This episode features a mix from the First Lady of Beatdown, the one and only Lady Blacktronika. It's a hour-long set that should speak volumes to the house heads out there. Hypnotic and deep, much like her Future Blues album. Not much more to say than that.

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Theme song produced by Cy Tru. ID drop courtesy of India from Astronauts of Antiquity. Background music selections: "Leave A Note" by Silhouette Brown.

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Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
Full Mix from Lady Blacktronika

this episode's tracklist:
1. KZRC feat. Kemi - "Feeding (Andres Rmx)" (2011) {Beatport}
2. Poussez - "Marvin In The Disco" (2011) {Beatport}
3. Chris Mitchell - "Morning Movements"
4. Lady Blacktkronika - "Who Makes You (Danny Kyo Remix)"
5. Joi Cardwell - "Deep Lady Blacktronika (Deep Water Mix)"
6. SE62 - "Even Better" (Forthcoming on Sound Black)
7. Lady B~Noir - "Tricky Life" (Mastered)
8. Ikenga - "Ancestral Channels" (Forthcoming on Sound Kemystry)
9. Bailey Jemille - "Getting Heavy (Jordan Fields Re-Edit)" {Juno Download}
10. Bailey Jemille - "Getting Heavy (Nick Turner Lady B Vox Remix 1)" {Juno Download}
11. Lady Blacktronika / Bailey Jemille - "Gettin' Tracky"
12. Lady Blacktronika - "All God's Black Children"
13. Lady Blacktronika - "Roots Rock"
14. Chris Mitchell - "Lonely Nights"
15. Lady Blacktronika - "I'm Tryin Ta Party"
16. Brother G - "Learning Curves" (Sound Black)
17. South West Seven - "Play With Love" (2011) {Beatport}
18. DJ Cam - "Swim feat. Chris James (Blackjoy Remix)" (2011) {Beatport}

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This might sound crazy to you, but I've been having this conversation with GOD about music and my place within it for almost a year now. (First time that I would have talked about any of this was on my tumblr blog.) I believe it's had a direct effect on the amount of shows that I have released this year through the BSOTS channel. I tried talking about this while recording voiceovers for the last "buckwild" episode, but after rambling on for almost 20 minutes, I knew no one would listen and I hadn't the foggiest notion of how I was going to edit that session down. It sat on a thumb drive for about a month before I revisited it. I suppose that it was time to do so: seems as if the music chosen for the show led me to picking just the right sound bites from that voiceover session.

As a result, this show is a strange mixture of my current musical obsessions and my constant drive towards finding out what my purpose is in life. I'm not certain if people will really get this show or not; all I know was that I had to do this one. It's part cinematic instrumentals, part slow motion house, part spoken word, part left-of-center hip-hop, part unconventional hymnal, and jazz and ambient selections as well. All this and my musings on GOD, music, and my attitude towards music at the end of last year that directly influenced my approach towards releasing new BSOTS episodes in 2011.

I hope all of this is presented in such a way that it makes sense to you. If not, feel free to let me know. Here's hoping that purpose has come around your way and made itself known to you. As for me, I'm still searching...

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ID drop courtesy of EJ Flavors. Background music selections: "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint, "ghettoblaster (marumari remix)" by Kid 606, and "Material Instrument 1" by Ezekiel Honig.

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

this episode's tracklist:
1. Shadyzane - "Watersleep" (2006) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
2. Oddisee - "The Carter Barron" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
3. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - "Fright Night (Nevermore) (Dam-Funk Remix)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
4. Ghostly Dust Machine - "Ode To A Baby Snowstorm" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Def Sound - "(A)Gain" (2011) {Bandcamp}
6. Shabazz Palaces - "An Echo From The Hosts That Profess Infinitum" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Techniken Defunkus - "Infinity" (2009)
8. Colonel Red - "Gimme A Minute (feat. Ursula Rucker" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
9. Kool Kim - "What I Got Is Gonna Last" (1996) {Amazon.com}
10. Def Dee - "Lisa" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Alias - "Wanna Let It Go" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | More On This Album}
12. Nicolas Jaar - "Keep Me There" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
13. EOTL - "Let's Walk Together" (2011) {Bandcamp}
14. Orgone - "Faith Keep Rolling" (2010) {Ubiquity Records Store}
15. Autodeep - "Crossplot" (2011) {Soundcloud}
16. Lady Blacktronika - "If Some Rain" (2011) {Beatport}
17. Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ Choir - "Ever Since" (1971) {Amazon MP3}
18. The Campbell Brothers - "What's His Name - Jesus!" (2001) {Arhoolie}
19. Cosmic Analog Ensemble - "Everything Takes Longer Than One First Expects" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
20. Gorje Hewek - "At That Cafe" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
21. Sebastian - "Human" (2011) {iTunes}
22. About 9 - "In Time Things Will Be ok" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}

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In what will probably seem like a complete and total 180-degree turn from the unbridled chaos of the last episode, this show finds Camp Lo-Fi with its dancing shoes on, grooving to the sounds of Scope, one-half of DJ/production duo South West Seven. If you want to hear these tunes in an unmixed form, almost all of them are available at Beatport. Just check the buylinks below. We really ought to play more house music around these parts; Scope absolutely killed it. Respect due to Kahua Music for sending his mix our way.

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Theme song co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. ID drop courtesy of TGrundy. Background music selections: "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint and "Hot on Both Sides (instrumental)" by Techniken Defunkus.

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

this episode's tracklist:
1. YSE feat. Frank H. Carter III - "Guessing Games (2011 Vocal Mix)" (2011) {Beatport}
2. Miguel Migs - "Everybody (feat. Evelyn "Champagne" King)" (2011) {iTunes | Beatport}
3. Voices Of Black - "Fridays With Her" (2011) {Beatport}
4. John Talabot - "Familes (feat. Glasser) (Club Re-Fix)" (2011) {Beatport}
5. Huxley & Jonny Cade - "20 Pounds (Of Nordle)"
6. Tigerskin - "La La La Song" (2011) {Beatport}
7. Mic Newman - "The Fidelity" (2011) {Beatport}
8. Leif - "So Long (feat. Donna Lea)" (2011) {Beatport}
9. Tanner Ross - "Goodbye, Summer" (2011) {Beatport}
10. South West Seven - "What We Do" (2011) {Beatport}
11. Huxley - "Harmless Frustration" (2011) {Beatport}
12. Mountaineer - "Always Coming Home (Tuff City Kids remix)" (2011) {Beatport}
13. Mudd - "Spielplatz"
14. Omar and Zed Bias - "Dancing (Radio Edit)" (2011) {iTunes}
15. Funk Mediterraneo - "Saturday Life" (2011) {Traxsource}

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Can't quite believe that this makes the first BSOTS GONE (buck)WILD episode of 2011, but here we are. I speak about being a "reluctant tech" as well as a curmudgeon. Other than that, I let the music scream for me. I think the show turned out better as a result. As for the sound bites of the NYPD clashing with partygoers outside of Tammany Hall, most of them come from an eyewitness video taken by Lady Jay Diamond. More videos along with photos and background information on the case can be found at the Monumental 5 Website.

The heat(wave) is on, kids. Keep a cool head as best you can...

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Theme song courtesy of Cy Tru featuring Jonny Sonic. ID drop courtesy of Anji Bee. Background music selections are "Ghettoblaster (marumari remix)" by Kid 606, "Pop Champagne (instrumental)" by Jim Jones, "Porchside Prologue" by Ezekiel Honig, and "After The Gold Rush" by Ben Neill.

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Endless Shouting Matches With Yourself...
BSOTS 110 - Father-Daughter Dance (for Simone)
BSOTS 103 - BGB: Avoiding Explosions Within A Nuclear Summer...

this episode's tracklist:
1. MIT Concert Choir - "O Fortuna" (2006) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
2. Dobie - "The New Madness" (2009) {Juno Download}
3. Chacho Brodas - "Siente Mi Funk" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
4. DJ Solo - "Tangible Dream (feat. Jibberish, Orifice Vulgatron and Feras Ibrahim)" (2011) {7Digital}
5. Riff Raff McGriff - "Tell 'Em" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
6. Lupe Fiasco - "Words I Never Said (feat. Skylar Grey)" (2011) {iTunes}
7. The Residents - "Breath And Length" (1974) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
8. Wade Waters - "A Post-Racial America (pt. 1)" (2011) {Bandcamp}
9. Serengeti - "Ha-Ha" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | More On This Album}
10. Signal Path - "Mahalia Is Free" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Nikka Costa - "Pro*Whoa!" (2011) {iTunes}
12. Wallpaper. - "#STUPiDFACEDD (Acoustic Remix)" (2011)
13. Deathface - "Gift Of Fury" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
14. R.V. Aggelen - "Second Reflex (Black Belt Dub)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
15. Skrillex - "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Noisia Remix)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
16. The Specials - "Ghost Town (DJ Enki Remix)" (2011) {Turntable Lab Digital}
17. Nickodemus - "A New York Minute (Summer of '77 Mix)" (2011) {Turntable Lab Digital}

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First off, I have to thank Todd Kelley a.k.a. The Big La for being the main inspiration for this mix. If you've ever heard his Background Flow episodes via flowink.com, then you can understand why. I also gotta shout out Nikki of Infinite Ink, home of the Soulrific Podcast. Her seamless blends featured in every show make us all work harder.

I've been wanting to do an episode like this for at least a year, but what I'm learning is that you can't rush the arrangement of these shows. They're going to get made when they want to get made. Within the past month, I started stringing songs together while working on episode #111 and I couldn't stop. That's when I knew it was finally gonna happen. When the music starts to connect its own dots before your eyes and ears, you're on your way to putting together the next show. Lately I've been learning to listen to the music say to me, "Now's the time. What are you waiting for?" That's what it takes these days for me to do shows. Some weeks, I would much rather kick back and stream a documentary on Netflix. On other weeks, it's like a sonic obligation to get blends done.

There's a lot to take in musically within this episode. Some beats are constructed from samples, others are more spaced-out and synth driven. Some are short sketches that may feel like unfinished works to some, but still give you a good idea of what the beatmaker is capable of. Others are full-bodied, full fledged instrumentals. There's a lot of variety here, most of it released between 2009 and 2011, but Pete Rock's cut dates back to 2001 (and STILL kicks the pants off a lot of stuff coming out right now). Letherette, Maverick, and Shlohmo are all carried over from the previous show, and there are a couple of entries from the Just Plain Sounds camp. Cats like Damu The Fudgemunk and The Custodian of Records have that gritty and grimy feel to their work, a real love for samples and vinyl. Then you've got Mux Mool, representing the second wave of producers on the Ghostly International label, constantly coming up with head nod essential works.

I have come to the recent conclusion that Oddisee is absolutely unstoppable. It makes no sense how prolific he is and continuously dope while doing so. Presto is that dude who can never fail in my eyes...great producer. Make sure to keep tabs on Daru Jones and Dotmatic; both those cats have some serious skills crafting beats. And what else can you say about Dilla that hasn't already been said? The cut I include from him is an instrumental version of a Busta Rhymes joint he produced. I still miss him, as many of us do. But I've learned not to call the present-day beat generation a "post-Dilla" movement. It puts so much focus on James Yancey that there's a tendency to forget the immensely talented producers and beatmakers that still walk the earth. And while Dilla was here, he never failed to give props to those who were making great music because that's the kind of heart and spirit that he had. The least I can do is show love to those building upon the contributions that he gave to the art of hip-hop, soul, and music as a whole.

One last point: the song "Breakfast" by The Stuyvesants comes from their Brooklyn's Finest release, which celebrates its one-year anniversary this month. Further proof that the blends come together in their own time. This one's for the head nodders out there, the beat freaks, the emcees in the freestyle cipher going off on that one beat that always get them hyped. This is for those on some chill out stuff, just looking for something to kick back to. This is for all those who love listening to beat tapes and instrumental albums as much as I do.

We'll get "buckwild" next time around, but for now, welcome to Camp Lo-Fi's Beatporium. Hope you enjoy it...

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ID drops courtesy of Jonny Sonic, EJ Flavors, and The Hired Gun.

