Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Feb. 21, 2024

Hearts beat loud in polyrhythmic tandem as we welcome singer-songwriter, producer, synthesizer enthusiast, and crafter of vast imaginative soundscapes — Roberto Carlos Lange, aka Helado Negro — for a KCRW Guest DJ set. The South Florida-born, Asheville-based artist is in the midst of a major world tour in support of his freshly released LP PHASOR which includes a Feb. 21 stop at the Belasco in Los Angeles (tickets are still available… depending on when you’re reading this).

We caught up with Lange on his way to the show and asked him to tell his life story through a selection of four songs. Scrub to 57:30 using the player button to your left for solid grooves from Debbie Deb, Sylvester, Teddy Pendergrass, and your new Italian Opera obsession. Plus, elsewhere the show is punctuated with punk, proto-punk, and post-punk classics from X-Ray Spex, Silver Apples, and ESG. This one’s for the heads.