Dave's Lounge

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20090119.mp3] I recorded this show the night before a historic day in America -- the inauguration of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, and the first non-caucasian President in our nation's history. That's something many Americans (myself included) did not expect to see in our lifetimes. Obama is a major proponent of volunteerism and service to others, and the more I see examples of this, the more I realize how little I've volunteered myself, and it makes me wonder if there's more I should be doing to help others, especially given the number of times I've said on this show that all we have is each other. For now, I can only hope that this little show has done its part to help make your day a little bit more enjoyable. It's a small thing, but I hope it's something... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #143: Christian Erickson, "Away Too Long"  Download from: 3 Sided Singles Sambox, "Rising Sun"  Buy from: Concorde Avenue Steve, "Collors"  Buy from: Concorde Avenue Sutro, "Temptress (Tyler Stone's Forbidden Fruit Mix)"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic san.drine, "La Neige (Demo Version)"  Buy from: SoundClick Endless Blue, "Healed"  Buy from: iTunes If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20090112.mp3] So I was all set to introduce some new features to this web site with this particular episode, but a funny thing happened along the way -- I actually spent much of my vacation time doing... nothing. Just catching up on sleep and taking time to relax and not worry about my web sites for a little while. It was kinda nice, actually. Still, the podcast moves on, as this week's show introduces new background music and six new artists, all of which come from direct submissions. If you've got some downtempo tunes you'd like to submit to Dave's Lounge, just send an email to daveslounge@gmail.com, and I'll give 'em a listen. Playlist for Dave's Lounge #142: Firefox AK, "The River"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Matisse & Deeper Sublime, "Long Way Home"  Buy from: iTunes Steen Thottrup, "To You"  Buy from: iTunes Digital Banzai, "How Long (Ambient Mix feat. Issette)" Queen of the Gipsy, "An Angel's Day" Serakina, "G.A.S."  Download from: Jamendo If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. (If you don't have an iPhone, hold out for that new Palm Pre. Trust me on this one.) Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-2008Yearbook.mp3] We often remember each year by the music it gave us, and 2008 gave us a lot of fantastic music. Thus, this end-of-year special highlights your favorite downtempo tunes from the past year. A few of the selections surprised me, but for the most part, these are a lot of my favorites, too, and I hope y'all enjoy having them all together in one big 110-minute mix. This will be the last episode of Dave's Lounge for 2008, but don't worry. I'll be back on Monday, January 12, with all new music and a few new additions to the web site, some of which I've been meaning to add here for a while now. Stick around. We're still building something here... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #141: The Shanghai Restoration Project, "Preface (feat. Di Johnston)"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Science for Girls, "14 Days"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Bardo State, "Mariposa"  Buy from: iTunes Atomica Project, "Forecast"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Sharon Robinson, "Party for the Lonely"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic san.drine, "Until December"  Buy from: iTunes Mr. Meeble, "Dragonfly"  Buy from: iTunes Thievery Corporation, "Beautiful Drug"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Shaheen Sheik, "Wildflower World (Wild Orchid Mix)"  Buy from: iTunes All India Radio, "Far Away"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic MinusBlue, "Pale September (feat. Claire Schofield)" The Unknownn, "Noctural"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Elsiane, "Across the Stream"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Solus, "Missing You (feat. Leigh Miles)"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Stockfinster, "Visiting Hours" PalliDust, "Meridian" LazyGrooves, "Ocean Wave"  Buy from: iTunes Mooli, "Time"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Lovespirals, "This Truth (Soulwhirlingsomewhere Remix)"  Buy from: iTunes Soma Sonic, "Memories"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Eccodek, "Silent Song"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Lemonchill, "Missing Souls"  Buy from: iTunes Natalie Walker, "With You"  Buy from: iTunes | eMusic Not an eMusic member? Click here to sign up for a free 15-day trial and receive 25 free MP3 downloads, plus 30 MP3s a month for only $9.99. It’s a great value for indie music lovers and a great way to support both the artists and this podcast. If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20081210.mp3] This week I talk a bit about Natalie Walker's gig last Friday at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia. Short version: Natalie was excellent, and her backing band is just fantastic. Bob Scott, who was nice enough to put me up for the weekend, offers his recap of the evening here. I have some video from that gig that I plan to post here very soon, though it really doesn't do justice to the quality of the music played that night. The 2008 yearbook episode is coming soon, so please continue to share your favorite tunes from this year's episodes of Dave's Lounge in the comments. Thanks. Playlist for Dave's Lounge #140: Blind Divine, "Letting Go" Tevlon, "evoL"  Buy from: iTunes Water, "In Cuba"  Buy from: iTunes Bardo State, "Mio Dolore"  Buy from: iTunes Adam Fielding, "Traveling Light"  Buy from: iTunes Solus, "Heavy Heads"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Not an eMusic member? Click here to sign up for a free 15-day trial and