Whether you're familiar with the enigmatic and prolific Ken Clinger or not, this installment of Magnetic Bungalow will provide revelations, history, and entertainment. Ken is still making albums today, which still retain some of the elements that he unveiled to the world in his first cassette release, 35 years ago. Yesteryear's Ken Clinger cassette albums truly showcase the Lo Fi beauties of home recording, and KC.01 is a genuine classic.
Tune into this program on Saturday, July 7, 2018, 12:00 AM USA Pacific Daylight Time on KOWS, 92.5 FM (that's Friday at Midnight), here
Or else, the link below will hook you up to the show any time: The Deprogramming Center #68
14 Comments
7/3/2018 23:03:08
Thanks C3. I became a Ken Clinger fan only a few years ago. I immediately recognized the genius of this man. His first release will be a joy to enjoy.
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Frank
7/4/2018 02:29:35
Great show Swami Loopynanda, I enjoyed it very much. Nice to find out more about Mr.Clinger and his working methods.
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Hal McGee
7/5/2018 14:11:53
Another excellent MAGNETIC BUNGALOW program, Swami! I learned a lot about Ken and his music by listening to this program. I am always happy to be educated about the work of my peers. Thanks for explaining in detail the various Clinger series (KC, KCM, KCX, KCollab, etc.). I would like to point listeners toward an index of all of Ken's recordings available on Bandcamp, all neatly arranged - https://kenclinger.bandcamp.com/music - It's great to be able to see the layout of Ken's available online catalog all on one page. Very helpful for getting a grasp of the scope of his output.
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Swami L.
7/5/2018 15:55:59
Glad to be able to call attention to Mister Clinger, thanks to all who tuned in! Regards Hal's pointing out of Ken's discography -- there are actually several albums that Mister C. has not released on Bandcamp... Here's a list of releases he made between 1983-2003:
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Swami L.
7/5/2018 15:58:44
Hee Hee! Well, that didn't work right, did it? OK, one more time... Here's a list of releases Ken made between 1983 and 2003: 7/6/2018 12:11:34
Awesome show Unkie Rugs! I've not heard nearly as much Ken Clinger as I should. Love his twisted take on Hey Bulldog!!
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Little Fyodor
7/7/2018 01:48:56
I was wondering when the Cottage-scenti were going to get around to singing the praises of the amazing Ken Clinger! A diehard troubadour of our movement and a true artist!! Thank you Swami....
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Rafael González
7/8/2018 10:25:04
Beautiful program...as always! Thank you!
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Little Fyodor
7/8/2018 11:57:11
It's so nice that you featured Ken's very first tape, a tape I believe I called "colors" for the purpose of my radio setlist because of its lack of any identification other than a couple of colored smudges, blue on one side of the tape and pink on the other, and Ken may have suggested that title in his correspondence, though I'm not sure. (No 001 at that time!) I never focused on this tape exclusively for an entire show as you just have, but I did play several of its pieces one or multiple times. One you didn't get to was "Isnowing" which I especially liked to play when it was, in fact, snowing!
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Little Fyodor
7/8/2018 13:46:13
Oh, and this may have been implied in my prior comment, but my copy of Ken's first tape looks MUCH different from what you're showing up above! From the art and the name you give, I wouldn't know it was the same tape, but you've clearly played stuff that's on my copy!
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Swami L.
7/8/2018 16:51:40
Mister Fyodor -- nice to read your anecdotes and revelations. I just dug through my emails, and I came up with this Clinger quote that might help in unraveling the mystery of your different-looking tape... Quotes Ken:
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Little Fyodor
7/8/2018 18:08:39
Mystery solved!! :) 7/8/2018 20:08:12
Thanks for all the nice comments!
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Hal McGee
7/9/2018 16:11:11
Thanks for the info, Ken. And thanks for the sounds!
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Swami LoopynandaI am one of the several alter-egos of Charles Rice Goff III. I am best known as a radio host, although I have had some of my reviews published here and there over the years, and have even been involved in occasional recording projects. Archives
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