WFMU: Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich: Playlist from August 2, 2022

Listener comments!
	👻 7:27pm Austin Rich: Good Hello
	9:00pm Scott67: G'day Mr.Rich & Replicants! 🍻😎🤙💨🍺🤖🐢
	9:00pm Krys O.: Robotnik reporting!
	👻 9:00pm Austin Rich: Good Hello, Scott67!
	9:00pm Mr. X: Gotta hear what's up with Slats and Dantro.
	9:00pm Scott67: SAINTS!!!
	👻 9:00pm Austin Rich: Good Hello, Krys O & Mr. X!
	9:01pm Krys O.: Used to hear my parents talk about workers and the Polish word is 'robotnik.'
	9:01pm Scott67: Saints Mashup?
	9:04pm Mr. X: I believe "robot" means "slave" in Czech, which caught on because of the play by Karel Čapek, "R.U.R."
	9:07pm Scott67: Return of the Robits!
	9:07pm Krys O.: Salute, Austin!
	9:08pm Krys O.: Robota is the Polish word for work.
	9:09pm Scott67: Was the word Robot Copyright during this recording? They seem unusually dedicated to pronouncing it wrong.
	9:10pm Mr. X: It's worse than pronouncing "Batman" as "Batm'n."
	9:10pm Krys O.: I think the connotation is more serf than slave. BTW-I come from a long line of Slavic serfs.
	9:11pm Krys O.: Row-butts.
	9:12pm Scott67: Czech don't Serf!
	9:12pm Mr. X: Makes sense, Krys O. I think "slave" is probably the American interpretation, since we lack familiarity with serfdom here.
	👻 9:12pm Austin Rich: I love all the robot knowledge! Hell yeah!
	9:20pm Krys O.: These Slavic pronunciations of 'robota' are kinda sorta similar to the 'row-butt.' forvo.com...
	9:20pm Mr. X: So in terms of current progress in robotics in the real world, it seems like those ones that look like dogs are way ahead of the pack, as far as agility and versatility goes. Will our robot overlords be K9s?
	👻 9:23pm Austin Rich: I should have included some dog songs!
	9:25pm Krys O.: Will robo-dogs still run after sticks?
	9:28pm Mr. X: Wanda!
	👻 9:28pm Austin Rich: Gotta have some Wanda. If the robo-dogs are worth their circuit boards, they will!
	9:29pm coelacanth∅: greetings Rich, sentients, others
	9:30pm Mr. X: I was only familiar with Wanda Jackson's rockabilly output, until I learned recently that Wanda hopped genres to country and went on to have a very long career.
	👻 9:30pm Austin Rich: Good Hello, coelacanthø!
	👻 9:32pm Austin Rich: I enjoy her country output too, but the rockabilly stuff is SOLID!
	9:35pm Mr Fab: Been listening from the get-go, just too busy doin stuff like cleaning the kitchen. I could use a few robots.
	👻 9:38pm Austin Rich: We'll have the team send some cleaning bots to your sector, stat!
	9:39pm Mr Fab: Philip K Dick should have written "Do Robot Dogs Chase Electric Sticks?"
	9:42pm Mr. X: This song is probably why I bought a harmonium recently.
	👻 9:42pm Austin Rich: Gang of Four makes me want to be a better bass player.
	👻 9:43pm Austin Rich: Mr. Fab: If you don't use that, I'm stealing it.
	9:48pm egould: The sheer awesomeness of a well crafted powerpop song can destroy an army of robuts.
	👻 9:50pm Austin Rich: I agree, egould.
	9:52pm Mr. X: Was that in Sun Tzu? Split second, error-prone human decisions can win battles?
	9:58pm Mr. X: I hope the customers at the Ming Lounge that night knew what they were getting into.
	9:58pm egould: I’ve finally traveled to Walla Walla, WA. Boy is it exciting here!
	9:59pm Mr. X: Ginger Minge
	10:00pm Mr. X: Deck us all with Boston Charlie, Walla Walla, Wash., and Kalamazoo!
	👻 10:02pm Austin Rich: Whew! Finally caught up with the playlist...
	10:04pm egould: Crow T. Robot is hilarious.
	10:06pm Heather: Egould, I'm a Tom Servo stan myself and yet I say "Croowwwwww!!!"
	👻 10:06pm Austin Rich: Hey! It's Heather!
	10:07pm Mr. X: Cambot never gets enough recognition.
	10:07pm egould: Well yeah. Tom Servo is a very special robot man. Part toy gumball machine too.
	10:08pm Heather: The Satellite of Love has got MRXL!! (Whyyy do I not know what day it is but this is forever in my brain?)
	10:08pm coelacanth∅: i'm enjoying every song! just i use the stars selfishly - for future reference only. so if i'm already familiar or it's already in my mind's explore further list then i don't star it. the stars are unweildy (sp?) as it is!
	👻 10:08pm Austin Rich: The Readymen are a Eugene band, who are essentially the same members of "S.O.L. 17," (Sick of Life at 17), a band that rocked the hallways of Cottage Grove High School when we were all just wee children. But The Readymen were actually good, and toured a lot. The remaining members of The Readymen - two brothers, JP and Alex Otto - are now in a band called Broloaf, and live in Arizona somewhere.
	10:09pm coelacanth∅: (but there's one)
	👻 10:10pm Austin Rich: Wait! There was a band between SOL 17 and The Readymen: The Minimals! They played around and had a tape, and I really wish I had a copy of that tape, now. They used to play "half-sized" instruments for their encores.
	10:11pm Mr. X: A Cottage Grove shout out! Thanks Austin.
	👻 10:12pm Austin Rich: I remember the day the SOL 17 kids got permission to use the CGHS auditorium, and they put on a show during lunch. They played a bunch of covers, originals, scared most of the other staff and students, and left a memory to last a lifetime.
	👻 10:14pm Austin Rich: If anyone out there doesn't have this Doo Rag album, you are missing out on one of the cornerstones of mid-90's music. This album delivers, over and over again.
	👻 10:15pm Austin Rich: (It's basically Bob Log III, but playing in a duo, instead of solo.)
	10:15pm egould: This is primal. Real good.
	10:16pm Heather: Digging it for sure! Do you have any circus robots on deck, perchance?
	👻 10:16pm Austin Rich: egould: I can't recommend that Doo Rag album enough. Every song a hit!
	👻 10:16pm Austin Rich: We'll have to program some circus robots. Doesn't the Spacebridge have a few free bots that could be repurposed?
	10:16pm egould: Thanks for the Doo Rag tip, Rich. My ears are getting excited.
	10:17pm Mr. X: Survival Research Labs is kind of like a robot circus.
	👻 10:18pm Austin Rich: Very true, Mr. X! I've never seen them in person, but I used to pour over those SRL videos back in the day.
	10:18pm Heather: The spacebridge bots are already circus bots! 🎪 And Mr. X, I will need to check them out, omg!!
	10:19pm Mr. X: Mark Pauline and SRL are still going strong, new stuff posted on fb all the time.
	👻 10:20pm Austin Rich: SRL build their own robots that destroy things (and each other) and do other incredibly dangerous things, all to the delight of crazy audiences that are willing to sign a waiver, and people have been known to get hurt. en.wikipedia.org... Yeah, the FB is the best way to keep up with them.
	👻 10:21pm Austin Rich: When I was in High School, my first girlfriend was the cousin of Jay Farrer, the "not Wilco" part of Uncle Tupelo. She got all the singles and albums as they came out, and we WORSHIPED these albums in the early 90's. They sound a little corny now, but I still love them.
	👻 10:22pm Austin Rich: UT do very funny country covers of Black Flag songs, that was my first exposure to Black Flag.
	👻 10:24pm Austin Rich: Aside from some stuff we don't talk about from the early 90's, I love EVERYTHING by Devo.
	10:26pm Heather: Oh no. I don't know of this 90s Devo and I'm not going to Google it. I love what I know of theirs and I know a decent lot. I'll keep it at that for my collection.
	10:27pm Mr Fab: Haha the “Shout” album, everyone hated it when it came out. Around ‘83 or ‘84? This sounds not bad, tho.
	👻 10:28pm Austin Rich: I suspect I might like "Smooth Noodle Maps" again, but at the time? Yikes! But I only heard "Shout" around 1990, and by then, it was cool again! I guess I should give '90's Devo another chance, but... there's just so many great early albums.
	👻 10:29pm Austin Rich: "Let's Spread More Freedom!"
	10:29pm egould: Laying the sarcasm on thick with this one. Good.
	👻 10:30pm Austin Rich: I think the Android Sisters have one mode of operation: sarcastic. I wonder if their maker flipped the wrong bit?
	10:32pm Heather: No one flipped anything wrong for The Android Sisters. 😍
	10:33pm Mr Fab: Yeah, “shout” doesn’t sound nearly as bad as it did the time, but I gave “total devo”and “smooth noodle maps” another listen 10 or 15 years ago and they somehow sounded worse!
