@polbalam

Exploration Tapes: Tries to show other sides of artists and their private record collection. Taking us on a ride far off the club setting and letting us get to know the artists a little more and a little different than normally.

A personal journey through trip-hop variants; painting dark, mystic, bluesy, romantic and hopeful moods with a “little-or-no-kick” fun, also known as ambient.
Exploration Tapes is just the kind of mix series I want to be involved in, as I always love the chance to share another facet of my collection with the style and rhythm that somehow reflect my state of mind.

Exploration Tapes C.Pol Balam

We invited our friend Fog Puma to play records with us at the wonderful RIAA Bar in Hamburg.
@andiotto: start - 01:18:30
@djfogpuma: 01:18:30 - 04:00:00
@heiko-h-gogolin: 04:01:30 - 05:14:00
altogether: 05:14:00 - end

photo credit: @lorrrb

Pingipung @ RIAA Bar: Andi Otto, Fog Puma, Heiko Gogolin (04.03.23)

As for edition eleven, the Turkish/British multi-instrumentalist/producer Y Bülbül is taking you on a heady journey into the sound. Fine selection for those who not just listen but hear too.

https://soundcloud.com/yigitbulbul

Tracklist:
• Charles Mingus, Ilhan Mimaroglu - Canon (1974) 
• Tuxedomoon - Toreador Del Amor (2014) 
• Jon Hassell - Manga Scene (2018) 
• Eli Keszler - God Over Money (2021) 
• Moritz Von Oswald Trio, Heinrich Kobberling, Laurel Halo - Chapter 2 (2021) 
• Irmin Schmidt & Bruno Spoerri - Der Tote Bin Ich (Titlemusik) (1980) 
• Holger Czukay - Longing For Daydreams (1993) 
• Oneohtrix Point Never - The Weather Channel (2020) 
• Susumu Yokota - Her Feminineness (2010) 
• Cabaret Voltaire - Loosen the Clamp (1990) 
• Aaron Dilloway, Lucrecia Dalt - The Blob / Tense Cuts (2021) 
• Psychic TV - Meet Every Situation Head On (1999)

Blue Sun Radio Play vol. 11 by Y Bülbül

Mitraillette #9 - Do the Draculo 

Boo! Get ready my witch and ghoul friends for two hours of belated Halloween tunes. It’s a wild one, ghosting through decades of haunted sounds from the underground… So, put on the Halloween costume back on - the one that is probably smelling of beer, puke and ketamine - and tune in, this Sunday at Radio Tonka for two hours of spooky audio chaos by yours truly, it’s special one! Don’t miss this!  
Aired Sunday October, 5th 2023 live on radiotonka.org and 92.0FM (Den Haag FM).


Playlist:

Banana - Club de los Vampiros
___ Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)
Kip Tyler - She’s my Witch
Jack Hylton - Bogey Whale 
___ Night of the Living Dead
The Symbols - Do the Zombie
___ Tilex Wildew Remover with Vincent Price
The Jordans - Shock Treatment
___ Linus (Peanuts)
The Holly Twins - Okeefenokee
Grim Grinning Ghosts
___After this 18+ (Simpsons)
Monsieur Goraguer - Sexy Dracula
Elvira - Trick or Treat
Yvonne Gage- Doin’ it in a Haunted House
___ Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck
Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk
Rudi Potrudi - Stalking after Midnight 
Q65 - I got Nightmares
___ Laurel & Hardy - Dreaming
Kid Congo and the Pink Monkeybirds - Late Night Scurry
Vampire Kids (Southpark)
Roky Erickson - Night of the Vampire
___ Ed Wood (Bela Lugosi scene)
Nouvelle Vague - Bela Lugosi's Dead
Suicide - Dream Baby Dream
___ Homer wishing Bart goodnight (Simpsons)
Black Sabbath (Lullaby Rendition) - Paranoid 
Gin Gilette - Train to Satansville
___ Scooby Doo (intro)
ZZ & De Maskers - Dracula
Eartha Kitt - I Want to be Evil
Johnathan Richman - Vampire Girl
Stella - Le Vampire
___ Trick or Treat (Disney 1956)
Sonics - The Witch
Donovan - Season of the Witch
Shocking Blue - Deamon Lover
___ The Addams Family tune
Steve King - Satan is her Name
The Calico Wall - I’m a Living Sickness
The Gun Club - Death Party
___ Count Dracula (Sesame Street)
Hot Blood - Soul Dracula
Andreas Seibold & Paul Bazalgette – Princess Love
Otto von Schirach - Draculo

Mitraillette #9 - Do the Draculo

This Saturday something came over me, 
I was feeling gloomy and choked up by all the anger, hate, pain and suffering I’ve been witnessing in the recent weeks.

I felt a deep need to expess my feelings .

All beauty, joy, pain and suffering of our Sisters and Brothers can be experienced in It's expression in music.

