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Recherché - The Righteous Olympiad II !

Feb 2, 2024 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Music

With Readie Righteous

Shake off the week, oh Righteous Ones! It's everything from Acid-Folk to Ziglibithy. Light the candles, drape your scarves; this is your time! I bring thee ambient, Afrobeat, international, Tuareg, Tuvan throat singing, queercore, gnawa, pop, disco, post-punk, jazz, soul, R 'n' B, obit-core and more. Opportunistic singing-along with your DJ is de rigeur. Your lagniappe: historical perspective, social consciousness, irreverence.

The T.N.K. Olympiad - TONIGHT - ROUND ONE!

2024 Olympic Games Location: IOC Reveals Finalist Host Cities ...

5:00 PM		Small Faces Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Marriott, Lane, McLagan, Jones Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Immediate Records 1968 Steve is ready for the Righteous Olympiad!
5:07 PM		Set Break: A Tribute to a Friend and Colleague
5:07 PM		The Bothy Band The Kesh Jig / Give Us a Drink of Water / The Famous Ballymote Trad. The Bothy Band 1975
5:08 PM		The Sensational Nightingales My Brothers and Sisters The Sensational Nightingales God Is Not Pleased Malaco Records
5:11 PM		Alex G Brite Boy Alex G Beach Music Domino Recording Co 2015
5:14 PM		Melanie Lay Down (Candles In the Rain) [Remix] [feat. Edwin Hawkins Singers] Melanie Safka Live perf. on Netherlands TV 1970 Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers, performing the quintessential live version of Lay Down on Netherlands TV, a remembrance of her performance at Woodstock a year earlier.
5:20 PM		Nina Simone I Shall Be Released Bob Dylan Released 1996
5:26 PM		The Miracles What's So Good About Good-By Robinson / Gordy Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology 2002 Originally released in 1961, this is an alternate stereo mix on the Anthology LP.
5:27 PM		Boyz II Men It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday Boyz II Men / Christine Yaian/Freddie Perren CooleyHighHarmony (Expanded Edition) 1991 From their debut LP
5:36 PM		Lee Fields You Can Count On Me Fields / Pazner Waiting on the Sidelines - Single 2023
5:36 PM		Set Break: The Last Vestiges of Readie's Faves from 2023 - Part 3.2
5:40 PM		The Budos Band Crescent Blade The Budos Band Frontier's Edge - EP Diamond West Records 2023
5:42 PM		Soa Mattrix x DJ Maphorisa Umama Akekho (feat. Nkosazana Daughter & Mas Musiq Tintswale 2023
5:49 PM		Coast2c Nyoro-Nyoro (Carly Barton Remix Extended Dub) Coast2c (Sofia Acosta) Machine Music, Human Dance - Single 2023
5:57 PM		Jockstrap I Noticed You (feat. Kirin J Callinan) Taylor Skye & Georgia Ellery I<3UQTINVU 2023
6:01 PM		Johnny's Uncalled Four Please Say Johnny Golden The Lost Album 2023 Johnny Golden's Sixties band; Golden went on to master engineer work with Brian Eno, Iggy Pop, Sonny Rollins, et al.
6:04 PM		The Feelies All Tomorrow's Parties Lou Reed Some Kinda Love: Performing the Music of the Velvet Underground 2023
6:09 PM		Civic Street Machine Dream New Vietnam & Singles Anti Fade Records 2023
6:26 PM		Set Break: The TNK Righteous IInd Olympiad !! We listen to 6 covers of an iconic tune recorded ~60 years ago, in three takes, using the working title "Mark I".
6:26 PM		John Williams Olympic Fanfare & Theme John Williams 1992
6:26 PM		François Corneloup Tomorrow Never Knows Lennon / McCartney Ré V O Lu Tion 2019
6:29 PM		Big Fish Ensemble Tomorrow Never Knows Raze the Duds Sardine Records 2022
6:32 PM		The Jaywalkers Tomorrow Never Knows Mini LP 1987 The Jaywalkers are a Greek band, active in the late 80's.
6:38 PM		Gov't Mule Tomorrow Never Knows (Live) Dub Side of the Mule (Deluxe Edition) [Live] Evil Teen Records 2015 Southern rock jam band Gov't Mule, a side project of The Allman Brothers by guitarist Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody
6:47 PM		Meeks Tomorrow Never Knows BEATLESS -shoegazer covers of THE BEATLES- SCM MUSIC 2013 Meeks is a side project of Japanese shoegazers Broken Little Sister
6:53 PM		Christy Baron Tomorrow Never Knows Steppin' Chesky Records 2000 Christy Baron - jazz chanteuse from Pittsbutgh, PA; Tuva throat singer is Akim Funk Buddah Akim
7:01 PM		John Williams Olympic Fanfare & Theme John Williams 1984
7:01 PM		Set Break: Time to vote for your favourite of the 6 covers of TNK!! Let me know in the chat - your fave TNK!!!
7:06 PM		Nairobi Matata Jazz Band Dada Mwajuma (La Pistola) Piconema: East African Hits on the Colombian Coast 2023 Epic Pico soundsystem in Colombia
7:15 PM		Rogana Ottah and his Black Heroes International Let Them Say Nigeria 70: No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk, & Juju 1973 - 1987 V/A 2019
7:24 PM		Dirt Buyer On & On Joe Taylor Sutkowski Dirt Buyer II 2023
7:38 PM		Eki Shola For You 還 (Kaeru) self-released, San Fran/Japan 2023
7:38 PM		Madou Sidiki Diabate Famaden Ke Life in India at the Amarras Desert Festival 2012
7:49 PM		KOKOROKO War Dance Kokoroko Could We Be More Brownswood Recordings 2022

Chat is archived.

Happy Friday, and Groundhog day and Bandcamp Friday and oh so much! 🖤 it's Round 1 of the Olympiad! Let the games begin in the second hour tonight!!!

Wait I've heard this before! Again and again! What's happening?

Hi Readie, Sorry about your friend Rick

And Happy Belated Imbolc!

Deja Vu all over again!

Thanks Lizbot! and HI to you!!

Hey Roff! Welcome!

Hi liz! The moments are so slippery. God's hugs to you friend.

Hi Roffle!

Anybody guess the song? TNK?

Irish drones are making my night.

The Bothy Band was a great start! Some friends of mine were lucky enough to see the reunion tour in Scotland last week.

And shout out to Brigid and Imolc!

@Bud- that is amazingly cool!

Gotta break out my Brigid’s cross for Imbolc. I remember making those outta straw in a church basement as a little kid. Paganism-drenched Irish Catholic traditions as after-school activity.

Hi Bud! Love the Bothy Band. My dad played their records all the time when I was growing up.

@Lizbot- you were fortunate to have that juxtapositioning back then!

Gosh the Catholic church is sooo good at rebranding.

Cool, Lizbot! And most of the band is still alive and kicking.

I wonder if they ever played the Fest!?

@Roffle - Sure is! At least they largely left Samhain alone

@Roffle lol!

Shush!!!!

Lizbot - I thought it was so funny that TAndy woke up during your show last night and thought it was Friday and Recherché!

They will, just give'em a sec. :)

@Bud - Dónal Lunny played on a few Kate Bush songs! Love that collab!

RIP Melanie

@Readie - Haha, I know! Quite often TAndy wakes up in the last hour of my show, somewhat disoriented!

And hello Readie and everyone

Hi Rob! Yes, she was so good !

I just listened to this yesterday from an old German broadcast and the old people in the audience looked as German as my uncle hesitant to clap or show emotion. Too funny.

Hellloooo, Readie! Viral load is dropping, but still not zero for Kathy and I. No matter, after this week the wine has been poured and is breathing. A nice Australian Cab Shiraz blend. Sorry about your friends passing.

@Roff- yes, but they were def digging it!

Totally

@Jeffry- hi! Thx a lot! I had hired him years ago- a greeat colleague and friend...🖤

Lizbot, I forgot about that Lunny/Kate Bush collaboration! Was it the Hounds of Love record?

This song is so infectious. Brilliant.

@Jeffry - glad you and Kathy are feeling better...Cab shiraz blend sounds good about now!!! Did you see the film Sideways ?

Smokey had a way with words, eh? How can farewell be fair?? lol!

I loved Sideways. I spent plenty of days around Napa Valley. Very interesting film.

No I haven’t. Just looked it up. Looks good! Will have to check it out.

Loved Napa valley. And not just for the wine. Beautiful country.

