Saturday, December 26, 2009

December 25, 2009 - Our best...to you and yours...

The MC and the DJ celebrated the day in the finest of styles, with the Impending Loom Christmas Special. Thanks so much for all who listened, and also took the time to call in with requests...we hope that we were able to make your day a little brighter...or darker as the case may be. Where else are you going to hear Christmas Carols performed by rubber bands, power tools, or belching?

Thanks to the Bushman et la famille for feeding and watering us after the show...it was greatly appreciated! Loom Xmas-style shouts to Mojochronic, Voicedude, and DJ John for making Christmas bright, and to all the other great mashup artists who have contributed to the seasonal mash compilations over the past few years.


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
BOOTSY COLLINS - JINGLE BELZ
JAMES BROWN - SANTA CLAUS GO STRAIGHT TO THE GHETTO
MOJOCHRONIC - MOTOWN CHRISTMAS
BELA FLECK AND THE FLECKTONES - HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
CLARENCE CARTER - BACK DOOR SANTA
JIMMY SMITH - GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN (OH NO REMIX)
DANNY ELFMAN - KIDNAP THE SANDY CLAUS
VOICEDUDE - MERRY DAYS IN TEXAS
BILL LACEY & GROUP - COWBOY SANTA CLAUS
BING CROSBY - CHRISTMAS DINNER COUNTRY STYLE
THE SADDLE TRAMPS - FOR CHRIST'S SAKE IT'S CHRISTMAS
LOU RAWLS - GOOD TIME CHRISTMAS
JEFF ST. PIERRE AND PHILIP ANTONIADES - DECK THE HALLS WITH RUBBER
KERMIT RUFFINS - A SAINTS CHRISTMAS
NICK AND RICK GADLER - WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
BEN FOLDS - BIZARRE CHRISTMAS INCIDENT
BELA FLECK AND THE FLECKTONES - JINGLE BELLS
DAS GLOW - JINGLE BELLS
MISTLETOE DISCO BAND - I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAWS
SOULFUL STRINGS - JINGLE BELLS
KURTIS BLOW - CHRISTMAS RAPPIN'
HARD CALL XMAS - MY CHRISTMAS BELLS
JOHNNY BOWER AND LITTLE JOHN WITH THE RINKY DINKS - HONKY THE CHRISTMAS GOOSE
BARENAKED LADIES - DECK THE STILLS
THE KILTLIFTERS - WE THREE KINGS
WOODY PHILLIPS - JINGLE BELLS
CANADIAN BRASS - THE HURON CAROL
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
JOHN DENVER AND THE MUPPETS - TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER - I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS
MOJOCHRONIC - YULETIDE ZEPPELIN
DICK FREITUS - CHRISTMAS FEVER
BARBARY COASTERS - FROSTY'S BEACH PARTY
LEVEL 42 - ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU
MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES - THIS TIME OF YEAR
MORPHINE - SEXY CHRISTMAS BABY MINE
THE WAITRESSES - CHRISTMAS WRAPPING (ORIGINAL 12" LONG VERSION)
LENOX AVENUE - LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
DJ JOHN - THE CHRISTMAS MASSACRE OF CHARLIE BROWN
THE KILTLIFTERS - DECK THE HALLS
BING CROSBY - HAPPY HOLIDAYS (BEEF WELLINGTON REMIX)
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS - AINT NO CHIMNEYS IN THE PROJECTS

Saturday, December 19, 2009

December 18, 2009 - 'Twas the Week Before Christmas...

Indeed it was, and both the MC and the DJ were in fine form! Butch Goring's helmet was the main topic of conversation (for some obscure reason), and you probably learned more about his lid than you needed to. Lotsa laughs and great tunes too, featuring mashups by DJ Schmolli, Smith & Smart, Rillen Rudi, and the Rhythm Scholar.

