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Ep. 306: The House Tour - April 5, 2014

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Some flavors are just too good to sample in small doses. This evening follows a great electronic music Cammies showcase in Chico hosted by BassMint and precedes the opening outdoor daytime Sunset party in San Francisco, so I couldn't help it: I played house , at least as I define and understand it, to include influential disco flavors, some 303 action, humor, depth, noise, soul expansion, funk. Download the show (109 MB MP3) Playlist Ben Nevile  - "Click" on Context Risco Connections  - "I'm Caught Up" Bumblebee Unlimited  - "I Love You" Don Armando's 2nd Ave. Rhumba Band  - "Deputy of Love" on ZE Records Derrick L. Carter  - "Legacy (freaksnewschoolode)" on Wash House Seven Grand Housing Authority  - "Love's Got Me High" on Tigersushi Jesse Saunders -  "Yeah (feat. Marva King)" on Broken Records Roy Davis Jr. -  "Remember the Day" on Bombay Arthur Russell -  "In The Li...

Episode 214: State of Changefulness

A good night for reflecting on change, transition, and the dangers of resting on one's laurels. In the least abstract discussion of the concept, my DJ software changed on me and all the functions are completely different - so I needed to temper my annoyance at having my cheese moved, and get on the change train. I celebrated minor victories during the show, such as finding the button to play music in stereo instead of mono. This is coupled with the fact of transitioning away from being exclusively a vinyl DJ and becoming a hybrid digital DJ, due to the realities of music distribution. I'll tell you one thing, though: I've never turned on a turntable and discovered someone had moved the knobs and switches around. Daft Punk - "Giorgio by Moroder" on columbia Lindstrøm - "Violent Group" on outergaze Machine - "There But For the Grace of God Go I (Jacques Renault's edit)" Jamie Lidell - "The City (Four Tet Mix)" on Warp Reco...

Episode 210: Sun soaked and blissed out - June 1, 2013

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pberry / Foter / CC BY-NC A whole day of incredible weather and great music via the Chico Bike Music Festival  is sure to be followed by a fun radio show; the positive mood is manifest. Hope it carries you through your day, too. Download the podcast (140MB MP3) Playlist George Kranz - "Din Daa Daa" R. L. Burnside - "It's Bad You Know (Alkalino edit)" Hamilton Bohannon - "The Groove Machine / The Boogie Train" on Studio K7 Sharon Redd - "Beat the Street" on Prelude Sinkane - "Warm Spell (Larry Gus Remix)" on Universal Music International Who Made Who - "Rose" on Gomma Andrea Doria - "Bucci Bag (Playgroup Remix)" on Southern Fried Records The Slits - "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" on Jungle Records Churchill - "Change (Penguin Prison remix)" Inner City - "Big Fun (Les Adams remix)" on Virgin Virgo Four - "Go Wild Rhythm Track" on Soul Jazz Re...