	10:34pm egould: I stood in line and ate my Twinkie…
	👻 10:34pm Austin Rich: That's my worry. I remember "Smooth Noodle Maps" being really bad. Perhaps I won't have to listen to them for long?
	👻 10:35pm Austin Rich: I think about Galaxie 500 often.
	10:35pm Heather: Oh **** you got me again, Austin. Never expected to hear this tonight.
	👻 10:36pm Austin Rich: An astonishing number of exes LOVED Galaxie 500. And I can't fault their respective tastes... except they all left me?
	👻 10:36pm Austin Rich: Heather: they are the best band. It was bound to happen.
	10:36pm Mr. X: I don't miss Twinkies.
	10:37pm drowsy: hot damn I've missed your show live. Hi Austin Rich and os mutantos!
	👻 10:37pm Austin Rich: I miss standing in line for things.
	10:37pm Heather: I mean, though. I'm going to cry EVERY Tuesday now? That's what we do?
	👻 10:37pm Austin Rich: drowsy! Nice to see you!
	👻 10:38pm Austin Rich: That's what I do?
	👻 10:38pm Austin Rich: Plasticine: internal! Plasticine: no distinction!
	👻 10:38pm Austin Rich: Civil Rights, for the Uncivilized.
	10:39pm Mr Fab: Found myself unexpectedly loudly singing along with the Galaxy 500 as I loaded the dishwasher.
	👻 10:39pm Austin Rich: I want emancipation from Human Cruelty.
	👻 10:40pm Austin Rich: Part of me is with the Servotron Robot Allegiance. Sign me up! Can I receive cyborg status?
	10:41pm drowsy: Science is now making robot grabbers from dead spiders. Nothing to go wrong there.
	10:42pm Mr. X: Zombie Robot Spiders would make a good movie.
	👻 10:42pm Austin Rich: Free ranging robot dogs, and dead spider robot grabbers. I think the people who make robots need a PR department, and someone to advise them about their projects.
	10:43pm Scott67: Thought I was hearing Ramones for a minute.
	👻 10:44pm Austin Rich: Riverdales are wanna-be Ramones. A pretty good at it!
	10:44pm Mr Fab: I saw man or Astro man? do a live show at the old Rhino Records store, and they used to play those old movie samples in between songs. One sample referenced a “charnel house“, and they asked us if we knew what it was, because they had no idea. Me and a few other people said it meant “slaughterhouse”. They were shocked! “We’ve been asking every crowd that and no one knows what it means!”
	10:44pm drowsy: yeah that was so well done. kinda brave to cut it so close but they crush it
	👻 10:44pm Austin Rich: The first several Wire albums are like personality tests. What kind of person are you! "I'm a Pink Flag! I'm a 154!"
	10:45pm egould: Zombie Robot Spiders is a good Misfits song title.
	👻 10:46pm Austin Rich: Mr. Fab: total, over the years, I've seen Man... Or Astro-Man? 16 times, I think? They used to play CONSTANTLY in the 90's, and it was always worth it. I've seen them do a bunch of gags, but I would have loved to see that!
	10:46pm Michael In Allston: What if you are “manscape” or “the first letter”, how unpopular are you?
	👻 10:47pm Austin Rich: Michael In Allston: That just means you have impressive taste!
	👻 10:49pm Austin Rich: (I think that "Charnel house" song is on "Is It... Man... Or Astro-Man?" It's certainly on their live album, but I'm trying to place it on their regular records... I'll have to double check later.)
	10:51pm Mr. X: Dantro ponders the speed of light in corpuscular thingies, because he's just that kind of guy.
	👻 10:53pm Austin Rich: If you want a sort of modern band that worships Galaxie 500, then The Appendixes are the way to go.
	10:53pm drowsy: together we will destroy them with FACTS and LOGIC!
	👻 10:54pm Austin Rich: Mr. Fab: Ahhhh! It's on "Project Infinity." The song: "Transmissions From Venus." (Which you can find on their live album, "Live Transmissions From Uranus.")
	10:56pm egould: Thanks, Austin Rich!
	👻 10:56pm Austin Rich: I'm not sure that The Appendixes are still together, but their body of work is worth checking out. They used to put on great shows, where they would bring out a huge, unwieldy tape machine, mic it, and make a point of turning it on for the "drum" tracks.
	10:56pm Scott67: Thanks Austin Roboto! Great fun mater! 🍻😎🤙💨🍺🤖☀️🌏🌻
	👻 10:57pm Austin Rich: I might got a little over...
	👻 10:58pm Austin Rich: I think the is the forgotten, secretly great King Missile album that a lot of people overlook.
