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The Sonic Bloom

Mar 18, 2021 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

With Esoterica

The Sonic Bloom, your way.

Sparks, Colin Newman, Dumptruck, Die Keuzen, lots of good stuff.

12:02 PM		Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin 1972 Parlophone UK 2001
12:06 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
12:10 PM		Dumptruck Secrets Dumptruck Positively Dumptruck Dumptruck 1985
12:12 PM		The Neats Red and Grey The Neats 1981 - 1984 The Ace of Hearts Years Ace of Hearts Records 2017
12:15 PM		Big Dipper San Quentin, CA Big Dipper Supercluster - The Big Dipper Anthology Merge Records 2008
12:16 PM		The Three O'Clock Jet Fighter The Three O'Clock Sixteen Tambourines Yep Roc Records
12:20 PM		Game Theory Go Back to Sleep Little Susie (Aerodeliria) Game Theory Across the Barrier of Sound: Postscript Omnivore Recordings 2020
12:24 PM		Game Theory Laurel Canyon (Reprise) Game Theory Across the Barrier of Sound: Postscript Omnivore Recordings 2020
12:25 PM		T. Rex Main Man T. Rex The Slider Edsel 2007
12:38 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
12:39 PM		Ian Hunter The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But the Truth Ian Hunter Original Album Classics Columbia/Legacy 1976
12:44 PM		Alice Cooper Hello Hooray Alice Cooper Billion Dollar Babies Rhino/Warner Records 2004
12:49 PM		The Tubes Young and Rich The Tubes Young and Rich A&M 1976
12:53 PM		Sparks Girl from Germany Sparks A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing Rhino 1973
12:57 PM		Sparks I Predict Sparks Angst In My Pants Lil' Beethoven 2008
1:00 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
1:05 PM		Ween Exactly Where I'm At Ween White Pepper Elektra Records 2000
1:08 PM		Die Kreuzen Earthquakes Die Kreuzen Century Days Touch and Go Records 1988
1:12 PM		Charles Mingus Tijuana Gift Shop Charles Mingus Tijuana Moods RCA Bluebird 1957
1:17 PM		cold cave, genesis breyer p-orridge, & black rain comprehension rebellion is over - ep
1:20 PM		einsturzende neubaten negative nein kollaps
1:23 PM		The Egocentrics Bright Dawn of the Soul The Egocentrics Love Fear Choices and Astronauts Nasoni Records 2016
1:40 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
1:43 PM		Electric Flag Flash, Bam, Pow The Trip (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Curb 1967
1:45 PM		The Electric Prunes Holy Are You The Electric Prunes Release of an Oath Rhino/Warner Records 2005
1:49 PM		Warren Zevon Knockin' On Heaven's Door Warren Zevon The Wind Entertainment One 2003
1:52 PM		Neil Young Cowgirl In the Sand (Live At Massey Hall 1971) Neil Young Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1 (1963-1972) Reprise 2009
1:56 PM		Robyn Hitchcock This Could Be the Day Robyn Hitchcock I Often Dream of Trains Yep Roc Records 1984
1:59 PM		Lloyd Cole & The Commotions Perfect Skin Lloyd Cole & The Commotions Rattlesnakes Capitol Records 1988
2:03 PM		Peter Gabriel Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel 3: Melt (Remastered) Real World 2015
2:07 PM		Game Theory 24 Game Theory Real Nighttime Omnivore Recordings 1985
2:10 PM		Game Theory Baker Street Game Theory Real Nighttime Omnivore Recordings 1985
2:14 PM		Primal Scream Gentle Tuesday Primal Scream Sonic Flower Groove WM UK 1987
2:17 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
2:22 PM		Bardo Pond Purple (feat. Guru Guru & Acid Mothers Temple) Bardo Pond Acid Guru Pond (feat. Guru Guru & Acid Mothers Temple) Fire Records 2016
2:34 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
2:37 PM		Dividers dead flowers dividers once more with feeling 2021
2:46 PM		Wire I Am the Fly (Single Version) Wire I Am the Fly - Single The state51 Conspiracy 1978
2:49 PM		Swell Maps Let's Build a Car Swell Maps International Rescue Alive Records 1991
2:52 PM		The Specials Blank Expression The Specials The Specials (Deluxe Edition) Chrysalis Records 2015
2:54 PM		Joy Division Transmission (2020 Digital Remaster) Joy Division N Transmission (2020 Digital Remaster) - Single WM UK 1979
2:58 PM		Electric Light Orchestra Eldorado Overture Electric Light Orchestra Eldorado Epic/Legacy 1974

Chat is archived.

hi guys!

