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Positive Vibrations

by KX FM

Positive Vibrations on KX FM is an hour-long exploration of neo-psychedelia from the 1980s until now, shining light on the bands and artists that pioneered psychedelic rock after its peak in the '60s. During this 60-minute journey into the heart of modern psychedelia, DJ Ian Ridsdale mixes elements of all branches of the genre, including the Paisley Underground of the '80s, '90s shoegazing, and all psych-inspired alternative and indie music since then. Broadcast live from Laguna Beach, California every week, Positive Vibrations is the perfect soundtrack to the counterculture of now. Listen live every Monday from 7-8 PM on KXFMRadio.org!

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  1. Positive Vibrations 9-8-23

    My dad said that this episode is cool.

  2. Positive Vibrations 6-23-23

  3. Positive Vibrations 6-9-23

  4. KX FM 5-5-23

    1. Joseph Shabason - Life With My Grandparents (Western Vinyl) 2. Sade - The Sweetest Taboo (CBS) 3. Cleaners From Venus - Time in Vain (Captured Tracks) 4. Jim O'Rourke - The Workplace (Drag City) 5. Chick Corea - What Game Shall We Play Today (ECM) 6. Burt Bacharach - Reach Out For Me (A&M) 7....

  5. KX FM 4-21-23

    *Audio at the beginning is from the movie Slacker (1990) 1. Ana Roxanne - I'm Every Sparkly Woman (Leaving Records) 2. Juana Molia - Al Oeste (Crammed Discs) 3. sugar plant - happy (Wonder Release) 4. Faye Wong - Wuchang (Cinepoly Records) 5. Perfect Angels - What Am I Gonna Do With You? (La Loi)...

  6. KX FM 4-7-23

    1. Ryuichi Sakamoto - THOUSAND KNIVES (Nippon Columbia) 2. Fishmans - BABY BLUE (Universal Music LLC) 3. Mariah - Hana Ga Saitara (Sateto) 4. Sparks - Sherlock Holmes (Lil' Beethoven) 5. Japan - Ghosts (Virgin Records) 6. Mort Garson - Swingin' Spathiphyllums (Sacred Bones Records) 7. Cluster -...

  7. KX FM 3-10-23

    1. Dominique Dumont - Arrival (The Leaf Label) 2. Stimulator Jones - Soon Never Comes (Stones Throw) 3. Shabason & Krgovich - I Am So Happy With My Little Dog (Idee Fixe Records) 4. Saint Etienne - Nothing Can Stop Us (Warner) 5. Connan Mockasin - Con Conn Was Impatient (Mexican Summer) 6. TOPS -...

  8. KX FM 3-3-23

    00's show, by popular demand. 1. Coldplay - Don't Panic (Parlophone) 2. Modest Mouse - Gravity Rides Everything (Epic) 3. The Shins - Caring is Creepy (Sub Pop) 4. Interpol - PDA (Matador) 5. Parsley Sound - Ease Yourself and Glide (Mo' Wax Labels) 6. Broken Social Scene - Anthems for a Seventeen...

  9. KX FM 2-24-23

    1. Melody's Echo Chamber - Pechuse de Lune (Fat Possum) 2. Stereolab - Reflections in the Plastic Pulse (Demo) [Warp] 3. Electrelane - Enter Laughing (Too Pure) 4. Real Estate - Days (Domino) 5. Girls - Headache (Fantasy Trashcan) 6. Cocteau Twins - Pandora (for Cindy) [4AD] 7. Alison's Halo -...

  10. KX FM 2-17-23

    1. Cornelius - New Music Machine (Warner Music Japan) 2. Alex G - Bug (Domino) 3. BRONCHO - Nc-17 (Dine Alone) 4. Yuck - Cousin Corona (Fat Possum) 5. Dinosaur Jr. - Crumble (Self-Release) 6. Smashing Pumpkins - Today (Virgin Records) 7. Pavement - Grounded (Matador) 8. Yo La Tengo - From a Motel…

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  11. KX FM 2-10-23

    1. Henry Mancini - Lujon (BMG) 2. Scott Walker - Rosemary (Mercury Records) 3. Alessandro Alessandroni - Guitar Daydream 2 (Coloursound Library Edition) 4. Linda Perhacs - Hey, Who Really Cares (Geffen) 5. The Durutti Column - Spent Time (London Music Stream) 6. Deux Filles - Los Estrellas (De...

  12. KX FM 12-23-22

  13. KX FM 12-16-22

    1. HOMESHAKE - Sesame (self release) 2. King Krule - Logos (True Panther Sounds) 3. Drugdealer, Bambina, Sedona, Sean Nicholas Savage - Posse Cut (Mexican Summer) 4. Paul Cherry, Maya Nordine - You Being You (Our Room) [Sunset Music Productions] 5. Hiatus Coyote - The World It Softly Lulls...

  14. KX FM 11-25-22

    This one was recorded live in the studio, just like the old days.

