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The Sonic Bloom

Jun 1, 2023 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Music

With Esoterica

The Sonic Bloom, your way!

Michael Gira of Swans!

12:01 PM		Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 1971
12:07 PM		Michael Gira interview part one Michael Gira interview part one 2023 2023
12:22 PM		Swans The Parasite Swans N The Beggar Young God Records 2023 16th album by Swans out June 23rd! Here is a sneak peak.
12:26 PM		Michael Gira interview part two Michael Gira interview part two 2023 2023
12:36 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
12:49 PM		Swans Los Angeles: City of Death Swans N The Beggar Young God Records 2023
12:53 PM		Michael Gira interview part three Michael Gira interview part three 2023 2023
1:05 PM		Swans Unforming Swans N The Beggar Young God Records 2023
1:06 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
1:14 PM		Michael Gira interview part four Michael Gira interview part four 2023 2023
1:25 PM		Ben Frost & Francesco Fabris Harmonic Tremor Ben Frost & Francesco Fabris N Vakning 2023 Ben Frost has collaborated with Michael Gira of Swans.
1:30 PM		Swans Oxygen (Edit) Swans Oxygen - EP Young God Records 2014
1:36 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
1:38 PM		Nusidm Thrill Hill Nusidm N The Last Temptation of Thrill 2023
1:40 PM		Terrine She's so Kind De Ouf Terrine N Standing Abs 2023
1:48 PM		Current Affairs Object Current Affairs Object & Subject Tough Love Records 2019
1:51 PM		Dilly Dally Colour of Joy Dilly Dally R N Colour of Joy - Single 2023 Going out to Mr. M!
1:56 PM		O'o Moho O'o N Spells - EP InFiné 2023 Out of Barcelona.
1:57 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
2:05 PM		Linda from Work Jealous Linda from Work N Jealous - Single 2023
2:09 PM		Twilight Archive Round Trip Light Twilight Archive Recent Detours Electrophonogram 2021
2:14 PM		Atlas Sound Te Amo Atlas Sound Parallax 4AD 2011
2:18 PM		Bee And Flower Don't Say Don't Worry Bee And Flower Last Sight of Land tuition 2007 This is Dana Schechter, bee and flower founded in NYC in 1999. dana is also a touring member of Swans.
2:21 PM		Saccharine Trust I Have... Saccharine Trust Paganicons SST Records 1981
2:24 PM		Marc Almond & Foetus Beat out the Rhythm on a Drum (feat. Marc and the Mambas) Marc Almond & Foetus Flesh Volcano / Slut Some Bizzare 2017 Written by Marc Almond.
2:28 PM		Angels of Light Black River Song Angels of Light N We Are Him (2022 Remaster) Young God Records 2022 The Angels of Light was formed in 1997 by singer / guitarist Michael Gira after he disbanded Swans, the group he'd founded in 1982. The band plays in a distinctly different style for Gira since he left Swans, being mostly acoustic, folkier, musically more melodic and less brutal than his previous efforts, though no less emotionally draining. The Angels of Light include many New York City collaborators, including Dana Schechter of Bee and Flower, Kid Congo Powers of The Cramps, Larry Mullins aka Toby Dammit, Bliss Blood of The Moonlighters, Thor Harris of Shearwater (band), and most recently the Brooklyn band Akron/Family.
2:32 PM		Ben Frost & Francesco Fabris Öskubrot Ben Frost & Francesco Fabris N Vakning 2023
2:38 PM		Circus Mort Swallow You Circus Mort Circus Mort Labor Records 2010 Circus Mort was an American post-punk band from New York City. Formed in 1979, the band included future Swans singer Michael Gira on vocals, guitarist Rick Oller, bassist Dan Braun, Josh Braun on keyboards and Angelo Pudignano on drums. Jonathan Kane, also of Swans, would become the third drummer for the group.
2:45 PM		Robert Fripp Exposure (First Edition: Original 1979 Release) Robert Fripp Exposure Discipline Global Mobile 2019
2:46 PM		Ian Hunter Once Bitten, Twice Shy Ian Hunter Ian Hunter Columbia 1975
2:56 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
2:57 PM		Ian Hunter Who Do You Love Ian Hunter Ian Hunter Columbia 1975

Chat is archived.

DJ Esoterica!

Happy June!

hey!

hi, mr m!

Happy June, Junebugs!

hey stevie!

happy june to both of you:)

SWANS❣️❣️❣️

agree and concur!

i am broadcasting from the barge!!

first time

yee haw

Sounds good! You like it??

