Luke Muehlhauser

Media diet for Q1 2019

April 6, 2019 by Luke 3 Comments

Music

Spotify playlist for this quarter is here. Playlists for past quarters and years here.

Okay, music I most enjoyed discovering this quarter:

  • Attrition: Etude (1997)
  • Sons of Kemet: Your Queen is a Reptile (2018)
  • Sharon van Etten: Remind Me Tomorrow (2019)
  • Buke & Gase: Scholars (2019)
  • Kasper Bjorke: The Fifty Eleven Project (2018)
  • The Hangovers: Slow Dirty Tears (1998)
  • Her Name is Calla: The Quiet Lamb (2010)
  • Daniel Pemberton: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
  • The Woodentops: Well Well Well: The Unabridged Singles Collection (1986)
  • Ill Considered: Ill Considered (2017)
  • Rattlemouth: Walking Like a Full Moon Dog (1996), Fist Full of Iffy (1998)
  • Jean Derome & Rene Lussier: Soyez vigilants, restez vivants! (1986)
  • Chandra: Transportation (1980)
  • Drowning Pool: Aphonia (1989)
  • Plasticland: Salon (1987)
  • Theon Cross: Fyah (2019)
  • The Comet is Coming: Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery (2019)
  • Quinsin Nachoff: Path of Totality (2018)
  • Victoria Williams: Happy Come Home (1987)
  • Nihiloxica: Biiri (2019)
  • Christian Scott: Ancestral Recall (2019)

Had completely forgotten about, now rediscovered and really liked:

  • Clock DVA: Thirst (1981)
  • This Heat: Made Available (rec. 1977, rel. 1996)
  • 23 Skidoo: Seven Songs (1982)
  • Coil: Horse Rotorvator (1986)
  • Steroid Maximus: ¡Quilombo! (1991)
  • Controlled Bleeding: Headcrack (1986)
  • Minutemen: What Makes a Man Start Fires? (1982), Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat (1983)
  • October Faction: Second Factionalization (1986)
  • Universal Congress Of: Universal Congress Of (1987), Prosperous and Qualified (1988), The Sad and Tragic Demise of Big Fine Hot Salty Black Wind (1991)
  • NoMeansNo: Mama (1982), Wrong (1989)
  • Big Black: Atomizer (1985)
  • Dog Faced Hermans: Every Day Timebomb (1989), Mental Blocks for All Ages (1991), Hum of Life (1993)
  • Confusional Quartet: Confusional Quartet (1980)
  • Half Japanese: Sing No Evil (1984), Music to Strip By (1987)
  • They Might Be Giants: They Might Be Giants (1986), Lincoln (1988)
  • Tiny Lights: Prayer for the Halcyon Fear (1985), Hazel’s Wreath (1988), Milky Juicy (1994)
  • Gumball: “A Love Supreme” (1994)
  • Buke & Gase: Riposte (2010), General Dome (2013)
  • Steve Hackett: “Shadow of the Hierophant” (1975)
  • The Minus 5: Old Liquidator (1995)
  • Dogbowl: Tit! (An Opera) (1989), Cyclops Nuclear Submarine Captain (1991), Flan (1992)
  • New Order: “Blue Monday” (1983)
  • The Raincoats: Odyshape (1981), Moving (1984)
  • The Blue Aeroplanes: Bop Art (1984)
  • Talk Talk: The Colour of Spring (1986)
  • Mark Hollis: Mark Hollis (1998)
  • Roger Eno & Kate St. John: The Familiar (1992)
  • The Fatima Mansions: Valhalla Avenue (1992)
  • The Wedding Present: “Take Me” (1989)
  • The Woodentops: Giant (1986)
  • The Church: Magician Among the Spirits (1996)
  • Hunters & Collectors: The Fireman’s Curse (1983), The Jaws of Life (1984)
  • Lindsay Cooper: The Gold Diggers (1983), Oh Moscow (1991)
  • News from Babel: Sirens & Silences / Work Resumed On The Tower (1984), Letters Home (1986)
  • The Lounge Lizards: The Lounge Lizards (1981), Live in Tokyo / Big Heart (1986), Voice of Chunk (1988)
  • Fred Frith: Gravity (1980), Speechless (1981), Cheap at Half the Price (1983), The Technology of Tears (1988)
  • Material: Memory Serves (1981)
  • Jah Wobble & Bill Laswell: Radioaxiom (2001)
  • The Golden Palominos: The Golden Palominos (1983)
  • V-Effect: Stop Those Songs (1983)
  • Doctor Nerve: Out to Bomb Fresh Kings (1984)
  • The Ordinaires: The Ordinaires (1985), One (1989)
  • Mofungo: Out of Line (1983)
  • C.W. Vrtacek: Monkey on a Hard Roll (1984)
  • Grits: As the World Grits (rec. 1975, rel. 1993), Rare Birds (rec. 1976, rel. 1997)
  • The Muffins: Chronometers (rec. 1976, rel. 1993), Manna / Mirage (1978), 185 (1981)
  • Orthotonics: Luminous Bipeds (1986)
  • Birdsongs of the Mesozoic: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic (1983), Magnetic Flip (1984), Beat of the Mesozoic (1985), Faultline (1989), Pyroclastics (1992), Dancing on A’A (1995), Petrophonics (2000)
  • Roger Miller: The Big Industry (1987)
  • Cartoon: Cartoon (1981), Music From Left Field (1983)
  • PFS: 279 (1990)
  • Thinking Plague: A Thinking Plague (1984), Moonsongs (1986), In This Life (1989), In Extremis (1998)
  • Cheer-Accident: “Salad Days” (2000), “The Autumn Wind is a Pirate” (2003)
  • Djam Karet: The Ritual Continues (1988), Reflections From the Firepool (1989)
  • 5uu’s: Elements (1988)
  • U Totem: U Totem (1990)
  • Ruins: Burning Stone (1992), Symphonica (1998)
  • Koenji Hyakkei: Hundred Sights of Koenji (1994), Ni (1996), Angherr Shisspa (2005), Dhorimviskha (2018)
  • Present: Triskaidekaphobie (1980), Le Poison Qui Rend Fou (1985)
  • Conventum: Le bureau central des utopies (1979)
  • Miriodor: Mekano (2001), Parade (2005)
  • Kultivator: Barndomens Stigar (1981)
  • Jah Wobble: Without Judgement (1990)
  • David Sylvian: Alchemy (1985)
  • Virginia Astley: From Gardens Where We Feel Secure (1983)
  • The Dance: Dance for Your Dinner (1980)
  • Swans: Children of God (1987), White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (1991), Soundtracks for the Blind (1996)
  • Savage Republic: Tragic Figures (1982), Trudge (1985), Ceremonial (1985), Jamahiriya (1988), Customs (1989)
  • Workdogs: “Roberta” (1988)
  • Meat Puppets: Up on the Sun (1985)
  • Giant Sand: “BBQ Suite” (1996)
  • Butthole Surfers: Butthole Surfers (1983), Rembrandt Pussyhorse (1986), Locust Abortion Technician (1987), Hairway to Steven (1988)
  • Crime & the City Solution: Just South of Heaven (1985), Room of Lights (1986), The Bridge Ship (1989), Paradise Discotheque (1990)
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Ocean Rain (1984)
  • The The: “Armageddon Days (Are Here Again)” (1989)
  • Love and Rockets: Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven (1985)
  • Cocteau Twins: Head Over Heels (1983), The Pink Opaque (1986), Victorialand (1986)
  • Dead Can Dance: Garden of the Arcane Delights (1984)
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain: Psychocandy (1985)
  • Ultra Vivid Scene: Ultra Vivid Scene (1988)
  • Diamond Head: Lightning to the Nations (1980)
  • GWAR: This Toilet Earth (1994)
  • Voivod: Dimension Hatross (1988), Nothingface (1989)
  • Death Angel: “The Ultra-Violence” (1987)
  • Sepultura: “Ratamahatta” (1996)
  • Guns n’ Roses: Use Your Illusion I (1991), Use Your Illusion II (1991)
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984), Freaky Styley (1985), Mother’s Milk (1989), Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
  • Fishbone: Fishbone (1985), It’s A Wonderful Life (1987), Truth and Soul (1988), The Reality of My Surroundings (1991)
  • Faith No More: Introduce Yourself (1987), The Real Thing (1989), Angel Dust (1992)
  • Mr. Bungle: Mr. Bungle (1991)
  • Pearl Jam: Ten (1991)
  • Soundgarden: Superunknown (1994)
  • Mary Margaret O’Hara: Miss America (1988)
  • Jane Siberry: No Borders Here (1984), The Walking (1987), Bound by the Beauty (1989), When I Was a Boy (1993), Maria (1995)

Why so many re-discoveries this quarter? I’m listening through the history of rock music again and constructing this playlist along the way. Many great albums aren’t listed above because I hadn’t forgotten about them.

Games

Ones I “really liked” (no star), or “loved” (star):

  • [none]

Movies/TV

Ones I “really liked” (no star), or “loved” (star):

  • Various: Enlightened, season 1 (2011)
  • Various: Enlightened, season 2 (2013)
  • Persichetti et al.: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) ★
  • Granik: Leave No Trace (2018)

Books

  • [none]

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Comments

  1. Nick Reymann says

    April 9, 2019 at 9:42 pm

    https://youtu.be/ZbQwp4yHkuw
    Check out this band, Archbishop Kebab. Some really incredible stuff! Like proto-Flying Luttenbachers!

    Reply
  2. Terry Johnson says

    May 5, 2019 at 5:52 am

    Your otherwise excellent “Beginner’s guide to modern art jazz” appears to have no Bad Plus!

    Reply
    • Luke says

      May 6, 2019 at 8:55 pm

      In part, because they ran afoul of my heuristic to skip albums that are heavy on standards/covers.

      Reply

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