Monday, December 26, 2011

Boxing Day Blah!


Depending on your view of the world, Boxing Day can mean various things.  Perhaps you have to head out to work. Maybe you'll take down the tree?  Box up unwanted gifts and send them back?  Listen to Oracle as Renee bumbles her way through?  Talk about a case of the Mondays!  At least the great music came through!  Read on for the complete playlist.  Want to hear the show?  Download here:  http://cjamlog3.cjam.ca/test-program-guid/

Oracle 66

Artist-Song Title-Album (year, place of origin)

The Wilderness of Manitoba-Mother Song-Hymns of Love & Spirits (2011 Canada)
Turid-Lat Mig Stig-Bilder (1973 Sweden)
Yuya Uchida & The Flowers-Greasy Heart-The Challenge (1969 Japan)
The Electric Prunes-I Happen To Love You-Underground (1967 USA)
Breakout-Sluchaj Rytmu-Polish Funk (1968 Poland)
Bad Vibrations-Black Train-Black Train (2011 Canada)
Tomerclaus-Jeg Vil-Electric Psychedelic Headswirlers (Germany)
13th Floor Elevators-May The Circle Remain Unbroken-Bull of the Woods (1969 USA)
Jefferson Airplane-How Do You Feel?-Surrealistic Pillow (1967 USA)
Parton Kooper Planetarium-In a Desert-Glass & Bone (2011 USA)
The Human Expression-Optical Sound (1967 USA)
Dantalion's Chariot-Madman Running Through The Fields (1967 UK)
Bubble Puppy-It's Safe To Say-A Gathering of Promises (1969 USA)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience-Little Miss Strange-Electric Ladyland (1968 USA)
The Weather Station-Yarrow & Mint-All of it Was Mine (2011 Canada)
Vetiver-Road to Ronderlin-Thing of the Past (2008 USA)
Linda Perhacs-Chimicum Rain-Parallelograms (1970 USA)
The Hoa Hoa's -Falling In Love is For Young People-S/T (2011 Canada)

Monday, December 19, 2011

Oracle Christmas Cheer...


Christmas cheer in small doses of course.  A little goes a long way.  Weaved within the usual Oracle brand of Psychedelic and Folk was some spectacular Holiday tunes.  A little present from me to you.  Thanks for listening!  Have a blessed Christmas however you choose to celebrate.  Take time for yourself to reflect on the good things you have.  Good music for one.  If you missed the show or want a re-play, download it here:  http://cjamlog3.cjam.ca/test-program-guid/

Now on to the playlist...

Oracle 65

Song Title-Artist-Album (year, country of origin)

Schemetterling-Broselmaschine-S/T (1973 Germany)
Gentle Stream-The Amazing-Gentle Stream (2011 Sweden)
Very Strange-Rockadrome-20th Century Blues (1969 Canada)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing-The Wilderness of Manitoba-Three Carols EP (2011 Canada)
The Star Carol-Simon & Garfunkel-Old Friends Box Set (1997) (1967 USA)
Familj-Dungen-Tio Bitar (2007 Sweden)
Snowed In-The High Dials-Anthems For Doomed Youth (2010 Canada)
Stronhalm-Holderlin-Holderlins Traum (1972 Germany)
Little Drummer Boy/Silent Night/Auld Lang Syne-Jimi Hendrix-Merry Christmas & Happy New Year EP (1969 USA)
The Mops-Blind Bird-Psychedelic Sounds in Japan (1968 Japan)
Bilder-Turid-Bilder (1973 Sweden)
What Child Is This Anyway?-Sufjan Stevens-Songs For Christmas (2006 USA)
Vetiver-At Forest Edge-Tight Knit (2009 USA)
Against The Sky-Vashti Bunyan-Lookaftering (rel. 35 yrs after original rec. in 2005, USA)
O Come, O Come Emmanuel-The Wilderness of Manitoba-Three Carols EP (2011 Canada)
Christmas Day-She & Him-A Very She & Him Christmas (2011 USA)

Monday, December 12, 2011

Holy Cover Tunes Batman!



Wow, an unusual amount of cover tunes were featured today on Oracle.  Peruse the play list and if you missed the show download it here:  http://cjamlog3.cjam.ca/test-program-guid/

Oracle 64

Song Title-Artist-Album (year/location)

Set 1

I Hontrokefali-Despoina Glezou-I Gennisi Tou Ellinikou Rock (Greece)
Feeling Lonely-Small Faces-S/T (1967 UK)
Gone-Bob Seger System-S/T (1968 USA)
Bedroom Shadows-The High Dials-Anthems For Doomed Youth (2010 Canada)
I'm Set Free-The Velvet Underground-S/T (1969 USA)
Eleanor Rigby-Blonde on Blonde-Contrasts (1969 UK)

Set 2

There You Go Again-Rockadrome-Royal American 20th Century Blues (1968 Canada)
Crimson & Clover-Aguaturbia-Psychedelic Drugstore (1970 Chile)
Shadows Breaking Over My Head-The Left Banke-Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina (1967 UK)
Southern Hemisphere Blues-Reign Ghost-S/T (1969 Canada)
Mes Reves de Satin-Patricia-Single (France)

Set 3

You Keep Me Hanging On-The Flames-Soulfire! (1968 S. Africa)
Even In Your Lightest Day-Darker My Love-2 (2008 USA)
Oh Ye Ye-Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family-My Ancestors (1974 Africa)
Colinda-Pugh Rogefeldt-Ja, Da a Da (1968 Sweden)
Chip On My Shoulder-The Weather Station-All of it Was Mine (2011 Canada)
Ymnos Stin Zoi-Peloma Bokiou-I Gennisi Tou Ellinikou Rock (Greece)
Do Not Fear-Chad VanGaalen-Diaper Island (2011 Canada)