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'Mental Chatter' with Denise Benson
Mondays • 11am - 2pm
CKLN 88.1 FM, Toronto, Ontario Canada
broadcasting live online at http://ckln.sac.ryerson.ca
online audio archives! listen when you can: http://www.beats.to
archived playlists:
http://ckln.sac.ryerson.ca/html/chart/logdb/pl_3.html
Notes:
~ Tune in tomorrow, Monday September 24, for conversations with F Comm's
Ludovic Llorca (noon), and the Public Transit Recordings crew (1pm) who
celebrate three years of releasing conscious, quality music with a party
Fri Sept. 28 at the Blue Moon. Also, ticket giveaways for Movement,
Sinewave + more.
~ Both of these shows, and many before them, can be heard any time you
like thanks to the folks at www.beats.to Follow this link for direct
access to the Mental Chatter archives:
http://www.beats.to/cgi-bin/links/dclinks.cgi?action=view_category&category=Mental+Chatter
Mental Chatter Playlist: September 3, 2001
We crammed a lot into a shortened, Labour Day Monday, show. This is how
we flowed…
Guest: Spot Records’ wonder child (Steph, don’t hate me for that
descrip!) Blissom stepped in to the studios for a chat and to play a
wee, wonderful set of jazz ‘n house goodness. A Toronto resident by way
of Paris and then Ottawa, Blissom has two high quality releases on local
label Spot Records. If you haven’t already heard his internationally
respected ‘n repeatedly rewound collaboration with Merkin, "Tag Team
Triangle," then you must. Ditto his remixes of Rise Ashen’s "Torn" and
"Second Wind." Have a listen to this show’s archive and check
http://www.spotrecords.net for a sense of his sound. He’s a totally
talented DJ as well; look out for his appearances ‘round town, including
at glide (Gypsy Co-op, 817 Queen St. W.) on Wednesday October 10 with
Andrew Allsgood and myself.
Picks of the Week:
As always when I’m away the week before, there were two:
Oneness of Juju: African Rhythms 1970-1982 (Strut): Wow. Probably like
many of you, I’d only ever heard a couple of Oneness of Juju classics
("Everywhere But Loose" and "African Rhythms") and even they hadn’t
prepped me for how intensely brilliant their music really was!
Thankfully, the funky folks at Strut hooked up with Oneness’ original
label Black Fire to put together this collection of classics, poetry,
solo recordings from band members and other unreleased works. This is
powerful stuff, no exaggeration. A must have for fans of jazz, avant
jazz, funk, politically motivated lyrics and poetry, Sun Ra etc.
http://www.strut.co.uk
Up, Bustle and Out and Richard Egües: Master Sessions 2 (Ninja Tune):
Similarly, I was totally engaged by the latest from the Up, Bustles.
It’s their second collaboration with Cuban flautist and orchestrator
Richard Egües, recorded in both Cuba and in UBO’s home of Bristol, UK,
and it’s just as beautiful as Master Sessions 1. Again there is a
companion book by Rupert Mould, ‘…of dark voices on salt air,’ plus much
to see and experience on the CD-ROM. The music speaks for itself, but
the added stimulation and education is a bonus!
http://www.upbustleandout.co.uk
Artist ~ Title ~ Album ~ Label ~ Time Played
** = Canadian
Ben Allison~Spy~Medicine Wheel~Palmetto
Oneness of Juju~Chants/Don't Give Up~African Rhythms 1970-1982~Strut
Up Bustle & Out & Richard Egues~Mariel Port, Spanish Harlem~Master
Sessions 2~Ninja Tune
the Dining Rooms~Cosi Ti Amo~Numero Deux~Guidance
Pre Fuse 73~Point to B~Vocal Studies & Uprock Narratives~Warp
Moonstarr**~Moving On~Dupont~PTR
the Vogado Projects~Never Come Back (the A.C.M.E. mix)~12"~Fluid Ounce
Thunderball~Sapphire~Scorpio Rising (advance)~ESL
Blissom & Merkin**~Tag Team Triangle~12"~Spot
Rise Ashen**~Torn (Blissom remix)~12"~Spot
interview w/ Blissom~12:48
Rise Ashen**~Second Wind (Blissom mix)~12"~Spot
Blissom now on the decks...