May these Sounds provide you a glimpse into the diversity and beauty of Our beloved human race.
So many different colours, customs, Languages and religions etc . So much beauty and so much pain.
Words to express fall short…

Music tells stories and reflects back emotions we can relate to in our day to day lives.

These mix is not about beat matching and smooth transitions.
I’ts a mirror that reflects how although life can be smooth sailing sometimes.
Abrupt changes are just behind corner.

Some moments in this mix can probably feel intense or even uncomfortable,  but so is life sometimes....
Without the struggles and suffering there would be no appreciation and inevitably there the would be no growth.
we should be grateful when it teaches us!

I have faith that in the end there is light and the good will prevail.
People who we judge as doing evil are sometimes doing good in their own minds.
There is no evil out here. Only human ignorance.

My message is not to divide and polarise. 

Its a global cry for peace, love, understanding and forgiveness.

War is not the answer. Only Love can conquer hate!

Enjoy the ride :)

JOHNNY LEE JOHNSON - MIXING FOR WORLD PEACE - 8 HOUR SET

On the occasion of the Radio Thalflug weekend at Wokule in Biesenthal from 08th to 10th Dec 2023, I had the pleasure to play some of my favourite music of the past year - sounds that defy genre boundaries and float somewhere between jazz, ambient, folk, minimalism ... warm sounds for cold times. Thank you Biesentales for the invite :-) enjoy!

Love goes to these wonderful musicians: 
Merope
Nala Sinephro
Joshua Abrams and the Natural Information Society
André 3000
Jeremiah Chiu
Praah
Scala
Gilles Chabenat & Frédéric Paris
Tara Clerkin Trio
Odessey & Oracle
Colinde Netemperate
Arthur Chambry
Pino Palladino & Blake Mills
Misha Panfilov
Bex Burch
Robert Wyatt
Gastr Del Sol
Mike Reed & The Separatist Party
Carlos Niño & Friends
Salenta + Topu
Thandi Ntuli with Carlos Niño
Daniel Villareal with Jeff Parker and Anna Butterss
Emmanuelle Parrenin
Sam Prekop

Artwork:
"Winter Sun" by Charles Ephraim Burchfield

Fog Puma Dj Set Live on Radio Thalflug at Wokule, Biesenthal, 08 Dec 2023

Mitraillette #12

"YOU BEST BELIEVE I'M IN LOVE, L.U.V."

  Two hours of L.U.V. with your stupid cupid Mitraillette. From French cuteness, beehive jive, ’77 punk to sludge, noise and dis-ko!   The show was aired February 4th live from midnight till 2am on radiotonka | 92.0FM! 

This show is decicated to Mary Weiss, lead lady of the fabulous Sangri-La's, who passed away recently...

Playlist:
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je t’aime moi non plus
The Sangri-La’s - Give him a great Big Kiss 
April March - Le Temps de L’amour
April Stevens - Love Kitten
_____ Betty Boob
The Ronettes - Do I love you?
Johnny Thunders & Patti Paladin - Baby it’s you (album Crawfish)
Sqürl - Funnel of Love (cover of the great Wanda Jackson)
Suicide - Cheree
Martiv Rev - Day and Night from the album Strangeworld
Keeping it in the dreamworld with jap dream girls; 5,6,7,8’s - Dream Boy
_____ ad
From jap girls to jap boys; the almighty Guitar Wolf with a cover by Eikichi Yazawa - I Love You Ok
Ramones playing Ronettes - Baby I love you
Biggest Ramone fan of all; Lemmy with Motörhead - Love me like a Reptile 
The Damned - Love Song
_____ ad
GG Allin (& The Jabbers) - Cheri Love Affair
Huggy Bear - Dissthentic Penetration
Dystopia - Illusion of Love
Agathocles - An Abstract
Eyehategod - Ruptured Heart Theory
Slowing it down with the almighty Anal Cunt - Picnic of Love (total banger!!!!)
Dystopia - Love/Hate
____I love you (Scene from the movie Vampire’s Kiss w/ Nicolas Cage)
Cage Grind Noir - Vampire’s Kiss
Nicolas Cage - Love Me Tender
Marilyn Monroe - Every baby needs a DaDaDaddy 
池玲子 Ike Reiko - 夜明けのスキャット (恍惚の世界) 
King Dude singing Julee Cruise - Rockin' Back inside my Heart
Just You (Twin Peaks, total heartmelter)
PEU - I just love you
DAF - Liebe auf den Ersten Blick
Ideal - Blaue Augen
Dee D Jackson - Automatic Lover
Stacey Q - Two of Hearts 
Frankie goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love
The KLF - What Time is Love (Echo and the Bunnymen Mix)
Honesty 69 - French Kiss
Uffalo Steez - Acid (ft. Mermaid Tea Party ) from the independent ghettotech label BUDAPEST JUKE
DJ Kambel - Chariots of Hardcore (2000) Vangelis, DJ Kambel Remix

Mitraillette #12 - L.U.V. (Valentines Show)

Get ready for some pingpong noise action with Mitraillette #13 with special guest... Vanilo Bastardo!

