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Habitat Enrichment

May 4, 2023 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Music

With Krista

Habitat Enrichment is the concept of introducing novelty to an animal's enclosure to keep it from getting bored or sad. Let me play you something fun. Genres span world and time, just like a cat with a box to play in.

Some specialties you can usually hear a little on my show: Luk Thuong, 60s crooners, cow punk, and synthwave. If you don't like the song currently playing, wait approximately 2 minutes for something else!

may the fourth

I've got a wide range of songs today. a few star wars themed songs, as a treat before Jon's big Star Wars show later today!

Habitat Enrichment
7:01 AM
Fawn Wood - Hope
Fawn Wood Hope
Kakike Buffalo Jump Records 2021
7:05 AM
Gordon Lightfoot - Carefree Highway
Gordon Lightfoot Carefree Highway
Gord's Gold Rhino/Warner Records 1975
7:09 AM
Sharon Van Etten - When I Die
Sharon Van Etten When I Die N
We've Been Going About This All Wrong (Deluxe Edition) Jagjaguwar 2022
7:15 AM
Clara Ward - You're Not Alone
Clara Ward You're Not Alone
Soul and Inspiration EMI Catalogue 1969
7:18 AM
F.K. Dreyer & Mark Recording Co. - Taurus
F.K. Dreyer & Mark Recording Co. Taurus
Your Dogs Horoscope Mark Recording Co. Produced By F 2003
7:20 AM
Tierra - Together
Tierra Together
City Nights Boardwalk 2009
7:24 AM
Bobbie Smith & The Dream Girls - Mine All Mine
Bobbie Smith & The Dream Girls Mine All Mine
Twirl Records Story Volume 3 Twirl Records 2010
7:27 AM
Dj Grandmaster Raphael - Rap Da Providencia
Dj Grandmaster Raphael Rap Da Providencia
7:31 AM
Ron Slabe - Sum and Difference
Ron Slabe Sum and Difference
Zagadka self-released, Euclid (OH) 1984
7:36 AM
Nakibembe Embaire Group, Gabber Modus Operandi & Wahono - 160
Nakibembe Embaire Group, Gabber Modus Operandi & Wahono 160 N
Nakibembe Embaire Group Nyege Nyege Tapes 2023
7:40 AM
Beach House - Become
Beach House Become N
Become - EP 2023
always happy when Beach House has new stuff
7:45 AM
Kooshin - Adiguna Ina Cabdaay
Kooshin Adiguna Ina Cabdaay
Layla
7:55 AM
Jako Maron - Lamour tambour
Jako Maron Lamour tambour
Kabar Jako SAKIFO RECORDS 2022
8:01 AM
Cecil Campbell - Fog Rising on the Mountain
Cecil Campbell Fog Rising on the Mountain
8:03 AM
First Alert - Father's Humming
First Alert Father's Humming
8:09 AM
The Heavy - Hurricane Coming
The Heavy Hurricane Coming N
Hurricane Coming - Single The Heavy 2023
8:12 AM
Alabaster Deplume - Salty Road Dogs Victory Anthem
Alabaster Deplume Salty Road Dogs Victory Anthem N
Salty Road Dogs Victory Anthem - Single 2023
8:17 AM
Ludwig Göransson - Mandalorian Theme
Ludwig Göransson Mandalorian Theme
8:21 AM
Amaria - Will It Last Forever?
Amaria Will It Last Forever? N
All For You 2023
8:25 AM
Anieszka - 10 ft
Anieszka 10 ft N
10 ft 2023
8:27 AM
Amal Marie - Know Me
Amal Marie Know Me
Know Me - Single hardpink records 2020
8:49 AM
Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind
Gordon Lightfoot If You Could Read My Mind
If You Could Read My Mind 143/Warner Records 1970
8:49 AM
Gordon Lightfoot - Uncle Toad Said
Gordon Lightfoot Uncle Toad Said
A Painter Passing Through Warner Records 1998
8:54 AM
Tyler Childers - All Your'n
Tyler Childers All Your'n
Country Squire Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records 2019
8:58 AM
Hank Thompson - I Cast a Lonesome Shadow
Hank Thompson I Cast a Lonesome Shadow
Top 50 Classics - The Very Best of Hank Thompson GRR Music 2014
9:03 AM
Gordon Lightfoot - The List
Gordon Lightfoot The List
Sundown Rhino/Warner Records 1974
9:07 AM
Tadao Hayashi - Kapalaran