Hey hey

stevie p wins the race

hi DJ Esoterica!

hi mr. m!!!

Take that, mr. m

haha

Hahaha

I’m cry

First!!!

Turd!

hehe

I mean, THIRD. OF COURSE

I feel so late now!

Hello

hey dude, no one is late

hi bri

you gotta be quick on the refresh button at noon

mic i think is working, we shall see...

woohoo The Sonic Bloom!!

The Sonic Bloom, your way. love it

Ha true and ehh maybe it'd be weird the the dude to be early to anything

the dude abides

Mic sounds GREAT!

Sounds like a (non) plan. Love it

ive been rockin Terry and The Pirates all morning. Def ready for a change up

Get a round tuit

Hey there,Esoterica

Always 😎 ookla

t Rex!! woo

hi ookla!! hi bryon!!

*waving*

just like burger king, stevie

waving back!

Hi E gentle correction: the sparks doc already debuted @ Sundance virtual / we discussed on guess who’s chat ? :)

what ??? no!!

haha / obv on lizbot chat ! ;)

We're so 80s

on sundance!

right...i need to get with it, man!

ok so i guess the convo with edgar wright is what is cool at sxsw but I am sure that happened at Sundance, too... can I stream the film

checking in, damn I missed dumptruck, love that band saw them so many times back in the day

inboston?

in philly and NJ

nice!

I didn’t stream any Sundance but lizbot mentioned she streamed a ton including the sparks / they limit # of people who can actually stream :(

the questlove doc which won first prize sold out virtually very early

ok at least the film isn't yey in wide distribution. but I always appreciate your gentle corrections...

hey i wa waiting for my cheesteak next to him at tony lukes a couple of years aggo on washington in so philly

questlove

haha exec asst should b fact checking for u ;)

Send in Striped White Jets.....

i hope it was a vegan cheesesteak!

no why, mark?

my daughter says i should become a flexitarian, the new hip thing...

haha

isn't vegan cheesesteak just a grilled cheese, lol

oh yeah, bri

or a piscatarian / gotta check that flex trend out :)

uff place by my work has pretzel roll cheesesteaks. takes all my will power to not eat one everyday

omg i just bought sourdough yesterday. grilled cheese on sourdough in my future

yum, ookla

if you ever need to gain 10 lbs : https://jaysjoint215.com/

i will check out!

thx, ookla

love love the game theory :) who is this vocalist?

scott miller

ilove, too

lol I live right near jays joint

Hey, Sonic Bloomers!

Jays wife used to work same place as me

hi, christine!!

hey !

where i sjay's joint?

Parkland PA

Yeah questlove is or was vegan! There's a locals spot, cosmis deli in South Philly that has a vegan cheese steak section dedicated to him , he went there a few times and they still love boasting about it lol ..great place though

oh cool. now i get it!

T. Rex! So needed this afternoon. 💜 Thanks, Esoterica

I got me some clogged arteries from just looking at that website

Enjoying the nice selections, DJ Esoterica! Thanks!

you're welcome, christine! happy to play

thanks, mr. m!

Lol west coast appetite can't handle some cheesesteaks mr.m?

Please, I’m one of those ridiculous vegetarians too.

MrM, come to Philly, where your arteries will be clogged with LIBERTY! 🗽

Speedy Stevie!!

And I'm signing in!

Thanks for Game Theory ...

Lol! Christine 😂

I'm cool!!!

The nicest thing anybody has ever said about me.

@dude: cosmis looks rather famous / article in inquirer mentions questlove loves it :)

And all good mrm, Philly has great veg food! Best vegan restaurant in the country and great veggie cheesesteaks, there was a time when I preferred them over meat ones

Found a good frozen cheese steak option. Broad Street Naturals. Come in pucks that look like burgers. But they bloom (heh) into shredded steak in the skillet. Fry up onions first. Add the disc of steak. They are great for the stay at home past year or so.

Yeah Mark cosmis is way legit! A locals spot with some recognition too, great hoagies

Got my cheese on top, then roll on top, spatula on bottom, flip action down when ready. Then eat. Then sleep. A lot.

Sounds good too, always had steakems as a kid, that sounds good. You can buy good seitan cheesesteaks packages at Asian stores that's pretty good too for you mr.m

it's the rolls what makes the difference

i'm a conshohocken bakery guy myself

sarcones too

They are real. Not that formed -Umz garbage. Yes! Good rolls are on hand

100 percent Stevie

Mmmm corned beef yes!

Angelo's is good, the guy is married to sarcone family and basically makes their roles

Rolls

biked past Bloomberg Hall last week / hopefully u dj’s can return at some point :)

i'm getting really really hungry

vegan corned beef ?!

Gotta have Russian on it. I like a Rachel more than a Reuben I think

Barney Greengrass. Russ and Daughters.

CANTER’S 💚

yes!

Beef chat. Deli chat.

gentle correction: YOU'RE OUTTA CONTROL, LADY!

Haha sing it! 🎶

haha!!

The sea was angry that day my friends....

scuse me while i rock out!!!

TikTok it or it didn’t happen

i will have to have my kids help me, Mr. m!! haha

#so old

@brian and as i looked into the blow hole of the great fish (mammal) ....

whatever

what whateverr, stevie?

great fish (mammal)

i am lost haha

mark & brianb

what was bri's comment?

seinfeld reference

george, posing as a marine biologist

whatever

haha u have to rewatch the marine biologist ep / one of the greatest

The sea was angry.... quote from Seinfeld was immediately followed by a deli reference.

do try to keep up, DJE

thanks!! oh ok!! the mic breaks and chat monitoring throw me haha

kramer: titleist ?!

your executive assistant is slipping

... like an old man trying to send soup back at a deli... that is an angry sea hee hee

yes!!

on both counts, exec ass't and bri

Helooo hooorayee

i have to pretend to be on a zoom call from 1 to 2

Doing the best I can! Relevant clip for those out of loop

https://youtu.be/0u8KUgUqprw

boo zoom. yay sonic bloom!

ok stevie! we will miss you and thx, dude! you're okay!

Always love your cooper selections

Love the AC impossibly expensive LP cover excesses of the 70s. And all those other bands that had cool vinyl packages

thx, dude

love olde cooper. from pretties for you

i still have my 1976 billion dollar babies album:)

apple bush... shoe salesman

@dude : for Bloomies viewing after the show or when prb programming ends tonite !

famous friends..big parties for me!

Rec co.'s just putting their heads down ... "you what a cover like a carved out wooden SCHOOL DESK?"

i'm gonna mute my zoom. the music today is too good to miss

awesome, you do that, stevie p

"you what a cover like a carved out wooden SCHOOL DESK?" so good, bri haha

haha playlist showing us what’s coming up next ! time travel!

great segue

no! not fair

haha no more peeking from me / live the surprise:$

good , mark... and i still have to announce what your gentle correction was about.

Playlist error ?

tbh correction was so minor not worth wasting valuable mic time !

SPARKS is fun times

true mr. m

Bloomsters

Too closely associated w the dept store

@Stevie P, I like that.

love that fm dj voice / need to hear the mid-80s College dj tapes !

Lol bloomers was what Christine said no?

Yes Bloomsters better

(Sigh) OKAY Bloomster! Reply to person's inane music trivia comments

bloomers reminds me of big baggy underpants

Edgar Wright did baby driver too / anyone see ?

Those yard decor things w the legs & bloomers showing ha

Cool .

Flappity.

yes flappity, corage mike! welcome

ha! Those yard decor things w the legs & bloomers showing ha

don't know here those are (sad face), mark.. still lookin

where

Reminds me of many Ween shows but today i thought of when they crammed into a tiny bar up Rt 611 in Ottsville Pa. Tohickon Tavern then named. Cars lined up on side of busy high way. They did this & I remember Claude having to turn on the backing track intro

Miss the ween. Last show was the Ryman Theater.... so long ago.

woooowwww, cool memories. bri, still wnat to hear what watt did at the solebury party

Wow 20 years ago almost to the day. March 21 2001.

We all look it.....

It was Lambertville. He crashed ha. And told one of the guys there to turn down the music. Or asked. It's in his tour diaries i posted link to

I think he may have been a bit cranky or at least over exhausted from the show & tour. Wanted some rest

wow.. i will look in the archive... from last week?

Yes and earlier also

was at aDenver show that didn’t end well....well it was a great ending...rock and roll wise. Guess?

I hope all listeners got a chance to relisten to mixcloud interview/ i picked up a lot from second time hearing Watt is amazing

ween red rocks? corage mike?

thx, mark

Saw a couple of Red Rocks shows.... with the Flaming Lips. But this was a Fillmore show.

Watt played at the Khyber in Phila. Ed from oHIO opened as did Sound oof Urchin (members lived at the big house outside of Lville near the Hope). Watt & some crashed there. So the younger peeps probably wanted to keep the after party going. Watt wanted much needed rest no doubt

Firehouse still a favorite. Lots of great minutemen on the SST appreciation FB page.

Hose!

Yes saw the Ween & Flaming Lips show at Red Rocks. End July 2006

almost went to that show

i agree, corage mike

fIREHOSE. awesome

Month or later Ween, Flaming Lips & Sonic Youth played Allentown Pa Fairgrounds

i was there, weird space

Not to push FB sites. But the No Wave group is great.

i just joined, mike

They had a neubaten video the other day that was pretty amazing to see.

oh cool!! have you seen desoclation cneter yet (2019) doc about the shows in the desert with EN, minutemen, red kroos, meat puppets, sonic youth

Reading the Al J. Ministry book. Crazy guy. A bit full of it & himself & exaggerated, repetitive but... debauchery r n r books are fun still

whoa... was never really into ministry...shold i be?

I don't know much about them/ he either

Somehow he went from nu wave/disco/ goth into metal skull and bones insanity. Weird transformation. But apparently very dedicated to the studio craft. Cut up tape method a la Burrowes

Brian, would you remember the ministry or skinny puppy guitar player who worked at Princeton Records?

Sorry Burroughs

DJ.... gonna check out that video doc for sure.

@ Mike wasn't that Sim Caine

No not at all. Strangely I have only bbeen to Prex 1 or 2 times. 4tunately for my wallet

i get you, bri and, mike, you should check it out... it's good

No way! Was it?

Miss the Gone and Rollins Band times so bad.

Remember an employee was leaving for Chicago..... was 30 years again.... crazy’s.

Bucks Co had/has some record stores for me that satisfied. Princeton was kind of a haul. Did not get there often. But loved the store the few times I did

just pulled up the trailer on that doc / looks amazing/ og burning man !

right! kindof a rpecursor

Sim Cain is a drummer usually no? Did he also play gtr?

precursor i mean

am I thinking of wrong name Bri, I know who mike is talking about saw him play at City Gardesn many times blanking on the name

yes sim cain drummer

Of course.... mighty drummer.

weird things happen in the desert:)

Digging this jam, anyone catch captain Ahab s show yesterday? Was a good one

Guy looked the part. And he was carrying a guitar case... but so do I!

Captain Arab! All aboard!

Ahab......

Ahab rox

haha dude just thinking that this would have fit w desert cruising:)

Yes! Totally

haha do u have a typed interview transcript Yet ? w Pedro speak translation

mark, that would have very sparse punctuation

not many paragraph breaks either. :-)

haha modern day on the road / which he did mention / maybe E types it up on piano roll paper;)

Just popping in to say i love esotericas quote “fun people dropping acid” 🤣

🏜️💧🤯 sign me up

Hi Selecta Jerry! I've become much more of a reggae fan thanks to your show.

I will always call it as Esoterica spelled it - *desoclation cneter*. See chat at 1:24pm I bet SelectaJerry will join me! 👻🤣 #FunWithTypos

Ween :)

Groovy.

dude, yes ahab's show s cool. glad they're back!

haha, typos are my middle name(s)?

selecta jerry! welcoem

typppoooss

Hahaha

I suffer from the same affliction sometimes dje! Sometimes you just say things...

you get me!

i'm a known blurter too

Yes.,.... man miss Zevon. Got to se him many many times in the 80’s.

Gonna have to dig this disc out.

Transverse City is a masterpiece.

werewolves of bryn mawr

all time great / his final letterman show is letterman’s best episode / enjoy every sandwich :(

Hit somebody!

i did see neil young and crazy horse in an amphitheater in Madrid 1987...amazng

never got to see zevon, dammit!

Madrid, that is a trip.

or i should say i enevr made it happen

that is the crux, right?

massey hall is one of worlds great venues

hey jerry! that rockers and lovers movie of the small axe series is amazing, so hallucinatory and like a muci vid almost

*music video

He played so many places in NJ, small and big. Bad Luck Streak in Dancing school!.... will Bruce show up at the Stone Pony shows. Fun times.

ammmmaaazing

Bruce never showed.

love The Pony. Right on the beach..boyyeeee

Hard to believe the electric version of that song rocks so hard.

Great Robyn tune

yes, i agree, bri

fantastic lyrics :)

i love tha he and jonathan demme were besties

didn’t appreciate the femme storefront Robyn doc when it came out / gotta rewatch

m e, too, mark

Rachel getting married was demme & robyn too / kinda flawed but interesting performance

i LOVE that film

this playlist today❣️

i know itn is flaeed but amazing

flawed

thank you, mr. m

i did like ann Hathaway:)

you mean anne? haha

thank you, DJ Esoterica❣️

couldn't resist..

thank you, mr. m!

haha that ending e again / right E ?!

Solid tracks 🔥

hey banksy! thanks

Jeux sans frontiers

yes, gentle correction, mark

;)

You’re welcome! Always look forward to your time slots 😎

i don't speak french, bri, but i get you:)

oh thanks! sweet, banksy

ha precise spelling, grammar & punctuation r becoming chat requirements :)

true dat!

haven't heard this in a dog's age

can’t get enuf game theory tho / needle in camel eye is on my constant relisten

That French translation is what the background singers are singing on the Gabriel track. Not "she is so funky yeah" as many have mistook

cool back info!

Zhay-oo sahn frohn-tee-ay

yes i love that too mark

me neither, stvie. nice to hear another version

Yes. More interesting than the Foo version

i think so, too, bri

Elec 12 String

Either Randy's venue or Sellersville Theater are where I will hopefully see Robyn next. Been too long. Maybe BOTH shows if he hits both locations

i will be there, wherever

like emma swift's stuff too

17 minutes ? / old school dj smoke 🚬 Break time ? :)

you got it! haha

like DJE's inna godda davida drum solo a few weeks ago

smoke 'em if ya got 'em

Haha just about to mention that one :) / I love the seventeen minuters !

It's been an epic songfest last couple weeks

nice...how so, bri?

agreed just one of the amazing shows on the worlds greatest radio station!

thanks:)

remember everyone, wprb.com/survey

Acid trip thursday with the sonic bloomings 🔥🎶🍄

bloomings! like it

you got it!

Holy hell bardo pond just wreaked havoc on my thursday

well, it is almost the weekend;)

still partial to bloomies/ ullyseus connection which is on our Watt recommended reading lists

Eso on wprb last couple weeks especially the Wed aft/eve block o djs. Long long great tracks. Ahab did 9 songs in 2 hrs yest! And today James played about all of Miles Davis On the CornerL.P.

Last week Ahab & Solomon kicked out the epics too

🔥💨🎶

i found my old battered copy of ulysses, mark and bri, epic songs by ahap & Solomon. amazing

Mogwai My Father My King ... whew bow down that was fun. Heard some 75 Dollar Bill epics too over past couple weeks

ahab

haha flex took that challenge last nite too: 8 sludgies in two hours !

Nice! Wish i stil stayed up late

whoa

he & rest of station keep me up waaaay too late :)

I’m starting w my old musty copy of on the road / which he also talked about reread

I’m enjoying’ this trip, maaan

Wavy Gravy maaaaannnn

dead flowers one of my all time favorite songs

can you guys hear me ok?

yes

me, too

yes

awesome

thanks, tom

hey btw just uploaded the last few shows on mixcloud.com

Sticky Fingers is the best Stones album

Partial to the Townes Van Zandt version but this is pretty good!

townes v z must vwrsion

mark, love that version

* best version

Cohen bro’s agree :)

*cohn

How can bloomers not enjoy Dead Flowers?

we cannot not

Made me laugh to beat the band. Parts, anyway....

Love this song.

me, too

Coen

failed the spelling bee today / early elim :)

Wire! Nice

haha mark, and love wire, bri

wire one of the last philly concerts last year / @underground arts

cool

Thank You Enjoyed theTunes

thanks for another great show, DJE!

thanks, richard! and stevie p.

DJ Esoterica, thanks for another WINNER of a show! Well done! Kindest regards to you!

thanks, all, for holding down the fort!:)

thanks, mr. m:)

Great time. See y'all later

by bri, dude, ookla, bryon, jerry, stevie p, Christine, banksy, et al...

BYE:). thanks, all

yet another great Thursday/ appreciate the thought & effort !

aw thx

Thank you for the tunes!

it is my joy

thanks, banksy:)

Oh yessss!

YESSSS

YEEESSSSS

JOY DIVISION 🖤

the best

have a great week !

Joy Division is a MUST 🖤

ian Curtis :) :(

yes

You’re the BEST, Lady!! 🖤💀

i appreciate you, mr. m, thanks

i agree, banksy:)

I APPRECIATE YOU, DJ ESOTERICA! Thank you! Cheers!

Feel like we were all dancin to the radio on that one

totally true.

eldorado!

overture!

Zoom to you, Stevie P!

yes but the next one is gonna get clipped. no worries I'll play the whole thing next week:)

zoom on mr. m

TAKE THAT

who's zommin who?

zoomin