Paradoxal Pterodactyl

snacktime - volnastar - visual memory unit - edit

This e.p. is a love letter to mid 90's - early 00's electronic music.  Pulling inspiration from LTJ Bukem, Roni Size, Timbaland and newer acts that reference older genres like Bicep and 2814.  A full album is on the way!
 
Hear the full extended play:
volnastar.bandcamp.com/album/visual-memory-unit-ep

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 52

curated by chad, davelybob, and husky sombrero.
specimens: chad and his orchestra, waterloo animal swap, nina keith (2:00), chadwerk, the insidious device (7:03), mystic farms socialist collective, dan, mike, mort, mad at dad (11:53), bryan hobein (12:18), south side chicken breeders association, love kingsford feat. tori (17:51), the round-ups (21:44), thug friends (26:14), jaded evil roosters feat. chad (27:00)

snacktime - modo - stocking stuffer

Modo & Semidubs link up again for a different take on a Christmas inspired song.  Sampling "It's beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" by Bing Crosby, Stocking Stuffer compiles elements of trap style.
 
Sean “Modo” Jones is a rapper whose eclectic lyrical content and production sets him apart from his peers. Branching out and swerving lanes is far from taboo in Modo’s world, in fact it is just part of the process. His method of utilizing multiple genres to acquiesce the expansion of his expression is the sign of a true artist. Modo’s engineering talents allow him to create every aspect of his music and shows the true skill level and dedication to his craft. His goal of leaving a positive impact and helping to further the genre has led him to constitute new opportunities for not only himself but other artists as well.
 
https://m.soundcloud.com/modomusic94

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 51

curated by j bravo, chad, bryan hobein, davelybob, and husky sombrero
 
specimens: j bravo, steddy p, chadwerk, dre, leo, johnny, hi pointe complex, the insidious device (13:59), scott, critical kidz, the radio, billy, jesus tranter (18:40), mad at dad (18:42), son of chad, the news man, a word from our sponsor, davely, darling nikki, ladybug, ntha, good morning loser (24:04), forrest, c.w. burnside* (26:50), mort, joe kile, matt, mike, chad, pascagoula '73
 
welcome to the family, j bravo!
 
*c.w. burnside is @snugbugjunky on tik tok

snacktime - abort? (y/[n]) - "let 'em do it again, larry"

just yesterday, friend of the show Abort? (Y/[N]) dropped this little gem over on their bandcamp page.  it's the aphex twin / alice in chains / three six mafia / savage garden / big lebowski / roblox mashup that none of us knew we needed.  it tickled every ridiculous bone in our ridiculous skeletons though, so we are sharing it with you ridiculous people.
 
Go dig the rest of their creations at:
abortyesno.bandcamp.com
 
also, if you have not yet checked out our sprawling two hour hallucinogenic tenth anniversary opus EPISODE 50, then we have to wonder what other questionable choices you are making with your life.  remedy that this weekend, it will make you whole.

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 50

curated by chad, brad, and davelybob.
 
specimens:
tha paradoxal pterodactyl crew
son of chad
chadwerk
mad at dad
george hrab (3:35)
jim
sammy
fibr (4:45)
fungi sapiens
bryan hobein (9:31, 47:40, 1:16:40, 1:54:06)
willbot robot (12:14)
the insidious device (13:39, 58:54, 1:55:30)
sarah/tim/silly man
holy hand grenades (16:28)
zero control (22:32)
f-ether (32:26)
night grinder
hxxs (36:50)
david james henrichs (41:06)
fone friends
the ghost in the machine
patty o'lady
mort, jeremy, stasia, ben, kevin, and michelle
chad
real stl brother and calvin
jay
key
hey feet (53:23)
princess dewclaw (54:20)
the dub nunnery* (1:00:52)
yes bill we will stop with this bit now
well *bye* angel
bill tucker* (1:08:02)
karen & georgia
sergio bandera* (1:13:32)
kenny
KaylArias (1:20:01)
nancy drab (1:23:15)
clark nova vs. ghost house (1:27:11)
kid mask (1:33:33)
evp (1:37:29)
our cadence (1:43:19)
penn
seth
cau5er (1:48:04)
esqueleto (1:57:17)
 
*the dub nunnery is david bell (jaded evil lambs) and samantha alge (bitchfit) on some dark chill shit.  stay tuned for more, links coming soon
 
*bill tucker "pine shruggin" taken from "punk fills / sad bad mittens lp", original version from the album "mythological creatures" (which I thiiiiiink is out of print) can be found in paradoxal pterodactyl episode 8
 
*sergio bandera was the pseudonym used by mark pirro for the music created for the film "a polish vampire in burbank", presumably because he already had his name listed as the screenwriter, director, and star.  this cut is davelybob's favorite film music of all time, used by the gracious permission of pirromount pictures.  thanks mark!
 
well, gosh; i don't even know what to say.  this journey has been incredibly stupendous, to say the least.  my dearest brother, davelybob, thank you for jumping into the void with me!  this has become so much more than i imagined.  thank you to all the core members, as well as all of the extended members of the paradoxal pterodactyl family!!  this isn't anything without every one of you!  and thanks to everyone who was totally cool with us sampling them; i'm looking at you, geo.  thank you for listening and thank you for being alive!  peace and love, chad
 
