Transmissions from Echo Beach with Derek Westerholm and DJ Babs | WFMU

Ocean Therapy - "Rosy Sea" - Along The Coast [0:00:00] run SOFA - "Who Cares?" - Spinning The Wheel [LEARNED FROM THE WORST: Post Punk from Belgium. he unique, dreamy, and sometimes slightly ironic indie pop of (run) SOFA captivates immensely. This incredibly musical band from across the language border surprises with complex arrangements, distinctive rhythms, and delightful songwriting. Fresh as freshly dewy grass...musical mayhem from across the language border: we have a soft spot for that. They may have a different sound than, say, Robbing Millions, Le Colisée, and La Jungle. Dreamy, melancholic, and yet complex: that is what the trio from Charleroi sounds like. So, not just another indie band. Fun fact: the band recorded their EP Shenanigans with Ghent native Koen Gisen. Another testament to this band's musical ingenuity.] [0:01:51] Herpes - "Müde" - Symptome und Beschwerden [The 80’s are back, let there no be doubt about it. Some seek it in minimal synth, some go for post-punk and thank God, no one so far wants to reincarnate Kid Creole & The Coconuts. A part of those 80’s was of course Die Neue Deutsche Welle. It’s no coincidence that Herpes (what a name for a band!) supported last year Fehlfarben on their reunion tour as this Berlin-based band seek their influences in that particular genre even if you definitely can smell a love for punk as well. Did we hear someone whispering the name of Spider Murphy Gang? A comparison like that kind of makes sense as singer Florian is the sort of front man who doesn’t takes himself that serious. “Symptome und Beschwerden” has in the German press often been described as art-punk as well, and why not? You can hear definitely some Devo or Gang Of Four.] [0:05:14] La Securité - "Snack City" - Bingo! ["Snack City" is noted as one of the band's more fidgety punk songs. It follows title track "Bingo", released in February, and is accompanied by a video directed by the band’s regular visual collaborator Philippe Beauséjour.Speaking about the video concept, Beauséjour says: “The band wanted a music video with images taken from their cell phones, including photos and videos from their tours. I found the challenge great fun, considering that the most interesting content was already done. So, I created a universe inspired by scrapbooking, using what I could find in my multiple 60s and 90s cookbooks. I still wanted to bring a touch of animation, by constructing Éliane’s face several times with food. It’s a little inspired by Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Summer.” Bingo! is released on 12 June via Bella Union] [0:07:52] Fresh Guayaba Juice - "Mañana no sé que pasará" - Single [Nobody Knows what's happening tomorrow...and the internet knows little about this band, despite one full length and and ep release. We do like fresh Guava juice tho! Other musical Guavas include: Guava Tree: A psychedelic rock band based in Utah known for blending genres like funk, soul, and rock. Guava Jelly: A song written by Bob Marley (often associated with reggae/rocksteady) that has been covered by artists such as Johnny Nash and Barbra Streisand. Atomic Guava: A progressive rock/metal band that released the album Peasants of the Future in 2022. Guava (Artist): A London-based multi-instrumentalist producer known for mixing live guitar with electronic sounds....and of course Ween's PURE GUAVA. Brown sound at it's finest!!!] [0:10:48] Ugly Mac Beer, Fabrice Gilbert - "Bastille Vichy" - Broken III [A leading light in French breakbeat and the founder of Beatsqueeze Records, Ugly Mac Beer exists in a unique world which, loosely, could be argued to include the likes of Dalek, Flying Lotus, DJ Shadow, and Aphex Twin. As such, you can expect a perma-shifting mix of lo-fi, hip-hop, and break beat, which coalesce to form soundscapes quite unlike anything else you’ll hear this year. Truly unique, Broken Ill finds Ugly Mac Beer exploring hip-hop and punk, electro and rock, ambient and breakbeat seamlessly across the...