	10:58pm Heather: Haaaa 🔥🥰
	10:58pm Scott67: Over is always good!!
	10:58pm egould: King Missile is silly.
	👻 10:59pm Austin Rich: I have clairvoyant paranoia.
	10:59pm Scott67: Silly is good!
	11:00pm Heather: All is not lost. Not yet. I'm sure this is also quoted elsewhere but I may have first heard it in this song. And say it all the time.
	11:00pm Mr Fab: Go over, go over’
	11:00pm Mr Fab: !!
	11:01pm drowsy: Yeah sweet bumpers today. Thanks man.
	11:03pm Heather: Great show Austin!! Thanks so much! Good night, everyone!
	11:04pm coelacanth∅: Thanks Austin Rich!
	11:05pm Mr. X: Lots of fun tonight! Thanks Austin!
	👻 11:05pm Austin Rich: Thanks everyone! And without a tech-problem, either!
	11:07pm Mr Fab: Good night all hu-mans and ro-mans!
	👻 11:08pm Austin Rich: Nighty Night!

Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich: Playlist from August 2, 2022

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A combination of collage, new experimental records and other bits and bobs, Mid-Valley Mutations is a tour through the mind of Austin Rich, who has been broadcasting in some form since 1998. Heavily influenced by Dr Demento, Don Joyce and old fashioned College Radio, Austin creates Audio Essays on a variety of subjects, and even just plays records, from time to time. Sometimes Live music and Interviews will grace the program, helping create a situation where you don't really know what you're going to hear, when you tune in. What you need to know is when you enter the Mid-Valley region, be prepared for the Musical Mutations... in whatever form they take.

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August 2, 2022: A Robot Civilization! (A Planet Man Saga! 3 of 4)

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Approx. start time
(This broadcast contains samples from, "The Planet Man," a Sci-Fi adventure serial that aired in syndication in the 50's, of which only 78 episodes aired. We sampled Episodes 73 - 75: "Slats Looking For Dantro," "Days Before Overthrow," and, "Dantro And T21 Joined.")
Searchin' "Searchin'"
The Saints	International Robots "International Robots" by "The Saints"	Eternally Yours	Sire Records	1978	0:00:33 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Boris	My Machine "My Machine" by "Boris"	Pink	Southern Lord Records	2006	0:02:27 (Pop-up)
Rockers	I Want To Tell You "I Want To Tell You" by "Rockers"	Teenline Vol. 1	Hyped To Death Records	2007	0:08:52 (Pop-up)
X	Surprise Surprise "Surprise Surprise" by "X"	Beyond & Back: The X Anthology	Elektra Records	1997	0:11:41 (Pop-up)
Servotron	Serve, Obey, Guard Men From Harm	Entertainment Prgram For Humans (Second Variety)	Lookout! Records	1998	0:15:44 (Pop-up)
The Flaming Lips	Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt 1	Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots	Warner Bros. Records	2002	0:18:05 (Pop-up)
The Remains	Don't Look Back "Don't Look Back" by "The Remains"	The Remains	Epic Records	1966	0:23:34 (Pop-up)
Wanda Jackson	Searchin' "Searchin'" by "Wanda Jackson"	Queen of Rockabilly	Ace Records	2000	0:26:49 (Pop-up)
Chuck Berry	I Got to Find My Baby	Anthology Disc 2	MCA Records	2000	0:30:46 (Pop-up)
The Android Sisters	Robots Are Coming (Part 1)	Songs of Electronic Despair	Vanguard Records	1984	0:32:52 (Pop-up)

Trouble "Trouble"
The Muffins	Like A Machine "Like A Machine" by "The Muffins"	Secret Signals 1	Hand Systems Tapes	1989	0:34:25 (Pop-up)
Swell Maps	Robot Factory "Robot Factory" by "Swell Maps"	... In "Jane From Occupied Europe"	Mute Records	1991	0:38:27 (Pop-up)
Gang of Four	It's Her Factory "It's Her Factory" by "Gang of Four"	Entertainment!	Warner Bros. Records	1979	0:41:18 (Pop-up)
