SACRED POOLS: KURT COBAIN SPECIAL 4th April 2024

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THE NTS Guide TO Databass

Two hours of jit and ghetto-tech anthems from one of Detroit's premier party labels.

I’m in Greece, standing at the mouth of Penteli cave. The air smells of salt and something metallic. Inside, turtles crawl along the walls and ceiling, their shells reflecting scenes from history—battles, feasts, gods laughing. One stares at me, and suddenly, I understand everything—the universe, time, why socks vanish in the wash. The ground shatters. I’m falling—no, I’m on a roller coaster, twisting through the sky. The track is made of gold and marble, looping through clouds shaped like gods’ faces, past an upside-down Parthenon floating like a balloon. The coaster dips into the Aegean Sea, skimming the surface before rocketing upward through a storm of lightning bolts hurled by an amused Zeus. A turtle in a laurel wreath appears beside me, holding a cup of ambrosia. “Drink,” it says. I take a sip—blinding light. I wake up. There’s sand in my bed, a tiny turtle-shaped stone on my pillow, and the faint scent of something ancient in the air.

Punk Heavy Metal Hip Hop Grunge

Sacred Pools is a monthly show, rotating between DJ October, Faso and Toshiki Ohta. All three hosts showcase a varied and intriguing combination of music on the Sacred Pools show - from harshly metallic noise rock, unhinged post-punk, chillingly minimal synth, breakbeat rave and pervy wedding disco.

Image: Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music via Getty

Tracklist

0:00:08
NirvanaNirvana
Live At Reading CD
0:00:40
Bette MidlerBette Midler (Bill Gazecki, Bill Gazecki, Paul A. RothchildPaul A. Rothchild mix)
The Rose
0:01:10
Kurt CobainKurt Cobain
Scream

ABBAABBA
Lay All Your Love On Me
QueenQueen
Mustapha
Celtic FrostCeltic Frost
The Usurper
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NirvanaNirvana
Anorexcist
MelvinsMelvins
Hooch
MetalicaMetalica
Ride The Lightning
NirvanaNirvana
Negative Creep
MudhoneyMudhoney
Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More
L7L7
Wargasm
Babes In ToylandBabes In Toyland
Bruise Violet
HoleHole
Violet
Bikini KillBikini Kill
Demirep
GermsGerms
What We Do Is Secret
The FaithThe Faith
It’s Time
Black FlagBlack Flag
Depression
FlipperFlipper
Life Is Cheap
Butthole SurfersButthole Surfers
Graveyard
Scratch AcidScratch Acid
Cannibal
The Jesus LizardThe Jesus Lizard
Puss
NirvanaNirvana
Oh, The Guilt
NirvanaNirvana
Hairspray Queen
NirvanaNirvana
Blandest (Demo, 1988)
NirvanaNirvana
Tourette's
NirvanaNirvana
Nobody Knows I’m New Wave (Jam)
Sonic YouthSonic Youth
Moist Vagina
Kurt CobainKurt Cobain
Sea Monkeys
Paula AbdulPaula Abdul
Straight Up
Sonic Youth, Sonic Youth, Cypress HillCypress Hill
I Love You Mary Jane
Public EnemyPublic Enemy
She Watch Channel Zero?!
SwansSwans
I Crawled
Big BlackBig Black
The Power Of Independent Trucking
DevoDevo
Turn Around
Right Said FredRight Said Fred
I’m Too Sexy
The FallThe Fall
Copped It
EarthEarth
Seven Angels
Alice In ChainsAlice In Chains
Nutshell
NirvanaNirvana
Do Re Mi
Kevin CostnerKevin Costner
You Guys Were Really Neat
Take ThatTake That
Smells Like Teen Spirits