tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44256651652133052152024-02-21T02:18:47.772-08:00SAUCERKOMMANDTHIS IS THE SPACE AGE, WE ARE HERE TO GO.Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-17434317696002375212010-12-06T09:51:00.000-08:002010-12-06T10:27:31.455-08:00Disco Volante - 2010 Devastator Jr. Awards!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXp8ZlQ_xc2et7BUTtrovfS1JlMYC6ezCBmbmIUz45UV3wBoEOyR9wYxY6DRRhPfbW8BlijkZ6k9ZNIeA_M8cVPM4JBA383shjbJhJAZKsIl48zGmCqpfV8coqSSceAOAw7J6syq04Dxm/s1600/Best-Coast-Boyfriend.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXp8ZlQ_xc2et7BUTtrovfS1JlMYC6ezCBmbmIUz45UV3wBoEOyR9wYxY6DRRhPfbW8BlijkZ6k9ZNIeA_M8cVPM4JBA383shjbJhJAZKsIl48zGmCqpfV8coqSSceAOAw7J6syq04Dxm/s320/Best-Coast-Boyfriend.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547632429855594626" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/DiscoVolante_Dev_Jr_Awards_2010.mp3">Disco Volante - 2010 Devastator Jr. Awards!</a> (Right-Click-Save-As)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><br /></span></div>Hello sports fans! Welcome to the Devastator Jr. Awards 2010.<br /><br />2010 wasn't a year for big, blockbustery, paradigm shifting releases, but there were an awful lot of smaller, subtler, but equally rewarding records. So this year's list is devoted mainly to those acts that may not have made a huge splash, but we loved anyway. The albums are listed not in favorite order, I'll leave that for you to decide, but in the order they appear on the 2010 Devastator Jr. Awards mix, which is up for the download.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><br />You could also call 2010 the year of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madlib">Madlib</a>, his monthly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madlib_Medicine_Show">Medicine Show</a> mix series displaying his apparently inexhaustible grasp of pop music and ingenious mixing ability, not to mention <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Slave-Riot-Young-Rebels-Madlib/dp/B003647BIG/ref=pd_sim_m_2">Young Jazz Rebels</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Miles-Away-Electro-Acoustic-Space-Ensemble/dp/B0034PWI58">The Last Electro-Acoustic-Whatever</a> and god knows what else. Here, we choose just one track, the gorgeous 'Na Boca Do Sol' sung by Celia, from the Medicine Show #2: Flight To Brazil.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Anyway, check out the whole bloodly list complete with album covers here -- </span><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/list/DevastatorJr/the_devastator_jr__awards_2010___">http://rateyourmusic.com/list/DevastatorJr/the_devastator_jr__awards_2010___</a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><br /><br />Enjoy!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span><small>1. White Hinterland - Icarus (3:46) 2. Janelle Monáe - Tightrope (Feat. Big Boi) (4:22) 3. Sleigh Bells - Riot Rhythm (2:36) 4. Das Racist - 18 Sit Down, Man (Featuring El-P) (Produced By Scoop Deville) (3:55) 5. Flying Lotus - Satelllliiiiiteee (2:13) 6. Arcade Fire - Modern Man (4:40) 7. Tame Impala - Alter Ego (4:47)8. Best Coast - When The Sun Don't Shine (2:16) 9. Celia - Na Boca Do Sol (from Madlib's Medicine Show #2: Flight To Brazil) (2:46) 10. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Beverly Kills (3:56) 11. Gorillaz - Pirate Jet (2:32)</small></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-44523775129917142572010-11-03T08:16:00.000-07:002010-11-29T15:29:07.994-08:00Disco Volante - Golden Phone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnillDG-c4X2e28IhWDtmEi_sYunGYmk2TtCmJ8GQsi9-cHuTOW1hoMm1vVLHtE8bMHd2GjlYOrmeFkmdLHJE19OoJmeIe2NTTFkAVpWoB8bQU7i9MCDwmzmyF4p-NxK7IqhuoY_XZsQ6/s1600/micachu.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnillDG-c4X2e28IhWDtmEi_sYunGYmk2TtCmJ8GQsi9-cHuTOW1hoMm1vVLHtE8bMHd2GjlYOrmeFkmdLHJE19OoJmeIe2NTTFkAVpWoB8bQU7i9MCDwmzmyF4p-NxK7IqhuoY_XZsQ6/s320/micachu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535352214746881378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Golden_Phone.mp3">Disco Volante - Golden Phone</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; ">(Right-Click-Save-As)</span><br /><br />I don't know how UK electro-wunderkins <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micachu">Micachu and the Shapes</a> escaped my notice for a whole year, I just discovered them a week ago, but after two awesome mixtapes and one fantastic album I am officially a fan.<br /><br />Our lead-off track, Golden Phone, comes from their debut record, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_22?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=micachu+and+the+shapes&x=0&y=0&sprefix=micachu+and+the+shapes">Jewellery</a>.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:Arial;"><small>1. Micachu - Golden Phone (2:43) 2. Das Racist - Rainbow In The Dark (3:50) 3. Lætitia Sadier - Another Monster (2:49) 4. Clinic - Bubblegum (2:52) 5. Jack Logan - Vegetable Belt (2:18) 6. Ariel Pink With Added Pizzazz - In The Heat Of The Night (3:17) 7. Sun Ra - Moonship Journey (6:28) 8. The Roots - A Peace of Light - feat. Amber Coffman, Angel Deradoorian & Haley Dekle (1:50) 9. Flying Lotus - Do the Astral Plane (4:22) 10. Stahhr - Grandmaztaz (Remix) (4:35) 11. Nite Jewel - Another Horizon (4:25) 12. Marie Osmond - Karawane (0:31) 13. Beck - Mattress (Bonus Track) (2:31) 14. Here We Go Magic - Fangela (5:30)</small></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-18325864850894923662010-08-12T20:13:00.000-07:002010-10-13T17:51:53.578-07:00Disco Volante - Round & Round<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4oave-4BmTsltB6UqVStRLjGoTnHPlR4kQoq7emLYQ14UwnNyCys8gOb1IxBBdfs0Y-769euDQ6857uipuzExnv5voPwYPIViQC_nLw0HcHWSdeEIXN9WnKtzQdW6Nw7yZ5HOYgLz3ES/s1600/arielpinkshauntedgraffiti2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4oave-4BmTsltB6UqVStRLjGoTnHPlR4kQoq7emLYQ14UwnNyCys8gOb1IxBBdfs0Y-769euDQ6857uipuzExnv5voPwYPIViQC_nLw0HcHWSdeEIXN9WnKtzQdW6Nw7yZ5HOYgLz3ES/s320/arielpinkshauntedgraffiti2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504733231433957874" border="0" /></a><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Round_and_Round.mp3">Disco Volante - Round & Round</a> (Right-Click-Save-As)<br /><br />I don't know a whole heck of a lot about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Pink">Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti</a>, but that sure is a groovy jumpsuit mastermind Ariel Rosenberg is wearing. His new album <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Ariel+Pink%27s+Haunted+Graffiti">Before Today</a> is no slouch either. It's a strange mixture of influences as wide ranging (but always retro) as the Ramones and Kool And the Gang, and I mean that in the best possible way. It's definitely a contender for album of the year on my list.<br /><br /><div>Check out this week's opening track, Round & Round and you'll see what I mean.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />1. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round (5:08) 2. Love is All - Make Out Fall Out Make Up (The Bees Remix) (5:27) 3. Club 8 - Western Hospitality (3:49) 4. Lee Moses - Reach Out I'll Be There (2:46) 5. Gorillaz - Empire Ants (featuring Little Dragon) (4:43) 6. Sinn Sisamouth - Jasmine Girl (2:36) 7. Jim O'Rourke - Don't Make Me Over (3:13) 8. The Books - Chain Of Missing Links (4:30) 9. Jaga Jazzist - Bananfluer Overalt (3:52) 10. Solex vs. Christina Martinez & Jon Spencer - R Is For Ring-A-Ding (3:15) 11. The Avalanches - Run DNA (3:07) 12. Orange Juice - Rip It Up (5:18) 13. Joel Oppenheimer - Cities, This City</div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-27184922568842338952010-06-09T09:30:00.000-07:002010-06-09T10:58:22.402-07:00Disco Volante - Born Free<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdn.complex.com/assets/images/Individuals/Complex%20Women/082007/mia420.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 420px; height: 560px;" src="http://cdn.complex.com/assets/images/Individuals/Complex%20Women/082007/mia420.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Born_Free.mp3">Disco Volante - Born Free</a> (right-click-save-as)<div><br /></div><div>I don't care what the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/magazine/30mia-t.html?pagewanted=all">New York Times Magazine says</a>, I love M.I.A. I don't think it's hypocrisy to speak for the voiceless when you're in the position to do so, even if you don't exactly share their circumstances. On the contrary, it's incumbent upon those of us among the "haves" to fight for the "have nots". If we don't, who will?