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Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
This week's episode features work across the career of one of my favourites: David Grubbs. There is recorded material that dates back to 1982 in his first band, Squirrel Bait, when Grubbs was just 15 years old... but for the purposes of this podcast we start a decade later with Gastr Del Sol. It was a batch of cassette promos from Drag City in the early 90s that introduced me to Grubbs and his then recording partner Jim O'Rourke with their album Crookt, Crackt, or Fly. It wasn't like anything I'd heard before, but I was so intrigued I followed it up by searching out his first solo album called Banana Cabbage, Potato Lettuce, Onion Orange released on the equally intriguing label Table of the Elements. Nearly 30 years later I'm still filling in blanks spots in my collection. Hope you enjoy this small sample that is sequenced in chronological order... and because of some odd snafu the track times were lost on the document, but the track progression should be obvious. Thanks!
Gastr Del Sol - The Serpentine Similar (Teenbeat)
David Grubbs - The Thicket (Drag City)
Gastr Del Sol - Camoufleur (Drag City)
David Grubbs - The Coxcomb (Rectangle)
David Grubbs - The Spectrum Between (Drag City)
Loren Connors / David Grubbs - Arborvitae (Hapna)
Grubbs / Gustafsson - Off-Road (Blue Chopsticks)
David Grubbs - An Optimist Notes the Dusk (Drag City)
Belfi / Grubbs / Pilia - Onrushing Cloud (Blue Chopsticks)
David Grubbs - The Plain Where the Palace Stood (Drag City)
David Grubbs - Prismrose (Blue Chopsticks)
David Grubbs - Creep Mission (Blue Chopsticks)
Track Listing
Gastr Del Sol - Eye Street
David Grubbs - Swami Vivekananda Way
Gastr Del Sol - A Puff of Dew
David Grubbs - Avocado Orange
David Grubbs - Two Shades of Green
Loren Connors / David Grubbs - Blossom Time
Grubbs / Gufstafsson - Pumpkin Creek
David Grubbs - Gethsemani Night
Belfi / Grubbs / Pilia - Hermitage
David Grubbs - Abracadabrant
David Grubbs - Nightfall in the Covered Cage
David Grubbs - The C in Certain
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Zhalih - They Call (Laaps)
Anthéne - Maritime (Ambientologist)
Dear Stream - Album 001 (Shimmering Moods)
Neve - Isadora (Rusted Tone Recordings)
Open to the Sea - Watering a Paper Flower (Facture)
Cartridge Grain - Sattwa (Krysalisound)
Yttrandet - Yttrandet (Nothern Electronics)
Rival Consoles - Overflow (Erased Tapes)
Sonae - Summer (Laaps)
Crystal Quartez - Sonic Blooming (Beacon Sound)
Track Listing
Zhalih - Visions of Clay [0:00]
Anthéne - Winter Sun [2:41]
Dear Stream - Persona [8:02]
Neve - Vallées [13:30]
Open to the Sea - Shallows of the Black Sea [21:08]
Cartridge Grain - Episode I [25:06]
Yttrandet - Capillary Wave [29:39[
Rival Consoles - Monster [33:59]
Sonae - La Nuit [44:03]
Crystal Quartez - Germination [50:48]
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
In case you can't tell by the bizarre and garish chicken graphic, this is a "vintage" Surgery Radio episode, originally posted on the old site September 23, 2008. New music resumes in two weeks! Thanks for listening.
