The Obelisk Show on Gimme Metal Playlist: Episode 83
Posted in Radio on April 29th, 2022 by JJ Koczan
This isn’t the first time I’ve done this — an all-request show — but I’m especially happy to have put word out for people to pick tunes in this instance, because look at that middle block of songs! It’s like a guided tour through classic stoner rock. Not Slomosa so much, though they certainly emphasize the enduring influence of ’90s and ’00s heavy rock on new bands — or Circle, who end that block in avant-sludge fashion, but the rest of it is right in there. Unida. Goatsnake, Astroqueen. Lowrider. Acrimony. I’ll say them again. Acrimony. Even newer Bitchwax. I could’ve put Spirit Caravan in there as well, I guess, but I like the way this one flows as is, and you can see, they all came by request.
Some were just bands — play Slomosa, etc. — but some were specific to the songs included here. Playing Tin House and Funkadelic back to back is my idea of a good time. See also Lowrider and Goatsnake. I was thinking I might do blurbs in the Gimme chat for these bands while the show’s on. The last episode was pretty dead — I think it was also Good Friday? so maybe that had something to do with it — but just to help people kind of understand some of the context here, because I’m guessing that the more headbangerly contingent is going to see stuff like 500 Ft. of Pipe and not know what the hell is going on. Fair enough.
I may do that, I may not have the energy later today. I’ll be around in any case. Come say hi.
Thanks if you listen, thanks if you’re reading. Thanks in general.
The Obelisk Show airs 5PM Eastern today on the Gimme app or at: http://gimmemetal.com.
Full playlist:
The Obelisk Show – 04.29.22
| Blackfinger | Waiting for the Sun (for Abraham Ram) | When Colors Fade Away |
| Tenebra | Moon Maiden (for Marco Gargiulo) | Moongazer |
| Telekinetic Yeti | Ancient Nug (for Matthew Parness) | Primordial |
| Spirit Caravan | Fang (for Tim Waits) | Jug Fulla Sun |
| VT | ||
| Slomosa | On and Beyond (for Steve Janiak) | Slomosa |
| Lowrider | Convoy V (for Rob Godfrey) | Ode to Io |
| Goatsnake | Black Cat Bone (for Sven Mueller) | Trampled Under Hoof |
| Astroqueen | Tidal Wave (for Max Mountain) | The 2003 Sessions EP |
| Unida | Wet Pussycat (for Rob Godfrey) | The Best of Wayne-Gro |
| Acrimony | Hymns to the Stone (for El Pez) | Tumuli Shroomaroom |
| Sheavy | Savannah (for Darryl Felstead) | The Electric Sleep |
| 500 Ft. of Pipe | 77 Burnout (for El Pez) | Dope Deal |
| The Atomic Bitchwax | Easy Action (for Mark Richard) | Scorpio |
| Circle | Rakkauta al Dente (for Amy Johnson) | Terminal |
| VT | ||
| Wartime | Under Your Light (for Juan Lopez) | Volumen II |
| King Woman | Golgotha (for Caleb Dub) | Celestial Blues |
| Achachak | Celebration for the Desert (for Mile Mijac) | Planet Hashish |
| Funkadelic | Qualify and Satisfy (for Scott Hamilton) | Funkadelic |
| Tin House | Be Good and Be Kind (for Cheri Pi) | Tin House |
The Obelisk Show on Gimme Metal airs every Friday 5PM Eastern, with replays Sunday at 7PM Eastern. Next new episode is May 13 (subject to change). Thanks for listening if you do.
