Expand Your Musical Horizons-episode 19
Aug 31st, 2009 by dj_cary
Expand Your Musical Horizons – 19
Originally broadcast in November 2007
A track from Germany's Solar Sound Network leads this episode
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This episode features 10 artists new to this podcast series. It starts out with a “Cafe del Mar”-type vibe, with Solar Sound Network’s “800 Jahre Dresden.” Then we get a little more intense with Peresvet’s “Sy(Part 2),” on the Vorbic netlabel. Following that is Mr. Moods, with “Sensuality,” from his release on theDirtybird Rexx netabel. Another artist from the Vorbic netlabel, Traum:Welt , offers the deeply electronic “And So Do I.”
Moving into a little world fusion, we chill out to Samovar Tea Lounge (the same name as the tea lounge in San Francisco), with “Rumah Dunia.” This comes from the label Beatpick in the UK, and you can buy it there. (Note: similar to Magnatune , 50% of the sale goes directly to the artist.)
Next comes Monophobic , another Dirtybird Rexx netlabel artist, followed byLush Logic (more goodness from Beatpick ), followed by a fun track, “The Land of the Midnight Sun,” from the Slowdowns (Dirtybird Rexx). Then we go into a retro swing/beat-infused track, “Sweet Man Like Me,” from Nils Hoffmann , on theBroque netlabel, and we wrap up with Granlab’s “Abendläuten,” from a compilation called “Spaetsommerkollection ,” also on broque.de .
It’s been a fun episode of rich electronic grooves! See you next time…
Track 1: Solar Sound Network , “800 Jahre Dresden”
Track 2: Peresvet , “Sy(Part 2),” from the release “The Sense of A ,” on the Vorbic netlabel
Track 3: Mr. Moods , “Sensuality,” from the album “In Love We Trust…and We Hate ,” from the Dirtybird Rexx netlabel
Track 4: TraumWelt , “And So Do I,” from the release “Sleepwalker ,” on the Vorbic netlabel
Track 5: Samovar Tea Lounge , “Rumah Dunia,” from the release “Tea Lounge Groove,” for sale on BeatPick records
Track 6: Monophobic , “Escape,” from the “Autumn Leaves ” EP on the Dirtybird Rexx netlabel
Track 7: Lush Logic , “Headphone Sanctuary,” from the album “Lush Logic,” available for sale at Beatpick.com
Track 8: The Slowdowns , “The Land of the Midnight Sun,” from the Subliminal EP, on the Dirtybird Rexx netlabel
Track 9: Nils Hoffmann , “Sweet Man Like Me,” from the release “Kurz und Klein” (release brq 036) from the Broque netlabel in Germany
Track 10: Granlab , “Abendläuten,” from the compilation “Spaetsommerkollection,” (brq 035) from the Broque netlabel in Germany
Expand Your Musical Horizons-episode 18
Aug 31st, 2009 by dj_cary
Expand Your Musical Horizons- 18
Beats Antique had a track in this episode from their album, "Tribal Derivations"
Originally broadcast in November, 2007
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This episode features a few favorites and a few artists new to Expand Your Musical Horizons. We’re starting out with Electrix , from Berlin, Germany, and a track called “Spicy Sand.” Electrix is in the process of releasing his album “On the Rhodes” for sale online at venues like Musicload , and hopefully soon, iTunes, so please support him! Next, we have The Kirbi , from Russia, with “Fairy Tale,” a track from a net release titled “The Trembling of the Turbid.” Following that is “Paralelos” fromPolifonia Visual in Japan—a track from their album released on the Konfort Records netlabel.
Track 4 introduces a San Francisco combo known as Cubik and Origami , with “The Real Estate,” from their self-titled album (for sale on iTunes). Following that, another track from one of my favorite remixers, CDK (from Canada) with “October (in the end mix), featuring Calendar Girl.”
Then: meet Melou , a group that began in Guatemala and has members from all over the world, but who now live in Barcelona, Spain. Their highly acclaimed track, “Sweet Love,” is from their album “Communication.”
Melou (Whatabout Music, LLC) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody More On This Album Then comes a track called “Pendahl,” from an artist named Shane Hendricks in the USA, who also goes by the name Sonic Deviant . This track is thanks to the Podsafe Music Network.
But there’s more. Another great music ensemble from the San Francisco Bay Area makes their debut here: the popular Beats Antique , from Oakland, California, with their track “The Lantern.” Following that is multi-talented Vate , from Mexico/Spain, with “Marimba.” And finally, we introduce a German electronica artist named Matthias Springer , who released his EP, “Mechanik,” on a German netlabel known as Gargan Records .
track 1 : Electrix , Spicy Sand. Please check out his website and Musicload.de for more information on how to buy his music!
track 2 : The Kirbi , “Fairy Tale,” from “The Trembling of the Turbid .”
track 3 : Polifonia Visual , “Paralelos,” on the Konfort Records netlabel.
track 4 : Cubik and Origami , “The Real Estate,” from their album “Cubik and Origami ,” available for sale on iTunes and Amazon .
track 5 : CDK , “October: In the End Mix (featuring Calendar Girl), ” from ccMixter.org.
track 6 : Melou ,”Sweet Love,” from their album “Communication.” See buying info on the right.
track 7 : Sonic Deviant , “Pendahl,” thanks to the Podsafe Music Network
track 8 : Beats Antique , “The Lantern,” from their album “Tribal Derivations,” available for sale at Amazon and music shops with good taste!
track 9: Vate , “Marimba,” from the album “Volk ,” available on Jamendo.com
track 10 : Matthias Springer , “Slow Motion,” from the Mechanik EP on Gargan Records netlabel in Germany
If you liked the Beats Antique track, here’s a snippet of them performing at Burning Man 2009:
Expand Your Horizons-episode 17
Aug 31st, 2009 by dj_cary
A shop on Haight Street gives you the San Francisco vibe.
Expand Your Horizons 17 – San Francisco episode
Originally broadcast October, 2007
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It’s about time I showcase some of the great downtempo, trip-hop, and psyambient artists in my own neighborhood, San Francisco.
Many thanks to the San Francisco artists and scenemakers who contributed to this episode: the amazing talented ledenhed , the brilliant Sound Capsule (DF Tram and DJ Xan-X of ambi-sonic fame), PolyGroovers (who are also featured in a new compilation from Epiphyte Records, “Test Press SF 2007″), The Warheads , the mysterious DJ Delivery , the supercharged grooves of Alloy Trex (who should have an album, but don’t!), the generous General Fuzz , the eurochilled sounds of Fuzzpod , the understated, elegantly trip-hopping Under , Karmacoda (apologies for playing the same track as in episode 8, but it’s still great, isn’t it?), and the fabulous Artemis .
track 1 : ledenhed , “Mother Nature,” from the album “Central Nervous System,” available from iTunes, CDBaby, orhis own website
track 2 : Sound Capsule , “Sweet Pastures,” from the album“Enter the Sound Capsule,” available from CDBaby.com
track 3 : PolyGroovers , “Mon Chaton,” from the album “Moods for Take Out,” available on iTunes or from CDBaby
track 4 : The Warheads , “Pull the Trigger,” from the album “Bandit Queen,” available from their website
track 5 : DJ Delivery , “Into the Darkness,” from his upcoming album
track 6 : Alloy Trex , “Groove Assassin”
track 7 : General Fuzz, “Reflective Moment,” from the album “Cool Aberrations ,” available on his website
track 8 : Fuzzpod , “Crystal Memories,” as yet unreleased. See CDBaby.com for his album, “Fuzzy .”
track 9 : Under , “Keep on Moving,” from their EP “Under,” available at iTunes or CDBaby.com. Thanks to the Podsafe Music Network!
track 10 : Karmacoda , “Firefly,” from their Album, “Evidence,” available at iTunes
track 11 : Artemis , “Fountain of Life,” from their album “Gravity,” available from Magnatune.com
Expand Your Musical Horizons-episode 16
Aug 31st, 2009 by dj_cary
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-episode 15
Aug 31st, 2009 by dj_cary
Expand Your Musical Horizons, podcast 15
Flux & Vega released an album on the Konfort Netlabel in Mexico
originally broadcast in September, 2007
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Yay! More chilled-out tracks. This time we start out with a nice latin flavor — a track from Flux & Vega , released on the Konfort netlabel. Then on to another latin-infused track — this time from Calm Be , from the Sofasound netlabel. Then, another Sofasound artist: Andromeda Island. Don’t ask me why I haven’t played one of Thorsten Jungbluth’s tracks before …they’re so great. Then, another one of my favorites is back: genox , with an “oldie but goodie.” Following that is a Lithuanian artist named Kondencuotas Pienas , whose track, “Sidabrine Dykuma (apelsino kosmaras)” can be found on a complilation called “Red Planet Volume 2 .” You should check it out on the internet archive.
Then another one of my favorites: Steffan Coonan . Following that is another wonderful artist from the Konfort netlabel, Cri-Kong . And CDK is back with another sneaky, lo-fi remix called “That Sound.” Following that comes Kirbi , from the Russian Federation, and we wrap things up with a longtime net artist from mono211.com: Mosaik .
Enjoy! The next episode I’ll be swapping places with Andreas of XtraChill …so don’t miss it!
track 1 : Flux & Vega , “Menudencias,” from their release “Flux & Vega,” on the Konfort Records netlabel
track 2 : Calm Be , “Mover,” from their release, “Impressions,” on the Sofasound netlabel
track 3 : Andromeda Island , “Sarazenen,” from the release “Cafe Uranus” on the Sofasound netlabel
track 4 : genox , “Budapest Homeboy,” from “Selected Works: 01-02,” in the internet archives
track 5 : Kondencuotas Pienas , “Sidabrine Dykuma (Apelsino Kosmaras),” from the compilation “Red Planet, Volume 2,” internet archives
track 6 : Steffan Coonan , “Slow Motion,” thanks to the Podsafe Music Network
track 7 : Cri-Kong , “Floripondia,” from the release “Hash Oil” on the Konfort Records netlabel
track 8 : CDK “That Sound (keep on smokin’ mix),” from ccMixter.org
track 9 : The Kirbi , “Jungle Law,” from the release “Anonymous Synonym
track 10 : Mosaik , “Rubik,” from the album “Rubik,” mono211.com
Expand Your Musical Horizons-episode 14
Aug 30th, 2009 by dj_cary
Two Loons for Tea had a track featured in this episode
Originally released in September 2007
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Episode 14 of “Expand Your Musical Horizons” kicks off with an artist in Taiwan who goes by the name of MoShang. He’s released an album called “Asian Variations (Various Artists Remixed by MoShang),” which, as the name implies, features MoShang remixes of a number of talented electronica artists.
Next, we move onto a nujazz/downtempo track from an ensemble known as Polifonia Visual. They’re based in Tokyo, but released through a netlabel in Mexico called Konfort.
A couple of remixers from ccMixter are featured in this episode: cdk from Canada, and DJ Blue from the USA.
We’ve got more tracks from newly released albums, too: “Surrounder (club mix)” from the Grains of Sound release “Rays of Life, Volume 1 (downtempo),” which you can buy from their website; “Sunset Room” from the album “Nine Lucid Dreams” from Two Loons for Tea; and “Stegerwald” from Ambrish, which is one of the featured tracks on a new compilation from Chillom Records in India called “Azaad – E.”
But that’s not all. We’ve also got a track from Liquid Frame in Italy called “Ride Away (ambient mix)” and a great track from The Incognito Traveller (thanks for the recommendation, Bextravagant!) called “Chaleur,” which is also released on the Konfort netlabel in Mexico.
Playlist:
Track 1: MoShang/Tafubar “The Wicked Thoughts of You (MoShang Asian Space Mix),” from the album “Asian Variations- Various Artists Remixed by MoShang”
Track 2: Polifonia Visual, “Jupiter Funky,” from their album D//01 on the Konfort netlabel
Track 3: CDK (remixer), “Sunday Night Fog,” available through ccMixter.org
Track 4: Grains of Sound, “Surrounder (club mix),” from their album “Rays of Life (volume 1, downtempo),” available for sale through their website
Track 5: Two Loons for Tea, “Sunset Room,” from their third album, “Nine Lucid Dreams,” available for sale through iTunes
Track 6: Liquid Frame, “Ride Away (ambient Mix),” from their album “Constance,” available through Jamendo.com
Track 7: The Incognito Traveller, “Chaleur,” from their “Incognito Traveller EP” on the Konfort netlabel
Track 8: DJ BLUE, “Hear Me (feat. 21 Pele and Tacet),” from ccMixter.org
Track 9: Ambrish, “Stegerwald,” from the compilation “Azaad – E,” available for sale through Chillom Records
More MoShang:
Special Interview- Pierre Baillot (Maïdo Project)
Aug 30th, 2009 by dj_cary
Pierre and I talked at a tabac in the Bastille
Special Interview with Pierre Baillot of The Maïdo Project
recorded in Paris, August 2007 —
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Pierre talks about his background as a jazz musician and creator of The Maïdo Project , the influence of ethnic music on the Paris scene, and the difficulties of getting recognition in a city known for its overwhelming arts scene. Includes five great tracks from the Maïdo Project.
You can learn more about the Maido Project at their MySpace website—check it out!
The Maido Project currently has two albums: “Electric Blue” and “Safran.” You can buy their music at iTunes or at fnac. Please give them your support and buy their tracks.
Merci beaucoup à Pierre pour l’interview.
Playlist:
Track 1: Galatasaray (remix)
Track 2: Hey Pete
Track 3: I Know Now
Track 4: Jungle Beat
Track 5: Peace
Buy at fnac or iTunes
Expand Your Musical Horizons-episode 13
Aug 30th, 2009 by dj_cary
Soundshifter from Germany is affiliated with the netlabel Sofasound.de
Originally broadcast in August 2007
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This podcast starts you out with some floating synths and an ambient beat, featuring Soundshifter from Germany. It takes you on a journey that’s melodic, electronic, and relaxing, getting more ambient as it progresses. It ends with a sample of a live, improvisational tabla-infused performance of Fromuz, from Uzbekistan.
Featured artists, in order, include some of my favorites: Soundshifter, Superbus, JCRZ, Peacespeakers, Liquid Zen, Madstyle, Sonmi 451, and Fromuz. Enjoy the ride….
Playlist
Track 2: Superbus, “One Version (album version),” from the Debut LP, Sojus Records netlabel
Track 3: JCRZ, “Return to Monument Valley,” from “Kind of Music,” jamendo.com
Track 4: Peacespeakers, “In the End,” from the album “Message from Planet Earth,” Sojus Records netlabel
Track 5: Liquid Zen, “Dense Properties,” from “Oscilloscope,” www.magnatune.com
Track 6: Madstyle, “Gendankenwelt,” from “Mystic Beauty,” Phonocake netlabel
Track 6: Sonmi 451, “Quiet Piece for Bram,” from “the Quiet EP,” mono211.com
Track 7: Fromuz, excerpt from “Dual Ad Libitum,” from a live performance on their DVD, “Audio Diplomacy,” 10T Records
Expand Your Musical Horizons-episode 12
Aug 30th, 2009 by dj_cary
Madstyle's track from his "Chillusion" release on the Phonocake netlabel is one of many featured in this episode.
Originally broadcast in July 2007
This episode features more great tracks from independent artists who release their music online. In addition, several remixers who share their work on ccMixter are featured here: remixers who go by the names of
Spinmeister ,
Sawtooth ,
dsy , and
cdk . These tracks are stunning: don’t miss them!
If you’ve been enjoying some earlier episodes of Expand Your Musical Horizons, you’ll see some familiar names: Confused Man and Mister Fusty .
Enjoy some artists who are new to this podcast: the soaring orchestral ambiance of Pipe Choir, the dreamy chillout of Madstyle, the pop-infused chill from Peacespeakers , the jazzy groove of Superbus , and the trip-hoppy beat of DS-ARt .
You’ll also hear about now-familiar netlabels like Phonocake , mono211 , and Sofasound , and you’ll get introduced to another netlabel here: Sojus Records in Hungary.
Track 1: Confused Man, “Peace and Confusion,” from the album “Floating,” on the Sofasound netlabel.
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Expand Your Musical Horizons-episode 11
Aug 28th, 2009 by dj_cary
originally broadcast: July 2007
It’s only logical. Germany is the center of some of the most innovative downtempo and electronic music on the planet. So it’s about time Expand Your Musical Horizons did a podcast to showcase some of the best German artists and netlabels. And here to give some expert advice is Andreas Schneider of XtraChill.
It was hard to keep this podcast short, to just an hour, but you’re in for a treat. Starting out is Undo Silence from Hamburg, followed by Confused Man, who releases his music on the netlabel Sofasound. Then Electrix is back with “Berlin Am Meer, ” from his album “On the Rhodes.” With track 4, you’ll enjoy some trip-hop from another Sofasound artist, Calm Be, and then relax to a lovely world-fusion track from Ambrish, from Köln. Next is Cantaloup from Marburg, with a gentle, dreamy track from his album on Aerotone Records. Then we move from gentle to edgy with Dorntec, with a trip-hop/glitch-hop track from his album on Acedia Music, a netlabel. DJ Ax comes next, with an inventive electronic track that fuses classical with electronica.
Echofloat from Münster follows next, with a lovely chilled-out track that Andreas recommends. Then comes the ambient bliss of Spheric Lounge, an improvisational group that performs live from München. And finally we have alec troniq from Dresden, featuring a track he released with Phonocake records.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the eclectic mix…
intro: XtraChill
Track 1 : Undo Silence , “Stop the Time,” from the “Stop the Time” EPTrack 2 : Confused Man , “Koon-po-ha, from the album “Floating,” on the Sofasound netlabel.Track 3 : Electrix , “Berlin Am Meer,” from the album “On the Rhodes”Track 4 : Calm Be , “Undertone,” from “Impressions,” Sofasound netlabel.Track 5 : Ambrish , “Deserted,” thanks to the Podsafe Music Network.Track 6 : Cantaloup , “Tahiti Twins,” from “Tonight it Shows,” on the Aerotone netlabel.Track 7 : Dorntec , “Tampi,” from the “Reverse Engineering” EP on the netlabel Acedia Music.Track 8 : DJ Ax , “Twentyfour,” from the album “soulbeatz,” thanks to the Podsafe Music Network.Track 9 : Echofloat , “Remphase,” “Rapid Eye Movement.” Also see the Uptrax site.Track 10 : Spheric Lounge , “Tyrell,” thanks to the Podsafe Music Network.Track 11 : Alec Troniq , “Take a Ride,” from the “Phoke 25″ release on the Phonocake netlabel.
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