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Desert Cruising

May 31, 2023 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Music

With Captain Ahab

The latest and greatest in stoner rock, doom metal, fuzz and more.

Every Wednesday 3–5pm on 103.3fm WPRB.

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Ep. 244: 5/31/23

Goodbye May! Hello June

Special Anatolian Hour of sad and angry tunes for those of us unhappy with the Turkish election results

Desert Cruising
3:01 PM
Cem Karaca Ve Apaşlar - Ümit Tarlaları
Cem Karaca Ve Apaşlar Ümit Tarlaları
Ümit Tarlaları - EP Coşkun Plak 1967
3:05 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
3:11 PM
Asu Maralman - Bağrı Yanık Dostlara
Asu Maralman Bağrı Yanık Dostlara
Bağrı Yanık Dostlara 1980

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3:16 PM
Edip Akbayram ve Dostlar - Aldırma Gönül
Edip Akbayram ve Dostlar Aldırma Gönül
Aldırma Gönül Aldırma / Sen Açtın Yarayı Burç Plakçılık 1977

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3:21 PM
Ersen ve Dadaşlar - Yedin Beni
Ersen ve Dadaşlar Yedin Beni
Bir Ayrılık Bir Yoksulluk Bir Ölüm / Yedin Beni Şahinler 1974

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3:26 PM
Bunalımlar - Bunalım
Bunalımlar Bunalım
Başak Saçlım / Bunalım - Single Diskotür 1971
3:30 PM
Cem Karaca ve Kardaşlar - Dadaloğlu
Cem Karaca ve Kardaşlar Dadaloğlu
Dadaloğlu / Kalender Türkofon 1970

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3:34 PM
Barış Manço - Ağlama Değmez Bu Hayat Göz Yaşlarına
Barış Manço Ağlama Değmez Bu Hayat Göz Yaşlarına
Ağlama Değmez Bu Hayat Göz Yaşlarına / Kirpiklerin Ok ok eyle Sayan 1969

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3:38 PM
3 Hürel - Ömür Biter Yol Bitmez
3 Hürel Ömür Biter Yol Bitmez
Ömür Biter Yol Bitmez / Sevenler Ağlarmış Diskotür 1974

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3:42 PM
Asu Maralman - Bozuk Bozuk
Asu Maralman Bozuk Bozuk
Bir Ayrılık Bir Yoksulluk Bir Ölüm - Bozuk... Bozuk... - Single Türküola 1974
3:47 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
3:55 PM
Ergenekon Destanı - Herşey Yalan Herşey Bomboş
Ergenekon Destanı Herşey Yalan Herşey Bomboş
Herşey Yalan Herşey Bomboş / Vah!.. Vah!.. Diskotür 1975

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3:59 PM
Mazhar Ve Fuat - Derdimi Dökersem Derin Dereye ft. Hale Alanson
Mazhar Ve Fuat Derdimi Dökersem Derin Dereye ft. Hale Alanson
Türküz Türkü Çağırırız! Yonca 1973

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4:02 PM
Özdemir Erdoğan - Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım
Özdemir Erdoğan Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım
Haydi Bastır / Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım Yonca 1973

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4:06 PM
Ersen - Sor Kendine
Ersen Sor Kendine
Sor Kendine / Garip Gönlüm Şahinler 1972

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4:10 PM
Cem Karaca - İhtiyar Oldum
Cem Karaca İhtiyar Oldum
Cem Karaca'nın Apaşlar, Kardaşlar, Moğollar, Ferdy Kleine'a Teşekkürleriyle Yavuz Burç Plak 1974
4:13 PM
Türeyiş Folk Üçlüsü - Kanar Ağlarım
Türeyiş Folk Üçlüsü Kanar Ağlarım
Kerpiçtendir Evleri / Kanar Ağlarım 1973

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4:16 PM
Selda Bağcan - Mapushanelere Güneş Doğmuyor
Selda Bağcan Mapushanelere Güneş Doğmuyor
Tatlı Dillim, Güler Yüzlüm / Mahpushanelere Güneş Doğmuyor 1971

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4:19 PM
Barış Manço - 2023
Barış Manço 2023
2023 Yavuz Plak 1975

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4:26 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
4:36 PM
Ergenekon Destanı - Vah!.. Vah!..
Ergenekon Destanı Vah!.. Vah!..
Herşey Yalan Herşey Bomboş / Vah!.. Vah!.. Diskotür 1975

