Summersauce Doubleshots
13/Aug/2010 |
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Two tracks each from the musicians I am diggin on the most in this midsummer glory stretch....I expect many of these artists to make Fundi's Best of the Year list in a few months, cuz they so good. I been listening to some of these albums over & over & over again. The songs in this mix are all pretty new except for the Band of Horses tracks -- hitched my wagon to their sounds only recently. Much funk and hip hop, blended with introspective folk and some modern blues.
"Summersauce Doubleshots" features The Roots, Band of Horses, The Black Keys, Janelle Monae, Big Boi, Quantic , Jack Johnson, Bonobo, Aloe Blacc, M.I.A., Flying Lotus, The Tallest Man in the World, Trombone Shorty and Josh Ritter.
MP3 stream coming soon....
love, DJ Fundi
djfundi@podcastcafe.org
Art by Jeff Soto
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Like a Road : Garcia on Stage 3
09/Aug/2010 |
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Jerry Garcia was born on August 1 and passed away 53 years later on August 9. The Podcast Cafe has been celebrating his vast musical legacy these past few weeks with the release of several Jerry-lovin' podcasts: High Time: Garcia on Stage 1, Lazy River Road: Garcia in the Studio, Dark Star : Garcia on Stage 2 and now this, the third mix of our very favorite live Jerry jams. Such sweet kindness!
We'd also like to remind our listeners that we've posted other Jerry-related offerings in years past that you can still access, including some archival recordings of a call-in radio show on KLCC:
I was living in Bend, Oregon at the time, and was awoken out of bed with the bad news. After contacting beloved friends with whom I had shared many a Dead show, I tuned the stereo to KLCC 89.7 FM, the Dead-friendly college radio station broadcasting from Eugene. They were playing nothing but Jerry's music, and we listened through the day. For some reason, I dropped a cassette tape in and hit record. This podcast is drawn from that dusty old tape, recently found in the archives deep in the garage and brought in to the 21st century by way of modern technology.
Acess part one here and part two here.
Help > Slip > Franklin's
Loser
Jam
Days Between
Ship of Fools
Eyes of the World
Big Railroad Blues
To Lay Me Down
West L.A. Fadeaway
Like a Road
Any feedback? Requests? Contact us at djfundi@podcastcafe.org.
Dark Star : Garcia on Stage 2
10/Jul/2010 |
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The second installment in my "Jerry Garcia on Stage" tribute series -- something about summer just brings on that Jerry jones! With a deep love for the man, and a profound respect for the gift of these live performances, Fundi has curated something special here, and we hope you dig it as much as we do. (You can find the first episode in the "Garcia On Stage" series right here, and a bonus "Garcia in the Studio" show over here.)
Set list:
After Midnight 76
Brown Eyed Women 76
Spanish Jam 68
Wharf Rat 71
Ain't No Bread in the Breadbox 90s
When the Hunter Gets Captured by the Game 90s
Bertha 71
Standing on the Moon 91
Jam 90s
Dark Star 68
Morning Dew 68
The Maker 90s
Dark Star (reprise) 90
Any feedback? Requests? Contact us at djfundi@podcastcafe.org.
Lazy River Road : Garcia in the Studio
30/Jun/2010 |
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This is the second in a multi-part series of Garcia mixes -- we have several hours of our very favorite Jerry jams to share with you over the spring and summer as we draw near to the anniversaries of Jerry's birthday and expiration date. This episode focuses on Jerry's studio work, as opposed to his home on the stage, and features a wide range of alternate takes, spontaneous jams, obscure tracks and unreleased goodies. With a deep love for the man, and a profound respect for the gift of these studio performances, Fundi has curated something special here, and we hope you dig it as much as we do. (You can find the first installment in the Garcia series on the Podcast Cafe right here.)
Any feedback? Requests? Contact us at djfundi@podcastcafe.org.
The Drunken Monkey
01/Jun/2010 |
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Alternate names for this particularly strange and tantalizing episode: Introverted Excavator and/or Kermit's Beautiful Vision
I've been pondering what holds all of this really disparate and varied music together, why the mix sounds so cohesive to my ears even though it doesn't look like it should work if you scan the playlist.