receive 25 free MP3 downloads, plus 30 MP3s a month for only $9.99. It’s a great value for indie music lovers and a great way to support both the artists and this podcast. If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20081203.mp3] For those of you who live in the Philadelphia area, Natalie Walker is playing a set at the Tin Angel on Friday, December 5. I am planning on being in attendance for this show, so come on out and say hey. Speaking of plans, I'm also planning on doing a year-end special, highlighting some of your favorite new songs from 2008. Feel free to post a comment here with a list of your favorites that I played here in the lounge this year. I think we might make a tradition out of this. Three new countries added to the List of Nations this week: Egypt, Ghana and Indonesia. That brings the total number of countries listening to Dave's Lounge to 78. I wonder how long it will be before we reach 100... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #139: san.drine, "Until December"  Buy from: iTunes MinusBlue, "Pale September (feat. Claire Schofield)" Nativa, "I Dream"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes MoShang, "When You Come (feat. C Dala & Nego Elias)" The Grooveblaster, "Angie Dickinson"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Bob Lane, "Take Me Up"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Not an eMusic member? Click here to sign up for a free 15-day trial and receive 25 free MP3 downloads, plus 30 MP3s a month for only $9.99. It’s a great value for indie music lovers and a great way to support both the artists and this podcast. If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20081125.mp3] So as I was putting together the mix for this week, I was struck by how well these songs just fit together. Thus, much of this week's show is just one song after another, without any interruptions. I think you're really going to enjoy this mix... Oh, and before I forget, Shaheen Sheik would like you to know that the remix for Wildflower World, which I played on Dave's Lounge #119, is now available for sale on her Myspace page. This week's "Here We Go" remix also will be available there soon. If this keeps up, she's going to end up with a remix CD that outdoes Dive Index. No small feat, that... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #138: Solus, "Missing You (feat. Leigh Myles)"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Lounge Patio, "Fortaleza Night"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Paradice, "Worry Breaker" Shaheen Sheik, "Here We Go (Ehru Blues Mix)"  Buy from: SnoCap Bardo State, "Poète Electronique"  Buy from: iTunes Magic Waves, "Changing (feat. Magica Fe)"  Buy from: iTunes Not an eMusic member? Click here to sign up for a free 15-day trial and receive 25 free MP3 downloads, plus 30 MP3s a month for only $9.99. It’s a great value for indie music lovers and a great way to support both the artists and this podcast. If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20081119.mp3] Just a heads up to everyone out there who has emailed me in recent weeks -- I'm way behind on my correspondence again. It happens from time to time. So if you've emailed me recently -- especially if you've submitted music -- and I haven't written back, don't worry. I'll get caught up on everything here soon. Playlist for Dave's Lounge #137: Bardo State, "Mariposa"  Buy from: iTunes Mr. Meeble, "I Fell Through"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes 72Soulmaker, "Crossing By"  Buy from: iTunes Charlie North, "Wide Open Spaces"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes The Grooveblaster, "Whole Wide World (feat. Anji Bee)"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Lola Dutronic, "Je M'appelle Amour"  Buy from: iTunes Not an eMusic member? Click here to sign up for a free 15-day trial and receive 25 free MP3 downloads, plus 30 MP3s a month for only $9.99. It’s a great value for indie music lovers and a great way to support both the artists and this podcast. If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20081112.mp3] This week's episode explores a few different dimensions of electronic music, starting with some synthesizer-heavy tunes and ending with a couple of tracks that emphasize electric guitar. I think you'll like this week's mix... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #136: Philipp Weigl, "Hidden Path"  Buy from: Magnatune Crystalpalace, "Aquatonica"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Ace of Space, "Jellyfish" Sven Klitsch, "In My Mind" Stockfinster, "Petro State" Dive Index, "The World Is Kind (Five Insects Remix)"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Not an eMusic member? Click here to sign up for a free 15-day trial and receive 25 free MP3 downloads, plus 30 MP3s a month for only $9.99. It’s a great value for indie music lovers and a great way to support both the artists and this podcast. If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20081105-MovingPattern.mp3] I've made no secret about how impressed I am with the music coming out of the Blackfish Productions label these days, and this is no exception. All the songs in this week's playlist come from the new Blackfish compilation, Moving Pattern Session 0.1. This label has set a pretty high bar for itself for Session 0.2. I can't wait to see them try and surpass it. Buy Moving Pattern Session 1 at iTunes. Playlist for Dave's Lounge #135: Canedrive, "Cut'n Run." Boot Cut Rockers, "Blue Beach." Flashbaxx, "Sandbank." Pearlcoder, "Night Move." Maximillian Lopp, "Already Gone." Senseque, "Sand." Not an eMusic member? Click here to sign up for a free 15-day trial and receive 25 free MP3 downloads, plus 30 MP3s a month for only $9.99. It’s a great value for indie music lovers and a great way to support both the artists and this podcast. If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20081029.mp3] The first band in this week's show, The Unknownn, is giving away a free track from their new album. All you have to do