The Music Heard 'round The World...

...was the soundtrack to a revolution!

Another week, another Oracle.  This one taking you to the far corners of the earth.  An Oracle specialty!  Missed out?  Download here:  http://cjamlog3.cjam.ca/test-program-guid/

Speaking of Global Psychedelic rebellion...be sure to check out the 2nd Annual Oracle Black History Month Special set to air on February 20th.  An entire show dedicated to the Psychedelic/Funk sounds from various parts of Africa.  Tune in, crank it up and turn on...

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Oracle 71

Song Title-Artist-Album (date, origin)

Set 1

I Tried To Picture Us-Orienteers-S/T (2012 Canada)
Cwm Hiraeth-Heather Jones-Degawdau Roc Comp. (1970's Wales)
Flying On The Ground-Summer Snow-Flying On The Ground is Wrong (1967 USA)
Hotel Incidental Music-Usha Khanna-Psych Funk Se Ra Ga (1970's India)
Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand-The Who-Sell Out (1967 UK)
Jestem Do Przodu-Krzysztof Klenczon & Trzy Korony-Single (1970 Poland)
Yellow's Dream-Blue Mountain Eagle-S/T (1969 USA)

Set 2

Dies In 55-Trailer Trash Tracys-Ester (2012 UK)
Camera-R.E.M-Reckoning (1984 USA)
Apogitefsi-Bourboulia-Zontanoi Sto Kyttapo (1971 Greece)
Les Cactus-Jacques Dutronc-Single (1966 France)
Gbomei Adesai-Psychedelic Aliens-Psycho African Beat (1970 Ghana, Africa)
Increase In Wilderness-Les Rallizes Denudes-Double Heads (1980 Japan)

Set 3

Dogwood Rust-Comets on Fire-Avatar (2006 USA)
Stronhalm-Holderlin-Holderlins Traum (1972 Germany)
The Wall-The Fruit Machine-Single (1969 UK)
Bluebirds-The Wilderness of Manitoba-Hymns of Love & Spirits (2011 Canada)
Gilda-Musica Dispersa-S/T (1970 Spain)
Aria-5th Projekt-V (2012 Canada)
Hard Road-The Unquiet Dead-Single (2011 Canada)

Psychedelic Cure for the "Mondays"

It has been an unusually Spring-like winter here in the Windsor/Detroit area.  Oracle comes to the rescue on a somewhat gloomy looking Monday with a dose of the psychedelic and obscure.  Missed this weeks episode?  Download it here:  http://cjamlog3.cjam.ca/test-program-guid/

Oracle 70
song title-artist-album (year, origin)

Set 1

Michaelangelo-23rd Turnoff-Single (1967 UK)
Sixties-The Essex Green-Everything Is Green (1999 USA)
New Light-Great Lake Swimmers-Lost Channels (2009 Canada)
Secret-Virgin Sleep-Single (1968 UK)
Written Charter-The Tuneful Trolley-Island In The Sky (1969 USA)
Lucidity-Tame Impala-Innerspeaker (2010 Australia)

Set 2

The Feed-Back-(The Group) Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza-The Feedback (1970 Italy)
Zapraszamy Na Korride-Breakout-70A (1970 Poland)
Desiree-The Left Banke-The Left Banke Too (1967 USA)
Ingentig Ar Sig Likt-Dungen-4 (2008 Sweden)
O Relogio-Os Mutantes-S/T (1968 Brazil)
Druganaut-Black Mountain-S/T (2005 Canada)

Set 3

Even In Your Lightest Day-Darker My Love-2 (2008 USA)
Shifting Sands-The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band-Part One (1967 USA)
Your Head Is Reeling-Ultimate Spinach-S/T (1967 USA)
I'm On My Way-Yesterday's Folk-U.S 69 (1969 USA)
Call On Me-Captain Beefheart-Safe As Milk (1967 USA)
Wooden Fingers-Brown Recluse-Evening Tapestry (2011 USA)
Walk Away (Exodus)-5th Projekt-V (2012 Canada)

Pack your bags, we're goin' on a trip!

A swirling psychedelic musical mind trip was the order of the day.  If you missed out, download the show here:  http://cjamlog3.cjam.ca/test-program-guid/

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Oracle 69

Artist-Song-Album (date, origin)

Set 1

The Moody Blues-The Best Way To Travel-In Search of the Lost Chord (1968 UK)
Tinturn Abbey-Vacuum Cleaner-Single (1967 UK)
The Poppy Family-Free From The City-Which Way You Goin' Billy? (1969 Canada)
Peloma Bokiou-Pyretos 42-I Gennisi Tou Ellinikou Rock Comp. (1970-ish Greece)
Dead Meadow-Green Sky Green Lake-S/T (2001 USA)
Saturday's Children-Tomorrow Is Her Name-Single (1966 USA)