  15. KX FM 11-18-22

    1. Gal Costa - Nao Identificado (Universal Music) 2. Dorothy Ashby - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (UMG) 3. Tarika Blue - Dreamflower (Downtown Sound) 4. Marcos Valle - Fogo do Sol (Som Livre) 5. Column - The Art of Fun (Raj) [tasty morsels] 6. Shintaro Sakamoto - By Swallow Season (zelone…

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  16. KX FM 10-28-22

    This one was not live in the studio, like the new days. 1. Harold Budd - Afar (All Saints Records) 2. Ernest Hood - Sunny Banks (Freedom To Spend) 3. Green-House - Find Home (Leaving Records) 4. Grouper - Headache (YELLOWELECTRIC) 5. Floating Points, Pharaoh Sanders, The London Symphony Orchestra…

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  17. KX FM 10-7-22

    This one was live in the studio, just like the old days.

  18. KX FM 9-23-22

    I started uploading shows again. You're welcome. RIP Burt. 1. Burt Bacharach - Reach Out For Me (UMG) 2. Sun Ra - Tapestry from an Asteroid (Enterplanetary Koncepts) 3. Frankie Reyes - La Puerta (Stones Throw Records) 4. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Dream (KAB America) 5. Duval Timothy - Ball (Carrying...

  19. KX FM 9-9-22

    A playlist for the late summer. 1. Panda Bear and Sonic Boom - Gettin' to the Point (Domino) 2. Domenique Dumont - Le chateau de corail (Antinote) 3. The Durutti Column - Sketch for Summer (London Music Stream) 4. The Sweet Enoughs - Marshmallow (Wondercore Island & Dreamlake International…

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  20. KX FM 6-10-22

  21. KX FM 6-3-22

  22. KX FM 5-27-22

  23. KX FM 5-20-22

  24. KX FM 5-6-22

  25. KX FM 4-1-22

  26. KX FM 3-25-22

  27. KX FM 3-18-22

  28. KX FM 3-11-22

  29. KX FM 3-4-22

  30. KX FM 1-28-22

  31. KX FM 1-7-22

  32. KX FM 2-4-22

  33. KX FM 2-11-22

  34. KX FM 12-17-21

  35. KX FM 12-3-21

  36. KX FM 11-12-21

  37. KX FM 10-29-21

  38. KX FM 10-22-21

  39. KX FM 10-15-21

  40. KX FM 10-8-21

  41. KX FM 9-13-21

  42. KX FM 8-23-21

  43. KX FM 8-16-21

  44. KX FM 8-9-21

  45. KXFM 8-2-21

    This one's a hodgepodge of some different tracks. A smorgasbord one might say. A real treat. 1. The Monochrome Set - Eine Symphonie Des Grauens 2. Guided By Voices - He's the Uncle 3. Felt - Evergreen Dazed 4. The Durutti Column - Otis 5. Julian Cope - Laughing Boy 6. Television Personalities -...

  46. KX FM 7-19-21

    This one's got allota 90s indie. It could be the soundtrack to an episode of Portlandia. Maybe it is. 1. Lotus Plaza - White Galactic One 2. Women - Eyesore 3. Chad VanGaalen - Peace on the Rise 4. Acetone - Germs 5. Red House Painters - Mistress 6. Yo La Tengo - Moby Octopad 7. Stereolab - OLV…

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  47. KX FM 7-12-21

    This one was definitely psychedelic. 1. Beach House - Majorette 2. Men I Trust - Norton Commander 3. HOMESHAKE - Vacuum 4. Mr. Twin Sister - Stop 5. Crumb - Recently 6. Toro y Moi - Lilly 7. Virna Lindt - Underwater Boy 8. Mild High Club - Tesselation 9. Ana Frango Eletrico - Mulher Homem Bicho…

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  48. KX FM 6-28-21

    In this episode, DJ Ridsdale relives his glory days of middle school in the late 2000s, the peak of his existence. It has all been downhill since then. 1. Washed Out - Feel It All Around 2. Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer 3. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Weekend Run 4. Men I Trust - Seven 5. The Cure…

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  49. KX FM 6-21-21

    Thee Olde Psychedelick Rock and Roll Programme 1. Acid Dad - Mr. Major 2. Heaters - Highwind 3. Ulrika Spacek - Full of Men 4. The Rain Parade - I Look Around 5. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Thought Ballune 6. The Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You 7. The Church - Tristesse 8. Winter - Someone Like…

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  50. KX FM 6-7-21

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Positive Vibrations on KX FM is an hour-long exploration of neo-psychedelia from the 1980s until now, shining light on the bands and artists that pioneered psychedelic rock after its peak in the '60s. During this 60-minute journey into the heart of modern psychedelia, DJ Ian Ridsdale mixes elements of all branches of the genre, including the Paisley Underground of the '80s, '90s shoegazing, and all psych-inspired alternative and indie music since then. Broadcast live from Laguna Beach, California every week, Positive Vibrations is the perfect soundtrack to the counterculture of now.

Listen live every Monday from 7-8 PM on KXFMRadio.org!

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Positive Vibrations on KX FM is an hour-long exploration of neo-psychedelia from the 1980s until now, shining light on the bands and artists that pioneered psychedelic rock after its peak in the '60s. During this 60-minute journey into the heart of modern psychedelia, DJ Ian Ridsdale mixes elements...

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