Podcast Episode 16 (playlist in the comments)

Weeeeee're baaaack! After a nearly two month hiatus, we have a NEW SHOW!!! We scaled back to an episode a month with distractions such as work, holidays and just plain life keeping us from doing our usual weekly show.

Lotsa Christmas gifts played on this episode, and with this being the last episode of the year, we tried to make it one of our best shows to date.

We would also like to thank all of our fellow listeners for making it through year one with us! Including our vacation specials, we did 19 eps! Not bad for a half year. Hopefully next year we can do twice as many, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Enjoy, and more to come...

- Otter & Caroline.


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Podcast Episode 15 (tracklist in the comments)

New episode! New download! New month! With November here, our themed podcasts for the month of October draw to a close. Lotsa versatility here, as we spread our wings again on this latest episode.

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Podcast Episode 14 (HALLOWEEN SPECIAL Part 4) (tracklist in the comments)

Well here we are again, with our LAST in a series of four Halloween themed podcasts. It's a two hour special, as Caroline counts down her top 10 newest horror movie discoveries between sets. Also the first episode so far where I break into some 78's. Sure to be a blast!


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Podcast Episode 13 (HALLOWEEN SPECIAL Part 3) (tracklist in the comments)

Three down, one to go. Another horrific episode for your ghoulish pleasure. Some wild covers, terrifying delights! Circular file novelties! Arcana in a jugular vein!

Listen if you dare!

David Liebe Hart - Astronaut (2015, Stereo)

Wandering the streets of Los Angeles, you're bound to run into David Liebe Hart. He frequents the Hollywood Bowl, where he street performs down the trek up to the ticket counter. Caroline, my wife, has ran into him there multiple times. We also encountered him sitting on a bench at the La Brea Tar Pits trying to sell souvenir sketches and his CD's which he stated was "Punk rock music."

Caroline bought one of his albums during her previous encounter (Christian Hymns And Songs Of Praise, which is as good as it sounds,) and decided we were going to buy EVERYTHING he had to offer. We left with three albums, a sketch of our cat, Giuseppe and some fun memories.

Astronaut is one of those albums. His self-described "punk" rock music... is more like electronic outsider music. The songs on here deal with several topics, which are classic DLH: Space exploration and technology, public service and positive message songs and songs dealing with his troubles with women. It has all the outsider charm he brought to "Tim & Eric Awesome Show! Great Job!" only more polished. I suppose he's still at it and refining himself as a musician.

Considering he sold us a bootleg burned copy of his own CD with photocopied album art, I see no copy of sharing the album with all of you.

You can download the album here.


Or buy it from the man himself here

Various - The "Now" Sound of Young Music 36 Today! (1966, Stereo)

One of my favorite sub genre's of music is "Lounge goes Rock" where jazz bands or softer lush lounge groups covering billboard pop and rock hits in the mid and late 60's, ala' the Ultra-Lounge "On The Rocks" compilations.

I have made quite a few. Unlike Ultra-Lounge's discs, I am not limited from working solely from the Capitol/Liberty catalog. Or limited to semi-commercial recordings. I can gather from vanity presses, small labels, high school marching bands, etc. Sort of an... "Incorrect Rock Companion" so to speak.

That being said, yesterday I came across this gem. At first glance, I assumed it was a budget release of Columbia chart toppers, but with no artists listed, I had to take a chance. Sure enough, 36 tracks of hits done by cover artists... Most likely New York session musicians. Some covers on here are pretty exceptional, others not so much. A more appropriate title would be "They Can't All Be Winners! 36 Meh!"

It's listed as a Columbia Record Club Exclusive, which means if you didn't select all the titles needed, or if you didn't select a record for the month, you probably got screwed and sent this drek in place of some choice music. I'm being overly harsh though. It's not so bad, and I can easily say I got my dollar worth.

Podcast Episode 12 (HALLOWEEN SPECIAL Part 2) (tracklist in the comments)

Hello boys and ghouls! We are a day late with our new episode, but hopefully the wait didn't kill you! MUAHAHAHA! We bring you our second of four Halloween themed episodes with lots of tricks and treats for everyone. Some of the horrific topics in this episode include songs about: vampires, slashers, monsters, ghosts, psychos, zombies and of course, the dead! Enjoy!

