Mid-valley Mutations

UBRadio Salon #646 – DFM netcast 31 May 2020 w/ Austin Rich Enjoy! https://archive.org/download/ubradio_salon646/ubradio_salon646.mp3  

The Patio Plays Itself: A Dream (#190) Field recordings from my. patio, and beyond. Enjoy! https://ia601507.us.archive.org/22/items/mutation-190/Mutation190.mp3   The Patio Plays Itself: A Dream  

Common Tones In Simple Time (#189) Jukebox edition. Enjoy! https://ia601505.us.archive.org/35/items/mutation-189/Mutation189.mp3   Common Tones In Simple Time HOUR 1 01.) Sinfonietta * Henry Cowell 02.) Common Tones In Simple Time * John Adams 03.) Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ * Steve Reich 04.) Suite from “No exit” * Vladimir Ussachevsky HOUR 2 05.) To … Continue reading Common Tones In Simple Time (#189)

Dimestore Radio Theater Three Old Time Radio adventure yarns, from the Mid-Century… Enjoy! https://ia601406.us.archive.org/22/items/dimestore-theater-13-may-2020/DimestoreTheater13May2020.mp3   Dimestore Radio Theater HOUR 1 01.) “House of Darkness” * Box 13 * 3 July 1949 02.) “Dr. Markoff’s Discovery” * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 27 August 1950 03.) The Theme From The Third Man * Anton Karas … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater

1/12 of 7 Skies H3 (#188) Here are two hours of the 24-Hour song, “7 Skies H3” by The Flaming Lips, remixed and mutated a bit for our radio purposes. Enjoy! https://ia801501.us.archive.org/9/items/mutation-188/Mutation188.mp3   1/12 of 7 Skies H3 by The Flaming Lips

On Vacation (#187) So, I’m on vacation. I wish I could have brought you a full show this week, but instead, I have a bunch of tiki music. I hope that’s okay. Enjoy! https://ia801503.us.archive.org/21/items/mutation187/Mutation187.mp3     On Vacation (This show uses samples throughout the broadcast taken from a series of YouTube videos that can be … Continue reading On Vacation (#187)

A Classical Gas (#186) Discovering a cache of classical records here in the Lava Lamp Lounge, we decided to have A Classical Gas, and mix up a. bunch of classical records you may (not) recognize. Enjoy! https://ia801403.us.archive.org/16/items/mutation186/Mutation186.mp3   A Classical Gas Hour 1: (This episode contains excerpts from the series of videos, “How To Listen … Continue reading A Classical Gas (#186)

The Beginning (1998 Retrocast) (Originally broadcast on 15 April 1998 on KWVA.) This was my first ever radio broadcast.   4 A.M. – 7 A.M. on KWVA.  What follows is a recreation, based on playlists, recordings, and memories from that evening.  This is an approximation of what it was like to listen to my show this … Continue reading The Beginning (A 1998 Retrocast)

How To Become A Radio DJ (Part 3) (#185) With so many people jumping on the “streaming” bandwagon, there’s a lot of mis-information out there about how to go about airing your musical laundry. So here’s more useful information about how you can entertain listeners, and, possibly, yourself? Enjoy! https://ia801401.us.archive.org/28/items/mutation185/Mutation185.mp3   How To Become A … Continue reading How To Become A Radio DJ (Part 3) (#185)

How To Become A Radio DJ (Part 2) (#184) Continuing a theme I started many moons ago, here’s some information for all the new web-streamers and online DJs, about what it takes to be a radio DJ. Enjoy!   https://ia601403.us.archive.org/20/items/mutations184/Mutations184.mp3   How To Become A Radio DJ (Part 2) (This show uses samples throughout the … Continue reading How To Become A Radio DJ (Part 2) (#184)

Getting Through (#183) HOLY FUCKING SHIT! As we are all loosing our minds and trying to figure out what the future holds, I do my best to figure out what the future of Mid-Valley Mutations holds. Fortunately for you, that means almost THREE HOURS of radio, coming at you HOT! After a 45 Minute warm-up … Continue reading Getting Through (#183)

