http://revaz.el-oso.net Podcasts, politics, Latin America, and other topics Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:16:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 © rardesher@gmail.com () rardesher@gmail.com() A space to express present states, convey thoughts of taste, trip off time and place, and relate this beautiful journey and/or maze rardesher@gmail.com No no http://revaz.el-oso.net/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://revaz.el-oso.net 144 144 http://revaz.el-oso.net/2010/02/22/strictly-4-my-rainy-dayz/ http://revaz.el-oso.net/2010/02/22/strictly-4-my-rainy-dayz/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:38:55 +0000 Revaz http://revaz.el-oso.net/?p=290 .newl {display:none}

This is a follow-up to last year’s rainy day podcast. There are no explicit lyrics that I know of and 2pac did not posthumously contribute to this play list. If he did, he might still be my hero. Strictly 4 My R.A.I.N.Y. D.A.Y.Z. (mp3) The American Analog Set - Weather Report The Apples in Stereo - High Tide The [...]]]> http://revaz.el-oso.net/2010/02/22/strictly-4-my-rainy-dayz/feed/ http://revaz.el-oso.net/2010/02/10/study-music-vol-3-winter-workglobal-grind/ http://revaz.el-oso.net/2010/02/10/study-music-vol-3-winter-workglobal-grind/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:02:20 +0000 Revaz http://revaz.el-oso.net/?p=274 http://revaz.el-oso.net/2010/02/10/study-music-vol-3-winter-workglobal-grind/feed/ 00:01:01 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Kyiv. Courtesy of David Sasaki."][/caption] As I've listened to Volumes 1 and 2 several times, there has been a personal realization that ... [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Kyiv. Courtesy of David Sasaki."][/caption] As I've listened to Volumes 1 and 2 several times, there has been a personal realization that the cerebral nature and introspective quality of this series causes these compilations to be a bit distracting for reading purposes. It depends on the person and context of course, but these instrumental mixes might be better titled as, "Work Music." Volume 3 is a multi-genre, multi-cultural escape, from some of winter's most picturesque places: Germany, Sweden, and Oregon to warmer sounds coming from Ethiopia, England, Los Angeles, and finally, India. Study/Work music, coffee/tea, this chilly season, and "the grind" all go hand in hand. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="From Snowpocalypse 2010. Courtesy of Laura Heaton."][/caption] Study Music Vol. 3 - Winter Work/Global Grind (mp3) Tracklist: Max Richter - Horizon Variations/Vladimir's Blues/Sofa Chess Eluvium - Radio Ballet Peter Broderick - A Snowflake Mogwai - Stanley Kubrick Esbjouml;rn Svensson Trio - Did They Ever Tell Cousteau? Mulatu Astatke - Tezeta (Nostalgia) DJ Cam - Gangsta Shit Eligh - Bird Race B. Fleischmann - Broken Monitors Ustad Zakir Hussain - Teentaal - Vilambit Matta Taal Visine,for,the,ears rardesher@gmail.com no No http://revaz.el-oso.net/2010/02/05/best-pop-music-of-the-decade-00s/ http://revaz.el-oso.net/2010/02/05/best-pop-music-of-the-decade-00s/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:33:12 +0000 Revaz http://revaz.el-oso.net/?p=228 http://revaz.el-oso.net/2010/02/05/best-pop-music-of-the-decade-00s/feed/ 00:01:01 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The National. Courtesy of Matt Benton"][/caption] When the folks at All Songs Considered congregated to discuss the defining music of the 00s ... [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The National. Courtesy of Matt Benton"][/caption] When the folks at All Songs Considered congregated to discuss the defining music of the 00s (also known as "The Noughties," "The Aughts," or other unspeakable titles), a couple of trends stuck out in my mind that are worth highlighting. First, in the digital age of i-pods and downloading mp3s, there has been an "end of nostalgia" in music because we no longer have to yearn for music that we once knew or owned. These days, everything is available in the palm of our hand or the click of a mouse. Second, the "blurring of sounds" between genres is an incredible progression in music that has allowed for fascinating developments. The music created during this past decade by Outkast, M.I.A., and Radiohead are incredibly complex and impossible to explain in one word. The 00s were a transformative decade, politically, technologically, and personally. For me, our nation's political development definitely shares a commonality with music. Both have helped me realize