Currents with Brian D | WFMU

Al Doum and the Faryds - "Arise II" - Ipnagogico [0:00:00] Andy Haas - "In Praise of Insomnia" - In Praise of Insomnia [0:03:46] Hugh Masekela - "A Felicidade" - The Emancipation of Hugh Masekela [0:09:23] Clip - "CBC-Police-gang gunfight strands tourists" - Clip [0:19:26] Charles Mingus - "Half-Mast Inhibition" - Pre-Bird [0:20:02] Claudio Roditi, Klaus Ignatzek, Jean-Louis Rassinfosse - "The Natural Bridge" - Light in the Dark [0:28:11] Billy Ponzio - "Out Of Nowhere" - Os Pioneiros Do Jazz Paulistano [0:36:40] Clip - "CBC-Mexico pyramids shooter may have been motivated by US mass shootings" - Clip [0:40:21] Johnny Gandelsman - "Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011 (transposed to G minor) - I. Prelude" - JS Bach: Complete Cello Suites (transcribed for violin) [0:41:23] Jonathan Langseth - "10-44/piano piece for left hand" - Bandcamp release [0:46:05] Moya Brennan, Cormac De Barra - "Erin Gra Mo Chroi (Ireland, My Heart’s Love)" - Single [R.I.P.: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/04/14/clannad-singer-and-harpist-moya-brennan-dies-in-co-donegal-aged-73/] [1:01:07] Moya Brennan, Cormac De Barra - "An Maidrín Rua (the Red Daisy)" - Voices & Harps IV [1:07:21] Clip - "CBS-46% of U.S. kids are breathing dangerous air" - Clip [1:10:10] Michael Harrison - "Volcano" - From Ancient Worlds [R.I.P.: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/arts/music/michael-harrison-dead.html] [1:10:56] Bono / Burrattini - "Lonely blue star" - Ora Sono Un Lago [1:21:12] Departure Street - "The search always ends in despair" - Sounds in Transit [1:28:27] Clip - "ABC-U.S. soldier allegedly uses insider info to bet on Maduro seizure" - Clip [1:36:19] Dirtmusic - "Lives We Did Not Live" - BKO [1:37:01] Michael Harrison - "Mureed" - Seven Sacred Names [1:42:06] Clip - "BBC-Phone tracking places Colombian mercenaries in El Fasher, Sudan" - Clip [1:48:30] Moya Brennan & Liam O'Connor - "Strong In Numbers" - Bandcamp release [1:49:37] Lamb Faucet - "The Left Handed Piano" - Soft Sung Song VII [2:04:35] Electrelane - "Love Builds Up" - The Powers Out [2:07:43] Glorious Din - "Tenement Roof" - Leading Stolen Horses [2:13:06] Subhumans - "Someone Is Lying" - Worlds Apart [2:17:13] Music behind DJ: [It's Not That Bad with Jim the Poet] [2:21:39] Delta 72 - "Rich Girls Like to Steal" - The R&B of Membership [R.I.P. guitarist/vocalist Gregg Foreman: https://stereogum.com/2496628/gregg-foreman-the-delta-72-cat-power-dead-at-53/news] [2:39:17] Clip - "Reuters-Japan removes arms export limits in place since WWII" - Clip [2:43:40] Sleepyhead - "The Mood Swing" - Starduster [2:44:20] Galaxie 500 - "Temperature Rising" - CBGB 12.13.88 [2:48:49] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163540

Marianne Faithfull - "As Tears Go By" - Blazing Away [0:00:00] Meg Baird - "The Finder" - Seasons on Earth [0:04:52] Quinie - "Lost Licht" - Buckie Prins [R.I.P. Sid Kroft: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/arts/television/sid-krofft-dead.html] [0:09:32] Clip - "France24-Colombia approves plan to cull hippos linked to Pablo Escobar" [More information: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colombia-to-euthanize-cocaine-hippos-pablo-escobar/] [0:15:45] Nick Drake - "Fruit Tree" - Five Leaves Left [0:16:30] Clip - "KoreaNow-S Korea jails US Youtuber Johnny Somali" [More information: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/american-youtuber-jailed-6-months-south-korea-public-nuisance-charge-rcna331891] [0:21:15] West of Roan - "White Bird Falling/Johnny's Tune" - West of Roan [0:21:57] Richard Dawson - "The question" - End of the Middle [0:26:37] Tanya Donelly and Chris Brokaw - "Novvus Annis Adiit" - The Undone Is Done Again [0:34:31] The Sonora Pine - "One Ring Machine" - The Sonora Pine [0:40:49] LEYA - "Sunlight Feels Like Bee Stings" - String of Hearts (Songs of HTRK) [0:47:53] Flea - "Frailed" - Honora [1:01:58] Clip - "Channel 4-Police in Turkey arrest dozens over social media posts linked to school shootings" [More information: https://apnews.com/article/turkey-school-gunfire-9ba3a4a9512bf7b4c36b19077b53f705] [1:12:45] Work Money Death - "A Dance for the Spirits" - A Portal To Here [1:13:15] Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble - "Celestial Matari" - The Kármán Line [1:25:53] Alice Coltrane - "Something About John Coltrane" - Journey in Satchidananda [1:31:11] Clip - "9News-Australian magnate ordered to pay millions in royalties by court" [1:40:55] The Waeve - "Eternal" - Eternal EP [1:41:59] Cordovas - "Wings (feat. Kamasi Washington)" - Back to Life [1:47:14] Alejandro Espinosa - "Paladins Sans Quartiers ("Both Eyes Open")" - Champions: A Tribute to Shovel Knight [1:50:30] Django Reinhardt - "Hungaria" - Swing from Paris [1:54:24] Vazz - "Violent Silence" - Your Lungs And Your Tongues [2:03:36] Clip - "BBC-EU finds Greek police using masked migrants to push back other migrants" [2:09:26] Massive Attack, Tom Waits - "Boots on the Ground" - n/a [2:10:09] Gorillaz - "The Shadowy Light (feat. Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)" - The Mountain [R.I.P. Asha Bhosie: https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/apr/16/asha-bhosle-obituary] [2:14:35] Music behind DJ: [It's Not That Bad with Jim the Poet] [2:20:14] Martin Bisi - "Your Ultimate Urban Fantasy" - Your Ultimate Urban Fantasy [2:37:35] Fugazi - "Smallpox Champion (Albini Session)" - Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity) [Ian Mackaye turned 64 this week.] [2:45:00] Thin Lizzy - "Cowboy Song" - Jailbreak [2:48:44] Blondie - "Union City Blue" - Eat to the Beat [2:54:01] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163295

