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Oct 12, 2026 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

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8:02 PM		high rise ikon abstract 1995
8:16 PM		Nucleus Song For the Bearded Lady We’ll Talk About It Later UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 1970
8:23 PM		Naked City Inside Straight Live Vol.1
8:32 PM		Claudio Gabis y La Pesada Fiebre de la ruta Claudio Gabis y La Pesada
8:38 PM		Airto Virgin Land Virgin Land
8:46 PM		Sabicas with Joe Beck Inca Song Rock Encounter
8:51 PM		Wha-ha-ha On The Floor 死ぬ時は別
8:59 PM		The Philip Koutev National Folk Ensemble DUMAI, ZLATO Bulgarian Polyphony
9:01 PM		Aluk Todolo Occult Rock II Occult Rock Metalhit.com 2012
9:12 PM		Horace Tapscott and The Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra Village Dance Live at I.U.C.C. 6/24/79
9:27 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
9:38 PM		eureka! small talk tennis girl
9:42 PM		Bel Canto Blank Sheets White-Out Conditions Crammed Discs 1986
9:46 PM		Trance To The Sun Sleeping with the Natives Atrocious Virgin Below Sea Level Recordings 2001
9:52 PM		Mauve Sideshow Dark Flowers Dark Flowers
9:56 PM		竹村延和 [Nobukazu Takemura] Mahou no hiroba ソングブック Songbook
10:05 PM		Gravitar Dust Devil Gravitaativaravitar Charnel Music 1995
10:11 PM		NZE NZE Yemendzime Adzi Akal Teenage Menopause Records 2022
10:16 PM		Slint Washer Spiderland
10:24 PM		Игорь Лень [Igor Len] Здесь... Здесь... Here...
10:31 PM		Drumloop Temporary, Pt. 2 (feat. Alex Zhang Hungtai) I Learned To Call You Vial Recordings 2025
10:38 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:45 PM		Azealia Banks Count Contessa Count Contessa - Single CHAOS & GLORY RECORDINGS 2019
10:51 PM		S.O.N.S A New Life (Planet Earth Mix) Shimokitazawa One Night Stand
10:56 PM		Yazzus New Colour 4 Lone It's Ya Girl's Bootlegs

Chat is archived.

good evening~

Good evening

hope everyone is well :))

greetings & salutations

≽^•⩊•^≼ salutory wishess

I always love this bed music the most

Hello! I am so looking forward to new autumnal dreams & wonders

Hey all. Saw TFUL282 last week. Here's the set list if you're interested. https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/thinking-fellers-union-local-282/2026/great-american-music-hall-san-francisco-ca-6370be73.html

Anne Eickelberg wasn't there.

andrewnyc nice!

Seems like they played everything BUT Nipper. 😫

They'd need a real dog to do that live

andrewnyc they had a rough start with many songs but soldiered! Love it! The Operation!!

@Mats Yes! There were 4 songs they had to restart.

great setlist andrewnyc!

Excited for this show!

good evening @jo!! i hope that we can find the right tunes :) i hope youve been well~ and hii @andrew!! omg what did you think of the show?? i love that they played hurricane :))

hii @colt!! yay (◡ ‿ ◡ ✿) hope youre having a good one!!

But all in all it was worth the trip. Due to various factors I wasn't able to get adequate sleep for the day so I did run out of steam at 11:30 but managed to make it to the end at 12:15.

thats good to hear! was that the only show they were planning on holding??

Hurricane was great. Narlus Spector was cool. Lot's to like.

andrewnyc when I saw TFUL282 in '94 I wuz all jacked up on Jolt cola LOL

There were no indications about future shows but this one was solidly sold out. So I'm sure they know they're base is still hungry.

Narlus Spectre and Milva Spectre are great songs. Good for them for coming back. Much needed in these tymes to have Thinking Fellers.

