Episode 294: Decay Time

Enjoy these bops, arranged methodically for your ears.

"Grey Rubble, Green Shoots" by Godspeed You! Black Emperor from NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28340 DEAD. Courtesy of Constellation. 

"Rust" by Ben Bohmer from Bloom. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Portrait One" by Old Tower from Portrait of a Medieval Presence.  Courtesy of Hospital Productions. 

"Kriminelle Kur" by Faust curated by Zappi Diermaier from Blickwinkel. Courtesy of Bureau B. 

"The Eternal Present" by Dean Spunt from Basic Editions. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"Haunting Echo" by Mono from Heaven Vol. II. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"Inward Turning Suns (Live) by Holy Family from Live Burning, Burning Live. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Diminished Eternal" by Severed and Said from End Time Loop. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"IV" by Yui Onodera from 1982. Courtesy of Room 40. 

"Sneer At Fates" by Acid Mothers Temple from Trust Masked Replicants Courtesy of Important Records.

"Effective Control" by Terry Gross from Huge Improvement. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

The Spartacus Classic for this episode is Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective. 

Episode 293: Your Favorite Foreign Movie

 It isn't a score, but it is. 

"Anger the World" by The Janitors from An Error Has Occurred. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Global Wind Trade" by Photay from Windswept. Courtesy of Mexican Summer. 

"Continuum 10" by Nala Sinephro from Endlessness. Courtesy of Warp. 

The title track from Belaya Polosa by Molchat Doma, Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

The title track from No More Apocalypse Father  by We are Winter's Blue and Radiant Children. Courtesy of Constellations Records.

The title track from Only Hinting by Clinic Stars. Courtesy of Kranky.

"Coup de Gronk" by Party Dozen from Crime in Australia. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"October" by Umberto from Black Bile. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"Himmel" by White Poppy from Ataraxia. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Hollywood" by Cluster from Zuckerzeit. Courtesy of Bureau B. 

"7 Degrees of Despondent" by I Jordan from I AM JORDAN. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

The Spartacus Classic Album of the month is Back to the Futur by Aavikko. 

Episode 292: Saffron and Rose

 

A slowly assembled show that hits is so many correct ways.

"Ordinary Man" by Lilacs and Champagne from Fantasy World. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"Retreat Beats" by Bitokagaku from Unknown Me. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Crystal Hummingbird" by Elkhorn from The Red Valley. Courtesy of VHF Records.

"Also the Gorilla" by Osees from SORCS. Courtesy of the artist. 

"Lingua Geral" by Sessa from Grandeza. Courtesy of Mexican Summer. 

The "Garmonbozia" single by Flying Lotus. Courtesy of Warp. 

"Flame of Perfect Form" by Tashi Wada from What is not Strange. Courtesy of RVNG, Intl. 

"Realistic (I'm Still Waiting" by Belong from Realistic IX. Courtesy of Kranky. 

"Final Fight" by DJ Muggs and Dean Hurley from the soundtrack to Divinity. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

"I Don't Have Missions" by Chris Corsano from The Key (Became the Important Thing and Then Just Faded Away). Courtesy of Drag City. 

"When the Labour Is for Love" by Olivier Cong from Tropical Church. Courtesy of Room 40. 

"Overflow" by Yoshinori Hayashi from Ambivalence. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound. 

The Spartacus Classic Release for this episode is Drowning in a Sea of Love by Nathan Fake. 

Episode 291: Like a Rusty Squeezebox

It isn't Gojira performing on an ancient building, but the show holds my interest. 

"Reflection" by MONO from OATH. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"Peculiar Formations on a Horizon" by Yayoba from A Maze of Glass. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Trouble Always Finds Me" by Yellow House from Psalms of Yellow House. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Peace at Home" by Gnod from Spot Land. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"The Bells of St. Mary's" by Gastr Del Sol from We Have Dozens of Titles. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"Ray" by Actress from Statik. Courtesy of Smalltown SuperSound.

"My Name is Death" by John Carpenter, Daniel Davies, and Cody Carpenter from Lost Themes IV. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

The single Black Ice Mudra by Rustie. Courtesy of Warp. 

"New Brain" by Off World from 1. Courtesy of Constellation Records. 

"Absorption Net" by Ogive from Opalescentia. Courtesy of Room 40. 

"Pala 1 (live)" by Mahti from Konsertti 1. Courtesy of VHF Records. 

The Spartacus Classic Album of the month is Trip Tease by Tipsy. 

Episode 290: Bronze Age

Nineteen years ago this month I thought that I could make a music podcast that would reflect my skewed tastes in music rather than the really basic stuff I could find. Thank you for sticking around. 

"Different Heart" by Belong from Common Era. Courtesy of Kranky.

"Drift" by Kasbo from The Learning of Urgency. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Take You Some Time" by Shit and Shine from You Were Very High. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"The Seal" by Beak> from >>>>. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"Cycle" by Koichi Shimizu from Imprint. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound. 

"Stream of the River Quantum" by Wave Temples from Portals. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Capumcap" by Nightmares on Wax from Carboot Soul (Deluxe Edition). Courtesy of Warp.

"The Return" by SQRL from Music from Man Ray. Courtesy of Sacred Bones.

"The Top of Thomas Street" by Mary Lattimore and Walt McClements from Rain on the Road. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"Radiator" by Bill Mackay from Locust Land. Courtesy of Drag City, 

"Lemurian Tsunami Inside a Hat" by Acid Mother Reynolds from Volume 3. Courtesy of VHF Records.

The Spartacus Classic release of the month is the Fujiya and Miyagi release Transparent Things. Ankle Injuries Video.

Episode 289: That Place Doesn't Exist

Soundtracks for travel to unreal places.

"Tempter" by Stereolab from Little Pieces of Stereolab (A Switched On Sampler). Courtesy of Warp. 

"Inverted Vertigo" by Heith from The Liars Tell. Courtesy of P-A-N. 

"New World" by Swanox from Rhodyrunner. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Tai" by Gnoomes from Uletai. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Bitterroot Valley Suite III: Wind" by Jim White and Marisa Anderson from Swallowtail. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

"19-14" by Esmerine from Lost Voices. Courtesy of Constellation Records.

The "NPC" single by Tanukichan. Courtesy of Carpark Records. 

"Northernland Lady" by Heldon from Electronic Guerilla. Reissue on Bureau B. 

"Nice Town (Metronomy Remix)" by Metronomy x Pan Amsterdam from the Nice Town single. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Kiteki (Colloid Version)" by Satoimagae from Colloid. Courtesy of RVNG Intl. 

"Where the Bough in Broken" by Hilary Woods from Acts of Light. Courtesy of Sacred Bones.

The Spartacus Classic album of the month is In Finite by The Broadway Project. 

Episode 288: Postvapor Plunderphonic Triphop

Noises abound on this episode. I was listening to the first show on the feed and realized the show still sounds like it always has. Try the archives. 

"A Figure in the Surf" by Mount Kimbie from The Sunset Violent. Courtesy of Warp. 

"Human Ruins" by Lussuria from Under Crumbled Stars. Courtesy of Hospital.

"Rose With Smoke" by Drop Nineteens from Hard Light. Courtesy of Wharf Cat. 

"Lamp of Glory" by The Utopia Strong from The BBC Sessions. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings.

"Beginner's Luck" by New Mexican Stargazers from Casino 2223. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Night Sculpture" by Forest Swords from Pearl of Hail. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

The "Help Desk" single by Wand. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"Not Speaking of the Ways" by Big + Brave from A Chaos of Flowers. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"As Above Perhaps So Below" by Adam Wiltzie from Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal. Courtesy of Kranky. 

"Old Ideas (modified)" by Jeff McLeod from Not Good Enough. Courtesy of the artist. 

"To Be Expected" by Pinkcourtesyphone from Arise in Sinking Feelings. Courtesy of Room 40. 

The Spartacus Classic Album for this episode is DJ Frane's Electric Garden of Delights.

Episode 287: Form without Substance

 

Changes of Season and changes in musical moods.  

"Snake Oil" by Glass Beams from Mahal. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Melancholic Serenity" by White Poppy from Sound of Blue. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

"La Alhambra" by Marina Herlop from Nekkuja. Courtesy of P-A-N. 

"Don't Forget You're Mine" by Laetitia Sadier from Rooting for Love. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"On Its Rounds the Wind Returns" by Maya Shenfeld from Under the Sun. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"Test" by Discovery Zone from Quantum Zone. Courtesy of RVNG, Intl. 

"Tripping in the Graveyard" by Goat from Medicine. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Funambule (Deus pas de Serein)" by Esmarine from Los Voices. Courtesy of Constellation.

"Pepper" by Speedy J from Ginger. Courtesy of Warp. 

"Invisible Man" by NPVR from 33 34. Courtesy of Editions Mego. 

The Spartacus Classic Release of the Month is Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral.

Episode 286: Short Ends

 

February percolated an extra day and this episode is a bubbly concoction.

"Streets on Fire" by Torn Hawk from Through Force of Will Anniversary Edition. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Departing the Body" by Roy Montgomery from Temple IV. Courtesy of Kranky.

"Speak" by Fawning from All Around Me. Courtesy of Graveface. 

The Wendorlan single by Squarepusher from the upcoming album Dostrotime. Courtesy of Warp.

"Le Trapeziste" by L'Empire Des Sons from their reissued self-titled album. Courtesy of Mexican Summer.

"We Said" by Matana Roberts from Coin Coin Chapter Five In the Garden. Courtesy of Constellation. 

"16:9" by Microstoria from Init Ding and Snd. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"Ether" by Golden Features from Sisyphus. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Saturate" by Haslanded from The Mill Sessions Vol 1. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

The title track from the remastered Pyramid of the Moon by Maserati. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"Ripple in High Tide" by BCMC from Foreign Smokes. Courtesy of Drag City. 

The Spartacus Classic albums of the month is the first two solo releases by Odd Nosdam, Burner and Level Live Wires. 

Episode 285: Double Modal

 

Another year starts with a lot of bleeps and blorps and whooshes.

"Coal Toungue" by Smote from Launch300. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Bubblegun" by Frunk29 from Sequentia. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

"Strangefruit" by  Erwan Sene from JunQ. Courtesy of P-A-N.

"The Strange Attractor" by Silent Servant from Negative Facination. Courtesy of Hospital Productions.

"A Yellow Robe (The Soft Pink Truth Dawn Mix)" by Sam Prekop and John McEntire from the A Yellow Robe Remixes EP. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

"Its me (g8)" by Actress from LXXXIII. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Emergi" by Fanscesco Gennari from Frammenti. Courtesy of Important Records.

"NADA" by The Soft Moon from Exister. Courtesy of Sacred Bones Records. 

"Club Exterieur" by DJ Voilaa from Aimless Summer. Courtesy of 1080p Records.

"Turn" by Pmxper from the self titled album. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound.

"Interfaith Medical" by Rachika Nayar from Fragments Expanded. Courtesy of RVNG Intl. 

"Lucrezia" by Donato Dozzy from Magda. Courtesy of Kompakt.

The Classic Release this month is Whole Numbers Play the Basics by Casino vs. Japan. 

Episode 284: 2023 Retrospective (Spartacus' Version)

 

Wrapping up yet another year with a navel gazing retrospective episode. 

"Future Thoughts Ft. Spaceface" by Brothers Griin from Joy City. Courtesy of Graveface. From Episode 274.

"Docudrama" by Nyx Nott from Themes From. Courtesy of Melodic. From Episode 275.

"DISinformation Desk" by The Black Dog from Music for Real Airports. Courtesy of Kompakt. From Episode 273.

"The Yips" by James Ellis Ford from The Hum. Courtesy of Warp.  From Episode 277.

The single "Vento a Favor" by Sessa. Courtesy of Mexican Summer. From Episode 275.

"Cascade" by Niecy Blues from Exit Simulation. Courtesy of Kranky. From Episode 283.

"Sacred and Profane" by Moundabout from An Cnoc Mor. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. From Episode 280.

"Reel Life (Evolution 2)" by Cinematic Orchestra from Man with a Movie Camera. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. From Episode 282. 

"Theme from a Personal Prison" by Emil Amos from Zone Black. Courtesy of Drag City. From Episode 281.

"Delivery" by Black Duck from the self titled album. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. From Episode 279. 

"Visiting" by Craig Leon from Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 1. Courtesy of RVNG Intl. From Episode 278.

"Sunset Theater" by Golden Hallway Music from Rules and Chance Vol 3. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. From Episode 276.

The Actress remix of Carmen Villain from Smalltown Supersound Remix Anthology Vol. 1-4 2002-2022. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound. From Episode 278.

Thanks for spending the year with me. 

Episode 283: Forgotten Arts

The last new episode of the year closes the year with some bangers. 

"The Creeper" by Zak Riles from Earthwave. Courtesy of Important Records. 

"Shall I Be 'Anna' Or 'Anna' Be I?" by The Marshmallow Ghosts from The Collection. Courtesy of Graveface. 

"A Chorus of Trees" by Gregg Kowalsky from Eso Es. Courtesy of Mexican Summer. 

"Line Gone Cold" by Forest Swords from Bolted. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Then Began the Harp to Fashion" by Black to Comm from At Zeenath Parallel Heavens. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"Facing" by Bonnacons of Doom from Signs. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Void," a single release by Ty Segall. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"Work" by Hugh B from Live from the Gonsch. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Xkyrgios" by Evian Christ from Revanchrist. Courtesy of Warp. 

"Cascade" by Niecy Blues from Exit Simulation. Courtesy of Kranky. 

"Impulse Controller" by Off World from 3. Courtesy of Constellation. 

The Spartacus Classic release for this episode is Rossz csillag alatt született by Venetian Snares. 

Episode 282: Blind Box

 

The year rapidly draws to a close, and this is a show to hold on tightly to as it speeds up.

"Reel Life (Evolution 2)" by Cinematic Orchestra from Man with a Movie Camera. Courtesy of Ninja Tune.

"Shinbone Star" by Acid Twilight from Shadow Wrangler. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Butterfly House" by Teeth of the Sear from Hive. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Memories of Music" by Oneohtix Point Never from Again. Courtesy of Warp. 

"Les Parentheses Enchantees - Movement III" by Colleen from Le Jour et la Nuit du Reel. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"We Were There" by Sparkle Division from Foxy. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"Traveler" by Precocious Neophyte from Home in the Desert. Courtesy of Graveface. 

"A Man's Mind Will Play Tricks on Him" by Jim O'Rourke from the Hands That Bind Original Soundtrack. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"Free Wifi" by Markus Floats from Fourth Album. Courtesy of Constellation.

"Nightswim" by Wayne Phoenix featuring Run Rivers from Soaring Wayne Phoenix Story of the Earth and Sky. Courtesy of P-A-N Records. 

"Eyes Within" by Gloria De Oliveira and Dean Hurley from Oceans of Time. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

The Spartacus Classic Album of the Month is Audiosapien by Earthmonkey.