</div><div><br /></div><div>But to me, more important than the details of her advocacy of the Tamil Tiger separatist group of her native Sri Lanka, which are problematic to be sure, is what she represents in a more abstract sense -- globalism (as opposed to globalization), populist resistance, political engagement and the struggle of the weak against the powerful.</div><div><br /></div><div>Politics aside, musically, I think M.I.A. is one of the most important artists of our young century. Her effortless blending of styles and sounds into something so new it often seems alien is matched by none. And she's definitely easy on the eyes. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our lead off track to this week's playlist is Born Free, from M.I.A.'s much anticipated new album <a href="http://www.undergroundcharizma.com/2010/05/mia-maya-album-artwork-tracklist.html">"</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(84, 84, 84); line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.undergroundcharizma.com/2010/05/mia-maya-album-artwork-tracklist.html">/\/\ /\ Y /\ (Maya)</a></strong></em></span><a href="http://www.undergroundcharizma.com/2010/05/mia-maya-album-artwork-tracklist.html">"</a> . If you haven't seen the <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xd2w3j_m-i-a-born-free-video-official-real_music">video (banned from Youtube, see it here,)</a> check it out, it's intense. </div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><small>1. M.I.A. - Born Free (4:14) 2. Mc Paul Barman - Props (3:20) 3. The Free Design - Bubbles (2:16) 4. Os Mutantes - El Justiceiro (3:50) 5. Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (5:33) 6. The High Llamas - The American Scene (4:32) 7. Piero Piccioni - Acapulco (2:51) 8. Joanna Newsom - The Book of Right-On (4:40) 9. toe - Say It Ain’t So feat. Hoshikawa Yuzuru (Dry River String, ex upandcoming) (3:42) 10. The Notwist - Trashing Days (3:24) 11. Flying Lotus/Dolly - Robertaflack (3:07) 12. Pink Floyd - Brain Damage (3:46) 13. The Tragically Hip - Sherpa (5:15) 14. I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - According to Plan (4:37) 15. Joan As Police Woman - Endless Supply of Poison (0:49)</small></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-91443876472582808932010-05-03T20:38:00.000-07:002010-06-09T11:18:29.096-07:00Disco Volante - One For All<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwe3hJp-Yz3uv37e_W4_qggPrn6ZHIyQzpZCsgfWQBnr8yqUipugM5_ld5FMVEDVkaFIQ0wtweQcNYb3J08FpvtD0k5lbbnWqcjt0ZFna0A5dFDFKLroXuQ69rK6CqDJSD-lbvXWPUlQp/s1600/BrandNubian.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467265615932826050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwe3hJp-Yz3uv37e_W4_qggPrn6ZHIyQzpZCsgfWQBnr8yqUipugM5_ld5FMVEDVkaFIQ0wtweQcNYb3J08FpvtD0k5lbbnWqcjt0ZFna0A5dFDFKLroXuQ69rK6CqDJSD-lbvXWPUlQp/s320/BrandNubian.jpg" /></a><br /><div>MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-All_For_One.mp3">Disco Volante - All For One</a> (Right-Click-Save-As)<br /><br />Ok true hip-hop fans, because you demanded it, here is old school mix number two, featuring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_Nubian">Brand Nubian</a>!<br /><br />In the early '90's, MC's Grand Puba Maxwell, Lord Jamar, Derek (Sadat) X and DJ Alamo were New Rochele New York's finest hip-hop crew, Brand Nubian, known for their deep jazz samples and rhymes infused with the philosophies of the Five Percent Nation of Islam. I have to say, when I was in high shool and picked up their debut album, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-All-Brand-Nubian/dp/B000002H82/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1272946189&sr=8-9">One For All</a>, it was a revelation, and remains to this day one of my all time favorite rap albums. All For One is the first track off that record and the first on this week's playlist. Enjoy!<br /><br />Oh, and check out Roxanne Shante's 'Live On Stage' at the end, remember that one? I had to look all over for it! For some reason, it's one of my favorites. Peace!<br /><br />1. Brand Nubian - All For One (Explicit LP Version) (4:54)2. Diamond D - Sally Got A One Track Mind (3:43)3. Black Sheep - Flavor Of The Month (4:19)4. Leaders of the New School - Sobb Story (4:39)5. Das EFX - Jussumen (Pete Rock Remix) (4:45)6. Main Source - Live at the Barbecue feat. Nas, Fatal & Akinyele (4:34)7. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Creator (Slide To The Side Rmx) (3:42)8. Chubb Rock & Howie Tee - Caught Up [Remix] (6:14)9. De La Soul - Buddy-Remix feat. A Tribe Called Quest-Jungle Brothers-Queen Latifah-Monie Love (7:14)10. Tuff Crew - My Part of Town (4:34)11. Afrika Bambaata - Looking For The Perfect Beat (6:51)12. Roxanne Shante - Live On Stage (Original Mix) (3:56)</div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-24308393872843905042010-04-25T21:47:00.000-07:002010-04-26T18:40:13.463-07:00Disco Volante - 9th Wonder<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3zu2A3ryNoZCokaMlqHezYY1YqMORkvDuFM5xxw5myhSJ8PO5QnseeXAM646w2aaKKFgqBrsMtoKoTjcY_HVGBrqRj7gSymk3iNhs8ztak2aLxMpqyhtVODUdMtXnxNwXbT4U2zuutom/s1600/Digable+Planets.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 174px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464308338731362866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3zu2A3ryNoZCokaMlqHezYY1YqMORkvDuFM5xxw5myhSJ8PO5QnseeXAM646w2aaKKFgqBrsMtoKoTjcY_HVGBrqRj7gSymk3iNhs8ztak2aLxMpqyhtVODUdMtXnxNwXbT4U2zuutom/s320/Digable+Planets.jpg" /></a><br /><div>MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-9th_Wonder.mp3">Disco Volante - 9th Wonder </a>(Right-Click-Save-As)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Insectoid MC's Butterfly, Ladybug Mecca and Doodle Bug along with DJ Silkworm, collectively known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digable_Planets">Digible Planets</a>, produced two of the best albums of hip-hop's Golden Age, the Grammy Award winning <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reachin%27_(A_New_Refutation_of_Time_and_Space)">Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)</a> and the vastly under-appreciated (and in my opinion, superior) 1994 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowout_Comb">Blowout Comb</a>. It's great music. This week's lead-in was the standout track from that album and features legendary NYC radio dj Jazzy Joyce on shout outs.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This week's show is an old school mix for a friend of mine who's just getting into the rap music. Next week I'll fast-forward a little bit with some of today's more current hip-hop.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Enjoy!</div><br /><br />1. Digable Planets - 9th Wonder (Blackitolism) (4:27)2. Kool G Rap and DJ Polo - Road to The (5:05)3. Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul (4:50)4. Special Ed - Think About It (4:25)5. EPMD - You Gots to Chill (4:27)6. MC Lyte - Paper Thin (Audio 2 Remix) (2:47)7. A Tribe Called Quest - Steve Biko (Stir It Up) (3:11)8. Gang Starr - Dwyck ['Royalty'] (4:03)9. Biz Markie - Vapors (4:33)10. Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half-Steppin' (5:24)11. Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy (5:40)12. Ultramagnetic MC's - Ego trippin' (4:58)13. Slick Rick - Lick the Balls (3:55)Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-79643796607328902582010-04-09T13:45:00.001-07:002010-04-15T10:49:22.466-07:00Disco Volante - World Sick<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztuisTJJnjhVrX2qPk2AkmP4vWqTLekg8DIN95dHCo0QjTyaSEgOtAdOzZogkGqB5hVzLJK9dMx1OtRsP0ipr-TEF_lCvmP74Azx5s_Ue2L1PwyA9Nb3C6zCu1524G-lAd6z5VTohKaRU/s1600/Broken+Social+Scene+BSS.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 164px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460422301799677138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztuisTJJnjhVrX2qPk2AkmP4vWqTLekg8DIN95dHCo0QjTyaSEgOtAdOzZogkGqB5hVzLJK9dMx1OtRsP0ipr-TEF_lCvmP74Azx5s_Ue2L1PwyA9Nb3C6zCu1524G-lAd6z5VTohKaRU/s320/Broken+Social+Scene+BSS.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div>MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-World_Sick.mp3">Disco Volante - World Sick</a> (Right-Click-Save-As)<br /></div><div>The great nation of Canada has much to offer the world -- masterful hockey players, hilarious <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NubcKsQTuNQ">transvestite sketch comedy</a> and wonderful but underappreciated rock bands, like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bqL8o6SxUo&feature=channel">Tegan and Sara</a>, national champions <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_RSJ6xuHbE">The Tragically Hip</a>, and the Juno Award winning <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Social_Scene">Broken Social Scene</a>.