WKNC 88.1 FM - North Carolina State University Student RadioZack Mexico, who WKNC fans will remember from our Oct. 3 Fridays on the Lawn, performed with Strange Faces and Dad & Dad at Dec. 11’s Local Band Local Beer. The gang stopped by the studios to chat with Phian before the show.
Listen in to their conversation, which begins with the song “Meric Clanson” and also includes the tracks “Apocalypse,” “Lucy” and “Fun Fun."
Dad & Dad’s Saman Khoujinian talked with Phian before their show Dec. 11 at Local Band Local Beer. Click below to hear the conversation along with the songs “All Sys Gehen” and “Doldrums.”
The DJ’s at WKNC share some of their musical and non-musical highlights of 2014 …
DJ Iron Mic’s Top 5 Rap Tracks from the 4th Quarter of 2014
1. Ghostface Killah – Battlefield – 36 Seasons
2. Joey Bada$$ – No. 99
3. Yelawolf – Down
4. Big K.R.I.T. – Soul Foods
5. Run the Jewels – Blockbuster Night Pt. I
DJ Cancel: Latino Music, Canto De Lobos
Best New Albums
1. MultiViral : Calle 13
2. 3.0 – Marc Anthony
3. Posada – Gaby Moreno
4. Formula Vol. 2 – Romeo Santos
5. Corazon – Santana
Best Songs
1. Asi De Grande Son las Ideas – Calle 13
2. Bailando – Enrique Iglesias ft. Descemer Bueno
3. Hasta Que Salga el Sol – Banda los Recoditos
4. Yo Tambien – Romeo Santos ft. Marc Anthony
5. Peces en El Rio – Gaby Moreno
English Soccer/ That Emo Show
1. Joyce Manor – Never Hungover Again
2. Tiny Moving Parts- Pleasant Living
3. You Blew It!- Award of the Year Award
4. Pianos Become The Teeth- Keep You
5. Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan- Birdman Presents: Rich Gang Tha Tour Part 1
(And hoping for a Kanye West Christmas Day Release album)
Rory: afterhours
1. Museum Mouth: Alex I Am Nothing
2. The Drums: Encyclopedia
3. ILoveMakonnen: I Love Makonnen
4. Perfume Genius: Too Bright
5. Phantogram: Voices
Slaughterhome: Chainsaw Rock
1. Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels 2
2. clipping.: CLPPNG
3. Pallbearer: Foundations of Burden
4. Open Mike Eagle: Dark Comedy
5. Code Orange: My World
tfw the metal md has 3 hip-hop albums in his top 5 oops
Big Fat Sac: Both Kinds Radio (classic country and western swing)
