Making his third appearance on The Groove Zone networks, CHRIS THOMAS of ONE LONG THOUGHT visits with the resident DJ, discussing the recent release of the band’s album “Midnight Swim”.
Based in Springfield, Missouri, ONE LONG THOUGHT is a rockin’ funk-heavy band who have just released a masterpiece of an album. It features tracks that don’t easily fit into one genre or another, yet stand out and alone as instant favorites themselves. It’s hard to pinpoint only one or two favorite tracks on here, as they all could easily stand up to any current releases by other bands. As of press time, the tracks off of “Midnight Swim” are all in medium to heavy rotation on the Groove Zone’s latest
online radio project, X-VIBE RADIO.
Chris last appeared on the shows just a little over a year ago with bandmate David on the 2023 Black Friday Specials. This particular interview, however, was a good catch-up with the vocalist, a PNW native, who has been friends with the DJ for a number of years now.
“Midnight Swim” is available on several platforms, including Bandcamp and Spotify, so do check them out today!
Music: “I Was Alive”, “Reptilian”, “My Sunshine”, “Trapped In Boxes” and “Paint Your Targets” courtesy One Long Thought, 2023; Visuals courtesy of Renderforest.com, Creator Stockify, N, Cut Video Free Stock Footage, Kino Library
Music courtesy of Ryan Cariker
I DO NOT OWN THIS MUSIC. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.
THE GROOVE ZONE (Olympia WA) was a collective of DJs, musicians, performers and artists based in Olympia, WA in the U.S. It was created in December 1989 as a performance troupe for local events and productions. It had transitioned throughout the decades to become a banner for various productions in the South Puget Sound area of Washington, inspired by the alternative music genre.
THE GROOVE ZONE’s NEO RETRO FM (Olympia WA) was an online radio project, based in Olympia, WA (home of grunge and Riot Grrrls) that streamed LIVE daily from June 1, 2020 to March 6, 2021; and relaunched on April 17, 2021, and successfully wrapped up on April 7, 2022.
The following Special Guest list of artists can be found online on various platforms, search for The Groove Zone (Olympia WA) or The Groove Zone (Oly WA) in your browser for best results.
ERIC HOWK, JASON SECHRIST- PORTUGAL.THE MAN
DJ DAN
FITZ OF DEPRESSION
ROSBOROUGH
CAROLE POPE- ROUGH TRADE
DREW ARNOTT- STRANGE ADVANCE
JORDI DAVIESON- SAN CISCO
COREY PRYOR- TENET
MOUNTAIN HEAD
SOLDIERS OF MONOCHROME
NICK HEYWARD- HAIRCUT 100
FEE WAYBILL- THE TUBES
CARL STEPHENSON/ED TAILORPATCH- FOREST FOR THE TREES/MARTIAN FOREST SERVICE
JAMES SPECTRUM – PEPE DELUXE
BILLY CURRIE- ULTRAVOX/TUBEWAY ARMY/VISAGE
DAVID STERRY- REAL LIFE
JOE VIZVARY- IMAGES IN VOGUE
IVAN DOROSCHUK- MEN WITHOUT HATS
JEZ WILLIS- UTAH SAINTS
DUB FX
DEBBION CURRIE- COLOURBOX
DJ RUSTY EGAN- VISAGE
CLIVE FARRINGTON, ANDREW MANN- WHEN IN ROME/FARRINGTON & MANN
TED OTTAVIANO- BOOK OF LOVE
CONRAD ASKLAND- CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
BRENDAN McCREARY- OINGO BOINGO FORMER MEMBERS
ANDY KYRIACOU- MODERN ROMANCE
ANTHONY KACZYNSKI- FIGURES ON A BEACH/FIREKING/THE MAGNETIC FIELDS
MICHAEL QUERCIO- THE THREE O’ CLOCK/PERMANENT GREEN LIGHT
DR. ROBERT- THE BLOW MONKEYS
JUSTIN WARFIELD- SHE WANTS REVENGE
SAFFRON- REPUBLICA
STEVE BARTEK, JOHNNY “VATOS” HERNANDEZ- OINGO BOINGO
JAMES CASSIDY- INFORMATION SOCIETY
KEVIN WYNNE- KON KAN
JOHN BAXTER, PAUL FISHMAN- RE-FLEX
MIKE SCORE- A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
CHRISTOPHER ANTON- INFORMATION SOCIETY
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