Seventies afrobeat group from Benin. Obvious RIYL is Fela, but more given to weird psychadelic guitar and drone-y Highlife rhythms. Which makes it pretty cool. Play any and all, none particularly stand out to me, but be warned, 6 and 8 are longer than 9 minutes long.
Archive for November, 2009
Album Review: Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo de Contonou, "Echoes Hypnotiques"
Friday, November 13th, 2009Shortcuts to Internet Millions
Sunday, November 8th, 2009Thanks for listening to KWUR and supporting the station during Hustle Week! Here, as a gift from me to you, is the DJ Invisible Cola hustle week 2009 mix, titled Shortcuts to Internet Millions. The title came from an infomercial for a book that our music director Kenny and I saw late one night.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?0j2j0jyzzzz
Tracklist:
Tits & Clits – Fist of Steel
Snob Scrilla – Heartbreak Scorsese (’96 Bulls Remix)
Chromeo – Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT Remix)
Guns ‘n’ Bombs – Riddle of Steel (Classixx Version)
The Count & Sinden – African Chant
Zombie Disco Squad – Eurovision (Mowgli Remix)
Oh Snap – Everyone’s a DJ
Don Diablo – Black Heat
Tonka – Website (Malente Re-Edit)
Fantastadon – Anesthesiologist
Brian Cox – Let’s Go to Work (Clockwork Remix)
The Shoes – Knockout
34 Years of Debauchery
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Last night some devoted DJs stayed up all night, broadcasting continuously from 8 pm to 6 am. For the final 3 hours, we counted down with a song from each year since KWUR’s founding in 1976, right up to 2009. Decisions were made by committee so don’t blame me if you don’t like the selections.
| Year | Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Ramones | Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue | Ramones |
| 1977 | Television | Marquee Moon | Marquee Moon |
| 1978 | Mars | 11,000 volts | Mars 78 |
| 1979 | Buzzcocks | Orgasm Addict | Singles Going Steady |
| 1980 | Devo | Girl U Want | Freedom of Choice |
| 1981 | Black Flag | TV Party | Damaged |
| 1982 | Dead Kennedys | Bleed for Me | Plastic Surgery Disasters |
| 1983 | New Order | Age of Consent | Power Corruption Lies |
| 1984 | Minutemen | This Ain’t No Picnic | Double Nickels on The Dime |
| 1985 | The Smiths | The Headmaster Ritual | Meat is Murder |
| 1986 | Slayer | Raining Blood | Reign in Blood |
| 1987 | Big Black | Fish Fry | Songs About Fucking |
| 1988 | Public Enemy | Bring the Noise | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back |
| 1989 | Nirvana | Negative Creep | Bleach |
| 1990 | Sonic Youth | Tunic (Song for Karen) | Goo |
| 1991 | My Bloody Valentine | When You Sleep | Loveless |
| 1992 | Eric B and Rakim | Don’t Sweat the Technique | Don’t Sweat the Technique |
| 1993 | Wu-Tang Clan | Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F’ Wit | Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) |
| 1994 | Pavement | Cut Your Hair | Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain |
| 1995 | Yo La Tengo | Straight Down to the Bitter End | Electr-o-pura |
| 1996 | DJ Shadow | Building Steam With a Grain of Salt | Endtroducing |
| 1997 | Radiohead | Electioneering | OK Computer |
| 1998 | Neutral Milk Hotel | Holland, 1945 | In The Aeroplane Over the Sea |
| 1999 | Aphex Twin | Windowlicker | Windowlicker |
| 2000 | New Pornographers | Mass Romantic | Mass Romantic |
| 2001 | Daft Punk | Harder Better Faster Stronger | Discovery |
| 2002 | Wilco | Heavy Metal Drummer | Yankee Hotel Foxtrot |
| 2003 | White Stripes | Black Math | Elephant |
| 2004 | Death From Above 1979 | Turn It Out | You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine |
| 2005 | Sufjan Stevens | John Wayne Gacy, Jr. | Illinois |
| 2006 | Man Man | Engrish Bwudd | Six Demon Bag |
| 2007 | Animal Collective | Winter Wonderland | Strawberry Jam |
| 2008 | No Age | Sleeper Hold | Nouns |
| 2009 | The Almighty Defenders | All My Loving | Almighty Defenders |
Album Review: The King Khan and BBQ Show, "Invisible Girl"
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
What really differentiates King Khan and BBQ from their similar sounding lo-fi soul/garage punk nogoodnik bretheren (Black Lips mostly, but also Dirtbombs) is the surprising amount of heart and soul they have. The party numbers are raucous and catchy, but it’s those slow, doo-woppy romantic ones that’ll stay with ya.
Play all, but especially: 1, 2+++(this is what good music is), 4++(Silly!), 5, 6+++(gorgeous), 7++ (catchy), 9
BTW, if you like content like this, you might want to throw a little change to the organization that makes it possible. Hustle Week, our annual fundraising week, lasts until Sunday. Just wait till we get our money right…
KWUR Hustle Week!
Monday, November 2nd, 2009We wanted to take a brief moment and let you all know that this week is KWUR Hustle Week. It’s a time where we can be honest and let you know that radio isn’t cheap, and that we need some money. We’re not asking for much, anything, even a dollar, helps to keep KWUR as one of the last completely free form stations in the country. KWUR provides students and the St. Louis community with the unique opportunity to not only get involved with radio, but really shape how it works. So please, we’d love to have your support.
You can call in your pledges to (314) 935-5952. We have DJ’s manning the phones this Monday through Friday from 10 AM to midnight. You can also email your pledge to gm [at] kwur.com. If you’d like to write a check, you can mail it to KWUR 90.3 FM, Campus Box 1205, One Brookings Dr., St. Louis, MO 63130. You can also stop by KWUR’s studios on Washington University’s campus in the back of the Women’s Building and make your contribution in person.
We’d like to thank you for your contribution with a gift:
$10 – A mix from KWUR’s DJ showcase prepared by our own DJ Invisible Cola.
$25 – A KWUR Shirt (S, M, L)
$50 – Adopt a show!
$100 – Have a part of the station named in your, or someone elses honor, for a year.
$200 – Work with your favorite DJ to create a show that’s all about you. Your taste in music, your history, whatever you want.