The Deuce Project

Future Interference & Some Great Blogs

noreply@blogger.com (The Deuce Project) — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:33:00 +0000

Greetings everyone,

I have two orders of business:

(1) A brief statement regarding the state of the show/blog.

(2) A few links to extremely killer blogs that all of you should be visiting/supporting.

Item (1): The Neglect of the Blog

Obviously I have not kept up on posting new shows too well this year. Truth be told, a lot of this ties back into my 'real life' and with how busy I've been. Between balancing my job, my friends and family, and the actual week-to-week show, I've found myself not making the time to post like I should. Also, the simple fact that I'm so far behind for some reason has had a rather discouraging psychological effect wherein I can't quite figure out where to start. Add that to human laziness and a neglected blog is the result. I look to remedy this. After all, I shouldn't let my human cover-persona affect the mission of world domination.

The good news is that things look to be changing regarding the amount of free time during which I can dedicate to the site. I should know more by May, so there will definitely be an announcement about the future of the show/site at that time if not sooner.

All of that said, the comments, e-mails, and calls I receive really mean a lot to me. I'm glad there are others out there who enjoy the show and while I may be a bit slow to respond to e-mail, your comments mean a lot. Stay tuned for more info.

Item (2): Awesome Sites You May Dig

I'm constantly searching the blogosphere for like-minded bloggers. Much of the music featured on the show originates not just from digging through physical record bins, but from late nights spent 'virtual crate digging' through the various music blogs that are out there.

These last few months I've been particularly impressed with a few that I want to share with you all. These guys and gals are killing it.

First:

Weirdward Ho!

Retro-futurism, Space Age, Robots, Flying Saucers, Whatever...In Glorious Sound and Vision!

Weirdward Ho! rules. Tabayo Yatukishi posts various albums and movies that I think will be right in-line with the taste of Deuce Project fans. Tabayo has posted a number of Deuce Project favorites (Pierre Henry's "Machine Danse" for instance) and has turned us on to some stuff we wouldn't know about otherwise (ex: some cool recordings of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, Ingfried Hoffman's OST to "Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatuut"). On top of all that, there are usually youtube previews of the post content along with a plethora of cool flicks for your viewing pleasure. Good stuff and well worth your time.

Next up:

The Sphinx

Ahh, Sampoerna Quatrain's "The Sphinx". You may recognize Q's name from the comment section on this very blog. We apparently are mutual fans of each other with eerily similar taste.

Back in '09 I was searching doing some internet research trying to track down a better version of the 1967 "March Along With Marvel" song and ran across this killer fan compilation of superhero stuff entitled "Hey Mr. Superheroman!" I loved it and found that Q had a number of great themed compilations (ex: The "Mr. Spaceman" Series). Not only that, but Q posted a ton of cool memorabilia and art that I love [and in the case of the signed Jack Kirby stuff, am quite jealous of ;)] This blog is fantastic and I can't recommend it enough. The compilations are incredibly complete (I was shocked at the Godzilla post that there were tracks I hadn't heard of) and include some dope liner notes as well. Make with the clicky and leave nice comments.

Last but not least:

Manzerock Radio: Retro Nostalgia Radio Show

Karel Luxembourg runs Manzerock and Manzerock is gold. Every episode of Manzerock turns me on to music that I would never have heard if not for the efforts of Karel. Not only that, but Karel provides a good amount of information about the artists/tracks that enriches the whole listening experience.

My favorite, for reasons that will be obvious, series of shows that Karel has put out is the "Rocking Cosmonauts" series of posts. Rocking Cosmonauts celebrates April 12th which is a big day for both rock music and space exploration. Its big for rock music as it is the day that Bill Haley and the Comets recorded "Rock Around the Clock" back in 1954. It is a big day for space exploration as April 12th 1961 marks the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's accomplishment of becoming the first human in space.

However, you shouldn't limit yourself to that series of posts. The whole blog is filled with treasures that are worth unearthing for your listening enjoyment.

I hope these links keep you all busy for a while.

[End Transmission]

We're Back: The Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra Takeover Special!

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:50:00 +0000

Pictured Above: SPO-20 (left), Professor B. Miller (right)
Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra Takeover Special
Original air date: Nov. 6, 2010
320 kbps [1:56:29] 266.6 mb

Greetings fleshbags,

We apologize for not posting a new episode for some time. Planning out a full-scale interplanetary invasion takes a lot of work and Drexzor has neglected his web-related duties.

To get back into the swing of things we offer up a particularly exciting installment of The Deuce Project, featuring guest hosts The Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra.

SPO-20 and Professor B. took over the last hour of this program and treated us to not only some of their own great tunes, but some of their sci-fi favorites. You will not be spared during our planetary invasion if you choose to overlook this episode. Many thanks to the fine A.I. and human of Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra for their contribution to the show. I'm sorry it took so long to get this posted.

