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009. The Final Countdown*

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Installment #9 of The Final Countdown aired Saturday-May-19-2018 (c/o CiTR.FM.101.9).

Tracks available on this Youtube playlist (somewhat inaccurate).

The Final Countdown* is Randophonic’s longest, most random and (if we’re doing it right) relevant countdown yet – the end of result of a long and convoluted process that finally evolved into something halfway tangible in early 2018. The 1297 Greatest Records of All Time right now right here, if that makes sense. And even if it doesn’t, we’re doing it anyway for as long as it takes, and it will take a while.

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Installment #9 of The Final Countdown* went like this.

1132. Prince – shockadelica
1131. Pharaoh Sanders – The Creator Has A Master Plan (remix)
1130. Tune-Yards – you yes you
1129. OMD – Final Song
1128. Black Star Liner – ethnic suicide of the Volga Boatmen
1127. Kid Koala – skanky panky
1126. Modest Mouse – Jesus Christ was an Only Child
1125. Donovan – hey gyp [dig the slowness]
1124. Nigel Kennedy – while my guitar gently weeps
1123. Can – hunters + collectors
1122. Holger Czukay – Oh Lord, give us more money [edit]
1121. Black Oak Arkansas – high and dry
1120. Eugene Chadbourne – Nazi Punks Fuck Off
1119. Orb + Lee Scratch Perry – Congo
1118. Daedelus – Just Briefly
1117. Neil Young – roll another number
1116. Suns of Arqa – Ananta snake dance
1115. The Teardrop Explodes – seven views of Jerusalem
1114. Jerry Garcia – eep hour
1113. Ornette Coleman – virgin beauty
1112. Clash – time is tight
1111. Van Morrison – no religion

Randophonic airs pretty much every Saturday night, starting 11 pm (Pacific time) c/o CiTR.FM.101.9, with streaming and/or download options usually available within twenty-four hours via our Facebook page.

675. Uncle Lijah

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“My first encounter with Black Oak Arkansas came via late night TV when I was maybe fourteen. What struck me was A. the singer’s distinctly snarling vocals, and B. the band smashing all their gear at the end of the set. Imagine my surprise maybe twenty-five years later when I stumbled upon their first album and discovered they were actually a great, kick ass rawk band – working that zone where the redneck howl of Lynyrd Skynyrd met the deep, evil blues of Captain Beefheart, or perhaps Howling Wolf. And, it has to be said, David Lee Roth stole his entire look from Black Oak front man Jim Dandy.” (Philip Random)

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The 12 MixTapes of Christmas

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The Twelve Mixtapes of Christmas have got nothing to do with Christmas (beyond being a gift to you) and they’re not actually mix tapes, or CDs for that matter – just mixes, each 49-minutes long, one posted to Randophonic’s Mixcloud for each day of Twelvetide (aka the Twelve Days of Christmas).

The mixes are in fact remnants of an unfinished project from a few years back that had something to do with compiling a playlist for an alternative to Alternative Rock (or whatever) radio station. To be honest, we’re not one hundred percent clear about any of it because somebody spilled (what we hope is) red wine on the official transcript, thus rendering key parts illegible.

Bottom line: it’s five hundred eighty-eight minutes of music covering all manner of ground, from David Bowie to Bow Wow Wow to Tuxedomoon to Claudine Longet, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Captain Beefheart, Aphrodite’s Child, Tom Jones, Marilyn Manson, Ike + Tina Turner, anything and everything, as long as it’s good.