The Eccentric Grooves of Logan 5

It's a special edition of Eccentric Groove this Saturday night! Normally my week off, instead I'm happy to provide the opportunity for Chico's own DJ/hacker/impressario Top Dolla to return to the show, this time for a musical journey instead of a conversational one .  Expect deeply psychedelic flavors of dub, breakbeat and bass music from one of the most creative and energetic cats I know. Tune in! 10pm Pacific at 90.1FM or through the KZFR mobile app or web site.

That is not J-Roye. Longtime Chico DJ J-Roye dug in his 20-year-deep crates to bring a fine selection of house, UK Garage, breakbeats and acid jazz tonight - respect the funk! I tossed a few in there too... Download the show (MP3) Playlist: Son of Cheeky Boy "Coffee Kiss" Monkey Bars "Fowl Play (Smitty & Eric Davenport Dub)" Mark Farina "Dans la Voiture" on INgrooves High Plains Drifters "100% Focused" on doubledown records DJ Mes "Back to the Program" on Black Cherry Jasper Street Co. "Get Together (London Connection 2-step mix)" on Dance 2 Recordings Groove Control "Beautiful" SIXTY-ON "Pressure On (Ron Pressure mix)" Chicken Lips "All That You Do (Ben Pearce Remix)" on Southern Fried Records B.T. Express "You Got It, I Want It" on Roadshow Wrenchman "Untitled" on Mandu Phantom Slasher "Sheen" Night Trains "LOVESICK" on Acid Jazz Records D...

Somehow this evening, the trays never went back to the upright position and cruising altitude was often exceeded. The champagne flowed freely, even in coach. Everyone's luggage was sent home but the passengers were diverted to a tropical island where the wild plants were all medicinal. The autopilot busted the crossfader while the captain burned the No Smoking sign in the bonfire. We know you have a choice of radio shows, so thank you for flying Eccentric Groove. Playlist: Caribou - "Sun" on City Slang / Co-op / Hostess St. Germain - "Rose Rouge (Joris Voorn's secret mix)" Michael Mayer - "X" on Kompakt Tussle - "Warning (Telescope Mind Album Version)" on Smalltown Supersound Chicken Lips - "All That You Do (The Emperor Machine Special Extended Version)" on Southern Fried Records Lindstrom - "Vossakorv" Austra - "Home (Space Echo Trip Extended Remix)" on Paper Bag Records / Fontana North ...

I'd planned to play some of my favorite records on the eve of my birthday, but ended up waiting a week. I think during that week, the records sitting in my flight case matured like a fine wine, setting up a complex bouquet of funk, electronic glitches, politics and pleasure. Crate conditioned, this set was fun to play and a reminder that if I could have just one technology on a desert island, it'd be two turntables and a mixer. Download the show (169 MB MP3) Playlist: David Bowie - "Art Decade" LCD Soundsystem - "Losing My Edge" Soft Cell - "Memorabilia" Gang Of Four - "To Hell With Poverty" Liquid Liquid - "Bell Head (Live)" on Grand Royal Zongamin - "Make Love Not War" on XL Recordings Yello - "Bostich" Jonzun Crew - "Space is the Place" on Tommy Boy Kraftwerk - "Tour de France (Remix Francois K.)" Eddy Grant - "Time Warp" Metro Area - "Miura...

A good night for reflecting on change, transition, and the dangers of resting on one's laurels. In the least abstract discussion of the concept, my DJ software changed on me and all the functions are completely different - so I needed to temper my annoyance at having my cheese moved, and get on the change train. I celebrated minor victories during the show, such as finding the button to play music in stereo instead of mono. This is coupled with the fact of transitioning away from being exclusively a vinyl DJ and becoming a hybrid digital DJ, due to the realities of music distribution. I'll tell you one thing, though: I've never turned on a turntable and discovered someone had moved the knobs and switches around. Daft Punk - "Giorgio by Moroder" on columbia Lindstrøm - "Violent Group" on outergaze Machine - "There But For the Grace of God Go I (Jacques Renault's edit)" Jamie Lidell - "The City (Four Tet Mix)" on Warp Reco...

Inspired by a downtempo and experimental DJ set I played earlier today at the Idea Fab Lab for the exhibition of artwork by Erin Banwell, this radio show explores some of the more eccentric grooves in the collection, but not before working out a few new cuts.  Download the whole show (180MB MP3) Setlist: Steve Reich - "Music for 18 Musicians (Ruoho Ruotsi's Pulse Section Dub Remix)" on Nonesuch Atoms for Peace - "Before Your Very Eyes..." on XL Recordings Ltd.  Matthew Dear - "You Put A Smell On Me (Nicolas Jaar Remix)" on Ghostly International  Classixx - "Borderline (feat. Jesse Kivel)" on Innovative Leisure  !!! - "One Girl / One Boy" on Warp Records  Big Black Delta - "Side Of The Road" on Tugboat Records / P-Vine Records  Suuns - "2020" on EMI  Mount Kimbie - "Fifty Mile View" on Hotflush Recordings  Aphex Twin - "Untitled (SAW2 CD1 Track 1) (Four Tet rem...

photo credit: ferusanimus@flickr Fresh from attending the lovely Closer PDX electronic music festival in Portland followed by a week of temperate rain forest relaxation, I arrived back in Chico's mind-melting inferno today to put together this show. Concerned for my trove of heat-sensitive vinyl, I played almost all wax tonight, in case they should melt in my car on the way home from the show.  Special shout out to my many gay married (and unmarried) friends - this weekend belongs to you, and the track I played by San Francisco's beloved 80's synth-disco wunderkind Patrick Cowley is dedicated to your/our victory. Download the podcast (150MB MP3) Tracklist: The Clash  - "radio clash (dub)"  Stranger  - "Mysteries Mixer" on Grayhound Recordings  Gary's Gang  - "Do It At the Disco (Alkalino Edit)"  Shirley Lites  - "Heat You Up (Melt You Down) (Instrumental)" on West End Records  Peter Brown  - "Do You Wanna...