Playlist:
Tobiah - I Don't Really Exist
Klaxons - Extra Astronomical
A-Frames - Wasteland
Sheldon Allman - Space Opera
Sheldon Allman - It Conquered The World
Dethklok - Laser Cannon Deth Sentence
Bloodhag - Orson Scott Card
Shikari - Robot Wars
Frodus - Buckaroo Banzai
Space Ballerinas - Neptune
Devo - Spacegirl Blues
National Geographic Society - From Sun Gods To Science
Add N to (x) - Little Black Rocks in the Sun
Ingfried Hoffman - Ich Heibe
Ingfried Hoffman [The Frank Pop Ensemble Remix] - Robbi, Tobbi, Und Fliewatuut
Anton Garcia Abril - Seli (Main Title to 4...3...2...1...Morte [Perry Rhodan])

Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra Takeover:
Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra - Frankenstein's Laundromat
Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra -A Tina Turner cover from a sci-fi film. Click to play name that tune
Three Mile Pilot - Planets
Thingy - OB1
Cocktails in the Cantina - Imperial March
Louis Prima - Beep Beep!
Neil Diamond - Heartlight
The Real Tuesday Weld - Asteroids
The B-52s - There's A Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)
Dismemberment Plan - Memory Machine
Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra - The Power of Love
Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra - Ornithophobia
Liars - The Pillars Were Hollow and Full of Candy
Blue Meanies - Big Brother

There will be more episodes to come. We had a rash of guest hosts during the fall of 2010 that I will be featuring, along with more regular updates in 2011.

Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra vs. The Deuce Project

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 01:15:00 +0000

Deuce Project Station's intelligence agents have been going wild concerning some incoming chatter.

Intelligence reveals that SPO-20 and Professor B. Miller (from the Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra) are planning some sort of takeover attempt on November 6, 2010. Details are sketchy, but the robot known as SPO-20 has been bragging that he would be a better overlord for you fleshbags than J-unit 1 and crew.

Attempts to quash this rebellion have so-far been unsuccessful. It looks like this conflict will take place on the airwaves of 89.1fm WIDR, Kalamazoo on November 6. Intelligence suggests that the conflict will likely be initiated at 6 p.m., during the second half of the show.

It is advised that all Deuce Project listeners may want to familiarize themselves with the SPO's tactics and sonic weaponry by visiting this informative website: http://www.satanicpuppeteer.com/

Deuce Project Security also advises listeners to pay specific attention to the "name that tune" portion of the website. This isn't so much a precautionary measure, but simply because said game is pretty fun.

End Transmission

More podcasts coming soon.

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:24:00 +0000

Greetings everyone.

Yes, there hasn't been a new podcast posted in awhile. I apologize, but my cover here on earth as an "educator" comes first. I hopefully will be updating every weekend with some regularity starting this next Saturday.

Also, I have been invited to do a bit of guest-blogging over at the fabulous Digital Meltd0wn blog for Sci-Fi September. I've got some cool stuff lined up and the first share should be online tomorrow night. If you aren't familiar with DM, you really really should be. The blog is great, Zer0_II and NØ post incredibly interesting out of print releases. They have some dope Ifukube stuff up right now and TONS of amazing finds in older posts. Also, Zer0 runs a pretty mean Digital Meltd0wn aggregator/blog roll that has helped turn me on to all kinds of great stuff.

Good stuff all around. Thanks to the listeners who have been e-mailing in so far. Feedback is really appreciated and I'm astounded that we have so many listeners outside of Kalamazoo. Keep those e-mails coming :)

End Transmision

Whispers in the Void

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:03:00 +0000

Whispers in the Void

Original Air Date: January 16, 2010

320 kbps [2:05:40]

This episode includes a tribute set for Jay Reatard who tragically passed away the week of this original broadcast.

Also, there is a bit of a technical issue for a few seconds at the end of the Go! Dog! Go! track. I apologize for the error.

R.I.P. Jay Reatard (May 1, 1980 - January 13, 2010)

Playlist:

Tobiah - I Don't Really Exist

Go! Dog! Go! - Space Girl

BBC Radiophonic Workshop - Doctor Who Theme

Atom tm/Senor Coconut - El Ovni Mambo

Nina Hagen - UFO

El Guapo - Space Tourist

Daedelus - Robot Girls are Hard

Blitzkrieg Bop - UFO

The Intelligence - Witch in Outer Space

Black Orphan - XX Spectrum

Gas Huffer - Release the Robots

Balzac - Space Vampire in Silence Noise

Mad Capsule Markets - Restart!

Frodus - Rocketry is My PLan

Year 200x - Mega Man 2 Theme/Mega Man 3 Theme

Blaster the Rocket Man - Lovebot's Revenge

Road Runners - Rocket Ship

Travis Wammack - There's a UFO Up There

Los Ovnis - El Ovni

Zimpala - Ovni

Undisputed Truh - Spaced Out

The Supermen - It's Superman

Barry Gray - UFO

Peter Thomas - Lonesome Astronaut

Ella Fitzgerald - Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer

Flanger - Outer Space/Inner Space

The Ghost Storys - Space Metal

Plan 9 From Outer Space - Outer Space

Jay Reatard Tribute Set:

Lost Sounds - Get Off My Planet

Lost Sounds - I Get Nervous

Lost Sounds - Future Touch

Lost Sounds - I Sit, I Watch, I Wait

Lost Sounds - Mechanical Feelings

Lost Sounds - Energy Drink and the Long Walk Home

Lost Sounds - And You Dance

Lost Sounds - I Think I'm Dead

Lost Sounds - Remote Control

Lost Sounds - Your Looking Glass

Lost Sounds - Total Destruction

Link Posting! New Blog Finds

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:24:00 +0000

Greetings from Deuce Project Station everybody,

We hope that all is well...we wouldn't want our future subjects to be unhappy. (Unhappy humans taste worse for one...) In order to keep you humans happy before our intergalactic takeover, we thought we'd point out a few of our favorite web spots Drexzor discovered on the web.

