11/5/23 New Noize 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: WILLOW "alone"
Album of the Week: bar italia "The Twits" Matador
 
1. Linked Horizon "Saigyo no Titan/The Last Titan"
2. Ai Higuchi "Itterashai/See You Later"
3. UNA "Seraglio"
4. Benny Sings "Distance" Stones Throw
5. Sen Morimoto "Deeper" City Slang
6. Mndsgn "Finallyalone" Stones Throw
7. WILLOW "alone"
8. Actress "Its me ( g 8 )" Ninja Tune
9. Jockstrap "Sexy (ft. Babymorocco)" Rough Trade
10. Elkka "DJ Friendly"
11. Tkay Maidza "Won One" 4AD
12. Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee "Los Angeles (with James Murphy)"
13. Kevin Abstract "Real 2 Me"
14. bar italia "Hi fiver" Matador
15. Hotline TNT "I Thought You'd Change" Third Man

-hour 2-

16. Viji "Say Hi" [PIAS]
17. Savana Santos "bigger man"
18. Liza Anne "Utopian" AntiFragile
19. Crime & the City Solution "Brave Hearted Woman" Mute
20 Folly Group "I'll Do What I Can"
21. Cheekface "Largest Muscle"
22. IAN SWEET "Smoking Again" Polyvinyl
23. Snailmate "Trash, Baby"
24. Morne "Wretched Empire" Metal Blade
25. William Eggleston "Improvisation" Secretly Canadian
26. Windser "TV"
27. IDLES "Dancer" Partisan
28. Yard Act "Dream Job"
29. Dwarves "Roxette"
30. The Defiant "Dead Language"
31. Madness "Baby Burglar"

What a weekend!!! Let's just dive right in!

I had a killer set as you can clearly see. I opened with Last Horizon's "Saigyo no Titan/The Last Titan", the opening music for the last episode of Attack on Titan, and immediately after that I played "Itterashai/See You Later", the closing track from that same episode by Ai Higuchi. Both songs are amazing just like this TV show, which I will return to later in this write-up.

In that same hour, I got into the new track by WILLOW "Alone" which also happens to be the New Noize Song of the Week.

This past week we saw some amazing full lengths including new album drops from Viji, Actress, Crime & the City Solution, Dwarves,  Hotline TNT, and Kevin Abstract. This week's Album of the Week goes to bar italia's "The Twits". Highly stylized and feeds me that post-90s garage/alternative sound which is alive and well with bar italia.

So we all know I freaked out this past Friday to celebrate Godzilla Day. Happy 69 years to the King of All Monsters.

One of the biggest things to happen to TV in 2023 happened this past Saturday, I am talking about the last episode of Attack on Titan. What an amazing ending, which I dare was damn near flawless in all aspects. A mark of a good film/series is a pretty simple one, if you can remove a scene and it doesn't change the film/series then that scene should be cut. In Attack on Titan every single scene, event & decision had consequences that were relevant. If you have watched this show you know what I am talking about, if not then do yourself a service and experience the cultural phenomenon that is Attack on Titan, a series that surpasses its own genre. I know for a lot of people out there this is their gateway to the world of anime, Im talking to you Billie Elish...To the people who won't touch this because this is anime, I feel sorry for you. This is and will always be the ultimate medium to tell a visual story. Attack on Titan is speaking on what's going on with the world right now. For me, Attack on Titan is about the bittersweet struggle for survival called life no matter what age you live in.

Thank you Hajime Isayama for this amazing human journey.

10/29/23 New Noize 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: Water From Your Eyes "Open (Sword II Version)"
Album of the Week: Ragana "Desolation's Flower"
 
1. DJ Shadow "Witches Vs. Warlocks" Mass Appeal
2. SIPHO."SOBER" Dirty Hit
3. Sofia Kourtesis(feat. Manu Chao) "Estación Esperanza" Ninja Tune
4. Everything Everything "Cold Reactor"
5. Future Islands "The Tower" 4AD
6. Joanne BOREK "Lioness"
7. Olivia Lunny "Timezone"
8. Water From Your Eyes "Open (Sword II Version)"
9. Earth (feat. Flowdan)"Angels" The Bug Remix Sub Pop
10. HEALTH "ASHAMED" Loma Vista
11. Dead Times "Psyche Surprises Love" Thrill Jockey
12. Ragana "DTA"
13. Chelsea Wolfe "Whispers In The Echo Chamber" Loma Vista
14. Job for a Cowboy "The Forever Rot" Metal Blade

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15. Fifth Angel"When Angels Kill" Nuclear Blast
16. Folterkammer "Das Peitschengedicht"
17. The Kills "Wasterpiece" Domino
18. Huron John "LOVE THY NEIGHBOR"
19. bar italia "worlds greatest emoter"
20. Acid Tongue "L.S.D." (The Pretty Things Cover)
21. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard "The Silver Cord"
22. ill peach "HEAD FULL OF HOLES" Hardly Art
23. Rubblebucket "Teardrops" Egghunt
24. Shabazz Palaces "Cinnamon Bun"
25. H31R (feat. Quelle Chris) "Down Down Bb" Big Dada
26. Coco "Mythological Man"
27. Teenage Halloween "Takeaway"
28. the Mountain Goats "Murder at the 18th St. Garage"
29. Alexandra Leaving "Conversation Killer"

Inertia rising. This phrase ignites my mind to fire off inner images of  Rei Ayanami consuming Earth or that huge massive implosion fusion blast during Akira's final seconds. Things are happening, but first we New Noize

What a show. Halloween has always been a special time for me plus pulling the power full moon I felt unstoppable. Coming off a crazy Saturday night (which I will get into later) I set off Sundays nights set with DJ Shadow's ""Witches Vs. Warlocks" off his latest record "Action Adventure". It set the vibe.

