New CNQ Mixcloud Program

Hey check it out, I did a little Mixcloud show last night. Cribbing some stuff I've enjoyed listening to on the radio recently (via the Radio Garden app), and some recent and relatively recent CNQ faves from Bandcamp. An hour long, give it a listen -- if it's not hep enough, then you're too cool!

1. Love Hate Passion & War by Armstrong

2. Macho Music by "Blue" Gene Tyranny and Peter Gordon

3. Freak by Shanique Marie

4. Loretta by Ginger Root

5. Okeanos by Succumb

6. Thank The Universe by Thank

7. Kurious Oranj by The Fall

8. Oo Poo Pah Susie by Professor Morrison's Lollipop (Thanks to Suzie Hotrod at WFMU for playing this when I happened to be listening!)

9. Heaven Beat Iowa by Cub Scout Bowling Pins

10. Pop Cabecinha by Sophia Chablau e Uma Enorme Perda de Tempo

11. Lelit Hob (Short Version) by Umm Kulthum

Help out in Haiti; Echobox Radio and Hidden Fruits of Terra #1 (Netherlands)

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A couple of weeks' worth of catching up to do begins this evening. More in a couple of days highlighting some new releases from a few CNQ favorites.

But tonight, take a listen to Echobox.radio, a new independent radio broadcaster from Amsterdam, and shows are being archived on Mixcloud. Dutch radio personality Christo Bijlsma, who hosts the excellent Cygnus-5 Expanse show on Smelne FM (a terrestrial station in Drachten, Netherlands), has a show on Echobox and you gotta listen, you just gotta. Christo's shows are what I always wished I was doing on the old CNQ podcasts but I never quite got there, I don't think. Peel-inspired freeform centered around the underground, be it rock'n'roll, hip-hop, pop, electro, Brazillian jazz, etc. It's the most, man. Love it. Here's the first episode of Hidden Fruits of Terra, Christo's new show on Echobox.radio. Note that a new-ish track from CNQ faves Martin Månsson Sjöstrand Trio and the Ducks make an appearance, as do a couple of tracks from and some nice words for the erstwhile Occult Character's latest naive electro-slop album, The Song Remains The Stain:

CNQ Top 20 Sunday Countdown

20. Proto Idiot: “Difficult Questions” (Fub, Rigmarole Records, 2020) 19. Shanique Marie: “Freak” (2020) 18. Máscaras: “Braidwaves” (El Morán, 2017) 17. This Heel: “Cave Crickets” (Cave Crickets, 2020) 16. Salem Trials: “Head On Rong” (Metal Postcard Records, 2020) 15. Tall Black Guy Productions: “Gimme Mine feat. 80s Babies” (Restless As We Are, 2020) 14. Harmonica Lewinski: “Poison Pill” (Human BBQ, 2020) 13. Coffin Club: “Rain” (Nowhere Nowhere, 2020) 12. You Will Flood The River: “Evil Frank Is Dead” (Metal Postcard Records, 2020) 11. Damu the Fudgemunk, Archie Shepp and Raw Poetic: “Learning To Breathe (Album Version)” (Ocean Bridges, Redefinition Records, 2020) 10. Sparkle Division: “Oh Henry!” (To Feel Embraced, Temporary Residence Ltd., 2020) 09. Science Man: “That Shadow” (Match Game, Swimming Faith Records, 2020) 08. Liiek: “Waterfall” (s/t, Adagio830, 2020) 07. Big $ilky: “Baby Shower” (Big $ilky Vol. 1, 2020) 06. The Men: “Cool Water” (Mercy, Sacred Bones Records, 2020) 05. Yuvees: “Yr Not Invited” (Human Dance, 2020) 04. Santa Sprees: “Getting Married All The Time” (Sum Total of Insolent Blank, 2020) 03. Brian Bordello: “So Sad” (King of No-Fi, Metal Postcard Records, 2020) 02. Brandy: “(Wish You Was) Madball Baby” (The Gift of Repetition, Total Punk Records, 2020) 01. Night Shop: “Waiting” (The Fountain, Salinas Records, 2020)

A CNQ Pop-Up Show on Mixcloud

Starting with one of my favorite Lomax field recordings followed by a Charley Patton classic, the show then veers off into novelty, hot jazz and blues courtesy the 78 RPMs available on the Internet Archive. Just shy of 40 minutes and worth a listen.

Weird Bummer Compilation #2

About two weeks later than I meant, but you know, been busy pulling nose hairs for undisclosed regions. This rockin' comp is about an hour and 15 minutes. Below are artist and song titles, with links to the albums or tracks. I couldn't bring myself to type out all the album names, as I have to get back to pulling nose hairs for my art installation projects. Thanks to all the bands and artists who participated, and thanks to you for listening. After you listen, go throw money at all these great bands and artists, because they're all broke, as they all sank their fortunes into my doomed nose hair art venture(s).

Racoo: "How Did We Get Here" (2019)

Proto Idiot: "Mountain" (2020)

USA Nails: "I Am The Things I Buy" (2020)

Talacactus: "Rosa Lux" (2019)

Nervous Curtains: "Mask" (2019)

Phil Reynolds and the Dearly Departed: "Quickstep" (2018)

Lucy Morris: "Five Days" (2018)

Skyline Advantage: "A Safe Haven" (2020)

The Slow Hours: "Union City Blue" (unreleased)

Dot Dash: "Gray Blue Green" (2018)

Pisspoor: "Sob (Exaltedamongnations)" (2020)

Windham / Herbeck / DeMolay: "Console Cowboys / Chiba City Comsat (POP MIX)" (2018)

Sauveterre: "Cliches"

Sidewalk Furniture: "Jadzia" (2020)

Idiot Blur Fanboy: "Special Brew Can Man" (2020)

The Mood Taeg: "2MR" (2016)

Adam Holtz: "Way Up High" (2019)

Mythical Motors: "Liquid Measuring Cups" (2020)

Nanaki: "Setsuna" (2018)

Veto: "A Song About Trees" (2013)

Sailing Neptune: "Black Haired Woman" (2019)

Shanghai Treason: "Can't Even Hang A Man Right" (2020)

CNQ's "THE WEIRD BUMMER COMPILATION" now on Mixcloud!

