The Kaleidophonic Stroboscope

This was the first episode I created after a disastrous up-grade at MyPodcast wiped all of my previous shows. I hope to re-locate all of the ones I lost and post them here. If I can’t find copies of them, I may re-create one or two.

This episode presents my intent for the ‘Stroboscope – a mix of all kinds of music – no boundaries, no genres, no format. I hope you enjoy at least some of it.

Tracklist:

Intro.
Gryphon – Spring Song (excerpt) (from the “Treason” album – released in 1977)
The Grid – Floatation (from the “Electric Head” album – released in 1990)
King Jammy – Slow Motion Dub (single release – unknown date. Taken from a Singing Bear mix (’20 Dubs For The Oxford Club’)
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters – Black Vest (from the “Super Ape” album – rel. in 1976)
Hector Berlioz – Marche Au Supplice (Movement III of the ‘Symphony Fantastique’) (composed in 1830 – this performance: New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta conducting – rel. in 1992)
Charles Lloyd Quartet – Journey Within (excerpt) (from the album of the same name – released in 1967)
Dr. Timothy Leary – Root Chakra (from the “Turn On, Tune In & Drop Out” album – rel. in 1967)

———————–A Trip To The Vinyl Vault————————-

featured LP: Soft Machine – “Soft Machine – Vol. 2″

A Concise British Alphabet – Part II
Hulloder
Dada Was Here

(A tribute to Hugh Hopper)
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 Loop – Torched (from the “Fade Out” album – released in 1989)
Renaissance – At The Harbour (from the “Ashes Are Burning” album – rel. in 1973)

Originally posted in April 2009

Hello again! This episode was the first that I created in 2009. I had originally intended it for the U.S. elections in November 2008 – but as you know, sometimes things don’t go according to plan. By the time I had finished it, in February, Barack Obama‘s inauguration had happened. Ah well, better late…

I rounded up some political tunes from the collection. No straight-forward examples of ‘protest songs’ in the mix…I avoided lots of folk stuff, early Dylan and that. Enjoy!

The tracklist for this one is:

Intro
Alice Cooper – Elected (from the “Billion Dollar Babies” album – released in 1972)
Parliament – Chocolate City (from the album of the same name – rel. in 1975)
Matching Mole – Starting In The Middle Of The Day, We Can Drink Our Politics Away (from the “little Red Record” album – rel. 1972)
Mick Farren – Trouble Every Day (from the “Vampires Stole My Lunch Money” album – released in 1979)
Stevie Wonder – Big Brother (from the “Talking Book” album – released in 1972)
Super Furry Animals – Presidential Suite (from the “Rings Around The World” album – rel. in 2001)
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) (from the “Natty Dread” album – released in 1974)

——————————————A Trip To The Vinyl Vault—————————————–

Featured LP: The Firesign Theatre – “I Think We’re All Bozos On This Bus” (released in 1971)

Meeting With The President (excerpt from Side 2)
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Cream – Politician (‘Top Gear’ session – January 1968) (from the “BBC Sessions” album – released in 2002)
The Steve Miller Band – Industrial-Military Complex Hex (from the “Number 5″ album – rel. in 1970)
Jurassic 5 – Great Expectations (from the “Quality Control” album – released in 2000)
XTC – The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead (from the “Nonsuch” album – released in 1992)
The Temptations – War (from the “Psychedelic Shack” album – rel. in 1970)

Originally posted in February 2009

This is another older episode, rescued from My Podcast. I first posted this in August 2008. A friend of the show, James Baxter, made some requests. I decided to gather them together in a mini-set within the show. This epsiode also features the very first A Trip To The Vinyl Vault. For those new to the ‘Stroboscope–”A Trip..” is where I play a song or two off of one of those old vinyl discs, you know..the 12″ ones that music used to be released on, back in the dark ages.

There’s a range of styles in this one – early 80s techno-pop, mid-90s trip-hop, late-60s psychedelic pop–amongst others. A big thanks goes out to Baxter once again. He gave some more requests at the time and I will be adding those to a future show.

That said, roll on the tunes!

Tracklist:

Grobschnitt – Dream And Reality (from the “Jumbo” album – released in 1975)

Forest – Do You Want Some Smoke? (from the self-titled debut album – released in 1969)

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Portishead – Strangers (from the “Dummy” album – released in 1994)

“The Prisoner” (dialogue 1)

Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator (from the “Computer World” album – released in 1981)

“The Prisoner” (dialogue 2)

Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 (single release – 1969)

“The Prisoner” (end credits theme)

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A TRIP TO THE VINYL VAULT~

featured LP: The Wurzels – “Live At The Royal Oak, Nailsea, Zummerzet” (1967)

Tanglefoot Twitch

Drink Up Thy Zider

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The Rolling Stones – Citadel (from the “Their Satanic Majesties Request” album – released in 1967)

Kate Bush – Army Dreamers (from the “Never For Ever” album – released in 1980)

Traffic – House For Everyone (from the “Dear Mr. Fantasy” album – rel. in 1967)

Return To Forever – Theme To The Mothership (from the “Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy” album – released in 1973)

Originally posted in August 2008