Met a couple of cool dudes while there and we all follow on the gram now.

and they had so many songs from mother of all saints and strangers.. my favoritess.. hopefully they do! i bet the crowd was super interesting.. and @matt whats jolt cola :0

Rosasolis, Jolt was heart attack soda. You could also get speed sold as asthma meds at certain gas stations. The nineties were wild, wiiiiilllllddddddd!

I also rode a Waymo car for the first time. It was a little scary at first but works really well. Not sure how well it would work in NYC.

yes the mighty Naked City

Went to Amoeba Records on Haight St. and bought a new 2-disc edition of Like My Decals Off Baby.

andrewnyc glad it is still there! Amoeba rules.

@rosa I've been doing well, hope you are too. Thinking about going a sunrise hike tomorrow so might not catch the whole show... but it's a great vibe so far :)

omg now the suspicious gas pills are less interesting.. i cant believe they got away with that stuff back then lol.. and ive been hearing about those! i dont think they woud work in the city.. and ooh!! thats such a good magic band record

And if any of you ever make it to Haight St in San Fran definitely go to the Counterculture Museum.

@jo ooh that sounds lovely!! the weather will be so much nicer if but momentarily.. do you usually go for hikes during the week? :) weather permitting

@Mats having been to both SF and LA branches I have to say LA is superior. The LA Psych/Prog/Experimental section is MUCH bigger.

i think growing up i had heard about aquarius records but i never got a chance to go... sadd

andrewnyc I agree.

I do try to take advantage of my flexible schedule and take some weekday hikes when there are no crowds in the park... I haven't been doing it as much this year because I've been going on long bike rides instead, but I've got a flat and the leaves are changing colors so feels like a good time to hit the trails

play that thing JZ!!

And FYI, the used CD market is blowing up right now. I've got a ton I could stand to dump.

physical media! (all media is ultimately physical, but I think people crave tactile experiences)

ahh that makes me want to go get my own bike @jo :) i havent been able to hike in such a long time, but i feel that particularly at this time of the year it would serve as a great way to stimulate the mind :) let us kno if you encounter any sights!! and @andrew omg the prices are jumping?? no...

They are. Just make sure the surface isn't scratched.

I'll be hitting the record fair of that other NJ radio station next month. I need to get more Can albums.

I thought there was only one radio station?

people do crave the tactile.. they dont want streaming anymore rightfully so.. and ooh i should probably check it out its nearby

Tomi LOLOLOL

hii tomi!! i think so too...

The record fair is happening in NYC on Nov 6th to 8th. It gets crowded.

hi rosasolis, hey everyone... Andrew, where in NYC?

hi all

Metropolitan Pavilion,125 W 18th St

hii @andrew!! hope alls been well! and ooh interesting maybe a chance to see some of the ex-wprb alum

I'm putting you on my phone and heading out for a drink. Cheers everyone.

enjoy your drinks!!~

This is the jazz-rockin-est show you've played in a while. 😎

i think i was subconsciously missing some of the igniscent warmth... :)

Good evening

good evening @rob!! how are you??

Hi @rosasolis, I'm doing ok. How are your?

just started a punk band called "Igniscent Warmth"

oh chit we broke up

hii @rob im a lil sleepy but otherwise ok (◠‿◠✿) any birdsightings lately?? and @mats did something happen with the stream??

On a street in the downtown of a nearby suburb, there have been up to 10 migrating warblers flying up and down the street, going from one 20-40 foot tree to another. Going to the second story of a parking garage allowed decent (eye-level) views for me this afternoon. They were discovered yesterday, so they could be there because of the 2+ inches of rain we have had.

@rosaolis I wuz just referencing the ol' quantum speed at which punk bands form, rise, and decay so quickly. Stream is good! Signal good.

A birder who lives nearby noticed them yesterday while taking a walk. It was great when they got pretty close. Cape May, Tennessee, Blackpoll, Nashville, and 2 or 3 other species of Warblers. I'm going to go back tomorrow to see if they are still around

@rob oh how lovely!! youve gotten to hear their song then? :) yea the rain really accumulated it seems all across the east.. and @mats oh yess.. if i were in a band i would use as many latinate bases and configurations as possible in my name and songs

@Mats, Stream broke up but will still issue a record, and Signal has new members so it sounds different

RobMD LOL

@rosasolis Latinate bases! Nice! Those are rare these days.