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4:40 PM
Sıla 4 - Gariban
Sıla 4 Gariban
Ararım Sorarım Seni / Gariban Diskotür 1973

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4:43 PM
Erkin Koray - Yağmur
Erkin Koray Yağmur
Mesafeler İSTANBUL PLAK LTD. 1974
4:46 PM
Melih, Faruk, Serdar, Saygun - Gurbet Acısı
Melih, Faruk, Serdar, Saygun Gurbet Acısı
Gurbet Acısı / Çanakkale Türküsü Mert Plak 1972

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4:48 PM
Grup Uyanış - Halimiz Duman
Grup Uyanış Halimiz Duman
Halimiz Duman / Aç Kalbini EMI 1975
4:52 PM
Moğollar - Ağlama
Moğollar Ağlama
Ağlama / Yalnızlığın Acıklı Güldürüsü Disko 1970

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4:54 PM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
4:57 PM
Hümeyra - Ölüm
Hümeyra Ölüm
Ölüm / Olmasa (Güzelliğin On Para Etmez) Melodi 1969

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Chat is archived.
Mazhar of Reality 3:01:23 PM
FIRST IT GIVETH THEN IT TAKETH AWAYYYYYYYYY
Captain Ahab (host) 3:01:45 PM
TODAY IS GIVING DAY
Mazhar of Reality 3:02:42 PM
Anatolia, baby
Mazhar of Reality 3:04:58 PM
Screams from salt caves
Jon Solomon 3:05:38 PM
Ahab, did you hear Mike play your pronunciation voicemail on-air last week?
Jon Solomon 3:06:47 PM
Oh! This is excellent schedule news.
Mazhar of Reality 3:08:22 PM
Lol Tom Hanks went to community college
Jon Solomon 3:08:25 PM
Ahab would have gone early alphabetically at least...
Rob from Maryland 3:09:34 PM
@Captain Ahab, I was quite disappointed by the re-election news too. Also not surprised
Mazhar of Reality 3:11:03 PM
AI-generated Boris Johnson eating raw onions is hilarious; find it
Mazhar of Reality 3:11:24 PM
He really goes at it 🧅🧅
Captain Ahab (host) 3:12:01 PM
Thanks Rob, yeah not surprising but still frustrating :(
Captain Ahab (host) 3:12:17 PM
Mattster: he mentioned that in his speech actually!
Captain Ahab (host) 3:12:38 PM
asked us not to begrudge him for being awarded an honorary phd with no work lol
Captain Ahab (host) 3:12:57 PM
Thanks Jon! I took your advice, no issues keeping me on Weds
Captain Ahab (host) 3:13:14 PM
sadly no I was out when Mike played that, but he texted me that he had lol
Mazhar of Reality 3:14:00 PM
Honorary degrees are such BS
Jon Solomon 3:14:40 PM
Quinta Brunson gave a recent graduation speech at Penn where she acknowledged she didn't get in so she went to Temple.
Mazhar of Reality 3:14:45 PM
They're like rich people getting free things
Jon Solomon 3:15:02 PM
Psyched it worked out Cap, esp. for selfish "captive audience listening before my own show" reasons...
Captain Ahab (host) 3:16:11 PM
hehe I get it! won't deny I have similar reasons
Captain Ahab (host) 3:16:29 PM
the collaborative dj hour sounds fun though
Rob F 3:18:19 PM
Hello June already?
Mazhar of Reality 3:18:29 PM
When I dip Edip you dip
Captain Ahab (host) 3:18:35 PM
I was geting ahead of myself
Captain Ahab (host) 3:18:42 PM
lol Matt
Captain Ahab (host) 3:19:16 PM
the resident freak nasty expert is in the chat
Rob F 3:20:17 PM
I'm ready for summer, just May went so quick
Mazhar of Reality 3:24:48 PM
Those Turk hairstyles are rizz 💯🇹🇷
Captain Ahab (host) 3:25:40 PM
lol, we are a hirsute people alas
Mazhar of Reality 3:26:08 PM
"gimme the yedin beni Iommi, please" ✂️
Mazhar of Reality 3:27:19 PM
Farfisa organ in da haus
Mazhar of Reality 3:27:45 PM
What!! 7-Nation Army!!
Captain Ahab (host) 3:28:29 PM
similar indeed
Mazhar of Reality 3:28:55 PM
Jack White is a sneaky lil elf
Captain Ahab (host) 3:30:48 PM
this is one of my all time faves
Captain Ahab (host) 3:30:54 PM
just gotta shout out that rage
Mazhar of Reality 3:32:36 PM
Dude has some pipes
Mazhar of Reality 3:39:24 PM
Fuzz-wah
Mazhar of Reality 3:47:02 PM
Asu M 🔥
Mazhar of Reality 3:49:32 PM
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/HastyKeenHake-mobile.jpg whoa whoa wee wah Asu M
Mazhar of Reality 3:53:03 PM
Translates roughly to "see you in the mountains, fuckface"
Jon Solomon 3:55:30 PM
There was a moment over the holiday weekend where my family came home and told me there was a fire on Route 1 that sounded close enough to the WPRB transmitter by their description I had to drive up and make 100% sure...
Captain Ahab (host) 3:56:17 PM
holy moly
Jon Solomon 3:56:39 PM
No fire at the transmitter (phew) but I did see all the wire work laid out and ready to start so it should be getting going next week.
Captain Ahab (host) 3:57:03 PM
fingers crossed everything progresses smoothly
Mazhar of Reality 3:58:48 PM
Fire in the disco/ fire in the Taco Bell - Electric 6
Mazhar of Reality 4:06:38 PM
This all Anatolia show is kewl
Mazhar of Reality 4:07:01 PM
SPOONMAN
Captain Ahab (host) 4:10:00 PM
lol, there are two soundgarden cover albums coming out in july with redux records, and CAN YA BELIEVE that spoonman is not included
Jon Solomon 4:11:14 PM
Is one of them jazz instrumental covers of Soundgarden songs called Big Dumb Sax?
Captain Ahab (host) 4:11:55 PM
oh my gosh I misspoke, spoonman will be on superunkown redux, my baad
Captain Ahab (host) 4:12:02 PM
https://reduxrecords.bandcamp.com/album/superunknown-redux
Captain Ahab (host) 4:12:04 PM
phew
Captain Ahab (host) 4:12:40 PM
lol Jon that's a negative
Captain Ahab (host) 4:12:44 PM
unfortunately
Jon Solomon 4:13:05 PM
A shame. Guess I'll have to learn the saxophone.
Captain Ahab (host) 4:13:26 PM
someone has to
Russell Edling 4:18:17 PM
very cool to hear what sounds like turntable warble on this singing ◡̈
Captain Ahab (host) 4:20:46 PM
what an adorable emoji! ◡̈
Captain Ahab (host) 4:21:00 PM
yeah, Selda's voice is pretty special
Mazhar of Reality 4:23:41 PM
Turkish Iommi in da haus, Jon
Captain Ahab (host) 4:24:16 PM
lol at your new screenname Matt
Rob from Maryland 4:25:25 PM
Captain, what's the deal with the 1975-issued Barış Manço album being called 2023?
Captain Ahab (host) 4:25:37 PM
I'll explain shortly
Rob from Maryland 4:26:52 PM
Thanks!!
Mazhar of Reality 4:29:04 PM
Rob MD 2023 is when the simulation collapses
Rob from Maryland 4:31:15 PM
Mattster of Reality, but the simulation is simulating collapse
Mazhar of Reality 4:32:07 PM
Good point Rob
Mazhar of Reality 4:36:56 PM
MORE COWBELL
Captain Ahab (host) 4:36:59 PM
singularity reached
Captain Ahab (host) 4:48:31 PM
this is only record these guys put out, two singles, wild how good they are
Mazhar of Reality 4:48:58 PM
Punk
Jon Solomon 4:53:30 PM
This certainly has been the show I needed this afternoon, hope the same is true for you.
Captain Ahab (host) 4:53:52 PM
same
Mazhar of Reality 4:54:26 PM
Love the snap crackle pop 👍⏺️
Rob from Maryland 4:56:31 PM
One hit wonders are nice
Mazhar of Reality 4:57:58 PM
Jon Solomon fights transmitter fires singlehandedly 💪
Jon Solomon 4:58:29 PM
Only YOU can stop transmitter fires.
Mazhar of Reality 4:59:05 PM
🐻
Mazhar of Reality 4:59:23 PM
Great show, love, keep yer chin up
Captain Ahab (host) 4:59:47 PM
thanks team, pleasure to play music for you as always
Rob from Maryland 5:01:50 PM
Great show, Captain, thanks!