Hey there pals, gals, and everyone in between . . . it’s your ol’ buddies at Balcony Radio checking in. Spring is in the air and the world is sort of getting back to normal. How do fight this? With weird music! Join us for our tribute to late-night radio with Long Song Silver. This time out, we have a handful of songs you can put on while doing other things. (Like zoning out to the music.) In episode 17, we spin some of the most classic fusion tracks you can shake a stick-length joint at. See you on the other side of dawn.
PLAYLIST:
SHY: HERBIE HANCOCK (HEAD HUNTER)
TRILOGY: MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA (THE LOST TRIDENT SESSIONS)
CUCUMBER SLUMBER: WEATHER REPORT (MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER)
JOHN & MARY: JACO PASTORIUS (WORD OF MOUTH)
CASINO: AL DIMEOLA (CASINO)
DEADLY NIGHTSHADE: BRAND X (MASQUES)
We at Balcony Radio are professional appreciator-ers. When someone reaches for an artistic statement, we’ve got to give it some attention. In episode 15 of Long Song Silver, we spin a handful of songs over 10 minutes that earned all those inches on the reel to reel. Check out tunes the late nite d.j. would play when it’s time to percolate another pot of coffee or blaze another one in the men’s room.
Sometimes, you know, man, sometimes you record an epic, man. You got so many emotions, a three minute pop song doesn’t have the time or brainpower to compute these feelings. I need an orchestra, three Tibetan spiritual advisors, a hectare of your finest Maui Waui and ten minutes plus of tape to make the greatest.