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Sarah Spencer DJ Profile

Welcome to the Alien Broadcast with me, Sarah Spencer. I'm a multi-passionate weirdo that keeps her fingers in many pies, and one of those pies is sweet, sweet music. I've been a DJ at CHIRP since I first moved to Chicago from Vancouver, Canada in 2018, and I've hosted the Saturday morning show since 2020.

I'm a working fine artist, working primarily with textiles making weird, unwashable quilts. My passion for music often mixes into my art, and I've made pieces inspired by Sharon Van Etten, David Bowie, Ibibio Sound Machine, Aldous Harding, Queen Latifah, Fever Ray and more. You can check out my work here: https://www.iothealien.com

Other random tidbits: I have a lifelong passion for comedy. I spent time performing improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy. I trained as a dancer for many years in a number of styles, though my favorite moves come from a fusion of belly dance and various urban street styles. I will rip up any dancefloor if the music hits right. I also love to sing and be a general emotive maniac, and I imagine I will do more stuff of this nature in the future. We'll see.

You can find Sarah's two most recent shows below:

Sarah Spencer's Playlists

7/27 - 6am hour
Brijean - Macro album artwork 6:01am Brijean Counting Sheep Macro (Ghostly International)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Brijean Macro at Reckless Records Buy Brijean at iTunes Buy Brijean Macro at eMusic Add to Collection
7/20 - 8am hour
8:52am Altered Images Happy Birthday The Best of Altered Images (Connoisseur Collection)
Track Notes: By request for Jane in honor of Hawthorne/Big Rig. Thanks for listening! Buy Altered Images The Best of Altered Images at Reckless Records Buy Altered Images at iTunes Buy Altered Images The Best of Altered Images at eMusic Add to Collection
8:46am Mabe Fratti Kravitz Sentir que no sabes (Unheard of Hope)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Mabe Fratti Sentir que no sabes at Reckless Records Buy Mabe Fratti at iTunes Buy Mabe Fratti Sentir que no sabes at eMusic Add to Collection
8:44am Bill Withers Grandma's Hands Just As I Am (Sussex)
Track Notes: 1971 Buy Bill Withers Just As I Am at Reckless Records Buy Bill Withers at iTunes Buy Bill Withers Just As I Am at eMusic Add to Collection
8:41am Sa-Roc Lay It Down The Sharecropper's Daughter (Rhymesayers)
Track Notes: Happy birthday, Hawthorne! Buy Sa-Roc The Sharecropper's Daughter at Reckless Records Buy Sa-Roc at iTunes Buy Sa-Roc The Sharecropper's Daughter at eMusic Add to Collection
8:34am Floating Points Birth4000 Cascade (Ninja Tune)
Track Notes: Album out 9/13 Buy Floating Points Cascade at Reckless Records Buy Floating Points at iTunes Buy Floating Points Cascade at eMusic Add to Collection
Tindersticks - Soft Tissue album artwork 8:29am Tindersticks New World Soft Tissue (City Slang)
Track Notes: Album out 9/13 Buy Tindersticks Soft Tissue at Reckless Records Buy Tindersticks at iTunes Buy Tindersticks Soft Tissue at eMusic Add to Collection
Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn - Quiet in a World Full of Noise album artwork 8:26am Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn Breath Out Quiet in a World Full of Noise (Merge)
Track Notes: album out 10/4 Buy Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn Quiet in a World Full of Noise at Reckless Records Buy Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn at iTunes Buy Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn Quiet in a World Full of Noise at eMusic Add to Collection
8:19am Liana Flores Nightvisions Flower of the Soul (Verve)
Track Notes: Playing Lincoln Hall 9/18 Buy Liana Flores Flower of the Soul at Reckless Records Buy Liana Flores at iTunes Buy Liana Flores Flower of the Soul at eMusic Add to Collection
8:16am Frank Black Headache Teenager of the Year (4AD)
Track Notes: Playing "Teenager of the Year" album at Metro 1/25 & 1/26 Buy Frank Black Teenager of the Year at Reckless Records Buy Frank Black at iTunes Buy Frank Black Teenager of the Year at eMusic Add to Collection
8:13am Lifeguard Local Ministry/Energie single (Matador)
Track Notes: By request for Matthew. Thanks for listening! Buy Lifeguard single at Reckless Records Buy Lifeguard at iTunes Buy Lifeguard single at eMusic Add to Collection
Morcheeba - Who Can You Trust? album artwork 8:06am Morcheeba Tape Loop Who Can You Trust? (Sire)
Track Notes: 1996 Buy Morcheeba Who Can You Trust? at Reckless Records Buy Morcheeba at iTunes Buy Morcheeba Who Can You Trust? at eMusic Add to Collection
Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium, Vol. 1 album artwork 8:02am Common & Pete Rock Local Wise Up The Auditorium, Vol. 1 (Loma Vista)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Common & Pete Rock The Auditorium, Vol. 1 at Reckless Records Buy Common & Pete Rock at iTunes Buy Common & Pete Rock The Auditorium, Vol. 1 at eMusic Add to Collection
7/20 - 7am hour
7:59am Brittany Howard Prove It to You What Now (Island)
Track Notes: Headlining P4K red stage tomorrow Buy Brittany Howard What Now at Reckless Records Buy Brittany Howard at iTunes Buy Brittany Howard What Now at eMusic Add to Collection
7:55am Portishead The Rip Third (Mercury)
Track Notes: 2008 Buy Portishead Third at Reckless Records Buy Portishead at iTunes Buy Portishead Third at eMusic Add to Collection
7:55am Portishead The Rip Third (Mercury)
Track Notes: 2008 Buy Portishead Third at Reckless Records Buy Portishead at iTunes Buy Portishead Third at eMusic Add to Collection
7:49am Greenlights Music Local Show Some Love 3AM Smoke (self-released)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Greenlights Music 3AM Smoke at Reckless Records Buy Greenlights Music at iTunes Buy Greenlights Music 3AM Smoke at eMusic Add to Collection
7:44am wht.rbbt.obj Local Your Love's a Crime Romeo Bravo Bravo Tango (self-released)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy wht.rbbt.obj Romeo Bravo Bravo Tango at Reckless Records Buy wht.rbbt.obj at iTunes Buy wht.rbbt.obj Romeo Bravo Bravo Tango at eMusic Add to Collection
7:40am Asher White Dream Design House Home Constellation Study (Ba Da Bing/Feeding Tube)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Asher White Home Constellation Study at Reckless Records Buy Asher White at iTunes Buy Asher White Home Constellation Study at eMusic Add to Collection
7:35am Jessie Ware Freak Me Now That! Feels Good! (Interscope)
Track Notes: Playing P4K Green stage tonight Buy Jessie Ware That! Feels Good! at Reckless Records Buy Jessie Ware at iTunes Buy Jessie Ware That! Feels Good! at eMusic Add to Collection
7:31am De La Soul Plug Tunin (Original 12" Version) 3 Feet High and Rising (Tommy Boy)
Track Notes: Playing P4K Red stage tonight Buy De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising at Reckless Records Buy De La Soul at iTunes Buy De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising at eMusic Add to Collection
KOKOKO! - BUTU album artwork 7:27am KOKOKO! Donne Moi BUTU (Transgressive/PIAS)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy KOKOKO! BUTU at Reckless Records Buy KOKOKO! at iTunes Buy KOKOKO! BUTU at eMusic Add to Collection
7:20am Chat Pile Pamela God's Country (Flenser)
Track Notes: Playing Thalia Hall 11/5 Buy Chat Pile God's Country at Reckless Records Buy Chat Pile at iTunes Buy Chat Pile God's Country at eMusic Add to Collection
7:15am Depeche Mode Barrel of a Gun Ultra (Mute)
Track Notes: 1997 Buy Depeche Mode Ultra at Reckless Records Buy Depeche Mode at iTunes Buy Depeche Mode Ultra at eMusic Add to Collection
7:09am Aretha Franklin Don't Play That Song Spirit in the Dark (Atlantic)
Track Notes: 1970 Buy Aretha Franklin Spirit in the Dark at Reckless Records Buy Aretha Franklin at iTunes Buy Aretha Franklin Spirit in the Dark at eMusic Add to Collection
7:06am The Roots Right On (featuring Joanna Newsom & STS) How I Got Over (Def Jam)
Track Notes: Going out to Nate. Thanks for listening! Buy The Roots How I Got Over at Reckless Records Buy The Roots at iTunes Buy The Roots How I Got Over at eMusic Add to Collection
7:00am Storefront Church The High Room Ink & Oil (self-released)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Storefront Church Ink & Oil at Reckless Records Buy Storefront Church at iTunes Buy Storefront Church Ink & Oil at eMusic Add to Collection
7/20 - 6am hour
6:54am Steve Dawson Local Weather in the Desert Ghosts (Pravda)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Steve Dawson Ghosts at Reckless Records Buy Steve Dawson at iTunes Buy Steve Dawson Ghosts at eMusic Add to Collection
6:49am Jessica Pratt The Last Year Here in the Pitch (Mexican Summer)
Track Notes: Playing the P4K Green stage tomorrow Buy Jessica Pratt Here in the Pitch at Reckless Records Buy Jessica Pratt at iTunes Buy Jessica Pratt Here in the Pitch at eMusic Add to Collection
6:47am X-Ray Spex The Day The World Turned Day-Glo The Anthology (Sanctuary)
Buy X-Ray Spex The Anthology at Reckless Records Buy X-Ray Spex at iTunes Buy X-Ray Spex The Anthology at eMusic Add to Collection
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