Radio Kurtodrome 67
Radio Kurtodrome is 30 minutes of online music. This time all the tracks can be downloaded, so enjoy this edition.

MAURO PAWLOWSKI - It's a sad sad planet (D)
As many people know, the Evil Superstars track "It's a sad sad planet" is one of Kurtodrome's favourite songs. Mauroworld, the website tracking the many movements of Mauro Pawlowski, offered this acoustic version with only singer Mauro. Not as good as the original, but now we finally have this track included in a Radio Kurtodrome. (Fans of other Belgian bands will want to know that two Evil Superstars later formed the successful band Millionaire and that Mauro has a cameo appearence - as the weird receptionist - in the Magnus video "Jumpneedle".) "It's a sad sad planet" was released in 1996, which is why this 2003 performance may have been a little rusty.

THE AMERICAN ANALOG SET - Baby Julie come home (D)
We once put a VPRO session online because this track was played, so now that the American Analog Set decided to put a live version online for a little while, we didn't need to think long and hard. Recorded at the Guinguette Pirate in Paris, enjoy Baby Julie's homecoming.

SUFJAN STEVENS - Sister (D)
Sufjan has been here before, so I think his biography will do: "Sufjan Stevens was found in a milk crate on the doorstep of Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, in Detroit, MI, on Canada Day, July 1, 1975. He was wrapped in cellophane, and tagged on the wrist with the mysterious note: "I love you." Mr. and Mrs. Stevens had three other children: Jo-Jo, Zukey-Dukey, and Jam-Jam. Mrs. Stevens crocheted afghans for the flea market. Mr. Stevens was the custodian at the hospital. They had very little money, but very big hearts. They decided to keep the baby (using the milk crate to hold their National Geographics). They named him Sufjan Stevens, after Abu Sufjan Muhammad, the great Armenian Sufi warrior who slew ten thousand dragons to save the Fairy Princess. Despite his despondent looks, Sufjan was a good kid. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens did the best they could. They fed him carrots, they read him parts of the Bhagavad Gita, they combed his hair, they sang songs and tap-danced in the living room. Things were looking good!"

JOHN GUILT - Song For The Asking (D)
Another returning artist. This track is a Paul Simon cover and you can find it on the Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again compilation to benefit veterans of the Vietnam War.

A GIRL CALLED EDDY - Golden (D)
A Girl Called Eddy is a woman (Erin Moran) with something to say and a unique way of saying it. Taking her hard-earned courage in hand, A Girl Called Eddy has come-up with an extraordinary debut record full of romance, elegance, sophistication and shimmering melodies that is certain to appeal to fans of the likes of Beth Orton and Aimee Mann. The songs betray the influence of many of her musical heroes, from Bacharach and McCartney to Scott Walker and Brian Wilson via Todd Rundgren and the Carpenters.

NINA NASTASIA - Stormy Weather (D)
Occasionally Nina Nastasia's music can sound incredibly dark, but this song is much sweeter even though the title of the track is "Stormy Weather". This song can be found on the album Dogs.

ELIZABETH ANKA VAJAGIC - Where you wonder (D)
Elizabeth Anka Vajagic is a singer and guitarist writing raw, uncompromising gothic folk/blues music with modern dissonances and timeless catharses. Vajagic was born in Montreal and had been unleashing her devastating voice in chillingly controlled doses around Montreal for a few years till Constellation released her debut album Stand With The Stillness Of This Day in March 2004. That's it for this edition. We'll be back in ten days.

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