Last week, while I was pushing up Z's and gathering energy to rub elbows
in Sausalito (across the Golden Gate Bridge from SF, for those out of
town) with a bunch of DIY audio circuitry geeks/gurus, budding KFJC
personality C. H. Skewer filled in for yours truly on the Wild Kingdom.
His version can be viewed at
http://www.kfjc.org/music/playlist.php?i=33849 .
OK, last Tuesday the 20th marked the 50th anniversary of operation for
KFJC. To celebrate that, I'll be doing my own sort of retrospective,
presenting some of the music I've encountered from 1994 through 1999.
After having gotten an introduction to techno/ambient in 1993,
(celebrated in the week before last's set), I took the bit between my
teeth in 1994 and did a four-part ambient special (the beatless nazis
would call it techno-lite, but what the hey...). Fools rush in, I was
lucky, etc., but I managed to score interviews/on-air appearances from
folks like Alex Paterson, Mixmaster Morris (who in his characteristic
style, straightened me out on a few points and sent me some playlists
for my edification), Jonah Sharp, Mike Barnett of Birmingham's Beyond
Records, Greg Scanavino/Young American Primitive, the Hardkiss posse,
and others. Thanks go out to Alex Windsor for essential introductions
and some records, Clair Pritty of Paw Productions in the U. K. for the
Alex Paterson interview (she got a bouquet from across the waters for
her efforts, and she earned it), Jonah Sharp and Gamal from Reflective
Records for their attention.and indulgence, San Francisco's Hardkiss
posse (especially Niven), Amy from Rising High who supported me with
both information and a fistful of CDs, and Mike Barnett from
Birmingham's Beyond Records, for a splendid interview. There are others
who deserve kudos for their support, but that was 15 years ago, and my
memory ain't what it was. All this support culminated in a 4-part
ambient radio special in May of 1994. This week's Wild Kingdom will
skim the surface of some of the music presented during that series of
features. The set will be a little heavy on the warm West Coast sound of
the period, but that's the locale where I live, after all - sue me....
Next week's set will celebrate 1995 - the year of Detroit.
KFJC is in the midst of their annual fundraiser. If the spirit moves
you, give us a hand.
If you miss a show, or want to sample other aspects of KFJC, limited
time archives for KFJC programming are available at
http://www.kfjc.org/broadcast_archives/ . Send comments and suggestions
to i...@kfjc.org .
"The Wild Kingdom" airs on KFJC-FM 89.7, Saturday night/Sunday Morning,
12A-3A (8A-10A GMT). Potential listeners outside the San Francisco Bay
area can find a webcast at http://www.kfjc.org/netcast/index.php .
Present and past Wild Kingdom playlists are also archived at kfjc.org.
You can also check out archived playlists from my first KFJC show "Just
Desserts" that was on Fridays 10P-2A from 1992 through 1999. Archived
playlists exist for that show starting from Fall 1995 to New Year's Eve
1999/2000, so you can see what what I'm up to these days is pretty much
consistent with what I was up to all along.
If you do tune in (especially via the web), please take a little time to
let me know your locale. I'm also interested in promo music from all
over and in promoting local (San Francisco Bay area) techno-type events.
If you want to do some promotion for an event, contact the KFJC
promotions department at pr...@kfjc.org to arrange ticket giveaways
and/or to send information for inclusion in our concert outlook. Thanks
to those who have sent promo music so far.
Regards,
Richard Hester
"Mr. Goodwrench"
"The Wild Kingdom"
SU 12A-3A
KFJC-FM 89.7,
Los Altos Hills, California
