Did another fill-in, again in the Friday late afternoon slot after the news, though with sports done for the year, there's 90 minutes to fill until the start of African Rhythms.
Nothing spectacularly ambitious here, just some good tunes well-timed for the start of full-on spring. As luck would have it, it was also the last day of classes at UBC, so the student population was set to let loose, particularly with the nice weather and the move of the AMS Block Party to the "Grassy Knoll" by the Bus Loop, where a few days ago there was a protest against its possible redevelopment. There were thousands of partiers soaking up the vibes, with a concert, a mini donut factory and the ever-popular beer tent keeping everyone happy.
The mood in the station was ebullient as well. It was the interim station manager's last day in the office and for a lot of students, it was the last full week of some shows. The music director was prepping for a major trip to Europe and some Stanley Cup playoff action was playing in the news room. There was beer and pizza lying about, with a good view of the action down in the Grassy Knoll.
My show was fun and relatively loose, since it was sketched out the night before. The only error was that the second last song was wrong, though I can't blame the iPod/iTunes tag team when I wrote down a sequence wrong. So instead of Digikid-84, you in fact heard Air as remixed by the Teenagers, who swing into town April 18th at Richard's on Richards.
Playlist follows:
New Young Pony Club: Get Lucky (Fantastic Playroom, 2007) Modular
Liars: Freak Out (Liars, 2007) Mute
The Castaways: Liar Liar (Liar Liar single, 1965) Soma
Jan Davis: Watusi Zombie (The Ultimate 50's & 60's Rocking Horror Disc, 2003) Viper
Battant: Kevin 1989 (Kevin 1989/Blah Blah, 2007) Kill the DJ
ESG: Six Pack (Original Version) (A South Bronx Story 2: The Rarities, 2007) Soul Jazz
Beat Happening: Angel Gone (Music to Climb the Apple Tree By, 2003) K Records
The Tough Alliance: Taken Too Young (Taken Too Young single, 2007) Sincerely Yours
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Is This Love? (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, 2005) self-released
Jackie Mittoo: Summer Breeze (Keyboard King of Studio One, 2000) Soul Jazz
The Bees: Chicken Payback [Madlib's Soul Distortion Vocal Remix] (Chicken Payback single, 2005) Astralwerks
Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass (None Shall Pass, 2007) Definitive Jux
Amon Tobin: Verbal [with MC Decimal R] (Out from Out Where, 2002) Ninja Tune
J.S.T.A.R.S.: Tripping the Light (Destination Lounge: Bali, 2005) Revive the Soul
Atomic Nation: Atomic Nation (World Service, 2001) React
College: D.A.I.S.Y. (Beyond Your Beauty, 2008) Valerie
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke: Most Wanted (The Upper Cuts, 2005) PIAS
Bob Sinclar: Marabout (I Love Serge: Electronicagainsbourg, 2001) Ark 21
Air: Mer du Japon [The Teenagers Remix] (Mer du Japon, 2007) Virgin
Simian Mobile Disco: Sleep Deprivation (Attack Decay Sustain Release, 2007) Interscope
Keen listeners may notice the promo for a certain show at around the 57:30 mark, right before the last half hour kicks into techno-chocolate land. The verbal ok for the promo was received, so I let my humble little shout-out to the primary show you'll find on this here website. It ought to be entering the main library momentarily, so if you listen to CITR regularly, you may hear the (almost) well-edited blurb atop The Trailer from La Yellow 357, an acid jazz/house album that came out at a time before the French electronic scene exploded.
You can download Lying in the mausoleum as an MP3 [87:02, 79.6 Mb]