Guess who’s back from Germoney? It’s none other than Rostock’s sweetheart Vanilo Bastardo, Basalt Bonsai, Father Bonsai, Mr. Pizz, Piz Bonsai, Pizbastard, Pizzelt or Possi; I am talking about none other than the legendary German grindcore vocalist Danilo Posselt Danilo Posselt! Beginning of the year this God of Grind was already a guest and brought chaos to the show and destroyed your ears.. This time we will challenge the internet connection of Tonka’s basement and let you in on the very first Mitraillette YouTube pingpong DJ competition where we will do what most people do when drunk at a house party… taking turns playing songs from YouTube inspired by the song before! Don’t miss this!

Aired live: Sunday 3rd of March midnight till 2am on Radio Tonka online radiotonka.org or 92.0FM!


Trax:
Defecation - Intro Megaton
Suicidal Tendencies - I Shot the Devil
Righteous Pigs - Boundries Unkown
Gospel of the Future - Moonwalk Hunters and Cavalry of Dead Men
Skiplife - Prison
Wojczech - Choke Point
Who’s my Saviour - Snapshot
Unholy Grave - Confession
Unholy Grave - Buried Terror
Final Exit - January, February, March (from Seasons album)
Yacopsae - Frost
Ulcer - (Split 7” w/ Failure Face) 
Enya - Orinoco Flow
Weekend Nachos - Shot in the Head
Wound Man - Intro plus Human Outline
Das Oath - Körperkultur
Seein Red - Work to do, Colourblind (from split MK Ultra)
DRI - The Five Year Plan
Wehrmacht - Shark Attack
Cryptic Slaughter _Lowlife
Defecation - Life on Planet Earth is Fucken Cancerous
Carnivore - God is Dead
Cloud Rat / TEST - Split
ROT - A Part of Me
Wojczech - Dasein
Social Chaos - Lucros Sujos
Vazio - Eterno Vazio
Beherit - Temple (intro), Metal of Death
Obtained Enslavement - Desecration of my Soul
Immortal - Cursed Realms of the Winterdemons
Immortal - Though the Halls of Eternity
Impaled Northers Forest - Grim and Frostbitten Moongoat of the North
Guyana Deathtape (split)
Earth Crust Displacement - G-Song, Wall of Distruction
Vicious Threat (first two songs of demo)
Kru$h - A Life’s A Life (Disrupt cover)
Chainsaw Squid - Ether Binge (full split)
Deaf Club - For A Good Time Call Someone Else
DEAFKIDS - A Caça
Boy Harsher - Pain
General Dynamics - Interrogation Sequence
She Past Away - Durdu Dünya

Mitraillette w/ guest Vanilo Bastardo

Get ready for two hours of pain and suffering with Sta. Sebastiana, formerly known as Mitraillette.  
Aired live from midnight till 2am on radiotonka | 92.0FM on 2 June ’24. It’s time for Mitraillette #16! 
Hasil Adkins - Happy
Scratch
Rezso Seress - Gloomy Sunday
Dead Moon - It’s OK
M. Monroe
Ronnie Spector - She Talk’s to Rainbows
Tom Waits - I Don’t Wanna Grow Up (Ramones cover)
Iggy Pop - Social Life
Alex Chilton - I’m So Tired
Silver Apples - Suffering Jukebox
Fugazi  - I’m so Tired
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Portishead - Roads
Nirvana - Something in the Way
Ry Cooder - Dark was the Night
Nick Drake - Black Eyed Dog
Nico - These Days
Midsommar (Dani crying)
Les Reines Prochaines - Opfer Dieses Liedes
Klaus Nomi - The Cold Song
Mozart - Lacrimosa
Electric Wizard - Funeralopolis
Julee Cruise - Questions in a World of Blue
King Dude - My Mother was the Moon
Roky Erickson - I Think of Demons
New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
Richard Hell - Time
Screeching Weasel - I Need Therapy
Black Flag - What I See
Dystopia - Stress Builds Character
Violent Femmes - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
Tuxedomoon - No Tears
Killing Joke - Pssyche
Ghost World (theme song)

Mitrailette #16 - Hurt

M.RUX - @ Voodoohop Heliodora 2017

You get home from the club, drop the keys on the floor, you're tired, you're eyes can hardly stay open, but all your friends had the brilliant idea to make an after-hour at yours.
At least there is still a beer or two in the fridge..

Explore more at: www.billycaso.com

Home Comforts

Home Comforts - 03 - Afterhours

Mitraillette is underground radio nonsense presented by collage artist Lula Valletta. Musically it's no holds barred in these monthy themed broadcasts. There will be entertaining guests, there will be doors kicked in and there will be new horizons in every direction imaginable.

Catch Mitraillette every first Sunday of the Month from 00:00 till 02:00 live on Radio Tonka 92.0fm or radiotonka.org

Mitraillette #9 - Do the Draculo

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