</div><br /><div>World Sick is a teaser track from their highly anticipated (at least by me,) John McIntire (Tortoise) produced fourth record "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forgiveness-Record-Broken-Social-Scene/dp/B003BZXI2I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1270847521&sr=8-1">Forgiveness Rock Record</a>," and if it's any indication, along with "All To All" from last week's playlist, it's going to be another winner. </div><br /><div>1. Broken Social Scene - World Sick (6:47)2. Yo La Tengo - Tom Courtenay (3:12)3. Sufjan Stevens - All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace! (4:33)4. The Zombies - 03 Tell Her No (2:06)5. Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (3:09)6. kid koala - i like my beats (3:54)7. Miles Davis - Rated X (5:06)8. PJ Harvey - The Garden (4:12)9. Gonjasufi - Sheep (4:03)10. Arthur Verocai - Na boca do sol (2:54)11. Parliament - I Just Got Back From The Fantasy, Ahead Of Our Time In The Four Lands Of Ellet (4:30)12. Masters of Illusion - Let Me Talk to You (9:19)13. Sun Ra - We Travel The Spaceways (3:24)</div></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-61231258294182045612010-03-31T15:27:00.000-07:002010-04-09T13:44:27.767-07:00Disco Volante - Brother Sport<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiow_ksKVmZy28C-bAOpOXhk8juJTlY2jXkGIj8LWQUFFZTS_AchGupInNStwZLS7U_qcgz_JjRYykywqyeFkT4aGQPVYRfGocxIL0taRAPgf1tTlXfTEbTaAjTMKqcbvLDRNA0Ao93Jh/s1600/animal2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454954303604280066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiow_ksKVmZy28C-bAOpOXhk8juJTlY2jXkGIj8LWQUFFZTS_AchGupInNStwZLS7U_qcgz_JjRYykywqyeFkT4aGQPVYRfGocxIL0taRAPgf1tTlXfTEbTaAjTMKqcbvLDRNA0Ao93Jh/s320/animal2.jpg" /></a><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Brother_Sport.mp3">Disco Volante – Brother Sport </a>(Right-Click-Save-As)<br /><br />The best live show I saw last summer, hands down, was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Collective">Animal Collective</a> at <a href="http://www.bricartsmedia.org/performing-arts/celebrate-brooklyn">Prospect Park</a> in Brooklyn. It was a steamy, tropical affair, a strange confluence of perfect weather and set design as late afternoon showers subsided just as the band took to a stage decorated like the Hawaiian Tiki stage of Super Mario Bros., complete with candy colored Easter Island heads, swaying cardboard cut-out waves and even a giant cartoon shark that leaped from the “water” and dove back in over and again like a star Sea World performer. As the sun set, we noticed tiny pink paper lanterns glowing on wires above our heads. I smoked a joint with some hippie kids.<br /><br />The irresistible Brother Sport (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGQjyGT1-mc">fantastic video</a>!), this week's title track, was arguably the highlight of the show, with its childlike faux-tribal chanting and hypnotizing electric bounce that had us bobbing up and down like idiots. Here's hoping this summer brings similar delights!<br /><br />1. Animal Collective - Brother Sport (5:59)2. Broken Social Scene - All to All (4:49)3. Talking Heads - Making Flippy Floppy (4:40)4. Audio Two - I Don't Care (3:54)5. Wagon Christ - Thick Stew (7:47)6. The Amorphous Androgynous - David Holmes - What R We Stealing (3:12)7. Devo - Mongoloid (3:43)8. Liars - Tumbling Wall Buried Me In The Debris With Esg (4:05)9. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - T.A.T.B. (For The Saints And Sinners Remix) (7:29)10. The Jesus Lizard - Nub (2:58)11. The Fall - Hit The North Part 1 (4:00)12. Komeda - A Simple Formality (5:28)Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-28611494832876563712010-03-24T13:05:00.000-07:002010-03-24T13:57:30.889-07:00Disco Volante - Oh, MJ!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2FtOkJEwJzA2SZJrurA5Gsp4jhaHqIwAEAXgGHbK0dLe3Zb-zyMUz8dCSV1s6_38CzOszFQ5SuhTJTA7eSkOPqj5QT_ehQqXdxHKoWhRlIfopmisQk9oJqNzldilx-ntKYtlMBYMk1y9/s1600/little+ones.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452301526224098770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2FtOkJEwJzA2SZJrurA5Gsp4jhaHqIwAEAXgGHbK0dLe3Zb-zyMUz8dCSV1s6_38CzOszFQ5SuhTJTA7eSkOPqj5QT_ehQqXdxHKoWhRlIfopmisQk9oJqNzldilx-ntKYtlMBYMk1y9/s320/little+ones.jpg" /></a><br /><div>MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Oh_MJ.mp3">Disco Volante - Oh, MJ!</a> (Right-Click-Save-As)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The Little Ones are a great little band. With a charmingly naive sound just North of twee, this Los Angeles indie pop-quintet are a whole lot of fun, both on their 2006 EP <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sing-Song-Little-Ones/dp/B000IHYVPA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1269461508&sr=8-2">Sing Song</a>, and their 2008 full length debut <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Morning-Tide-Little-Ones/dp/B001EAUWUS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1269461508&sr=8-1">Morning Tide</a>. Their sound is a little bit <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfwFpRnOeGg">Zombies</a>, a little bit <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COMWwwv_MTk">Cibo Matto</a>, a little bit <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6XNce8b_go">Yo-Gaba-Gaba-Hey</a>, but never, in my opinion, too cute for its own good.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I'm not sure if "Oh MJ!" is about Michael Jackson (I sorta think so for some reason,) but it sure is infectious. This particular version of the song comes from the excellent <a href="http://www.daytrotter.com/">Daytrotter Studio Sessions</a>, who record many of your favorite pop bands to tremendous effect. Check 'em out!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>1. The Little Ones - Oh, MJ! (Daytrotter Sessions) (5:17)2. +/- - Bow To The Middle (The Rosebuds) (2:47)3. Little Dragon - Never Never (3:37)4. White Hinterland - Moon Jam (4:19)5. DOOM - Absolutely (2:43)6. Shafiq Husayn - Dust & Kisses Ft. Noni Limar (4:10)7. The Bird And The Bee - One On One (3:40)8. Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Sunshower ['Check The Rhime'] (4:08)9. Brazilian Girls - Corner Store (4:13)10. Dorothy Ashby - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (3:31)11. Beauty Pill - Goodnight For Real (4:49)12. The Smiths - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (3:14)13. Grandaddy - Where I'm Anymore (6:05)14. Microdisney - Hello Rascals (2:46)15. Maureen Owen - When You're Down and Under (1:03)</div><div></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-2023552638299367982010-03-06T14:24:00.000-08:002010-03-11T11:02:32.202-08:00DISCO VOLANTE - Lover Of Mine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCPODt5L_Q1_cXxIzEtVUMGTLTaKDX4r2c8hZdCMR5N269ZdUN-c-MwbvsohGgGhTGW63ViRv6LqBH0lHQUbgMVlLIYz_SsbJTBNBL-1AEtmfaczRtvYtjaj_kEQkcpBvVCbKoZOKV1v4/s1600-h/beachhouse6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447433865837428626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCPODt5L_Q1_cXxIzEtVUMGTLTaKDX4r2c8hZdCMR5N269ZdUN-c-MwbvsohGgGhTGW63ViRv6LqBH0lHQUbgMVlLIYz_SsbJTBNBL-1AEtmfaczRtvYtjaj_kEQkcpBvVCbKoZOKV1v4/s320/beachhouse6.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Lover_of_Mine.mp3">Disco Volante - Lover of Mine</a> (Right-Click-Save-As) </div><div><br />Whenever I see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_House">Beach House</a> vocalist/keyboardist Victoria Legrand perform , I just can't get over the contrast between her well-scrubbed, babyfaced looks and the smokey, bourbon-soaked vocals that spill out of her. It's a nice surprise. Togetho\er with bandmate, Alex Scally, this Baltimore duo form the core of Beach House, a band whose moody, etheric sound evokes both 1970's AM-Gold and today's cutting edge psychedelia. 'Lover of Mine', a track off their fantastic new record <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Teen-Dream-DVD-Beach-House/dp/B002ZIAC26/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1268329114&sr=8-1">Teen Dream</a>, has a timeless, dream-like quality, as soothing as it is challenging, and it's the first song on today's playlist... </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>1. Beach House - Lover Of Mine (5:06) 2. Dam-Funk - Mirrors (3:19) 3. The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble - Mystic Voyage (For Roy Ayers) (4:25) 4. Vicki Anderson - Home Is Where the Hatred Is (5:31) 5. The Association - Along Comes Mary (2:48) 6. Paul Weller - All The Pictures On The Wall (3:57) 7. Broken Social Scene - Looks Just Like The Sun (4:23) 8. Stereolab - Allures (3:29) 9. Special Ed - Ya Wish Ya Could (3:48) 10. Rza - daily routine (4:23) 11. Public Image Ltd. - Careering (4:32) 12. The Slits - I Heard it Through the Grapevine (4:00) 13. Talking Heads - The Book I Read (demo) (2:55)</div><br /><div></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-41939974673485640082009-11-30T10:52:00.000-08:002010-01-19T17:51:26.201-08:00DISCO VOLANTE - 2009 Devastator Jr. Awards!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQr5y33pnPTNyV9qtwtJgxX2kr8cI-09Whk9kljmrQCF6actDzQYMAf6pIk-dAfEqrA959bdTZz5BPYU9KOly7nENBdm3WFn76SZRVAlIn6I8JDQapR76Zar_nOU7U_A0_SRtQoa8QeGc5/s1600/fever.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409977336311047698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQr5y33pnPTNyV9qtwtJgxX2kr8cI-09Whk9kljmrQCF6actDzQYMAf6pIk-dAfEqrA959bdTZz5BPYU9KOly7nENBdm3WFn76SZRVAlIn6I8JDQapR76Zar_nOU7U_A0_SRtQoa8QeGc5/s320/fever.jpg" /></a>Stuff these in your stocking!<br /><br />To be honest, 2009 was such a great year for new music, I couldn't possibly choose just ten albums for a 'Best Of' list. So instead, this year I did something a little different. I made a mix featuring songs from some of my favorite albums, not <em>necessarily</em> in top ten order, only kinda sorta that way. So ultimately, YOU get to decide. Isn't that neat?<br /><br />There's a lot of great stuff I had to leave out, like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Only-Built-Cuban-Linx-Pt/dp/B002GZQZX8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1259621658&sr=1-1">Raekwon's Only Built For Cuban Linx II</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Was-Night-Various-Artists/dp/B001KVW574/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1259621700&sr=1-1">Dark Was The Night</a>, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ena-Free-Ka-Shafiq/dp/B002M9FS7W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1259621512&sr=8-2">Shafiq En'a Free's Ka</a>, and on and on, apologies to all, but I only have so much time to fool around making arbitrary lists.<br /><br />To find out which albums these songs come from and see the whole durned list in all its glory, with album artwork and more goofy comments, jump to the <a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/list/DevastatorJr/the_devastator_jr__awards_2009_">2009 Devastator Jr. Awards at Rate Your Music </a>and go hog wild.<br /><br />Happy New Year!<br /><br /><div></div>MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-2009_Dev_Jr_Awards.mp3">Disco Volante - The 2009 Devastator Jr. Awards</a> (Right-Click-Save-As)<br /><br /><div></div>1. Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears - Sugarfoot (3:18)2. The Flaming Lips - Silver Trembling Hands (3:58)3. Dam-Funk - Brookside Park (9:49)4. Animal Collective - No More Runnin (4:23)5. St. Vincent - Dig A Pony (The Beatles) (4:09)6. Neko Case - People Got A Lotta Nerve (2:35)7. Camera Obscura - French Navy (3:19)8. Fever Ray - Triangle Walks (4:23)9. DOOM - Gazzillion Ear (4:11)10. The Fiery Furnaces - I'm Going Away (2:27)11. Broadcast - Creation Day The Travel Flute Way (0:33)<br /><div></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-52176577642955211282009-10-27T13:25:00.000-07:002009-10-27T14:56:52.230-07:00Disco Volante - Convinced Of The Hex<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84Lu9zr2xJdIQL8OYwLLKCoV6h5KNzuubgPj064Y4dUjYWIcNlodKX8Yt_0U7og3Zln-Pcf3yMVYA10XKGu4hnB4vbtGyopk2udnLpbm9cPIGA2m9axT7aX9BXJY3tOyI6vl5dykCVPVE/s1600-h/FlamingLipsEmbryonic.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397390085775269410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84Lu9zr2xJdIQL8OYwLLKCoV6h5KNzuubgPj064Y4dUjYWIcNlodKX8Yt_0U7og3Zln-Pcf3yMVYA10XKGu4hnB4vbtGyopk2udnLpbm9cPIGA2m9axT7aX9BXJY3tOyI6vl5dykCVPVE/s320/FlamingLipsEmbryonic.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>For me, the bizarre career of The Flaming Lips is a perfect example of just how wrong you can be. As a music fan, I'd known about them for years, long before their seminal breakout album The Soft Bulletin, and I'd always considered them born losers. They were an ok band, pretty cool and interesting to noise fans actually, but far too weird for mainstream appeal. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfpyoGFJNNE">She Don't Use Jelly</a>? Come on! But a friend mine was adamant that they were the best band in the world, he even bought <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaireeka">Zaireeka</a>, their baffling boombox experimental album that required you play its four discs in four separate players just to listen to the thing. Then in 1999 came <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Soft-Bulletin-Flaming-Lips/dp/B00000JC6C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1256676772&sr=8-1">The Soft Bulletin.</a> Wow, that lumpy, ugly, punk rock caterpillar had somehow transformed into this gorgeous, multi-layered butterfly. And in 2002 they did it again with Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The 'Lips new album, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Embryonic-2-CD-1-DVD/dp/B002MJM8C0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1256676965&sr=1-2">Embryonic</a>, is another instant classic. This time just dangling on the edge of accessibility, it's a masterpiece of fuzzed out psychedelia and propulsive <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krautrock">krautrock</a> rhythms. It's just shocking how good these guys are. I was wrong all along, and I couldn't be happier! So here's the first track off the album to start our playlist.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Also, this episode is dedicated to legendary Lower East Side poet <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Carroll">Jim Carroll</a>, who died this summer. His book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basketball-Diaries-Jim-Carroll/dp/0140100180/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256677205&sr=8-1">The Basketball Diaries</a> is the kind of thing you read as a mixed up kid in high school that changes your life forever. I know it did mine. Cheers Jim!</div><br /><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Convinced_of_the_Hex.mp3">Disco Volante - Convinced Of The Hex</a> (Right-Click-Save-As)<br /><br />1. The Flaming Lips - Convinced Of The Hex (3:56)2. Deerhoof - Running Thoughts (3:47)3. Gang Starr - Manifest (4:56)4. William Onyeabor - Better Change Your Mind (8:23)5. Marianne Faithfull - Broken English (4:40)6. Ween - Back To Basom (3:46)7. Yo La Tengo - I'm On My Way (4:36)8. Nellie McKay - Gin Rummy (2:59)9. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career (4:19)10. Air - Tropical Disease (6:47)11. Joyce - Feminina (3:48)12. Jim Carroll - "A Peculiar-Looking Girl" (6:22)<br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-78350348273460237052009-10-12T22:00:00.000-07:002009-10-13T16:49:35.368-07:00Disco Volante - Mudra<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMIEamdk-xtWSupYxqhHPpDFwhrRgQaFHtHPIQgilJd1e0mGagBI3I1t2P1nZRanjfl2UQjEhqBMbBzLZXLMBeWsECNePEgpF9GpDTl-n3d4HkeCM5QljcBz14690wwMDYNTfNkJMWMn9/s1600-h/stereolab+47.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMIEamdk-xtWSupYxqhHPpDFwhrRgQaFHtHPIQgilJd1e0mGagBI3I1t2P1nZRanjfl2UQjEhqBMbBzLZXLMBeWsECNePEgpF9GpDTl-n3d4HkeCM5QljcBz14690wwMDYNTfNkJMWMn9/s320/stereolab+47.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392233222395550002" /></a><p>Greetings True Believers, this week's playlist is very much a trip down memory lane, most of the music being stuff I was listening to back in the '90's, with a few exceptions. And who better to head such a list than one of our absolute favorites, those Gallic titans of indie-rock, the nearly perpetual <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereolab">Stereolab</a>.</p><p>Though currently on "<a href="http://www.stereolab.co.uk/news/">hiatus</a>," the Groop, as they are affectionately known by rabid fans, remain our personal superheroes around here. After almost twenty years of live performance, touring, fourteen stuido albums, and endless b-sides, compilations and rarities, I can't think of a band more fearlessly experimental, effortlessly brilliant or more deserving of a vacation. Let's hope they enjoy the time off and get back to work quick.</p><p><br />The baffling Mudra is exceptionally weird, even for them, and comes from the cute-as-a-button and totally awesome <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dimension-Mix-Various-Artists/dp/B000A8AXBI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1255473587&sr=8-1">Dimension Mix</a> compilation from 2005. </p><p><br />Enjoy!</p><p>MP3: Disco Volante - <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Mudra.mp3">Mudra </a>(Right-Click-Save-As)</p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><small><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">1. Stereolab - Mudra (6:44) 2. Yoko Ono - O'oh (1:31) 3. Yo La Tengo - Moby Octopad (5:47) 4. The Silver Jews - Smith & Jones Forever (3:18) 5. Lush - De-Luxe (3:31) 6. Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To? (3:14) 7. Pavement - Shoot The Singer (1 Sick Verse) (3:15) 8. Swervedriver - Rave Down (5:06) 9. Cornelius - New Music Machine (3:52) 10. Cornershop - Free Love (5:37) 11. De La Soul - Long Island Degrees (3:29) 12. Wu-Tang Clan - Tearz (4:17) 13. Talking Heads - Sax and Violins (5:18) 14. Harry Nilsson - Put the Lime in the Coconut (3:51)</span></small></span></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><small></small></span><br /></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" class="Apple-style-span"></span>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-77970733780694222282009-09-30T06:24:00.000-07:002009-09-30T10:19:17.699-07:00Disco Volante - If Not Now, When?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBzF9UWxv7NWiUaEwU6fTncxpkEohhXfFji1o88huPaQAJglWlDMHNITCM5DlcV0sRObiz0d-GDoAr3NsfVmFgyAUU6VLVyPmfJaNFziv9sSlsKkcwqq9K76NyDPgjJAx6S9ABMP5Euav/s1600-h/31418.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387251699882691986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBzF9UWxv7NWiUaEwU6fTncxpkEohhXfFji1o88huPaQAJglWlDMHNITCM5DlcV0sRObiz0d-GDoAr3NsfVmFgyAUU6VLVyPmfJaNFziv9sSlsKkcwqq9K76NyDPgjJAx6S9ABMP5Euav/s320/31418.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Welcome back, true believers! I hope you all had a wonderful summer full of trees, parks, picnics, skinny-dipping, beenie weenie, staring at your cousins cut-offs and lemonade. But now that it's back to school time, I hope to get back to a weekly schedule here, bringing you the newest in old music for your listening enjoyment, so stay tuned.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>This week's headliners are those fun-loving gals from Brighton, England, formerly known as <a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2007/12/hugs_and_kisses_20.php">Electrelane</a>. While not exactly jazz rock, their sound still reminds me, in some rudimentary way, of the music of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mingus">Charles Mingus</a>, the way it careens wildly from structured elegance to barley controlled chaos, often within the same song. Though originally an entirely instrumental band, the 2004, Steve Albini produced record <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Power-Out-Electrelane/dp/B0000B0WVQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1254318678&sr=8-2">The Power Out </a>added vocals to varied and startling effect, especially on tracks like gorgeous gregorian chanted The Valleys. Sadly, for mysterious reasons known only to them, the band went on indefinite hiatus in 2007, after releasing the excellent No Shouts, No Calls record, from which we take our opening song...</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>MP3: Disco Volante - <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-If_Not_Now_When.mp3">If Not Now, When?</a> (Right-Click-Save-As)</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />1. Electrelane - If Not Now When? (5:47)2. The Kinks - Lazy Old Sun (2:48)3. Sun Ra - Friendly Galaxy (2:17)4. Boards of Canada - Aquarius (5:57)5. Mike Ladd - Off To Mars? (4:25)6. De La Soul - Transmitting Live From Mars (1:12)7. The Sexual Life of the Savages - Fellini - Zum Zum Zazoeira (5:35)8. Lambchop - I Can Hardly Spell My Name (3:24)9. Calexico - Alone Again or (3:25)10. The Free Design - Umbrellas (Peanut Butter Wolf Mix) (3:56)11. Stereolab & Brigitte Fontaine - Caliméro (6:25)12. The U.M.C's - It's Gonna Last (3:56)13. Ken Nordine - You're Getting Better (2:07)</div><div></div><div></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-22932635939933821402009-08-03T12:21:00.000-07:002009-08-03T12:34:20.125-07:00Resume Writing With ESG<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgX8WUFCCKcH6MiYT0EfC-yUwzZegXunlcRmtVIuGaVqUKJCBmt6WM__vwxA0eMGgVJbbsfEiLvvULlVYc-GbASl6JulTdeQDbLBEh0no39jFrSZBRkpwXOH1rmgjihU-0ys4Xo4uZ8xU/s1600-h/up-Points-ESG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgX8WUFCCKcH6MiYT0EfC-yUwzZegXunlcRmtVIuGaVqUKJCBmt6WM__vwxA0eMGgVJbbsfEiLvvULlVYc-GbASl6JulTdeQDbLBEh0no39jFrSZBRkpwXOH1rmgjihU-0ys4Xo4uZ8xU/s320/up-Points-ESG.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365821176258627314" /></a><br /><div>Hey gang - long - time - no - see!</div><div><br /></div><div>And I don't even have a new mix ready for you! What a slacker! Well, as a consolation, here are a few musical helpful hints from Bronx punk funk legends ESG, for those of you waiting for the worm to turn, I certainly am.</div><div><br /></div><div>Excelsior!</div><div><br /></div><div>MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Resume_Writing_With_ESG.mp3">Resume Writing With ESG</a> (right-click-save-as)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-141043860879854022009-07-07T09:44:00.000-07:002009-07-16T13:35:55.336-07:00Disco Volante - Kinky Afro<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJal-DdmqasiHoPD8SIvn7_1tTSxF4XBBW2VqC4l0N_4zx0lv6Pf5BIJOkMstIxDu8zBG1TtGBxH6JOtwXwp-uVDISrUrXLJiazdtoexZrKLzOiGzNM5OP9_8y2Ii6qI2-MeeUCEOyNfB/s1600-h/2622-shaun_ryder_bez_happy_mondays_their_nbsp_penthouse_shoot_1991.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355761131621548466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJal-DdmqasiHoPD8SIvn7_1tTSxF4XBBW2VqC4l0N_4zx0lv6Pf5BIJOkMstIxDu8zBG1TtGBxH6JOtwXwp-uVDISrUrXLJiazdtoexZrKLzOiGzNM5OP9_8y2Ii6qI2-MeeUCEOyNfB/s320/2622-shaun_ryder_bez_happy_mondays_their_nbsp_penthouse_shoot_1991.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />The hooligan exploits of the brothers Ryder, Shaun and Paul have already been documented in Michael Winterbottom's paean to all things rude and Mancuian, the 2002 film <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hour_Party_People">24 Hour-Party People</a>, and to hilarious effect, but what <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Mondays">The Happy Mondays</a> should most be remembered for, aside from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvJoW3SvSRU">Bez's dancing</a>, is their music.</div><br /><div><br />Like The Pixies or Joy Division, the Happy Mondays were always one of those bands that came just before my generation, something I was supposed to like, and could certainly name-drop like a speeding bullet, but never got around to actually listening to all that much. The film finally got me around to it, and now I see what all the fuss was about. The Happy Mondays were doing dancepunk when the members of !!! and The Rapture were still in diapers, and were a hell of a lot funkier too! So enjoy “Kinky Afro,” my favorite Happy Mondays song. Gichy gichy ya ya hey hey hey!</div><br /><div><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Kinky_Afro.mp3">Disco Volante – Kinky Afro</a>(Right-Click-Save-As)</div><br /><div><br />1. Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro (3:59)2. Booker T & The MG's - Melting Pot (8:18)3. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) (5:07)4. The Flaming Lips - Unmade Bed/No Quarter (Sonic Youth/Led Zeppelin Cover Live Session Version) (6:49)5. Big Sir - lisa's theme (4:43)6. Grizzly Bear - Knife (5:14)7. Bill Callahan - The Wind And The Dove (4:34)8. Margot & The Nuclear So and So's - Dress Me Like A Clown (4:37)9. Gong - Love Is How U Make It (3:30)10. Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestr - Mondo Mondo (3:13)11. Juliana Hatfield and Frank Smith - If Only We Were Dogs (4:03)12. The Twilight Singers - Fat City (Slight Return) (3:25)13. Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man - Drake (3:54)14. Daryl Hall and John Oates - One on One (3:58) </div><div></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-39220289207970082592009-06-20T11:40:00.000-07:002009-07-01T12:34:04.741-07:00Disco Volante - Counting Backwards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCP_2JWxsK1tLj8WJzgBNgTBbtTWlSbvjDUN6bCq6IYGCRwb-XR_d9_irH9iinLmWkYdlbH9mMvSgkR_Nav03bWJ7Q0ClEYPgo03sdLFUd2TjK5iKgjLtGFFQuSWp9WO6hLi3329OCOUBC/s1600-h/Throwing_Muses_bw_promo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349522199019179314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCP_2JWxsK1tLj8WJzgBNgTBbtTWlSbvjDUN6bCq6IYGCRwb-XR_d9_irH9iinLmWkYdlbH9mMvSgkR_Nav03bWJ7Q0ClEYPgo03sdLFUd2TjK5iKgjLtGFFQuSWp9WO6hLi3329OCOUBC/s320/Throwing_Muses_bw_promo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Isn't that just the coolest picture you've ever seen?