First Up:
The mind blowing "At The Mountain of Madness" blog

http://comiclover-atthemountainsofmadness.blogspot.com/

The blog specializes in Science Fiction,Classic Horror, Audiobooks, Comics, Movies and Cult TV. Basically, everything we love about human culture. If you are looking for cool Sci-fi art/comics and some incredibly cool old records, we suggest clicking here:
http://comiclover-atthemountainsofmadness.blogspot.com/ Some favorite tags from there which Deuce Project fans may enjoy: Futura Reeks, spacetravel. Click them and enjoy!

Next up:
Summershine:

http://strakastruka.tumblr.com/

This Tumblr blog has some great compilations for download by someone with great musical taste. Thus far our favorite is the "Strings, hiss, voodoo, wow, & flutter" mix. Check them all out though, they are really good.

Lastly:

http://heinouberspace.blogspot.com/

They haven't updated since April, which is a little troubling, but what is posted is pure gold. Vinyl oddities and fun make it a great visit. Some great stuff and all it takes is a bit of virtual digging.

As for the Deuce Project, we will be releasing some more podcasts shortly. As always, comments are welcome. We really like to hear from anyone who listens with their feedback and honestly it might light a bit of a fire to get up-to-date a bit quicker. We hope these links bring you some enjoyment for now humans...

End Transmission.

Signal Sounds From The Stars

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:31:00 +0000

Episode: Signal Sounds from the Stars
Original Air Date: October, 24 2009
320 kbps [1:58:38] 271.7mb

Playlist:

Tobiah - I Don't Really Exist
M. Sord - A-Tech's Night
Ladytron - True Mathematics
Laurie Anderson - Big Science
Kool Keith - Space Center
Far out Space Nut's Theme
Pierre Henry - Machine Danse
Le Fabuliste - Deserted and Silent
Woddy Herman New Third Herd - Men From Mars
Kode9 & THe Spaceape - Time Patrol
Ukulele Force - Darth Vader's Theme
The Stranglers - Men in Black
Symphony of Science - We Are All Connected
Les Talismans - La Interplanetaire
Herry Rayson - Espaco With Space
Jack Wild - Mechanical Boy
Amanda Palmer - Astronaut: A Short History of Nearly Nothing
The Adventure - Travel Kid
Darkstar - Aidy's Girl is a Computer
The Network - Teenagers from Mars (Misfits Cover)
Soulico - Pitom Banu 2020 Feat. Axum
Bonde De Rolo - Danca Do Zumbi
Senor Coconut - Home computer [Kraftwerk Cover]
They Might Be Giants: What Is A Shooting Star? - How Many Planets
Aesop Rock - Bring Back Pluto
The Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra - Gamma Pluto Delta
Trash80 - Robot Sneakers
Hexstatic - Newton's Cradle
Rushjet - Asteroid Run

The Lament of Toxelor The Great

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:10:00 +0000

Episode: The Lament of Toxelor The Great
Original Air Date: October 10, 2009
320 kbps [1:42:56] 235.8mb

The "album art" was originally the cover to Urania #34 painted by the incredibly talented Kurt Caesar.

Playlist:
Tobiah - I Don't Really Exist
Ultraviolet Eye - Godzilla
Desolation Wilderness - Moon Dreams
Nobukaza Takemura - Science Fiction (Menelik's Rap Edit Mix)
Quarta 330 - Bleeps From Outer Space
Flying Lotus - Satellllliiiiitteeeeeee
Flaming Lips - Watching the Planets (Feat. Karen O.)
Brezel Göring- Raumpatrouille Opium
The Chameleons - Moonage Daydream [Bowie Cover]
Deltron 3030 - Positive contact
Devo - Space Junk
Doctor Deseo - Soy Tu Robot
Dethklok - Comet Song
Shotmaker - Satellite Screens
Aphex Twin - Powerpill
A.A. Bondy - On The Moon
Ella Tiene Dos Androides - Donde Rayos Esta Mi Nebulizador?
Barcelona - Space Guy Blues
Buddy Clinton - Take Me To Your Ladder, I'll See Your Leader Later
Large Number - Spring On Electris
Hypocrisy - Roswell 47
Brainiac - Martian Dance Party [Live Version]
The Brentwoods - Go Little Sputnik
Royce Simpson - Space Dance
Charles Green - Rocking on the Moon To-night
Six Finger Satellite - Neuro-Harmonic Conspiracy

A Deuce Project Guide to Interplanetary Colonization

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Tue, 18 May 2010 23:01:00 +0000

Episode: A Deuce Project Guide to Interplanetary Colonization
Original Air Date: Oct. 3, 2009
320 kbps [2:02:36] 294.4mb

The "album art" is an altered cover of Urania #8. The amazing illustration is the work of Kurt Caesar.

I almost have all of the 2009 podcasts up. As I noted in previous posts, the blog should be caught up soon now that the school term has ended and my human cover as an instructor is on hold until fall.

Playlist:

Tobiah - I Don’t Really Exist
Rye Coalition - Digital Crucifix
Scarbaro Aquarium Club - Never Been to The Moon
Happy Prescriptions - Planets
Tracy and the Plastics - ooo!
James Asher - Robottom
Lothar & The Hand People - Machines
At the Drive-In - Hourglass
Hawkwind - Master of the Universe
Johnny Cash Civil Defense Announcement
Al Barkle with the Tri-Tones - Sputnik II
RIAA - Mechanical Robot Man
Berry Lipman and his Orchestra - Sex World
The Causey Way - UFO
Small Brown Bike - Like a Future with No Friend
Bit Shifter - Particle Charge
Simply Saucer - Dance the Mutation
Mr. and Mrs. Spaceman - Typewriter Aliens
Simply Saucer - here Come the Cyborgs pt. 1
Devo - Space Junk [Muzak Version]
Tub Ring - I Am the Robot
Mastermind - Robots March
Mr. Bungle - None of them knew they were robots
Scientist - Beam Down
The Aliens - Robot Man
Dethklok - Cyborg Slayers
Metroid Metal - Space Pirates
King Geedorah - Fazers
Cranes - Astronauts
Orion Spacial Orchestra - Sputnick
Crown City Rockers - Astroshocks
The Residents - Rubber Robot
The Protomen - Unrest in the house of Light
Richard Davies - Surface of the Sun

WIDR Spotlight: Arctic Paradise

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:11:00 +0000

One of my favorite shows on WIDR has a killer blog that I really should have featured here earlier:
They've posted some killer albums over there:

http://arcticparadise.blogspot.com/

I know things have been quiet around here, but that will soon change. Expect a TON of podcasts and playlists to make their way here in about 2-3 weeks. To keep my human cover persona of "college instructor" believable, I have to spend the next week or so grading. But after that, you are in for a treat.

Tweaks and a thanks to those following the blog!

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:06:00 +0000

Expect some minor layout changes over the next couple of weeks. I want to reorganize the links so that they are in a more sensible order and I may try tweaking some other stuff. I'm open to suggestions/feedback.

Also, I would like to thank the folks that have subscribed to the blog via the "following" application (the "followers" if you will). I'm glad you enjoy the music enough to subscribe. Don't ever be shy about leaving comments or suggestions regarding the show.

Telepathic Memoirs of Xrog Alpha

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:21:00 +0000

Episode: Telepathic Memoirs of Xrog Alpha
Original Air Date: Nov. 28, 2009
320 kbps [2:03:28] 282.8mb

I'm slowly catching up the the current year's podcasts. This week is a gem from '09 that hasn't been featured on the blog yet. [It has gone out via I-tunes in its unedited version]

The art above is an altered version of the cover to Urania issue 10. The original illustration is the work of Kurt Caesar. For more awesome Urania covers I strongly suggest looking here - http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/urania

Enjoy the show, and please leave comments with your thoughts.

Tracklist:

Tobiah - I Don't Really Exist
Love & Rockets - Holiday on the Moon
Golden Records Orchestra - N is for Neptune
They Might Be Giants - Here Comes Science
Starbase 109 - Alien Space Craft
Spectrum - I Love You To The Moon an Back
Vitamin String Quartet - Paranoid Android (cover of Radiohead)
Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra - Orion, Brazil
Peter Thomas - Synthesizer’s Melody
Flat Earth Society - Incidental Music to Space Kids
Les Lutins - Monsieur le robot
Jan Turkenburg and his pupils of Geert Grote School - In my Spaceship
Circle, get Square! - AstroNOT
Love is All - Big Bangs, Black Holes, Meteorites
The Marketts - Saturn
Peanuts - Mothra
Kim and Buran - Rock ‘n’ robot
Gerhard Narholz - UFO Invasion
AP3S - God Morgon
Aleksi Virta - Cosmos Bossa
Toshack Highway - Just Landed
Adam Franklin - Walking in Heaven’s Foothill’s
Le Galaxie - Le Galaxie
Deltron 3030 - 3030
Super Junky Monkey - SJ Alien
Kitchens of Distinction - Cowboys and Aliens
Snowpony - Monkeys Versus the Universe
The Residents - Daydreams in Space
Caspa - I Beat My Robot

A Cyborg's Guide To Deep Sea Adventure

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:58:00 +0000

A Cyborg's Guide to Deep Sea Adventure
Original Air Date: September 26, 2009
320 kbps [1:58:07] 283.6mb

As you can tell by the original air date, I have some catching up to do on the blog.
This episode contains a memorial set dedicated to Arthur Ferrante. Earlier in the week that this originally aired, the talented Arthur Ferrante, of the duo Ferrante and Teicher passed away (September 19, 2009). I featured four Ferrante and Teicher tracks, including the Deuce Project favorite "The Man from Mars."

Also, the "cover art" for this podcast comes from the cover of Urania #4000, 1989. Given the year, I'm fairly certain that the artist is Vincent Segrelles. [If you know for sure, please e-mail Thedeuceproject at gmail dot com] I love the Urania covers and wanted to expose more people to them. Here is a fantastic Urania cover gallery if you dig the art: http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/urania

I hope you all enjoy the podcast. If you do, please drop a comment. It is always nice to hear from listeners. I'll try to keep get caught up in the weeks to come. Until then, enjoy!

Playlist:
Tobiah - I Don’t Really Exist
Mogwai - Helicon I
Bailter Space - Orbit
Atom Bomb Pocket Knife - Gamma Rays Forever
M83 - Moon Child
Milemarker - Ant Architecht
Chrome - Slip it to the Android
Oh Astro - Journey to the Center
Clyde and Phyllis - A Tune About the Moon
Cliff Bruner and His Texas Wanderers - Sittin On The Moon
Danny Wheeler - Teenie Weenie Man
The Pages - Robot
Quantic Orasio Garcia & Young Musician Aware - Outer Space Pt. 1
Wonderland Space Shuttle - Space Race
Science Patrol - Bandit Ducks From Outer Space
Stereolab - Solar Throw Away
Neil Young - Transformer Man
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Ferrante and Teicher Memorial Set:
Theme from Star Trek
Blast Off
Stardust Waltz
The Man from Mars
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Bruce Haack - Captain Entropy
Mouse on Mars - Lasergum
CMU - Space Cabaret
Tristeza - City of the Future

Dedicated to Arthur Ferrante and Louis Teicher

Delays

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:20:00 +0000

Sorry for the delays. More podcasts are on their way.

Dreamside Maroon

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:06:00 +0000

The 12th Annual Independent Games Festival has announced 12 finalists for their Indie Games Challenge. Amongst the 12 games is one designed by one of our close personal friends here at the Deuce Project. Former WIDR DJ Matt Anderson's team is up for an award for their incredibly fun and interesting game entitled Dreamside Maroon.
Here is a look at this beautiful game:

If you want to download the game and enjoy growing your own vine to the moon here is the place to go: https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=8715

If you like the game as much as we do, go cast a vote or two for it here (also, check out all of the great finalists over there. This is a really solid batch of games this year): http://www.indiegamechallenge.com/home/

Milky Way Tollbooth Music

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:17:00 +0000

Milky Way Tollbooth Music
Original Air Date: Nov. 21, 2009
320 kbps version [2:00:55] 290.3mb
V02 [Avg. 219kbps] version [2:00:55] 191.1mb

This is a fun one from back in November of 2009. I'm still trying to catch up from '09 and I apologize for the lack of updates. I'd like to take a minute and thank anyone out there who is listening to this show via these podcasts. Stepping "out of character" for a minute, this show is something I really enjoy doing and put a lot of work into. It means a lot when I hear from listeners who enjoy the show. I've heard from listeners in Russia to California and I just want to let you all know I really do appreciate it and it blows me away that anyone takes the time to listen to these mixes. Also, if you make music that would be fitting for the show, contact me at the listed e-mail address and I'm happy to review stuff.

That said... on with the show:

[One quick note: I realize now that I really butcher pronouncing "Director Feline" it wasn't until just now that I realized it is Feline like a cat, not Fellini. So, if nothing else, enjoy making fun of J-Unit 1 for that. Enjoy that laugh, as soon Earth will fall by my mechanical hand.]

Playlist:

Tobiah - I Don't Really Exist

Kassin+2 - Futurismo

Squarepusher - Untitled

Enduser - Endya

Tim Henson - Glass Meat Clocks

A.K. Klowsowski & Pyrolator - China First on Mars

Air - Le Femme de'Argent

Clint Mansell - Welcome to Lunar Industries

Moggi - Futuristic Jam No. 1

Annette Funicello - That Crazy Place in Outer Space

Jeff Barry - The Face From Outer Space

Half Japanese - U.F.O. Expert

Supernova - Invasion

Honkeys - Intergalactic Cheese

The SG Sound - Cantina Band

Man...or Astroman? - Anoxia

Al Jacobson - Sputnik

Pram - Space Siren

Reverend Horton Heat - Like a Rocket

Guitar Wolf - UFO Romantics

Atlantics - War of the Worlds

Mort Garson - Walking in Space

Delia Derbyshire - Dr. Who Theme [1972 Delaware Version]

Attileo "Art" Mineo - Man in Space With Sounds

Don Spencer (maybe...) - Fireball XL15

Astronomers - Relay (Son of Telstar)

The Beta Band - Space

Fats Noel - Rocket Flight

Director Feline - Is This Outer Space

Wu-Tang - Deep Space [Jay Da Flex & Yoof Remix]

Illogic - Celestial Clockwork

El-P - Deep Space 9mm

Melvillain - Noise Annoys

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:12:00 +0000

A friendly heads-up to fans of good music/radio:

The infamous Melvillain has a new show that debuts tonight entitled Noise Annoys. It originally airs on WSU Vancouver's KOUG radio, but he will be archiving the show at the Melvillain blog.

Here's a sampling of one of his playlists:

“They Don’t Want Me” Call of the West (1980) Wall of Voodoo
“The Gift” White Light/White Heat (1968) The Velvet Underground
“Vitamin C” Ege Bamyasi (1972) Can
“Yer Blues” The Beatles (White Album) (1968) The Beatles
“Interzone” Unknown Pleasures (1979) Joy Division
“Lonliness” Half-Mute (1980) Tuxedomoon
“What Use?”Half-Mute (1980) Tuxedomoon
“Practice Makes Perfect” Chairs Missing (1978) Wire
“Stop Them Jah” King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (1976) Augustus Pablo
“555 Dub St.” King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (1976) Augustus Pablo
“Underground” Super Ape (1976) The Upsetters
“Pinch” Ege Bamyasi (1972) Can
“Sing Swan Song” Ege Bamyasi (1972) Can
“Oh, Yeah” Tago Mago (1971) Can
“Albatross” Second Issue (Metal Box) (1979) Public Image Ltd.
“Jerusalem” Learning to Cope With Cowardice (1983) Mark Stewart + Maffia
“As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade” As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to
Fade (1985) Mark Stewart + Maffia
“Give Youth a Chance” The Crack (1979) The Ruts
“Hero” Neu! ’75 (1975) Neu!
“Hallogallo” Neu! (1972) Neu!

