Dave's Lounge

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20110419.mp3] When I started this podcast six years ago, my goal was pretty simple -- to provide a platform for a style of music that I really liked that wasn't getting much attention elsewhere. As I've said here before, the enemy of an artist isn't piracy, but obscurity. After all, no one will ever like your music if no one actually hears your music. This was music I wanted people to hear. If you just started listening in the last few months, you might not have heard most of these songs before. But you should... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #208: Beauty's Confusion, "Whirlwind"  Buy from: iTunes Artemis, "Fountain of Life"  Buy from: iTunes Daughter Darling, "Sweet Shadows"  Buy from: iTunes The Atomica Project, "Salt"  Buy from: iTunes Slovo, "Whisper"  Buy from: iTunes Sarah Fimm, "Mercury"  Buy from: iTunes Verbal Kint, "Harbour Lights" Puracane, "Digging Too Deep"  Buy from: iTunes kikiwest, "Creeper" Musetta, "Some Thoughts Are Hard To Die"  Buy from: iTunes Joanna deSeyne, "I Don't Deserve You"  Buy from: iTunes Hopscotch, "Eden"  Buy from: iTunes Josh One, "Contemplation"  Buy from: iTunes Bent, "Sing Me"  Buy from: iTunes Natalie Walker, "Mars"  Free download from: Natalie Walker Own an iPhone or an Android phone? Check out the Dave’s Lounge app, which will give you to access all the latest episodes of Dave’s Lounge and more from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave’s Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. The Dave’s Lounge Android App can be found in both the Android Market and the Amazon app store. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20110405.mp3] As we get closer to the Lounge's 6th anniversary, let's dig into the catalog of a label that's been really good to me over the years. I play a lot of tunes from Sine Music on this show because they release a lot of great stuff -- and they keep sending it to me, something I tend to like in an indie label. Here are some tunes from Sine you might enjoy... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #207: Polished Chrome, "Remember Me"  Buy from: iTunes Gold Lounge, "Only a Dream"  Buy from: iTunes Electrix, "Take a Second"  Buy from: iTunes Ensoul, "Clouds"  Buy from: iTunes Klangstein feat. Sine, "Klangsine"  Buy from: iTunes Boot Cut Rockers, "Dream Your Dream"  Buy from: iTunes Jens Buchert, "Charisma"  Buy from: iTunes Setsuna, "24 Frames"  Buy from: iTunes Merge of Equals, "True Love"  Buy from: iTunes Deeper Sublime, MoVoX and Marga Sol, "Noname Story"  Buy from: iTunes Own an iPhone or an iPod touch? Check out the Dave’s Lounge iPhone app, which will give you to access all the latest episodes of Dave’s Lounge from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave’s Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. A Dave's Lounge Android App is now available as well. You can find it in both the Android Market and the Amazon app store. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20110322.mp3] Natalie Walker has a new single out this week. Anji Bee is celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Chillcast with a free compilation of great tunes. Nu Shooz is back with a new take on one of my favorite songs from the 80s. Plus, I got to spend a morning with the U.S. Men's Soccer team this week, and I'm going to see Prince in concert tomorrow night. Seriously, this week is pretty awesome... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #206: Natalie Walker, "Uptight"  Buy from: iTunes Nu Shooz Orchestra, "I Can't Wait"  Buy from: iTunes Setsuna, "Beccy's Song"  Coming March 25 Joey Fehrenbach, "Delicate"  Buy from: iTunes Bent, "As You Fall"  Buy from: iTunes The Atomica Project, "Gun"  Buy from: iTunes Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy, "Close (Funk Mix)"  Free download from: Bandcamp MoShang, "Mi Secreto"  Free download from: Bandcamp Anji Bee, "Put Some Music On"  Free download from: Bandcamp Own an iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or Android device? Check out the Dave’s Lounge app, which will give you to access all the latest episodes of Dave’s Lounge from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave’s Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. The Dave's Lounge Android App is now available in the Android Market and the new Amazon app store. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20110308.mp3] There's a reason you've seen a lot of familiar names in the lounge in the last few weeks: these musicians are making excellent music that I want you to hear. This week is no exception, as we check in on some tunes from several old friends... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #205: palliDust, "Beyond the Moon"  Listen at: ReverbNation Motif, "Give It Away"  Buy from: iTunes Adam Fielding, "Falling Through the Sun"  Buy from: iTunes Lemonchill, "Dragonfly (Mindwave Remix)"  Buy from: iTunes Office & Ocean, "Lovers"  Buy from: iTunes Merge of Equals, "Mina"  Buy from: iTunes Belle Boussole, "Chocolate Cake"  Buy from: iTunes Shine, "One Day"  Buy from: iTunes Tal M. Klein, "Listen!"  