Approve of the set up?

yes a little nervous but i feels good

it feels good

Oh segment one starts now! I feels guuuud

oh yes!! and then i will play the new album a bit

ACES!

here we gooo! I'm nervous for you interviewing MG haha

haha fer sure

hi dsm!

Hey!

that's rad Rhys got him started!

yeah!

i should play some of rhys's stuff too

The Doors are great never understand why they get so much hate

agree, dsm, one of my faves

Who hates THE DOORS ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 ⚠️⁉️🤬

agree! haters!

I do, always pushing when i should be pulling.... Smh

Zomg L0LZ

ha, race! and hello

but you like swans, right, race?;)

I do! Very much so

This interview's grand so far, i relate highly to the way he approaches writing

On the doors though, do you think the naked on stage bit would fair better or worse nowadays?

Keep yer clothes on Race

thanks, race. i was pleased he was so generous with me and let me take almost an hour of his time. also, the connection was pretty good via zoom from berlin. phew.

Yes, both of youse sound good, DJ Esoterica!

good question, race. well he did get arrested in florida, didn't he?

thx, mr. m:)

Hi Es

hey os

The Doors only exist in the context of the era. Like anything. Any of us.

true, i think, mr. m? i do think jim was kinda timeless (idolatry warning)

haha

I don't wanna imagine jim with an Instagram account lol

ha that is true

Maybe Snapchat 👻👻👻

It'd be banned every other week

Maybe something that was for I don’t know onlYfanS?! 🤑🤑🤮

ha true and true

Deleting in 3… 2… 1…

mr. m and race

haha

He'd probably be the top male account lmao

😹🙀😽

Is Thor out of the band now?

SWANS 🖤 sneak peek❣️

i don't know if he is on this album but i am sure will return sometime again

sneak peak 😏

moog synthesizer❣️

DSM!

Moogs are top quality

yeah thor isn't listed as personnel

ha mr. m!

totally, race

Thor putting out those water damage records tho so that's good

i love water damage, just played them in the last few weeks

WestSiiidddeee!

you know it!

Haha. Talk now Gira

right haha

Microbes? Explain

Try that next interview

Damn, I tuned in specifically to find out the key to existance and what's behind the air

oh yeah this is the part of the trip, the best part i really like

pushed a button and deleted entire interview and, I'm sorry

Microbes? Explain

Did you see Babylon?

Who hates THE DOORS ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 ⚠️⁉️🤬

lolz

Babylon. Seen it?

yes

i still ned the second half

i was fascinated but i felt like i didn't get caught up in the characters

No spoilers

Other than it kinda suuuucks

L0LZ

okey dokey

SnekPek❣️ SWANS ❤️‍🔥

MG sounds much easier to talk with than I would have thought, waiting for him to just start chatting about best pizza spots now lol

Favourite fabric softener

lol

I wonder if he’s seen the movie Babylonlol

stop lol

yeah i was pleased dsm, hope this is not boring anyone haha

Never boring! Very revealing and interesting! Good on ya, DJ Esoterica!

aw thanks, mr. m! appreciate it

this is great Esoterica!

I’m pretty sure he thinks about me when writing music though 🤗

haha

eso fail with "dated"

MADONNA ❤️‍🔥

just married??

My dum joke they were married yet never dated

I always marry before dating

right haha mr. m

I’m in jail in Isrrael right now as fudge for realz

not funny, mr. m;)

Why did my phone add an extra r to Israel?

Imma throw it away brb

Not funny L0LZ haha

i was going to correct you haha but thought better of it lol

Now, that’s funny! 😄

here we go

you like?

Peaceful sound

Great interview. He reminds me of David Berman (silver Jews)

Excellent Show as Usual! Love SWANS!

hi gautham, never thought of that before but i can see it

hi, michael, thanks so much

and thanks, gautham, glad you like

agree, ossy

his voice sound good here

sounds

yes! guud stuffs!

love this new album

"Babylon" left theaters quickly. People probably took note of its 189 minute length.

that is cool, phd in folklore

hey david, yeah it is a grind, but i thought it was interesting

now i am embarrassed haha

hey eso, this is a fantastic interview!

shoulda cut that out, dsm, lol

Michael Gira conducts DJ Esoterica interview❣️

I was being serious, is cool!

yeah that was pretty cool that he was even interested:)

howdy, andrew! thank you

Oh this whole time I was thinking Babylon was Don't Worry Darling. Opps!

Have you seen the movie Babylon??

Hi Esoterica!

howdy Parrscream!

oh i actually liked don't worry darling

Do you know that pizza place near the Ziggarot?

lol

I have not seen Babylon, I did just watch Magic Mike's Last Dance tho!

DSM is in a TimeOut

wprb that radio station

say where MG

okay goodbye take care okay bye thanks so much bye now okay

that was pretty streamlined, mr. m lol

I read that "Babylon" depicts the transition of the film industry into sound. Was it like "Singin' in the Rain"?

nice one Esoterica, much enjoyed!

I want the goodbye to be awkward and endless

thanks very much, dsm

Very enjoyable, DJ Esoterica! 🏆

thx, mr. m!

not at all, david, much raunchier than SITR lol

that has some cache for some people i hear haha

grrrrrreat show DJE. i'm going to be driving for the next hour or so. listening, but not chatting

aweseom, thx, stevie p

Oooo that was a crunchy intro

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

love it

I was mainly wondering if there was a character like Lina Lamont.

PUMMEL ME WHILE I MUNCH BUFFALO CRUNCH ROLLS FROM SPEEDWAY

HEYOOOOOOOOOOO

Good interview 👍

Not gonna lie, I’m here to keep ya honest, DJ Esoterica! Thanks for the shoutout!

Mattster, HeyOoo!

ha of course! you do that so skillfully (keeping me honest) mr. m

🖤💀

How's the new studio treating you, Esoterica? Sorry to miss ya this morning.

love it

hi jon!

thx for asking and sorry i missed you!

Hey there, Esoterica! Will the Michael Gira interview be online anywhere? Had a bunch of meetings and missed it.

Gotta admit, 1st time I heard the Swans (about 30 yrs ago), I wasn't really into them & never explored further. Def going to change that - I like what you've been playing Eso, so thanks!

Love the Swans. Unpredictable & unique.

howdy bud, yes! stay tuned to my FB page (esoterica) and instagram (djesoterica)

howdy, amy! check out the new album, the beggar. it is stellar.

out june 23 on young god records

next song going out to mr. m!

so he better be listening!

Nice, I always like your interviews and really wanna hear this one

thanks, bud. i appreciate it

I'm just hearing of Dilly Dally now and see that they broke up in March.

bummer, i didn't know

Dilly Dally !

Punk's never dead in Barthelona

true dat

Where is the Barge berthed? Carnegie Lake?

Wow! New DILLYDALLY ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❗️ Thanks, DJ Esoterica❣️

you are welcome, mr. m!

di you know they broke up?

did

Nope! Haha. I’m cry.

ha, david. princeton!

david just told me

I see that now. Hmmmm

The music of DILLY DALLY will live on in my cold dead heart forever 🖤💀

ha rip

Enjoying all these Great Selections, DJ Esoterica!

aw thanks, mr. m

something new something different

this is dana schechter, bee and flower founded in NYC in 1999

‘Twas nice

1981!

aw yes, love saccharine trust

stomp yo feet and bang yer drum

oh yeah

Saccharine Trust!

MARC ALMOND 💙 SOFT CELL 💙

yes love soft cell:)

great voice

yeah, mattster! love ST, my socal brohams

BroHAMSSSS!

haha

BroTaylorHam

lol

Green Eggs n Broham

I chortled out loud

🦠🦠 🍖

what is that

Green eggs and broham

DuH

L0LZ

🤡

this show had been EXTRA SPECIAL! Appreciate you, DJ Esoterica!

Dang it - that feeling of just joining, and seeing you missed Saccharine Trust...

Why does this show always fly by? I feel like three hours isn't enough.

aw thanks, parrscream!

yo, francis! hey

Archive every installment, DJ Esoterica!

LOL - hey. I see all these Swans/Gira songs in the mix, and am wondering if I missed some news that he died or something

no i interviewed him!

stay tuned to my insta dj esoterica for updates on where you can hear itagain

Oh - thank God

Green Eggs and Marvel's Green Goblin , Matt of Reality a d great show Es!

@ Esoterica (host) Great show!

Dilly Dally died. Thanks to David Shortell

👻👻👻

@ Esoterica (host) Circus Mort was interesting, to state the obvious. Kind of like the secret offspring of Plastic Ono Band and Kraftwerk ...

DJ Esoterica! Another GEM 💎 of a Show! Very well done! Big cheers! Many thanks! Kind regards to you, Lady! 🖤💀

Great show! 👍

Thanks, Mattster!

apreciate it, mr. m!!

thanks everyone!!!