play list - 04/29/2010

on sunday, my friend josh and i went to see the producer/dj "pretty lights" at liberty hall in lawrence. it was awesome. great music, great light show, great venue. he uses the cool music distribution model of allowing all his music to be downloaded from his site for free/donation. here's a video of him performing in st. louis. its one of the songs i played today. he had a live drummer in lawrence too, but the lights were way better at liberty hall than in the tent in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5rs8UKrJ3s&feature=related


so i started the show with two pretty lights songs. eventually moved into some disco, old and new. then finished with new sharon jones and the dap-kings album and some latin music.

Artist , Track , Album , Label
-- pretty lights , how we do , filling up the city skies , self-released
-- pretty lights , who loves me , filling up the city skies , self-released
-- groove armada , fogma , Goodbye Country (hello nightclub) , Jive Electro
-- groove armada , look me in the eye sister , black light , om
-- telepopmusik , breathe (banzai republic's x-hale mix) , buddha bar 6 , george v
-- sarah vaughn , Whatever Lola Wants (gotan project remix) , buddha bar 6 , george v
-- the karminsky experience inc , exploration , dj kicks - thievery corporation , !k7
-- air , don't be light , 10,000 Hz Legend , Astralwerks
-- propellerheads , on her majesty's secret service , Decksandrumsandrockandroll , DreamWorks
-- juan maclean , feliz casa , dj kicks - juan maclean , !k7
-- still going , spaghetti circus , dj kicks - juan maclean , !k7
-- toba , moving up , dj kicks - chromeo , !k7
-- france joli , gonna get over you , dj kicks - chromeo , !k7
-- chromeo , night by night , single , Green Label Sound
-- vhs or beta , disco paradise , le funk , Astralwerks
-- bee gees , stayin' alive , Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack , polydor
-- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings , she ain't a child no more , i learned the hard way , Daptone
-- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings , i learned the hard way , i learned the hard way , daptone
-- Rodrigo y Gabriela , master maqui , 11:11:00 , ato
-- Rodrigo y Gabriela , hora zero , 11:11:00 , ato
-- mariachi el bronx , silver or lead , mariachi el bronx , white drugs
-- mariachi el bronx , slave labor , mariachi el bronx , white drugs
-- Maldita Vecindad , danza lunatica , circular colectivo , nacional

play list - 04/22/2010 - tjinder singh interview

last week, i was able to record a phone interview with tjinder singh of cornershop. cornershop is one of my favorite bands, so i was pretty excited about the interview. we talked about their new album that was released in the united states this week, about the music industry, about the variety of instruments used in the band, and more. i've posted the interview in 3 parts: part1 part2 part3. i didn't play "the rolloff characteristics" today, but its the only video from the new album that i haven't posted yet, and its a great song, so here it is!


also played from the new dj kicks cd, and from latest ep by pretty lights. pretty lights is in lawrence on sunday.

Artist , Track , Album , Label
-- cornershop , operation push , judy sucks a lemon for breakfast , ample play
-- cornershop , who fingered rock n roll , judy sucks a lemon for breakfast , ample play
-- maloko , in the midnight hour , fabric live 07 - john peel , fabric
-- derrick morgan , moon hop , fabric live 07 - john peel , fabric
-- sonny foderra , everybody get on the decks , dj kicks - juan maclean , !k7
-- danny howells , laid out (fully horizontal mix) , dj kicks - juan maclean , !k7
-- pretty lights , total fascination , making up a changing mind , self-released
-- cornelius , drop , point , matador
-- shonen knife , jet , super group , 101 distribution
-- digitalism , pogo , idealism , astralwerks
-- the go! team , ladyflash , thunder, lightning, strike , columbia

play list - 04/15/2010 - winston apple

last week, my parents got into town for a visit just a couple hours after my show ended, so i never posted the play list here. i started with euro hit 40 highlights, then local artist winston apple came in to talk about his new double cd of bob dylan covers. we played a few tracks from that. then it wasn't long before it was time for this week's installment of "the big read".

Artist , Track , Album , Label
-- sieneke , ik ben verliefd , euro hit 40 - april 2010 , radio nederlands
-- annagrace , love keeps calling , euro hit 40 - april 2010 , radio nederlands
-- Har Mar Superstar , girls only , dark touches , dilettante
-- pretty lights , i can see it in your face , making up a changing mind , self-released
-- choc quib town , de donde vengo yo , oro , nacional
-- Maldita Vecindad , quinto patio ska , circular colectivo , nacional
-- winston apple , subterranean homesick blues , alias: zimmerman , winston apple productions
-- winston apple , all along the watchtower (sad-eyed lady of the lowlands) , alias: zimmerman , winston apple productions
-- winston apple , i shall be released , alias: zimmerman , winston apple productions
-- cornershop , brimful of asha , When I Was Born For The 7th Time , Luaka Bop
-- Boy Eats Drum Machine , hoop + wire , hoop + wire , Tender Loving Empire
-- Forro In The Dark , perro loco (solo remix) , remixes , nublu
-- air , radio #1 , 10,000 Hz Legend , Astralwerks
-- Chemical Brothers , Let Forever Be , Surrender , Virgin
-- dominik eulberg , der buchdrucker , hot chip - dj kicks , !k7

play list - 04/08/2010

today was the start of the "big read". for the next 3 weeks, they are playing 30 minute excerpts of reading from a book. so for those weeks, my show is 1.5 hours instead of 2, which is just fine.

