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The Freeform Pathogen

Jun 9, 2021 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

With Mike Lupica

Freeform radio for creative weirdos and deskbound dreamers. A sonic one-stop for Acid Dub, Beardo Bhangra, Micro-Folk Turntablism, Krautdrone, Cambodian Synthwave, Glam Pop, Art-Damaged Metal, Electro-Stoner Jazz, Proto Soul-Punk, DIY Hip-Hop, Psychedelic EDM, Minimalist Power Violence, Pre-Hipster NYC Weirdcore, and Afro-Hillbilly Futurism. Up and down this goddam dial since 1992.

Too Hot to Breathe

Welcome back, pitcrew. Looks like it's gonna be another steamy night here in the Starlite Lounge, but we'll be tempting equipment failure by spinning the platters of import from 8-11 PM anyway. Refresh this page to see the most recently played songs, and by all means say hello in the chat.

8:04 PM		Sound Dimension Granny Scratch Scratch 100% Dynamitye
8:07 PM		Detroit feat. Mitch Ryder Rock & Roll N What Goes On: The Songs of Lou Reed V/A Ace Records 2021
8:11 PM		The Budos Band Long in the Tooth Long in the Tooth Daptone Records 2020
8:14 PM		The Ex Only If You Want 3 Mudbird Shivers Ex Records 1995
8:19 PM		PJ Harvey Victory N The Peel Sessions 1991 - 2004 BBC Recordings 2021 Orig. released 2006, now re-upped on vinyl. This track from the 10.29.91 session.
8:23 PM		Tullio DePiscopo Stop Baon 12" Bagaria 1984
8:33 PM		Donna Summer Our Love Walk Away - Collector's Edition The Best Of 1977-1980 Mercury Records 1980
8:37 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:38 PM		Love 7 & 7 Is 7" Elektra 1966
8:45 PM		Busdriver Unemployed Black Astronaut Fear of a Black Tangent Mush Records 2005
8:49 PM		KeiyaA Nu World Burdens N Forever, Ya Girl Quik Language 2021
8:52 PM		Big Joanie Cranes in the Sky 7" Third Man Records 2020 Solange cover
8:58 PM		The Brian Jonestown Massacre Pish Mini Album Thingy Wingy 'a' Records 2015 Very likely the worst-named release in music history.
9:02 PM		Idols You 7" Ork 1979
9:06 PM		Agent Orange Breakdown Bitchin' Summer EP Posh Boy 1982
9:08 PM		Angry Samoans Lights Out Back from Samoa Triple X Records 1982
9:10 PM		Sosumi Art Party Crash Course in Cleveland Life V/A Synthetic 1988
9:13 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
9:22 PM		Blackbird I Need You The Big One V/A Flipside 1991
9:27 PM		Pink Floyd One of These Days Meddle Harvest Records 1971
9:32 PM		Frank & the Hurricanes Creekside Cooler N Love Ya Love Ya Sophomore Lounge 2021
9:35 PM		Meat Puppets Up On the Sun Up on the Sun SST Records 1985
9:39 PM		Kostars One Sunny Day Klassics With a "K" Grand Royal 1996
9:44 PM		Laughing Clowns Sometimes History of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1
9:47 PM		Rose City Band Ramblin' With the Day N Earth Trip Thrill Jockey Records 2021
9:51 PM		Joe Walsh Happy Ways The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get Dunhill 1973
9:54 PM		The Plimsouls Now The Plimsouls Planet 1981
9:56 PM		Waste Man Proofreaders, Singles, And Philosophers N One Day It'll All Be You Feel It Records 2021
10:01 PM		Red Monkey Kissing with Tongues Difficult is Easy LP Troubleman Unlimited 1999
10:05 PM		The Van Pelt It's a Suffering Stealing from Our Favorite Thieves Gern Blandsten Records 1996
10:09 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:17 PM		Lulu To Sir With Love 7" Epic 1967
10:22 PM		Madder Rose Madder Rose 7" Rockville 1992
10:23 PM		The La's Doledrum Callin' All (1986-1987)
10:25 PM		Dolly Mixture Grass Is Greener Demonstration Tapes [Self-released]
10:28 PM		Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Falling Thunder Sideways to New Italy Sub Pop Records 2020
10:32 PM		The Love Depression Stone Free The Love Depression Munster 2021 Orig. 1968
10:36 PM		Jimi Hendrix Ezy Ryder The Cry of Love Reprise 1971
10:39 PM		Leather Studded Diaphragm Chocodaemon 1 & 2 Invisible: What You Can't See Won't Hurt You! Invisible 1988
10:45 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:51 PM		Leonard Cohen Master Song Songs of Leonard Cohen Columbia 1967
10:57 PM		Chip Wickham Blue to Red Blue to Red Lovemonk 2020

Chat is archived.