1. Sturgill Simpson – “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music”
2. T’OW3RS – “Tl;dr”
3. Run the Jewels – “Run the Jewels 2”
4. Billy Joe Shaver – “Long in the Tooth”
5. Spoon – “They Want My Soul”
Space Captain Walrus: Indie Rock
1. Todd Terje: It’s Album Time
2. Eno & Hyde: High Life
3. Parquet Courts: Sunbathing Animal
4. Caribou: Our Love
5. Adult Jazz: Gist Is
Can I put a top local album? It’d be Flesh Wounds: S/T
trash can: Undreground Hip Hop
1. Busdriver – Perfect Hair
2. clipping. – CLPPNG
3. Open Mike Eagle – Dark Comedy
4. Xiu Xiu – Unclouded Sky
5. Sisyphus – Sisyphus
Magic Kaanch: Daytime Indie
1. Alex G: DSU
2. Illuminating Daydream: Alone
3. Cold Foamers: All Cold Everything
4. High Pop: holy smokes!
5. Iceage: Plowing Into the Field of Love
Black Dalia: Indie Rock
1. Kauai – Childish Gambino
2. This Is All Yours – Alt-J
3. Sylvan Esso – Sylvan Esso
4. Listen – The Kooks
5. Lazaretto – Jack White
The Chlobert Report: Indie Rock
1. TV On The Radio: Seeds
2. Sylvan Esso: Sylvan Esso
3. Die Antwoord: Donker Mag
4. Tobacco: Ultima II Massage
5. Manchester Orchestra: HOPE
Approximately Normal: Indie Rock
1. Mac Demarco: Salad Days
2. Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire For No Witness
3. Caribou: Our Love
4. TOPS: Picture You Staring
5. Warpaint: Warpaint
Zack Ufland (DJ Z): Indie Rock
1. Mac Demarco: Salad Days
2. Real Estate: Atlas
3. Dum Dum Girls: Too True
4. The War On Drugs: Lost In The Dream
5. The Griswolds: Be Impressive
Muta: Afterhours
1. Sylvan Esso: Sylvan Esso
2. Amp Live: Headphone Concerto
3. ODESZA: In Return
4. Porter Robinson: World
5. St. Vincent: St. Vincent
Green Man: Indie Rock
1. Matt Kivel-Days of Being Wild
2. Alex G – DSU
3. The Antlers- Familiars
4. Kissing Party- looking back it was romantic but at the time i was suffocating
5. Baths – Ocean Death
DJ CJ: Americana, Blues, & Co., Local Lunch
1. Sturgill Simpson: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
2. Hiss Golden Messenger: Lateness of Dancers
3. Nickel Creek – A Dotted Line
4. The War on Drugs: Lost in the Dream
5. Ryley Walker: All Kinds of You
Top 5 Foods I Ate For the 1st Time In 2014
1. The Fat Darrell, R U Hungry, New Brunswick, NJ
2. Zapps Voodoo Chips, available at Wawa and elsewhere
3. Streak o’ Lean Biscuit, Farmer’s Market Restaurant, Raleigh, NC
4. Smelt, a fish from the Great Lakes
5. The Twinx, State Fair, Raleigh, NC
JB: Indie Rock
1. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Piñata
2. Mac Demarco – Salad Days
3. Flying Lotus – You’re Dead!
4. Ariel Pink – Pom Pom
5. Real Estate – Atlas
The Crypt’s New Jazz Top 5
1. The Last Southern Gentleman – Delfeayo Marsalis
2. Bad Self Portraits – Lake Street Dive
3. Snarky Puppy – We Like It Here
4. Slow Down – The North
5. Kekko Fornarelli Trio – Outrush
Dave Samuels: Afterhours
1. Todd Terje – It’s Album Time
2. Flying Lotus – You’re Dead
3. Andy Stott – Faith In Strangers
4. Aphex Twin – Syro
5. Dorian Concept – Joined Ends
DJ Salinger: Local Lunch
1. Old Hours: Even in the Sun
2. Hiss Golden Messenger: Lateness of Dancers
3. Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire For no Witness
4. Museum Mouth: Alex I am Nothing
5. Hurray for the Riff Raff: Small Town Heros
DJ Nasty Nate: Indie Rock, Emo
1. The Hotelier – Home, Like Noplace Is There
2. Joyce Manor – Never Hungover Again
3. Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) – You Will Eventually Be Forgotten
4. The New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers
5. The Weatherbox – Flies In All Directions
Top Shows:
1: The White Octave @ Hopscotch
2: FEST! Mineral, The Hotelier, twiabp, Circle takes the Square, more @ Gainesville, FL
3: CUDDLEFEST! @ The Mattress Fort (RIP)
4: The New Pornographers @ Cat’s Cradle
5: Into It. Over It. w/ TWIABP & A Great Big Pile of Leaves @ The Local 506
JRRT: Indie Rock
1. Aphex Twin: Syro
2. Courtney Barnett: The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas
3. Gardens & Villa: Dunes
4. Ty Segall: Manipulator
5. Tinariwen: Emmaar
EXTRA BONUS 6TH ALBUM!!!!
