play list - 05/27/2010

i found that one of the songs on my new pretty lights album uses the same hook as rappin' 4-tay's "playaz club" and nightmares on wax's "you wish".  so i wanted to play all 3 songs back-to-back to start the show, but i couldn't find a clean version of "playaz club" to download.  so i left that one out, but i get to include it here with the video!
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2daXghqHgjQ

hope my friends from the sf bay area enjoy that.  (and by the way, i learned that the sample is from judy clay and william bell's "private number")

after that, lots of electronic, got into some indian at the end.


Artist , Track , Album , Label
-- Nightmares on Wax , you wish , in a space outta sound , Warp Records
-- pretty lights , finally moving remix , filling up the city skies , self-released
-- pretty lights , if i gave you my love , filling up the city skies , self-released
-- The Chemical Brothers , hold tight london , push the button , astralwerks
-- dj shadow , Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul) , Preemptive Strike , Fontana Island
-- justice , genesis , cross , downtown
-- daft punk , da funk , homework , virgin
-- Fischerspooner , emerge , #1 , capitol
-- groove armada , at the river , vertigo , Jive Electro
-- royksopp , triumphant , the understanding , Astralwerks
-- air , Playground Love , Virgin Sucides Soundtrack , Astralwerks
-- moby , Why does my heart feel so bad , Play , v2
-- the polish ambassador , earth versus the world , diplomatic immunity , jumpsuit
-- deadmau5 , ghosts n' stuff , single , ultra
-- danny howells , laid out (fully horizontal mix) , dj kicks - juan maclean , !k7
-- Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars , global threat , rise & shine , cumbancha
-- bombay dub orchestra , egypt by air , 3 cities , six degrees
-- panjabi mc , jogi , beware , Sequence
-- Panjabi MC , beware of the boys (mundian to bach ke) , beware , Sequence
-- david starfire , flying carpet , bollywood bass , six degrees

pandora.com

i listened to music on pandora.com quite a bit in 2006/2007, but then i got out of the habit.  i turned it on again today, and was reminded how good it can be.  they have this algorithm called the "music genome project" that helps pick songs you'll like based on artists and songs that you've said you like. and it tends to do a great job.  they've added advertisement breaks now, but you can't blame them, they have to make money somehow.

you can build multiple "stations" based on different kinds of music that you like and lets you share your stations with others.  some of mine have turned out better than others, but i'm quite happy with my electronic station.  if you've used it before, then you've probably already created one or more stations that you like.  but either way, try mine out if you like electronic music like daft punk, groove armada, etc.  and leave a comment with a link to your station if you have one you like.

EB's electronic station: http://www.pandora.com/?sc=sh87699018828392236

play list - 05/20/2010

devo has a new album coming out june 15th, which i'm pretty excited about.  they've been sarcastically marketing it as a product from "devo inc." that has been developed via focus groups.  they had an online flash application called the "devo song study" that let users pick their favorites from a list of new songs, and the ones that got the most votes made it on the new album.  here's a video of one of their pretend focus groups:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DEVOvision#p/u/7/0rlF2n8fIY8

If you liked that one, this one is good too.

so i started with devo, then i played some more 80's music, got into some reggae and ska and various other stuff.

Artist , Track , Album , Label
-- devo , That's Good , devo greatest hits , Warner Bros
-- devo , freedom of choice , devo greatest hits , Warner Bros
-- gary numan , cars , The Pleasure Principle , Beggars Banquet
-- new order , Age of Consent , (the best of) new order , qwest
-- madness , house of fun , Complete Madness , Stiff Records
-- madness , Forever Young , THe Liberty of Norton Folgate , yeproc
-- the clash , know your rights , combat rock , epic
-- shinehead , gimme no crack , unity , elektra
-- rebel mc , street tuff , rebel music , desire
-- Toots & the Maytals , 54-46 was my number , 20th Century Masters , universal
-- nate wize feat. ammoye , rock the casbah , shatter the hotel , Mojo Brand Records
-- damian marley and nas , road to zion , welcome to jamrock , tuff gong
-- ska cubano , cachita , ay caramba , cumbancha
-- Maldita Vecindad , quinto patio ska , circular colectivo , nacional
-- bomba estereo , fuego , Blow Up , Nacional
-- choc quib town , de donde vengo yo , oro , nacional
-- fort knox five , what make you dance , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox
-- international velvet , sundown , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox
-- the apples in stereo , dance floor , travellers in space and time , yeproc
-- the apples in stereo , dignified dignitary , travellers in space and time , yeproc
-- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings , better things to do , i learned the hard way , daptone
-- david holmes , $165 million + interest , Ocean's 12 Soundtrack , warner brothers
-- Gogol Bordello , alcohol , Live From Axis Mundi , Sideonedummy
-- Gogol Bordello , mishto! , Live From Axis Mundi , sideonedummy

