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For the most part, trip hop and lindy hop have nothing in common. (A couple of girls who requested I play Portishead and Massive Attack at a blues dance in Durham last week might suggest otherwise, but we won’t listen to them for now.) However, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the passing of Frankie Manning, a swing dance legend who toured the world and appeared in films in the 1930s, then enjoyed a long second act as “The Ambassador of Lindy Hop.” I remember attending a workshop he taught in Greensboro about 6 years ago. He was 88 at the time, and he spent half that class flirting with his 20-something lesson partner. He was dancing and flirting right up until he died at the age of 94. There’s a lesson in this, I think.
You wouldn’t think Frankie Manning would be connected with this podcast, really, but as I explain at the top of the show this week, everything is connected. We might not see the connections, but they’re still there.
Thousands of you have been connecting with Dave’s Lounge for the last four years. Thank you for listening. This mix is for you…
Playlist for Dave’s Lounge #156:
- Tal M. Klein, "Don’t" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Natalie Walker, "Lost My Shadow" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Arthur Loves Plastic vs. Lisa Moscatiello, "I Can Dream" Buy from: iTunes
- Artemis, "Fountain of Life" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Two Loons for Tea, "Sunset Room" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Puracane, "Digging to Deep" Buy from: iTunes
- Magic Waves, "Tonight" Buy from: iTunes
- Flashbaxx, "Sandbank" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Firefox AK, "The River" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Mr. Meeble, "Dragonfly" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- All India Radio, "Fall" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Morcheeba, "Lighten Up" Buy from: iTunes
- The Atomica Project, "Delorian" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Lovespirals, "Motherless Child (Karmacoda Remix)" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- MinusBlue, "Ocean Sky"
- Permanent4, "By Candlelight" Buy from: Amie Street
Background music: Rena Jones, "Driftwood" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
Oh, by the way, that distorted voice you heard at the very beginning was none other than Leo Laporte of This Week in Tech, whom I would have met at the New Media Expo last August, except that when he called my name to be on TWiT Live, I was on my way back from the bathroom, and I ran into Veronica Belmont and Sarah Lane together on the expo floor. Suffice to say, I got a little bit distracted there…
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This is a feature I’ve been meaning to bring you for a few weeks now, and I’m glad I’m able to do it, because Lal Meri’s debut album is absolute quality. Producer Carmen Rizzo, formerly of Nettwerk Records duo Povi, has teamed up with vocalist Nancy Kaye (a/k/a Rosey) and Ireesh Lal to create worldbeat-tinged downtempo album that just oozes class throughout. This is great stuff, folks, and it really should be in your music collection…
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Playlist for Dave’s Lounge #155:
- Lal Meri, "Borders"
- Lal Meri, "Dreams of 18"
- Lal Meri, "More Songs for the Moon"
- Lal Meri, "Bad Things"
- Lal Meri, "Sweet Love"
- Lal Meri, "Give Me Your Light"
Buy "Lal Meri" in MP3 format from: eMusic
Buy "Lal Meri" in DRM-free AAC format from: iTunes
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Y’know, if Anji Bee can talk about Sasha Vujacic on her site, I figure I can mention my Carolina Railhawks here. Not only did I get to see our new-look football club win its USL season opener against Minnesota on Saturday night, but I got to spend 30 minutes jamming with these guys:
That’s me in the vest up front, pounding away on the big bass drum. And that’s the North Carolina A&T drumline playing behind me. Yes, that was as awesome as it looked. Plus, we won the game, which was also awesome.
Soccer is a fun bit of escapism these days. We all need some escapism in our lives. This week’s show ponders that idea a little bit and encourages you to escape into the music — including a brand new project from Dave’s Lounge favorite Natalie Walker…
Playlist for Dave’s Lounge #154:
- Mouchette, "Cherry Tree" Coming soon…
- School of Seven Bells, "Half Asleep" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- City Rain, "Try to Understand" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Christian Erickson, "The Long Season" Download from: 3 Sided Singles
- Adam Fielding, "Busy Lives" Buy from: iTunes
- Bad Boy Bill, "Falling Anthem" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
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A note from Anji Bee:
“Everybody needs a day off once in a while, even Dave. So I thought I’d stop in to musically reminisce about the good old days when Dave and I first met online. Now with the demise of CNET’s Music Download, these bands are getting even harder to track down…
- Captain Ginger, “Sun Down”
- Elekoustic, “Until Tomorrow Comes”
- EchoVent, “Dignity Lost”
- Misnomer, “My Mistake”
- Sudaka, “Flow”
- Bitstream Dream, “Elusion”
“Please check out Anji’s weekly chillout music podcast, The Chillcast, and her twice monthly Chillcast Video Edition, over at http://www.anjibee.com.”
A note from Dave:
“Anji Bee is teh awesomeness. That is all.”
