
	9:55pm coelacanth∅: ↳ Imaginos @9:52 hola Imaginos!
	9:56pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @9:54 I have no clue why people like The Grateful Dead. i listened to them for four days straight a month or two ago, and it was agony. It really much be some sort of conspiracy to get people to like that garbage!
	9:56pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Studio Hell" by "Paper Bag" Apparently the album title is a direct quote from a skeptical audience member.
	9:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @9:56 Ha! Sometimes the audience gives the best one-liners.
	9:59pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:54 Maybe some of the listeners might have fun joining in?
	9:59pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:59 Maybe? It might become necessary to recruit folks.
	9:59pm Mr. X: ↳ Imaginos @9:59 I'm always down for recording voice parts for Austin.
	10:01pm Imaginos: ↳ Mr. X @9:59 It's an Imaginos (Sandy Pearlman character) fanfic I created that I shared with Austin
	10:01pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @9:59 Good to know!
	10:01pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "All Men Are Cattle" by "Paper Bag" It's really really hard to improvise rapid-fire vocals like this.
	10:02pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:01 I was thinking that. I'm really impressed!
	10:05pm Mr. X: By the way, we might as well admit it out front...tonight's show is going to go over the two hour mark.
	10:05pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:05 Jinx! I was gonna say that in the next break!
	10:07pm WR: I hope you get the full show into the archive because I am about to drop for the night. I have an 8AM Dr appointment, gotta be ready to give blood and any other fluid on demand as needed.
	10:10pm Ben Pranklin: You've still got it Xeres from Xeron! Keep those hits coming
	10:11pm Austin Rich: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:10 Thanks for joining us, Ben Pranklin!
	10:11pm Mr. X: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:10 Ben Pranklin! I was in a band with Ben, too, called The Dead Presidents.
	10:14pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""Affliction"" by "??" Can you identify this song?
	10:14pm Imaginos: They sound Australian.
	10:15pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:11 I've heard OF this band. Did Dead Presidents ever record?
	10:15pm Mr. X: All these mysery band songs are sampled from a tape of a tape of a radio broadcast, so the sound quality is lacking.
	10:15pm WR: Laters folks. Thank you Mr X and Austin. Look forward to seeing who solves the mystery
	10:16pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:14 Mmmmm. They might be. Is that worth a Smiley Face, Mr. X?
	10:16pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Civil Circus" by "PFS" PFS www.discogs.com...
	10:16pm Austin Rich: ↳ WR @10:15 Us too!
	10:16pm Mr. X: ↳ Imaginos @10:14 I agree. I think Imaginos gets a smiley face.
	10:16pm Ben Pranklin: we never recorded. live performances at Project Space and elsewhere
	10:17pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:14 Here's your smiley face! Thanks imaginos! wfmu.org...
	10:17pm Imaginos: I wonder if Ron "Boogiemonster" Gerber would know.
	10:17pm Mr. X: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:16 After our recent converstation, I was lamenting the fact that we didn't film or record anything.
	10:17pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Apathy in America" by "Cartoon" Searching for this album cover, I had to turn the "safe" filter off, because of a certain part of the artwork. Sigh.
	10:17pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @10:17 And thank you
	10:18pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:17 Probably!
	10:18pm Ben Pranklin: there was one cassette from the project space show but I fear that that is now lost
	10:19pm Mr. X: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:18 Curses!
	10:19pm Austin Rich: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:18 Maybe we should have you two on a phone call, to tell stories of the Dead Presidents?
	10:20pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Apathy in America" by "Cartoon" Cartoon www.discogs.com...
	10:21pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @10:19 There are definitely stories.
	10:21pm Ben Pranklin: I'm in the middle of making dinner but maybe later
	10:21pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Apathy in America" by "Cartoon" This probably would be been lumped in with Prog Rock if you came across this in the bins.
	10:23pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Reverie" by "PFS" I like how the "owner" of this tape makes an appearance in the reflection on the tape case, phone in hand, even.
	10:24pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Reverie" by "PFS" I would love to get my hands on an original copy of this cassette! We are hearing a tape of a tape here.
	10:26pm Imaginos: Getting sleepy and I am sure my cat will wake me at 3AM.
	10:26pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:24 Do you think the Cartoon songs were written? They sound a little tighter than improvised, but I could be wrong.
	10:26pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:26 Sleep well! Until next time.
	10:26pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @10:26 Yes, all very composed and rehearsed.
	10:27pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:26 That makes sense. I can't imagine playing anything like that off the top of my dome.
	10:28pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @10:27 Band founder Scott Brazieal has a classical background.
	10:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:28 That's very cool.