6. Daniel Bachman: Orange Co. Serenade
Uncle Jemima: nothing as of right now
TOP FIVE NICKNAMES FOR YOUR LEGS
1. Your getaway sticks
2. Your tubthumpers (see also: your chumbawambas)
3. Your dungaroos
4. Your Young Thugs
5. Your bottom-arms
DJ From Full House: Indie Rock, Local Lunch
1. Alvvays: “Alvvays”
2. BadBadNotGood: III
3. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: Pinata
4. Big Ups: Eighteen Hours of Static
5. Parquet Courts: Sunbathing Animal
Jake Phillips (Jake from State Farm): Indie Rock, Local Lunch
1. Alvvays: Alvvays
2. Naked Naps: Ok, Bye
3. Ghostt Bllonde: Demos and Discord
4. Taco Cat: NVM
5. Black Santa: Sorry if This is Weird
Alex the Great: Indie Rock
1. Elbow: The Takeoff and Landing of Everything
2. Kishi Bashi: Lighght
3. Singles: Future Islands
4. Childhood: Lacuna
5. Spoon: They Want My Soul
Movies:
1. Grand Budapest Hotel
2. Gone Girl
3. Interstellar
4. The Drop
5. 22 Jump Street
natty bumpo ; independent rock and roll
1; ariel pink – pom pom
2; mac demarco – salad days
3; half japanese – overjoyed
4; deerhoof – la isla bonita
5; parquet courts – sunbathing animal
Walter-Ego (Walt Lilly) Daytime Indie
5. Future Islands – Singles
4. The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
3. Swans – To Be Kind
2. King Gizzard & Lizard Wizard – I’m In Your Mind Fuzz
1. Flesh Wounds – Flesh Wounds
I love the rock and roll music
The Mattador: Indie Rawk
1. Tacocat: NVM
2. The New Pornographers: Brill Bruisers
3. Sylvan Esso: Sylvan Esso
4. Alvvays: Alvvays
5. Hospitality: Trouble
OVERALL TOP 5 BASED ON NUMBERS
Sylvan Esso – Sylvan Esso
Mac Demarco – Salad Days
Alvvays – Alvvays
Parquet Courts – Sunbathing Animal
The War On Drugs – Lost in the Dream
Mark O’Connor and Ryan Barnum from Raleigh’s Strange Faces stopped by the WKNC studios to talk with Phian before their Thursday, Dec. 11 performance at Local Band Local Beer.
The interview also includes four songs: Above the Waves, Back of Your Mind, Pale Horse and Wasteland.
Machine Drum – “Vapor City Archive”
Based off the artist’s recurring dreams, this complex album paints a picture of his dreamscape. Awesome rhythms, beautiful keyboard parts, and top notch production that really brings out the darkness in the album. Minimal Vocals.
Flying Lotus – “You’re Dead”
Super jazzy album. Most tracks are quite short. Other than “Never Catch Me” featuring Kendrick Lamar, this album lacks the typical hip-hop influence FlyLo tends to bring. This album can go from an extreme fast passed weirdness to a slow and lulling cadence.
Aphex Twin – “Syro”
Thirteen years in the making, Aphex Twin’s “Syro” album. Ambient, Industrial electronic, even some jungle techno. A cool mix of interesting sounds throughout the entire album, while still keeping up with Aphex Twin’s darker style.
SBTRKT – “Wonder Where We Land”
The second full length album from SBTRKT (pronounced “subtract”) brings less synths for a wider range of styles. Sampha’s smooth R&B vocals are used on several of the tracks as well as other recognizable vocalist and rappers. All songs are pretty chill.
Caribou – “Our Love”
A more lyrically personal album for Caribou. This album explores a wide variety of styles. From the slow cerebral tracks like “Silver” to the mode mid-range synth-pop songs like “Can’t Do Without You” to the dance tracks like “Julia Brightly” this album has a lot to offer.
MOA – “Maverick”
I like this music, give me some “moa” am I right? (lame) Wow, what a feel good album. This is one of the happiest and upbeat electronic albums I’ve heard all year. Lots of dance club type tracks and some dubstep. Some tracks sound a little poppy; lots of upbeat techno.
Garden City Movement – “Bengali Cinema”
Sweet EP. Very chill, downtempo beats with chopped and screwed vocals. Totally “Majestic Casual” style. Listen if you enjoy those chill tunes.
Eliot Lipp – “Watch The Shadows”
A soulful album that really showcases his synth-hop style. Many great vocalists are featured on this album. A beautiful fusion of soulful organic sounds and new dance floor mechanics.
Kodomo – “Patterns and Lights”
Nice beats with some classical elements thrown in. This album has more of an ambient sound; no big drops or build ups. Reminds me of Japanese producers styles.
Bonobo – “Flashlight”
This 3 song EP really demonstrates the quality of Bonobo’s work. A chill album with many layers to concentrate on while listening. Good swurling synths. The last track is the most down-temp of the three.
by Muta & YeägerMeister
12/15: Dirty Politicians / The Rockit Pops / Lone Wolves @ Local 506
12/19: Mary Johnson Rockers and the Spark / Birds & Arrows @ Cat’s Cradle Back Room
12/21: Celestogramme / Lilac Shadows @ The Pinhook
This week, tune into WKNC 88.1 FM and when the DJ asks for it, call the request lines to win tickets to these shows! Good luck and happy listening!
