- 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
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Summer Funk
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Most Light, Most Bright
- 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
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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:
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
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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
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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
-Love
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- 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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Instro Breaks and Other Cool Shit
This week on the Sweet and Sour Variety Hour: starting out a little weird, moving into some chill instrumentals, then moving into some groovy funk shrill action. Get into it
- 5:38, Scott Hirsch, No No
- 3:02 Dougie Stu/Jeff Parker, Joy Ride
- 3:40, Monster Rally, Chin-don-ya
- 2:10, MF DOOM, Embilica Officinalis
- 2:06, MF DOOM, Benzoin Gum
- 2:04, MF DOOM, Sarsparilla
- 4:37, MF DOOM/KMD, Stop Smokin’ That Shit (Instro)
- 5:30, The Deadbeats, Free
- 3:39, People Under the Stairs, Can’t Hold It Back (Instro)
- 4:12, People Under the Stairs, The Effects of Climate Change
- 3:19, Cool Calm Pete, These Daze
- 3:53, Remi Wolf, Pink and White
- 3:09, Remi Wolf, Sexy Villain
- 3:37, Remi Wolf, WYD
- 2:49, John Wizards, Iyongwe
- 3:51, Liz Cooper, Motorcycle
Lookit! An Instagram!