@rosasolis, no singing, as it is fall migration. And they are in their autumn plumages, which are not very distinctive

@rob maybe you can catch some photos! do you have any binoculars for the occasion? :)

@rosasolis, the discoverer filmed 3 of the birbs taking a bath on top of the machine where you pay for parking (which is outside the garage). The entire block is 2-10 story buildings plus the parking garage, and some trees. Not a place one would look for warblers!

@rosasolis, I brought my binoculars when I drove over there

thats adorable!! on a side note i particularly love it when they dust bathe.. where are the warblers usually located??

Aluk Todolo! Like a darker Angine de Poutine.

yess!! the repetitiveness reminds me of some krautrock tooo

also Russian Circles-esque

oh yes, i'm digging this

hii @norman!! glad you could tune in :) yess i love this breathless rhythm rn... and @mats ooh yess some post-rock!

hiii

hii @em!! <3 how are you??

ive been okay... im happy im tuning in

wbu?

hi rosalina 🖤🌟https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT6xtfRMs9eFTe3SlfxOfWiLbRoK5BmiaD8qUKhE71gPMrJu2fI8KAxxIg&s=10

me too!! how has your october been?? ive been trying to get acclimated to the weather changes still... and hii @ossy!!

What the holy heck is going on people

good eveninggg @jimboo!! happy octoberr

the weather has been so weird.. it started off chilly this month and now its warm

When I was at Amoeba I saw a bunch of new pressings of Albert Ayler. I was tempted to try one but went for Beefheart instead. Are there any particular ones to look for?

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I love autumn x halloween season 🧡❤💛💜💚🖤

hmm idk about any new reissues but you should def check out the live in greenwich village impulse recordings! i think youd reallyh like that one.. and @em i kno these next few days are tempting me to be out in the park all day.. and 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁💥💥💥 spooky season soonn

especially the period of wellness season

em - yeah, today was sweet summer lovin dolly parton weather

@rosasolis, warblers are usually found in areas with a lot of trees. Urban parks with trees can attract migrants, the more trees the more warblers. Big wooded parks anywhere will attract migrant and even breeding warblers

Agree on In Greenwich...Our Prayer track is amazing

ive been seeing a ton of bluejays recently

@Em Boro, nice! Blue Jays are migrating south now

somehow geese can withstand snow

geese are so cool

i get excited whenever i see them

totally, the symbols of nj!

@ooh i see!! i would love if there were a way we could collect all the birdsightings we have here as a group.. it would be a good project to accompany the music :) and yess that our prayer track and the truth is marching in version is heavenly..

i do love geese too.. especially when they loaf

also their kids as well. Same with mallards

Geese are almost indestructable

how so?? :0

I keep track of which species of bird I see on different cumulative dates. I have seen Canada Geese on many more dates than I've seen Mallards

@rosasolis, I wasn't being serious

𓅼𓅓𓅮𓅣𓅰 how i feel when i see birds in the air

This songs a fkn spooky mood

yess that last song had some wonderfully haunting passages.. i love that reverb

scary splendidly

yess ossy!!

also btw, elite 4 loralei from pokemon is scary too, LOL

from which game is that???

