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The Sonic Bloom

Feb 17, 2026 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Music

With Esoterica

Hey, another Tuesday with you!

howdy!

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5:01 PM		Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 2004
5:06 PM		Emily Robb Dance Music Emily Robb N The Space Between Attack and Decay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Petty Bunco 2026 Great soundtrack to cool new film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36827491/
5:10 PM		Red Axes Moonlight Red Axes Red Axes Dark Entries Records 2020 From Tel Aviv.
5:14 PM		Liz Hogg Irreversible Liz Hogg N Goodbye World Hello Something Aagoo Records 2025 A classical & electric guitarist, composer & singer/songwriter from Brooklyn, NY.
5:16 PM		Los Agentes Secretos Loco Poco A Poco Los Agentes Secretos Back Up Dos: Mexican Tecno Pop 1980-1989 V/A Dark Entries Records 2024
5:22 PM		Casino Shanghai Cuerpos Huecos Casino Shanghai Back Up Dos: Mexican Tecno Pop 1980-1989 V/A Dark Entries Records 2024
5:25 PM		Los Iniciados Peter Pan Los Iniciados Untitled - EP Minimal Wave 2006 Spanish band from the 80s, influenced by Throbbing Gristle and DAF. https://database.unearthingthemusic.eu/Los_Iniciados
5:27 PM		Flash Cero Reflejo Azul Flash Cero Heroes de los 80: 1988 WM Spain 1987 Flash Zero were an underground EBM/synth pop group born out of the mid-eighties Madrid elektro scene.
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5:37 PM		Oh-Ok Guru Oh-Ok The Complete HHBTM 2002 From Athens, Georgia. Oh Ok was a short lived early post punk / twee / new wave band featuring Linda Hopper, Lynda Stipe, David McNair, David Hyde, and Matthew Sweet from 1982 to 1984.
5:40 PM		MX-80 Sound Man on the Move MX-80 Hard Attack Island 1977 MX-80, also known as MX-80 Sound, is an eclectic American art-rock band founded in 1974 in Bloomington, Indiana.
5:45 PM		Graham Parker & The Rumour White Honey Graham Parker Howlin' Wind EMI 1976
5:48 PM		DAF Sato Sato DAF Alles Ist Gut Groenland Records 1981 DAF was a German electropunk/Neue Deutsche Welle band from Düsseldorf, formed in 1978.
5:50 PM		DAF El Que (Terence Fixmer Leather Remix) DAF N El Que ((Terence Fixmer Remixes)) - Single 2026
5:57 PM		Scratch Acid She Said (Remastered) N S/T EP (Remastered) Touch and Go Records 2025
5:59 PM		The Osborne Brothers Will You Be Loving Another Man Yesterday, Today and the Osbourne Brothers 1968 American bluegrass act from Hyden, Kentucky leaded by Bobby Osborne and Sonny Osborne active from 1953 to 2005.
6:01 PM		The Flying Lizards Events During the Flood The Flying Lizards The Flying Lizards Caroline Records 1978 The Flying Lizards were an experimental English new wave band, formed in 1976. They are best known for their eccentric cover version of Barrett Strong's "Money", featuring Deborah Evans-Stickland on lead vocals, which reached the UK and North American record charts in 1979.
6:04 PM		Wayne County Night Time Wayne County Blatantly Offensive - EP Safari Records 1978 Wayne County & the Electric Chairs was an American-British rock band that was part of the first wave of punk bands from the 1970s. The band was headed by Georgia-born singer Jayne County (aka Wayne County).
6:08 PM		The Glitter Band All I Have to Do Is Dream Hey! (Bonus Track Version) Crimson 1974
6:11 PM		Rocket from the Tombs Pretty Rocket from the Tombs Welcome to the New Dark Ages - Single Fire Records 2015 Rocket from the Tombs is an American rock band originally active from mid-1974 to mid-1975 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
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6:20 PM		The Dils Blow Up The Dils Dils Dils Dils Bacchus Archives 2001 From Carlsbad in San Diego county!
