Podcast 34 - DnB 3: Rollers and Bangers

Oh man do I have a massive podcast for you today.  

Before I get into that though, we've got some big news.  The podcast is now officially up and searchable on Itunes.  That means no more remembering long URLs if you want to share.  Just tell people to search Active Listener on Itunes or any other podcast program.  (Downcast is the best one on the Iphone.  Highly highly recommended.)  You are now also able to rate and review the podcast on Itunes.  It would be great if some of my long time listeners would leave reviews mentioning their favorite episode.  That will be helpful for new comers who want to get into the back catalog.  I'm thinking of my bluegrass fans in particular.  I'll make another one of those but some recommendation could help speed the process.  The podcast reviews would be a great place for those as well.  

Only the last 24 episodes are available through Itunes but the older ones are still available for streaming or download from the podcast website http://activelisteneraaron.blogspot.com

Alright, now to the music.  Drum and bass is the name of the game and we are not limiting ourselves to only liquid dnb.  Though there is a fair amount of that we also go deeper, have a little drumstep and even a touch of dubstep in there.  The heavier tunes are later in the mix though to encourage the non dnb fans to get their feet wet with some more accessible tunes.  The first song for example, i don't understand how it's not a radio hit.  Anyway, get the mix and turn in up.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

Tracklist

1. Whisper (ft. Kirsty Hawkshaw) by Blu Mar Ten on Love is the Devil

2. Vacancies by Inka on BDTO20

3. Make the Most of Now (Technicolor Remix) by Komatic on Make the Most of Now

4. Attraction (ft. Migli) by Carl Matthes on Attraction

5. Breath by Mendelayev on Future Sounds of Russia

6. Know Us (Ravager's Drumstep remix) by Jillian Ann and Love & Light on The Ravager Remixes

7. Father, Can't You See I'm Burning by High Contrast on The Agony & The Ecstacy

8. Everyday (Netsky remix) by Rusko on Mad Decent Vol. 1

9. Balaclava in My System by Nu:tone on Sick Music

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Podcast 33 - Alt Classical

The podcast is back!  And may I add I think this one was worth the wait.  For this episode I embarked on a little project that ended up being more difficult that I originally intended.  The goal was to find a new mix of bands that all have a similar style to Balmorhea, who I really love.  Turns out, Balmorhea's sound actually is pretty unique.  The mission was not a however a failure by any means.  I found some great stuff and almost even better, I found some new ways to search for music.  Sit back, relax, and take a listen to what I came up with.

If you notice the file size is a bit bigger, it's because I finally took the ten seconds to figure out how to encode the mix as a 320 mp3.  It makes a huge difference in the sound quality, especially for the recording of my voice.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

Tracklist

1. Schones Madchen by Hauschka on Ferndorf

2. The Beast by Gadarene on SXSW 2010 Showcasing Artists

3. Clamor by Balmorhea on Candor/Clamor

4. Pretend (ft. Emika) by The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble on Mr. Machine

5. Dash and Blast by Yndi Halda on Enjoy Eternal Bliss

6. 3055 by Olafur Arnalds on Eulogy for Evolution

7. Childhood 2 by Craig Armstrong on Piano Works

8. The Heart Asks Pleasure First by Michael Nyman on The Piano Soundtrack

9. Promentory by Trevor Jones on The Last of the Mohicans Soundtrack

10. Truth by Balmorhea on All is Wild, All is Silent

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Podcast 32 - Assorted Jazz Masters Go Mellow

Christmas comes early for all my podcast listeners.  As promised, we have a distinct change of pace for this episode.  It has been too long since I have let the virtuosity of jazz masters shine through on the podcast.  That was the general drive behind this mix with the added constraint that I wanted to keep things on the mellower side.  That took a bit of effort since I have a tendency in all genres of music I listen to, if you haven't noticed, to find the most driving songs.  This leads to a lot of uptempo stuff like bluegrass or drum and bass.  That's not to say I don't like the slow stuff, quite the contrary really but it's gotta be just right.  So with that in mind, here is collection of Goldilocks tracks for your listening enjoyment.  Well and I should say, I really tried to keep it all mellow but there might be a little spark here and there.  I didn't want yall falling asleep.

