Some things we found lying around. http://fluxion23.com en-us Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0600 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss fluxion23@fluxion23.com fluxion23 Some things we found lying around. Sharing is important! fluxion23 fluxion23@gmail.com No http://fluxion23.com/podcast/marc_moulin_and_placebo__humpty_dumpty.mp3 Theme song for fluxion. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/marc_moulin_and_placebo__humpty_dumpty.mp3 Podcasts Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:36:00 -0600 fluxion23 No Theme song for fluxion. 00:02:32 fluxion23, podcast, music, jazz, Marc Moulin, Placebo http://fluxion23.com/podcast/lindsay_buckingham__trouble.mp3 On the double. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/lindsay_buckingham__trouble.mp3 Podcasts Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0600 fluxion23 No On the double. 00:03:50 fluxion23, podcast, music, pop, Lindsay Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac http://fluxion23.com/podcast/pantha-du-prince_saturn-strobe.mp3 One of the records I've been hooting about all year, and it's still with me at the end of it. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/pantha-du-prince_saturn-strobe.mp3 Podcasts Thurs, 20 Dec 2007 19:54:00 -0600 fluxion23 No One of the records I've been hooting about all year, and it's still with me at the end of it. 00:07:28 fluxion23, podcast, music, electronic, Pantha Du Prince, house, microhouse, minimal http://fluxion23.com/podcast/partial-arts_traurmusik.mp3 A smooth killer from Kompakt Total 8. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/partial-arts_traurmusik.mp3 Podcasts Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:34:00 -0600 fluxion23 No A smooth killer from Kompakt Total 8. 00:07:56 fluxion23, podcast, music, electronic, Kompakt, house, Partial Arts, microhouse, minimal http://fluxion23.com/podcast/cymande__bra.mp3 The long version, for maximum cowbell. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/cymande__bra.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:38:00 -0600 fluxion23 No The long version, for maximum cowbell. 00:09:09 fluxion23, podcast, music, soul, funk, reggae, Cymande http://fluxion23.com/podcast/mary_jane_girls__all_night_long.mp3 I'm gonna give it to ya. On the rooftop, apparently. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/mary_jane_girls__all_night_long.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 01 Jan 2008 15:13:00 -0600 fluxion23 No I'm gonna give it to ya. On the rooftop, apparently. 00:05:44 fluxion23, podcast, music, soul, funk, Mary Jane Girls, breaks, samples http://fluxion23.com/podcast/stevie_wonder__creepin.mp3 Nobody ever hears or gets into this Stevie Wonder album FIRST. Not before Innervisions, Talking Book, etc. That's too bad. It's as good as any of those others, maybe better. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/stevie_wonder__creepin.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:23:00 -0600 fluxion23 No Nobody ever hears or gets into this Stevie Wonder album FIRST. Not before Innervisions, Talking Book, etc. That's too bad. It's as good as any of those others, maybe better. 00:04:22 fluxion23, podcast, music, soul, funk, Stevie Wonder, Motown, love songs http://fluxion23.com/podcast/del_close_and_john_brent__the_loose_wig.mp3 Del Close and John Brent explain why you should break your brain. From the 1959 comedy album "How to Speak Hip." http://fluxion23.com/podcast/del_close_and_john_brent__the_loose_wig.mp3 Podcasts Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:36:00 -0600 fluxion23 No Del Close and John Brent explain why you should break your brain. From the 1959 comedy album "How to Speak Hip." 00:02:48 fluxion23, podcast, comedy, spoken word, Del Close, beatnik, hipster, jazz, hip http://fluxion23.com/podcast/grover_washington_jr__paradise.mp3 Don't dismiss it as cheese until you hear John Blake's fiddle solo. It's on fire. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/grover_washington_jr__paradise.mp3 Podcasts Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:55:00 -0600 fluxion23 No Don't dismiss it as cheese until you hear John Blake's fiddle solo. It's on fire. 00:08:01 fluxion23, podcast, jazz, Grover Washington, Jr., smooth jazz, saxophone, 70's jazz, John Blake, jazz violin, violin http://fluxion23.com/podcast/archers_of_loaf__harnessed_in_slums.mp3 Ever want to escape to where you are? http://fluxion23.com/podcast/archers_of_loaf__harnessed_in_slums.mp3 Podcasts Thurs, 28 Feb 2008 04:19:00 -0600 fluxion23 No Ever want to escape to where you are? 00:03:18 fluxion23, podcast, rock, punk, Archers of Loaf, socialism http://fluxion23.com/podcast/big_daddy_kane__raw_remix.mp3 "So full of action, my name should be a verb!" When BDK lays out the alpha-male talk, I believe him to this day. Dude was no joke. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/big_daddy_kane__raw_remix.mp3 Podcasts Thurs, 28 Feb 2008 05:02:00 -0600 fluxion23 No "So full of action, my name should be a verb!" When BDK lays out the alpha-male talk, I believe him to this day. Dude was no joke. 00:05:48 fluxion23, podcast, rap, hip hop, old school, new school, new old school, old new school, Big Daddy Kane http://fluxion23.com/podcast/erykah-badu_soldier.mp3 Holy shit Erykah. What a fine album. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/erykah-badu_soldier.mp3 Podcasts Sat, 2 Mar 2008 15:10:00 -0600 fluxion23 No Holy shit Erykah. What a fine album. 00:05:04 fluxion23, podcast, soul, hip hop, Erykah Badu http://fluxion23.com/podcast/a_p_b__all_your_life_with_me.mp3 lol What do you mean they're from Scotland? I thought only precious tweeness came from Scotland. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/a_p_b__all_your_life_with_me.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 13 Mar 2008 05:20:00 -0600 fluxion23 No lol What do you mean they're from Scotland? I thought only precious tweeness came from Scotland. 00:04:32 fluxion23, podcast, house, minimal house, dance, Kompakt, techno http://fluxion23.com/podcast/ferenc__urdangarin_resistance.mp3 I love my headphones and all, but some things really need floor-shaking loudspeakers. Shop and compare. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/ferenc__urdangarin_resistance.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 13 Mar 2008 05:32:00 -0600 fluxion23 No I love my headphones and all, but some things really need floor-shaking loudspeakers. Shop and compare. 00:06:44 fluxion23, podcast, house, minimal house, dance, Kompakt, techno http://fluxion23.com/podcast/goldfrapp_a-and-e-gui-boratto-remix.mp3 Lush and generous. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/goldfrapp_a-and-e-gui-boratto-remix.mp3 Podcasts Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:10:00 -0600 fluxion23 No Lush and generous. 00:07:03 fluxion23, podcast, electronic, house, Kompakt, dance, electronica http://fluxion23.com/podcast/justus_kohncke__parage.mp3 I'm developing a new pet riff, modeled after Obama's righteous-but-even-handed rhetorical style, about how the 70's battle cry "Disco sucks" continues to encapsulate several deep sicknesses in America. Catch me a little boozy sometime and I'll more than elaborate. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/justus_kohncke__parage.mp3 Podcasts Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:35:00 -0600 fluxion23 No I'm developing a new pet riff, modeled after Obama's righteous-but-even-handed rhetorical style, about how the 70's battle cry "Disco sucks" continues to encapsulate several deep sicknesses in America. Catch me a little boozy sometime and I'll more than elaborate. 00:08:42 fluxion23, podcast, disco, electronic, house, Kompakt, dance, electronica http://fluxion23.com/podcast/pluxus__kinoton.mp3 I like how the first 20-30 seconds dont give you much idea of where the music is going. Clever Swedish monkeys. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/pluxus__kinoton.mp3 Podcasts Sun, 24 Mar 2008 20:02:00 -0600 fluxion23 No I like how the first 20-30 seconds dont give you much idea of where the music is going. Clever Swedish monkeys. 00:03:31 fluxion23, podcast, electronic, electronica, poptronica, Pluxus, Sweden http://fluxion23.com/podcast/prince-buster--rough-rider.mp3 The morning after the night before. I don't feel the least bit sorry for him. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/prince-buster--rough-rider.mp3 Podcasts Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0600 fluxion23 No The morning after the night before. I don't feel the least bit sorry for him. 00:03:14 fluxion23, podcast, reggae, dancehall, classics, Prince Buster, oldies http://fluxion23.com/podcast/television-personalities_diary-of-a-young-man.mp3 Moody little bastard, I am. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/television-personalities_diary-of-a-young-man.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:30:00 -0600 fluxion23 No Moody little bastard, I am. 00:03:59 fluxion23, podcast, punk, mod, sad, echo, talk-singing http://fluxion23.com/podcast/jona-lewie_the-baby-shes-on-the-street.mp3 From the excellent Big Stiff (Records) Box Set, which I am still not near done with. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/jona-lewie_the-baby-shes-on-the-street.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:18:00 -0600 fluxion23 No From the excellent Big Stiff (Records) Box Set, which I am still not near done with. 00:02:20 fluxion23, podcast, punk, mod, Jona Lewie, Stiff Records, Big Stiff Box Set http://fluxion23.com/podcast/can_dizzy-dizzy.mp3 It's late and I can't sleep, but the weather is comfortably cool, and there's this. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/can_dizzy-dizzy.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:34:00 -0600 fluxion23 No It's late and I can't sleep, but the weather is comfortably cool, and there's this. 00:05:41 fluxion23, podcast, Can, Krautrock http://fluxion23.com/podcast/yusef-lateef_love-theme-from-spartacus.mp3 Also this. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/yusef-lateef_love-theme-from-spartacus.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:09:00 -0600 fluxion23 No Also this. 00:05:41 fluxion23, podcast, jazz, Yusef Lateef http://fluxion23.com/podcast/autechre_the-egg.mp3 It might be already, but for sure when I'm older, this will be my version of classic rock. This one's an oldie. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/autechre_the-egg.