Favoriting Brian Turner: Playlist from November 4, 2014 Favoriting

Order and disorder in a freeform haze of terribly-played guitars, shorted-out electronics, found audio detritus, strange sounds from strange lands all around. Psych-punk-junk, collage, even pop. Lots of in-studio live performances to boot.

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Favoriting November 4, 2014: CHROME retrospective w/ guest HELIOS CREED

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When guitarist Helios Creed met up with Damon Edge and joined the San Francisco band Chrome in 1977, the world got an acid-fried, dystopian sci-fi version of the Stooges that blasted out two records that no other band has come near replicating the warped genius of. Alien Soundtracks and Half Machine Lip Moves utilized a Hendrix kind of freeform aesthetic mixed with tapes, feedback, metal percussion and cutup soundscapes all heightening the band's projections of a world of abusive technology and zombie warfare. They later became probably the most unheralded cornerstone of 80's industrial music, and in the new millenium, scores of garage punks have scrapped traditional approaches and followed Helios Creed's moves more than ever. With Damon having passed away in 2005, Creed (who has had a long solo career since 1985) now rechristens Chrome and has released the new album Feel It Like A Scientist. Brian talks at length today with Helios and gets the lowdown on the past and present of this incredible and unique psychedelic punk band.

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Artist Track Album Label Comments New Approx. start time
Harvey Milk  Greensleeves   Favoriting The Singles  Relapse      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Terminals  Black Creek   Favoriting Singles & Sundries  Ba Da Bing    *   0:05:27 (Pop-up)
Velvet Underground  I Can't Stand It Anymore   Favoriting 6CD 3rd Album Box    Live at the Matrix 11/69  *   0:11:00 (Pop-up)
Midnight  Violence On Violence   Favoriting No Mercy For Mayhem  Hells Headbangers    *   0:17:56 (Pop-up)
Xarkrinur  Dark Rituals   Favoriting Dark Rituals  Psalm 88 / Acephale Winter Productions    *   0:20:11 (Pop-up)
Fripp & Eno  Swastika Girls   Favoriting Live in Paris 28/05/1975  Opal    *   0:28:09 (Pop-up)
Hailu Mergia & the Walias  Musicawi Silt   Favoriting Tche Belew  Awesome Tapes From Africa    *   0:30:39 (Pop-up)
Bugs & Rats  Hot Skins   Favoriting Bugs & Rats  Feeding Tube    *   0:34:46 (Pop-up)
Deaf Wish  Mum Gets Punched In the Face   Favoriting Deaf Wish  Homeless    *   0:37:28 (Pop-up)
Cut Hands  Belladonna Theme   Favoriting Festival Of the Dead  Blackest Ever Black    *   0:39:12 (Pop-up)
The Heads  Song No. 1   Favoriting Everybody Knows We Got Nowhere  Rooster Rock  Reissue 2000  *   0:43:41 (Pop-up)
Robert Lester Folsom  Written In Your Hair   Favoriting Ode To A Rainy Day Archives 1972-1975  Anthology    *   0:53:18 (Pop-up)
Antonio Smith  Tiempo de Amar   Favoriting Ven Seamos Mas  Branco      0:55:49 (Pop-up)
Chrome  March of the Chrome Police   Favoriting Half Machine Lip Moves  Siren      1:05:29 (Pop-up)
Chrome  Lady Feline   Favoriting Feel It Like a Scientist  King of Spades    *   1:08:32 (Pop-up)
Chrome  SS Sygni   Favoriting Alien Soundtracks  Touch and Go      1:12:22 (Pop-up)
Helios Creed  WFMU Interview Part 1   Favoriting         1:13:33 (Pop-up)
Chrome  TV as Eyes   Favoriting Half Machine Lip Moves  Siren      1:31:57 (Pop-up)
Chrome  Future Ghosts   Favoriting 3rd From the Sun  Siren      1:34:34 (Pop-up)
Helios Creed  WFMU Interview Part 2   Favoriting         1:39:25 (Pop-up)
Chrome  Zombie Warfare (Can't Let You Down)   Favoriting Half Machine Lip Moves  Siren      2:01:34 (Pop-up)
Helios Creed  Master Blaster   Favoriting Boxing the Clown  Amphetamine Reptile      2:05:28 (Pop-up)
Helios Creed  Sunspots   Favoriting Boxing the Clown  Amphetamine Reptile      2:08:19 (Pop-up)
Helios Creed  WFMU Interview Part 3   Favoriting         2:10:33 (Pop-up)
Chrome  Chromosome Damage / The Monitors   Favoriting Alien Soundtracks  Touch and Go      2:25:38 (Pop-up)
Chrome  Prophecy   Favoriting Feel It Like a Scientist  King of Spades    *   2:28:52 (Pop-up)
Chrome  Looking For Your Door   Favoriting Half Machine From the Sun  King of Spades  79-80 unreleased, recently issued    2:36:11 (Pop-up)
Chrome  The Spider   Favoriting Angel of the Clouds  Dossier      2:42:09 (Pop-up)
Helios Creed  Blood Red   Favoriting X-Rated Fairy Tales  Subterranean      2:45:48 (Pop-up)
Helios Creed  The Federation   Favoriting Kiss To the Brain  Amphetamine Reptile      2:49:52 (Pop-up)
Chrome  Half Machine Lip Moves   Favoriting Half Machine Lip Moves  Siren      2:51:04 (Pop-up)
Chrome  Eyes In the Center   Favoriting Red Exposure  Lemon      2:55:44 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  3:02pm
paula pc:

psyched!
Avatar 3:02pm
Cheri Pi:

Here.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:03pm
Sem Chumbo:

Here, wearing both new FMU t-shirts, as my swag bag arrived today:-D.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:04pm
DCE:

hi!
Avatar 3:05pm
Carmichael:

Present, with presents (Illuminati Cat shirt). But no presence.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:06pm
DCE:

turn up the presence knob to..umm..9?
  3:06pm
Which Beam?:

Brian - ask Helios about touring with Nik Turner in the 90s for the Space Ritual anniversary tour! Caught it in Columbus with Sleep as the opener, one of my fondest rock and roll memories! - Steven
  3:07pm
QueasyBiscuit:

Im revved for this show. Been dippin my head in a bucket of ice water in preparation.
Avatar 3:07pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

present. Just now starting Hour no.7 of a 16-hour shift. So let's kick my arse for keeps with this here sonic energy thing. Righteous yay on Helios.
Avatar 3:07pm
sphere:

hello hello
Avatar 3:09pm
Cheri Pi:

Egad Papps! Today's show should be a major mid-point pick-me-up.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:09pm
common:

yeeehaw! chrome today!
  3:10pm
neil:

helios creed for president ov earth! vote now humans!<there is no other choice>
  3:11pm
KingLudd:

Barum? I made it for the Chrome. WB. i saw Nik Turner once. Ate the wrong carrot cake and hallucinated him up on the lighting gantry, singing "skin one up".
Avatar 3:15pm
sphere:

OMG a 6CD box set for the third VU album! the mind boggles.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:17pm
Tome:

Hey Brian , Hey Kiddles ,, nice start woo hoo...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:18pm
Tome:

.... does the Snoopy Dance to the coffee pot .. .
  3:19pm
Ghandi:

Love this!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:31pm
Guido from Cologne:

Damn!! I almost missed it!
Thank you Cheri for the alert on FB !
Hi everybody!
Avatar 3:32pm
Cheri Pi:

Don't the Daktaris do an awesome cover of this??
Avatar 3:33pm
Brian Turner:

Its a standard I think, The Ex & Getatchew have too...
  3:33pm
neil:

send ur love to helios.<love & weed>
Avatar 3:34pm
βrian:

Who could forget Clarence, the cross-eyed lion?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:39pm
Guido from Cologne:

For those who don't have yet:
Psych Trail #8 with Chrome special (free download with donation option)
www.helioschrome.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:45pm
Guido from Cologne:

@Brian
will the interview be live?
  3:54pm
neil:

re-calibrate ur third-eye.<focus><float>drift like a laser...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:58pm
Guido from Cologne:

just in case:
I found reading about the Helios' Folk-Roots quite surprising.
One of his early role models seemed to have been Shawn Phillips ...
  3:58pm
Ghandi:

Quiero carne de vaca!
  4:05pm
neil:

do i smell an east coast chrome tour?<sniff sniff>
Avatar 4:07pm
Cheri Pi:

Rump shaker.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:11pm
common:

yip!
Avatar 4:11pm
Chris from DC:

Neil, saw the last East Coast tour, one set of solo material and one of Chrome, It was amazing.
Avatar 4:19pm
Cheri Pi:

BT, goal for 2015, play guitar in his band.
Avatar 4:20pm
Brian Turner:

make it happen Cheri Pi!
  4:21pm
neil:

helios will ring ur bell live.<preaching to thee choir>sonic worship!
  4:23pm
neil:

master blaster.
  4:29pm
neil:

it sounded like thee future...at thee time nothing like it...
Avatar 4:29pm
Cheri Pi:

I love this guy
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:29pm
common:

this is great
  4:32pm
neil:

pioneer. true alien sonic scientist.
  4:33pm
Mortimer:

Did this tune just rip into the interview or did my stream cut out? Sounded awesome.
Avatar 4:34pm
Cheri Pi:

My aliens approve.
  4:35pm
love:

goddamn it, i missed half of the show, hi everybody
Avatar 4:35pm
Brian Turner:

Sorry, interview in segments and tunes in between.
  4:36pm
Singing Serpent Glen:

it was perfect. TV AS EYES ate nirvana!
Avatar 4:38pm
Cheri Pi:

Exactly SSG :)
  4:40pm
Mortimer:

Yeah that segue ruled!
  4:42pm
neil:

read only memory<i am thee jaw>
  4:45pm
neil:

cherish thee moment
Avatar 4:45pm
steve:

hAHA cool
  4:51pm
neil:

that sound!!!!
  4:54pm
neil:

resonance. bubbles & waves.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:56pm
common:

crazy nuns!
  4:56pm
neil:

astral guru...
Avatar 5:01pm
Roberto:

Whoa, a model train guy? This just got even more interesting.
  5:06pm
neil:

i swear back in thee day on early mtv when they were having technical problems they played zombie warfare with a we'll be right back picture...<anyone remember><?>
Avatar 5:07pm
t_J:

Greetings Brian, great stuff as always.. Hi every1
Avatar 5:13pm
steve:

sorry, James who?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:14pm
Marcel M:

Ohhhh man just tuning in. Gotta dig the first part later! Whats up all?
Avatar 5:14pm
steve:

James Brown good god!
Avatar 5:23pm
t_J:

started listng late.. gonna check the archs
  5:23pm
neil:

helios has a great picture ov helios z silver & james brown together. if i remember right helios is wearing a real nice jacket & looks super funky.<true>
Avatar 5:24pm
V Priceless:

Fish also plays with Hugh Cornwell. Lux plays with Nektar too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:25pm
Marcel M:

Oh man Chrome at The Acheron.... that would just be the tops.
  5:25pm
neil:

ha lincoln. represent! we love helios here!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:28pm
Guido from Cologne:

... too good ... more of theese stories please ...
... invite him to the studio if ever possible ...
... must be fun ...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:29pm
Mike East:

cool interview, Brian!
  5:30pm
r i s k y:

Helios was a trip! Haha
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:32pm
Marcel M:

That was great!
  5:34pm
neil:

great job brian! thank you!
Avatar 5:38pm
steve:

so freaking great. the man is a national treasure.
  5:50pm
KP:

Nice show
  5:52pm
neil:

thee federation. we're everywhere.<connected>plug in tune in drop out...
Avatar 5:54pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...Voted...held a sign up all day in front uh the Polls like a doofus w/ prolly opposite of desired effect....still in time to annoy on BT's comments ! - a day of much accomplishment
...This is great of course...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:57pm
northguineahills:

Amazing show Brian, thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:57pm
Marcel M:

Awesome! Thanks Brian.
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