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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Podcast 25 - Liquid Dnb

Many of you (especially those in the States) don't know it yet but you actually love drum and bass.  You just haven't actually listened to it yet.  Today that all changes.

Liquid is a sub genre of drum and bass which nails down pretty well almost all my favorite DnB tunes.  Not that I work real hard to fit tracks into different labeled boxes but to give a general idea of what the liquid label means I'll defer to Wikipedia which says, "it contains fewer bar-oriented samples and more instrumental layers (both synthesized and natural), harmonies, and ambience, producing a calmer atmosphere directed at both home listeners and nightclub audiences."  One of the really cool parts about it for me is the drum part sounds like it is in double time to the melody a lot of the time or the melody is half time.  Either way, it's the juxtaposition that really gets me.  Of course sometimes, you gotta get dark, dirty, and just blow it up.  We've got some killer brand new stuff as well as going way back in a knod to a true originator of the genre.

Oh and I don't know what I was thinking when I recorded this podcast but there is no such thing as Hospitality Records or the Hospitality Podcast.  It's just Hospital Records and the Hospital Podcast.  I've been such a fan of theirs for so long you'd think I could at least get the name right.  Oh well.  Enjoy.

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Aaron

Tracklist

1. Just Play by Technicolour and Komatic on Worldwide:001

2. Strange Encounter by Nu:Tone on Three Bags Full

3. Fate or Faith (ft. Julee Cruise) by Ror-Shak on Deep

4. Horizons by LTJ Bukem on Logical Progression

5. Dark Walk by Smoke City on

6. The Light by Seba, Paradox, and Kirsty Hawkshaw on The Light/As If

7. Love the Silence (ft. Elsa Esmerelda) by London Elektricity on Yikes!

8. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang by High Contrast on Tough Guys Don't Dance

9. Just One Second (Apex Remix) by London Elektricity on Sick Music

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Podcast 24 - Lyricist Lounge

Who's ready for some hip hop?  I meant for this mix to focus on lyricism but it really turned into a mix of just plain awesome tracks.  Great lyrics need to be delivered with the right flow over just the right beat for a track to really hit.  That general framework for what to expect of a good tune leaves so much room for creativity.  This mix has just a few of my favorite examples.  Also, I did something a little special for you this time.  Notice that all the tracks in the tracklist are actually links taking you to the lyrics of the song.  The last one is actually a youtube that has the lyrics scrolling as the song plays.  It's pretty helpful for that song.  Just listen and you'll understand.

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Aaron

Tracklist w/ Links to Lyrics

1. Go! by Thavius Beck on Dialogue

2. Turbulence by Deltron 3030 on Deltron 3030

3. In My Math by Mos Dub on Mos Dub

4. One Mic by Nas on Stillmatic

5. Watch Out Now by Beatnuts on A Musical Massacre

6. Space Hoes by Danger Doom on The Mouse and The Mask

7. Hellohihey by Lifesavas on Spirit in Stone

8. Swan Lake by Blackalicious on Soulsides Greatest Bumps

9. Wordsmith by Chino XL on Poison Pen

10. Poet Laureate II by Canibus on Rip the Jacker

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Podcast 23 - Chillout

Chillout has to be one of my favorite types of electronica.  To be sure I use the term quite broadly but there is just so much room for interpretation of what is chill.  This style of music allows for an incredible synergy between acoustic instrumentation and electronic production.  How else could you bring such diverse influences together into a single track?  It's really hard to describe with words.  Just take a listen and you'll see what I mean.

If you like these songs or the trip hop podcast from a while back you'll probably be interested in this song I just found yesterday.  It's off a 1998 collection of Kruder and Dorfmeister remixes and the original track is by Lamb (classic trip hop group).  I haven't heard the whole double album but if this track is any indication, I bet its amazing.  And is just me or does this song sound live?  And not just cause of the crowd noise.  Either way, absolutely killer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGX3q-D-OOw&feature=related

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists.  Just so you know I'm doing my part too, I'm ordering the K&D remix album on import right now.

Aaron

Tracklist

1. Low Sun by Chicane on Behind the Sun

2. I'll Be There by Weekend Players on Pursuit of Happiness

3. Lebanese Blond by Thievery Corporation on The Mirror Conspiracy

4. Cada Beijio (Thievery Mix) by Thievery Corporation on Bebel Gilberto Remixed

5. Camino Real by Buscemi on Camino Real

6. Danny's Song by Premiata Forneria Marconi on Logical Progression (album by LTJ Bukem)

7. Two Step by Pacha Massive on If You Want It

8. Prelude to Happening by Quantic on Mishaps Happening

9. Rapture at Sea by Eastern Sun on In Emptieness

10. Barefoot by Chicane on Giants

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