10/22/23 New Noize 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: IDLES & LCD Soundsystem "Dancer" Partisan
Album of the Week: Barry Can't Swim "When Will We Land" Ninja Tune
 
1. Kurt Vile "Another good year for the roses"
2. Slothrust "Pony" Dangerbird
3. beabadoobee & Laufey "A Night to Remember"
4. The Mommyheads "Artificial Island"
5. IDLES & LCD Soundsystem "Dancer" Partisan
6. Danny Brown "Tantor" Warp
7. Blood Chill "Holiday Inn "
8. Sun June "Mixed Bag"  Run For Cover
9. Stephen Marley ft. Jack Johnson  Bob Weir "Winding Roads"
10. Orchestral Manoeuvres "In The Dark Veruschka"  White Noise
11. Land of Talk "Sitcom" Saddle Creek
12. Shabazz Palaces (feat. Lil Tracy) "Woke Up In A Dream" Sub Pop
13. Sampha "Only" Young

-hour 2-

14. Barry Can't Swim "How It Feels" Ninja Tune
15. Jockstrap "Good Girl" Rough Trade
16. Ghostly Kisses "Golden Eyes"
17. Forest Swords "Rubble" Ninja Tune
18. Rivers of Nihil 'Hellbirds" Metal Blade
19. Allegaeon "Inhumation" Metal Blade 
20. Satan's Fall "Swines For Slaughter"
21. Alkaline Trio "Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs" Rise
22. Jade The Moon "Karaoke Breakup"
23. Salt Ashes "Stains"
24. Mother Mother "To My Heart" Warner
25. The Inciters "Bring Back The Weekend"
26. Soft Science "Grip"
27. Harp "A Fountain"

Not on the Spotify Playlist:
Satan's Fall "Swines For Slaughter"

Mondays suck but they also represent the start of the new work week we all don't want to do but have to unless your parents are ultra-wealthy. Mine are not & I let my disappointment be known to my genetic providers that I have inherited zero generational wealth. My Monday hit me so hard I am doing this update on a Tuesday, er I mean today.

New things prior to New Noize I was getting a new iPhone and the new Super Mario Wonder video game. I have been sinking into both and have burned countless hours so apologies about the delay party people. The new iOS is so customizable so if anyone is teched out let me know, serious inquiries only! 

The New Noize Song of the Week goes to a bunch of Bristol boys, you know them as the IDLES. Yup, they are back with another grooved-out song that will get your blood pumping backward. Caution this one has a bit of an extra kick as LCD Soundsystem is also on this track.

The New Noize Album of the Week goes to Barry Can't Swim with "When Will We Land". This ninja tune record is all over the place and if you enjoy serious audio diversity then you will enjoy this album.

This weekend I will be celebrating Halloween at the Fields of Funk here in Santa Barbara. I am pretty stoked on my semi-low-budget costume that will hit with the real ones.

New Noize should be back this coming Sunday unless I meet a Santa Barbara succubus who keeps me out too late and will be deeply disappointed. 

10/15/23 New Noize 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: Viji "Sundress in pink" [PIAS]
Album of the Week: Squirrel Flower "Tomorrow's Fire" Polyvinyl
 
1. ISTA "Do What Feels Right"
2. Big Thief "Born For Loving You" 4AD
3. bar italia Jelsy" Matador
4. Psychedelic Porn Crumpets (I'm a Kadavar) Alakazam "
5. Squirrel Flower "Intheskatepark" Polyvinyl
6. Jamila Woods "Send A Dove" Jagjaguwar
7. Viji "Sundress in pink" [PIAS]
8. Maple Glider "FOMO" Partisan
9. gglum "SPLAT!" Secretly Canadian
10. A. Savage "My My, My Dear" Rough Trade
11. Quantic (feat. Connie Constance) "Get In The Ride"
12. Federico Aubele "Silent Film"
13. Venera (ft VOWWS) "Hologram" Ipecac
14. M(h)aol "Asking for It"
15. The Dandy Warhols "The Summer Of Hate"

-hour 2-

16. The Darcys "I'm Starting to Think I'm Bad at Parties"
17. Chilli Jesosn "Carolina Reaper"
18. FRÄNDER Svarta "sparvens sorg" Nordic Notes
19. Gruff Rhys "Celestial Candyfloss" Rough Trade
20. Jamie And The Guarded "Heart Shake"
21. Tkay Maidza "Out of Luck (feat. Lolo Zouaï & Amber Mark)" 4AD
22. Salt Cathedral "Complacent"
23. A Beacon School "Alone"
24. Peggy Gou "(It Goes Like) Nanana" XL
25. Ben Böhmer "One Last Call (feat. Felix Raphael)" Ninja Tune
26. TORRES "Collect" Merge
27. CASISDEAD "Venom" XL
28. Imperial Tide "King of the Gutter"
29. ONI The "Dread (feat. Sikth)"

Not on the Spotify Playlist:
Quantic (feat. Connie Constance) "Get In The Ride"

Rocktober is in full swing thus this late update. Good news Sunday's New Noize went off, let's get into it.

New Noize "Song of the Week" goes to Viji "Sundress in pink"

The New Noize Album of the Week is "Tomorrow's Fire" by Squirrel Flower on polyvinyl records.

I have a lot more I want to get into but since this is a late update I'll double down on next week's promise. 

10/8/23 New Noize 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard “Set”
Album of the Week: Slauson Malone 1 “EXCELSIOR” Warp
 
1. Royel Otis "Fried Rice"
2. Explosions In The Sky "Moving On" Temporary Residence Ltd.
3. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard "Set"
4. Axis Sova "Join a Cult" Drag City
5. Boris & Merzbow "Klatter" Relapse
6. HEALTH (ft. Willie Adler)"CHILDREN OF SORROW"  Loma Vista
7. FZMZ "BROKEN GAMES"
8. mimik banka "狙击手与陨石 sniper and meteor"
9. Slauson Malone 1 "New Joy" Warp
10. Hidden Orchestra "Reverse Learning"
11. Yussef Dayes "Turquoise Galaxy" Nonesuch
12. Kraak & Smaak (feat. Otis Kane) "Ready for Ya" Boogie Angst
13. Butcher Brown (Feat Michael Millions) "Pink Fur"
14. CARRTOONS (feat. Rae Khalil) "Grace"

-hour 2-

15. Saya Gray (MY HOUSE) "ANNIE, PICK A FLOWER.." Dirty Hit
16. Bjork & Rosalía "help fight fish farming in iceland"
17. Sufjan Stevens "Will Anybody Ever Love Me"  Asthmatic Kitty
18. Mary Lattimore (feat. Lol Tolhurst) "Arrivederci" Ghostly International
19. The Rural Alberta Advantage "10 Ft Tall" Saddle Creek
20. Iron & Wine "Thomas County Law"  Sub Pop
21. HUNNY (feat. Justin Courtney Pierre) "ring in ur ear" Epitaph
22. DELTAPHASE "Dystopia" Vibrant Sky
23. 화사 HWASA "I Love My Body" P NATION
24. Shenseea "WAISTLINE" Interscope
25. Chris Shiflett "Parties"
26. Sid Simons "Wendy"
27. POSTDATA "Try" Paper Bag
28. Hank May "Life is Sweet"
29. Meltt "Your Melody"
30. HNRY FLWR "Cathedral of the Pines"

Not on the Spotify Playlist:
Bjork & Rosalía "help fight fish farming in iceland"
Chris Shiflett "Parties"

Another update and it's a bit weird to talk about new music along with all the other dope subject matter I normally cover with all that's going on in Palestine and Isreal. I will continue to focus on new music cause that's why you came here and if you really REALLY wanna talk about it, reach out and we will. I will say this, posting your stance and making your voice heard is an essential part of human expression but listening, understanding, and being able to have empathy no matter what side you stand on is equally as important. Communication, real communication is key my fellow humans.

I Avocado festival'd Saturday in Carpentaria. From beverages to ice cream and everything in between all things were avocado-themed.

Sunday came quickly and I was hyped for New Noize. I played the OP music to Shangri-La Frontier, a crazy MMORPG-esq anime that you should check cause it rules! I mean the main protagonist is a human-masked bluebird who wears no armor and duel wields short blades. FZMZ's "BROKEN GAMES" is the perfect intro to this over-the-top comedic action anime romp. It has this undeniably large sound like "The Rumbling" OP from Attack On Titan. I'll make it easy:

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard has 3 new songs out currently and "set" is the New Noize Song of the Week. I am a sucker of chiptune and chiptune-like sounds and "set" sounds like it was produced by an overclocked gameboy pushing that DMG to places it hasn't been. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard don't have breaks when releasing music with more new music in 1 year than most bands do during their entire catalog all while weaving in and out of subgenres effortlessly. Highly anticipating what the full LP will sound like.

Talking full LPs a lot we dove deep into more than a few records this past Sunday including  Yussef Dayes, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Axis Sova, Chris Shiflett, Butcher Brown, and Sufjan Stevens. For me, the New Noize Album of the Week goes to Slauson Malone 1 with EXCELSIOR. This record is hard to describe and that's what I like about it. Once you think you know where it is going you are somewhere else entirely. It has this exciting quality to it harmonizing its chaotic feel with these lo-fi avante-garde lite touches that are delightful especially if you like a hint of noise. It's kinda like Eyedress but nothing like it at the same time.

In BORIS related news Relapse just reissued "Klatter" a Boris & Merzbow collab that came out in 2011. Even though it's reissue it has never been pressed outside Japan so that is something. This was one record I couldn't find when I was in Japan in 2016 & was hunting for so I'll take it. I have spent a healthy portion of my vinyl budget on BORIS this year including buying a $150 Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Live -25th Anniversary Show- version which is different from the pressing of Heavy Rocks 2002 which I also got, both versions pressed on Thirdman. I also bought the Boris & Uniform album limited edition red wax which came out on Sacred Bones. If they release anything else I will be selling internal parts for scratch.

I'll check you next week. 

10/1/23 New Noize 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: Pile "The Birds Attacked My Hot Air Balloon"
Album of the Week: Blonde Redhead "Sit Down For Dinner" section1
 
1. Eaves Wilder "Freefall" Secretly Canadian
2. Slow Pulp "Cramps" Anti
3. Chance Peña "In My Room"
4. Pile "The Birds Attacked My Hot Air Balloon"
5. Blonde Redhead "Melody Experiment" section1
6. Wilco "Infinite Surprise"
7. Cherry Glazerr "Golden" Secretly Canadian
8. Animal Collective "Gem & I"
9. Pachyman "Toyota Nuevo" ATO
10. Louis Carnell & Lee Ranaldo "two" Mute
11. Grrrl Gang "Blue Stained Lips" Kill Rock Stars
12. Keepers of Humanity "Intersection"
13. Florentino  (feat. Shygirl)  "Pressure" XL
14. DJ Shadow "You Played Me"

-hour 2-

15. YENSHIN! "ON A MISSION"
16. Harms Way "Cyanide" Metal Blade
17. Asinhell "Desert of Doom" Metal Blade
18. Filth Is Eternal "Roll Critical" MNRK
19. From Hell "God Of Thunder" (Kiss Cover)
20. Primordial "Victory Has 1000 Fathers, Defeat Is an Orphan" Metal Blade
21. Sorcerer "Morning Star" Metal Blade
22. Conquer Divide "playing w/ fire" Mascot
23. Against The Current "Silent Stranger"
24. Nytt Land "Johem Ar"
25. Muse "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween"
26. Two Door Cinema Club "Sure Enough" Glassnote
27. Last Dinosaurs "Afterlife"
28. AntennaTheEnd "Blah Blah Blah (Chameleon Sentences)"
29. Dessa "Decoy" Doomtree

Not on the Spotify Playlist:
From Hell "God Of Thunder" (Kiss Cover)
Nytt Land "Johem Ar"

Ok ok ok it's a Tuesday and this update is coming late, my apologies new music pioneers. My corporate life took over and pressed me to this late New Noize write-up. But hey it's a new month, a new quarter, and here is the latest in New Noize.

Before I blast off I want to mention that this Sunday's New Noize is dedicated to both my younger brothers, Hamza and Rohan, both born on October 1st. They are 8 years apart and have been a constant source of brotherly ridiculousness. All jokes aside clan Ahmed is always strong even though we are physically apart. There is not a day I am in awe of these 2 amazing humans which I call family. Happy birthday little bros. 

Ok up first is the New Noize Song of the Week is technically a song that came out the week before but in my defense do you know how much actual new music I go through? It's A LOT and things slip through but luckily I go around to play the new Pile this past Sunday. Their latest single "The Birds Attacked My Hot Air Balloon" of their upcoming EP Hot Air Balloon is worth your time.

So many album drops make picking the New Noize album of the week a burden but an exciting burden. The Wilco record is the solid cover to cover, Cherry Glazerr just released her best work to date, Slow Pulp is on the fast track of dopeness with "Yard" and least we forget all metal records I played in hour number 2! So who ended up on top? Blonde Redhead secured the New Noize Album of the Week. It has been a long time since their last record and I almost forgot how well crafted their albums are. It's like getting a postcard in today's times from that one friend that is always too busy galivanting in some other country and could have sent you a text but instead writes you a handwritten note with some sort of food foreign sauce stain that cause emotionally positive reaction immediately after reading it. What I am trying to say is check out "Sit Down For Dinner"

Again so many wonderful album releases it was hard to keep up but I did want to give an extra mention to YENSHIN!, a still an unsigned artist that produces tracks that everyone should hear. Seriously check out his latest ep "THIS MAKES THIRTEEN" which coincidentally has some serious Halloween vibes. 

I saw Foo Fighters and Odezsa (Thursday & Saturday) both at the SBBowl. Two of the best shows almost back to back make for an exciting social life and a tired Ahmed.  

Last point, October is a stacked month for my fellow haduken throwers. As my video game backlog keeps getting bigger decisions on what to play and what to wait on weighs heavy on my gamer soul. Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Wonder both drop on the same day, which one should I play??? Maybe I'll let the people decide. For real let me know what I should pick up. 

Catch you post Friday the 13th.