Radio Fragments

Does it strike anyone else as odd that the term 'modernism' is getting on a century old now, and that we use that as a sort of baseline against which to compare other social movements, ideals, and aesthetics?

Ok, maybe it is just me. So...well...here's some music.

The show is available from the streaming archive, or you can download the podcast/mp3 version by hour (below).

Hour 1 – 1-2 am (Download - 57 Mb)

Gappy Ranks, "Turn The Stereo On" (UK, 2010)
Fela Kuti, "Shuffering & Shmiling" (Nigeria, 1977)
Stewart Copeland, "Koteja (O Bolilla)" (UK, 1985)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, "From Her To Eternity" (UK, 1987)
Gang of Four, "Content" (UK, 2011)
Throbbing Gristle, "Hot On The Heels of Love" (UK, 1978)
Khan w/ Julee Cruise, "Body Dump (Modernist Mix)" (US, 1998)
Anguisette, "The Creation Chamber" (US, 2010)
Iva Bittova, "Driv Nez (Before)" (Czech Republic, 1986)
Hans Reichel, "Le Bal" (Germany, 1994)
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, "The Iridium Controversy: Before" (US, 2003)
Katamari Damacy Soundtrack, "Wanda Wanda" (Japan, 2004)

Hour 2 – 2-3 am (Download - 57 Mb)

Black Black, "Waiting for Magic" (US, 2011)
Love and Rockets, "Be the Revolution" (UK, 1994)
Ladytron, "High Rise" (UK, 2005)
Fresh and Onlys, "Fascinated" (US, 2010)
Canned Heat, "Sandy's Blues" (US, 1968)
Chris Thomas King, "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues" (US, 2000)
Gil Scott Heron w/ Jamie from XX, "New York Is Killing Me" (US, 2011)
Public Enemy, "Polywanacracka" (US, 1990)
Bob Marley, "War" (Jamaica, 1978)
Sade, "Soldier of Love" (UK, 2010)
Ella Fitzgerald, "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me" (US, 1956)