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

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