Hello rosasolis! I've been listening, not chatting tonight but know that your show always brings joy to my heart

good evening @marcus!! im so glad you could tune in :) hope you had a wonderful night / week!!

rosa - in the gen 1 era in kanto, particularly the yellow remake, let's go pikachu for switch

@rosasolis, I love to watch birds dust bathing

@ossy oh yes! i didnt know they make the pokemon yellow remake.. thats exciting.. i remember my older siblings playing it... and @rob right? i need to learn more about why they do it

Love this!

im so glad! (◠‿◠✿) i found this track recently and i loved all these quirky instruments.. music to get lost in a forest

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1F3LScBQnP/ (lorelai ❄🧊)

ohh i think i remember her!!

rosa - ah yes, she was also intense to beat at first, ij the original yellow i played. loralei also appeared in the anime as well

unlike in the original yellow, in lets go pikachu/eevee she appears earlier at some place in the adventure, threatening team rocket in ganging up on the protagonist. Her presence alone made the criminals blast off LOL

Nze Nze! Gnaw Their Tongues-esque!

@mats yes!! i missed this when it came out a few years ago.. i absolutely love this sound.. and @ossy ooh i bet that makes it more interesting!

Nice find, dj. Reminds me a lil of Crash Worship, too.

ahh crash worship! ive read that their live performances were crazzyy and also sounded better than their records, is that tru?

Slint! my wife said happily

yess slint

killer block tonight rosa

thanks for tunes

@rob @jo i promised suspense and melancholy hehe.. hiii @maple!! im so glad you could catch the show :)) always!!

Rosasolis, yes, Crash Worship had a rep for live craziness. A la early Butthole Surfers. One of the wprb DJs has some great CW live stories.

RobMD LOL! "Slint, My Wife Said Happily" sounds like a novel title.

ooh who?? is it Mike? i need to try to see if there are any videos of their performances...

It might be Lupica. He has the best Buzzoven, et al, live stories.

Told ya the 90s were nuts! Very weird decade.

Slint, My Wife Said Happily, the unearthed 2000-page lost novel from David Foster Wallace.

but it made the music so gooood.. honestly i watched daria for the first time earlier this year and it made me pine for it too loll

Crash Worship once played with Sleep. Imagine the weedy air at that gig!

Daria! The master of sarcastic deadpan.

loll thats crazy did you ever get to see either of them??

@Mats, shout out to DFW! Consider the lobster

I did not..I wuz scared of Butthole Surfers cuz they showed gruesome surgery footage. Never caught Sleep but hung out with Matt Pike once in Oakland and only knew him from Sleep. Crash Worship was too wild to last. @rosasolis

hey Marcus! Yes! Infinite Jest! That book is a slog.

Infinite Jest is like a pleasurable punishment.

i remember i was going to read dfw after finishing gravity's rainbow in undergrad but i never did.. hmm.. and yess it sounds like a band that could only really have thrived in the early 90s

William T Vollmann has a 3400-page novel (actually, split into 4) coming out. I'm in training for it.

Love them phat novels.

Zelda 64 auras

@Mats: I read Gravity's Rainbow but it will be a cold day in Inferno before I try for an Infinite Summer

Marcus haaaaaa! Good to know yer boundaries.

@Mats, you're right, it does sound like a novel title!

@ossy thats what i thought too!! and ooh what is that novel going to be about @mats? and @marcus what did you think of pynchon??

@rosasolis: he's my favorite writer (with Harold Pinter). I've read all Pynchon's books.

Marcus, I hear Shadow Ticket is good...

ooh should i read mason & dixon?? ive had it bookmarked for a whilee

alright, this postSlint is a nice thing to prepare for sleep. Thx rosasolis for this wonderful show. Good night all you lovely chatters!

take care RobMD

goodnight @rob!! happy dreams and a wonderful week to you :)

You should start with "The Crying of Lot 49" and see how that hits you. Mason & Dixon is not where you want to go first

Lol!

ooh ive read that and V and Gravity's Rainbow! i kinda just didnt get to read his other works :)

@rosasolis: Against the Day is next for you

✍️✅ thank you for the rec!! will have thoughts on it a bit hehe

Cool show as always, dj! Thank you.

Shimokitazawa One Night Stand! Some nice lil acid bubbles.

we always need to end the night with some nice lil acid bubbless.. thanks for tuning in @mats!!

Smells stargazy x blacklight wavey. Stay luma, rosalina

thank you for tuning in everyone <3 see you soon!