Expand Your Musical Horizons – 45

Adriana Kaegi introduces a track from her new album in this episode.

uploaded 25 May, 2009

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This episode is packed with downtempo-to-midtempo goodies—mostly shorter tracks—to get you feeling energized, yet relaxed, for summer.

We start with an introduction and a brand-new track from Adriana Kaegi, former “Mama Coconut” of Kid Creole and the Coconuts, who’s just released a new solo album, “TAG,” which you can buy from iTunes. This track, “Ooh-La-La,” has such a great bossa/lounge feel to it that it’s followed with a couple of brazilian-flavored tracks: Maïdo Project’s “Vem Ca (electro version)” and Pipo Pegoraro’s“Butiquim.”

Then we swing over to ccMixter, where we hear a lovely, chilled remix of Trifonic’s “Lies.” This is followed by Divasonic’s “Processing…Luv,” from her album “Changing Wind,” which is guaranteed to keep you in a good mood. (This album is for sale on iTunes and Amazon.)

Sunburn in Cyprus just sent a pleasurable Elektrohandel remix of “In the Sunshine,” so this track seemed perfect to include in this episode. This is followed by Argonika’s “Do You Hear,” a track that will make you want to sing along after a couple of listens. It’s from the latest netlabel release from Tunguska Chillout Grooves (Lilith, volume 3), which you can download from Jamendo.com and other online sites.

Lucrecia presents the poignant track “Like Being Home,” from the Spanish netlabel Superssonica’s compilation, “Music for a .net Generation.” This track is followed with a slightly edgier track from Lavinia Jones, “Ne-On,” which you can find on Jamendo.

Black Era, who releases their music on Jamendo and through their netlabel in Italy, A Quiet Bump, is back again for your listening pleasure. They’ve just released a new album (“Third Eye Guerilla”), to high praise. In episode #43, you heard one of the tracks from that new release. This one, however, “My Little Replica,” is from their previous album, “…then….”

Der Reisende is next, with a track from his release on the Austrian netlabel,Laridae. The track is “Stella Idlavi,” from his album “Die BlendendenLichter dieser Stadt.” And finally, March Rosetta wraps up this episode with “Moving Centre,” from the Breathe 03 compilation from www.breathe-comp.com.

Intro from Adriana Kaegi

1. ADRIANA KAEGI – Ooh-La-La (from “TAG,” buy from iTunes)

2. MAIDO PROJECT – Vem ca (electro version) (from “Electric Blue” EP, buy from iTunes)

3. PIPO PEGORARO – Butiquim (from “INTRO,” download from www.jamendo.com)

4. JALAK (remixer) – Lies (remix of Trifonic) – (download from www.ccmixter.org)

5. DIVASONIC – Processing….Luv (from “Changing Wind,” buy from iTunes, Amazon)

6. SUNBURN IN CYPRUS – In the Sunshine (Elektrohandel remix) ** buy Sunburn in Cyprus tracks from iTunes ***

7. ARGONIKA – Do You Hear (From “Lilith- Tunguska Chillout Grooves, volume 3,” download from Jamendo.com)

8. LUCRECIA – Like Being Home (from “Music for a .Net Generation,” download from the Superssononica netlabel – www.superssonica.net)

9. LAVINIA JONES – Ne-On (from “@ngel,” download from jamendo.com)

10. BLACK ERA – My Little Replica (feat. ivan mou) (from “…then…” download from Jamendo.com)

11. DER REISENDE – Stella Idlaviv (from Die Blendenden Lichter dieser Stadt,” download from Laridae netlabel ….www.laridae.at)

12. MARCH ROSETTA – Moving Centre (from the “Breathe 03 Compilation,” download from www.breathe-comp.com)

Here’s the official music video of Adriana’s track, “Ooh la la”

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 26

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uploaded 01 April 2008

(This page is having troubles. Please see the old blog page for the tracklist and links.)

This episode begins with another nicely chilled track from Sine, from their EP Cross That Line. You can buy it from iTunes or Amazon.

Then, we go back to 1999, to a classic downtempo album that helped to define the genre: Peace Orchestra (Peter Kruder) and the track The Man, Part One. Thank you to Ioda for making this track available in this podcast. Now here is where you can buy it:

Peace Orchestra
The Man Part One (mp3)
from Peace Orchestra
(G-Stone Recordings)

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Next comes a cool track from The Friendship Trust in Canada. Please check out their website!

You might remember that we had some music from Ultimae Records in episode 21. Well, we have more epic soundscapes from Ultimae…this time the amazing Aes Dana, with Skyclad.

Many of the other tracks in this episode are from some of the best netlabels on the web: Bhasmantam, Koan (who has been on this podcast several times before), Acidhead, Citizen Crane, and Groove Inc.

Expand Your Musical Horizons also welcomes back Psyrok from the UK (who was in episode 22). Please buy his album from CDBaby. And — also new to this podcast –we are delighted to present a very chilled-out track from dance-music artists ITP in Israel!

TRACKLIST:
1. SINE – Slowjam, from the Cross that Line EP, available for sale on iTunes

2. PEACE ORCHESTRA (Peter Kruder) – The Man, Part One (from the album Peace Orchestra on G-Stone Records, available for sale on Amazon and iTunes)

3. THE FRIENDSHIP TRUST – Keeping Things in Check ( from the album An Interest in Technology)

4. AES DANA – Skyclad (High Frequencies version), (from the compilation Fahrenheit Project Part One, from Ultimae Records…. available for sale on iTunes and Amazon)

5. BHASMANTAM – Ichikawa-shi, chiba from his EP on the Laverna.net netlabel

6. KOAN – Priceless Diamonds, from the Fulfilled Wish EP on the Sunstation netlabel

7. ITP – “Lose Your Illusion Part II” from their album “Lose Your Illusion”

8. PSYROK – “Soma (2006)” from the EP “Psyrok”

9. ACIDHEAD – “Time is Gone,” from the album “Time is Gone,” on the Dharmasound netlabel.

10. CITIZEN CRANE, Stress, from the “Mystical Forces EP on the Dusted Wax Kingdom netlabel

11. GROOVE INC., ELIPSE, from the album Under Hypnosis, on the Dusted Wax Kingdom netlabel.

If you enjoyed the Peace Orchestra track, then you’d like Tosca (also on G-Stone Records), which is comprised of Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister. Here’s a video of a classic Tosca track:

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 23

Kirsty Hawkshaw leads this episode with an ambient track from her release on Magnatune, "The Ice Castle"

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We start off this stunning episode with an ambient track from the legendary Kirsty Hawkshaw, who just released a solo album of her compositions called “The Ice Castle” on Magnatune.com. So please visit her page there and support her by buying her album!

We follow Kirsty with another lovely ambient track from Sine (producers Thomas and Jochen Hauser), from their soon-to-be released EP, “Cross that Line.”

Then we showcase a couple of great artists from the Sunshine Enterprises label in Vienna: Karuan, and Langoth. Many thanks to Ioda Promonet for making these tracks available. Now please go buy their music on iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, or fromSoul Seduction!

Karuan
“Dunya” (mp3)
from “Dohuki Ballet”
(Sunshine Enterprises)

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Langoth
“Droit Devant (Radio Edit)” (mp3)
from “Droit Devant”
(Sunshine Enterprises)

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We feature netlabel artists Renu (Archaic Horizon), Merging Moods (Dirtybird Rexx), Bradata (Dusted Wax Kingdom), Mabafu (Sofasound.de), and BeOne(Sofasound.de, now signed with Tron Records).

Finally, we have the supercool StarKloungE from France, with a track from his album “Swarm Box” on CCT Records.

Hope you enjoyed this episode…remember to support these artists! See you next time…

track 1: Kirsty Hawkshaw, “Parallax,” from “The Ice Castle” – buy it at www.magnatune.com

track 2:  Sine, “Dreamin’” from the EP “Cross That Line”www.sine-music.com

track 3:  Renu, “Hydrogen Sunshine,” from “Hello, How Are You?” on the Archaic Horizon netlabel

track 4: Karuan, “Dunya,” from “Dohuki Ballet” – buy at iTunes, Amazon, Soul Seduction

track 5: Merging Moods, “Odd Thoughts,” from the “Obscured” EP, Dirtybird Rexx netlabel

track 6: Bradata, “Dead Steps,” from the “Dusty Beats Vol 1″ compilation, Dusted Wax Kingdom

track 7: Langoth, “Droit Devant (radio edit)” from the “Droit Devant” EP – buy at iTunes, Amazon, Soul Seduction

track 8: Mabafu, “Cubana,” from the album “Bahia Aleman,”sofasound.de netlabel

track 9: BeOne, “Showdown,” from the album “Showdown,”sofasound.de netlabel

track 10:  StarKloungE, “Nuanced,” from the album “Swarm Box,” buy at www.airtist.com

Andreas of XtraChill hosts this episode

Downtempo Podcast 16

Hosted by Andreas Schneider of “XtraChill” and “XtraChill Intensiv”

Originally broadcast in October, 2007

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Andreas Schneider and I switch places for this episode. Andreas hosts episode 16 of “Expand Your Musical Horizons,” featuring artists he’s played on “XtraChill” and that I haven’t yet played. And I do the same….I host episode 13 of “XtraChill Intensiv” and feature 10 artists whose tracks were played on this podcast but were never played before on XtraChill.

Andreas starts out with a track from Subtronix, “Tron,” and follows that withMusetta, from Italy, with “By My Side.” Then he delights us with Anji Bee’s ensemble, Lovespirals, and the track “Walk Away (Bitstream Dream Remix).” Following that is Egoscope from Germany with “Travelling.”

Continuing with more artists who are new to Expand Your Musical Horizons, he introduces us to Caban, from Mexico, with “Cardenal 4,” and warns us that you can only buy his albums in Mexico! So enjoy his music in this podcast. Next comes an XtraChill favorite, Frank Mackie, with “Dream Stereo,” and another, Charlie North, with “Flying Home.” But there’s more: Mavro, with “Love Light,” andStarKlounge from France, with “From Day to Day.” And last, but definitely not least, is a track from Marcus Zelonka, “Destination Moon (featuring Darrin Campbell Huss).”

Thanks, Andreas!

If you’re looking for me, I’m hosting an episode of XtraChill Intensiv for Andreas, which features some of the tracks you love, including The Maido Project, ASHWAN, The Svengali Project, CDK, Sumergido, Gum, Madstyle, Cargo Cult, Koan, and Peacespeakers — tracks featured in previous episodes. Download episode 13 of “XtraChill Intensiv” here, as this podcast series was discontinued.

Track 1: Subtronix, “Tron”

Track 2: Musetta, “Standing by My Side,” from their upcoming album, “Nice to Meet You,” on Irma Records in November

Track 3: Lovespirals, “Dream Remix” (remix by Bitstream Dream, featuring Anji Bee)

Track 4: EgoScope, Traveling,” from the album “Urban Exploration”

Track 5: Caban, “Cardenal 4″

Track 6: Frank Mackie, “Dream Stereo,” from the album “TEN”

Track 7: Mavro, “Love Light,” from the album “World Apart”

Track 8: Charlie North, “Flying Home,” from the album “Find Your Own Space,” available on iTunes

Track 9: StarKlounge, “From Day to Day”

Track 10: Marcus Zelonka, “Destination Moon (Featuring Darrin C. Huss),” from the album “Honeymoon Suite, Vol 2, ” on www.diventa.de

Expand Your Musical Horizons 11 – the German episode

Expand Your Musical Horizons, podcast 8

A track from Micropixie's "Alice in Stevie Wonderland" is in this early episode

Originally broadcast May, 2007.