Favoriting Tony Coulter: Playlist from May 23, 2017 Favoriting

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Favoriting May 23, 2017: Tony Coulter Presents Tape Hiss: Smersh, Blender Blender 2x4, and Wayne Butane [PLEASE NOTE: "Tape Hiss" shows are not archived.]

Artist Track Album Label Year
The In-Theme  Holger Hiller: Toyshopshoptoy   Favoriting      
 
Smersh  Johnny Claw   Favoriting Stomp  Ladd-Frith  1985 
Smersh  Smersh Guitar Theme   Favoriting Stomp  Ladd-Frith  1985 
Smersh  Doctor Dick   Favoriting Stomp  Ladd-Frith  1985 
Smersh  Real Shame   Favoriting Stomp  Ladd-Frith  1985 
Smersh  Gertrude Stein   Favoriting Stomp  Ladd-Frith  1985 
 
Smersh  Fucked   Favoriting Stomp  Ladd-Frith  1985 
Smersh  Mynah   Favoriting Stomp  Ladd-Frith  1985 
Smersh  Poppa Scooter/Bobby Dub   Favoriting Stomp  Ladd-Frith  1985 
Smersh  A Cooled Display   Favoriting Stomp  Ladd-Frith  1985 
Smersh  Untitled   Favoriting Stomp  Ladd-Frith  1985 
 
Blender Blender 2x4  Mr. Unamused   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  Overture   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  Introduction   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  Windy the Clown   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  All Hail Bozo   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  I Don't Like Clowns   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  Ya Wanna Be?   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  Twinkle's Slumber   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  On This Bus   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  Can't Wash Off   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  Punch Up   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  Slow Clowns   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  Bobo's Boogie   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  False Novelty   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
Blender Blender 2x4  Mr. So Amused   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
 
Blender Blender 2x4  Clownley   Favoriting The Clownward Spiral  no label  n.d. 
 
Wayne Butane  side A   Favoriting Purloined Chimp Hair  Z Zig  1995 
 
Wayne Butane  side B   Favoriting Purloined Chimp Hair  Z Zig  1995 
 
Negativland  Helter Stupid [part of]   Favoriting Helter Stupid  SST  1989 
The Out-Theme  Gelbart: My Favorite Vacation [part of] + Die Trip Computer Die: Airborn [part of]   Favoriting      


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Listener comments!

Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:57am
listener james from westwood:

Apropos to hear from SMERSH the day a James Bond dies. And hey, Wayne Butane. Lookin' forward to this one!
Avatar 12:01pm
Tony Coulter:

Heya, James!

Very true re Smersh!
Avatar 12:03pm
Tony Coulter:

Tho, of course, SMERSH was a real organization, not just a Bond invention: en.wikipedia.org...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:05pm
listener james from westwood:

New SMERSHsey!
Avatar 12:07pm
Tony Coulter:

Oops! Forgot to add the in-theme to the tracklist -- but, well, I'm sure you knew what was going on.
Avatar 12:09pm
Tony Coulter:

FMU's Pseu Braun guests on one of the Smersh releases (not this one, tho).
Avatar 12:12pm
Tony Coulter:

Oh, forgot to mention: The Smersh cassette is the green one on the left in the playlist pic.
Avatar 12:13pm
Tony Coulter:

Also, I'm wagering someone will be able to ID the LP jacket underneath today's cassettes, despite the fact that only a small part is visible. Guesses, anyone?
  12:15pm
Psychspaniolos:

Hello all
Avatar 12:15pm
Tony Coulter:

Hey there, Psychspaniolos!
  12:18pm
Yvang:

Hey Tony! My guess is Blancmange...
Avatar 12:19pm
Tony Coulter:

Heya, Yvang!

Nope, it's not Blancmange. But it is a pretty well known '80s album.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:21pm
JtotheK:

hi tony, hi everyone.
Avatar 12:21pm
Tony Coulter:

Hola, JtotheK!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:24pm
doctorjazz:

Hi all!
I like mine shaken, not stirred...
Avatar 12:26pm
Tony Coulter:

Hey ho, doctorjazz!
  12:26pm
Psychspaniolos:

img.discogs.com...
  12:26pm
Dean:

Oingo Boingo? Split Enz?
Avatar 12:27pm
Mayuko:

Good afternoon, Tony and everyone.
Avatar 12:27pm
Tony Coulter:

Ahoy, Dean!

Nope and nope.
Avatar 12:27pm
Tony Coulter:

Mayuko! Hey, there!
  12:29pm
Dean:

It's very familiar.
Avatar 12:29pm
Tony Coulter:

I'm sure you know the record.
  12:29pm
Dean:

Buzzcocks?
Avatar 12:30pm
V Priceless:

Hey Tony! Is the art by Barney Bubbles?
Avatar 12:33pm
Tony Coulter:

Nix to Buzzcocks and Barney Bubbles.

Hiya, VP!
  12:33pm
Dean:

I was thinking Malcolm Garrett, hence 'cocks.
  12:33pm
Ralph R.:

Tuxedomoon
  12:34pm
Dean:

Yes, @Ralph R.!
Avatar 12:34pm
Tony Coulter:

YES! Ralph R. is our big winner! It's "Half-Mute."
Avatar 12:35pm
Tony Coulter:

www.discogs.com...
Avatar 1:02pm
Tony Coulter:

This thing is going to be tough to do an accuplaylist for, I suspect -- but I'll give it a shot.
Avatar 1:14pm
Tony Coulter:

The cassette on now has the price written on it on the back in pen: "$3 or trade."
Avatar 1:15pm
Tony Coulter:

The original price, I mean....
Avatar 🥁 1:22pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

[summoned by faint whiff of a DX-7... or samples thereof]
Avatar 1:23pm
Tony Coulter:

Heya, Turnip!
Avatar 🥁 1:24pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

TEE SEE!
Avatar 1:25pm
Tony Coulter:

Tee see toe knee here!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 1:29pm
listener james from westwood:

Diggin' the BB2x4! Ready for the unusual!
Avatar 1:30pm
Mayuko:

This Blender Blender tape has been really fun.
Avatar 1:31pm
Mayuko:

I guess "fun" is not exactly the right word, but.
Avatar 1:31pm
Tony Coulter:

Glad you like it, Mayuko! Seems to be really obscure too, so I'm happy to be able to air it.
  1:32pm
Jesse k:

This is really hitting close to home
  1:33pm
Mark Williams:

i don't feel crazy anymore.
Avatar 1:33pm
Tony Coulter:

Jesse! Hiya!!
Avatar 1:33pm
Tony Coulter:

Hey, Mark!!
Avatar 1:35pm
Carmichael:

Heya Tony and listeners.
Avatar 1:35pm
Tony Coulter:

Greets, Carmichael!
  1:39pm
Dean:

The etymology of the word "clown" is more knotted up than a balloon animal! This reminds me of a birthday present a bunch of us pitched in to acquire for a buddy of ours when he turned 25 (over 30 years ago). We hired an actor to dress up as Mr. Klün, a clown with an Eastern European temperament, and shadow our buddy for the entire day. When we took him out to lunch, Mr. Klün joined us. And so forth.
Avatar 1:41pm
Tony Coulter:

Mr. Klün! I like it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:42pm
Rich in Washington:

I read that Ringling Bros. finally folded up their tents after nearly 150 years. Expect to see a lot of clowns on street corners with 'will clown for food' signs.
Avatar 1:43pm
Tony Coulter:

Hey, Rich!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:44pm
Rich in Washington:

a clown sprays your windshield with an impossibly giant seltzer bottle he'd somehow had hidden in his coat. Another clown wipes your window down with a large pair of polka dot boxer shorts. You suddenly realize they were yours.
  1:45pm
Dean:

My favorite clown: http://cdn1.walkerartcenter.org/static/cache/62/62456acef6d6e28c541098de18d322d0.jpg
Avatar 1:47pm
Tony Coulter:

@ Rich: So you're saying that now that Ringling Bros. has closed, clowns will be forced to become squeegee men?
  1:47pm
Dean:

There's always public office.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:48pm
Rich in Washington:

It's the clownfall of western civilization.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:48pm
Rich in Washington:

@Dean: '..don't bother, they're here.'
Avatar 1:49pm
Tony Coulter:

"The Golden Yawn"
  1:49pm
Dean:

Isn't it, Rich?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:49pm
Rich in Washington:

I don't think it's a coincidence that in the months leading up the the US presidential election, there was a deluge of scary clown sighting stories.
Avatar 1:55pm
Tony Coulter:

By the by, there are no track titles listed on this cassette.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 1:56pm
listener james from westwood:

Right outta the gate Butane goes!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:58pm
Rich in Washington:

Wayne is nuts.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 1:58pm
listener james from westwood:

Tube Bar AND "Shut Up, Little Man!"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:02pm
Rich in Washington:

All kinds of bits of debris. I even hear some Residents in there.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:04pm
listener james from westwood:

I remember these Verbal Advantage ads!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:09pm
Rich in Washington:

little tiny bits of Negativland in there.
Avatar 2:10pm
Tony Coulter:

I would think all Negativland fans would have to also like Wayne Butane.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:11pm
Rich in Washington:

I have the feeling Wayne made this with two cassette decks, similar to early Cassetteboy. 1995 sampling technology was really tedious and computers weren't really good at cutting up audio yet.
Avatar 2:12pm
Tony Coulter:

Definitely operating in the same ballpark, I'd say.
Avatar 2:12pm
Tony Coulter:

Ngeativland and Butane, I mean. Funny, as neither are sports doctors.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:12pm
Santos L. Halper:

Returned from lunch in time for a blast of Butane. Excellent...
Avatar 2:13pm
V Priceless:

man hours compiling/recording/editing this must have been insane
Avatar 2:13pm
Tony Coulter:

Greetings, Santos!
Avatar 2:13pm
Tony Coulter:

@ VP: Was thinking the same thing!
  2:14pm
Mark Williams:

it's less in clown hours.
  2:14pm
Mark Williams:

manic energy and all that.
  2:15pm
Dean:

Interesting rendition of a Byrds' song.
  2:16pm
Dean:

"Turn, turn, turn..."
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:16pm
listener james from westwood:

Doooooolemite!
Avatar 2:19pm
V Priceless:

this is really brilliant
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:21pm
listener james from westwood:

That "Go fuck yourself" was from a New Zoo Revue snippet that is FLORIDLY filthy.
Avatar 2:29pm
V Priceless:

haha Eddie Murphy 'Honeymooners' clip
  2:31pm
Yvang:

This reminds me of this thing on public access called 'Concrete TV'
Avatar 2:31pm
Tony Coulter:

In some ways this kind of pop culture cutup stuff goes back to Dickie Goodman as much as Negativland.
Avatar 2:33pm
Tony Coulter:

Or, you know, Buchanan & Goodman.
Avatar 2:35pm
Tony Coulter:

As in this kind of thing from 1956: www.youtube.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:39pm
Rich in Washington:

That Tom's Diner bit reminds me of the supposed death of MP3s story that's been making the rounds.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:40pm
Rich in Washington:

Tammy Faye!
Avatar 2:46pm
Mayuko:

I need to leave now but thoroughly enjoyed the show. Your show is truly an oasis, Tony! Hope to tune in live again soon...
Avatar 2:47pm
Tony Coulter:

Thanks, Mayuko! See you!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:48pm
Rich in Washington:

I have that record that the 'bye bye', 'see you later' comes from. It's a bird training record, where, for some reason, the phrases bounce from one speaker to the other. Seems like that would make your poor parakeet really dizzy.
Avatar 2:51pm
V Priceless:

thanx, Tony! Great program!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:51pm
JtotheK:

enjoyed the tapes today! thanks tony!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:51pm
Rich in Washington:

this is Negativland at their pinnacle. Side two of this album is my all time favorite collage piece. It's mind blowing.
Avatar 2:51pm
Tony Coulter:

Thanks, everyone! See you next week!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:53pm
Rich in Washington:

thanks for a wonderful show, Tony!
Avatar 2:53pm
northguineahills:

Appropriate finish, thanks Tony!
Avatar 2:53pm
Cheyenne:

Sweet sweet sounds right here. Thanks Tony!
Avatar 2:54pm
Tony Coulter:

Heya, Cheyenne! And NGH too!
  2:55pm
Dean:

Better yet, back it playwards.
Avatar 2:56pm
Tony Coulter:

Oh, here's the playlist for Cheyenne's upcoming show, at the top of the hour: wfmu.org...

Don't miss it!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:58pm
listener james from westwood:

Thanks, Tony! Sweet musical spread today!
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