that I dig this country and I'm happy to have experienced more of its offerings. In 2001-02, I would not have said the same. But as I've grown older, discovered more jazz, Americana, and hip-hop, as well as traveled to Oregon, New Mexico, Massachusetts, and Colorado, I can wholeheartedly say that I appreciate American culture. That being said, there is an immense wealth of music that was churned out of other countries, but only Norway and U.K. are represented on this compilation. Next weeks podcast shall be more global, I promise. But anyway, here it is. This is what I conjured up. Enjoy. Best Pop Music of the Decade [00s] (mp3) Kings of Convenience - I Don't Know What I Can Save You From (remix) The Postal Service - Such Great Heights Stars - Elevator Love Letter The National - Secret Meeting Wilco - Heavy Metal Drummer The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots The Strokes - Is this It Modest Mouse - Float On M. Ward - Chinese Translation Eels - Fresh Feeling Coldplay - Clocks Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body Broken Social Scene - Pacific Theme Pinback - Fortress The Shins - New Slang The Clientele - Since K Got Over Me Band of Horses - The Funeral Radiohead - Morning Bell Beirut - Postcards for Italy Sun Kil Moon - Trucker's Atlas Visine,for,the,ears rardesher@gmail.com no No http://revaz.el-oso.net/2010/01/31/hip-hop-is-dead-the-best-hip-hop-of-the-decade-00s/ http://revaz.el-oso.net/2010/01/31/hip-hop-is-dead-the-best-hip-hop-of-the-decade-00s/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:52:59 +0000 Revaz http://revaz.el-oso.net/?p=236 http://revaz.el-oso.net/2010/01/31/hip-hop-is-dead-the-best-hip-hop-of-the-decade-00s/feed/ 00:01:01 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="455" caption="Madlib (left) and J Dilla (right). Photo Courtesy of Stones Throw Records"][/caption] For most hip-hop listeners in their late twenties and thirties, ... [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="455" caption="Madlib (left) and J Dilla (right). Photo Courtesy of Stones Throw Records"][/caption] For most hip-hop listeners in their late twenties and thirties, it's quite hard to know what exceptional albums emerged over the past ten years. We recall the glory decade of the 90s, from the gritty east coast to the gangsta west, but what about the 2000s? Without a doubt, hip-hop continues to run "through my veins like blood, and love." It's a genre that I play as much as anything else, it's a motivating force, it makes my body bounce, and it influences my swagger. It's funny, because I wonder if I'll still cherish this music as dearly in 2020 and I wonder how my children will feel about it. For me and many others, this was the decade of J Dilla and Madlib, two innovative producers whose resumes really exploded in recent years. In early 2006, a rare blood disease ended the life of Dilla, but not before he created a lasting impression on hip-hop and the music industry as a whole. A podcast dedicated to J Dilla (though redundant by now) should be in the cards in coming months, but for now check out the two Dilla tracks (Common and Slum Village) on this mix and Madlib's two gems (Madvillain and Quasimoto) as well. The rest of the playlist is pretty self-explanatory: The first half are classic underground cuts that personally hit me in a profound way and the second half gets into more mainstream and culturally significant tracks. Let me know what I missed. The Best Hip-Hop of the Decade [00s] (mp3) Atmosphere - Guns and Cigarettes Talib Kweli DJ Hi Tek (Reflection Eternal) - The Blast Common - The Light Slum Village - 2u4u Madvillain - Accordion Quasimoto - Basic Instinct Zion I - Critical (Feat. Planet Asia) Blackalicious - Make You Feel that Way Deltron 3030 - Mastermind Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push Kanye West - Flashing Lights Dead Prez - Hip-Hop Outkast - So Fresh, So Clean Jay-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.) Snoop Dogg Pharell Williams - Drop it Like it's Hot Eminem - Drug Ballad E-40 - Tell Me When To Go The Roots - Seed 2.0 (Feat. Cody Chestnutt) Nostalgic,commentary,,Visine,for,the,ears rardesher@gmail.com no No http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/12/29/sedatives-for-2009/ http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/12/29/sedatives-for-2009/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:03:05 +0000 Revaz http://revaz.el-oso.net/?p=219 http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/12/29/sedatives-for-2009/feed/ 00:01:01 Photo courtesy of Alex