Hi Readie and Righteous peoples! Sorry Readie, to hear about your friend's passing.....

I love everything there Jeff. Just nice, and really too rich for my blood these days, but what a place.

...and a very fitting Tribute to your friend Rick this last set...

@Alan- thanks so much! Appreciate you! Welcome!

@Jeffry- I think you will love Sideways!

You killed it. I was holding back the tears until Whats so good about goodbye.

I went to a vineyard near Sacramento with my first cousin years ago when my nephew Colin got married...it was really beautiful

We love you Girl

@Bob! 🖤 Thanks, brother, so glad you could tune in! Love you too- !

It seems every time I even blink life takes away someone, but it always comes with a switcharoo and others fill the space, but never quite completely.

Let me know about the reunion!! I will be there!

Readie! Sorry to about your friend Rick. I think everyone in the world has a friend Rick. Once again your broadcast of Love reaches any that are lucky enough to Hear!

Friends, Bob and I worked together and with Rick- who was still working with Bob when he passed- my condolences again to you and the crew, Bob 🖤🖤🖤🖤

@Readie: In the meantime, "Happy Groundhog Day"!....and I've been thinking about T.N.K all week, and the only stuff that I came up with is what Physicist Richard Feynman would call " Not Even Wrong" !!!

@Roff- so true- good words

@Jimbo-teous! Thank you so much for your kind and true words!!! LOVE YOU! 🖤🖤🖤🖤

@Alan - I don't even know what Punx Phill did this morning- I did see on CBS Philly that the large cute rodent has only been correct 36% of the time....LOL!

@ Readie: No Groundhg shadow here in Doylestown PA.....

Ok @Alan- that means an early spring?

ANd Brian D's clue last week for T.N.K. was great...Beatt-les and seaaagulls

@Readie: .....and the Year that we had 30 inches of snow and he was wrong, they put the little bugger in Jail...

When you get your information from an underground rodent, you might as well just be a modern day republican in my humble opinion. But I am just an idiot staring at pretty lights.

Groundhog Day is proof to me that the Human Mind abhors Late Winter Boredom...

Your show teaches us about reaping what you sow. Your Love broadcast is supported by our Love being magnetized toward You and then is bolstered by Mother Earth underneath Your Broadcast Tower of Compassion.

I think of Bill Murray when I think of Groundhog Day TBH

@Jimbo-teous - wow - you are a poet, Mr. teous!

Best Bill Murry film ever.

Thank you for those beautiful words!

@Roff- I think so too!

Thank You Readie-teous!

BTC- Broadcast Tower of Compassion - I love that!!!

Jimbo gets the Chi beneath our feet. :)

Oh man, I missed the Bothy Band.

🥰🥰🥰

@Readie: One year I sent the exact same message to a friend over and over on Groundhog Day. She told me later that she got one message as she had just turned on the TV set, and Bill Murray's face appeared on "Groundhog Day"... Luckily she understands my sometimes goofy sense of humor..

Hi @labhras! Sorry you missed it!

No worries @Readie Righteous. The important thing is ... it was broadcast.

Indeed, you are so right!

I just love that Alan! That is the magic!

@Alan: I always thought that bad jokes are little funnier everytime they get repeated..... Whah?!

@ Roffle: Hi! I enjoyed Bill Murray's "The Razor's Edge" found it interesting philosophy...

Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Razor%27s_Edge_(1984_film)

Do we think Kirin J Callinan is an Irishman!

Hello everyone, I just learned that Wayne Kramer of the MC5 and other endeavors has passed https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/wayne-kramer-mc5-dead-1234960020/

Murray's no dope, and now he is rich enough to not have to be.

@Rob from Maryland- also Carl Weathers

What was the song that Bill Murray heard every morning when he woke up?? Are there any modern covers?

I got you Babe

@ Jimbo-teous: Hi ! I think next year I might try sending exact duplicate "Happy Groundhog Day" letters in the mail....Approach the mailbox Cautiously !!!!

ǝʌɐꓷ did it well this morning on his breaks.

That's too funny! Let's request that - but Readie should repeat the beginning about 5x's!

For the LOL's

You guys are hilarious!

I think in comedy it's called something like "The Stacking Effect"...

@Jimbo- there are a bunch of covers of I Got You Babe - like hundreds!

Cher is sitting with her feet up loving life on every Ground Hog Day is what you're telling me...!

