Beyond kitsch, Space Bop is one hour of full galactical wonder, and can be heard every Sunday from 4:00 to 5:00 pm Eastern time (that's 21:00 to 22:00 in the U.K., and 22:00 to 23:00 in most of the rest of Western Europe...) on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, Canada, in RealAudio at:

http://www.ckut.ca    

As well, the last two weeks' worth of shows are archived at that site in stereo, and the last two months' worth in mono.  So you can now listen at your leisure...

As usual, all comments, questions, and feedback are welcome. 

Space Bop #313    July 17, 2005

The Now Sound... German Style

It's never been clear exactly who the target audience was for these records. Too uncool for the younger crowd and too strange for the older crowd. Then again, the entire "Now Sound" label is confusing and hard to define. From a place where you may least expect it, here's a sampling of the surprisingly 'now' sound of Germany (Listener's note: The muffled sound at the beginning of the first track lasts only for a few minutes... The remainder of the show plays fine.)
 

Artist	Song	Album/Disc	Label (Year)
Hugo Strasser	Indian Reservation	Tanzhits '71	Tanz-Illustrierte
James Last	Aquarius	Get Easy (Vol. 3)	Motor (1997)
Horst Wende	Ob-La-Di Ob-La Da/Get Back/Dizzy	Hits a la carte	Polydor
Max Greger	Rock & Roll Part 2	Strictly for Dancing	Polydor (1973)
Maurice Pop	Weil Ich So Sexy Bin	Get Easy (Vol. 3)	Motor (1997)
Erwin Halletz	Pyjama Party	Mr. Casanova	Polydor
Die Peanuts	Hits a Go-Go Medley	Souvenirs aus Tokio	Bear Family (2004)
Klaus Wunderlich	Hummelflug	Super Star Sound	Ace of Clubs
Max Greger	Popcorn (Samba)	Strictly for Dancing	Polydor (1973)
Orchester Werner Muller	Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine	The Strip Goes On	Ace of Clubs
Jurgen Franke Sextet	Flower Power	A Little Bit of Beat	Trans-Canada
Orchester Lou Castell	Lovebug	Nymphomania	Sexy Hexy (1998)
James Last	Mr. Giant Man	Voodoo Party	Polydor (1972)