	10:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "Haruspex" by "PFS" The Cuneiform catalog is rather vast, and there are some releases that are just not that great. But many are highly listenable, and I will often give something on Cuneiform a throw, just because their track record is so good.
	10:32pm Mr. X: The mixtape I was given in 1985 had selections from Illustrative Problems before the album was released. The guy who gave it to me not only supplied the studio space, but he also did the lights for PFS shows. I was told not to share them with anyone until after the release date.
	10:33pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:32 Having an insider friend is VERY cool.
	10:33pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Flotsam" by "Cartoon" Another cassette that I would give my right lymph node for.
	10:34pm coelacanth∅: ↳ Austin Rich @10:17 seriously?! ...what a shitty, hypocritical country we live in.
	10:34pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:33 You don't really need that node, either. So c'mon, people! Help a Xeres out!
	10:35pm David Shortell: ↳ Song: "Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous" by "Birdsongs of ... This group was Roger Miller's project after tinnitus forced him to quit Mission of Burma. I saw BOTM at New Brunswick's Court Tavern in the Nineties. All I remember from it was a performance of the Rocky & Bullwinkle theme. However, MOB eventually reformed and I saw them at a southeastern Manhattan pier more than a decade ago. I guess Roger's ears got better.
	10:35pm Austin Rich: ↳ coelacanth∅ @10:34 I mean, I'm not surprised, but... I thought it was dumb that I had to wallow in such filth on the interweb just to find this album cover. Sigh. Humanity is doomed...
	10:36pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:35 I saw Mission of Burma twice on those reunion shows, and they were GREAT! Would have loved to see a Birdsongs show.
	10:37pm Mr. X: Bassoon rock!
	10:37pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:37 The possibilities have not yet been fully explored!
	10:39pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Flotsam" by "Cartoon" This album was originally a live performance for a San Francisco radio station.
	10:40pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:39 Oh, that makes sense! So many bands get free demos that way. It works out good for radio and for bands.
	10:41pm Ben Pranklin: Xeres, one question I was never clear on was which president were you?
	10:42pm Austin Rich: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:41 President and Chief Operating Officer.
	10:43pm Mr. X: ↳ Mr. X @10:39 Correction, it was KPFA, out of Berkeley, broadcast on 3/24/83.
	10:43pm Ben Pranklin: My favorite show was at Saturday market. Dwanald ws in the secret service but all hell broke out anyway
	10:44pm Mr. X: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:41 Zachary Quincy Buchanan.
	10:45pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @10:44 Our only president who served three, non-consecutive, 1/3 terms.
	10:45pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "The Noise of Time" by "Scott Brazieal" Scott Brazieal www.discogs.com...
	10:45pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Song: "The Noise of Time" by "Scott Brazieal" This is nice, I am still here, just cleaning.
	10:45pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "The Noise of Time" by "Scott Brazieal" You can definitely hear the classical influence from that intro.
	10:46pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: "The Noise of Time" by "Scott Brazieal" I found myself relating to this tune quite a bit, and found it very beautiful, when Mr. X first sent it to me.
	10:46pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @10:45 I guess you didn't see my earlier message, but do let me know when you receive the lathe set I sent, should be there any day now. I have to dig up the tracking number somewhere.
	10:46pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "The Noise of Time" by "Scott Brazieal" Songs from the Empire is missing from Discogs, but it's on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, etc.
	10:47pm Ben Pranklin: Haha. Now I'm remembering you played sax.
	10:47pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @10:46 I will! Thanks. I didn't realize that was in reference to something on the way!
	10:47pm Mr. X: A couple of interviews with Scott Brazieal: 1995 interview - www.expose.org... 2008 interview - www.progarchives.com...
	10:48pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @10:47 I hope that it could be aired both lathes at the same time, as that is the only way most people will ever hear it...
	10:48pm Mr. X: ↳ Ben Pranklin @10:47 And of course you were Ben Franklin, the only American president who was not president.
	10:48pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @10:48 We'll figure it out. Thanks!
	10:49pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Mr. X @10:47 Enjoying the set, Mr. X!
	10:49pm Mr. X: ↳ Arvo Zylo @10:49 Thanks Arvo!
	10:52pm Arvo Zylo: I went to Pitchfork fest once, and I believe Chris Corsano played then. Glenn Kotche also played solo drums with cicada machines of some sort....
	10:53pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Arvo Zylo @10:52 I got in for free due to my friend bringing me in as a helper for his record table....
	10:54pm Austin Rich: www.youtube.com...
	10:54pm Arvo Zylo: I don't want no debate unless it involves The Monster Raving Loony Party.
	10:55pm Arvo Zylo: I thought the band sounded like Americans trying to sound like the English, as many bands did in the '80s, if I may be frank...
	10:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @10:55 I think that earns Arvo a Smiley face. What do you think, Mr. X?
