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Here's the Official Playlist
for What's This Called?
with Ricardo Wang
12-1 PM KPSU Portland 8/27/2005
www.kpsu.org

Artist - Song - Album

Smoosh - The Quack -She Like Electric
William Hooker - Morphology - Black Mask
Tortoise - Along the Banks of Rivers - Millions Now
Living Will Never Die
Bebe Baron - Forbidden Planet Theme - Brain in a Box
The Evens - All These Governors -S/T

Alvin Lucier - North American Time Capsule - Vespers
Leonard Nemoy - Music to Watch Space Girls By - Brain
in a Box
Fatna Bent El Houcine w/ Ouled Ben Aguida - Taala Fine
Ghadi - The Rough Guid to Music of Morroco
Sonic Youth - Audience - An Anthology of Noise &
Electonic Music - Vol. 1
??? - Lost in Space Theme- Brain in a Box
Le Tone Mite - MacDonald Observatory, The Skies Were
Erased - We Need to Grow to Giant Size
dDamage - Liquid Words - Radio Ape

Everybody, meet Austin, he's the Program Director at KPSU, and it's further proof what an awesome station it is that the PD would post on a cool board like this.

And to answer your question: "An Anthology of Noise and Electronic Music" is a compilation series by Sub Rosa which features all kinds of amazing stuff such as Einsturzende Neubauten, Merzbow, Pita, To Rococo Rot, DJ Spooky, Pierre Schaeffer, Xenakis, Varese, John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, Luc Ferrari, etc.

I've checked them out regularly from the Portland Library, and intend to play much more from them on my show.

The Sonic Youth track in question was recorded live in 1983 during the Confusion is Sex days when they would turn the microphones towards the crowd at the end of their set and run the audience noise through their effects pedals.

Nicholas is our resident Dictator, squirrel lover, and boy-genius photographer. By the way Nic, this particular thread is now linked from the schedule on the KPSU schedule, so hopefully we'll have more folks wandering in...

Having followed my first show with a vacation, and then being preempted, I am just now getting to the second week of What's This Called ? at KPSU!

This week there will be a special world premeire of a totally awesome new track by Olympia, WA synthesizer madman Big Tom the Lithuanian. I am absolutely thrilled to be the first person to get to play this 4 minute slice of topical insanity on the radio and internet.

I also have audio treats in store from the Wiretapper 13 compilation which came with the June issue of Englands incredible Wire magazine, "Visage V" a 10 and a half minute piece by musique concrete founder Luc Ferrari in honor of his recent passing, and more science fiction themed fun from the Rhino box set Brain in a Box.

That's 12 noon Pacific Time, Saturday 9/17/2005. Listen in on the net: www.kpsu.org (and if you miss it, download the podcast [or set your RSS if so inclined] from the archives!)

The Playlist for 9/17/2005
What's This Called? with Ricardo Wang
KPSU 1450 A.M./98.3 FM Portland OR
Streaming Live at www.kpsu.org
(check the archive to dowload MP3 of the show!)

Song - Artist - Album

We Will Fall - The Stooges - s/t
Dr. Who (main title) - Eric Winstone Orchestra - Brain
in a Box
Priorities - Steve Fisk - 448 Deathless Days
Sweetest Charms - Deviationists - Wiretapper 13
Labor Day 2 - Big Tom the Lithuainian - single
Live Interview with Big Tom the Lithuanian
Any Hopeful Thoughts Arrive - Hood - Outside Closer
Bronchus One - Autechre - An Anthology of Noise &
Electronic Music Volume 2

I'm quite pleased to find that this thread, here in this very forum, comes out at the very top of a Google search for the phrase What's This Called?

We're now at the 15 Minute Warning for this week's episode.

Saturday, October 22nd 2005, will see the first live musical guest appearance on What's This Called? at KPSU:

In Gowan Ring, an artist who combines medieval acoustic folk ruminations with more experimental psychedelic droning will be making a stop in the studion on his tour of the Northwest. Comparisons to the likes of Nick Drake and Donovan should shed some light on the sound of his music, but it is a light that should be diffused, as this is an artist with an original sound not to be pigeon-holed in derivative tendencies. IGR will be performing a few short songs and a brief interview.

"This is one of only a few recent releases that might genuinely be called inspired. As a songwriter and musician B'eirth is easily the equal of psychedelic folk legends Robin Williamson (Incredible String Band) or the late Nick Drake. Comparisons to virtually any other musicians exploring similar territory would simply not do this justice." - Joshua Buckley for TYR Journal

This will be the first of a series of occasional visits to the KPSU studio for live performances during What's This Called? on early Saturday afternoons. Watch this space for future updates.

10 Minute Warning

Here's a bit more information on In Gowan Ring who will be appearing live on What's This Called? on Saturday, October 22, 2005.

Also, in November, there will be yet another live guest appearance, November 19th more precisely. Seattle/Bellingham experimenal rock/noise group A:Frequency will be unleashing their brand of calculated sonic mayhem in the KPSU studios. Stay tuned for more on this as well!