Expand Your Musical Horizons – 53

Jennifer Lindsay leads this episode with a gorgeously chilled track from her new album

uploaded 28 September, 2009

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Episode 53 features several newly released tracks that are at times cinematic, at times soulful, but always delivering chilled beats to you. This episode is nearly an hour long, and starts with an introduction from Jennifer Lindsay, who’s just released her first album, “Songs in the Dark,” which officially releases on October 17th.

Her breathtaking track, “Charade,” leads us right to a brand-new release from producer The Angel, who released an EP with singer Jhelisa called “Ultra Light.” This track, “Ultra Light (featuring Jhelisa)” is ultra chilled and sultry, and it’s picking up a lot of buzz worldwide.

Other new releases in this episode include some dubstep from the UK’s Kerogen, a Merge of Equals track from the new SINE Music compilation, “Cool Off Chillout, Volume 2,” Sick-E, Orange Crush, Mélodie en Sous-Sol, DDO, and Cosmicleaf’s Side Liner.

The complete tracklist:

Intro from Jennifer Lindsay

1. JENNIFER LINDSAY: Charade (from the album “Songs in the Dark,” buy from CDBaby now, or iTunes soon)

2. THE ANGEL: Ultra Light (feat. Jhelisa) (from the EP “Ultra Light,” The Angel & Jhelisa, buy from iTunes)

3. KEROGEN: Hope (from the compilation “Echodub Loves Volume 01,” Echodub netlabel, http://site.echodub.co.uk/)

4. MOTOWN JUNKIE: Doped Night Drive (from “More,” Phonotactics netabel, www.phonotactics.info/)

5. MERGE OF EQUALS: In This World (from the compilation “Cool Off Chillout, vol. 2,” SINE Music. Buy from iTunes)

6. SICK-E: Feels So Good (from the album “Genotype Jazz,” from the Music Artistry netlabel, www.musicartistry.de)

7. CARDINALE: The Casual Angels (feat. denir) (unreleased. www.myspace.com/cardinalejakarta

8. ORANGE CRUSH: Sunshine Drive (from the album “Autumn Reflections,” from the Archaic Horizons netlabel …www.archaichorizon.com)

9. MELODIE EN SOUS-SOL: Invaders (from “Liquid Mixes,” released on Taliferro Records, www.taliferromusic.com, buy at iTunes)

10. PSYCHEDELICIOUS: Technohm (download from www.archive.org)

11. DDO: Flotar y no parar (from the Breathe 04 compilation, download from www.breathe-comp.com)

12. SIDE LINER: Walk Away (remix for Percussion Bullet), (from the album “Missing Pieces of a Puzzle,”Cosmicleaf Records, buy exclusively at www.emusic.com)

More Jhelisa for you!

Expand Your Musical Horizons – Special interview episode with Divasonic

This episode features three tracks from the new "Digital Bliss, Volume 2" compilation.

uploaded September 20, 2009

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This special episode is a conversation with San Francisco electronica artist Divasonic. We talk about her own music and about the new music compilation that she’s just released with musician Celeste Lear: “Digital Bliss, Volume 2.” Following on the success of the first edition of Digital Bliss, it features 14 tracks from women electronica artists (or women-fronted musical ensembles), including Costanza, Micropixie, Return to Mono, Alice Rose, Artemis, and Rena Jones, among others.

On October 2nd, Digital Bliss will have an official launch party in San Francisco. Come join the party, and if you can’t, then take a listen to the CD on CDBaby, Amazon, or iTunes.

The tracklist from this 30-minute episode:

1. DIVASONIC – Calm of the One (from “Birth,” buy from CDBaby, Amazon, iTunes)

2. CELESTE LEAR – Continental Drift (from “Digital Bliss, Volume 2,” buy from CDBaby, Amazon, iTunes)

3. WEATHER PENDING – Perfect Weather [Divasonic Remix] (from “Digital Bliss, Volume 2,” buy from CDBaby, Amazon, iTunes)

4. PIXELFROG – Mystic Dunes (from “Digital Bliss, Volume 2,” buy from CDBaby, Amazon, iTunes)

If you enjoy Divasonic’s music, here’s a YouTube video of “Hiding,” from her album “Birth:”

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 52

This new release from Sonic Motion in France is one of many psyambient labels represented here (others include Ultimae, Cosmicleaf, Muti Music, Peak Records, and Cardamar)

Uploaded 07 September, 2009

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Burning Man 2009 might be coming to an end, but this is the perfect time to dedicate an episode to some of the best psyambient music on the planet. Expand Your Musical Horizons, episode 52, showcases some psychill from a couple of netlabels, as well as indie labels like Cosmicleaf,  Synergetic, Muti Music, Ultimae, Peak Records, Sonic Atmosphere, and Cardamar Music.

If you’re already into this genre of music, then you’re already familiar with artists like Aes Dana, Side Liner, Lemonchill, and Peaking Goddess. If you’re not….then welcome.

Here’s the tracklist for this stunning lineup. Many, many thanks to the artists for letting me showcase their tracks!

1. LEMONCHILL – En Larmes (Side Liner remix) (from the remix album “Sundial” — buy all of Lemonchill’s tracks from iTunes)

2. IACCHUS – Tat tvam asi (from the album “Subjectivity,” download from Last.fm)

3. IROKEZ – Ambient 104 (from the album “Ambient 104,” download from the Gargan netlabel, www.garganrecords.com)

4. ZYMOSIS – Fragments (from the album “Fragments,” download from Last.fm)

5. AJJA – Pearcushion (from the album “Tranchillizer,” Peak Records [www.peakrec.com] ….buy from iTunes)

6. NANDA – The Awakening (from the EP “Somewhere Between Worlds” from Muti Music…. buy from iTunes)

7. SIDE LINER – Camera Obscura (vs. Red Eye Express) (from the album “Crying Cities,” on the Cosmicleaf label, buy from iTunes or Amazon)

8. SQUAZOID – Selmangel (from the compilation “Sonic Atmosphere” from Sonic Motion Records, buy from www.psyshop.com)

9. THE PEAKING GODDESS COLLECTIVE – Love & Peak (from the album “Organika” from Peak Records, buy from iTunes or Amazon.com)

10. CARDAMAR – Obscure Scenery (from the album “Where the Skies End,” from www.cardamar.com…. buy from iTunes)

11. AES DANA – Adonai (from the album “Leylines,” from Ultimae Records, buy from iTunes)

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There’s lots more to explore with all these artists and labels….here’s another Aes Dana track: “Forest Fishes”:

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 51

Atiim Chenzira introduces this episode and a track he recorded with Divasonic

uploaded 23 August 2009

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Atiim Chenzira opens a “Can of Wormz” for us in this episode by introducing this track about the “push and pull of relationships,” which he recorded with Divasonic. You can buy this track at a number of online sites, but we recommend that you use bandcamp. To continue with the theme of relationships, this track is followed by Screenatorium’s“What if,” Weather Pending’s “Pieces” (from their debut album, “And How!“), Phour Trakk’s lo-fi “World Behind Your Eyes,” and Sel-P’s soulful “By My Side.“

From there, things get instrumental, with Alka’s “Blueberry,” NiM’s “Telephone Call” (which was on Fresh-Poulp’s “Octopus One” compilation), “Collaboration,” from -Maze- (on Jamendo.com), Lost Soul Refuge’s “Banshee” (from his album on Dusted Wax), a couple of dub tracks: Para’s “Component” (from the netlabel “A Quiet Bump” in Italy) and ManintheAttic’s “Aztarna” (on the Disboot netlabel in Spain), and concludes with a soaring track from Soundsache in Germany, “Demons and Devils.“

Intro from Atiim Chenzira

1. DIVASONIC with ATIIM CHENZIRA – Can of Wormz (from “Can of Wormz” EP, buy from http://divasonic.bandcamp.com)

2. SCREENATORIUM – What if (from “Blue Morning” EP, download from Jamendo.com)

3. WEATHER PENDING – Pieces (from their debut album “And How!” – buy from iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby)

