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Carl Thien's previous playlists
May 17, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#519
Far away lands at Gulls Window Circus. In order of appearance we have Trinidad, Turkey, Berlin, Miami, Ecuador, unknown (Crossed Wires â I suspect Scotland), Japan, Poland, Cologne, Zambia, Austin, East LA, SF, India and Brazil â match up the locations to the artists and kick back and listen!
May 10, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#518
The last Carlâs living room show was mostly bands from far away lands, so this show formalizes that concept into yet another Gulls Window Circus series âFar away landsâ. That said, the first 6 tracks are 4 that didnât first into last weeks CD spinninâ show, and 2 that didnât fit into show #514. After those 6, the first hour is Zamrock, then the second hour jumps around with the connective tissue being superior sounds from other places.
May 3, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#517
This weekâs show debuts a new series, CD spinninâ. When you are used to spinning vinyl, doing a CD-only show is challenging, so this one was more work for me that usual, but I think the fruit it yielded is individual! Almost every track is ONLY available as a CD. There are a handful of tracks from 2 compilations I like very much: âAnother Record Compilation 2021â and âHits & Missilesâ. The 4 latest CDs newly energized Harriet Records are introduced, as is the new EP from Bostonâs Violet Nox. Bostonâs Field Day and Rochesterâs Painted Birds shine, the elusive non-LP Pussywillows track âVindalooâ and tracks from Airport Girl, Jackass and Gilded Lil do as well.
Apr 26, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#516
Carlâs living room (vinyl LP tracks) with a non-rock show. We start with the Dave Pike song that was cut-off at the end of the last show, then move to a track from the classic 1970 Moog Indigo LP, picking up with Barbados, UK, El Salvador, Edinburgh, to Jakarta Indonesia, before closing the first hour with 3 tracks of Italian soundtrack. The second hour travels through Africa, including a bunch of Zamrock. This show suggests a future Gulls Window Circus series âFar away landsâ.
Apr 19, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#515
Carlâs living room series continues with LP tracks, this week changing to non-rock, including latin, reggae, balearic, jazz, ambient, gospel and re-edit. All woven to fit together in the usual Gulls Window Circus fashion: two songs in a set, musical pairings that embrace each other.
Apr 12, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
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With Carl Thien
#514
Several paths appear in this weekâs Carlâs living room show. Noisy gazey indie at the start, some electronic punk, folk, then into Chromatics dreamy Simon & Garfunkel cover starting the second hour, followed by hidden indie gems, sandwiching 4 songs of stone cold classic 80s. Where do I want to send you in the âmust hearâ category? All â listen to all.
Apr 5, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#513
Carls living room week 4 is filled with stuff I want to point out: Heartbreakers LAMF LP has been re-packaged almost countless times, but last year a tape was found in the attic of passed away Track Records director Daniel Secunda â it was a clear un-muddied master. What a difference â this time you DO need a new LAMF copy. Someone who lived an LAMF life, Donna Destri, sister of Blondie keyboard Jimmy Destri, was briefly a MainMan artist and recorded a version of Rebel Rebel. Manikins has early Kim Salmon, Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks with his new band paired with current band The Struts, the awesome Ramones-ish Beatnik Termites. All tracks deserve an intro, and I give each one its due in the show.
Mar 29, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#512
Carlâs living room series means vinyl LP tracks played on a real turntable in real time â a bunch here. We start with prog rock, move to private press, Dutch reggae, Texas reggae⊠Ramones reggae. Many surprises, all held together by an invisible thread that runs through my mind and into the selections. Hope you enjoy!
Mar 22, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#511
Carl's living room week 2 of 7 - LP tracks played in real time from physical copies on a turntable. I love every track here (by definition), but urge you to be sure to hear the ALRN (early Scott Miller of Game Theory) and The Students, a one-off French band that should have more ears on them, current band Johnny! And the non-LP Tom Verlaine track 'Call Me The' - very glad to bring every track in this show to you.
Mar 15, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#510
Carlâs living room returns â we listen to LP tracks spun on vinyl in real time, no real pattern or rules â just listening to some tunes as if you were in my living room with me. The Pussywillows is early April March. The Chord Rockers are a one-off collaboration between Bostons Unnatural Axe and Italyâs The Nasties. There is a run of hard rock tracks in the middle that will appeal to anyone that grew up to Grand Funk or Deep Purple, but wants to go deeper (WAY deeperâŠ). The Beachwood Sparks track just wonât leave my head, and I am glad to play one 7âł track at the end (had to find a track to fit the time remaining) and bring you a cut from the one and only To Damascus 7âł.
