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The Sonic Bloom

Jan 18, 2024 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

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.

Best of 2023 part two

hiii

12:02 PM		Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 1971
12:04 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
12:05 PM		Sleaford Mods West End Girls Sleaford Mods N West End Girls - EP Rough Trade 2023
12:08 PM		Bartees Strange Daily News Bartees Strange N Daily News - Single 4AD 2023
12:17 PM		Eyelids (I Will) Leave With You (with Jonathon Segal) Eyelids Eyelids Dubble Live! Jealous Butcher Records 2021 Playing behind DJ's voice.
12:19 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
12:20 PM		Miranda Somewhat Alike Miranda N Live NYE at Turn Turn Turn 2023
12:21 PM		Sick Thoughts My Heart Is Breaking Over You Sick Thoughts N Born To Blitzkrieg - EP ROKK Records 2023
12:26 PM		Savage Republic Stingray Savage Republic N Live in Wroclaw - January 7, 2023 EU Limited Edition 2023
12:29 PM		Driller Sharp Is the Razor Driller N The Castrato Weeps - EP Hospital Productions 2023 Suggested by Chris Brokaw.
12:31 PM		Brian Eno & Fred again.. Secret N Secret Life Text Records 2023
12:36 PM		Protomartyr Elimination Dances Protomartyr N Formal Growth in the Desert Domino Recording Co 2023
12:40 PM		shame Fingers of Steel shame N Food for Worms Dead Oceans 2023
12:44 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
12:47 PM		Guided By Voices Meet the Star Guided By Voices N Welshpool Frillies GBV Inc 2023
12:50 PM		Teenage Fanclub Foreign Land Teenage Fanclub N Nothing Lasts Forever PeMa 2023
12:55 PM		Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma Ella Baila Sola N Ella Baila Sola - Single DEL Records 2023
12:56 PM		Fucked Up What the Sun Saw Fucked Up N Show Friends - Single Merge Records 2023
1:02 PM		Thee Oh Sees Stunner Thee Oh Sees N Intercepted Message In The Red 2023
1:03 PM		Sparks Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is N The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte Universal-Island Records Ltd. 2023
1:08 PM		Christine Schaller L’ombre Dorée Du Scarabée Bleu Christine Schaller N Senza Decoro: Liebe + Anarchia / Switzerland 1980 - 1990 V/A Strut 2023
1:10 PM		El Deux Gletscher N Senza Decoro: Liebe + Anarchia / Switzerland 1980 - 1990 V/A Strut 2023
1:17 PM		Yaeji easy breezy Yaeji N easy breezy - Single XL Recordings 2023
1:20 PM		Bovine Mindstate Buckley's Dub Bovine Mindstate N 2023 2023
1:30 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
1:35 PM		Wet Fruit Dandelions at the Gate Wet Fruit N Dandelions at the Gate - Single Halfshell Records 2023
1:36 PM		Laura Jane Grace Birds Talk Too Laura Jane Grace N Hole in My Head Polyvinyl Records 2024 Preview of 2024 album!
1:38 PM		J.D. Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees Sourdough Rag JD Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees N Ponder Machine Shimmy-Disc 2023
1:40 PM		J.D. Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees High on the Mountain JD Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees N Ponder Machine Shimmy-Disc 2023
1:50 PM		Honey Radar English Costume (Melting Cricket) Honey Radar N English Costume 2023
1:51 PM		Pelicanman Planet Chernobyl, Pt. 1 Pelicanman Planet Chernobyl ORG Music 2023 Watt with Petra Haden doing the poetry of Charlie Plymell.
1:52 PM		Cheater Slicks Fear Cheater Slicks N Ill-Fated Cusses In The Red 2023
2:01 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
2:05 PM		Spoon I Can't Give Everything Away Spoon N I Can't Give Everything Away - Single Matador 2023
2:06 PM		Armen Nalbandian, Dave King & Chris Speed To Never Leave Armen Nalbandian, Dave King & Chris Speed N The Complex Relationship Between Two Simple Machines Armen Nalbandian 2023
2:15 PM		Eyelids Swinging in the Circus Eyelids N A Colossal Waste of Light Jealous Butcher Records 2023 Written by John Moen.
2:18 PM		Bush Tetras Bird on a Wire Bush Tetras N They Live in My Head Wharf Cat Records 2023
2:22 PM		CIVIC Hourglass CIVIC N Hourglass - Single Cooking Vinyl Australia 2023
2:27 PM		Screaming Females Brass Bell Screaming Females N Desire Pathway Don Giovanni Records 2023
2:31 PM		Armen Nalbandian & Chris Corsano Ten N A Spontaneous Breaking of Symmetry I. Armen Nalbandian 2023
2:39 PM		Yo La Tengo Aselestine Yo La Tengo N This Stupid World Matador 2023
2:44 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
2:47 PM		Angel Olsen Nothing's Free Angel Olsen N Forever Means - EP Jagjaguwar 2023
2:53 PM		Peggy Gou (It Goes Like) Nanana Peggy Gou N (It Goes Like) Nanana - Single XL Recordings 2023
2:57 PM		mssv Pity Parody (feat. Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges & Mike Watt) mssv N Human Reaction (feat. Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges & Mike Watt) Joyful Noise Recordings & BIG EGO Records 2023

