Kosmik Radiation Radio - Dec 30, 2011 Playlist

CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Camper Van Beethoven "Camper Van Beethoven" 1986 (USA)

Camper Van Beethoven was a unique group from the "eighties American Indie Rock boom" -- of all the bands from that scene, they had the least to do with "punk rock" and were among the most faithful reinterpreters of 60's and 70's "classic rock." They jammed a lot (with a high degree of musicianship), played "fake ethnic music" (Middle Eastern, Ska, Gypsy, you name it) and even included a violin player in the band -- sticking out in a scene dominated by guitar-centric rockers like The Pixies, Replacements, Minutemen, etc. This, their third self-titled album, is one of their best -- and arguably the most psychedelic, climaxing in a jam on Pink Floyd's "Interstellar Overdrive" (though their remake of the Fleetwood Mac album Tusk is exceedingly strange, and their collaborations with Eugene Chadbourne are also very far out!)
CVB's first proper music video was recorded for a song from this album, "Good Guys & Bad Guys". But the first song that got them attention was "Take The Skinheads Bowling" from their debut album. They were one of the first "indie" bands to sign to a major label in the later 1980's, resulting in non-hits like "Eye of Fatima" and an unnecessary remake of Status Quo's "Pictures of Matchstick Men". However the band broke up before Nirvana and the grunge scene came along, thus missing their shot at mainstream popularity (though lead singer David Lowery did alright with his subsequent band Cracker). Fortunately, they have regrouped in the last decade and continue to tour and record music -- they'll be in town at the High Noon Saloon next week, and are currently working on what will be their third new post-reunion album (coming out in 2012 perhaps?)

(N) = New Release
(R) = Listener Request

Artist	Song	Album	Year (label)	Country
The Modern Lovers	Modern World	The Modern Lovers	rec. 1972, rel. 1976	USA
Television	Elevation	Marquee Moon	1977	USA
Sebadoh	Drama Mine	Bakesale "Deluxe Edition" (N - reissue)	1994 (2011 Sub Pop)	USA
Thee Oh Sees	Carrion Crawler	Carrion Crawler / The Dream (N)	2011 (In The Red)	USA
Rocket From The Tombs	I Sell Soul	Barfly (N)	2011 (Hearpen/Smog Veil)	USA
Eddy Current Suppression Ring	Noise In My Head	So Many Things (N - compilation of singles and odd tracks)	2009 (2011 Goner)	Australia

Camper Van Beethoven	Good Guys & Bad Guys	Camper Van Beethoven CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1986	USA
Camper Van Beethoven	Hippy Chix	New Roman Times	2004	USA
Camper Van Beethoven	Still Wishing To Course	Camper Van Beethoven CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1986	USA
Camper Van Beethoven	White Fluffy Clouds	New Roman Times	2004	USA
Camper Van Beethoven	Interstellar Overdrive (Pink Floyd)	Camper Van Beethoven CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1986	USA
Husker Du (R)	Eiffel Tower High	Candy Apple Grey	1986	USA

Spirit	Fresh Garbage (R)	Spirit	1968	USA
The Black Angels	Telephone	Phosphene Dream	2010	USA
The Bevis Frond	Why Have You Been Fighting Me?	The Leaving of London (N)	2011 (Woronzow)	UK
Duchess Says	L'Ordre Des Secteurs	In A Fung Day T! (N)	2011 (Alien 8)	Canada (Quebec)
Zun Zun Egui	Transport / Mr. Brown	Katang (N)	2011 (Yep Rock)	UK
Eric Copeland	Alien In A Garbage Dump	Alien In A Garbage Dump	2009	USA

Eternal Tapestry & Sun Araw	Night Gallery II	Night Gallery (N)	2011 (Thrill Jockey)	USA
Atlas Sound	Quark part 1 / Quark part 2	Parallax (N - bonus track version)	2011 (4AD)	USA

Black Tempest	Tanks But No Tanks (1st July 2011)	Supernormal Recordings (N)	2011 (Tempest Towers)	UK
The Guess Who	Dreams	Power In The Music	1975	Canada
Los Zombies (Guzzo Pinc)	Mr. Butterfly	We Tote The Note (N)	2011 (self release)	USA

Wooden Wand & The Briarwood Virgins	Winter In Kentucky	Briarwood (N)	2011 (Fire Music)	USA
Kate Bush	50 Words For Snow	50 Words For Snow (N)	2011 (Anti-)	UK
Solus 3	Reich	Corner Of The World (N)	2011 (Solus 3 Recordings)	UK
Brian Eno & Rick Holland	Bless This Space	Drums Between The Bells (N)	2011 (Warp)	UK
Björk	Dark Matter (With Choir And Organ)	Biophilia (N - deluxe version)	2011 (One Little Indian)	Iceland

Royal Trux	Another Year	Accelerator	1998	USA