I would say so, Jimbo!!

"Rise and Shine [Readie Righteous] listeners! It's Going to be a Cold One today!"

Sonny Bono proved that trees are quite deadly at speed.

Einstein would say that he got hit by a Moving Tree...

In a relative way, that might be the case indeed.

@Roffle - you beat me: Einstein should tell that to Bono's "Relatives".

YES! Maith thú, @Readie Righteous.

Lol

Put a mop on your head and sing this with a puppet.." I got ypu Babe"

What lame-brain Pysicist came up with the idea of the "Stacking Effect"?

Stack On Readie! Stack!!!!

Grounded by Groundhogs

Is anyone else's radio fading between readies theme music and "I got you babe"?

nice time warp.

Its Deja Vu all over again...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyBSrBqogPY

6:00

It is deja vu all over again

Just finished a wonderful gyro, but now I'm full and I hope I don't have another one appear for at least a while.

wow, I'm all OK now..

Its Deja Vu all over again...

Hi - Shenanigans was a Kids TV show when I was a kid - probably only a few seasons - they had a board game with a tie in to the TV show. But I digress ;-) Thanks for the great tunes tonight - I like it when you sing along a little bit during the breaks

Budos Band gettin' all prog album cover art

I nominate CHER as not only All Supreme Godess - but also President - OR - Godesstent!

Love this Olympic theme...Horns!!

and Here We Gooooo!!!!!!!!

It was all about seeing the abbreviation on cassettes tapes setlists, Bee-attles online fan sites/blogs. TNK of course!

I would actually vote for Cher in a heard beat Jimbo. lol

Hi Sugar!!!! Tyler B in the HOuse!

HI Larry!

Who does this on horns?!? Loving this!

Hi Viildachaya1! welcome!!!

It's François, Roff!

Damn, that first one is going straight to the top!

Jimbooo is that your vote. francois?

a few more to go...!

don't vote yet...

Still need more variables for sure.

sorry- jumped the gun on that spin entry- this is still Big Fisj E.

*Fish*

My old friends use all Beatles era instruments and can do pretty much any Beatles tunes to task.

@Roff- that is very cool- my brother and I do mean vocals on any Beatles tune ever...

winner on excessive sibilance...

Sing a Song of the Groundhog.... He is not Shading ... He is not Shading.....

I love when folks can just own it and take you home. This music thing is so fabulous.

Def number 3!

Straight time the

To the gold*

@Jimbo- pretty good, bro, pretty good one! lol

@Roff- YOU KNOW IT

I was just listening to this album last weekend

I'll go with the Jaywalkers

jam band version right up in here...

really, Rob F- COOL!

OLYMPIAD!!!

@DSM!!! IT'S ON!!! HIYA!

Meeks....Gotta say!! Big Mayyybeee!!!

Hey Readie! I missed the first one, but have heard the rest.

ok, Alan.....I hear you.....one more to go.....

Ok DSM!

...but I am such a Sucker for the Drone sound!!

IKR, Alan?!

That was me and my housemate collaborating!

Woops nearly overslept the first round of THE NEW OLYMPIAD

All this space-out music makes me wonder... Would Enstein say Readie's music coming toward Us - - - OR - Are We traveling toward Readie's Music...?????????

I vote for François Corneloup, if I can vote now....gotta run

Hey TAndy! Good mornin'!

OK, Julia- you're in! Thx!

Yea TAndy made it

@Jimbo-teous: Einstein would say each one is valid...Really!

@Jimbo- that was the sound of my head exploding!!! LOL!

History's first draft: DYK that Newton's first draft said, "A Booty in Motion continues to stay in Motion"

@Alan indeed!

@Jimbo-teous: Right! except there's more "Unless acted upon by an Irressistable force"

If this is the final entry of round 1 then I guess this would have to be my face since I missed the rest LOL. This does rule though

Readie: BTW Julia Tell voted for François Cornelou..earlier

I'm keeping my vote for The Jaywalkers

I am going with the first selection, although the others are quite good as well. The horns punched my ticket from the get go for unique and I do like to go to weird places so. Given that, this song is weird out of the box. Plenty to love right there. Therefore François Corneloup for me, but it was tough to set in stone. That last piece worked for me too since girls singing melts me like ice cream on a summers day.

conreloup

Right on, keeping the first my fave, too! OFFICIAL VOTE ❎

Jimbo, I missread your conreloup as cornershop. I'd love to hear their version of Tomorrow Never Knows

@alan ; lol!!!!

A couple of good options I thought

Hmmmmmm I do like that Christy took the drums there....and I love where the Meeks were getting to, wish that one went on a little longer, took it up one more notch....But I think my vote goes to The Jaywalkers!

@Readie: I'm Voting for the irressistable MEEKS!!! OFFICIAL VOTE ❎

Housemate: Gov't mule

I thought I was going to go with Gov't Mule cause I like them overall

i'm gonna go with the jaywalkers...

I'm voting for Meeks

it was hard to choose between Meeks and Christy Baron but the Tuvan throat singing really won me over… so it’s gotta be Christy’s version

And my girlfriend wants to put a vote in for François Corneloup

I’ll go with Christy Baron..

Yes..Tuvan throat singing sends it to another level

Groundhogs don't count in the vote...

LOL Alan, we can vote again and again today!

Its Deja Vu all over again...

Sugar- what was your vote again?

I agree on the Tuvan, Qichef!

Thx, Madi!!!

Qichef is beyond funny as an online handle. Thanks for that.

@Readie: BTW ❤ that Nairobi track..

@Alan- glad you liked that one!

....it was a great slant on E African music

If that is your real deal name, I apologize for my weird take on it.

Tyler B- if you're still in the chat- I believe you voted for the Jaywalkers, correct?

Well..long time Taijiquan practitioner..plus a chef..no offense taken

I simply love this vibe! I just want to hang at a music spot in Africa sometimes and feel this go thru me.

same,Roff!

@ Roffle: ..and maybe a fruity cool drink with a little Umbrella in it...

@Qichef- 1st I'm hearing of Taijquan!

Yes, yes Alan!

AKA..taichi

Ah, Tai Chi!

I do Tai Chi and Kung Fu for the love of it. :)

@Readie: Dirt track, change of pace, is what I Love, only on WPRB..

Yay, another Olympiad! Hello Readie, so hard to choose! But I think M. Corneloup has my vote

Great to hear that

U can say she/her :) <3

@ Li Maria: Hi ! Hope you got your eclipse glasses for April 8 this year...

oooh, @Alan, thanks for reminding me!

Nigeria 70 comps = fire fire fire

A vote for Jaywalkers for me. Kathy’s abstaining.

I'm definitely not gonna Trump view any eclipse. Clearly causes brain damage.

I too would like to cast my vote for Jaywalkers!

@ Roffle: or you can just get under a tree with a piece of white paper and look for mini-eclipsed images projected on the paper. 100% safe.

...unless you get a paper cut...

Thx Jeffry & labhras!

@Alan, I do own different OD level glasses from when I worked in electro-optics. I never look at a bright anything ever.

Hey pals, sorry I missed most of the chat! Was out for anniversary dinner.

!!!! Happy Anniversary, Addie!

Happy Anniversary, Addie!

Addie!

Hi Addie! Olympics here will continue for several shows...

Thanks y’all!! 15 years!

Happy Anni Addie!!

Ever richer

Madou plays this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kora_(instrument)

Beautiful sound!

@Addie all the best to you and Hawkeye!! 🥰🥰

Thx, Alan- yes, the kora is one of my favorite instruments!

TAndy! how are ya?! not sure I said hi! been milti-tasking (lol)!

This is beautiful

Diabate and his family are masters of the kora, Brian D!

The sound, and the notes...

Brian- did you vote yet?

Gosh this is just right.

I have a few friends who went to Julliard that still have difficulty touching an instrument in such a way. Bizarre as it sounds.

Interesting, Roff- music comes from the heart and soul, yes?

Agreed.

@ Readie: Thanks for the Madou track!

YES! YVW, Alan!

Thanks Readie, look forward to next week

Another awesome show, Readie! Enjoy the weekend, have a great week, and am looking forward to Olympiad Part 2 next week.

@Readie: TYSM for the Olympics!!! bcnu next week! and Happy Groundhog Day!!

Its Deja Vu all over again...

Oh shit, that went by so fast! Love you girl! Have a great weekend!

Thanks Readie!

Thanks all you beautiful people!!!!

Have a great, safe week!

That was a blast!!!