While we are on the subject of full-length albums I dove into more than a few including Teenage Halloween's "Till You Return",  Shabazz Palaces' "Robed in Rareness", Sofia Kourtesi's "Madres",  SIPHO.'s "PRAYERS & PARANOIA", i'll peach's "THIS IS NOT AN EXIT" and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's  "The Silver Cord" but what really stuck with me is also the New Noize Album of the Week. Shocker, right? Ragana is a band I have never heard of and am surprised because I am very into this type of sound/genre. I am disappointed in myself for not being on this earlier but to be honest it's kinda the best. I now get the opportunity to explore their back catalog and discover where Ragana came from all while championing my first experience with their latest record "Desolation's Flower". This album goes HARD. It has elements of doom, sludge, experimental, and black metal all produced by 2 humans who let you know what's up right from the get with their political stances in this haunting atmosphere that needs to be experienced with headphones on full blast.  

I have to mention the new SIPHO. record "PRAYERS & PARANOIA" This album is everything and I predict this being on a lot of prestigious outlets "Top 25 of 2023" and rightfully so. It is essentially an R&B record but unlike any R&B record you have heard. PRAYERS & PARANOIA at times feels like an alternative concept record. For example, you are getting into some throwback 90s drumNbass breaks then all of a sudden you find yourself sweating it out to a Baptist church choir only to be pulled into afro-space funk all in one song? Give this record a spin, God knows I have been running it back all weekend.

OK, I know, how did I not pick Shabazz Palaces' "Robed in Rareness" for the New Noize Album of the Week? I have put these cats in the spotlight a number of times so relax and throw in this short but thick record on.

New Noize song of the week goes to Water From Your Eyes with "Open (Sword II Version)".. They released 4 songs but not in EP form so I can pick this!!! You should check out all the songs Water From Your Eyes released on 10/24.

I attended the "Feilds of Funk", a fun music festival here in Santa Barbara and I went as your favorite rapper's rapper. I was so hyped on my DOOM costume and have the uttermost respect for his memory. For the uninformed MF DOOM died on Halloween 2020 due to our failing healthcare system here in the USA, but that's a whole other thing I am not getting into. Ultimately he is gone and I am still sad about it.

I don't know about you but with all that's going on in the world it feels weird to feel excited about anything and then I remember where my grandparents & parents come up. The struggle can happen any time so savor the good times and that's what I'm about to do, so indulge me for a minute.

We got 2 of the best games of 2023, Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Wonder (which I am currently running through) earlier this month. Again 2023 has been a killer year for video games.

Halloween is tomorrow and I will be reviving my DOOM costume to give out candy at my hommies spot. Foot traffic will be high in this particular neighborhood but we are packed with mad snickers and any children or parents knowing who I am get an extra handful. Talking about DOOM and Halloween his estates always do a merch drop with this year being no exception. They are releasing a sweat suit combo in a Knicks colorway with matching slides and socks that I will attempt to cop and fail as this will in seconds.

GODZILLA DAY IS HERE AGAIN!  11/3 is gonna be extra special because not 1 but 2 huge releases are happening. Godzilla Minus One is taking a page out of Shin Godzilla with a totally adult vibe ditching the citchyness and going back to the King of All Monsters original feel. I have been purposefully avoiding the internet but do know Godzilla Minus One takes place right after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Godzilla looks PISSED.  Godzilla Minus One releases on Nov 3rd in Japan with the US release date coming on Dec 1st so you and I will have to wait to see it in its full IMAX glory. Don't sweat it though cause here in the US we get an Apple TV show  "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" which drops on Apple TV on 11/13and stars Kurt Russell. I haven't even begun to talk about all the Godzilla 2024 stuff cause there is something even more epic this week. Needless to say, if you are a Godzilla fan then be prepared to be spoiled.

2023 has been a banner year in anime and the most anticipated anime of a generation is coming to a close finally on November 4th. I have said this before and I will say it again, Attack on Titan is the best Television Series I have ever seen anime or non-anime. This 10-year run is finally closing out in true fashion:

14 page bonus manga about Levi’s origin release’s

Earlier this month Eren Yeager gave an Interview to the NHK in Japan. Let that sink in, yes this happened:

The final episode airs on November 4th.

I just got the new Thurstone Moore book "Sonic Life" and will be running through that during the Thanksgiving break. With how bad the airlines are running it is good to know I have something to feast on. If Thurstone is 1/56th as good of a writer as he is at shredding then I am in for a treat. 

I will be gushing about all of this next week. 

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

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

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.