Just call 1-800-SMOOTHE for Magic 102

October 5, 2015 10:24 AM

A Twilight World of Ultimate Smoothness is a limited-run, six-episode, serialized podcast (primarily conceived by David Wilcox and co-written with Johanna Hyman, but with a number of producers actors, and co-writers) chronicling the decline and fall of radio veteran Greg Willis, host of the eleventh most-listened-to, syndicated, smooth jazz/classic light R&B program on radio today. Take a trip to an alternate universe radio station with bizarre ad spots, musical numbers, call-ins, and an overarching narrative of a DJ gone power mad. Remember: when sneaking onto Sade’s estate, beware the Sax Wolves.
🎷 Smooth With A Silent E 🎸 Laser Vandross 🎷 Unexpected Robes 🎸 Camelot 🎷 The Request Hour 🎸 The Comfort Cruise

Wilcox and co. “were heavily influenced by a show Chris Morris did on Radio One back in the late ’90s called Blue Jam, which aired late Saturday nights/early Sunday mornings, and was a mix of comedy sketches and electronic/ambient music. Morris let songs play from beginning to end in between the skits, so it almost felt like a mixtape.”

posted by Going To Maine (3 comments total)

I'm enjoying this so far. Blue Jam is a clear influence, but it also feels very Night Vale-ish...
posted by running order squabble fest at 2:52 PM on October 5, 2015

Yeah, I'm on Ep2 and Thumbs Up so far!
posted by robocop is bleeding at 6:37 PM on October 5, 2015

Just a quick update with a newly-learned fact: the producer of the series, John Schmersal, was a key member of the short-lived-but-loved indie band Brainiac) and the front man for the also-hipster-loved Enon. (A 2014 interview with The Quietus)
posted by Going To Maine at 8:40 PM on October 12, 2015