Rat Salad Radio • April 17, 2013

	Guiding Dub / Cheating Dub / E.T. Special / Soulful Dub / Ordinary Version Dub by Impact Allstars from the album Java Java Java Java (Impact!) 1973
	Smoke & Mirrors by Overmountain Men from the album The Next Best Thing (Ramseur) newish NC album in which Mr. David Childers tells it like it is, as usual.
	Sun, Arise! by Phosphorescent from the album Muchacho (Dead Oceans) new from Matthew Houck 'n' co.
	Ride On / Right On by Phosphorescent from the album Muchacho (Dead Oceans)
	Bird Song by The Men from the album New Moon (Sacred Bones) comin' soon to The Pinhook!
	Nullarbor by Lower Plenty from the album Hard Rubbish (Fire) lo-fi folky twang, new from Melbourne, Australia.
	A Song For The System by Everyone Involved from the album Either/Or (Guerssen) 1972 British folk
	Cheerwine Easter by Hiss Golden Messenger from the album Haw (Paradise of Bachelors) new, beautiful
	Hark Maker (Glory Rag) by Hiss Golden Messenger from the album Haw (Paradise of Bachelors)
	Busted Note by Hiss Golden Messenger from the album Haw (Paradise of Bachelors) Just love this string of three songs running on side B of the record. So, I played them all.
	The Washer Woman by Locust from the album You'll Be Safe Forever (Editions Mego) first new material from Locust since 2001
	How Does It Feel (To Be The Mother Of A Thousand Dead)? by Crass from the album How Does It Feel? 7" (Crass) 1982. Had to truncate it a bit to skip the lyrics at the end, but you get the feel. A small counterbalance to the opulence on display in London today.
	House of Illusions by Grant Evans from the album Jewels from the House of Worms (A Guide To Saints/Room40) Tennessee-based longform drone/ambient. New. Only play about half of the 18-minute track...
	Toyour Tha'Ira (Revolutionary Birds) by Fadi El Khoury from the album (VA) Khat Thaleth, Third Line: Initiative for the Elevation of Public Awareness (Ninja Tune) new collection of left-field political hip hop from around the Middle East and North Africa.
	Souret Sourya (Chapter of Syria) by Rass from the album (VA) Khat Thaleth, Third Line: Initiative for the Elevation of Public Awareness (Ninja Tune)
	Jani by Omar Souleyman from the album Highway to Hassake: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria (Sublime Frequencies) fantastic 2007 release!
	Ghoroobaa Gashangan by Ramesh from the album Ramesh (Pharaway Sounds) pre-revolutionary Iranian diva, apparently killed in the late 70s political turmoil.
	Sedayeh Del by Sattar from the album (VA) Sedayeh Del: Funk, Psychedelia and Pop From the Iranian Pre-Revolution Generation (Pharaway Sounds) A whole comp of pre-revolutionary Iranian pop. Very fine. Very cheery. Over at the Light In The Attic online record shop, you'll find this: "Vivacious ladies with sassy Dorothy Hamill haircuts and skin-bearing pantsuits were once plastered across Tehran's newsstands. Those gorgeous sirens and their hunky male counterparts made all the teens sway to hand drums that boinked in 6/8 time."
	Visions In Dust by Barn Owl from the album Ancestral Star (Thrill Jockey) 2010
	Drag Jam by Drag Sounds from the album Feelin' It (Drugmoneytapes) new from Greensboro
	Fisherman by Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family from the album My Ancestors (QDK Media) 1970s Zambia
	Tube City by The Raunch Hands from the album Black Jack b/w Tube City 7" (Relativity) 1986. Cover of the Trashmen.
	Bangzilla by Mix Master Mike from the album Bangzilla (Scratch Recordings) 2004
	Toe Cutter/Thumb Buster by Thee Oh Sees from the album Floating Coffin (Castle Face) new
	Satchel Paige Said by The Baseball Project from the album The Baseball Project vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails (Yep Roc) play ball!
	Dark To Light by Telekinesis from the album Dormarion (Merge) new(ish)
	Fast Track by Rick Hayward from the album Rick Hayward (Sunbeam) 1972 guitar pickin'
	Two Pillow Sleeper by Daniel Romano from the album Come Cry With Me (Normaltown) brand new old style country
	The Hurt In My Heart by Conway Twitty from the album Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits (MGM) sez on the back of the record jacket: "Favorite Dish: Twittyburgers (cheeseburgers smothered with mustard, bacon, grilled pineapple, tomato and dill pickle)". OK then.
	Happy Songs Sell Records, Sad Songs Sell Beer by Jim Ford from the album The Sounds of Our Time: The Harlan County album, rare singles, and previously unreleased masters (Bear Family)