Name: Anxious Bowpi by shibasenji
Duration: 22 s
Description: Bowpi the Basenji yodels with anticipation on our way to the dog park

Mostly 2021 releases but a few older also

1)	Alessandro Cortini - CHIAROSCURO - CHIARO
https://cortini.bandcamp.com/album/scuro-chiaro
	2)	Bendik Giske - Flutter - Flutter
https://bendikgiske.bandcamp.com/
	3)	VC-118A - Spiritual Machines - Spiritual Machines
https://chaindata.bandcamp.com/
	4)	Anthony Linell - Bring Water - Winter Ashes
https://northernelectronics.bandcamp.com/album/winter-ashes
	5)	Unknown
	6)	Holy Tongue - Breicha - II
https://amidahrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ii
	7)	Sunroof - 1.1 - 7.5.19 - Electronic Music Improvisations Vol. 1
https://sunroofmusic.bandcamp.com/
	8)	Regis & Ann Margaret Hogan - Temporary Thing (Soundcheck Instrumental) - Let the Night Return EP
https://dns-regis.bandcamp.com/
	9)	LOSCIL - FLAMMA - Clara
https://loscil.bandcamp.com/album/clara
	10)	Terry Riley, Blindman Kwartet, Ichus - In C: Part 02 - In C
https://www.amazon.com/Terry-Riley-C-ictus/dp/B000050FKR
	11)	Luigi Tozzi & Claudio PRC - Lyra II - Lura
https://ericeckhart1.bandcamp.com/track/lyra-ii
	12)	Chris Carter - Jet Age - Archival Recordings (1973 - 1977)
https://chriscarter.bandcamp.com/album/archival-1973-1977

Transparent Radiation Radio - Episode 1

The mountains of south-western China have inspired the folk traditions of those living in their shadows for millennia. Now, Shanren follow their ancestors footsteps with a mash of traditional Chinese folk and buzzing modernity on their infectious international debut Left Foot Dance Of the Yi.

For more information, visit: www.worldmusic.net/shanren

LEFT FOOT DANCE OF THE YI

The mountains of Yunnan province in south-western China leap out of the landscape. Their lofty jagged spires zig-zag across every horizon and inspire the folk traditions of those that in live in their shadows.

Shanren hail from the idyllic region and their band name literally translates as ‘mountain men’ – a clear indication of how their shared heritage is crucial to the group. Left Foot Dance Of The Yi is a contemporary re-working of Yunnan’s traditional music that traces out a striking collage of present day China. Many of the tracks meld together the soundscapes of old and new China to striking effect. The opening track, ‘Wandering’, weaves field recordings of Yunan’s Yi and Wa tribes, with sounds captured from the frenetic streets of bustling Beijing. The anthemic track ‘Thirty Years’ is an original composition owing equal creative debt to western rock as it does to the sounds of the Yi people. 

Shanren began their careers as musicians in the 1990s. Buzzing off the red-hot rock heard on illegally imported cassettes they began to draw inspiration from classic bands such as Led Zeppelin and their creative disciples the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Realizing that the mix of Chinese folk music and Western rock was a potent one, their sound quickly matured into something entirely unique – the high-pitched vocals, unusual string textures and driving rhythmic beats heard on this album. Reading deeper in to the musical marriage of the two genres, the band came to see the outcast position of Chinese rock musicians as a mirror image of the Yunan tribes’ struggle for cultural identity. Early Chinese rock and rollers were considered to be on the fringe by members of the mainstream Chinese machine and so their sounds were drowned out by the louder, brasher conventional pop music pumping out of urban cities. The music and traditions of the twenty-six ethnic groups that reside within Yunnan’s borders have been overpowered, leaving many of the younger generations without even a basic grasp of their own native customs. Shanren’s humble hope is that Left Foot Dance Of The Yi can inform the young Chinese of their rich and marvelously multi-faceted heritage.

The recording process consisted of trips to the remotest corners of Yunnan to listen and learn the historical songs and traditional instruments found there. Though more educated than many in their home region’s traditions, Shanren’s insatiable musical appetite led them to many new awe-inspiring sounds. ‘Traditional Songs Of The Wa People’ combines two songs sung by the Wa ethnic group to welcome visitors. Their music is known for its layered percussive textures that are unlike any other music from the Yunnan region. Historically the Wa were feared for their military prowess and vicious headhunting custom. ‘Laomudeng Village’ is also an original arrangement of an ancient song, this time from the Nu tradition. The reverberating dabiya lute heard here is famous for its droning metallic sound and is customary to the Nu. The title track ‘Left Foot Dance Of The Yi’ was taught to Shanren by a family in Daguokou, in the north of Yunnan. The song accompanies an energetic left-footed dance and is played on the xianzi, a four-stringed Yi lute. The Naxi people are represented by a Shanren-style arrangement of the traditional melody ‘Lao Suo Mi’. The lyrics are sung in a made up language featuring words from the Naxi language and the ancient Dongba religion. ‘Drinking Song’ is a rip-roaring tune traditional to the Yi with urgent lyrics imploring their brother’s and sister’s to ‘drink whether you like it or not’. ‘The Crab’ is a setting of a traditional Kunming children’s song, the lyrics warning ‘once it catches you, you’ll never shake it off’ – the same might be said of Shanren’s infectious Chinese folk-rock fever. Ascending the soaring peaks under which they were born, Shanren’s mountain music probes the history and future of Chinese culture in one fell swoop.

