Absolutely Nonsensical
By Ben Aqua
Absolutely NonsensicalJun 08, 2020
Black Voices | David: From Rage to Optimism
In this episode, the mic is passed to David, a teacher, artist, and filmmaker in Austin, Texas. David shares his experience living as a black person in America, and how Black Lives Matter, anti-racist protests, and political action happening around the world are affecting his spectrum of feelings - from rage and pain to awe and optimism.
Ways you can help Black Lives Matter right now: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
💛 100% of ad revenue generated from streams of this episode will be donated to black artists, organizations, and businesses. 💛
Sending love & solidarity as an Korean and Asian ally to the beautiful black community 💖 RIP George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, Sean Reed, and every other black & black queer/trans person whose life has been taken by police brutality, systematic racism, transphobia, and homophobia.
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The Oblong Boys: Better than the Beatles (and Way More Zolo)
"Life is Meaningless," said The Oblong Boys, Austin's weirdest and most zolo band ever. In this episode, I talked to Oblong A, Mr. E, Pat A. Physics, and Lockemup about how The Oblong Boys were spawned, the concepts behind their unique brand of music and performance, and their late night guerrilla escapades.
Think DEVO meets the Residents meets Frank Zappa in a hypercolor Yellow Magic Orchestra mega blender full of Sparks. Here's to The Oblong Boys!
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Music in this episode (in order of appearance):
The Oblong Boys - Godzilla!
The Oblong Boys - Properties of Sound
The Oblong Boys - Newman’s Own
The Oblong Boys - Life is Meaningless
The Oblong Boys - Division of Us Four
Danny Elfman - Pee Wee’s Playhouse Suite
Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo - Cell 63
Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo - Frenchy Back Home
The Oblong Boys - Animal
The Oblong Boys - Allegorical Ankle
The Oblong Boys - A.D.S.
The Prima Donnas - Nance Music Manifesto
The Oblong Boys - Don’t Go Bald
The Oblong Boys - Godzilla!
Renaldo & the Loaf - Here’s to the Oblong Boys
The Oblong Boys - Sassquatch
Attic Ted - Oh No
The Oblong Boys - Rip Your Head Off
The Oblong Boys - F.B.I.
The Oblong Boys - Felliniesque
The Oblong Boys - X-Ray Specs
Cabo Boing - Swirl Up
The Oblong Boys - Dopre Pa Do
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From Ninja Turtles to Youtube
YouTube has dramatically changed my life and creative process in the last 2 years. Here are 3 powerful and important methods you can use to can grow your YouTube channel and social media presence — and, most importantly, your HEART. Get ready to make your soul super swole. (That should be a shirt...)
Music in this episode is from my album “Obscuriosities” — stream it: http://fanlink.to/obscuriosities
(I didn’t write the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song, obvi)
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Freewriting for the Grieving wEirDo
What is freewriting and how can you benefit from it? Does it help with grief? In this episode, host Ben Aqua discusses how freewriting influenced his grieving process after experiencing a profound loss and becoming a young widow. Ben also recites a few whimsically intimate, bizarre pieces from his freewriting journal. Let's add some Absolutely Nonsensical sunshine to that gritty brainstorm cloud.
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Why is Art Important?
In this 1st ever (proper) episode of Absolutely Nonsensical, host Ben Aqua and special guests discuss art and why it's important.
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#FEELINGS Mix for Radar Radio
A mix for Nobel's Radar Radio show, using all trax from the catalog of my experimental club music label, #FEELINGS.
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Tracklist:
Mama Testa - Using Machines
poolboy92 - Laz-E
Joe Howe - Dorling Kindersley
Lotic - Rendez-vous (Drippin Remix)
Rabit - Terminator (Five Remix)
Ynfynyt Scroll - C3l
Ynfynyt Scroll - Butch Queen (Lotic Remix)
Norrit - Arrival
Ben Aqua - Put It In
Pana - Cop
poolboy92 - Lick (SPF666’s temps écoulé Remix)
HYPEHEADZ - Purple Tint
Ben Aqua - Ultimate Reality (Foodman Remix)
Mama Testa - Estoesparauds (andykisaragi Remix)
poolboy92 - Lick
Rabit - Terminator
Ben Aqua - Reset Yourself
Mama Testa - Gimme My Drvgz (feat. Jack’ie Lo)
poolboy92 - Laz-E (2uitter Remix)
Creepside - T0GETHER
Mama Testa - Magna Data
Supraman - Street Taps
Pana - Cloud Music (feat. Fardigo)
Norrit - B.D.L.W.
Rabit - So Clean (Drippin Remix)
Ben Aqua - He She
Ynfynyt Scroll - Let Me See It (Divoli S’vere & MikeQ Remix)
Ynfynyt Scroll - Let Me See It (Satanicpornocultshop Remix)
Ynfynyt Scroll - Lethal Autonomy (Helix Remix)
Nobel - Vocal Sniper
poolboy92 - Lips
Creepside - No Shade (feat. Tama Gucci)
Ben Aqua - By This River
Lotic - Rendez-vous
Resident Advisor Podcast RA.434
My highly controversial 2014 podcast for Resident Advisor, full of hyper pop and forward-thinking, weird club music. RA described the mix as "an online underground primer, Aqua's RA podcast is right on the money. It's fast, slippery and wilfully garish, blending tracks by key players like A. G. Cook [PC Music] and SOPHIE with music from his own #FEELINGS stable." It went moderately viral after their techno-heavy fanbase went ballistic in the comments, which led to FACT Mag naming it their Mix of the Week.
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Tracklist:
Pana - Cloud Music feat. Fardigo
GFOTY - Don't Wanna / Let's Do It
SOPHIE - Lemonade (Ben Aqua's 888% Hydration remix)
DJ Rashad, MoonDoctoR & FreshtillDef - 1 AM feat. DJ Earl
Da Hool - Meet Her at the Love Parade (Slick Shoota remix)
Gillepsy - Fiery Dust
Young Smoke - Dark Vs Light
RIVA - Fast Life / ?? ??
M¥SS KETA - MILANO SUSHI & COCA
DV-i - Optical Mode
DJ DJ Booth - Heaven (A.G. Cook remix)
Skip Club Orchestra - Ippon
Ben Aqua - Eternal Hard Drive
Umbertron - U Wurkout (poolboy92's Mystic Protein Shake)
DJ New Jersey Drone - Snake Eyes (Chain I)
A. G. Cook - Keri Baby feat. Hannah Diamond
Swick - SUPER GOLD TENNIS
DZA - CATBUG
Arm Watches Fingers - Super Fluid
Margaret Antwood - Cry Cry
Luisterwaar - Circuits
Supraman - Wobble
Balmorhea - Heir II (Ben Aqua remix)
Hannah Diamond - Pink and Blue
Hypo77 - Fleeting Moment
Rabit - Red Candles
Buffalo Black - No Blood Frets Man
NOK from the Future - Awake
Ben Aqua - Organic Blueprint
hyPLUR Generation 2525 Mix
A mix for Cluster Mag (RIP), full of hyper club music, footwork, juke, rave - a blob of music I called "hyPLUR." 32 trax in less than 32 minutes.
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Tracklist:
1. Sinjin Hawke – Crystal Dust
2. Mohegan Son – Lick
3. LOLGurlz – Lite Green
4. EQ Why – Ghetto Booty 773
5. Traxman – I Need Some Money
6. Boylan & J’Roc – Letz Rock
7. MikeQ – The Master Blaster (Nadus Remix)
8. Fracture – The Limit VIP
9. Fuzzy Logic feat. Jada Pearl – All My Love (Slick Shoota Remix)
10. Supraman – Assidity
11. 2 Chainz – Getn Wrk (Nikes Bootleg)
12. Skimatix – Terrorist Juke (Wooferface Remix)
13. DJ Rashad – Twitter
14. DJ Earl – Audio Fixx
15. Chrissy Murderbot – Bionic Penguins
16. Phone Tag – Ghosts Behind (Chants Remix)
17. DJ Azamat & NXTLYF – The Taste Of Bandwidth (Ben Aqua Remix)
18. Jlin – Expand
19. Sarantis – Medieval
20. Raumskaya – Buy My Bomb
21. Boeboe – Act Stupid
22. Dookz – Rock Right
23. Mama Testa – Estoesparauds (andykisaragi Remix)
24. DJ New Jersey Drone – No Fear
25. Eprom – Twerkul8
26. Druthers & Drips – Hit Em (Sinistarr Remix)
27. Pana – Night Drive
28. Ben Aqua – Reset Yourself
29. Thømas White x Vilify – Brigade
30. Uncle Texx – Destroy Tengu
31. Kilbourne – Born Living Under Evil (Illuminati’s Very Youngest)
32. Ciara – Body Party (Supraman’s Happy Hardcore Candy Rave Remix)
Long Clothing Mixtape
A mix for UK-based brand Long Clothing, featuring future/hyper club music and footwork/bass vibes.
