Expand Your Musical Horizons – 67

uploaded 30 July, 2010

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A new track from Side Liner and one of his Lemongrass music remixes are featured in this episode

After a brief hiatus, we’re back with some cinematic, intelligent, fusion-y, and majestically chilled tracks. Featured in this episode: new releases on Cosmicleaf Records, several netlabel and Creative Commons releases, some works in progress, and lots of musical gems that you won’t hear at your local supermarket. So turn up your speakers and get ready for a one-hour journey.

TRACKLIST:

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Here is some more music from Valdi Sabev for you to enjoy:

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 66

uploaded 21 June 2010 (fête de la musique!)

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Zero Cult leads this episode with a track from his new release on Cosmicleaf.

Another audio buffet awaits you in episode 66. One hour long, 14 tracks, from heavy beats to soaring psybient, from mournful, symphonic strings to joyful cumbia… put on your headphones and get ready for takeoff!

TRACKLIST:

1. ZERO CULT – Falling Drops (from “Clouds Garden,” Cosmicleaf, buy from iTunes or Amazon)

2. ELONIOUS FUNK - Valleys of the Sun (from “Audible Canvas,” download from Dusted Wax Kingdom netlabel in Bulgaria)

3. KEIT AND M.A.J. – Ashardi (from “The Gods Are Silent,” download from www.chill-label.info netlabel in Poland)

4. FEIGIN – Moonlight (from “Moonlight,” download from Dusted Wax Kingdom)

5. KNEEL MASON – The Losing Love (from “Scenes from the Mid Lands,” download from www.jamendo.com)

6. PACHAZONICA – Como si el muno estuviera bien (from “Demo,” download from www.emayocutz.com)

7. ANDRES DIGITAL, JAKY TUFF, ISABELLE – Those Days Cumbia Remix (visit www.radikalsunflowers.de)

8. ALEKSI VIRTA – Whirlwind Pistols Dub – (from “…meets torsti,” released on www.monotonik.org, or download from www.archive.org)

9. DAIDASOLONE – Trigono Ton Vermoudon (from “One Man Army, Volume 1,” download from Dusted Wax Kingdom … www.dustedwax.org)

10. ABSTRACODE – When They Cry (from the “Post Mortem” EP, download from DEEPGOA)

11. THE WARHEADS – Transmigration (from “Dybukk and His Bride,” buy from iTunes)

12. HEDGEHOG DILEMMA – Desillusion (from “3113,” download from www.jamendo.com)

13. CROOKRAM – Badalamenti (from “Through Windows,” download from the Budabeats netlabel or BankRupt Recordings netlabel)

14. ASTROPILOT – Arabic Symphony (from “Mitra, the Unreleased Files,” download from DJ Zen’s Altar Records label…check out their other releases, too!)

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and here’s a little more Pachazónica for you!

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 64

uploaded 27 April, 2010

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Pixelfrog has a new album and a lovely new track in this episode.

Some of you have been checking this blog, wondering “WHEN is the next episode?” It’s finally here–and it’s packed with over an hour of amazing tracks. From artists you know already–like Crookram–to netlabels that you might not yet know (like Dreiton.net), we’ve got some blunted beats and musical bliss to power the rest of your week. Take a look at this lineup!

1. CROOKRAM – A Man Named Ivan (from “Through Windows,” download from the Budabeats netlabel)

2. BEKUSCHUS (FEAT. KNOUCHZONE) – Reden ist Silber (from the compilation “TWENTY,” from the Dreiton netlabel)

3. BOOT CUT ROCKERS (FEAT. MICA WANNER) – Sunflowers (from the release “Cosmic Chill Lounge, Volume 4,” from SINE Music. Buy it from iTunes and Amazon after 7 May, 2010)

4. TEREMOCK-TEREMOCK – Daylight (from the release “Tunguska Chillout Grooves, Volume 5,” download from Jamendo.com)

5. PIXELFROG – Cabin Fever (from the release “We Wonder.” Buy now from Bandcamp.com or after 1 May from iTunes, Amazon, etc.)

