#15 - "A."

In the early 1970s, legendary collaborator and self-proclaimed non-musician Brian Eno famously designed a deck of 115 cards containing elliptical imperatives to spark in the user creative connections unobtainable through regular modes of work. He called his creation "Oblique Strategies." For nearly one half of a century, countless artists and professionals across the globe have benefited from utilizing the oblique strategies technique when attempting to overcome a lull in creative output. In early 2021, idiot basement podcasters and self-proclaimed Lightnin' Lickers Jay and Deon found themselves uninspired when contemplating the potential themes of their upcoming fifteenth episode. Together, they decided... to default back to the alphabet. Because they knew the alphabet pretty good. They started with the letter A. Same-same. A mixtape brought to you by the letter A and the number 33-1/3 a.k.a. The A Mix [SIDE A] (1) Jack Ashford - Get Right On Top (Cause I Need Someone) (2) Jane Aire & The Belvederes - When I Was Young (3) Dorothy Ashby - Soul Vibrations (4) Adam & The Ants - The Day I Met God (5) The Album Leaf - Falling From The Sun (Jamuel Saxon sunburnt remix) [SIDE A2] (1) Tamar Aphek - Russian Winter (2) Aceyalone - Arythamaticulas (3) Angel City - Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (4) Atlanta Rhythm Section - So Into You (5) Agent Orange - Fire In The Rain [END] RECORDED 05/02/21 RELEASED 05/08/21 Additional (non-mix) sonic contributuions to episode 15 of Lightnin' Licks radio podcast include: Lee Moses / Holland Dozier Holland / Brothers Johnson / James Todd Smith / America / Allman Brothers Band / Alabama / A Tribe Called Quest / At The Drive-In / Oleta Adams / Anderson.Paak / Air Supply / Melissa Auf der Mauer / GD Allin & The Holy Men / Arlo Guthrie / Alice Cooper / Jethro Tull / Todd Louiso / John Cusack / Blowfly / Rick Moranis / Dave Thomas / Donald Byrd / Henry Winkler / Tom Bosley / Flying Lotus / Mac Miller / Madlib / Waitresses / Bizarros / DEVO / Chi-Pig / The Funk Brothers / Barrett Strong / Love Unlimited Orchestra / Bow Wow Wow / The The / Tristeza / J Dilla / Mumbles / Folk Implosion / Project Blowed / The Avalanches / Arcade Fire / The Clockers. ++++LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE AND WE'LL INCLUDE IT IN AN UPCOMING EPISODE BECAUSE WE ARE SHAMELESS PANDERING NITWITS++++