Good evening Mike and fellow loungers (pitcrewers?)

Hey Rob! Welcome.

Hi 'cicada eatin' Lupica!

good evening. you should get that cough checked out

Yo Rob!

THEY CAN HAVE MY CRUNCHY ON THE OUTSIDE, CREAMY ON THE INSIDE WHEN THEY PRY THEM FROM MY SIX CREEPY LEGS.

Andrew, worry not. The cough was just me choking on a cicada.

LMFIAO!!! :-)))

Yo Bo!

Mike, how many cicadas are in the lounge?

This version makes me wanna get in my car and cruise the strip!

This one's even better than last week's cover!

I've stepped on a few hundred since last week, so would have to refer to last week's playlist and subtract to get an accurate count, I'm afraid!

@DSM, totally!

BTW Mike I started giving WPRB dj names to cicadas that I was removing from my tires and your name was given to several

I am honored!

Recently learned what long in the tooth means and it cost me $600

Haha!

Yikes, haven't heard Mitch Ryder played in eons,, thanks dj mike

@DSM, that was a "haha" of commiseration, not a point-and-laugh "haha".

Right on, Kentman!

I’d have accepted either tbh 😂

Yikes, DSM

Thanks Rob. Did you hear a swarm of cicadas flooded the engine of Prez’s plane and they had to find a new plane?

WHO WANTS A PEEL SESSION. BECAUSE I GOT A PEEL SESSION.

ME!!!

Ask and ye shall receive, Bo!

Polly!

Oh, that kicker part right there...

Had this disc in another life :!

Instant volume cranker

SOOO BRILLIANT!!!

The whole show’s been a volume cranker so far!

Ace drummer too!

The Ex sounding somewhat "cicada esque' like you didn't plan that DJ ?!

wickedly upbeat

@DSM, I glanced at a headline but didn't read the story. Flooded engine??!! New plane??!!

Was the Tullio DeP song supposed to end suddenly? and then come back?

Damn I was mid head bop on that Tullio

Oh he back

I like the other song. It almost sounded like Eno Hear Come The Warm Jets

A bonus Brian Eno drop in the middle, perhaps.

Aha!

Hmm ... OH, it's Eno, nevermind ;-)

Nowhere to be, nowhere to be ....

Mike, did you lose power?

Having some internet probs. Am I back?

Just lowered my bitrate to 192kbps.

I see you Mike!

Hearing the Eno, can see your chat posts too.

And Tullio is back?!

Like that, there goes Eno.

Alright. Hang in there folks, gonna try re-starting the system. Enjoy the Eno cover for a few.

Bravo!

So is the Eno cover(?) the new Oh Sh*t! music

Nah, that's just my personal Oh Shit music.

Are we back?

Good luck MIke!

Yes, Tullio DeP is still stopping Baon

@Rob, would make a change :-))

@Bo, I totally agree!!

Those BASTARDS!

Donna Summer? Any day!

Mike, I LOVE your glitchout music!!!!

Someone sample and loop that!

Glitch envy?!

Mike, loop some cicada sounds as your glitch-out muisic?

Glitch Envy good band name

@DSM, possibly! :-)

DSM heck yeah

Let's start a band, I'm pretty glitchy on guitar!

Mike, you are Discharge-ing your dj duties very well tonight ;-)

@Mike, I think maybe you should return to the garage!

Love Love :-)))

LOL, Rob!

Bo, the garage leaves me vulnerable to bear attack. Also, pelted objects from passing neighbors.

Bo, i think Boss used to make a glitch pedal even, all the work would be done

The (usual) WPRB internet-outage-glitch-music is starting to soundtrack my dreams.

it was only a 2 second drop off of sound. don't sweat it, it wasn't total silence

@Mike, I feel your pain!

