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  • Apeman

    Here is the sophisticated file. Right click it like a good homo sapien

    • 5:27, Hubert Lenoir, Momo
    • 3:34, Pearl & The Oysters, Treasure Island
    • 3:58, Mathieu Boogaerts, Ondule
    • 4:36, Amo Amo, Canta
    • 4:54, Amo Amo, Antidote
    • 2:54, Neil Frances, Dancing
    • 3:14, Mindchatter, It’s Been You
    • 4:17, David Byrne & Brian Eno, Strange Overtones
    • 3:41, Khruangbin, The Number 4
    • 3:01, Vulfpeck, Back Pocket
    • 3:53, The Kinks, Apeman
    • 2:25, Vulfpeck, I Can’t Party
    • 14:25, Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue

    I think I’m sophisticated ’cause I’m living my life
    Like a good homo sapiens
    But all around me everybody’s multiplying and
    They’re walking round like flies man
    So I’m no better than the animals sitting
    In the cages in the zoo man
    ‘Cause compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees
    I am an apeman

    I think I’m so educated and I’m so civilized
    ‘Cause I’m a strict vegetarian
    But with the over-population and inflation and starvation
    And the crazy politicians
    I don’t feel safe in this world no more
    I don’t want to die in a nuclear war
    I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an apeman

    I’m an apeman, I’m an ape, apeman, oh I’m an apeman
    I’m a King Kong man, I’m a voodoo man, oh I’m an apeman
    ‘Cause compared to the sun that sits in the sky
    Compared to the clouds as they roll by
    Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies I am an apeman

    In man’s evolution he’s created the city
    And the motor traffic rumble
    But give me half a chance and I’d be taking off my clothes
    And living in the jungle
    ‘Cause the only time that I feel at ease
    Is swinging up and down in the coconut trees
    Oh what a life of luxury to be like an apeman

    I’m an apeman, I’m an ape, apeman, oh I’m an apeman
    I’m a King Kong man, I’m a voodoo man, oh I’m an apeman
    I look out the window but I can’t see the sky
    The air pollution is a-fogging eyes
    I want to get out of this city alive and make like an apeman

    Oh come on and love me, be my apeman girl
    And we’ll be so happy in my apeman world

    I’m an apeman, I’m an ape, apeman, oh I’m an apeman
    I’m a King Kong man, I’m a voodoo man, oh I’m an apeman
    I’ll be your Tarzan, you’ll be my Jane
    I’ll keep you warm and you’ll keep me sane
    We’ll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day, just like an apeman

    I’m an apeman, I’m an ape, apeman, oh I’m an apeman
    I’m a King Kong man, I’m a voodoo man, oh I’m an apeman
    I don’t feel safe in this world no more
    I don’t want to die in a nuclear war
    I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an apeman

  • Summer Funk

    The file

    • 3:56, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Wu Punk
    • 3:04, Ivan Ave, George Duke
    • 2:26, Extremely Bad Man/Alexis Moraites, Stay Pt 2
    • 3:54, Acidslop, Lament for the Sky
    • 4:01, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Shanghai
    • 4:32, Shintaro Sakamoto, Syunsuke Ono
    • 8:52, Andrew Ashong/Theo Parrish, Flowers
    • 5:17, Lijadu Sisters, Come on Home
    • 4:38, The Diddys/Paige Douglas, Intergalactic Love Song
    • 1:05, Karriem Riggins, Summer Madness
    • 4:13, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, I’m Corrupt
    • 6:17, Group Anmataff, Tinariwen
    • 3:36, Nairobi Too Hot, Owiny Sigoma Band
    • 3:41, Remi Wolf, Down the Line

  • Most Light, Most Bright

    the file

    • 2:36, John Fahey, Sunflower River Blues
    • 3:11, Eerie Wanda, Sleepy Eyes
    • 3:50, Jockstrap, Acid
    • 4:21, Captain Beefheart, Semi Multicoloured Caucasians
    • 5:06, Tom Tom Club, Lorelei
    • 3:28, Sonzeira/Kassin, O Baxio do Kassin
    • 5:42, Towa Tei, Technova
    • 2:51, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, The Healer
    • 5:03, Vieux Farka Toure, Fafa
    • 4:22, Five Revolutions, Few Bana Zambia
    • 3:52, El Michels Affair, Ala Vida
    • 2:17, Edan, Polite Meeting
    • 4:17, Kit Sebastian, Pangea
    • 2:31, Baxter Dury, Only My Honesty Matters
  • There Are No Words

    There Are No Words

    It was a big week for your little friendo, Ashta. I spent the first half of it sheltering in the gentle sweeping piano of the Ethiopian composer and famous nun, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou (re: first track). The second half of the week was committed to making a radio show for you that took a rather holy vow of silence. There are simply no words. Literally, it’s all instrumentals. I did it for you, because I love you. I also fancy myself in service to every living specimen of biology that inhabits the area which this radio signal transmits to. Whether they know it or not, they are being subject to an invisible frequency containing the tragic melodies and joyful beats of these songs. All of this packaged in the vehicle of my strange mission, in the form of a file located on the internet:

    Right here, babes.