Don't forget that on Friday December 25th, DJ Doc and MC Mic Control will be doing the Christmas Day show live...epic win! You'll hear the usual Impending Loom mix, all prepared with a special seasonal flair. Joyeux acid jazz, Tinsel-covered beats, a Sleighful of breaks, Kwanzaa ska and Reindeer reggae, a Festive garland of alternative 80s, Ho-ho-ho-hiphop (like Santa and unlike Tiger, we stop at three ho's), Christmas Canadiana, Xmas punk, Hannukah humour, Merry (re)mixes... and we will never ever forget the Fireplace full of funk (nor the Corn Nog)!


HOOTIE MCBOOB - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
VICTOR JONES - MD BLEW
GRACE JONES - SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM (LOVE TO INFINITY CLASSIC PARADISE 12" MIX)
JOE WILLIAMS - JINGLE BELLS (BOMBAY DUB ORCHESTRA REMIX)
DJ SCHMOLLI - PUMPING UP CHRISTMAS
ALAIN CARON - SIGNAL
RICK JAMES - GHETTO LIFE
SMITH & SMART - BREAK 2 BEATLES
NAT ADDERLEY - HUMMIN' (LARGE PROFESSOR REMIX)
STROKELAND SUPERBAND - LET'S DO FUNK
TOWER OF POWER - STAR TIME (TRIBUTE TO JAMES BROWN)
BILLY SQUIER - THE STROKE (RHYTHM SCHOLAR'S FUNK SOLUTION REMIX)
THE J.B.'S - PASS THE PEAS
ERIC B. AND RAKIM - I AIN'T NO JOKE
JIMMY SMITH - GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN (OH NO REMIX)
GLOBE AND WHIZ KID - PLAY THAT BEAT MR. DJ
STETSASONIC - TALKIN' ALL THAT JAZZ (TORTIS OLD SCHOOL EDITS DUB)
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
RILLEN RUDI - NO SLEEP 'TIL I HAVE THAT DAMN HIGH SCORE AT SUPER MARIO BROS.
RUDEBOY - WAR / SKA
AMORAL MINORITY - CINQO DE MAYO
MOONDOG - LAMENT I BIRD'S LAMENT
MR. SCRUFF - GET A MOVE ON
MR. SOMETHING SOMETHING - THE FLUX
MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS - COOLING THE MEDIUM (EXTENDED)
CHRIS MURRAY - LET THERE BE PEACE
JOANI TAYLOR - TAKE FIVE

Friday, December 18, 2009

December 11, 2009 - I've been Spock-blocked!

We're sure Captain Kirk must have said that at least once...

Two weeks until the Impending Loom Christmas Day show...we'll be live, no phoning it in for us! The usual Loom formula, comprised entirely of Christmas music. We gave you a taste tonight with the Bootsy Collins tune, among others. Props to the mashers: DJ Moule, Dunproofin', Hello Atomic, Mojochronic, DJ Flack, DJ BC, and DJ John, and GHP. Happy Hannukah!


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
VICTOR WOOTEN - VICTA
BOOTSY COLLINS - BOOT-OFF (AKA RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER)
DJ MOULE - GIVE THIS WAY
SKYE - AIN'T NO NEED
YOUNG DISCIPLES - APPARENTLY NOTHIN'
RICARDO MARRERO AND THE GROUP - BABALONIA
THE PUTBACKS - DIAMOND CUTTER
LOS DINAMICOS EXCITERS - LET ME DO MY THING
GROOVE COLLECTIVE - STARGAZER (FEAT. CHUCHO VALDES)
PETE DUNAWAY - SUPERMARKET
HELLO ATOMIC - WE WILL ROCK YOU INTERGALACTIC COWBOYS FROM HELL
THE BEATARDS - DON'T STEP ON MY SNEAKERS
DUNPROOFIN - FREDDIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
BODIE LEE - MONACO
ONE DROP - BIG BANG
DUBMATIX - SUBDUB
THE ENGLISH BEAT - TOO NICE TO TALK TO (DUBWEISER)
THE NEXT BEST THING - NEW DUB
THE KILTLIFTERS - SERENITY
PRETENDERS - TALK OF THE TOWN
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME (REMIX)
MOJOCHRONIC - MOTOWN CHRISTMAS
NOSTALGIA 77 - SEVEN NATION ARMY
DJ FLACK - NAGILAH WHAT?
ADAM SANDLER - CHANUKAH SONG (DJ BC'S GOYIMIX)
TALEN - THE VIBES - A SIZZLA TALE
DJ JOHN - THE CHRISTMAS MASSACRE OF CHARLIE BROWN
FREEEZ - ONE TO ONE
TOWER OF POWER - SQUIB CAKES
LL COOL J - FARMERS BOULEVARD
GO HOME PRODUCTIONS - RAPTURE RIDERS

December 4, 2009 - Return of the MC

Hahaha...MC Mic Control returnes with a vengence as VIU sports wind down the year...that means more fun for you when he's in the house for the mix. Rhythm Scholar funked up the mash, and Loom-style shouts also go out to the Freerange Meatraiser, DJ Not-I, and DJ Faroff. We'd be remiss if we didn't mention the great Guy Lafleur, who taught us how to score!


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
RHYTHM SCHOLAR - FUNK SOLUTION
CARL CARLTON - SHE'S A BAD MAMA JAMA (SHE'S BUILT, SHE'S STACKED)
CELEBRITY MURDER PARTY - SUCKA!
JOY DENALANE FEAT. LUPE FIASCO - CHANGE
DJ ZEBRA - RAPPERS DELIGHT (ZEBRA "HEY" MIX)
Q-BURNS ABSTRACT MESSAGE - GET UP (I FEEL LIKE BEING A SEX MACHINE)
SOUND PROVIDERS - 5 MINUTES FEAT.THE PROCUSSIONS
FREERANGE MEATRAISER - MUPPAGE!
DJ NOT-I - JUDE'S DRUNK TRUMPET
DJ SWAMP - WORSHIP THE ROBOTS
DJ NOT-I - WHATCHA WAITING FOR, GET A MOVE ON
FAROFF - HOUSE OF KLEZMER
THE KILTLIFTERS - FIRE MY BOSS
PLANET SMASHERS - MY DECISION
STEPPER - NO PLACE
V - BLOOD MONEY
THE NEXT BEST THING - PEARLY GATES
TRUTHS & RIGHTS - LIVE UP
SUBB - LOOKING DOWN
MACAQUE - POPCORN
THE SLACKERS - WASTED DAYS
THE SPECIALS - A LITTLE BIT ME, A LITTLE BIT YOU
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
BLACKBERRY WOOD - WAYFARING STRANGER
DEVO - SECRET AGENT MAN
GUY LAFLEUR - SCORING
THE ZAMBONIS - BOB MARLEY AND THE HARTFORD WAILERS
THE WEAKERTHANS - TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS
G LOVE AND SPECIAL SAUCE - BASKETBALL
GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION - HAIR
SAMMY DAVIS JR. - JOHN SHAFT

November 27, 2009 - Le Fonque Supreme

More Buckshot per show than anywhere else! We sure wish Branford would revisit the whole Buckshot LeFonque project...it was amazing genre-cutting work...hey, maybe that was the problem! Mashups supreme from DJ Payroll, DJ Clive$ter, and Mad Mix Mustang tonight as the lads say adieu to November.


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
BILLY PRESTON - OUTA-SPACE
MOCKING SHADOWS - WAR
RICK JAMES - YOU AND I
HARVEY MASON - GROOVIN' YOU (MORSY MIX)
BUCKSHOT LEFONQUE - SOME COW FONQUE (MORE TEA, VICAR?)
BUCKSHOT LEFONQUE - MUSIC EVOLUTION
LOUIE RAMIREZ - DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA
RUFUS - TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD
DJ PAYROLL - INTERGALACTIC ENEMY
SHUFFLE DEMONS - SPADINA BUS
DJ CLIVE$TER - PUMP UP THE CONVOY
ALAIN CARON - SLAM THE CLOWN
MAD MIX MUSTANG - OYE COMO SUPER FREAK
ARCHIE SHEPP - BLUES FOR BROTHER GEORGE JACKSON (MONDO GROSSO NEXT WAVE MIX)
RARE EARTH - I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE (MOCEAN WORKER REMIX)
JOHNNY NASH - THE MIGHTY HERCULES THEME
ST. PETERSBURG SKA-JAZZ REVIEW - SIDEWINDER
DUBMATIX - HASHASHIN DUB
MAD BOMBER SOCIETY - ALLEY CAT
THE KILTLIFTERS - DYNOMITE
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
THE ARROGANT WORMS - BRIAN'S BALLS
TOTO COELO - I EAT CANNIBALS (EXTENDED MIX)
JOE JACKSON - ONE MORE TIME
CHALK CIRCLE - THE GREAT LAKE
LEISURE PROCESS - LOVE CASCADE
PASSION PUPPETS - LIKE DUST
PUKKA ORCHESTRA - CHERRY BEACH EXPRESS
THE WATERBOYS - THE WHOLE OF THE MOON
ENDGAMES - FIRST, LAST FOR EVERYTHING (DISCONET EDIT)
TONES ON TAIL - GO!
BB GABOR - NYET NYET SOVIET
IGGY POP - I'M BORED

November 20, 2009 - So low you can't hear us...

DJ Doc saddled up solo again tonight as MC Mic Control was Rockin' the Boat up at the VIU gym. Molto mashes, with CJR, Bringer of Cheese, Michmash, DJ Bootiestein and DJ Schmolli gaining mas props from the Loom.

Christmas is a little over a month away, and the DJ and the MC are at the ready, preparing for their amazing Loom-mas Day show!


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
METALWOOD - CHRONIC
JAMES BROWN - SUPER BAD
MOCEAN WORKER - SIS BOOM BAH!
DONALD BYRD WITH GURU AND RONNY JORDAN - TIME IS MOVING ON
MC SOLAAR WITH RON CARTER - UN ANGE EN DANGER
DEAN BROWN - FOREVER
NICKODEMUS - BROOKAREST (THE PIMPS OF JOYTIME REMIX)
ISAAC HAYES - PURSUIT OF THE PIMPMOBILE (EXTENDED MIX)
CJR - EYE OF THE KUNG FU STREET GROOVE
CAMEO - RIGOR MORTIS
ARACHNO-SINGE - DEAD
NINA SIMONE - AIN'T GOT NO - I GOT LIFE (GROOVEFINDER REMIX)
BRINGER OF CHEESE - ARE YOU GONNA GO FUTURAMA (SLURM MIX)
JIMMY DORSEY - HIT THE NOTE (KIDGUSTO REMIX)
MICHMASH - HEY MAMA
THE EXPOS - BEFORE BREAKFAST
BIG BANG THEORY - RIPPIN DANCEHALL
THE KILTLIFTERS - BOTH SIDES
THE KILTLIFTERS - THIS IS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU
THE FURIOS - ONE OF THESE DAYS
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME (REMIX)
THE BAD PLUS - TOM SAWYER
DJ BOOTIESTEIN - TAKE ME ON THE CRAZY TRAIN
DJ SCHMOLLI - OPERATION ABC
MI-SEX - COMPUTER GAMES
THE PORTSMOUTH SINFONIA - PINBALL WIZARD
COLDCUT AND STEINSKI - HEY KIDS (WHAT TIME IS IT?)
THE DIODES - RED RUBBER BALL
THE ART OF NOISE - BEAT BOX (DIVERSION ONE)
THE BOX - ORDINARY PEOPLE
GRACE JONES - SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM (MAXI)

Friday, December 11, 2009

November 13, 2009 - Mash the Jazz!

DJ Doc flew solo most of the night, as MC Mic Control was calling the VIU Mariners action up at the gym tonight. Frunt Room 5 and mARKYbOY get the big Loom-style shout outs for mashing some fine fine jazz licks. The Loom loves the jazz mashes, and we challenge all the mash-up artists out there to do more of these fine mixes.


