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.

Episode 281: Mail Order Hallucinations

Going into the bottom half of the year with a show to dazzle and amaze.

"All of the Above" by Bibio from Sunbursting. Courtesy of Warp. 

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

"By Firelight in the Dead of Night" by Wave Temples from Panama Shift. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

"Gathering of Ancient Tribes" by Goat from The Gallows Pole OST. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"In Motion (featuring A Beacon School)" by Ford. from Guiding Hand. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Skyskryp12" by Radian from Distorted Rooms. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"Ten Billion People" by Explosions in the Sky from End. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"Self-Action (Instrumental)" by Half Held from May I (Instrumental). Courtesy of the artist. 

The title track from Transit of Venus by Hangedup and Tony Conrad. Courtesy of Constellation Records. 

"IIII" by Follakzoid from V. Courtesy of Sacred Bones.

 The Spartacus Classic Album for this episode is Since I Left You by The Avalanches. 

Episode 280: Crackle

Sounds all around for this episode. 

"Flight Path" by Arnold Dreyblatt & The Orchestra of Excited Strings from Resolve. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"Something Like That" by Psychic Ills and Gilly Haynes from FRKWYS Vol 4.5: Nowhere in the Night. Courtesy of RVNG, Intl. 

"It's Not Chris" by Last Ex from their self-titled album. Courtesy of Constellation Records. 

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

"Phantasia Telephonics" by Eluvium from (Whirring Marvels in) Consensus Reality.  Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"New Years Unresolution" by L'Rain from the upcoming album I Killed Your Dog. Courtesy of Mexican Summer. 

"Unforgiven (Othr Remix)" by The Soft Moon featuring Alli Logout from Exister Remixed. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

"Blackbox Life Recorder 21f" by Aphex Twin from Blackbox from Life Recorder 21f-In a Room7-F760. Courtesy of Warp. 

"Clout Tunnel" by Tzusing from Green Hat. Courtesy of P-A-N. 

"Tokhmakagan Backwaters" by Andrea Ljos from Megalithic Statues of Vishapakar. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

The Spartacus Roosevelt Classic album for this episode is Manifest by Chessie. 

Episode 279: PLUSmeat

 

A soundtrack for the oppressive heat of summer. 

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

"Zoos of the World" by Mort Garson from Journey to the Moon and Beyond. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

"Fallen Angel" by Natural Wonder Beauty Concept from the self titled album. Courtesy of Mexican Summer. 

The title track to Butterfly Effect by Forest Swords. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

The title track to Nothing's Special by Oneohtrix Point Never. Courtesy of Warp.

The title track to Memoire de Forme by Pierre Rosseau. Courtesy of RVNG, Intl. 

"Negative Loop" by Joni Void from Everyday is the Song. Courtesy of Constellation. 

"Chalky's Eyes" by The Holy Family from Go Zero. Courtesy of Rocket.

"Leon Vapor Calcio" by Lorena Álvarez & Alejandro Palacios from  Paisajes Para Torcer al Reloj. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

"Opening Night" by Tujiko Noriko from Crepuscule I And II. Courtesy of Editions Mego. 

The title track from Everyone Else is a Stranger by Lindstrom. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound. 

The Spartacus Classic album of the month is In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster by the Shining. 

Episode 278: Magic Madness Heaven Sin

 

The show began in June 2005, so that makes this 18 years.  I hope you are still enjoying it as much as I am.

"Remind Yourself (Marlene Ribeiro Remix) by Goat from Seu Sangue. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings.

The title track from Too Late by Fawning. Courtesy of Graveface.  

"A Ghost at Noon" by Sam Prekop and John McEntire from Sons Of. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"People Person" by Sunburned Hand of the Man from Hypnotape. Courtesy of VHF Records. 

"Omgeving" by David Edren from Relativiteit Van de Omgeving. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

"Dusk Raid" by Clark from 5-10. Courtesy of Warp.

"Let It Happen (Old Version)" by Louis Cole from Some Unused Songs. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Charlie's Rampage" by John Carpenter from Firestarter Original Soundtrack. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

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

"Beneath These Waves" by Mike Cooper from Black Flamingo. Courtesy of Room 40. 

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

The Classic Release this month is You Forgot It in People by Broken Social Scene. 

Episode 277: Head Full of Magic

 

Part of me thinks the Roaring 20s v2.0 are just getting started. Here is some transcendence and a little roaring to help your head.

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

"River Turns Woodley (for Frogman)" by M. Sage from Paradise Crik. Courtesy of RVNG, Intl.

"Ozeanien" by Voyage Futur by Wellen. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

The title track from Silver Haze  by SQURL. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

"Amethyst" by Oval from Romantiq. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"Each Night" by Poolside featuring Mazy, a single courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Cascade III" by Parish from Cascades of Refinement. Courtesy of Important. 

"Plaster Mask (J. Zunz Remix)" by Julie's Haircut from the Plaster Mask EP. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Loon" by Matt Espy from Hawksworth. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"Long Singing" by Fridge from Happiness. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"Magenta" by Loscil and Lawrence English from Colours Of Air. Courtesy of Kranky. 

The Classic Release of the month is Ladytron's Witching Hour.

Episode 276: Puzzle Pieces

 

Hold on, it is a dark ride. 

"Eternal Trans Siberian" by Gnoomes from Ax Ox. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Monotony II" by Tim Hecker featuring Colin Stetson from No Highs. Courtesy of Kranky. 

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

"Finding Ways" by Constant Smiles from Kenneth Anger. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

"Silent Embrace" by Mono from Heaven, Vol I. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"The Sons and Daughters of Poor Eternal" by ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT from their self titled album. Courtesy of Constellation. 

"Heaven Surrounds Us Like a Hood" by Yves Tumor from Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds). Courtesy of Warp. 

"Greenfingers" by Daniel O'Sullivan from the reissue of The Physic Garden. Courtesy of VHF Records.

"Waterfall End Sequence" by Dialect from Advanced Myth. Courtesy of RVNG, Itnl.  

"A Flash in the Pan" by Megan Alice Clune from Furtive Glances. Courtesy of Room 40. 

"Shiny Gilded Boulevard" by Purling Hiss from Drag On, Girard.  Courtesy of Drag City. 

The Spartacus Classic Release of the month is Tender Buttons by Broadcast. 

Episode 275: Hydrophobia

Hazy days of summer are approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, spawning fever dreams and dog packs. 

"Hlaf" by Smote from Genog. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings.

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

"Remembrance" by Tokio Ono from Individuals. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Lost but Never Alone" by Oneohtrix Point Never from Magic Oneohtrix Point Never. Courtesy of Warp. 

"V3.2" by Luca Yupanqui from Conversations. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

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

"The Reason for My Love" by P.E. from The Leather Lemon. Courtesy of Wharf Cat. 

The title track from Someone Close by Floating Points. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Rituals" by Kelly Lee Owens from LP 8.2. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound. 

"Animated Window Displays" by Failing Lights from Christmas Eve Dark Ambient. Courtesy of Hospital Productions. 

"The Fable of Subjugation" by Big Brave from Nature Morte. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

The Spartacus Classic Release for this month is M83's Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts