I Scream Sunday

This weekend we celebrate the Summer Solstice! The days are long, nights are warm, wildlife is active…and so are the tourists. We’ll hear from a variety of RadioSpiral artists in the first part of today’s program: Darkened Soul: “Sublime Summer” (Seasons of Dark and Light)George L Smyth: “Summer Sleep” (Haiku Music Volume 7)Lucette Bourdin: “Twilight...

In this edition of I Scream Sunday, we travel along possibilities elsewhere and elsewhen. We’ll visit dreams and imagination, and travel across time, space, and universes, starting with the immortal track that got your host started in electronic and experimental music. In the second hour, the live set is called Else, performed live by ʞu¡0ɹʞS.

We highlight women creators on this episode of I Scream Sunday. The voices are as varied as the composers themselves. As part of Sci-Fi Con in Second Life, we were challenged to create a sci-fi mashup theme around “Eragon vs. Alien”. I decided to create a live set for the second hour honoring the smart woman who survived. In the fight between Eragon and Alien, who wins? Ripley.

On this episode of I Scream Sunday, we explore the underworld, darkness, hell (and they're not always the same), and more. The live set in the second hour is called "Persephone".

Today we fly! This episode is designed in hopes of inspiring dreams of flying. The live set in the second hour is called Dream Flight.

Given that the radio station where these shows originally air is called RadioSpiral, and is run by Mr. Spiral himself, this episode pays homage to the spiral, with tracks that include "Spiral" in the name, or by acts that include it. The live set in the second hour is called "Spiral of Fifths", and is built around the circle of fifths, both major and minor.

Finding the balance between head and heart can sometimes be a challenge — in either direction. But on this episode of I Scream Sunday, we focus on the heart and all it has to say. In the second hour, the live set is called Songs of the Heart:

The Full Moon in April is named the Pink Moon for the flowers that bloom in spring. It is also called the Breaking Ice Moon, Budding Moon, Awakening Moon, Egg Moon, and Paschal Moon. This episode of I Scream Sunday honors them all. Greet the moon as the harbinger of hope and growth.

This time of year, the weather is wildly unpredictable: there can be snow or sun, cold or heat, or anything in between. Today we’ll explore many forms of spring and new growth. I’ll take a break from playing live today.

“Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap.” (Hildegard von Bingen)