Archive for May, 2023
Playlist for Lost in the Stacks from May 5, 2023 (“This is a Fine Romance Novel”), episode 558
Hear the show at http://traffic.libsyn.com/lostinthestacks/LITS_Episode_558.mp3
“Corvocado” by João Gilberto
Interview with Tatianna Richardson, author of the new novel The Build Up.
File this set under PN3377.5.L68 M53
“Solace of You” by Living Colour
“He’s Sure the Boy I Love” by Darlene Love (credited to the Crystals)
Continued interview with Tatianna Richardson
File this set under RG121 .K3
“New Health Rock” by TV on the Radio
“You Need Love” by Muddy Waters
Continued interview with Tatianna Richardson
File this set under NC1429.G18 A4
“I Hate Being in Love” by Amy and the Angels
“So I Can See You” by Cobey Sey and TONE
“A Fine Romance” by Joe Williams and Count Basie
“I’m Glad You’re Mine” by Al Green
NEW FORCES 4 MAY 2023 (20s NIGHT)
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PICTURED: MODEL/ACTRIZ
PLAYLIST:
HMLTD - THE WEST IS DEAD (2020)
LIP CRITIC - HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME/WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? (2020)
METZ - A BOAT TO DROWN IN (2020)
SQUID - BOY RACERS (2021)
AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS - HERTZ (2021)
FRONTIERER - CORROSIVE WASH (2021)
STOMACH BOOK - ANIMALS (2021)
SOUL GLO - JUMP!! (OR GET JUMPED!!!)((BY THE FUTURE)) (2022)
CHAT PILE - SLAUGHTERHOUSE (2022)
GILLA BAND - BIN LINER FASHION (2022)
MODEL/ACTRIZ - CROSSING GUARD (2023)
MSPAINT - HARDWIRED (2023)
MUDERPACT, YOKUBARI - 解決出来ない KAIKETSU DEKINAI (NO SOLUTION) (2023)
continental drift 5/3/23: iceland
Today we are making the trek to Iceland. There will be baseball during drift next week, meaning this is the last episode of continental drift for quite some time. I’m talking about July 19th. I graduate this weekend, and I’d just like to say that if this is my last episode, it’s been a great run. Reviving this show has been truly a pleasure, and I’ve learned so much. Ethnomusicology is so important! (Fear not, Continental Drift will be revived by my friend and collaborator, Carolyne). Find the playlist for this episode here.
Iceland is a dual ocean Nordic island country spanning both the North Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. It is the most sparsely populated country in Europe, with less than 10 people per square mile. In fact, there are only 8 other countries in the world that are more sparse (can you guess #1? It is Greenland). Their official language is Icelandic, a Germanic language most similar to Norwegian.
The idea that Iceland was named to discourage settlement on verdant land is a myth. In fact, it was originally named Snæland, or snow land, because it was snowing when Norse settlers first arrived, and then renamed Iceland after viking Flóki Vilgerðarson arrived.
Young Bjork
Iceland’s most famous musician is probably Björk. Björk Guðmundsdóttir’s career started when she was just 11 when a recording of her singing at a school recital was broadcast on RUV, then Iceland’s only radio station. Björk has released music as recently as 2022, and is also a climate activist in Iceland. NY’s Museum of Modern Art held a retrospective exhibition dedicated to her in 2015.
Lots of literature on Icelandic music talk about the “Bjork effect.” This is essentially getting at the public perception of Icelandic music since she became internationally popular, which is one of “eccentricity.” One article said it’s as if Icelandic music says to people, “Come to Iceland. We have elves.”
I’m not going to refute the Björk effect, because I found it to be actually quite relevant.
We’re going to start with classical music. Icelandic classical music is different from other traditions, and other samples I’ve played on drift, because it is distinctly modern. Classical music was late to arrive in Iceland, only taking hold in the late 1800s/early 1900s. The innovation is still happening today, resulting in a robust contemporary classical scene. Lots of it, you will find, is very “Iceland.” I know I keep saying that, but if you don’t know what I mean already, you’re about to. The imagery is very rich.
Hafdís Bjanadótir
Classical segment:
From Beacon to Beacon // Hafdís Bjanadótir (composer, blues guitar), Nordic Affect (Icelandic chamber ensemble)
The Gospel of Mary: Gospel Text II // Hugi Guðmundsson, Aarhus Sinfonietta, Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Hörður Áskelsson
Clean Teeth // Magnús Jóhann (composer, producer, keyboardist), Skúli Sverrisson
Loom – Sunrise Session II // Ólafur Arnalds (composer), Reykjavík Recording Orchestra
Post punk is not a genre I have covered extensively on drift before, but it is such a good one. Post punk emerged in the late 70s from the punk scene. It took a lot of influence from rock, but incorporated elements of funk, electronic, jazz, and even disco. A lot of post punk, like the punk that came before it, was political at heart. Bjork was in a post punk band before the Sugarcubes, Tappi Tíkarrass, which was active from 1981-1983 (post punk’s prime). They certainly weren’t the only ones in Iceland.
