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Dr. Drase & Michael Flavor Instant Classics - Wednesdays, 9PM
The enigmatic duo of Dustin “Dr.” Drase (not a doctor) and “Reverend” Michael Flavor (actually a reverend) began DJing together close to a decade ago, which makes them super pre-9/11. Their shared interest in the weird and kitschy corners of the musical world makes for an unexpected sonic excursion where you never quite know what you’re going to get. They are also a font of paradoxes and weird coincidences. Dustin loves Southeast Asian records from the 60s and 70s, yet has no interest in traveling there (or really anywhere, really). Michael is really tall, yet is part Filipino, and Dustin was immaculately conceived. Michael used to live on Talman Ave; Dustin has a cat named Talman. And they both have a shared soft spot for the Monkees. Members of CHIRP since day one, the pair have deep roots in Chicago, and have always shared an unhealthy obsession with the seedy undercurrent of bands populating the loft spaces, alleyways and basements throughout the city. In addition to their duties with CHIRP, Dr. Drase is one of the masterminds behind local labels Plustapes and Addenda Records and Rev. Flavor is currently playing guitar with the band Hidden Mitten.
If Mike could curate his ultimate live show, he would see Goo-era Sonic Youth, with openers Super AE-era Boredoms and local band Cave.
If Dustin could eliminate any three musicians/bands throughout history, he would erase the Counting Crows, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Carrie Underwood. These people should pay for their crimes against humanity.
Dr. Drase and Michael Flavor's Recent Playlists
July 28
11:57PM Kraftwerk Metal on Metal from The Mix (Elektra)
11:49PM Bjork Where Is The Line from Medulla (Elektra)
11:45PM School of Seven Bells Camarilla from Disconnect From Desire (Ghostly International)
11:43PM Antipop Consortium Tron Man Speaks from Arrhythmia (Warp)
11:38PM Diskjokke Big Flash from En Fin Tid (Smalltown Supersound)
11:36PM Calibro 35 Death Comes at Midnight from Ritornano Quelli Di.. (Nublu)
11:34PM Mass Shivers (I've Got The Power) from Countoured Heat (Licking River)
11:27PM the Streets On Fire Chadwick Shut Up from This Is Fancy (Currency Exchange)
11:26PM Bitchin Bajas Zone 3 from Tones / Zones (Important Records)
11:22PM M.I.A. /\/\/\Y/\ from XXxo (Interscope)
11:19PM Best Coast Crazy For You from Crazy For You (Mexican Summer)
11:14PM Black Bear Combo Albionea from Game of Death (Self-Released)
11:12PM The Evolution Control Committee Rebel Without A Pause from The Whipped Cream Mixes (Eerie Materials)
11:09PM The Hynotic Brass Ensemble Rainbows from The Heritage EP (Choice Cuts)
11:06PM Budos Band, The Reppirt Yad from The Budos Band III (Daptone)
11:00PM Reds and Blue Stars Like A Shotgun from Son Of The Stars (Addenda)
10:56PM David Singer & The Sweet Science Silicon from Arrow (Self Released)
10:49PM Donovan Season of the Witch from Sunshine Superman (Epic)
10:48PM Les Paul & Mary Ford Walkin' And Whistlin' Blues from The World Is Still Waiting For the Sunrise (Capitol)
10:45PM Sesame Street Monsters I Want A Monster To Be My Friend from Sesame Street Monsters (Children's Records of America)
10:39PM Frank Black Los Angeles from Frank Black (Elektra)
10:36PM Guided By Voices Teenage FBI from Do The Collapse (TVT)
10:34PM Sam Spence Ringo from Cloud Cockooland (B-Music)
10:29PM Silver Apples Dancing Gods from Silver Apples/Contact (Kapp)
10:21PM Laurie Anderson Dark Time In the Revolution from Homeland (Nonesuch)
10:17PM Deerhoof Aho-Bomb from My Pal Foot Foot 7" (NFJM)
10:08PM Faerie Wunderpuss Evacuation (Suite) from Allá/Faerie Wunderpuss split 12" (Volium)
10:01PM Nina Nastasia Moves Away from Outlaster (FatCat)
9:57PM Greie Gut Fraction Cutting Trees from Baustelle (Monika)
9:46PM The Creatures Turn It On (Emperor Sly's Elemental Mix) from 2nd Floor 12" (Hydrogen Dukebox)
