Aural Innovations: Doug Walker Tribute Radio Space + new Tapegerm Radio Shows

[Jerry Kranitz]

http://Aural-Innovations.com

April 26, 2006: NEW RADIO SHOWS + MAIL ORDER GOODIES

We've just uploaded new shows from Aural Innovations Space Rock Radio (show
#149), which is an Alien Planetscapes special and tribute to Doug “Dr Synth”
Walker, and Tapegerm Radio (show #9). See the playlists below. Aural
Innovations broadcasts 24 hours a day in hi and lo bandwidth Mp3 and
RealAudio editions. You can go directly to the Radio shows page at:
http://aural-innovations.com/radio/radio.html

MAIL ORDER NEWS: New in stock this week is the Dream Machine - Live at Bush
Hall London DVD (PAL format only). Dream Machine consists of ex-members of
Ozric Tentacles, Thunderdogs and Damidge. The show consists of 3 loooooong
space jams. I’ve got the debut CD from Finnish space/prog band Taipuva
Luotisuora. Think Gong/Hillage/Hidria Spacefolk/King Crimson. Very tasty
indeed. Also in is the new solo CD from Jet Jaguar’s Charles van de Kree.
TOTAL space rock! And finally, I’ve restocked the Spaceship Landing CD which
sold out so quickly a couple months ago.  For details and ordering
information you can go directly to the online store at
http://www.aural-innovations.com/store.

NOTE: I’ll be out of town from Friday morning until Sunday afternoon and
will not have access to email. I’ll fill all orders Sunday evening.

Aural Innovations Space Rock Radio show #149: Alien Planetscapes Special and
tribute to Doug “Dr Synth” Walker

Alien Planetscapes was one of the great pioneering members of the American
underground Space Rock scene for over 2 decades. The driving force behind
the band throughout the years was Doug "Dr Synth" Walker, who passed away on
April 4th. Doug had an encyclopedic knowledge of all forms of music, and was
an all around extraordinary human being. This is a 2 part show, featuring
Alien Planetscapes music from throughout the years, and includes commentary
from Doug between tracks, taken from a 1998 interview conducted for Aural
Innovations. Be sure and listen to BOTH parts of the show. Ye shall be
rewarded.

Note that Scott and Bonnie at Starry Night Records have been tasked with
selling Doug Walker’s record collection, which is HUGE. You can visit their
web site at www.starrynightrecords.com. They will also be selling much of it
on Ebay. Search for seller StarryNightRecords.

Part I

“Mr Sparkle” (recorded at Strange Daze Space Rock Festival 8/15/98, from The
Official Bootleg Volume 1)
Track 3 (from Live at CBGB Volume I, 7/21/92, originally released on
cassette by Audiofile Tapes)
 “Plates 56 & 43” (from Solista cassette, Doug Walker solo released 1981,
reissued in 2003 on Bootleg #6: Problems Of The 21st Century)
“A Sailor’s Tale” (from Schizoid Dimension: A Tribute to King Crimson)
 “Sardinia” excerpt (from Astro-Politics, originally released 1991 on
cassette as Radio Special Volume III)
Track 2 excerpt (from States of Being, Doug Walker/Carl Howard duo, 6/1/88)
 “Radiation King” (from Life on Earth)
“Spacerock USA” excerpt (from Spacerock USA, recorded 7/20/86)
Track 2 except (from Live at CBGB Vol. II, 12/15/92)
 “Red Mars Overture” (from Bootleg #6: Problems Of The 21st Century, Doug
Walker/Richard Orlando rehearsal for Quarkstock 2000 Space Rock Festival)

Part II

“A Scanner Darkly” (from The Official Bootleg Vol. IV, recorded 10/17/01)
 “5 H-Bombs” (from Atomsville cassette, released 1982, Doug Walker/Louis
Boone duo, reissued in 2003 on Bootleg #6: Problems Of The 21st Century)
“Gravel” (from Life on Earth)
 “In Seven Seconds” excerpt (from Transition 1991/1992, track originally
released 1993 on cassette by Audiofile Tapes)
 “City in the Valley” excerpt (from Spaceboyz Social Club: Unreleased
Recordings 1987-1988, Doug Walker solo live on KXLU FM, 8/19/87)
Track 1 excerpt (from Live at CBGB Vol. III, 7/13/99)
 “Energy Fools the Magician” (from A Tribute to Brian Eno)
#1 First Encounter” excerpt (from Message From Space, Doug Walker/David
Prescott duo, 7/15/85)
Track 4 excerpt (from Radio Special Volume VIII CDR reissue, originally
released 1992 on cassette by Audiofile Tapes)

Tapegerm Radio (show #9)

Tapegerm was started in May 2000 by a few folks who were making mixes
of loops taken from old cassette tape albums, homemade tracks, and
loops of our own for a new project being run at
http://homemademusic.com. After a few months a few of us thought it
would be cool to start collaborating together by dropping our loops
into a pool shared by everyone in the group and see what kind of music
came out. Basically we're a bunch of artists who have fun combining
sounds in different ways and hearing how other artists combine those
sounds in other ways. Visit our web site at http://tapegerm.com.

hebephrenic - Aphasic Rotarian"
Blind Mime - When the Joker Laughs
Arthur Loves Plastic - Horny
Virus Factory - In Your Eyes
shaud - My friend. the teacher. drops the flashback on me.
Kamakura - Happiness
D. Howse - Insomnia
Shell - Winter Chase
Gav Princip and The Ferdinands - Assisted Suicide Bombers
Omnitechnomatrix - Ultrakommunisinsationz
Insecta Sonic - Razorblade Smile
Heuristics Inc. - Skidways
Cystem - They May Have Been Frozen
melodywhore - american rage (evil mix)
International Garbageman - Three Dot Five
Buzzsaw & The Shavings - Ostian Thunder Slowly Discerned by Messalina
Don Campau - Kwashiorkor
DJ Get Yo Fat On - Blue Blob's Dewlap
David Fuglewicz - Dark Furies
Anti - Gravity Workshop - Deathwatch - Madam Koleoptera MX
Ken Clinger - Sensations (featuring Belinda Subraman)
Jim Tyrrell - Don't Go To...
Yuroun - Fear Nothing
Electro-Spike - Taxday '06 (tapegerm1)
Mental Anguish - March Of The Electronic Dilettante's (Revisited)
Hal McGee - Space Trip Beyond Death

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