Set 2

Aguaturbia-Somebody To Love-Psychedelic Drugstore (1970 Chile)
Shin Joong Hyun & The Golden Grapes-Please Don't Bother Me Anymore-Single (1971 Korea)
The Hoa Hoa's-Landing On The Moon-Sonic Bloom (2008 Canada)
Strawberry Alarm Clock-Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow-Incense & Peppermints (1967 USA)
The Accent-Red Sky at Night-Single (1967 UK)
Y Blew-Maes B-Dega Wdau Roc Comp. (1967 Wales)

Set 3

Chico Magnetic Band-Pop Pull Hair-S/T (1971 France)
Mystic Astrologic Band-Sunbeams & Rainbows-Flowers Never Cry (1967 USA)
The Idiots-Magic Dragon-Single (1968 S. Africa)
The Left Banke-Lazy Day-Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina (1967 USA)
Spirit-Space Chile-The Family That Plays Together (1968 USA)
The Folklords-Unspoken Love-Release The Sunshine (1969 Canada)
The High Dials-Uruguay-Anthems For Doomed Youth (2011 Canada)
Yamantaka/Sonic Titan-Queens-yt//st (2011 Canada)

Swirling Psychedelic Dreams

The second show of the new year has come and gone...time flies when you're having fun.  It was a great psychedelic trip today to mark the start of another semester of school.  Back to business folks!  Oracle is in the business of giving you positive vibes and a great kick start to your week.  Check out the track listing below and be sure to download the show here: http://cjamlog3.cjam.ca/test-program-guid/

Oracle 68

Track-Artist-Album-date/origin

Set 1

Former Reflections Enduring Doubt-The Red Krayola-Parable of Arable Land (1968 USA)
Yesterday Noontime-The Act of Creation-Single (1967 USA)
Ehoun Kakous Skopous-Exadaktylos-I Gennisi Tou Ellinikou Rock (1970-ish Greece)
Sharing-Satisfaction-S/T (1971 UK)
Wasting Time-The Hoa Hoa's-Pop, Drone, Pedals (2010 Canada)
I'm Set Free-The Velvet Underground-S/T (1969 USA)

Set 2

Under The Rainbow-The End-Introspection (1969 UK)
Rasket El Fadaa-Omar Khourshid-Rhythm of the Orient (1974 Egypt)
Burning Photographs-Chad VanGaalen-Diaper Island (2010 Canada)
Smile Awhile-Michael Yonkers-Microminature Love (rec. 1968, rel. 2003 Sub Pop USA)

Set 3

Missouri-49th Parallel-S/T (1969 Canada)
Our Love Was-The Who-Sell Out (1967 UK)
Don't Say No-Speed, Glue & Shinki-S/T (1971 Japan)
Haai-Panbers-Those Shocking, Shaking Days: Indonesian Psych, Prog, Funk 1970-1978 (1970 Indonesia)
Gort Bort Sig-Dungen-Ta Det Lugnt (2005 Sweden)
Faulty Times-Black Mountain-S/T (2005 Canada)

Happy New Year!!

It's now 2012 and well...it looks and smells the same as 2011.  Guess it's time to get back to business Oracle style.  I have come back on the air with a renewed sense of purpose.  Gotta love new music acquisitions, thank the mighty Santa Claus for leaving the gift of music under my tree.  Here's the full play list for today.  If you missed out on the show...download here:  http://cjamlog3.cjam.ca/test-program-guid/

Oracle 67

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

Set 1

International Hair-The Amazing-Gentle Stream (2011 Sweden)
I Think I'll Just Go and Find Me a Flower-Moorpark Intersection-Single (1967 USA)*
We Could Have Been Flowers-The Spades-Let It Burn (2011 Canada)
O Fantastikos Giatros-Giorgos Romanos-I Gennisi Tou Ellinikou Rock Compilation (1970 Greece)
Don't Take The Night Away-Pleasure feat. Billy Elder-Single (1969 USA)*
Hard Road-The Unquiet Dead-Single (2011 Canada)

Set 2

The Man Who Must Leave-Kim Sun-Kim Chu Ja with Shin Jung Hyun & The Men (1969 S. Korea)
In The Beginning-Genesis-From Genesis To Revelations (1969 UK)
Childhood-Beach House-S/T (2006 USA)
The Road of Golden Dust-Espers-Espers III (2009 USA)
Royal American 20th Century Blues-Rockadrome-Royal American 20th Century Blues (1967 Canada)

Set 3

Sing Little Bird Sing-The Left Banke-The Left Banke Too (1968 UK)
No, I Don't Remember Guildford-Robyn Hitchcock-Jewels For Sophia (1999 USA)
There and Then-Life on Earth!-A Space Water Loop (2009 Sweden)
Here's Where You Belong-The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band-S/T (1967 USA)
I'm Glad-Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band-Safe As Milk (1967 USA)
Daylight-Field Assembly-Broadsides & Ephemera (2009 Canada)

*These tracks can also be found on the compilation:  Book a Trip-The Psych Pop Sounds of Capitol Records

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)

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)