RERUN: Show 96 - tonight (Tuesday) October 15, 2024 at 7 pm

Hi! I'm airing a rerun of Show 96 tonight.

Sorry about that, I have some travel stuff that got in the way!

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Show 96 RERUN
Tuesday October 15, 2024
7:00 PM (19:00)

Only on:
KUZU 92.9 FM (in Denton, TX)
www.kuzu.fm/streaming (worldwide!)

Direct link: http://stream.kuzu.fm/kuzu.mp3

Show 147 playlist - October 1, 2024

Hi! Here's the playlist for Show 147, which aired Tuesday October 1, 2024:

1. Mirabela Dauer - Ioane, Ioane
2. Seija Simola - Pieni Hymy
3. Gary Sharkey - I'll Oblige
4. Ansambl Saše Subote - Tas Bija
5. Jerzy Połomski - Nieudane Dni
6. Christine Charbonneau - Censuré
7. Chimel - Rythme Exotique
8. Modo - Kustība
9. Алла Пугачёва - Улетай, Туча
10. Zalatnay Sarolta - Széttört Tükörkép
11. Жанна Рождественская - свет в окне
12. Apostol - Pedig Kérté
13. Boban Petrović - Kupatilo Je Shvatilo
14. Геннадий Каменный - Неповторимая Весна
15. Birgitta Sundström - Se'n Drömmer Jag En Stund Om Dig [Say A Little Prayer]
16. Rita Trence - Mana Zvaigzne

Please tune in two weeks from now for the next episode. Thanks!

Show 147 - this Tuesday October 1, 2024

Hi! Please tune in tomorrow (Tuesday) for an all new Show 147! 

Thanks for your patience last month btw, I think I'm finding a good balance now between my newest "project" and this one. 😄

I'm really excited about this episode and it epitomizes my "70s" theory (my quote, lol):

The 70s - particularly the late-70s and even early-80s - were a magical era where music production and engineering, arranging, performance, genre, talent, and industry aligned perfectly and yielded amazing recordings - many of which have now been neglected as leftover "commercial product".

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Arrangers, union musicians, labels flush with money looking for the next hit, multitrack studio recording that allowed the perfect mix of live recording and overdubs, a melting pot from different genres, the old craft and the new technology....it's all there.

Go twenty-five years earlier and you lose some of the recording fidelity and flexibility. For a more extreme example - compare Sinatra's Columbia era (Axel Stordahl) to his Capitol era (Nelson Riddle & Billy May)...and the Capitol era was still just the 60s! The arranging was always there, but you could hear so much more detail as the technology improved.

Go twenty-five years past the 70s though and you have incredible technology, but the industry and tastes changed and it became harder to find "traditional" arrangements of brass, strings, woodwinds, etc. Don't get me wrong, lots of amazing music came out of this era too. 

But the late-70s/early-80s...where else can you hear majestic strings sections and g-funk synths, over a solid groove, with vocalists singing over backup sections of themselves overdubbed? And, labels were spending money to make this happen, and the customers were buying it.

I must add: I feel like Anglophone mainstream rock (FM rock, etc) of this era deemed itself too cool for this musical party. It was either "strings sections are yucky", or "wow, this psych/prog band used a string section...no one's ever done that before!". Sure dude, as if.  That's why ABBA blows most of those now-hyped "psych" bands out of the water. 

[Obviously these gripes don't include punk, post-punk, indie, new wave, etc.]

Ok, sorry for turning this blog into a blog, hahaha.

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Anyway, a lot of that 70s "anything goes" spirit shines in this episode. But honestly I've been on this kick for a while now so none of this should be a surprise. I hope I haven't talked it up too much now!

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Show 147
Tuesday October 1, 2024
7:00 pm (19:00) CDT

Only on:
KUZU 92.9 FM (in Denton, TX)
www.kuzu.fm/streaming (worldwide!)

Direct link: http://stream.kuzu.fm/kuzu.mp3

Year Seven Alternate Selections playlist - September 17, 2024

Hi, my bad. Here's the playlist for the Year Seven Alternate Selections show from September 17, 2024.

I'm also about to follow this post with a post for tomorrow's new episode.

1. Magali Noël - Rêver, Faudrait Oser
2. Leisha - Elusive Butterfly
3. Eila Torvela - Hevostytön Humppa
4. Grupul 5 T - Trei Fabule
5. Anne-Karin - Wein' Nicht, Kleiner Clown
6. Ann Gaytan - Regarde
7. Tre Damer - Måndag Igen
8. Lise Thouin - À Mon Bébé
9. Bogdana Zagórska - Zapomnij Się We Mnie
10. Nora Bumbiere - Laternu Stundā
11. Svetlana Bagdonaitė - Kai Laukiu
12. Impulsas [w/D. Butkutė] - Palik Zemiskas Aistras
13. Zdzisława Sośnicka - Zasnęło We Mnie Wszystko
14. Aija Kukule - Es Pati Vēroju
15. Marju Länik [w/ Mahavok] - Kus Küll Kured Olla Võiks

I'm kind of in a rush so I'll come back later to add the respective Show numbers for each of these.

RERUN (Sort-of): Year Seven ALTERNATE SELECTIONS Recap - this Tuesday Sep. 17 at 7 pm

Hi! Please join me for a Year Seven ALTERNATE SELECTIONS Recap, tomorrow (Tuesday) September 17 at 7 pm CDT.

Like I did last year with Year Six, this is a companion to the Year Seven Recap I played last month. That show featured my "favorite" picks - one per episode, in chronological order (spanning Shows 127-144).

Since I have certain rules, criteria, and preferences for the year-end recaps (e.g. an artist can't appear in more than one), there are some songs that almost make (or could've made) the cut but don't. This alternate selection companion episode gives me an opportunity to play these "almost" tracks.

As you probably know, I don't replay songs outside of year-end recaps or full-episode reruns. For example: songs in Show 45 won't reappear in other numbered episodes (except one song from Show 45 can appear in that year's YE recap). The Alternate Selections Recap episode is fun because it lets a few more songs shine again.

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Also, pardon the lack of new shows this month. I've been super-focused on a deadline-based project and it has thrown off my music procurement and digitizing routines. Things should stabilize sometime soon.

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Year Seven ALTERNATE SELECTIONS Recap
Tuesday September 17, 2024
7:00 pm (19:00) CDT

Only on:
KUZU 92.9 FM (in Denton, TX)
www.kuzu.fm/streaming (worldwide!)

Direct link: http://stream.kuzu.fm/kuzu.mp3

RERUN: Show 107 - this Tuesday September 3, 2024 at 7 pm

Hi! This holiday weekend and last two weeks were somewhat busy, so I'm airing a rerun this week of Show 107.

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RERUN - Show 107
Tuesday September 3, 2024
7:00 pm (19:00) CDT

Only on:
KUZU 92.9 FM (in Denton, TX)
www.kuzu.fm/streaming (worldwide!)

Direct link: http://stream.kuzu.fm/kuzu.mp3

Show 146: Food Court playlist - August 20, 2024

Hi! Here's the playlist for Show 146: Food Court, which aired Tuesday August 20, 2024:

1. ольга зарубина - Заговорные Слова
2. Impulsas [w/Džordana Butkutė] - Ach - Oho
3. PGD - Adventuriers
4. Anne Gaytan - Barbare
5. Nicole Rieu - Station Lunaire
6. Chattanooga - Längtans Ateljé
7. Elisabeth - Allez Danse (Le Pape En Baskets)
8. Philippe Penin, Jean-François Audureau - Le Dernier Combat
9. Кукери [Koukeri] - Гори Любов
10. Mato Došen - Male Tajne
11. Vairas - Ateik
12. Gil Liberty - Recommencer Sa Vie
13. Nena Ivošević - To Ljubav Zna
14. Ihász [Gábor] - Amíg Dobog A Szív

Please tune in two weeks from now for Show 147. Thanks!

Show 146: Food Court - this Tuesday August 20, 2024 at 7 pm

Hi! Please tune in tomorrow (Tuesday) August 20 for Show 146: Food Court, at 7 pm.

This is an 80s mix, and while listening to it I realized it sounds like an 80s mall food court (I realize that will make no sense to a segment of the population, lol).

Anyway, I hope you enjoy and please tune in!

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Show 146: Food Court
Tuesday August 20, 2024
7:00 pm (19:00) CDT

Only on:
KUZU 92.9 FM (in Denton, TX)
www.kuzu.fm/streaming (worldwide!)

Direct link: http://stream.kuzu.fm/kuzu.mp3

Show 145: YEAR SEVEN RECAP playlist - August 6, 2024

Hi! Here's the playlist for Show 145: YEAR END RECAP, which aired August 6, 2024:

1. Agneta Zelán - San Francisco
2. The Chanter Sisters - Cari Blue
3. Diane Dupuys - Même S'il Est Loin
4. Doina Limbășanu - Cerul Meu Curat
5. Lucid Beausonge - Luke La Conscience
6. Ingrid Van Bergen - Darum Lieb' Ich Dich
7. Public - Ord Utan Känsla
8. Marie-France Anglade - Il N'y A Pas D'âge Pour ça
9. Nora Bumbiere - Atvadas Vasarai
10. Zdzisława Sośnicka - Tak Będzie Jak Chcesz
11. Ona Valiukevičiūtė - Saulės Šaly
12. Sandra Haas - Am See Der Ewigkeit (Ballade Vom Tod)
13. Maria Jeżowska - Reggae O Pierwszych Wynalazcach
14. Sophie Daumier - Conseil De Guerre A Ton Enfant
15. Modo, Zigmārs Liepiņš - Stress
16. Zalatnay Sarolta - Ne Hagyj El Napfény

The episode guide is below:

1. Show 128 - Sep. 5, 2023 - song 9
2. Show 129 - Sep. 19, 2023 - song 15
3. Show 131 - Oct 31, 2023 - song 10
4. Show 132 - Nov. 7, 2023 - song 16
5. Show 133 - Dec. 19, 2023 - song 10
6. Show 134 - Jan. 16, 2024 - song 10
7. Show 135 - Jan. 30, 2024 - song 11
8. Show 136 - Feb. 6, 2024 - song 7
9. Show 137 - Feb. 20, 2024 - song 16
10. Show 138 - Mar. 5, 2024 - song 6
11. Show 139 - Apr. 16, 2024 - song 12
12. Show 140 - May 7, 2024 - song 14
13. Show 141 - May 21, 2024 - song 10
14. Show 143 - Jun. 4, 2024 - song 11
15. Show 143 - Jul. 2, 2024 - song 14
16. Show 144 - Jul. 30, 2024 - song 15

KUZU got a new mixing board (the old one got fried in a storm), and I think it still has some configuration issues because that Zdzisława Sośnicka song got totally stepped on. So sorry about that, and hopefully this will be fixed soon.

Thanks so much, and on to Year Eight! 😎

Show 145: YEAR SEVEN RECAP - this Tuesday August 6 at 7 pm!!!

Hi! It's that time of year again: please tune in this Tuesday August 6 at 7 pm for Show 145: YEAR SEVEN RECAP!!

As in previous years, I will play one song from each of the episodes in Year Seven, in chronological order. Because of time-constraints, a few episodes will be skipped. 

Year Seven = Show 127 (Aug 15, 2023) through Show 144 (July 30, 2024)

Some background: the first episode of Intro-Climax-Outro aired on August 1, 2017 - pretty much when KUZU 92.9 FM first started broadcasting. Thus our birthdays always align, and the Year End recap episode always happens on the first Tuesday of August a little after the yearly KUZU Revolution festivities. 

(I like to refer to this as the Intro-Climax-Outro "fiscal year").

Anyway, the songs will be chosen based on various criteria. Obviously I like all of the songs, but I consider personal attachments, rarity, and of course because it was a favorite.

