Tonight's set-in-the-making started out in ambient mode, impelled by a
recent old 12" acquisition from Schematic far more ambient than is
usually the case for that label. The set cruised on in ambient mode for
a while until lurching into electro and acid (I'm never far from
either), tapering off into some off-kilter minimal house. Bit players
include Suzuki K1, Orbital, Luke Slater, Isolee, Ian Clark, Io, Thieving
Dreamer, Elfish Echo, and others.
Last week's somewhat truncated set is shown at
http://www.kfjc.org/music/playlist.php?i=37625 .
Playing in the background as I write this is Julius Hemphill's
underground jazz classic "Dogon A.D", in preparation for a 2-part radio
special on St. Louis' Black Artists Group, a spawning ground for may
famous jazz musicians (Hemphill being one of them). I'm also planning a
special called "Steel City Techno", a then/now examination of electronic
labels and artists.in Sheffield, UK. This will start in the late
80s/early 90s with labels like Ozone, Fonn, Intone, Plastex, and the
fledgling Warp Records, with a second part examining contemporary
developments. Feel free to email me with suggestions and possible
contacts, especially regarding early days.
I'm also preparing for a day-long special feature called "Day of the
Dead" featuring music from folks who passed untimely. I have plenty of
material from rock, blues, and jazz, but the techno/electronic entries
are still a bit sparse Email me if you have suggestions. No big sense
of urgency, as the special won't be happening until the end of May.
Limited time archives for all shows on KFJC (including this one) are
available at http://www.kfjc.org/broadcast_archives/ . These are
"rolling archives", available for two weeks after any given show. My
shows are listed under "Goodwrench". 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, USA
