gak's in Utah for work & fun so this episode way off the active podcast feed from 10 years ago dives into spoken word with a spotlight on Ken Nordine (1920-2019) back when he was alive and still doing radio beat poetry.

00. gak & Gregory Gan yak it up01. Potatohead People: Pete Sakes (Mellowtunes EP, 2012) Jellyfish 02. Calamalka: Auterzonik (Shredders Dub, 2006) Plug Research 03. Tom Waits: What's He Building in There? (Mule Variations, 1999) Anti- 04. E-men: In the Movie Now [w.Nicole Blackman] (2004) ? 05. Connect_icut: Carrion Pecking (Crows & Kittiwakes Wheel & Come Again, 2013) Rev.Lab/Aagoo 06. Howie B: Take Your Partner by the Hand [w.Robbie Robertson] (Turn the Dark Off, 1997) Polydor 07. King Missile: Detachable Penis (Happy Hour, 1992) Atlantic 08. Keith Mansfield: Extravaganza (Love's Themes, 1976) KPM 09. National Lampoon: Deteriorata (Radio Dinner, 1972) Blue Thumb/MCA 10. John Cooper Clarke: Beasley Street (Snap, Crackle & Bop, 1980) Epic 11. Kyle Bobby Dunn: Sedentary II (Fragments and Compositions of, 2014) Low-Point 12. Maya Angelou: Harriet Tubman (?) self-released 13. Shane Koyczan: If (Perfect, 2001) self-released 14. Mort Garson: Black Mass (Black Mass/Lucifer, 1971) UNI/MCA 15. Meryn Cadell: The Sweater (Angel Food for Thought, 1992) Bongo Beat 16. Gil Scott-Heron: Brother (Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, 1970) Flying Dutchman 17. Ataraxia: The Unexplained (The Unexplained: Electronic Musical Impressions of the Occult, 1975) RCA 18. Ry Cooder: I Knew These People [w.Harry Dean Stanton] (Paris Texas OST, 1984) Warner Bros 19. Ken Nordine: Desolation Theme [w.Bill Frisell & Wayne Horvitz] (Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Disney Films, 1988) A&M 20. Devotchka: Sunshine (100 Lovers, 2011) Anti- 21. Ken Nordine & the Fred Katz Group: What Time is It (Word Jazz, 1957) Dot 22. Ken Nordine & the Fred Katz Group: The Sound Museum (Word Jazz, 1957) Dot 23. Ken Nordine: Hello (A Transparent Mask, 2001) Asphodel 24. Charlie Parker Quartet: I Remember You (Charlie Parker, 1954) Clef 25. Ken Nordine: Yellow (Colours: A Sensuous Listening Experience, 1966) Philips 26. DJ Food: The Ageing Young Rebel [gentle cruelty, w.Ken Nordine] (Xen Cuts, 2000) Ninja Tune 27. Ken Nordine does Robert Shure: Breathing (Twink, 1967) Philips 28. Nuspirit Helsinki: Circular Motion (Nuspirit Helsinki, 2002) Guidance Recordings 29. Del Close & John Brent: Summary (How to Speak Hip, 1959) Mercury 30. Buckshot LeFonque: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings [w.Maya Angelou] (Buckshot LeFonque, 1994) Columbia

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