Andy Stott - Unknown Exception (Modern Love)
Byetone - Death Of A Typographer (Raster-Noton)
B. Fleischmann - Angst Is Not A Weltanschauung! (Morr Music)
Ragliani - Of Sirens Born (Kranky)
The Alps - III (Type)
Holy Sons - Decline Of The West (Partisan)
Alva Noto - Unitxt (Raster-Noton)
Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern (Raster-Noton)
Agathe Max - This Silver String (Xeric)
Grails - Doomsdayer's Holiday (Temporary Residence)
Various - Kalk Seeds (Karaoke Kalk)
Heidi Marie Kjersem - A Killer For That Ache (Rune Grammofon)
Track Listing
Andy Stott - Massacre [0:00]
Byetone - Straight [6:59]
B. Fleischmann - 24.12. [11:10]
Ragliani - Jubilee [14:51]
The Alps - Hallucinations [21:31]
Holy Sons - Kindred Spirit [28:54]
Alva Noto - U_04 [30:46]
Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #0111 [35:58]
Agathe Max - Black Needle [40:59]
Grails - The Natural Man [47:50]
Wechsel Garland - Tiny Stars [52:24]
Heidi Marie Kjersem - London Bridge [54:52]
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tim Hecker - The North Water (Score) (Lakeshore)
Troth - Oak Corridor (Knekelhuis)
Francisco Sonur - Kind of Happiness (Rusted Tone Records)
Midori Hirano - Soniscope (dauw)
Megan Alice Clune - If You Do (Room40)
Kristof Hahn - Six Pieces (Room40)
Andrew Pekler & Giuseppe Ielasi - Palimpsests (Shelter Press)
mastroKristo - Departures (Lost Tribe Sound)
Trigg & Gusset - Black Ocean (Preserved Sound)
Nhung Nguyen, Giulio Aldinucci, Offthesky - On Wonders and Things Unseen (Elm Records)
Gallowglas - I dream I see you hit the water, I dream I see you change your mind (Lost Tribe Sound)
Fortresses - Eve (Dragon's Eye Recordings)
Track Listing
Tim Hecker - Our First Whale [0:00]
Troth - When the Rivers Were the Highways [4:55]
Francisco Sonur - To Preserve Her Worlds [7:47]
Midori Hirano - Missing Night [13:35]
Megan Alice Clune - The Swirl of the Void [17:25]
Kristof Hahn - Cape Horn [20:41]
Andrew Pekler & Giuseppe Ielasi - Simferopol [27:00]
mastroKristo - Waves [29:58]
Trigg & Gusset - Ominous Clouds [34:09]
Nhung Nguyen, Giulio Aldinucci, Offthesky - Waves and Light II [40:06]
Gallowglas - Hostage [47:01]
Fortresses - June [52:28]
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Dylan Henner - PSALM005: Amtracks (Phantom Limb)
Bruno Bavota - For Apartments: Songs and Loops (Temporary Residence Ltd)
Razen - Blue Rot (Hands in the Dark)
Adrian Lane - The Fleet (Whitelabrecs)
Kuki Takahara - See-through Remixes (flau)
Chaz Knapp - Organ Drunes Bsides (figureight)
Powell - Piano Music 1-7 (Editions Mego)
Mary Lattimore - Collected Pieces 2015-2020 (Ghostly International)
Scanner - Earthbound Transmissions (Room40)
Space Afrika - Honest Labour (Dais Records)
Earth House Hold - Daybreak Basements and Broken Hearts (ASIP)
Track Listing
Dylan Henner - Exton [0:00]
Bruno Bavota - Apartment Loop #2 [5:53]
Razen - Blue Rot (5th) [12:07]
Adrian Lane - One Changed Summer [16:09]
Kuki Takahara - Chime (Federico Durand Remix) [20:01]
Chaz Knapp - Baby's First Drune [24:07]
Powell - Piano Music #1 [29:34]
Mary Lattimore - We Wave from Our Boats [37:35]
Scanner - Drones Places 02 [41:14]
Space Afrika - Ladybird Drone [47:31]
Earth House Hold - Acid Lies, Ageless Loves [49:51]
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Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
