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rfg #55 - Punchy punchy darkness [88.4 Mb, 96:33]

After having last week off, this episode was pretty much written in advance to an apartment upgrade, though obviously, I had to wait for some Oscars results first to help with a few songs. Otherwise, as promised last episode, there was recent David Byrne guest appearances and a look at the score to "The Dark Knight", somehow left off the Oscar nominees though it won a Grammy.

This show runs a few minutes longer since I jumped on air early due to a confusion on part of the previous show's rotating hosts and a scheduled programmers' meeting. A few albums were put on autoplay but the last song ended early. I left off most of the PSA's that were played as I got ready.

One thing I've been doing recently is just a quick vocal intro before diving into the first song, which was unplanned but allows for a definite beginning. Upon reflection, part of its usage comes from the dearly missed yet massively influential Brave New Waves. I'm doing more of the Patti Schmidt-era intro, though if I had a longer show, I'd definitely aim for the Brent Bambury-styled random prelude. "No one ever died falling off a barstool."

I like this show. There was a little studio peering as a few DJ's congregated around the window once the meeting I missed was over, mostly at the upgraded equipment in the studio (two monitors = good). There was some unintentional laughter over parts of the prior meeting I did attend and there was a caller asking about the awesome (though "awe-skum" much to the caller's blushing giggling) Del Shannon edit. All good.

Playlist follows.

A. R. Rahman, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Sukhvinder Singh Namdhari, Tanvi Shah & Vijay Prakash: Jai Ho (Slumdog Millionaire OST, 2008) Interscope
Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career (My Maudlin Career, 2009) 4AD
Jeremy Jay: Gallop (Slow Dance, 2009) K Records
Joe Cuba Sextet: Joe Cuba's Madness, Part 1 (Bustin' Out, 1972) Vampi Soul
Dirty Projectors & David Byrne: Knotty Pine (Dark Was the Night, 2009) 4AD
N.A.S.A.: The People Tree [featuring David Byrne, Chali 2na, Gift of Gab & Z-Trip] (The Spirit of Apollo, 2009) Anti-
The Brighton Port Authority: Toe Jam [featuring David Byrne & Dizzee Rascal] (I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat, 2009) Southern Fried
Junior Boys: Dull to Pause (Begone Dull Care, 2009) Domino
Popular Computer: Otaku (Senso Data, 2009) Rise
Del Shannon: Gemini [Pilooski Edit] (MySpace, 2008)
101 Strings Orchestra: Flameout (Astro Sounds From Beyond the Year 2000, 1968) Scamp
Hayden: Instrumental with Mellotron (The Closer I Get, 1998) Outpost
Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard: I am the Batman (The Dark Knight OST, 2008) Warner
Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard: Why So Serious? (The Dark Knight OST, 2008) Warner
Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard: I'm Not a Hero (The Dark Knight OST, 2008) Warner
Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard: Aggressive Expansion (The Dark Knight OST, 2008) Warner
Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard: Blood On My Hands (The Dark Knight OST, 2008) Warner
Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard: Introduce a Little Anarchy (The Dark Knight OST, 2008) Warner
Shout Out Out Out Out: Guilt Trips Sink Ships (Reintegration Time, 2009) Normals Welcome