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Well-known and much-admired chillout musician and composer Kick Bong (aka Franck Jousselin) talks about his new music projects as well as his earlier music. This interview was recorded in the 12eme in Paris, November 2010.
Inside, you’ll hear excerpts of these tracks:
Gravity (“Chilling Goddess” – Peak Records. Buy MP3 from Amazon.)
My Little Girl (“Kind of Imagination” – Cosmicleaf. Buy from iTunes or Amazon.)
Cosmic Flute (“A Cup of Tea” – Ultra Vista Records. Hard to find! Try Discogs.)
Pure Love (“Chiller, Volume 1″ – Chillcode Records. Buy from iTunes.)
Kick Bong’s music has been featured on 17 compilations, in addition to releasing three solo albums. If you enjoy his music, please buy it, and follow him on Facebook or MySpace.
Many YouTube users have made their own videos with Kick Bong’s music in them. But here are a couple of official videos:
Expand Your Musical Horizons podcast by Cary Norsworthy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
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Side Liner opens this episode with another great track
There’s plenty of new music discoveries for you in this one-hour episode. We’re going to start off with a track from a new Side Liner release on Cosmicleaf. He’s compiled and remixed another esteemed chillout artist, Jens Buchert in a new compilation called “Discovering Jens Buchert.” You might recall a previous Side Liner release (“Discovering Lemongrass Music”) that was equally as delicious.
Then there’s plenty more: aurally enticing tracks from artists in Lithuania, Germany, Colombia, Belarus, UK, France, Gambia, USA, Mexico, and Russia. Be sure to take notes: you’ll want to hear more from all of them. And we wrap things up with a lovely new downtempo track from our friends at SINE Music in Germany– in this case, a collaboration between Klangstein and Sine. Enjoy!
Tracklist:
1. SIDE LINER – Aquarel (from the release “Discovering Jens Buchert” on Cosmicleaf Records. Buy from iTunes or Amazon)
2. GIRIU DVASIOS – Vesu (from “Metai,” find it on Bandcamp or the Internet Archives)
3. PERIPHERIQUE – Tiefseetauchen (from “Tiefseetauchen,” from the Music Artistry netlabel in Germany, www.musicartistry.de)
4. VANDELKLANG – Lunch (from the compilation “Colores: Sobre Expuestos,” from Monofónicos netlabel in Colombia, www.monofonicos.net)
5. BUBEN – 002Exit (from “Out of Doors,” from the BFW netlabel, www.bfwrecordings.com)
6. DENES DOBAI – Collider (demo preview feat. Francesca Genco) (find more of his music on SoundCloud)
7. ETHNIC DUB SYNDICATE (aka “duck”) – Kinn állok a teraszon, instrumental mix (download from ccmixter.org)
8. MR. MAMADOU – Sickel Cell (from “Riddim Mastah” on Jamendo.com)
9. ESBE – Rotten Heart” (from “Late Night Headphones volume 2” on the Dusted Wax Kingdom netlabel, www.dustedwax.org)
10. THE EVOLUTION ORCHESTRA - Deep in Oblivion (find more of his music on SoundCloud or follow him on Facebook)
11. TUMBAGA – Selva Marina (from “Sueño en Espiral,” find it on ReverbNation, follow him on Facebook)
12. MOVOX – Mirror (from “Tunguska Chillout Grooves Volume 6,” Jamendo.com)
13. KLANGSTEIN (with SINE) – Klangsine (from the compilation “Autumn Time,” released by SINE Music –www.sine-music.com. Buy it from iTunes or Amazon.)
Here’s a video from another Klangstein release on SINE Records. Enjoy!
SF Bay Area musicians Artemis & Divasonic talk about their collaboration
Well-known vocalists and chillout artists Artemis and Divasonic recently collaborated on a new release called “Truth,” which released in November, 2010 on RTFM Records. In this interview, they talk about this release, their collaboration together, and the different artists who remixed the track.
Artemis — whose earlier albums could be described as “dreamy downtempo” — also reflects about her beginnings as a singer and musician and about independent music in general.
