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December 28, 2011: Best of 2011! Expanded playlist, including the albums and singles bubbling under the Top 10 that I didn't have time to play!
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Favorite reissues/collections of 2011 |
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laurice | he's my guy | best of laurice, vol. 1 | mighty mouth | My #10 reissue/collection of 2011! | 0:00:52 (Pop-up) | |||||
sandy salisbury | spell on me | sandy | poppydisc | My #9 reissue/collection of 2011! | 0:03:25 (Pop-up) | |||||
ramases | life child | space hymns | mexican summer | My #8 reissue/collection of 2011! | 0:06:08 (Pop-up) | |||||
the normals | don't pick me | vacation to nowhere | last laugh | My #7 reissue/collection of 2011! | 0:12:34 (Pop-up) | |||||
dmz | ball me out | radio demos | munster | My #6 reissue/collection of 2011! | 0:21:33 (Pop-up) | |||||
happy refugees | screaming and shouting | return to last chance saloon | acute |
My #5 reissue/collection of 2011! |
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clap | my imagination | have you reached yet? | sing sing |
My #4 reissue/collection of 2011! |
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hillary blaze | first burst of madness | exposure | rockadrome |
My #3 reissue/collection of 2011! |
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jeff & jane hudson | los alamos | flesh | captured tracks |
My #2 reissue/collection of 2011! See Jeff & Jane Hudson live at MASS Moca in North Adams, Massachusetts on Saturday, January 14, 2012, 8:00 pm! . |
0:39:57 (Pop-up) | |||||
the vagrants | i can't make a friend | i can't make a friend | light in the attic |
My #1 reissue/collection of 2011! |
0:45:41 (Pop-up) | |||||
Favorite singles of 2011 |
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Bubbling Under!
20. The Fancy Space People - s/t (No label) 19. Perrosky - "En La Linea" (Algo / Gravfadora Discos) 18. The Mantles - "Raspbery Thighs" (SDZ) 17. Red Mass - "Drink My Blood" (HoZac) 16. Carolee - EP1 (12XU) 15. Doug Gillard - "Breaking In Two" (347) 14. Gaz Gaz - "Head On A Plate" (Born Bad) 13. Apache Dropout - "Shot Down" (Trouble In Mind) 12. Art Yard - "The Law" (Ride The Snake) 11. Sally Crewe - Transmit/Receive (No label) |
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real numbers | tear it in two | 7" | florida's dying | My #10 single of 2011! | 0:50:40 (Pop-up) | |||||
the liminanas | (i've got) trouble in mind | 7" | trouble in mind | My #9 single of 2011 | 0:52:34 (Pop-up) | |||||
bare wires | don't ever change | 7" | robot elephant | My #8 single of 2011 | 0:56:08 (Pop-up) | |||||
hank iv | cold equation | 7" | s-s | My #7 single of 2011 | 1:01:27 (Pop-up) | |||||
the liminanas | af3458 | 7" | sdz | My #6 single of 2011 | 1:03:36 (Pop-up) | |||||
boomgates | layman's terms | 7" | smartguy |
My #5 single of 2011 |
1:06:15 (Pop-up) | |||||
the db's | picture sleeve | 7" | orange |
My #4 single of 2011 |
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wax idols | all too human | 7" | hozac |
My #3 single of 2011 |
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sureshot symphony solution feat. the mighty pope | mr. fortune and fame | a good look 12" ep | no label |
My #2 single/EP of 2011 (this song also available as a single) |
1:18:15 (Pop-up) | |||||
the renegades | thirteen women | norton |
My #1 single of 2011! (Yes, I know this actually came out in late 2010 but it didn't hit the WFMU new bin until early 2011 and that's when I started playing it like crazy.) |
1:24:55 (Pop-up) | ||||||
Ten notable compilations (unranked) of 2011 |
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little ben & the cheers | i'm gonna get even with you | va- the nickel & penny labels | numero group | 1:32:51 (Pop-up) | ||||||
