DIM YOUR LIGHTS #05 "the moon was made out of white roses, and we learned how to wilt"

 

i guess this is a weirder show because on one level it leans towards being one of the gloomier shows i've ever done but on another level its somewhat of an emulation of [oh--this show aired 2.20.13] a regular daytime show. there are some patchy spots where i had to say to myself "dammit lyons...yr messing up" but you know everything wraps up and i would say i am very happy with the majority of this show, especially the first hour--i think i just got moody with some of the fadeouts because re-listening i'm thinking "hey that was a perfectly nice song!" but on the other hand it creates a different overall picture.

format is [ARTIST] "[SONG]" [ALBUM]
if two songs have the same symbol in [ ] brackets after them it means they were played concurrently.

hour 1 "wrap me up in your blankets, keep me safe from harm"

CATHERINE "CHARMED" 7"
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PHILLIP SARDE "THE SMALL BLUE FEMALE" QUEST FOR FIRE (SOUNDTRACK)
COCTEAU TWINS "HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS" 12"
THE INK SPOTS "INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST FALL" THE INK SPOTS
THIS MORTAL COIL "KANGA-ROO" IT'LL END IN TEARS
U.S. GIRLS "JACK" GEM
KIP HANRAHAN "THE FIRST AND THE LAST TO LOVE ME" PANGAEA
MARTIN DUPONT "JUST BECAUSE" THE MINIMAL TAPES
====MIC====
UMBERTO "NIGHT FANTASY" CONFRONTATIONS
LOVE SPIRALS DOWNWARDS "DEPRESSION GLASS" TEMPORAL
ECHO WEST "MY DREAM IS STILL THERE" WEIRD COMPILATION
KINDEST LINES "DARK DREAM" COVERED IN DUST
FRED THOMAS "I DREAMED YOU IN MAGAZINES" KUMA
THE ONLY ONES "ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER PLANET" PEEL SESSIONS
USELESS EATERS "BLACK NIGHT ULTRAVIOLET" HYPERTENSION
FEAR "GETTING THE BRUSH" THE RECORD

hour 2 "i'll never see the sun that rises"

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MARK SNOW "THEME FROM SKATEBOARD" SKATEBOARD (SOUNDTRACK)
NEIL YOUNG "TRANSFORMER MAN" TRANS
BAUHAUS "SHE'S IN PARTIES" CRACKLE
OBNOX "DEEP IN THE DUSK" SMOKE WOODY HAZE
THESIS "OLD GUITAR" S/T
DOUG HAMMOND "RIZZ BIZZ" SPACES
VITESSE "BRIGHTER THAN THE SKY" CHELSEA27094
LUSINE "STRATUS" THE WAITING ROOM
====MIC + EXCISED EVENTS INFO====
RYU HASHIZUME "SHAPE OF MIND" AND THEN YOU HEARD TALES
PENGO "ILL FITTING TURNOQUET" A NERVOUS SPLENDOR
HUMAN MESH DANCE "WET MOON" INSTINCT
NON "FIRE IN THE ORGANISM" BLOOD AND DANCE

hour 3 "lying down on my floor, begging for answers"


MIRAH "AFTER YOU LEFT" ADVISORY COMMITTEE
VITA NOCTIS "EXPOSE" AGAINST THE RULE
VITA NOCTIS "THIS IS NOT THE LIFE" AGAINST THE RULE
ERIC'S TRIP "KISS ME ON THE HEAD" LONG DAY'S RIDE TILL TOMORROW
MATMOS "YOU" THE MARRIAGE OF TRUE MINDS
EAST RIVER PIPE "KILL THE ACTION"
SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE "THE SHARK'S OWN PRIVATE FUCK" HOW IT FEELS TO BE SOMETHING ON
WOODS "SUFFERING SEASON" SONGS OF SHAME
====MIC====
BLACK GOLD "C'MON STOP" 12"
HENRY'S DRESS "SALLY WANTS" S/T
PHARAOH SANDERS "THE PHAROAH HAS A MASTER PLAN" KARMA
====MIC====
ICEAGE "MORALS" YOU'RE NOTHING

DIM YOUR LIGHTS #04 "i just can't"

this show first happened on 02.13.2013 during fundraiser week. i had taken a nice little nap before so i had some whimsy at least early in the show. fundraiser week (my first!) was very fun even though i didn't get any calls but i got to take calls for the local music show as well as ornette so. i am sorry i'm so bad with keeping these up but fingers crossed i'll have another up today and then i will be caught up! i miss doing this show already, and the semester isn't even over yet. take my hand, won't you?

format is [ARTIST] "[SONG]" [ALBUM]
if two songs have the same symbol in [ ] brackets after them it means they were played concurrently.

