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Hosted by Delphine Blue. Delphine created "Shocking Blue" on WBAI-FM in 1986, when it provided an oasis for music lovers on FM radio. WPS1 is proud to be continuing the tradition.
Shocking Blue #24 sprouts new songs for spring from Gorillaz, Wolfmother and LCD Soundsystem as Delphine ponders the conundrum of needing to work for a living.
A trippy rhythmic mix especially good for housecleaning and organizing bills. May cause agitation to the agitated. Best dug when feeling harmonious and focused. We think.
Delphine Blue takes us wandering through a field of dreams comprised of Canadian Indians, prosthetic Cubans, drums of passion, Afro Peruvians and Sylvan Steps.
Cupid as he lay among
Roses, by a Bee was stung.
Whereupon in anger flying
To his Mother, said thus crying;
Help! O help! your Boy's a dying.
And why, my pretty Lad, said she?
Then blubbering, replyed he,
A winged Snake has bitten me,
Which Country people call a Bee.
At which she smil'd; then with her hairs
And kisses drying up his tears:
Alas! said she, my Wag! if this
Such a pernicious torment is:
Come, tell me then, how great's the smart
Of those, thou woundest with thy Dart!
Delphine Blue's smart, ear-cocking music survey of notable, possibly overlooked releases from 2004 gets the new year off on the right step. continues with offerings of pop sounds from Modest Mouse, Louis XIV, The Libertines, William Shatner(!), Ozomatli, and Antibalas and fifteen others.
Delphine Blue was famous for her year-end music roundups at WBAI-FM, a ritual she revives here for the first time since 1999. Part one of two programs spotlighting 2004 releases from the likes of Air, Le Tigre, Gravenhurst, Robyn Hitchcock, Mocean Worker, Snow Patrol, PJ Harvey, The Church and so many more - what can we say? Listening is supreme.
Our genial host, Delphine Blue, indulges in the sentimentality of seasonal schmaltz, sugarplums and hard sauce, in great Shocking Blue style, bringing Tomita, James Brown, the Pretenders, and some Nutcracker (a la Ellington) to warm before her fire.
01 Take a trip without your passport or a psychedelic
02 Connect with humanity
03 Experience sensuality
04 Love everybody.
She conveys this message, subliminally, through new music from Robyn
Hitchcock and Joseph Arthur, as well as Tinariwen from the deserts of Africa, and throat singing from Tuva, near deepest Mongolia.
Delphine Blue enters Post-Election Decompression mode with the (hopefully) distracting sounds of Spring Heel Jack, The Rachels, Legendary Pink Dots, Sofa Surfers, Clinic and so much more that the alternative music world truly has to offer the educated mind and ear. Mixed live from the WPS1 Clocktower, two beautiful hours, well spent, inside the head of Delphine Blue's musical mantras.
Delphine Blue conjures an escapist mood to leave the disquiet caused by recent political campaigns in the dust. Join her global music adventure with the transporting sound of the Master Musicians of Jajouka, Zap Mama, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Bally Sagoo, among many others - no passports or visas needed.
In this subliminal romp through the universe of alternative music, Delphine Blue pairs some spacey selections (Karsh Kale's "Liberation," Ga Inja's "In Flight," Nitin Sawhney's "Acquired Dreams," Samko Namtchylak's "Dance of the Eagle" and Organic Grooves' "Funky not Stinky") with an impromptu set of inspired "duets" that links Willie Nelson to Shelby Lynne, Elvis Costello to Emmylou Harris and Loretta Lynn to Jack White.
Delphine Blue unleashes a rocking melange of Electropop, No Wave, and Garage music with new tunes that are three minutes or less from Manda Diao, Bjork, ! ! ! , and Felix da Housecat. Solid Ted - 'Nuff said.
From Delphine Blue, two hours of music to soothe those deeply troubled by current politics - or rather, an ambient vacation gift from the Orb, Love and Rockets, and the Golden Palominos, among others of primary choice.
During these two delicious hours of music, Delphine Blue veers recklessly between the sensuous sounds of Air, Zero 7, and the Scissor Sisters to the rallying cries of the oppressed from Guy and Debbie(yes, Harry), Lillian Allen, and Bob Marley - an altogether thrill for the ear.
Direct from a sultry summer respite on the beach at St Tropez (the village that once made Brigitte Bardot the woman that God created but has more recently been infiltrated by P-Diddy, Delphine Blue takes this opportunity to visit the music of Benin, Brazil, the UK and French Canada to glean new sounds from Angelique Kidjo, Bebel Gilberto, Martina Topley Bird and Lhasa, plus some favored-nation trax from PJ Harvey.
Let's get lost in some jazzy interludes with the remarkable Delphine Blue, who adds hot new music around the edges from sources as cool as the Cure, Gravenhurst and Omara Portuondo.
Direct from the Inner Ear at the WPS1 Clocktower, New York radio personality Delphine Blue weaves together a hypnotic two hours of rock rave and recitative for those who welcome a fine spell of summer heat and love, as expressed by the likes of Bjork, The Jungle Brothers, Dean Martin and the Church (the band, not the institution, which plays no part in these proceedings).
The sultry Delphine Blue brings you unmatchable hours of music from the sky and the heavens, with Princess Superstar, Carl Hancock Rux, Oumou Sangare and Marty Willson-Piper, among many others, all lamenting the state of the world, the inner and the outer.
Direct from the Inner Ear at the WPS1 Clocktower, the hypnotic Delphine Blue puts together two hours of listening heaven to exorcise old flames with brand new grooves, including the latest from PJ Harvey.
From deep within The Ear at the WPS1 Clocktower studio, Delphine Blue
communes with the gods and receives a message regarding the perennial nature of love,
subliminally delivered by this mix. It also features brand-new music from the Beta Band,
Fluke, Mocean Worker and Sonic Youth. Come in and be hypnotized.
Delphine Blue puts together music for every mood. Expect to hear everything from Orchestra Baobab to Bjork to the Cure. Live mix, with commentary by one of New York's most distinctive radio personalities.
Two wondrous hours of a live, mood-driven music mix, with commentary from New York radio personality, Delphine Blue. Expect to hear everything from PJ Harvey to the Throat Singers of Tuva, Diamanda Galas to the Drummers of Burundi to Kruder and Dorfmeister -- and beyond!
