Happy Game Of Thrones Sunday! Happy Cinco de Mayo! As of today, I've officially been a resident of the city of Los Angeles for 6 years. Although not technically, because I still don't have a CA driver's license. Oh well. Someday. Cheers to transience! RULES for uninitiated noobs: I give birth to a weekly Mix [...]

The homie Billy W of Robotique recorded an excellent mix for the eclectic Vodercast Series. Here's the mix and some words from Voder... Billy W. is one half of the Robotique DJ'ing team and is a local Philadelphia producer and record digger. With roots in New York City, Billy started DJ'ing at soul and funk nights and created sets that eventually incorporated disco, house, techno and a variety of genres. In Philadelphia, he helped establish the Robotique and Liaison parties, which celebrated eclecticism and brought artists like Ron Trent, Kon & Amir, Runaway, Beautiful Swimmers and Trus'me [...]
A late night Chill Session by Mr B. The best way to way of ending the weekend – Enjoy. Angelo Badalamenti, Pretty Fifties Download here (Right Click, Save As). Peter Broderick + Machinefabriek, Homecoming Download here (Right Click, Save As). Prince Far I, Heavy Manners Download here (Right Click, Save As). The Upsetters, Corn Fish Dub Download here (Right Click, [...]

Seems we missed a significant compilation from Future Sequence . Some big names here - Damian Valles, Anna Rose Carter, Wil Bolton, and more - but a tweet from Paul Nadin tipped us off, so his Voder project gets top billing. It deserves it anyway. This is a rare, sauntering, luminescent work. Four lush minutes, somewhere between savory and sweet. Like four ounces of dessert wine after a singular meal. Stream right here:

Robotique's Ryan T (aka Tom Guycot aka Darklord ) is no stranger to eclectic yet cohesive mixes. From the recent Robotique mixtapes to the Il Suono Scuro soundtrack series, he's known for creating dark, cosmic & sometimes humorous narratives with his records. His contribution to the VODERcast series continues that tradition, although with a healthy nod to more recent electronic sounds. 01. Steve Moore - Vaalbara, Part 1 (Outer Bounds Of Sound, 2009) 02. Syncom Data - Beyond The Stars (Speedy J Remix) (SD, 2007) [...]

Paper Gong is an alias to an alias, that is, the "omni metal" alter ego to Voder, which in turn is projection of one Paul Nadin. Nadin says of this two-track premonition, "I've just been playing around with my distortion pedals! Maybe more to come." A bit loud, a bit mathematical, and perhaps a little temperamental, Mountain Man is just enough to make us thirsty. More like this, please. Stream below. home | myspace | soundcloud Mountain Man by Paper Gong

With the lightning quickness, here's another volume of the Vodercast by Philadelphia's Lara Kallich . VODERcast #4 - Lara - TayTay Haayy by VODER Records 1. R. Kelly - Be My #2 (Dubbel Dutch RnG mix) [Dutty Artz] 2. Kingdom - Fog (Night Slugs) 3. Breton - RDI (Girl Unit rmx) [Hemlock] 4. Kingdom vs. Girl Unit vs Ciara - Ride It Everytime [Night Slugs] 5. Ladybox - Got It Right Here (Dubbel Dutch rmx) [Palms Out Sounds] 6. Harddrive [...]
Voder is a new Philly-based record label specializing in house and techno for the surrealer clubs of the 21st century. Currently they're on the third volume of their podcast, with Philly's Ditchdigger blending an impressive collection of originals with a few other select jams. Keep up with their release schedule & other news on Facebook and grab their podcasts from Soundcloud . VODERcast #3 - Ditchdigger - Not About The Shoez by VODER Records
I'm not usually an Independence Day person. I like to grill and drink, but I don't approach it the same way I do, say, Christmas Eve (see: any of the past four years of drunken exploits) or my birthday. But I have to admit, this July 4th weekend was one of the best I've ever [...]

( email | facebook | linkedin ) Fifty tracks would have been more like it. So much great material has wound up on the editing room floor that it's downright painful to send this to press. But we've talked enough this year, so we'll send it to press anyway. Here they are, the top 25 songs of 2010. The list comes straight from the iPod, with no other modus or operandi. What an unbelievable year: [...]