The Spits	Trouble "Trouble" by "The Spits"	Kill The Kool	In The Red Recordings	2011	0:45:01 (Pop-up)
The Soft Boys	I Wanna Destroy You	Underwater Moonlight	Armageddon Records	1980	0:47:38 (Pop-up)
The Muffs	I'm Confused "I'm Confused" by "The Muffs"	Blonder and Blonder	Reprise Records	1995	0:51:28 (Pop-up)
Coachwhips	Body and Brains "Body and Brains" by "Coachwhips"	Peanut Butter and Jelly Live At The Ginger Minge Lounge	Narnack Records	2005	0:56:01 (Pop-up)
U.X.A.	No Time "No Time" by "U.X.A."	A Reference Of Female-Fronted Punk Rock: 1977-89	Self-released	2011	0:59:15 (Pop-up)
The Android Sisters	Robots Are Coming (Part 2)	Songs of Electronic Despair	Vanguard Records	1984	1:00:52 (Pop-up)

The Robot Factory "The Robot Factory"
Music behind DJ: Man... Or Astro-Man?	Galaxy Of Zombies	Disjointed Parallels EP	Eerie Materials	1995	1:03:48 (Pop-up)
The Readymen	Factory "Factory" by "The Readymen"	Restless	Kingpin Records	1998	1:07:09 (Pop-up)
The Rolling Stones	Factory Girl "Factory Girl" by "The Rolling Stones"	Beggars Banquet	London Records	1968	1:09:47 (Pop-up)
Doo Rag	Train I Ride "Train I Ride" by "Doo Rag"	Chuncked and Muddled	Bloat Records	1994	1:12:58 (Pop-up)
Crawdaddys	I Can Never Tell "I Can Never Tell" by "Crawdaddys"	Children Of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The Second Psychedelic Era 1976 - 1996	Rhino Records	2005	1:15:53 (Pop-up)
Uncle Tupelo	Factory Belt "Factory Belt" by "Uncle Tupelo"	No Depression	Rockville Records	1990	1:19:48 (Pop-up)
Devo	Here to Go "Here to Go" by "Devo"	Shout!	Warner Bros. Records	1984	1:24:05 (Pop-up)
The Android Sisters	Invasion "Invasion" by "The Android Sisters"	Songs of Electronic Despair	Vanguard Records	1984	1:27:14 (Pop-up)

The Plan "The Plan"
Noggin	Twittering Machines "Twittering Machines" by "Noggin"	Infamous Polywogs Vol. 2	Kill Pop Tarts	2004	1:30:42 (Pop-up)
Galaxie 500	Strange "Strange" by "Galaxie 500"	On Fire	Rough Trade Records	1989	1:34:17 (Pop-up)
Servotron	I Sing! The Body Cybernetic!	Entertainment Prgram For Humans (Second Variety)	Lookout! Records	1998	1:37:50 (Pop-up)
The Riverdales	Lead the Way "Lead the Way" by "The Riverdales"	Phase Three	145 Records	2003	1:42:19 (Pop-up)
Wire	Let's Panic Later "Let's Panic Later" by "Wire"	154	Warner Bros. Records	1979	1:44:20 (Pop-up)
Clockwork Criminals	Stand Together	Messthetics Vol. 7	Hyped To Death Records	2007	1:47:52 (Pop-up)
Half Japanese	Somehow I Knew "Somehow I Knew" by "Half Japanese"	Bone Head	Alternative Tentacles	1997	1:50:15 (Pop-up)
The Appendixes	The Plan "The Plan" by "The Appendixes"	Everyday Use	Self Released	2015	1:53:27 (Pop-up)
King Missile	I Wish "I Wish" by "King Missile"	The Way to Salvation	Atlantic Records	1991	1:57:52 (Pop-up)
Simply Saucer	Mole Machine "Mole Machine" by "Simply Saucer"	Cyborgs Revisited	Mole Sound Recordings	1989	2:00:20 (Pop-up)
The Android Sisters	The Secret "The Secret" by "The Android Sisters"	Pull No Punches	ZBS Records	2003	2:04:50 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	👻 7:27pm Austin Rich: Good Hello
	9:00pm Scott67: G'day Mr.Rich & Replicants! 🍻😎🤙💨🍺🤖🐢
	9:00pm Krys O.: Robotnik reporting!
	👻 9:00pm Austin Rich: Good Hello, Scott67!
	9:00pm Mr. X: Gotta hear what's up with Slats and Dantro.
	9:00pm Scott67: SAINTS!!!
	👻 9:00pm Austin Rich: Good Hello, Krys O & Mr. X!
	9:01pm Krys O.: Used to hear my parents talk about workers and the Polish word is 'robotnik.'
	9:01pm Scott67: Saints Mashup?
	9:04pm Mr. X: I believe "robot" means "slave" in Czech, which caught on because of the play by Karel Čapek, "R.U.R."
	9:07pm Scott67: Return of the Robits!
	9:07pm Krys O.: Salute, Austin!
	9:08pm Krys O.: Robota is the Polish word for work.
