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Tomorrow is an Octopus

Mar 11, 2025 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Music

With Dan Ruccia

Cephalopod dance parties for the apocalypse

Pulling out of here to win

10:01 AM		The Body & Dis Fig Dissent, Shame Orchards of a Futile Heaven Thrill Jockey 2024
10:05 AM		Set Break: ---------------------------------------------------- Background: Valerio Cosi Heavy Electronic Pacific Rock
10:08 AM		David Bowie Look Back In Anger Lodger (2017 Remaster) Parlophone UK 1979
10:11 AM		Decius Ibrahim (feat. Lias Saoudi & Maggie The Cat) N Decius Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience) [feat. Lias Saoudi] The Leaf Label 2025
10:16 AM		Flying Lotus Garmonbozia Garmonbozia - Single Warp 2024
10:19 AM		Africa Negra Vin Ca Nda Cu Nganga Antologia Vol. 2 Les Disques Bongo Joe 2024
10:26 AM		The Honey Drippers Impeach the President Impeach the President - Single Funky Delicacies 1973
10:30 AM		Haku Kamukamo-Shikamo-Nidomokamo n/a Mono No Aware cover
10:32 AM		Erase Errata Surprise, It's Easter At Crystal Palace Troubleman Unlimited 2003
10:34 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:38 AM		Washington Phillips Denomination Blues, Pt. 1 What Are They Doing in Heaven? Mississippi
10:41 AM		Jaimie Branch the mountain Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War)) International Anthem 2023 Meat Puppets cover
10:46 AM		Julius Eastman, The Cleveland Orchestra & Franz Welser-Möst Symphony No. 2 "The Faithful Friend: The Lover Friend's Love for the Beloved" N Eastman: Symphony No. 2 – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 2025
11:00 AM		Milkweed Exile of the Sons of Uisliu N Remscéla 2025
11:03 AM		Tortoise & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Thunder Road The Brave and the Bold Overcoat 2006 Bruce Springsteen cover
11:09 AM		Mabe Fratti & Lucrecia Dalt cosa rara (en la playa) N cosa rara - single RVNG Intl 2025
11:12 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:17 AM		The Sisterhood Jihad Gift Merciful 1986
11:25 AM		Jenny Hval I Got No Strings Innocence Is Kinky Rune Grammofon 2013
11:30 AM		Zosha Warpeha & Mariel Terán Orbweaver / Tejedor de orbes N Orbweaver Outside Time 2025
11:34 AM		ira glass where’d you get the candy baby lol compound turbulence flexing for the heat - EP Fire Talk 2024
11:37 AM		Boris Non Blood Lore No Third Man Records LLC 2021
11:41 AM		Agriculture In the House of Angel Flesh Living is Easy - EP The Flenser 2024
11:46 AM		Priests The Seduction of Kansas The Seduction of Kansas Sister Polygon Records 2019
11:49 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:52 AM		Rashied Ali & Leroy Jenkins Swift Are the Winds of Life N Swift are the Winds of Life (Expanded Edition) Survival Records 2025 Leroy Jenkins, born this day in 1932

Chat is archived.

Good morning radioland!

I'm positive that Bowie was listening to the Walker Bros "Nite Flights" when he wrote this one

Both Vols of this Africa Negra Antologias are so so good. Vol 1 has been on my phone for long time. Vol 2 as of last year and going. Loved hearing the Bowie. He did that song on the Serious Moonlight tour 83. I did not get to see that tour but HBO had a live special of it and I remember that one probably the 1st one in the set. Did not know that song at the time but really liked it. He had those 2 twin brothers in the band then. Really wanted to see him on that tour.

Had to look up: George and Frank Simms. Not the Sales brothers. They had a striking stage presence the twins.

There's something about the interaction between the high hat and the guitar on that Africa Negra track that just goes so hard

I wonder if that Bowie HBO special is online somewhere?

Ya I could listen to the 2 guitar/percussion/drums interplay on the African guitar stuff all day long.

Reading around ... I think the HBO Bowie 1983 special was also released officially. Serious Moonlight Live in 83. Vancouver BC performance (edited I think)

Shoot. Totally forgot to announce the Honey Drippers song. Ah well

1st heard this Washington Phillips song thanks to Ry Cooder on his Into The Purple Valley lp. Ry always picked out some great ones to include especially on the 70s lps

That instrument he has comping is great. Spacy haunting and happy.

This always makes me want to hear the Meat Puppets play the original. A nice take tho

Yeah, that whatever is it that Phillips is playing is magical.

https://www.minermusic.com/dolceola/phillips_instruments.htm

Ya it is a mystery. You may have found this study in your searches too for the Washington Phillips instrument:

Sort of an autoharp / mini keyboard hybrid of sorts is the theory. Possibly homemade.

I hadn't seen that (or if I had, I'd forgotten). Some cool sleuthing there, based on just a couple pics

Well this is awesome

I read this described as something like a dub version of Sisters of Mercy

Also apparently has an uncredited appearance by Alan Vega?

wake up call!

Sometimes you gotta lean into the hard swerve

The Old Firm Casuals are working on a new album woohaa