oh messy life

Oh Messy Life – August 13, 2026 Show Notes

Track 1: Tara Jane O’neil – Kaichan Kitchen

From the album, The Cool Cloud of Okayness.

Track 2: tofusmell – Walk Me Back to Nothing

I came across tofusmell on the KDVS weekly charts.

Track 3: R.AGGS – heartbreaker

Always a blessing to have more tracks from R.AGGS.

Track 4: Prairiewolf – Modifications

From the album, Zone Poems.

Track 5: 545 (D-Styles, Excess, Mike Boo & Pryvet Peepsho) – Mind the Moat

More fun stuff from the album Epilogue.

Track 6: Dur-Dur Band – Is Yeel Yeel (Stop Pretending)

Fun stuff from 1980s Somalia.

Track 7: LEENALCHI – Crying Softshell Turtle

Then over to current day Seoul.

Track 8: Amanar De Kidal – Medin

Then over to Bamako, for some Tuareg music.

Track 9: Alfonso Soliano – Ida

Some Malaysian Jazz from Audible Beauty Records.

Track 10: Sugar Pie Desanto – Going Back To Where I Belong

The sax in the previous track made me go back for this old favorite from a Bay Area legend.

Track 11: BASTARD COLLECTIVE – A Song That Has No Place In This Town

I saw these folks tear up the First Church of the Buzzard recently.

Track 12: Wobbly – Right To Repair

From a recent collection of radio performances, which, as predicted by Wobbly, was only briefly online.

Track 13: DJ Jeff the Lastborn – Kadodi Season Two

The preview track for an upcoming release on Nyege Nyege Tapes.

Track 14: Microhm & Imaabs – Restos

A fun collaboration coming out of Mexico and Columbia.

Track 15: W.I.T.C.H – Once In A Lifetime

Ending the show with a Zambian cover of the Talking Heads. It was pretty much all about the guitar tone on this one for me.

Oh Messy Life – July 30, 2026 Show Notes

Track 1: Harrell Davenport – Masters of War

Starting the show off with a Dylan cover.

Track 2: R.L. Burnside – It’s Bad You Know

I caught a Burnside track in the end credits of a TV show and thought I’d work some into the show.

Track 3: Amanda Chaudhary – Marlon Brando

From the album, January Suborbital Denomination.

Track 4: Mock Media – Mock City Rock

I found this via Bandcamp promo email.

Track 5: Melt Yourself Down – Kingdom Of Kush

The vibe on the previous track made me think of Melt Yourself Down.

Track 6: Sons Of Kemet – The Itis (10th Anniversary Remaster)

I found this one when researching the saxophonist Shabaka.

Track 7: Gino Robair – Thriftstore Soap Opera

Some comedic audio collage.

Track 8: Jihad the Roughneck MC – LIFE IN THE CITY

From the album Methanol. Sometimes I think about the overlap between experimental sample artists and sample-based hip-hop.

Track 9: 545 (D-Styles, Excess, Mike Boo & Pryvet Peepsho) – Fang Fang (Smurph Radio Edit)

This one took more than the usual amount of editing to get it radio friendly, but the beat was too sick not to play.

Track 10: Aeson Zervas – Χωρίς τίτλο 25

From the album τρία, from the Heat Crimes label out of Greece.

Track 11: Serokolo 7 – Roskae

Fun sounds out of Africa via Nyege Nyege Tapes.

Track 12: pigeon pit – anthill mode

A pal recommended this band after catching their live show.

Track 13: Emperor X – Feeling Nothing

From the album Unified Field.

Track 14: Stomatopod – Eleven Minutes of Weightlessness

From the album Evidence to the Contrary.

Track 15: American Motors – Former Mall Anchor Store Call Center Blues

I dug the track title on this one.

Track 16: L7 – Shove

Ending the show with a L7 track in memory of their late bass player Jennifer Finch. L7s album Smell the Magic was one of the first things I heard when I was just discovering punk. I played it over and over and those songs are burnt into my mind.

Oh Messy Life – July 23, 2026 Show Notes

Track 1: Jake Xerxes Fussell – Rock Island Line

From the upcoming album The Old Beloved Path.

Track 2: Emperor X – Line Go Up Line Go Down

From the album Unified Field.

Track 3: Modern Woman – Blessed Day

Over to London for a track from the album, Johnny’s Dreamworld.

Track 4: Neo Boys – In Disguise

According the the Mississippi Records Bandcamp page for this reissue, Neo Boys were the first recorded all female punk band from Portland Oregon.

Track 5: Radon Abatement – ET Writes a Hit

I am a sucker for some sassy post-punk with a quirky song title.

Track 6: Automatic – mq9

I found this band from the KDVS charts. I had the phrase “hit em with the mq9” stuck in my head for weeks afterwards.

Track 7: 545 (D-Styles, Excess, Mike Boo & Pryvet Peepsho) – Dangerous Decibals Taqueria

Loving the heavy vibes off of the album Epilogue from this turntablist quartet.

Track 8: anaiis – P4P

Bandcamp says that anaiis spells their name in lowercase as a tribute to bell hooks.

Track 9: Anadol & Marie Klock – Manivelles

I found this one via Bandcamp promo email.

Track 10: Dead Can Dance – The Cicadas

A new single from the legendary Dead Can Dance.

Track 11: Poor Creature – The Whole Town Knows

Over to Ireland for a project featuring members of the bands Landless and Lankum.

Track 12: Jolanda Moletta – Serpentine

Over to Italy for a track from the album Oceanine.

Track 13: Kazdoura – Ya Banat

Then over to Toronto for a track from the album Ghoyoum.

Track 14: Los Orientales de Paramonga – Buscando La Zorra

Then over to mid 1970s Lima, Peru.

Track 15: The Hope Singers – Karma Chameleon (feat Klara Goliger)

Ending the show off with an 80s cover.

Oh Messy Life – July 16, 2026 Show Notes

Track 1: Ben Goldberg and William Winant – Circulatory

Bandcamp says this was “recorded this at Mills College in the summer of 2025.”

Track 2: Beth Lisick Ordeal – Nancy Druid

Going back to 1998 to revisit an old favorite.

Track 3: Los Orientales de Paramonga – El Guarda Caballos

From the Analog Africa compilation Los Orientales de Paramonga 1972-1976.

Track 4: Kazdoura – Killo Birooh

From the album, Ghoyoum.

Track 5: jimena angel – Aguacero

The title track off of the album Aguacero.

Track 6: Cedric Brooks and Dubism – Dub Force

Going back for some more fun dub from Cedric Brooks.

Track 7: I Kadek Bagas Suryadinata – Faktorisasi Prima [Factorization of Prime Numbers]

From Mepalu Sari, “a collection of new gamelan and electronic music compositions by students and emerging artists.”

Track 8: Sofia Clonn – no lo vimos venir

From the album, Post-Alien.

Track 9: Blak Saagan – The Blak Fire (Sogno I)

Some heavier electronics from Italy’s Maple Death Records label.

Track 10: 545 (D-Styles, Excess, Mike Boo & Pryvet Peepsho) – Lukes Broken Amp

Some choice samples on this track.

Track 11: Spring Breeding – Gargantuan

Some fun manic stuff off the album Backflip Soundtrack from Zum Audio.

Track 12: Jay Mitta – 27

Followed by some hyper beats out of Dar es Salaam, via Nyege Nyege Tapes.

Track 13: Takkak Takkak – Wujud

From the album Abu, also via Nyege Nyege Tapes.

Track 14: Cindy – Procession

Ending the show with a track from this San Francisco quartet.

Oh Messy Life – July 9, 2026 Show Notes

Track 1: Johari Salleh – Johana

Habibi Funk has created a new imprint, Audible Beauty Records, focusing on jazz from Malaysia and Indonesia, including this release from Malaysian trumpet player Johari Salleh.

Track 2: 545 (D-Styles, Excess, Mike Boo & Pryvet Peepsho) – Honey Game

Off of the new album, Epilogue, from my favorite turntablist quartet.

Track 3: The Firesign Theatre – Border

From a 1969 performance on KPPC. I love the bits about the Beats.

Track 4: Harrell Davenport – Richland Swing

From the album Young Rell on Kid Andersen’s Little Village Records.

Track 5: Lisa LeBlanc – Whole Lotta Talkin’

Then up to Canada for a new single from Lisa LeBlanc.

Track 6: Rizomagic – Las Esferas

The Bandcamp page describes the album Cumbión Planetario as “a journey into Psychotropicolombian Futurism.”

Track 7: Ritmos Tropicosmos – Consentimiento

From their album, La Vida Es Pa’ Vivir.

Track 8: Takkak Takkak – Niji

From the album Abu out on Nyege Nyege Tapes.

Track 9: Hidrogenesse – Yo dije la verdad

Then over to Barcelona for a new single from Hidrogenesse.

Track 10: Wobbly – Entanglement (with Shatter Pattern)

Revisiting the 2023 album, Additional Kids.

Track 11: Horse Lords – Rotation I

An 8 second introduction to the following track.

Track 12: Horse Lords – Playing and Reality

The following track.

Track 13: Vanishing Twin – Bring Me the Axe

I found this track via Bandcamp promo email.

Track 14: The Yummy Fur – Unity Over Europe

Bandcamp says this is the first new material from The Yummy Fur for twenty seven years.

Track 15: The Hal Al Shedad – On Building A Timebomb

From Description: Singles And Unreleased Recordings: 1995 – 1999.

Track 16: Street Eaters – Spectres

From the album, Opaque.

Track 17: Edging – Cosmic Whiplash

From the album, Unload Your Shame.

Oh Messy Life – July 2, 2026 Show Notes

Track 1: Johnny Bell – Under the Sycamore at Rock Creek

A review on the BandCamp page for this album, FIELD TRIPS, describes this music as “Twangbient”.

Track 2: Hans Reichel – Return of the Knödler show

From a compilation of Reichel’s guitar tracks, Dalbergia Retusa.

Track 3: unkle G – riding my bike to the studio feat. unkle foreign, unkle clay & unkle marco

Something mellow from EquiknoxxMusic.

Track 4: Horse Lords – Eureka 378-B

I saw that the acappella intro from their new album, Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!, flowed directly into track 2 so I decided to play both tracks.

Track 5: Horse Lords – Brain of the Firm

And here is the second track from the album, Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!

Track 6: Laddio Bolocko – A Passing State of Well-Being

The Horse Lords tracks inspired me to go back to the 90s for some Laddio Bolocko. Somehow I missed until recently that Laddio Bolocko had a member of Dazzling Killmen.

Track 7: Marisa Anderson – Zar

Another track from the album The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music.

Track 8: π. Διονύσιος Ταμπάκης – Φῶς Ἱλαρόν καὶ Ἠλεκτρικόν

The Bandcamp page says Fr. Dionysios Tabakis is a priest in Nafplio, Greece who records music at home.

Track 9: Shabaka – Call The Power

I had this track kicking around for a few weeks looking for a good spot to fit it in.

Track 10: Hannah Peel – Mantis vs Horse

Another track from the collaboration between Hannah Peel and Beibei Wang, The Endless Dance.

Track 11: Headboggle – b07 Skywriter (120bpm)

My grandfather used to write on a Smith Corona Skywriter typewriter.

Track 12: Takkak Takkak – Hino-Tori

From the album Abu, out on Nyege Nyege Tapes.

Track 13: Pekodjinn, Neya – Copão

From No Baile Do Djinn Vol. 2.

Track 14: Los Orientales de Paramonga – Me Voy Pa, La Montana

From the Analog Africa compilation Los Orientales de Paramonga 1972-1976.

Track 15: Awkward – SR5 1

From SECRET REMIXES VOL 5.

Track 16: Mestizo Beat – The Jaguar

Off of the album Jaraguá, from this LA group.

Track 17: Cut-Rate Druggist – Bleed The Breaks

Off of the new album, Blistering, from this Oakland duo.

Oh Messy Life – June 18, 2026 Show Notes

Track 1: Marisa Anderson – Rop Koh

Another track off the excellently named The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music.

Track 2: Mitski – Instead of Here

From the KZSU A File.

Track 3: the Mountain Goats – Shallow Grave

Going out to some Mountain Goats super fans over at West Oakland Punks With Lunch.

Track 4: Algebra Suicide – Little Dead Bodies

I saw an East Coast free form radio DJ post a story about playing this track and decided to work it into my show.

Track 5: LEENALCHI – Bird

From their new EP, Here Comes That Crow. (They also recently showed up in a Bandcamp Daily piece about Korean Folk Pop.)

Track 6: YĪN YĪN – Pingpxng

I found this one via Bandcamp promo email.

Track 7: Mestizo Beat – Two Eleven

Some funky stuff off of the album Jaraguá from this Los Angeles based group.

Track 8: Orchestra Gold – Nema (Love)

Going back for another track from the album Dakan ∴ [Destiny] from this Oakland group.

Track 9: Secret Sidewalk – Zombie Crabs

Off of the album Sutro Sound Bath from Alex Abalos, Mike Boo, Michael Reed, Marcus Stephens.

Track 10: stepskipper – Modulo

Off of the release Hot Surfaces from this Portland, Oregon group recently described by a pal as indie math rock.

Track 11: Don’t Ask – Trash Human

One of my favorite local groups.

Track 12: The Love Songs – BonneVicci Rides Again

The Love Songs recently reunited for a show at 924 Gilman Street and this seemed to be an appropriate track to play in advance.

Track 13: DIÄT – Nausea

Punk rock out of Berlin via Iron Lung Records.

Track 14: Totalna Tama – Zarobljen sam

Off of the self titled release from these Oakland punks.

Track 15: FIELD OF FEAR – Black Beating Heart

Off of the new album, SCORPION, from this Oakland band, out on Transylvanian Recordings.

Track 16: DEATHGRAVE – Species Jumper

Off of their split release with BLACK GANION, also out on Transylvanian Recordings.

Track 17: Kristin Hersh – Dark Eyed Junco

Ending the show off with more wonderfulness from Kristin Hersh.

Oh Messy Life – June 11, 2026 Show Notes

Track 1: Sandy Chamoun – Khafiy

From the record Sawt El Doumouh out on Beirut’s Ruptured Records.

Track 2: Me Lost Me – Simmering

From Abundance, the soundtrack to a live dance performance.

Track 3: Freddy Da Stupid – Back to Pangea Part II (Jazzapella Version)

From the KZSU A file.

Track 4: Cocanha – Adissiatz Palhassonaira

Another track off of their amazing new album Flame Folclòre.

Track 5: Hermanos Gutiérrez – Canto Andino

Off of the upcoming album Los Ojos Del Cóndor.

Track 6: YaM – Trees on Noe

Taken from a live performance over at our fellow radio station KXSF by this local improv duo.

Track 7: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis – Rules of the Game

Off of the album Deface the Currency.

Track 8: Phillip Greenlief & Amanda Irarrazabal – riverbeds – cauces de rios

Off of la verdad es la verdad, from the duo of Phillip Greenlief, long time bay area improvisor recently located to Maine, and contrabass player Amanda Irarrazabal.

Track 9: Beth Custer Ensemble – Hymn For The Hopeful

Ending the jazz portion with a track from these local treasures.

Track 9: People Like Us – Nu Moment Valley

The B-Side of a lathe cut 7″ single originally part of a fundraising campaign, now available on digital.

Track 10: Brycon – Man is a Gang

This track and the previous had me thinking about the sonic overlap between experimental sample art and hip-hop production.

Track 11: Secret Sidewalk – Right Quick

Of of the album Sutro Sound Bath from the amazing collaboration of Alex Abalos, Mike Boo, Michael Reed, and Marcus Stephens.

Track 12: The Peanuts – Koi No Ophelia

Then ducking over for a quick taste of 1960s Japan.

Track 13: mssv – Help

And ending the show with something new from the trio of Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges, and Mike Watt.

Oh Messy Life – June 4, 2026 Show Notes

Track 1: Jenny Scheinman – All Species Parade

The title track from this 2024 album by one of my favorite violinists.

Track 2: The Difference Machine – God’s Watching ft. Opio

Always cool to hear a Hiero cameo.

Track 3: Slint – Glenn (albini rough mix)

According to the Bandcamp notes, this is one of a couple of demo tracks Slint recorded with Albini in 1989.

Track 4: matt robidoux – shrimp dance

From the album music for aluminum corn.

Track 5: Bob Ostertag – Machine State, No. 1

The Bandcamp liner notes include a long essay about playing early analog synthesizers.

Track 6: Khalab & Baba Sissoko – Nimamasa

From the album Foli Bah.

Track 7: San Kazakgascar – First Nation Spy

From the album Emotional Crevasse, which also features a track recorded at KZSU.

Track 8: SACRED PAWS – Simple Feeling

Always happy to work some Ray Aggs into the show.

Track 9: stepskipper – Simple Domain

Heard about this Portland, Oregon band on a work call.

Track 10: Echo Is Your Love – We Don’t Speak Numbers

Gavin from Stickfigure Records tells me there might be new stuff from Echo Is Your Love soon.

Track 11: HELL BOUND POUND – PIG CHI LEE

One of the younger volunteers from West Oakland Punks With Lunch organized a benefit show, so I thought I would play tracks from all the bands, starting off with these Richmond, CA punks.

Track 12: Shark in the Water – Eaten Alive

At the benefit show this band was 100% committed to their theme, with shark props everywhere.

Track 13: Party Force – I Hate Cops to the Max!

Friends or the station and regulars on the Wednesday Night Live program.

Track 14: The Vaxxines – Drink Beer Destroy

These folks ended the benefit show with a powerful set and some special guest vocalists.

Track 15: Remember Sports – Bug

Ending the show with a band I found on KDVS’s charts.