Sonic Youth - "Bull In The Heather" - Battery Park, NYC July 4th 2008 [For all the Taurus/symbol of the bull signs... "Battery Park, NYC July 4th 2008 is a live album by American noise punk band Sonic Youth, recorded at the River to River Festival in Battery Park, New York, on July 4, 2008. It was released June 9, 2009, coinciding with the release of The Eternal. It has only been released on vinyl and digital services. The album was mixed at Echo Canyon West, a studio often used by the band." ................... Bull In The Heather: "The song was written collectively by Sonic Youth, and production was done by Butch Vig. Singer and bassist Kim Gordon explained that the song is about "using passiveness as a form of rebellion—like, I'm not going to participate in your male-dominated culture, so I'm just going to be passive". The song's title is a reference to the race horse Bull Inthe Heather, who won the Florida Derby in 1993. [At 25-1 odds] ......................... The music video was directed by Tamra Davis and produced by Kris Krengle. Filmed in Los Angeles, the video features Bikini Kill singer Kathleen Hanna dancing and occasionally interacting with the band members, particularly guitarist Thurston Moore; she accidentally gave Moore a bloody lip during filming. Also featured are a young couple hanging out in a semi-wooded field and stock footage of horses racing. .......The scenes of Moore and Lee Ranaldo jumping around on a bed were inspired by a photo of Moore when he was younger. At the time of the video, bassist Kim Gordon was five months pregnant." Sonic Youth - Bull In The Heather (Official Video)] [0:00:00] Music behind DJ: Glass Beams - "Taurus (Mixed)" - DJ-Kicks: Jayda G [Released May 14, 2021. -- Glass Beams is the music project of Indian-Australian multi-instrumentalist and producer Rajan Silva. He founded the group in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The band blends Eastern musical elements with contemporary Western music. On stage and in music videos, the band appears in bejewelled doily-like masks. ..................... The band's debut EP, Mirage, was released in 2021. The follow-up EP, Mahal, was released on Ninja Tune in March 2024 .............. In all public appearances, the band wears gold bejeweled glass masks. ................................ Silva is primarily a drummer and records, produces, and mixes all of the band's music. .......... ------- ............ Canadian by birth and now London-based, Jayda G has risen steadily and stealthily through the dance music underground with her infectious energy, vitality and boundless enthusiasm. She released her debut album "Significant Changes" on Ninja Tune in March 2019. ..............] [0:02:56] Amyl and the Sniffers - "Born To Be Alive" - Born To Be Alive [Baby Amyl and the Sniffers! "An anthem to help us stage dive into 2021, with full hearts and flailing limbs” “It’s good 2 be alive!” the band wrote on Instagram to announce the cover. “CELEBRATE THE WIERD YEAR!...."Born to Be Alive" is a song written by French singer Patrick Hernandez. It became a worldwide hit and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard National Disco Action chart in early 1979. The song achieved gold status in the United States, Brazil, Germany and Italy, platinum in Australia and Canada, and silver in the United Kingdom. Also, in a feel good moment, the band donated 35K to Melbourne small music venues. Good peeps!!] [0:06:22] 24KIARA - "Cake" - Asleep In the Ballroom [It's HERE! I've been so excited for this record. Also who doesn't love cake? Especially birthday cake, because I'm an icing whore. 24 KIARA is a delicious blend of electro, pop, and indie rock. Imagine catchy synth melodies that get your feet tapping and make you want to dance, shimmering disco arpeggios, and hard-hitting beats. After releasing their debut EP "Hodophilia" in 2023, the trio takes things up a notch, flirting with rawer garage rock sounds, but always with a...

Ocean Therapy - "Rosy Sea" - Along The Coast [0:00:00] Good News - "Dumskaya Disko" - Big Shapes [Good News return with 'Big Shapes' the follow up to their debut album 'Small Forms'. It's been a busy year, which has seen the band make its first foray into Europe for Rotterdam's Left Of the Dial festival, as well as cement their status as regulars on both UK national radio and the independent venue touring circuit. Fans of telling it like it is will be relieved - 'Big Shapes' features expanded arrangements in every sense, with the wonky post-punkers from Sheffield cranking up the dance dial and heading for industrial funk. Likely to please those fond of acronyms like ACR and ESG, contradictions like disco not disco and Was Not Was, and all the music those things stand for. Local dues are due, though, and 'Big Shapes' at times recalls Broadcast, of Warp Records, as much as it does the aforementioned. The multilingual lyrics continue to span the literary and the political, in a way that's fun as opposed to for the pointy heads, of course. 'Big Shapes' broadens the scope of Good News, creating a proposition as at home in clubs as it is the DIY spaces that birthed the band. credits] [0:01:36] Iguana Death Cult - "Heavyweight" - Guns Out [FINALLY! The record is out and yes, it's awesome. “Iguana Death Cult’s latest evolution finds the Rotterdam band reflecting on hardship and doubt while facing a burning world. The result channels their early punk and garage roots, powered by Tobias Opschoor’s razor-sharp riffs, Uri Rennert’s relentless drumming, Jimmy de Kok’s groovy rhythms and Jeroen Reek’s raw, emotive vocals. Formed in 2014, they have grown from a group of friends into a renowned act, touring with Osees and Frankie And The Witch Fingers, supporting Jack White, and appearing at SXSW, Levitation and Desert Daze. Their new album Guns Out marks a return to punchy garage rock, exploring escapism, mental strain, and creative renewal. Tough yet introspective, the record captures a band coming to terms with its own evolution and the world around it.”] [0:07:18] Choncy - "Bypass" - Trademark [Ahhh this song is SOO GOOD. On April 17, Cincinnati post-punk outfit Choncy release their new album Trademark via Feel It Records. The album’s described in a press statement as a series of “Unpredictable dances between demented dissonance and craggy punches,” The g record was made separately, together, with each member recording in their respective practice spaces and bedrooms without missing a beat...] [0:10:25] BRONT - "Bathroom" - The Regime [Another freaking awesome track! It's maniacal, robotic, hypnotic. It's BRONT. We love BRONT. After “ Toilet ” comes “Bathroom”. That way we keep our hands clean! BRONT, the project by and centered around Brent Pauwels, has already released a number of EPs, and soon we can expect another one with The Regime ...This is music where edges have been filed or chipped off—think of bands like Ween and They Might Be Giants—and feel free to place BRONT in their ranks...] [0:13:02] Kerosene Kream - "Chronic Atomic" - Bye Mom! EP [From Stockholm, Sweden...where much great rock comes from. "Artificial rock from the hands of the Automated Worker." Quirky new wave from Stockholm for the now-times. They’ve got a quirky vibe, not in an arty or weirdo way but fun, like if GORILLA ANGREB was really the B-52’S. All four songs are upbeat and have strong pop hooks, elevated by multiple charismatic vocalists and a layer of electronics that liven up the whole production. It’s okay and even healthy to have a little fun every once in a while, so if you’re brooding as much as I am these days look no further than KEROSENE KREAM if you need a little pick-me-up....- Maximum RnR] [0:14:39] Media Puzzle - "More Horse, Less Code" - More Horse, Less Code [I came for the chill groves, but I'm glad I stayed for the fripp-ish guitars leading into the trippy outro. Things aren't always as straight ahead as they seem...media...

