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The Sonic Bloom

Mar 1, 2023 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM

Music

With Esoterica

folky, punky, poppy, jangly, post-punky, and psychedelic goodness of the musical variety coming out of your speakers courtesy of moi. oh yeah, and occasional show tunes.

The Sonic Bloom, your way.

Playing Ivan Julian's new album, some leftover requests from last week, and more!

The Sonic Bloom
3:01 AM
Lalo Schifrin - Main Title
Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin
Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 1971
3:06 AM
Ikue Mori & Julianna Barwick - Breath of Spring
Ikue Mori & Julianna Barwick Breath of Spring
FRWYS vol. 6
3:16 AM
Moreish Idols - Nocturnal Creatures
Moreish Idols Nocturnal Creatures Moreish Idols N
Nocturnal Creatures - Single Speedy Wunderground / [PIAS] 2023
3:25 AM
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3:25 AM
Car Seat Headrest - Vincent
Car Seat Headrest Vincent Car Seat Headrest
Teens of Denial Matador 2016
3:30 AM
Yo La Tengo - Sinatra Drive Breakdown
Yo La Tengo Sinatra Drive Breakdown N
This Stupid World Matador 2023
3:36 AM
Horsegirl - Universal Pictures Theme
Horsegirl Universal Pictures Theme Horsegirl N
Rough Trade Super-Disc Matador 2022
3:38 AM
Porridge Radio - U Can Be Happy If U Want To
Porridge Radio U Can Be Happy If U Want To Porridge Radio N
Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To the Sky Secretly Canadian 2022
Out of London.
3:40 AM
Wednesday - Chosen to Deserve
Wednesday Chosen to Deserve N
Rat Saw God 2023
Upcoming album. Wednesday is an American band from Asheville, North Carolina, currently signed to Dead Oceans. The band consists of vocalist Karly Hartzman, guitarist Jake Lenderman, lap steel player Xandy Chelmis, and drummer Alan Miller. Wednesday was formed in 2017 as Karly Hartzman's personal songwriting project.
3:47 AM
MJ Lenderman - Hangover Game
MJ Lenderman Hangover Game MJ Lenderman N
Boat Songs Dear Life Records 2022
Solo project of Jake Lenderman out of Asheville.
3:47 AM
Dehd - Eggshells
Dehd Eggshells Dehd N
Eggshells - Single Fat Possum 2022
Dehd was formed in Chicago in 2015.
3:51 AM
Just Mustard - Still
Just Mustard Still Just Mustard N
Heart Under PTKF 2022
JM is an Irish band formed in Dundalk in County Louth in 2016.
3:54 AM
Sven Wunder - Yūgen
Sven Wunder Yūgen Sven Wunder
Wabi Sabi Light In The Attic Records 2020
Artist and composer based in Stockholm.
4:00 AM
Quincy Jones - Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater)
Quincy Jones Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater) Quincy Jones R
You've Got It Bad Girl A&M 2013
Going out to Li Maria!
4:01 AM
U.S. Girls - Bless This Mess
U.S. Girls Bless This Mess U.S. Girls N
Bless This Mess - Single 4AD 2022
4:03 AM
U.S. Girls - Velvet 4 Sale
U.S. Girls Velvet 4 Sale U.S. Girls
In a Poem Unlimited 4AD 2018
Consisting solely of American musician and producer Meghan Remy, U.S. Girls is an experimental pop band out of Toronto.
4:05 AM
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4:10 AM
Crime - San Francisco's Doomed
Crime San Francisco's Doomed Crime N
San Francisco's Doomed Superior Viaduct 2022
RIP Johnny Strike. Crime was an early American punk band from San Francisco, California, United States. The band was formed in 1976 by Johnny Strike, Frankie Fix, Ron "The Ripper" Greco, and Ricky Tractor.
4:17 AM
Parson Sound - From Tunis to India in Fullmoon (On Testosterone)
Parson Sound From Tunis to India in Fullmoon (On Testosterone) Parson Sound
Pärson Sound Subliminal Sounds 1967
4:32 AM
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4:35 AM
Richard Hell & The Voidoids - I'm Your Man (Radar Single Version)
Richard Hell & The Voidoids I'm Your Man (Radar Single Version) Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Destiny Street Demos Omnivore Recordings 2021
4:40 AM
Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Another World (Remastered)
Richard Hell & The Voidoids Another World (Remastered) Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Blank Generation (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) Rhino/Warner Records 2017
4:47 AM
Ivan Julian - Cut Me Loose
Ivan Julian Cut Me Loose N
Swing Your Lanterns 2023
4:53 AM
Pavement - The Porpoise and the Hand Grenade
Pavement The Porpoise and the Hand Grenade Pavement N
Spit on a Stranger - EP Matador 2022
4:55 AM
Jan Hammer - Original Miami Vice Theme
Jan Hammer Original Miami Vice Theme Jan Hammer R
Miami Vice: The Complete Collection Red Gate Records 2013
Going out to Richard!
4:55 AM
Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme
Jan Hammer Crockett's Theme Jan Hammer
Miami Vice: The Complete Collection Red Gate Records 2013
5:00 AM
Seatbelts - Tank!
Seatbelts Tank! R
COWBOY BEBOP (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) SUNRISE Music Label 1998
Going out to TAndy!
5:03 AM
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5:07 AM
Heavenly Bodies - A View To Beauty of Form
Heavenly Bodies A View To Beauty of Form Heavenly Bodies
White Dwarf Heavily Bodied 2021

63f7ba8bbf8e6.jpegOut of Philly! They ROCK.

5:20 AM
Endless Boogie - Trash Dog (Bonus Track)
Endless Boogie Trash Dog (Bonus Track) Endless Boogie
Vibe Killer No Quarter 2017
5:26 AM
Shilpa Ray - Cry for the Cameras
Shilpa Ray Cry for the Cameras Shilpa Ray N
Portrait of a Lady Northern Spy 2022
5:32 AM
Frankie and the Witch Fingers - Electricide
Frankie and the Witch Fingers Electricide Frankie and the Witch Fingers N
Electricide B/W Chalice - Single RAS / Greenway 2022
5:35 AM
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5:43 AM
Neil Young - The Loner
Neil Young The Loner Neil Young
Decade Reprise 1972
5:47 AM
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Milky Way
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Milky Way
Colorado Reprise 2019
5:52 AM
Bernard Herrmann - Overture (Main Title)
Bernard Herrmann Overture (Main Title) R
North By Northwest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) WaterTower Music 1959
Happy birthday, Dave W!
5:54 AM
Bernard Herrmann - The Streets
Bernard Herrmann The Streets Bernard Herrmann
North By Northwest (Original Motion Picture Score) Varese Sarabande 2007
5:56 AM
Bernard Herrmann - Kidnapped
Bernard Herrmann Kidnapped Bernard Herrmann
North By Northwest (Original Motion Picture Score) Varese Sarabande 2007
5:59 AM
Bernard Herrmann - The Door / Cheers
Bernard Herrmann The Door / Cheers Bernard Herrmann
North By Northwest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) WaterTower Music 2012