<br /><br />In 1981, at the grand age of 15, stepsisters Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly formed what would become one of the most influential bands in the Boston Alternative Rock scene, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throwing_muses#Albums_and_EPs">Throwing Muses</a>. Joined by bassist Leslie Langston and drummer Dave Narcizo, the group released a singles and an EP, before the mind shattering self-titled debut full length, also known as "The Green" album. With Hersh serving as primary song-writer, crafting brilliantly demented blue-grass tinged punk rock , with Donelly's angelic harmonies and pop hooks as a counterpoint, the band's music was as bold, chaotic and revelatory as anything being done by their Boston contemporaries like the Pixies or Dinosaur Jr.<br /><br />The group went on to release a series of amazing albums, but after 1991's excellent The Real Ramona, Donelly split to co-found <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breeders">The Breeders</a> with Pixie Kim Deal, and later went on to achieve MTV Buzz Clip success with a new band, Belly's and their hit single Feed The Tree. Hersh kept on trucking, reforming the Muses as a power trio for 1992's Red Heaven, with Bernard Georges replacing Leslie Langston on bass.<br /><br />In 1994 Hersh launched a solo career featuring a gentler, acoustic side on the haunting<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hips_and_Makers"> Hips And Makers</a> album. These days she continues to rock out with her new surf punk band, 50 Ft Wave, occasionally resurrecting Throwing Muses in trio form, and Donnelly also enjoys a critically acclaimed solo-career, (Robyn Hitchcock's a big fan.)<br /><br />But Counting Backwards is the group at the height of their powers, so check out these criminally under-rated alt-rock giants on this week's Podcast.<br /><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Counting_Backwards.mp3">Disco Volante – Counting Backwards </a>(Right-click-Save-As)<br /><br />1. Throwing Muses - Counting Backwards (3:15) 2. Al Stewart - Turn to Earth (2:53) 3. Stereolab - One Finger Symphony (2:05) 4. Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop (5:20) 5. Tortoise - A Simple Way to Go Faster Than Light That Does Not Work (3:34) 6. Peter Gabriel - Digging In The Dirt (5:16) 7. David Bowie - Right (4:21) 8. Ed Dorn - There's Only One Natural Death and Even That's Bedcide (2:59)9. Komeda - Focus (3:38) 10. Animal Collective - My Girls (5:40) 11. Caetano Veloso - Nine Out of Ten (4:57) 12. Interpol - The New (6:07) 13. The Sundays - Joy (4:10)Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-75904736601384056182009-06-09T08:54:00.000-07:002009-06-11T10:23:55.924-07:00Disco Volante - Magpie/Laughing With A Mouthful Of Blood<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAgSYOzBhC_slgK4GBkcR9gUJOKFPr7AZdJcYyMmprbgcK6YIqHvTzXrIPYFz3_-u9CYjZhh4w_QTDZJV2xCXrB5FqCZtmolI11S0cqNuMzOTSnA456cxNiqg1Hj3ut4hn_Ytby7NmtP5/s1600-h/41MB487DM6L__SL500_AA240_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345380915361089570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAgSYOzBhC_slgK4GBkcR9gUJOKFPr7AZdJcYyMmprbgcK6YIqHvTzXrIPYFz3_-u9CYjZhh4w_QTDZJV2xCXrB5FqCZtmolI11S0cqNuMzOTSnA456cxNiqg1Hj3ut4hn_Ytby7NmtP5/s320/41MB487DM6L__SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><div><strong>Oh my gawsh, Disco Volante is back!<br /></strong><br />But first very briefly, I'd just like to thank all of you kind, kind people out there who asked me to keep posting these mixes. Unfortunately, a weekly schedule is just not realistic. But I'll try to put something up at least bi-weekly or so. It really warms my cold, clammy little heart to know that someone's listening out there. Thanks again! And now on to...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zap-World-Death-Chocolate/dp/B000069B0K/ref=pd_sim_m_1">Death by Chocolate</a> was the name of the almost sickeningly charming retro 60's project by English winderkind Angie Tillett. It's sort of an Austin Powers swinging London kitsch thing done right. The 2001 self-titled debut and 2002's Zap The World are well worth seeking out in your local used-cd bins, or even springing for the 5 bucks or so they'll charge you at Amazon.<br /><br />But who I really wanted to talk about was a different Ann, or Annie, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Clark">Annie Clark</a>, aka St. Vincent, whose new album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Actor-St-Vincent/dp/B001W63DQ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1244565912&sr=1-1">Actor</a> is just fantastic. A former Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens utility player, Clark released her 2007 debut, Marry Me to much critical acclaim, and I count myself a fan. She travels similar territory as bizarro Doris Day-alike <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_mckay">Nellie McKay,</a> a sort of fractured fairytale, demented Disney character, melding the sweet and sentimental with the dark and disturbing. </div><div> </div><div></div><div>The new record takes her act to another level - the dilemmas are darker, the stakes higher. The noise experimentation is weirder. The characters here are more desperate and dangerous and more lost.<br /><br />Like the wandering artist on the track, Laughing With A Mouthful Of Blood that follows Death By Chocolate’s Magpie on this week’s playlist. The song would fit right in with any of David Byrne’s at his most neurotic and twitchy, and that’s a compliment. </div><div></div><div>(And check out her awesome <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhyqGvUShto">Beatles Cover</a>, wow!)<br /><br /><strong>MP3:</strong> <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Magpie.mp3">Disco Volante – Magpie/Laughing With A Mouthful Of Blood</a> (Right-click-Save-As)<br /></div><br /><div>1. Death By Chocolate - Magpie (2:31)2. St. Vincent - Laughing With A Mouthful Of Blood (3:01)3. The Beatles - Dig A Pony (4:18)4. Dinosaur Jr - Feel The Pain (4:19)5. LCD Soundsystem - No Love Lost (Joy Division Cover) (3:38)6. Chain Gang - Son Of Sam (3:12)7. The Death Killers - Rockin' Rally (0:38)8. Beach House - Childhood (3:35)9. Alice Notley - The Ten Best Issues of Comic Books (0:55)10. Elliott Smith - Son of Sam (3:04)11. Kevin Drew w/Feist - Safety Bricks (Live) (3:55)12. Doom featuring Empress Stahr The Femcee - Still Dope (2:39)13. Digable Planets - Blowing Down (3:51)14. Brazilian Girls - Talk To The Bomb (5:42)15. Mike Ladd - Housewives At Play (3:09)16. The Fiery Furnaces - Here Comes The Summer (3:30)17. Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up (8:54)</div><div><br /><strong>Bonus Playlist<br /></strong><br />And because I’ve been away so long, here’s a bonus podcast for you, something I really just made for my own listening pleasure but you may enjoy too. It's a sort of Best Of the “Viktor Vaughn,” MF Doom material, sandwiched between two versions of Fog’s “Pneumonia” and some other stuff besides. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Excelsior!<br /><br /><strong>MP3:</strong> <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Viktor_Hung_Up.mp3">Disco Volante – Viktor Hung Up With Pneumonia</a> (Right-click-Save-As)</div><div></div></div></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-9844248827481336062009-04-15T11:16:00.000-07:002009-04-16T08:10:17.438-07:00Disco Volante - Born Under Punches<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqc8RzXLWiqnLALQfTFLf4Axx6Y4dKdQowrTVGulHcNRp_xwgj7XgHpZPk_DKLe9e6j-clkqaIcBh43pe5pUWIpg8xdQz-8xuBiKCF8F33riFeq1qJNrlbaJPWu7Cif-W9irwSMYf-Snm5/s1600-h/talkingheadsrx5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325045626999227058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqc8RzXLWiqnLALQfTFLf4Axx6Y4dKdQowrTVGulHcNRp_xwgj7XgHpZPk_DKLe9e6j-clkqaIcBh43pe5pUWIpg8xdQz-8xuBiKCF8F33riFeq1qJNrlbaJPWu7Cif-W9irwSMYf-Snm5/s320/talkingheadsrx5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />In many ways, 1980’s <em>Remain In Light</em> represents the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads">Talking Heads</a> at their creative apex. Band leader David Byrne, along with fellow Talking Heads Tina Weymouth, Chris Franz and Jerry Harrison, luminary utility players like Nona Hendryx and Robert Palmer, and visionary producer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_eno">Brian Eno</a> collectively gave birth to a masterpiece of experimental pop music.