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
ROY AYRES - HEY UH WHAT YOU SAY COME ON
CHASE - GET IT ON
ZOOM - BLACK BETTY MASHED
PARLIAMENT - FLASHLIGHT
K'NAAN - AMERICA (FEAT. MOS DEF AND CHALI 2NA)
FRUNT ROOM 5 - CHARLIE AND DIZZY
LIQUID SOUL - RICKY'S HAT
DJ ZEBRA - I'M A FIREMAN
MICHEL CUSSON - CATANIA
KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS - ENDICOTT
MARKYBOY - BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BABE
DUKE JORDAN - NIGHT IN TUNISIA (DJ JAZZY JEFF REMIX)
BLACK SHAKESPEARE (FEAT. CHARLIE CHARLES) - DREAMS
SKAVENJAH - ONE MORE SOUL
TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA - SESAME STREET (THEME)
THE LIQUIDAIRES - GOOD MUSIC
CHRIS MURRAY - ROCK STEADY
JFK AND THE CONSPRATORS - TELL ME BABY
THE KILTLIFTERS - CRAVERS DUB
THE KILTLIFTERS - KEEP IT ON THE DOWN LOW
THE AFTERBEAT - BILLY VAN
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
VOICEDUDE - BLACK SISTER
JOE JACKSON - MEMPHIS
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS - I'M AN ADULT NOW
LEVEL 42 - FOUNDATION AND EMPIRE PART I
THE BLOW MONKEYS - DIGGIN' YOUR SCENE (EXTENDED MIX)
BELOUIS SOME - IMAGINATION (DANCE MIX)
ERASURE - A LITTLE RESPECT
DE LA SOUL - ME MYSELF & I
THOMAS DOLBY - HOT SAUCE
THOMAS DOLBY - MAY THE CUBE BE WITH YOU
FLASH AND THE PAN - HEY ST. PETER

November 6, 2009 - Funk n' Junk

Been a while since we last posted...time to catch up! Don't know what got into us, but we were feelin' a little Tom Robinson tonight. Doc remembers back to the late 70's when he was first musically awakened, listening to University of Waterloo's CJSR. So very very long ago...TRB challenged then as they challenge now! Check out Tom on BBC's "6 music" Friday evenings from 1900 - 2100.


HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME
MICHEL CUSSON & THE WILD UNIT - WILD TIME
BERNARD "PRETTY" PURDIE - THEME FROM SHAFT
ISAAC HAYES - WALK ON BY
MAD MIX MUSTANG - OYE COMO SUPER FREAK
EDDIE BO - CHECK YOUR BUCKET
GEORGE DUKE - DUKEY STICK 12" (SPECIAL DISCO VERSION)
PRINCE CHARLES AND THE CITY BEAT BAND - CASH (CASH MONEY)
GOD MADE ME FUNKY - GOD MADE ME FUNKY
JOE ZAWINUL - BROWN STREET
THOSE RAPSKALLIONS - BLACK ORPHEUS
NEW YORK SKA JAZZ ENSEMBLE - FREEDOM JAZZ DANCE HALL
THE KILTLIFTERS - KEEP IT ON THE DOWN LOW
KING APPARATUS - FIVE GOOD REASONS
BIG BASS THEORY - ALL OF US
TITO PUENTE AND WOODY HERMAN - WOODCHOPPER'S BALL (THUNDERBALL REMIX)
LIQUID SOUL - SALT PEANUTS
CHARLIE PARKER - A NIGHT IN TUNISIA (DOWNPOUR) (FEAT. THE COCONUT TREE AND KODO)
HOOTIE MCBOOB AND THE FLM - IMPENDING LOOM THEME REMIX
LEVEL 42 - THE HIT COMBINATION (MIXED BY BEN LIEBRAND)
GRACE JONES - MY JAMAICAN GUY (12")
PUKKA ORCHESTRA - LISTEN TO THE RADIO
TOM ROBINSON BAND - WAR BABY
TOM ROBINSON BAND - POWER IN THE DARKNESS
IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS - EASONS TO BE CHEERFUL (PART 3)
GARY NUMAN - DOWN IN THE PARK
MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS - SWIMMING
BB GABOR - GIRLS OF THE FUTURE
KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS - I'M A WONDERFUL THING BABY
FRANK ZAPPA - PLANET OF THE BARITONE WOMEN