De La Cruz. Sedatives for 2009 (mp3) Playlist Peter Broderick - With the Notes in my Ears Kings of Convenience - Mrs Cold The National - ... Photo courtesy of Alex De La Cruz. Sedatives for 2009 (mp3) Playlist Peter Broderick - With the Notes in my Ears Kings of Convenience - Mrs Cold The National - So Far Around the Bend Metric - Blindness Phantogram - Mouthful of Diamonds The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition Hercules Love Affair - Blind Discovery - Orange Shirt Jay-Z - Young Forever (feat. Mr. Hudson) Kid Cudi - Up Up Away Dela - The City (feat. J-Live Surreal) Au Revoir Simone - All or Nothing A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Passionate Introverts Black Whales - Origins Yo La Tengo - More Stars Than There Are in Heaven Visine,for,the,ears rardesher@gmail.com no No http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/08/10/wedding-season-2009-mix/ http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/08/10/wedding-season-2009-mix/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:24:50 +0000 Revaz http://revaz.el-oso.net/?p=209 http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/08/10/wedding-season-2009-mix/feed/ 00:01:01 Wedding Season is over. These are some of the best tracks this year, so far. Passion Pit - Moth's Wings Empire of the Sun - Walking ... Wedding Season is over. These are some of the best tracks this year, so far. Passion Pit - Moth's Wings Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream Pete and the Pirates - Ill Love The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Young Adult Friction Zion I - Radio Beirut - No Dice Discovery - Can you Discover? The Clientele - I Wonder Who We Are The National (feat. St. Vincent) - Sleep All Summer Wilco (feat. Feist) - You and I (to download into itunes, right click and save as here) Visine,for,the,ears rardesher@gmail.com no No http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/07/16/the-lo-fi-aesthetic-how-the-90s-recording-rebellion-created-a-genre/ http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/07/16/the-lo-fi-aesthetic-how-the-90s-recording-rebellion-created-a-genre/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:34:46 +0000 Revaz http://revaz.el-oso.net/?p=176 http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/07/16/the-lo-fi-aesthetic-how-the-90s-recording-rebellion-created-a-genre/feed/ 00:01:01 Some people believe that vinyl is the only and truest manner to listen to particular music. This loyalty is understandable because the sound and speed ... Some people believe that vinyl is the only and truest manner to listen to particular music. This loyalty is understandable because the sound and speed of a record, the listening experience, and tradition can be very important to people. Similarly, some artists and bands like the raw and gritty sound produced by recording devices like the 4-track. This year, I've rediscovered bands like The Magnetic Fields, Grandaddy, and Pavement. These groups are quite different, but they all share similar aesthetic qualities. In this circumstance, I came to realize something a little deeper about their sound and what I was loving about them - these are bands of the 90s that were rebelling against the digitized, enhanced way of recording music and the big label studios. Their albums sound as if they are recorded in a basement or garage, their distorted guitars radiate, they include feedback and background noise to songs, and their quirky voices and lyrics are poignant, yet esoteric. As Jonathan Mair says in his essay, "this music falls within the umbrella of "lo-fi," a reaction to the excessively "hi-fi" music of the 1980rsquo;s and 90rsquo;s, a reaction to the dishonest aesthetic of big budget recording artists, controlled by marketers and increasingly narrow niches of popular music." I decided to hit up fellow music enthusiasts, Gabe McNatt and Gregory Ryan, about other 90s lo-fi artists that helped influence the style and sound of the independent rock movement. I hadn't heard much Sebadoh or The Apples in Stereo, but I really like what I am hearing. I'm still unclear on whether all these bands recorded in lo-fi out of economic necessity or for purely aesthetic purposes. Of course, more current bands, like Broken Social Scene and Grizzly Bear, certainly have funds to produce higher quality recordings, but they CHOOSE to make their records in lo-fi and it sounds dynamite because of this decision. I suppose this is analogous to their choice of not producing radio hits. I hope Gabe or Greg can make a follow up to this which includes influential lo-fi bands line Dinosaur Jr., Smog, Guided By Voices, Daniel Johnston, and others. For now, dig on this. Playlist (To download into Itunes, right click and save as here) The Microphones - I Want Wind to Blow Neutral Milk Hotel - King of Carrot Flowers Part 1 The Olivia Tremor Control - Jumping Fences Grandaddy - A.M. 180 Yo Tengo - Double Dare Sebadoh - The Freed Pig The Apples in Stereo - Innerspace Modest Mouse - Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset The Mountain Goats - The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton Pavement - Cut Your Hair My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes The Magnetic Fields - I Don't Want to Get Over You Wilco - Red-Eyed and Blue The Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly Built to Spill - Carry the Zero Visine,for,the,ears rardesher@gmail.com no No http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/07/08/song-of-the-week-the-grouch-eligh-say-ge/ http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/07/08/song-of-the-week-the-grouch-eligh-say-ge/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:36:57 +0000 Revaz http://revaz.el-oso.net/?p=172 http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/07/08/song-of-the-week-the-grouch-eligh-say-ge/feed/ 00:01:01 I've been hearing The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots all over the place this summer. It really is a classic album now and ... I've been hearing The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots all over the place this summer. It really is a classic album now and every time I hear, "I don't know where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins, it's all a mystery," I sing along. When I first heard The Grouch Eligh's GE Music Vol. 12 it was unlike any hip-hop I had previously heard. Their production was so fresh and self-made, their rhyme pattern so distinct and introspective. I haven't even heard their latest and third album, Say GE!, all the through yet (I know it won't be 1/10 of their first effort), but I was curious what people thought of this Flaming Lips sample on the Eligh production of this title track. Diggin' or hatin'? Visine,for,the,ears rardesher@gmail.com no No http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/06/24/guest-dj-law-summer-means-feelin-good-rollin-spokes/ http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/06/24/guest-dj-law-summer-means-feelin-good-rollin-spokes/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:15:56 +0000 Revaz http://revaz.el-oso.net/?p=145 http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/06/24/guest-dj-law-summer-means-feelin-good-rollin-spokes/feed/ http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/06/04/the-3rd-annual-g5-summit-mexico/ http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/06/04/the-3rd-annual-g5-summit-mexico/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:10:05 +0000 Revaz http://revaz.el-oso.net/?p=118 http://revaz.el-oso.net/2009/06/04/the-3rd-annual-g5-summit-mexico/feed/ 00:01:01 As David and Alex both noted earlier, the 3rd Annual G5 Summit was a dream trip. I really wish that everyone could have a group ... As David and Alex both noted earlier, the 3rd Annual G5 Summit was a dream trip. I really wish that everyone could have a group of tight friendships, shared interests, and fortunate vacation time. As a group of five gents, we thrive on our thirst for culture, our love for a cornucopia of beats, the necessity of sharing what we are reading, and how new technologies are expanding the manner in which we promote all of these interests. But as five dudes, we are also just that. We inhale six street tacos, talk about our current bowel movements incessantly, chat about ladies walking by, and talk a lot of smack to each other. I want to thank Alex and Anna for their hospitality and allowing four guys to crash at their Condesa/D.F. pad for many days. This podcast is dedicated to them. In fact, it's a mix that Alex gave to me three years ago. It's titled "Citoyen Du Monde Inc. 2006: El Mundo Entero." It's very Manu-centric, which makes sense if you know Alex. But he combines it with some beats from all over the place. It's an upbeat, worldly compilation that is perfect to play at a summer bbq. In fact, let this this be the first in a slew of summer bbq mixes. Alex, can you provide the playlist in the comments section? Rockin'. (To download into Itunes, right click and save as here.) Cultura,,Latin,America,,Visine,for,the,ears rardesher@gmail.com no No