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this episode's tracklist:
1. Brokn Englsh - "The Joy Of Beat Making" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
2. Friends Or Whatever - "Smoke Floats" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
3. Maverick - "When Speakers Spoke" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
4. Pete Rock - "Something Funky" (2001) {iTunes}
5. Onra - "Lying Besides You" (2010) {iTunes}
6. Just Plain Ant - "Light It Up" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. The Stuyvesants - "Breakfast" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. The Great Mundane - "Unicorns Have Feelings Too" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
9. Oh.Bliv - "And The Truth Shall Set You Free" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. Raleigh Moncrief - "Cheese Steak" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Tha Silent Partner - "One Day" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
12. Tall Black Guy - "Blind Man (I Can't Help It)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
13. Duke Hugh - "Sweet And Lowdown" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. Junior Wong - "Mr. Smith" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
15. Letherette - "In July Focus" (2010) {Turntable Lab Digital}
16. Oddisee - "Is That Why You're Here?" (2009) {Bandcamp}
17. Presto - "Zone Out" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
18. Damu The Fudgemunk - "Wonka Beat 1" (2009) {Bandcamp}
19. Daru Jones - "Lift Me High (Outtake Inst.)" (2010) {Bandcamp}
20. Custodian of Records - "Lucky Stars" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
21. Mux Mool - "Wax Rose Saturday (Remux Edit)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
22. J Dilla - "You Can't Hold A Torch (Busta Instrumental)" (2010) {Stones Throw Store}
23. Dotmatic - "Dream, Love, Reality" (2011) {RecordBreakin.com}
24. Big La Vs. Todd - "The First Time" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
25. Shigeto - "And We Gonna (Samiyam Chopsticks Remix)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
26. Shlohmo - "Socks" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}

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I am writing this on Memorial Day.  Just two more days and it will be the first of June.  How did five months of 2011 pass without a BSOTS GONE (buck)WILD show?  Sad, really.

That will change in the month of June.  First will be an all-instrumental edition of Radio BSOTS, focusing squarely on the beatmakers and hip-hop/electronic leaning producers.  After that, it's all about the "buckwild" experience.  For those who are unfamiliar with those shows, I set aside four shows a year where I can just go off the wall.  Musically, it's still about hip-hop, soul, funk, and electronic music, but I save the brash and freakier cuts for "buckwild" shows, as well as stuff that's more political and/or experimental in nature.  Aside from the music, you hear a lot more from me on those shows.  I tend to rant quite a bit.  The "buckwild" experience is actually a continuation of a show that I used to do called endless shouting matches with yourself.  It has long since podfaded into the sunset, but a few episodes are still up, for those that are curious.

In the meantime, if anyone feels the need to catch up on all things "buckwild" from the BSOTS channel, here are the episodes that have been released so far...

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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Since I didn't do any sort of recap show at the beginning of 2011, I'm sort of making up for that now. This one gets back to the regular freeform format, bouncing around and picking up cuts from here and there. A lot of my current audio obsessions as of late are present: Space Invadas, Wildcookie, Toro Y Moi, and The Stepkids. Also have some friends in the mix as well (Core Rhythm, Jonny Sonic, Lovespirals, and DJ Center). And don't forget about beatmakers B. Bravo and Apollo Brown, Kid Creole And The Coconuts alumni Coati Mundi, hip-hop duo Malcolm and Martin, and a band from Sweden known as A Bossa Electica coming through with a killer Roy Ayers cover. On top of that, we close it out with some inspiring gospel soul from 1971.

Got a lot of ground to cover, so this will be the first of a two-part series. Oh yeah, I got the name of the Apollo Brown joint wrong during the recap. It's not "Tao Se Ching," it's "Tao TE Ching." My apologies. Let's get it goin'...

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Theme music produced by Cy Tru. ID drops courtesy of Bazooka Joe, Darrenkeith, James Taylor of JTQ, EJ Flavors, and Jonny Sonic. Background music includes the following:

Cyplops Joint - "germinal ring"
Kid 606 - "ghettoblaster (marumari remix)"
Silhouette Brown - "Leave A Note (Instrumental)"

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
Free Music Archive
Soulrific Podcast 100th episode
The Next Episode
The Half Show with Me-Saj and Jason
My Love For Music Episode #20
The Chillcast with Anji Bee

this episode's tracklist:
1. B. Bravo - "Orfeo (Will You Stay)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
2. Malcolm and Martin - "Movement Music" (2011) {iTunes}
3. Core Rhythm - "Omega Men (feat. Sum Kid, Tranquill, Hired Gun, and B-Boy Atomic)" (2010) {Bandcamp}
4. Suhov - "Love Is" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Space Invadas - "Angel Maria" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
6. Apollo Brown - "Tao Te Ching" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
7. The Stepkids - "Shadows On Behalf" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Stones Throw Store}
8. Coati Mundi - "No More Blues" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
9. Wildcookie - "Serious Drug" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
10. Jonny Sonic - "Mixtape" (2010) {Jonny Sonic Store}
11. Toro Y Moi - "Causers Of This" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
12. Lovespirals - "Try To Forget" (2011) {Bandcamp}
13. A Bossa Electrica - "Sob A Luz Do Sol (Everybody Loves The Sunshine)" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
14. DJ Center - "Center's Groove" (2010) {iTunes}
15. Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ Choir - "Like A Ship (Without A Sail)" (2010) {LITA Shop}

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This one's been a long time coming. And possibly the one to get me out of my podcast doldrums as of late. Very little has been of importance to me lately, but family has been major, particularly the time that I spend with Simone. This show is for her. It's full of songs that remind me of her, songs that sound like her smile, that sound like her thought process. This mix also contains selections that she's danced around to in our living room. And it contains slices of family life, too. This one might be the most important one I've done yet. Surprisingly enough, it's also been the least stressful in terms of stringing it together. I suppose thinking about it for the past two years helps.

This one's for Simone. This one's for my wife. And this one's for all the fathers raising up wonderful daughters and wanting to be present for every moment. If you know of a father who loves his daughter, please share this one with them. Enjoy...

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Background music includes the following:

The Ting Tings - "Happy Birthday" {Amazon MP3}
They Might Be Giants - "Hot Dog!" {Amazon MP3}

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

this episode's tracklist:
1. PC Muñoz - "Places She's Been"
2. Small Sails - "Somnambulist" (2006) {Amazon MP3 | iTunes}
3. Dig Dug - "Don't Be Late" (2007) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
4. Manuele Atzeni - "Little Star" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Asuna - "Clover" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
6. Georgia - "I Don't Want To Live On The Moon" (2008) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Yo Gabba Gabba! - "I Love Bugs" (2010) {Amazon MP3 | iTunes}
8. Damu The Fudgemunk - "Colorful Storms (Official Mix)" (2008) {Bandcamp}
9. The Free Design - "Bubbles" (1970) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
10. Craft - "Toddler Rhythm" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
11. Custodian of Records - "Thunderstorm" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
12. My First Trumpet - "Dipl Link" (2007) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
13. Raymond Scott - "In The Hall Of The Mountain Queen" (1999) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
14. J Dilla - "Lightworks" (2006) {Stones Throw}
15. Ammoncontact - "Earth's Children (featuring Mia Doi Todd)" (2006) {iTunes}
16. Hi-Tek - "Think I Got A Beat (feat. Lil' Tone)" (2006) {iTunes}
17. Harrell & Sharron Lucky - "The Body Clap" (2001) {Stones Throw}
18. DJ Donna Summer - "Chicken Dance" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
19. Cornelius - "Magoo Opening" (1998) {iTunes}
20. Hausmeister - "Rader" (2000) {Boomkat}
21. Squarepusher - "Tommib" (2001) {iTunes}
22. Anomaly - "Chill" (2006) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}

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For the first time in BSOTS history, a new year has started without an episode posted in January. Forgive me if I don't shed a tear, but the first three minutes of this episode will give you some idea of how I've been feeling lately regarding podcasting and all things new media.

This show dives into the selections that I've been finding over at Ahead PR, an incredible resource for quality music. Things get started with a chill downtempo cut from Michael DeVellis and quirky glitch electronics from Meienberg. J57 brings the tough punch with some instrumental hip-hop, which slides nicely into Burton L's "Feel The Love" from a great compilation on the Revolutionary Music label. Julie Crochetiere belts out a tune from her Steady Ground album coming out in March while Ammoye and Rise Ashen join forces for a head-nodding dancehall/hip-hop hybrid. Shareholder Tom comes through with some killer afrobeat from his upcoming album as well. Paul Mac Innes is featured on the show for a second time, but this cut comes from a full-length released back in 2007 as a Japan-only album on P-Vine. Thankfully, it was released worldwide a year later. Right after that, Benfay drops a bonafide found sound banger.