since the transmitter was out during my show last week, i re-played almost the exact same show as last week. i hope the people that listened on the internet stream last week didn't mind. but i decided to change a couple songs, and then of course i didn't play the last half hour because of the big read. i'll save that half hour for next week, when i'll also have local artist winston apple in the studio. and then the week after that, i'm *hoping* i'll have interviewed tjinder singh of cornershop and i'll play that recorded interview. i'm supposed to get the call this monday. keep your fingers crossed for me.

one of the other parts of this show i was excited about besides the mexican stuff was the new single from chromeo!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppNC0uAaCv0


Artist , Track , Album , Label
-- Rodrigo y Gabriela , hanuman , 11:11 , ato
-- Rodrigo y Gabriela , triveni , 11:11 , ato
-- mariachi el bronx , cell mates , mariachi el bronx , swami
-- mariachi el bronx , litigation , mariachi el bronx , swami
-- clorofino , discoteca nacional , corridos urbanos , nacional
-- clorofino , radio 80 , corridos urbanos , nacional
-- banda de turistas , dias de prosperidad , magical radiophonic heart , nacional
-- banda de turistas , la maquina favorita , magical radiophonic heart , nacional
-- midival punditz , drifting , six degrees records free indian music sampler , six degrees
-- david starfire , indian fever , six degrees records free indian music sampler , six degrees
-- cornershop , people power , Handcream For A Generation , Wiija
-- chromeo , Night By Night , single , Green Label Sound
-- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings , i learned the hard way , single , Daptone
-- chris joss , we got some , monomaniacs, vol. 1 , esl
-- chris joss , optical , monomaniacs, vol. 1 , esl
-- Incredible Bongo Band , Apache , Bongo Rock , Mr. Bongo
-- Cobblestone Jazz , mr. polite , the modern deep left quartet , !k7

play list - 04/01/2010 - no transmitter

well, on april fools day, our station's transmitter was down during my entire show. i still did the show, just in case it came back up, and because we had people listening on the internet stream. but considering how few people are on the stream compared to listening on radios, i think i'll probably just re-run this show in a couple weeks. so the good news is that soon i'll have a week off from preparing a show :-)

and i was pretty excited about the show too because i just got *three* new cd's of mexican artists and music. 1st was rodrigo y gabriela, who are from mexico city. i'm very excited they are coming to kansas city, kathleen and i already have tickets for great seats. second was mariachi el bronx, a los angeles punk band that just recorded a cd of mariachi music in english. kathleen and i and josh and laleh just saw them perform at the riot room and they were great! and 3rd was a new nortec (norteno-techno) cd from nacional records. here's a live video for the rodrigo y gabriela song i played:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8QjxTpXh1g


Artist, Track, Album , Label
-- Rodrigo y Gabriela , hanuman , 11:11 , ato
-- Rodrigo y Gabriela , triveni , 11:11 , ato
-- mariachi el bronx , cell mates , mariachi el bronx , swami
-- mariachi el bronx , litigation , mariachi el bronx , swami
-- clorofila , discoteca nacional , corridos urbanos , nacional
-- clorofila , arriba el novio , corridos urbanos , nacional
-- banda de turistas , lo comandas , magical radiophonic heart , nacional
-- banda de turistas , la maquina favorita , magical radiophonic heart , nacional
-- Midival Punditz , drifting , six degrees records free indian music sampler , six degrees
-- david starfire , indian fever , six degrees records free indian music sampler , six degrees
-- cornershop , people power , Handcream For A Generation , wiiija
-- chromeo , night by night , single , Green Label Sound
-- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings , learn the hard way , single , Daptone
-- Incredible Bongo Band , Apache , bongo rock , Mr. Bongo
-- chris joss , we got some (part 1 & 2) , monomaniacs vol 1 , esl
-- chris joss , optical , monomaniacs vol 1 , esl
-- thievery corporation , blasting through the city , radio retaliation , esl
-- groove armada , cards to your heart , black light , om
-- propellerheads , on her majesty's secret service , Decksandrumsandrockandroll , DreamWorks
-- Telepopmusik , breathe (banzai republic's x-hale remix) , buddha bar VI , George V
-- sarah vaughn , Whatever Lola Wants (gotan project remix) , buddha bar VI , George V
-- Cobblestone Jazz , mr. polite , the modern deep left quartet , !k7

play list - 03/25/2010 - Ultra Music Festival artists

today all the music i played (with one exception) was either preformed or remixed by artists performing at the ultra music festival in miami, florida. the festival is over 100 electronic music artists with just a few hip hop acts, like dj qbert. i'd been wanting to do this special show for a few weeks, but actually today was probably the right day to do it because the festival starts tomorrow.

also of note is that i played a few things that can be downloaded for free. the song i started with was the exception to the ultra artits, but it seemed like the perfect opening track for the show, so i had to play it. the track is "rad anthem" and can be downloaded for free on the rad omen site. and you can see the awesome video there too, which is maybe not quite safe for work.

the other free download is the pretty lights ep from the pretty lights web site. he's coming to lawrence, ks in april. i'm looking forward to seeing that.