Eric Dolphy - "Alone Together" - Conversations [0:00:00] Work Money Death - "Pain Becomes Prayer And Prayer Becomes A Song" - A Portal to Here [0:14:54] Clip - "Sky News-Britain accuses Russia of carrying out submarine operation in North Sea" [More information: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-tracked-russian-submarines-north-atlantic-month-2026-04-09/] [0:27:21] Makaya McCraven - "Strikes Again" - Techno Logic (featuring Theon Cross & Ben LaMar Gay) [0:28:30] Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - "Like Swimwear (part one)" - Happy Today [0:34:33] Clip - "ABC-ICE releases wife of US army soldier" [More information: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/07/us-soldier-wife-ice-arrest] [0:43:52] Tortoise - "Vexations" - Touch [0:44:18] Clip - "AfricaNews-Afrika Bambaataa dies" [More information: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/arts/music/afrika-bambaataa-dead.html] [0:49:45] Masayoshi Takanaka - "Can I Sing......For You?" - Can I Sing? [0:50:15] Dolores Keane - "Storm in My Heart" - Celtic Women 3 [R.I.P. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/arts/music/dolores-keane-dead.html] [1:04:25] Clip - "RTE-Fuel protests in Ireland" [More information: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy814wypp5go] [1:08:53] John Prine/Dolores Keane - "It's a Cheating Situation" - in Spite of Ourselves [1:09:40] Gil Scott-Heron - "Whitey on the Moon" - The Revolution Begins (The Flying Dutchman Masters) [1:13:49] John Doe - "Where Songbirds Live" - Fables in a Foreign Land [1:15:48] Replacements - "Skyway (rough mix)" - Pleased To Meet Me (deluxe edition) [1:20:03] Clip - "ABC Australia-9 Indian policemen sentenced to death" [More information: https://www.the-independent.com/asia/india/tamil-nadu-cops-sathankulam-custodial-death-penalty-b2952844.html] [1:22:10] Mekons - "Darkness and Doubt" - Fear and Whiskey [1:22:38] Big Blood - "My Daughter's Only Son" - Fight For Your Dinner, Vol. II [1:27:56] The Blind Boys of Alabama - "I Just Want to See His Face" - Gimme Shelter Vol. 1 (17 Amazing Covers Of Classic Songs By The Rolling Stones) [1:38:40] Frank Black and the Catholics - "Steak ‘n’ Sabre" - Frank Black and the Catholics [1:43:01] Silver Jews - "My Pillow Is The Threshold" - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea [1:46:50] Clip - "CNN-Kidnapped US journalist released" [More information: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/07/shelly-kittleson-american-journalist-kidnap-release/] [1:50:32] Gerard Cosloy - "VFW" - VFW [1:51:01] Sailor Boyfriend - "Shapes and Colors" - Shapes and Colors [2:02:27] [It's Not That Bad with Jim the Poet] [2:08:02] Names Divine - "Shape of Love" - Take My Hand [2:27:48] Clip - "Paraluman News-WHO suspends medical evacuations in Gaza" [More information: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/who-halts-gaza-medical-evacuations-after-worker-killed] [2:38:35] Japes - "Doom" - Omen [2:39:05] Newtown Neurotics - "Kick Out The Tories" - Kick Out! [2:46:57] Clip - "FirstPost-OpenAI promote 4-day workweek" [2:50:43] Statehood - "Save Yourself" - Lies and Rhetoric [2:51:37] Galaxie 500 - "Oblivious" - CBGB 12.13.88 [2:56:26] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163052