Swell Session~Music In Her Eyes~12"~Hollow Recordings
Sombionx~Caramel~12" The Sombionx EP~DoubleDown Recordings
A. McCarthy~The Phantom~12" The Masquerade EP~Moody Recordings
Sebo K~Lost Refound By Intega~12" Sonar Kollektiv album sampler~Sonar
Kollektiv
Viper Squad~Future Noir~12"~Solaria
Up Bustle & Out~Sane Men Surround~Master Sessions 2~Ninja Tune
Daddy Ous~Hard Like a Rock~12"~Guidance
Jeff Bennett~Nudle Attack (Tempo dubbing mix)~12"~KungFu
Pan Con Queso**~Tu Me Encantas~12"~Play Records
Antonio Ocasio feat. Annette Taylor~the Dream Lives On~12"~Tribal Winds
DJ Chus & David Penn feat. Daren J. Bell~Sunshine remixed~12"~Black
Vinyl
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Mental Chatter Playlist: September 10, 2001
Pick of the Week: Jah Wobble + Bill Laswell: Radioaxiom: A Dub
Transmission (Axiom/Palm) After almost a decade of collaborating on
various projects, bassists Wobble and Laswell finally spend enough time
in the studio together to concoct a full-length album. As fans of either
will know, the two are huge dub heads, often drawing on the music as a
source of inspiration and exploration. Dub is definitely the drug here,
with classic tools and techniques (delays, effects, reverb galore)
acting as an anchor. As usual, there are contributors galore, including
personal faves Graham Haynes and Nils Petter Molvaer, Nicky Skopelitis,
Sly Dunbar, Karsh Kale, Aiyb Dieng and others. I’m happy to report that
the results are magnificent, a relief for those of us who were beginning
to lose interest in Laswell after recent releases. Dubby, dreamy, and
incredibly well-produced. Out now. http://www.palmpictures.com
Artist ~ Title ~ Album ~ Label ~ Time Played
** = Canadian
Lon Moshe~The Carvin' for Thabo ~Oneness of Juju: African Rhythms
1970-82~Strut
Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel~Riding the Nuclear Tiger~Riding the Nuclear
Tiger~Palmetto
Chris Bowden~Original Sins~12"~Ninja Tune
Greg Osby~Repay in Kind~Symbols of Light~Blue Note
4 Hero feat. Jill Scott~Another Day~12~Talkin Loud
Mr. Hermano~Free As the Morning Sun~Free As the Morning Sun~Disorient
Kitty Winter + Gipsy Nova~New Morning~Feel It~Spinning Wheel Re-Spins
4 Hero~Les Fleur (instrumental)~12"~Talkin Loud
John Kong & Moonstarr**~Future Visions~CD-R~unreleased
Xploding Plastix~More Powah to Yah~Amateur Girlfriends Go Proskirt
Agents~ Beatservice
Brian Eno & J. Peter Schwalm feat. Laurie Anderson~Like Pictures Part
2~Drawn From Life~Opal/Virgin
E: Trinity feat. Barbie Chien~Un-Imagination~Various Shades of
Blue~Pacific City
Tommy Guerrero~Terra Unfirma~Junk Collector EP~Mo' Wax/Beggars
Tetrezene**~Swoon Maneuver~Lake No. 5~Bobby Dazzler
Shuggie Otis~Freedom Flight~Inspiration Information~Luaka Bop/Virgin
Jah Wobble + Bill Laswell~Subcode~Radioaxiom: A Dub
Transmission~Axiom/Palm
Ruts DC~Whatever We Do (Zion Train dub)~the Egg Files~Universal Egg
Twilight Circus Dub Sound System**~Flexi~Volcanic Dub~M
Sizzla~Rain Showers (Bronx Dogs dub mix)~Dub Selector~Quango
Time Unlimited ~Men of Wadodem (the Orb remix)~Auntie Aubrey's
Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty~Ultra
Groove Armada~Superstylin' (original)~12"~Pepper/Jive
Mystic~Ghetto Birds~Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom~Good
Vibe/Universal
DJ Swingsett & J Warrin feat. Lisa Shaw~Sights Unseen~Sights Unseen~ism
Records
Llorca feat. Lady Bird~My Precious Thing (Rollercone mix)~12"~F Comm/
Audiogram
Nick Holder**~Summer Daze~12"~NRK
-- -denise benson-Radio & Club DJ: 'Mental Chatter' • Mondays 11am-2pm, CKLN 88.1FM (Toronto) (playlists & live RealAudio: http://ckln.sac.ryerson.ca Archives: http://www.beats.to 'Glide' • Wednesdays @ Gypsy Co-op, 817 Queen St. W.
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