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- A famous agropop megastar with busloads of
groupies, perhaps Serbo-Croatian or former
Yugoslavian, Charlie Phillipps debuts this Balkan
megahit Animal
Attraction - A classic among heavy
beer-drinkers, headbangers, stoners; burnt out
80s rock "hairband." A seminal
performance by Smoke Brother, Charlie, Dig Nova
April Jam 2006 with unknown prodigy Taiwanese
violinist Riecky on violin and Angel Cvetkov
singing Macedonian folk music
Arrivee
a Tucson - The French virgin prelude
to the country smash hit, "Drove into
Tucson," Featuring Zach Touzin
Backwoods
--An eight and a half minute sermon serializing
the Bible, with Pastor Pimp I mean Phillip.
NEW! Beautiful
(2006) -- Janis/Mojo's lovechild dig
Nova with Sam EVERHARD; inspired by swimming
under the moon in Taitung
Banciao
Shoppin' Mall (live at Chocolate &
Love Taipei) -- a favorite of someone we don't
know in North America
Betelnut
Girl -- (Charlie Phillips) Some may
criticise the depiction of scantily clad women in
glass boxes as pure objectification. We interpret
Taiwan's betel nut beauties as art. Renowned Rock
n' Roll historian, Zelda Z. Schnotischeskiya
writes: "This is -- bar none -- the best
fucking song in the Universe."
Big
Plans -- For all the coffee drinkers
in Taipei. Here's how to keep your act straight
and stop robbing drugstores
Business
Song -- A fine little operetta to help
you put down that briefcase and get less busy
Catbot
-- Amazing Modern Punk song, one of
Dig Nova's faves
Chinese
Bebe OK -- A Chronicle of
Cross-Culture Clash with DJ Krepmeister, Lyanne
on drums, Smoke Brother on Bass
DJs
CARSON, & KREPMEISTER & ZEN go to town
for Chinese New Year, with this local smash hit, Disco
(Doya) Ginny bin Laden (Gong Chi Fa Tsai!)
Do
Me (Only Love Song) -- a romantic
interlude
Don't
Stop Da Jam -- Jim Morrison/Janis
Joplin's love child, Trista Nova saves a jam from
deterioriating into a chat
Drove
into Tucson -- Played incessantly, no
doubt, in all the SUVs in Arizona
Drove
into Tucson -- for the 2006
Zach-a-thon. With Sam EVERHARD joining the Cowboy
Band
Fatcat
-- Your pet = Weird Al-like subject
for a remake of "Wild Thing"
Flipflop
Ninja -- Zach Touzin's lovely tribute
to Frere Al
Funky
Junky Town -- Charlier's classic;
recorded at Chocolate and Love, Taipei, 2005
Funky
Wanky Rock Star -Phil-inspired ballad
about a modern jukebox hero
Dear
Hands (soundtrack from the movie;
played in the 2006 Urban Nomad Festival
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Fais-moi
& M. Lion -- Two french ditties
inspired by Serge Gainsburg and Jacques Dutronc,
with Dig Nova, Phillips, Smoke Brother Hoping
for Peace Musicfest -- Tourists rocked
the peacefest with their first open-air concert
I
Minor -- A secret chord played by the
Tourists...
In
the Death Camp -- a song to cheer
ourselves
Jay
Chou Song -- A Song about meeting the
heavenly Taiwanese pop sensation; a Billy
Holliday-like performance by Miss diG Nova; in
Chinese: Also TOURISTS' JAY
CHOU SONG VIDEO
Master
Pimp Phil Phresh sings
about his woman in Kimi's
in Da Kitchen
2/07
Land
or Treason -- David Byrne would dig
this song
Lowrider
Song -- Radio Banciao groove with Zach
Touzin
Mark
Perrault Live at the Living Room --
Mark
takes the Squeezebox to to the Living
Room in this brilliant 22-minute performance that
never once obscures his talent as a "dark
genius," Chomskyesque singer and songwriter.
Radio Banciao recorded this in 2003 but thought
we'd rescue it to help with the Vintage Radio
Banciao Archive.
Master
-- Class R.B. in the crazy F'd-up Banciao style
METASUFFERING:
Angel & The Tourists teach us all about the
Blakan style of 'blood suffering' -- beautiful
stuff!
Mr.
Buyao (.aif file only)-- A must-hear
for all Carrefour shoppers and Taipei Aloha bus
passengers
My
Computer Game -- a torch song for the
real object of gamers' affections
Node
in the Network -- Classic Charlier at
his finest; live at Choc & Love 2005
No
Sleep 'til Ayuthaya -- based on Miss
dG's short story whilst visiting the Kingdom of
Siam
Out
da Window -- A funky, friendly RadBan
jam with Zach
Paranoid
-- a rock operetta about today, with
Smoke Bro, dig Nova
Prayer
for Today -- with Angel Cvetkov,
Charlie Phillips, dig Nova. This will heal your
soul.
Prozac
Nation -- A Neo-Beatnik favorite with
Charlie Phillips
No Pussy
2nite -- Bolster your spirits whilst
sleeping on the couch tonight, with Sam EVERHARD
Prayer For Today:
By Angel Cvetkov & The Tourists. Listen to
this EVERY DAY!!!! I do.
Quit
-- All the things you tell yourself when you try
to stop smokin'
Rise
Like a Snake -- Paradigm-changing,
snake-charmin' music Gurdjieff would like, with
Massa and Zach
Same
Same (but different) -- Based on the
Thai expression, a fantastic little RB groove
with freeflow masters Zach, Sam, TdG, Charlie,
Mark
Serious
People -- A song for frustrated
bureaucrats fed up with drinking coffee in the
afternoon; Serious People @ Bliss (Ska
virgin)
Slave
to Tobacco -- Trista's Bob Dylan-like
treatment of tobacco culture: "Five bucks a
pack? I can get drunk for 5 dolla"
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