I think Ahead PR came into my life just so that I could be reminded to play more house music on the show. For the first two or three months, I kept coming across some lovely house artists, such as Jaidene Veda. Her Pieces Pendulum album is worth every penny and "Sunday" is just one example of the ocean floor deep treats that await you. Two older cuts from the Third Ear label follow Ms. Veda courtesy of Wbeeza and Roland Schwarz, respectively. (Apologies to Mr. Schwarz: I foolishly forgot to mention him in my recap towards the end of the show.) Lighterthief's "Falling Into The Future" comes from the Apehouse label, founded by Andy Partridge of XTC fame. Andy also provides lead vocals for this song.

Ahead PR was also my introduction to my favorite label of 2010: Tokyo Dawn Records, responsible for "Dirty soulclaps since 1997," as their slogan boasts on their website. Georgia Anne Muldrow's version of "Roses" was featured on their compilation The Heart that dropped last year. Back in 2009, they released Comfort Fit's Polyshufflez album. "Fuh Real" is one of the standout tunes from that album. Tamara Wellons is responsible for the gorgeous cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Andy Compton of The Rurals put out his debut solo album last year and "As Sweet As Love" is its closer. I absolutely love the saxophone solo on this one.

In addition to running the Stilnovo label and spinning DJ sets in various locales, Eleonora Cutaia is the founder of Ahead PR. At last year's end, she shared her remix of Dezaray Dawn's "Chameleon" through the service and it's available as a free download via Bandcamp (please see tracklisting below). That song concludes the episode along with "City of God" by Andrea Guzzoletti. It's a wonderful piece from his Invisible Cities album, dedicated to the memory of Hector Zazou. I consider Ahead PR to be the new sonic dope supplier around these parts and you will definitely hear more from artists and labels who are receiving promotional support through this service. Here's hoping that you enjoy the show...

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Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. Background music includes "ghettoblaster (marumari remix)" by Kid 606, "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint, and the instrumental version of "hot on both sides" by Techniken Defunkus. ID drops courtesy of Fave, India of Astronauts of Antiquity, EJ Flavors, and The Hired Gun.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
solipsistic NATION podcast
Friday Night Dance Party Week #240 - I Do

this episode's tracklist:
1. Michael DeVellis - "Slowin' Down" (2010) {iTunes}
2. Meienberg - "Slow Dreamer" (2010) {Everest Records}
3. J57 - "Equilibrium" (2010) {Balanced Records}
4. Burton L. - "Feel The Love (feat Darcy)" (2010) {iTunes}
5. Julie Crochetiere - "Don't Make 'em Like This Anymore" (2011) {iTunes}
6. Ammoye and Rise Ashen - "New Recipe" (2010) {Balanced Records}
7. Shareholder Tom - "Stopover Abeokuta" (2011) {iTunes}
8. Paul Mac Innes and T.B.O.I. - "Even Though" (2008) {iTunes | Amazon MP3}
9. Benfay - "Fischer 2550" (2010) {Everest Records}
10. Jaidene Veda - "Sunday (Jason B rmx)" (2010) {Bandcamp}
11. Wbeeza - "He So Crazy" (2009) {iTunes}
12. Roland Schwarz - "The Crunch (Diesler Remix)" (2009) {iTunes}
13. Lighterthief - "Falling Into The Future" (2009) {iTunes}
14. Georgia Anne Muldrow - "Roses" (2010) {Tokyo Dawn}
15. Comfort Fit - "Fuh Real (feat. Dyno & Naboobia)" (2009) {Tokyo Dawn}
16. Tamara Wellons - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (2008) {iTunes | CDBaby}
17. Andy Compton - "As Sweet As Love" (2010) {iTunes}
18. Dezaray Dawn - "Chameleon (Eleonora Stilnovo Remix)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
19. Andrea Guzzoletti - "City of God" (2010) {iTunes}

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