9:40PM Mahjongg Gooble (with Mbulu & Robert Conn) from The Long Shadow of the Paper Tiger (K)
9:36PM Konoko No. 1 Fula Fula from Assume Crash Position (Crammed)
9:25PM Beirut Elephant Gun from Lon Gisland (Ba Da Bing)
9:24PM John Bellows Feelin' Down from Clean Your Clock (Moniker)
9:18PM The Byrds Hickory Wind from Sweetheart fof the Rodeo (Columbia)
9:10PM Nice Nice On and On from Extra Wow (Warp)
9:06PM To Rococo Rot Forwardness from Speculation (Domino)
9:03PM Glass Candy Johnny, Are You Queer? from Love On a Plate 7" (Troubleman Unlimited)
July 22
12:30AM Deerhoof Flower from Apple O' (Kill Rock Stars)
12:13AM John Coltrane Africa from Africa/Brass: Vol. 1 & 2 (Impulse)
12:02AM Laurie Anderson Another Day In America from Homeland (Nonesuch)
July 21
11:58PM Talking Heads People Like Us (Movie Version) from Wild Wild Life 7" (Sire)
11:50PM Konoko No 1 Mama Na Bana from Assume Crash Position (Crammed)
11:42PM Get Hustle Who Do You Love from Who Do You Love 7" (Gravity)
11:37PM Arab On Radar Running For Asthma from Arab On Radar/Kid Commando split 7" (Ideal Recordings)
11:34PM Against Me! I Was a Teenage Anarchist from White Crosses (Sire)
11:29PM California Lightning Angel Outfit from Penitentiary 7" (Troubleman Unlimited)
11:23PM Blondie Rapture from Autoamerican (Chrysalis)
11:19PM Allá Es Tiempo from Es Tiempo (Crammed Discs)
11:07PM Cave Teenager from Pure Moods (Drag City)
11:03PM Inlets Bright Orange Air from Inter Arbiter (Twosyllable)
10:59PM Bunky Yes/No from Born To Be a Motorcycle (Asthmatic Kitty)
10:56PM Admiral Radley The Thread from I Heart California (The Ship)
10:54PM Dee Jays Not That Girl from Pebbles Volume 28 (AIP)
10:52PM Tom Schraeder Don't Wake My Woman from Once Lace, Now Cotton (Township)
10:46PM Major Lazer Jump Up (Thom Yorke Remix) from Lazers Never Die EP (Downtown Recordings)
10:41PM Menomena Killemall from Mines (Barsuk)
10:38PM KaitO Driving Manual Auto from Band Red (SpinART)
10:33PM Outlines DJ Mehdi - Lucky Boy (Outlines Remix) from Our Lives Arwe Too Short (Sonar Kollektiv)
10:27PM Robyn None of Dem from Body Talk Pt. 1 (Konichiwa)
10:23PM Vitalic Poison Lips from Flashmob (Different)
10:16PM De Frank Professionals Afe Ato Yen Bio from Afro-Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves (Analog Africa)
10:11PM School of Seven Bells Camarilla from Disconnect from Desire (Ghostly International)
10:10PM Emily Wells Symphony 6: Fair Thee Well & the Requiem Mix from The Symphonies: Dreams Memories & Parties (Creative Control)
10:05PM Emily Haines and The Soft Skeleton Reading in Bed from Knives Don't Have Your Back (Last Gang)
10:01PM Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Jaykub from Dark Night of the Soul (EMI)
9:56PM Juana Molina Un Dia from Un Dia (Domino)
9:48PM Stars The Passenger from The Five Ghosts (Soft Revolution)
9:45PM Caravan Songs and Signs from Waterloo Lily (Decca)
9:42PM The Move Useless Information from The Move (Repertoire)
9:37PM Giant Sand Johnny Hit and Run Pauline from Cover Magazine (Tokuma)
9:34PM Clor Love + Pain from Clor (Regal)
9:30PM Galactic Dark Water from Ya-ka-may (Anti)
9:26PM Velcro Lewis Group Don't You Pity Me from White Magick Summer (Spiral Staircase)
9:21PM Lily Frost Je M'en Vais from Lunamarium (Nettwerk)
9:17PM Fantastic Plastic Machine Days and Days (Ft Coralie Clement) from Too (Cut)
9:08PM Sleepy Sun Wild Machines from Fever (ATP)
9:04PM Honey Is Cool Greater and Smaller Things from Early Morning Are You Working (Rabid)
9:01PM The Grates Howl from Gravity Won't Get You High (Cherrytree)
July 15
12:02AM The Flying Lizards Summertime Blues from Summertime Blues 7" (Virgin)
July 14
11:57PM Deerhoof Spiral Golden Town from Green Cosmos EP (Kill Rock Stars)
11:55PM Helen Money Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing from In Tune (Table of the Elements)
11:51PM The Section Quartet Heartbreaker from Juicebox 7" (Decca)
11:41PM Flaming Lips, The Race For The Prize from Metro: The Official Bootleg Series, Vol. 1 (Metro Chicago)
