Episode 272: Staring into the Abyss, 2022 Retrospective

Another year older and deeper in debt.  The show will be old enough to vote next year. Good times. 

"Major Beef" by The Party Dozen from The Real Work. Courtesy of Constellation Records. From Episode 267. 

"Camp Viking Afghanistan" by Vatican Shadow from the Hospital Productions compilation JonBenet In Valhalla. From Episode 261. 

"Take the Bus" by General Magic from Frantz. Courtesy of Editions Mego. From Episode 262. 

"Astral Walk" by Brandon Coleman featuring Keyon Harrold, Ben Williams and Marcus Gilmore from Interstellar Black Space. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. From Episode 266.

"Castles Burning" by Moon Attendant from One Last Summer. Courtesy of Graveface. From Episode 269.

"Son of Troutdale" by Lowbelly from Night Town. Courtesy of Fort Hazel. Episode 271.

"Unit of Hurt" by Severed and Said from Tragic Seeker. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. From Episode 263.

"Starstuff" by Blanck Mass from In Ferneaux. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. From Episode 265.

"Mobler" by Dungen from En ar for Mycket och Tusen Aldrig Nog. Courtesy of Mexican Summer. From Episode 270. 

"The Place" by MONO from My Story, The Buraku Story. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. From Episode 266.

"A Lot of Kings" by Saint Abdullah featuring Aquiles Navarro, Kol from To Live A La West. Courtesy of Important Records. From Episode 262. 

"Wono San" by Joel Vandroogenbroek from Far View. Courtesy of Drag City. From Episode 261.

"The Fire Sermon" by Julie's Haircut from Invocation and Ritual Dance of my Demon Twin. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. From Episode 264.

"Simple Headphone Mind" by Stereolab and Nurse With Wound from Pulse of the Early Brain: Switched on Volume 5. Courtesy of Warp. From Episode 269.

I may start talking about music on TikTok next year. I may not. Best laid plans, you know.

Episode 271: Folds and Rhizomes

The last show of new music for the year, blazing through in all its weird glory.

"To Live and Drive in L.A." by Drugdealer from Hiding in Plain Sight. Courtesy of Mexican Summer.

"Striped Pants" by Flaccid Mojo from their self titled album. Courtesy of CastleFace. 

"Hare" by Wand from Spiders in the Rain. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"Son of Troutdale" by Lowbelly from Night Town. Courtesy of Fort Hazel. 

"Nightcrawler" by Plaid  featuring Mason Bee from Feorm Falorx. Courtesy of Warp. 

"Trocadero" by The Soft Pink Truth from Is It Going to Get Any Deeper Than This? Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"Downriver" by Skyminds from Terra Preta. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"I Been Gone" by Moon Duo from Live at Levitation. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

"This Continuous Spectrum" by Jessica Moss from Galaxy Heart. Courtesy of Constellation Records. 

"The Dreamer" by Anja Lauvdal from From A Story Now Lost. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound. 

"One Thousand" by Marco Zenker from Channel Balance. Courtesy of Kompakt. 

"Condescend" by Low from Songs for a Dead Pilot. Courtesy of Kranky. 

"Space Labyrinth or Eclipse on Friday" by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. from Dark Side of the Black Moon: What Planet Are We On? Courtesy of Important Records.

The Spartacus Classic Release this month is the compilation In Memoriam Gilles Deleuze. The other Deleuze tribute mentioned was the Laswell curated Folds and Rhizomes for Gilles Deleuze and is available for streaming or purchase from the Sub Rosa Bandcamp. 

Episode 270: Lateral Shift

 Penultimate new show of the year and a banger at that.

"Mobler" by Dungen from En ar for Mycket och Tusen Aldrig Nog. Courtesy of Mexican Summer. 

"When You're Around" by Water From Your Eyes from Structure. Courtesy of Wharf Cat. 

"Fly by Night" by Adam Shephard from Quad. Courtesy of the artist. 

"Patch of Wet Ground" by Persher from Man with the Magic Soap. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"Glimpse an End" by Steve Bates from All the Things That Happen. Courtesy of Constellation. 

