WSUM Experimental Chart: 13 Apr 2003

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This list consists of recently released recordings that are getting attention
from "avant garde" DJs at WSUM. The shows most likely to play this music are
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(artist), (album) [(label)]
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Califone, Quicksand/Candlesnakes [Thrill Jockey]
Wolf Eyes, Dead Hills  [Troubleman Unlimited]
various, Smalltown Supersampler [Smalltown Supersound]
Neon Hunk, Smarmymob [Load]
The User, Symphony #2 for Dot Matrix Printers [Asphodel]
Lightning Bolt, Wonderful Rainbow [Load]
The Microphones, Mount Eerie [K]
Cul de Sac, Death of the Sun [Strange Attractors Audio House]
various, .ilation [Sonig]
Maja Ratkje, Voice [Rune Grammofon]
Set Fire to Flames, Telegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static
[Constellation]
various, Six Records Breaks Your Heart Again [Six]
Jaga Jazzist, A Livingroom Hush [Smalltown Supersound]
DJ Spooky, Dubometry [Thirsty Ear]
Mindflayer, Take Your Skin Off [Bulb]
Aarktica, Pure Tone Audiometry [Silber]
Nobukazu Takemura, Assembler [Thrill Jockey]
Chris Cutler, Solo [ReR/Cuneiform]
Brokeback, Looks at the Bird [Thrill Jockey]
Red Snapper, Red Snapper [LO]
Jad Fair and Jason Willet, Superfine [Public Eyesore]
various, Left Bank [Adhesive]
various, Bulb Singles 1 [Bulb]
Origami Arktika, Vardogr [Silber]
Gary Wilson, Forgotten Lovers [Motel]
Otto von Schirach, Chopped Zombie Fungus [Schematic]
Fred Frith, Guitar Solos [Cuneiform]
Gen Ken Montgomery, Pondfloorsample [XI]
Busdriver and Radioinactive with Daedelus, The Weather [Mush]
Nobukazu Takemura, 10th [Thrill Jockey]
Styrofoam, A Heart Without a Mind [Morr]
Innerstance Beatbox, All Little Boys Do Silly Little Dances [Wobblyhead]
Spring Heel Jack, Amassed [Thirsty Ear]
Antipop Consortium, Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp [Thirsty Ear]
Rivulets, Debridement [Chairkicker's]
Azita, Enantiodromia [Drag City]
Matt Wilson Quartet, Humidity [Palmetto]
Early Day Minors, Jefferson at Rest [Secretly Canadian]
Daniel Carter and Reuben Radding, Luminescence [Aum Fidelity]
The Majesticons, The Beauty Party [Thrill Jockey]
CDATAKILL, Severity of Gravity [Low Res]
Icarus, Six Soviet Misfits [Tempoprary Residence]
Shipping News, Three Four [Quarterstick]
Imitation Electric Piano, Trinity Neon [Drag City]
Pulseprogramming, Tulsa for One Second [Aesthetics]
If Thousands, Yellowstone [Chairkicker's]
Daniel Carter, You and I Are Disappearing [Aum Fidelity]
DJ Smash, DJ Smash Presents Phonography 2


WSUM's most recent overall top-10:
WHITE STRIPES; RISE AGAINST; WE'RE A HAPPY FAMILY: A TRIBUTE TO RAMONES;
SUPERGRASS; TORI AMOS; THE FAINT; FISCHERSPOONER; SET FIRE TO FLAMES;
CURSIVE; BOMBSHELL ROCKS


DJ Picks/Reviews

Tomorrow I'm Going to Do It, Regret Vol. 2 [www.regreteverything.com]
i got it, it's really good. i've already probably told you all about it
anyways, but i'd figure i'd further annoy you with a bulletin board post. so
yeah, check it out or something. there's lots of eighties rock included. and
sample aspects that'll make singer songwriters feel bad their songs aren't
this sad. and they rock so much, both singer songwriters and regret's music.
--David Parisi

Set Fire to Flames, Telegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static
   [Constellation]
Holy shit, this rules. A 13-piece, Montreal-based collective that shares
members of GY!BE, Fly Pan Am, and others. The band's use of found sound
gives the impression of watching a film with no picture. --Jenny Pfafflin

Supersilent, 6 [ECM]
I'm more partial to "5," which we have, but this will no doubt still make my
year end list. Lovely. Dark and chilly improvisations, Supersilent has
recently drawn comparisons to GY!BE -- and I think it's fair. The two groups
operate with similar atmospherics. --Jenny Pfafflin

Maja Ratkje, Voice [Rune Grammofon]
Dude. Awesome. Just what the title of the record says: Experiments with
voice. Another one for the year end list. We have to get in the Fe-Mail stuff
too -- it's Maja and Hild from SPUNK. --Jenny Pfafflin

The Majesticons, The Beauty Party [Thrill Jockey]
mike ladd gets together with loads of people after being in anti-pop
consortium and makes a bling debauchery epic. every song is called a party:
the volvo party, gentrification party, intro party and - my favorite - the
after prom party. stupid beats and scathing words. weird al would've been a
good guest ---David Parisi

Wolf Eyes, Dread [Bulb]
This album is awesome. Listen to it start to finish. The best of the many
recent Wolf Eyes albums I've heard. --Jacob Heule

Chris Burn Ensemble, Horizontals White
Another free improv super group. --Jacob Heule

Nikolas Francis Unit, Blessing Demo
Independently released 3-song demo. Sax plus electronics. Pretty fucking
good. I hope to hear more from this guy. --Jacob Heule

Jori Hulkkonen & Laurent Garnier, Classic & Rare [F Communications]
as much as i would never admit it, i sometimes listen to house music and
really like it. this two disc set is from France's long running electric
lore full: F Communications. check it out if you like dance beats of any
kind whatsoever. Highlights include a tilting sing-song by Avril, a loud
kick drum by Scan X, some worldly percussion of Aqua Bassino and a just
great last song on Garnier's second cd. i can't get into all of it, but
there are some good songs on this collection. --David Parisi

Fruit Bats, Mouthfuls [Sub Pop]
beach boys influenced pop strummings. lately i burn almost every release
from sub pop. this is similar sounding to their other recent stuff -
holopaw and iron and wine - except with more melodies and sing alongs. warm
sounds for your farmer's tans. --David Parisi

Entrance, The Kingdom... [Tiger Style]
the beginning of the first song alone is awesome. a singer with his freaky
guitar and some effects is making tripped-out sounding folk and blues. this
reminds me of hanging out under the railroad tracks, on a bridge, watching
river pollution float. then along would come this singer, belting out a
loud song. he'd then ask if any of our names were carved into the wood and
if he could be put in a heart. --David Parisi

Cul De Sac, Death of the Sun [Strange Attractors Audio House]
These dudes have been the backing band for Damo Suzuki (Can) of late -- and
this record is pretty rad. A collection of influences, from Krautrock to
Eastern India. And a little bit of that Canterbury scene, a la Henry Cow or
the Art Bears. --Jenny Pfafflin


Comments:
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Goddamn that's a lot of reviews, but it's been three weeks since the last
chart and the WSUM message board has been busy. Dubometry/Pure Tone
Audiometry/Phonography 2. Aarktica/Origami Arktika. Oh well. I wish I didn't
get 75 bounced messages every time I send this out.

--Jacob Felix Heule, Experimental Music Director