KHR #07: Spotlight on David Sandström

And now for something slightly different: Once a month or so (or really whenever I think about it/feel like it) I want to do a little artist spotlight, give recognition to artists that should be a whole hell of a lot more popular than I am. Our first spotlight is going to be David Sandström, a prolific genius of a man who seems to have slipped under the radar; while everyone knows about seminal Swedes Refused (for which David was a drummer, natch) the man has put out smash hit after smash hit since that band's breakup (and hopefully he will continue now that they've at least temporarily reformed). The smorgasbord offered today is focusing on his ethereal/experimental work as a solo artist and with the band TEXT, kicking off with one of my all-time favorite songs, it's a crime that more people haven't heard 'Sound is Compressed; Words Rebel and Hiss' (and some that have have only heard the awkwardly-edited single version, one must hear its 11-minute bestial glory). Hopefully this will send you legions rushing to the record store, or Amazon, or iTunes, or whatever, but until then, dig it.

1. Sound is Compressed; Words Rebel and Hiss
2. Promise
3. David
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4. Those Kids are Gone
5. Degernäs

Swing, swing away here.

Klen House Radio #06

Since I'm too poor to have a Pro Rapidshare account, it looks like the earlier episodes are getting deleted after about a month or so. If there's something you just gotta hear, send me a comment here or an email: huskerradio at yahoo dot com, and I'll try and reupload the file, or something. 

1. The High Level Ranters - La Russe/The Winshield's Hornpipe/Jane's Fancy/Da Road to Houll

2. Big Dumb Face - Space Adventure

3. Idiot Flesh - Housewife

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4. GS Screamer - Bowser the Shredder

5. Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

A melange of sight and sound, too extreme for the human eye, here!

Klen House Radio #05

Another week, another edition of Klen House Radio, this time featuring France Gall's incredible 'Çet Air-La', a song that I was convinced I would use as the opening credit sequence for a movie when I was in high school and had much, much worse taste in movies. The song still kicks ass though, natch.

1. Nobuo Uematsu, arr. Derek Oren, Jeremy Robson - Cantata for Dancing: Mors Ego Sum Mortis

2. The Lovin' Spoonful - Pow!

3. Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness, and Charm
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4. Bonzo Dog Band - Beautiful Zelda

5. France Gall - Çet Air-La

6. Tom Jones - Running Bear

7. Edd Kalehoff - Amen, Brother Herbert!

8. Disco Tex & the Sex-o-Lettes - Get Dancin'

Pick it up, tune out, and groove right here.

Also, for fans of the written word, I've had a poem published as Poem of the Day on The Book Cellar. Check it out, reading is good for you!

Klen House Radio #04

What better way to begin your day than with the smooth dulcet tones of Klen House Radio? I profess a deep, sickly, bordering-on-uncomfortable love of Happy End's 1971 album "Kazemachi Roman", showing that the Japanese at the dawn of the 70s could be as big of dirty hippies as we Northern Californians ever could. My brother once euphoniously referred to the band as "Japanese Andrew Bird" though I confess I never saw the connection, outside of their use of acoustic guitars. Also included is an early rendition of The Fiery Furnaces' 'Bright Blue Eyes' labelled as 'Sweden' on the tape. Dig it.

1. Cranky - Party 4u (Holy Night Mix)

2. The Piranhas - tom Hark

3. Happy End - Soraio no Crayon

4. Grace Jones - Bullshit

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5. Boyd Rice and Daniel Miller - Cleanliness and Order

6. Game Theory - Waltz the Halls Always

7. Goblin Cock - Ode to Billy Jack

8. The Fiery Furnaces - Sweden

Let the magic wash over you here.