If an artist has appeared on a previous Year End recap then I don't include them again (this is why I enjoy doing an "honorable mention" follow-up recap, where I can loosen such rules).

Anway, blah blah blah, I hope it makes sense. I'm excited about the playlist and the past year, and I hope you can tune in!!!

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Show 145: YEAR SEVEN RECAP
Tuesday August 6, 2024
7:00 pm (19:00) CDT

Only on:
KUZU 92.9 FM (in Denton, TX)
www.kuzu.fm/streaming (worldwide!)

Direct link: http://stream.kuzu.fm/kuzu.mp3

Show 144 playlist - July 30, 2024

Hi! Here's the playlist for Show 144 (unofficially dubbed 'Lazy Summer Mix'), which aired July 30, 2024:

1. Lise Et Loise - Arrive Vite
2. Roger Gravel [vocals - France Castel] - Tic Tac
3. Cantin-Bégin - Si Tu Me Le Demandais
4. Nora Bumbiere - Lūgums
5. Yolande Parent - Cristobal
6. Hélène Matteau - Les Oiseaux De Paradis
7. Irvin Et Indira - Zodiac
8. Eric Esteve - La Chevrolet
9. Sandra - Viens Donc Un Peu Plus Pres De Moi
10. Ona Valiukevičiūtė - Jeigu Tau Sunku
11. Modo - Nevajag Raudāt = Не Надо Плакать
12. Sophie Daumier - Contest Song
13. Aram Sédèfian - Vancouver Saint Lazard
14. Ele Kõlar & Kaja Kõlar - Tulen Saarelt
15. Zalatnay Sarolta - Ne Hagyj El Napfény
16. Marju Länik [w/ Mahavok] - Kus Küll Kured Olla Võiks

Please tune in NEXT TUESDAY Aug. 6 for the Year Seven Anniversary Special, where I'll revisit the favs from Year Seven (i.e. Shows 127-144). 

As usual, one song max will be chosen per episode, in chronological order. Due to time constraints not all episodes will be included (gee, I sound like a fine print disclaimer, lol). More details will be provided in a separate post.

Many thanks, and see you next week!

Show 144 - this Tuesday July 30, 2024 at 7 pm

Hi! Please tune in to an all-new Show 144 this Tuesday (tomorrow) July 30 at 7 pm.

Since I played I rerun two weeks ago, I'm using this fifth Tuesday to play a new episode instead of the usual Fifth Tuesday Rerun.

This is a "lazy summer" episode, similar in concept to the one from 2019. I put "lazy" in quotation marks because the playlist develops a pretty fun groove. I think this one is really fun, and I definitely indulged my 2024 Baltic artist obsession. 😃

I realize I played a Modo song in the previous new episode (Show 143), and I usually try to avoid playing an artist in two episodes straight. But the seasonal summer vibe criteria overrides in this case. 

ALSO: This is the last show of "Fiscal" Year Seven, so next Tuesday will be the Seven-Year Anniversary Show Recap episode! I'll share more details on that in a separate post.

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Show 144
Tuesday July 30, 2024
7:00 pm (19:00) CDT

Only on:
KUZU 92.9 FM (in Denton, TX)
www.kuzu.fm/streaming (worldwide!)

Direct link: http://stream.kuzu.fm/kuzu.mp3

RERUN: Show 49 - tomorrow (Tuesday) July 16, 2024 at 7 pm

Hi! Please tune in tomorrow evening for a rerun of Show 49, which originally aired September 3, 2019.

Since this month has a fifth Tuesday, I will play this rerun tomorrow and then play a new episode on Tuesday July 30.

I've been wanting to replay this one for a while now. Even though it aired on September 3, it still has a strong midsummer vibe to me.

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RERUN - Show 49
Tuesday July 16, 2024
7:00 pm (19:00) CDT

Only on:
KUZU 92.9 FM (in Denton, TX)
www.kuzu.fm/streaming (worldwide!)

Direct link: http://stream.kuzu.fm/kuzu.mp3