The Phonometrician - El Mar Convertido en Oceano (Lost Tribe Sound)
Glåsbird - Siberia (Whitelabrecs)
From the Mouth of the Sun - Light Caught the Edges (Lost Tribe Sound)
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Emile Mosseri - I Could Be Your Dog (Prequel) (Ghostly)
Mikael Lind - Geographies (Dronarivm)
K Nogami - ao (Krysalisound)
Scanner - Scanni (Cherry Red)
MPU101 - ITX022 (Ilian Tape)
Rachika Naya - Fragments (RVNG)
Alexander Motovilov - A Simple Story (1631 Records)
offthesky & Rin Howell - aSpritual (Facture)
Jakob Lindhagen & Dag Rosenqvist - Stadsbilder (Time Released Sound)
Track Listing
The Phonometrician - El Mar de la Memoria Silenciada [0:00]
Glåsbird - Last Ritual [3:37]
From the Mouth of the Sun - For a Moment We Were Weightless [7:51]
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Emile Mosseri - Log in Your Fire [15:20]
Mikael Lind - Desolation [18:07]
K Nogami - ao2 [23:35]
Scanner - Golden Light [29:03]
MPU 101 - M185-2SYS1M [33:43]
Rachika Naya - Redeye [41:38]
Alexander Motovilov - Monochrome [43:45]
offthesky & Rin Howell - Suspension [45:33]
Jakob Lindhagen & Dag Rosenqvist - Under Hamnen [55:49]
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
I had been planning a themed program for episode 250 but hadn't settled on an artist or a label to spotlight when the unfortunate news of Peter Rehberg's death was announced. At the time I was first digging into the world of experimental music a good portion of my listening time was spent in the world of micro electronic improvisation, which was also a world Rehberg inhabited. Over time it became clear that his focus and talent was multivalent, easily crossing invisible boundaries of noise, electroacoustic, ambient, and occasionally even approaching melody. It was his stewardship of the Editions Mego (formally simply Mego) label that is probably his enduring legacy, allowing so many stellar artists a platform to debut and develop over its 25 year span. This is a small sampling of his projects, both individual and collaborative to illustrate his singular vision.
Fenn'o'berg - The Magic Sound of Fenn O'Berg (Editions Mego)
Peter Rehberg - Fremdkoerper (Mosz)
R/S - One (Snow Mud Rain) (Erstwhile)
Shampoo Boy - Crack (Blackest Ever Black)
MIMEO and John Tilbury - The Hands of Caravaggio (Erstwhile)
DACM - Stéréotypie (Asphodel)
Peterlicker - Nicht (Editions Mego)
Peter Rehberg - Works for GV 2004-2008 (Editions Mego)
KTL - VII (Editions Mego)
Track Listing
Fenn O'Berg - Fenn O'Berg Theme [0:00]
Peter Rehberg - 1407 [9:58]
R/S - 4 [14:56]
Shampoo Boy - Spalt [21:35]
MIMEO and John Tilbury - The Hands of Caravaggio 3 [30:54]
DACM - Angel [38:04]
Peterlicker - Raised on Rock [45:17]
Peter Rehberg - ML3 [50:29]
KTL - The Director [56:04]
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
A slightly shorter show this week... and a special one... drawing from one of my favourite resources: The Quietus. I'm a fan of year end lists, but sometimes they can be quite repetitive. A break in the repetition is what The Quietus year end list always provides. And discoveries aplenty. They've also starting doing midyear lists as well, and this week's show has eleven tracks from albums they've picked and ones that we'd either overlooked or were just plain not on our radar. Enjoy.
