Iowa Basement Tapes blog - #41-60

~ Thoughts and track lists from Kristian Day, host of the weekly program, Iowa Basement Tapes, which airs Thursday nights from 9-10 p.m. ~

(Most recent at the top of the page.)

Iowa Basement Tapes #55 - 7/18/2019

Night Listeners -

Tonight I am recording in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This show breaks new grounds with bands from three new cities: Shadrack Chameleon from Humboldt, Zini from Lamoni (yes you read correctly) and No Coast Criminals from Independence. I also got a ton of new bands that I have never played before. Lots of garage psychedelic and lots of punk.

Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com.

Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG – Des Moines & KCOE – Coe College Cedar Rapids. You can now hear us every Friday at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT – Sioux City & 90.7FM KOJI – Okoboji. If you miss the show please subscribe to the podcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5e

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Swingin' Teens - "Hey Brother" / The Story Vol 1 1984-1994 (Iowa City)
Shadrack Chameleon - "Granite Feast" / Shadrack Chameleon (Humboldt)
Harperlane - "United States of Advertising" (Burlington)
Rational Anthem - "Blackout Magic" / Bread Line (Iowa City)
The Nomadic Youth - "Opposites Attract" / Backseat Banana (Fairfield)
Tyde - "Psychedelic Pill" / Lost / Psychedelic Pill (Burlington)
Zini - "You Do the Voodoo You Do" / Better Than a Kick in the Teeth (Lamoni)
No Coast Criminals - "We're a Threat!" / Punk in the Streets Vol. 2 (Independence)
Deep Sleep Waltzing - "Evenin Train" / Try-Cycle (Des Moines)
Wrestling with Wolves - "The Splitting Second" (Des Moines)
Wolves in the Attic - "Aging" / Pink Mist (Des Moines)
The Vanhevants - "Whistling Tackle" / Bum Out! (Des Moines)

Iowa Basement Tapes #54 - 7/11/2019

Night Listeners -

I'm recording from sunny lukewarm Los Angeles. Tonight I bring you some tracks from the All Iowa Noise Insurgency cassette compilation. These are the more mellow/drone pieces from Seezureface and Under Escape from the Black Hole. I also share tunes from the now defunct Bongrider and Gloaming, two Iowa City doom projects. Well Gloaming isn't doom, but it fits right in. Also a super fun song from Captain Three Leg off the split with Wadge.

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Iowa Basement Tapes #53 - 7/4/2019

I know its Independence Day but its also the 1 year anniversary of Iowa Basement Tapes! The first episode aired at 9PM Thursday July 5th, 2018 on 98.9FM KFMG. The show has aired every week at that same time except now we also air on two additional stations on Fridays at 11PM: 90.3FM KWIT in Sioux City and 90.7FM KOJI in Okoboji.

I want to thank everyone who has been a guest on the show as well as all of the broadcast listeners and podcast archive subscribers. The show has turned into something much bigger than I ever thought it would be.

As always if you missed a broadcast make sure to subscribe to the podcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5e

AND check out our archive of Iowa's alternative and DIY music: https://iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com/

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Here was our 1 year anniversary playlist:

Iowa Basement Tapes #45 - 5/9/2019

Night Listeners -

I feel like I have avoided playing tunes from Ames because I have always thought that the music from that city was extremely self indulgent. But I have come to love that about Ames. So tonight I got some new tunes from Stars Hollow. They do some loud emo pop stuff that some of you might enjoy. I also have two tunes from the new Traffic Death / Captain Three Leg split 12". One from each band that will rip your face right off.

Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free.

Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG - Des Moines & KCOE - Coe College Cedar Rapids. You can now hear us every Friday at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT - Sioux City & 90.7FM KOJI - Okoboji. If you miss the show please subscribe to the podcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5e

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Movable Feast - "The End of the World" / Live at the Laughing Iguana 1989 (Des Moines)
Stars Hollow - "It's Not That" / Happy Again (Ames)
The Pestilents - "Praise God" / Obedience is Suicide (Cedar Rapids)
Desalin - "Eternally Mine" / Desolate (Cedar Rapids)
Annalibera - "Opia" / Opia (Des Moines)
Traffic Death - "Buy the Ticket" / Split with Captain Three Leg (Des Moines)
Captain Three Leg - "Paranoia Sales Pitch" Split with Traffic Death (Ottumwa)
3 Finger Betty - "Big Time Operator" (Dead Milkman) / Live at the Val Air Ballroom (Des Moines)
Fat Bertha & the Love Shakers - "Open Your Eyes" / Golden Memories and Other Disasters - Iowa Compilation Vol. 4 (Des Moines)
Finally Some Action - "The Beyond" / Circuits of Time EP (Keokuk)
X-Ray Mary - "Taste of Hate" / Basement Tapes Vol. 4 - Astral TV Dinner (Ottumwa)
Elizabeth Moen - "Time is a Shitty Friend" / A Million Miles Away (Iowa City)
Telekinetic Yeti - "Lightbearer" / Abominable (Dubuque)

Iowa Basement Tapes #44 - 5/2/2019

Night Listeners,

Tonight studio manager Gary and I sit down with Jeff Morgan formally or Squidboy and currently the bass player for the band No Good Deed. He brings us his Iowa playlist plus we get to here a rough mix of a new song from the upcoming album from No Good Deed.

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TV Cop - "TV Cop PSA" / Season Three (Ottumwa)
Squidboy - "Crutch" / Milk of Amnesia (Des Moines)
North of Grand - "Built to Last" (Des Moines)
Captain Three Leg - "203" / 2907 (Ottumwa)
Hazer - "Easy Way Out" / There's No Going Back (Des Moines)
Left Is West - "You Got The Coast" / How to be Happy Without Even Trying (Des Moines)
Space Burial - "For Those Still Suffering" / Space Burial (Dubuque)
Gristle - "Chicken Pecker" / Cut and Paste 1994 Complete Discography (Ottumwa)
No Good Deed - "Bed's Edge" / Let's Go (Des Moines)

Iowa Basement Tapes #43 - 4/25/2019

Night Listeners -

Tonight I mixed a lot of new with some old (and some really old). New material from Druids and Finally Some Action and a long lost release from the Cedar Rapids progressive stoner rock legends Truth and Janey. I also dig deep into the crates of Ottumwa's 90s section with Gristle (major Primus worship) and Scat (instrumental power metal).

Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free.

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Telekenetic Yeti - "Himalayan Hymn" / Abominable (Dubuque)

Iowa Basement Tapes #42 - 4/18/2019

Night Listeners -

I am all over the place tonight with tunes from every part of the state: Sioux City, Des Moines, Waterloo, Waverly, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Clinton, Keokuk, and Dubuque. I was presented with an email earlier in the week from Bensmasher sharing with me some really interesting finds. One of the most interesting is a group from Clinton called Mississippi Belle. Two boat captains who made a record using a keyboard a drum machine. I love this stuff.

Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free.

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Iowa Basement Tapes #41 - 4/11/2019

Night Listeners -

To continue on with my travelogue shows I am now in West Point, NY. On the flight I got to finally explore some tunes by the band Nethervoid. Tim Connery whom I have worked with on film projects up in the Dubuque area used to be in this band with members of The Tanks (hence the double location mention). Nethervoid put out two albums, an EP, and a demo during their short lifespan. Now the majority of their music is some good ol' hail satan black metal, however they do have a cover of Bauhaus's "Mask" on their EP. But I chose the instrumental title song from their last album as my pick.

Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free.

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