Cecyl Ruehlen & Thomas Dimuzio: Live Interviews!
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We have another “two-sided” episode this week, as we offer two different kinds of interviews, with two different kinds of artists.
In the first leg of their West Coast Tour, Cecyl Ruehlen calls in to talk about their practice as an artist, playing shows in DIY or temporary spaces, their path as an artist, and then offers a sneak preview of their new album, which is not yet out yet, but is coming soon.
Then, Thomas Dimuzio calls into the show, to talk about how they got into music, the search for the right balance of listening, gear and improvisation, and even offers a little insight into their approach to long-form pieces, and mastering final recordings. Thomas’ approach to sound itself, and how to present it, is something I’ve appreciated for a while, and it was delightful to talk to him about his work.
Be Seeing You.
The Brian Frankish Interview: Stories From A Hollywood Veteran
Below you’ll find links for video, in the event you’d like to watch those while you listen
We play lots of music and stories relating to ghosts and All Soul’s Day, and we check in with her about her program, and how you can hear it now. I love spending time with DJ Victrola, and this is an excellent and casual show that was a ton of fun.
The End of Fake Noose 
Tonight’s show is an effort to recreate Another Green World as best as we can, just in time for the show to offer a typical Halloween show, as you might have heard almost 30 years ago. Brian brought in records from his collection, stuff that he would have played on the show then. I actually took a step back, and let him run the board; aside from an interview setting up the concept at the beginning, this is all Brian, and you get to hear something that no one else has heard in three decades.
Shows like this are something special, and you cannot (and will not) hear stuff like this anywhere else. This is a very unique Halloween Performance / Broadcast, and it’s this kind of show that makes me excited to keep bringing you radio like this.
The Last Radio Station On The Left
Playlist:
11:03 AM Belle and Sebastian Electronic Renaissance Tigermilk MatadorUS
What Is Noise Fest? [Preview] 
Hither & Yon w/ A Moment’s Sound
This is our last show of the year, and what a year it has been. I don’t have much else to say that I haven’t been for the last year, so I’ll end by saying: thank you. Doing this show means everything to me, and I can’t believe how lucky I am that I get to do it every week.
Caller #6: Alec. “I cut my hair into a mullet. How can I utilize that to enhance my love life?”
You will not want to fill your future mind with thoughts of the holiday season where you turned down this incredibly rare (and essential) kitchen item, and even worse, with new realizations with each successive year that you can only find it on eBay at very costly prices. That is why we are offering this LIVE 
How Much Is That Juice Machine In The Window? (Playlist TBD)
Analog Love Letter (11 December 2018)
Ghost Stories 2018
In this show, I feature a number of performances by artists that will be playing at this show tomorrow, and in the second hour, stick around for a conversation with Don Haugen, as he calls in via Skype, to tells us about the event history, what to expect, and a little about the incredible artists, too.
In this show, we celebrate the new year, open the loveline, and take calls from people who are having actual relationship woes, and need advice. We also get to hear some of the songs on their upcoming record, Ramen, which is coming out soon, and in general, have an excellent time. You can find more information out about Sadgasm by visiting their websites: 
Special thanks is in order, to Kylie Burbank and Emma Douglas, who helped behind the scenes for this show, and are stand up folks in their own right.
Part VI: “I have a big ear.”
And this week, we interview another incredible artist who also happens to be in the band: Wobbly. (Jon Leidecker.) In this frank and wide-ranging conversation, we discuss his new work (and work yet to come), his role in Negativland and Over The Edge Radio, and pretty much everything else that came to mind as we bantered. As a long-time fan, it was a pleasure to chat, and I think anyone who is a fan of this show will enjoy this conversation, which gets at some of the philosophical impulses behind why we do what we do, and how there is always still a fight to be fought, somewhere.
The Mark Hosler Interview (Part I)
Part III: “A golden age for crazy sound and noise-making.”
