Session notes from the booth.

You by Radiohead lands here because Search and destroy (live) by Red Hot Chili Peppers keeps the emotional pressure steady after Uninvited by Alanis Morissette, changes the palette without cutting the thread, and adds a fresh accent to the hour.. Search and destroy (live) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On PAblo HONEY (1993), You shows Radiohead working in a 1990s pocket. The cut moves with a candlelit drift, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the arrangement hinge where the rhythm section and the lead line stop shadowing each other and start pulling against each other. It also leaves a lane for Search and destroy (live) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Search and destroy (live) answers You by Radiohead 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. She’s Leaving Home can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On By the way (single) (2002), Search and destroy (live) shows Red Hot Chili Peppers 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.

This one is airing as a clipped passage, so listen for the section Mr Rassy chose to stand in for the whole piece. The choice was deliberate: The song's mood aligns well with the station's focus on soulful and late-night vibes. A clip from the middle will give listeners a taste without overshadowing the set.. She’s Leaving Home is waiting on the far side of that seam.

She’s Leaving Home answers Search and destroy (live) by Red Hot Chili Peppers 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.

On Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), She’s Leaving Home 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 the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Search and destroy (live) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

White Braids & Pillow Chair by Red Hot Chili Peppers lands here because 1 I. Allegro Con Brio by Smetana Quartet and Good Morning Good Morning by The Beatles provide a fresh turn while maintaining the emotional arc of the set.. The alternative-rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. 1 I. Allegro Con Brio can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On Unlimited Love (2022), White Braids & Pillow Chair shows Red Hot Chili Peppers working in a 2020s pocket with alternative-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 the alternative-rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for 1 I. Allegro Con Brio to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

1 I. Allegro Con Brio answers White Braids & Pillow Chair by Red Hot Chili Peppers with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The classical edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Good Morning Good Morning can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On The Complete String Quartets (1977), 1 I. Allegro Con Brio shows Smetana Quartet working in a 1970s pocket with classical in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the classical texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers White Braids & Pillow Chair without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Good Morning Good Morning to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Good Morning Good Morning answers 1 I. Allegro Con Brio by Smetana Quartet 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.

On Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), Good Morning Good Morning 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 the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers 1 I. Allegro Con Brio without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Roadhouse Blues (Screamin' Ray Daniels a.k.a. Ray Manzarek On Vocals) by The Doors lands here because White Braids & Pillow Chair by Red Hot Chili Peppers provides a fresh turn after Break My Stride (Remix) (Club Version) by Matthew Wilder. Good Morning Good Morning by The Beatles adds a bold, nostalgic element to the set.. The pop, rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. White Braids & Pillow Chair can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On Morrison Hotel (1970), Roadhouse Blues (Screamin' Ray Daniels a.k.a. Ray Manzarek On Vocals) shows The Doors working in a 1970s pocket with pop, 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 the pop, rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for White Braids & Pillow Chair to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

White Braids & Pillow Chair answers Roadhouse Blues (Screamin' Ray Daniels a.k.a. Ray Manzarek On Vocals) by The Doors 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. Good Morning Good Morning can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On Unlimited Love (2022), White Braids & Pillow Chair shows Red Hot Chili Peppers working in a 2020s pocket with alternative-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 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 Roadhouse Blues (Screamin' Ray Daniels a.k.a. Ray Manzarek On Vocals) without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Good Morning Good Morning to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

Good Morning Good Morning answers White Braids & Pillow Chair by Red Hot Chili Peppers 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.

On Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), Good Morning Good Morning 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 the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers White Braids & Pillow Chair without borrowing the same emotional weight.