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:42:00 -0600 fluxion23 No It might be already, but for sure when I'm older, this will be my version of classic rock. This one's an oldie. 00:07:34 fluxion23, podcast, oldies, Autechre. electronic, IDM, 90's http://fluxion23.com/podcast/lonnie-liston-smith_expansions.mp3 Let's all take a moment to take a moment, shall we? http://fluxion23.com/podcast/lonnie-liston-smith_expansions.mp3 Podcasts Sun, 4 May 2008 07:12:08 -0600 fluxion23 No Let's all take a moment to take a moment, shall we? 00:06:03 fluxion23, podcast, Lonnie Liston Smith, latin jazz, acid jazz, soul, 70s http://fluxion23.com/podcast/the-roots_i-will-not-apologize.mp3 This album is dark, bitter, angry, acid, paranoid, pissed off, pissed on, et.al. It's hard to take too many times in, say, a week. But when it hits, it hits. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/the-roots_i-will-not-apologize.mp3 Podcasts Sun, 4 May 2008 07:22:17 -0600 fluxion23 No This album is dark, bitter, angry, acid, paranoid, pissed off, pissed on, et.al. It's hard to take too many times in, say, a week. But when it hits, it hits. 00:06:03 fluxion23, podcast, The Roots, hip hop, rap, soul, Dice Raw, P.O.R.N. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/the-rivieras_warm-california-sun.mp3 It's been a NASTY goddamn winter here in Chicago. Let's act like that never happened, ok? http://fluxion23.com/podcast/the-rivieras_warm-california-sun.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 5 May 2008 06:52:22 -0600 fluxion23 No It's been a NASTY goddamn winter here in Chicago. Let's act like that never happened happen, ok? 00:02:22 fluxion23, podcast, Rivieras, California, summer, surf http://fluxion23.com/podcast/sergio-mendez_carnival-batucada.mp3 Beyond warm. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/sergio-mendez_carnival-batucada.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 5 May 2008 07:16:43 -0600 fluxion23 No Beyond warm. 00:04:06 fluxion23, podcast, Brazil, Sergio Mendez, Carnival, drums, drumming http://fluxion23.com/podcast/xtc_chalkhills-and-children.mp3 Floaty and fluffy as a cloud. One of my favorite XTC songs. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/xtc_chalkhills-and-children.mp3 Podcasts Thur, 8 May 2008 20:42:13 -0600 fluxion23 No Floaty and fluffy as a cloud. One of my favorite XTC songs. 00:04:52 fluxion23, podcast, XTC, pop, dream pop http://fluxion23.com/podcast/jolie-holland_springtime-can-kill-you.mp3 If you can just make it until next winter, you'll be ok. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/jolie-holland_springtime-can-kill-you.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 9 May 2008 02:45:25 -0600 fluxion23 No If you can just make it until next winter, you'll be ok. 00:02:47 fluxion23, podcast, Jolie Holland, springtime, spring, jazz http://fluxion23.com/podcast/willie-nelson_nite-life.mp3 The new box set, A Hell of a Ride, is some really essential stuff. Happy 75th, Willie. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/willie-nelson_nite-life.mp3 Podcasts Sat, 10 May 2008 11:33:21 -0600 fluxion23 No The new box set, A Hell of a Ride, is some really essential stuff. Happy 75th, Willie. 00:02:26 fluxion23, podcast, Willie Nelson, country http://fluxion23.com/podcast/booka-shade_outskirts.mp3 A home run, this record. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/booka-shade_outskirts.mp3 Podcasts Wed, 14 May 2008 04:14:58 -0600 fluxion23 No A home run, this record. 00:04:54 fluxion23, podcast, electronic, Booka Shade http://fluxion23.com/podcast/bruno-pronsato_why-cant-we-be-like-us.mp3 Minimal techno in the Villalobos vein, with a sneaky way of feeling warm. From the album of the same name. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/bruno-pronsato_why-cant-we-be-like-us.mp3 Podcasts Thurs, 15 May 2008 18:43:50 -0600 fluxion23 No Minimal techno in the Villalobos vein, with a sneaky way of feeling warm. From the album of the same name. 00:10:52 fluxion23, podcast, electronic, minimal, minimal house, minimal techno, Bruno Pronsato, West Coast, West Coast techno http://fluxion23.com/podcast/harry-belafonte_troubles.mp3 Let's forget 'em. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/harry-belafonte_troubles.mp3 Podcasts Wed, 28 May 2008 07:17:03 -0600 fluxion23 No Let's forget 'em. 00:03:42 fluxion23, podcast, Harry Belafonte, calypso, soul, vocal, jazz http://fluxion23.com/podcast/im-paying-taxes-what-am-i-buying_fred-wesley-and-the-jbs.mp3 Listen for James Brown sounding more and more sinister with every break, until by the end he's advocating... killing white women? Holy shit, you fucking nut. (And it's still a great song.) http://fluxion23.com/podcast/im-paying-taxes-what-am-i-buying_fred-wesley-and-the-jbs.mp3 Podcasts Thurs, 5 Jun 2008 01:58:19 -0600 fluxion23 No Listen for James Brown sounding more and more sinister with every break, until by the end he's advocating... killing white women? Holy shit, you fucking nut. (And it's still a great song.) 00:09:49 fluxion23, podcast, Fred Wesley, James Brown, funk, soul http://fluxion23.com/podcast/steve-reid-ensemble_jiggy-jiggy.mp3 Just a little jazz, nothing to panic over. Some Sunday morning going-to-get-coffee music. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/steve-reid-ensemble_jiggy-jiggy.mp3 Podcasts Thurs, 7 Jun 2008 05:28:03 -0600 fluxion23 No Just a little jazz, nothing to panic over. Some Sunday morning going-to-get-coffee music. 