Kosmik Radiation Radio - Nov 14, 2007 Playlist

CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Mission of Burma "Signals, Calls and Marches" EP 1981 (USA)

All new releases on the program this week, so I decided to choose a contemporary band for the CAOTW. Mission of Burma was founded in 1979 and was one of the quintessential American "indie rock" bands -- or at least they would have been, except they came along a few years too soon! The scene and venues that would support all those great bands like Husker Du, Meat Puppets and Dinosaur jr didn't really exist yet, so they broke up in 1983 after failing to have much impact (though they have always been heroes in their hometown of Boston.) Amazingly, three of the orignal members (the ones who write songs and play instruments -- the fourth guy was basically their soundman) reunited in 2002 and Mission of Burma has been active ever since -- and ironically more successful in this century than the last. This EP was their second record (following the 7" single "Academy Fight Song / Max Ernst") and song-for-song it's still their best. Includes the classic track "That's When I Reach For My Revolver".

(N) = New Release

Artist	Song	Album	Year (label)	Country
Mutantes	I Feel A Little Spaced Out (Ando Meio Desligado) (Live)	Mutantes Ao Vivo - Barbican Theatre, Londres 2006 (N)	2007 (Luaka Bop)	Brazil
Wooden Shjips	Lucy's Ride	Wooden Shjips (N)	2007 (Holy Mountain)	USA
Blue Cheer	I Don't Know About You	What Doesn't Kill You . . . (N)	2007 (Rainman)	USA
High on Fire	Return To Nod	Death Is This Communion (N)	2007 (Relapse)	USA
Mustache!	Won't Stop Rockin' (No Way!)	Babes Say The Hottest Things (N)	2007 (We Put Out)	USA

Mission of Burma	That's When I Reach For My Revolver	Signals, Calls & Marches EP CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1981	USA
Mission of Burma	Outlaw	Signals, Calls & Marches EP CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1981	USA
Mission of Burma	This Is Not A Photograph	Signals, Calls & Marches EP CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1981	USA
C.O.C.O.	High Low	Play Drums & Bass (N)	2007 (K)	USA
Meat Puppets	Radio Moth	Rise To Your Knees (N)	2007 (Anodyne)	USA
Cheater Pint	Untitled Bonus Track	Cheater Pint (N)	2007 (Kinger)	USA
Child Bite	Don't Do What Your Body Tells You To Do	Gold Thriller (N)	2007 (Joyful Noise)	USA
Qui	Gash	Love's Miracle (N)	2007 (Ipecac)	USA

Fridge	Clocks	The Sun (N)	2007 (Temporary Residence)	UK
Lunar Dunes	The Todal Gleeps	From Above (N)	2007 (Lunar Dunes)	UK
Múm	Dancing Behind My Eyelids	Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy (N)	2007 (Fat Cat)	Iceland
Belaire	Exploding, Impacting	Exploding, Impacting (N)	2007 (Indierect)	USA
Epo-555	Harry Mambourg	Mafia (N)	2007 (Crunchy Frog)	Denmark

Yesterday's New Quintet (Madlib)	Cold Nights And Rainy Days	Yesterday's Universe (N - compilation)	2007 (Stones Throw)	USA
Circle (featuring Verde)	Gesterlund	Tower (N)	2007 (Last Visible Dog)	Finland
Me'shell Ndegéocello	Elliptical	The World Has Made Me The Man Of My Dreams (N)	2007 (Kuzcek)	USA
Robert Wyatt	Be Serious	Comicopera (N)	2007 (Domino)	UK
Geoffrey Brady	Blaze On, Idiot Sun, Blaze On! / The Not Unthinkable	FOB (N)	2006 (Giant Clam)	USA
Turzi	Afghanistan	A (N)	2007 (Kemado)	France

Faust & Nurse With Wound	Lass Mich	Disconnected (N)	2007 (Art-Errorist)	Germany & UK
Scott Walker	Track 2	And Who Shall Go To The Ball? And What Shall Go To The Ball? EP (N)	2007 (4AD)	USA/UK
Charalambides	Memory Takes Hold	Likeness (N)	2007 (Kranky)	USA
Sir Richard Bishop	Free Masonic Guitar	Polytheistic Fragments (N)	2007 (Drag City)	USA