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October 27, 2021: WATCHING FOR A SOUND: Celebrating the music and productions of Mitch Easter!. (Week four of our HELLRAISER FUNDRAISER!)
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40 years ago next month Let’s Active played their very first show. To mark the occasion I'm dedicating this entire show to the music and production/engineering/mixing work of the band’s now-legendary front man Mitch Easter, who helped create a new genre of Southern jangle-rock. I interviewed Mitch and asked a few of his peers, collaborators, and clients to share some thoughts and memories as well. Thank you for listening!
Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Comments | Approx. start time | ||||
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rittenhouse square | king battle of the bands | s/t ep | r 2 | 1972 |
Mitch on lead vocals and lead guitar; Peter Holsapple on guitar and backing vocals; Chris Stamey on bass; Bobby Locke on drums. Written by Mitch. via YouTube |
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little diesel | rebel rebel | no lie | telstar | 1975 | Mitch on guitar; Bob Northcott, vocals; Will Rigby, drums; Tommy Eshelman, guitar; Chris Stamey, bass; Chris Chamis, drums. Released in 2006. | 0:03:01 (Pop-up) | ||||
sneakers | decline and fall | nonsequitur of silence | collector's choice | Written, sung, and co-produced by Mitch. Originally released on the In The Red EP, 1978 | 0:05:43 (Pop-up) | |||||
let's active | make up with me | afoot | irs | 1983 | 0:09:10 (Pop-up) | |||||
let's active | flags for everything | cypress | irs | 1984 | 0:13:28 (Pop-up) | |||||
let's active | ornamental | cypress | irs | 1984 | 0:15:54 (Pop-up) | |||||
let's active | every word means no | afoot | irs | 1983 | 0:22:12 (Pop-up) | |||||
r.e.m. | radio free europe (single version) | eponymous | irs | 1988 | Produced by Mitch and recorded at Drive-In Studio in 1981 | 0:24:52 (Pop-up) | ||||
mitch easter | interview with efd part 1 | Mitch Easter on my show in 2007 | 0:28:34 (Pop-up) | |||||||
let's active | room with a view | afoot | irs | 1983 | 0:39:03 (Pop-up) | |||||
r.e.m. | pilgrimage | murmur | irs | 1983 | produced & engineered by Don Dixon and Mitch; recorded at Reflection in Charlotte NC | 0:43:03 (Pop-up) | ||||
mitch easter | interview with efd part 2 | 0:46:57 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
let's active | fell | big plans for everybody | irs | 1986 | 0:55:45 (Pop-up) | |||||
let's active | talking to myself | big plans for everybody | irs | 1986 | Rob Ladd on drums | 0:59:06 (Pop-up) | ||||
mitch easter | interview with efd part 3 | 1:02:31 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
let's active | every dog has his day | every dog has his day | irs | 1988 | 1:08:31 (Pop-up) | |||||
let's active | too bad | every dog has his day | irs | 1988 | 1:12:37 (Pop-up) | |||||
mitch easter | interview with efd part 4 | Let's Active 40th Anniversary celebration at The Ramkat in Winston-Salem next Thursday Nov. 4 | 1:15:20 (Pop-up) | |||||||
mitch easter | time warping | dynamico | electric devil | 2007 | You can get this outstanding album here! | 1:29:22 (Pop-up) | ||||
mitch easter | 1 1/2 way street | dynamico | electric devil | 2007 | 1:32:44 (Pop-up) | |||||
don dixon | thoughts on mitch easter | 1:39:23 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
don dixon | heart in a box | romeo at julliard | enigma | 1987 | Mitch on rhythm guitar; recorded and mixed at Drive-In Studio | 1:40:19 (Pop-up) | ||||
r.e.m. | shaking through | murmur | irs | 1983 | produced & engineered by Don Dixon and Mitch; recorded at Reflection in Charlotte NC | 1:44:37 (Pop-up) | ||||
marisa cerio of big quiet | thoughts on mitch easter | 1:48:38 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
big quiet | birdwatching | interesting times | unblinking ear | 2019 | Engineered & produced by Mitch Easter & Big Quiet. Recorded at Fidelitorium Recordings in Kernersville NC. | 1:52:52 (Pop-up) | ||||
peter holsapple | thoughts on mitch easter | 1:55:33 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
the db's | i read new york rocker | ride the wild tom tom | rhino | Mitch on drums; this album mixed by Mitch and Chris Stamey | 1:58:08 (Pop-up) | |||||
the db's | the wonder of love | falling off the sky | bar/none | 2012 | Mixed by Mitch Easter; some songs on this album recorded at Fidelitorium. Mitch also credited with "more guitars" on the album. | 1:58:52 (Pop-up) | ||||
dennis diken | thoughts on mitch easter | 2:03:09 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
the smithereens | rings on her fingers | 2011 | eone | 2011 | Recorded by Don Dixon & Mitch Easter at Fidelitorium | 2:05:06 (Pop-up) | ||||
dom mariani | thoughts on mitch easter | 2:11:11 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
the someloves | know you now | something or other | mushroom | 1989 | co-produced by Mitch, John Villani, and the band. Album recorded in part at Drive-In Studios in Winston-Salem. | 2:19:09 (Pop-up) | ||||
dm3 | something heavy | popsided guitar: dom mariani anthology 1984-2004 | originally from the album Road To Rome, produced by Mitch and the band. Mitch on bass. | 2:22:53 (Pop-up) | ||||||
rob keith of baskervilles | thoughts on mitch easter | check out Rob's new project on Bandcamp! | 2:26:31 (Pop-up) | |||||||
baskervilles | have you seen them? | twilight | secret crush | co-produced by Mitch and Rob Keith, recorded at Fidelitorium | 2:29:13 (Pop-up) | |||||
donnette thayer | thoughts on mitch easter | 2:34:16 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
game theory | we love you carol and alison | lolita nation | Omnivore | 1987 | Produced and engineered by Mitch. Taken from the Omnivore 2CD reissue. | 2:40:32 (Pop-up) | ||||
game theory | what the whole world wants | 2 steps from the middle ages | omnivore | 1988 | Produced by Mitch; he also sings backing vocals onn this one. Also from the Omnivore reissue. | 2:43:53 (Pop-up) | ||||
the loud family | take me down (too halloo) | plants and birds and rocks and things | alias | 1993 | Produced by Mitch | 2:48:25 (Pop-up) | ||||
mitch easter | fox on the run | va-even more superhits of the seventies | Michael Shelley's 2015 fundraising marathon premiumm. One of several tracks Mitch has contributed over the years. | 2:51:31 (Pop-up) | ||||||
sneakers | mark peril theme | nonsequitur of silence | Mitch on drums | 2:54:46 (Pop-up) | ||||||
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I've been looking forward to this show. I love Mitch Easter.
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and hopefully they will be using the Social Media Air Horn like they did last week, that was AWESOME
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Not as excellent as this tremendous show, though! What a wonderful gift, efd. This was a real radio high point. Can't even thank you enough for what you give us.
Though throwing money at the show is one way to try ... if you can, funksters!
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