Divasonic, who was interviewed in a 2009 podcast, is a songwriter, musician, performer, and producer whose style has evolved from a more ambient sound (in her earlier albums) to a more driving, aggressive style in her recent work, as seen in her most recent collaboration with producer Jaswho?, “Push.” In addition, working with Celeste Lear, she compiles the Digital Bliss compilations, which feature women electronica artists.
Included in this episode are samples of the original Truth mix, plus remixes from Tyler Stone and miKroNaught. After December 3, 2010, you can buy “Truth” online from iTunes, Amazon, Magnatune, and CD Baby.
Here’s the official “Truth” video (as discussed in the interview):
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Twin Muses join us again for another episode
It’s time for another hour of chilled-out music. We’ve got some old friends in this episode and some new ones, too. We start out with another track from Twin Muses, whom you heard in episode 69, and end with an amazing, gorgeous track from Moscow-based Alfida.
TRACKLIST:
1. TWIN MUSES: Mystery is Ecstasy (from the EP “French Afrocentric,” on the Dusted Wax Kingdom netlabel. Download from www.dustedwax.org)
2. COPIA DOBLE SYSTEMA: Cumbia Colegiala (Mezcla Radyo) (from the EP “Cumbia Colegiala,” buy from iTunes or Amazon)
3. THE WARHEADS: Bombay Calling Pt. 5 (from the EP “Bombay Calling,” www.thewarheads.com)
4. ASTROPILOT: Sweet Dark Indian Night (from the album “Mitra – The Unreleased Files,” download from Altar Records)
5. MINDGUM: Starfall (unreleased, find it on SoundCloud)
6. GALAXY: Toksin (from the album “Everlasting Tone,” released on Chillcode Records. Buy it from www.psyshop.com)
7. STENDHAL SYNDROME: These Walls (from the release “Blinding Lights,” find it on www.bandcamp.com)
8. THINK: All Wet (from the compilation “Echodub Loves [Vol 02],” released on the Echodub netlabel)
9. DJ RACY A.J.: Initial (from the release “R.A.J. LP,” Dusted Wax Kingdom netlabel, www.dustedwax.org)
10. ZENGINEERS: The Veil (Time Pipelines Pt 1) (from the release “The 5th Realm,” released on the Ideology netlabel, www.ideology.de)
11. VLADISLAV BUBEN: ????? ? 898 / Vagon No898 (from the release “Buben vs Volha Hapeyeve,” released on the H-A-Z-E netlabel, http://h-a-z-e.org)
12. ALFIDA: Kuzlaring (original mix) (from the release “Kuzlaring,” buy from iTunes)
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Here’s Copia Doble Systema live in Copenhagen:
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BxP Soundsistema leads this episode
Starting with a smoking Balkan track from BxP Soundsistema and ending with some laid-back Spanish/Brazilian chill from Pedro Collares, this episode is packed with some of your favorite chillout artists. We’ve got new tracks from Zero Cult and Kick Bong, and you’ll get introduced to a few more musicians. Put on your headphones and download this one-hour episode for some audio bliss!
1. BxP SOUNDSISTEMA – Balkan Train (feat. Princess Juliana and Foulane) (from the EP “Balkan Train: Lord of the Hansarings,” on UrbanWorld Records. Buy it from iTunes or Amazon)
2. CHICO YE – Menea (listen to more of his music on SoundCloud or Tumblr)
3. SUHOV – Way Out (find it on SoundCloud)
4. TWIN MUSES - Dirt (from their EP “French Afrocentric,” on the Dusted Wax Kingdom netlabel. Buy it from ReverbNation)
5. LEFT LUGGAGE – Threw it all away (hear more of their music on SoundCloud)
6. LAUGE AND BABA GNOHM – Zen (from the compilation “Tanmaurk” on the Zealotry netlabel)
7. ZERO CULT – The Sea and the Rain (from the album “Where the Rivers Have No Name” on the Chillcode label in Germany. Buy it from Psyshop.com)
8. ADAM SINGER – Blue Mana (from the release “Gradient Sound” — download it from his website)
9. EGOLESS – Back Home (from the compilation “EchoDub Loves 02″ on the Echodub label)
10. ZENGINEERS – Mindflowers (from the release “A Gesture of Irritation” on the Ideology netlabel)
11. KICK BONG - Let Me Dream (from the release “Kind of Imagination” on Cosmicleaf Records. Buy it from iTunes or Amazon)
12. PEDRO COLLARES – Sat Kalimba (find this track on www.jamendo.com)
And here’s a video of Pedro Collares playing hang on the streets of Barcelona:
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Fonogeri welcomes us to this episode
An hour of stunning chillout and balkan beats awaits you in episode #68. Hungarian chillout artist Fonogeri introduces this playlist (in Hungarian and English) and shares one of his tracks with us. Following that is 14 more tracks–a mélange of chilled-out grooves that range from trip hop to Balkan beats to nujazz.