6:22 PM		Slant 6 Blue Angel Slant 6 Soda Pop * Rip Off Dischord 1994 From D.C.
6:25 PM		Excuse 17 This Is Not Your Wedding Song Excuse 17 Such Friends Are Dangerous Kill Rock Stars 1995
6:28 PM		Lucid Nation Fun Lucid Nation Dna Brain Floss Records 2000 From L.A.
6:33 PM		Spitboy In Your Face Spitboy Body of Work Don Giovanni Records 2021 From S.F.!
6:35 PM		Should Spangle Should Feed Like Fishes Numero Group 1998 From Austin.
6:39 PM		The Sidekicks Win Affection The Sidekicks Happiness Hours Epitaph 2018 The Sidekicks were an American indie rock band from Cleveland, Ohio.
6:42 PM		Ratboys Open Up Ratboys N Singin’ to an Empty Chair New West Records, LLC 2026 Ratboys are an American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2010 by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Julia Steiner and her partner, lead guitarist Dave Sagan.
6:47 PM		Barbra Streisand I've Got No Strings Barbra Streisand My Name Is Barbra Columbia 1965
6:50 PM		The Flatmates Don't Say If The Flatmates Potpourri: Hits, Mixes and Demos '85-'74 Cherry Red Records 1988
6:53 PM		Dave Edmunds Baby Let's Play House Twangin... President Records 1980
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6:59 PM		Darling Buds Valentine (Original 7") Darling Buds Shame On You - The Native Years (Album) Native Records 1990
7:01 PM		Fred Thomas & Anna Burch Altar (feat. Anna Burch) Fred Thomas & Anna Burch Aftering Polyvinyl Records 2018
7:03 PM		Hyper Minds Nail Biter Hyper Minds Nail Biter - Single Hyper Minds 2024 Founded in 2024 by guitarist and lead vocalist, Roland O'Cello, Hyper Minds emerged from the vibrant streets of East Los Angeles.
7:05 PM		Big Boys History Big Boys Wreck Collection Gern Blandsten 1988 Founded in 1977 in Austin.
7:08 PM		Red Eyed Legends Expectations Vs. Reality Red Eyed Legends Wake Up, Legend File Thirteen Records 2008 Garage punk / indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois.
7:11 PM		Chords Five Universal Vagrant Chords Five Chocolate Soup For Diabetics Volume 4 - UK Psych Classics - Remastered V/A The Orchard House 2014
7:14 PM		The Exceptions The Eagle Flies On Friday The Exceptions Chocolate Soup for Diabetics, Vol. 4 V/A Particles 2002 From Philly! https://www.discogs.com/artist/3885185-The-Exceptions-3?srsltid=AfmBOop7AI1hmjZIXoPwQ0pOyjamjDSlcA_fKO1YePs-pEt6M23jukh9
7:17 PM		Paper Blitz Tissue Boy Meets Girl Paper Blitz Tissue Chocolate Soup For Diabetics Volume 2 - UK Psych Classics - Remastered The Orchard House 2014
7:19 PM		Bill Fay I Hear You Calling Bill Fay Time of the Last Persecution Decca Music Group Ltd. 1970
7:22 PM		Bill Fay Maudy La Lune Bill Fay N From the Bottom of an Old Grandfather Clock (A Collection of Demos and Outtakes 1966-70) Dead Oceans 2025
7:25 PM		Salvatore Adamo Le Néon Adamo 20 Chansons D'or [PIAS] Recordings Belgium 2003
7:28 PM		Manibelle Fox - Trot, Bye Bye Blackbird Manibelle
7:30 PM		Eve Owen A Lone Swan Eve Owen Don't Let the Ink Dry 37d03d 2020 https://www.eveowenmusic.com
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7:38 PM		Suzanne Vallie Love Lives Where Rules Die Suzanne Vallie Love Lives Where Rules Die Night Bloom Records 2020 A sorta recluse living in Big Sur.
7:44 PM		Big Boy Pete Cold Turkey Big Boy Pete Chocolate Soup For Diabetics Volume 2 - UK Psych Classics - Remastered V/A The Orchard House 2014 A John Lennon song. An English singer and recording engineer, Peter Miller.
7:47 PM		The Tickle Subway (Smokey Pokey World) The Tickle Chocolate Soup For Diabetics Volume 2 - UK Psych Classics - Remastered V/A The Orchard House 2014
7:49 PM		400 Blows Declaration of Intent (Re-Mixed) 400 Blows If I Kissed Her I'd Have To Kill Her First Illuminated Records 1984
7:56 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:57 PM		Shriekback My Spine Is the Bassline Shriekback Disco Not Disco Strut 2008

Chat is archived.

hey!

This music means somebody is up to something.

yo! Roffle

I knew it!

ha! how are you?

Not really sure, but I'm workin' with it. :) How are been?

:) I get it, same space.

Exactly, moving on..

Always the same though

yup

But music can break that up in a most welcome way. :)

even when I am exhausted music cures me

for a time

I'll take it.

Wow, this is like a strange clone of, 'Spring comes with a cherry in her mouth'. Same vibe, which I love for no good reason.

That last song... :0

los incaicos? Caroline Polacheck?

Iniciados?

I will have to listen!

Rapid Eye Movements

Heard it on Solomon's show.

oh col, roffle

If someone does not put a barnicale sticker on that window, I will be very disappointed.

ha! yes

Hey y'all!!! I'm drawing cats again/still LOL - got a good one coming up

Def in my Gorey Era

hey randy!

love gorey

Whisker length is the difference between realistic drawings and fantasy. LOL

lol

good stuff

no doubt

That Glitter Band song was a deep cut, for sure!

oh yeah - sounded pretty no? from my vinyl

hey rob!

Hi Esoterica! It did sound pretty. I only know them from "Angel Face" which was a top 5 hit in Britain while I was in Europe

@roffle "Whisker length is the difference between realistic drawings and fantasy. LOL" length & number - I find that THREE whiskers / pen strokes get the point across

If you have cats, I HIGHLY recommend https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=9781476738246

CALIFORNIA

Hi DJ Esoterica

@Randy, I had Savannah's in my apartment for years. Many of them. My Ex was a nutjob. I get it like few others. :)

hi Kelly! yup! from Carlsbad

oh yeah rob, angel face a big hit

I love that Oh-Ok's second and final record was called "Furthermore What"

oh yeah ha, rob

@roffle "My Ex was a nutjob." yes, but did she try to KILL you? TWICE? I had one of those LOL

actually, the girl with the cat was only a misdiagnosed bipolar coke whore

*only* LOL

The Dils and Slant 6, taking me back to my youth

sweet:)

If I ever meet you Randy,I have crazy stories that I moved 300 miles away from WA state. I am so glad to be back home on the east coast! LOL

3000 miles away from.

We should work on that

That's a therapy thing perhaps Randy. lol

Ironically the bipolar etc. moved from PHL to PDX

Oregon not Washington but you get the idea

Therapy is friday

I actually took a plane out of PDX when I left the west coast. lol

Which one has the SubPop store?

I lived just not=rth of Protland at the time. :)

Seattle

Wow, I can misspell like a boss.

iu always misspell on this chat

see?!

I flew out of Sea-Tac a bizzion times Rob. :)

OH! I found Ms. Bipolar online some time ago - she got herself together, changed her name, and is now a therapist herself; things CAN work out

that is true, randy

Gotta admit - I think of her whenever I hear this song https://youtu.be/SAxPLSvvbXY?si=PTuUoAz6OXE2lUr4

The Sub Pop store at Sea-Tac closed at the end of last year. Sob. https://secretseattle.co/sub-pop-store-seatac-airport-closing/

Roffle, good! I only flew in and out once. Possibly before the store opened

Damn! I'd've been willing to book a cheap out & back for D'Wife & I just to say "been there"

We do stuff like that LOL

Spitboy, wow, there's another band from my "youth", albeit one I know mostly by name

This rules. Neurosis and Citizen Fish t's like it's '98

right! Kelly ha!

That's basically 20 year-old me in a nutshell

Spitboy is a Jon Solomon artist find for me

@Rob, I was working two or three months contracts in Alaska, so I was always there. I had favotie benches to sleep on while I waited for my plane. lol

"That's MY bench! Do you KNOW who I am?"

"Are you NEW here?!!!"

Thief!

"Do you KNOW who I am?" You're on Sub Pop, right? ;-)

That might have to be an artwork

I got to know a few benches though. Gotta go with it.

Now waiting for two day in Dutch Harbor to go home truely sucks with a pocket full of money.

Someone shared with me a band from Canada named Angine de Poitrine; they saw a comment "this is the future we were Primus'd" and suggested I do a poster/flyer/fan-art ... so that's on the board, someplace (after more cats)

that is cool, randy

Angine de Poitrine! gO AHEAD, LETS DO THIS!

tHEY ARE MIDI MASTERS

mY CAP LOCKS SUCK.

sTUCK?

I think they are what we do with loops.They are just scientists about it.

Best musicians generally are.

Last week's cat pic was started while listening to them (instead of the usual WPRB feed, sorry @esoterica)

no problema:)

I dunno about that @roffle - I've seen Rick beato break stuff down, and say "they probably didn't know they were doing this, but ..." the 'science' works

Rick Rubin might have a word too re: Science vs 'Magic'

This is not what I expected either. I have put them on high rotation. I understand it, I love the midi work. It's cutting edge performance. Have I seen better? Talk to me at a different moment.

The first time I was aware of using MIDI was Andy Summers w/ Robert Fripp on "I Advance Masked"

Also, yes, a midi jam can keep you in tune and relative, but... Don't show up to a gig without it then.

@Randy, On I Advance Masked I considered Stultified masterful.

Oh man, I stepped away from the stream at the wrong moment ... Flatmates & Dave Edmunds :-((

Andy Summers could show up at a gig with a plastic ukulele from Walmart and make it work LOL - as long as he had a slide show behind him

I can work with that

https://youtu.be/BZen3uYwm8E?si=rzen8pCYgh3fIwN3

... but this new to me Darling Buds song makes up for that

All you have to do is play if your heart says so. I so fucking get that.

oh good, rob! I get it, it is around dinner time:)

Otherwise it's a gig

@roffle "All you have to do is play if your heart says so." The key word is 'PLAY!!!' Just have fun

And 'PLAY' can be play, draw, write, paint, run, swim, surf, sing, etc.

I am all in with cheese cake. I play between bites. I love my guitars, but man, cheesecake...

My mom would tease me about how I ate cake/pie

I own less cheesecakes than guitars. Somethings got to give.

Yeah, cheesecakes don't last long

Big Boys!

Cheesequake, on the other hand, has been around as an exit for decades

No aged value compared to a most guitars. Less than others. lol

Old cheesecake lacks value

Modern guitars are just CNC and too good now.

Sorry, I go on... lol

all good as far as I am concerned

Thanks for letting me. Love when you go on too. :)

Where did you dig this up? Interesting.

Weird Philly?

Gotta get back to work - good chatting y'all

nice having ya!

Laterly Randy! Be good.

Gotta check out these comps further

oh yeah Amy they're reat

great

Thx Eso! Be well dear!

aw thanks roffle!

you, too:)

Nice show tonight Esoterica!

Let do that!

Thanks, John!

catch y'all on the flip side next week!