Yeah. It is pretty darn good.

The guy has great taste and is incredibly knowledgeable. If you can tear yourself away from your favorite WIDR show I suggest wandering over to Mel's place and enjoying the sounds.

Amazing Blog

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:59:00 +0000

I fell in love with Rockabillyranch this week. There is so much good music here, from classic doo-wop to well, rockabilly, I can't suggest it enough. Do yourselves a favor and give it a whirl.

Dinner With the Dijiarns of Earth-5

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Dinner With the Dijiarns of Earth-5
Original Air Date: September 19, 2009
320 kbps [2:03:08] 282.08 mb
VBR [2:03:08] 191.74 mb

Note:
I've provided links to more information about each of the artists in the play list. As always, if you dig the stuff, seek out and purchase the albums.

Tracklist:
Tobiah - I Don't Really Exist
Metroid Metal - Theme (NES)
Exilea - Metal Who
Bloodhag - Federik Pohl
Unknown - Acapella Doctor Who Theme
Bryan Scary & the Shredding Tears - Flight of the Knife Part 1
The Incredible Moses Leroy - Beep Beep Love
Tracy and the Plastics - Quaasars
The Bongolian - Flight Through Five Galaxies
Marvin Gaye - A Funky Space Reincarnation (Alternate Take)
Goldenrod - Molecules
Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra - Gods From Strange Planets
Sun Ra - Rocket Number 9
Tipsy - Space Golf
Smog - Teenage Spaceship
Aleksi Virta - Cosmos Bossa [album for free at this link]
Need New Body - Moondear
Solvent - An Introduction to Science
Two Lone Swordsmen - Machine Maid
Antipop Consortium - Born Electric
Delisa Derbyshire - Computermatic
Wagon Christ - Sci-Fi Staircase
Air - Kelly Watch the Stars
Hey Kid, Nice Robot - IO Caste
The Plastics - Robot
Polysics - Buggie Technica
Biddy Biddy Biddy - Gemeni Program Now!
Stark Reality - Rocket Ship
Antipop Consortium - Moon Zero XM
Kool Keith - Supergalactic Lover
Arling & Cameron - Space Beach

World Domination Xmas Mix 2009

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:18:00 +0000

World Domination Xmas Mix 2009 [Download Link]

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Greetings everyone. This is NOT the actual holiday special that aired last week. That episode will be coming soon, though unfortunately it likely won't be up before Christmas.

I wanted something to be posted though, so I put together this mix. This includes almost all of the holiday-related music I played on the Xmas show only as individual mp3s.

Before downloading the fun, please take some time to check out all my sources for this album. A special thanks goes out to the Franklin Mint Blog as he had some of the hardest to find space-related xmas stuff in his excellent compilations [Go get them right now and comment to show some love].

Tracks grabbed from The Franklin Mint:
Bobby Helms - Santa Claus and his Reindeer Space Patrol
Lawrence Welk's Little Band - Outer Space Santa [Update: I forgot to include this tune in the mix...so go to Franklin Mint to find this one :) ]

Track grabbed from WFMU's 365 Days Project:
Troy Hess - Christmas on the Moon

Big thanks to the contributors to the forums over at http://www.falalalala.com/ [The archived forums gave me some good ideas]

While it is everywhere in the blogosphere, I believe I found Meco's classic Star-Wars "Christmas in the Stars" at the Wonderful Wonderblog

The Gulag Picture Radio track appears on the free compilation Interplanetary Materials available at Comfort Stand Recordings.

I'm sure I've forgotten some sources (a lot of these tracks were grabbed years ago), but there you go. Go visit these sites, show some love, download this comp and enjoy!

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Playlist:
1. Meco - Christmas in the Stars
2. Sonny Cole - Santa to the Moon
3. Troy Hess - Christmas on the Moon
4. The Bellrays - Rocket Ship Santa
5. Gulag Picture Radio - WXRT (Christmas on the moon)
6. Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra - Winter Wonderland
7. Goodman & Buchanan - Santa & The Satellite (pt. 1)
8. Hal Bradley Orchestra w/ Patty Marie Jay - Space Age Santa Claus
9. Goodman & Buchanan - Santa & the Satellite (pt. 2)
10. Senor Tonto - Hooray for Santy Claus!
11. Bobby Helms - Captain Santa Claus and his Reindeer Space Patrol
12. Art Mooney & his Orchestra - Zoomah the Santa Claus from Mars
13. Goto80 - Last Christmas
14. Bruce Haack - I Like Christmas (robot version)
15. Tiny Tim - Zoot Zoot Zoot Here Comes Santa in his New Space Suit
16. Shonen Knife - Space Christmas
17. The Fleshtones - Hooray for Santa Claus!