Hell-0 Free Formers of New Jersey and surroundings!

@DSM, Boss is ...Boss.

Yeaux Jimbeaux!

S'up Jimbeaux, you missed everything breaking. I pledge to DO BETTER henceforth.

Indeed a terrible album name, pretty solid album tho!

Pish = pee in Ireland FYI!

Would expect nothing else from Anton, et al!

Not knowing him, I will take your word on it DJ

The glitching rousted me from a nap!

Awwww yeeaahh! Sing it loud! Sing it proud!

Angry Samoans!!! Yes!

It is the best 52 second song in the world!

yeah!!!

If I was a baseball player, Lights Out would be my walk-up music.

Hi, DJ MikeLupica!!

Hey MrM!

Glad to see this show will rebroadcast for the summer!

i wonder how many times lights out has been submitted to MLB for walk up music.

whats going on in here - storms a coming

Greetings and Salutations to One and All!

I only sing in my car. Alone. Late at night.

But color me tempted…

@Jon, I'd much rather imagine you as a top class DJ!

@Pethie, do it!

with the windows up or down, Pethie?

Hello Mr. M!

Up and blacked out, so no one can see my lips moving

this is the soundtrack of the robot army approaching

That bass line nearly went into Yo La Tengo's Moby Octopad!

I can hear it!

oh these two fit togehter perfectly - that is the sound of some quality djing - the storm and the robot army are getting closer

DON'T MAKE ME DEFEND PINK FLOYD FOR A CROWD, SPACE COWBOY.

back to the vault for this one, cyborgs rejoice!

meh its free form life is short play what you want - screw it

Finally, a slogan for the Freeform Pathogen t-shirts that are in development!

yeah!

Awesome.

Also, this is the 2nd time Moby Octopad has come up in my life this week.

the sky here is getting black --- and not because it is night this is a good soundtrack

This band sounds so ridiculously like old Meat Puppets I am once again compelled to play an old Meat Puppets record immediately after them.

Yes, please

I would lose a bet if you made me guess what year this came out within 15 years.

IT IS DONE.

@Jon, it's brand new!

I know! Which is why I would lose!

That track was good times!

MEAT PUPPETS ❤️

So good.

Great sounds totally!

Yes, love this slow version. Bonus track on Ryko's early aughts CD re-ups, I think?

Not too much more, too much mooooooore....

Wow, never heard this version before!

trying to remember a cranked-up version of I Need You...cannot think of the band! Was thinking Original Sins, but no dice. Help?

That was precious Mike!

I think that qualifies as an American Popular Standard now. Who even did the original?

Also, just want to say that the Kostars record is the greatest forgotten record of the 90s.

Kinks!

Has a Pram-y feel to it.

I assumed as much, but wasn't sure. If you were here a few weeks ago you may recall that I threw a Kinks record into the air live on mic.

@Mike, I think I'm on board with you!

Perfect listening for hellishly hot days like today.

Has Courtney Barnett heard Kostars?

Ha, that is a great point Bo! Similar vibez, for sure.

first time i heard Kostars,

Except KOSTARS are enjoyable

Great record, Kentman, check it. Two members of Luscious Jackson. Tropicalia by way of mid-90s downtown NYC sorta feel.

no courtney for you

I just can’t even, with Quartley Barfnett

Hahaha

@Mr.M ;-))

I forgot about Kostars! Good stuff

Pethie, I think everybody forgot about Kostars but that record is GREAT.

Bye all, I'm heading out soon. Mike, keep an eye out for the cicadas!

Bye Rob, mind yer eyes!

a lot of bands came and went in the 90's

Man, this is purty!

Peas out, Rob!

L8R Rob

FYI: this is a safe space for Joe Walsh apologists.

Wow! THE PLIMSOULS! I like this show.

Plimsouls rule. Haven't listened to that record in a while.

Very nice playlist! Keep up the great work, DJ MikeLupica!

Damn! KILLER set there Mike!

Thanks Bo!

@Mike, how are you holding up btw?

I mean with the heat/humidity

Doing alright. Like I said, it's hot as a docker's armpit out here in the Starlite Lounge, but AC'd respite lurks behind one door which I will pass through shortly after 11 PM!

