Encore Weekends on SpiritPlants Radio (Dec 31, 2022-Jan 1, 2023, Jan 7-8, 2023, & Jan 14-15, 2023)

 

Turn on . . . tune in! SpiritPlants Radio is on the air 24/7!

Welcome to Encore Weekends on SpiritPlants Radio! (Dec 31, 2022-Jan 1, 2023, Jan 7-8, 2023, & Jan 14-15, 2023). Featured are the 8 new DJ'd shows that were on in 2022. These shows & their DJs include:

*** Within's Within: Scenes from the Psychedelic Revolution with DJ Soulard | Show information: http://www.scriptorpress.com/withinswithin.html
*** In the Window with DJ Frogs | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJFrogsWindow
*** Electronica By DJ Veronica | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJVeronica
*** 36x with Commander Q | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJCommanderQ
*** White Walls with DJ Blue | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJBlue
*** AlcheMinistry Labs with DJ Orpheus Stain | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJOrpheusStain
*** Regional Cuisine: Deep Fried Roots Music with DJRL | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJRL
*** Spirit World Restless with DJ Judih | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJJudih

SpiritPlants Radio's website can be found at http://www.spiritplantsradio.com. On this site is the current weekend schedule & links to listen live, as well as links to the station's archives, blog, forum, chat, playlists, & song history. During the weekdays you are invited to enter the (M)ystery-(F)low . . .

Your feedback (spiritplantsradio@gmail.com) will be greatly appreciated in helping to improve our station! And check out Dose One: A SpiritPlants Radio Psychedelic Sampler (http://soundcloud.com/spiri/spiritplantsradio_dose_one)!

We are always looking for new DJs to join our station (email us at spiritplantsradio@gmail.com).

Happy Season of Lights! :)

Peace,
Raymond
Station Manager

BrainSong by DJ Frogs - Eleventh Annual Marathon on SpiritPlants Radio! (25-26.Dec.2022)!

 

Hello everyone,

The late, great DJ Frogs' epic work "BrainSong" ran weekly on SpiritPlants Radio originally in 2012. Then we ran it 24 hours straight on UK Boxing Day (December 26) in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, & 2021.

So here we go again, on December 26, 2022, 4 am, Boxing Day UK (Dec 25, 11 pm, East Coast US  time), "BrainSong" comes again!

    •    You can tune in the "BrainSong" at: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com
    •    You find more "BrainSong" information at: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJFrogs
    •    You can learn when the "BrainSong" marathon begins in your time zone by going to http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html and putting in 12/26/2019 12 am (UK time), and your own zone, to find out.

Here is Frogs' explanation about his show:

When I was around 13 my 3 year old sister was given some story records these came on coloured vinyl and played at 78 rpm, I would spend hours listening to them at 16 rpm. In the mid 70's I acquired a copy-cat machine (a looped tape with several playback heads), I would plug it into the radio and feed in the speech and with the use of nitrous oxide listen to the resulting echo's and auditory hallucinations. I think these were the original inspiration for the "BrainSong."

The "BrainSong" was started in 2004 on an old 486 machine with a hard disk measured in mega bytes - 80 I think but it may have been 40 but I now can't quite believe I could have worked on a disk that small even though I can remember a time when all we had were floppy disks and not those 3 inch ones but the 5 inch really floppy floppys. I do know that the drive was not big enough for me to be able to record a full 30 minute radio programme so I would record to cassette tape and then take the samples from there, sometimes just half a sentence. The samples were then grouped by theme until there was enough to fill a 3 inch floppy – so I guess it must have been a 40 Meg hard drive. The samples could sit on the floppy for months before being used which is why I now can't remember which radio programmes most of them came from; the sources I can remember are listed lower down.

I would create around 10 to 15 minutes of audio and then back it up on to a pile of floppys as a multi disk zip, then remove the original files and start on the next 10 to 15 minutes. If you have not tried using floppies for storing audio then DON'T! You can get about 90 seconds per disk.

I eventually got a machine with a 40 Gig hard drive and assembled the 8 hour piece from the 300 plus floppy disks into 8 or 9 files and it was about 12 minutes too long as this was 2 or 3 days' work I just could not bring myself to edit that much out – now remember I had been working on this for a couple of years and I'm not the most mentally stable person at the best of times – so my solution – make it a 24 hour long piece!

And I made bloody sure that when the 24 hour piece was assembled it was 24 hours :-}  I have tried to give the sounds the same type of texture that you get visualy with acid.  I like the way repeated words can morph into another word - there is a section of Ginsberg saying LSD which begins very slow and speeds up - about a third of the way in I hear iot as "halo paul" for a while before it changes again.


Some Sources Of The Samples Used In the "BrainSong"

BBC Radio's 4 & 7
    •    In Our Time
    •    Something Understood
    •    The Mighty Boosh
    •    Sherlock Holmes
    •    Material World
    •    Frontiers
    •    Quote Unquote
    •    Unseen Britain
    •    The Archers
    •    The Chemistry Of Addiction
    •    The Reith Lectures 2005
    •    Beyond Our Ken
    •    The British X-Files
    •    Case Notes
    •    Thinking Allowed
    •    The Write Stuff
    •    The Archers
    •    3 Doors Down

TV Shows
    •    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    •    The Power Puff Girls
    •    The Simpsons

Records
    •    Moondog
    •    Timothy Leary - The Psychedelic Experience
    •    Quinton Crisp - An Evening With
    •    Frank Zappa - ?
    •    Neil - Hurdy Gurdy Mushroom Man
    •    Ron Geesin – As He Stands
    •    Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies

Enjoy!
Raymond

This Season of Lights Weekend on SpiritPlants Radio! (December 24-25, 2022)

 

Turn on . . . tune in! SpiritPlants Radio is on the air 24/7! And now for 19 years!

SpiritPlants Radio's website can be found at www.spiritplantsradio.com. On this site is the current weekday & weekend schedule & links to listen live, as well as links to the station's archives, blog, forum, chat, playlists, & song history.

During the weekdays you are invited to enter the (M)ystery-(F)low, because you never know . . . what's down below . . .

Season's Greetings to all! This Season of Lights weekend on SpiritPlants Radio features 5 DJs, including Judih, Blue, Soulard, Commander Q, & the late great Frogs! This weekend (December 24-25, 2022)'s scheduled programming includes:

Featured SpiritPlants Radio DJs:
*** Within's Within: Scenes from the Psychedelic Revolution with DJ Soulard #797 | Show information: www.scriptorpress.com/withinswithin.html
*** In the Window with DJ Frogs #292 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJFrogsWindow
*** 36x with Commander Q #58 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJCommanderQ
*** White Walls with DJ Blue #47 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJBlue
*** Spirit World Restless with DJ Judih #12 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJJudih

Featured Programs:
*** Long Live Rock!: Traffic - 05.July.1970 - Santa Monica, California | Show information: https://www.guitars101.com/threads/traffic-1970-07-05-santa-monica-ca-aud-flac.170552/
*** Psychedelic Lectures: Francis Bebey - "Psychedelic Sanza (1982 - 1984)" | Show information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bebey
*** Jazz Cafe: Christian McBride & Inside Straight - "Live at The Village Vanguard" (2021) | Show information: https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-village-vanguard-2021--mw0003583911
*** Comedy Hour: "Season's Greetings from SpiritPlants Radio! 2022" | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/seasonsgreetings.pdf
*** News Hour: "Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra" | Show information: www.scriptorpress.com/world_week_in_review.pdf
* * * Classics Time: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - "The Nutcracker" | Show information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker

This weekend's programming concludes the 2022 SpiritPlants Radio weekend schedule of new shows and featured programs. Your feedback (spiritplantsradio@gmail.com) will be greatly appreciated in helping to improve our station! And check out Dose One: A SpiritPlants Radio Psychedelic Sampler (http://soundcloud.com/spiri/spiritplantsradio_dose_one)!

We are always looking for new DJs to join our station (email us at spiritplantsradio@gmail.com).

Peace,
Raymond
Station Manager

This Weekend on SpiritPlants Radio! (December 17-18, 2022)

 

Turn on . . . tune in! SpiritPlants Radio is on the air 24/7! And now for 19 years!

SpiritPlants Radio's website can be found at www.spiritplantsradio.com. On this site is the current weekday & weekend schedule & links to listen live, as well as links to the station's archives, blog, forum, chat, playlists, & song history.

During the weekdays you are invited to enter the (M)ystery-(F)low, because you never know . . . what's down below . . .

This weekend on SpiritPlants Radio features 3 DJs, including Veronica, Soulard, & Commander Q! This weekend (December 17-18, 2022)'s scheduled programming includes:

Featured SpiritPlants Radio DJs:
*** Within's Within: Scenes from the Psychedelic Revolution with DJ Soulard #796 | Show information: www.scriptorpress.com/withinswithin.html
*** Electronica with DJ Veronica #260 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJVeronica
*** 36x with Commander Q #58 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJCommanderQ

Featured Programs:
*** Long Live Rock!: Joni Mitchell - 19.July.1969 - Newport, Rhode Island | 24.July.2022 - Newport, Rhode Island | Show information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell
*** Psychedelic Lectures: Terence McKenna – "The Importance of Psychedelics" | Show information: https://psychedelicsalon.com/podcast-680-the-importance-of-psychedelics/
*** Jazz Cafe: Nils Landgren & Esbjörn Svensson Trio - "Layers of Light" (2001) | Show information: https://www.discogs.com/release/3477895-Nils-Landgren-Esbj%C3%B6rn-Svensson-Layers-Of-Light
*** Comedy Hour: Sebastian Maniscalco - "Live" (2007) | Show information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Maniscalco
*** News Hour: "Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra" | Show information: www.scriptorpress.com/world_week_in_review.pdf

This weekend's programming continues the 2022 SpiritPlants Radio weekend schedule of new shows and featured programs. Your feedback (spiritplantsradio@gmail.com) will be greatly appreciated in helping to improve our station! And check out Dose One: A SpiritPlants Radio Psychedelic Sampler (http://soundcloud.com/spiri/spiritplantsradio_dose_one)!

We are always looking for new DJs to join our station (email us at spiritplantsradio@gmail.com).

Peace,
Raymond
Station Manager

This Weekend on SpiritPlants Radio! (December 10-11, 2022)

 

Turn on . . . tune in! SpiritPlants Radio is on the air 24/7! And now for 19 years!

SpiritPlants Radio's website can be found at www.spiritplantsradio.com. On this site is the current weekday & weekend schedule & links to listen live, as well as links to the station's archives, blog, forum, chat, playlists, & song history.

During the weekdays you are invited to enter the (M)ystery-(F)low, because you never know . . . what's down below . . .

This weekend on SpiritPlants Radio features 4 DJs, including Orpheus Stain, Veronica, Soulard, & Commander Q! This weekend (December 10-11, 2022)'s scheduled programming includes:

Featured SpiritPlants Radio DJs:
*** Within's Within: Scenes from the Psychedelic Revolution with DJ Soulard #795 | Show information: www.scriptorpress.com/withinswithin.html
*** Electronica with DJ Veronica #259 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJVeronica
*** AlcheMinistry Labs #62 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJOrpheusstain
*** 36x with Commander Q #57 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJCommanderQ

Featured Programs:
*** Long Live Rock!: Pixies - 05.June.2004 - London, England | Show information: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pixies/2004/carling-academy-brixton-london-england-1bd67984.html
*** Psychedelic Lectures: Jahan Khamsehzadeh – "The Psilocybin Connection" | Show information: https://psychedelicsalon.com/podcast-679-the-psilocybin-connection/
*** Jazz Cafe: Andrew Hill - "Dance With Death" (1968) | "Passing Ships" (1969) | Show information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hill_(jazz_musician)
*** Comedy Hour: Rufus Thomas – "Do the Funky Chicken & Other Classics" | Show information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_Thomas
*** News Hour: "World Week in Review" | Show information: www.scriptorpress.com/world_week_in_review.pdf
*** Conspiracy Theory Radio: "The Roanoke Mystery"  | Show information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Colony

This weekend's programming continues the 2022 SpiritPlants Radio weekend schedule of new shows and featured programs. Your feedback (spiritplantsradio@gmail.com) will be greatly appreciated in helping to improve our station! And check out Dose One: A SpiritPlants Radio Psychedelic Sampler (http://soundcloud.com/spiri/spiritplantsradio_dose_one)!

We are always looking for new DJs to join our station (email us at spiritplantsradio@gmail.com).

Peace,
Raymond
Station Manager

This Weekend on SpiritPlants Radio! (December 3-4, 2022)

Turn on . . . tune in! SpiritPlants Radio is on the air 24/7! And now for 19 years!

SpiritPlants Radio's website can be found at www.spiritplantsradio.com. On this site is the current weekday & weekend schedule & links to listen live, as well as links to the station's archives, blog, forum, chat, playlists, & song history.

During the weekdays you are invited to enter the (M)ystery-(F)low, because you never know . . . what's down below . . .

This weekend on SpiritPlants Radio features 3 DJs, including Veronica, Soulard, & Commander Q! This weekend (December 3-4, 2022)'s scheduled programming includes:

Featured SpiritPlants Radio DJs:
*** Within's Within: Scenes from the Psychedelic Revolution with DJ Soulard #794 | Show information: www.scriptorpress.com/withinswithin.html
*** Electronica with DJ Veronica #258 | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJVeronica
*** 36x with Commander Q #56 | Show information: www.spiritplantsradio.com/shows.html#DJCommanderQ

Featured Programs:
*** Long Live Rock!: Pixies - 04.June.2004 - London, England | Show information: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pixies/2004/carling-academy-brixton-london-england-13d67985.html
*** Psychedelic Lectures: Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Project - "Guided Psilocybin Journeys" | Show information: https://spoti.fi/3T4AKYO
*** Jazz Cafe: Andrew Hill - "Black Fire" (1963) | "Point of Departure: (1965) | Show information: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hill_%28jazz_musician%29
*** Comedy Hour: Animation Radio: Bill Burr - "Live at Red Rocks" (2022) | Show information: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Burr
*** News Hour: "World Week in Review" | Show information: www.scriptorpress.com/world_week_in_review.pdf
*** Storybook Time: Jellicle Literary Guild - 09.04.2022 Highlights | Show information: http://scriptorpress.com/jellicleguildhighlights.pdf
*** Sound Collage Radio: "DJ Soulard - Sound Collages IX" | Show information: http://www.spiritplantsradio.com/djsoulardsoundcollages.pdf

This weekend's programming continues the 2022 SpiritPlants Radio weekend schedule of new shows and featured programs. Your feedback (spiritplantsradio@gmail.com) will be greatly appreciated in helping to improve our station! And check out Dose One: A SpiritPlants Radio Psychedelic Sampler (http://soundcloud.com/spiri/spiritplantsradio_dose_one)!

We are always looking for new DJs to join our station (email us at spiritplantsradio@gmail.com).

Peace,
Raymond

Station Manager