THE OZONE - 9/29/02 posted by O.W.

I often times forget that when I'm too busy to do a full post, I still have roughly 10 years worth of radio shows to draw from so long as I remember to digitize them once in a while. Here's a show from about five years ago (christ, I can't believe 2002 = five years ago. Damn, I feel old). I like how I talk about a "new segment" on the show but I'm pretty sure I stopped doing the "Under the Covers" segment after only a handful of times...not for any particular reason besides laziness. Still, some good "Cissy Strut" action there for Meters' fans.

So far, I've digitized the first two hours:

The Ozone, hosted by DJ O-Dub. 90.7 FM, KALX

9/29/02 - Hour 1

Primeridian: Jigsaw
The Meters: Cissy Strut
Hoctor Records: Cissy Strut
Trinidad Steel Band: Sissy Strut
Earl Van Dyke: Cissy Strut
Rod Piazza: Cissy Strut
Ni Double Ki: Movin On
Rupert Cobbett: Seven Heaven
Nancy Ames: Pow, Pow, Pow (Mas Que Nada)
Jadell: Spanish Fly
The Cabilidos: Barrio Bueno
Lee Dorsey: Yes We Can
Sly and the Family Stone: A Trip To Your Heart
The Vibrettes: Humpty Dump Pt. 1
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings: Cut the Line
Lilith: Pick Up the Pieces

Hour 2

James Brown: The Payback Mix
Instant Funk: I Got My Mind Made Up
Michael Jackson: Billie Jean (instr)
Fat Larry's Band: Lookin' For Love
Latasha: I'm Every Woman (from "Hustle!")
Andy Loore: Mixed Drums
West Coast Revival: Feelin' Alright (from "California Soul")
Electric Church: We Had a Love (from "Welcome to the Newsroom")
Horace Silver: Acid, Pot Or Pills
Mickey and the Soul Generation: Football
The Aquarians: Bayu-Bayu
Bobby Paunetto: Fenway Funk

The Ozone - July 5, 2000 posted by O.W.

Another retrieval from my radio past at KALX FM in Berkeley, CA. This clip comes from a show that's just a little over seven years back. Yowzers. Apart from the usual mix of styles, I included a short set of "Spinning Wheel" covers.

Here's the playlist:

Mike Longo: Angel of Love
Johnny Jenkins: I Walk on Guilded Splinters
Too Def: I Am Who I Am
Bizzie Boys: Droppin It
De La Soul: Ooooh!
Allen Toussaint: Louie
Lee Dorsey: Four Corners
Eddie Bo: Friend and a Lover
Cannonball Adderley: Capricorn
Junior Mance: Spinning Wheel
Peggy Lee: same
Wade Marcus: same
Bruce Kelly's New Oregon Singers: same
Howard Roberts: same
Joey Chavez: Worldwide II
Big Dro: Spank
J. Sands: Won't Stop

JUST ADDED: I've been dealing with computer problems the last few days so that's slowed my output. Just to hold folks over, here's part 2 of that July 5, 2000 radio show:

John Dankworth: Return From the Ashes
Michal Urbaniak: Ekim
Fela Kuti: Fight to Finish
Public Enemy: Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos
The Aquarians: Jungle Fever
BW Souls: Marvin's Groove
Frank Lucas: Good Time Man
Betty Everett: I'm a Woman
The Brothers Two: You Got It
Calypso King and the Soul: Damper Down Popcorn
Black Madness: Wild Brooklyn Bandits
Main Source: The Atom
Jurassic 5: Quality Control
Elaine Brown: Child in the World
Jimmy McGriff: Tiki
Mangum: It's the Music That Makes Us Do It
Annette Peacock: Survival
Cold Blood: When I'm Kissing My Love
George Shearing: Slippin Into Darkness

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The Ozone, 10/14/03 Pt. 2 and 3 posted by O.W.

First of all, a quick SSV2 update: I finally got in everything: LPs and CDs. LPs all went out over the weekend. CDs are packaged and ready to ship but I'm nursing a stomach flu bug that's kickin' my a-- right now so I wasn't able to take stuff down to the post office today. Hopefully, by tomorrow, I won't be laid out as badly.All CDs went out on 6/13.

Second, congrats to J. Thorton who won the copy of the Mingering Mike book for correctly guessing the eight record label logos in the new banner. They are, in order: Black Jazz, Tommy Boy, Stax, Tico, Prestige, Wackies, Motown and Def Jam. Most people got everything except for Tico and Wackies was especially tough for many.

Lastly, here's parts 2 and 3 from my old radio show.

RH Factor: Poetry
Leroy Hutson: As Long As There's Love Around
Philip Upchurch: Midnight Chile
Tito Rodriguez: Descarga Malanga
Ju-Par Universal Orchestra: Funky Music
Jimi Entley Sound: Charlie's Theme
Spirit of Atlanta: Buttermilk Bottom
Carl Davis and the Chi-Sound Orchestra: Windy City Theme
Frankie Nieves: Ten Cuidado
Aztec Zodiac: Ain't Nothin' But a Party
Calbido's Three: El Sonida Azul

Round Midnight Mix
High and Mighty: Take It Off
Krown Rulers: Kick the Ball
The Roots: Silent Treatment remix
A Team: GB In Your Life
Apani B Fly MC: Abracadbra
Styles of Beyond: Mr. Brown remix
Kool G Rap: Bout That remix
Oh No: Chump
Diverse: Explosive

(Just to note: the mix was done without the benefit of a mixer or crossfader. I had to mix it through the studio board).

Hopefully, I'll feel less like dying tomorrow. Cheers!

Blast from the past posted by O.W.

The Ozone Show, Tuesday, October 14, 2003
90.7 FM, KALX, Berkeley

It's been a long time coming but I've been meaning to digitize a few of my old radio shows. For those of you who didn't know, I did college radio for over 10 years, all at KALX in Berkeley. This was one of my last shows, in late 2003, before I left radio and - coincidentally - started audioblogging. Seems like a good time to bring it full circle, plus give ya'll some tunes to listen to while I'm busy with some writing work that's keeping me from blogging more. The total show was actually 2.5 hours but I edited out the first hour. I also cut out most of my "radio DJ" dialogue out (save for the first bit) since, really, you don't need to hear me talking about ride share programs and other PSAs. Here's the playlist of what's included:

Memphix: Keys to Go
Eugene Blacknell: The Trip
The Temprees: Explain It To Her Mama
Fania All Stars: Viva Tirado
The Politicians: The World We Live In
Memphix: Comfortable With Failure
Crystal Mansion: And It Takes My Breath Away
Abel: Music Maker
Oliver Sain: Comin Down Soul
Johnny Pate: Constant Wind
Chester Thompson: Powerhouse
Bjarne Rostvold and Perry Knudsen: Magonde
Joe Cain: Wild Horses
Dorival Caymmi: Promessa De Pescador
Caetano Veloso: Trio Electrico
Roy Ayers: Green and Gold
Rare Function: Disco Function
Gary Davis: Got To Get Your Love