	9:09pm Scott67: Was the word Robot Copyright during this recording? They seem unusually dedicated to pronouncing it wrong.
	9:10pm Mr. X: It's worse than pronouncing "Batman" as "Batm'n."
	9:10pm Krys O.: I think the connotation is more serf than slave. BTW-I come from a long line of Slavic serfs.
	9:11pm Krys O.: Row-butts.
	9:12pm Scott67: Czech don't Serf!
	9:12pm Mr. X: Makes sense, Krys O. I think "slave" is probably the American interpretation, since we lack familiarity with serfdom here.
	👻 9:12pm Austin Rich: I love all the robot knowledge! Hell yeah!
	9:20pm Krys O.: These Slavic pronunciations of 'robota' are kinda sorta similar to the 'row-butt.' forvo.com...
	9:20pm Mr. X: So in terms of current progress in robotics in the real world, it seems like those ones that look like dogs are way ahead of the pack, as far as agility and versatility goes. Will our robot overlords be K9s?
	👻 9:23pm Austin Rich: I should have included some dog songs!
	9:25pm Krys O.: Will robo-dogs still run after sticks?
	9:28pm Mr. X: Wanda!
	👻 9:28pm Austin Rich: Gotta have some Wanda. If the robo-dogs are worth their circuit boards, they will!
	9:29pm coelacanth∅: greetings Rich, sentients, others
	9:30pm Mr. X: I was only familiar with Wanda Jackson's rockabilly output, until I learned recently that Wanda hopped genres to country and went on to have a very long career.
	👻 9:30pm Austin Rich: Good Hello, coelacanthø!
	👻 9:32pm Austin Rich: I enjoy her country output too, but the rockabilly stuff is SOLID!
	9:35pm Mr Fab: Been listening from the get-go, just too busy doin stuff like cleaning the kitchen. I could use a few robots.
	👻 9:38pm Austin Rich: We'll have the team send some cleaning bots to your sector, stat!
	9:39pm Mr Fab: Philip K Dick should have written "Do Robot Dogs Chase Electric Sticks?"
	9:42pm Mr. X: This song is probably why I bought a harmonium recently.
	👻 9:42pm Austin Rich: Gang of Four makes me want to be a better bass player.
	👻 9:43pm Austin Rich: Mr. Fab: If you don't use that, I'm stealing it.
	9:48pm egould: The sheer awesomeness of a well crafted powerpop song can destroy an army of robuts.
	👻 9:50pm Austin Rich: I agree, egould.
	9:52pm Mr. X: Was that in Sun Tzu? Split second, error-prone human decisions can win battles?
	9:58pm Mr. X: I hope the customers at the Ming Lounge that night knew what they were getting into.
	9:58pm egould: I’ve finally traveled to Walla Walla, WA. Boy is it exciting here!
	9:59pm Mr. X: Ginger Minge
	10:00pm Mr. X: Deck us all with Boston Charlie, Walla Walla, Wash., and Kalamazoo!
	👻 10:02pm Austin Rich: Whew! Finally caught up with the playlist...
	10:04pm egould: Crow T. Robot is hilarious.
	10:06pm Heather: Egould, I'm a Tom Servo stan myself and yet I say "Croowwwwww!!!"
	👻 10:06pm Austin Rich: Hey! It's Heather!
	10:07pm Mr. X: Cambot never gets enough recognition.
	10:07pm egould: Well yeah. Tom Servo is a very special robot man. Part toy gumball machine too.
	10:08pm Heather: The Satellite of Love has got MRXL!! (Whyyy do I not know what day it is but this is forever in my brain?)
	10:08pm coelacanth∅: i'm enjoying every song! just i use the stars selfishly - for future reference only. so if i'm already familiar or it's already in my mind's explore further list then i don't star it. the stars are unweildy (sp?) as it is!
	👻 10:08pm Austin Rich: The Readymen are a Eugene band, who are essentially the same members of "S.O.L. 17," (Sick of Life at 17), a band that rocked the hallways of Cottage Grove High School when we were all just wee children. But The Readymen were actually good, and toured a lot. The remaining members of The Readymen - two brothers, JP and Alex Otto - are now in a band called Broloaf, and live in Arizona somewhere.
	10:09pm coelacanth∅: (but there's one)
	👻 10:10pm Austin Rich: Wait! There was a band between SOL 17 and The Readymen: The Minimals! They played around and had a tape, and I really wish I had a copy of that tape, now. They used to play "half-sized" instruments for their encores.
	10:11pm Mr. X: A Cottage Grove shout out! Thanks Austin.