Thanks for listening, merry Christmas, happy new year, and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

Tracklist

1. Quite Nights of Quite Stars (Corcovado) by The Oscar Peterson Trio on We Get Requests

2. Poinciana by Ahmad Jamal on Poinciana

3. Gloria's Step by Bill Evans Trio on Sunday at the Village Vanguard

4. How Insensitive by Pat Martino on Footprints

5. I Surrender Dear by Great Jazz Trio on 's Wonderful

6. Blue in Green by Miles Davis on Kind of Blue

7. Terminal 7 by Tomaz Stanko Quintet on Dark Eyes

8. Day in Done by Brad Mehldau on Day in Done

9. Smilin' Jones by Bill Frisell on Bill Frisell with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones

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Podcast 31 - Heavy Hitters

So before I even get into talking about my lastest podcast, if you find yourself in need of a new one hour continuous trance, electro, house mix for your workout or whatever, look no further than the latest Data Transmission podcast by Thomas Gold.  It's pure hotness.  Here's the direct link to play it or you can right click and "Save link as..." to download it.  http://www.datatransmission.co.uk/podcasts/DTP197-ThomasGold-datatransmission.mp3

Okay, now to the podcast at hand.  I have really been meaning to get some more acoustic stuff into the podcast but I've just been on a heavy electronica kick recently.  For better or worse, this is the last one of these for a bit.  Some mellower jazz stuff is coming up next but I'm getting ahead of myself.  This mix is decidedly not mellow.  Quite the opposite actually.  After that house mix I didn't want anyone to think I my electronic tastes were going soft.  These tracks bring the bass and an edge that is common of this growing region between electronic dance music and hip hop.  Trip hop finds it's way into the mix too with killer Massive Attack remix that finishes out the podcast.  Enjoy.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

Tracklist

1. Take Your Time by Paper Diamond on Levitate

2. Tea Leaf Dancers (Low Limit Remix) by Flying Lotus on Lazer Sword Remixes

3. 1685/Bach by Nosaj Thing on Drift

4. More Lazers by ediT on The Game is Not Over

5. Mike, Aaron, and Eddie (Boreta Remix) by Haiku D'etat

6. Get the Money by PANTyRAID on Beba

7. Beaver Blink (Ooah Remix) by Fine Cut Bodies on Beaver Blink Remixes

8. Louder (Doctor P and Flux Pavillion Remix) by DJ Fresh on Louder

9. Paradise Circus (Zeds Dead Remix) by Massive Attack

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Podcast 30 - House It Out

Okay so maybe the last mix was a bit out there.  This one on the other hand should have wider appeal.  To mark this milestone of the 30th podcast I thought the best plan was to just have a party.  With that in mind I have put together a house inspired podcast.  I say house inspired because I can't say all of these tracks are strictly house as they range from the chillout to the more electro.  We've got some new stuff and some old stuff but the whole mix is banging, in my humble opinion.  I may have gotten a little carried away with the talking here but I just had a lot to say.  Hope you dig it.

Thanks again for all the support.  Thanks for listening and sharing.  Let's keep it going.  And as always, don't forget to support the artists.

Aaron

Tracklist

1. At Night (Afterlife Mix) by Shakedown on Chillout Session Ibiza 2002

2. I Like the Way by Kaskade on In the Moment

3. Red Alert by Basement Jaxx on Remedy

4. Calabria 2007 (Club Mix) by Enur on Calabria 2007

5. Moombahton by Dave Nada on Moombahton Promo

6. No Beef by Afrojack and Steve Aoki on No Beef

7. Take Over Control by Afrojack on Take Over Control

8. Animal Rights by Deadmau5 on 4x4=12

9. Levels by Avicii

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Podcast 29 - Global South Get Down

Today we've got a selection of music to make you move from outside the standard western fold.  There's a lot of Latin infused tropical electronica coming out these days and I'm loving it.  That's not all we've got though.  We dabble in some middle eastern/Mediterranean flavor and then take it back to where it all came from and check out some Kuduro from Angola and Kapungala from Kenya.  Don't know what those styles are?  Just listen and learn.  Let the global dance party begin.