Part VI: Using Every Part of The Band
In Hour 1, join us for an interview with 
Then, in Hour 2, join us for an interview with, and performance by, 
Join us, for this two hour exploration of Xeres’ career. We barely scratch the surface of his career with 
Xeres has been an archivist of music for decades, and a huge supporter of Mid-Valley Mutations almost before we were on the air, and 
In fact, Jim is so full of stories that this show is dedicated to his reminisces, and in that regard, we have a show full of great moments from the east coast scene, as well as an overview of this overlooked record label. Between platters we shuck and we jive, but we mostly enjoy great punk stories of a time that feels long since past. And we get to hear incredible music, too, as he brought in rare recordings, records that have probably never been heard on this coast, and in two cases, we played the original masters for one of their records (mastered by 
Fischkopf Sinfoniker, LIVE! (#62)
Hobo Maker, LIVE! (#59)
More than anything, this was a return to form in that: 
Herd William, LIVE! (#58)
But that’s not all! In addition to my own 20 minutes of live mixing and mashing, we also kick-start the show with a world premier track by Aldo Calrissian, friend of the show and soon to have a new record that you can hear very soon. In the meantime, this show starts off with a sample, and you heard it here first. As if that weren’t enough, we top things off with another installment of Dimestore Radio Theater, this time presenting a Rocky Jordan story that is about as Noir as they get.
Chemotroph, Grease Beast & Luthor Maggot, LIVE! (#57)
I’m constantly impressed with the Corvallis music scene, and there is a very impressive collection of artists right now who are all working in very specific, and very cool, areas of experimental music. So it has been a lot of fun to get to know these folks, and feature their music on the show. And just in time, too. This weekend there are a million excellent shows happening, and all three of these groups are playing a few times this weekend. 
All in all this show featured four live performances by three artists you will see playing live 25 June 2017 at The Space Concert Club, as part of our Sunday Service series, and I urge you to come and see this stuff in action. It is unlike anything you’ve seen or heard before.
Then there’s 
You should check it out, and see some locally grown electronic music.
The Mustin Douch Interview (#56)
Pledge Drive Special: Bitches In The Beehive, LIVE! (#55)
pop combo that veers into psychedelic from time to time, and jumped at the chance to perform two sets of live music for our Summer Pledge Drive show. While this isn’t a strictly “experimental” show, don’t let that fool you.
I wanted to meet the usual KMUZ audiences half-way, while still maintaining the weird roots that my listeners have come to enjoy. That is why this episode begins with the live music of this group, segues into an interview at the beginning of Hour 2, and then gets downright strange at the very end, as MKUltramegaphone bust out and over-the-phonelines jam the likes of which you probably have never heard. It’s an action-packed show and we are very excited to bring it to you.
Radio means quite a bit to me, and when we have these fundraisers it is really hard to imagine what it must sound like to the listeners at home. I know that when I was younger, Pledge Drive shows could be a bit hard to listen to. So, for everyone that donates, I am putting my money where my mouth is. If you make a donation to KMUZ, I will give you a record from my personal collection, as a thank you for your continued support of experimental radio in the Salem Area. This should could not – and would not – exist if KMUZ wasn’t dedicated to making community radio, and for that, I urge you to help support them.
In this episode, join us for two live sets, and an interview. And, to cap things off, we present another installment of Dimestore Radio Theater, this week with Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. It’s all part of the way we like to kick-start the weekend.
often see in a group that identifies as “loud.” The fact that these guys just do not give a fuck, and want to play music they love as often a possible, is also a testament to the Salem-ness of this combo. Nothing is gonna get this cattle to change it’s hooves, and you wouldn’t want to, anyway. Beef Kitchen is perfect just the way they are, and I think you’ll realize that when you listen to what they coo
hear two live sets by local rockers Beef Kitchen, and wonderful interview placing their group in the context of the historic Salem music scene, and get a taste of what it’s like on their side of the butcher’s table. This might be a little different than the usual format, but listeners to this show know of my love of loud rock music, but also of the weirder permutations of that variety. This might not be the usual kinds of oddness that you are accustomed to tuning in for, but I think that you’ll find experi-metal to be just as satisfying as anything electronic that you might happen to enjoy.
And, if you want a little text with your radio, 
The Semi-Colin Interview (#52)
I’ve known Colin since I was a teenager myself, and 
The Man In The Moon (Uneasy Chairs & MKUltramegaphone, LIVE!) (#51)
The results – available in the show you are hearing now – are surprising, certainly, as something that involved a number of unusual elements that made it a ways off the map further than we normally go. Suffice it to say, we managed to wrangle 
While we did play one, pre-recorded track on this show – the 
changing dramatically, and during the interview portion of the show, we talk about these changes, and our desires and goals in making art.
