From Richard Hester Sent Sun, Aug 24th 2008, 00:05
From Richard Hester Sent Sun, Aug 24th 2008, 00:05
Last week's radio show was the second in a series of "Dutch Treat" mini-specials that will appear every other week until I grow tired of the concept. Since I have a particular fondness for Dutch techno/electro/IDM and have a very large back catalog of same, this could go on for a while. Last week's feature dealt with Amsterdam label 100% Pure. The playlist can be found at http://www.kfjc.org/music/playlist.php?i=30870 . Next week's Dutch Treat feature will examine Utrecht label U-Trax and sub-label Phoq U. Tonight's Wild Kingdom is a perfect example of how a set in preparation can seemingly develop a mind of its own (more from what records that happened to be in easy reach than any perverse will of the music itself - blame it all on the DJ). It started innocently enough with a bit of IDM from Anthony Manning's Liquid Quartz EP, which dovetailed very nicely into a cut by Thai expatriate Italian producer Shyza Minelli - a few cuts down the way, the set had morphed into full-tilt blitzkrieg stomp from the likes of Mike Ink and DJ Hell, which wasn't precisely what I had in mind for this week. It worked, though, so I decided to follow the thread and see what I could to to extricate myself and cool things down a bit. Listen for the results tonight. "The Wild Kingdom" airs on KFJC-FM 89.7, Saturday night/Sunday Morning, 12A-3A (7A-10A GMT). Potential listeners outside the San Francisco Bay area can find a webcast at www.kfjc.org (follow the links). Present and past Wild Kingdom playlists are also archived there. You can also check out archived playlists from my first KFJC show "Just Desserts" that aired on Fridays 10P-2A from 1992 through 1999. Archived playlists exist for that show starting from Fall 1995 to New Year's Eve 1999/2000. If you do tune in (especially via the web), please take a little time to let me know your locale. I'm also interested in promo music from all over and in promoting local (San Francisco Bay area) techno-type events. If you want to do some fairly serious promotion, contact the KFJC promotions department at xxxxx@xxxx.xxx to arrange ticket giveaways and/or to send information for inclusion in our concert outlook. Thanks to those who have sent promo music so far. Pretty Soon another Year Older (and no wiser), Richard Hester "Mr. Goodwrench" "The Wild Kingdom" SU 12A-3A KFJC-FM 89.7, Los Altos Hills, California