Mar 8, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
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With Carl Thien
#509
3rd week of rock 7âł compilation boxsets, closing out the series. The Hooterville Trolley and The Iguanas from the Mind Destruction â Maximum Garage Psych Vol.1 boxset are superfine. The Desmond Dekker track Israelites just pulls you up and in. The Hollywood Squares âHillside Stranglerâ is a Killed By Death classic, but is even more: one of the handful of best punk rock songs EVER. After the boxsets are completed, there was time for 3 more songs, so we briefly visit single artist rock 7âł boxsets: âPooh Sticks 7âł Box Setâ, Sladeâs âFeel The Noize The Singlez Box!â And T.Rex âElectric Warrior 6Ă7âł boxsetâ.
Mar 1, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#508
Week 2 of rock 7âł compilation boxsets â one more week will follow. The Dutch private press punk 7âłs of the Punk ElÀÀ series continue to impress, sublime perfection in a much mellower persuasion can be found in The Loft â Why Does The Rain, and the artists in the Ten Big Stiffs boxset demonstrate how Stiff Records lived outside of time. As for âtimeâ, going back to the 60s in the Mind Destruction boxset which starts todayâs show is super-enjoyable. Sitting in a time of their own are the Creation artists glowing bright in the Creation Artifact 45 boxset.
Feb 22, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#507
3 weeks of rock 7âł compilation boxsets starts today. We will hear tracks from Punk ElÀÀ Vols. 1, 2, and 3, Creation Artifact 45 â The First Ten Singles (1983-1984), ÂĄScrapple! (A Philadelphia Compilation, With A Touch Of Class), Punk 45 : Approaching The Minimal With Spray Guns, Mind Destruction â Maximum Garage Psych Vol.1, and Ten Big Stiffs [we wonât reach that set till next week]. Every B-side from all the singles in each set will be played. That brings quite a few treats. Next week we will complete the B-sides, then start on the A-sides.
Feb 15, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#506
Week 3 of the 7âł compilation boxsets series completes the non-rock sets with the A-sides of Moton Records Inc Limited Edition Box Set and The Mr. K Edits (The Garage Box), then completes the show with four 12âł singles on Most Excellent Unlimited and four on Moton Records Inc. Iâm glad to bring you these extra 12âł singles â Danny Krivit touches rock tracks as he transforms Simple Minds and John McLaughlin, and all tracks keep quality level at the highest.
Feb 8, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#505
Week 2 of the 7" compilation boxsets series finds us still in non-rock sets, and still listening to the B-sides of all the singles in each of the sets. Willie Williams 'Armageddon Time' as covered by The Clash is the most recognizable song int he show, but every track shines fully on its own and they are all waiting to spend time with you today.
Feb 1, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#504
The start of a new series: 7âł compilation boxsets. What are they? Themed boxes that contain multiple (in this series from 3-10) singles where each single has different artists on it. The format is that we will go through the B-sides of each single in each boxset, then start again with the A-sides. You have a lot of good music coming your way. The first 3 weeks are non-rock, the following 3 weeks are rock. This week covers Brazil45: Mr Bongo x DJ Format, Funk 70, Down Beat Special, New Orleans Funk (The Original Sound Of Funk), Brazil45: Mr Bongo x DJ Marky, and The Mr. K Edits (The Garage Box). A voyage awaits.
Jan 25, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#503
Special show â Soul Is My Salvation: Gospel (Disco, Boogie, & Soul) selected by Tone B. Nimble, the guy behind the Al-Tome Edits series of 12âłs. There are nine split 7âł in this series, and we hear all of it in this show. The show starts with a Mukatsuku track that didnât fit into the 3 week series. This show ends with 5 tracks outside of this 7âł set, that play well with the nine singles. Many completely awesome tracks: Pink Familyâs âDonât Give Your Life Awayâ sets us up really well. Spiritual Souls âWe Came To Show You The Wayâ is the #1 pick (of mine) for the whole show â untouchable!
Jan 18, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#502
The third and final week in the Mukatsuku series runs from Mukat 55 â Mukat 80. The label has new artists as well as artists from the past, with tracks that span continents and genres. Even with all that leeway, Mukatsukuâs sound works well throughout.
Jan 11, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#501
The second week of the chronological Mukatsuku special takes us from Mukat 036 â Mukat 053. The labelâs identity is clear at this point (official mission statement is âstrictly vinyl only, singles only record labelâ and âJazz, soul-jazz, and other black music record labelâ). So many highlights that I would say just to close your eyes (unless youâre driving) and listen to the music. The series will wrap up next week.
Jan 4, 2022 5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
Gulls Window Circus
Specialty
With Carl Thien
#500
Mukatsuku Records is a vinyl-only, singles-only label from the UK. It has 80 releases, though about a quarter of them, those before 2013, are from an early period I had never followed. It also has two sub labels: Guynamukat, with 6 releases from 2010-2012, and Murat Edits, with 9 releases, 2012-2014. Today starts a 3-week Gulls Window Circus special where all releases I have access to will have at least one side of the record played. Discogs describes the labelâs sound as âJazz, soul-jazz, and other black music record labelâ which I will use so you know what is in store. This is the first show in 2022 and is the landmark 500th show (yay!).