The Fusion Reactor #210 - Back To The Fusion, Part 2

It's not exactly the same thing as last week, or else the songs would be the same. It's the same sort of thing though - just a bunch of fusion. Perhaps a little bit more laid back this time. I was kind of in that mood when I picked the songs. We've got some nice high-energy stuff too.

No Fly Zone	Skolnick, Alex	4:29
Everybody Knows You When You're Up & In	Berlin, Jeff	7:33
Joban Dna Nopia	Chick Corea & Bela Fleck	6:29
All Over Again	Clarke, Stanley	5:04
Clarendon Hills	Mahavishnu Orchestra	6:05
Fannie Mae	Pastorius, Jaco	7:33
Early Reflections	Maupin, Bennie	5:46
Between the Dog and the Wolf	Wackerman, Chad	5:29
Classique	Gong	7:13
Party At Kinsey's	Tribal Tech	3:57
Frank's Beard	Tunnels	9:07
Clubbing	Katché, Manu	7:08
Blue Miles	Corea, Chick	12:02

The Fusion Reactor #209 - Back To The Fusion, Part I

We've returned to playing fusion, as promised. Enjoy!

Thinkin' One Thing and Doin' Another	Davis, Miles	6:40
People	Hunter, Charlie	6:41
Airway To Seven	Gong	4:38
Happy Hip Hop	Isildurs Bane	5:16
Allegory	Passport	3:40
Jungle Waterfall	Return To Forever	3:04
4 on 6	Schleigho	4:05
Big Country	Fleck, Béla & the Flecktones	5:31
The Emperor's New Clothes	Bruford, Bill	7:46
Dracula	Medeski Martin & Wood	4:19
Circa 45	Williams, Tony (Lifetime)	6:28
Church Of Hype	Brand X	5:55
Not Later Than Now	Maupin, Bennie	2:38
Have You Heard	Metheny, Pat	6:47
Transformation	Skolnick, Alex	5:55
Hound Of Heaven	Corea, Chick	6:16
Resolution	Mahavishnu Orchestra	2:10

The Fusion Reactor #208 - The Post-Rock Reactor

This week, I'm exploring post-rock. There are admittedly some similarities between this and math rock, although generally the post-rock rhythms are not as complex. The wikipedia "definition" mentions using rock instruments to make non-rock music, and I guess that's a place to start, although it doesn't completely cover it. You'll just have to listen...

Look at That Car, It's Full of Balloons!	A Minor Forest	8:38
Like Herod	Mogwai	11:45
Golden State Overnight	Tarentel	4:57
Jetty	Tortoise	8:22
Tteraj - I. Invitation	Mandrake Project	1:23
Tteraj - II. Arrival & Acceptance	Mandrake Project	5:56
Tteraj - III. Exit	Mandrake Project	1:38
Jeweled Turtle	Guapo	13:09
She Dreamt She Was A Bulldozer, She Dreamt She Was Alone In An Empty Field	Godspeed You! Black Emperor	18:58
Hafssol	Sigur Rós	12:25

And next week, we'll go back to fusion, I promise!

The Fusion Reactor #207 - The Math Reactor

There has been some discussion recently as to exactly what "math rock" is. I thought I'd answer that question with a show.

Someone mentioned (much to my surprise) that they liked my radio voice. That's rather odd to me since, as some people seem to have a "face for radio," I've always thought I had a "voice for instrumental music." Math rock is primarily instrumental music, so I should be perfect for it, right? Then again, fusion is primarily instrumental as well.

Well, here are some very mathy and some not-so-mathy bands. Two hours worth - I hope you're up for it!

The Rancher of Neverland	Ebu Gogo	4:20
Rhythmic Displacement	Kalon	7:51
Birds Flying Into Buildings	Birds And Buildings	9:12
Bring On the Cobras	Rumah Sakit	8:19
Synchronicity III	Turing Machine	8:51
Memento Mori	Coma Lilies, The	8:53
The Eating Contest	Tabula Rasa	6:00
Shinkai	LITE	5:23
Slaughbaughs' Ought Not Own Dog Data	Don Caballero	4:43
B + T	Battles	6:09
Song on a Record You Can't Get	Speaking Canaries, The	4:54
The Buffalo Song	Bellini	3:15
The 2nd Perpetuate the Beautiful	Storm & Stress	4:09
Empathievery	Ahleuchatistas	6:26
viii	Cancer Conspiracy, The	6:15
Ransom Stoddard	Volta do Mar	6:55
Will's Red Bed	Hosemobile, The	7:18
Kaleidoscopic Tower	We Are The Music Makers	6:56