Björk (keys) performing with Tappi Tikarrass
Post-punk segment:
Flughoppið // Purrkur Pillnikk (“The Plane Jump”)
I Don’t Like Your Style // Baraflokkurinn (“The Bar Party”)
Autopilot // russian.girls
Þú og ég has been called “the embodiment of disco music in iceland.” HLH flokkurinn was dedicated to the 60s, though released music in the late 70s. Interesting, because I consider them to sound a lot like ABBA.
Sumargleðin was not an actual band but a group of entertainers under the direction of Ragnar Bjarnason. They were very popular among rural Icelandic people, to the extent that people planned their summer vacations with regard to when the Summer Fun Ball was nearby.
![Sumargleðin [1] (1972-86) | Glatkistan](https://hraunbaer.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/sumargledin-1980.jpg?w=300&h=215)
Sumargleðin
Í Reykjavíkurborg // Þú og ég (“In Reykjavik”)
Vertu ekki að plata mig // HLH flokkurinn (“Don’t Be Fooling Me”)
Ég fer í fríið // Sumargleðin (I’m Going on Vacation)
Modern Pop/ Indie Segment:
Stop In the Name of Love // Bang Gang
Random Haiku Generator // Sin Fang, Sóley, Örvar Smárason
velvet finale 5/3/23
thank you soooo much for all of your support throughout my time at velvet! today is the 3-hour finale of my time hosting velvet on wrek atl. it has been such a privilege and a joy hosting this show & sharing the music that is dear to my heart with all of you! i love wrek so much. stay tuned next semester for velvet, which will now be hosted by rebecca fishman! she’s gonna be amazing!
all my love ♥ sam
today on velvet:
system // brotherly
one is none // yoofee
hollatchu // jitwam, jaydonclover, yungmorpheus
dorothy dandridge eyes // janelle monae, esperanza spalding
butterfly // jamiroquai
sicily’ box // venna, yussef dayes, marco bernardis, rocco palladino
honeylake // conic rose
neuralgia // move 78, douniah
crosstalk / orbea bloom // bobbing, kiefer
find strength // jk group
aged eyes // alfa mist, kaya thomas-dyke
crazy that you love // aurora dee raynes
hey papi – edit // jitwam
camden free public library // bulgarian cartrader
potential // amber-simone
where do we all go // tank and the bangas, lalah hathaway, jacob collier
i know // yoofee
without you, within me // 30/70
come again // slowya.roll, rob araujo
cajun fries // paul mond
fat stack – remix // lean low, jaydonclover
they don’t care // izy, osunlade
the light // saul, allysha joy
60 rutledge // o’flynn
night sky // cody currie, eliza rose
om drip // noa erni, gregoire pignede
je ne suis pas de ce monde // kolinga
*smokes weed once* // spencer.
why don’t you // cleo sol
hit and run // aldo boneswurst, william e. pondus, bormsen
ode ao gato // pedro ricardo
glass shadows // liv.e
danish design, pt.1 // athlestic progression
7 days, 9 years // otis mcdonald
eple // royksopp
one under // wilma vritra, wilma archer, vritra
melatonin // a tribe called quest
new dawn // dave okumu
way we are // ben marc
rewind // lanu, allysha joy
reminincense // waxamilion, bormsen
TOKYO DREAMS 05/02/2023
HELLO LISTENERS. TOKYO DREAMS ENTHUSIASTS.
Tonight we.are.back. I know you have missed us! Tonight features a playlist with traditional city pop, women artists, and some post punk vibes. Plus – it’s a two hour special!!
SET LIST n.n
Junko Ohashi – 男と女Hitomi Tohyama – Wanna Kiss – 2021 Remaster小山水城 – 彼にはかなわないAru Takamura – Appeal To You (Yoshizawa dynamite.jp 7″ Version)Kaoru Akimoto – Dress DownRA MU – Aoyama Killer StoryMomoko Kikuchi – Mystical ComposerTaeko Onuki – Tokai清野由美 – スカイレストランYumi Arai – 中央フリーウェイYoshimi Iwasaki – TouchAnri – Last Summer Whisper
NEHANN – NylonOXZ – VivianP-MODEL – SOLID AIRDiastereomer – MothersunPlastics – GOODPortray Heads – 浮遊体暗黒大陸じゃがたら – BABYSHEENA & THE ROKKETS – OMAEGA HOSHII – ONE MORE TIMEGuernica – カフェ・ド・サヰコ – 2016 RemasterSOFT BALLET – NO PLEASURE2 Bullet – Sympathy for the Pig