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Tracklist:
1. Wendy Carlos - Two Part Invention In F Major
2. Pana - Parade
3. Crookers - Bust Em Up (Slick Shoota Starts Di Helicopta Edit)
4. Ra Cailum - Everything
5. Nadus - Love Don’t Live Here
6. Cardopusher - Dónde Están Las Mujeres
7. Young Smoke - Floating Star
8. Mike G - Club Watch
9. DJ FootMerc - Belly 2 Belly
10. Nah Like - Jewelz (River Gbeh Remix)
11. 2tall - Fuck U All The Time 2k12
12. Poirier - Bring It On (feat. EJ Von Lyrik)
13. Paisley Parks - GO
14. Damscray - Walk To My Truck
15. Inflect - Wait A Minute
16. DJ Prako - Bol Soni Chutney-G-Spott
17. Ben Aqua - Shy Bitch
18. Satanicpornocultshop - battle creek brawl, reprise (footworkin’ for jamaica)
19. Planet Soap - Beastie
20. Marcus Price & Carli - Cronic In The Back
21. HASEGAWA-4200 - Groove What I Know
22. Sinistarr - Ross
23. Ben Aqua - Some Will Die
24. Ynfynyt Scroll - Fantasma Triste
25. Philthkids - Ordinateur
26. Jeremih - Birthday Sex (Lecter Ghetto Ediot Remix)
27. Heinz Funk - Haendel Goes Electronic (Finale I)
NET ART: The Mixtape
A mix for all the creators of net art everywhere in the IRL vs URL universe. Bizarro sound collage vibes.
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Tracklist:
zakloyd - late night windowz 98
youpy - Scissor Time Stretch Demo
Shock Diamond - I_Dont_Care (NirvanaRe#Breed)
Phrederick Fox - The Great Bhindi
Glass Popcorn - Glass Like Me (prod. Clams Casino)
THA UNGLOWN FEAT. BEN AQUA - TRIP HAWP
aids3d nightcore - Sexo, Sudor & Calor (eTip edit)
Munks & Sutherland - Track6
HD BOYZ - HDMI IN LOVE
Sextape - TXT MSGS
Ynfynyt Scroll - Butch Queen
†een wi†ch - check it out
Mike Ruiz - Versions Freestylez
Thisket - Reddish (edit)
Time Cop - NIGHTWORF - Alexander in the Holodeck
Ben Aqua - Dear Dad
Mario Zoots - Lay Your Head
smokey emery - 12.30.10. Edit I
Ferdinand Rising - Death
misc. diskette - Upon the Long Beam
Modesty - Smokey
Bollywood Disco Mix
A mix of all-Bollywood disco and bizarro synth pop vibes, all from the late 70s and early 80s. Dry drum machine hits, hyper synth stabs, and vocal drama.
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Modular Modcast Mix
A mix for Modular Recordings’ Modcast series. Dripping with cosmic disco, italo, and synth pop weirdness, this podcast reflects my early roots and sonic interests as a bb DJ and producer.
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Tracklist:
(Intro) Raymond Scott - Space Fantasy w/ Michel Genest - Magical Iridescence
1. Roboterwerke - Let's Beam Him Up
2. Pink Project - Amama
3. White Noise - Time Traveler
4. 4 M International - Space Operator
5. Unknown - Disco Cammata
6. Nancy Nova - Heaven
7. Autumn - The Game
8. Utopia - Cosmic Convoy
9. Krisma - Kathode Mamma
10. Chip Chip - So Close to Heaven
11. Munich Machine - Space Warrior
12. Sparks - A Fun Bunch of Guys From Outer Space
13. Mark Shreeve - Icon
14. Space - Inner Voices
15. The Alan Parsons Project - Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)
Black Magic Mountain Mix
Cosmic disco/weird synth pop vibes with a hilarious pitched-down vocal intro by yours truly.
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Tracklist:
01. (intro) Vangelis – Conquest of Paradise
02. Future World Orchestra – I’m Not Afraid of the Future
03. Goblin – Tenebre
04. Claudio Simonetti – College
05. Bob East Showband – Squash
06. Martin Agterberg – Ephemeron
07. Gene Ramone – Romantic Face
08. Passengers – Go Michelle
09. Vivien Vee – Gotta Go
10. Imagination – Music and Lights
11. Peter Jacques Band – Counting on Love One, Two, Three
12. Arabesque – Don’t Kiss a Crocodile
13. Change – Angel in My Pocket
14. Richard Romero – Non Chalance
15. Alexander Robotnick – Love Robot
16. Vam Cyborg – Gods Valley (New Dance Mix)
17. Patrick Cowley – Teen Planet