¡North Africa!

You are in for a mind-blowing session of music from Algeria, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, and Western Sahara.  Special thanks to DJ City Slang for collecting and curating today’s show.  All of this music is new to me except Amanar, and it is all absolutely amazing.  From DJ City Slang’s own collection on both (vinyl) record […]

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HAWKWIND a tribute to Lemmy

Today’s show is dedicated to Ian Kilmister, a.k.a. Lemmy, who flew in from the id ’60s pop rock of the Rockin’ Vicars to Sam Gopal’s epic Escalator, and then landed briefly in Hawkwind helping to make the band’s best albums. (Although, I must admit, the 1970 S/T is really great, too).  After a Canadian cocaine […]

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Turiyasangitananda

When you are playing with someone who really has something to say, even though they may be otherwise quite different in style, there’s one thing that remains constant. And that is the tension of the experience, that electricity, that kind of feeling that is a lift sort of feeling. No matter where it happens, you […]

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Nigerian Psychedelia of the ’70s

Yes! Although I’ve done an “African Psychedelia” show that covered ~13 African countries, I wanted to get more specific on both geographic region and historical time.  Today’s show is an aural experience of psychedelic musics that are distinct from what most people associate with Nigerian (and West African, generally) music: Afrobeat.  As you will see, […]

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Becoming Animal

Eric Burdon & The Animals . Love Is . I’m an Animal . 1968 White Fence . White Fence: Live in San Francisco . Lizards First . 2013 The Incredible String Band . Wee Tam & The Big Huge . Cousin Caterpillar . 1968 Magic Castles . Sky Sounds . Mole People . 2014 The […]

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Russian Neo-Psychedelia

Russian neo-psychedelia. Lovelier than Putin bare-chested on a horse.  But seriously, Pussy Riot forever!!! Special thanks to Brown Noise Unit for the great playlists, especially the one on Russian Psych and Post-Punk.  Album images to come. Now! Народный Комитет (People’s Committee) . An Introduction to Russian Psychedelic and Post-Punk Music (Volume 2) . Натюрморт (Still Life) […]

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¡Perú psicodélico!

Today’s show is curated in part by the amazing Juan Ra. Special thanks to Freddy Alva for posting about Peruvian psychedelia on No Echo.  Also, get your debit card out and buy all of the Peruvian psych reissues from the independent Lima label repsychled. We’re going to start out with the wonders of Chicha and […]

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