Buy from: iTunes Own an iPhone or an iPod touch? Check out the Dave’s Lounge iPhone app, which will give you to access all the latest episodes of Dave’s Lounge (and more!) from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave’s Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. A Dave's Lounge Android App is now available as well. You can find it in the Android Market on your phone. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20110422.mp3] The world is a more interesting place when more people are making music in it. This week, we look at a variety of artists making music around the world, and we talk about the tools we use to make music. There's a reference to Dave's Lounge #14 in here. Feel free to go back and listen to that one, too. Playlist for Dave's Lounge #204: Transient, "Perfection Reflection"  Free download from: Archive.org Boot Cut Rockers, "Instant Lightflow"  Buy from: iTunes Gold Lounge, "World Koma"  Buy from: iTunes Rho, "Mississippi"  Free download from: Archive.org All India Radio, "Clouds"  Buy from: iTunes Ian Neal, "Sinfonia"  Buy from: iTunes Valdi Sabev, "Endless Sky"  Buy from: iTunes TruSage, "When You're Gone"  Free download from: Soundcloud Transient, "Calm Song"  Free download from: Archive.org Own an iPhone or an iPod touch? Check out the Dave’s Lounge iPhone app, which will givw you to access all the latest episodes of Dave’s Lounge from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave’s Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. A Dave's Lounge Android App is now available as well. You can find it in the Android Market on your phone. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20110208.mp3] This week, we lead off the show with new music from Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy's second full-length release, White Magic. If you enjoyed Unseen Music Unheard Words, you'll find plenty more to like on their new album. We also feature a new project from Aaron Taylor of Ambray and Thomas Lemmer, who are recording together under the name Motif. There's lots of great stuff in between, too, including a fantastic track from The Warheads that you'll want in your collection. Playlist for Dave's Lounge #203: Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy, "The Demo"  Buy from: iTunes Office & Ocean, "Bete Noire"  Buy from: iTunes The Warheads, "Pull the Trigger"  Buy from: iTunes Cross Country Collective, "Moinmo"  Buy from: Bandcamp Dotsun Moon, "Heed The Warning"  Buy from: iTunes Intensity of Sound, "Don't Turn Away From Me (Cinnamon Mix)"  Buy from: iTunes James & Evander, "Dro"  Buy from: iTunes | Bandcamp Motif, "Halo"  Buy from: iTunes Own an iPhone or an iPod touch? Check out the Dave’s Lounge iPhone app, which will givw you to access all the latest episodes of Dave’s Lounge from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave’s Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. A Dave's Lounge Android App is now available as well. You can find it in the Android Market on your phone. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20110125.mp3] I tend not to talk about sports on this show, but big things happened to two of my teams in the last week. The Pittsburgh Steelers made it to the Super Bowl for the 2nd time in 3 years, while the Carolina Railhawks, the soccer team I've supported here for the last 4 years or so, suddenly doesn't exist anymore. There's a strange yin-and-yang feeling to these things happening in the same week. They're both a reminder, too, that we all have only so many seasons, so we should enjoy them while they're here. I hope you enjoy the music this week, too. Playlist for Dave's Lounge #202: Tuesday Boulevard, "One of These Days"  Buy from: iTunes Kalpataru Tree, "Elliptical Sequence"  Buy from: iTunes Dive Index, "Puppet Spinning"  Buy from: iTunes Aydio, "The Golden Age"  Buy from: iTunes Bryan Ford, "Foof"  Buy from: iTunes Yamaha Boss, "Brooklyn" Gold Lounge, "Touch Me"  Buy from: iTunes Triplexity, "Between Light and Shadow"  Free Download from: Jamendo Own an iPhone or an iPod touch? Check out the Dave’s Lounge iPhone app, which will givw you to access all the latest episodes of Dave’s Lounge from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave’s Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. A Dave's Lounge Android App is now available as well. You can find it in the Android Market on your phone. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20110112.mp3] We start a brand new year with some new sounds, a few old friends, and a few free downloads. 2011 is off to a rough start in some parts of the world. Let's hope this helps you smooth out some of those rough edges... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #201: Data Romance, "Ghosted"  Free download from: DataRomance.ca The Warheads, "Dirty Water"  Free download from: TheWarheads.com TruSage, "Today's Special"  Free download from: Soundcloud DJ Come of Age, "Kold Blak Reprise"  Buy from: iTunes David Keogh, "Ascension"  Free download from: ReverbNation Merge of Equals, "Deep Inside My Dreams"  Buy from: iTunes Leaving Richmond, "Slow to Exhale"  Buy from: iTunes January, "Careful What You Tell The Sky"  Buy from: iTunes Own an iPhone or an iPod touch? Check out the Dave’s Lounge iPhone app, which will givw you to access all the latest episodes of Dave’s Lounge from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave’s Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. A Dave's Lounge Android App is now available as well. You can find it in the Android Market on your phone. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20101221-2010Yearbook.mp3] Another winter solstice, another trip around the sun, another year full of great music. It's been an interesting ride, this year we call 2010, and I'm glad you stopped by the lounge to join me for it. As it always seems to be, some of your selections for the 2010 Yearbook surprised me, while others were no surprise at all, and they made for a fantastic mix. Special thanks to Jordan Harbinger, Vladislav Veksler, Kelvin Roth, David Yee, Christopher Grey and Ivan Malygin for making Paypal donations to the show. And thanks to all of you for listening. Let's make 2011 an even better year. Playlist for Dave's Lounge #200: Mark Khoen, "The Morning Air (Chillout Mix)"  Buy from: iTunes Artemis, "Auralei"  Buy from: iTunes January, "Where Do You Put Your Heart"  Buy from: iTunes Sonic Adventure Project, "Hollow (Sine Remix)"  Buy from: iTunes Headphonism (feat. Anna Meta), "Guidance"  Buy from: iTunes School of Seven Bells, "Half Asleep (Lusine Remix)"  Buy from: iTunes Pocket (feat. Tanya Donnelly), "Jars of Fireflies (Pharmatronik Remix)"  Buy from: iTunes Tal M. Klein, "Without Her"  Buy from: JunoDownload Phylum Sinter (feat. Tamara Findlay), "Before The Sun Blinds Us"  Buy from: iTunes Film Noir World, "Lunatics Desire"  Buy from: iTunes Di Johnston, "Love in a Movie"  Buy from: iTunes D.P. Kaufman, "Arrows of Time"  Buy from: iTunes Adam Fielding, "Lightfields"  Buy from: iTunes  All India Radio, "Ghost Song"  Buy from: iTunes Mouchette, "Throw Down"  Buy from: iTunes Sly, "Like Love"  Buy from: iTunes Tang Kai, "I Will Lead You Home"  Free download from: Archive.org Colorpulse, "The Real You"  Free download from: Colorpulsemusic.com David Keogh, "Endless Winter"  Free download from: Reverb Nation Hungry Lucy, "Sunday Smiled"  Buy from: iTunes Bluetech (feat. Katrina Blackstone), "Change"  Buy from: iTunes Clorofila, "Nicole Ya No Baila Aqui"  Buy from: iTunes Dive Index, "Love Like Ghosts"  Buy from: iTunes The Black Seeds, "Slingshot"  Buy from: iTunes Own an iPhone or an iPod touch? Check out the Dave’s Lounge iPhone app, which will givw you to access all the latest episodes of Dave’s Lounge from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave’s Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20101130.mp3] It's time to pick your favorite songs from this year's episodes of Dave's Lounge! Just go to daveslounge.com/2010favorites and leave a comment with your 3 favorite songs that I played in 2010. (Don't worry if someone else has posted the same songs as you. I want your favorites.) I'll then take those selections and make a nice long mix for episode #200, which will hopefully see you through these cold winter nights to come. Playlist for Dave's Lounge #199: Sonic Adventure Project, "Hollow (Sine Remix)"  Buy from: iTunes Artemis + Divasonic, "Truth (Celeste Lear Trip Hop Mix)"  Buy from: iTunes Stockfinster, "Ribbon" Rookiecop, "Slomo Funk"  Buy from: iTunes Phylum Sinter, "A Conception Serene"  Buy from: iTunes Valutan, "Shoot A Hole In The Sky" Panda Transport, "Dark Horse"  Buy from: iTunes Dive Index, "Burn Their Bodies"  Buy from: iTunes Mark Clifton, "Painting Frequencies" Tal M. Klein, "Without Her (Fromage Disco Is With Her Remix)" All India Radio, "Ghost Song"  Buy from: iTunes Own an iPhone or an iPod touch? Check out the Dave’s Lounge iPhone app, which will givw you to access all the latest episodes of Dave’s Lounge from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave’s Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20101103.mp3] I know it's been a while since my last episode, and I thank you for your patience. This week, I'm in something of a sharing mood. I talk first about what I want to happen to me after I'm gone -- which I hope won't be for quite some time, really -- and then about a dream I had recently that's been bothering me. Chime in on the comments if you have any idea what those dream symbols might mean... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #198: S.A. Fred, "Drum and Bass Intelligence"  Buy from: iTunes Andreya Triana, "Lost Where I Belong"  Buy from: iTunes The Charlie North Michael e Project, "Closer"  Buy from: iTunes Anawaty-Russell, "Syrian Siren Song"  Buy from: iTunes Cool D, "Relaxed Atmosphere"  Buy from: iTunes Permanent4 v. Multi-panel, "Mountains in the Distance (P4 Remix)"  Free download from: Last.FM Dive Index, "Answers"  Buy from: iTunes Eddie Cohn, "Lights On (Carmen Rizzo Remix)"  Buy from: iTunes Hands Upon Black Earth, "Heading Home"  Buy from: iTunes Tang Kai, "I Will Lead You Home"  Free download from: Archive.org Permanent4, "By Candlelight"  Buy from: iTunes Dive Index, "The World Is Kind (Five Insects Mix)"  Buy from: iTunes Own an iPhone or an iPod touch? Check out the Dave’s Lounge iPhone app, which will givw you to access all the latest episodes of Dave’s Lounge from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave’s Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. Enjoy the show!