hour 1 "that's not the only reason"

MINIMAL MAN "NOW I WANT IT ALL" THE SHROUD OF
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CHARLES CHAPLIN "CROSSING THE DANCE FLOOR" A COUNTESS FROM HONG KONG (SOUNDTRACK)
PISSED JEANS "MALE GAZE" HONEYS
SONIC YOUTH "WHITE KROSS" SISTER
TINA AGE 13 "PILE" 7"
SMOG "A HIT" 7"
PINK REASON "DARKEN DAZE" 7"
TEENAGE JESUS AND THE JERKS "BURNING RUBBER" S/T
BITCH MAGNET "CIRCLE K" STARBOOTY
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YELLOW SWANS "[UNTITLED]" DETERIORATION
DADS "I'M A SHITTY GHOST" BROWN ON BROWN
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT "I HATE THE BEACH" LACED
MASON "POUR IT ON [CREAMY CLUB MIX]" 12"

hour 2 "picking out names, spreading out on your sheets"

THE MEN "ELECTRIC" 7" [&]
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BLOOD ROLLINS "DON'T GIVE IT UP" 12" [&]
ALBERT AYLER "BELLS" BELLS
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE "LA RAPET" SPIRIT THEY'VE VANISHED
====[EXCISED EVENTS INFO]====
CHARLES MINGUS "MEDITATION (FOR A PAIR OF WIRE CUTTERS)" LIVE @ JAZZ WORKSHOP

hour 3 "(maybe twice)"

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VNC "YOUR HEART CAN NOT STAY ASLEEP" CITY/PORT LIASON
[EMBARASSING ERRORS]
THE RACE "THE CAT IS BACK IN THE BAG" THE PERFECT GIFT
CHELSEA WOLFE "HYPER OZ" UNKNOWN ROOMS
CARL CRAIG "A WONDERFUL LIFE" LANDCRUISING
MATMOS "ESP" THE MARRIAGE OF TRUE MINDS
FRED THOMAS "FIRE" SINK LIKE A SYMPHONY
BERNARD HERMANN "HANGOVER SQUARE SUITE" CITIZEN KANE: COMPOSITIONS OF HERMANN
====MIC====
DIAMANDA GALAS "THE LITANIES OF SATAN" THE LITANIES OF SATAN
GENE TYRANNY "TIMING" JUST FOR THE RECORD
====MIC====
BIG BLACK "BAD PENNY" SONGS ABOUT FUCKING

DIM YOUR LIGHTS #03 "the horse's skull nailed to our apartment wall ceased to amuse us, 1986"

this might be (speaking from, at time of writing, having done six shows) my favorite broadcast i have made thus far. all the lights are dimming on all cylinders so to speak. i came to the station early, stretched my bones, grabbed some of my favorite records, grabbed some that i had no idea of but seemed aesthetically pleasing to me. i'm happy with it. the last hour becomes truly vile in the finest way. i had a caller who i assumed to be a prank caller asking for "99 Red Balloons" by Nena (and i could not locate that record, which i fully intended to play, because i did not know that Nena used an "e" as opposed to an "i") but i later learned that the individual who made the request is fully legitimate and respectable.

format is [ARTIST] "[SONG]" [ALBUM]
if two songs have the same symbol in [ ] brackets after them it means they were played concurrently.

hour 1 "the ordinary places where people call it quits"

EAST RIVER PIPE "SLEEPING WITH TALL BOY" BRING ON THE LOSER EP
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JOSEPH E. LEVINE "WHAT TO DO?" WOMAN TIMES SEVEN (SOUNDTRACK)
EZGININ GUNLUGU "MAPUSHANE DUSUNCELERI" SABAH TURKUSU
RED LORRY YELLOW LORRY "CUT DOWN" CUT DOWN
KIP HANRAHAN "RED STAR" EXOTICA
AHMAD JAMAL "BUT NOT FOR ME" BUT NOT FOR ME
X "ADULT BOOKS" WILD GIFT
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ARTHUR RUSSEL "HIDING YOUR PRESENT FROM YOU" WORLD OF ECHO
MARTIN FREEMAN "MODULAR DOOM" CR200
DARK DAY "SLEEP" WINDOW
ALBERT AYLER "FREE SPIRITUAL MUSICS PART IV" HOLY GHOST
PUMICE "COVERED IN SPIDERS" PUNY
THE EARTHMEN "COOL CHICK #59" COOL CHICK #59
SHELLS "9" 12/12/12

hour 2 "you could die out here from a broken heart"

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MIKE CURB "THEME FROM THE WILD ANGELS (DIRGE) THE WILD ANGELS (SOUNDTRACK)
GLORIA GAYNOR "CHAIN OF WHISPERS" 12"
COCTEAU TWINS "BLIND DUMB DEAF" GARLANDS
SEMANTICS "THE BIG SLEEP" BONE OF CONTENTION
PURE X "HALF HERE" PLEASURE
ARIF SAG "BUGUN BIZ PIR GELDI" INSAN OLMAYA GELDIM
THE TRIFFIDS "LONELY STRETCH" BORN SANDY DEVOTIONAL
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ALTRES "RISE" ARCHIVES
ALISHIA "STARGAZING (DUB)" 12"
CODEINE "OLD THINGS" FRIGID STARS
ODD RISSNAES QUARTET "SOMEWHERE" THOUGHTS
NEW ORDER "EVERY LITTLE COUNTS" BROTHERHOOD

hour 3 "so he's probably just like me..."

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MIKE VERNUSKY "THOU" MUSIC FOR FILM AND ELECTRO-THEATRE
THERMAL + SEOFONE "ANOTHER TANK FARM BY TROLLEY" A MOMENT OF CHANCE
PHIL MINTON "BURNT MIRROR" SOLO SONGS
TODD DOCKSTADER "SONG/LAMENT" QUARTERMASS
ANTONIO MESSA "RELEASE THE SUN" THE WAY I REMEMBER IT
====MIC====
LOOP 2.4.3 "EPILOUGE: ASHES" ZODIAC DUST
MERZBOW "PIER 39" ANIMAL MAGNETISM [#]
TYLER, THE CREATOR "YONKERS" GOBLIN [#]
HALO "DEPRIVATION" DEGREE ZERO POINT OF IMPLOSION
JEFF GRIENKE "MAINTAIN CIRCULATION" CITIES IN FOG
ALVIN LUCIFER "3" MUSIC ON A LONG THIN WIRE
====MIC====
DUMP "FLAX" INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

DIM YOUR LIGHTS #02: "b"

hello. this show first happened on january 30th of the year 2013. i was really angry during this whole show and i don't remember why. the show was based around an idea i had the tuesday before so it really was kind of conceptual i guess but i'm happy with it and i'm happy about where i went and i am so seldom happy so you should be glad. things get a little strange around the end so i'm not gonna go all out on exact citation of what was played (many prank call tracks) but i will do my best. i think i have a system to make things make more sense when they are played concurrently. i really like this show and hope you do too. note: there was a show in between this and 01 but i do not consider it to have been worthy of archiving. very bad.
ps: i love the "new website" promo.

format is [ARTIST] "[SONG]" [ALBUM]
if two songs have the same symbol in [ ] brackets after them it means they were played concurrently.

HOUR ONE "please don't speak to me for a while"

RAT COLUMNS "THIS NIGHT MOCKS LOVERS" SCEPTRE HOLE
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OTTO PREMINGER "THE BROTHERS" EXODUS (SOUNDTRACK)
VAN STEPHENSON "(WE SHOULD BE) TOGETHER TONIGHT" SUSPICIOUS HEART (SOUNDTRACK)
CLAN OF XYMOX "CRY IN THE WIND" CLAN OF XYMOX
MODERN LOVERS "PABLO PICASSO" MODERN LOVERS
LINEA ASPERA "FER-DE-LANCE" LINEA ASPERA
CRAOW "MEET ME IN THE NIGHT?" THERE ARE AN INFINITE AMOUNT OF WAYS TO FUCK
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ENSEMBLE ABSTRACT "MR. BUTTERMILK" STENDHALS SYNDROME
MY DAD IS DEAD "NOTHING SPECIAL" THE TALLER YOU ARE THE SHORTER YOU GET
SAVAGE AURAL HOTBED "PRIMES" COLD IS THE ABSENCE OF HEAT
THINKING FELLERS UNION LOCAL 282 "THE OPERATION" STRANGERS FROM THE UNIVERSE
THE JESUS LIZARD "SEASICK" GOAT

HOUR TWO "i've been climbin' to the bottom of it"

====MIC====
MUSLIMGAUZE  "THE GOOD MUSLIM"  SPEAKER OF TURKISH
BLACK FLAG "NOTHING LEFT INSIDE/THREE NIGHTS/SCREAM" MY WAR
==[EXCISED EVENTS INFO]==
PANTHER SKULL "3" SLOTHWAVE [+]
THE SPAM AVENGER "PROBLEM GAMBLER" ONE MAN'S ATTEMPT... [+&]
MAMMAL "DAYS INTO DAYS" LET ME DIE [&%]
LONGMONT POTION CASTLE "MOISTURIZATION" 4 [%*]
CRISTAL "AVICI" RE-UPS [*@]
THE JERKY BOYS "BAD ASS MASSAGE" 3 [@]

