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Desert Cruising

Nov 15, 2023 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Music

With Dan Ruccia

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

Every Wednesday 3–5pm on 103.3fm WPRB.

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Octopus Octopus Octopus Octopus Octopus Octopus Octopus

Imagine, if you will, what would happen if Moby Dick had been a giant white octopus instead of a sperm whale. This is what that might sound like.

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3:01 PM		Sightless Pit The Ocean of Mercy Grave of a Dog Thrill Jockey Records 2020
3:05 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
3:07 PM		Judas Priest Desert Plains Point of Entry (Bonus Track Version) Columbia 1981
3:11 PM		Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Terror's Pillow (Live) N Live in New York Rocket Recordings 2023
3:16 PM		Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard Y Proffwyd Dwyll Y Proffwyd Dwyll New Heavy Sounds 2016
3:25 PM		Sprain We Think So Ill of You N The Lamb as Effigy The Flenser 2023
3:29 PM		Abyssal Frost The Mutiny Antarsia - EP Grinding Ice Records 2020
3:34 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
3:39 PM		Emperor The Burning Shadows of Silence In the Nightside Eclipse Candlelight 1994
3:45 PM		Sleater-Kinney Let's Call It Love The Woods (Bonus Track Version) Sub Pop Records 2005
3:56 PM		Sunn O))) Evil Chuck N Evil Chuck - Single Sub Pop Records 2023
4:01 PM		Only Now Fate Pt. 1 N Fate / Will Kush Arora Productions 2023
4:08 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
4:16 PM		Metalzone Slaughtered Tofurkey Hail Seitan 2022
4:19 PM		Marthe Victimized N Further In Evil Southern Lord 2023
4:29 PM		COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN Activate the Corpses Duck Down for the Torso EP No Idea Records 2002
4:33 PM		Wovenhand Tempel Timber Silver Sash Glitterhouse Records 2021
4:37 PM		Vangelis One More Kiss, Dear Blade Runner (Original Score from the Motion Picture) EastWest U.K. 1994
4:41 PM		Ragana In the Light of the Burning World N Desolation's Flower The Flenser 2023
4:46 PM		Poison Ruïn Exiles Poison Ruïn II Urge 2021
4:49 PM		Mo'ynoq Effigies Adorned in Fire A Place for Ash Mo'ynoq 2022
4:56 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
4:58 PM		Thou Supernaut What Is This That Stands Before Me? Sacred Bones Records 2020

Chat is archived.

Hello, fellow desert cruisers

Egads, a sea creature has taken down the Pequod!

Ohhhh sheeet . Say his name 8 times in the mirror! It worked!

Mwahahahahahahahahaha

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack

Something is fishy, and it's not fish.

Are you ready for this next number people!?!? ARE YOU HIGHHHHHHH!?! WHAT? ARE YOU HIGGHHHHHH!!??

Glenn! KK!

Back to pork roll. Where's Matt?

Pigs^7 always a nice beginning

Was real pumped to see this new live album. Feels somehow heavier than the studio version?

Hi Dan and been a year since I heard this on Flex Sludge

I saw the meme Ahab posted on her playlist a few weeks ago and I took the challenge: https://playlists.wprb.com/WPRB/pl/18059425/Desert-Cruising?layout=1

Lmao! Also the fact I hear this occasionaly on Sludge, but never got the name or forget to look back on the playlist before it gets too far off in the archives, as weeks pass by

@Ossy, I do the same sorta thing dispite the available science and tech being readily at hand.

Oh yeah

Whatupfolcks! Looks like I missed the pork roll and weed!

I bet you could build a whole urban dictionary of sounds music teachers use to describe stuff. Beats are well established already indeed.

https://linguacelta.com/blog/img/SpectatorTweet.png

LOL, Rob

Ahab is on an Island marked by an X. Hint, hint, it's a real big island.

[Kirk in Star Trek 2 voice] Weeeeeeeeelsh!!!!!!!!

Vowels? Didn't the nuns take them?

Like 3 or more?

I am Convinced, or convented...

Bunch of cons...

https://defector.com/defector-music-club-gets-lost-in-sleater-kinneys-the-woods

Noted shirt-wearer / fantasy football rival David Roth's involvement = a must-read for me.

Not that I needed a reminder for how much ass this record kicks, but it reminded me how much ass this record kicks

Sleater-Kinney Road!

Seeing them on the tour for this at the Trocadero in 2005 was an all timer

Including this song perfectly into Desert Cruising is real proof of the "it isn't what you play, it is how you play it" concept.

It fits so perfectly!

Wag that dog!

The past metal went fitting of me watching a clip of Tarzan fighting the one deadly leopard

Hey all....joining in late. I will definitely check out "Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard", as the name is a clear indicator of a quality stoner rock band.

It makes me wonder if there could be an even more chefs kiss of a stoner rock band name? Is it the actual platonic ideal?

I saw Earth and Sunn will be touring together. That will...not be quiet!

"Special Low Frequency Tour"

In space, no one can hear you sound check.

I saw Steve Albini post something on Bluesky (maybe) about the ins and outs of recording Sunn. I wish I could remember any detail of it but it sounded *wild*

doom drone metal

If they rent gear on tour, then they definitely check the "add insurance" box on the rental form.

Hello Dan and fellow Octocruisers! What a delightful surprise to hear you gracing the airwaves this fine day, Dan -- Also: HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Hey Teresa P!

Hey Teresa!!! Thanks! My birthday present to all of you is 2 hour of radio! Your birthday present for me can be a recurring donation at pledge.wprb.com!

Turkey, $1.47 per pound.

AVG

How much for Taylor Turkey Roll?

Who needs all those bones?

Do you need to slaughter Tofurkey?

Microbial mass murder.

Only if you manage to catch it. They're known to be wily, slippery critters

Hey, I don't need to see how it's made

Nor hear

Tiny screams!

Time on my hands and whatever, but do you think a giant squid ever kicked the shit out of a sperm whale? I mean, only evidence of the apex winning, but...

I'm sure it must have happened at some point, right?

I would think.

Those whales, they are so marked up

Exactly. And we probably wouldn't see the ones where the squid won

Maybe ask Noah Baumbach. I mean he made a movie about it.

At least one, musta got fucked up at 4000ft

By like 20 squid

20 giant squids at once would be fucking terrifying

Total bad day shit

Like millions of Men Of Wars Jellyfish

How about 20,000 fish heads vs whale?

Or 5k stingrays or 2k billion anglers?

Fish heads, fish heads, roly poly fish heads, fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum

They ain't roll poly enough

Billy Mummy tune. LOL

20 giant squids at once sounds like getting hit by a Portuguese man o' war.

the show is ripping it up!

Thanks, cult! Got big shoes to fill

This was a fine fill show Dan! Didn't miss a beat!

I'm only here for a couple songs but really digging it

Roffle - For real, as well piranhas!!

Hot metal desert sludge Dan! 🔥

What an amazing show! WOW!!! Thank you Dan!

Squid vs human radio station?

Great show, Dan!

Thanks for the good tunas Dan!

Thanks, y'all! Till next time!

I can't think anything I would rather do on my birthday than play tunes for all of you

Thanks Dan

Which next time is the question

Next time=12/6, filling in for messr Solomon!

Happy Birthday!

Sweet!