11:37PM Alla Un Pedazo from Es Tiempo (Crammed Discs)
11:34PM Sleigh Bells Run the Heart from Treats (Mom+Pop)
11:30PM Sonic Youth Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Handcream from split 7" with Erase Errata (Narnack)
11:25PM Lightning Bolt Sound Guardians from Earthly Delights (Load)
11:23PM Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Let's Smerf from 2Kindsa Love 7" (Mute)
11:13PM The Rogers Sisters Calculator from Calculator 7" (Troubleman Unlimited)
11:10PM The Seconds Oh No It Ain't So from Y (5 Rue Christine)
11:07PM They Might Be Giants Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) from Why Does the Sun Shine? 7" (Elektra)
10:59PM Camille Assise from Le Fil (EMI Music Distribution)
10:56PM Robert Wyatt A Beautiful War from Comicopera (Domino)
10:50PM Nina Nastasia You Can Take Your Time from Outlaster (FatCat)
10:47PM Orgone Overtime from Cali Fever (Ubiquity)
10:44PM Krazy Baldhead Strings of Death from Ed Red Vol. 2 (Ed Bangers)
10:40PM Eberg I'm Moving to Wales from Voff Voff (Instant Karma)
10:30PM Stuart Moxham Hanging On from Fine Tuning (Feel Good All Over)
10:29PM Nethefriends Oh-Hi-Oh from Calling You Out [EP] ( )
10:24PM Fresh Maggots Car Song from Hatched (Sunbeam)
10:19PM Giant Sand El Paso / Out on the Weekend from Cover Magazine (Thrill Jockey)
10:13PM Procedure Club Feel Sorry For Me from Doomed Forever (Slumberland)
10:08PM School of Seven Bells Bye Bye Bye from Disconnect From Desire (Ghostly International)
10:07PM Sic Alps Gelly Roll Gum Drop from U.S. EZ (Siltbreeze)
10:04PM The Music Machine Trouble from The Very Best of The Music Machine (Collectables)
9:57PM Mark Sultan I Hear a New World from Hold On 7" (Sub Pop)
9:52PM Chemical Brothers Another World from Further (Astralwerks)
9:50PM Man Or Astro Man Black Hole Entrance Side - Radio Fission from Needles In the Cosmic Haystack (East Side)
9:43PM Konono Nº1 Fula Fula from Assume Crash Position (Crammed)
9:38PM The Kusum Beat Orurumankoma from Sweet Talks (Sound Way)
9:34PM Maps & Atlases Israeli Caves from Perch Patchwork (Barsuk)
9:25PM Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Beverly Kills from Before Today (4Ad)
9:24PM The Sacred Heart Choral & Guitar Group After The Goldrush from The Seasons of Your Soul (Self Released)
9:19PM Cave Hot Bricks from Pure Moods EP (Drag City)
9:13PM The Maybenauts Blue Line from Big Bang (Horse Drawn)
9:11PM the Streets on Fire The Basement from This is fancy (Currency Exchange)
9:06PM Killdozer Nasty from Yow! (Touch & Go)
July 7
11:56PM Television Foxhole from Adventure (Warner Brothers)
11:52PM Brainiac Flypaper from Bonsai Superstar (Grass)
11:51PM Unwound Entirley Different Matters from New Plastic Ideas (Kill Rock Stars)
11:45PM Yo La Tengo Moby Octopad from I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One (Matador)
11:39PM Born Ruffians Sole Brother from Say It (Warp)
11:36PM Oblivians Final Stretch from Play 9 Songs With Mr. Quintron (Crypt)
11:35PM Los Yorks Bailemos from Back To Peru (Vampi Soul)
11:32PM The Kusum Beat Eyi Su Ngaangaa from Sweet Talks (Soundway)
11:26PM Kenny Graham and his Satellites One Four / 2 West 46th Street from Moondog and Suncat Suites (Trunk)
11:21PM The Decemberists O Valencia from The Crane Wife (Capitol)
11:18PM Leonard Cohen Suzanne from More Best Of (Sony)
11:15PM Sibylle Baier Tonight from Colour Green (American Dust)
11:10PM Mass Shivers More Bumper Than a Body Shop from Contoured Heat (Licking River)
11:06PM Baby Teeth Hustle Beach from Hustle Beach (Lujo)
11:06PM Arthur Brown Fire from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (Track Record)
10:54PM Diskjokke Big Flash from En Fid Tid (Smalltown Supersound)
10:50PM Scorpion Violente Rome from Violente EP (Bruit Direct)
10:42PM Arthur Russell Is It All Over My Face from The World of Arthur Russell (Soul Jazz)
10:39PM Annie Don't Stop from Don't Stop (Smalltown Supersound)
10:35PM Robyn Dancing On My Own from Body Talk Pt. 1` (Konichiwa)
