| Chester's Blanket Fort #111 December 25, 2006 2-6AM on WPKN 89.5 FM Bridgeport, CT / WPKM 88.7 FM Montauk, NY / wpkn.org / wpkm.org |
| This show was dedicated to my friend Wai Cheng, who passed away a few days ago. I'm still completely speechless about this... Wai was one of the first people I met when I moved to NJ and started going to all these crazy electronic shows... he seemed to always be there, at every show. I can easily say I've met very few people as enthusiastic about music as he was. He ran two groundbreaking, uncompromising electronic labels (Dyslexic Response and Isolate) and also made music under the name Optic. His live performances, played on all analog gear, were completely astounding. This man was a very important part of the underground electronic scene, as he helped organize countless shows, and released the first CD by Venetian Snares, plus music by many other amazing artists. But more than anything else, I just knew him as a really incredible person, and I'm totally shocked that he's gone. I miss you Wai. So the first set of this show was one of the standout tracks from the first Venetian Snares album, plus a live set by Wai, recorded in Austria in 2002. After that I did a Christmas set, and the last 3 hours were my "best of 2006" special. Artist: ":Title": Album: Label: comments/etc. 2 AM (mic break) Venetian Snares: "Intense Demonic Attacks": printf("shiver in eternal darkness/n");: Isolate: one of the releases that helped introduce the world to Aaron Funk... thanks Wai!!!!!! Optic: live set @ D-Generation in Austria, 2002: mp3: unreleased: how amazing was Wai live?!?!?! (mic break) Sally Shapiro: "Anorak Christmas": Disco Romance: Diskokaine Goto80: "Last Christmas (Hot Digi Remix)": The 8bits Of Christmas: 8bitpeoples: 8bit Wham! cover!!!! Acrnym: "Super Egg Nog": A Very Merry Christmas: International Dubplate Mafia: thanks to Pidgin for putting this crazy comp together 2 years ago Bit Shifter: "Winter Wonderland": Christmasasaurus Vol. 2: Candy Mind Maladroit: "A 7U? Christmas": GPFS xmas comp: Goulburn Poultry Fanciers Society: thanks to Toecutter for giving me this James Kochalka Superstar: "Beautiful Christmas Lights": Monkey Vs Robot: Tarquin Of Montreal: "Christmas Isn't Safe For Animals": If He Is Leading Our Nation, Then Who Will Protect Big Oil, Our Children?: Track & Field: why rent... why rent... why rent... Coyle + Sharpe: "Santa's Secret": The Insane (But Hilarious) World Of Coyle + Sharpe: WB: from 1964... these guys were geniuses... completely surreal "man on the street" type prank comedy Weird Al Yankovic: "Christmas At Ground Zero": single: Scotti Bros: still the best xmas song ever Nelson Muntz: "Joy To The World, The Teacher's Dead": The Simpsons: mp3 (mic break) 3 AM Charalambides: "Spring": A Vintage Burden: Kranky: starting off the "best of 06" part all quiet and calm.... His Name Is Alive: "I'll Send My Face To Your Funeral": Detrola: Silver Mountain Media: my favorite album of the year (duh) Belle & Sebastian: "Another Sunny Day": The Life Pursuit: Matador: not my favorite album of theirs, but this is still a really great song Casiotone For The Painfully Alone: "Young Shields": Etiquette: Tomlab About: "Nogato": Bongo: Cock Rock Disco Junior Boys: "The Equalizer": So This Is Goodbye: Domino James Kochalka Superstar: "Britney's Silver Can": Spread Your Evil Wings And Fly: Rykodisc (mic break) Wolves In The Throne Room: "Queen Of The Borrowed Light": Diadem Of 12 Stars: Vendlus: metal \m/ Drumcorps: "Forgive + Forget": Grist: Ad Noiseam/Cock Rock Disco Genghis Tron: "White Walls": Dead Mountain Mouth: Crucial Blast Rokhausen: "Decimator": cd-r: self-released (mic break) 4 AM Toecutter: "Ode To Brendan Phelan": Toecutter: System Corrupt Rotator: "Labba Labba": Redux 12": Broklyn Beats: full length please!!!!!! this track is too good Mathhead: "Dying For The Night": The Most Lethal Dance: Reduced Phat Drop The Lime: "Hometaker": Shot Shot Hearts EP: Tigerbeat6 Cardopusher: "At The Same Time": Hippie Killers Don't Mind Jah Conversations: Peace Off Ceephax Acid Crew: "Camelot Fossil": Hardcore Esplanade: Bug Klinik Squarepusher: "The Modern Bass Guitar": Hello Everything: Warp: comeback of the year! Jason Forrest: "2 For 1 Special": White Cock 1-4 CD: Cock Rock Disco (mic break) Burial: "Distant Lights": Burial: Hyperdub: grower album of the year... so completely original, and brilliant Pinch: "Punisher": Sacred Symbols Of Mu: Planet Mu Various: "Thunnk": The World Is Gone: XL Skream/Warrior Queen: "Check It": Skream!: Tempa Lady Sovereign: "Public Warning": Public Warning: Def Jam Captain Ahab: "Motivation!": After The Rain My Heart Still Dreams: Deathbomb Arc Girl Talk: "Pure Magic": 7": 333 Girl Talk: "Summer Smoke": Night Ripper: Illegal Art: holy crap, rolling stone and spin listed this in their album of the year lists!!! yay laptop music!!! 5 AM (mic break) NOMO: "Reasons": New Tones: Ubiquity Arthur Russell: "Springfield (DFA Remix)": Springfield: Audika Booka Shade: "Mandarine Girl (Album Version)": Movements: Get Physical: if i had more time i would've played some Lindstrom next to this... another of the better disco/house albums this year The Field: "Over The Ice": Sun & Ice EP: Kompakt: THE tech-house track of the year, without question (mic break) Drop The Lime: "Butterscotch": We Never Sleep: Tigerbeat6 Bonde Do Role: "Melo Do Tabaco (Diplo Remix)": 12": Mad Decent: the fact that he samples "windowlicker" here still makes me all "wtf" Uffie: "Ready To Uff": 12": Ed Banger Kavinsky: "Testarossa Autodrive": Teddy Boy 12": Record Makers: somehow i slept on this til now... the "story" is that this was some french disco kid who died 20 years ago and is making music now, as a zombie!!! this record is astonishingly great Mr. Oizo: "Halfanedit": 12": F Communications: edit!!!!!!! SebastiAn: "Ross Ross Ross": 12": Ed Banger Justice: "Waters Of Nazareth": 12": Ed Banger/Vice: this track still slays me every single time (mic break) Sally Shapiro: "I'll Be By Your Side": Disco Romance: Diskokaine: <3 |