<br /><br />Fusing such seemingly desperate source material as African poly-rhythms, Kraftwerky electronica, dour, Joy Division drone and Parliament/Funkadelic, <em>Remain In Light</em> is a vision of the world at once frightening and exhilarating, the sound of technological America colliding with the Third World.<br /><br />The persona Byrne adopts to introduce us to this bizarre universe is something like a revivalist preacher, something like an ex-CIA agent, something like a circus clown. He is a thin man, a man so harried and uncertain, that the mere fact of breathing is even in question. He is dangling on the edge of a nervous breakdown, on the verge of achieving spiritual ecstasy. <em>Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)</em> is my favorite song on the album, and the first on this week’s playlist.<br /><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Born_Under_Punches.mp3">Disco Volante – Born Under Punches</a> (right-click-save-as)<br /><br />1. Talking Heads - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) (5:49) 2. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - The Ballad of the Sin Eater (5:20) 3. MF DOOM - Curls (4:09) 4. Electrelane - The Valleys (5:20) 5. Caetano Veloso - It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (6:07) 6. Maria Muldaur - Midnight at the Oasis (3:46) 7. Piero Piccioni - Colpo Rovente (3:43) 8. Fela Kuti - Expensive Shit (13:14) 9. MC Lyte - Stop, Look, Listen (3:20) 10. The Emotions - I Like It (1:59) 11. Erykah Badu - The Cell (4:20) 12. Otis Brown - Boneless Chicken (1:45)Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-75169398688938395512009-04-01T10:18:00.000-07:002009-04-01T10:27:48.991-07:00DISCO VOLANTE - Body Rock<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA30BeV-gU-UDa8cAYeVSq5IyocpH4CYUanEYM20ku-Cbagry88NpRIOgTOdDrKUnJq5jKirgYSkuBdvjihdgpG40TKshFpWdbj24ycZMZJuxCX8XxZU9sgsviCTeYfkh97Qg7_a31Q1FE/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319773782553022914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA30BeV-gU-UDa8cAYeVSq5IyocpH4CYUanEYM20ku-Cbagry88NpRIOgTOdDrKUnJq5jKirgYSkuBdvjihdgpG40TKshFpWdbj24ycZMZJuxCX8XxZU9sgsviCTeYfkh97Qg7_a31Q1FE/s320/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I have a friend who grew up in Brooklyn in the late 1990’s, back when Mos Def was just a neighborhood MC, and he remembers the hype being almost deafening. He was the next big thing, all anybody could talk about. And it would be hard for any hip hop fan to deny his talent after listening to his 1998 collaboration with Talib Kweli, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Star_(album)">Black Star</a>, an instant classic. Whether or not he’s lived up to his potential is debatable. After that first (and so far only) Black Star album, he released an excellent solo LP, Black On Both Sides, but his subsequent releases, The New Danger and True Magic haven’t quite lived up to the standards of the first.<br /><br />These days it seems like Mos is more interested in acting than rapping, after several appearances on The Chappelle Show, an Emmy nomination for Something The Lord Made Me, and co-starring as Ford Prefect in The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. I even saw him on an episode of House on Monday!<br /><br />But I’m really excited for his upcoming The Ecstatic, (mostly because of this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTBIvIDnnv8">Youtube video</a> which shows Mos rattling off MF Doom rhymes, he’s a true hip hop fan!)<br /><br />On this week’s opening track from the 1998 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyricist_Lounge,_Volume_One">Lyricist Lounge</a> compilation, Mos is joined by Q-tip and Tash from the Alkoholics for a really fun song, Body Rock, which features Mos at his early, laid back best.<br /><br />Excelsior!<br /><br /> MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Body_Rock.mp3">DISCO VOLANTE – Body Rock</a> (right click "save as")<br /><br />1. Mos Def - Body Rock [feat. Q-Tip & Tash] (5:11) 2. Tom Waits - Way Down in the Hole (1:44) 3. Animal Collective - Leaf House (2:42) 4. Savath & Savalas - Apnea Obstructiva (4:55) 5. Nouvelle Vague - This Is Not A Love Song (3:47) 6. Cornelius - Brazil (3:27) 7. Komeda - Focus (3:38) 8. Jack Logan - Shrunken Head (2:54) 9. Pavement - Black Out (2:10) 10. Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information (4:12) 11. Jaga Jazzist - Soumi Finland (7:28) 12. Jaga Jazzist - Real Racers Have Doors (3:32) 13. Majesticons - Parlour Party (3:18) 14. John Lennon - #9 Dream (4:48) 15. The Tragically Hip - Eldorado (3:47) </div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-75660962634656432362009-03-23T11:10:00.000-07:002009-03-23T11:12:34.742-07:00DISCO VOLANTE – CLOUD SONG<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEils1jtyRApEqKQ47zIikmud4DBfPmy2W-hx88MdQRv73Uhtm2iBBNdrr996xFgZ8R_IezhLnfXlgD19NQNDsWcEps1kCVWLtCVlbjv-yyGitzXsquOJfCMY6-Cns8z-RRDIDS_CN3KoRqU/s1600-h/220px-Usa-band.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316447608751698274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEils1jtyRApEqKQ47zIikmud4DBfPmy2W-hx88MdQRv73Uhtm2iBBNdrr996xFgZ8R_IezhLnfXlgD19NQNDsWcEps1kCVWLtCVlbjv-yyGitzXsquOJfCMY6-Cns8z-RRDIDS_CN3KoRqU/s320/220px-Usa-band.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It’s 1968 at UCLA in California, the season of the hippy is in full swing, and teacher/ethnomusicologist Joseph Byrd wants him some of that free-wheelin’, free-lovin’, psychedelic hippy action. Leaving his teaching gig to play music full time, Byrd recruits students Dorothy Moskowitz (vocals,) Rand Forbes (bass,) Gordon Marron (electric violin,) and Craig Woodson (drums,) to form a band and record a truly groovy record, the self-titled <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_United_States_of_America_(album)">United States of America, LP</a>.<br /><br />The album is a paisley tapestry of psychedelia, with swirling arrangements and ethereal vocals, and perhaps most notably, eschewed the use of the electric guitar completely, in favor of keyboards and early electronic synthesizers and processors. Perhaps that’s why, commercially, it didn’t fare very well – in the rock ‘n roll game you’ve gotta have a guitar hero. Members of the group were arrested for drug possession and Byrd, apparently, was a bit of a tyrant and very difficult to work with. And so, like most things rare and beautiful, the United States of America died and early death, disbanding shortly after their record’s release.<br /><br />But we’ll always have the music, like the beautiful Cloud Song, which opens this week’s playlist.<br /><br />Excelsior!<br /><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Cloud_Song.mp3">Disco Volante – Cloud Song</a><br /><br />1. The United States of America - Cloud Song (3:20) 2. Corinne Bailey Rae - Munich (Editors Cover) (3:58) 3. Lambchop - Up With People (Zero 7 Reprise) (5:28) 4. Amon Düül 2 - Archangel Thunderbird (3:33) 5. The Go! Team - Bull in the Heather (Sonic Youth Cover) (2:59) 6. M.I.A. - Boyz (3:27) 7. Ladybug feat. Warrior Queen - Dem A Bomb We (3:21) 8. Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (7:47) 9. Breakout - Planet Rock Pt 1 (Afrika Bambaataa Cover) (4:33) 10. Apostle of Hustle - The Naked and Alone (4:36) 11. GZA/Genius - Swordsman (3:21) 12. Feist - Mushaboom (K-Os Mix) (4:01) 13. Steely Dan - Black Cow (5:08) 14. Anne Waldman - Musical Garden (3:38)Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-67230840940122532482009-03-13T09:48:00.000-07:002009-03-15T07:35:35.851-07:00DISCO VOLANTE: Street Preacher<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-NpqxxhLctpKGBeBVpi6Yne-L0VBtDAoiq7wMdJPtTOkpkOWXXZTmBi20OZg4xIZmTv7lgnN7i4YkRB52ogEvjSFgWU5-3I3LNicAFCFQ5GH4_7SqqDsj3IHiXS_AfFUVvc2DHWv6Ykh/s1600-h/troublemakers_doubts_and_convictions_front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313423118809659730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 317px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-NpqxxhLctpKGBeBVpi6Yne-L0VBtDAoiq7wMdJPtTOkpkOWXXZTmBi20OZg4xIZmTv7lgnN7i4YkRB52ogEvjSFgWU5-3I3LNicAFCFQ5GH4_7SqqDsj3IHiXS_AfFUVvc2DHWv6Ykh/s320/troublemakers_doubts_and_convictions_front.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>DISCO VOLANTE – Street Preacher<br /></div><br /><div>*Sorry I was so late this week everybody, but Disco Volante is now switching over to Sundays, beginning with today's installment. Enjoy...