4. PHOUR TRAKK (FEAT. SICK-E) – World Behind Your Eyes (from “Detour,” download from Id.eology netlabel, www.ideaology.de)

5. SEL-P – By My Side (from the compilation “Tunguska Chillout Grooves vol 2,” download from Jamendo.com)

6. ALKA – Blueberry (from “A Dog Lost in the Woods,” buy from Amazon, iTunes, etc.)

7. NIM – Telephone Call (from the compilation “Octopus One,” download from www.fresh-poulp.net)

8. MAZE – Collaboration (from “X-Centric,” download from Jamendo.com)

9. LOST SOUL REFUGE – Banshee (from “Black Orchid” EP, download from www.dustedwax.org)

10. PARA – Component (from “Motion Dub,” download from www.aquietbump.com)

11. MANINTHEATTIC – Aztarna (from the “Aztarna” EP, download from www.disboot.net)

12. SOUNDSACHE – Demons and Devils (from the album “Klangwelt,” download from Jamendo.com)

Weather Pending — whom you heard on track 3 in this episode — have a music video for another track on their album “And How!” — it’s called “The Tide.” Here’s the video:

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 50

Another one of Suhov's projects, Jószomszéd, has a track in this milestone episode

uploaded 08 August 2009

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It’s a milestone — episode #50 — with 13 horizon-expanding tracks. Let’s put on our headphones and celebrate together…

Andreas Schneider of the XtraChill podcast in Germany joins us to introduce the first track, which he chose just for us: Adult Only’s “Overlove.” Find it on Jamendo.

After the sophisticated chill of Adult Only, we get into some electro fusion: enjoy Tikki Masala (from Belgium) and Metastaz (from France), with “Maha Devi Shamboo” and “Resistance.” From there we move into some trip-hoppy beats:Motown Junkie’s “Farlopa Satanica,” Jószomszéd’s gorgeous, soulful “Csak az olvassa,” from their new album “Az ajtó,” Degiheugi’s eclectically epic “Mes nuits tziganes,” Geigermeister’s “Slow Groove,” and Flow Inc’s delicately heavy “Lost and Found,” from his EP, “Controlled Variables.”

Then, with a nod to earlier episodes of this podcast, we include a track from Germany’s Calm Be: “Again” — another classic gem from the Sofasound netlabel, which presented a gold mine of brilliant music circa 2005, but has not been updating its site for awhile.

The last three tracks are some of the many goodies of Jamendo.com: Maya de Luna, with the electro-chanson track “Les ondes de survie,” Pavel Fomitchov, with “Erotic Dream,” from the wonderful Tunguska Chillout compilation series, and Brazil’s Kaparao, with “Ybytyrama,” a lovely, soaring track that will leave you feeling really good.

Thanks for listening … it’s wonderful to have 50 episodes online for you to enjoy. Please send me an email to let me know what you enjoy, or what you’d like to hear on future episodes. See you next time!

Intro from Andreas Schneider of the XtraChil podcast in Germany (xtrachill.podspot.de)

1. ADULT ONLY – Overlove (download from www.jamendo.com)

2. TIKKI MASALA – Maha Devi Shamboo (unsigned, listen at MySpace.com or Electrobel.be)

3. METASTAZ – Resistance (from the album “Anekoik Pressure,” download from the internet archive)

4. MOTOWN JUNKIE – Farlopa Satanica (from the album “More” — from the Phonotactics netlabel at www.phonotactics.org)

5. JOSZOMSZED (w/SUHOV) – Csak az olvassa (from the album “Az ajtó” — download from their MySpace page)

6, DEGIHEUGI – Mes nuits tziganes, featuring Ghostown and Nawelle (from the album “The Broken Symphony,” download from jamendo.com)

7. PHOUR TRAKK – Sarasvati (from the album “Slip into Something More Comfortable” on the Id.eology netlabel — www.ideology.de)

8. GEIGERMEISTER — Slow Groove (from the album “Flabbergasted Smoothies,” download from jamendo.com)

9. FLOW INC. – Lost and Found (from the EP “Controlled Variables” on the Dusted Wax Kingdom netlabel … www.dustedwax.org)

10. CALM BE – Again (from the album “Impressions,” download from www.sofasound.de)

11. MAYA DE LUNA – Les ondes de survie (from “Envers et contre toi” on jamendo.com)

12. PAVEL FOMITCHOV – Erotic Dream (from “Selena – Tunguska Chilled Grooves 3,” www.jamendo.com)

13. KAPARAO – Ybytyrama (from “Sacred Kaparao part 2,” www.jamendo.com)

If you enjoyed the Degiheugi track in this episode, maybe you’ll enjoy this music video from them!

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 49

Master Margherita is one of the many great artists in this episode, with a track from his new album, "Hippies with Gadgets"

uploaded 21 July 2009

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Starting with some heavy beats from Suhov, this episode combines some powerful trip hop and vocals with some ambient beats and downtempo grooves, and ends with a midtempo track.

Let’s look at some of these tracks. Merge of Equals is the latest artist to emerge with an album from SINE Records in Germany. The album, “Intoxicating,” releases on 24 July and you’ll be able to buy it from the usual suspects (iTunes, Amazon, and Beatport, for example). I hope you enjoy this track, “Hoshi No Namida,” just one of many good tracks on this album.

Celeste Lear joins us with “In the Middle,” from her first album, “The Echo Inside.” Celeste has two albums for sale on iTunes and through CDBaby, and she’s an integral part of Digital Bliss: with Divasonic, she co-produces compilations of women electronica artists. As you might imagine, I like this a lot. Celeste and Divasonic are going to do a special episode of “Expand Your Musical Horizons” in a couple of months.

The Warheads are back with yet another smooth track from their arsenal of great music. JRS tells me that they stopped naming their tracks, so this one is simply titled “06″ and it’s from their album “Telstar 18,” which you can download from their website.

Elon, an Armenian singer who lives now in the USA, is featured here (courtesy of Ioda Promonet) with “Armenian Girl,” from his album “Temptation,” which is for sale on iTunes and other online sites.

Elon
“Armenian Girl” (mp3)
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Arthur Loves Plastic, a prolific and talented artist in Washington D.C., is back with “Bring in the Night,” from her newest album, “King Shag,” which you can also buy from iTunes. Arthur Loves Plastic was in an early episode of this podcast back in 2006, and it’s good to have her back.

I’m happy to say that we’re also featuring a track from Master Margherita, from his new album “Hippies with Gadgets,” which you can buy from him directly through his website. The track is called “Koto.” Master Margherita makes a lot of amazing music, both as a DJ and music compiler, and as a performer. Please take notice of his own podcasts. Thank you, Margherita, for your inspiration!

The Zengineers are featured here with a slightly older track “Les rites de passage,” from their album “Mental Maps for Large Territories,” on the id.eology netlabel in Germany. Phour Trakk, whose track “Spirit Cave” comes up next, is part of the Zengineers lineup.

Guitoud is new to this podcast, but I like his music a lot…this track, “Long & Far,” is from his release “I & I” on the wonderful Fresh Poulp netlabel in France.

Music Inside, from Canada, has a track here called “Pic du Midi,” which you can buy along with their album from Magnatune.com or some other online sites. Music Inside is made up of two talented and highly accomplished musicians …listen to the podcast announcements at the end to find out more.

And finally, the midtempo track comes from Arthur Oskan vs. Spiral into the Storm…it’s called “Sun Squall,” and it’s from their “New York City People” EP, which you can buy from iTunes. Thanks to Decibel Palace for this one. (Note: I mistakenly announced in the original version of theshow that this was released through Electronic Eel Records, which is incorrect.)

1. SUHOV – Érzékeli (from Lakótép, download viawww.myspace.com/suhovbeat)

2. MERGE OF EQUALS – Hoshi No Namida (from “Intoxicating,” released on SINE Records….buy from iTunes, Beatport, Amazon, after 24 July 2009)

3. CELESTE LEAR – In the Middle (from “The Echo Inside,” buy from iTunes, CDBaby)

4. THE WARHEADS – Track 06 (from “Telstar 18,” download from www.thewarheads.com)

5. ELON – Armenian Girl (from “Temptation” – buy from iTunes, Amazon…many thanks to Ioda Promonet)

6. ARTHUR LOVES PLASTIC – Bring in the Night (from “King Shag,” buy from iTunes)

7. MASTER MARGHERITA – Koto (from “Hippies with Gadgets,” buy from artist at www.mastermargherita.info)

8. ZENGINEERS – Les rites de passage (from “Mental Maps for Large Territories,” download from www.ideology.de)

9. PHOUR TRAKK – Spirit Cave (from “Slip into Something More Comfortable,” download from www.ideology.de)

10. GUITOUD – Long & Far (from “I & I,” download from www.fresh-poulp.net)

11. MUSIC INSIDE – Pic du Midi (from “Outside Forces,” buy from www.magnatune.com)

12. ARTHUR OSKAN VS. SPIRAL INTO THE STORM – Sun Squall (from “New York City People” EP, buy from iTunes)

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If you enjoyed the track in this episode from Celeste Lear, here’s one of her music videos:

That’s it…keep enjoying your summer and…of course…stay chilled.

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 48

Guillaume Shine Simon introduces this episode, and a track from their album, "The Common Station"

uploaded 8 July 2009

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This episode is full of trip-hop, soulful grooviness. Starting with an introduction from Guillaume of the popular trip hop ensemble, SHINE, we launch into SHINE’s opening track (“Soulful Music”) from their album “The Common Station,” which you can buy from iTunes, Amazon, and other online sellers. Every track on this album is enjoyable from beginning to end, so I highly recommend that you buy it. Guillaume informs us that they’re working on a new album with Terry Reid that should come out later this year. Can’t wait!

The beats and grooves continue throughout. There’s quite a few Jamendo artists in this episode: Screenatorium, from France, with “Addiction,” Wasaru, also from France, with “Old Story,” Chill Carrier, from Germany, with “Me and My Rocket,” and Shyam Monk, from India, with a memorable and enchanting world groove called “Orphan’s Song,” that will leave you thinking “how can I hear more from this guy??” It’s that good.

The netlabels have solid representation here, as well. The artist Lost Soul Refugeis here with a track from his new release on the Dusted Wax Kingdom netlabel, called “Black Orchid.” PinocChio SP from Germany shares a track called “Last Days,” released on a compilation on the Konsum netlabel in Germany. Phour Trakk has a totally chilled groove called “Running on Karma,” and there’s a soulful, sample mashup from Ate One that sounds like Archie Bell and the Drells have arrived in the 21st century, both from the Id.eology netlabel in Germany.

Three more independent artists have tracks in this podcast, and you’re sure to enjoy all of them: Di Evantile (also known as Oleg Somov), from Kazakhstan included “Storm,” which has some nice breaks in it. (Di Evantile also has several albums for sale on CD Baby, iTunes, and more.) Leon Somov from Lithuania has the Brazilian flavored “Mano (Arclab and Nearth, the Parentheses remix)” with Jazzu. And there’s yet another track from the prolific and wonderfully trip hoppy Suhov in Hungary: “Tinilányok Alma.”

Enjoy the music. And please support these artists and netlabels by buying …or licensing …their music and spreading the word about them: turn it up and let it be heard!

Intro from Guillaume of SHINE

1. SHINE – Soulful Music (from the album “The Common Station,” buy from iTunes or Amazon)

2. SCREENATORIUM – Addiction (from the EP “Blue Morning,” from Jamendo.com)

3. LOST SOUL REFUGE – Black Orchid (from the EP “Black Orchid,” download from www.dustedwax.org)

4. WASARU – Old Story (from the album “Prisoner of State,” download from Jamendo.com)

5. DI EVANTILE – Storm (vocals by Christiane Karam) (download from his website at www.dieventile.com)

6. PINOCCHIO SP – Last Days (from the compilation “Kapitel 1,” download from the netlabel Konsum Records: www.konsum-productions.com)

7. PHOUR TRAKK – Running on Karma (from the album “Slip into Something More Comfortable,” from the Id.eology netlabel, www.ideology.de)

8. CHILL CARRIER – Me and My Rocket (from the album “Moving Off Ground,” download from Jamendo.com)

9. SHYAM MONK – Orphan’s Song (download from Jamendo.com)

10. LEON SOMOV FEAT. JAZZU – Mano (Arclab & Nearth The Parentheses Remix) (from “Offline Remixed” [Sutemos021], download from archive.org)

11. SUHOV – Tinilányok álma (from his album “Lakótép,” download through his MySpace page, www.myspace.com/suhovbeat)

12. ATE ONE – I Need A…(from the album “Lost in Beats,” download from www.ideology.de)

If you enjoyed the track from Shine, here’s a music video for their track “Rest Your Head on Me,” also on the album “The Common Station”:

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 47

Eamonn Flynn of Under introduces this episode and a track from their album, "More Pleasant Grey"

uploaded 22 June 2009

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Intro from Eamonn Flynn of Under

We kick off this episode with an anatomically perfect downtempo track from San Francisco’s Under. It’s from their new album, “More Pleasant Grey,” and it should send you to Amazon or iTunes to buy their album for yourself.

But just to keep you on your toes, things suddenly get mildly edgy with an indietronica track from Bangguru in Portugal: “Andology.” Then, back to official downtempo, with Alejandro Rubio’s “Proyecto F.” This track is followed by Sonic Mystery in Slovenia — thank you for contacting me! They are sound designers Dejan Bucalo and Urška Rakovec, who’ve worked for impressive clients around the world and also share their music on Jamendo.com.

Then, we can enjoy to the techno/fusion soundscapes of Per Lichtman, whom you first heard in episode #44. Per has just released a high-energy single, “Escalation,” with some impressive remixes, including one from world-renowned house artist Andy Hunter. You’ll find these tracks for sale on indietorrent.org.

We’ve got some other artists who are new to this podcast from different netlabels: Q-Daelic in Germany (from Stigae) and Auto Pilot in the U.K. (from Broque), and two others who release their music through the Internet archives: Leon Somov in Lithuania, and Psychedelicious in Germany.

If you don’t know the Umma Project in Colombia, you’ll get to know this artist now. His track, “Oceania,” is for sale on iTunes.

And we conclude with a lovely track from Germany’s Frisch Moritz — whom I hope will release an album or sign with a netlabel soon.

Enjoy this episode, and send me a note with your feedback!
Cary

1. UNDER – Under (from “More Pleasant Grey,” buy from iTunes or Amazon)

2. BANGGURU – Andology ((from “Bangtopia,” download from the id.eology netlabel, www.ideology.de)

3. ALEJANDRO RUBIO – Proyecto F (from “Paisajes electronicos,” download from the Konecktor netlabel,www.konector.org)

4. SONIC MYSTERY – Night game (from the album “Sensual pleasures,” download from www.jamendo.com)

5. PER LICHTMAN – Escalation (Gray Day in LA Mix) (from “Escalation,” [single] buy from www.indietorrent.org/perlichtman)

6. Q-DAELIC FEAT. GEORG HEKT – Time To (from “Blue Lights” [Live, feat. Outburst], download from the Stigae netlabel in Berlin, www.stigaemusic.com)

7. LEON SOMOV – Butterfly (from “Offline” EP, Sutemos018, download from www.archive.org)

8. AUTO PILOT – sleep (from [brq 047] “auto pilot – lights across the street” e.p., download from the Broque netlabel in Germany, www.broque.de)

9. UMMA PROJECT – Oceania (from “Ethereal [La Noche del Terror Ciego],” buy from iTunes)

10. PSYCHEDELICIOUS – soma (download from www.archive.org)

11. MORITZ – der flughafen (listen to more of his music at www.myspace.com/moritzfrisch)

If you enjoyed Under, here’s another track (“This Place”) from this great San Francisco chilled out duo:

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 46

Karmacoda starts this episode with a greeting and a track from their "Ultraviolet Live" EP

uploaded 08 June 2009

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Hi chillers. It’s another month, and time to listen to more music. This episode is filled with tracks you’ll enjoy, both new and older.

We start out with San Francisco’s Karmacoda (thanks to B for the introduction), with a track from their EP “Ultraviolet Live,” called “Make Like Mine.” Buy it fromiTunes or Amazon. Karmacoda has several albums that you can buy online, and if you’re in San Francisco, check out their live performance listings so you can catch their great, trip-hoppy performances in person.

Then, thanks to Ioda Promonet, we’ve got a trip-hoppy groove from Balkan Fanatik called “Elment az én rózsám (Zoohacker folk tronic remix),” which is on a compilation called “Mokka Lounge 3.”

Balkan Fanatik
“Elment az én rózsám” (mp3)
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Also, thanks to Chill-ist in Turkey, for letting me play “Pleasure,” which you can buy as an mp3 from their album on Amazon.

Jamendo artists once again are well represented here: the funky rumba of Syntharmony, the soulful Moroccan remix by Mr. Khalid, and the dreamy chill from Nait and from Antony Raijekov. In addition, we have tracks from netlabel releases on Budabeats, Laridae, Pueblo Nuevo, and Dusted Wax Kingdom, represented by artists M.W.D., Beitegeuze, Francisco Pinto, and Merlune & Daakoon, respectively.

Creative Commons pioneers, like ccMixter.org and Magnatune also have artists in this episode: Solace has a belly dancing track, “Nataraja,” from their “Valdana” album on Magnatune, and remixer short_hopper has a sweet little fusion remix, just 1:30 in length, that he uploaded to ccMixter.

Enjoy the sun, if you have it, and bring this podcast with you! Here’s the link tosubscribe in iTunes, if you haven’t already.

intro by B from Karmacoda

1. KARMACODA – Make Like Mine (from “Ultraviolet Live” EP, buy from iTunes or Amazon)

2. BALKAN FANATIK – Elment az én rózsám (Zoohacker folk tronic remix) (from the compilation “Mokka Lounge 3,” buy from iTunes or Amazon)

3. SYNTHARMONY – Rumbatech (from “RumbaTech,” www.jamendo.com)

4. M.W.D. – Trouble Scene (from “Singing Forests,” www.budabeats.com, Budeabeats netlabel)

5. CHILL-IST – Pleasure (from “Behind the Scene,”buy from Amazon.com)

6. MR. KHALID – Ghebti remix feat. Muhabbet (www.jamendo.com)

7. SHORT_HOPPER – Do it, Bucky, with samples from Shriek Productions (download from ccMixter.org)

8. SOLACE – Nataraja, Basal mix (from “Valdana,” buy from Magnatune – www.magatune.com)

9. BEITEGEUZE – Shamar (from “Concorde,” download from www.laridae.at, Laridae netlabel)

10. MERLUNE & DAAKOON – Trois Mirroi (from “No Place Like Home,” download from www.dustedwax.org, Dusted Wax Kingdom netlabel)

11. NAIT – Dreamin’ Zeitgeist (from “Addendum of Life,” download from www.jamendo.com)

12. ANTONY RAIJEKOV – Lightin (from “See U,” download from jamendo.com)

13. FRANCISCO PINTO – Schizandra (from “Warm Milk,” download from Pueblo Nuevo netlabel www.pueblonuevo.cl)

Here’s the official music video for the Karmacoda track, thanks to Below Zero Beats!

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”