Chat is archived.

hi stevie!

how are my sound levels?

am i popping my ps?

say "pledge pin"

Did you say any Ps??

High

Hye

Hai

hiyeeee

Hai mr. m!

You needs double masks when leaving your house

Did you paxlovid??

i did not.

i sequestered big time

You gotta stay healthy!

Holy HELL! Luv this!

let's gooo

SLEAFORD MODS 🩷

PET SHOP BOYS 🧡

‘West End Girls’ 💖

This is the clean version!

Boooo! L0LZ

hahaha

you can check out their dirty version on your own

You know I will

Well now you do 😇

DJE, when are you going to start popping your peas?

haha mr. m

Heheheheh

i am not, stevie p

I am not Stevie P either

ich bin ein stevie pee'er

now roll your Rs

No pops

loud + clear!

no, pops

Levels are GREAT

I hear Esoterica without pops

5 x 5

hi rob!

and hello everyone

hi Esoterica!

Howdy Everyone!

howdy kim!

Greetings and Salutations, Everyone!

Greetings and Salutations

I’m enjoying all the places we are going today!

sweet! mr. m

again FRED!?

BRIAN ENO 💚

UhOh

yup and yup:)

Glitches

huh

Glitch Music for two secs

oh no!

Funky drummer for a few seconds, now the song is cutting in an d oout tt

And this is glitching

RobFromMaryland is being redundant lolz

Stable now

I thought maybe it was just some Eno sorcery

Let’s go with that!

haha

TechNO

bummer, how we now?

Solid now

Hahahaha

sweet

Russell, I too was wondering if it was Eno sorcery

must be eno and fred again

ENO brings the E M O

totally

I'm going to glitch out to the sorcery, er, grocery store, catch you all later. Brian and Fred will be accompanying me again

I think 3pm is a better time for grocery shopping

ha, mr. m! no prob, rob. thx for stopping by

Hello all time zones! 3am is the best time for shopping! MST

howdy travis!

hey hey

hey jwh!

how goes it?? thought for sure this was GBV for a sec

yup it is

ha ok, my computer hadn't caught up. it was still showing Shame

Gotta refresh page to get playlist updates

that would have been a SHAMEful rip :D

ha! jwh true

Does everyone have to doubleplus login every time they refresh the page? Or just me?

And DJ has to finish entering and posting the track info before it will show on playlist. And I’m that nerd 🤓

I have to hit login but do not enter info again

i will try to giddyap on that end, mr m;)

Travis - i have to do the same

I usually open another page and refresh that plalist

Not making commentary on the DJ! You do you booboo!

haha

Big cheers to DJ Esoterica!! 🎉 🎊 🪅

there is a delay of a few seconds after i enter the band etc

thanks much!

🎉🎉

this band is FUCKED UP

ha! they are great live

i know you're busy that day lol

I want to go to there

Buttttt

I’m busy that day

Oseeeeees

I remember posing for this album cover 💀

hows the stream now

no issues here

sweet thx

SPARKS❣️

yes!

recall this from my spooky synth shows?

Oh Sees put on a hell of a show. Crowd was constantly jumping and chucking beer. Great energy

! must see, francis.

I like it, I know that much

Time for Dieter’s Dance Party on SPROCKETS

#SNL

yesyesyes

#HashtagsWorkHereRight?#

love shprockets, as i say it lol

gonna put on my black turtleneck #dieterforever

ha!

SHPROCKETS•takeover!

Glitches again

you're breaking up

over

Moments of silence

Fixed

bummer

im sorry

Never!

well, thx

All functionals now!

we dieter danced too hard

Ahahahahaha

hows the stream

boring DJ asks

Solid

We gonna tell you asap if glitch happens here

Enjoying selections whilst I eat this oatmeal 🥣

thx!

WestSiiidddeeeKIM get a shoutout??

RAGER!!

Hey Mr.M!

Diggin these last few tracks on my lunch break in between meetings

Lakesiiiiiide!