is email them at friends@theunknownn.com to find out how to download it. Playlist for Dave's Lounge #134: The Unknownn, "Nocturnal"  Buy from: iTunes Peach Stealing Monkeys, "Addiction" Soulphonic Soundsystem, "The One"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Bombay Dub Orchestra, "Rare Earth"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Claire Schofield, "Summer's Gone (MinusBlue Remix)" Attictree, "80 Percent Truth"  Buy from: eMusic Not an eMusic member? Click here to sign up for a free 15-day trial and receive 25 free MP3 downloads, plus 30 MP3s a month for only $9.99. It’s a great value for indie music lovers and a great way to support both the artists and this podcast. If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-SegmentForAmped150.mp3] Next week marks the 150th episode of AMPed, the official podcast of the Association of Music Podcasting. To celebrate, all the members are submitting one of their favorite songs from 2008. Given the number of fantastic releases that have passed through the lounge this year -- Thievery Corporation, Natalie Walker, The Atomica Project, Science for Girls, All India Radio, The Shanghai Restoration Project, etc. -- it wasn't easy to come up with just one. I kept coming back to this song, though. Take a listen to this segment to find out why... MinusBlue, "Ocean Sky" Full episode next week, I promise. Thanks again for supporting Dave's Lounge.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20081015.mp3] After a week away, I am back with a brand new set of tunes that I think y'all will enjoy quite a bit. I've got quite a few more in the pipeline, too, including a fantastic new compilation from the Blackfish Productions label that will be out at the start of next month. Be sure you stick around for that one... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #133: Tal M. Klein, "Plastic Starfish"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes General Fuzz, "Comfort Zone"  Download from: GeneralFuzz.net Eccodek, "Silent Song"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Adam Fielding, "Don't Look Now"  Buy from: iTunes | Magnatune | CD Baby Elsiane, "Across the Stream"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Clarisse Albrecht, "Nao Possa Parar (Soulavenue Remix)"  Buy from: iTunes Not an eMusic member? Click here to sign up for a free 15-day trial and receive 25 free MP3 downloads, plus 30 MP3s a month for only $9.99. It’s a great value for indie music lovers and a great way to support both the artists and this podcast. If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20081001.mp3] As if landing Thievery Corporation last month wasn't enough, this week I bring you a track from another legendary name in the world of trip hop -- Tricky. His new album, Knowle West Boy, is available now through all the major online retailers. Just click through one of the links below to add it to your collection. You'll notice another theme playing out through the middle of the show. Sometimes, things just work out that way... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #132: Tricky, "Past Mistake"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Mr. Meeble, "Dragonfly"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Lemonchill, "Dragonfly (Zero Cult Remix)"  Buy from: iTunes Povi, "Dragonflies"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Lovespirals, "This Truth (Soulwhirlingsomewhere Remix)"  Buy from: iTunes Second Sky, "Peligroso" Not an eMusic member? Click here to sign up for a free 15-day trial and receive 25 free MP3 downloads, plus 30 MP3s a month for only $9.99. It’s a great value for indie music lovers and a great way to support both the artists and this podcast. If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20080924.mp3] It's been an interesting week around the house. My dad's replacing some plumbing, and at one point, we turned one of my ceiling fans into a sprinkler system. Thankfully, though, that problem was fixed quickly, and we can keep things going for another week... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #131: Caitlyn Hessell, "Always There (Toby Benson Remix)"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Dive Index, "Water In Our Hands (Tiny Mile Remix)"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes | CD Baby Nude vs. Flashbaxx, "Inside"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Thievery Corporation, "Beautiful Drug (featuring Jana Andevska)"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Global Noize, "Exotic Thoughts"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Apaxan Corma, "It Matches the Sky (Overcast Mix)"  Buy from: iTunes | CD Baby Not an eMusic member? Click here to sign up for a free 15-day trial and receive 25 free MP3 downloads, plus 30 MP3s a month for only $9.99. It’s a great value for indie music lovers and a great way to support both the artists and this podcast. If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show!

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/daveslounge/DavesLounge-20080910.mp3] It's been a busy week around these parts, and it's not going to slow down for the next week or so, so I've decided to keep it simple for this show -- less talk, more music. Given the quality of these instrumentals, I don't think anyone will mind very much... Playlist for Dave's Lounge #129: 72 Soulmaker, "Riding the Edge"  Buy from: iTunes Kush, "The Beauty of Machines at Work"  Buy from: eMusic | iTunes Flashbaxx, "Voodoo Therapy"  Buy from: eMusic Sine, "Slowjam"  Buy from: iTunes Stockfinster, "Seventeen Days"  Download from: Stockfinster.nu Not an eMusic member? Click here to sign up for a free 15-day trial and receive 25 free MP3 downloads, plus 30 MP3s a month for only $9.99. It’s a great value for indie music lovers and a great way to support both the artists and this podcast. If you'd like to listen to this episode or any other on your iPhone, check out the Dave's Lounge direct download page. Enjoy the show! Dig Dave’s Lounge? Digg Dave’s Lounge!