one artist that i didn't play because i'd never heard of him before i started looking at the ultra site is deadmau5. there was a short video of his 2009 performance and it looked really cool:

Deadmau5 - Ultra Music Festival 2009 from Richard Milstein on Vimeo.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- rad anthem , rad omen , single , self-released
-- sinnerman (felix da housecat remix) , nina simone , verve remixed 2 , verve
-- California Soul (diplo/mad decent remix) , Marlena Shaw , verve remixed 4 , verve
-- Keep It Goin' Louder (ft. Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze) , major lazer , Guns Don't Kill People....Lazers Do , Downtown
-- pon de floor , major lazer , Guns Don't Kill People....Lazers Do , Downtown
-- paper romance , groove armada , black light , om
-- time & space , groove armada , black light , om
-- starry eyed surprise , Oakenfold , bunkka , maverick
-- now that the love has gone , We in Music , felix da housecat - excursions , obsessive
-- 9pm , atb , trance classics , moonshine
-- I Created Disco , calvin harris , I Created Disco , Almost Gold
-- o.c.b. , timo maas , loud , Kinetic Records
-- satisfaction , Benny Benassi , electroclash , moonshine
-- inner space dental commander , dj qbert , wave twisters , Galactic Butt Hair
-- road to zion , damian marley feat. nas , welcome to jamrock , universal
-- sexy chick , david guetta feat. akon , euro hit 40 2009 , radio nederlands
-- when love takes over , david guetta feat. kelly rowland , euro hit 40 2009 , radio nederlands
-- i can see it in your face , pretty lights , making up a changing mind , self-released
-- total fascination , pretty lights , making up a changing mind , self-released
-- fancy footwork (crookers remix) , chromeo , Fancy Footwork , Vice
-- the box , orbital , mtv's amp , astralwerks
-- waving not drowning , orbital , the altogether , ffrr

play list - 03/18/2010 - band auction 2

whoops, i'm noticing a week later that i never posted my play list to the blog last week. i guess i was distracted last week by the start of the ncaa basketball tournament and a related web site i was working on.

it was my second band auction show. great guests. first was barclay martin. he was a super nice guy, had some great songs, and just worked on the soundtrack for a movie in the philippines. next band was "just a taste of jazz", which i was told meant that they were a funk band with just a taste of jazz. i'd say that was true, they had a good funk sound going. 3 guys -- one on drums, one on keyboards, and one on saxophone. i liked them so much that i opened up the bidding, but after a couple back and forth rounds with someone, i let it go. was a good time though.

played some latin jazz and jazz remixes after that, and a couple other things

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- take five , The Specials , Today's Specials , virgin
-- cantaloupe island , yeska , skafrocubanjazz , aztlan
-- ruperta / puede ser , nova lima , coba coba , cumbancha
-- Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby? (rae and christian remix) , Dinah Washington , Verve Remixed , verve
-- Leave It (feat Dionne Charles) , wax tailor , In the Mood for Life , le plan
-- history repeating (feat. miss shirley bassey) , Propellarheads , Decksanddrumsandrockandroll , dreamworks
-- hoop + wire , Boy Eats Drum Machine , hoop + wire , Tender Loving Empire
-- mr. train , Boy Eats Drum Machine , hoop + wire , Tender Loving Empire
-- nonsensical (uproot andy remix) , forro in the dark , remixes , nublu
-- de donde vengo yo , choc quib town , oro , nacional
-- somos pacificos , choc quib town , oro , nacional
-- The End of Biters - international , prefuse 73 , One Word Extinguisher , warp
-- choking you , prefuse 73 , One Word Extinguisher , warp
-- sweet smoke , mr. scruff , trouser jazz , ninja tune

play list - 03/11/2010 - band auction

fairly stressful start to the show today. had 2 bands on the show for the band auction. the first band was a rap group called "blunt rap". they said they edited their tracks for language, but in my opinion it was not sufficient. some of the edited words were barely edited and they left in lots of stuff that should've been edited out. so the first half hour of the show involved a whole lot of live editing using the volume slider and hitting delete on the seven second delay. second band was much easier, just a mellow rock and blues band. so that left me with an hour to play music.

started with a columbian hip-hop-electro band whose stuff i'm liking quite a bit, but keep getting confused which is the band name and which is the album name. i hope i announced it right on the air. this isn't the song i played, but it gives you the idea. i think i'll play this one next week.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMS4J6Gp6e4


also next week i'm going to play music from artists who will be at the ultra music festival in miami in two weeks. its a very impressive dj and electronic music lineup

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- somos pacifico , choc quib town , oro , nacional
-- el bombo , choc quib town , oro , nacional
-- runnin around in my head , urban legend , tropical techniques , blind lemon
-- dias de prosperidad , banda de turistas , magical radiophonic heart , nacional
-- la maquina favorita , banda de turistas , magical radiophonic heart , nacional
-- miss you , Mirwais , fabric live 09 - jacques lu cont , fabric
-- eastern palace , risan , fabric live 09 - jacques lu cont , fabric
-- nitemoves , grovesnor , hot chip DJ KICKS , !k7
-- i got a man , positive K , hot chip DJ KICKS , !k7
-- perro loco (solo remix) , Forro In The Dark , remixes , nublu
-- nonsensical (uproot andy remix) , Forro In The Dark , remixes , nublu
-- smoke , cornelius , point , matador
-- mo lovin , chris joss , monomaniacs vol 1 , esl
-- blow your head , fred wesley and the JB's , single , universal motown

play list - 03/04/2010

the new groove armada album came out this week! i was excited to get it and was looking forward to playing it on the show... until i listened to it. its okay, but definitely different than what they've done before. and in my opinion, not as good. i did find an interview with them that confirmed that:

the band has taken their songwriting in an unexpected and original direction. "We could've knocked out an album of reggae-influenced house bangers and a couple of chill-out tunes, and that would've been a much easier life," explains Andy. "But we needed a new challenge. Neither of us was interested in just repeating ourselves."

so anyway, like i said, its still okay. here is the video for what i think is considered the leading single on the cd. i guess its really the vocals that annoy me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74cQF2ebgOM


i played funk instrumentals almost the whole second hour. i may have overdone that. but i like them. also played from 2 fabriclive cds and 2 dj kicks cds.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- shameless , groove armada , black light , om
-- paper romance , groove armada , black light , om
-- Our Father, Our King , Subatomic Sound System , turntables on the hudson, 10th anniversary , esl
-- estan llamando , chico mann , turntables on the hudson 10th anniversary , esl
-- the flow , quiero club , nueva america , nacional
-- showtime , quiero club , nueva america , nacional
-- akai 47 , Nortec Collective , Tijuana Sound Machine , nacional
-- el huracan , urban legend , tropical techniques , blind lemon
-- intro , john peel , fabric live 07 - john peel , fabric
-- break em on down , the soledad bros , fabric live 07 - john peel , fabric
-- thru the door , krafty kuts , fabric live 34 - krafty kuts , fabric
-- at night , dave spoon , fabric live 34 - krafty kuts , fabric
-- short road , wax stag , hot chip DJ KICKS , !k7
-- bizarre love triangle , new order , hot chip DJ KICKS , !k7
-- sequencer , lifelike , chromeo DJ KICKS , !k7
-- time to move , carmen , chromeo DJ KICKS , !k7
-- re-volt , chris joss , monomaniacs, vol 1 , esl
-- ford mustard cutter , chris joss , monomaniacs, vol 1 , esl
-- hippy skippy moonstrut , the mighty show-stoppers , black feeling , freestyle
-- fi-yi dance , soul ful two , because you're funky , lo recordings
-- soulin , sir stan and the counts , because you're funky , lo recordings
-- Sitar Beat , Klaus Doldinger , Sitar Beat! , Guerilla Reissues
-- aa dekhen jara , r.d. burman w/ asha bhosle & kishore kumar , Sitar Beat! , guerilla reissues
-- heavy soup , Cornershop , Handcream For A Generation , Wiija
-- satisfaction , Incredible Bongo Band , bongo rock , Mr. Bongo
-- wipeout , Incredible Bongo Band , bongo rock , mr. bongo

play list - 02/25/2010

i got a lot of calls today, so that was cool. a couple people said they liked the arabic world fusion music i started with. after that i got into some funk-inspired world music (or world-inspired funk, whichever you like). and then i played 2 tracks from my new favorite cd of funky instrumentals by chris joss. the cd just came out. no videos yet that i found, but here is a video form a previous cd of his that definitely gives you the idea:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnJSHR6SL_I


... but i like the new cd even better. then finished with some electronic then some latin. looking forward to playing the new groove armada cd next week.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- ja vidi , cristophe goze , arabian travels 2 , six degrees
-- cleopatra in new york , nickodemus , turntables on the hudson, 10th anniversary , wonderwheel/esl
-- leiley , dania , arabic groove , putumayo
-- do you have any faith , zohar , do you have any faith , CIA
-- Dance Music , Govind Naresh , Bombay Connection Vol 1 , bombay connection
-- afro beat blues , Hugh Masakela , the chisa years , chisa
-- nao vou chorar , os diagonais , black rio 2 , !k7
-- kali flowers , chris joss , monomaniacs vol 1 , esl
-- re-volt , chris joss , monomaniacs vol 1 , esl
-- butterfingers , london funk all stars , flesh eating disco zombies vs. the bionic hookers from mars , ninja tune
-- soundboy rock , groove armada , soundboy rock , soundboy rock
-- get down , groove armada , soundboy rock , soundboy rock
-- Beat Freak , scott hardkiss , technicolor dreamer , god within
-- pump my pumps , dan black , un , the hours
-- brazil , cornelius , point , matador
-- choking you , prefuse 73 , One Word Extinguisher , warp
-- radio #1 , air , 10,000 Hz Legend , astralwerks
-- tv destroy , darkel , darkel , Astralwerks
-- da da da , senor coconut , around the world , nacional
-- gauchito gil , fauna , zzk sound vol 2 , nacional
-- the whistling song , the pinkertones , wild animals , nacional
-- Mi Primo Juan , chambao , Pokito a Poko , sony
-- remedios , gertrudis , espana , putumayo
-- simplesmente , bebel gilberto , bebel gilberto remixed , six degrees

play list - 02/18/2010

more music today from the dj hero game. one of my favorite mixes in the game is daft punk's "da funk" with queen's "another one bites the dust". here's a video of someone playing that mix perfectly on expert level. not quite there yet myself :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-07rsPSons


after that, played a couple songs i've heard while watching the olympics. finished up with the february 2010 euro hit 40. it had a german song in it that i really liked called "monsta". and just found the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9VZ2rZrt3k



Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- atomic , blondie , The Best of Blondie , Chrysallis
-- intergalactic , beastie boys , Hello Nasty , Grand Royal
-- da funk , daft punk , homework , virgin
-- rapture , blondie , The Best of Blondie , Chrysallis
-- zoo york , oakenfold , bunkka , maverick
-- breathe me , sia , Colour The Small One , Astralwerks
-- symphonies , dan black , un , the hours
-- u + me , dan black , un , the hours
-- we got some (part 1&2) , chris joss , monomaniacs, vol 1 , esl
-- optical , chris joss , monomaniacs, vol 1 , esl
-- drifting , midival punditz , six degrees records free indian music sampler , six degrees
-- lawani , sonu kakkad , bombay to goa , eros
-- euro hit 40 - part 1 , various artists , euro hit 40 - february 2010 , radio nederlands
-- euro hit 40 - part 2 , various artists , euro hit 40 - february 2010 , radio nederlands
-- southern son , oakenfold , bunkka , maverick

play list - 02/11/2010 - pledge drive show #2

i thought for sure it would be harder to raise money on my second show of the pledge drive, but i actually did a little bit better than last week, so that was a relief. i think we've still got quite a way to go to hit our usual targets by the end of the drive. let's hope it happens.

played some indian, some funk, and some latin today. in the latin part i played the pinkertones from barcelona. i love this video of them playing live in barcelona at a festival. they have a great live show, especially for electronic musicians.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_nuysoe9kY


also cool that i played a song called "bombay to goa" and an indian man in olathe called in to say he was originally from goa and had done the journey there from bombay and appreciated the song.

today's play list:

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- lali , paddy free , waveform transmissions vol 2 , waveform
-- symphonies , dan black , un , the hours
-- pump my pumps , dan black , un , the hours
-- Merry Making At My Place , calvin harris , I Created Disco , Almost Gold
-- people power , cornershop , Handcream For A Generation , Wiiija
-- sitarfire , david starfire , bollyhood bass , six degrees
-- bora bora , arash , arash , Warner Bros
-- bombay to goa , Bappi Lahiri , bombay to goa , eros
-- kurdish delight , the spy from cairo , secretly famous , wonderwheel
-- sufi disco , the spy from cairo , secretly famous , wonderwheel
-- mathar (discovery of india mix) , indian vibes , thievery corporation - the outernational sound , esl
-- expo in tokyo , alan moorhouse , thievery corporation - the outernational sound , esl
-- we got some , chris joss , monomaniacs vol 1 , esl
-- night of the wolf , esperanto , black feeling , freestyle
-- sax pusher , fort knox 5 , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox
-- state of my soul , latin bitman , colour , nacional
-- Para No vivir Deseperado , Mexican Institute of Sound , Pinata , nacional
-- sonido total , the pinkertones , the million colour revolution , nacional
-- cumbia caimanera , el combolinga , espana , putumayo
-- the world keeps spinning , urban legend , tropical techniques , blind lemon
-- kamjaraf , shehla burney / shabab sabri , bombay to goa , eros

play list - 02/04/2010 - pledge drive - rock covers

this year the pledge drive started on a thursday, which means my show was on the first day of the drive, and i get/have to do 2 pledge drive shows during the drive. for a special pledge show, i did all rock covers - mostly covers of rock songs, but some rock versions of other songs. thanks to everyone who donated! also happens to be my birthday today so kathleen and i are headed to early dinner before we see "around the world in 80 days." so no time to find a weekly video. but here's the play list!

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- i am the walrus , lord sitar , lord sitar , zonophone
-- light my fire , ananda shankar , ananda shankar , collector's choice music
-- gimme shelter , Angelique Kidjo , djin djin , Razor & Tie
-- miss you , mirwais , fabriclive.09 - jacques lu cont , fabric
-- smoke on the water , Senor Coconut , Fiesta Songs , Emperor Norton
-- sinfonia agridulce , Mexican Institute of Sound , Soy Sauce , nacional records
-- stairway to heaven , Rodrigo y Gabriela , Rodrigo y Gabriela , AtO
-- california dreamin' (royal gigilos remix) , Mamas and the Papas , ultra dance 05 , ultra
-- Somebody to Love , jefferson airplane , ultra dance 05 , ultra
-- zombie , andrew spencer & the vamprockerz , bounce , capp records
-- family first , ernest james , jubilee , jam rat
-- sweet emotion , Picking on Aerosmith , Picking on Aerosmith , cmh
-- lust for life , the bad livers , fabric live john peel , fabric
-- big river (count de money remix) , johnny cash , take a chance , fontana
-- strange days , thievery corporation , versions , esl
-- whip it (philip steir remix) , devo , what is hip? , warner brothers
-- going back to cali , sevendust , take a bite outta rhyme , republic
-- rocket man , me first and the gimme gimmes , have a ball , fat wreck chords
-- top of the world , shonen knife , if i were a carpenter , a&m
-- In A Gadda Da Vida , Incredible Bongo Band , bongo rock , Mr. Bongo

play list - 01/28/2010

the nacional download cards i've been giving away expire this weekend, so i did one last giveaway and got a few more callers and emails. they all had nice comments too so it was nice to hear those. some days i get almost no calls and its hard to know if anyone is listening, so its good to have occasional days with a lot of calls.

i played some soul/electronic to start, then some reggae and ska, and some indian stuff. speaking of indian music i just found out that six degrees records has a pretty decent free indian sampler available for download on amazon. and there are a whole bunch more good free samplers on amazon if you look in that "customers who bought this item also bought" section.

also played some m.i.a. mango pickle down river. i'm pretty sure this isn't an official video, but it is an animated video someone made just for the song, so that's cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuEZRWZePc0


today's play list:

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- two steps (shawn lee remix) , Alice Russell , pot of gold remixes , six degrees
-- all alone (captain planet remix) , Alice Russell , pot of gold remixes , six degrees
-- state of my soul , latin bitman , colour , nacional
-- vamos ya , Los Fabulosos Cadillacs , el arte de la elegancia de lfc , nacional
-- e depois , BiD feat. Seu Jorge , brazilian lounge , putumayo
-- fideo , yeska , skafrocubanjazz , aztlan
-- take five , the specials , Today's Specials , Virgin
-- a little bit me, a little bit you , the specials , Today's Specials , Virgin
-- climbing up the walls , Easy Star All-Stars , radiodread , Easy Star Records
-- rock the casbah , nate wize feat. ammoye , shatter the hotel , strummerville
-- bankrobber , John Brown's Body , shatter the hotel , strummerville
-- Mi Ultima Voluntad (Tonite) , Sergent Garcia , La Semilla Escondida , emi
-- ackee 123 , english beat , Special Beat Service , sire
-- everyday sunshine , fishbone , the reality of my surroundings , columbia
-- juuteeya , david starfire , bollyhood bass , six degrees
-- flying carpet , david starfire , bollyhood bass , six degrees
-- butter the soul , cornershop , When I Was Born For The 7th Time , luaka bop
-- heavy soup , Cornershop , Handcream For A Generation , wiiija
-- bulletproof , Morcheeba , big calm , china
-- Mango Pickle Down River , m.i.a. , kala , interscope
-- friction , morcheeba , big calm , china
-- rastar , nappy riddim , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox
-- bhangra punch , fort knox five , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox
-- spectral mornings , cornershop , Handcream For A Generation , wiiija

play list - 01/21/2010

played a lot of jazz remixes and also johnny cash and elvis remixes. my johnny cash one is off a sampler and i see now that there is a johnny cash remix cd. i may have to get that because i really like this remix of "big river".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6lIhxFqlHE


finished up with some reggae.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- sitarfire , david starfire , bollywood bass , six degrees
-- mystic whomp , david starfire , bollywood bass , six degrees
-- back home , ananda shankar , Ananda Shankar and His Music , fallout
-- got the hunger? (dj vadim remix) , alice russell , pot of gold remixes , six degrees
-- all alone (mocean worker remix) , alice russell , pot of gold remixes , six degrees
-- counts, dukes, & strays , mocean worker , Mixed Emotional Features , Palm Pictures
-- get a move on , mr. scruff , keep it unreal , Ninja Tune
-- California Soul (diplo/mad decent remix) , Marlena Shaw , verve remixed 4 , verve
-- take care of business (pilooski edit) , nina simone , Verve Remixed 4 , verve
-- Day In Day Out (Cut Chemist) , nat king cole , Re: Generations , Capitol
-- Big River (count de money remix) , johnny cash , take a chance, vol. 2 , fontana
-- A Little Less Conversation (junkie xl remix) , Elvis Presley , 30 #1 hits , bmg
-- welcome to the soft lightes , The Incredible Moses Leroy , become the soft lightes , Ultimatum
-- Everybody's Getting Down , The Incredible Moses Leroy , become The Soft Lightes , Ultimatum
-- pink neon , natalie walker , with you , dorado
-- pond , michael brook , scissorspaperrock , big helium
-- Bananeira , Emilio Santiago , black rio 2 , !k7
-- moving up , toba , chromeo dj kicks , !k7
-- gonna get over you , france joli , chromeo dj kicks , !k7
-- london calling , dubmatix , shatter the hotel , strummerville
-- silence go boom , the sons of silence , heavyweight rib ticklers compiled by mr. scruff , unfold
-- spar wid me , english beat , Special Beat Service , sire
-- 54-46 was my number , Toots and the Maytals , (single) , mango
-- once we were slaves , david gould , feast of the passover , tzadik
-- te amo dub , fidel , fidel , nacional

play list - 01/14/2010

played some euro hit 40 today. it was a little mellow for me, but had some german language tracks and some other interesting stuff from australia and romania. i also played some 80's stuff, including "doctor detroit" from devo. love devo, loved that movie, though haven't seen it in probably 20 years. here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLY9UuGLlZI


finished up with a little electronic and indian music. also learned from a promo company email today about upcoming releases from rob swift, groove armada, and krishna das. hopefully i can get copies to play soon!

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- EuroHit 40 - Part 1 , Various Artists , eurohit 40 january 2010 , radio nederlands
-- times are changing , di-rect , eurohit 40 january 2010 , radio nederlands
-- you know me , robbie willilams , eurohit 40 january 2010 , radio nederlands
-- conmigo , sammy ayala , turntables on the hudson, 10th anniversary , wonderwheel/esl
-- estan llamando , chico mann , turntables on the hudson, 10th anniversary , wonderwheel/esl
-- olvidalo , brownout , aguilas and cobras , six degrees
-- yo voy (faze action remix) , novalima , coba coba remixed , Cumbancha
-- aganju (Spiritual South remix) , bebel gilberto , bebel gilberto remixed , six degrees
-- doctor detroit , devo , doctor detroit , backstreet records
-- always on my mind , Pet Shop Boys , Discography:The Complete Singles , emi
-- cars , gary numan , The Pleasure Principle , Beggars Banquet
-- age of consent , new order , (the best of) new order , qwest
-- gentle as a giant , lindstrom , it's a feedelity affair , feedelity
-- roll off (solo remix) , Cornershop , single , ample play
-- oriental cradle , sitar sudha , sitar sudha , sitar sudha
-- out of place , sister india , the rough guide to asian underground , world music network
-- namah shivaya , Krishna Das , pilgrim heart , Triloka

play list - 01/07/2010 - mash-ups, producers, covers

I had a kind of 3-theme show today. started with mash ups, in reference to the new dj hero game that has a great soundtrack of mash ups. played a few random songs after that. then highlighted some electronic artists that produce songs for madonna and kylie minogue. madonna was also in one of the mash ups, so i ended up playing 4 madonna songs today :-) i guess it turned into a bit of a madonna tribute show. oh well, why not? she's got a lot of great music. ended with a bunch of cover songs, including "hurt" by nine inch nails performed by johnny cash. there is a cool excerpt on wikipedia about how much trent reznor of nine inch nails loved the video for the johnny cash version of his song. so here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go


Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- stairway to giligan's island , little roger and the goosebumps , single , castaway records
-- Rapture Riders , Blondie vs. the Doors , euro hit 40 may 2006 , radio nederlands
-- just can't get enough music , tristan shout , The BEst Mashups in the World are From San Francisco 2 , no label
-- around the world / harder better faster stronger , daft punk , alilve 2007 , virgin
-- the message , Grandmaster Flash and the furious five , fabric live 34 - krafty kuts , fabric
-- satisfaction , benny b , electroclash , moonshine
-- Keep It Goin' Louder (ft. Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze) , major lazer , Guns Don't Kill People....Lazers Do , downtown
-- the youths need bass , jamtech foundation , scion sampler , disccobelle
-- hey deejay! , scott hardkiss , technicolor dreamer , god within
-- one too many mornings , The Chemical Brothers , exit planet dust , Astralwerks
-- the forgotten people , Theivery Corporation , radio retaliation , esl
-- hare krishna , thievery corporation , Radio Retaliation , esl
-- water from a vine leaf , william orbit , the best of strange cargos , capitol
-- ray of light , madonna , ray of light , maverick
-- naive song , Mirwais , production , epic
-- hollywood , madonna , american life , maverick
-- colours , calvin harris , I Created Disco , Almost Gold Recordings
-- in my arms , Kylie Minogue , x , Parlophone
-- give it 2 me , madonna , hard candy , Warner Bros
-- hurt , johnny cash , American IV: The Man Comes Around , american
-- toxic , yael naim , Yael Naim , atlantic
-- sundown , international velvet , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox
-- smoke on the water , senor coconut , single , nacional

play list - 12/31/2009

i got my major lazer cd in the mail this week and was happy to play that for the first time. i just saw the videos a couple weeks ago and they were totally wild. no surprise since they were directed by the "eric" part of "tim and eric's awesome show, great job", which is also wildly hilarious. i hesitate to link to the videos since they are somewhat NSFW but they are so trippy that i am going to do it anyway. so you've been warned. of course the geeky dj in the video with the computerized equipment is me :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBcd5aj_YhI


also i played calvin harris, who is a producer for kylie minogue. i think next week i will play several songs by electronic artists who produce for popular artists like madonna and kylie.

happy new year to everyone!

Title , Artist , Album , Label
-- rock society , shonen knife , genki shock , glue factory
-- Call Me What You Like , puffy amiyumi , Splurge , Tofu
-- giant kitty , shonen knife , genki shock , glue factory
-- this year's girl #2 , Pizzacato Five , five by five , matador
-- transmission c , The Incredible Moses Leroy , become The Soft Lightes , Ultimatum
-- Royksopp Forever , royksopp , Junior , astralwerks
-- Come On, Come On , Scott Hardkiss , Technicolor Dreamer , God Within
-- I Created Disco , calvin harris , I Created Disco , Almost Gold
-- in my arms , kylie minogue , x , Parlophone
-- Merry Making At My Place , calvin harris , I Created Disco , Almost Gold
-- fast & delerious , Lindstrom , it's a feedelity affair , feedelity
-- heaven , vhs or beta , le funk , Astralwerks
-- fancy footwork (crookers remix) , chromeo , Fancy Footwork , Vice
-- pon de floor , major lazer , Guns Don't Kill People....Lazers Do , downtown
-- Keep It Goin' Louder (ft. Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze) , major lazer , Guns Don't Kill People....Lazers Do , Downtown
-- universal healthcare , mc yogi , single , white swan
-- rock on hanuman , mc yogi , elephant power , white swan
-- light my fire , ananda shankar , ananda shankar , collector's choice music
-- top of the world , shonen knife , if i were a carpenter , a & m
-- paper planes (dfa remix) , m.i.a. , slumdog millionaire , interscope
-- how could you (rodney hunter remix) , see-i , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox
-- homegrown , see-i , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox

play list - 12/24/2009 - Christmas Eve

parents got here last night, just in time because the weather is getting real nasty here today. lots of sleet right now. today i played some more xmas music including a couple more by the mash-up master, mexican elvis, El Vez. just found a video of him performing feliz navidad just last week in sf.

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


wish he'd come to kc again.

other than that, several more sitar songs. i also covered for mike murphy yesterday. fun to try a different time slot, but brutal getting up at 5:00 am

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- Christmas in Hollis , run dmc , Greatest Hits , Arista
-- ill culinary behaviour , dj format feat. abdominal , kraft kuts - these are the breaks , dmc
-- Once Upon A Past , wax tailor , Hope & Sorrow , Decon
-- the garden , cut chemist , single , warner brothers
-- death of a revolution , flowering inferno , turntables on the hudson 10th anniversary , esl
-- adir adirim (nickodemus remix) , balkan beat box , turntables on the hudson 10th anniversary , esl
-- electric universe , Midival Punditz , hello hello , six degrees
-- sun children , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- wasabi (instrumental) , arch cupcake , wash out ep , patriarch
-- little drummer boy , el vez , sno-way jose , graciasland
-- en el barrio , el vez , sno-way jose , graciasland
-- joy to the world , cathedral brass , holiday remixed , 7-eleven
-- deck the halls , seven octaves , holiday ep , seven octaves
-- little drummer boy , jackson 5 , jackson 5 christmas , motown
-- silent night (brazilian girls remix) , Dinah Washington , verve remixed christmas , verve
-- the roll off characteristics , cornershop , judy sucks a lemon for breakfast , ample
-- swing , zero 7 , yeah ghost , atlantic
-- everything up (zizou) , zero 7 , yeah ghost , atlantic
-- let dem talk , the itals , let dem talk , ital music
-- forver young , madness , The Liberty Of Norton Folgate , Yep Roc
-- we are london , madness , The Liberty Of Norton Folgate , Yep Roc
-- oh god doesn't work in vegas , The Reverend Horton Heat , laughin and cryin with the reverend , yep roc
-- o...saya , A.R. Rahman and M.I.A. , slumdog millionaire , interscope
-- mandala , thievery corporation , Radio Retaliation , esl
-- eternal bond , sitar sudha , sitar sudha , sitar sudha

play list - 12/17/2009

played a heavy dose of sitar music today, including the sitar "jingle bells" by anup. and several christmas song remixes. also played a couple electro-funk songs. so i was really bummed that i couldn't play this song, because it is only available for purchase in the UK itunes store right now. its created by two dj's, so the band in the video isn't real, as far as i know, but the dancing in the video is excellent!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWM5D3MwSgA


i'm doing double-duty on the air for the next two weeks. i'll be covering for mike murphy's show from 6am - 8am. not excited about the wake up, but its still fun to try a different time slot.

if anyone actually reads this far and wants a download code for a free sampler cd from nacional records, then send me an email. i've got just a few left.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- sundown , international velvet , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox
-- sitargazer , international velvet , the new gold standard 2 , fort knox
-- sweet dissonance , anup , embrace , sitarrecords
-- jingle bells , anup , embrace , sitarrecords
-- baby its cold outside (mulato beat mix) , louis armstrong & velma middleton , holiday remix , 7-eleven
-- o little town of bethlehem , seven octaves , holiday ep , kmt
-- jingle bells (dan the automator remix) , dean martin , holiday remix , 7-eleven
-- state of my soul , latin bitman , colour , nacional
-- fuego , bomba estereo , blow up , nacional
-- yo digo baile , Mexican Institute of Sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- la muerte de ziggy , quiero club , nueva america , nacional
-- happy up here , royksopp , junior , Astralwerks
-- who fingered rock n roll , cornershop , judy sucks a lemon for breakfast , ample
-- soul school , cornershop , judy sucks a lemon for breakfast , ample
-- brooklyn ole , nickodemus & osirus , turntables on the hudson - 10th anniversary , esl
-- jump , saba & zeb , turntables on the hudson - 10th anniversary , esl
-- girls only , har mar superstar , dark touches , dilettante
-- movin up , toba , chromeo - dj kicks , !k7
-- santa claus and his old lady , cheech & chong , Dr. Demento Presents: Greatest Christmas Novelty CD , rhino
-- joy to the world (mocean worker mix) , cathedral brass , holiday remix , 7-eleven
-- little drummer boy , el vez , sno-way jose , self-released
-- dreydel song , el vez , sno-way jose , self-released
-- zat you santa clause (heavy remix) , louis armstrong , verve remixed christmas , verve
-- i am blessed (wax tailor remix) , nina simone , verve remixed christmas , verve
-- Dry Your Eyes (feat Sara Genn) , wax tailor , In the Mood for Life , le plan