I got LASIK last week! This is wizardry, man. My prescription wasn’t even that strong, but it’s still really bizarre to see like this without glasses after literal decades. Recovery is so fast, too; realistically, I could’ve done a show the day after if I wanted to.

I can wear sunglasses now. I mean I always could, but I could always deal enough that I just didn’t bother getting prescription sunglasses. Now I can just get whatever. Probably not this pair though.

Recording

Tracks played

• Atsushi Kitajoh — “Changing Seasons (Reload)” (2024)
• Basement Jaxx — “Jus 1 Kiss” (2001)
• The Magnetic Fields — “I Don’t Want to Get Over You” (1999)
• The Byrds — “I See You” (1966)
• Miranda Lambert — “Pink Sunglasses” (2016)
• Screeching Weasel — “I Can See Clearly” (1991)
• Yo La Tengo — “Stupid Things” (2012)
• Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth — “Act Like You Know” (1992)
• David Byrne — “Dance on Vaseline” (1997)
• P.M. Dawn — “Paper Doll” (1991)
• Stan Getz & Eddie Sauter — “Night Rider” (1962)
• Sidney Bechet — “Maple Leaf Rag” (1932)
• Astor Piazzolla — “Muerte del ángel” (1962)
• Squarepusher — “Port Rhombus” (1996)
• My Bloody Valentine — “Glider” (1990)

This is my official first regularly scheduled show.  For the uninitiated, this is a show where I play music that emulates the experience of listening to my library on shuffle.

I’ve got 12 songs from 12 countries this time—had to do one where everything was from a different country, and why not get it out of my system right away? (I guess I’ll have to do a show with songs from all different decades at some point, too.) Unintentionally, I’ve got a lot of warm countries to contrast with this cold, cold week we’ve had. Hopefully I can warm you up a little. Hopefully I can warm myself up a little.

The picture is of Rubén González in Wim Wenders’ documentary Buena Vista Social Club, which I watched last night. Loved this scene of all these children excitedly gathering around him playing piano in  a sort of communal area. Music for the people.

If you want to listen to my previous show, you can listen here: https://radiowaterloo.ca/hyos-shuffle-time/ We can call that episode 0.

Recording

Songs played

• Gilberto Gil — “O canto da ema” (1972)
• Mass of the Fermenting Dregs — “He Is Outside, She Is Inside” (2009)
• The New Pornographers — “Champions of Red Wine” (2014)
• Junior Senior — “Move Your Feet” (2002)
• Café Tacuba — “El baile y el salón” (1994)
• Yung Kayo — “Who You Gon Call” (2022)
• Augustus Pablo — “King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown” (1974)
• Jean-Phillipe Rameau (perf. Trevor Pinnock) — “Les cyclopes” (from Pièces de clavecin, Suite in D Major, RCT 3) (1724)
• Rubén González— “Chanchullo” (2000)
• Popol Vuh — “Der große krieger” (1976)
• Burial — “Rough Sleeper” (2012)
• Mulatu Astatke — “Tezeta” (1972)