Man, You Drum Like A Machine! Machine, You Drum Like A Man!

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:31:00 +0000

Man, You Drum Like a Machine! Machine, You Drum Like a Man! [Includes a tribute to Jerry Fuchs]

Original Air Date: November 14, 2009

320 kbps [2h1m28s]
Variable Bitrate Version [230 kbps average]

Episode Duration: 2h 1m 28s

In this episode we have a tribute to the great drummer Jerry Fuchs. Fuchs played for a number of bands, many of which we've featured on the show. Tragically, Fuchs passed on November 8th. Many know Fuchs as the drummer for the phenomenal bandMaserati, but during his career he also drummed for The Martians, Turing Machine, !!!, and the Juan Maclean. I hope if you weren't already a fan, this set will open your ears to some amazing music.

We also feature a couple of tracks from Piero Umilianni. We've played him before on the show, but recently the wonderful blog The Library Hunt unearthed a treasure trove of Umilianni that is well worth your attention. The Library Hunt is a great site for fans of classic synthesizer music. Not to be missed.

Lastly, this episode also features some of our favorite songs played by machines, or to steal a phrase from Music for Maniacs, mechanical music:

Cybraphon:

Near the end of the program we feature a track from Cybraphon entitled "Coxsackie." The Cybraphon is the work of an Edinburgh-based art collective Found. This thing is awesome. The Cybraphon itself is a wardrobe filled with over 60 robotic parts which work to play the compositions heard in the recording. The Cybraphon also monitors its popularity on social networking sites such as Facebook etc... and its current popularity ratings determine what tunes it plays. This is obviously an over-simplified explanation. For the real-deal explanation simply click on this paragraph and explore the site. [By the way, both EPs that are for sale are great and well worth it.]

Felix's Machine:

Also featured is a tune from Felix Thorn's project "Felix's Machine." The track played is an excerpt of the song "Macrolight." Felix's Machines are music playing sculptures. While fantastic sounding, the full-effect is seeing and hearing these sculptures at work. We've featured videos on the site before, but if you want to explore the world of Felix's Machines, simply click on this paragraph and enjoy. You won't be sorry.

*Note: The album art includes a photo of the Cybraphon's emotion gauge and the drums fitted with robotic parts are a section of one of Felix's Machines.

Playlist:

Tobiah - I Don't Really Exist

The Martians - Luna

Turing Machine - Robotronic

Turing Machine - Synchronicity III

Maserati - Monoliths

The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet

Metal Urbaine - Futurama

Polysics - P!

Polysics E.L.T.C.C.T.

The Vulcan Freedom Fighters - We Are the Metrons

The Blood Brothers - Laser Life (Nick Zinner Remix)

Digital Leather - Simulator

Digital Leather - Hologram [Urinals cover]

Timeblind - Time Dilated By Matter

Delia Derbyshire - Dr. Who Theme [Stereo Mix 1972]

Moggi (Piero Umilianni) - Gadget

Kaada - Mainframe

DJ Rupture & Matt Shadetek - Space Cadet, Strength In Numbers

Modern Jazz Quartet - Visitor from Mars

Cybraphon - Coxsackie [Learn more about Cybraphon!]

Felix's Machine [Felix Thorn] - Macrolight [Link leads to an amazing video of this track]

Louis & Bebe Barron - Main Title from Forbidden Planet

Moggie (Piero Umiliani) - Officina Stellaire [Thank You Library Hunt!]

Hawkwind - Alien I Am [Roswell Edit]

Devin Townsend - Ziltoidia Attaxx!!!

Tenth Anniversary Special

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:03:00 +0000

Original Airdate: August 29, 2009

320 kbps Version (Size: 273.1 mb)

Variable Bitrate [Average bitrate 236 kbs] (Size: 202.1 mb)

Here is the "10th" Anniversary special of the Deuce Project. Note that 10th is in quotations. The fact of the matter is that I truly cannot remember when the Deuce Project first aired on WIDR. I have old recordings that date back to 1999, but it is entirely possible that the show is a year (or maybe two?) older than that.

Unbeknownst to any of you that know the show only through podcasts, or only through the last few years, the show has had quite a few generations of hosts. Heck, we were even cancelled once because a higher up didn't "get" the show.

While I have always been around, I've had the amazing opportunity to share the airwaves with a variety of co-hosts, each leaving a notable mark on how the show sounds today.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to all of the following, without whom the show would not exist today:

Sensor-72

Space Siren

R-Vector 9

J-Station

Playlist:

Tobiah - I Don't Really Exist

The John Keating Experience - Space Experience 2

The John Keating Experience - Starcluster

Jellica Et. Dr. Dru - I Wld Di 4 U

David Sugar - Bang!