12/8 – Old Testament / Shine Brothers @ Local 506
12/10 – Full Body Tones / Bear With Me / Vanguard Party @ Local 506
12/11 – Deep Sleeper @ Back Room
12/12 – Lost in the Trees @ Haw River Ballroom
12/12 – Chris Pureka @ Pinhook
12/13 – Mutoid Man / Bedowyn / Dogs Eyes @ Local 506
12/13 – Collapsis @ Back Room
12/14 – Museum Mouth / Wailin Storms / Body Games @ Local 506
12/14 – The Blow @ Pinhook
This week, tune into WKNC 88.1 FM and when the DJ asks for it, call the request lines to win tickets to these shows! Good luck and happy listening!
1. CARIBOU – Our Love – Merge
2. SBTRKT – Wonder Where We Land – Young Turks
3. CLARK – Clark – Warp
4. MOA – Maverick – Self-Released
5. AMP LIVE – Headphone Concerto – Plug Research
6. ODESZA – In Return – Counter
7. DORIAN CONCEPT – Joined Ends – Ninja Tune
8. FLYING LOTUS – You’re Dead – Warp
9. APHEX TWIN – Syro – Warp
10. SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA – Alium – Counter
EOT156 Be Safe This Holiday Season 12/02/14
Eye on the Triangle is WKNC’s weekly public affairs programming, with news, interviews, opinion, weather, sports, arts, music, events, and issues that matter to NCSU, Raleigh, and the Triangle. This week on EOT:
We have a discussion with the North Carolina executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, who is seeking to heighten peoples’ awareness of the need to plan safely this holiday season.
We have Michaela’s coverage on a very unique study that links ecology and religion, brought to you from none other than NC State.
Nick brings us coverage on an event next semester that you might want to start preparing for now.
Listen to all this, plus our Community Calendar.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1. PARQUET COURTS – Content Nausea – What’s Your Rupture?
2. GIRLPOOL – Girlpool – Wichita
3. KID MOXIE – 1888 – Undo
4. YAWN – Love Chills – Old Flame
5. PONY BWOY – Nar-ke – Self-Released
WKNC RADIO 200
1. KEVIN MORBY – Still Life – Woodsist
2. DEERHOOF – La Isla Bonita – Polyvinyl
3. ALLO DARLIN’ – We Come From The Same Place – Slumberland
4. HOOKWORMS – The Hum – Weird World
5. KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD – I’m In Your Mind Fuzz – Castle Face
6. CELESTIAL SHORE – Enter Ghost – Hometapes
7. LES SINS – Michael – Company
8. ICEAGE – Plowing Into The Field Of Love – Matador
9. JAZZ JUNE – After The Earthquake – Topshelf
10. CARIBOU – Our Love – Merge
11. ARIEL PINK – Pom Pom – 4AD
12. FLYING LOTUS – You’re Dead – Warp
13. USELESS EATERS – Bleeding Moon – Castle Face
14. FOXYGEN – And Star Power – Jagjaguwar
15. EX HEX – Rips – Merge
16. KELE – Trick – Kobalt-Lilac
17. PANDA BEAR – Mr Noah – Domino
18. GRUFF RHYS – American Interior – Turnstile
19. GOLD LAKE – Years – Parallel Lines
20. KINDNESS – Otherness – Mom And Pop
21. RYAN HEMSWORTH – Alone For The First Time – Last Gang-Secret Songs
22. DEPTFORD GOTH – Songs – 37 Adventures
23. BOTS – Pink Palms – Fader
24. SCIFLYER – They Only Believe In The Moon – Tone Vendor
25. FROM INDIAN LAKES – Absent Sounds – Triple Crown
26. 2 BEARS – The Night Is Young – Southern Fried
27. NOTS – We Are Nots – Goner
28. VAN ALLEN BELT – Heaven On A Branch – Nonstop Everything
29. AISLERS SET – How I Learned To Write Backwards: Reissue – Suicide Squeeze
30. ABSOLUTELY FREE – Absolutely Free – Lefse