Moby's Play!

Hi everyone,

This show features Moby's brilliant 1999 album, Play. I remember it was a kind of grey gloomy day in Boulder, where I was passing time majoring in Art History, a degree never finished, when I was walking down the side-street there, & there was a hidden record store I'd never seen, & I had not heard music awhile, so why not? His album was in a big display up front, & the silly cover charmed me.

I kept this record in my bag for weeks, forgetting to listen to it, until this one Saturday night, when I was pretty sure I was leaving Boulder for parts unknown, & was trying to find my favorite little pipe, in my bag, & there it was. Pipe & Moby cheered me up for the first time in weeks, & I knew that what I didn't know was nonetheless going to be OK. Hence, my personal affection for this great, great album. Enjoy :)

PeaceNstarZ,
V

BT's Electronic Opus!

Hi everyone,

BT (stage name for Brian Transeau) has been doing epic house music since the 90s. I don't listen to him too often, but his 2015 release caught my ear because it is his music played together with an orchestra. The result is like something classical, that you can kind of groove to. It's worth yer ears' time! :)

PeaceNstarZ,
V

Afro Celt Sound System's Anatomic!

Hi everyone,

I haven't played enough Afro Celt Sound System over the years, just a few here and there in different episodes. But this time my whole show is devoted to their great 2005 album, Anatomic. It's an hour long, lasts in the ears lovely forever. Turn off the lights, under your blankets, curtains down, come along, come away . . .

PeaceNstarZ,
V

Happy 12th Anniversary, SpiritPlants Radio!!

Hi everyone,

This great radio station I get to play my music on is now 12 years on the Internets! Wow. Crazy. And I've been doing my show on it for 7 years! CRAZY!

So for this anniversary show of mine, I'm doing a variation on the first show I did back in 2008. I played Shpongle's Tales of the Inexpressible. This time, Are You Sphongled? from 1998. They are such a funky high band, it's a pleasure to share their music.

7 years of me in yer ears. CRAZY! :)

PeaceNstarZ,
V

Sound Tribe Sector Nine!

Hi everyone,

It's been five years since my show has featured this great Georgia band, and I think it's high time they got their own full episode. So this time begin with a live tune from 2005, then the great When the Dust Settles EP from 2011, & finally a glorious 90 minutes from 2013. Two hours of jammy goodness to cure whateva' ails ya! :)

PeaceNstarZ,
V

Naked City with John Zorn!

Hi everyone,

Another week of John Zorn, since I got asked last minute to make a show. This one he recorded with a group called Naked City in 1998. The group included guitarist Bill Frisell, keyboardist Wayne Horvitz, bassist Fred Frith, drummer Joey Baron, and guest vocalist Yamatsuka Eye. Old rock-style songs, movie themes, and some really cool Zorn-y weirdness. An hour of fun!

PeaceNstarZ,
V

Old School Zorn!

Hi everyone,

Anyone who knows me knows I love me some John Zorn. His music is beautiful, strange, creepy, dreamy, on & on. But, lately, his albums have been way to prog-metal for my tastes. So I dug out some old stuff of his to play, & cheered me right up! This show features Elegy from 1992, Aporias: Requia for Piano & Orchestra,  & a few from 1993's Kristallnacht. Wonderful music! Turn out your lights & let him swoop in to entertain :)

PeaceNstarZ,
V