1. BLASST Theme - "BLASSTHEME"
2. Tony Jr. and the Magic Valley - "Case of Corona"
3. Genesis Breyer P-Orridge Interview
4. Psychic TV - "Infinite Beat"
5. Throbbing Gristle - "United"
6. The Serfs - "Perverted Disco"
7. The Electronic Circus - "Direct Lines"
8. Smashing Pumpkins - "Isolation" (Joy Division cover)
9. Girlpool - "Like I'm Winning It"
10. Navy Blue - "In Good Hands ft. Ka"
11. Virna Lindt - "Avant-Garde Pt. 1"
12. Virna Lindt - "Avant-Garde Pt. 2"
13. Gong Gong Gong 工工工 - "Notes Underground 地下日記"
14. C.W. Stoneking - "On A Desert Isle"
15. Les Rallizes Denudes - "People Can Choose"
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Notes: A quick note about the show: I neglected to mention that "Case of Corona" by Tony Jr. and the Magic Valley also features Rene Gonzales Jr. on piano. For those who don't know (admittedly, I didn't), Rene is the grandson of Country Roland, a Valley legend who helped bridge the gap between Country and Tejano (genres that both mean a great deal to certain generations in our humble community) in the 70s and 80s by making country music in Spanish. Check him out below.
This is the first broadcast I've produced while in self-quarantine! That's probably not something to celebrate, but it has definitely changed the way I work on shows. Normally I'm freaking out about time and producing these at the 11th hour, leaving me with little sleep before my work shift the next day. This time around I was able to produce this episode in decent time and was even able to produce a theme song for it! I've been wanting a proper theme song since the start of the show, and thanks to Moog's decision to make the Minimoog D app free to the public, I was able to make one! Of course, the motivation behind Moog's decision is still a gloomy one: the spread of Coronavirus AKA Covid-19 to the United States has made it so that the new norm for people is to stay home and not interact with others. The practice, dubbed "social distancing" or "self-quarantine", is intended to help curb the spread of the virus in its early stages of being in the country among unsuspecting and otherwise healthy carriers (such as people my age), or "flatten the curve" as it's been described by experts. The outcome of this practice will be a less-overwhelmed medical system that can adequately provide care for patients as the flow of patients who have contracted the virus becomes steady instead of appearing all at once! I've linked to more information about why this practice is important HERE, and hope you read it and share it with those you care about! (graphic below)
Seriously, if you're reading this and you're still going out to crowded places, take a long, hard look at yourself. Think of your actions, think of the people close to you who might not fare as well as you in this time...they're the ones who will be hurt by your foolishness in the end. I've seen so many people I respect and care about put themselves in these scenarios time and again over the past week, and it's been profoundly disappointing. Clearly they're not taking this matter seriously. I refuse to accept that they simply are not informed, the coronavirus is trending on every social media platform, it's been memed to shit already, there is really no excuse for why people haven't taken action to isolate themselves.
I'm done ranting about this, I do enough of that on the show already. Thanks for listening again, the world will miss Genesis Breyer P-Orridge for ever and ever. I incorrectly stated that h/er first group was Throbbing Gristle, when in fact the first group (term used loosely) that s/he was a part of was COUM Transmissions, a performance art collective active in the UK in the late 60s and early 70s. Look em up. Or watch below.
Stay healthy, stay home, stay safe, and I'll see y'all next week. We will have our first guest of 2020!
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