[acid-jazz] Tonight: FreeFall #223 - Playlist & preview

From: David Bassin (bassyd_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 2004-11-02 09:04:17

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    Last Tuesday around 7am, I sat down at the computer with my morning
    coffee and checked the news. I froze when I read the headline, "John
    Peel: Dead of a Heart Attack at 65." One of my heroes was gone and it
    was an unexpected shock. I went to work and fought to maintain my
    composure the only way I knew how - by keeping as silent as possible.
    I got home that night and began prepping for my show, but then I lost
    it. I sat down and thought about the man who had meant so much to so
    many and I remembered this story:

    A little over 20 years ago, I was working for the U.S. arm of Rough
    Trade, the fiercely independent British indie label. One of my
    counterparts in the UK office would often send me cassettes of John's
    radio programs and I would listen to them over and over, absorbing
    the new sounds, John's droll sense of humor and of course, his
    legendary "Peel Sessions."

    Prior to traveling to London in 1983, I sent John a letter expressing
    my interest in meeting him during my trip. The night we arrived, I
    turned on the radio and was thrilled to be hearing him live for the
    first time. I called the Radio 1 switchboard and the receptionist
    said, "John never takes calls while he's on the air, but I'll check."
    A minute or so later, he picked up the phone, we chatted briefly and
    he invited me down to the BBC. A day or so later, I showed up at the
    studios and when I entered his office, I found John seated in a
    chair, opening a stack of packages that rose nearly to his chin. "I'm
    sorry," he said, "I'd get up, but I'm just too tired." We laughed,
    chatted for a few hours and he later hooked me up with one of his
    producers, who ran off copies of the New Order sessions that had
    recently been recorded. That evening, I sat in with him while he did
    his show, all the while a little awestruck.

    What impressed me the most however, was his generosity and enthusiasm
    for the music he introduced to his audience. He wasn't trying to be
    "the king of all media" - he was just a man who loved his work and
    loved sharing it with others. When the BBC began live streaming over
    the Internet, I would listen to John's shows as often as possible and
    was delighted to hear that he hadn't changed a whit. The music was
    still exciting, often aggressive, unlistenable and stood out from the
    other BBC DJs (with the exception of Gilles Peterson), who were
    charged with playing the sappy pop and top-40 dreck of the moment.

    As the years passed, John's airtime on Radio 1 was increasingly
    marginalized as the station sought to fill the evening hours with
    more of the same commercial programming that ruled the rest of the
    dayparts. He began a Saturday morning program on Radio 4 called "Home
    Truths," that dealt with family life, animals, hats and more. He
    passed away while on holiday in Peru with his wife at his side.
    John exemplified everything that I and many others working at
    non-commercial stations have aspired to in our DJ careers. We seek to
    educate and entertain - not with our egos, but with music that we
    love and wish to champion. If we are privy to a few perks along the
    way, that's cool, but it's more about "the nod" - the listeners who
    call because they can't wait for the break to know what it was you
    just played; the letters and e-mail thanking you for making a
    difference in their lives, even if it's only for a moment; the people
    who recognize your voice in a record store and introduce themselves
    as long-time fans.

    That's why John did it. In his own unique, humble way, he changed the
    face of popular music and helped to launch the careers of many a pop
    star that might never have made it, were it not for his support and
    airplay. He was my hero and heroes are hard to find. He will be
    deeply missed.

    The Radio 1 and Radio 4 sites are filled with tributes from friends,
    colleagues and fans and there are several shows dedicated to his
    memory that can be streamed via RealAudio. I urge you to visit them
    before they're gone.

    Radio 1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/johnpeel/
    Radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths/
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    Tonight we continue our ticket extravaganza with more shows from the
    SFJazz Fest (Jaga Jazzist/Supersilent, Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Gary
    Burton), Medeski, Martin & Wood and Steel Pulse, along with plenty of
    new releases and old classics. I hope you'll join me, live or via the
    archives.

    P.S.: Go see The Incredibles - it's one of the best action films this
    year....and it's a cartoon.

    Ciao for now,
    David

    If you'd like to submit music for consideration on FreeFall, the
    mailing address is:

    David Bassin / FreeFall
    111 Laidley St.
    San Francisco, CA 94131

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    FreeFall 222: 10.26.04
    Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio - Pharoah's Song - Africa N'da Blues (Delmark)
    Jan Garbarek - As Seen From Above - In Praise Of Dreams (ECM)
    Okada Taxi - The Age Of Aquarius - Wise Retrogression (Planet Groove)
    Isa - Echo - The Sound Of (Bambola)
    Nitin Sawhney - Rainfall (Bugz In The Attic Mix) - Got The Bug (Palm)
    J. Boogie's Dubtronic Science - Purple Perpendicular Phonics - Live!
    In The Mix (Om)
    GB - A Funky Afro Rican Weekend - Soundtrack For Sunrise (Sound In Color)
    No Comply - 4th Floor Fiesta - 12" (Freestyle)
    Alex Attias Presents Mustang - Closer To Me - Back Home (Compost)
    Sylvie Mark + Hal 9000 - Blutenspass - Krazeee (BPitchControl)
    Junior Boys - Last Exit - Last Exit (Kin)
    As One - Spook Who Sat By The Door - Out Of The Darkness (Ubiquity)
    Depeche Mode - Home (Air "Around The Golf" Mix) - Remixes 81-04 (Reprise)
    Bobby Hutcherson - Hello To The Wind - Now! (Blue Note)
    Zap Mama - Bandy Bandy - Ancestry In Progress (Luaka Bop)
    Machinedrum - Inner Outer - Bidnezz (Merck)
    Horst Jankowski - Speech Kraft (Forss No Sleep 'Til Dawn Rmx) -
    Jazzreworks (MPS)
    Jaga Jazzist - Another Day - The Stix (Ninja Tune)
    File Brazilia - The Hull Priests - Dicks (Twenty Three)
    Delgui feat. Marilyn David - Boogie Bridge (Gerd's 4Lux Rmx) (4Lux)
    Sun Ra - Sunset On The Nile (Eddy + Dus Kontrapunkt Rmx) - Panorama
    (Perfect Toy)
    Massive Attack - Polaroid Girl - Danny The Dog OST - Virgin
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