Ott (aka Grover Smith, aka Hikikomori) is a british music producer who has worked with Sinead O’Connor, The Orb, Brian Eno, and Shpongle/Hallucinogen. He released his first studio album “Blumenkraft” on Twisted Records in 2003, followed by “Skylon” in 2008. His 3rd album “Mir” was released on his own label Ottsonic in 2011. His music is described as dub, ambient, psychedlic dub, worldbeat, and breaks.
Hear it: Couch Dancing with DJ Firefly, Wednesdays 2-5p.m.
Ozric Tentacles is an instrumental rock band formed in England in 1983. Their music has been described as progressive, electronic, psychedelic, space rock, dub, world music, and livetronica. They have over 20 full albums out and numerous singles and EPs, with the most recent being 2011’s “Paper Monkeys”. They moved to the US (Colorodo) in 2012, and frequent lineup changes over the years has turned the band into a kind of family band with Ed Wynne (guitar / keyboard and the only original member still in the band), his wife Brandi on bass, and son Silas on keys. Hungarian Balázs Szende is listed as the current drummer, but this changes often. Recommended if you like Pink Floyd, Lotus, STS9, Hawkwind, Shpongle.
Hear it: Couch Dancing with DJ Firefly, Wednesdays 2-5p.m.
Artist: The Mountain Goats
Description: Mostly lo-fi emotionally rich songs. Sounds best after obsessively
replaying each track until they become as familiar as your own personal memories. If you tried to condense the Odyssey into a three minute song, you would have the start to a Mountain Goats album.
Playlist:
Going to Georgia – Zopilote Machine
Golden Boy – Ghana
Then the Letting Go – Nothing for Juice
Hand Ball – Protein Source of the Future… Now!
The Monkey Song – Protein Source of the Future… Now!
Woke up New – Get Lonely
Quito – We Shall All Be Healed
Horseradish Road – The Coroner’s Gambit
Star Dusting – Bitter Melon Farm
Love Love Love – The Sunset Tree
Snow Owl – Full Force Galesberg
Cry for Judas – Transcendental Youth