6. S:E:M:A – Der Prophet (from the EP “Midian,” download from Dreiton.net netlabel)

7. ZEN GARDEN – Minotaur (from the release “Simple Thought” on Cosmicleaf Records. Buy from iTunes or Amazon)

8. FILEWILE (FEAT. PEDRO DA SILVA PINTO) – On the Run (from the release “BlueSkyWell” on Mouthwatering Records. Releases on 28 May – buy from iTunes)

9. KUSH – Shake Me Please (from their release “Streams of Consciousness, Volume 2,” buy from www.kush-music.com)

10. RADIO ONE – Halos on Screen (Popface vocal mix) (from the release “Derr Mann, der das Radio Erfand” from the Personal Isla netlabel)

11. KOSMONAUT – Fluxosphere (from the release “Photon” on the Ideology netlabel)

12. TAFURI – The Konkin Experience, As Usual (Tafuri remix) (hear it on SoundCloud, hear the original Konkin Experience on Last.fm)

13. TARA PUTRA – Tight Flair (from the E.P. “Hidden Sense,” download from the Ektoplazm.com website)

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Now on Facebook, too!

If you liked Boot Cut Rockers, here’s another track:

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 61

uploaded 22 February, 2010

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Enjoy the new track from Artemis!

It’s time for a new episode — another hour of mostly chilled trip hop, downtempo, and ambient. But, as usual, to keep you from getting too sleepy, there’s always a little bit of an edge. So this episode kicks off with Lost Soul Refuge’s “Amphitheatre.” We’ve also thrown in a couple of cumbia tracks and a nice, blunted new track from Crookram. But there’s plenty of relaxing grooves, as well. Don’t miss the new track from Artemis, whose new album, “Auralei,” just released this month!

THE TRACKLIST:
1. LOST SOUL REFUGE – Amphitheatre (from “The Calling,” download from Ground Floor Records netlabel – www.groundfloorrecords.com)
2. PLANET BLISS - Halo (from the album “Various Net Releases – Down Tempo,” listen or download at Last.fm)
3. REDQUADRO – Morning Wave (from the compilation “Tunguska Chillout Grooves,” download from www.jamendo.com)
4. LEERMOND – Kastanien (from the release “Castanea,” buy from ReverbNation or listen at www.jamendo.com)
5. SAGRESSE AND CROOKRAM – Epilogue (from the EP “Escape,” download from the BankRupt Recordings netlabel)
6. BLEEPOLAR – Cumbia Voladora (more from radio canalh)
7. DJ VADIM MEETS (PACO) MENDOZA – Fosforito (from the compilation “Mexican Dubwiser Presents Volume 1 – Sonidos de Hoy y Siempre,” download from ny.remezcla.com)
8. THE WARHEADS – She Was Happy There (from the release “The Sorrow The Pity My Guitar and Her,” listen on their website at www.thewarheads.com, buy from Amazon.com)
9. ZEN BABOON – Cabeça Alta (from the compilation “Ambient Planet Volume 2,” buy from iTunes)
10. ARTEMIS – Easy (from the album “Auralei,” buy from Magnatune, iTunes, or Amazon)
11. RAJA FFM – Feels Like Underwater (remix, download from ccMixter.org)
12. PIGO PEGORARO – Atelie (from the release “Duplo Territorio,” listen at jamendo.com)

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If you like Pipo Pegoraro’s music, enjoy this music video!

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 60

uploaded 31 January 2010

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Aor Agni leads this episode

Get ready for another memorable episode, beginning with an introduction from Julien of Aor Agni in France. We begin with some cinematic trip hop and then get funky with a j-pop track from Hemz & Shigeko, followed by some dubstep/cumbia fusion from Joelito (of emayocutz.com) and Vate. Some of these tracks are not on any label or netlabel, while others might be familiar to you.

We’ve also got a deep remix from El Petit Jardi in Spain (found on ccMixter), some representation for the Id.eology netlabel with Authist & Dub One!, plus tracks from Izmar, a brand-new track from Shyam Monk, one from Tikki Masala, and a Cydelix track from the newest release on Cosmicleaf: “The Right to Remain Silent.” Get ready for an eclectic pleasure trip!

PLAYLIST, EPISODE 60

Introduction from Julien of Aor Agni

1. AOR AGNI – Entre Ciel et Terre (from “Aor Agni and Friends – One,” download from www.jamendo.com)

2. SCREENATORIUM – Pearls (from “Audimat,” download from www.jamendo.com)

3. HEMZ AND SHIGEKO – Sono Taido (unreleased, see their website at www.brokenpoetry.com)

4. JOELITO – Juego de Shabba (unreleased, see the emayo cutz website at www.emayocutz.com)

5. VATE – Cochonda (from “Cochonda,” download at www.jamendo.com)

6. EL PETIT JARDI - Sin Sentido (Medieval remix, featuring Carmen La Puerta) (download from ccMixter.org)

7. AUTHIST AND DUB ONE – Ferry to Punjab (remix by Backwater Planet, featuring Zengineers) (from the “Re ID.d 2” compilation on the Ideology netlabel, www.ideology.de)

8. IZMAR – Funky Sitar (from the “Secular” EP, find it at www.archive.org)

9. SHYAM MONK – Marugelara (find it at www.jamendo.com or on his website)

10. TIKKI MASALA – Shanti Chanting (unreleased, find it on www.electrobel.be)

11. CYDELIX – Stigma Union (from the release “The Right to Remain Silent,” from Cosmicleaf Records…buy from iTunes or Amazon)

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Did you enjoy the cumbia tracks? Then maybe you’ll like this music video from Argentina–this is Alika:

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 59

uploaded 13 January, 2010

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Lovers and Poets have a track from their debut EP in this episode.

It’s the first episode of 2010…and the year is off to a good start with over an hour  of aural wonderfulness. Starting with a track from Indonesia’s Everybody Loves Irene, and ending with a new release from Denmark’s Lauge & Baba Gnohm, you should grab your favorite headphones and get ready for lots of chilled grooves from netlabel and indie artists.

TRACKLIST:

1. EVERYBODY LOVES IRENE – Rindu (from the album “On second thought, I might wanna change some things.” Buy from iTunes)

2. CDK – On Earth (secret mix) (download from ccMixter.org)

3. UNIVERSAL CONSTRUCTORS – Zero Point Energy (from the album “Meteor Maker,” download from www.jamendo.com)

4. ANDREA PORCU – Polluted Sea (original mix) (from the EP “I Can Wait” — Studio Stereo 002 — download from The Studio Stereo Releases blog)

5. ZYMOSIS – Zygomata (from the album “Fragments,” download from Last.fm and buy their other music through iTunes)

6. LOVERS & POETS - Life is Strange (from the EP “Lovers and Poets” — buy from iTunes or Amazon)

7. LIQUID NOTE PROJECT – Café Bahía (download from www.jamendo.com)

8. DR. 800XL – He decidido ser feliz (feat. La Monine) (from the album “Vesania,” download from the Pueblo Nuevo netlabel)

9. HENRIK JOSE – Energy is for Henrik (from the collection “Henrik José 2007,” download from his website)

10. POETIZE CODE – My Planet (from the album “Sonora,” download from the Psicotropicodelia netlabel)

11. ENLOUNGE – Morning Espresso (from the compilation “Nivel del Mar- Sounds for Soulsurfers,” download from Phlow Magazine’s website)

12. 0 MUSICIANS – South of Paris (from the album “Play,” download from the 23 Seconds netlabel)

13. LAUGE & BABA GNOHM – Beyond the Peak (from the EP “Monolith,” download from the Ektoplazm netlabel)

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Here’s another goodie from Everybody Loves Irene: a video of their track “Memento Mori”

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 55

Atiim Chenzira leads this episode

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Ahhh, another episode that’s full of surprises. Atiim Chenzira rocks us with his smokin,’ seductive call to physical pleasures with “Feel It (remix).” Then we segue into a couple of netlabel goodies that have a bit of guitar in them (thanks to Phlow for helping me discover Monomatik through their “Destination Cologne” compilation!), then a lovely fusion track from Serbian producer Antanas, some dubstep from Bojcot Selectah, and then we descend into more chilled vibe throughout the rest of the episode, with tracks from artists on Jamendo, with netlabels, and a track from SINE music’s latest release, among others.

Here’s the tracklist:

Intro from Atiim Chenzira

1. ATIIM CHENZIRA – Feel It (remix) (buy the original from http://r3np.bandcamp.com/)

2. M.W.D. – Rico (from the “Singing Forests” album, download from www.budabeats.com)

3. MONOMATIK – The one with the lead guitar (from the EP “But We Made It So Far,” download from the Id.eology netlabel, www.ideology.de)

4. ANTANAS – Eastern World (from the album “Magellan,” download from www.jamendo.com)

5. BOJCOT SELECTAH & DAWN – Believe (from the compilation “Echodub Loves Vol. 01,” download from Echodub, http://site.echodub.co.uk)

6. L’EAU DU ROBINET – Positive Sounds (from the album “God is a Hippie,” download from the Phonotactics netlabel, www.phonotactics.info)

7. FONOGERI – Tél-Tündér (from the album “Marbles,” download from www.jamendo.com)

8. POLISHED CHROME – Sunrise (from the album “First Experience,” released by SINE Music, buy from iTunes or Amazon)

9. LAUGE & BABA GNOHM – Southern Hemisphere (from the EP “Daybreak,” listed on www.discogs.net. Buy other Lauge tracks from iTunes.)

10. HARAX – Flamberg (from the compilation “Emptinesses.” Buy Harax’s solo album, “Inly,” from iTunes)

11. ISMA SERRANO – She is Electric (from the “Automatic Behaviour LP,” from the Antiritmo netlabel, download from http://antiritmo.com/)

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If you enjoyed the track from L’eau du Robinet, take a look at this YouTube video from the artist:

Expand Your Musical Horizons – 54

"Into the Sunshine" is from Sven Van Hees' new album, "Maverick"

uploaded 20 October, 2009

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This episode kicks off with a soulful,uplifting track from Sven Van Hees — with vocals by Femke — from his new album, “Maverick.” It’s called “Into the Sunshine,” and it’s available for sale from iTunes and from Beatport. Like all of Sven’s previous albums, this one is a winner.

You’ll hear some Creative Commons-licensed and indie artists that you’ve heard before in previous episodes, like Black Era, Tryad (in honor of their first iTunes-LP re-release of their album “Listen”), Alejandro Rubio, The Warheads, and General Fuzz, as well as a great new remix from our friends Sunburn in Cyprus in Germany.

But there’s plenty of new stuff, too: Alu (an electronica artist who was featured in the compilation “Digital Bliss, Volume 1″), Przasnik, Lucid Picnic (Serhan Berberoglu–whom you might know from his tracks on some Peak Records compilations, as well as his other project, Oblivion Garden), Frank Clayton, and Berlin producer fLako, who teamed up with Canadian hip hop chanteuse Amenta and made this cutting-edge gem. Listen up and enjoy!

EPISODE 54 TRACKLIST

1. SVEN VAN HEES – Into the Sunshine (feat. Femke) (from “Maverick,” buy from iTunes or Beatport)

2. BLACK ERA – ….then… (from “…then…,” download from www.aquietbump.com or www.jamendo.com)

3. ALU – Confessions to the Undertaker (from the compilation “Digital Bliss, Volume 1,” buy from CDBaby.com or iTunes)

4. TRYAD – Alone (from the album “Listen,” download from www.tryad.org or www.jamendo.com, download the iTunes LP version from iLongPlay.com)

5. ALEJANDRO RUBIO – Hold (from “Paisajes Electronicos,” download from www.konector.org)

6. PRZASNIK – Passengers (from “Fonoteka 3/4 Remixed,” download from http://fonoteka77.blogspot.com)

7. SUNBURN IN CYPRUS – In the Sunshine (Lazy Hammock remix) (www.sunburnincyprus.de, buy their music from iTunes)

8. THE WARHEADS – The Beat That Skipped Her Heart (from the album “The School Teacher,” buy from Amazon.com)

9. SICK-E – Dark Matter (from “Genotype Jazz,” download from www.musicartistry.de)

10.  LUCID PICNIC – The Act of Lounge (from the “Metathinking” EP, www.discogs.com/artist/Lucid+Picnic)

11. FRANK CLAYTON – The Acid Drop (unsigned, http://soundcloud.com/frankclayton)

12. GENERAL FUZZ, Second Thoughts (from “Soulful Filling,” download from www.jamendo.com — under a Creative Commons license)

13. FLAKO, FEATURING AMENTA – 04500 (download from www.kwatro.info/post/211892450/amenta-flako-promo)

More Sven Van Hees!

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 – 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”: