play list - 08/27/2009

one of the most interesting things i played today was electronic music fused with tuvan (mongolia/russia area) throat singing. the tuvan band is called huun huur tu and the cd is produced by an electronic music producer. here's a video of them without the electronic part. they can sing these deep notes and make these bizarre whistling/humming sounds with their throats at the same time. not to mention playing instruments too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVkJ1Bf-QzU


next week i plan some beatles and esquivel, by request. and i'll be giving away some music download cards from nacional records.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- the world is an illusion , magic sound fabric , observer , spiralight
-- desolate , Midival Punditz , hello hello , six degrees
-- chingiz , banco de gaia , farewell ferengistan , six degrees
-- jai ho , A.R. Rahman , slumdog millionaire , interscope
-- chunari chunari , abhijeet and anuradha shriram , monsoon wedding , milan
-- chhailla babu , Charanjit Singh , The Bombay Connection , normal
-- rock on hanuman (feat. Krishna Das) , mc yogi , elephant power , white swan
-- Positively Inclined , wax tailor , Hope & Sorrow , Decon
-- the garden , cut chemist , The Audience's Listeninng , warner brothers
-- ill bill , x-ecutioners , revolutions , columbia
-- wash out , the arch cupcake , wash out ep , Patriarch Recordings
-- oh god! doesn't work in vegas , Reverend Horton Heat , laughin and cryin with the reverend , yep roc
-- please don't take baby to the liquor store , Reverend Horton Heat , laughin and cryin with the reverend , yep roc
-- go baby power now , puffy ami yumi , splurge , tofu
-- johnny johnny johnny , shonen knife , rock animals , virgin
-- Parklife , blur , The Best of , virgin
-- She's Electric , oasis , (What's The Story) Morning Glory? , epic
-- ancestors call , Huun Huur Tu & Carmen Rizzo , the eternal , spectre
-- do you have any faith? , zohar , Do You Have Any Faith? , CIA
-- makhana , funkadesi , yo baba , funkadesi
-- back from africa , nickodemus , Endangered Species , esl
-- liberation front , thievery corporation , The Richest Man In Babylon , esl
-- bomba , novalima , coba coba remixed , Cumbancha

play list - 08/20/2009

watched the live "scratch" video this weekend, so that made me want to play the x-ecutioners and other turntablists. that expanded into quite a bit of hip-hop, including some reggae hip-hop from damian marley and shinehead. i've played "welcome to jamrock" many times, its a great song. here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNnEuZglKrU


also got some jurassic 5 in there, i enjoyed that. and i played a little more from daft punk alive.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- where I'm from , Digable Planets , Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) , pendulum
-- king of rock , Run DMC , Greatest Hits , Arista
-- krs-one attacks , KRS-One , krafty kuts - these are the breaks , dmc
-- ill culinary behavior , DJ Format feat. Abdominal , krafty kuts - these are the breaks , dmc
-- weekends , black eyed peas , Bridging the Gap , Interscope
-- quality control , jurassic 5 , Quality Control , Interscope
-- mind on the road , Rev Run , (single) , island/def jam
-- like this , X-Ecutioners , Revolutions , columbia
-- salsa scratch , rob swift , sound event , tableturns
-- Left Side: Start Heeeeears Koala/Stoppin' Traffic/Tracks Etc./Slewtest , kid koala , Your Mom's Favorite DJ , ninja tune
-- geddim! , the herbaliser band , session 2 , !k7
-- Television Rules the Nation/Crescendolls , Daft Punk , Alive 2007 , virgin records
-- naive song , Mirwais , production , epic
-- woman in blue , pepe deluxe , super sound , emporer norton
-- body language , m.a.n.d.y. vs. booka shade , electrolush , om
-- Superstylin' , groove armada , Goodbye Country (hello nightclub) , Jive Electro
-- state of the union , Theivery Corporation , The Richest Man in Babylon , esl
-- welcome to jamrock , Damian Marley , welcome to jamrock , Tuff Gong
-- do it with ease , shinehead , unity , elektra
-- Revolucion , Sergent Garcia , La Semilla Escondida , emi
-- Temperature Rising (feat. talib kwali) , Les Nubian , One Step Forward , Omtown
-- black progress (dub) , The Wailers , heavyweight rib ticklers compiled by mr. scruff , unfold
-- bush doctor , music doctors , heavyweight rib ticklers compiled by mr. scruff , unfold
-- Blow Your Head , Fred Weasley and the J.B.'s , (single) , universal motown
-- honky tonk popcorn , pacific rhythm combo , black feeling , freestyle

play list - 08/13/2009

my brother got the daft punk "alive 2007" cd for christmas in 2007 and i can't believe i never really listened to it until recently. i watched the videos of their tour, and they're awesome! but the videos make me sorely regret not travelling to see them at my home town venue - red rocks in colorado. two "robots" playing awesome music from the top of a pyramid that shoots lights and fog, outside at red rocks. what could be possibly be better?!?!?!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGECJP3phyY&feature=fvw


so i started my show with 13 minutes from that cd, then played some electro from iceland and norway, and the usual latin stuff. it was my 3rd week playing bomba estereo's "fuego" and i accidentally cued the wrong track and had to fade out and switch tracks. so i think that was a sign that i'm done with that one.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- too long / steam machine , daft punk , alive 2007 , Virgin
-- Around the World - Harder Better Faster Stronger , daft punk , Alive 2007 , Virgin
-- Rapture Riders , Blondie vs. the Doors , eurohit 40 may 2006 , radio nederlands
-- strange days (theivery corporation remix) , the doors , Versions , esl
-- jungle drum , Emiliana Torrini , euro hit 40 august 2009 , radio nederlands
-- heaven , quintino , euro hit 40 august 2009 , radio nederlands
-- foot of the mountain , a-ha , euro hit 40 august 2009 , radio nederlands
-- hold your hand (feat. emiliana torrini) , Oakenfold , bunkka , maverick
-- Staralfur , sigur ros , the chillout session , ministry of sound
-- big time sensuality , bjork , debut , Elektra
-- eple , Royksopp , Melody A.M. , Astralwerks
-- gentle as a giant , lindstrom , it's a feedelity affair , feedelity
-- moon sequence , the herbaliser band , session 2 , !k7
-- oi gere , watusi , black rio 2 , !k7
-- nao vou chorar , os diagonais , black rio 2 , !k7
-- fuego , bomba estereo , blow up , nacional
-- cumbia , Mexican Institute of Sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- sinfonia agridulce , Mexican Institute of Sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- one / take 5 , Rodrigo y Gabriela , live: manchester and dublin , rubyworks
-- sonida total , the pinkertones , the million dollar revolution , nacional
-- clerkenwell polka , madness , the liberty of norton folgate , yeproc
-- sheila take a bow , the smiths , Louder Than Bombs , sire
-- something is squeezing my skull , Morrissey , Years Of Refusal , attack
-- sheep , the housemartins , London 0 Hull 4 , Go! Discs
-- Royksopp's Night Out , Royksopp , Melody A.M. , astralwerks

play list - 08/06/2009

played a lot from 3 different labels today: nacional, !k7, and astralwerks. one of the nacional artists i played is one of my favorites: mexican institute of sound. he was just in my old hometown of san francisco for a show, and just posted this video:
http://www.spinearth.tv/report/mexican-soy-sauce-for-san-francisco
See full report...

also extended my streak of playing 3 madness songs per show to 3 shows now. and played herbie hancock's classic rockit from vinyl.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- fuego , bomba estereo , blow up , nacional
-- mentiras , Los Amigos Invisibles , commercial , nacional
-- cumbia , Mexican Institute of Sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- yo digo baila , Mexican Institute of Sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- around the world , senor coconut , around the world , nacional
-- sweet dreams , senor coconut , Around the World , nacional
-- faz tanto tempo , renata lu , black rio 2 , !k7
-- bananeira , emilio santiago , black rio 2 , !k7
-- enjoy yourself , sahara all stars band jos , nigeria 70 , !k7
-- dancing time , the funkees , nigeria 70 , !k7
-- mr chombee has the flaw , herbaliser band , session 2 , !k7
-- geddim! , herbaliser band , session 2 , !k7
-- rockit , herbie hancock , future shock , columbia
-- Is you is Or is you ain't my baby , Dinah Washington , Verve Remixed , verve
-- the sea , morcheeba , Parts of The Process , Reprise
-- sour times , portishead , dummy , go! discs
-- mad about you , hooverphonic , the magnificent tree , epic
-- sugar and spice , madness , the liberty of norton folgate , yeproc
-- forever young , madness , the liberty of norton folgate , yeproc
-- pato and roger a go talk , english beat , Special Beat Service , sire
-- house of fun , madness , Complete Madness , stiff
-- everybody pass me by , pepe deluxe , super sound , emporer norton
-- this must be it , royksopp , junior , Astralwerks
-- Zdarlight , digitalism , Idealism , Astralwerks
-- happy up here , royksopp , junior , Astralwerks
-- he's a skull , q-burns abstract message , feng shui , astralwerks

play list - 07/30/2009

the song of the day today was fuego by bomba estereo. i love it and two people called in asking about it. its new from nacional records. check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td1hajshtGA


also played more of the new madness cd, more pepe deluxe, and a few tracks from the euro hit 40.

Title , Artist , Album , Label
-- we are london , madness , the liberty of norton folgate , yeproc
-- that's close , madness , the liberty of norton folgate , yeproc
-- i confess , english beat , Special Beat Service , Sire
-- rude boys out of jail , The Specials , the singles collection , Chrysalis
-- too much too young , The Specials , the singles collection , Chrysalis
-- One Step Beyond , Madness , Complete Madness , Stiff Records
-- happy hour , the housemartins , London 0 Hull 4 , Go! Discs
-- get up off your knees , the housemartins , London 0 Hull 4 , Go! Discs
-- is it really so strange? , the smiths , Louder Than Bombs , sire
-- Human Behavior , bjork , Debut , Elektra
-- miss it so much , Royksopp , junior , Astralwerks
-- fast & delerious , lindstrom , it's a feedelity affair , feedelity
-- woman in blue , pepe deluxe , super sound , emporer norton
-- the ride , pepe deluxe , super sound , emporer norton
-- light persists , oscar utterstrom quintet , home , right turn
-- lush life (cee-lo green mix) , nat king cole , re: generations , capitol
-- Whatever Lola Wants , Sarah Vaughn , verve remixed 2 , verve
-- fuego , bomba estereo , blow up , nacional
-- mi casita , Nortec Collective , Tijuana Sound Machine , nacional
-- gauchito gil , fauna , zzk sound vol 2 , nacional
-- mamacita , mark medlock , eurohit 40 july 2009 , radio nederlands
-- outta here , esmee denters , eurohit 40 july 2009 , radio nederlands
-- rockets , simple minds , eurohit 40 july 2009 , radio nederlands
-- here without you , andrew spencer vs. lazard , single , capp records
-- tumbala (oreja remix) , novalima , coba coba remixed , cumbancha
-- Mi Primo Juan , chambao , Pokito a Poko , Sony Music Spain

play list - 07/23/2009

got a new cd in the mail this week: pepe deluxe. i've only had time to listen to a couple tracks, but they were both great. so i started off with those, including this song: woman in blue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgNSAwRH_XU


also found out that the old ska band madness has a new cd out. haven't been able to listen to all of that one either, but i played a couple tracks from it. so i decided to play some other 80's ska too.

it was the last day here for one of our interns, so he asked if he could play a couple songs on my show and i let him. he picked one that i definitely wouldn't normally play - beautiful by akon - but he also picked one that was quite good - put your hands up for detroit.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- three times a player , pepe deluxe , super sound , emporer norton
-- woman in blue , pepe deluxe , super sound , emporer norton
-- Destination Overdrive , chromeo , She's in Control , Vice
-- picky , fusion body , strawberry cough , somuchsoul
-- yo voy (faze action remix) , novalima , coba coba remixed , Cumbancha
-- El Microfono (nickodemus remix) , Mexican Institute of Sound , single , nacional
-- beautiful , akon , freedom , universal
-- Put Your Hands Up For Detroit , Fedde Le Grand , single , data
-- electrotumbao , the pinker tones , wild animals , nacional
-- overture , Madness , the liberty of norton folgate , yeproc
-- we are london , Madness , the liberty of norton folgate , yeproc
-- rotating heads , english beat , Special Beat Service , Sire
-- ? (modern industry) , fishbone , fishbone , columbia
-- cardiac arrest , madness , Complete Madness , Stiff Records
-- moon hop , Derick Morgan , fabric live john peel , fabric
-- walking on the moon , lucia pamela , incredibly strange music , research
-- unidentified flying object , Perrey & Kingsley , the out sound from way in! , vanguard
-- Surfing on a rocket , air , talkie walkie , astralwerks
-- nightlife , amon tobin , Permutation , ninja tune
-- y ahora tu , Up, Bustle, & Out , trip hop and jazz , ninja tune
-- ahoy there , mr. scruff , trouser jazz , ninja tune
-- Rewriting the National Anthem , Albert Brooks , comedy minus one , rhino
-- gut feeling , devo , The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou , Hollywood Records
-- Making Time , creation , Rushmore Soundtrack , London
-- ping island / lightning strike rescue op , Mark Mothersbaugh , The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou , Hollywood Records
-- another excuse , soulwax , dfa remixes vol. 2 , astralwerks

play list - 07/16/2009 - space show

i did my space themed show today. i've done it about once each year, with many of the same songs and many different ones each time. one fun twist today is that i interviewed margie kay with the mutual ufo network (mufon). she is organizing a ufo conference in kansas city this weekend. she talked about the recent increase of sightings in the kansas city area. it was similar to this tv interview she did. (but of course the stupid tv news shows won't cover any story for over two minutes, but we were able to talk for 15 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybu9X528Fyk


another highlight was playing from a 1977 record my brother had called "the story of star wars". it's excerpts of the movie narrated and put onto one hour's worth of vinyl. i played the first 5 minutes or so which covered princess leia giving r2-d2 the plans and then the droids escaping in the escape pod. followed by the imperial march.

the rest:
Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- space music , special music company , sci-fi souns of mystery & mayhem , special music company
-- space journey , coldcut , Let Us Play , Ninja Tune
-- Intergalactic , Beastie Boys , Hello Nasty , Grand Royal
-- doctor? , Orbital , the altogether , ffrr
-- theme from the x-files , collective noyze , (singles) , nmd
-- Robot Rock , daft punk , human after all , Virgin
-- s.e.x.y.ro.b.o.t. , the pinkertones , wild animals , nacional
-- the robots , Senor Coconut , el baile aleman , nacional
-- The Distant Future , Flight of the Conchords , The Distant Future , Sub-Pop
-- robot parade , They Might Be Giants , no! , Rounder
-- part 1 , star wars , the story of star wars , 20th century fox
-- the imperial march , john williams , the star wars trilogy , Varese Sarabande
-- exploration , the karminsky experience inc , theivery corporation - dj kicks , K7
-- space walk , lemon jelly , Lost Horizons , beggars xl
-- higher and higher , The Moody Blues , To Our Children's Children's Children , Threshold
-- destination: moon , They Might Be Giants , John Henry , Elektra
-- Riding on the Rocket , shonen knife , Let's Knife , Virgin
-- Rocket Man , me first and the gimme gimmes , Have a Ball , fat wreck chords
-- rapture , blondie , The Best of Blondie , Chrysallis
-- the creatures , Brian Dewan , Tells the story , bar none
-- galaxy song , Monty Python's Flying Circus , eric idle sings monty python , restless
-- earth (gaia) , the orb , The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld , Big Life Records

play list - 07/09/2009

started off with a new track from air that will be on their upcoming album. then got into some trip-hop from ninja tune, a little bit of latin electronic/remixes, and finished off with some house from dimitri from paris.

also played air's alpha beta gaga, which has a strange western/mexican-themed video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVMHX8imk_8

my friend "blind guy" told me that next week kansas city is having a ufo conference, so i decided that next week i'll do a space themed show.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- do the joy , air , (single) , astralwerks
-- alpha beta gaga , air , talkie walkie , astralwerks
-- focus on sight , thievery corporation , The Mirror Conspiracy , esl
-- air batucada , thievery corporation , The Mirror Conspiracy , esl
-- fever , Stereo MCs , the rebirth of cool , 4th & bway
-- just wanna touch her , dj krush , the rebirth of cool, vol. 2 , 4th & bway
-- riders on the storm , yonderboi , nu jazz cool , ocho
-- blackfoot roll , mr. scruff , keep it unreal , ninja tune
-- fish , mr. scruff , keep it unreal , ninja tune
-- get your snack on , amon tobin , Supermodified , ninja tune
-- tumbala , novalima , coba coba remixed , cumbancha
-- El Microfono (nickodemus remix) , Mexican Institute of Sound , mixto , nacional
-- padre nuestro , Los Fabulosos Cadillacs , mixto , nacional
-- milk crisis , the go! team , (single) , columbia
-- black cat , ladytron , (single) , self-released
-- Ladyflash , the go! team , thunder, lightning, strike , columbia
-- tko , le tigre , this island , universal
-- e-pro , beck , Guero , geffen
-- a boogie monster , shonen knife , heavy songs , Confidential Recordings
-- Destination Overdrive , chromeo , She's in Control , Vice
-- hey , diplo & laidback luke , (single) , dim mak
-- bienvenida , alexkid , dimitri from paris - after the playboy mansion , astralwerks
-- don't leave me this way , Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes , dimitri from paris - after the playboy mansion , astralwerks

play list - 07/02/2009

well i didn't end up playing michael jackson's smooth criminal on my show this week, but i did play a couple songs from off the wall because they were funky! (and i couldn't find my record of bad and my brother's thriller record was in terrible condition). so then i also played some james brown and some kool & the gang. a listener, mike, called in to tell me that there is a great video of michael jackson, james brown, and prince performing spontaneously together. here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/v/1CoxNzOOoQU&hl=en&fs=1&


while talking about michael jackson, i started talking about the moonwalker video game, and then other great band/music related video games, including:
-- journey escape for the atari 2600
-- kiss pinball machine
-- guitar hero

played one song from guitar hero world tour: obstacle 1. other than that, played some latin and some reggae, some fatboy slim and propellerheads.

track , artist , album , label
-- gauchito gil , fauna , zzk sound vol. 2 , nacional
-- la poli , daleduro , zzk sound vol. 2 , nacional
-- Cumbia en Do Menor , ska cubano , Ay Caramba , Cumbancha
-- istanbul (not constantinople) , ska cubano , Ay Caramba , Cumbancha
-- Mi Ultima Voluntad (Tonite) , Sergent Garcia , La Semilla Escondida , Shakti
-- traffic jam , Stephen Marley , Mind Control , Tuff Gong
-- brothers and sisters , butch cassidy sound system , heavyweight rib ticklers , unfold
-- Working Day and Night , michael jackson , off the wall , epic
-- burn this disco out , Michael Jackson , off the wall , epic
-- I'm a Greedy Man , james brown , cd of jb II , polygram
-- hollywood swinging , kool & and the gang , number 1's , island/mercury
-- Soul Sauce (Fila Brazillia Remix) , Cal Tjader , Verve Remixed 2 , Verve
-- world without end , olantuji , drums of passion , columbia
-- jin go lo ba , fatboy slim , palookaville , Astralwerks
-- Rockafeller Skank (remix) , Fatboy Slim , single , Astralwerks
-- Take California , Propellerheads , Decksanddrumsandrockandroll , dreamworks
-- coffins "r" us , starlight mints , change remains , barsuk
-- power bleed , starlight mints , change remains , barsuk
-- Obstacle 1 , interpol , Turn on the bright lights , matador
-- Me & My Man , chromeo , She's in Control , Vice
-- 257.zero , moby , Last Night , Mute
-- the far east coast , exodus quartet , trip hop and jazz, vol. 2 , ninjatune

play list - 06/25/2009

just heard that michael jackson died. i was a big fan in the late 80's when "BAD" was released. that's also when the moonwalker "movie" was released that had the ultra-long version of smooth criminal, had the video for bad performed by kids, and had ladysmith black mambazo singing at the end. smooth criminal is probably still my favorite song of his. AND that video even was the basis for a smooth criminal video game! (which i loved). i think i'll try to play that song on the show next week.

as for this week, started off with some latin lounge, then some latin electronic (love the zzk sound ablum), then some general electronic stuff. but the song that's been in my head the last week is mentiras by los amigos invisibles. prety cool low-tech video too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g-qZIktAtc


the whole list:

-- el cayuco , tito puente , dance mania , columbia
-- hong kong mambo , tito puente , dance mania , columbia
-- mucha muchacha , esquivel , cabaret manana , rca
-- brazil , esquivel , see it in sound , house of hits
-- around the world , Senor Coconut , Around the World , nacional
-- sweet dreams , Senor Coconut , around the world , nacional
-- cartegena , sonido del principe , zzk sound vol. 2 , nacional
-- gauchito gil , fauna , zzk sound vol. 2 , nacional
-- mentiras , Los Amigos Invisibles , commercial , nacional
-- vivire para ti , Los Amigos Invisibles , commercial , nacional
-- the love feeling , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- 2 sips & magic , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- roll off (solo remix) , cornershop , single , cornershop
-- giddian di rani , clinton , disco and the halfway to discontent , luaka bop
-- disco paradise , vhs or beta , le funk , astralwerks
-- m79 , Vampire Weekend , Vampire Weekend , xl
-- mpf , Fantastic Plastic Machine , luxury , emporer norton
-- North American Scum , lcd soundsystem , Sound of Silver , DFA Records
-- big time sensuality , bjork , debut , elektra
-- where do i begin , Chemical Brothers , Dig Your Own Hole , astralwerks
-- Little Fluffy Clouds , the orb , The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld , mercury
-- jin-go-lo-ba , Olatunji , drums of passion , columbia
-- In A Gadda Da Vida , Incredible Bongo Band , bongo rock , Mr. Bongo

play list - 06/18/2009

i'm enjoying my new yelle cd, but i was running some lyrics translations last night for her french lyrics and was shocked to find that most of her songs are pretty sexual. at least one definitely was not playable, and several were questionable. so i decided to just stick to "a cause de garcons". also got a cool cd of latin cumbia remixes from nacional and some afro-peruvian remixes from cumbancha. so lots of new music today, plus a little funk at the end.

also slipped in some more lady sovereign, the rapper from the UK. that cd also has some language issues, but "hoodie" was clean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfaAx5xcJAk

track , artist , album , label
-- ya voy (faze action remix) , novalima , coba coba remixed , cumbancha
-- tumbala (da lata remix) , novalima , coba coba remixed , cumbancha
-- kariba , faze action , moving cities , warner bros
-- sun children (feat. the real live show) , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- la lluvia (feat. richard shepherd) , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- tu fin, mi comienzo , Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada , coconut rock , esl
-- mentiras , Los Amigos Invisibles , commercial , nacional
-- dispara , gonzalo yanez , gonzalo yanez , nacional
-- yo digo baila , Mexican Institute of Sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- brooklyn cumbia , uproot andy , zzk sound vol. 2 , nacional
-- cartagena , sonido del principe , zzk sound vol. 2 , nacional
-- cumbia , Mexican Institute of Sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- A Cause Des Garcons , yelle , Pop-Up , Caroline Records
-- Hoodie , lady sovereign , Public Warning , Def Jam
-- come into my world , Kylie Minogue , fever , emi
-- give it 2 me , madonna , hard candy , Warner Bros. Records
-- the lucky one , Midival Punditz , hello hello , six degrees
-- boro boro , arash , arash , warner bros
-- Me & My Man (whitey vs. chromeo fly whitey remix) , chromeo , Fancy Footwork , Vice
-- honky tonk popcorn , pacific rhythm combo , black feeling , freestyle
-- fi-yi dance , soul ful two , because you're funky , lo
-- party in joe craig's ear , davy jr. and guess who , because you're funky , lo
-- papa was a rolling stone , the funk brothers , the best of the funk brothers , motown
-- $165 million + interest (into) the round up , david holmes , Ocean's 12 Soundtrack , warner brothers

play list - 06/11/2009

last week i heard about the french electro-pop artist yelle a couple times, watched a video and really liked it, got the cd, and played it this morning. the song is called "a cause de garcons", which i read means "because of boys". here's the video, pretty funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmLjZrH0VlY


played a few more french electronic songs after that. one of them was daft punk's phoenix. funny thing happened when i was playing that one, someone called in to tell me that my cd was skipping, but it wasn't :-) it is a pretty repetitive song, to be honest. but still good.

also continued my streak of playing from my new amadou & miriam cd and the new nickodemus cd.


Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- A Cause Des Garcons , yelle , Pop-Up , Caroline
-- Phoenix , daft punk , Homework , Virgin
-- Kelly Watch the Stars , air , moon safari , Caroline Records
-- TV Destroy , darkel , Darkel , Astralwerks
-- apologize (the real booty babes club remix) , one republic , single , capp
-- Zombie (andrew spencer and the vamprockerz remix) , Cranberries , bounce! , capp
-- har ek bat , Midival Punditz , hello hello , six degrees
-- giddian di rani , clinton , disco & the halfway to discontent , astralwerks
-- the hot for may sound , clinton , disco & the halfway to discontent , Astralwerks
-- makhana , funkadesi , yo baba , funkadesi
-- just move , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- n'dini , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- djuru , Amadou & Mariam , welcome to mali , because
-- welcome to mali , Amadou & Mariam , welcome to mali , because
-- staff benda bilili , staff benda bilili , tres tres fort , crammed
-- souka nayo mix (thievery corporation remix) , Baaba Maal , afrikya volume 1 , rasa
-- mathar (discovery of india mix) , indian vibes , thievery corporation - the outernational sound , esl
-- expo in tokyo , alan moorhouse , thievery corporation - the outernational sound , esl
-- smoke on the water , senor coconut , Fiesta Songs , Emperor Norton
-- Concheperla , novalima , Coba Coba , Cumbancha
-- Ruperta/Puede Ser , novalima , Coba Coba , Cumbancha
-- the revolt of the cockroach people , Ocote Soul Sounds/Adrian Quesada , coconut rock , esl
-- tricky tricky , royksopp , Junior , astralwerks
-- the lucky one , Midival Punditz , hello hello , six degrees

play list - 06/04/2009 - Judaism

rabbi scott white and susan choucroun came in today during the second hour to talk about judaism. rabbi scott brought his guitar and played several songs during that time, some in english and some in hebrew. coincidentally, president obama was in egypt today giving a speech on the middle-east conflict. so rabbi scott ended the hour mentioning that and playing a song about peace, called shalom. that was good.

as an introduction to the interview, i started the show with two songs by french-israeli artist yael naim. then played african, afro-funk, and some nickodemus and thievery corporation.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- New Soul , Yael Naim , Yael Naim , warner music
-- toxic , Yael Naim , Yael Naim , warner music
-- magossa , Amadou & Mariam , welcome to mali , because music
-- djama , Amadou & Mariam , welcome to mali , because music
-- famou (remix danse) , Sekouba Bambino , african party , putumayo
-- alaye , 37th state , afrikya, volume 1 , rasa
-- afro beat blues , Hugh Masakela , the chisa years: 1965-1975 , chisa
-- the love feeling , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- 2 sips & magic , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- under my sensi (thievery corp. remix) , Boozoo Bajou , the outernational sound , esl
-- lagos communique , Theivery Corporation , the outernational sound , esl
-- you wish , Nightmares on Wax , in a space outta sound , Warp Records

play list - 05/28/2009 - guest DJ

had a guest dj today - brad bruce. so he did the first hour of music, then i did the 2nd hour. i played from the nickodemus new release, sun people. also, i just got the latest cd from amadou & miriam, so was excited to play from that too.

went to see they might be giants do their "flood" concert last week. it was awesome. i don't think i've ever seen so many fans singing the words to every song.

parents are visiting, so that's all for this week.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- 2 Atoms in a Molecule , Noah and The Whale , Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down , Mercury
-- take me out , Franz Ferdinand , Franz Ferdinand , Domino
-- Bodysnatchers , radiohead , In Rainbows , Xurbia
-- Arc of Time (Time Code) , Bright Eyes , Digital Ash in a Digital Urn , Saddle Creek
-- what if you knew , David Rovics , Songs for Mahmud , Ever Reviled Records
-- Plasitcities , Andrew Bird , armchair apocrypha , Wegawam Music Co.
-- funny the way it is , Dave Matthews Band , Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King , Bama Rags Records
-- Left Hand Suzuki Method , gorillaz , gorillaz , EMI
-- Jesus Shaves , The Roches , Moonswept , slg
-- true lies , taalam acey , the market 4 change , word supremacy perss
-- Nothing to Worry About , Peter Bjorn and John , Living Thing , V2 Music Scandinavia
-- m79 , Vampire Weekend , Vampire Weekend , xl
-- All I Want Is You , Barry Louis Polisar , Juno Soundtrack , Rhino Entertainment
-- beautiful boy , ben harper , Instant Karma: Save Darfur , amnesty international
-- 3rd Planet (BBC Radio 1 Session Radio Edit) , modest mouse , the moon and antartica , Sony BMG Music Entertainment
-- sun children , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- la lluvia , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- sabali , Amadou & Mariam , Welcome to Mali , warner bros
-- Ce N'est Pas Bon , amadou & miriam , Welcome to Mali , warner bros
-- Refavela , angelique kidjo , Black Ivory Soul , Columbia
-- times square (1989) - radio edit , hip hop hoodios , carne masada , jazzheads
-- Hoodie , Lady Sovereign , Public Warning , def jam
-- Once upon a past , wax tailor , hope & sorrow , decon
-- we want a rock , they might be giants , flood , elektra
-- Someone Keeps Moving My Chair , they might be giants , flood , elektra
-- Miss It So Much , royksopp , junior , astralwerks
-- Water From a Vine Leaf , william orbit , The Best of Strange Cargos , capitol

play list - 05/21/2009

took a break from the religion interviews this week, so i played 2 full hours of music for the first time in a couple months. started with some christian hip-hop though, courtesy of krs-one. then played more hip-hop including lady sovereign, whose cd i just got recently and really like. i also made sure to get some chromeo in just so i had an excuse to post a video from their appearance on yo gabba gabba! "Pete, did you wash your hands before touching these keyboards?", "Yes", "Did you????", "No :-("

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDG0c3saE4I


also, they might be giants are in town tomorrow doing a special "flood" show so i played a couple tracks form that cd. too bad i didn't put more effort into getting free tickets to give away this year like i did last year. just didn't get around to it, sorry everyone. but i bought our tickets today, should be a great show!

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- Ain't Ready , KRS-One , spiritual minded , Koch Records
-- positively inclined (feat. ASM & Marina Quaisse) , wax tailor , hope & sorrow , decon
-- Public Warning , Lady Sovereign , Public Warning , def jam
-- Turn the Page , the streets , Original Pirate Material , Locked On
-- ill bill , X-ecutioners , Revolutions , columbia
-- gutter swipe , the arch cupcake , box of bees , patriarch recordings
-- List of Demands (Reparations) , saul williams , saul williams , fader
-- culture move , asian dub foundation , rafi's revenge , london records
-- har ek baat , Midival Punditz , Hello Hello , six degrees
-- Music (from Salaam Memsaab) , r.d. burman , the bombay connection , Bombay Connection
-- Pyar Chaiye Keh Paisa , CHARANJIT SINGH , The Bombay Connection , Bombay Connection
-- night creeper , big man and the night people , because you're funky , lo recordings
-- the stingray , the funk brothers , the best of the funk brothers , motown
-- Four Sticks , midival punditz , Hello Hello , six degrees
-- Big River (Count De Money Remix) , johnny cash , take a chance , fontana
-- Day In Day Out (Cut Chemist Remix) , nat king cole , Re: Generations , capitol
-- is you is or is you ain't my baby , Dinah Washington , Verve Remixed , verve
-- roll off (solo remix) , cornershop , single , luaka bop
-- Happy Up Here , royksopp , junior , astralwerks
-- Fancy Footwork (Crookers Remix) , chromeo , Fancy Footwork , vice
-- we're in the city , saint etienne , places to visit , sub-pop
-- birdhouse in your soul , they might be giants , flood , elektra
-- Whistling in the Dark , they might be giants , flood , elektra
-- music for a found harmonium , penguin cafe orchestra , when in rome.. , caroline world service
-- namaste , Karl Maddison , tibetan groove , gemini sun

05/14/2009 - play list - roman catholicism

interviewed Robert Bacic about roman catholicism today. i tried to focus more on things specific to the catholic church than on christianity in general. so we talked about priests, bishops, popes, the sacraments, saints, and more.

before that i played some euro hit 40, a funny song about karate kid 2, and more from staff bend bilili, which is a group of paraplegic musicians from the democratic republic of the congo that play homemade/handmade instruments.

-- part 1 , radio netherlands , Euro Hit 40, May 2009, part 1 , radio netherlands
-- top 10 , radio netherlands , Euro Hit 40, May 2009 , radio netherlands
-- karate kid 2 , Mexican Institute of Sound , soy sauce , nacional records
-- drop , cornelius , point , matador
-- mausam & escape , A.R. Rahman , slumdog millionaire , interscope
-- Breath Me (Ulrich Schnauss remix) , sia , Colour the small one , astralwerks
-- tonkara , staff benda bilili , tres tres fort , crammed
-- pudpots , Nightmares on Wax , in a space outta sound , warp

play list - 05/07/2009 - Hinduism

Kris Krishna joined me on the show today to talk about Hinduism. i found it very interesting that he pointed out that Christianity is very similar to Judaism because Christ was originally Jewish, and Buddhism is very similar to Hinduism because Buddha was originally a Hindu. Next week's discussion will be on Roman Catholicism.

i was happy to play "music for a found harmonium" which I've had in my head many times and never knew what it was until recently. i think i knew it from napolean dynamite. here's a pretty sweet live version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJg1NNyke2E


another highlight for me today was a spanish/mexican version of "bittersweet symphony" by mexican institute of sound.

Track Artist Album Label
-- music for a found harmonium , penguin cafe orchestra , when in rome.. , e.g. records
-- royksopp forever , royksopp , junior , astralwerks
-- cumbia , mexican institute of sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- sinfonia agridulce , mexican institute of sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- moto moindo , staff benda bilili , tres tres fort , crammed
-- desolate , Midival Punditz , Hello Hello , six degrees
-- Ringa Ringa , A.R. Rahman , slumdog millionaire , interscope
-- 6AM Jullandar Shere , cornershop , Woman's Got to Have It , luaka bop
-- pyar do pyar lo , sapna , best of bollywood , universal
-- dum maro dum , asha bosle w/ r.d. burman , sitar beat , guerilla
-- Elephant Power , mc yogi , Elephant Power , White Swan records
-- Namah Shivaya , Krishna Das , pilgrim heart , Triloka

play list - 04/30/2009 - Spring Fund Drive

thursday's fund drive show did not go too well for me. i'm pretty sure i raised the least amount of money that i've rasied on my show during a fund drive in the last 3 years. not sure if its the economy, or not enough listeners, or some other unlucky circumstances. pretty discouraging though. hopefully others at the station are doing better on their shows. thanks very much to those of you who did call in to donate though, i appreciate it!

the better part of the day was that right after my show my girlfriend and i drove 4 hours to saint louis to see flight of the conchords in concert. they were excellent. started off the show coming out in their robot costumes and preformed "too many dicks on the dance floor". had some great light effects too. and the theater that it was in, the fox, was incredible with the old detailed architecture and decorations. they went on to play just about all the songs from their albums, plus a few others, and some from season two. and finished off with a great synchronized dance rendition of "sugar lumps". awesome and hilarious show. then the next day we went to forest park, the bascilica cathedral, and the arch.

started off the show with an edited version of beck's "time bomb". i'd had that song stuck in my head due to the following hilarious video, the hollywood high five montage.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0e7e65a11c/highfive-hollywood-from-almost-twins-jake-jack-packard-chris-henchy-bob-turton-baratsandbereta-will-ferrell-and-milo-ventimiglia

HIGH-FIVE HOLLYWOOD! from Will Ferrell

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- time bomb , Beck , single , interscope
-- Paper Planes (DFA remix) , m.i.a. , Slumdog Millionare Soundtrack , interscope
-- whip it (philip steir remix) , devo , What is Hip? Remix Project Vol 1 , Warner Bros.
-- the pink panther theme , St. Germain , pink panther's penthouse party , virgin
-- California Soul (Diplo/Mad Decent Remix) , marlena shaw , verve remixed 4 , verve
-- strange days (theivery corporation remix) , the doors , Versions , esl
-- Happy Up Here , royksopp , Junior , astralwerks
-- Yo Digo Baila , Mexican Institute of Sound , Soy Sauce , nacional records
-- dispara , Gonzalo Yanez , Gonzalo Yanez , nacional records
-- rio , Aterciopelados , rio , Nacional
-- Robots , Flight of the Conchords , the distant future , sub pop
-- Little Boxes , Malvina Reynolds , Ear to the Ground , Smithsonian Folkways
-- one man woman , lady k-wida ft. king yellowman , euro hit 40 - april 2009 , radio netherlands
-- dolly song , holly dolly , pretty donkey girl , virgin
-- djin djin , angelique kidjo , djin djin , razor and tie
-- senegal fast food , Amadou & Mariam , dimanche a bamako , nonesuch
-- sufism , zeb , turntables on the hudson vol 2 , rhythmlove records
-- i love music , flunk , For Sleepyheads Only , guidance
-- vivre , zap mama , ancestry in progress , luaka bop
-- the sweetest , nightmares on wax , in a space outta sound , warp

play list - 04/23/2009

no religion interviews scheduled today. still did the big read, so i had just over an hour and a half to play music. i had a few great new releases to play. the new mexican institute of sound cd is excellent, so i started with that. then the new cd from midival punditz, and eventually the new royksopp. happy up here is a great song, even if it is very similar their song eple, which i also love. here is the video for happy up here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmcPeuf5aXo


also played the song little boxes, since kathleen and i have been watching a whole lot of the showtime series, weeds

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- cumbia , Mexican Institute of Sound , Soy Sauce , nacional records
-- Yo Digo Baila , Mexican Institute of Sound , Soy Sauce , nacional records
-- electric universe , Midival Punditz , Hello Hello , six degrees
-- drifting , Midival Punditz , Hello Hello , six degrees
-- sleep on the left side (les rythmes digitales remix) , cornershop , sleep on the left side (maxi-single) , luaka bop
-- Ooh Yeah , moby , Last Night , mute
-- Little Boxes , Malvina Reynolds , Ear to the Ground , Smithsonian Folkways
-- Big River (Count De Money Remix) , johnny cash , take a chance , music world / compadre
-- nothing , the egg , /Forwards , Squarepeg
-- Happy Up Here , royksopp , Junior , astralwerks
-- vision one , royksopp , Junior , astralwerks
-- Refavela , angelique kidjo , Black Ivory Soul , Columbia
-- hoya hoye , Bole 2 Harlem , bole 2 harlem , Sounds of the Mushroom
-- welcome to tmcr , The Pinker Tones , the million colour revolution , Nacional
-- mojo moog , The Pinker Tones , the million colour revolution , Nacional
-- Climbatize , Prodigy , Fat of the Land , Maverick
-- mango pickle down river , m.i.a. , kala , interscope
-- elephant ride , state of bengal , visual audio , six degrees
-- africaye , Bole 2 Harlem , bole 2 harlem , Sounds of the Mushroom
-- north , Afro Celt Sound System , Volume 3: Further In Time , real world

play list - 04/16/2009 - Islam

today's religion interview was islam with Rauf Mir. we talked about the koran, the five pillars of islam, islamic law, and even Greg Mortenson and his book "three cups of tea". he brought in several songs, but i didn't get the song names for this list. since islam is most prevalent in northern africa and the middle east (thank you wikipedia!) i started the show by playing music from that region. we were going to finish with some Cat Stevens (aka Yusaf Islam after he converted to islam), but that track on the cd didn't work. so here's a video of my favorite Cat Stevens songs from one of my favorite movies, rushmore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeOv7W-HeW4


Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- Ja Vidi , Christopher Goze , Arabian Travels 2 , Six Degrees
-- mambo el soudani , salamat , the rough guide to latin arabia , World Music Network
-- ole aman , Omar Faruk Tekbilek , the rough guide to latin arabia , world music network
-- yaylalar , selda , selda , finders keepers
-- ya selam , Bole 2 Harlem , bole 2 harlem , Sounds of the Mushroom
-- senamou , angelique kidjo , djin djin , Razor & Tie