Flatbasset Radio: Episode #73 (Young Sandwich's Lost Winter Mix)

Playin' solitaire 'til dawn with a pack of 51...

Well hello again, podcast fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #73!

As you can see from the title up above, Episode #73 is the latest installment of my frequent collaborator Nick's Young Sandwich mixes. This one, however, is somehow even more special than his usual mixes. You see, Nick actually gave me this mix last January and, through a combination of being both somehow busy & lazy, I didn't get around to assembling and posting it last winter. Well, here we are a year later and I've been saving this one up. Honestly, it's probably his best yet.

If you haven't checked out Nick's Young Sandwich Mixes before, I highly suggest you do so. He's dropped off 7 other mixes over the years and they're all gold (all of which are available on my Mixcloud page). Not only are they devoid of my nasally banter, but they're an intoxicating mix of hip-hop, jazz, folk, and enough left turns to satisfy our internet-damaged attention spans. This Lost Winter Mix is no exception. Give it a listen.

As always, Flatbasset Radio is completely free. Just click the Mixcloud player below and you're good to go.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #73 (Young Sandwich's Lost Winter Mix) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Beastie Boys - Super Disco Breakin'

02. The Centurions - Bullwinkle Pt. II

03. RZA - My Lovin' Is Digi

04. Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin' (Acoustic)

05. Gorillaz - The Parish Of Space Dust

06. The Statler Brothers - Flowers On The Wall

07. Pharaoh Sanders - Country Mile

08. Tom Waits - Diamonds On My Windshield

09. Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls

10. Ghostface Killah - Black Jesus

11. Ween - Push Th' Little Daisies

12. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Petite Fleur (Little Flower)

13. A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God

14. Sonic Youth - Swimsuit Issue

15. Beck - Truckdrivin' Neighbors Downstairs (Yellow Sweat)

16. Outkast (w/Norah Jones) - Take Off Your Cool

There you have it! Stay warm, everybody.

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #59

Lord, to be thirty-three forever...

Well hello again, podcast fans.  Welcome to Episode #59 of Flatbasset Radio!

Sorry it's been a minute since I posted a new show.  I've been working very hard at things that aren't this blog & podcast.  It's good for me but maybe not so good for you.  I'm a very selfish man.

Anyway, show's back and June's shaping up to be a great month for the podcast so let's start it here.

In this week's episode I begin by apologizing for such a sleepy, sleepy guy before discussing the definition of "surf noir," the pros & cons of the Kent State shooting on its 45th anniversary, the moment Danger Mouse cemented his legacy, coming to terms with Pink Floyd, just what happens when you spend 40 hours per week with somebody, my unequivocal, errr... tolerance for Johnny Marr's solo career, and the real moment Craig Finn let go of Lifter Puller.  All that plus some anniversaries, the Cover Of The Week, the Flatbasset Flatclassic, and all the bro-mance one man can muster!

As always, Flatbasset Radio is completely free. Just click the Mixcloud player below and you're good to go.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #59 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Murder Shoes - Charlotte Manning

02. Gorillaz - Kids With Guns
03. The Dandy Warhols - Ohio
04. Wu-Tang Clan - Tearz
05. Pink Floyd - Pigs (Three Different Ones)
06. Los Campesinos! - Avocado, Baby
07. Johnny Marr - The Trap
08. Sims - 15 Blocks (Lazerbeak Remix)
09. Wild Ones - Golden Twin
10. The Hold Steady - Stevie Nix

Enjoy!

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Album Of The Week: May 5th-11th, 2014

Flatbasset Radio's Album Of The Week for the week of May 5th-11th, 2014:

Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots

01. Everyday Robots
02. Hostiles
03. Lonely Press Play
04. Mr Tembo
05. Parakeet
06. The Selfish Giant
07. You And Me
08. Hollow Ponds
09. Seven High
10. Photographs (You Are Taking Now)
11. The History Of A Cheating Heart
12. Heavy Seas Of Love

If you've been following along with my AOTW posts you probably know that I tend to stick to Minnesota-based artists.  There are, however, a handful of artists whose work excites me to the point that I just can't wait to spend a week exploring.