Dimestore Radio Theater Three Old Time Radio adventure yarns, from the Mid-Century. Enjoy! https://ia601508.us.archive.org/31/items/dimestore18march2020/Dimestore18March2020.mp3   Dimestore Radio Theater HOUR 1 01.) “The Haunted Artist” * Box 13 * 12 December 1948 02.) “The Man In The Morgue” * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 21 November 1948 03.) The Lady Is A Tramp * Lena … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater

The Sound of Tomorrow (18 March 2020) I call in to The Sound of Tomorrow, to discuss some of the things I’m doing to help pass the time while I’m “vacationing at home.”: “Spend your time self-isolatizing with Ross and Heather on today’s new Sound of Tomorrow! What are we talking about? Same as everyone … Continue reading The Sound of Tomorrow (18 March 2020)

Dimestore Radio Theater Three Old Time Radio adventure yarns, from the Mid-Century. Enjoy! https://ia801401.us.archive.org/28/items/dimestore11march2020/Dimestore11March2020.mp3   Dimestore Radio Theater HOUR 1 01.) “The First Letter” * Box 13 * 22 August 1948 02.) “Adventure in Zaqaziq” * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 16 April 1950 Hour 2 03.) “Treasure Island” The MercuryTheater * 18 July 1938 

In A Lonely Place: A Psychedelic Noir Drone (#182) Somewhere between a noir tone poem and a modern day drone, we present the first Psychedelic Noir Drone: In A Lonely Place. Old Time Radio meets Modern Existential Musical Bliss. Enjoy! https://ia601508.us.archive.org/31/items/mutation182/Mutation182.mp3   In A Lonely Place: A Psychedelic Noir Drone  Cut-ups by Mini-Mutations, containing excerpts … Continue reading In A Lonely Place: A Psychedelic Noir Drone (#182)

Art-I Con ’84! (#181) As we continue our tour through the media of the past, we flash-back to this often overlooked moment from the past, when Mini-Mutations was asked to be the musical guest for the Artificial Intelligence Conference, 1984. Listen, as words spoken 40 years ago sound eerily relevant, here and now. Enjoy!   … Continue reading Art-I Con ’84! (#181)

Love Can’t Buy You Money (Retrocast) (Featuring a variety of audio media centering around a bullshit capitalist symbol.  Originally aired 10 September 2010.) (Here’s a Valentine’s Day Retrocast. Happy Holidays.) We have to deal with it every day: the capitalist backbone of our culture. It infiltrates nearly every aspect of our lives, and is the … Continue reading Love Can’t Buy You Money (Retrocast)

Northwest Notes (9 February 2020) Join me for a Pledge Drive Program with Mick Hickman! Three times makes it a habit, and that’s certainly the case with Mick and I doing Pledge Drive shows. In this one, we talk about The Olsen Twins Ghostlight Ensemble, the newest zine I made – The Ghost In You … Continue reading Northwest Notes (9 February 2020)

Getting Back In The Groove (#180) It’s a new year, and we are giving you a new performance my Mini-Mutations. And, we’re back on KLFM.org! How exciting! Hopefully we can get the hang of this new schedule. Enjoy!   https://ia601500.us.archive.org/24/items/mutation180/Mutation180.mp3   Getting Back In The Groove Live Performances by Mini-Mutations on 23 January and 28 … Continue reading Getting Back In The Groove (#180)

Notes From The Underground Noise Radio (21 January  2020) My appearance on Notes From The Underground Noise Radio on KWVA with DJ Abulikah Enjoy! https://ia601407.us.archive.org/11/items/notesfromtheunderground21januray2020/NotesFromTheUnderground21January2020.mp3       Nurse With Wound I Am the Poison Soresucker United Dairies UK Vinyl Kraftwerk Computer Liebe Computerwelt Capitol Catalog US 1981 CD DEC648100013 Sleeping With The Earth Deliver Us from Evil untitled none CD … Continue reading Notes From The Underground Noise Radio (21 January 2020)