Big Boss Man

KAFM Grand Junction, 9pm - 12am

by Julius C. Lacking Julius C. Lacking
Mercury Rev Mercury Rev

The engineer looked through the diminishing dawn murk and spotted the specialist’s orange scarf. The sound of the balloon-tired swamp bikes spread through the Estonian bog like hot molasses, obscuring their location but not their presence. Unnoticed in the bike’s twin V mud-wakes, a nearly-vertical black snorkel tube trailed the pair.

In this episode: Airport 81, Baby In Vain, The Beat, Better Oblivion Community Center, Bongwater, Buke and Gase, Carl Henry Brueggen, Chatham County Line, Chris Murray, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, Cochemea, The Cops, Erin McKeown, Errol Dunkley, Field Music, Guantanamo Baywatch, hollAnd, JK Mandengue, Juana Molina, k-os, Kaytranada, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Kraftwerk, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Los Straitjackets, Mercury Rev + Hope Sandoval, Molotov, Mother Mother, Nick Lowe, The Nude Party, Phyllis Dillon, Pixies, Railroad Jerk, Schrasj, Shlohmo, Southern Culture On The Skids, Split Enz, Steve Gunn, Swearin', They Might Be Giants, Tipsy, United Future Organization, Vinicius Cantuaria, Vulfpeck, Wylie & The Wild West, Young Fresh Fellows

  Song Artist Notes
1 Big Boss Man Mercury Rev + Hope Sandoval Languid at its best
2 Chesapeake Better Oblivion Community Center Fleeting harmonies
3 Dirty Creature Split Enz The herky rhythm
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5 Luciano Steve Gunn Space and time
6 Hard Petting Tipsy Fun times in orbit
7 Rock Music Shlohmo Ethereal magic
8 Crabbuckit k-os Clap hands
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10 Satisfaction Errol Dunkley Chromatic tension
11 Mescalero Cochemea Through the arid sands
12 One's Too Many (And A Hundred Ain't Enough) Nick Lowe Low jungle rhythms
13 Conquistador Guantanamo Baywatch Ride the surf
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15 Cactus Pixies Savage and essential
16 You Don't Know How It Feels Chatham County Line Nice take
17 To Heaven And Back Baby In Vain Unhinged
18 The Model Kraftwerk It only takes a camera to change her mind
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20 Ranger Buke and Gase Eerie drone
21 Jack's Tune Southern Culture On The Skids Rare instrumental
22 Weight Off (feat. BADBADNOTGOOD) Kaytranada Skipping frames
23 Dogpile Swearin' Fresh and superchunky
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25 Young Fresh Fellows Theme Young Fresh Fellows The original YTTF
26 It's Epidemic The Cops Squealing with terror
27 Chibidaba, Chibidaba JK Mandengue Disco is universal
28 Rollerkoaster Railroad Jerk Maketh me woozy
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30 Mirror in the Bathroom The Beat Rest easy, Ranking Roger
31 Strawberry Fields Forever Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Who would have thought…
32 The Real Ska Chris Murray My favorite Skanadian
33 Marciano II (Punk Version) Molotov Paranoia in any language
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35 Share a Pillow Field Music Strange angles abound
36 For Survival (feat. Mike Viola) Vulfpeck The overwhelming funk
37 Feels Alright The Nude Party Shades of VU
38 Fool's Paradise United Future Organization UFO boogie
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40 Easily Charmed By Fools The Claypool Lennon Delirium Dang weirdoes
41 Family Mother Mother Brooding
42 Paper Moon Erin McKeown Good reason it’s a standard
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44 De Algun Instinto Animal Juana Molina Argentinian minimalism
45 Giggle Water Los Straitjackets Swagger along
46 Big Sky Lullaby Wylie & The Wild West Yodel break
47 Nick Cave Dolls Bongwater I want one
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49 Rocksteady Phyllis Dillon Self-referential
50 Lake Monsters They Might Be Giants A field guide
51 Five Parts Schrasj Delicate meanderings
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53 Altered Beast I King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Aim straight for the wormhole
54 Idler Carl Henry Brueggen Just passing the time
55 An Empire, A Sit-Com Set hollAnd Unstatic drone
56 Sol Na Cara Vinicius Cantuaria Brazilian introspection
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58 Square Vehicles On Collision Course Airport 81 The closer