...and a note to all Dave's Lounge listeners in the Washington, D.C., area this week. [audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/BriefUpdate-20101020.mp3]

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20100921.mp3] A couple days ago, a friend of mine discovered Natalie Walker and appeared to be as instantly smitten by her voice as I was. This suddenly got me to thinking that it's been a while since we've heard from Natalie around here. Her Facebook page hasn't been updated since March and has been overrun by spambots. Her "official" web site has been updated only once since April, and that was a note from the label touting one of her songs appearing on a cable TV shot. Myspace pages for both Natalie and Mouchette seem sparse on new info as well. So if anyone knows where Natalie is and what she's up to right now, have her stop by the Lounge and let us know. Thanks. Playlist for Dave's Lounge #197: Dive Index, "Love Like Ghosts"  Free download from: Magnet Magazine Di Johnston, "Love in a Movie"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Aydio, "Blue Smoke"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Mouchette, "Sixer"  Buy from: Bandcamp Goulet, "Backyard Smoker"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Skizzo Franick, "Sydney Chainsaw Love"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Tal M. Klein, "Without Her"  Coming soon... Adam Fielding, "Lightfields"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Own an iPhone or an iPod touch? Check out the Dave's Lounge iPhone app, which will give you to access all the latest episodes of Dave's Lounge from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave's Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20100907.mp3] This week's playlist is a bit more cinematic and atmospheric, starting with an epic opening song that Anji Bee directed me toward. (Thanks, Anji!) Playlist for Dave's Lounge #196: January, "Where Do You Put Your Heart"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Mike Danis, "Greenlight (chillout edit)"  Buy from: iTunes The Architect, "Four: The Number of the World"  Buy from: iTunes Magic Waves, "Two Months Off"  Buy from: iTunes Rykard, "North Cormorant Obscurity"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic The Warheads, "Transmigration"  Buy from: iTunes Film Noir World, "Lunatics Desire"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Neferfari, "Mad About You (Lounge Lizard Remix)" Own an iPhone or an iPod touch? Check out the Dave's Lounge iPhone app, which will give you to access all the latest episodes of Dave's Lounge from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave's Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20100823.mp3] This week's episode is dedicated to Keith Shapiro, co-host of the Confessing the Blues podcats, who passed away unexpectedly on August 5. Keith was a fantastic resource for blues music and blues history, and as someone who DJs blues dances on the side here in Durham, I will miss his contributions to music podcasting quite a bit. (Ironically, Keith hated trip hop and railed against DJs who played Portishead at blues dances, but I've never held that against him.) Playlist for Dave's Lounge #195: Colorpulse, "The Real You"  Free download from: Colorpulsemusic.com 7 Day Visa (feat. Anji Bee), "Que Quiero"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Artemis, "Easy"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Crystal Stafford, "Breathe (PC Synergy's Mellifluous Mix)"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Eclectic Submarine, "Goats Seldom Shave" Sunburn in Cyprus, "If It's Good For Me (Green Haze Remix)" Burton L, "Feel the Love (feat. Darcy)"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic SoulAvenue (feat. Shaheen Sheik), "One by One (SoulAvenue's Dilrabar Blues)"  Buy from: iTunes Own an iPhone or an iPod touch? Check out the Dave's Lounge iPhone app, which will give you to access all the latest episodes of Dave's Lounge from anywhere for only $1.99. The Dave's Lounge iPhone app is now available from the iTunes app store. Enjoy the show!