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And here’s more Goulasch Exotica for you!
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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.
Here is some more music from Valdi Sabev for you to enjoy:
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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!
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!)
released under a Creative Commons license
and here’s a little more Pachazónica for you!
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Screenatorium (with All India Radio) leads this episode
Feeling stressed? It’s time to unwind and enjoy some musical delicacies from around the planet. DJeh of Screenatorium introduces their new track, “Invisible,” a collaboration with All India Radio from their new album, “Takeoff for Naive.”
Many of the tracks in this episode are new releases from netlabels, while others (like Gaudi, Denis Porto, and Kaya Project) are courtesy of Ioda Promonet. And we have a great track to play for you from Easily Embarrassed’s new EP on the Cosmicleaf label, too. In case you get too relaxed, we’ve got another ‘new cumbia’ track from Joelito to get you on your feet again. So get ready for a smooth ride…
1. SCREENATORIUM – Invisible, featuring ALL INDIA RADIO (from “Takeoff for Naive,” find it on www.jamendo.com)
2. SONIC MYSTERY – Real Woman (from “Light in the Dark,” find it on www.jamendo.com)
3. TANGRAM – Sol y Mar (from “Highway Ambience,” find it on www.bandcamp.com)
4. ALEX VENGE – Soul Tears (from the release “Chillout Music,” find it on www.jamendo.com)
5. EASILY EMBARRASSED – A Daring Follower (from the EP “With Eyes Shut,” released on Cosmicleaf Records. Buy from iTunes.)
6. LES FAUX - Be Cift e Telli (from the album “Ethnique Electrique,” find it on www.jamendo.com)
7. KAYA PROJECT, SHAHIN BADAR – Ummah Oum – Kaya Project’s Slow Hop Mix (from the EP “Umman Oum Remixes,” buy from iTunes)
8. JOELITO & REBENGA – Lamento en el Norte (Todo sigue igual) – (find it on www.emayocutz.com)
9. DENIS PORTO – Santa Maria Bossa (from “Capoeira Ultimate,” buy from iTunes)
10. GAUDI – No Time (featuring Dr. Israel) – (from “No Prisoners,” buy from iTunes)
11. DAIDALOSONE – Kinhsh (from the release “One Man Army, volume 1,” released on the Dusted Wax Kingdom netlabel. Find it on www.dustedwax.org)
12. SMOOTH – Rem Phase (from the release “Genestar,” on the Cyan Music netlabel. Find it on www.cyan-music.com, www.ektoplazm.com, and others)
Here’s the IODA promo:
Denis Porto “Santa Maria Bossa” (mp3) from “Capoeira Ultimate” (SCUDPROMO MUSIC) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album
Kaya Project, Shahin Badar “Ummah Oum” (mp3) from “Ummah Oum Remixes – EP” (Interchill Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album
Gaudi “No Time (feat. Dr. Israel)” (mp3) from “No Prisoners” (Six Degrees Records)
Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album
And now…enjoy this amazing Gaudi music video–”Bethe Kese Kese Kese,” a remix of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
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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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If you liked Boot Cut Rockers, here’s another track:
