The second half of the series picks up where we left off, surveying the landscape of 2010 releases and 2011 hopefuls, and there's a lot to be excited about. There's the beat-driven productions of Shlohmo, Letherette, and Maverick. There's the understated and futuristic beauty of Saturn Never Sleeps and Akua Naru's womanifesto "The World Is Listening." There's the melancholy and poignancy of When Saints Go Machine along with the indescribable textures of "Biddies" by Mo Kolours. There's even a will.i.am cut from 2001 that is sure to make people see him in a new light (or at least wonder what could have been, musically speaking).

There's a lot of music to digest in this one, so chew slowly. Hopefully this one will keep you ears well nourished until we meet again...

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Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. ID drops courtesy of TGrundy, Fave, and The Hired Gun. Background music includes the following:

Cyplops Joint - "germinal ring"
Kid 606 - "ghettoblaster (marumari remix)"
Techniken Defunkus - "Hot On Both Sides (Instrumental)"

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
Phuture Frequency Radio website

this episode's tracklist:
1. Shlohmo - "Places" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Turntable Lab Digital}
2. Suzi Analogue - "We Cannot Hide" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
3. Akua Naru - "The World Is Listening" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Bandcamp}
4. Eagle Nebula - "Waiting" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Katalyst - "Day Into Night (feat. Stephanie McKay)" (2011) {iTunes}
6. will.i.am - "Lay Me Down (feat. Terry Dexter)" (2001) {iTunes}
7. Those Chosen - "Act Like You Know" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. Letherette - "Blad" (2010) {iTunes}
9. Maverick - "Down In Uptown" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. Lushlife - "Meridian Sound (Pt. Three)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Vikter Duplaix - "Electric Love (Nicolay Remix)" (2010) {iTunes}
12. Saturn Never Sleeps - "The Magic Hour" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
13. The Hired Gun - "You" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. Mo Kolours - "Biddies" (2011) {Bandcamp}
15. Illvibe Collective - "Medicine Man (feat. A.R.M.)" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
16. Rebirth Brass Band - "Do It Again" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
17. When Saints Go Machine - "Fail Forever" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
18. Iambic - "Ignite" (2010) {Amazon MP3}

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