Download here if you dare!

Podcast Episode 11: Halloween Special Part 1 (tracklist in the comments)

We made it! With the coming of October, comes our first "thematic" episodes... for the whole month we offer a veritable treasure trove of terrifying toons and macabre melodies!  This episode features songs dealing with wolves, banshees, bats, monsters, wolves, witches and skeletons to name just a few of the ghouls your ears will encounter along the way!

Listen here, IF YOU DARE!!!!!!!!

Podcast Episode 10 (tracklist in the comments)

Here it is! We made it to our 10th episode! And our last episode before October, of which, we switch the format to play nothing but spooky songs and macabre melodies all month long! But this is a good one... a couple of songs which borrow riffs from Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western scores, anti hippie music... one  sung by John Waters starlet(?) Edith Massey, Sun Ra's "cash out" album and a rare hard to find single by Napoleon XIV just to name a few. Stay tuned!

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Podcast Episode 9 (track list in the comments)

Episode 9! One episode to go before we switch over to horror themed records for the entire month of October! Dug deep in the crates, burrowed beneath the bottom of budget bins to find some great great finds of the week! Lotsa garage and synth on this episode... with some really special surprises thrown in. Enjoy!

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Bonus Podcast: Vacation Special Part 3! (tracklist in the comments)

Well, as most of you know... while your faithful hosts were on vacation in Panama City, FL, an epic podcast was recorded. So long mind you, that it had to be edited into THREE HOUR LONG EPISODES! Alas, we come to the conclusion of our three-part bonus with this finale. Joined by drummer Charles Pagano, and record clerk Hollie Adams honing in on key cuts from their record collection and inebriation at an ALL TIME HIGH by the conclusion of this show... you know you're in for some fun.

Listen or download here!!

Bonus Podcast: Vacation Special Part 2! (tracklist in the comments)

Last week I uploaded the first part of our three hour tour. Here is the second hour in. Podcast with friends in Panama City, FL. Interesting grab bag of sounds, heavy handed with pop and disco on this one, but as always... a couple surprises thrown in.

Download or listen to the bonus podcast here!

Podcast Episode 8 (tracklist in comments)

Another week, another podcast! This episode is sprinkled with several tracks we consider some of our all time favorites. Genres all over the map on this one: garage, punk, ye ye, novelty and several other fun surprises.

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Bonus Podcast: Vacation Special Part 1 (tracklist in comments)

Well, been back a month now since my week plus vacation to sunny Florida. While we were there visiting family and friends, sand combing souvenir shopping and record hunting... Caroline and I found time to sit with some pals and record a podcast while on vacation! So enter special guests, ex-Negro Problem drummer Charles Pagano and part-time record store clerk Hollie Adams who loaned their time, knowledge and records for this epic alcohol fueled platter party.

What was supposed to be an hour (and then some) episode like the others, turned out to be an over three hour marathon! Not to mention, we had no phonograph to computer hook up. SO... the whole show had to be edited for sound quality.

Rather than put the whole thing up as one HUGE download, I have edited the show into three parts. So over the next three weeks, on top of our usual episode... I'll add an addition bonus podcast from our three part vacation special.

So without further adieu, here is part 1. Cheers!

Listen and download here!

Podcast Episode 7 (tracklist in comments)

The Dynamic Duophonic Duo is back with a new podcast and ALL new records. Armed with four satchels of wax, a monkey skull and our trusted cats by their side, your brave heroes Otter and Caroline K. have mined deep and dark catacombs to give you sounds unheard! Lotsa prized gems on this one. I kid you not.

In this episode you will find:
* A rock version of In The Hall Of The Mountain King
* A hip hop song about fish
* Afro-American-French Funk Rock
* Goth Rockabilly (Gothabilly)

Just to name a few...
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Podcast Episode 6 (tracklist in comments)

After a month hiatus, I bring you a brand new Audio Arcana episode! Came back last week from Florida, and this episode is made up primarily of what I picked up while I was there. Bare with my drawl on this one, trudged through the podcast with a cold.