Music behind DJ: Ocean Therapy - "Rosy Sea" - Along The Coast [0:00:00] No Peeling - "Stationery" - EP2 [This track released April 7, 2026. ---- "Formed in 2025 as a studio project by five friends in the fertile Nottingham DIY underground, No Peeling have rapidly expanded way beyond their initial brief. September 2025’s self-titled EP was the perfect introduction to the No Peeling universe. Bandcamp Daily picked it as an Essential Release, calling it “a clanging collection of get-in-get-out egg punk that doesn’t ask for more than 10 minutes of your time and overdelivers on every front”. It managed to cram a lifetime of idea-nuggets into seven songs that rarely exceeded the minute mark. A blast of enthusiasm and hyperactivity, the EP was the audio equivalent of a barrage firework: exhilarating and energising (although slightly confusing unless experienced from a distance). ...................... Whilst the first EP was completed before the band had played live; EP2 hits a little differently. Written in preparation for their first UK tour and recorded just after, No Peeling’s new-found live energy pushes the results to somewhere new again. EP2 has the garage punk clatter and sparkly efficiency of their debut but is somehow faster and weirder. The guitar and synth seem to be engaged in a constant (playful) fight, tumbling further and further away from the song structure being held together (and propelled) by one of the tightest rhythm sections around. The scrawl and skronk might occasionally recall No Wave but those grooves are locked down. ........................ This all provides the perfect foundation for the wry, dry observations of Sophie Diver. From pasta post and fluff-clad delinquents to clingfilm catastrophes and poor working conditions, all modern life’s bases (good and bad) are covered and emerge miraculously from a magic-eye explosion of clangs, thwacks and bloops. And just when everything finally comes into focus it’s over and done with. Flip it back to side A, play it again." https://nopeeling.bandcamp.com/] [0:02:17] Station Model Violence - "Falling Down" - Station Model Violence [Station Model Violence are from Sydney, Australia. Released Feb 27, 2026. ................... "Station Model Violence had a demo out in 2024 and at the start of 2025 the recording of what became their first album took place – in both Naarm and Eora. DX of Total Control had moved to Eora/Sydney after the lockdowns and started a group with members of Den, Diät and G2G. This group evolved into Station Model Violence as Buz joined and contributed some songs that were destined for R.M.F.C.. Together with their first material, it melded into a unique sound and the group solidified around DX, Buz, Micky and Michael from Denm and Kuceli from Gaud. Anti Fade picked them up of course and in February a selftitled 10-track LP [came] out..." https://stationmodelviolence.bandcamp.com/] [0:04:06] Sunday Mourners - "Unwitting Boy" - A-Rhythm Absolute [Released January 16, 2026. Sunday Mourners are from Los Angeles, California. "Sunday Mourners are here and it is ok. It is ok to feel good about indie music again. ‘A-Rhythm Absolute‘ is a perfect fresh analogue debut album from twenty-four year old four piece from all over the battered USA, who now reside under Curation Records' proud wing in LA. .................... Pungent, characterful stories delivered by vocalist Quinn lead the show set to a tune-laden punchy pallet from a classic rock set up oozing effortless angular groove. Echoes of Television or Wire only gives you a clue to Sunday Mourners hooky sound as the album matches the art-rock with its strong playful melodies. .................. “Recorded at Jazzcats Studio in Long Beach California, owned and operated by their dear friend Jonny Bell who engineered, mixed & mastered the record on a 2 inch tape machine which contained “Lot of fender single coils and dry DI sounds, a few pianos, standup basses and moogs, a vintage slingerland kit....