Part of the harmony of the many is, to my ears, a prioritization of the rhythm of the song. Most of these tunes have a solid groove propelling them forward, drums out front. Some pieces are rather abstract -- I love to play with soundscapes and create moods and atmospheres -- but still have the ghosts of a rhythm floating through them.
Also: these songs feel REAL to me. like REAL musical expressions from REAL people expressing REAL emotions. I am attracted to that quality in music no matter what the genre: authenticity, integrity, soul.
Many of these songs feel erotic to me. Even though the styles and sounds are all over the map, they share some kind of sexy charge, some languid hotness, attitude and life-force juju. It must be the always-teasing rhythms and slightly-agitated grooves that get me all hot and bothered.
Most of the music in this here episode #57 (!?!?!) really has a deep and funky swing to it. Some tracks are basically all swing, a bunch of jamming around a loose groove. Listen for that underlying swing (different from the swagger) -- better yet, just feel it by swaying your hips to the music, dancing across the floor.
Alright. Dig it, if you can.
oxox, DJ Fundi
(monkey art by the fabulous Fishboy of Bellingham, WA)
Any feedback? Requests? Contact us at djfundi@podcastcafe.org.
Analog Soul (Intergalactic 3)
01/May/2010 |
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A fresh blend of soul, funk, gospel and hip-hop, with both contemporary and traditional flavorings. In tribute to those musicians who keep the soul-flame lit through the many generations. Performed across different technological mediums, but always emanating from the heart. Dig it if you can. Fundi hearts you!
Featuring Erykah Badu / Raphael Saddiq / Q-Tip / Al Green / Jamie Lidell / The Supremes / Galactic / Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Sade / Stevie Wonder / Aretha Franklin / Bill Withers / Gift of Gab / Saddiq / Sharon Jones & the Dapp Kings / Gnarls Barkley / The Stax Singers / Saddiq \\
Analog Soul ( Intergalactic 3 ) by moontrolling
High Time : Garcia on Stage I
20/Apr/2010 |
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Happy 4/20 to all the friends of the Podcast Cafe! Here's a special treat for you on this special day: an hour-and-a-half of live performances from Jerry Garcia, drawn from Grateful Dead and JGB shows from across the decades, mixed up and served just right by DJ Fundi.
This is the first in a multi-part series of Garcia mixes -- we have several hours of our very favorite Jerry jams to share with you over the spring and summer as we draw near to the anniversaries of Jerry's birthday and death date. As you'd expect, DJ Fundi has conducted deep research in to creating these grateful journeys -- finding out what is considered the kindest version of "Scarlet Begonias" into "Fire on the Mountain", for example, and then hunting down that performace to share with you. With a deep love for the man, and a profound respect for the gift of these live performances, Fundi has curated something special here, and we hope you dig it as much as we do.
Any feedback? Requests? Contact us at djfundi@podcastcafe.org.
Intergalactic IV : Red Eyed Wonder
01/Apr/2010 |
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Medeski, Martin & Wood, Gift of Gab, St. Germain, DJ/rupture, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Critters Buggin and othe classic space-dub artists arranged in a pleasing, drifty session made for late nights. Special guests include Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper getting Jack Nicholson stoned for the first time around a campfire in the 1969 classic, Easy Rider.
Purple Reign III : Prince Mixxx
03/Mar/2010 |
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The Podcast Cafe's 3rd Prince mixxx installment in the Purple Reign series, featuring Shockadelica, Strange Relationship, Housequake, Always in my Hair, Mad Sex, We Can Funk, It, How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?, New Position, 3121, Lovesign, The Work and other favorite jams from the Purple Funkster. Purple Reign I and Purple Reign II are waiting for you...
Purple Reign 3 by moontrolling
The Mystery Zone : New Music 6
08/Feb/2010 |
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Here in the darkest depths of winter, having reached full saturation, DJ Fundi throws down a sidetrip set that explores a thick stack of recent musical acquisitions. It's a casual night here at the Podcast Cafe, not too many people out and about on these drizzly nights, but we've got a fire goin' in the hearth, frothy beverages and musical terrain to explore together.
Thing is, Fundi has barely if at all listened to most of these releases, so he's spinning on intuition and belief in the beauty of randomness, often picking tracks simply by a title that tickled his fancy. Some of it will be good, some great, but it is the spirit of the journey that matters most : a deep-diving musical safari over the landscape of new music discovered here in the winter doldrums of February 2010.
This mix features several double-shots from albums that are too laden with goodies to pick just one (The Bird and the Bee's new record is so juicy they scored an unbelievable quadruple-shot of selections.) DJ Fundi recorded this mostly on-the-fly, with minimal edits and no overdubs or fancy sonic trickery.
Such a blessing to have so much varied music to explore and engage all our lives, our musical tastes evolving as we ourselves evolve, learning and growing to the tempo of a reliable groove.
oxoxo
Bass Chakra Therapy * The Wobble Chronicles Vol. 1
24/Jan/2010 |
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Editor's
note: This podcast is a special rebroadcast from DJ
Playaduster and our friends over at
www.destinationburningman.com.
It features music not normally heard here at the
Podcast Cafe -- parlez vous de Whomp? -- and we're
pretty sure you're gonna dig
it!
Bassnectar
Heyoka
ill.Gates
Beats Antique
Welder
Mimosa
An-ten-ae
edIT
Timnokey
Nosaj Thing
Vibesquad
This mix is an overview of the electronik sounds I am currently filling my head with, including several DJs I learned about for the first time at Burning Man 2009. Heavy San Francisco emphasis here, naturally, as that is where my favorite grooves are coming from these days. Special guests include Maketa, Scotty G. and Suga Cubed, recorded both in Black Rock City and on the road to home post-Burn, decompressing and reorienting from the Best Burn Ever. This is one of my favorite mixes I've ever spun out -- I really dig the flow between tracks and between sections and the sacred womp of the bass is cleansing to my soul. Hope you dig it too.
xo, DJ Playaduster
Bass Chakra Therapy : The Wobble Chronicles Vol. 1 by moontrolling
Bassnectar
Heyoka
ill.Gates
Beats Antique
Welder
Mimosa
An-ten-ae
edIT
Timnokey
Nosaj Thing
Vibesquad
This mix is an overview of the electronik sounds I am currently filling my head with, including several DJs I learned about for the first time at Burning Man 2009. Heavy San Francisco emphasis here, naturally, as that is where my favorite grooves are coming from these days. Special guests include Maketa, Scotty G. and Suga Cubed, recorded both in Black Rock City and on the road to home post-Burn, decompressing and reorienting from the Best Burn Ever. This is one of my favorite mixes I've ever spun out -- I really dig the flow between tracks and between sections and the sacred womp of the bass is cleansing to my soul. Hope you dig it too.
xo, DJ Playaduster
Bass Chakra Therapy : The Wobble Chronicles Vol. 1 by moontrolling
Winter Solstice 2009 Retrospective
22/Dec/2009 |
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Our annual look back at the year in music, spinning tunes that have inspired, perplexed, soothed, challenged and/or forced us to shake our booty and reprogram our bass chakra protocols. DJ Fundi is joined here and there by his compadre/alter ego DJ Playaduster -- you'll know when Playaduster takes over the decks. Because 2009 was such a strong year for music making -- is there more good music then ever before, or simply more ease of access via the interwebs and iTunes? -- this session clocks in just shy of 2 hours, so you best get yerself comfortable with a warm winter beverage in hand.
"Winter Solstice 2009 Retrospective" includes selections by The xx, Andrew Bird, Beirut, Phoenix, Neko Case, Built to Spill, Dirty Projectors, Bon Iver, Fever Ray, Heyoka, Bassnectar, ill.gates, Welder, The Mountain Goats, Iron & Wine, Grizzly Bear, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Yim Yames, The Avett Brothers, Joker, DJ Rupture, Zero 7, M. Ward, Tinariwen, Nirvana and Andras Schiff paying Bach. You can read my full list of Top 10 albums, honorable mentions and biggest disappointments on the Fundiblog.
The Dirty Projectors
Tinariwen
Fever Ray
The Cave Singers
DJ/rupture
What music most inspired you in 2009? Anything I missed? Feedback and tips left in comments are much appreciated!
Here's to new musical frontiers in 2010~
djfundi@podcastcafe.org
The Lighthouse Keeper : New Music 5
05/Nov/2009 |
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The Cave Singers, Built to Spill and Pearl Jam open this mix with a triple blast of Northwest moody rock juju.
