Comments on: Radio Abahachi: Kind of Mauve

By: Abahachi

Abahachi — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:59:45 +0000

Not chronological at all (I think Fever Ray was one of my last ever listings…), rather organised on the twin (and somewhat contradictory) principles of variety (so, not all the jazz tunes together) and mood (hence, for various reasons, the down-beat tendencies of this episode).

I have an enormous affection for Hawkwind, though I’d have to admit that some of their songs can be very silly indeed. Can’t quite decide whether this one is especially typical or not; it’s got all the space-rock elements of their 70s golden period, but only a minority of their tracks are instrumental, and they have been known to drop into a much clunkier rock mode…

By: panthersan

panthersan — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:50:54 +0000

great stuff Aba.

Are you doing it chronologically by when each tune was listed?

A great variety of genres there. The surprise hit for me was Hawkwind, a band I know very little about, but a sound I can see myself digging

By: panthersan

panthersan — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:45:45 +0000

sorry Aba. it was my computer after all….am listening now and enjoying very much so far!

By: Abahachi

Abahachi — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:46:54 +0000

I haven’t done anything to remove it, so it ought to be there, but this may be one of those moments when someone who understands such things mutters something about resetting the bandwith or whatever. I can try sending it as an attachment if you give me an email address; otherwise I have no idea what to do…

By: panthersan

panthersan — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:30:51 +0000

Abahachi, is this still up?

I’ve just got back from one of my Swedish jaunts and was very much looking forward to it, but it says File Not Found

By: makinavaja

makinavaja — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:42:01 +0000

Commiserations, DsD. I think you know just how much I identify with you on this one!

By: Abahachi

Abahachi — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:52:05 +0000

Oh shit. Many commiserations.

By: DarceysDad

DarceysDad — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 01:05:12 +0000

Just finished listening to this, Abahachi, and I have to say that (apart from Avalon – never been a Roxy Music fan) I loved it.

This bit about the mood of the whole piece actually pushes my buttons, particularly tonight, as I sit here waiting for the washing machine to finish with the bathroom mats . . .

I’m definitely feeling kinda mauve, (pale, pink, but greyer and bluer? Oh Yeah!!) having just flooded the bathroom, falling asleep whilst waiting for the bath to fill, and being badly let down by the overflow. The first DsMam knew about it was when water dripped off the lounge ceiling onto her. That ceiling, and the bathroom floor laminate have DEFINITELY had it.

*SIGH!*

Oh well, there goes the money allocated for our mutual Christmas present – we were planning on raiding the Boxing Day Sales for a new TV – and Christ only knows when I’ll next manage a pass for a night out.

So thank you for sending me to bed with Mogwai ringing in my ears, as opposed to my wife’s “reserved-for-special-occasions-of-real-stupidity” admonishing tones.

Goodnight.

By: Abahachi

Abahachi — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:51:48 +0000

Latest news is that boyfriend has landed safely somewhere in Greece. She is now convinced that he’ll be on the next plane home; I’ve known enough political idealists (and have elements of that tendency myself) to be pretty sure that he’s going to spend the next couple of days trying to get the decommissioned ambulances into Gaza by some other route, and so she’s going to be even more anxious and pissed off.

I do do ‘up’, honest; indeed, I have to decide whether to do an entire podcast of my heavy rock moments, or spread them out a bit.

By: nilpferd

nilpferd — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:42:55 +0000

The “great moments” pop up seemingly at random.. I think there’d be more response if it was a regular slot. Interesting idea re moods.. I guess I need a pick-up if I’m down, rather than a “wallow-in-it” moment. Though this can mean choosing something cathartic, it’s generally “up” cathartic as opposed to “down” cathartic.
Funny that all these A-listers of yours were picked in weeks I also got things selected- celestial bodies, myths, unsettling songs, night and darkness. Maybe themes that fit our particular modus operandi- though I didn’t justify some of mine as long-windedly as I sometimes do, either..

I hope it’s nothing serious with the boyfriend…