Booth notebook

Session notes from the booth.

The lineup logic, the song notes, and the things I want you to hear, saved one session at a time.

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Artists
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Special turns
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Lineup logic first. Song notes right behind it.
Soulful / crisp chargePlaylist noteApr 20, 20262:14 PM

Why Don't You Write Me is setting the midday temperature on the dial.

Why Don't You Write Me by The Jacks off The Birth Of Doo Wop 1948-1955 (1994) is coming through with a steady shoulder-roll, a soulful / crisp charge lean, and a touch of crisp charge. I Wanted To Be Wrong is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Why Don't You Write Me
The Jacks
The Birth Of Doo Wop 1948-1955 · 1994 · Doo-Wop
Lineup note
Why Don't You Write Me into I Wanted To Be Wrong

Why Don't You Write Me by The Jacks off The Birth Of Doo Wop 1948-1955 (1994) belongs here because I Wanted To Be Wrong by R.E.M. and Drive by Blind Melon provide a smooth emotional arc and keep the station's mood consistent.. I Wanted To Be Wrong is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
The Birth Of Doo Wop 1948-1955 · 1994

Why Don't You Write Me comes through with a steady shoulder-roll and doo-wop around the edges, giving the sequence a 1990s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how I Wanted To Be Wrong answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the doo-wop grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

The JacksR.E.M.Blind MelonDoo-WopRockAlternative Rocksoulful / crisp chargemiddaycrisp chargeDoo-Wop
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Why Don't You Write Me
The Jacks
Why it fits

Why Don't You Write Me by The Jacks lands here because I Wanted To Be Wrong by R.E.M. and Drive by Blind Melon provide a smooth emotional arc and keep the station's mood consistent.. The doo-wop edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. I Wanted To Be Wrong can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On The Birth Of Doo Wop 1948-1955 (1994), Why Don't You Write Me shows The Jacks working in a 1990s pocket with doo-wop in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the doo-wop texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for I Wanted To Be Wrong to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

02next
I Wanted To Be Wrong
R.E.M.
Why it fits

I Wanted To Be Wrong answers Why Don't You Write Me by The Jacks with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Drive can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Around The Sun (2004), I Wanted To Be Wrong shows R.E.M. working in a 2000s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a candlelit drift, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Why Don't You Write Me without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Drive to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
Drive
Blind Melon
Why it fits

Drive answers I Wanted To Be Wrong by R.E.M. with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The alternative rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Blind Melon (1992), Drive shows Blind Melon working in a 1990s pocket with alternative rock in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the alternative rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers I Wanted To Be Wrong without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up I Wanted To Be Wrong by R.E.M. off Around The Sun (2004). It hit in 2004, it comes off Around The Sun, Rock on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. I Wanted To Be Wrong by R.E.M. and Drive by Blind Melon provide a smooth emotional arc and keep the station's mood consistent.

Soulful / morning motionPlaylist noteApr 20, 20268:24 AM

I Got a Line on You is setting the daybreak temperature on the dial.

I Got a Line on You by Spirit off The Psychedelic Years 1966-1969 (1990) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a soulful / morning motion lean, and a touch of morning motion. Mean Mr. Mustard is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
I Got a Line on You
Spirit
The Psychedelic Years 1966-1969 · 1990 · Rock / Psychedelic Rock
Lineup note
I Got a Line on You into Mean Mr. Mustard

I Got a Line on You by Spirit off The Psychedelic Years 1966-1969 (1990) belongs here because Mean Mr. Mustard by The Beatles followed by I'll Take The Rain by R.E.M. keeps the emotional pressure steady after Wasted Time by Eagles and changes the sentence enough to keep the hour feeling authored.. Mean Mr. Mustard is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
The Psychedelic Years 1966-1969 · 1990

I Got a Line on You comes through with a slow-burn glide and rock / psychedelic rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 1990s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Mean Mr. Mustard answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the rock / psychedelic rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

SpiritThe BeatlesR.E.M.RockPsychedelic Rocksoulful / morning motiondaybreakmorning motionRock / Psychedelic Rock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
I Got a Line on You
Spirit
Why it fits

I Got a Line on You by Spirit lands here because Mean Mr. Mustard by The Beatles followed by I'll Take The Rain by R.E.M. keeps the emotional pressure steady after Wasted Time by Eagles and changes the sentence enough to keep the hour feeling authored.. The rock / psychedelic rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Mean Mr. Mustard can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On The Psychedelic Years 1966-1969 (1990), I Got a Line on You shows Spirit working in a 1990s pocket with rock / psychedelic rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock / psychedelic rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Mean Mr. Mustard to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

02next
Mean Mr. Mustard
The Beatles
Why it fits

Mean Mr. Mustard answers I Got a Line on You by Spirit with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. I'll Take The Rain can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Abbey Road (1969), Mean Mr. Mustard shows The Beatles working in a 1960s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers I Got a Line on You without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for I'll Take The Rain to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
I'll Take The Rain
R.E.M.
Why it fits

I'll Take The Rain answers Mean Mr. Mustard by The Beatles with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Reveal (2001), I'll Take The Rain shows R.E.M. working in a 2000s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Mean Mr. Mustard without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Mean Mr. Mustard by The Beatles off Abbey Road (1969). It hit in 1969, it comes off Abbey Road, Rock on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Mean Mr. Mustard by The Beatles followed by I'll Take The Rain by R.E.M. keeps the emotional pressure steady after Wasted Time by Eagles and changes the sentence enough to keep the hour feeling authored.

Soulful / hushed gravityPlaylist noteApr 20, 20262:19 AM

White Blur 2 is setting the deep night temperature on the dial.

White Blur 2 by Aphex Twin off Disc 2 - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a soulful / hushed gravity lean, and a touch of hushed gravity. Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
White Blur 2
Aphex Twin
Disc 2 - Selected Ambient Works Volume II · 1994 · electronic, ambient, experimental
Lineup note
White Blur 2 into Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight)

White Blur 2 by Aphex Twin off Disc 2 - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994) belongs here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady after Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis and turns the color from 2020s into 1990s.. Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Disc 2 - Selected Ambient Works Volume II · 1994

White Blur 2 comes through with a slow-burn glide and electronic, ambient, experimental around the edges, giving the sequence a 1990s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the electronic, ambient, experimental grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

Aphex TwinMiles DavisR.E.M.electronic, ambient, experimentalJazzRocksoulful / hushed gravitydeep nighthushed gravityelectronic, ambient, experimental
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
White Blur 2
Aphex Twin
Why it fits

White Blur 2 by Aphex Twin lands here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady after Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis and turns the color from 2020s into 1990s.. The electronic, ambient, experimental edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Disc 2 - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994), White Blur 2 shows Aphex Twin working in a 1990s pocket with electronic, ambient, experimental in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the electronic, ambient, experimental texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

02next
Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight)
Miles Davis
Why it fits

Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) answers White Blur 2 by Aphex Twin with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The jazz edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Star Me Kitten can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024), Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) shows Miles Davis working in a 2020s pocket with jazz in the grain. The cut moves with a candlelit drift, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the jazz texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers White Blur 2 without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Star Me Kitten to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
Star Me Kitten
R.E.M.
Why it fits

Star Me Kitten answers Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Automatic For The People (1992), Star Me Kitten shows R.E.M. working in a 1990s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

And now, let's take a gentle turn into the past with R.E.M.'s 'Star Me Kitten'. It's a perfect way to bridge the night and keep that hushed gravity feeling.