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Right. In April there were many episodes. These are the standard RFG shows.

rfg #60 - How he came to be lost [88.0 Mb]

This episode was in tribute to the mighty composer Maurice Jarre, who passed away March 29, 2009. The main soundtracks profiled were Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago.

Playlist.

Maurice Jarre: Fanfare / I Ain't Captain Walker [from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome] (The Essential Maurice Jarre, 2000) Silva Screen
Maurice Jarre: Main Title from Lawrence of Arabia (Lawrence of Arabia OST, 1962) Colpix
Maurice Jarre: Miracle (Lawrence of Arabia OST, 1962) Colpix
Maurice Jarre: Suns Anvil (Lawrence of Arabia OST, 1962) Colpix
Maurice Jarre: This is the Desert (Lawrence of Arabia OST, 1962) Colpix
Maurice Jarre: End Title (Lawrence of Arabia OST, 1962) Colpix
Maurice Jarre: March [from Topaz] (The Essential Maurice Jarre, 2000) Silva Screen
Maurice Jarre: The Paris Waltz [from Is Paris Burning] (The Essential Maurice Jarre, 2000) Silva Screen
Maurice Jarre: The Samurai [Red Sun] (The Essential Maurice Jarre, 2000) Silva Screen
Maurice Jarre: Suite from Jesus of Nazareth (The Essential Maurice Jarre, 2000) Silva Screen
Maurice Jarre: Building the First Mosque (The Message OST, 1976/1990) Silva Screen
Maurice Jarre: Kwan's Sacrifice [from The Year of Living Dangerously] (The Essential Maurice Jarre, 2000) Silva Screen
Maurice Jarre: Adela's Theme [from A Passage to India] (The Essential Maurice Jarre, 2000) Silva Screen
Maurice Jarre: Main Title to No Way Out (The Essential Maurice Jarre, 2000) Silva Screen
Maurice Jarre: The Harvest (A Walk in the Clouds OST, 1995) Milan
Maurice Jarre: Main Title from Dr. Zhivago (Dr. Zhivago OST, 1965) MGM
Maurice Jarre: Komarovsky and Lara's Rendezvous (Dr. Zhivago OST, 1965) MGM
Maurice Jarre: Revolution (Dr. Zhivago OST, 1965) MGM
Maurice Jarre: The Funeral (Dr. Zhivago OST, 1965) MGM
Maurice Jarre: Tonya Arrives at Varykino (Dr. Zhivago OST, 1965) MGM
Maurice Jarre: Lara's Theme (Dr. Zhivago OST, 1965) MGM
Chet Atkins: Somewhere My Love (The Essential Chet Atkins, 1996) RCA
Frank Sinatra: Somewhere My Love (That's Life!, 1966) Warner Bros

rfg #61 - Murky islands [84.3 Mb]

After a recent dubstep concert, there's a decent chunk of time at the beginning of the show focusing on the genre. Then, the electronic sounds slowly psyche towards the heady soundtrack to Vampyros Lesbos, a cult film if there ever was.

Playlist.

United Future Organization: Fool's Paradise (3rd Perspective, 1997) Verve
Kode 9: Babylon (I Love Dubstep, 2008) Rinse
Kode 9: Magnetic City (Box of Dub, 2007) Soul Jazz
Zomby: 1 Up (Zomby EP, 2008) Hyperdub
Modeselektor: The Black Block [Rustie Remix] (Happy Birthday! Remixed Part 2, 2008) BPitch Control
Numero#: Tonton Klaxonne (Sport de Combat, 2009) Saboteur Musique
Jackpot: Ragazza (Ragazza 12", 2009) Permanent Vacation
Circlesquare: Dancers [Russ Chimes vs Anoraak Remix] (MySpace, 2009) Studio !K7
Junior Boys: Parallel Lines (Begone Dull Care, 2009) Domino
These Electric Lives: Hit the Ground Running (Learn by Doing, 2006) self-released
Jason Forrest: 10 Amazing Years (The Unrelenting Songs of the 1979 Post Disco Crash, 2004) Breakcore
Sylvie: Instruments of War (Trees and Shade are our Only Fences, 2008) Smallman
J. Arel/J. Petit: Record Store (The Prisoner - File #3, 2002) Silva Screen
Manfred Huber & Siegfried Schwab: People's Playground Version A (Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party, 1996) Motel
Manfred Huber & Siegfried Schwab: Droge CX 9 (Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party, 1996) Motel
Manfred Huber & Siegfried Schwab: The Lions and the Cucumber (Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party, 1996) Motel
Manfred Huber & Siegfried Schwab: Countdown to Nowhere (Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party, 1996) Motel
Manfred Huber & Siegfried Schwab: Necronomania (Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party, 1996) Motel
Manfred Huber & Siegfried Schwab: There's No Satisfaction (Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party, 1996) Motel
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Safeway Cart (Sleeps with Angels, 1994) Reprise

rfg #62 - Three microphones, two turntables and one quiet computer [83.9 Mb]

The first half hour of the show had an apparently quiet computer, which turned out later to be muted at the software level. The second half hour had me jam all the microphones towards my face with different pan levels for bizarre stereo action. The third half hour focused on The Limey; I had hoped to cover more about the intellectually combative DVD commentary between the director and the screenwriter but opted not to. (For those who are truly curious, the screenplay to The Limey offers some more thoughts to chew on.) I even brought the DVD to play the song excerpt from the film referenced in The Limey: Poor Cow since it's not in a recognizable form on the soundtrack.

Playlist.

Zounds: War [JD Twitch Extended Edit] (10 Inches of Fear, 2008) RVNG
X-Wife: Nothing Else to Prove (Are You Ready for the Blackout?, 2008) Valentim De Carvalho
Fight Bite: Swissex Lover (Emerald Eyes, 2008) self-released
The Budos Band: Mas O Menos (III, 2009) Daptone
Charles Bradley: Heartaches and Pain (The World (is Going Up in Flames), 2008) Dunham
Menahan Street Band: Bushwick Lullaby (The Wolf, 2009) Dunham
The Steve Karmen Big Band: Breakaway [featuring Jimmy Radcliffe] (Breakaway 7", 1975) United Artists
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band: Express Yourself [alternate version] (Puckey Puckey: Jams and Outtakes 1970-1971, 1970) Rhino Handmade
Aterciopelados: Rio (Rio, 2008) Nacional
Ramsey Lewis: Afro Boogaloo Twist (Maiden Voyage, 1968) Chess
Tommy Strange: Purple Desert (Purple Desert 7", 1964) Shamarie
French Revolution: Americas (Americas 7", 1969) Tower
The Walker Brothers: Hurting Each Other (Portrait, 1966) Philips
Scott Walker: Jackie (Scott 2, 1968) Philips
The Who: The Seeker (The Limey OST, 1999) Warner Bros
Danny Saber: Limey Shuffle (The Limey OST, 1999) Warner Bros
Danny Saber: Sitar Bathroom (The Limey OST, 1999) Warner Bros
Danny Saber: Limey Vibes (The Limey OST, 1999) Warner Bros
Cliff Martinez: What He Gonna Say? (The Limey OST, 1999) Warner Bros
Cliff Martinez: Ambush / Come with Us (The Limey OST, 1999) Warner Bros
Cliff Martinez: After the Hammock (The Limey OST, 1999) Warner Bros
Terence Stamp: Colours (The Limey OST, 1999) Warner Bros
Cliff Martinez: Tell Me about Jenny (The Limey OST, 1999) Warner Bros
Red Cedar: Keep Holding On (MySpace, 2009) self-released

rfg #63 - The tall shadows of cough syrup [82.9 Mb]

The Luis Bacalov profile had actually been bumping around as a potential segment in various earlier shows, so it was time to bite the bullet and highlight the Argentine composer's work, at least those tracks I could find. The rest of the show was pretty lo-fi, which was another theme that I had attempted to fit in earlier.

Playlist.

Moka Only: Do (Vermillion, 2007) Urbnet
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Young Adult Friction (The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, 2009) Slumberland
Crystal Stilts: Crystal Stilts (Alight of Night, 2008) Slumberland
The Mayfair Set: Desert Fun (Desert Fun 7", 2009) Captured Tracks
Dum Dum Girls: Baby Don't Go (Jail La La, 2009) Captured Tracks
Death: Rock-N-Roll Victim (For the Whole World to See, 2009) Drag City
Karate Party: Pressure (Black Helicopter, 2005) S-S
Holy Fuck: Bontempi Latin (Holy Fuck, 2005) Dependent
John Oswald: Z (69 Plunderphonics 96, 2001) Fony/Seeland
The Sonics: Have Love Will Travel (Here are the Sonics!!!, 1965/1999) Etiquette/Norton
Yussuf Jerusalem: With You in Mind (A Heart Full of Sorrow, 2008) Floridas Dying
Traps: A Ballad for the Times, Future and Current (A Ballad for the Times, Future and Current, 2008) indie
Vivian Girls: Lake House (The World's Lousy With Ideas - Volume 8, 2009) Almost Ready
Luis Bacalov: Bicycle / In Bicicletta (Il Postino OST, 1994) Hollywood
Luis Bacalov: The Summertime Killer (Ricatto Alla Mala/La Polizia E Al Servizio del Cittadino?, 1972) Point
Luis Bacalov: Motorcycle Circus (Ricatto Alla Mala/La Polizia E Al Servizio del Cittadino?, 1972) Point
Luis Bacalov: The House on the Lake (Ricatto Alla Mala/La Polizia E Al Servizio del Cittadino?, 1972) Point
Luis Bacalov: Like A Play (Ricatto Alla Mala/La Polizia E Al Servizio del Cittadino?, 1972) Point
Luis Bacalov: La Polizia E Al Servizio del Cittadino? (Ricatto Alla Mala/La Polizia E Al Servizio del Cittadino?, 1973) Point
Luis Bacalov: Attesa Ossessiva (Ricatto Alla Mala/La Polizia E Al Servizio del Cittadino?, 1973) Point
Luis Bacalov: Il Killer (Ricatto Alla Mala/La Polizia E Al Servizio del Cittadino?, 1973) Point
Amon Tobin: Saboteur [Roots Manuva Version] (4 Ton Mantis, 2000) Ninja Tune
Claude Larson: Mosquito (A Musical Wildlife - Volume 5: Africa, 197?) Sonoton