We Smoked in Heaven and We Laughed Off Hell: Transmission 363, 2017 August 23

Feels like regular service for the first time in nearly a month. I was in my usual time slot--following "the Fre(ida) Pile"--and Junior was in town, so the bit didn't have to be delivered via Apple voice memo. This program gives me pleasure, more than I expected (if only I could feel this in real time!), despite segues about which I can only say that I must have understood at some point what I was trying to do. A listener phoned in to give kudos, which is distressingly rare.

And, "finally," Happy Mondays provided the featured disc--heavy, I can report, on the Squirrel and G-Man era tunes. (Hot take: that album is better than Bummed.) Early entries in the "Physical Evidence" series included anecdotes about the actual disc played--who was the person who found himself able to write these??? I'm not up to it, other than to say that the aforementioned Squirrel got me through a very tough time. This (John) Peel Sessions disc doesn't ring a bell in terms of when I acquired it, though I just implied why I did so.

The Sound have made appearances in some recent playlists, I think because The Blog That Celebrates Itself put out a tribute and I decided I would rather hear the originals. Poor Adrian Borland: his band, like the Chameleons and the Comsat Angels, was something that simply missed me when it was happening. Blame it on radio, or record distributors, or whatever. White Postpunk Guys, all--playing them to see if they can make me feel anything. At times they do.

BOMBAST playlist, 2017 August 23, 2100-2300:

1. "VII" | Mere | Mere III | Home Normal
2. "Freaky Dancin'" | Happy Mondays | The Peel Sessions | Strange Fruit | "Physical Evidence"
3. "Stay Loose" | Phil Pratt | Star Wars Dub | Burning Sounds
4. "Alghoroub" | Abdou El Omari | Nuits de Printemps avec Abdou El Omari | Radio Martiko
5. "Kuff Dam" | Happy Mondays | The Peel Sessions | Strange Fruit | "Physical Evidence"
6. "Saunton" | London Modular Alliance | Home Grown EP | Hypercolour
7. "Sanctuary - Dub" | Dele Sosimi meets Prince Fatty / Nostalgia 77 | You No Fit To Touch Am In Dub | Wah Wah 45s
8. "Mad Cyril" | Happy Mondays | The Peel Sessions | Strange Fruit | "Physical Evidence"
9. "Killing Time" | Moon Duo | Killing Time [reissue] | Sacred Bones
10. "Olive Oil" | Happy Mondays | The Peel Sessions | Strange Fruit | "Physical Evidence"
11. "Soulful Dub" | Impact All-Stars | Java Java Java Java - Instrumentals Dubwise Versions | Get On Down
12. "17. October - Eomac Remix" | Rotkeller | Atheos | Threnes
13. "Do It Better" | Happy Mondays | The Peel Sessions | Strange Fruit | "Physical Evidence"
14. "Song" | Iona Fortune | Tao Of I | Optimo
15. "steal" | Brian Harris | Washed Up Man | self-released
16. "Inside" | 14 Iced Bears | 14 Iced Bears [reissue] | Optic Nerve
17. "Cob 20" | Happy Mondays | The Peel Sessions | Strange Fruit | "Physical Evidence"
18. "Misophonic" | Grey Hairs | Serious Business | Gringo
19. "Mirage" | Mefjus | Critical Music Presents: 15 Years of Underground Sonics | Critical Music
20. "Total Recall" | The Sound | Heads & Hearts | Statik
21. "I Like You So Much Better When I'm Down" | Mieta | Come On Feel The NoiZe, BraZil Class '17 | The Blog That Celebrates Itself
22. "Capture" | Baloji | 64 Bits & Malachite | Bella Union
23. "3:11" | Inventing Masks | 2nd | Error Broadcast
24. "Mix Zwei - Tolouse Low Trax Mix" | Ogoya Nengo / The Dodo Women's Group | On Mande Versions | Tal
25. "Mary Jane Dub" | Alter Echo & E3 | Mary Jane | Moonshine
26. "5th Dimensions" | The Orb | COW / Chill Out, World! | Kompakt
27. "Tart Tart" | Happy Mondays | The Peel Sessions | Strange Fruit | "Physical Evidence"

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