Many thanks

I'm much obliged to all of you who called in during TerraSonic today to lend your support to TerraSonic during KGNU's fall membership drive. It was nice to hear from all the longtime listeners who made the leap along with me from Radio 1190 to KGNU.

Despite the rocky start, tech-wise, it's heartening to know that you're still out there listening. The AM webstream I believe would have been on line today if it hadn't been for KGNU's server moving or something. Thus, no webstream for anyone from KGNU. Next week though, insha'allah.

Program note: there will be no TerraSonic next week as KGNU is extending its flagship bluegrass show an extra hour on the last day of the pledge drive. I will return the following week--14 October--and then am off for two weeks, scouring Andalucia for more music for all of us to enjoy. You will be in very able hands while I'm away though. More on that later.

Here's the mp3 of this week's show, and the playlist is here. As always, thanks for tuning in.

TerraSonic - 30 September 2006

Thongs S'long

Settled in to watch Y tu mamá también the other night and was instantly floored by the music in the DVD menu. A super tight and funky rhythm con sabor Mexicano. A vocal sample rings a bell but I can't place it. The woman's vocal all hot and urgent. I had to have it.

AMG tells me that it's "Afilo de Comilo" by Titan y Maria Rodriguez. Two names new to me, but I'll be catching up. Good thing the entire soundtrack's solid; I couldn't find a downloadable version of the track so shelled out for the CD. Great tracks by Plastilina Mosh and Cafe Tacuba in one vein, and Eno and Zappa in entirely another.

Then there's the Rough Guide to Yodel, a new release from the World Music Network's endless series. It starts with an effective and illuminating "Yodel Lesson" by Cathy Fink that put this particular vocal acrobatic within reach. Yodel reveals itself in a remarkably broad range of musical styles and traditions, as it turns out. As one might expect, the collection includes a few of your basic country & western and Swiss yodels, but also features a Hawaiian cowboy song, an Inuit piece by Sainko Namtchylak, and my favorite, "Pygmy Divorce", sung by the late Francis Bebey and featured in today's show.

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Rumor has it that the webstream will be up and running by next week. Good news for out-of-towners and, ironically, Boulder listeners, who can only get the 1390AM signal in their cars.

Next week also marks the start of KGNU's Fall Membership Drive. Please consider lending your support to KGNU during TerraSonic, or whatever time is convenient for you.

Once the show starts streaming--and if Underheard is willing and able to continue manually posting the podcast--I'll probably stop posting the show here and instead go back to offering up a couple of tracks every week that I think you'll like (and, I hope, consider purchasing)

Here's this week's show (and here's the playlist). As always, thanks for tuning in to TerraSonic.

TerraSonic - 23 September 2006

Summer Blows Away

How suddenly it arrives, the end of summer. We'll be breaking out the winter djellabahs before we know it.

After a month or so of technical difficulties, my friends at Podswap have reunited me with an iPod. I like to load it with random tracks, which allows me to rediscover (or even discover) music I'd forgotten about or never heard to begin with. When I plugged the new pod in yesterday, Omar Sosa greeted me with a really amazing track from Sentir, a sensational mix of Cuban, Afro-Venezuelan and Gnawa styles and instrumentation, flowing from Sosa's singular jazz perspective.

That track begins today's show and, from there, the magic carpet careens around the globe. My lifelong pursuit of "that sound" continues. following the thread that sews it all together wherever it may lead. Can you hear it?

No podcast via Underheard last week. I think they were having some technical difficulties. We're hoping to have that webstream for you soon. Here's today's playlist. As always, thanks for keeping in tune with TerraSonic.

TerraSonic - 16 September 2006

Second Time's the Charm

Here's the latest episode of TerraSonic. The KGNU AM webstream will be resolved soon, maybe even in time for next week's show, and definitely in time for KGNU's fall membership drive. Once that happens, the show will be available worldwide in real time. (Then, we make our move for a spot on KGNU's FM signal, but we'll be patient about that.)

TerraSonic - 9 September 06

Here's the playlist. Something's a little screwy with it too, but our crack technical team is working on it now.

The show is still available as a file, stream and podcast on the very cool site, Underheard. And it looks like dozens of podcast sites (including iTunes) are offering it as a podcast as well. As soon as the webstream happens, I'll stop posting the file here and will resume offering a couple of songs for your consumption and enjoyment.

Thanks for tuning in. We'll see you next week.

GNU & Improved

TerraSonic on KGNU is now a real thing. If you were able to tune in, I'd be curious to know what you think. If you couldn't get it, I'd be interested to know that too. The webstream will be back soon (insha'allah). Meanwhile, here's an mp3 of today's show for you. I believe Underheard will try to get it up on their podcast site soon.

TerraSonic - 2 September 2006

And here's the playlist too (we'll get that working again soon also).

TerraSonic Playlist
2 September 06
1390 KGNU-AM Boulder/Denver

Sons of Mesopotamia feat. Abdul Malik Al Taie
Maqam
Mesopotamix: Remakes & Remixes of Iraqi Classics
EMI Arabia

X Teodosievski Ensemble
Sun Cavoreja
The Art of Seduction: Gypsy Nights
Empire

Ojos de Brujo
Nana (edit)
Techari
unknown

Vijaya Anand
Dheem Thana Thana Nana
Asia Classics 1: Dance Raja Dance
Luaka Bop

BREAK MUSIC
X Rodrigo y Gabriela
Ixtapa
Rodrigo y Gabriela
ATO

X Simon Diaz
Arbolito Sabanero (GM120 & KP9000)
Simon Diaz vs.: Simon Diaz Remixed
unknown

X Lekan Babalola
Oba Awon Oba (Afronaught vs. Misa Negra Beatz)
Songs of Icon
Mr. Bongo

X Novalima
Machete
Afro
Quango

U-Cef
Marhabahia
Neighbourhood Weirdos Vol. 1 (comp)
Apartment 22

BREAK MUSIC
Digitalcoya
Voodoo Tango
Roots of Electronic Tango: Downtempo
unknown

Ondar
Kargyraa Rap
Back Tuva Future
WEA

Oki
Utuwaskarap (Let's Understand One Another)
Kamuy Kor Nupurpe
Far Side Music Ltd.

X Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra
Boulevard De L'Independance
Boulevard De L'Independance
World Circuit

BREAK MUSIC
Hu Vibrational
Bonus Beats
Boonghee Music 1
Eastern Developments

Hasna El Becharia
Brani Britou
Djezair Johara
Naive