Hey, Kim, Haayyyy!

I corrected my handle!

Feelies..

WestLakeSiiidddeeeKIM !!! Haha!

Where on the Westside Kim? I'm in Sonoma, and MrM is evasive, but somewhere in CA

ugh did you hear that

🤣🤣🤣

We pay no attention to non existent issues...

I’m everywhere you want to be

jeeeeezzzz didyou hear a phone ring?

no. Must be that brain tumor

I am from outside San Diego Francis. In the most expensive county in the country.

sonoma has got to be up there too princes-wise

prices

Don’t say that, Kim!?! 🤣

SF is way worse, but not as bad as Alpine NJ

At least the houses are worth the money in Sonoma.

We beat out SF this year.

After I left Princeton area - was looking at jobs in SD/La Jolla. Woof - tres $$$

yeah it is crazy, francis, SD

Banjo! 🪕 LETS GOOOooo0ooo!

JD Pinkus of Butthole Surfers!

Is that a banjo?? 😂

HeyOoo!

yup

What did you call me?!?

sounds electrified

or is it southern fried?

Oh, I’m not a surfer Phew 😅

oh puhleez

Haha

love the banjo w/ the drone in the background

me too

Speaking of vaguely Southern things - anyone ever have deep fried crusted pickles? They are surprisingly delicious

yes i love fried pickles

@Francis - hell yes

I have a thing for banjos.

I want that album

For one thing I love the word 'banjo'.

to be fair, you could probably deep fry a shoe and i would eat it... but something special about deep fried pickles

Deep fried pickles. YAAAAAAS!

haha true

Now i'm hungry.

jwh

deep fried banjo. also would eat

LOL - I'm 58 and just had them last night at a BBQ place in Healdsburg. Holy crap they were awesome

Can't believe it took me that long to finally see and eat them

haha guess who else will be 58 in march!?

LOL - at least it's not 60

Isn't this a cool album?

country drone and psychedelia

into it!

Yah - diggin it. Sounds like it coiuld be on soundtrack for True Detective

I’m almost 400 years old so watch out how you talk about old peeps 🧛🏻‍♂️

What was the CRUSTED part of the fried pickle? Am I making an old crusty dusty old pickle joke?? I’m not. lolz

Breading I guess

MrM - Only 90 more years til Master Tinker.

Oh. Obvious crust

hi amy lee!

Is that AmyLee’s first appearance in chat??? 🤣

I want to hear this track again

Oh it’s over

BOOF

Play ‘er again next week, would ya DJ Esoterica?!

And pair it with this one again!! Wooooot!!

Today & yes, it's been a long time. Been listening though.

i will play something else for pelicanman next week, it's sublime

BOOF yourself

I think that was one of our less illustrious Supremem court justices

BILL COBBS?! Luv that dude!!

I'm a month younger than you Eso!

yes, mr.m :)

ha! kim

I got to start attending f'ing meetings guys... I'll see you next week!

well early happy bday kim

Happy Days, Kim!!

Thanks, and back atcha!

you had the best parties at Marshal Scotty's playland!

Having cake in the chuck wagon!

I honestly luv to eat cake in a wagon

High on a Mountain is a classic by Ola Belle Reed. Standard in the campground and on the main stage. Great to hear Pinkus' take on it. He always delivers on these psych banjo releases

Interesting, Brian!

totally, bri:)

me, too, mr. m:)

Last track on that latest titled "Fungal Mountain Breakdown" - that about sums up Pinkus yup

sweet, fungus shui

Aaaaahahaha

The Fungus Amongus

lolz

I chortled out loud

Feng Shui is real tho. *Disclaimer *ToBeClear *KeepinItRealAndCute

ha!

BOOF myself. Everything I type sounds like a GOOF

Sometimes I’m dead serious. ☠️

This is beautiful 🤩

i think so:)

Regarding Albandian and Others

Speed King

i agree, gorgeous players albandian

et al

this one is nice too 😁

love eyelids

very beneficial

yes

For all my blue eyeshadow

GuyLiner

LOL - that was funny

sup

andrew, yo!

hey david

that was weird

where did david go>

hello i must be going

Robin Williams remembered John Belushi taking him to see Bush Tetras.

He must’ve had a typo

Careful typing BUSH TETRAS

really?

Right, Mr. M. There's no edit function, so I had to delete and retype.

ad what did belushi think?

and

Everything about that story is a hoot!

I’ll always miss ROBIN WILLIAMS 💔❤️

well we're glad you're here, david

i do too, mr. m!

So much great stuff out of Oz currently. I can only imagine that seeing CIVIC live would be awesome

I don't know any further details. Robin related that after John's death. Neither can be asked about it now.

LOL -anyone heardthe Scremales do that Taylor Swift cover?

this BANGER!

Erybody TURNT IT UP!!

yeah! screaming females are no more, but we will always have this:)

I can’t even with Failure TwitS

@Francis haven't heard that, but i lOVE their version of "If It Makes You Happy"

Looking forward to the Kelce BreakUp/ClapBack song. 🤮🤬

i said the same thing Mr.M.

Hahahahaha w/Kim&DJ Esoterica!

No more Screaming Females. At least I got to see them a dozen times in the 2000's and early 2010's. I remet Jarrett and Mike at a New Brunswick show in 2020. I'm surprised they remembered me.

wow and i never got to see them. bummer. but good on ya, david!

I was so busy all those days

This is similar to some jazz played at Dizzy's in SD back in late 90s.

What. Is this the same dude as earlier?

Armen ArmenianName?

I heart this one too

yes i believe armenian

One had name misspelled

yes me, too, mr. m. love.

then i fixed it!

Starts with N?

i think

Here it is

Here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qOdtoE5OCI

oops yes go it fixed, thx

got

mr. m

there we go!

Very good! Cheers, DJ Esoterica!

thx for pointing that out. i hate errors

;)

🖤💀

Francis, I will watch that and hate it and you later

Now we can see the album cover to the first NALBANDIAN track

I think you'll like the Taylor Swift cover, Mr.M

NOPE 😡🤬🥵

Hahahahaha

Now I’m mad at you, KIM

yay for mme, mr. m!

Always YAY for Esoterica!!

I’m just being a goof at Francis and Kim 🙃🙃

Don't be mad!

I woke up like this 😤

Always Yay for Eso!

Who did the vocal on that YO LA TENGO 🤎 track?

Have a great weekend folks! It's supposed to rain here, can't always be sunny. 😘

Stay safe, KIM! WestSiiidddeee!

★🖤 DAVID BOWIE 🖤★

have a good weekend. don't slip on ice!

Georgia Hubley the drummer , wife of Ira Kaplan. She has some great vocal moments ya

i agree, bri:)

so does angel olsen

;)

Thanks, Brian D!

yes thanks, bri

yeah that might be my fav track on that last YLT album, so great

cheers to everyone! glad to be back:) see ya next week!

Really enjoyed the show! Thanks DJ Esoterica!

we did it! 3 hours of best of!

yay!

Excellent, DJ Esoterica!!

thank you DJ Esoterica, perfect soundtrack for this chilly afternoon

Be well and stay happy, DJ Esoterica!

thanks, jwh and mr. m:)

Covers and originals. The Tengo biography had some great moments on Georgia's shyness about singing. One engineer thought there was something wrong with the mic, maybe it wasn't hooked up etc... he went into the room to listen to her sing.... OH! Yeah she just sings below a whisper... adjust... then it sounded great

Nifty, Brian D! Good share!

The Friday I'm in Love cover is a highlight.

yes i love, bri

Ooohhh

disco!

NaNaNaNaNaNa 🕺🪩💃

Prb played that several times a day when that covers lp came out

come on! let's danceeeee

One of many covers collections by Tengo

@Brian D - oooh i need to watch that!

yes i recall, bri, the covers lp got lots of play

sorry, read

Oh, it’s something to watch? 📕?

Oh. Pfffttt

😂

lol time for more coffee

Play an awesome cover next week !

yes! i will!

Final Five Mins?!

I’m cry

lots of great ideas here

Haha

thx for that

I guess you do your show your way. I’ll stop DJing from backseat.

ha! no i appreciate :)

I’m kidding. I’m not gonna stop. 🥸🤓😎

The good ol school definition of biography ha. A book. "Big Day Coming: YLT and the Rise of Indie Rock". By Jesse Jarnow

Cheers, Brian D!

tee hee

Cheers to all the Dears, especially those with Big Ears!

thanks, bri, must read

Keep COVID-Free gotdamn it erybody!!

Wprb dj Wilbo was one of the many bass players for a tour or so. Back before they got long time bass and multi instr James McNew

yes! love wilbo

agree and concur, mr. m!

why am i yelling

DJ Esoterica! Take a nap! You deserve it! Great show! Glad you feel good! Many thanks and big cheers and kind regards to you, Lady! 🖤💀

thanks! see ya next week with no glitches!

I honestly luv to YELL

haha

Awesome show - Thanks for your selections DJ Exo-Terror-CA

joining to say - tuned in from work - loved the end of the set! -kat

aw thanks, kat!!

aw thx francis!

🖤💀

bye, y'all, stay tuned:)