    This week on The Sweet and Sour Variety Hour, a lyric-less hour of nonstop instrumentals. As usual, the vibe starts off gentle and moves into a more awake and lively tempo.

    • 7:08, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, The Homeless Wanderer
    • 2:08, Tommy Guerrero, Sun Rays Like Stilts
    • 3:13, Lizette & Quevin, Now It’s Your Turn to Sing
    • 4:59, Mulatu Astatke, Ene Alantchie Alnorem
    • 6:09, Mulatu Astatke, Tezeta
    • 3:49, Will Van Horn, Lost My Mind
    • 1:41, Luiz Bonfa, Pernambuco
    • 3:06, Cymande, One More
    • 3:27, Piero Umiliani, Lady Magnolia
    • 3:12, Dorothy Ashby, Essence of Sapphire
    • 2:37, Dorothy Ashby, Come Live With Me
    • 3:12, Tommy Guerrero, Descendent of Memory
    • 3:11, Orions Belte, Bean
    • 4:16, The Cactus Channel, Stay a While
    • 1:38, Madvillian, Curls (Instrumental)
    • 2:15, Thes One, Be Strong
    • 0:54, CARRTOONS, Bottle Rocket
    • 1:06, DJ Harrison, Block Party 4 Y’all

  • Thirst Trapping

    The Sweet and Sour Variety Hour is a podcast too! Search for it on your favourite provider to listen any time.

    Here is the file that airs live on CHLY 101.7FM on Wednesday June 7th , 2023

    • 4:34, Lanu, The Coral Route
    • 1:06, Bay Ledges, Pink Sky
    • 2:11, Monster Rally, Grassy Crystals
    • 3:02, Dougie Stu/Jeff Parker, Joy Ride
    • 2:48, Spooky Mansion/Rose Droll, Night Owl
    • 2:08, Ghost Funk Orchestra, Brownout
    • 4:18, Buddy Ross/Gabriel Delicious, Bored Again!
    • 3:57, Pom Poko, Danger Baby
    • 3:02, Pregnant, She Noticed
    • 4:54, The Avalanches, Born To Lose
    • 2:55, Fennec, Girl
    • 2:22, Deerhoof, Flower
    • 1:46, Magic City Hippies, Garden Fiya
    • 2:22, Remi Wolf/Panda Bear, Woo!
    • 1:32, Dirty Art Club, Hang High
    • 2:26, Brainstory, Scissors
    • 1:51, DARGZ/Moses Boyd/Simon Dufour, The Duke
    • 1:56, Dirty Art Club, Left Brain
    • 1:11, DJ Grumble, DeepFried
    • 1:10, The Alchemist, Collage Pt 1: Sunrise
    • 1:12, The Alchemist, Collage Pt 2: Popeye The Pimp
    • 1:19, The Alchemist, Collage Pt 3: Rush Hour
    • 4:46, Souls of Mischief, 93 Til Infinity

  • Sunroof

    Sunroof

    Just be thankful for what you got
    Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
    Gangsta white walls tv antennae in the back
    You may not drive a car at all
    But remember, brothers and sisters
    You can still stand tall everybody singin’

    Diamond in the back, sunroof top
    Diggin’ the scene with a gangsta lean
    Diamond in the back, sunroof top
    Diggin’ the scene with a gangsta lean
    Diamond in the back, sunroof top
    Diggin’ the scene with a gangsta lean
    Diamond in the back, sunroof top
    Diggin’ the scene with a gangsta lean

    -Love

    Here is the file

    • 4:32, Thin Lizzy, Showdown
    • 5:06, Kool & The Gang, HEaven At Once
    • 4:33, Love, Be Thankful For What You Got
    • 3:21, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Twin of Myself
    • 4:16, 79.5, Sisters Unarmed
    • 3:00, Jan Hammer Group, Don’t You Know
    • 4:15, Land of the Loops, Multi-Family Garage Sale
    • 4:45, Wagon Christ, Bend Over
    • 6:28, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Catching Smoke
    • 5:08, Edwin Birdsong, Cola Bottle Baby
    • 5:47, The Orb/Lee Scratch Perry, Golden Clouds
    • 6:17, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Tong Poo

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