Tadao Hayashi Kapalaran Chito Ilacard
9:12 AM
Brute Force - Doubt
Brute Force Doubt
Brute Force Rhino Atlantic 1970
9:16 AM
Dick Walter - Frame Up
Dick Walter Frame Up
Dramatic Funk Themes, Vol. 4 (Action, Tension & Drama Rhythms (1972 - 1982)) Showup records 2015
9:19 AM
Heartless Bastards - Into the Open
Heartless Bastards Into the Open
All This Time Fat Possum 2006
9:24 AM
John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra - Cantina Band
John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra Cantina Band
Star Wars: A New Hope (Original Motion Picture Score) Walt Disney Records 2018
9:29 AM
Joel Wood - Okimaw Piyisiw Nikamowin
Joel Wood Okimaw Piyisiw Nikamowin N
Mikwanak Kamôsakinat Joel Wood 2022
9:33 AM
DJ FINALE - Moi Jesais
DJ FINALE Moi Jesais N
Mille Morceau 2023
9:38 AM
Josh Ritter - Whatever Burns Will Burn
Josh Ritter Whatever Burns Will Burn N
Spectral Lines Pytheas Recordings 2023
9:42 AM
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Cast Iron Skillet
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Cast Iron Skillet N
Weathervanes Southeastern Records 2023
9:51 AM
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - This Guy's In Love With You
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass This Guy's In Love With You
The Beat of the Brass Shout! Factory 2005
9:56 AM
Radiohead - High and Dry
Radiohead High and Dry
The Bends XL Recordings 1995
Chat is archived.
Krista (host) 6:59:20 AM
good morning
TAndy 7:03:00 AM
Heya
Krista (host) 7:05:50 AM
I like the cat avatar, TAndy
Krista (host) 7:06:14 AM
I muted the microphone just in time before I sneezed so that's a good omen for the day, I think
TAndy 7:06:20 AM
Thank you! It's a special for May Day but I think I'm keeping It.
Amy Erma Lee 7:31:11 AM
Good morning Krista & Tandy. Yes Tandy, like the pic - I'm also partial to black cats.
Parrscream 7:31:19 AM
Good morning!
Krista (host) 7:31:54 AM
good morning!
TAndy 7:37:29 AM
I'm really digging these last few tracks including this one
Krista (host) 7:38:23 AM
This is the free single off the album, it's worth a full listen. It's got that pulsating percussion thing that Nyege Nyege tapes is soo good at
TAndy 7:51:35 AM
I think Ohio should count as otherworldly
TAndy 7:51:58 AM
OHIO IS SPREADING, THE FAMILY IS ALREADY ENGULFED.
Krista (host) 7:53:41 AM
vacation offworld to Euclid, Ohio
Christine, aka Darth Uhuru 8:03:32 AM
Morning Krista, TAndy, Amy Erma Lee, and Parrscream ⛅️
Christine, aka Darth Uhuru 8:03:58 AM
We got the fog 🌫
Krista (host) 8:05:15 AM
good morning! Darth Revan here
Amy Erma Lee 8:05:44 AM
Good morning Darth Uhuru!
Chef Emeril Lagasse 🍳 8:05:55 AM
G MORNIN BAM
Christine, aka Darth Uhuru 8:08:07 AM
🌫 🎩 👍
Christine, aka Darth Uhuru 8:08:32 AM
Morning, Chef 🍳!
TAndy 8:10:47 AM
BAM to Chef, good morning to Christine, Lee and Parr!
Ossy 8:14:51 AM
Morning 4th, Kris
Christine, aka Darth Uhuru 8:16:04 AM
Hey, Ossy!
The Mokdalorian 8:18:21 AM
This is the way
TAndy 8:19:18 AM
SUP MOKDALOROAN, ft. Special Guest Ossy
The Mokdalorian 8:19:53 AM
Happy Dave Brubeck day
Ossy 8:20:43 AM
Star Bit greetings Christine and Tan!
TAndy 8:21:40 AM
Happy pi day
Krista (host) 8:21:43 AM
hello Mokdalorian and Ossy!
The Mokdalorian 8:22:40 AM
Good morning everyone 🦁
Chef Emeril Lagasse 🍳 8:23:48 AM
Are we gonna hear the werewolf pizza song? 👨‍🍳
B MacG 8:23:53 AM
Oh I finally got on chat! Good morning, Krista my partner and I are listening on our drive to work and appreciating every pick! And you’re right that The Heavy just makes you feel cool and like you can take on the world.
Christine, aka Darth Uhuru 8:24:39 AM
@Mokdalorian; love it 🦁
