| WHO
GOT PLAYED ON THE DAY AFTER THE ROCKENING?
THE
ORGAN HOUR on ResonanceFM
This
week it was my turn - the Sean Organ show
Resonance
104.4fm, MAY 21 - all over London on the FM dial, all over the world via
www.resonancefm.com
Who
got played? Where do you go to find out more? Here's the answers
1/intro
theme - TRANSISTOR SIX - Backyard Rocketship
2:
SION ORGON - Zena Gets The Viberation (Experimental Seafood) - Sion Orgon
from Wales (and from the recently re-grouped Rocket Gold Star) with a solo
track and more of his Stockhausen style found-sound and field noise (Sion
is a regular collaborator with Thighpaulsandra - Coil, Julian Cope and
such). No he's nothing to do with me, he spells his name the Welsh way,
and I dim un sharrad Cymraeg anymore dioch, ble mae.... This is a track
from his rather fine Orgonoised Chaos album, guess that was tempting fate
and much Un-Organised chaos for tonights show... www.myspace.com/sionorgon
3:
I LIKE TRAINS - The Beaching Report (Fierce Panda) - We had to follow the
Sunday Play (Crazy Locomotive - all performed live in the RFM studio by
the way, and as always a privilege to witness it. I'm sure most people
think it's just a recording. No! Actors, musicians all in the studio and
all very very live). Anyway we had to follow the play with a track about
that evil branch cutting Doctor. The track can be found on the Leeds band's
new mini album Progress Reform (out on July 3). There's something wonderful
about a band who perform so gloriously and in full British Rail uniforms
in front of films of trains - genius indeed. Catch then at the Dublin Castle
in Camden on May 30 - www.iliketrains.co.uk
/ www.myspace.com/iliketrains
4:
SUNS OF THE TUNDRA - Now The Flood Has Come (Shinny Mack) - New track from
the London band’s forthcoming album TUNGSHA, released on their own label
Shiny Mack. Suns Of The Tundra were formally knows as Peach, there's a
long long history, some say this is where Tool got their sound from (Tool's
Justin Chancellor was once in Peach and both bands toured together lots
back in the early days of Tool). The next Suns gig is Sunday 4 June at
the Camden Barfly, but hey that's your night to stay in and listen to the
radio right? www.sunsofthetundra.co.uk
5:
CARTRIDGE - Fooling Around (Cartridge Music) - Yes I know we played this
last time it was my turn to pilot the Organ hour, but hey they're a London
band releasing their own debut album on their own label with no formal
distribution or support system. The whole album is wonderful, it just happens
that this track captures the whole flavour of the fine album best in one
wholesome track. You should also check out the other left-field post rock/pop/avant/classical
projects that the various members are involved in – there’s some rather
delicious discoveries to be made. www.cartridgeband.com
6:
WHIMWISE - Of Cogs And Coils - Another self released CD from the band led
by one time Dagaband/Tamarisk member Nick May. The band are from Chichester,
they play the Garage in London this coming Wednesday as special guests
to cult Canadian pomp/prog band Saga - Find out more from Nick at www.nickmay.com
7:
SPITFIRE BOYS - British Refugee (Korovo) - A slice from the three CD compilation
released on the recently born again late 70s early 80s North West indie
label Korovo. The compilation in out on June 19, it's called NORTH BY NORTH
WEST - MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL PUNK, NEW WAVE AND POST-PUNK MUSIC 1976-1984.
Spitfire Boys are on the Liverpool Disc
8:
JOHN COOPER CLARK - Valley Of The Lost Women (Korovo), a Manchester slice
from the above album - you get a Liverpool disc a Manchester disc and a
disc of previously unreleased or hard to get treats like this John Cooper
Clark track - a fine slice of 30 year old Northern English grime that leads
us to some fresh grime from Florida
9:
DIRT - Shine Without The Bling - Download) From P.G (Florida) with some
delicious low-slung cool as F hip-hop/grime or whatever we should be calling
it, I don't really care what its called, we listened, we liked, we downloaded
and we played and we hope you liked and we shall do it all again we hope
(I kind of liked the way it fitted next to John Cooper Clark) -
www.myspace.com/dirtiesinthesouth
10:
HUMAN TOYS - Different kind Of Tension (demo) - Another slice of Manchester
only this time from Paris and three rather intense girls called Human Toys
(who explained in very positive terms how women were not to be treated
as mere human toys when I politely asked them about their name), they have
some great self-penned songs as well as this Buzzcocks cover (see thats
where Manchester came in and linked to that compilation we were talking
about a minute ago - see there is an order to this organ-ised chaos). Check
out Human Toys, they have some excellent videos as well (make sure you
get the z on the end of their URL now - www.myspace.com/humantoyz
11:
65DAYSOFSTATIC - Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here (Monotreme) - New single
from the Sheffield bands recent album - there's also a downloadable video
available free for one week - this week. The band play the Camden Barfly
on May 25 - I'd get an advance ticket if I were you, it's probably close
to being sold out already, this is probably the last time you'll catch
them in London's small venues. www.65daysofstatic.com
/ www.myspace.com/monotremerecords
12:
LOWER FORTY-EIGHT - Afterlife (Monotreme) - Track from the recently released
album Apertures. Fine post-rock/hardcore from San Francisco as recently
seen thrilling small packed-in crowds in various backrooms of north London
pubs.- www.lowerforty-eight.com
13:
THE KNIGHTS OF THE NEW CRUSADE - What Part of Thou Shalt Not Kill Don't
You
Understand?
(Alternative Tentacles) - A bunch of nameless Bay Area punk rock/Garage
musicians taking the bible straight and literal and getting such a hostile
reception from the American religious right for doing so - now why would
that be? The album is called A Challenge To The Cowards of Christendom.
They read their bibles, they took the words and they passed on the message
they found in those words, where's the problem America?
14:
BLOSSOM - Sundays (demo) - From the edges of London (High Wycombe actually)
with more than a hint of Cardiacs, not sure about the size of that hint
actually, Cardiacs, Madness.... Was it too close for comfort? Fine slice
of Cardipop but now I’m not sure - Cardiness? Madiacs? Where does one thing
and another start? I don’t know, I rather like them - cheeky bit of liberty
taking but hey (seems from the e.mails some of you didn't like their liberty
taking) www.myspace.com/blossomtime
15:
THE KNIGHTS OF THE NEW CRUSADE - Why Do You Want To Go To Hell? (Alternative
Tentacles)
See above, well it was Sunday and the day after the Rockalypse and the
day of rockening and those Satanic Finns invading our homes and the Eurovision
- Lordi, what is happen with this world? Punk Rock Hallelujah - www.alternativetentacles.com
15:
ANIMA - Pigs On The Wing - (demo) laid back one minute twenty eight seconds
of lo-fi D.I.Y acoustic Animals from over there - yes they/he? Found me/us
on My Space (doesn’t everyone?). All I know is Anima comes from the North
West of the USA - www.myspace.com/guitarica
16:
GLASSGLUE - You know The Name (demo) Time for another bite of the recent
five track demo part of which was recorded live as a session for this very
radio station, a band much loved by Resonance DJs and listeners alike judging
by all the requests for more - www.glassglue.info
17:
JON REDFERN - Lost - Delicate track from London and Jon's rather experimental
Nick Drake/John Martyn/Roy Harper flavoured breezy uplifting self released
album that I think is called May Be Some Time (yes I got it from My Space
after an slightly annoyed message from Jon about how the music press never
take any notice of people without a big labels money behind them and how
he would probably be wasting his time and money to even bother sending
us his album - please do Jon, it's what Organ is about). He's playing the
Vibe Bar in London tonight (22 May) and www.myspace.com/jonredfern
18:
LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRA - Amaritsi (Lumii) - A track from the self proclaimed
Brooklyn (New York) "Gypsy Tango Klezmer Punk" band's album Too Hot To
Sleep. They have some UK dates booked for August, mostly in Scotland right
now, they need a London show... More from us later on - someone book them
some London shows and radio sessions and everything else - www.lumii.org
19:
XEROX GIRLS - Keep Your Mouth Shut (demo) Ah now what can we say about
teen(s)punk and Making History and the thing that was the London screaming
punk and punk can be DIY riotgrrl/boy glory that was Xerox Girls. Just
a bit of pissed-off 90s London underground fanzine powered rule breaking
history that probably never ever got on the radio at the time and needed
to be slipped in now just because. Where can you get it? Oh they're long
gone now - try a websearch, be careful now....
20:
WHIMWISE - Opening Books - Another small taste from self released CD (as
an outro) from the band led by one time Dagaband/Tamarisk member Nick May.
The band are from Chichester, they play the Garage in London this coming
Wednesday as special guests to cult Canadian pomp/prog band Saga (but we
told you that already) - Find out more from Nick at www.nickmay.com
Next
week it’s Marina's turn again and her OTHER ROCK SHOW that explores rock
played in other time signatures rather than limiting itself to the traditions
of 4/4 time.... real prog...
Sean
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