classic funk | the funk's gonna fly | va- true soul vol. 2: deep sounds from the left of stax | now-again |
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superhuman happiness | human happiness | va-electric cowbell records presents 101 things to do in bongolia | electric cowbell | 1:38:44 (Pop-up) | ||||||
mickey baker | steam roller | va- r&b hipshakers vol. 2 | vampisoul |
compiled by WFMU's own Mr. Finewine |
1:42:12 (Pop-up) | |||||
little sonny | eli's pork chop | va- shattered dreams: funky blues 1967-78 | ace | 1:49:28 (Pop-up) | ||||||
voice farm | voyeur | va- bart: bay area retrograde vol. 1 | dark entries |
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mr. fingers | the juice | va- dj kicks: motor city drum ensemble | k7 | 1:58:46 (Pop-up) | ||||||
the two things in one | stop telling me | va- street sounds from the bay area | bgp |
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2:01:16 (Pop-up) | |||||
april & the fools | baby watch out | va- messthetics 108: south coast diy 1977-81 | hyped2death | 2:03:59 (Pop-up) | ||||||
52nd street | express | va- fac. dance: factory records 12" mixes and rarities 1980-87 | strut |
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2:06:08 (Pop-up) | |||||
Favorite new albums of 2011 |
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Bubbling Under!
30. Paul Messis - The Problem With Me (13 o'clock) 29. Wire - Red Barked Tree (Pink Flag) 28. Boston Spaceships - Let It Beard (Guided By Voices Inc.) 27. Coathangers - Larceny & Old Lace (Suicide Squeeze) 26. Kid Congo - Gorilla Rose (In The Red) 25. Barreracudas - Nocturnal Missions (Douche Master) 24. Baseball Project - Vol. 2: High & Inside (Yep Roc) 23. OBN IIIs - The One And Only (Tic Tac Totally) 22. Art Brut - Brilliant! Tragic! (Cooking Vinyl) 21. Glitter Wizard - Solar Hills (Archers Guild) 20. Cynics - Spinning Wheel Motel (Get Hip) 19. The Ettes - Wicked Will (Krian) 18. Pharaoh Overlord - Out Of Darkness (Ektro) 17. The Guitars - High Action (No label) 16. Smithereens - 2011 (E One) 15. Mr. Chop - Switched On (Five Day Weekend) 14. Obits - Moody, Standard And Poor (Sub Pop) 13. Jacuzzi Boys - Glazin' (Hardly Art) 12. Soft Tags - Suit Of Lights (No label) 11. Mikal Cronin - s/t (Trouble In Mind) |
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kids on a crime spree | it's in my blood | we love you so bad | slumberland | My #10 album of 2011! | 2:13:49 (Pop-up) | |||||
wax idols | dead like you | no future | hozac | My #9 album of 2011! | 2:15:36 (Pop-up) | |||||
the soft moon | tiny spiders | s/t | captured tracks | My #8 album of 2011! | 2:18:39 (Pop-up) | |||||
white hills | upon arrival | h-p1 | thrill jockey | My #7 album of 2011! | 2:25:15 (Pop-up) | |||||
the bon | whammy | static electricity | boppa do down | My #6 album of 2011! | 2:30:22 (Pop-up) | |||||
wrong words | cross that line | s/t | trouble in mind |
My #5 album of 2011! |
2:35:10 (Pop-up) | |||||
sloan | unkind | the double cross | yep roc |
My #4 album of 2011! |
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cute lepers | noisy song | adventure time | 1-2-3-4 go! |
My #3 album of 2011! |
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the insomniacs | good for nothing | just enjoy it | screaming apple/blood red |
My #2 album of 2011! |
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the laureates | worry worry worry | spells | funambulist |
My #1 album of 2011! |
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Listener comments!
Van in Dallas:
efd:
Stevel:
Van in Dallas:
AZ:
Richard from Venezuela:
efd:
Hi Richard and Steve, thanks for listening tonight!
Van in Dallas:
I should think about doing the AZ gym thingy sometime....