00:08:59 fluxion23, podcast, jazz, Africa, Steve Reid, Steve Reid Ensemble http://fluxion23.com/podcast/deepchord_vantage-isle-echospace-reshape.mp3 The fact that this "album" is actually 13 remixes of the same song doesn't hurt its listenability at all. Beautiful ambient dub. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/deepchord_vantage-isle-echospace-reshape.mp3 Podcasts Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:23:23 -0600 fluxion23 No The fact that this "album" is actually 13 remixes of the same song doesn't hurt its listenability at all. Beautiful ambient dub. 00:08:50 fluxion23, podcast, DeepChord, ambient, dub, techno dub, Rob Modell, Gerard Hanson, Convexion, Steven Hitchell http://fluxion23.com/podcast/m83_couleurs.mp3 Seems like all the indie kids want to make grand, lush dance music nowadays. And god bless 'em for it, if it's this good. I was shamefully late to this album. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/m83_couleurs.mp3 Podcasts Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:34:13 -0600 fluxion23 No Seems like all the indie kids want to make grand, lush dance music nowadays. And god bless 'em for it, if it's this good. I was shamefully late to this album. 00:08:35 fluxion23, podcast, M83, electronic, dance, pop, indie http://fluxion23.com/podcast/cut-copy_lights-and-music.mp3 OMG dance pop! They don't make it like this anymore. Except when they do. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/cut-copy_lights-and-music.mp3 Podcasts Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:39:06 -0600 fluxion23 No OMG dance pop! They don't make it like this anymore. Except when they do. 00:04:37 fluxion23, podcast, Cut Copy, electronic, dance, pop http://fluxion23.com/podcast/the-war-on-drugs_taking-the-farm.mp3 I don't know that I've read a review of this album yet that didn't mention Tom Petty, and I think it's a bit unfair, because at a glance you'd assume the record sounds like "American Girl." There's so much more going on than that. This track, for instance, makes me think of Animal Collective more than anything else. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/the-war-on-drugs_taking-the-farm.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:39:26 -0600 fluxion23 No I don't know that I've read a review of this album yet that didn't mention Tom Petty, and I think it's a bit unfair, because at a glance you'd assume the record sounds like "American Girl." There's so much more going on than that. This track, for instance, makes me think of Animal Collective more than anything else. 00:04:00 fluxion23, podcast, rock, indie rock, The War on Drugs http://fluxion23.com/podcast/marvin-gaye_where-are-we-going.mp3 In spite of its rather serious question, and talk of war and chaos, this is a happy song. It feels summery to me, like kids playing on city sidewalks (kinda like what I hear right outside my window). http://fluxion23.com/podcast/marvin-gaye_where-are-we-going.mp3 Podcasts Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:10:44 -0600 fluxion23 No In spite of its rather serious question, and talk of war and chaos, this is a happy song. It feels summery to me, like kids playing on city sidewalks (kinda like what I hear right outside my window). 00:03:57 fluxion23, podcast, soul, Marvin Gaye, summer http://fluxion23.com/podcast/low-motion-disco_things-are-gonna.mp3 I don't know much about this Swiss duo (I don't think anyone does -- they're famous for not giving interviews), but I know they always put a nice spit-shine on a downtempo track. This is nice stuff. Goes down smooth. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/low-motion-disco_things-are-gonna.mp3 Podcasts Wed, 9 Jul 2008 04:01:33 -0600 fluxion23 No I don't know much about this Swiss duo (I don't think anyone does -- they're famous for not giving interviews), but I know they always put a nice spit-shine on a downtempo track. This is nice stuff. Goes down smooth. 00:08:11 fluxion23, podcast, electronic, downtempo, Low Motion Disco http://fluxion23.com/podcast/ital-tek_tokyo-freeze_remix_.mp3 Call it dubstep, call it what you will, but young Alan Myson of Brighton, England has made a helluva record here; shaking, stuttering, and brooding in roughly equal measure. I can't get it off my iPod. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/ital-tek_tokyo-freeze_remix_.mp3 Podcasts Wed, 9 Jul 2008 05:19:51 -0600 fluxion23 No Call it dubstep, call it what you will, but young Alan Myson of Brighton, England has made a helluva record here; shaking, stuttering, and brooding in roughly equal measure. I can't get it off my iPod. 00:04:56 fluxion23, podcast, electronic, dubstep, iTAL tEK http://fluxion23.com/podcast/ponytail_celebrate-the-body-electric.mp3 I knew this record was something special the first time I heard it, but the more I listen to it, the more it's... whoa. Hot new audio love affair. Don'tcha love those? I picked this track because it's the longest, not for any better reason. The whole record is amazing. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/ponytail_celebrate-the-body-electric.mp3 Podcasts Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:07:59 -0600 fluxion23 No I knew this record was something special the first time I heard it, but the more I listen to it, the more it's... whoa. Hot new audio love affair. Don'tcha love those? I picked this track because it's the longest, not for any better reason. The whole record is amazing. 00:07:00 fluxion23, podcast, rock, indie, Ponytail http://fluxion23.com/podcast/best-of-08-pt1.m4a A quick rundown of some of the best tracks of the first half of 2008, according to guess-who. Presented as one big 88-minute mix, and optimized as an iTunes podcast. Enjoy. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/best-of-08-pt1.m4a Podcasts Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:19:15 -0600 fluxion23 No A quick rundown of some of the best tracks of the first half of 2008, according to guess-who. Presented as one big 88-minute mix, and optimized as an iTunes podcast. Enjoy. 01:28:04 fluxion23, podcast, rock, indie, Ponytail http://fluxion23.com/podcast/sister-rosetta-tharpe_strange-things-happening-every-day.mp3 I'm not much of a God-fearing man, but that doesn't stop this from being a favorite song of mine. The simple yet ineffable truth of the title is (to appropriate a John Lennon quote) bigger than Jesus. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/sister-rosetta-tharpe_strange-things-happening-every-day.mp3 Podcasts Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:54:40 -0600 fluxion23 No I'm not much of a God-fearing man, but that doesn't stop this from being a favorite song of mine. The simple yet ineffable truth of the title is (to appropriate a John Lennon quote) bigger than Jesus. 00:02:50 fluxion23, podcast, gospel, soul, rhythm and blues, Sister Rosetta Tharpe http://fluxion23.com/podcast/jimmie-rodgers_kisses-sweeter-than-wine.mp3 Depending on your point of view, this is either a joyous celebration of love and its fruits, a quaint throwback to a more naive time, or a grim cautionary tale. But there's no getting around it -- it's damn catchy. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/jimmie-rodgers_kisses-sweeter-than-wine.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:47:41 -0600 fluxion23 No Depending on your point of view, this is either a joyous celebration of love and its fruits, a quaint throwback to a more naive time, or a grim cautionary tale. But there's no getting around it -- it's damn catchy. 00:02:24 fluxion23, podcast, early rock n' roll, rhythm and blues, vocal, Jimmie Rodgers http://fluxion23.com/podcast/nat-king-cole-trio_bang-bang-boogie.mp3 While we're in the 50's. Am I crazy, or does this song seem a bit, well, kinky? The Daddy/Baby dynamic may be just old slang, but now that it's outdated it's easy to see the dominant/submissive dynamic that it only barely obscured. Thanks to Nat's characteristically light-hearted delivery, the whole thing sounds like a game, a little fun after Daddy gets home from work. "Has Baby behaved?" Because if not, she may be in for a spanking. Let review quickly, Nat -- what's the safe word? http://fluxion23.com/podcast/nat-king-cole-trio_bang-bang-boogie.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:49:04 fluxion23 No While we're in the 50's. Am I crazy, or does this song seem a bit, well, kinky? The Daddy/Baby labels may be just old slang, but now that it's outdated it's easy to see the dominant/submissive dynamic that it only barely obscured. Thanks to Nat's characteristically light-hearted delivery, the whole thing sounds like a game, a little fun after Daddy gets home from work. "Has Baby behaved?" Because if not, she may be in for a spanking. Let's review quickly, Nat -- what's the safe word? 00:02:59 fluxion23, podcast, jazz, rhythm and blues, piano, vocal, Nat King Cole, Nat King Cole Trio http://fluxion23.com/podcast/Summertime.m4a Since the fish are indeed jumpin' and the cotton is looking on the tallish side, here's 25 minutes that will seem either tedious or pleasantly melancholy, depending on what you think of the Gershwin tune. First an overlooked Willie Nelson version, from an album he did with Leon Russell. Then the Janis Jopin version, which would be a definitive version of the song if that were possible. Then Greg Dulli does his blue-eyed-tortured-soul thing, and then a wonderfully subdued version from Booker T. and the MG's. Then the cherry on top, Coltrane. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/Summertime.m4a Podcasts Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:09:04 fluxion23 No Since the fish are indeed jumpin' and the cotton is looking on the tallish side, here's 25 minutes that will seem either tedious or pleasantly melancholy, depending on what you think of the Gershwin tune. First an overlooked Willie Nelson version, from an album he did with Leon Russell. Then the Janis Jopin version, which would be a definitive version of the song if that were possible. Then Greg Dulli does his blue-eyed-tortured-soul thing, and then a wonderfully subdued version from Booker T. and the MG's. Then the cherry on top, Coltrane.. 00:25:36 standards, Gershwin, Summertime, Janis Joplin, Booker T and the MGs, Willie Nelson, John Coltrane, Twilight Singers, soul, blues, rock, jazz http://fluxion23.com/podcast/gui-boratto_anunciacion.mp3 Even the least of the Kompakt Total compilations is worth having, and Total 9 is not one of the least. I could have picked any of a dozen tracks off it, but in the last year or so, Gui Boratto has won me over in a special way. This track puts me in the mind of a grainy Michael Mann nightscape. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/gui-boratto_anunciacion.mp3 Podcasts Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:59:18 fluxion23 No Even the least of the Kompakt Total compilations is worth having, and Total 9 is not one of the least. I could have picked any of a dozen tracks off it, but in the last year or so, Gui Boratto has won me over in a special way. This track puts me in the mind of a grainy Michael Mann nightscape. 00:06:15 fluxion23, podcast, Kompakt, electronic, dance, house, Gui Boratto http://fluxion23.com/podcast/scarlett-johansson_anywhere-i-lay-my-head.mp3 I heard of this album from magazines months ago, but I never actually heard it until the fine fellows at Sound Opinions mentioned it on their show. They did so only to ridicule it, but as soon as they played the 30 seconds of the record that was supposed to demonstrate how intolerable it is, I thought, "Oh my god, this is great." After spending a week or so with the record, I've decided that neither of our first impressions were correct. It's not great. But neither is it garbage, and it's not dismissable. Johansson's voice is uneven and uncontrolled, but that's not a problem by itself, and she has a surprisingly deep and evocative sound at the low end of her range. It's true that the idea of an album of Tom Waits covers stinks of vanity and overstretching, but in large part thanks to the production of Dave Sitek (of TV on the Radio), the record never sounds like an under-talented starlet making a record of Tom Waits covers. Even when it's not working -- which I'd say is about half the time -- it's not because it's a put-on, or a pony show, or any of the other things that many people have accused this record of being. Johansson's main vocal touchstone seems to be Sinead O'Connor. The record oozes raw earnestness, from both vocalist and producer, and if that's sometimes a bad thing, it's not at all the bad thing that you expected to hear. Definitely worth a listen or ten. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/scarlett-johansson_anywhere-i-lay-my-head.mp3 Podcasts Wed, 3 Sep 2008 09:49:19 fluxion23 No I heard of this album from magazines months ago, but I never actually heard it until the fine fellows at Sound Opinions mentioned it on their show. They did so only to ridicule it, but as soon as they played the 30 seconds of the record that was supposed to demonstrate how intolerable it is, I thought, "Oh my god, this is great." After spending a week or so with the record, I've decided that neither of our first impressions were correct. It's not great. But neither is it garbage, and it's not dismissable. Johansson's voice is uneven and uncontrolled, but that's not a problem by itself, and she has a surprisingly deep and evocative sound at the low end of her range. It's true that the idea of an album of Tom Waits covers stinks of vanity and overstretching, but in large part thanks to the production of Dave Sitek (of TV on the Radio), the record never sounds like an under-talented starlet making a record of Tom Waits covers. Even when it's not working -- which I'd say is about half the time -- it's not because it's a put-on, or a pony show, or any of the other things that many people have accused this record of being. Johansson's main vocal touchstone seems to be Sinead O'Connor. The record oozes raw earnestness, from both vocalist and producer, and if that's sometimes a bad thing, it's not at all the bad thing that you expected to hear. Definitely worth a listen or ten. 00:03:39 fluxion23, podcast, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Waits, Dave Sitek, TV on the Radio, rock, indie rock http://fluxion23.com/podcast/beck_walls.mp3 A new Beck album isn't the event it once was, I don't suppose. He seems to have settled into a long career, occasionally making a great record, usually making a decent one, and sometimes missing the mark. At any rate, it's a 'walk, don't run' kind of affair. The latest album, Modern Guilt, is in the middle. But it does grow on you. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/beck_walls.mp3 Podcasts Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:16:12 fluxion23 No A new Beck album isn't the event it once was, I don't suppose. He seems to have settled into a long career, occasionally making a great record, usually making a decent one, and sometimes missing the mark. At any rate, it's a 'walk, don't run' kind of affair. The latest album, Modern Guilt, is in the middle. But it does grow on you. 00:02:22 fluxion23, podcast, Beck, rock, indie rock http://fluxion23.com/podcast/dave-gahan_kingdom_booka-shade-alternative-remix_.mp3 I can't be sure where this mix is originally from. The "Kingdom" single(s) came out about a year ago, and the Booka Shade Club Mix even has a video, the visual hook of which seems to be that everything is lit in a way it should not be, including the inside of Gahan's mouth. This mix is new to me, off of a dubiously legal compilation of Depeche Mode remixes called Mutebank, volume 2. I prefer this mix of the song more than any I'd heard before. It's more, for lack of a better word, Shady. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/dave-gahan_kingdom_booka-shade-alternative-remix_.mp3 Podcasts Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:06:07 fluxion23 No I can't be sure where this mix is originally from. The "Kingdom" single(s) came out about a year ago, and the Booka Shade Club Mix even has a video, the visual hook of which seems to be that everything is lit in a way it should not be, including the inside of Gahan's mouth. This mix is new to me, off of a dubiously legal compilation of Depeche Mode remixes called Mutebank, volume 2. I prefer this mix of the song more than any I'd heard before. It's more, for lack of a better word, Shady. 00:07:34 fluxion23, podcast, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Booka Shade, electronic, pop http://fluxion23.com/podcast/economy-mini-mix.m4a What's a near-global meltdown without a soundtrack? Well, less tacky than this, probably, but I am unphased. John Lennon gets some good primal screams in, Aerosmith's apocalypse sounds more prescient then they intended ("Too many houses on stilts!"), Lindsey Buckingham sucks it up and forges forward (this is an older track, but don't miss his new album if you're a fan), and finally David Byrne and Brian Eno offer something that almost sounds like hope. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/economy-mini-mix.m4a Podcasts Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:09:14 fluxion23 No What's a near-global meltdown without a soundtrack? Well, less tacky than this, probably, but I am unphased. John Lennon gets some good primal screams in, Aerosmith's apocalypse sounds more prescient then they intended ("Too many houses on stilts!"), Lindsey Buckingham sucks it up and forges forward (this is an older track, but don't miss his new album if you're a fan), and finally David Byrne and Brian Eno offer something that almost sounds like hope. 00:17:10 fluxion23, podcast, classic rock, pop, rock http://fluxion23.com/podcast/matthew-dear_deserter_four-tet-remix.mp3 Released earlier in 2008 on the "Black Edition" of the Matthew Dear album Asa Breed, which was one of my favorite albums of 2007. Almost as brooding as the original, with some touches that don't sound like anyone but the still formidable Keiran Hebden. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/matthew-dear_deserter_four-tet-remix.mp3 Podcasts Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:03:44 fluxion23 No Released earlier in 2008 on the "Black Edition" of the Matthew Dear album Asa Breed, which was one of my favorite albums of 2007. Almost as brooding as the original, with some touches that don't sound like anyone but the still formidable Keiran Hebden. 00:05:45 fluxion23, podcast, electronic, remix, Four Tet, Matthew Dear, Keiran Hebden http://fluxion23.com/podcast/ash-ra-tempel_sunrain.mp3 Special thanks to wizardishungry for tipping me toward this particular group of electronic-music-founding Germans from the 70's. Sometimes it seems like there are so many. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/ash-ra-tempel_sunrain.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:43:18 fluxion23 No Special thanks to wizardishungry for tipping me toward this particular group of electronic-music-founding Germans from the 70's. Sometimes it seems like there are so many. 00:07:29 fluxion23, podcast, electronic, kosmiche, psychedelia, Manuel Gottsching, guitar, krautrock, electronica http://fluxion23.com/podcast/billie-holiday_having-myself-a-time.mp3 No doubt at all, one of my favorite songs. If you ever have to try to demonstrate to someone what interpretive jazz vocals are all about (if you have to ask, like the man said...), you could start in a lot worse places. It's not that the performance here is overtly sad. Weary, maybe, but not in a slump. (Not yet, anyway.) Neither is the lyric read with any crass, slippery-tongue-in-cheek irony. The irony is dry as a cold day, never sarcastic, but still present enough to crack your lips and bring blood. The singer is more than aware that having A Time only superficially sounds like you're having a GOOD time. And living like a lord could be literal or acid -- the underlying sentiment of spiritual dissatisfaction fits the dirtiest of the poor as well as it does Jay Gatsby. Still remarkable every time I hear it. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/billie-holiday_having-myself-a-time.mp3 Podcasts Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:06:42 fluxion23 No No doubt at all, one of my favorite songs. If you ever have to try to demonstrate to someone what interpretive jazz vocals are all about (if you have to ask, like the man said...), you could start in a lot worse places. It's not that the performance here is overtly sad. Weary, maybe, but not in a slump. (Not yet, anyway.) Neither is the lyric read with any crass, slippery-tongue-in-cheek irony. The irony is dry as a cold day, never sarcastic, but still present enough to crack your lips and bring blood. The singer is more than aware that having A Time only superficially sounds like you're having a GOOD time. And living like a lord could be literal or acid -- the underlying sentiment of spiritual dissatisfaction fits the dirtiest of the poor as well as it does Jay Gatsby. Still remarkable every time I hear it. 00:02:32 fluxion23, podcast, jazz, vocal, Billie Holiday http://fluxion23.com/podcast/eddie-harris_silver-cycles.mp3 Eddie Harris was a multi-instrumentalist who was hard to nail down to one jazz style, if one genre. His crossover pop hits did not endear him to jazzbos of the day, and neither did his early experiments in electricity (he invented the electric saxophone). It's conventional wisdom now that he paved the way for fusion, but as this track from 1968 proves, sometimes he wasn't paving anything -- he was just on some other shit. The track is quiet and spooky, slowly building to the last minute, where everything falls right in the pocket. A++. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/eddie-harris_silver-cycles.mp3 Podcasts Thu, 07 Dec 2008 15:17:35 fluxion23 No Eddie Harris was a multi-instrumentalist who was hard to nail down to one jazz style, if one genre. His crossover pop hits did not endear him to jazzbos of the day, and neither did his early experiments in electricity (he invented the electric saxophone). It's conventional wisdom now that he paved the way for fusion, but as this track from 1968 proves, sometimes he wasn't paving anything -- he was just on some other shit. The track is quiet and spooky, slowly building to the last minute, where everything falls right in the pocket. A++. 00:05:51 avant-garde, Eddie Harris, fluxion23, jazz, podcast, psychedelic http://fluxion23.com/podcast/mose-allison_ask-me-nice.mp3 If working the word 'potentate' gracefully into a song weren't impressive enough, this one also has a killer piano break, and a bit of an attitude. You come to expect those things from Mose, once you get to know him. I'm making this my theme song for my upcoming trip home. If you have to go to Houston for 11 days, best to psyche yourself up a bit. Jazz fact: this record (V-8 Ford Blues) was produced by Teo Macero, and on a good hi-fi sounds as warm and close as if Mose was making his weird piano-playing groaning sounds right next to you. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/mose-allison_ask-me-nice.mp3 Podcasts Thu, 07 Dec 2008 15:17:35 fluxion23 No If working the word 'potentate' gracefully into a song weren't impressive enough, this one also has a killer piano break, and a bit of an attitude. You come to expect those things from Mose, once you get to know him. I'm making this my theme song for my upcoming trip home. If you have to go to Houston for 11 days, best to psyche yourself up a bit. Jazz fact: this record (V-8 Ford Blues) was produced by Teo Macero, and on a good hi-fi sounds as warm and close as if Mose was making his weird piano-playing groaning sounds right next to you. 00:02:37 fluxion23, jazz, podcast, vocal, Mose Allison, songwriter, piano http://fluxion23.com/podcast/deadbeat_roots-and-wire.mp3 Former Montreal resident and recent Berlin transplant Scott Monteith makes dubstep on his new record that's very heavy on the dub. Is that harmonica? Nicely done, sir. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/deadbeat_roots-and-wire.mp3 Podcasts Thu, 05 Jan 2009 13:36:35 fluxion23 No Former Montreal resident and recent Berlin transplant Scott Monteith makes dubstep on his new record that's very heavy on the dub. Is that harmonica? Nicely done, sir. 00:05:52 fluxion23, house, dub, dubstep, podcast, Deadbeat, Scott Monteith, dancehall http://fluxion23.com/podcast/callers_more-than-right.mp3 The Callers Fortune is a late (too late, actually) entry into my favorite albums of 2008. The arrangements are spare and smoky, limited to one singer and one guitar, and Sara Lucas's voice is so rich and expressive I want to file it under "soul." The whole record is as good as this track. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/callers_more-than-right.mp3 Podcasts Thu, 03 Feb 2009 15:09:17 fluxion23 No The Callers Fortune is a late (too late, actually) entry into my favorite albums of 2008. The arrangements are spare and smoky, limited to one singer and one guitar, and Sara Lucas's voice is so rich and expressive I want to file it under "soul." The whole record is as good as this track. 00:03:25 fluxion23, podcast, rock, folk, vocal, Callers, Sara Lucas http://fluxion23.com/podcast/michelle-shocked_anchorage.mp3 To old friends. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/michelle-shocked_anchorage.mp3 Podcasts Thu, 20 Feb 2009 12:26:31 fluxion23 No To old friends. 00:03:25 fluxion23, podcast, rock, folk, Michelle Shocked http://fluxion23.com/podcast/yeah-yeah-yeahs_dull-life.mp3 I love this record more than I expected. I would not have thought five years ago when I first heard the Yeah Yeah Yeahs that they would turn into one of the catchiest, most satisfying rock bands in my collection. (Maybe it's because they have such a dumb name.) Their best album so far, easily. http://fluxion23.com/podcast/michelle-yeah-yeah-yeahs_dull-life.mp3 Podcasts Thu, 22 Apr 2009 16:38:28 fluxion23 No I love this record more than I expected. I would not have thought five years ago when I first heard the Yeah Yeah Yeahs that they would turn into one of the catchiest, most satisfying rock bands in my collection. (Maybe it's because they have such a dumb name.) Their best album so far, easily. 16:38:28 fluxion23, podcast, rock, pop, Yeah Yeah Yeahs