Beware of Safety Interview/Farewell Show

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There's plenty to be sad about seeing as today was the last show, but there is also plenty to be happy about. Mostly the very hilarious and interesting interview I had with Steve and Morgan of L.A.'s own Beware of Safety. We talked about cereal, kurt Russel, and how to manage a full-time job and a tour at the time same. We also got a taste of Steve's solo project, ::thinkstandard::. Lastly, Don Imus called in looking for a job but only for a few minutes. Download the interview, it's worth it!

Synchronicity Series: April 19, 2007

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For lack of a better theme or idea for a show, today is "Couples' Night" !!!!! I feel like an R&B DJ or something but a lot of the time post-rock and instrumental songs aren't supposed to be taken on their own. So in an attempt to give you guys a better feel for the bands and their sounds i've "coupled" two songs together by one band throughout the show for your pleasure. You may also notice a few Los Angeles bands making their Synchronicity debut; The Lights From Here and The Antarcticans. Thanks to Joe over at radiofreesilverlake.com for giving me the heads up on them. Both are great and offer something very unique and interesting to the genre.

******Beware of Safety interview next week******

Early Morning Ambulance - Gifts From Enola
In The Company Of Others - Gifts From Enola
Shunpuu - sgt.
Moewe - sgt.
Sedna - The Lights From Here
Truth or Consequences - The Lights From Here
Ghost Of The Trees & The Erase Of Man - The Antarcticans
Let's Have Sarcasm For Breakfast - you.may.die.in.the.desert
The Writer's Audience is Always... - you.may.die.in.the.desert
Ceremony - TheAppleseed Cast
The Clock And The Storm - TheAppleseed Cast
The Closest I Ever Came To Lightning - Always the Runner
Don't Kill The Messenger - Always The Runner
Kalinihta - Maserati
This is a Sight we had one day from the High Mountain - Maserati
Moon Is Down - Explosions in the Sky
Plane Will Crash Tomorrow - Explosions in the Sky

******Beware of Safety interview next week******

Always The Runner call it quits; Gulf Coast in mourning

I could say sappy crap like Always the Runner was the heart that kept the southern Louisiana local music scene beating during hard times of recent past (which is true) and how they are almost solely responsible for me getting into the genre itself (also true) but it's all been said before. Instead, I'm going to talk about how thankful I am that the dudes in ATR even put forth the effort to record 2 albums and tour as much as they did coming from a place where I believe they were sorely under-appreciated. I'm not going to name names but , damn, some people don't know a good thing even when it's constantly playing in their own backyard. Enough from me, here's what the guys in the band had to say:

04.08.07
ya know, it's like that old Boyz II Men song goes. Or was it Bell Biv Devoe. I'm pretty sure it was Boyz II Men. Anywho, with 2 albums, 3 tours, 967 weekend trips to Texas and Arkansas, and not even 1 fist fight under tour belts, we have decided to put Always the Runner to bed. I'm sure I can speak for everyone in this rag tag group of misfits that creating and playing this music in front of you all has provided me with some of the best times and fondest memories I will ever have. The past year has brought many changes for each of us, and we have found it increasingly difficult to get together and write new material for you guys. Thus, it is best that we move on. I'm sure more music will be made in the future, just not as Always the Runner. We will be playing our last show in Baton Rouge on 4/21 w/ friends Rotary Downs and Questions in Dialect @ the Spanish Moon. Our dear friend Mr. Garrett Morley will help us put this beast to bed. Thank you all for listening and we will see you around. -ATR

No, ATR, thank you.

Signal Hill live @ The Scene

Synchronicity Series: April 12, 2007

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Had a great show today. A few technical difficulties (last track is cut off from the recording) but other than that the show should be enjoyable for everyone. Started off a little fast and heavy with Mechakucha and Lightning Bolt then slowed it down some brand new God is an Astronaut. The world premier of New Millennium Techtronic is also featured on the show today. They're a new band from Kingwood, Texas that make some great music with a little help from the Nintendo DS. As always, enjoy.

Episodic Déjá Vu - Mechakucha
Dracula Mountain - Lightning Bolt
Upper Ninety - Russian Circles
The World Outside - Maserati
The People From The Sky Said They'd Return - We Followed Tigers
Wrists of Kings - Isis
We All Faulter - Jesu
Television Eyes - Trans Am
ASA - Caspian
The Difference Between Wind And Rain - Beware of Safety
Behind Curtains Closing - Gifts From Enola
Pelican - Unwed Sailor
Far From Refuge - God Is An Astronaut
Riot In Thunder Alley - Eddie Beram
La Dolce Vita - Nino Rota
Stars Paint the Forest Gold - Neil on Impression
We Are From The Future - New Millenium Techtronic
Sorry About Your Irony - El Ten Eleven

Synchronicity Series: April 5, 2007

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GOOD NEWS! So this week I should have the live recording of the show as it was broadcast over the airwaves for everyone to download. There is a downside though, it makes the music easier for me to upload but harder for you guys to play with if you want to take single tracks out and play them separately... all I can say is sorry. The show isn't meant to be a clump of singles, it's supposed to be a two-hour voyage into the heart of the instrumental being. Anyway, this week's playlist features bands from all arenas. In the later half of the show I picked some tracks from bands who aren't traditionally instrumental acts but nevertheless felt the urge to write and record vocal-less tracks. I think this fact says a lot but I'd get way off track logging it all into a blog post so I'll save it for another time. Enjoy.

Nites of Malta - Sun City Girls
Happiness Were All In It Together - This Will Destroy You
Blue Eyed and Filled With Horror - The Timeout Drawer
Etna - SunnO))) & Boris
Ningen wa Jibunjishin ga Mienai Yue ni, Tanin ni Risou no 'Sugata' o Mitome Yasui. - Té
B+T - Battles
Romany Trail - Sir Richard Bishop
Live Then Die - Silver Ray
The Box - Orbital
Choppers - Holy Fuck
Alc Levora - Schneider Tm
I'm In The Mood For Love - Enoch Light
Oo-de-lally - Roger Miller
Another Beautiful Day in the Pacific Northwest - Big Business
Mark Peril Theme - Sneakers
Stars - Nightmares on Wax
Vegas el Bandito - 23 Skidoo
Escape From Tulse Hell - Ott
Saturn Strobe - Pantha du Prince
Summer Air - Explorers Club

Grails - The Burden of Hope

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I was chatting with my friend the other day and he asked me why I chose to have a completely instrumental radio show? Why not play everything I liked and not just a portion of it. I responded by telling him that I believed restrictions spur creativity. In my case, by putting an arbitrary genre restriction on my show I forced myself to delve deeper into every band of the genre I came across and to explore veins of instrumental music I wouldn't have otherwise given the time of day. I like to think it has paid off and I've gained a more cohesive knowledge of at least one type of music. I'm going to use that personal vignette to marry the theme with the band Grails, one of the longest-standing bands in the genre who somehow never disappoint me with every album. How do they do it? It's my belief that by keeping their average song length around four minutes they force themselves to find what they want to say early, say it, and say it well. You aren't going to find any mindless guitar meandering with Grails and if a song is over 6 minutes, there's a good reason. Almost all of their albums are worth possessing but I specifically uploaded this album because track 6, "Space Prophet Dogon", is one of the best instrumental tracks I know. Enjoy.

Pan Sonic - Kesto (Disc 3 & 4)

Alright. So here's the second half of the 4 disc experimental saga from Pan Sonic. I posted the 1st half in February and someone requested the rest of the album so here it is. Now, if you are looking for an album to really hold your attention as a listener... Disc 3 might not be for you. But disc 4, on the other hand, is in the same vein as, say, "Dopesmoker". One unending hour-long trip to a place you've never been to and can't describe once you have. "Radiation" is a pretty fitting name for the track that is really does give off a 3-dimensional quality and a glooming sense of no escape. I don't have anything else to so. Enjoy.

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