	👻 10:12pm Austin Rich: I remember the day the SOL 17 kids got permission to use the CGHS auditorium, and they put on a show during lunch. They played a bunch of covers, originals, scared most of the other staff and students, and left a memory to last a lifetime.
	👻 10:14pm Austin Rich: If anyone out there doesn't have this Doo Rag album, you are missing out on one of the cornerstones of mid-90's music. This album delivers, over and over again.
	👻 10:15pm Austin Rich: (It's basically Bob Log III, but playing in a duo, instead of solo.)
	10:15pm egould: This is primal. Real good.
	10:16pm Heather: Digging it for sure! Do you have any circus robots on deck, perchance?
	👻 10:16pm Austin Rich: egould: I can't recommend that Doo Rag album enough. Every song a hit!
	👻 10:16pm Austin Rich: We'll have to program some circus robots. Doesn't the Spacebridge have a few free bots that could be repurposed?
	10:16pm egould: Thanks for the Doo Rag tip, Rich. My ears are getting excited.
	10:17pm Mr. X: Survival Research Labs is kind of like a robot circus.
	👻 10:18pm Austin Rich: Very true, Mr. X! I've never seen them in person, but I used to pour over those SRL videos back in the day.
	10:18pm Heather: The spacebridge bots are already circus bots! 🎪 And Mr. X, I will need to check them out, omg!!
	10:19pm Mr. X: Mark Pauline and SRL are still going strong, new stuff posted on fb all the time.
	👻 10:20pm Austin Rich: SRL build their own robots that destroy things (and each other) and do other incredibly dangerous things, all to the delight of crazy audiences that are willing to sign a waiver, and people have been known to get hurt. en.wikipedia.org... Yeah, the FB is the best way to keep up with them.
	👻 10:21pm Austin Rich: When I was in High School, my first girlfriend was the cousin of Jay Farrer, the "not Wilco" part of Uncle Tupelo. She got all the singles and albums as they came out, and we WORSHIPED these albums in the early 90's. They sound a little corny now, but I still love them.
	👻 10:22pm Austin Rich: UT do very funny country covers of Black Flag songs, that was my first exposure to Black Flag.
	👻 10:24pm Austin Rich: Aside from some stuff we don't talk about from the early 90's, I love EVERYTHING by Devo.
	10:26pm Heather: Oh no. I don't know of this 90s Devo and I'm not going to Google it. I love what I know of theirs and I know a decent lot. I'll keep it at that for my collection.
	10:27pm Mr Fab: Haha the “Shout” album, everyone hated it when it came out. Around ‘83 or ‘84? This sounds not bad, tho.
	👻 10:28pm Austin Rich: I suspect I might like "Smooth Noodle Maps" again, but at the time? Yikes! But I only heard "Shout" around 1990, and by then, it was cool again! I guess I should give '90's Devo another chance, but... there's just so many great early albums.
	👻 10:29pm Austin Rich: "Let's Spread More Freedom!"
	10:29pm egould: Laying the sarcasm on thick with this one. Good.
	👻 10:30pm Austin Rich: I think the Android Sisters have one mode of operation: sarcastic. I wonder if their maker flipped the wrong bit?
	10:32pm Heather: No one flipped anything wrong for The Android Sisters. 😍
	10:33pm Mr Fab: Yeah, “shout” doesn’t sound nearly as bad as it did the time, but I gave “total devo”and “smooth noodle maps” another listen 10 or 15 years ago and they somehow sounded worse!
	10:34pm egould: I stood in line and ate my Twinkie…
	👻 10:34pm Austin Rich: That's my worry. I remember "Smooth Noodle Maps" being really bad. Perhaps I won't have to listen to them for long?
	👻 10:35pm Austin Rich: I think about Galaxie 500 often.
	10:35pm Heather: Oh **** you got me again, Austin. Never expected to hear this tonight.
	👻 10:36pm Austin Rich: An astonishing number of exes LOVED Galaxie 500. And I can't fault their respective tastes... except they all left me?
	👻 10:36pm Austin Rich: Heather: they are the best band. It was bound to happen.
	10:36pm Mr. X: I don't miss Twinkies.
	10:37pm drowsy: hot damn I've missed your show live. Hi Austin Rich and os mutantos!
	👻 10:37pm Austin Rich: I miss standing in line for things.
	10:37pm Heather: I mean, though. I'm going to cry EVERY Tuesday now? That's what we do?
	👻 10:37pm Austin Rich: drowsy! Nice to see you!
	👻 10:38pm Austin Rich: That's what I do?
	👻 10:38pm Austin Rich: Plasticine: internal! Plasticine: no distinction!
	👻 10:38pm Austin Rich: Civil Rights, for the Uncivilized.
	10:39pm Mr Fab: Found myself unexpectedly loudly singing along with the Galaxy 500 as I loaded the dishwasher.
	👻 10:39pm Austin Rich: I want emancipation from Human Cruelty.
	👻 10:40pm Austin Rich: Part of me is with the Servotron Robot Allegiance. Sign me up! Can I receive cyborg status?
	10:41pm drowsy: Science is now making robot grabbers from dead spiders. Nothing to go wrong there.
	10:42pm Mr. X: Zombie Robot Spiders would make a good movie.
	👻 10:42pm Austin Rich: Free ranging robot dogs, and dead spider robot grabbers. I think the people who make robots need a PR department, and someone to advise them about their projects.
	10:43pm Scott67: Thought I was hearing Ramones for a minute.
	👻 10:44pm Austin Rich: Riverdales are wanna-be Ramones. A pretty good at it!
	10:44pm Mr Fab: I saw man or Astro man? do a live show at the old Rhino Records store, and they used to play those old movie samples in between songs. One sample referenced a “charnel house“, and they asked us if we knew what it was, because they had no idea. Me and a few other people said it meant “slaughterhouse”. They were shocked! “We’ve been asking every crowd that and no one knows what it means!”
	10:44pm drowsy: yeah that was so well done. kinda brave to cut it so close but they crush it
	👻 10:44pm Austin Rich: The first several Wire albums are like personality tests. What kind of person are you! "I'm a Pink Flag! I'm a 154!"
	10:45pm egould: Zombie Robot Spiders is a good Misfits song title.
	👻 10:46pm Austin Rich: Mr. Fab: total, over the years, I've seen Man... Or Astro-Man? 16 times, I think? They used to play CONSTANTLY in the 90's, and it was always worth it. I've seen them do a bunch of gags, but I would have loved to see that!
	10:46pm Michael In Allston: What if you are “manscape” or “the first letter”, how unpopular are you?
	👻 10:47pm Austin Rich: Michael In Allston: That just means you have impressive taste!
	👻 10:49pm Austin Rich: (I think that "Charnel house" song is on "Is It... Man... Or Astro-Man?" It's certainly on their live album, but I'm trying to place it on their regular records... I'll have to double check later.)
	10:51pm Mr. X: Dantro ponders the speed of light in corpuscular thingies, because he's just that kind of guy.
	👻 10:53pm Austin Rich: If you want a sort of modern band that worships Galaxie 500, then The Appendixes are the way to go.
	10:53pm drowsy: together we will destroy them with FACTS and LOGIC!
	👻 10:54pm Austin Rich: Mr. Fab: Ahhhh! It's on "Project Infinity." The song: "Transmissions From Venus." (Which you can find on their live album, "Live Transmissions From Uranus.")
	10:56pm egould: Thanks, Austin Rich!
	👻 10:56pm Austin Rich: I'm not sure that The Appendixes are still together, but their body of work is worth checking out. They used to put on great shows, where they would bring out a huge, unwieldy tape machine, mic it, and make a point of turning it on for the "drum" tracks.
	10:56pm Scott67: Thanks Austin Roboto! Great fun mater! 🍻😎🤙💨🍺🤖☀️🌏🌻
	👻 10:57pm Austin Rich: I might got a little over...
	👻 10:58pm Austin Rich: I think the is the forgotten, secretly great King Missile album that a lot of people overlook.
	10:58pm Heather: Haaaa 🔥🥰
	10:58pm Scott67: Over is always good!!
	10:58pm egould: King Missile is silly.
	👻 10:59pm Austin Rich: I have clairvoyant paranoia.
	10:59pm Scott67: Silly is good!
	11:00pm Heather: All is not lost. Not yet. I'm sure this is also quoted elsewhere but I may have first heard it in this song. And say it all the time.
	11:00pm Mr Fab: Go over, go over’
	11:00pm Mr Fab: !!
	11:01pm drowsy: Yeah sweet bumpers today. Thanks man.
	11:03pm Heather: Great show Austin!! Thanks so much! Good night, everyone!
	11:04pm coelacanth∅: Thanks Austin Rich!
	11:05pm Mr. X: Lots of fun tonight! Thanks Austin!
	👻 11:05pm Austin Rich: Thanks everyone! And without a tech-problem, either!
	11:07pm Mr Fab: Good night all hu-mans and ro-mans!
	👻 11:08pm Austin Rich: Nighty Night!

Mid-Valley Mutations with Austin Rich: Playlist from August 2, 2022

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