Future Pigeon - Cybernetic Killer

Enon - The Nightmare of Atomic Men

The Jay-Hawks - The Creature (From Outer-Space)

Deerhunter - Strange Lights

The Barbarellatones - The Return of Mothra

The Lillingtons - Invasion of the Saucermen

Gagakirise - SpacesHips

Gang of Four - Satellite

Pere Ubu - I Hear They Smoke the Barbeque

Servotron - A.R.T.H.U.R. [Adolescent Response Tactical Hardware Utility Robot]

Aesop Rock - Bring Back Pluto

Kool Keith - Lost In Space

Le Galaxie - We Bleed the Blood of Androids

The Juan Maclean - A New Bot

Marvin the Paranoid Android - Reasons to be Miserable

The Amino Acids - Like Sheep to the Moon

Invaders from a Forbidden Planet - Spaceship Home

Holy Modal Rounders - Mister Spaceman

Sufjan Stevens - Concerning the U.F.O. Sighting Near Highland, IL

The Finks - Robot Dance Robot

Walter Christian Roethe - Robot

They Might Be Giants - Robot Parade

The Dirty Three - Authentic Celestial Music

The Most Serene Republic - Present of Future End

Monkey - Pigsy in Space

Society of the Spooktacle 2009

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:05:00 +0000

Society of the Spooktacle 2009: Halloween Special
Original Airdate: Oct. 31, 2009
Episode Duration: 1h 57m 19s
320 kbps

192 kbps version

Before getting into the play list, I have to give props to the following sites where I did get turned on to some of the tracks below:

First up *gasp* Music for Maniacs. The "Madam Dracula" track came from the Zombie Jamboree mix posted over there. Definitely worth a listen.

Next, the immortal Funky 16 Corners is to thank for the Souls Unlimited track "Raving Vampire pt. 1" If you dig good soul music, look no further.

Also, the always entertaining Probe is Turning-On the People is to thank for Hey Leroy (Creature from the Black Lagoon), though I cannot remember just WHICH session it is on the site. You might as well go and scour them all I guess...

Also, while I'm not certain I pulled anything from there for this mix, Rock Is Dead R.I.P. has had some of the best Halloween mixes around for the past month. You owe it to yourself to regularly check this site out if you enjoy surf guitar or anything reverb related.

And now the show!

Playlist:

Tobiah - I Don't Really Exist
Fantomas - An Experiment in Terror
Roky Erickson & The Aliens - I Walked With a Zombie
Famous Monsters - Oui, Monstre, Oui
Moontrekkers - Night of the Vampire
Boris Karloff - Radio Spot for "The Haunted Strangler"
The Cramps - Zombie Dance
Rocket from the Crypt - I Drink Blood
Messer Chups - Fantomasofobia
Bruce Haack - Mean Old Devil [Ancient Mariner]
The Magnetic Fields - Zombie Boy
Jimmy Castor Bunch - Say Leroy (Creature from the Black Lagoon)
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Humanoid Boogie
The Five Blobs - Beware of the Blob
Deadbolt - Voodoo Trucker
The Mighty Sparrow - Madam Dracula
Old Radio Spot: I Was a Teenage Werewolf
The Cramps - I Was a Teenage Werewolf
Jad & David Fair - Werewolf
Sufjan Stevens - They are night zombies!! They are neighbors!! They have come back from the dead!!
Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch
The Meteors - Night of the Werewolf
Cat Power - Werewolf
Telenovela Star - Vampire
D.O.N.S. - Soul Vampire
Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - Invisible Man
Souls Unlimited - Raving Vampire
Fantomas - Rosemary's Baby
Frank Zappa - Jazz from Hell
Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited - Mummy Walk
Future Pigeon - Mummy Rock
Malcolm Wiliamson - The Brides of Dracula
William T. Stromberg & the Moscow Symphony Orchestra - The Wolfman (Main Title)
Roky Erickson & The Aliens - The Night of the Vampire

Halloween Mixes The Net Taught Us

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:25:00 +0000

It is that time of year again. Halloween is tomorrow. The Deuce Project "Society of the Spooktacle 2009" special airs tomorrow at 7pm EST. You can stream it by going here and hitting up 89.1 WIDR's webstream at the appropriate time.

However, there have been some good Halloween mixes that are already out there that we think you may enjoy:

The wonderful Music For Maniacs has a Caribean Halloween mix which should get the ghouls' toes tappin: http://musicformaniacs.blogspot.com/2009/10/dread-dread-dread-dead-dead-dead.html

Also, Fever Ray has released a Halloween Mix on Resident Adviser that is quite good. If you want to download it without registering on RA, then click here.

Fever Ray scooped us on a few of our Halloween picks for Society of the Spooktacle. We ALWAYS play Jad and David Fair's Monster Songs, and by coincidence, Fever Ray also chose one of the Bruce Haack tracks we are planning on presenting. This worries us that you Earthlings may be hacking into our systems. If evidence is found, expect worldwide retribution when the invasion hammer drops.

Also, many of the fine music blogs you see to the right have special Halloween posts. Show them some love and make with the clicky.

That said. Happy Halloween earthlings. Tune in tomorrow for the show!
In the Kalamazoo, MI area: 89.1fm WIDR
On the Web: http://yakko.cs.wmich.edu:8000/stream160.m3u

Free Kid Koala Project : The Slew [Until Nov. 1]

noreply@blogger.com (J-Unit 1) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:33:00 +0000

Download The Slew: 100% for free [Link dies on Nov. 1]

Sorry for the multiple posts today, but I just ran across this and thought some listeners might be interested. We feature Kid Koala on the show from time to time and he is one of the most interesting turntabilists out there.

For more info on this release, such as when it will be available from Ninja Tune on vinyl and cd, visit Kid's website:
http://nufonia.com/ice-cream-news/theslew/

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1qmkzzm0zjn