play list - 05/13/2010

kathleen and i went to the rodrigo y gabriela show on tuesday. it was excellent! i was sure to buy tickets soon after they went on sale, and got the best available seats. i knew they were really good seats, but didn't realize they were in the front row! then i was worried we were too close because rodrigo y gabriela often play sitting down and the monitors were right above us. but turns out they stood up most of the time and the seats were great. here's a couple pics:

so i played one of their songs today, plus another mexican artist and more mariachi el bronx. played several artists form spain and some electronic. i'm relly liking the pretty lights' "filling up the city skies" album.

Artist , Track , Album , Label
-- Apples In Stereo , dream about the future , travellers in space and time , yep roc
-- Apples In Stereo , hey elevator , travellers in space and time , yep roc
-- delorean , stay close , subiza , true panther sounds
-- delorean , grow , subiza , true panther sounds
-- the pinker tones , karma hunters , the million colour revolution , nacional
-- la bien querida , 9.6 , romancero , nacional
-- la bien querida , de momento abril , romancero , nacional
-- rodrigo y gabriela , hanuman , 11:11:00 , AtO
-- Mexican Institute of Sound , Para No vivir Deseperado , Pinata , nacional
-- mariachi el bronx , slave labor , mariachi el bronx , swami
-- mariachi el bronx , holy , mariachi el bronx , swami
-- Gogol Bordello , ultimate , Live From Axis Mundi , SideOneDummy Records
-- Gogol Bordello , Wanderlust King , Live From Axis Mundi , SideOneDummy Records
-- see-i , homegrown , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox
-- fort knox five , bhangra punch , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox
-- pretty lights , if i gave ou my love , filling up the city skies , self-released
-- pretty lights , aimin at your head , filling up the city skies , self-released
-- rad omen , rad anthem , single , self-released
-- scott hardkiss , beat freak , Technicolor Dreamer , God Within
-- LCD Soundsystem , Someone Great , Sound of Silver , DFA Records
-- devo , Working In The Coal Mine , devo greatest hits , warner brothers
-- devo , That's Good , devo e-z listening disc , Rykodisc
-- The Chemical Brothers , we are the night , We are the night , Astralwerks

play list - 05/06/2010

had a very sore and scratchy throat today. a couple people told me later that they didn't recognize my voice on the air at first, thought it was someone else. i read the latest dave zirin article on the air (about phoenix suns playing as "los suns") and i was worried i might lose my voice by the end.

but anyway, i started with this month's euro hit 40. it had several good songs, including uk rapper tinie tempah's "pass out", and "why don't you" by a serbian dj called gramaphonedzie.


later, played a lot of funk and soul.

Artist , Track , Album , Label
-- Various , Euro Hit 40, Part1 , Euro hit 40 May 2010 , radio nederlands
-- sia , Breathe Me (Urlich Schnauss Remix) , Colour The Small One , Astralwerks
-- Various , Euro hit 40, Part 2 , Euro hit 40 May 2010 , radio nederlands
-- digitalism , magnets , idealism , Astralwerks
-- winston apple , positively 4th street , alias: zimmerman! , winston apple productions
-- red hot chili peppers , subterranean homesick blues , uplift mofo party plan , emi
-- Rodrigo y Gabriela , stairway to heaven , Rodrigo y Gabriela , AtO
-- Rodrigo y Gabriela , tamacun , Rodrigo y Gabriela , AtO
-- the cavaliers , hold to my baby , northern soul , music club
-- lorraine chandler , i can't change , northern soul , music club
-- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings , better things to do , i learned the hard way , daptone
-- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings , without a heart , i learned the hard way , daptone
-- sugarman 3 , funky so-and-so , pure cane sugar , daptone
-- the meters , Look-ka a Py-Py , look-ka py py , josie
-- Toots & the Maytals , funky kingston , funky kingston , island
-- Toots & the Maytals , 54-46 That's My Number , single , island
-- alice russell , got the hunger? (dj vadim remix) , pot of gold remixes , six degrees