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TONES FOR THE HEAD

by AgentA

listening sessions for the third ear ~ cut-up collage edits & free-format mixtape compilations eclectic selective assemblage ~ ranging from difficult to easy listeningvarious genres ~ various artistsinstrumentals . songs . spoken_word oddly modified - modly oddifiedmerging into medleys of metapsyphonicaCustomer Review: "Constantly Unfolding""AgentA mixes together a wide assortment of music, clips of commercials and television audio into a smooth moving assemblage that both challenges and grooves. Music and spoken word are weaved together into an aural narrative. What could verge upon irritating randomness is tempered by AgentA, like any good DJ, keeps the pace consistent. Songs and audio clips flow naturally, inevitably, between one another, leaving the listener in a joyful place of anticipation." - Francis Tibbles via Joel LuedersThe Francis Tibbles ShowMinneapolis, MN 10/12Including selections from the following at one time or another: Zone S

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  1. Trick or Treat!

    Download for highest fidelity playback http://headxones.podomatic.com/ a third-ear twerk session of a collision collage mix of oddified extractions and amputation mutations from a variety of sources including tracks from the following: Ass-OIO / Offcourse / Hapshash / Tones On Tail / Kings Of...

  2. Mystery lies in the space between us...

    Your attendant will now provide you system access to a third ear massage and therapy session... Download for highest fidelity playback http://headxones.podomatic.com/ a collage mix of oddified extractions and amputation mutations from a variety of sources including media as listed in this youtube...

  3. Fireball XL5 [parallel universe intersection mix]

    Download for highest fidelity playback http://headxones.podomatic.com/ a third-ear collage mix of oddified extractions and amputation mutations from a variety of sources including tracks as listed in this youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyIaLolGC05fcUdETW4cKkAeBJP7Igzw3…

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  4. Sun kiss Moon beam X

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Blip Pilot - Nina Simone - Leonard Cohen - Stars - Frankie Cosmos - Petula Clark - Nerve Theory - Shirley and Spinoza - Don McLean - The Kinks - Soko - Moon King - The Telescopes -The Innocence Mission - Cosmopolis - Ladytron - Broadcast - Arthur Comics - Margo...

  5. Mangled, Tangled, Spangled, and Spinning

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ 20 minute spin cycle collage permutation mix of extractions and amputations from the following sources: Dishwashercrazy - 1930s ABC Spinner Killer Rabbit - Are You Sure That's Plugged In? Ecstatic Sunshine - Ramontana Beyond The Wizards Sleeve - Black Noise (Forest...

  6. starry-eyed and drowning in a dream

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ psychedelic no fidelity oddified novelty collage of dream-noise-drone-&-pulse-pop tones from earnest amateurs and established artists, mixed with film dialogue, and produced while exploring the harmonic dimensions of the long now. Including extractions from the...

  7. Despite All The Amputations, A Family Finds Entertainment

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Cut -up sound collage assemblage of : noise pop, rock, fusion-jazz, fourth world drone jams and trip hop amputations; baked with new and improved oddification processes; generously peppered with oddified samples and spoken snaps from radio, television & film. 1969…

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  8. Freedom Hurts

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ listening log highlights compilation collage mix: thoughts on desire and beyond from James Broughton , Sherlock "Elementary" Holmes, Ralph Nader , Slavoj Žižek , Dr. John C. Lilly , Dr. Steven M. Greer and others; supplemented with a metamorphosing Mixcraft score…

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  9. Vignettes from Snow, White and the 24/7 RIP

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ As You've Never Seen Them Together Before!Headphone Friendly Ghost Mix Exclusive provided with Tech Support & Oddifications by Yours Truly, AgentAStarring:Curtis Snow (Snow On Tha Bluff) and Jesco White (The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia)Co-Starring…

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  10. Rock Bruise: kneading the bone

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Tweakulized rock set zone out mixtape featuring:MUGSTAR - ATOMIC BITCHWAX - BLOOD FOR BLOOD - ECHOBOY - ZONE SIXwith tech support from The Steve Miller Band, Aphex Twin and Title Fight

  11. Stumble Through The X Dimension

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Beginning with a collage mix edit of Phase: Binary Opposition Reprocessed (Planetary Assault Systems Process) & Pablo Ribot with MonsterQuest followed by IO closing with "You" by Matmos from their forthcoming 2013 album as remixed by RRose on the Ganzfeld ep

  12. Better to light a candle...

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Tech Support (intro) - DJ Shadow (Giving Up The Ghost) - Christopher Hitchens (Numinous) - Magnetophone (Oh Darlin') - American Horror Story (Theme) - Biodub (Reminder) - Uqualla (Speaks) - Four Tet (Circling) - Kraftwerk (Tanzmusik)

  13. Bring on the steamed croutons...

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ This compilation of music and word-craft will probably be most interesting to listeners with a third ear for the long-now with a short attention span.Had a mad time with this collage; coming up with some permutations of recent booty and buried treasure. Tuned in...

  14. Pump Up The Jam

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Tones for the body - novelty collage mix for the head - including selections from: Diplo featuring Nicky Da B - Technotronic - Fatboy Slim - S.N.A.F.U. - Lost Fingers - Snap - Tipsy - Bomba Estereo - and then some.

  15. ROCK BRUISE juvenile delinquency digest

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Anarch-E - Hardcore mutha fucka (straight edge mix)The Partisans - I don't give a fuckNicole Panter - Fuck you Punk rock 1977The Avengers - Teenage RebelThe Quick - My Purgatory Years (heard this when I was 17 thanks to DJ Lee Paris)Metric - Combat Baby (channelx...