In the podcast I reference a Buraka Som Sistema video.  Here's the link http://youtu.be/wOMe-8Tf1Y0

And here's a link to the Fauna video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47RZ7CsEcBk

Oh and a random note on listening to podcasts in general, if you listen to podcasts on your iphone , I highly recommend checking out the app Downcast (don't know if it available for android).  It's so much better than the standard iOS player for podcasts.  Best feature of all is that it will automatically download new episodes so you don't have to sync to get them.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

Tracklist

1. Abrazame (Uproot Andy Remix) by Los Rakas

2. Para Mi by Fauna on Manshines

3. Mente de Mente by Mr. Pauer on Soundtrack

4. Techno Rumba (Uproot Andy Remix) by Chief Boima on Techno Rumba EP

5. Beenie Eyes by Matt Shadetek on Flowers

6. BBBeat by Balkan Beat Box on Nu Med

7. Hangover (BaBaBa) by Buraka Som Sistema on Hangover

8. Kisselenguenha ft. Dj Malvado by Makongo on Angolan Kung Fu

9. Tobina by Daddy Owen on System ya Kapungala

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Podcast 28 - Mind Mushing Git

That's right.  Another mix already!  This time we eschew the electronic main stream and check out its dark back alleys, to mix metaphors a bit.  I wish I knew the exact words to describe this stuff so I could find more.  All I know is what it isn't.  It's not dance music.  Well, not 100% anyway.  A lot of it is coming out of LA.  The Alpha Pup and Brainfeeder labels are hot beds of this stuff.  There's a weekly event out there called the Low End Theory that I'm hoping to check out soon.  I imagine there is a whole lot of stuff following the Burial path coming out of London but I'm just not familiar with the scene.  If you've got the info, hook me up.  Anyway, let's get to the music.

Enjoy and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

Tracklist

1. Coat of Arms by Nosaj Thing on Drift

2. Limelight by Apparat on Walls

3. Fahrenheit Fair Enough by Telefon Tel Aviv on Fahrenheit Fair Enough

4. Cityscape by Metamatics and Clatterbox on Project Unison

5. Miss You by Trentemoller

6. Untrue by Burial on Untrue

7. SexSlaveShip by Flying Lotus on Los Angeles

8. Pittsburgh Left (Eliot Lipp Remix) by Lymbyc System on Love Your Abuser Remixed

9. Aidy's Girl is a Computer by Darkstar on Aidy's Girl is a Computer Single

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Podcast 27 - ATB

Hope ACL was good for all those that went.  My favorite show was definitely Mariachi El Bronx.  They had great energy, especially considering they played at noon on Sunday.  Anyway, I'm glad people seemed to be into that really eclectic and varied mix I put together last time.  Now I figure we should go the opposite direction and focus on just one artist, ATB.  The guy has been a staple now for a while now and too many people I talk to have never heard of him or are not adequately familiar with his catalog.  If you're my age, I don't understand how that's possible.  His song "9PM" is considered the first trance song to hit #1 on British Billboard!  It's time to meet one of the few artists that has kept me interested with album after album for more than a decade.  And for my more advance electronic music listeners who are not ATB fans well, first listen to this cause I bet you just don't really know.  And second, just wait.  The real good sh*t is up next.

Enjoy and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

Tracklist

1.Beach Vibes on Movin' Melodies

2.Sunburn on Movin' Melodies

3.Bring It Back on Two Worlds

4.Collides with Beauty on No Silence

5.Let U Go (Airplay Mix) on Let U Go Single

6.Cabana Moon on Addicted to Music

7.Obsession on Movin' Melodies

(All tracks by ATB)

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Podcast 26 - ACL 2011

Hello everyone!

It's been a long hot summer but the 100 degree day streak finally ended and it's time for me to get back to work.  You know I've got to get you the inside scoop on what's gonna be hot at ACL.  Eclectic is the name of the game here.  There is a gradual transition from folk to electro house with a taste of everything in between.  It's a little longer than the usual podcast but you had to wait so long so I thought you'd like a little extra.  Enjoy.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

Beardyman vids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mYoS0kxtc0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wtMzPvl88w

Tracklist

1. www.dinnerpartydownload.com

2. Truth by Alexander on Alexander

3. Philbowl Baggins by MilkDrive on Live '09

4. Take Me for Longing by Alison Krauss and Union Station on Live

5. 48 Roses by Mariachi El Bronx on Mariachi El Bronx (II)

6. Trains and Tracks by An Horse on Walls

7. I'm On by Chancellor Warhol on Japanese Lunchbox: A Love Story

8. Cosita Rica by Bomba Estereo on Blow Up

9. 13 by Federico Aubele on 13

10. Shove It by Santigold on Santigold

11. Limit to Your Love by James Blake on James Blake

12. Sail by AWOLNATION on Megalithic Symphony

13. Brighton Beach 4.20 by Beardyman on I Done A Album

14. Kill Everybody by Skrillex on Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

15. Keep Em Bouncing by Pretty Lights on Passing by Behind Your Eyes

16. Some Chords by Deadmau5 on 4x4=12

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