	10:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""My Place"" by "??" Can you identify this song?
	10:58pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @10:58 You bet! Kick down a smiley for Mr. Zylo.
	10:59pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @10:55 Thanks Arvo! You get a Smiley Face! wfmu.org...
	11:00pm Austin Rich: Hate to sound like a broken record, but if you're in the area, and you can check us out, then you should see Mr. X and I play as Human Dinosaur, opening for Joe Baiza and Mike Watt, with Chris Corsano on drums! wfmu.org...
	11:01pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "The Transient" by "2i" 2i www.discogs.com...
	11:02pm Austin Rich: Well, if anyone can identify the band AFTER the show, we'll stick to our promise of gold stars and smiley faces for more information. Share this with your friends! Can they identify the songs?
	11:02pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @10:59 Thanx guys! 😎
	11:03pm Austin Rich: We've got about 17 minutes of show left! Sit back and enjoy, if you can. The chat might get moved to the bottom of the page at some point, but I'll stick around until we're done!
	11:05pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "The Transient" by "2i" There is a certain mysterious eeriness thematic similarity between this song and Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe" - what with the throwing of a mysterious object into the water and all...
	11:06pm Arvo Zylo: Do you see comments after the show is over? Do you get notifications? I have thought about commenting on older shows, but I guess it's pointless...
	11:07pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @11:06 I do! We get e-mail and notifications when new comments come in, even years later.
	11:07pm Austin Rich: (I'm sure some folks can filter that e-mail so they don't see it, but I don't.)
	11:09pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @11:07 I just figure that might happen here, if someone listens after airtime...
	11:10pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @11:09 I hope so.
	11:10pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Mr. X @11:05 I have been listening to a fair amount of Bobbie Gentry... apparently she does not live too far from that bridge...
	11:11pm Mr. X: For a few decades there, 2i was a lostwave band to me, because, as you can see on the album cover, the 2 looks more like a Z. So I was trying to look up Zi.
	11:12pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @11:11 Oh, damn! I could see that. I'm sometimes surprised that anyone can find any album, considering how many things can go wrong between making the songs and someone hearing them.
	11:12pm Mr. X: ↳ Arvo Zylo @11:10 She was great!
	11:13pm Mr. X: Laughing Clowns www.discogs.com... edkuepper1.bandcamp.com... en.wikipedia.org...
	11:13pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Collapse Board" by "Laughing Clowns" "Collapse Board" was initially released on their EP called simply 3. History of Rock and Roll Volume One is just a compilation.
	11:13pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @11:13 Should I change it?
	11:14pm Mr. X: ↳ Song: "Collapse Board" by "Laughing Clowns" In-depth info about Ed Kuepper and Laughing Clowns can be found in a book called Stranded: The Secret History of Australian Independent Music 1977–1991 by Clinton Walker.
	11:15pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @11:14 I've been meaning to read that. I suspect I will like it.
	11:15pm Mr. X: ↳ Austin Rich @11:13 Nah, that's fine.
	11:15pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Mr. X @11:14 I was gonna say, now these mfuggers sound Australian!
	11:16pm Austin Rich: I love Radio Birdman and The Saints, and Nick Cave is pretty cool. Plus I really like that movie, Dogs In Space, which is set in the Australian Punk Scene.
	11:17pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Austin Rich @11:16 Severed Heads and Foetus, also from Australia, although Foetus moved shortly after adulthood...
	11:17pm Mr. X: Hope no one minded the in-depth focus on specific bands. I know on Austin's previous radio station, that wouldn't have been allowed. (Though we cheated a time or two.)
	11:17pm Austin Rich: ↳ Arvo Zylo @11:17 SEVERED HEADS! I really dig those tunes.
	11:18pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @11:17 They had some tighter rules at the terrestrial station I was at. But... this is better, for sure.
	11:18pm Austin Rich: Mitch always gets the last word! They had nothing to do with creating this show. Silly Mitch...
	11:18pm Mr. X: Thanks for letting me promote some of my favorite obscure bands - some with a personal connection, as well. It means a lot to me! Thanks, Austin and everyone who took a listen!
	11:19pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr. X @11:18 It was a great show! Thanks for helping me bring it to the world.
	11:19pm Arvo Zylo: ↳ Mr. X @11:18 Right on for the darkness
	11:39pm coelacanth∅: ↳ Austin Rich @9:15 Thanks Austin, y'all!
	11:50pm Mr. X: ↳ Mr. X @10:26 Correction: Actually, in the 1995 expose.org interview (link somewhere above) Scott says that most of the PFS material was initially improvised, then sometimes refined over multiple takes. If I understand correctly, Cartoon was more worked out in advance, but still flexible enough for variations.

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