"S.O.L. (featuring Olivier St. Louis) by Bibio from BIB10. Courtesy of Warp.

"I'll Follow You Through the Floor (Live)" by Psychic Ills from Live at Levitation. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

"Venus in Furs" by Blasted Canyons featuring Jeremy Cox from Velvet Underground and Nico. Courtesy of CastleFace. 

"Swirling Flurry" by Thick Air from Soma Cataria. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Rain" by Cerberus Shoal from the expanded edition of their self-titled debut. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"IV" by Oren Ambarchi from Shebang. Courtesy of Drag City. 

The Spartacus Classic Release this month is Girls Against Boys 1993 release Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby.

Episode 269: The Darkest of Places

Another month of droney goodness kicking off with an old favorite and venturing to places of moody disorientation.

"Simple Headphone Mind" by Stereolab and Nurse With Wound from Pulse of the Early Brain: Switched on Volume 5. Courtesy of Warp.

"Castles Burning" by Moon Attendant from One Last Summer. Courtesy of Graveface. 

"Sunrise" by Explosions in the Sky from Big Bend (An Original Soundtrack for Public Television. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"Numbers Stations" by Esmerine from Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More. Courtesy of Constellation. 

"Let It Bleed" by Goat from the Tenth Anniversary remaster of World Music. Courtesy of Rocket.

"Sublimation" by Huma Utku from The Psychologist. Courtesy of Editions Mego. 

"Misanthrope Gets Lunch (Live)" by Bent Arcana from Live Zebulon. Courtesy of Castle Face. 

"Rainbow Serpent" by Gryphon Rue from A Spirit Appears to a Pair of Lovers. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Orb Juice Ascent" by Gewgawly from the soundtrack to NORCO. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

"Martyrdon Speedboats Along the Cliffs of Gibraltar" by Vatican Shadow from Coast Guard Gulf of Blood. Courtesy of Hospital Productions. 

"Quakenbruck" by Bitchin Bajas from Bajascilators. Courtesy of Drag City. 

The classic release of the month is the Smiths' The Queen is Dead. As a bonus and a throwback to one of the early shows, here is the Ukranians doing Ukranian language covers of several songs, including "The Queen is Dead." The album is Pizni Iz the Smiths. 

Episode 268: Onyx

 

Low key set for the seasonal transition. 

"Phthalo Blue" by Monster Rally from Botanica Dream. A name your price download. 

"Gong Gong Gong Blues (Howie Lee Remix)" by Gong Gong Gong from Phantom Rhythm Remixed. Courtesy of Wharf Cat.

"2.2" by New Mexico Stargazers from Subterranean Flash Game. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

The title track from Infinite Window by Kuedo. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

The title track from Miracles by T. Gowdy. Courtesy of Constellation Records. 

The title track from Was it Ever Real? by The Soft Pink Truth. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey, 

"C" by Osees from The Chapel, SF 10​.​2​.​19. Courtesy of Castle Face. 

"Stump" by Hudson Mohanke from Cry Sugar.  Courtesy of Warp. 

"Shepherdess" by The Utopia Strong from International Treasure. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"On Hail and Thunder" by Wanderwelle from Black Clouds Above The Bows. Courtesy of Important Records. 

"Irres Flackern vor den Altglascontainern" from the self titled album by Lauten der Seele. Courtesy of Hands in the Dark. 

The classic release this month is Unnatural History II by Coil. 

Episode 267: Anxious Synth Music Playing

 

After 2+ years, this is the COVID show, at least I have COVID for it. Enjoy the soundtrack to literal fever dreams. 

"Montana (Main Theme)" by Blanck Mass from the soundtrack to Ted K. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

"Fields of Remembrance" by Plankton Wat from Hidden Path. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

"I Never Lose, Never Really" by Belong from October Language. Courtesy of Editions Mego/Spectrum Spools. 

"Major Beef" by The Party Dozen from The Real Work. Courtesy of Constellation Records. 

The title track from Beat by Bowery Electric. Courtesy of Kranky. 