davelybob would like to thank anyone who has ever listened to the podcast, all the fine people and projects that have lent us their audio, all the acts and attendees at 43 installments of way out weirdo wednesday and countless other shows booked under the paradoxal pterodactyl umbrella, all weirdos and co-conspirators everywhere, and most especially my fellow curators chad, brad, and husky sombrero, for making the last 10 years of paradoxal pterodactyl so incredibly fun and exciting, and the artistic achievement i am most proud of.  i love you guys.  chad, you had a really great idea brother.  onward!
THE FUTURE:paradoxal pterodactyl, a periodical podcast (pronounced "puh-puh-puh-puh)- like cicadas, sometimes we slumber, but until the grid fails and takes this series of tubes with it, and packs of cannibals roam the overgrown streets, this podcast persists. and our archives are more massive than ever.
observant pterodactyl spotters may have encountered pp stickers in the wild of late, we can confirm such occurrences, and would like the public to prepare for further merchandise migrations through these areas sometime in the next few seasons.
now that way out weirdo wednesday has officially been laid to rest (condolences if this is news to you) and davelybob has retired from 99% of booking activities, our paradoxal powers shall push our pterodactyl purview into perpendicular production potentialities. your curator pals will be working with some of our favorite artists and sometime next year you should see the first fruits of these labors in the launch of our new digital and cd-r label. fucking SNAP, you heard us.
also it would appear there is a mysterious new shadowy figure on the horizon... a new curator? GASP!

snacktime - hxxs @ davelybob's virtual birthday show

if it wasn't totally obvious, the pp staff have had a bit of a love affair with hxxs the last couple years.  currently residing in kansas city, brad played a show with them in denver and then sent them to davelybob for booking in STL.  practically overnight they became the touring band he brought to town the most in his 19 years as a promoter.  when dave says he is 99% retired from booking activities, that remaining 1% is reserved for hxxs and very few others. dave was super stoked that gavin and jeannie and their sometimes-drummer ricky were down to play his birthday show, and very pleased to share their set with you now.
we shan't try to describe their music, it is beyond words, and beyond belief. those who have heard the recordings know what's up. those who have seen them live are *obsessed*.  to say these songs are powerful is an understatement, "these songs could start a cult if they wanted to" is more like it.
on top of all that they're also the nicest, kindest, just best people. In a logical world, this music would make them gazillionaires. but this world is what it is, and them being the sincere passionate leftists they are, they have a habit of throwing their earnings towards solving problems around them and bettering their  community.  which is noble, but left them in an awfully tight spot a few months back, when a senseless act of violence on their block claimed their tour van (which also served as their daytime money-maker) as collateral damage.  they have been struggling to recoup their losses since, and are almost back on their feet. a gofundme is linked below, and gavin has been regularly livestreaming improv sets with high fidelity recordings available for donations.  and you could always buy their records.  just saying, help 'em out, they are good kids making important music.
also, let's all take a second real quick to recognize that goddamn banger "ful health" as the plague anthem to end all plague anthems.  jeeeeezus.
wearehxxs.bandcamp.com
@wearehxxs on most social .media platforms
https://www.gofundme.com/f/replacement-van-for-jeannie-gavin-and-hxxs
 
NOW, are you READY? Tomorrow's the big day, the main event we have been building up to with all these snacktimes...
 
PARADOXAL PTERODACTYL EPISODE 50.  TWO HOURS.  TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING.  WE WEREN'T BULLSHITTING, THAT *WAS* A BANANA IN OUR POCKET, AND WE *ARE* HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

snacktime - buddhist regret @way out weirdo wednesday #42

davelybob started booking shows 19 years ago in the stlpunk scene. years later his first gigs as a performer were sitting in with catholic guilt as part of a rather lengthy list of rotating musicians supplementing the core trio of sean burk, joe stein, and nick zengerling (who dave knew from booking his old band krafted in korea).
fast forward over a decade of reigning as one of STL's most celebrated and perverse noise units, and catholic guilt has been in an extended hiatus pretty much since releasing their box set & dvd board game a couple years ago (you heard me), further deepened by sean moving to california.  they are not dead though, merely sleeping
anyways, the writing had been on the wall for davelybob, and anticipating winding down most of his booking activities, he wanted nothing more than to blast the way out club with his homies one last time, so he lassoed joe and zeng for this monster of a set. it didn't seem right using the catholic guilt name without sean, hence the tongue in cheek moniker ;)
yeah.  good times.

snacktime - ali naeini @ davelybob's virtual birthday party

two years ago on his birthday, davelybob unexpectedly had to put down his dog after a sudden turn in health.  last year on his birthday (the big four oh), he was at the hospital with his wife, who was recovering from brain surgery.  this year covid quarantine began just a week or so before his birthday.  determined to make some goddamn lemonade, he booked himself a birthday concert with some of his favorite acts nationwide on facebook live, one of the very first online fests to pop up during the pandemic.
if you didn't catch ali naeini playing his santoor (persian hammered dulcimer) when he lived in st louis, well that's your bad, dumbass- we tried to tell you!  he was already a regular performer at festival of nations when he befriended davelybob at their day job. We quickly booked him on a way out weirdo wednesday, and everyone went wild for him.  collaborations with percussionists drew gowran and alberto patino followed, and prior to his move to san francisco, he was toying with ideas for a fusion band blending rock and several global traditional musics, which he was jamming out with some members of the st. louis symphony orchestra.  in an alternate universe somewhere, you are all going ape shit over that right now.
ali is dedicated to his instrument in a way that in our long careers we have rarely seen, and obscenely modest about his immense talent. he's got a wicked sense of humor too.
thank you for playing my birthday party ali!  we love you and miss you! let's talk soon, i have some ideas.

snacktime - animals rule oslo @way out weirdo wednesday #43

animals rule oslo is the once and future collaboration of david bell (jaded evil lambs, etc) and john forrest (sunwyrm, aluminum sasquatch trio).  Their performance from the last way out weirdo wednesday back on march 4th (did you parse that properly?  hmmm, probably...) is as yet their only recording, but no doubt not their last.
how's that for a brief and concise blurb, eh?  lol.