  16. NIGHT RIDE HOME

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ This episode begins with an oddified exclusive presentation of the audio extracted from a video clip of Joni Mitchell performing during an interview at the banks of the river Amstel in Amsterdam for a Dutch music programme called "Twee Meter Sessies" (Two Meter...

  17. Frequent Flyer Oddcast

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ ::: Notable passengers boarding include: VEAL, PABLO RIBOT, ROBERT ASHLEY, while listening to my favorite pop song at the moment: Ros Serey SotheaThe flight attendant with cloud gazer eyes forgets about preparing for takeoff: E Akebono Scale solo on HAPI DRUM...

  18. Julian Treasure - The 4 Ways Sound Affects Us

    TED Talks video

  19. A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ This episode is a digest of mixes recalled from the archives partly in response to Guess Behemoth's Episode 175, where my third ear perked up to hear William S. Burroughs/Brion Gysin mixed with Black Light District aka COILOpening with a collage mix of::PGR -...

  20. MAYBE . . INSTEAD . .

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ BROADCAST, ENOCH LIGHT, THE KILLS, JOHN ZORN, WEATHER REPORT, ZEENA PARKINS / JIM MENESES, noiseOmatic 1000

  21. Episode 18: mix & match - mod stitch wiggle

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ while undergoing a bit of reconstructive surgery including modified and oddified sounds extracted from PiL (link leads to video of their live lip[s]hip-syncing appearance on American Bandstand - featuring the songs ODDified in this mix) ::: with voiceover…

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  22. Audiovision Amputation Mutation Montage

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Another modular episode with a collage of audio extractions derived from various webmedia - all slightly oddified, poly-modified and/or alter-vivified by yours truly. In this instance, VS. denotes simultaneous play of two more tracks while X = crossfaded or blended...

  23. skip hop bumpin' freestyle extrapolation

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ 0:00 - 1:02: Opening remark into a modified excerpt from: Sunburned Hand of the Man - Parakeet Beat - peppered with samples from: The Baka Forest People which appear throughout the session along with samples from: THX 1138 ending the segment with an apology from:...

  24. Strange Sounds Heard 'Round The World

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ 0:00 - 2:23 [Beginning with extracts from] Psyche Origami - The Standard - DIRECTIONS [merged with extracts from] Coast to Coast AM (overnight talk radio show) - "Unexplained Sounds" (February 23, 2012 with host, George Noory and guest, Linda Moulton Howe) [merged...

  25. Ken Nordine - Wow of Now

  26. Living In A House Inside Your Heart Is John Giorno

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Starring JOHN GIORNO with Excerpt from Shit, Piss, Blood, Pus + Brains (1976) parallel play collision collage featurette with cameo and supporting roles from the following: Artists - selection extractions (somewhat in order of appearance) John J.H. Phillips - Elegy...

  27. late afternoon tea ceremony

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Opitope - A Place Under The Paired Sal Tree Heath Yonaites & KM Krebs - This Will Be A Lonely House Rothko - Bloodtied Ambient Music Therapy - Relax Tone Language - The Robot Sparrows Yoshio Machida - Scene 1 Retrospective Future Dogon - The Seer Mix

  28. Enter Expressway Exit Ahead

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Splice edit and parallel play merging into the x plane - processed extractions from the following sources: People Like Us - [plunderphonics variation of People Like Us like people like us] \ a youtube clip of the Phillip K. Dick robot with AI \ dada rockin' analog...

  29. Field Trip : 01 Step Beyond

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Metamorphosing low-intensity low-g ambient mix compilation: various soundscape explorations with environmental and undetermined sounds sprinkled throughout. oetztal erweitert türsound from Kathrin Stumreich on Vimeo. our story thus far: Alex Reynolds - myc 00:04 -...

  30. Mystery Date At The Speakeasy Lounge

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ Compilation: Retro-Faux-Passé-Noveau Spoken Word and Music Mix [O] = web page in new window [O] Artist - Album - Selection [O] Der Plan - Two Zombies Later - Jungle Village [O] Steven Curtin - Sounds From The Lab - Fomalhaut A Space [O] A TOI (Ambient Temple of...

  31. To be continued...

    http://headxones.podomatic.com/ ::: tones for the head soundscape collage mix 1/2 hour compilation ::: INTRO [modified audio excerpt from the film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas starring Johnny Depp as Hunter S. Thompson] [O] [song during film excerpt is Buffalo Springfield - Expecting to Fly]…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

listening sessions for the third ear ~ cut-up collage edits & free-format mixtape compilations eclectic selective assemblage ~ ranging from difficult to easy listeningvarious genres ~ various artistsinstrumentals . songs . spoken_word oddly modified - modly oddifiedmerging into medleys of metapsyphonicaCustomer Review: "Constantly Unfolding""AgentA mixes together a wide assortment of music, clips of commercials and television audio into a smooth moving assemblage that both challenges and grooves. Music and spoken word are weaved together into an aural narrative. What could verge upon irritating randomness is tempered by AgentA, like any good DJ, keeps the pace consistent. Songs and audio clips flow naturally, inevitably, between one another, leaving the listener in a joyful place of anticipation." - Francis Tibbles via Joel LuedersThe Francis Tibbles ShowMinneapolis, MN 10/12Including selections from the following at one time or another: Zone S

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listening sessions for the third ear ~ cut-up collage edits & free-format mixtape compilations eclectic selective assemblage ~ ranging from difficult to easy listeningvarious genres ~ various artistsinstrumentals . songs . spoken_word oddly modified - modly oddifiedmerging into medleys of...

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