"Le Palace" by Arp from New Pleasures. Courtesy of Mexican Summer. 

"Interstate" by Oog Bogo from Plastic. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"A Year Ago" by Carmen Villain from CV x Actress. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound. 

"A Breath of Fresh Air" by Scout Island from Laurentian Voyage. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Mindflight" by Flying Lotus from the soundtrack to Yasuke. Courtesy of Warp. 

"And Then I Watch It Fall Apart" by Madeleine Cocolas from Spectral. Courtesy of Room 40.

"Lineal" by J. Zunz from Del Aire. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

The Spartacus Classic Release of the month is Liar by the Jesus Lizard. 

Episode 266: All This Season's Losers of the Year

 Seventeen years of the Spartacus Roosevelt Hour and rolling on under its own inertia. Tonight we're gonna party like it's Summer 2005. 

"Everybody Takes You Just Take More" by Holy Scum from Strange Desires. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Marwees" by Automatisme and Stefan Paulus from Gap Void. Courtesy of Constellation Records.

"Coca Cola Blues" by The Holydrug Couple from SBXV Todo Muere. Courtesy of Sacred Bones. 

"Where They Found It" by Adam Shepherd from Live from the O Horizon. Courtesy of the artist. 

"The Place" by MONO from My Story, The Buraku Story. Courtesy of Temporary Residence.

"Hypnagogic City Tour" by Acid Twilight from Mustang Zodiac. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Erased" by Ty Segall from Harmonizer. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"Astral Walk" by Brandon Coleman featuring Keyon Harrold, Ben Williams and Marcus Gilmore from Interstellar Black Space. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"SHTWRLDS (Certification)" by Jeff McLeod from SHTWRLDS. Courtesy of the artist. 

The title track from From the River to the Ocean by Fred Anderson and Hamid Drake. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

The Spartacus Classic Release this month is Sonic Youth's Goo.

Episode 265: Surface Tension

Finishing out the 15th year of The Spartacus Roosevelt Hour with a slick veneer of haunted yacht rock. 

"Ballad in 9" by Joyfultalk from Familiar Science. Courtesy of Constellation.

"Few, Far Chaos Bugles Uff... Bosch gra Walese" by Matmos from Regards, Uklony dla Bogusław Schaeffer. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

"It's a Passage" by Daniel Rossen from You Belong There. Courtesy of Warp.

The title track from Time Goes by Weval. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

The title track from Scarlet Holliday by Mono. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"D2" by Divus from II. Courtesy of Boring Machines. 

"An-an-an-d-d-d" by Dome from 3. Courtesy of Editions Mego.

"Starstuff" by Blanck Mass from In Ferneaux. Courtesy of Sacred Bones.

"Sozial" by Voigt and Voigt from Die Zauberhafte Welt der Anderen. Courtesy of Kompakte. 

"Stjarnor" by Centrum from For Meditation. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Kifisos Gift" by Andra Ljos from Fountain of Inspiration. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

"Two Drones in Ghost Dub" by Zane Trow from Traces. Courtesy of Room 40.

The Spartacus Classic release for this episode is Pure by Godflesh. 

Episode 264: The Trials of Adolphe Sax

 

Adolphe Sax fell from the third story, was blown up, drank sulfuric acid and almost drowned as a child. This episode treats his horn in similar ways. 

"Swell" by Bronze from Absolute Compliance. Courtesy of Castle Face. 

"The Fire Sermon" by Julie's Haircut from Invocation and Ritual Dance of my Demon Twin. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Station 5 Review (Nathan Fake Remix) by Field Works from Stations. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"Lightning Struck Baby Born" by The Silence from Metaphysical  Feedback. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"Snowy Water" by Earthen Sea from Ghost Poems. Courtesy of Kranky.

"Kong (Forest Swords 0151 Remix)" by Neneh Cherry from the Broken Politics remixes. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound.

"White Fang" by Skullflower from Carved Into Roses​-​Infinityland​-​Singles. Courtesy of VHF. 

The title track from Flowers from Home by Yai.  Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

The title track from Oceans of Milk and Treacle by Mike Cooper. Courtesy of Room 40. 

"3D Warrior (NOW Director's Cut)" by Nightmares on Wax from Remixed to Freedom. Courtesy of Warp. 

The Spartacus Classic Release of the Month is Days of Future Past by the Moody Blues. 

Episode 263: Card and Quarters

Fresh off the Equinox, headed toward a Solstice and frying the brain along the way. 

"The Tooth of February" by Folly Group from Human and Kind. Courtesy of Ninja Tune.

"Klang" by KMRU from Peel. Courtesy of Editions Mego. 

"Destroyed Fortress Reappears" by Osees from Levitation Sessions Vol II. Courtesy of Castle Face. 

"Unit of Hurt" by Severed and Said from Tragic Seeker. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Me Me" by Vibracathedral Orchestra from the reissue of their debut double album. Courtesy of VHF Records. 

"Body Electric" by Maya Shenfeld from In Free Fall. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey. 

"Symphony for the Devil (Giant Swan Remix)" by Mamuthones from Aphelion Vol​.​1. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"But We Want to Be Known" by Field Works from Maples, Ash, and Oaks: Cedars Instrumentals. Courtesy of Temporary Residence. 

"Silueta" by Carmen Villain from Only Love from Now On. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound. 

"Outskirts, Dreamlit" by Pan-American from The Patience Fader. Courtesy of Kranky. 

The Classic Release of the Month is the techno-horror of Clock DVA's Man-Amplified. 

Episode 262: Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian

This episode goes into more jazzy waters than usual, but the noise is here as well.

"Story of the Century" by Ty Segall from Whirlybird. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You" by Jeff Parker from The Relatives. Courtesy of Thrill Jockey.

"Suck Teeth" by L'Rain from Fatigue. Courtesy of Mexican Summer. 

"Borrowed Lies (Sasha Piankov Remix) by Gum Takes Tooth from Gum Takes Tooth vs Gnoomes. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"A Lot of Kings" by Saint Abdullah featuring Aquiles Navarro, Kol from To Live A La West. Courtesy of Important Records. 

"Cloud Sea" by Club Coral from Turn To. Courtesy of Not Not Fun. 

"Beyond Currency" by Exek from Advertise Here.  Courtesy of Castle Face. 

"Take the Bus" by General Magic from Frantz. Courtesy of Editions Mego. 

The "Piano Joint" single by Conor Albert. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Circular Stairway" by Failing Lights from New Year's Eve Dark Ambient. Courtesy of Hospital Productions.

"You Disappear You Find Yourself Again" by Perila from How Much Time It Is Between You and Me. Courtesy of Smalltown Supersound. 

The Spartacus Classic Release of the month is actually a website full of "internet radio," Soma.FM. 

Episode 261: Mystic Myristicin

 

New year, same old show. 

"Rainbow" by J. R. C. G. from Ajo Sunshine.  Courtesy of Castleface. 

The "Little Demon" single by Rubber Oh. Courtesy of Rocket Recordings. 

"Cadaver Dogs" by Robedoor from New Age Sewage. Courtesy of Not Not Fun.

"Beyond Good and Evil" by Boris from W. Courtesy of Sacred Bones.

"Wono San" by Joel Vandroogenbroek from Far View. Courtesy of Drag City. 

"Mitosi" by Franco Nanni from Elicoide. Courtesy of Mexican Summer.

"Tales from the Trash Stratum" from the single by Oneohtrix Point Never featuring Elizabeth Frazer. Courtesy of Warp. 

"Letter" by Weval from Changed for the Better. Courtesy of Ninja Tune. 

"Spectacle" by Ken Camden from Space Mirror. Courtesy of Kranky.

"Sayonara (Instrumental)" by Kate NV from Room for the Moon (Instrumentals). Courtesy of RVNG Intl. 

"Camp Viking Afghanistan" by Vatican Shadow from the Hospital Productions compilation JonBenet In Valhalla. 

"Ein Klein" by Richard Youngs from Ein Klein Nein. Courtesy of VHF Records. 

The Spartacus Classic Release of the Month is Confessions of a Knife by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.