The Dub Pistols latest release is called "Speakers and Tweeters" and features 2 tracks with the infamous Terry Hall from the Specials. Some nice original work on the album and they actually do a great cover of the Specials song "Gangsters" with Hall on vocals. The other track with Hall is a cover of Blondie's "Rapture" done in a killer electro/dub/hip-hop style that makes you forget how many times you've already heard Blondie's version or even all the other covers in the last 25 years or so. Check out the video. Terry must have [...]
A last minute change of location for next week's 94/7 Area54 Cuervo Cocktail Mix. It has been moved to Imbibe, 2229 SE Hawthorne PDX . It's still May 25th from 6-8 PM. Imbibe is a great live music venue with a great menu and even better drinks. See ya'll there Friday. If you can't make it and you're not in the Portland area to listen live to 94/7fm, you can listen live online. Head over to the 94/7 website and click on listen now. You'll need to register [...]
I've been playing some tunes off the latest De Phazz release "Days of Twang" on my area54 radio program the last couple of weeks and have been getting great feedback on the album. I'd like to take this opportunity to give a shout out to my girl Beth at Kriztal Records for bringing this record to the States and doing a great job promoting it. Kriztal is by far one of the premier chill/downtempo labels in the country. Check out some of their compilations like, Bedroom Communities and [...]
Digitalism's first full length is called "Idealism" and will be released on May 21st in Europe and June 19th here in the States.........Uhm, why do we have to wait a month? It looks like all their previous 123 will finally be on one release. Until then, check out a video of their excellent tune "Zdarlight". This song always gets a great response when we play it on the Cocktail Mix on 94/7 . Share This
In honor of mother's day here is a great clip of Dusted's "Always Remember to Respect Your Mother". The original is from the 2001 Dusted album " When we were Young ". Share This
The next live broadcast of the 94/7fm Cuervo Cocktial mix will be Friday May 25th at a new place called Fusion Lounge . They're on the corner of 2nd and Couch in old town Portland. The place used to be a hip latin bar called Noche, but it's under new ownership with a new theme now. The live broadcast portion starts at 6pm, so a perfect time for an after work aperitif and some great music. The Cocktail Mix is a more upbeat portion of the Area54 program. [...]
Sitting here listening to the latest De Phazz album "Days of Twang" and I have to say that I'm somewhat surprised. These guys are prolific producers but I felt that their sound had been getting old lately. Their latest effort is a welcome surprise. A little jazzier then even some of their previous stuff but much more musical all-together. Check them out when you get a chance. Time now for this month's Vee Mix. It starts off quite retro with a great remake of the Talking Head's "Burning Down [...]
The band DEPHAZZ (formerly De-Phazz) is well known in Europe with six previous albums under their belt and an extensive touring schedule. Clever and campy, downbeat and jazzy, their albums have garnered two Echo award nominations (German Grammys) and numerous top ten/twenty chart positions in Germany but they have only released two albums stateside (on Watermusic Records). They have licensed music for many commercial ad campaigns throughout Europe and have appeared on over 150 compilations worldwide. "Days of Twang" is considerably more pop/rock driven than their previous releases and is guided by the retro [...]
At this point everyone has probably heard that Apple and EMI have partnered and will offer DRM (digital rights management) free songs on iTunes for 30 cents more than the DRM infected songs they were selling before. Granted, they will be 256Kbps instead of the old 128. However, I was reading conflicting reports whether Apple was going to offer songs in MP3 format or continue to offer songs in their proprietary AAC format. At this point it looks like they are still going to continue selling songs on iTunes in AAC. Honestly, selling songs in AAC [...]
Technorati Profile This is a great title for an album. It reminds me of a mix between a pocket Casio and a symphony and that's really what this album is all about........it's an electro symphony! Welcome to "Moon Safari Part II". Frenchmen, Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel have gone back to their lush cinematic sounds of their first album which was something that I felt was missing in Talkie Walkie and 10,000 Hz Legend before that. Most of the dreamy vocals are still performed by our French friends but 'Pocket Symphony" also [...]
Every Tuesday and Friday I host the 94/7 Area54 Cocktail Mix on 94/7fm. Every last Friday of the month it's broadcast live from a club or bar in Portland. This month it will be at Doug Fir Lounge on the 30th from 6 until 8pm. Check out dougfirlounge , it has to be one of the coolest clubs in the country. Not only from a design standpoint, but it has some of the most kick ass bands in the country performing there when they come through Portland. You can check out [...]
Now here's some music that I've been really digging lately. I've heard a bunch of remixes in the past from Zeb, but this is the first full release that I got my hands on and if you're into the dub, Middle Easten and Afro Beat sound, you'll have to check out Zeb's latest album. Zeb, born of Italian & Gypsy parents, moved to England at an early age of 16 & played guitar with the band "The Indians" at 18. After moving to NYC, Zeb helped start the great party Organic Grooves & has been a [...]
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