There ye go! :-)

if you lok online you can find out how to make a small homeade ac unit with a cooler ice and a saml battery operated fan

amen

hallelujah

A sniff of Syd :-)))

Have to bounce but Red Monkey ruled and the rest of the show wasn't half bad either. Be well, all!

Be well, DJ JonSolomon!

See ya, Jon!

Laters Jon!

Isn't this the title track from one of those English high school x-rated movies from the early '70s?

Yes, that bit! 😆 @BO!

Lulu! 8-)

LOL Sean, yes!

THE FILTH AND THE FURY... OF... Lulu.

How CAN you think someone who has taken you from crayons to perfume ah heh ah hehJeffrey Epstein

oh no

@Sean, they weren't X rated in the UK!

Probably by the British are so known for those long raincoats

Why not buy

Not for nuthin', but this La's song is an alltime top ten for me.

You mean, The La's had another song Mike?

Hahha!

I can't find my way around a guitar, but this song makes me wish I could.

Mike, I always enjoy your show and your songs and your sometimes frantic monologues... Your uniqueness is proven in the fact that you are probably the only person in the world that has that laws song on their top 10 list of all time

Except maybe the guy from the La's!

(But thanks, Sean!)

I'm down with this on hearing it for the first time, YAY!

I wasn't putting the song down it is a good song. And I guess a little hyperbole never hurt if you're a radio DJ

Holy cow! This one by Dolly is on my top three of all time list!

Actually this is a great song

Dolly Mixture is SO GREAT!

Totally unknown to me. One of the benefits of PRB. I keep a pad nearby when I'm listening and jot down names of people I've been turned on to

You know how Dolly Parton personally funded the Covid 19 vax? I love that some folks refer to their vax as their own personal "Dolly Mixture"

I never would have heard of Jems lekman if it wasn't for you guys.

Praise Jah for that!

Jens, sigh

Saint Dolly Parton now that mother Teresa's gone she's the most loved woman in the world God is she great

She's even better than mother Teresa as it turns out mother Teresa was kind of mean

Hahah!

Dolly is a national treasure

Dolly Parton is the real deal. Very strange, the many layers of Dolly Parton... So artificial on the surface in many ways and so deep and human

Totally open when she's being interviewed or talking, self-deprecating self-aware knows how to laugh at yourself and the world around her even in hard times. I can't stand watching most famous people talk but Dolly is different

DOLLY PARTON ♥️♥️

Dolly Parton just eclipse the last Hendrix cut and she's not even being played

Lol I believe you kids say

her version of walking on sunshine gets me high

JIMI HENDRIX ❤️‍🔥

another stellar effort tonight, dj mike, thanks a bunch as Marge Gunderson says in Fargo

Sorry to get redundant, but can't man thanks very much I've never seen Dolly do walking on sunshine. What an uplifting piece of positivity, with a bluegrass fiddle and an old revival feel That's one really does encompass or elucidate her positive life view

is my pledge-lasagne in the mail?

Thanks for hosting the pack and ship Mike!

Jerry, thanks for your service to god and country!

Jimbeaux, yes, tho the package is a bit drippy.

i could totally go for some pledge lasagne.

🤣🔥

Bob Dylan to Leonard Cohen: "your number one I'm number zero"

same here, where do you sign up?

take note of these saucy ideas fun-drive organizers.

I think the sludge show is coming up! I have to go down to the arcade and try to get some angel dust or Quaaludes, thanks for a great show

Starlite Lounge potluck, coming summer 2021...

DJ MikeLupica, stay AWESOME! Many thanks for the great show! Kind regards to you, Sir!

Thanks MrM! I live to SERVE.

lol there is now gonna be 30 lasagnes at the starlite potluck

Terrific show Mike, slan abhaile!

Leonard Cohen always makes me thing of a religion teacher I had in high school

He used to play First We Take Manhattan at the start of some classes

@Flex, this sounds very complicated. Please explore further in your first mic break.

I remember when he walked in the classroom he never smiled

which is a really weird vibe for a religion class

Cheers Dears! Be well! Stay happy!

It was real weird

Flex, very dour, never crack the smile quite a religious stereotype

exactly

Leonard Cohen could have played a pilgrim maybe burnt a few witches, fundamentalist Christian even if he was a Jewish fellow

The religion school hot gossip

great show tonight! good night

See y'all! Thanks for being YOU.