From the fourth corner, we travel outwards over a diverse terrain of tracks, most of which are new on the scene from the past month or so. Several are lifted from the "Dark Was the Night" double-album, which I highly recommend you purchase (proceeds go to AIDS research and prevention via the Red Hot Organization.)
Bon Iver, Kid Cudi with Ratatat, Modest Mouse, Monsters of Folk, Sharon Jones & the Dapp Kings, Fever Ray with Bassnectar, Feist with Ben Gibbards, The Decemberists, David Byrne with Brian Eno, Beats Antique, M. Ward, Sufjan Stevens, Iron & Wine, Thom Yorke, Yim Yames and Q-Tip are the elements of this mix, which skews heavily towards man-rock and beard-folk for some unknown reason. As it turns out, Sharon Jones and the Fever Ray singer are the one female representatives here -- they holds their own, I'd say.
I'd like to close by quoting Built to Spill from a new song, "Things Fall Apart," which I think are some of the most authentic lyrics I've heard in years:
"We've all seen enough, now it's time to decide
The meekness of love or the power of pride
It doesn't matter if you're good or smart
God damn it, things fall apart
Let's go for a walk. yeah, let's go for a drive
Don't know how to say, thanks for being alive
Let's go for a lifetime. let's go for a fling
Don't know how to say anything"
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EVOLUTION: Burning Man 2009
24/Oct/2009 |
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Good
friends over at our sister site
wwww.DestinationBurningMan.com
sent
this video to us and we thought fans of the Podcast
Cafe would appreciate it, so we're passing it along.
Enjoy and don't mind the dust! ~DJ Fundi
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Now it is time to launch a video project I humbly offer up: "EVOLUTION: Burning Man 2009".. At just under a half-hour in length, this video seeks to celebrate Black Rock City in all of its ephemeral glory as well as commemorate the once-in-a-lifetime quickening of people that came together organically to form Camp Get Found at 3:30 & Lineage. This production utilized the photos and videos of many friends, as well as borrowed footage from Ben Wiggins, Mr. Nightshade and John Chavez. The soundtrack features Random Rab, Welder, ill.Gates, Ezekiel Honig, Nosaj Thing and Shpongle.
Download this and many other playalicious videos by subscribing to Destination Burning Man or by visiting http://vimeo.com/album/53765.
love, DJ Playaduster
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Now it is time to launch a video project I humbly offer up: "EVOLUTION: Burning Man 2009".. At just under a half-hour in length, this video seeks to celebrate Black Rock City in all of its ephemeral glory as well as commemorate the once-in-a-lifetime quickening of people that came together organically to form Camp Get Found at 3:30 & Lineage. This production utilized the photos and videos of many friends, as well as borrowed footage from Ben Wiggins, Mr. Nightshade and John Chavez. The soundtrack features Random Rab, Welder, ill.Gates, Ezekiel Honig, Nosaj Thing and Shpongle.
Download this and many other playalicious videos by subscribing to Destination Burning Man or by visiting http://vimeo.com/album/53765.
love, DJ Playaduster
Evolutionary Psychejuju
09/Oct/2009 |
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This here podcast is a special rebroadcast from our sister site, Destination Burning Man. I'm reposting it because I know that Podcast Cafe listeners will enjoy these spicy sounds. Here's the original description of what is going on here:
40-some days until the 2009 Burn, y'all. Hhere's a mix from Radio DBM that is full of serious world-beat psychejuju to keep your preparations for the playa moving along on the good foot.
I was meditating on evolution while spinning out this set, particularly how species develop at different paces in different places around the planet. I love how one bird species, for example, will look and behave totally different from continent to continent, morphing form and behavior to match the physical ecosystem. But I also appreciate how all of life shares a common foundation, animated by the mysterious cosmic spark.
How does any of this apply to "Evolutionary Psychejuju"? Music is both universal as well as totally local. It begins with the heartbeat, and evolves in to a groove, a language every human can understand. I love how indigenous music is fitted to a particular place -- how the heat and aridity of Mali, the rhythm of the waves in Jamaica, the humid fecundity of Columbia have each inspired their own musical traditions. And I also love the ways in which some artists combine and blend those traditions in new and surprising ways. Musical evolution on a global scale. That's some of the thinking going on behind the scenes here at Radio dBM in the production of this here mix.
xo, DJ Playaduster
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