Melting World Playlists

Melting World playlist for 05/25/2025

Memorial Day Weekend brings
European psychedelia with the latest from Acid Rooster (Germany), Psychedelic Source Records (Hungary),
Domboshawa (Sweden).
Pink Floyd’s “Live At Pompeii” great archival audio remaster from
Steven Wilson.
The Cosmic Hour Brings
Cartas de Japón (Argentina),
Mindphaser (Chile),
Vir Unis & James Johnson (USA)
The Time Suspended segment features ambient with the latest collaboration from
Alio Die (Italy) & Arborescence (France),
Autumn of Communion (UK).
New music from the Projekt label with
Pietri Zollo (Italy), Erik Wøllo (Norway)

Melting World playlist for 05/18/2025

This morning’s 2-5am journey goes deep into the final two 75 minute segments of ambient composer Robert Rich’s sleep concert music. Our third installment features parts 5 & 6 of a seven and a half hour studio recreation utilizing his full instrumentation- hardware and virtual synths, PVC flutes, field recordings and extended slow motion drones. The sleep concert is an important subset of his long career as an electronic composer which he developed as a student at Stanford University playing communal music concerts in the dorm lounge during a full sleep cycle with the audience laid out on the floor in sleeping bags. Originally released as the first Blu-Ray audio in 2014 “Perpetual” the source material is a 16bit 96db Bandcamp AIFF download.

Melting World playlist for 05/11/2025

This morning’s Mothers Day audio alternate reality starts with music from Primus’s first album from 1990 covering The Residents followed by The Residents recorded live at the Paraiso in Amsterdam in 1986, Praxis recorded at Bonnaroo in 2004. Five hours to melt your mind with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention recorded at The Whiskey in 1968, Korai Öröm (Hungary), Oresund Soace Collective (Denmark). Electronic space in the Cosmic Hour with Timeshard (UK), Zero Gravity & The Brain (LA-USA),Ozric Tentacles, Thom Brennan and Steve Roach recorded live in Boulder Colorado 10/24. The Time Suspended deep drift segment we play Ravi Shankar recorded in San Francisco in 1967, Pilot Voyager (Hungary) Purl & Deflection.

Melting World playlist for 05/04/2025

This morning’s journey goes deep into the ambient world of Robert Rich’s sleep concert music. Parts 3 & 4 of an eight hour studio recreation utilizing his full instrumentation, PVC flutes, samples and extended drones, an important segment of his long career as an
ambient electronic composer.
He developed the sleep concert as a student at Stanford University playing communal music concerts during a full sleep cycle. Originally released as the first Blu-Ray audio in 2014 “Perpetual” is also available as a 16bit 96db Bandcamp multi format download .

Melting World playlist for 04/27/2025

This morning a suprise beginning with avant rock from Glenn Branca, Sonic Youth, Thinking Plague, David Bowie and Chicks on Speed.
Neokrautrock from Minerall (Germany)
Electronic in the Cosmic Hour from UK’s
Din label with Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle),
new music from Parallel Worlds (Greece), Cosmic Ground (Germany).
Ambient in the Time Suspended segment with intrusion (USA),
The latest release from Eternell (Turkey via Sweden).

Melting World playlist for 04/13/2025

In anticipation of the 2025 Radiothon
Progressive rock marathon from 9:00pm 4/18- 8:00pm 4/19 we will play two European progressive bands,
Magma, their ep from 2015 “Slag Tanz”
Also, the latest archival release from the original Krautrock band Can.
New heavy psych from Psychedelic Source Records (Hungary)
Laurie Anderson-tribute to Amelia Earhart
Cosmic hour-Radio Massacre International (UK) latest Cuniform release
Galactic Furnace part 3.
Aestrata (Germany) latest ambient release on El Culto

Melting World playlist for 03/30/2025

Spring Radiothon-Our biannual on air fundraising drive is upon us and your generous contribution is vital to the survival of WUSB.
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This morning’s journey begins with Buckethead who will be performing @Patchogue Theater on April 16.
Jonas Hellborg & Shawn Lane with Micheal Shrieve, Micheal Delville playing Jimi Hendrix, Steven Wilson along with dissonance from PAKT recordied live in 2023, Lightwave recorded live in a French cave.
The Cosmic Hour brings a long set by Chuck Van Zyl recorded live on Stars End.
The Deep Drift Segment brings Ambient from Blanket Swimming (USA),
Pilot Voyager (Hungary), Eternell (Sweden).

Melting World playlist for 03/23/2025

This morning’s journey goes deep into the ambient world of Robert Rich’s sleep concert music. Part 1 of a seven hour studio recreation utilizing his full instrumentation, PVC flutes, samples and elongated drones. An important segment of his long career as an electronic composer. He developed the sleep concert as a student at Stanford University playing communal music concerts during a full sleep cycle. Originally released as the first Blu-Ray audio in 2014 “Perpetual” is also available as a 16bit-96db Bandcamp multi format download .

Melting World playlist for 03/16/2025

Melting World-Guitars and synths
Taking a familiar yet unexplored road this morning with guitarists Bill Frisell, Richard Thompson, Carlos Santana with John McLaughlin.
Electronic with Stefan Gubatz (DE), Intrusion (Detroit), Mick Chillage (IRE)
Joni Mitchell recorded at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium on 8/27/79
Ambient with Pilot Voyager
Happy St Patrick’s Day 2025.

