rfg #38 - "Tripping on tryptophan"

Sorry for the delay in getting this entry posted — one factor has been my increasingly unreliable internet connection at home. The new coaxial cable is helping with giving my speeds slightly over dial-up but speeds remain less than optimal.

The other factor for those of you who listen closely is that I had the sniffles, which I tried to obscure on air but failed often. Symptoms later deteriorated to the worst runny nose I ever had that night. My headspace drifted at times, which accounted for the occasional misread bit as I tried to figure out what I had meant when things were written earlier. The iPod had its own little fits, skipping ahead in songs whenever I wasn't looking, though that problem abated after the first half hour.

Kid Koala kicked things off with a song that one of the CBC Toronto folks use when filling in on one of the national morning programmes on Radio 1. After some disco, house and some demo music, the next highlight was the little profile on Monkey: Journey to the West, a Chinese opera that features the main Gorillaz duo with a heavy Oriental feel. One of the Gorillaz, Damon Albarn, led into a segue into Central African music as his recent production work for Amadou & Mariam allowed a sensible change of gears.

I played some Stereolab too, though I debated using the old tour single song versus a song off Stereolab off-shoot (and 2008 tour opener) Monade. Now that most of my 45's are up from Brooklyn, I could've gone with the latter after all. Alas...

The Lalo Schifrin soundtrack to Enter the Dragon was a recent acquisition, perfectly located after reading The AV Club's mixlist on "songs from and inspired by classic cult films" and some comments there. Though there are parallels to my recent bout of blaxploitation scores, Schifrin's score retains its own character, much like his work for the original TV series Mission: Impossible.

Somehow, I had more wiggle time this week, so I managed to fit pretty much everything in, though nailing the timing of the PSA's and adverts still needs to be perfected, especially more so now as placement of these carts is more closely monitored. Those things are going to fairly consistent going forward, just so you know.

On with the playlist.