*<br /></div><br /><div>I must confess, I don’t know an awful lot about or opening act, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troublemakers_(French_band)">Troublemakers</a>, and my research has born little fruit. DJ’s Fred Berthet, Arnaud Taillefer and Lionel Corsini aka DJ Oil hail from Marsailles, France, and have released three albums, the 2004 film score Express Way, the 2003 mix album Stereo Pictures, and their 2001 debut <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Doubts-Convictions-Troublemakers/dp/B00005AVOK">Doubts & Convictions</a>, the only one I own and from which we take our opener.<br /><br />I’m not even sure how I got the album. Did I get it from Greg? It has a Greg type of feel to it. Wherever I got it, I’m glad I did, Doubts & Convictions is a cinematic and utterly charming melange of acid jazz, instrumental hip-hop, funk, house, samba and god knows what else, peppered with some truly funny vocal samples, like the rant which begins our first song, Street Preacher. Bonus points to anyone who can name the early 90’s indie film it comes from. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Excelsior!<br /><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Street_Preacher.mp3">DISCO VOLANTE – Street Preacher</a><br /><br />1. Troublemakers – Street Preacher (6:16) 2. Peter Bjorn And John – Young Folks (4:39) 3. Luna – California (All The Way) (4:15) 4. Edson Frederico – Bobeira (3:10) 5. Os Mutantes – A Minha Menina (4:42) 6. The Slits – In the Beginning, There Was Rhythm (5:35) 7. Pixies – No. 13 Baby (3:51) 8. Devo – Be Stiff (2:35) 9. The Afghan Whigs – Miles Is Dead (5:06) 10. Enon – Disposable Parts (1:52) 11. Barbara Morgenstern – Come To Berlin (Telefon Tel Aviv Mix) (5:14) 12. Bat For Lashes – Pearl’s Dream (4:45) 13. Portishead - Silence (5:06) </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-30844702601453325602009-03-05T10:34:00.000-08:002009-03-05T12:41:33.978-08:00DISCO VOLANTE: Alone Together<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRj0hJPJiveJpRdRQsBopmKI2JPmLEod6cG79uY-YUgDS-4XFpPPM0pUvNB27gsy9GCUfSv69pCiAVHtiMAZ_BiHmrn5mbzHeIzzhYjufTzmEbKJUb4SuGm1bQ1TnLqn7q41tX8iPj9jw/s1600-h/yuka.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309792945314496594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRj0hJPJiveJpRdRQsBopmKI2JPmLEod6cG79uY-YUgDS-4XFpPPM0pUvNB27gsy9GCUfSv69pCiAVHtiMAZ_BiHmrn5mbzHeIzzhYjufTzmEbKJUb4SuGm1bQ1TnLqn7q41tX8iPj9jw/s320/yuka.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the mid 1990's, dj/producer/instrumentalist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuka_Honda#Solo_discography">Yuka Honda</a> was one half of the Manhattan J-pop phenomena <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cibo_Matto">Cibo Matto</a>, a more than slightly twisted but cute as a button hip hop band whose wildly eclectic debut album, Viva La Woman! was an instant classic, one of the best examples of layered sampling I can think of, and a used cd bin glittering gem (like Last Splash or Elastica.)<br /><br />Since the band split up in 2001, Yuka has worked on remix projects with everyone from Yoko Ono to Medeski, Martin & Wood, and released two fantastic solo albums of elegant, organic-sounding electronica. I love her song titles, like "Why Are You Lying to Your Therapist?" and "Spooning with Jackknife".<br /><br />Here she reunites with former bandmate, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miho_Hatori">Miho Hatori</a>, herself enjoying a promising solo career, and former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_dog.">that dog</a> violinist/vocalist <a href="http://www.undertheradarmag.com/petrahaden.html">Petra Haden</a>, whose acapella version of The Who Sell Out has to be heard to be believed.<br /><br />Excelsior!<br /><br /><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Alone_Together.mp3">DISCO VOLANTE: Alone Together</a> (right-click-save-as)<br /><div></div><br /><div>1. Yuka Honda - Humming Song (Alone Together) (3:44)2. M.I.A. - MIA's Thing (MIA vs Amerie-Carrasco! mash-up) (4:25)3. Public Image Ltd. - Seattle (3:41)4. Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype (5:19)5. The Sea and Cake - Sound & Vision (4:06)6. Joan As Police Woman - Eternal Flame (3:39)7. Devendra Banhart - Mama Wolf (3:54)8. Destroyer - The Sublimation Hour (4:12)9. Cornershop - Hong Kong Book of Kung Fu (3:23)10. The Fall - Arid Al's Dream (4:48)11. CAN - I'm So Green (3:07)12. Camp Lo - Luchini (This Is It) (3:59)13. Stereolab - Household Names (3:42)14. Kate Bush - There Goes A Tenner (3:26)</div><div></div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-69062557153724751112009-02-27T09:43:00.000-08:002009-02-27T11:01:30.558-08:00DISCO VOLANTE - Bird's Lament<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0VP8D7NweXFhMtftqlcQ03flB_QX3uGA7Dy32lvlAL6G35VpT-PgFfrStuXdhFiD8mmO0OmvoeX7_SUyBSoBXtRlOD3gAqjldxyO0HrNf_DtMyvRGHhwGeGee9a_Ud8ifQmtZEq6gg0L/s1600-h/moondog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307537936048008498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0VP8D7NweXFhMtftqlcQ03flB_QX3uGA7Dy32lvlAL6G35VpT-PgFfrStuXdhFiD8mmO0OmvoeX7_SUyBSoBXtRlOD3gAqjldxyO0HrNf_DtMyvRGHhwGeGee9a_Ud8ifQmtZEq6gg0L/s320/moondog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Greetings, True Belivers.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>How do you measure success? Is it by the size of the checks you cash? The number of gold records you sell or Grammy's you win? What constitutes a successful life? By all the usual standards, Louis Thomas Hardin wasn't much of a success, blind, living on the streets, toiling in obscurity for an often unappreciative and mocking public. But to many, the man who called himself <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondog">Moondog</a> was a rare, if eccentric genius, and lived a remarkable life.</div><br /><div></div>For nearly 30 years, "The Viking of 6th Avenue," was a well known landmark of 53rd Street, Manhattan. Dressed in his handmade costume based on the Norse god Thor, complete with helmet, spear and flowing white beard, Moondog would recite poetry and play music for any and all who'd listen, often using strange instruments of his own design. He recorded many albums through the years, and was championed by no less personages than <a title="Artur Rodziński" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artur_Rodzi%C5%84ski">Artur Rodziński</a>, the conductor of <a title="New York Philharmonic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Philharmonic">New York Philharmonic</a> . But he refused to give up his life on the streets, until moving to Germany in the 70's.<br /><br /><div>The first song on this week's playlist, <em>Bird's Lament</em>, is Moondog's tribute to jazz musician Charlie Parker, and a great introduction to the music of Moondog, it's worth seeking out.</div><div></div><br />MP3: <a href="http://www.orangezest.com/podcast/Disco_Volante-Birds_Lament.mp3">Disco Volante – Bird’s Lament</a><em> (right-click-save-as)</em><br /><br />1. Moondog - Lament I (Bird's Lament) (1:43)2. Pram - Silver Nitrate (4:30)3. Boogie Down Productions - Im Still Number 1 (5:13)4. Erykah Badu - Erykah's Creamy Shower (Bruce Wang Creamshower Mash Up) (3:42)5. Pete Rock & Cl Smooth - Wig Out (4:07)6. Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent things (2:55)7. Dengue Fever - Sober Driver (4:05)8. White Hinterland - Dreaming of the Plum Trees (4:52)9. Stereolab - Pack Yr Romantic Mind (5:06)10. M83 - Kim & Jessie (5:23)11. R.E.M. - The One I Love (3:17)12. Cat Power - Ramblin' (Wo)Man (3:47)13. A Tribe Called Quest - Footprints (4:02)Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425665165213305215.post-24888784412052064002009-02-26T08:48:00.000-08:002009-02-26T08:52:57.100-08:00I'm Late! I'm Late!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLxnCbARG-Ej4329371Fj619G9UGQTxBJNpFSQ7MoazscocQpZZJun9fvV5L3i1HxvTo6cRsVrs6FfxaJU1I0Y3XNvCxX1PQwoI-nFbmSa4C1teJDNpoH3dWH8RO03L0fglEeev56fuTI/s1600-h/392px-Alice-white-rabbit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307149999575637634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 209px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLxnCbARG-Ej4329371Fj619G9UGQTxBJNpFSQ7MoazscocQpZZJun9fvV5L3i1HxvTo6cRsVrs6FfxaJU1I0Y3XNvCxX1PQwoI-nFbmSa4C1teJDNpoH3dWH8RO03L0fglEeev56fuTI/s320/392px-Alice-white-rabbit.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Sorry Sports fans! Due to technical difficulties our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast will be one day late. Can you stand it? Sorry to disappoint, but we'll be back tomorrow!</div>Devastator Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08916378252921149108noreply@blogger.com0