Fun stuff though on this one... including 80's salsa, cartoon disco, lesser known covers, fuzz toned hillbilly bop, country girl in hot pants, a vocal version of the theme to 2001 A Space Odyssey, "I've Got The World On A String" with operatic overtones... just to name some of the goodies, CHEERS!

Listen and download here!

Podcast Episode 5 (Tracklist in the comments)

Rushing thru with another Episode! We recorded episode 5 last night in record time, making this our fastest selected episode yet. Join us on this episode with a lounge cover of Raymond Scott's music, Kollywood funk (India's second largest film industry,) a jazzy reworking of a sixties TV show, Krautrock fusion (like the record pictured to your left,) ping pong percussion, gritty 60's exploitation soundtracks... and that's just the first third of the show!



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R.I.P. Lynn Anderson

Here's an interview with Lynn Anderson discussing her career from 1971.

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Podcast Episode 4

   Audio Arcana Episode 4 is recorded and up! All sorts of gems on this one... Puerto Rican jazz, Russian Coldwave, soundtracks galore and lotsa 60's guitars and sitars.

   Ran a little overtime on this episode, but hopefully the treasure trove of aural gems makes up for the length, ENJOY!

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Podcast Episode 3

   Okay... new episode up! In this one, rather than go completely free-form, my co-host Caroline and I, wield two massive stacks of records and play some of our all time favorite records and new acquisitions, staying true to our own tastes and complimenting each others. Sorta like an aural venn diagram!

   We are all over the map on this one. Probably my favorite episode yet.



Listen and download here!

(Playlist in Comments)






- Otter K.

Podcast Episode 2

   Alright, for this weeks episode of Audio Arcana, I was joined by my lovely wife Caroline. She culled some of her favorite records from her shelf, and I did my best to keep up with her impeccable taste. 

   Pretty eclectic grab bag on this one, featuring lotsa records picked up primarily over the last couple months and some old favorites off my shelf.

Listen or download here.


(Playlist in Comments)




Recorded: July 12, 2015


- Otter K.

Podcast Episode 1

   Okie doke, here is the first episode of Audio Arcana's podcast. Recorded June 18, 2015 and uploaded last week. Had my friend Michael Benson over, he brought along some records to listen to, and decided to fire up the microphone and see what happened.

   The shitty sound quality was caused by a fan on, due to the apartment being over 100 degrees, for that apologize. Hopefully this becomes a regular weekly thing.

   For the record, that group I had "no idea" about on the podcast named The Avant-Garde... turned out to be a duo featuring none other than Chuck Woolery of Love Connection fame on lead vocals.


Listen here!

(Playlist in Comments)


-Otter K.

Warped 78's

Okay so I acquired a lot of records this weekend... as in a "lot" of records, not "a lot" of records... however, this "lot" was "a lot," but I digress... any who, it ended up being a crate of country LP's, a crate of jazz LP's and a crate of 78's primarily acoustic era (early 1900's-1910's) BUT... in the crate, was a collection of klezmer, yiddish and Jewish 78's that had warped in the sun.

Luckily I found this youtube video on how to flatten 78's with a hairdryer... so, I am going to test it out and hopefully it works. I already broke one trying to flatten it with a book and light pressure... and two more were immediately thrown away because they were beyond the point of no return.

Here's the vid, wish me luck.


If it works, I'll make a comp of some of the better ones...

Howdy!

   So after much thought, and coaxing... I have started a new blog, devoted to all things musical. First and foremost, I'll post links to my podcast "Audio Arcana," which is a semi-free form audio podcast with guests bringing on and talking about some of their favorite records. Underneath each streaming episode, will be a download link, as well as the playlist. I'll also use this blog to post old mixtapes, other podcasts I've done, musical oddities and interesting records I've picked up, music related articles, pictures, music videos and other forms of audio arcana as they come my way.

   The picture to the left,  was taken around 7 years ago of my collection while living in Florida. I left behind nearly all my records when I moved from Los Angeles. My wife's LP's became ours, and those three shelves of 78's are what I amassed more or less within a 2-3 period. We've come a looooong way since this photo was taken... but it's nice to look back and reminisce about humble beginnings in collectordom. Within a few weeks I'll try to dig out some mixtapes and CD's made during this period to give all of you an idea what sort of stuff I got into back then. ENJOY!

- Otter K.