Paradoxal Pterodactyl

snacktime - undercurrent #3 side c

UnderCurrent is upon us again, tonight's mixtape cassette release features Fluff Of Murder, Trauma Harness (playing all synthesizer set), Lumpy & The Dumpers, and Loose Screwz featuring Abnormal.  All the best bits that didn't make it onto the tape due to time restrictions and copyright issues are here as a special bonus track for your enjoyment.This month's concert (and recording for next month's tape) features performances by Times Beach, Googolplexia, our very own The Night Grinder, as well as spoken word pieces by Sean Arnold and Rooster Jake Cohen, and a special presentation of "Triplex" the animated series.  Come on down for good times, good tunes, and good beer, and you may even end up in next month's mix.Performances recorded 3/27/14 at Schlafly Tap Room by Charlie Nehr. Additional recording and editing by David Bell and Brad Schumacher. Undercurrent is a production of Wrong Division, Schlafly Tap Room, Paradoxal Pterodactyl, and chizmo.tv. Undercurrent #3 mixtape cassette released in conjunction with Lumpy Records. http://wrongdivision.blogspot.com/http://vimeo.com/chizzardshttp://spottedrace.bigcartel.comhttp://schlafly.com

snacktime - i am a scary dinosaur

It's already been a busy year for Jaded Evil Lambs.  In addition to the work on this here podcast and all the UnderCurrent editing and arrangement and preparing for this year's iteration of Noisecamp at the regional Burning Man event Interfuse, our man Davelybob managed to squeeze in releasing a new collection of Jaded Evil Lambs recordings ("Left To Their Own Devices", available on bandcamp.com), and somehow got roped into playing a unexpected series of shows that have been highly fruitful, resulting in some of his best knob twisting to date.  This tasty morsel is the most recent exhibition of audio oddities he unleashed, recorded on 4/4/2014 at the Livery Company by Brad Schumacher.  The fitting title "I Am A Scary Dinosaur" was decided on that evening shortly before the show when Dave's little buddy Zephyr uncovered the shocking truth that Dave is, in fact, a scary dinosaur.  More fossilized waveforms are to be had on 5/20 when Jaded Evil Lambs next throws down at Blank Space.  Be there.

snacktime - undercurrent #2 side c

Tonight is the third show in the Undercurrent concert series at the Schlafly Tap Room, and the release of the second Undercurrent mix cassette with audio taken from last month's show.  We've realized in assembling these tasty plastic morsels that 20 minutes per side leaves a lot on the cutting room floor, and barely gives you room to stretch your leathery wings.  So starting this month we are offering a digital Side C continuing where the tape left off.  Enjoy!Tracklist: (banter)The FunsTim Rakel meets Muck-TetCaveofswordS(banter)The FunsMuck-TetChris WardThe FunsTim Rakel (mehb remix)Dusty FingersPerformances recorded 2/27/14 at Schlafly Tap Room by Charlie Nehr. Additional recording and editing by David Bell. Undercurrent is a production of Wrong Division, Schlafly Tap Room, Paradoxal Pterodactyl, and chizmo.tv. Undercurrent #2 mixtape cassette released in conjunction with Manic Static. http://wrongdivision.blogspot.com/http://vimeo.com/chizzardshttp://mehb.bandcamp.com/http://www.manicstatic.com/http://schlafly.comTonight's concert features Loose Screwz, Lumpy & The Dumpers, Fluff of Murder, and Trauma Harness (performing a special all synthesizer set). So come check it out and claim your free tape!

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 24

curated by chad, dingus, and brad.  specimens: mad at dad, denasjeh, losers make good, the night grinder, onewayness, josh meyer, icebergs, navigator, plickety plack, stress orphan, and other.

snacktime - undercurrent #1 bonus track: the jerk

If you hadn't heard, Paradoxal Pterodactyl is participating in a special project in association with Wrong Division and Chizmo.tv called Undercurrent, a series of (FREE) monthly shows at the Schlafly Tap Room aimed at fostering communication and collaboration amongst the diverse artistic and musical scenes around St. Louis.  Each month, Joseph Hess curates a select lineup of the best experimental/noise/punk/hardcore/spoken word/comedy/etc/etc/etc performers in town, including some specially arranged collaborations that would likely never have happened otherwise.  Everything gets recorded, and then your favorite avian reptiles work their magic and edit it down to a funky mix that then will be released as a physical mixtape at the next month's show on professionally duplicated cassettes, again free for the first 100 people through the door.The first installment of this series took place on January 30th, 2014.  The second concert and release of the mixtape from the first show is tonight.  To celebrate, here is a special bonus track, a performance by the duo of Jake Cohen and Jason LaChance (both members of the group Barely Free).  Billed for the evening as "The Jerk", their set was largely based around samples from the classic film of the same name starring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters.  The audience loved it, but the record pressing plant rejected the first mix of the cassette due to copyright issues, and we had to replace their segment in the mix entirely and leave them off of the tape.Luckily we have a podcast that doesn't mind a little grey area...  Here is the set, in its entirety, with love, from Paradoxal Pterodactyl to you.Recorded and mixed by Charlie Nehr.Wrong Division blog & radio show: http://wrongdivision.blogspot.com/Barely Free: http://barelyfreepartialprisoners.bandcamp.com/Video of this set, including live visual projections by Chizmo.tv: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy0eXASM1bk

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 23

curated by brad and dingus.  specimens: tom sanders feat. austin case, peg hulse, laura rosener, and britton dougherty, savant trigger, dankle swankoff, mad at dad, volnastar, leland p. malaria, conky, jaded evil lambs, ultraviolet, ss, the top grossing films of 1984.

snacktime - kcor retsbol

have you ever wondered what "rock lobster" sounded like backwards? well now you can go ahead and scratch that off your list (presumably, you can now die happy).  it's actually kinda cool and utterly bonkers.  and if you were feeling bad about the way your life is going, now you know that this dumb shit is how dingus spends his free time.  doesn't seem so bad now, huh?

snacktime - going where gender isn't

Genderqueer activist Andy Semler gave this platform address at the St. Louis Ethical Society on 11/11/2013, as part of National Transgender Awareness Week.  Recording taken from the Ethical Society podcast feed, and shared with our audience with Andy's gracious permission.  "Genderqueer people are gaining increased visibility within a society that doesn't legally recognize our existence, but we are still a minority within a minority. This talk will explore the social, economic, and health aspects of living outside the gender binary in the USA. I will also share from my own "coming of gender" story, as we begin a broader dialog: What can the humanist community do to create a society where people of all genders flourish? Andy Semler is an active member of the LGBT Center of St Louis, the Metro Trans Umbrella Group, and the greater online community of non-binary trans and genderqueer folk everywhere."For more information on the Ethical Society of St. Louis ("A Welcoming Home For Humanists"), please visit ethicalstl.org

snacktime - john beabout "a pitiful statement"

John Beabout (maybe you know his band Stonechat?) sat down at the piano on the first day of this year's edition of Noisefest at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, and gave us what was perhaps the most atypical performance of what was already an atypical festival.  He calls this piece "A Pitiful Statement".  Recorded by Dingus with his Zoom recording thingus on 11/1/2013.Be sure to check out stonechat.bandcamp.com

snacktime - getting fired 4 x-mas

the eggnogs were a band from iowa city, iowa.  davelybob saw them at the way out club with the phonocaptors years and years ago.  the singer looked just like him but a head shorter, so everyone went around calling davelybob "evil sam" all night.  their record had a bunch of fun songs on it.  a lot of them were absolutely horrible to think about, just like this one.  that's right, a pterodactyl just shit down your chimney.  merry fucking christmas.