Shanren: Laomudeng Village (taken from the album 'Left Foot Dance Of The Yi')

Congrats to Lavender (@lavendersynth)- "Mystique Youth" was named one of 2015's 10 best releases of the Bay Area by SF Weekly.  Cassette  is sold out, you can still get the digital @ jacktonerecords.com. 

Tracklist
A1. Holding a Dreamer's Hand and Other Meaningful Achievements 
A2. How Did We Get Here Again - Part A
A3. How Did We Get Here Again - Part B
A4. Paper Planes
A5. Paper Planes (Scott Snee Remix)
B1. Symmetry
B2. An Ocean of Thoughts
B3. From This Place We May Never Come Back
B4. Iodine Absolution
B5. Paper Planes (Den Vibrerande Staden Remix)

Mystique Youth was listed as one of the top 15 albums to come out of the Bay Area in 2015 by SF Weekly:

"If less truly is more, Lavender's Mystique Youth contains multitudes. Released on cassette tape (as well as in digital format) by nascent San Francisco label Jacktone Records, Mystique Youth is one of the finest ambient albums to come in years — a work of quiet elegance that sounds breathtakingly mature for a debut release. All tracks on the album (nine, not including two remixes) were apparently composed in a single take with little post-processing involved. The album as a whole feels ephemeral and hazy, as though it came in a dream. That's no qualm, I assure you — in fact, listening to it feels a bit like being in that liminal state between waking and dreaming, as small melodies waft in and out, leaving the listener to wonder if they were ever really there. Mystique Youth's magic lies in its immediate beauty; it is an eminently rewarding listen, full of delicate moments and heartbreakingly beautiful melodies. It is also full of surprises, like "Paper Planes," perhaps the album's standout, in which murky beats surface from below oneiric waves of sound. A more soothing listen was not to be had in 2015."

aQuarius Records, SF: 
"...Paris employs a dizzying array of synthesizers, space echo, oscillators and effects to bring in a vibrating quality of light, space and movement that feels as if everything we hold dear will soon change."

Find out more about Lavender: facebook.com/lavendersf
Mastering by @worker-parasite

Lavender - Mystique Youth (JKTN007 Preview)

Dechirico (JKTN004) launches our Jacktone 7" series. 

Dechirico is a new project from Adam Douglas, also known as @kemek. 

The guiding rhythm for Dechirico is Klaus Dinger's Neu! beat, an eighth note motorik pulse that is sublimely perfect in its driving precision. Dechirico is an attempt to update that motorik sound using modern production methods while still maintaining the spirit of the original records. 

"There were three great beats in the 70s: Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, James Brown's funk, and, Klaus Dinger's Neu! beat." - Brian Eno

Dechirico's release with us features two tracks, Kumamoto and Kumaso. Kumamoto is melody-driven, catchy, and would not be out of place on a mixtape with Stereolab and Mouse on Mars. The B-side, Kumaso, reminds us of an electronic post rock adaptation of BOC's Dayvan Cowboy that puts you in a trance with its driving beat before sending you into space. 

From Aquarius Records:
"Some serious Klaus Dinger worship here from electronic producer Adam Douglas (aka Kemek) whose new Dechirico project employs motorik rhythms to two sunny vibrational pop-kraut instrumentals. While those influences have been mined plenty over the years, there is something still so deeply satisfying in these two buoyant and bouncy tracks that avoid an obvious aping of style but instead get to the sweet core of why that music still matters. Ear-candy! "

Dechirico currently lives in Japan. 

Mastering by Dietrich Schoenemann at Complete Mastering

Dechirico - Kumamoto/Kumaso - 7" (JKTN004 Preview)

Public radio icon Terry Gross talks about why she chose to never have children. And her recurring nightmare about a baby. To join the conversation about this episode, go to <a href="http://longestshortesttime.com/">longestshortesttime.com</a>!

#79 Terry Gross on Not Having Kids

OY - "Space Diaspora (Clap! Clap! remix)"

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This is a collection of music that I've discovered and been into recently, mixed in with some classics that have been on rotation on my home stereo for years. Hopefully this mix gives a bit of an idea of the different styles and sounds that influence me and the music I make.

Origins Spotify Playlist: http://bit.ly/OriginsSpotify

01. Bird - Maybe Someday
02. DeeB - Speak in Colour
03. Long Arm - Rain Around
04. Tor - Days Gone
05. Al Green - Simply Beautiful (Maribou State edit)
06. Christian Löffler - Eleven
07. Nina Simone - See Line Woman (Masters At Work remix)
08. NU - Fool
09. Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm - Four
10. Phaeleh - Acceptance
11. Bibio - Petals

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Origins Mix 01

One summer night in 1979, 50,000 people got together at a baseball stadium to kill disco. And it worked. Kind of. In this first episode of "Undone" we meet someone who worked as an usher at Disco Demolition Night and played a vital role in keeping the spirit of disco alive today.

Undone

Disco Demolition Night

Bowpi the Basenji yodels with anticipation on our way to the dog park

Anxious Bowpi

Monthly SOLARIS MIX by SAYA: April 2018

Pisces Sun, Pisces Moon, Cancer Rising \\\ dream dreamy water boy

For my love and best friend, Griffin Madden.

Anxious Bowpi

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