In the Beforetimes, we called a compilation like this a mixtape, which ya know is a collection of songs you made on a dual cassette deck and gave to a friend or a girl you liked. Nowadays a mixtape is a collection of songs with unlicensed samples, so in keeping with the times I've called this a compilation as if it's something official put out by a label. But between you and me, it's what us kids in the 80s and 90s called a mixtape. 22 tracks, an hour and thirty minutes, of previously unreleased and released tracks from the world's finest temporary shut-ins!

Thanks to all of the artists who contributed. I should be able to do a second one of these...shoot me an email at matt at clean nice quiet dot com if you want a song on the next Weird Bummer comp.

1. Highway Robbery: “Bucktown Special” (Dec. 2019 Demos, 2019)

2. GAR GAR: “Amoeba” (unreleased, from forthcoming album GAR GAR!)

3. Thin Skin: “Pork Fat (A Take On the American Experience Through Robert Lapage) (I Stole This Off The Internet, 2018)

4. Haq: “Dustboy Horrorshow” (Evaporator, 2019)

5. Andrew Anderson: “Day IV: Crooked Mile” (Music Album Idea, 2020)

6. Threat. Meet. Protocol.: “!​@​%​#?” (Mindless Consumption, 2017)

7. Hench: “Fine” (The End is OK, 2019)

8. The Bordellos with Dee Claw: “Melancholia” (unreleased track, 2017 and 2020)

9. Espuelérico: “¡Que Difícil!” (digital single, 2020)

10. Fantasy Creeps: “Crisis Tour” (digital single, 2017)

11. Circus WorlD: “The Black Earth” (unreleased, 20__)

12. This Heel: “Fly Me Back To Suspended Animation” (digital single, 2020)

13. Mirror Box: “Destabilizing Agent” (Minimal Compliance, 2018)

14. Harold Nono: “Let The Light In (Prince of Darkness)” (We’re Almost Home, 2020)

15. Damien Youth: “Mr. Serendipity (A Monster’s Theme)” (The Citizen, 2011)

16. Postcode: “Broken” (Zebratronic, 2014)

17. Nanaki: “As We Fade” (Epilogue, 2018):

18. Chained Bliss: “Mirrors” (Stained Red Promo CS, 2019)

19. The Morning Brains: “Clowns On Speed” (unreleased track, 2003)

20. Drewid + Chadtastic: “Sick” (unreleased track, 2013)

21. Occult Character: “Social Distances” (digital single, 2020)

22. The Legless Crabs: “Shutdown” (digital single, 2020)

A CNQ Mixcloud Pop-Up Mixtape

Haven't done anything in a while, so here's a little 30 minute mixtape to show I care.

Resonance FM + Occult Character

Here's that show from Resonance FM's show Pull The Plug, featuring Occult Character's "Bad White Men!" So proud!

From Resonance FM's Mixcloud page:

"Resonance is a trail-blazing, not-for-profit radio station dedicated to the arts and culture. From its launch in 2002, its award-winning programming has given voice to the vibrant diversity of London's thriving arts and music scenes. Resonance's pool of creatives speaks directly and expressively to an engaged and passionate audience, locally, nationally and internationally. Our 24/7 broadcast service combines its FM signal in the City with DAB digital radio coverage across Greater London."

Mixcloud Faves

I'm hoping to get CNQ32, the latest podcast episode version thing of my little blog here, out this weekend. I sed the same thing around this time last month, but hey, Fallout 4 happens.

In the meantime you should get on Mixcloud and listen to and follow these great shows:

The KUAF Vinyl Hour: Based out of Fayetteville, Arkansas, the KUAF Vinyl Hour is a weekly music program, featuring your hosts Pete and Leigh, playing and discussing musical selections from various local co-hosts' record collections. From metal to classical, reggae to country - it's all kinds of music, but it's all on vinyl.

Quite Trill Radio: The trillest hip-hop show, put out by Texas rapper Mirage, formerly based out of Austin but now out of Dallas. Consistently one of the best podcasts I listen to.

Futures and Pasts Radio: Post-punk radio show with Erika Elizabeth, live every Thursday night from 8-10pm PST at 90.3FM in N/NE Portland, or worldwide at freeformportland.org.

Dynamite Hemorrhage: I've gushed about Dynamite Hemorrhage enough loyal CNQ'ers are sick of hearing about it, but just in case -- based out of San Francisco, Dynamite Hemorrhage Radio is a semi-regular faux radio show/podcast devoted to sub-underground and raw music from the last ten decades. Learn more at http://dynamitehemorrhage.com.

Funky 16 Corners Radio Show: Out of New Jersey, the main man Larry Grogan's weekly look into the sounds and stories of vintage funk, soul, jazz and rare groove, all on original vinyl.

Grogan also puts out the Iron Leg Radio Show, featuring lots of groovy 60s obscura. You can find it on Itunes but it's not on Mixcloud, I guess.

Tabs Out Cassette Podcast, based out of Wilmington, Delaware, a cassette podcast focusing on noise and experimental sounds. If you're not down for the weirdo sounds they play, then you should at least stick around for their banter, these guys are super-funny.