10:33PM PM Pocket Music Kratae from Thai Beat A Go Go (Subliminal Sounds)
10:32PM Calibro 35 Hired To Kill from Ritornano Quelli Di (Nublu)
10:22PM Guru Guru Stone In from UFO (Wah Wah)
10:19PM Deuter Der Turm from Cloud Cuckooland (Finders Keepers)
10:05PM Cave Brigitte's Trip (White LIght/ White Jazz) from Pure Moods (Drag City)
10:00PM Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Jaykub from Dark Night of the Soul (EMI)
9:53PM Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Alyo from Alyo/Flipside (Honest Jons)
9:51PM Gayngs The Beatdown from Relayted (Jagjaguwar)
9:50PM Janelle Monae Cold War from Archandroid (Bad Boy)
9:49PM Paul Metzger IV from The Uses of Infinity (Locust)
9:36PM Tony Caro & John Snowdon Song from On The First Day (Gaarden Records)
9:33PM Here We Go Magic Surprise from Pigeons (Secretly Canadian)
9:29PM Best Coast Space Baby from Where The Boys Are EP (Blackest Rainbow)
9:24PM Magpahi Tired and Weary Traveller from Bird Songs (B-Music)
9:22PM Beach House Childhood from Beach House (Carpark)
9:18PM Otis Spann Rock Me Mama from Half Ain't Been told (Black Cat Records)
9:10PM Mercury Rev Goddess On A Hiway from Deserter's Songs (V2)
9:06PM Neil Young Vampire Blues from On The Beach (Reprise)
9:05PM Dara Puspita Mantai Pataya (Pataya Beach) from Dara Puspita 1966-1968 (Sublime Frequencies)
July 1
12:00AM Monotrona I Hate Humans (Humans, Stay Away From Me, Please) from Ooka Meets Jing Pow Ki Poo (Eerie Materials)
June 30
11:57PM The Jam Non-Stop Dancing from In the City (Polydor)
11:50PM Grace Jones Slave To the Rhythm (Edited Version) from Slave To the Rhythm 12" (Island)
11:47PM Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Beverly Kills from Before Today (4AD)
11:39PM Deerhoof The Perfect Me from The Perfect Me 7" (Tomlab)
11:36PM Ratatat Bob Ghandi from LP4 (XL)
11:29PM Moon Duo Bopper's Hat from Moon Duo/Bitchin' Bajas split 7" (Permanent)
11:17PM Rabid Rabbit Suicide Song(s) Reverse from Suicide Song(s) single (self-released)
11:06PM Marthga and the Muffins Sailing Through The Light from Delicate (Muffin Music)
11:05PM Stars We Don't Want Your Body from The Five Ghosts (Soft Revolution)
10:59PM Bjork Pagan Poetry from Vespertine (One Little Indian)
10:54PM Emeralds Double Helix from Does it Look Like I'm Here? (Editions Mego)
10:50PM Stina Nordenstam Butterfly from The World is Saved (V2)
10:47PM Squarepusher Beep Street from Hard Normal Daddy (Warp)
10:39PM Jeremy Ellis Take Your Time from The Lotus Blooms (Ubiquity)
10:34PM J Dilla Lightworks from Donuts (Stone Throws)
10:30PM Luke Vibert / BJ Cole Swing Lite - Alright from Stop the Panic (Astralwerks)
10:25PM Jessamine Say What You Can from The Long Arm of Coincidence (Kranky)
10:18PM Sleepy Sun Open Eyes from Fever (ATP)
10:13PM Cyann & Ben A Moment Nowhere from Happy like an Autumn Tree (Gloom Disques)
10:06PM Quintron and the Violent Hordes of Nature Jamskate from Jam Skate 12" (Rhinestone)
9:59PM The Black Keys Everlasting Light from Brothers (Nonesuch)
9:57PM Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Son of Sam from Son of Sam 7" (In the Red)
9:50PM Dead Kennedys Life Sentence from Bleed For Me 7" (Alternative Tentacles)
9:47PM The Cathy Santonies Whisky from I'm Yr Friend! I'm Yr Revolution! EP (self-released)
9:44PM Bikini Kill Reject All American from Reject All (Kill Rock Stars)
9:37PM Mass Shivers More Bumper Than a Body Shop from Contoured Heat (Licking River)
9:34PM Sonic Youth The Burning Spear from Sonic Youth EP (Geffen)
9:30PM Death Comet Crew with Rammellzee Exterior St. from Anti NY: Rare Music From the Early 80ies New York Underground and Some Contemporary Versions (Gomma)
9:21PM Cave Teenager from Pure Moods EP (Drag City)
9:14PM Rhys Chatham Drastic Classicism from New York Noise, Vol. 2: Music From the New York Underground 1977-1984 (Soul Jazz)
9:06PM Neil Diamond America from The Jazz Singer (Capitol)
9:03PM The Ponys Check the Door from Deathbed Plus 4 EP (Matador)
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