radiobombast

Transmission Deux [2012 Nov 28]

The second transmission from il mondo bumbastico was "planned," meaning that we knew it was coming a week in advance.  So, in theory, things should have been much different than the first time out.  As a "friend of BOMBAST"--let us call him "mateu"--once told us, "the difference between theory and practice is that, in theory, there is no difference between theory and practice." There are still more utterances of the word "um" than we would like; in retrospect, not all of our segues hit that surprising-yet-inevitable quality for which we strive; for some reason Ras Michael put a little too much reggae in our jeggae and strained the connection between the cd deck and the mixing board.  We are choosing to interpret the ongoing shambolic quality of the BOMBAST thing, which resists all attempts at polishing, as a testament to how instinctive and heartfelt the show is to its host.  We choose this. One way in which the show did benefit from extra lead time was that we were able to record an introductory segment from Lady Catharsis for her segment, "The Listening Parlour."  This, additionally, gives us the opportunity to induct Stereolab to the sparsely-populated BOMBAST Hall of Legends, on account of the track "...Sudden Stars," which serves as the underscoring for that delicious voiceover.  We will play that Groop again soon, without feeling the least bit guilty about it. We spent a lot of time in the vicinity of brilliance this week.  The current album by Savage Republic is, as we hint during the broadcast, a strong candidate for the "extreme genius exemption" to our anti-rotation policy, as is the live recording by Carter Tutti Void.  Apologies to those of you who love things like lyrics and melodies. The word on the street is that the BOMBAST podcast sounds terrible if you listen to it through the tiny built-in speakers of a mobile device.  We suggest not listening to BOMBAST on the tiny built-in speakers of a mobile device. BOMBAST Playlist 2012 Nov 28, 8-10 p.m:

1. Nubile G and the  Spurious Wizz: "Your Jolly Giant" [DOVentertainment]
2. Savage Republic: "Kara" [Les Temps Modernes]
3. Hassan Hakmoun and Zahar: "Only One God (Maaboud Allah)" [RealWorld]
4. Producers for Bob: "The Xists Have Landed" [DOVentertainment]
5. Carl Craig: "Food and Art in the Spirit of Revolution" [SSR]
6. Linton Kwesi Johnson: "Liesense fi Dub" [LKJ]
7. Edwyn Collins: "Losing Sleep" [Heavenly]
8. Ian Boddy: "Foundry" [Soleilmoon]
9. Carter Tutti Void: "V4" [Mute]
10. Vic Chesnutt: "Bakersfield" [Texas Hotel] ***"Listening Parlour"
11. Mollono.Bass: "In the Meadow" [Acker]
12. Current 93: "Honeysuckle" [Coptic Cat]
13. Primal Scream: "Shoot Speed / Kill Light" [Astralwerks]
14. Ras Michael: "Truth and Right" [ROIR]
15. Little Annie: "Bless Those" [On-U Sound / Restless]
16. The Gladiators: "Looks Is Deceiving" [Virgin / Frontline]
17. madEP: "Acid Jig" [Soleilmoon]
18. The Tape-Beatles: "Desire" [DOVentertainment]
19. Ruts DC / Mad Professor: "Love & Fire" [ROIR]
20. Fanga / Maalem Abdullah Guinea: "Kelen" [Strut]
21. Robin Guthrie: "And So To Sleep, My Little Ones" [Soleil Après Minuit]

Next week: more love, more fire.  Enjoy!--kid catharsis

Bombast debuts! [transmission 1, Nov 21 2012]

[UPDATE 2014 May 31: Audio file has been restored.] Here is part 1 of our hastily assembled first broadcast.  I literally had 2 hours between finding out I was actually doing a show that night and the time I had to be at the radio station.  I actually think that some of the segues turned out better than those in the second show a week later!  It was ever thus, but that's another story for another day.  Lots of "ums" in the voiceovers, too.  It's been 20 years, holmes.  That too is another discussion for later. Technical notes--I'll try to create a "category" for blanket explanations like this--the digital recorder at our station, or more likely the flash card contained therein, is/was for some reason formatted to chop files into 5-minute segments, which, let me tell you, is not irritating at all.  Nor is the fact that each segment is actually missing about 0.036 seconds of information [or, as we luddites like to call it, "content"].  These gaps aren't noticeable in speech, and plenty of times they aren't noticeable in music either, but they are present.  If, from time to time [near multiples of 5 mins.] over the course of these early podcasts, you notice a drumbeat coming a split-second early, that's why.  The two hours of the Nov. 21 show will be like this, as will the two hours of the Nov. 28 show.  Sorry.  I've purchased a proper digital recorder now, so hopefully starting with the Dec. 5 show you will be treated to all the perfection that a 128kbps mp3 stream promises.  "Better Must Come." The following playlist is formatted like this: Artist: "Song Title" [Music Label] BOMBAST Playlist, 2012 Nov. 21, 8-9 p.m.

1. PJ Harvey: "Wang Dang Doodle" [BBC / Island]
2. Unrest: "God Gave Rock and Roll to Us" [Dutch East India Trading]
3. Barry Adamson: "Je t'aime" [Mute]
4. I Roy: "War and Friction" [Blood and Fire]
5. July Skies: "Coastal Stations" [Rocket Girl]
6. Peter Christopherson: "In My Head a Crystal Sphere of Heavy Fluid" [Chalice]
7. The Dirtbombs: "Cosmic Car" [In the Red]
8. Gwei-Lo: "Don't Try [Hank]" [Bella Union / Instinct]
9. Dr. Alimantado: "Chant to Jah" [Blood and Fire]
10. Adam Johnson: "Malk" [Merck]
11. The Durutti Column: "Better Must Come" [Artful]

enjoy!  And welcome aboard the Bombastic voyage. Hour 2 anon.