Krista (host) 8:25:36 AM
hello B MacG, happy to have you!
The Mokdalorian 8:25:49 AM
Werewolf? The riff raff Rougarou?
TAndy 8:25:57 AM
Oh my GOD this song!! 😍💙💙💙💙💙
Krista (host) 8:26:28 AM
next week, Chef, I'm doing a "underappreciated songs by famous film composers" segment, pizza werewolf is in there
Krista (host) 8:27:12 AM
lightsaber sounds in this one
TAndy 8:27:47 AM
Amaria has her whole discography on sale on Bandcamp for $16, doing that on Friday!
TAndy 8:28:58 AM
Krista, I am begging you to do an R&B and Nu-Soul special (or regular show on occasion) for the summer season if you're still on in the morning. If I woke up listening to this, my good mood would be unbreakable for the whole day.
Dan Ruccia 8:30:11 AM
The sense of time in this song is so weird
Krista (host) 8:30:17 AM
that can be arranged, I love R&B. Some deep soul will be on it, too
Ossy 8:31:22 AM
Don't know about Werewolf Pizza, but heard about Mona Pizza https://www.mariowiki.com/Mona_Pizza_(song)
The Mokdalorian 8:33:37 AM
We are the Porg. Resistance is futile
Ossy 8:33:38 AM
Yes, do R&B and Neo Soul, Kris like that Deity Talks girl always does.
TAndy 8:34:32 AM
DEITY plays some proper throwback hits
Ossy 8:36:24 AM
Hits that heard on commercial radio and not played often , you hear on youtube, indeed!
Christine, aka Darth Uhuru 8:36:40 AM
Telescopic eyes are quite a cool feature.
Ossy 8:37:14 AM
Confused Amel Marie with other rnb singer, Amel Larrieux
The Mokdalorian 8:38:14 AM
I'm headed up to lake gitchigumi
The Mokdalorian 8:40:11 AM
Gordon had so many killer tracks. RIP
Krista (host) 8:40:23 AM
he changed maritime safety with that song
Krista (host) 8:40:32 AM
saved the lives of many cold water sailors
The Mokdalorian 8:41:02 AM
Phew that voice
Chef Emeril Lagasse 🍳 8:41:13 AM
@krista thank you for the pizza song next week! BAM
The Mokdalorian 8:41:33 AM
He hung out with Bob Dylan
Chef Emeril Lagasse 🍳 8:41:38 AM
Also if you're into monstrology, check out the YouTube PBS show Monstrum
Brian "D" for Donor 8:43:58 AM
Love Gord!
The Mokdalorian 8:45:09 AM
My favorite track is The List
Brian "D" for Donor 8:47:49 AM
Great Gord comp is the United Artists Collection. A lot of the early early stripped down recordings without a bunch of 70s over production.
Brian "D" for Donor 8:49:25 AM
"Gord's Gold" is a greatest hits. Not the original lp recordings tho. He re recorded his songs with the then current band(s) for the Gord's Gold collections.
Krista (host) 8:49:55 AM
uncle toad tucked in the compost pile
Krista (host) 8:50:16 AM
I'm imagining this guy neck deep in the compost, just his head poking out
The Mokdalorian 8:51:51 AM
another noteworthy track of his: Betty Maes A Good Time Gal
Brian "D" for Donor 8:52:06 AM
Still put out solid lps there in the late 90s. I remember when this one came out. Saw him right around this time at the no longer in existence Valley Forge Music Fair
The Mokdalorian 8:53:46 AM
Sundown vs Don Quixote.
Brian "D" for Donor 8:54:28 AM
Love that sound on Old Dan's Records, Cold on Shoulder.
Brian "D" for Donor 8:55:01 AM
Pabst? How did Milwaukee make it into this connection?
Krista (host) 8:55:57 AM
unfortunately not that part of the Pabst family
Krista (host) 8:58:56 AM
some other Pabsts, a raggedy offshoot
Brian "D" for Donor 9:00:39 AM
Great series of comps "Hillbillies in Hell" has tons of gems in that vein of Hank T there
Krista (host) 9:03:10 AM
yes, I love that series, some really creepy songs in there
Brian "D" for Donor 9:04:01 AM
Great song ya. Race Among The Ruins. High and Dry. Think of those in same breath somewhat
Christine, aka Darth Uhuru 9:09:06 AM
I love a good disco-y harp solo.
Brian "D" for Donor 9:09:09 AM
Often layered multiple rhythm guitar tracks. Including his own 12 string acoustic, Terry Clements as well. And often an acoustic guitar in "Nashville tuning" or "High strung". Basically a former 12 strung guitar with the low octave strings removed on the bass strings. Makes a sound kind of like a cross betw autoharp and mandolin . Common in 70s recording. Stacks of acoustic tracks. Wall of strums
TAndy 9:16:18 AM
Krista doing everything in her power to make me sleepy
TAndy 9:20:01 AM
Ok this one is more wakey uppy. Just a little longer till I can relax
The Mokdalorian 9:24:27 AM
nothing beats the star wars scene from Clerks
TAndy 9:24:33 AM
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
The Mokdalorian 9:25:42 AM
"Do you think the average storm trooper knows how to install a toilet main? All they know is killing and white uniforms."
The Mokdalorian 9:27:55 AM
😂
Christine, aka Darth Uhuru 9:30:04 AM
😄
Richard from Rocky Hill 9:31:35 AM
@ Brian "D" for Donor Thanks for that tutorial on repurposed 12 string guitar in recordings. I've often wondered the method for getting that distinctive and engaging between-guitar-and-mandolin sound.
The Mokdalorian 9:31:38 AM
"Empire had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader's his father, Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that's what life is, a series of down endings. All Jedi had was a bunch of Muppets."
Krista (host) 9:34:05 AM
songs that sound like they belong in star wars
Richard from Rocky Hill 9:36:49 AM
@ Krista (host) Thanks for playing "Cantina Band" from the original Star Wars (now Star Wars: A New Hope within the overall series). I just realized how much that ditty sounds like unabashed Raymond Scott! I wonder if Scott was a madness-with-method inspiration to composer John Williams ... ?
Krista (host) 9:39:38 AM
raymond scott, the inventor of the electric doorbell and the clarivix
Krista (host) 9:40:01 AM
claravox*
Brian "D" for Donor 9:43:47 AM
Ya Cantina song is so Raymond Scott! Crossed with a bit of Klezmer
Brian "D" for Donor 9:46:07 AM
Wet towel no soap. Dry well. Rub drops of oil into surface.
Ossy 9:47:17 AM
Yeah, very smelly
Richard from Rocky Hill 9:48:28 AM
@ Brian "D" for Donor Yes! Klezmer, also for Star Wars "Cantina Band" influence.
TAndy 9:50:54 AM
Thank you, Krista!
Danosaur 9:52:17 AM
Thanks for enriching my habitat today
Krista (host) 9:52:44 AM
you're welcome Danosaur and TAndy
Christine, aka Darth Uhuru 9:55:39 AM
Communal enrichment on a gloomy day; thanks Krista!
Amy Erma Lee 9:56:10 AM
Thank You Krista!
Brian "D" for Donor 9:56:26 AM
Does. Not. Work.
Krista (host) 9:56:33 AM
lol brian
Brian "D" for Donor 9:56:43 AM
Otherwise great show!
Krista (host) 9:56:55 AM
if I had a little time I could mix it better I think
Richard from Rocky Hill 9:56:57 AM
@ Krista (host) Loved your wind instrument mic break riff. Yes, today's word is: "Stinkdex" - the probability of a place (eg., cheap motel) or object (French horn, f'r sure) being unredeemingly and uncorrectably of objectionable odor.
Brian "D" for Donor 9:57:21 AM
As they said Everything in its Right Place
Krista (host) 9:57:30 AM
the right place for Gord is not in a radiohead song
Ossy 9:57:57 AM
I'll try for blue cheese perfume 😁😄🥰
Christine, aka Darth Uhuru 9:58:05 AM
Huh. Weird.
Krista (host) 9:58:27 AM
maybe Pablo Honey would be a better album to mix with gordon
Ossy 9:58:32 AM
Weirdly smelly and ack.
Brian "D" for Donor 9:59:17 AM
... come to Florida...
Krista (host) 10:00:22 AM
hilarious that the jerky boys were responsible for radiohead