HOUR THREE "you were the happiest i'd ever seen you"

====MIC====
DK3 "DOWNRIVER" NEUTRONS
BEDHEAD "EXHUME" TRANSACTION DE NOVO
SHALLOW "JUMPING AWAY FROM SOMETHING EXPLODING" CLEANING HOUSE
PRIESTS "RADIATION" 7"
SKOEZY FETISCH "5" MOMMA:KEY
ROYAL TRUX "MOVE" S/T
FRED THOMAS "COLLEGE" KUMA
====MIC====
ARTHUR BLYTHE "MY SON RA" HIPMOTISM
JOAN LA BARBARA "THUNDER AND LIGHTNING" TAPESONGS[~]
LONGMONT POTION CASTLE "[VARIOUS CALLS]" [VARIOUS RELEASES][~]
====MIC====
PROTOMARTYR "HOW HE LIVED AFTER HE DIED" NO PASSION, ALL TECHNIQUE

DIM YOUR LIGHTS #01: "(my first time, not hers)"

hello fair traveler of an internet this is d. alfred reporting about my freeform show on WCBN which runs from 3am-6am which i have called "dim your lights" as it should be listened to with minimal lights (if possible) this is the first show i have done so i hope that you like it and that it can help you find love in any and all hopeless places. this show is a bit edited: i have excised the "events information" and "concert information" as i believe that while those things are very cool on-air they lose their value a bit in this web format so they will not be present--the negative effect of this is that some of the songs i have backing me during those segments will either be lost or abridged in this format but i feel that it is for your benefit, though events information, when up to date, is a valuable resource and i very much suggest you listen to WCBN and take note of these. worth noting as well is that the mic breaks may be slightly inaccurate-the playlist below is the definitive list of what was played.

also--this blog is intended as an archive for the radio show but also will likely be used to promote shows of note.

format is [ARTIST] "[SONG]" [ALBUM]

HOUR ONE "i went back and felt regret"

SLEEP ∞ OVER "CASUAL DIAMOND" FOREVER
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MUSIK WERKS "SUBSOUNDS" SONGS YOU'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE
EUROPA "EL MISTERIO DO LOS TOMATES ELECTRIOCS" LA ULTIMA EMOCION
RHYTHM MASTER "RHYTHM MAGIC (DUB MIX) [33 RPM]" RHYTHM MAGIC 12"
BORIS MIKULIC "ANGST" HERESY
COWS "CHASIN DARLA" DADDY HAS A TAIL!
====MIC====
PHILIP AABERG "REMEMBERING THIS PLACE" HIGH PLAINS
MICROPHONES "THE MOON" SONG ISLANDS
MARS "HELEN FORDSDALE" 78+
CONTROLLED BLEEDING "BY THE DRAIN 1+2" HOG FLOOR
HOLY OTHER "NOTHING HERE" HELD
SKYWAVE "GIRLFRIEND'S DEAD" ECHODRONE
R.T. CRUTCHFIELD "EXTERMINATION #6" DARK DAY
STACIAN "ORBIT" SONGS FOR CADETS


HOUR TWO "and it takes too long to heal"

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LITTLE HOWLING WOLF "COOL TRUTH" COOL TRUTH
YO LA TENGO "TWO TRAINS" FADE
MADELINES "BARELY BREATHING" YOUR MOTIVES KILL ME
ONE MAN'S ATTEMPT TO LIVEN UP THE DAVE RUTHERFORD SHOW "SCHOOL COMPUTERS"
KIP HANRAHAN "THE FIRST AND LAST TO LOVE ME" ALL ROADS ARE MADE OF FLESH
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ADAM BEYER "LA DESTIN" PROTECHTION
SKINNY PUPPY "SOLVENT" REMISSION
SILK FLOWERS "RUNNING OUT OF ROPE"
KK "?"
SKIN "NOTHING WITHOUT YOU" WORLD OF SKIN

HOUR THREE "unadmired beings"

====MIC====
MIKE KHOURY "SCAPEGOAT" OUTSIDERS LOOKING INWARD [V/A]
LED ER EST "DESTINATION SANITY" DUST ON COMMON
CHARLES MINGUS "BLACK BATS AND POLES" CHANGES TWO
RED HOUSE PAINTERS "DOWN COLORFUL HILL" DOWN COLORFUL HILL
FRANK (JUST FRANK) "JALOUSIE" THE BRUTAL
====MIC====
INSIDES "CLEAR SKIN (SECOND STYLE)" CLEAR SKIN 12"
JEFF GREINKE "FALLING AWAY" LOST TERRAIN
====MIC====
NEW ORDER "BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE" BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE 12"