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The Sonic Bloom

Mar 28, 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.

Scott Yoder!

Hey... Go see Scott Yoder at The Khyber Pass Sunday! In Philly!

Today! 🚨 Tune in to DJ Esoterica’s MicBreaks for info on pending Giveaway for Two Tickets to see SCOTT YODER this Sunday at 7pm in Philadelphia! 🚨 FREE! 🎟️ 🎟️ Get ready to be first to correctly answer trivia question(s)! Respond in chat or email esotericawprb@gmail.com

See https://www.khyberpasspub.com/events/scottyoderwa

12:08 PM		Scott Yoder Half - Lived Phantasy Scott Yoder N Scooter Pie Cruisin Records 2024
12:14 PM		Scott Yoder conversation Scott Yoder conversation 2024 2024
12:20 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
12:21 PM		Scott Yoder Who Killed the Lights Scott Yoder Scooter Pie Cruisin Records 2024
12:23 PM		Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin N Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 1971
12:38 PM		Seaside Tryst Dumb Questions Seaside Tryst N Different Places Cruisin Records 2023
12:41 PM		Siouxsie & The Banshees The Passenger Siouxsie & The Banshees Through the Looking Glass (Remastered and Expanded) UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 2014 English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees covered "The Passenger" in 1987 for their all-cover-versions album Through the Looking Glass.
12:47 PM		Rufus Wainwright Perfect Day Rufus Wainwright N Perfect Day - Single Light in the Attic Records & Distribution 2024 David Bowie collaborated with both Lou Reed and Iggy Pop. In the early 1970s, Bowie produced and co-wrote Lou Reed's second solo album, "Transformer," which included hits like "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Perfect Day." Bowie and Reed also worked together on Reed's follow-up album, "Berlin."
12:50 PM		Mission of Burma Dumbells Mission of Burma Peking Spring Taang! Records 2006 Released in 1985.
12:52 PM		Brett Smiley Space Ace Brett Smiley Breathlessly Brett Cavalcade Records Ltd 2003 From Goner Records site: Recording commenced on `Breathlessly Brett' in Nashville and then New York in 1973. Although the album was Brett's debut, it also marked a critical point in Andrew Loog Oldham's trajectory, whose personality is writ large over the project. Partially inspired by Phil Spector's grandiose productions, Oldham sought to create a luscious soundtrack around Brett Smiley that invoked Hollywood and Broadway, as well as rock and roll.
12:56 PM		Brian Eno I'll Come Running Brian Eno Another Green World EMI Marketing 2004
1:03 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
1:05 PM		Lou Reed Satellite of Love Lou Reed Transformer RCA/Legacy 1972
1:08 PM		Matthew Sweet Winona Matthew Sweet Girlfriend Volcano 1991 From Lloyd Cole's website: Another song on Girlfriend with a link to loneliness and movie actresses is “Winona,” with its plaintive chorus, “Won’t you be my little movie star.” “Actually, Lloyd Cole suggested I call it that,” Sweet explained. “I didn’t have a title for a long time and he knew that I liked the movie Heathers. He thought that we should call it `Winona’ because I wanted a kind of a country title and at the time she was still a lot more obscure.
1:13 PM		Cat Power She's Got You Cat Power Jukebox (Deluxe) Matador 2008 Hank Cochran write this song, which Patsy Cline sang originally!
1:16 PM		The Sundays Folk Song The Sundays Static and Silence Parlophone UK 1997
1:20 PM		Frank Ocean Pink + White Frank Ocean Blonde Boys Don't Cry 2016
1:23 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
1:27 PM		Roxy Music Virginia Plain Roxy Music Roxy Music UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 2018
1:30 PM		Robyn Hitchcock I Want to Tell You About What I Want Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock TINY GHOST RECORDS 2017
1:34 PM		David Nance Pure Evil David Nance More Than Enough Ba Da Bing! 2016
1:37 PM		Madvillain Curls (Koushik Remix) Madvillain Madvillain Remixes: Koushik Stones Throw 2005
1:38 PM		Swell Maps Harmony in Your Bathroom Swell Maps A Trip to Marineville Secretly Canadian 2005 From 1979.
1:43 PM		Karen Dalton Katie Cruel Karen Dalton In My Own Time (50th Anniversary Edition) Light In The Attic Records 2021
1:45 PM		The Dead Milkmen Dean's Dream The Dead Milkmen Big Lizard In My Backyard Quid Ergo 2022 Released June 1985.
1:47 PM		The Dead Milkmen Melt into the Night The Dead Milkmen N Quaker City Quiet Pills The Giving Groove 2023 From PunkNews.org: Melt into Night” finds the Milkmen doing something they’ve never done before- merging Brian Eno with the sci-fi-psyche of Chrome. It’s awesome.
1:51 PM		Simply Saucer Dance the Mutation Simply Saucer Cyborgs Revisited In The Red 2018 https://www.simplysaucer.com/
2:00 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
2:01 PM		Priors Story Blind Priors Priors Brain Gum Records 2017
2:05 PM		Richard Papiercuts Starless Summer Night Richard Papiercuts Twisting the Night - EP Ever/Never Records LLC 2018 https://midheaven.com/item/papiercuts-richard/twisting-the-night-by-papiercuts-richard
2:06 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
2:15 PM		The Monkees Tear Drop City The Monkees Instant Replay Rhino 1969
2:17 PM		Redd Kross I Hate My School Redd Kross Red Cross Merge Records 2020
2:18 PM		The Muffs Outer Space The Muffs Happy Birthday to Me Reprise 1997
2:21 PM		Screamers Anything Screamers Screamers Demo Hollywood 1977 - EP Superior Viaduct 2021
2:22 PM		Nusidm Sit and Watch the Sunrise Nusidm N The Last Temptation of Thrill Bruit Direct Disques 2023
2:26 PM		The Adverts Safety in Numbers The Adverts Crossing the Red Sea Fire Records 1978
2:28 PM		Bill Converse Another Day Lost & Found Vol. 1 V/A Dark Entries 2020
2:39 PM		Engelbert Humperdinck Love Letters Engelbert Humperdinck R N Love UME - Global Clearing House 2024 This cover came out in 1969. Going out to Mr. M.
2:42 PM		Siouxsie & The Banshees Kiss Them For Me Superstition Polydor 1991
2:44 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
2:47 PM		Hitsujibungaku Addiction Hitsujibungaku R N 12 hugs (like butterflies) F.C.L.S. 2023 Going out to Rich R.
2:51 PM		Maxim Ludwig & Angel Olsen I Can't Stand It Maxim Ludwig & Angel Olsen N The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed Light in the Attic Records & Distribution 2024 Tribute to Lou Reed, who wrote the song!
2:55 PM		Wye Oak, Metropolis Ensemble & Paul Wiancko Shriek (feat. William Brittelle) N Shriek: Variations Merge Records 2024
2:58 PM		Dean McPhee Ether Dean McPhee N Astral Gold Bass Ritual 2024

Chat is archived.

hey!

HEY!

how are ya, mr. m!

I’m good enough, thanks! How are ya, DJ Esoterica?!

good! i was a little nervous for that intro i did for scott's music lol

It was good 😊

Hello!

Rob!

Hello!

thx for coming by!

Hey hey! Thanks for the groovy tunes!!

awthanks, you are too kind, mr. m

I know. You are too truthful. 🖤💀

haha

whatis uh ooh??

what?! mr. m

He stopped talking

yeah

i have that effect on people

The blizzard!

You silly!

we were having connection issues, obvs

I don’t understand how this is a constant issue with phone conversations. Every time I’m on a call there are connection issues.

yup bad tech

It’s mostly clear and we can follow the interview! Cheers!

sweet! we did the best we could

people have cell phones, and it's easy to be out and about in varying connection settings

howdy francis!

HEY!

true, but frustrating for the interviewer and interviewee in music world lol

Yeah. That’s what I’m complaining about. Cell service. I want it perfect. Please fix it, Francis.

NIИ ❤️‍🔥

I want the awkward goodbye with every interview!

i kow you do!

know

did you watch the rest of truman and the swans

mr. m

Ask the guest to participate in awkward goodbye before the interview!

I did! They all died. Spoiler alert!

totally good idea!

awkward goodbye request

how about fellow travelers? mr. m did you catch that?

I liked it as an entire series. I’d watch again. It was a fascinating look at that certain segment of society at that moment in time. Did you like Feud?

OMG! I am giving away two tix for Scott Yoder!

I love feud and fellow travelers!

I couldn’t remember that name… I’ll start it this week. #FellowTravelers

do it!

i love the feud last episode, so sad.

i love iot when slim keith (diane lane) hitting tru and him saying ow (twice!)

Fun! Give plenty of time and notice and info for the giveaway!

tom hollander amazing

Hahaha. I loved the cast. Truman and his mother bits were OOOOFFFFF

love jessica

yes!

i guess it would not make sense for me to ask chatters for a good trivia questions hahaha

not gonna happen

Fascinating the moments in life that shape a person for the rest of their life. Therapy should just be a normal part of life and be fully covered by insurance and such as. #Truman #Swans

i fully agree.

For what date are the tickets to see Scott Yoder? What city??

i think maybe that was partly why he lashed out, although he did have a wicked sense of humor

That is the trivia question?

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 I need a reissue of the album! I’m cry. 😢

i am thinking maybe glam i have a couple of ideas!

No. You should post all the details so people looking at the playlist can be aware of the giveaway!

right!!

ok let me see if i can!!

Date. Time. City. Venue.

Didn't Bowie write this for Iggy?

oh i don;t know

sweet, francis

there i put the info in the playlist intro!

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT ❤️‍🔥

es, David Bowie collaborated with both Lou Reed and Iggy Pop. In the early 1970s, Bowie produced and co-wrote Lou Reed's second solo album, "Transformer," which included hits like "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Perfect Day." Bowie and Reed also worked together on Reed's follow-up album, "Berlin."

Yes I mean

Francis

Agree and concur, mr. m

love rugua w.

jeez typo RUFUS!

Correct, DJ Esoterica??

Yeah - pretty sure also that Bowie produced one of the stooges later records/songs, but they really didn't sound good - they all seemed to lack power/aggression. Still like Bowie though

yes! Thanks! Mr. M:)

huh interesting tidbit, francis, thanks

esotericawprb@gmail.com

maybe

That not my name Frank

Huh- changing names, changes it all throughout the chat, even retroactively

Yes. Fun Timez

i can't keep up with you two!

Ignore Francis

Haha

MISSION OF BURMA 🩶

BRIAN ENO 💛

LOU REED 🤎

‘Satellite of Love’ 💗

lettssss goooo

let's give it up to brett smiley, too!

and SCOTT YODER❣️❣️❣️

I've come running

yes!!

hey rob!

BRETT SMILEY!

Hi Esoterica!

and everyone

work distracting from chatting today, just stopping in for a quick hello !

howdy tom!

thx, mr. m!!

Want edits?

how so?

You’re the boss. Any info you want edited in my announcement?? Feel free to copy and paste and edit away!

chan marshall (cat powerr) giving me chills here.

Yes!

CAT POWER 💖

thx, mr. m!

done!!

I added “correctly” answer trivia questions

Omg!

I just meant to add to chat lol

i love the sirens!

thx perfect

like you

🖤💀

My younger brother was lucky/unlucky enough to see Cat power when she was still drinking. She fell down and started crying halfway through a fantastic performance. Somewhere in NYC - don't remember what place he saw her in

oh man

DJ ESOTERICA 💝

Pretty stuff, DJE! Thanky!

Maybe delete that awful story, Francis

THE SUNDAYS ❤️

hi IP!

i am glad chan is getting the help she needs

It's public knowledge. I've seen her 3x , once at the Hollywood Bowl - greeat performances

Yeah - I'm just glad she didn't make the 27 club

Francis, there’s a red trash can by the timestamp in each post. #DeleteFakeEmails

Didn't know you could do that - thanks

Wow, so many fantastic songs I haven't heard in such a loooong time! And hello, Eso!

YEs - cool playlist today - appreciate the selections

MrMalcontent is thoroughly enjoying the show and thanks DJ Esoterica for the excellent selections and interview!

ROXY MUSIC 🩵

yay! thx mr. m and francis

Throw me a line I'm sinking fast ...

oh yeah

"I Want to Tell You About What I Want" ... I want apples and oranges, so off to the grocery store I go

DJ Esoterica, do you have a ‘Love Letters’ in the queue?! 💌🎼💌🎶 #DifferentCoverEachWeek?!?

hmmm sure!

Eeehhhh, cheers!

Guud Stuffs 🎵🎶

thanks kindly

hey eso!

THE DEAD MILKMEN❣️

howdy andrew!

my favorite dead milkmen song. i love that they ALWAYS play it live

Nice!

sweet andrew!

🚨 The Ticket GIVEAWAY!! 🚨

david bowie

woot!!

brian w winner!

Wow!

congrats!

email me brian w at esotericawprb@gmail.com so i can get your email address

you will have fun, scott yoder is great!

brian w did you see my request for your email address? just email me:)

★🖤 DAVID BOWIE 🖤★

I hope Brian W can attend the show?!

he was so excited he took off

well at least i have his name

More GREAT Selections! Big cheers to you, DJ Esoterica!

thanks!!

Enjoying this Hitsujibungaku - "Addiction"

i think, thanks, rich r? i am not sure what you mean

is that addiction in japanese?

the band is Hitsujibungaku

new song "Addiction"

check it out on Youtube

-Theyt are from Japan :)

fantastic! I may have to wait til next week but i will def get it on for you:) thanks for the request

@rich r.

No prob - I think you'll like it

I've been a listener of yours for many years

aw that is sweet

thanks

Always a great show- Thank you! - Have a good weekend!

you, too, rich!

thx!

HeyOoo! 💌💌🎵🎶❣️

Holy Ravioli!

I was not prepared for ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK❣️

Wow. Beautiful 🤩

yes!

Good one, DJ Esoterica!

thanks! always gotta go with humperdinck

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ❤️‍🔥💋❤️‍🔥

rich r! i found the song and will play! hope you hear it now!

Thanks for this great show, Esoterica!

awesome, glad you heard this! thank YOU

Thanks for the ‘Love Letters’ and shoutout! Thanks for the Grand Show! Thanks for the nice chat! Big cheers and kind regards to you, DJ Esoterica! 🖤💀

thx, mr. m!

big cheers, all and everyone!

thanks rob!

see you next week! check out my FB @esoterica and instagram @djesoterica for info for interview to be aired next week with The Children...

Yes I can attend! Sorry was in a meeting. I will email in a sec

aw thanks!! awesome brian w