My gift to each and every person in the world
Oh boy! Because I enjoy the prospect of spending six hours in a small room by myself, I'll be broadcasting music from this list, on the 26th, tomorrow, from 9am until 3pm, PST. With a bit of luck, by the end I'll have gone totally crazy. I have decided to ignore this bit, in the annotation to the list:
some artists are listed for obvious reasons, some less-so, some are there just for one track!
and will just play whatever I want to from what I have by the artists I'll be playing (which may not be the albums listed).
Also, some Nurse With Wound & NWW collaborations, and some Current 93. I note that at the moment, I am the only one signed up to do a show tomorrow, for some unfathomable reason. (Extra unfathomable since today is mostly booked.) The playlist will be here, and you'll be able to subject yourself to it if you like.
Post-broadcast update: that went really well, I think. In order to get into the station, since I have no key and was the first on the air today, I had to drive down to Mountain View to borrow someone else's. That was pretty, uh, fun.
Comments
on 2005-12-26 10:14:41.0, bitchphd commented:
This "Nurse with Wound" stuff seems to oscillate between interesting and ear-splitting.
You'll be proud to know, however, that I didn't dress up to listen. I am wearing pajamas.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 10:17:58.0, ben wolfson commented:
How disrespectful!
I think the earsplittingest track will be the one from Homotopy to Marie, yet to come.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 10:20:51.0, bitchphd commented:
You know I have no respect for the radio. Or you.
You sound like you have a cold.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 10:24:32.0, ben wolfson commented:
That's because I'm using a poorly positioned mic (the other one seems not to be working), and my mouth is dry, and in such circumstances my natural lisp is emphasized, and whatnot.
There's a water fountain here but it tastes all metallic, yuck.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 10:26:38.0, bitchphd commented:
You have a lisp? I noticed no lisp. Just your voice sounds a tad nasal. You should drink the crappy water.
See, this piece is atonal, but in a pretty way.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 10:31:00.0, ben wolfson commented:
I notice it, and it's annoying.
Now I've got a dilemma: there's at least one person I know is listening, so should I avoid playing the more abrasive or off-putting stuff for later? Or should I maintain a more or less even distribution throughout?
and, further, on 2005-12-26 10:33:01.0, bitchphd commented:
Since I'm the only one listening, you should switch the playlist entirely to old jazz and blues.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 10:35:05.0, ben wolfson commented:
Well, I'm convinced. Charley Patton marathon!
and, further, on 2005-12-26 10:38:11.0, bitchphd commented:
Now that you've pointed it out, I can hear the lisp.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 10:46:52.0, bitchphd commented:
This drum thing is more like it. I had to mute the sound during that "end of time" thing. God, what was that? Some combo of old Yes, Diamanda Galas, and some stoned LOTR fan? Yuck.
This spoken thing is good too.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 10:55:46.0, ben wolfson commented:
It was Nico, produced by John Cale. Heroin is probably more the operative drug.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 11:00:37.0, bitchphd commented:
Ok, whatever.
That thing you just finished was very nice. I vote for "pity the old person" play list. I'm going to go have a cigarette now, so you can go with ten minutes or so of old-person irritating crap.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 11:01:50.0, bitchphd commented:
No, see, this is good. Fine, I'll smoke when it's over.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 11:08:58.0, ben wolfson commented:
Smoke whenever you like!
and, further, on 2005-12-26 11:30:11.0, bitchphd commented:
I did when you started playing the high screechy thing that annoyed my cat. This is good, though.
Live feedback on your playlist: aren't you a lucky one?
and, further, on 2005-12-26 11:34:03.0, ben wolfson commented:
Wouldn't it have been more effective for your cat to go out for a smoke?
and, further, on 2005-12-26 11:39:40.0, bitchphd commented:
She followed me outside, where she picked her way irritably through the snow.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 11:45:24.0, ben wolfson commented:
Your cat is the one Captain Beefheart sang about on "Steal Softly Thru Snow".
and, further, on 2005-12-26 11:49:24.0, bitchphd commented:
I have no idea what you're talking about, of course.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 0:38:14.0, ben wolfson commented:
I just want to say that the track currently playing—Nurse With Wound's Two Mock Projectors—is really fantastic. One of the better instances of the "slow melodic line over a whole bunch of faster, noisier, chaotic bits" class (a class for which I am a total sucker) of which I'm aware.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:01:26.0, bitchphd commented:
alas, i missed it, as i was too busy having my son put mice up my shirt.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:12:47.0, ben wolfson commented:
A noble pursuit.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:14:45.0, bitchphd commented:
For him, or for me?
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:20:30.0, ben wolfson commented:
Both, I guess. Good practice for him.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:23:45.0, bitchphd commented:
Yes, because putting mice up women's shirts is the best way to pick up chicks.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:29:34.0, ben wolfson commented:
Worked on you, didn't it? Besides, the trick is to put a little mind-control potion on the mouse's claws. It doesn't affect the mouse because it only contacts the enamel or whatever, but even direct skin exposure is sufficient to make even the most fractious person do your bidding.
Its use was pioneered with hamsters as the vector by grade school science teachers, but it's only now becoming commercially available.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:34:18.0, bitchphd commented:
I was in PK's thrall before he put the mice up my shirt, or I wouldn't have allowed it. You'll have to fine-tune that hypothesis a bit before it'll be fully convincing.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:36:19.0, ben wolfson commented:
Maybe its primary use should then be as a means of detection. More reliable than plucking petals from flowers, and more fun into the bargain.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:40:28.0, bitchphd commented:
Ah, this is a good idea. If the woman in question decks you, you're no good. If not, you're in.
Unless, of course, the experiment destroys the delicate early stages of love by convincing her you're some kind of total freak.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:44:58.0, ben wolfson commented:
Scientists in other disciplines are able to adapt to the fact that measurement often changes the thing measured. I see no reason why we loveticians shouldn't be able to do so as well.
Maybe a finer-tuned, more delicate instrument is needed—baby mice, or some such.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:49:54.0, bitchphd commented:
Well, truly baby mice are gross little pink fetalish things.
These mice are about six-eight weeks old; not yet fully grown. I think that the true experiment is that if the woman (1) comes up to your place, or invites her to yours, in order to admire small furry animals; and (2) lets you handle them, you can pretty much assume that you're well on your way. The inserting-in-shirt part of the trial probably only serves to determine how far you already are down the road.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:51:36.0, ben wolfson commented:
I am perfectly able to believe that being allowed to handle a woman's small furry animal is a good sign.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:53:28.0, ben wolfson commented:
Stupid me forgot to burn a track onto my CDRs, and the station doesn't have it! Oh no!
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:55:21.0, bitchphd commented:
Indeed.
Best proactive approach, though, is to get some mice of your own. Kind of like the puppy trick except that obviously the woman has to come to your place to see the adorableness. Whereas the segue from "aww, puppy!" to "come admire my etchings" is always a bit awkward.
Of course, the technique would not work on women like my sister in law, who is (1) teh hott (ask Ogged) and (2) mouse-phobic. Except that she loves PK so much that she squelches her phobia for his sake; if you could get someone to do the same, you'd be set for life.
Hey! A musical tribute to mice and rats! Thanks!
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:56:55.0, bitchphd commented:
Play some Nina Simone instead of the track you forgot.
(WTF is this "enter the number" comment spam thing? It's hard to type in the bath, now you want me to do extra typing?)
and, further, on 2005-12-26 13:58:59.0, bitchphd commented:
This is pretty good for not-Nina.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 14:00:07.0, ben wolfson commented:
I have no control over that shit.
I would play some Nina Simone instead, but Nina Simone is not on the List, two which I slavishly adhere.
The mice & rats thing was a total coincidence which didn't even occur to me until you just pointed it out.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 14:01:54.0, bitchphd commented:
Ok, one, "to."
Two, a total coincidence? Fuck you.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 14:10:36.0, ben wolfson commented:
Yes, "to", quite.
Don't you want me to be honest with you?
and, further, on 2005-12-26 14:15:39.0, bitchphd commented:
You sound like my students when they admit that they haven't done the reading because they were too busy partying.
This gives rise to a new book idea: "advice to young male undergraduates about how not to piss off your professors or the women you're trying to hit on."
and, further, on 2005-12-26 15:17:10.0, ben wolfson commented:
Since I'm the only one listening,
It turns out that there was at least one other person listening, subjecting two others simultaneously, and said person called me in the studio—more than you ever did!
and, further, on 2005-12-26 17:16:03.0, bitchphd commented:
You never said you wanted me to call you. Don't pull that p-a "read my mind" stuff on me, baby.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 18:03:17.0, ben wolfson commented:
What shall I pull on you?
and, further, on 2005-12-26 18:25:36.0, bitchphd commented:
A nice cashmere turtleneck.
and, further, on 2005-12-26 18:30:14.0, ben wolfson commented:
Don't have one, I'm afraid. Will a nice cashmere sweater do?
and, further, on 2005-12-26 18:34:32.0, bitchphd commented:
Absolutely.