Loraine James - Reflection (Hyperdub)
Manslaughter 777 - World Vision Perfect Harmony (Thrill Jockey)
Colleen - The Tunnel and the Clearing (Thrill Jockey)
Eilien - Digital Lovers (Genot Centre)
Jorja Chalmers - Midnight Train (Italians Do it Better)
Dean Blunt - Black Metal 2 (Rough Trade)
Khalab & M'berra Ensemble - M'berra (Real World Records)
Lisel - Mycelial Echo (Luminelle)
Kas - Like Sunlit Threads (Ilian Tape)
Time Binding Ensemble - Nothing New Under the Sun (Kit Records)
William Doyle - Great Spans of Muddy Time (Tough Love)
Track Listing
Loraine James - On the Lake Outside [0:00]
Manslaughter 777 - Jump and Spread [5:00]
Colleen - Hidden in the Current [7:19]
Eilien - Blue Skies [11:56]
Jorja Chalmers - I'll Be Waiting [16:51]
Dean Blunt - Nil By Mouth [21:00]
Khalab & M'berra Ensemble - Curfew [23:48]
Lisel - Wolves [29:13]
Kas - Last Silence [35:19]
Time Binding Ensemble - Nychthemera in F# Minor [38:22]
William Doyle - Theme from Muddy Time [41:58]
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Busy week necessitates a vintage episode... this one originally posted on July 7, 2009. Enjoy.
Groupshow - The Martyrdom Of Groupshow (~Scape)
Gareth Davis & Steven R. Smith - Westering (Important)
Giuseppe Ielasi - (Another) Stunt (Schoolmap)
Chihei Hatakeyama - Saunter (Room40)
Pillowdiver - Sleeping Pills (12k)
James Stephen Finn - The Antique Metronome (Cotton Goods)
Le Chat Blanc Orchestra - Ste-Claire Hotel (Make Mine Music)
Aaron Martin + Part Timer - Seed Collection (Mobeer)
Gregg Kowalsky - Tape Chants (Kranky)
Kreng - L'autopsie Phénoménale De Dieu (Miasmah)
Boduf Songs - There Is Something Hanging Above (Under the Spire)
Nils Frahm - The Bells (Kning Disk)
Final - Reading All The Right Signals Wrong (No Quarter)
Jóhann Jóhannsson - And In The Endless Pause There Came The Sound Of Bees (Mutesong)
Track Listing
Groupshow - Dog Shoes To The Stars [0:00]
Gareth Davies + Steven R. Smith - A Relic [2:28]
Giuseppe Ielasi - Part 5 [7:21]
Chihei Hatakeya - A stone inside the box [11:02]
Pillowdriver - Nineteen [16:04]
James Stephen Flinn - Ghosts Are Making Appearances On Closed Circuit [20:44]
Le Chat Blanc Orchestra - Stephen Harper Dreams Of Kyoto [23:04]
Part Timer - Darkness Settles Over Jones (Voice Of Jim) [29:48]
Gregg Kowalsky - IX [32:35]
Kreng - Aspyxia [36:48]
Boduf Songs - Deathbed Triumphs Of Eminent Lackwits [38:18]
Nils Frahm - Peter Is Dead In The Piano [44:14]
Final - Green [46:58]
Jóhann Jóhannsson - The Flat [56:35]
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Moin - Moot! (AD93)
Matthias Puech - A Geography of Absence (Nahal)
Fields We Found - Thanks (Ambientologist)
Genrietta - Park Kulturi (Dragon's Eye Recordings)
Dau - PSALM003: Zed Zed (Phantom Limb)
Green Kingdom - Empyrean (Dronarivm)
Koreless - Agor (Young)
Croatian Amor & Scandinavian Star - Spring Snow (Posh Isolation)
Loscil - Clara (Kranky)
Federico Durand - Herbario (Laaps)
Wil Bolton - Above the Neon Glow (Hidden Vibes)
Track Listing
Moin - Crappy Dreams Count [0:00]
Matthias Puech - Hollow [4:06]
Fields We Found - Give [8:13]
Genrietta - Leningradka [14:16]
Dau - Sundowing [19:46]
Green Kingdom - Cumulus Drift [25:33]
Koreless - Black Rainbow [29:55]
Croatian Amor & Scandinavian Star - Compass [34:17]
Loscil - Orta [39:24]
Federico Durand - Tomillo [46:26]
Wil Bolton - Pavillions [53:37]
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