G:
efd:
G:
Van in Dallas:
Stevel:
Holly in NC:
This is going to be a FUN show! :-)
Van in Dallas:
Harold Camping:
Van in Dallas:
Holly in NC:
AZ:
Raptor:
G:
Destroit:
Van in Dallas:
Dorothy:
Destroit:
Van in Dallas:
efd:
G:
Stevel:
Randy in NC:
G:
Joe D.:
Van in Dallas:
Julie:
G:
Julie:
efd:
Julie, you can count whatever you want! I play by my own rules!
Holly in NC:
G:
Van in Dallas:
Julie:
Julie:
Van in Dallas:
efd:
As you'll see presently.
G:
Julie:
12539:
Jeff & Jane Hudson at MASS Moca
Saturday, January 14, 2012, 8:00 pm
North Adams, Massachusetts.
efd:
efd:
12539, thanks!
G:
Holly in NC:
BTW, hello everyone!
@efd - 10 bonus tracks? That I did not know. Now I need to go purchase (grumble).
Julie:
G:
Julie:
Holly in NC:
Happy belated birthday & other holiday of your choice!
I found a christmas comp that has your name all over it - have you heard "excelsis - a dark noel"?
Julie:
Holly in NC:
Kat in Chicago:
Destroit:
Van in Dallas:
Destroit:
Randy in NC:
Julie:
Destroit:
@ Julie: cats? I hope...
Julie:
G:
Holly in NC:
Does Liberace count as a band? If so, he was my first. Show, that is. In the round!
Randy in NC:
Destroit:
Julie:
Julie:
Nordens fåglar:
Julie:
Holly in NC:
Bandcamp. Free.
efd:
Randy, I remember seeing that weird bug-like mural on the side of the old Tea Party building when I was a kid driving in on the Mass Pike.
efd:
Nordens fåglar:
Julie:
Randy in NC:
G:
Destroit:
@ Julie: honestly, removing giant handmade cookie sheets of poo from the closet aviary was one of my fondest childhood memories.
Danne D:
G:
Van in Dallas:
Holly in NC:
#1 I'm pretty sure I know...
Julie:
Nordens fåglar:
Stevel:
Destroit:
Julie:
Stevel:
G:
efd:
Ken From Hyde Park:
Van in Dallas:
Holly in NC:
Julie:
efd:
Stevel:
listenermark:
Skirkie:
Brian:
Van in Dallas:
Destroit:
Destroit:
efd:
Hi Brian, nice to have you here in real time! Greets to Skirkie and Danne D as well!
@Destroit - thanks, I think?
Van in Dallas:
Randy in NC:
Holly in NC:
And 'The African Queen' was *almost* the last movie I watched with my father...sometimes I'm very slow to forgive.
Nordens fåglar:
efd:
Danne D:
Hope Santa was good to everyone :)
Danne D:
Van in Dallas:
Joe D.:
G:
Danne D:
Danne D:
Canadian Pterodactyl:
T-Zero:
@Julie: Evening. Sorry I missed your show live again. Can't get my sleeping worked out lately.
@EFD: Better late than never tuning in. Just woke up. An early Happy New year to ya...
Van in Dallas:
@T-Zero - hi there!
glenn:
Danne D:
Destroit:
Danne D:
Van in Dallas:
T-Zero:
Holly in NC:
Least offensive slide of a 12-slide slideshow.
Most keep up appearances!
Julie:
Nordens fåglar:
Destroit:
Danne D:
glenn:
Danne D:
Danne D:
Van in Dallas:
Danne D:
Canadian Pterodactyl:
Destroit:
Julie:
Holly in NC:
I will NOT say"curate". It's this year's "woozy"
monica:
Danne D:
efd:
Julie, that BART comp is on vinyl, filed under the left side of the new bin.
cheri:
Julie:
Destroit:
Julie:
Holly in NC:
monica:
cheri:
Holly in NC:
Feeling A Titch Uncomfortable:
Julie:
Danne D:
efd:
Danne D:
Holly in NC:
Van in Dallas:
Destroit:
Holly in NC:
Danne D:
PB:
Van in Dallas:
Holly in NC:
White Hills hasn't been out of my year end top ten in...years.
Destroit:
Danne D:
@Destroit - Julie has a show - very cheerfully themed I might ad: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/JQ
I do not have a show, I am but a humble listener like yourself and have been lucky enough to listened to and volunteered at FMU (generally during marathons) since about '97. Commenting is so much easier than calling the poor djs during their show (Terre T was VERY nice in that regard back in the day - but then again I only called once in a rare while - my moniker is an homage to her in fact). If there's a nicest person in the world it is probably Terre T (or at least I will say nobody else is nicer ;)
There is archival footage of myself on FMU air for a total of about 2 minutes - I will leave it to you to try and discover that, though (it's not easy)
FELIX:
thank you i guess its already fixed
Julie:
Danne D:
efd:
Julie:
Danne D:
I'll add that Julie is also officially an FMU legend as she rode out Hurricane Irene in an epic marathon of broadcasting with Clay Pigeon. You should definitely check out in the archives.
Thierry:
No Feelies in any list?
Danne D:
Van in Dallas:
Danne D:
Stevel:
Danne D:
Barkevious Shabazz:
glenn:
Julie:
Danne D:
Destroit:
@ Danne d: man I wish you lived next door, true hockey fans are hard to come by
FELIX:
seems like it stopped
it was a 880 hz or so
i think i still hear it but in a much lesser db
can you tell?
Julie:
Julie:
efd:
@Thierry, pretty sure I have the Feelies in my "bubbling under" section. Joe Belock had them at #2 (or 1a, as he put it) on his show yesterday.
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Danne D:
Julie:
PB:
Droll:
Danne D:
Julie:
glenn:
Stevel:
Julie:
Van in Dallas:
Danne D:
Julie:
glenn:
Julie:
Danne D:
efd:
Danne D:
glenn:
FELIX:
do notice and fix
i think i still hear it but in a much lesser db
can you tell?
Van in Dallas:
Joe D.:
SLOAN
get in your car and drive real fast or something. Jump on the bed. Something.
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Augie Rios:
Julie:
Stevel:
Julie:
Holly in NC:
efd:
Van in Dallas:
Stevel:
Danne D:
Julie:
cheri:
880hz tone:
Julie:
G:
Not sure why he'd know the frequency by ear, but FWIW 880 hz is the A an octave above the A that orchestras tune to. It's the A on the fifth fret of the highest string of a guitar.
Julie:
Danne D:
Stevel:
Julie:
Van in Dallas:
12539:
glenn:
Danne D:
Julie:
G:
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T-Zero:
@Danee D: It was a scheduling conflict.
Stevel:
G:
Holly in NC:
!!!! Remind me to never, never play Trivial Pursuit with you!
I am impressed.
@Van - Are you aware that there will be NO Friday in Samoa this week? Good thing you don't live in Samoa!
T-Zero:
Danne D:
Well here's hoping he's back fillin' in soon.
And at least it wasn't like other recent departures ;)
Stevel:
Van in Dallas:
Danne D:
T-Zero:
glenn:
G:
FELIX:
please stop it if yuo can
around 800 hz
im in south america peru
thank you
Holly in NC:
Destroit:
Holly in NC:
Julie:
Danne D:
G:
Normally in my experience, though, generic electrical feedback is B flat, not A :-)
Julie:
12539:
Stevel:
FELIX:
efd:
Julie:
Danne D:
Have a Happy New Year everyone!
Holly in NC:
EFD, thank you.
Van in Dallas:
Mr. EFD, thank you for the presentation today. Not a bad job at all. Even raptors, I think, would have liked this.
I continue to rue the fact that I did not discover your show in time.
FELIX:
Thanks Evan nice show
FELIX:
Joe B:
FELIX:
have a nice year
FELIX:
FELIX: