Episode 212: Dr. Spartacus' Traveling Medicine Show 2017 Retrospective

Another year in the can and here is the year in Spartacus review.

"Smoggy Terminus" by Damaged Bug from The Tarot of Personal Experience. Courtesy of Castle Face. From Episode 201.

"Guayaquil to Tully" by Mike Cooper from Raft. Courtesy of Room 40. From Episode 207.

"Leaving the Park" by Oneohtrix Point Never from the soundtrack to Good Time. Courtesy of Warp. From Episode 208.

"Undoing a Luciferian Towers" by Godspeed! You Black Emperor from Luciferian Towers. Courtesy of Constellation. From Episode 210.

"Maps on the Floor" by Clay Rendering from Snowthorn. Courtesy of Hospital Productions. From Episode 202.

"Aladin in der Wunderlampe" by Vintage Cucumber from Arabische Nachte. A name your price release. From Episode 211.

"Glaze" by Coca Leaf from Deep Marble Sunrise. Courtesy of Wharf Cat. From Episode 207.

"Fight at the Quarry" by Shane Gillis from the Spiritus original soundtrack. Courtesy of the artist. From Episode 209.

"Snakes Vs Rats" by The Bug Vs Earth from Concrete Desert. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. From Episode 203.

"Familiar Things Disappear" by Hauschka from What If. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. From Episode 205.

"Ruins" by Arash Moori from Heterodyne. Courtesy of Type. From Episode 202.

Last year's 3 hour retrospective from the last decade is still posted if you need more NYE music.

Episode 211: Message in a Bottle

The last all new playlist of the year, a gentle one of crisp air and night skies and tropical fantasy.

"A Magia do Rei, Part 2" by Ninos Du Brasil from Vida Eterna. Courtesy of Hospital Productions.

The title track from Value by Visionist. Courtesy of Ninja Tune.

"Mirror of the Madman" by Exploded View from Summer Came Early. Courtesy of Sacred Bones.

"Riverchase Galleria" by Haha Mart from Family Denim. Courtesy of Noumenal Loom.

"The Hand that Bit Itself (Geist)" by Belarisk from Moments in Shapeshifting. Courtesy of Type Records.

"Another World" by Colleen from A flame my love, a frequency. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

"Aladin in der Wunderlampe" by Vintage Cucumber from Arabische Nachte. A name your price release.

"Cannibal Planet" by OCS from Memory Of A Cut Off Head. Courtesy of Castle Face.

"About That time" by Earthen Sea from An Act of Love.  Courtesy of Kranky.

"Little Buddy" by Monster Rally from Mystery Cove. A name your price download.

"Phantom Brickworks III" by Bibio from Phantom Brickworks. Courtesy of Warp.

The Spartacus Classic album this month is a redux of one of the original Spartacus Classic albums, Tones on Tail Everything

Episode 210: Conversations Ancient and Eternal

Cooler temperatures and the same old topics and discussions.

The title track from History of the Future by Watter. Courtesy of Temporary Residence.

"Unleash" by Rodhad from Anxious. Courtesy of Type.

"Don't Go Plastic" by Shobaleader One from Elektrac. Courtesy of Warp.

"Undoing a Luciferian Towers" by Godspeed! You Black Emperor from Luciferian Towers. Courtesy of Constellation.

"Rayon Solaire Holistique" by Canada Effervescent from Crystalline. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

"Holding On" by Lapalux from The End of Industry. Courtesy of Ninja Tune.

"The Thing" by John Carpenter from Anthology (Movie Themes 1974-1998). Courtesy of Sacred Bones.

"L2" by Nicola Ratti from The Collection. Courtesy of Room 40.

"The Melatonin Chamber" by Ken Camden from Dream Memory. Courtesy of Kranky.

"Trollkarlen Och Fageldrakten (Version 2)" by Dungen from Versions by Prins Thomas remixes. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound.

The Spartacus Classic Album for this episode is Funkronomicon by Axiom Funk.

Episode 209: I Wanted to Be with You Alone and Talk About the Weather

I bring this episode to you from a houseboat on Lake Union in Seattle. I hope you enjoy the heady Fall vibe.

"Trollkarlen Och Fageldrakten" by Dungen from Haxen. Courtesy of Mexican Summer.

"Fight at the Quarry" by Shane Gillis from the Spiritus original soundtrack. Courtesy of the artist.

"Corroded Hymnal" by Clark from Rellik. Courtesy of Warp.

"Animated Violence" by Oh Sees from Orc. Courtesy of Castle Face.

"Tesselation" by Golden Retriever from Rotations. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

"Lucid Morto" by Pan Daijing from Lack. Courtesy of PAN.

"Dish 2 Dish" by Shit and Shine from Some People Really Know How to Live. Courtesy of Editions Mego.

"Anesthesia Love" by Haco from Qoosui. Courtesy of Room 40.

"Ambur" by Demen from Nektyr. Courtesy of Kranky.

"Divisor" by Sollilja from In Looking, Disappears. Courtesy of Hospital Productions.

The Spartacus Classic album of the month is Sounds of the Satellites by Laika.

Episode 208: Some Riskier Than Others

Looking straight into Fall with another episode of cool breezes and warmer blasts, hurricanes and droughts.

The title track from Crack an Egg by POW! Courtesy of CastleFace.

"Egyptian Journalists Syndicate" by Vatican Shadow from Luxor Necropolitics. Courtesy of Hospital Productions.

"Crossing the Road" by Mogwai from Every Country's Sun. Courtesy of Temporary Residence.

"On U" by Bjorn Torske and Prins Thomas from Square One. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound.

"Leaving the Park" by Oneohtrix Point Never from the soundtrack to Good Time. Courtesy of Warp.

"The Dark Rift" by Squrl from EP #260. Courtesy of Sacred Bones.

"Spinderella's Dream" by Hype Williams from Rainbow Edition. Courtesy of Ninja Tune.

"Into the Light of Night" by Janek Schaeffer from Glitter in my Tears. Courtesy of Room 40.

"V" by Iguana Moonlight from Wild Palms. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

"It's Not What You Think" by Justin Walter from Unseen Forces. Courtesy of Kranky.

The Spartacus Roosevelt Classic Album of the month is Devo's Are We Not Men?

Episode 207: Stories Still Dreams

As the summer winds down, I want to apologize for the sound in the last show. Trapped at a hotel with busted equipment I had to improvise. This show hopefully makes up for it.

"Glaze" by Coca Leaf from Deep Marble Sunrise. Courtesy of Wharf Cat.

"Greater Grand Crossing" by Anjou from Epithymia. Courtesy of Kranky.

"Kagero" by Boris from Dear. Courtesy of the artist.

"Guayaquil to Tully" by Mike Cooper from Raft. Courtesy of Room 40.

"Lossless Loss" by Chris +++ from Social Justice Whatever. A name your price download.

"Diamond" by Xordox by Neospection. Courtesy of Editions Mego.

"Hit" by Kompost from Flowers Must Die. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings.

"The Infinite Regress" by Sungod from Crash Galactic. A name your price download.

The title track from Under the Sun by Mark Pritchard. Courtesy of Warp.

"Electric" by Follakzoid featuring J. Spaceman from London Sessions. Courtesy of Sacred Bones.

The Spartacus Classic album this time is 20 Jazz Funk Greats by Throbbing Gristle.

Note: I wasn't deliberately misgendering Genesis in the post show. I am more familiar with the work of Genesis during the Throbbing Gristle/Psychic TV period and not since the transition, an easy trap to fall into. I was going to rerecord here at the last minute and noticed Genesis prefers pronouns s/he and h/er which I do not know the pronunciation of. I know and have been close to many trans people in my life and would never deliberately misgender someone, an aggressive act. Some may view not going back and correcting the faux pas as an issue, and I apologize. We all learn and we all grow and I support any person the opportunity to claim and shape their own identity, hopefully evidenced by one of the longest non-setlist pieces of writing in shownotes in years.

Episode 206: Box Cars

If it is June, it must be 12 years of the Spartacus Roosevelt Hour. Let's dive into Summer, shall we?

The title track from Black Origami by Jlin. Courtesy of Planet Mu.

"Ka" by LCC from Bastet. Courtesy of Editions Mego.

"Untitled 5" by Low from Travels in Constants Volume 9. Courtesy of Temporary Residence.

"Exhausted Sky" by One Man Standing from Valley of Lost Connections. Courtesy of the artist.

"Benbelo" by Dustin Wong and Takakao Menikawa from Are Euphoria. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

"Starlight and Black Echo" by Chihei Hatakeyama from Mirage. Courtesy of Room 40.

"Walkie Talkie" by Palm from Shadow Expert. Courtesy of Carpark.

"Swarm" by Patten from Requiem. Courtesy of Warp.

"The Fawn" by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma from On the Echoing Green. Courtesy of Mexican Summer.

"Restart" by Daktyl from The Act of Hesitation. Courtesy of Ninja Tune.

"Shimmer with Heat" by Video Salon from their self-titled album. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

The Classic Album this episode is Backwards by Coil.

Thanks for sticking around.

Episode 205: Starlight and moonbeams

The last pre-summer show of the year for you to chill in the heat.

"The Death Sets" by Moon Duo from Occult Architecture, Vol I. Courtesy of Sacred Bones.

"Narkopop 5" by Gas from Narkopop. Courtesy of Kompact.

"Bound" by Do Make Say Think from Stubborn Persistent Illusions. Courtesy of Constellation.

"Exalter" by Forest Swords from Compassion. Courtesy of Ninja Tune.

"Information Needed to Create an Entire Body" by Caterina Barbieri from Patterns of Consciousness. Courtesy of Important.

"Trick of the Mind" by White Hills from Stop Mute Defeat. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

"Undone Harmony" by Expressway Yo-yo Dieting from Undone Harmony Following. Courtesy of Type.

"Familiar Things Disappear" by Hauschka from What If. Courtesy of Temporary Residence.

"Rise" by The Necks from Unfold. Courtesy of Ideologic Organ.

The Spartacus Classic album this episode it Blood by This Mortal Coil.

Episode 204: Close

Welcome to April and a clangy bunch of monthly noise.

"Gas is Better than Gas" by Sungod from Contackt. Courtesy of Holodeck.

"Fryffordd" by Babe, Terror" from Ancient M'Ocean. Courtesy of the artist.

"Ship of the Imagination" by Trans Am from California Hotel. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

"Paradise Capital" by I-LP-O In Dub from Capital Dub Chapter 1. Courtesy of Editions Mego.

"Glimpses of Hope in Trying Times" by The Caretaker from Everywhere at the End of Time Stage 2. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dormant" by Profilgate from Finding the Floor. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

"Fantasynth" by Actress from AZD. Courtesy of Ninja Tune.

"Look Ahead See Behind" by Sybarite from Waiver the Absolute. Courtesy of Temporary Residence.

"For Closure" by Shifted from Appropriation Stories. Courtesy of Hospital Productions.

"Breathe" by Tonstartssbandht from Sorceror. Courtesy of the artist.

The Spartacus Classic album of the month is The Man Machine by Kraftwerk.

Episode 203: Silver Liquid Drops

Little did I know the tumultuous month ahead when last I left you, gentle listeners. But back again with another show to clear my head. It may be reflective of my jagged emotional state, but it is what it is.

"Silent Treatment" by Blanck Mass from World Eater. Courtesy of Sacred Bones.

"Hypocrite" by Jean-Michel Blais and CFCF from Cascades. Courtesy of Arts and Crafts.

"Snakes Vs Rats" by The Bug Vs Earth from Concrete Desert. Courtesy of Ninja Tune.

"The Hamburg Cell Was Born in Chechnya" by Vatican Shadow from Ghosts of Chechnya. Courtesy of Hospital Productions.

"A Few More Pieces of Eight" by Majeure from Apex. Courtesy of Temporary Residence.

"Easy Does It" by Pontiak from Dialectic of Ignorance. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

"Banana A" by Banana from LIVE. Courtesy of Leaving Records.

"Severokamsk" by Gnoomes from Tschak! Courtesy of Rocket Recordings.

"High End Smalls" by pinkcourtesyphone from Taking into Account Only a Portion of Your Emotions. Courtesy of Editions Mego.

The Classic Album for this episode is Nail by Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel, aka Foetus, aka JG Thirlwell.

Episode 202: DC

Rolling through the year with a fairly chill, end of winter set.

"Looking for You" by Josefin Ohrn and The Liberation from Mirage. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings.

"Teenage Lightning 2005" by coil from The Ape of Naples. Courtesy of Important Records.

"Deeper Politics" by Grails from Chalice Hymnal. Courtesy of Temporary Residence.

"Gray Clearer" by Mind Over Mirrors from Undying Color. Courtesy of the artist.

"Geometric Narrative" by Cuticle from Mind Holding Pattern. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

"Geen Contact Peer" by Betonkust & Palmbomen II from Center Parcs. Courtesy of 1080p.

"Win in the Flat World" by Lorenzo Senni from Persona. Courtesy of Warp.

"Maps on the Floor" by Clay Rendering from Snowthorn. Courtesy of Hospital Productions.

"Si Fly" by Letherette from Where Have All the People Gone. Courtesy of Ninja Tune.

"Time We Have" by Steve Hauschildt from Strands. Courtesy of Kranky.

"Ruins" by Arash Moori from Heterodyne. Courtesy of Type.

The Spartacus Classic Album of the month is Sacrifist by Praxis, which I describe totally inadequately. I don't even mention that Buckethead is on it.

Episode 201: Real Horrorshow

This episode is full of music that sounds like and sometimes literally is horror show soundtrack music.

"Axis" by Emptyset from Borders. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

"Dirge of the MicroNothing" by One Man Standing from Valley of the Lost Connections. Courtesy of the artist.

"Ashley Heard a Noise" by Shane Gillis from the Death to the World soundtrack. Courtesy of the artist. Death to the World on Amazon Streaming.

"Goatband" by Goat from Requiem. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings.

"Creeks" by Oto Hiax from the self titled album. Courtesy of Editions Mego.

"Mustais" by Mai Mai Mai from Phi. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

"Smoggy Terminus" by Damaged Bug from The Tarot of Personal Experience. Courtesy of Castle Face.

"My Theme" by Naaahhh from Themes. Courtesy of Blackest Ever Black.

"Grains" by Bonobo from Migration. Courtesy of Ninja Tune.

"(Were You) A Milky Blue" by Casino vs Japan. Courtesy of the artist.

"Death in Rebirth" by Mono from Requiem for Hell. Courtesy of Temporary Residence.

This episode's Spartacus Classic Album is Tago Mago by Can.