Melting World playlist for 03/09/2025

Join us as we enter into that ten month portal of local time known as
“Daylight Savings Time”
With an archival edition of the Melting World from 2/25/24-Enjoy!
Space psych from Oresund Space Collective (Denmark), Black Moon Circle (Norway),
The Spacelords (Germany), Pilot Voyager (Hungary)
Not so recent psych from Hawkwind, System 7 (UK), Anubian Lights (USA & UK)'
Kikagaku Moya & Ryley Walker (Japan & USA)
Brand new Can archival release Paris 1973 in memory of Damo Suzuki (1950-2024)
Space ambient from Sphäre Sechs and Drone ambient from Thomas Köner (Germany)

Melting World playlist for 03/02/2025

This morning we listen to music from
UK, Canada, Germany and USA
with David Gilmour, Brian Eno,
Radio Massacre International (UK) in the Cosmic Hour
Latest archival release from
Klaus Schulze (Germany)
Ben Neil (USA)
New Ambient from Mathias Grassow,
Nuur & Deep North (Germany) in the Time Suspended Segment

Melting World playlist for 02/23/2025

Deep drift expanded from 1/5/25
Technical redo long form ambient prerecord
Steve Roach 2:00-4:00am segment from Joshua Tree Mentalphysics Center all night sleep concert October 27-28/2024.
Recent ambient from Italy’s Alio Die,
Dirk Serries’s ambient guitar with Streams Of Consciousness (Belgium),
Rudy Adrian (New Zealand) extended single from his latest Spotted Peccary sleep focused release.

Melting World playlist for 02/16/2025

David Lynch 1946-2025
This morning we celebrate the life of the late artist whose films and music has been a major influence on The Melting World.
We will play the soundtrack to his first film, one that played at the midnight cinema circuit throughout the late 70’s and 80’s
“Eraserhead” along with
Spacerock with Hawkestrel, Chrome
Stoner with Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats.
Krautrock with Birth Control,
electric orange.
Electronic with Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Company, James Johnson & Vir Unis.
Ambient with Erik Emil Eskildson.
This Sunday 12-5am
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Melting World playlist for 02/02/2025

“A Psychoactive Listening Experience”
First show of the new Spring schedule
European psych with the latest releases from Red Sun (Italy), Los Tayos (Hungary), Pascere Lamia (UK) and new music from
Acid Rooster (Germany).
Outstanding sonic clarity from the sixties with the latest archival release from
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention and Miles Davis Bitches Brew complete sessions.
New archival sequencer synth from ARC,
Martin Stürtzer (Germany).
Deep drift ambient from Lorenzo Montana (Italy), Forrest Fang, Variant (USA).

Melting World playlist for 01/26/2025

“A Global Journey Within Your Mind”
This morning’s show dives into the electronic world with music from
Trigona (New Zealand), 4x3, U.S.O. (Germany),
Acid Mothers Temple & Infinity Rising Zero (Japan),
Jean-Micheal Jarre (France).
Sequencer synth from The Soviet Space Dog Project (UK).
The Cosmic Hour brings winter themed ambient from Winterhouse (USA & Canada),
Wintersilence (Germany).

Melting World playlist for 01/19/2025

Part 1>12-2am
This morning’s program veers into uncharted territory for this show with a set from the ladies recorded in the 60’s with Nico singing a great Lou Reed tune, Joni Mitchell from 1979’s Hejira, Marianne Faithfull recorded live at St Anne’s in Brooklyn in 1989 and a track from Beth Orion’s “Trailer Park” released in 1996.
Music from American composer Harold Budd, Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, Roger Eno & Kate St John, Chanel Light Vessel.
Solo piano from Bruno Sanfilipo (Spain), Patrick Moraz (Switzerland), Holly Bowling, Scott Lawlor.
Global from Material, Gigi (Ethiopia), Channel Light Vessel
The Cosmic Hour brings Ambient with Lori Pate, Poeme

Melting World playlist for 01/19/2025

Part 2>
3-5am

Melting World playlist for 01/12/2025

Melting World 1/12/25
Progressive with music from Bill Nelson, Steve Hillage (UK), Djam Karet (USA)
Decibel (Mexico) from the Cleopatra box set “Dossier 1977-2017,
New music from Stick Men recorded in Japan.
Spacepsych from Perhaps & French Retropsych from Tarotplane (USA)
Sequencer synth with Paul Ellis, Dweller At The Threshold (USA)
Ambient from Robert Rich,
Bill Laswell & Tetsu Inoue (USA & Japan)
Winter ambient from Jeff Pearce (USA),
Amir Baghiri & Mathias Grassow (Germany)

Melting World playlist for 01/05/2025

Cosmic Deep Drift Ambient
with Steve Roach 2-4am segment
live at Joshua Tree Mentalphyics
Joshua Tree, Ca. 10/27-28/24
Eight hour concert.
New Rudy Adrian (New Zealand)
Extended single “The Sleepy Hills 6”
Music for deep hours listening
at WUSB 90.1fm and wusb.fm

Melting World playlist for 12/29/2024

This morning we celebrate the life of recently departed Indian tablā player and composer Zakir Hussain. Featuring his solo material and collaborations with British guitarist John McLaughlin and their Shakti incarnations, Mickey Hart, Diga Rhythm Band, Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer.
Zakir was prominent player of traditional Indian music and we will play his collaborations with Shivkumar Sharma, L Shankar, Hariprasad.
Alternating sets will include traditional Melting world music from The Band of Gypsys at the Fillmore East on 12/31/69, The Israelittes (Jamaica) Church of Hed (USA), Red Sun (Italy), Depth Charms (UK), Markus Reuter, new music from Electric Orange (Germany) and
Psychedelic Source Records (Hungary)