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Music

* Under the credits is Harlaamstrat 74 off of John Dankworth’s Modesty Blaise score. * The opening loop is from Mr. Knight from Coltrane Plays the Blues, which you should own. * The violin piece is Occam II for Violin, a piece by Silvia Tarozzi, played by Pauline Oliveros. * Next up is Mikuro’s Blues from the mighty David S. Ware’ mighty Go See the World. * The amazing orchestral pieces is Triumph by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Carlos Nino from Fill the Heart- Shaped Cup * Finally, there’s 13 Ghosts II by Nine Inch Nails from Ghosts I-IV

White Heat, White Lights

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• The Bundt Diaries from Ludwig Goransson's score to Everything, Everything.
• Kola (Lighthouse Version) by Amiina.
• Snow Canon by Group Listening.
• The Morning After by the Chico Hamilton Quintet. (Man, I just watched The Sweet Smell of Success recently; the Chico Hamilton Quintet makes the best, sustained appearance in a great, great movie).
• Colleen's Geometria del Universo.
• Bug's Walk by Peter Storby Jutbring.
• Touch Me & Die by Kara-Lis Coverdale
• The Last Tears of a Deceased by the inimitable Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou.

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• Drunken Aviator by Ida.
• Back to Paris by Cyril Morin.

Notes 

• There's a great resource of old ads and articles, including the one referenced in the piece here.
• The definitive work on this subject is Help Me to Find My People by Heather Andrea Williams.

This piece was originally released a few days after the shooting deaths of 49 people at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It is re-released here on the second anniversary of the event. 

If you are so moved, please donate to any of these charities:

Equality Florida.

Human Rights Campaign.

Everytown for Gun Safety.

 

Trans Lifeline

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• White Light by Chihei Hatekeyama
• Between the Trees by Akira Kosemura
• Clockwork Toccatta, Op. 68 from Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet.
• End of Summer Part 3 by Hildur Gudnadottir and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
• A Gathering to Lead Me When You're Gone by Brian McBride

Notes

• While the most comprehensive and useful thing I read for this piece was The Year Without a Summer: 1816 and the Volcano that Darkened the World and Changed history by William and Nicholas Klingaman, my favorite thing was this video of a news report on the work of Vermont historian, Howard Coffin.

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Music

• We start with Waveland by Norm Pikelny.
• Then a smidge of N.Y.C. from the original Broadway cast recording of Annie.
• The Stars vs. Creatures by Colleen.
• Wiese by Roedelius & Arnold Kasar.
• Then there's some chaos built out of Missing Piece from the score to Broken City, Fog Tropes by Ingram Marshall, Spindrift by Colin Stetson, and Longing for a Frozen Sky by Ernst Reijseger.
• That heads into Wake by Aaron Martin & Machinfabriek.
• Galaxies Like Grains of Sand by Hampshire & Foat.
• Finishing on Minuet for Cheap Piano by Winged Victory for the Sullen

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• We hear Ferris Wheel by Gabor Szabo from one of his better late sixties records.
• Herman's Malt from Jeff Russo's score to Fargo Season 2.
• David Goes Hunting from Larry Groupe's score to Straw Dogs.
• Double Portrait by Double Edge from the album, U.S. Choice.
• A snippet of Idea of Order at Kyson Point from an album Brian Eno did with Tom Rogerson.
• Bicycles and Flasks by Dan Romer.
• A bit of Il Tamoure dei Bambini from Piero Umiliani's score to Le Isole Dell'amore
• A Naga Swaram-Snake Charmers Melody from Folk Music of India
• Finishes out on Completely Gone from Ludwig Goransson's score to Everything Everything.

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• We start off with Theme de Simon from Georges Delerue.
• Go to Alpine Sketch from Christian Loffler's Young Alaska.
• Hear some of Three Dances: II Pavane arranged for the Chromos Tuba Quartet.
• The Plum Blossom from Yusuf Lateef's great Eastern Sounds record.
• Juve & Fandor by amiina.
• The Unquestioned Answer by Laura Spiegel.
• Etude by Joep Beving.
• Rainfall by David Darling and Michael Jones.

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Music

• We hear Valentine My Funny by Nils Frahm and F.S. Blumm from the album Tag Eins Tag Zwei.

Notes

• This idea came to me a long time ago while researching an old episode. I read an extraordinary article from the 1890s that hung with me, particularly the notion of folks writing in to try to become sideshow attractions.