Have a look at these Last.fm stats:

Blur - 1,075 plays
Gorillaz - 511 plays
The Good, The Bad, & The Queen - 222 plays

That's just over 1,800 plays for Mr. Damon Albarn in my library. And that's just since 2007.

Anyway, I bring it up to illustrate just how excited I am for Albarn's first official solo album.  2014 is filled with new releases by some of my favorite artists, but I can say with almost complete certainty that Everyday Robots will be the album that soundtracks my year.  All of the work he's done under those names listed above have managed to be both instantly gratifying and rewarding in the long run.  I'll spend this week with Everyday Robots, but I'd be genuinely surprised if I wasn't still discovering little moments on the album one, two, or three years from now.

I'm not just excited from a long-time-fan standpoint.  I've listened to the album a couple of times now (and spoiled my appetite with the stripped down, BBC2 version of "Lonely Press Play" over the last month or so), and part of what makes the album special is that it's relevant to the world around us.  It's not just a nostalgia trip.

Albarn spends the majority of the album struggling with how technology, people, & the physical world relate to each other.  As somebody who spent the majority of his youth in a pre-internet age, I find myself thinking about these same issues as I get older.  Albarn doesn't offer much in the way of answers.  Quite the opposite.  Considering the way the album is peppered with electronic percussion & synth loops, Albarn is essentially conceding that he's not here to fight the flood of technology.  He clearly realizes how foolish that is because A) technology's march is unstoppable and B) technology isn't inherently bad.  He's not going full Jack-White-Records-An-Album-In-A-Phone-Booth here.  Like most of us, he's trying to sort through the questions of real life and virtual life and, like most of us, he's struggling.

Everyday Robots is a thoughtful album from a thoughtful man.  It's no wonder this is the first one he's recorded under his given name.  No other would be appropriate.

Newest Industry Presents - Flatbasset Radio: Episode #32 (w/MinneSarah)

(THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARS ON THE TWIN CITIES BLOG NEWEST INDUSTRY)

My only friends are koalas & hedgehogs...

Hello again, free music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #32!
 
For those of you who are unaware of the Flatbasset Radio format, here's what you're looking at: TCDroogsma is our resident MP3 junkie. As you've probably noticed in his Songs Of The Week column, he's not always the most positive music fan. In an effort to prove that he is, in fact, a fan of music, we give him an hour each week to play the songs he's digging and talk a little bit about them. Once he's recorded his podcast we put it right here on the website for free to stream and/or download!

In this week's episode TCDroogsma is back in St. Paul to play some jams with co-host MinneSarah.  Along the way they discuss Damon Albarn's heartache, whether Mexico City is behind or ahead of the times, Droogsy's favorite Canadian rapper, the slight differences between America & England, President's Day, the merger of D.C. hardcore and Spelling Bees, The Guardian's magical way with words, their favorite Steely Dan song, De La Soul's gaming of the system, the dominant music trend of 2014, their all-time favorite Twin Cities radio stations, and play a Flatbasset Flatclassic to celebrate Valentine's Day a week after the fact.

You can download the podcast for free by clicking the episode's title or stream the episode by clicking on the Mixcloud player below.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #32

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #32 by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

01. Rey Pila - Alexander
02. Buck 65 - All At Once
03. Fila Brazilia - Nature Boy
04. Gorillaz - Crystalised
05. Q And Not U - Soft Pyramids
06. Kwabs - Wrong Or Right
07. The Presidents Of The United States Of America - Stranger
08. De La Soul - Eye Know
09. Say Yes Dog - Get It
10. British Sea Power - Waving Flags
11. The Cure - Mint Car

There you have it, music fans! Enjoy!

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