The Obelisk Show on Gimme Radio Recap: Episode 06
Okay, so I guess the first thing you should know if you don’t know is I sort of have a radio show. It’s called The Obelisk Show. I’ve been in league with the good peoples at Gimme Radio for a couple months now, and it seems like it’s sticking, which is nice. They’ve been kind enough to give me a forum through which to share music, and I’m happy for the opportunity. I’ve guested with Diane Farris (also now on Gimme) on WFMU a few times over the years, but haven’t hosted a show since I was in college at WSOU in New Jersey, so it’s been a thrill to do so again. I had missed it more than I realized.
Since it doesn’t look like I’m about to be immediately shitcanned by Gimme on account of general suckdom — can’t help but feel like I’m getting away with something there — I wanted to get an archive going of playlists on here, basically so I can refer to it later and know what I’ve already played and when. Otherwise, I’ll just do the same stuff all the time, because I’m kind of a doof generally. So here we are.
The latest episode — the sixth — was a wrap-up of what I thought were some of the best tracks from 2018. You can see the playlist below in the kind oldschool-looking spreadsheet form. Ignore the asterisks by the album titles; they just mean something that came out this year. Which, in the case of this episode, was everything.
If you didn’t get to hear it the first time around or want to dig into other episodes, Gimme has an archive available on the cheap, and they reair the show as well. Thanks either way if you get to check it out.
I thought this was a decent one. Here’s the playlist:
The Obelisk Show Ep. 06 – 12.16.18
Gozu | Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat | Equilibrium* | 0:06:24 |
Mos Generator | The Destroyer | Shadowlands* | 0:04:27 |
BREAK | |||
Traden | Hymn | Traden* | 0:07:20 |
Sandrider | Hollowed | Armada* | 0:06:06 |
Grayceon | Let it Go | IV* | 0:06:22 |
Sunnata | Outlands | Outlands* | 0:07:37 |
BREAK | |||
Monster Magnet | When the Hammer Comes Down | Mindfucker* | 0:05:42 |
Fu Manchu | Don’t Panic | Clone of the Universe* | 0:02:04 |
Foghound | Known Wolves | Awaken to Destroy* | 0:03:59 |
Naxatras | You Won’t be Left Alone | III* | 0:11:17 |
King Buffalo | Morning Song | Longing to be the Mountain* | 0:09:49 |
Weedpecker | Liquid Sky | III* | 0:06:33 |
Black Rainbows | Riding Fast Till the End of Time | Pandaemonium* | 0:04:07 |
Witch Mountain | Burn You Down | Witch Mountain* | 0:07:40 |
BREAK | |||
Sleep | Sonic Titan | The Sciences* | 0:12:27 |
YOB | Ablaze | Our Raw Heart* | 0:10:13 |
The Obelisk Show on Gimme Radio airs every other Sunday night at 7PM Eastern, with replays the following Tuesday at 9AM. Next show is Jan. 13. Thanks for listening if you do.
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