The Steven Andrew Flato Interview (#50)
we discuss art, making music, the challenges, the podcast, and a whole bunch of stuff in-between, with samples of his work from over the years. Then, sit back, as we have an impromptu 
Just Kitten, LIVE! (#49)
Half Interweb Joke, and deadly serious the rest of the time, this is down home, queer cat punk rock the way it was meant to be. So often the airwaves have a straight (male) perspective, and even if it is just to have fun and make a lot of noise, I find that it is endlessly more entertaining to present that other perspective, and get to know what these kittens are all about.
The line-up this weekend is crazy, and throughout the show I pepper the presentation with the other acts on the bill. And they, podcast listeners get a bonus track: MKUltramegaphone, performing live in Portland in March. They’re closing out the show on Sunday, and bringing this party weekend to and end. Seems fitting we should end the podcast this way, too.
Vortex Remover, LIVE! (#48)
In some ways, this might veer a little off the “experimental” path, so for those of you who are already loosing interest because they don’t make harsh noise or drones, fear not. While some elements of what they do might veer into the world of rock music, their is a strangeness to the instrumentation, the songwriting… Vortex Remover is probably more experimental than some of the noise guys I’ve worked with just in terms of their lo-fi, stripped-down, anything-goes approach, and they are painfully DIY, given that they build their own gear, do all their own recording, and create some of the most compelling sounds I’ve heard out of a drum stick and mini-amp. Vortex Remover might have a little more “pop” and “rock” in their tunes than a lot of the stuff I play usually does, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t one of the weirdest things you’ll ever hear, and you’ll get what I mean when you start to hear them play.
What follows is a casual, technical-difficulty-laden, but otherwise very fun evening with a pair who have such a specific vision for the music they make that words truly fail to describe them, and if that sounds exciting to you, then you’ll get why I’m such a fan. While they are of few words when it comes to the interview portion of this program, they more than deliver in terms of excellent live music, which just gets better as the show goes on. (And, if you would like a little more conversation, might I recommend 
Bob Bucko Jr., LIVE! (#47)
And yet, stumbling out of this music store that night, I was humming 
enjoyed about getting to know Bob is that he is as much musician as he is philosopher, and he manages to give me both those and more facets of his incredible personality, all in this live radio event.
Corvallis Experiments In Noise, LIVE! (No-Method, Playboy Smooth, Coach Waters, Project Aisle, Nigel & Chemotroph) (#46)
When I suggested that he should bring in a few acts to play on the show, he hand-picked six groups that he felt would work well in a radio environment. I was floored; I went from not knowing anything about what they were doing out there, to having their scene intersecting with my own. It was a perfect match, in the time since I booked this radio gig and today’s date, we’ve already collaborated twice other live events (both in Corvallis and Salem). It seemed, as excited as I was to find Chris, he was also stoked to find Mid-Valley Mutations; he’s been trying to find connections in Salem ever since he started booking shows. We were meant for each other.
w/o-org
Part III: Centerfold
Part IV: Building Inlets
Part VI: Clean-Up On Aisle Language
Part VIII: Evolution
Don Haugen, LIVE! (#44)
This show is very casual, and we talk for longer than I’ve ever chewed the ear of a guest. But we get three live sets during this show: two from Don, and one with MKUltramegaphone leading the way. (Four live sets if you count the recording of Don’s performance from 11 March 2017, but, you know.) What comes through in this show is the sense of community; sharing stories about gigs, bands we used to know, and the life of an artist in a world that can often be indifferent – and at times, actively working against you. Don is an overlooked gem in this world, an honest artist with a family and a regular day job, who had been consistently making incredible work for longer than the lifespan of at least 10 indie rock bands combined.
Red Panda Death March, LIVE! (#43)
But with 
The Julie Eaton Interview (#41)
One thing that was great about this show was to see someone haul in so much physical media. Often radio anymore is done on flash drives and through “files,” so when Julie kept handing me actual vinyl and CDs, it was a real joy. (In fact, you can hear our live “cassette mishap,” as we tried to play something that just doesn’t work out.) All part of the live radio experience, and we hope that next time, the tape deck will work.
Uneasy Chairs b/w Nathan Pepperoni and CEOs Incorporated, LIVE! (#25)
And, as they say in the business, THAT’S NOT ALL. Comedian 
Giant Worm Radio (#24)
Suffice it to say, we do the best we can to pry some details from these guys, and play cuts from an album that has not yet come out (Paging Dr. Pavlov, a record that may see release next year… we shall see). But to call this a world premiere show hardly encompasses the scope of what we’re doing.
And that’s what we try to do, with this show that is over a year in the making. While we didn’t really get a performance out of them, this all grew out of an offer to host them for a live gig at some point, on the radio. The details of which may still sort themselves out. In the meantime, it was incredibly cool of them to make the trip to KMUZ, and hang out of the air with me for the show. The studio can get pretty lonely at night, and these guys have plenty of stories to tell.
However, we starting things off this week on a somber note, even for a Halloween Broadcast, as we must tend the horror business of 
But that’s not all! The meat of this program are a pair of phone calls. One, from our good friend 
Our second call is from James Warren, a regional ghost hunter who has been investigating in the area for three years. James started 
Ghost Stories II: Aircheck of The Damned
The centerpiece of this show is an interview with 
Part I: For Boys & Girls
It’s A Manual Pledge Drive (w/ Manual Sex Drive, LIVE!) (#20)
Was I interested?
The DJ Victrola Show (#19)
An hour is just too short for hanging out with Victrola, and while I did get a short overview of her career out of her during the interview, this does not even begin to scratch the surface of what an incredible personality she is. (We didn’t even get to her Les Paul story.) But what we do get is a nice selection of some of her favorite music, an interview, and a chance to meet someone who continues to impress me with her dedication to the craft, and her interest in music that, in many ways, is just not “cool” in the here-and-now.
Attack Of The Killer E’s: Entresol & Entrail from Eugene, LIVE! (#17)
I would urge you to check out Entresol live here in Salem Oregon on 
Guyve, LIVE? (#13)
Guyve got their start in Montana in 1993, but relocated to Portland at some point in the 2000s. 
Welcome! I’m Aldo Calrissian (#12)
And what a show! Aldo brought in a bunch of stuff he’s been inspired by and interested in, and during this show, we play his music, his influences, and talk about what it’s like to create art and make music in 2016. Of course, you’ll want to go over to his 
Enjoy!
New Clichés (devilsclub & Uneasy Chairs Interviews) (Special Two-Hour Broadcast) (#10)
A show like this can’t be a single hour, so we’ve expanded to two hours this time, to accommodate music by him and his cohorts, but also an interview with our mutual friend 
While Mid-Valley Mutations strives to feature experimental music of all types and varieties, for this show, it is all about new tunes. The oldest recording in this lineup is from three years ago, and more than half of the rest were all from this very year. It is very easy for me to fall into the same old habit of playing largely stuff from 20 or more years ago, so it was nice to focus on new stuff. And, with all the new artists that are making stuff now, this is certainly a first in a series that we’ll have moving forward. There’s too many New Clichés to explore.
Special thanks to horridus oplopanax of devilsclub for doing all the legwork for this show. He solicited tracks from each of the artists he featured, and accompanying the playlist below are notes, links, and other bits from that correspondence. Thanks again, and I look forward to the next time we can do something like this.
Special thanks again, to Morty, who tagged along on this show, and took a ton of pictures. (No Periscope this week. Sorry.) You rule, dude. Thanks again.
The First Punk On The Moon (A Grumpy Punk Presentation) (/root_DIR & Xiphoid Process Interviews) (#8.5)
Two such people are Semi-Colin & Capps Lock of /root_DIR. Full disclosure: I was in a band with Colin, and have done other creative projects involving him over the years, and most recently, I designed the cover of their 7″, 
Also on the line this week: Chris & Joe of Xiphoid Process, calling in to talk about the fun they’re having in PDX, releasing tapes on They/Them Records, and making music on a shoestring. Full disclosure: I’ve helped them record all the tracks they’ve released so far, but before I started working with them, they already had some sweet tunes in their arsenal.
devilsclub, LIVE! (Beware of Tomorrow!) (#4)
This show was a lot of fun. As it happens, horridus and I know some of the same people, and share a lot of the same influences and interests. And, he asked me to make some cut-ups to play along with his performance. I was very excited to be a part of the show, and I think we had some very excellent moments that came through in the performances. It was a pleasure to talk to him, and I have a feeling we’ll be doing more work like this together in the near future.
The Ricardo Wang Interview (#3)
Mid-Valley Mutations 