New York State of Mind

A few friends of mine are heading to New York in the coming weeks (or are already in the city). So, in conjunction with their trips, the first half of this weeks program was dedicated to artists from New York and the varying sounds that came from the city that never sleeps. While I couldnt touch upon every major NYC artists, staples from the city like The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, and Wu-Tang Clan had to be represented, and represented they were.

The playlist (New York artists are in purple, the colours of NYU)
1) The Velvet Underground and Nico- I'm Waiting for the Man (The Velvet Underground and Nico)
2) New York Dolls- Dance Like a Monkey (One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This)
3) Cro-Mags- Survival of the Streets (Age of Quarrel)
4) Sonic Youth- Rats (Rather Ripped)
5) World of Skin- Nothing Without You (World of Skin)
6) Naked City- Batman (Naked City)
7) Type O Negative- I Don't Wanna Be Me (Life is Killing Me)
8) Wu-Tang Clan- Older Gods (Wu-Tang Forever)
9) Bernard Herrmann- Taxi Driver Main Titles (Taxi Driver Soundtrack)
10) Joe Delia- Exit Music (Ms. 45 Soundtrack)
11) Plunt- Foxymoron (Plunt)
12) Solarists- New Sound for a New Town (Coast Spirit)
13) Torngat- L'Ecole Penitencier (La Petite Nicole)
14) Yesterday's Ring- Quebec City Blues (Diamonds in the Ditch)
15) Camera Obscura- My Maudlin Career (My Maudlin Career)
16) Morgan Doctor- The Day is Gone (Other Life)
17) SubtractiveLAD- Filament (Where the Land Meets the Sky)
18) Meniscus Curve- Lend Me Your Light (ST)
19) Royskopp- It's What I Want (Junior)

An extended Jukebox/Mashup with Productive Confusion

This week was a special show, running for three hours in length instead of the usual 90 minutes. This was because I also hosted DJ Me's Productive Confusion following the regular Juxtaposition Jukebox time-slot. I treated my hosting duties as a mash-up of Juxtaposition Jukebox and Productive Confusion, since the show came off as a broadcast of Juxtaposition Jukebox that focused on genres and artists frequently played on Productive Confusion.



A new Isis album is a reason for me to celebrate, and today's program started off with an Isis compare and contrast session, taking songs from their albums Oceanic, Panopticon, and their brillant new album Wavering Radiant (one of my favourites of 2009 so far).



During the Productive Confusion segment, many hip-hop artists were featured. Among them are the group responsible for the above album. That album cover and title makes me chuckle, and almost all the stereotypes of west coast gangsta rap are present in the sound and image, but I just can't help but dig S.C.C. and would choose them over the likes of Soulja Boy, Hot Boyz, and G-Unit anyday. Speaking of G-Unit, I also played music from Mobb Deep's seminal album Hell on Earth, and I think it is a shame that they are now affiliated with G-Unit and the useless music of 50 Cent.

Other highlights include new music from Windsor's Johnny West, who has recorded his 3rd album of the last 6 months, titled If I Had a Quarter for Every Time Someone Stuck a Gun in my Face, I'd at Least Have Enough Change to Buy a few Chocolate Bars. Much like his previous albums, the song titles are very tongue in cheek, and the music is very tuneful and intimate. Plus, if you're a fan of Don Caballero, Tortoise, or Can (I am a fiend for these bands), then check out Cheer-Accident and their new album Fear Draws Misfortune, which utilizes the best qualities from all those influential bands. Lastly, the new album from Elfin Saddle titled Ringing for the Begin Again illustrates how bold and daring Constellation Records is. Very unique japanese influenced folk/experimental music that is a must hear.

The playlist:
1) Isis- Flase Light (Oceanic)
2) Isis- Backlit (Panopticon)
3) Isis- Threshold of Transformation (Wavering Radiant)
4) Kathy Kennedy & Thanos Chrysakis- Villa Trise (HMMM)
5) Elfin Saddle- Sakura (Ringing for the Begin Again)
6) A Silver Mount Zion- Stumble Then Rise on Some Awkward Morning (He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms)
7) Cheer-Accident- The Carnal Carish City (Fear Draws Misfortune)
8) Philip Glass- Abdulmajid (Heroes Symphony)
9) Sarah Craig- Spring Cleaning (The Threshing Floor)
10) Hotcha- Hey Little Boy (Dust Bowl Roots)
11) Rattlesnake Choir- The Midst of my Gloom (Live Music)
12) Western States- Used to Rain (Bye and Bye)
13) DOOM- Angelz [feat. Ghostface Killah] (Born Like This)
14) Kid Koala- Music for Morning People (Carpel Tunnel Syndrome)
15) South Central Cartel- Servin Em Heat (N Gatz We Truss)
16) Mobb Deep- Give it up Fast [Feat. Nas and Big Noyd] (Hell on Earth)
17) Raekwon- Wu-Gambinos [feat. Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Masta Killa, and RZA] (Only Built 4 Cuban Linx)
18) Soso and DJ Kutdown- Knots and Lumps (S-T)
19) Love Pink Pony- Don't Do It [Part 2- Budapest] (Vida)
20) Kero- Riversidedrive (Shitkatapult)
21) Animal Collective- In the Flowers (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
22) Johnny West- With Friends Like These, Who Needs Antifreeze (If I Had a Quarter for Every Time Someone Stuck a Gun in my Face, I'd at Least Have Enough Change to Buy a few Chocolate Bars)
23) Tara Watts- Camels in Canada (About Love)
24) The Veils- Killed by the Boom (Sun Gangs)
25) Botch- Frequency Ass Bandit (We are the Romans)
26) Converge- Black Cloud (You Fail Me)

Playlist for May 4, 2009

The above image is from one of my favourite movies, and my dvd contains an additional cd of music inspired by this highly influential cyper-punk film. Read up on Tetsuo: The Iron Man on imdb or wikipedia, and if interested, check it out. (Incase you're wondering, my avatar for blogspot comes from the film).

Onto the playlist, which featured many rap songs, because I have been lacking in the hip-hop department for too long. The Two Fingers project featuring Amon Tobin, Doubleclick, and MC Sway is pretty prime, and thanks to Murad from Productive Confusion for pushing me to play it. Songs inspired by Tetsuo are in grey.

1) Herbie Hancock- Maiden Voyage (Maiden Voyage)
2) Curtis Andrews- Vedic Square Dance (The Offering of Curtis Andrews)
3) Gregory Kraj- The Chinatown Bank Heist (Mama Don't Cry)
4) The Foreign- Quicksand (Elemental)
5) Two Fingers- Jewels & Gems (Two Fingers)
6) Lexington and Whatevski- Shotgun a Beer (Preggars Can't Be Choosers)
7) Nas- N.Y. State of Mind (Illmatic)
8) Battles- Race: In (Mirroed)
9) Flying Saucer Attack- The Season is Ours (Flying Saucer Attack)
10) This Mortal Coil- Song of the Siren (It'll End in Tears)
11) Frontline Assembly- Black Fluid (Music Inspired By Tetsuo the Ironman)
12) Razed in Black- Oh My Goth (Music Inspired By Tetsuo the Ironman)
13) Synaesthesia- Dark Core (Music Inspired By Tetsuo the Ironman)