Here’s a raw version of one of the album’s tracks, Tribe.  Mahalo to Le Cargo for a great video.

If you don’t already know Piers, I am so very pleased to introduce you to his music.

Judging by the selections, looks like Madlib, Julian Velard, Ane Brun and One Self are getting regular spins on life’s soundtrack.  Today, I was definitely feeling Aretha and all week I couldn’t get that Dave Matthews tune (“Stay or Leave”) out of my mind – “swims at midnight shiver cold touch the bottom you and I with muddy toes…”

Got a call today on the Kalai track “The Honeymoon Uh Huh”.  I’m still waiting to hear some more from this great musician.  Until then, check him out if you haven’t.  The album this song came from – 6 Strings and the Rainy Day Man – is a solid start.

Here’s your dose.  Enjoy!

Playlist September 5, 2011

Playlist September 5, 2011

Novalima – Se Me Van
Radio Utopia w/ Bajka – Get Up Stand Up
Finley Quaye – Burning
Asa – Ok Ok
One Self – Cupid Smiling the Smile
Zee Avi – Siboh Kitak Nangis
Plants & Animals – Good Friend
Sean Hayes – One Day the River
Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra – Punjabi Lullaby
Citizen Cope – I Couldn’t Explain Why
Julian Velard – Another Guy’s Song
Madlib – Mystic Bounce
Lynx – Day Out of Time
Bon Iver – Minnesota, WI
Susheela Raman – Bolo Bolo
Tedeschi Trucks Band – These Walls
Kabanjak – I Don’t Wanna Go to Work
Ratatat – Grape Juice City
Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johanson – Relator
Slightly Stoopid – Above the Clouds
Andrew Bird – Imotosis (Four Tet Remix)
Ane Brun – Treehouse Song
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – Her Hollow Ways
John Mayer – Assassin
JJ Cale – Dr. Jive
Bambu Station – Brotherhood
Feist – My Moon, My Man
Local Natives – Wide Eyes
The New Mastersounds – Wittness (Smoove Remix)
Piers Faccini – Who Loves the Shade

Playlist September 19, 2011

Mark Farina – Schools in the Trade – People Under the Stairs
Ohmega Watts – Stay Tuned (feat Sojourn)
Sia – Destiny (live)
Asa – Dreamer Girl
One Self – Bluebird
Oumou Sangare – Iyo Djeli
Shivaree – Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough
Slightly Stoopid – London Dub
Sean Hayes – Calling All Cars
Neko Case – I’m An Animal
Vetiver – More of This (Neighbors RMX)
Youssapha Sidibe – Aja Dji Bodian
Bon Iver – Wash.
Lynx (feat Krystn Pixton) – Burning Bone
Scott Matthews – Myself Again
Makana – Dragon Throws Out a Pearl
Protassov – Let’s Make Friends
Ane Brun – What I Want
Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady
Madlib – Funky Blue Note
Julian Velard – Forever
Charlene Soraia – Daffodils (live)
Eels – The Look You Give that Guy
Goldfish – Highfalutin
DJ Vadim (feat Emo & Syrus) – Feat Feats
Kalai – The Honeymoon Uh Huh
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds – Stay or Leave (live)
Mason Jennings – In Your City
Jack Johnson – The Upsetter

These aren’t necessarily the classics – no Zepplin, Hendrix, Joni, or JJ Cale are included. But these are gems that I’ve discovered over the years and love to share.

So the sonic elixir today involved some of my most stellar favorites all in one two-hour musical dose. Enjoy!

Tommy Guerrero – 1966
Josh Garrels – Jacaranda Tree
Jason Collett – Charlyn, Angel of Kensington
Finley Quaye – Even After All
Neko Case – Magpie to the Morning
Andrew Bird – Two Way Action
Cat Power – Could We
Van Morrison – Sweet Thing
Mark Farina – Call Spaces
Fink – All Cried Out
Susheela Raman – Light Years
David Gray with Jolie Holland – Kathleen
Patty Griffin – Mad Mission
Sean Hayes – 33 Fool
Galactic – Church
Land of Talk – Hamburg, Noon
Anais Mitchell with Justin Vernon – Epic (Part II)
Feist – So Sorry
Scott Matthews – The Wasp and the Jar
John Mayer – Vultures
Bon Iver – Re: Stacks
Kabanjak – Evaflow
Morphine – You Look Like Rain
Mason Jennings – The Light (Part II)
Jose Gonzalez – Hand on Your Heart
Piers Faccini – My Burden is Light
Ane Brun – Wooden Body
Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra – Bathtub Dub

Today, sharing Music as Medicine in the KKCR studios, the vibe was high and I was feeling the love – all fueled by the power of music.  A sonic elixir, to be sure!

Big responses from listeners on the latest collaboration from Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks (who, by the way, played at the Taro Patch, right here on Kauai, many years ago).  Their release, “Revelator”, comes to us via the Tedeschi Trucks Band.  Good stuff!

Speaking of revelations, it was Gillian Welch‘s incredible “Time (the Revelator)” that burst open my world to her amazing sound.  She (along with her long-time collaborator, Dave Rawlings) has released a new album The Harrow and the Harvest.  Definitely worth an afternoon with nothing to do but sit in a breeze, listen and feel.

Inspired by my pre-sunrise serenade from Eddie Vedder, I ended today’s dose with his cover of “Don’t Be Shy.”

Maybe Cat Stevens was right.  Maybe love is even better than a song.  But sometimes – I gotta say – a song just feels like love.

Here’s today’s feeling-the-good-love playlist.  Enjoy!

DJ Vadim – Saskatoon
Braddigan – Walk On
Frazey Ford – Blue Streak Mama
The Bird and the Bee – I Can’t Go For That
Taken by Trees – My Boys
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – Theme of Rome
Pearl Jam – Face of Love
Aurelio – Laru Beya
Ben Harper – Get It Like You Like It
Bonnie Riatt – Finest Lovin Man
Jason Collett – Sorry Lou
Thao & Mirah – Spaced Out Orbit
Kabanjak w/ Azeem – Rhythm
Scott Matthews – Myself Again
Bonobo – Noctuary (live)
Galactic – As Big As Your Face
Tedeschi Trucks Band – These Walls
James Vincent McMorrow – Early in the Morning I’ll Come Calling
Jolie Holland and the Grand Chandeliers – Little Birds
Bahamas – Lonely Loves
Ben Taylor – Given to Us
Piers Faccini – My Burden Is Light
Scott Matthews – Eyes Wider Than Before
Charlene Soraia – Wishing (You) Well (live)
Fruit Bats – Tangie & Ray
Donavon Frankereiter – Glow
The Head & the Heart – Sounds like Hallelujah
Gillian Welch – The Way It Will Be
Alexi Murdoch – Towards the Sun
Kabanjak – Don’t Want to Work Today
Eddie Vedder – Don’t Be Shy

courtesy of www.thewildhoneypie.com

Torn between two blogs, this one here and my other writing project, For the Archives, my summary of the Cope show ended up on the Archives instead of here.  One day I will merge my two worlds into one big expansive cyber-realm of music, poetry, photography and art.  Until then, here’s a link to the Archives, where I offer impressions on the strong and gentle presence of Clarence Greenwater (aka Citizen Cope).

This week’s sonic elixir featured a lot of new music and a few tracks that I was able to attain as free downloads online.  These are musical gems and I want to share the wealth.

Hot Tip #1.  If you want to browse free downloads, one great resource is Free MP3 via the Paste Magazine website.  It features some of the latest releases available with summaries on the artists and their upcoming albums.

Hot Tip #2.  Spend time perusing the huge resource of free downloads from Pamplemoose, online project of Dave Allen (founding member of Gang of Four) and Josh Kneedler.  With a great taste in music and all tracks ordered alphabetically, it’s an audiophile’s dream.

Certainly, I’m in favor of supporting musicians by purchasing their music.  All links below are legal downloads, often promoted by the artists, themselves.  My intent is to further the reach of a great song, maybe introduce you to a new sound.  If you like it, play it for a friend.  Buy the album.

Specific to the playlist from this week’s radio program, click the songs below and they’ll link you to the place where you can download them for yourself.  Music rocks.  Share the love.

Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Vetiver – Wonder Why

Bon Iver – Calgary

Matt Bauer & Jolie Holland – Blacklight Horses

Tosca – Chocolate Elvis

Playlist for Monday, June 13, 2011 – Music as Medicine on Kauai Community Radio

Kabanjak – The Man Who Spoke Flames
Danger Mouse & Daniel Luppi (w/ Norah Jones) – Season’s Trees
Thao & Mirah – Little Cup
Frazey Ford – Like You Better
Fat Freddy’s Drop – Boondigga
Steel Pulse – Roller Skates (Dub)
Nneka – The Uncomfortable Truth
C Powers – French Alex
Chilly Gonzales – Never Stop
Feist – So Sorry
Kings of Leon – The Immortals
Vetiver – Wonder Why
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Rich Woman (live)
Bon Iver – Calgary
Paul Simon – Rewrite
DJ Krush – Ryu-Ki
Sun Kil Moon – Third & Seneca
Trevor Hall – Origami Crane
Matt Bauer & Jolie Holland – Blacklight Horses
Citizen Cope – Lifeline
Willy Mason – All You Can Do
Tosca – Chocolate Elvis
Beastie Boys (with Santigold) – Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win
Lynx (with Kyrstyn Pixton) – Burning Bone
Bahamas – For Good Reason
Nostalgia 77 – Freedom (Zombie Dance Mix)
James Vincent McMorrow – Hear the Noise That Moves So Soft and Low

So summer’s on and fresh sounds abound.

www.beatstieboys.com

The Beastie Boys have a new album out Hotsaucecomitteeparttwo.  I played a track from that album, a song featuring Santigold.

Also a new tune from Matt Bauer with Jolie Holland, “Blacklight Horses.”

courtesty of www.donewaiting.com

Bon Iver has released a preview single, “Calgary”, prior to the official debut of the new album “Bon Iver, Bon Iver”.  It’s being offered as a free download from their website.

I’ve been recently introduced to The Cave Singers and their song, “Swim Club” made it in to the sonic elixir today.

An interesting endeavor from Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi, called “Rome”, has made it’s way to the shelves of KKCR.  Inspired by the soundtracks from Italian movies of the 60′s and 70′s, the album spans years of recording music in Rome with old-time Italian musicians.  Jack White and Norah Jones lend vocals.  Here’s a trailer melding music and film and giving some backstory to the project.

Music lives!  Let’s rock on.

Here’s today’s playlist in it’s entirety…

The Harlem Experiment – It’s Just Begun
Beastie Boys w/ Santigold – Game That I Can’t Win
Sade – Soldier of Love
Paul Simon – Love & Blessings
Andrew Bird – Imitosis (Four Tet Remix)
The Head & the Heart – Winter Song
Kings of Leon – Beach Side
Dub is a Weapon – Destiny
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi w/ Jack White – Two Against One
Bon Iver – Calgary
Mason Jennings – Which Way Your Heart Will Go
Piers Faccini – Cypress Grove Blues
Radiohead – House of Cards
Citizen Cope – Hands of the Saints
Ratatat – Bilar
Booker T. Jones w/ Lou Reed – The Bronx
Bob Marley w/ Lauryn Hill – Turn Your Lights Down Low
Agustus Pablo – Java
The Ben Taylor Band – Glory Box
One Self – Bluebird
Calexico – Sonic Wind
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds – Stay or Leave
The Rosebuds – Woods
DJ Krush – Ryu-Ki
The Cave Singers – Swim Club
Bahamas – For Good Reason
Matt Bauer w/ Jolie Holland – Blacklight Horses
Ane Brun – Lullaby for Grown Ups

and Alela Diane (with her band Wild Divine).

ALELA DIANE & WILD DIVINE from austin wilson on Vimeo.

Spoonfuls of sugar.  Sonic elixirs.  Sweet!

I’ve also recently been turned on to The Head and the Heart and their self-titled album.  Check it out.

These artists and many others were featured in the show – Music as Medicine – on Monday.  Here’s your dose, the playlist from May 2, 2011 in its entirety.  Enjoy and rock on!

Ratatat – Grape Juice City
Citizen Cope – More Than It Seems
Gomez – Options
Tallest Man on Earth – Like a Wheel
Dub is A Weapon – Seven Doors
Chris Berry – Why Do We?
Una Mas Trio – Clear As Water
Kabanjak – These Streets We Walk
One Self – Unfamiliar Places
James Vincent McMorrow – Hear the Noise That Moves So Soft & Low
Kalai – Don’t Leave
All Tiny Creatures – An Iris
Maps & Atlases – Living Decoration (Brenton Remix 1)
Alexi Murdoch -  Some Day Soon
Ernest Ranglin – Below the Baseline
Adele – That’s It I Quit
The Head and the Heart – Sounds Like Hallelujah
Alela Diane – Rising Greatness
Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline Rag
Bahamas – Lonely Loves
Taken By Trees – To Lose Someone
Ane Brun – A Temporary Dive
Land of Talk – Magnetic Hill
Emily Wells – Symphony 9 & the Sunshine
Bob Geldof – How I Roll
Madlib – Mystic Bounce
Vampire Weekend – White Sky
Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster (Jammin)
Slightly Stoopid – London Dub

I reached back into some of my steady favorites to play on the program today with a few new albums thrown in the mix.  I know I played Adele’s cover of the Cure classic “Lovesong” last show but I couldn’t help but give it one more spin.  Feeling nostalgic, maybe, I wove in some REM from the Murmur album (one of my all time favorites).

REM - Murmur

Midlake was representing that 70′s sound they capture so well (in this century) with the epic “Roscoe”.

Sun Kil Moon - April

And I don’t know what it is about Sun Kil Moon’s “Blue Orchid” but it doesn’t matter how many times I hear his guitar pick those notes – I get chills every time.

Here’s to solid sounds in a fiery month.  Happy Spring!

Dub is a Weapon – Destiny
Lynx with Janover – Desert
Sean Hayes – Hip Kids
Nneka – Walking
Vanessa Da Mata & Ben Harper – Boa Sorte
Citizen Cope – I Couldn’t Explain Why
The Beautiful Girls – Blackbird (Remix)
Cochema Gastellum – Impala 73
Ra Ra Riot – Boy
White Denim – Our Get
Lissie – Little Lovin
Scott Matthews – Elusive
Jesca Hoop – Whispering Light
James Vincent McMorrow – Sparrow & Wolf
Bent – Private Road
Youssouphe Sidibe – Love
Sun Kil Moon – Blue Orchid
Bon Iver – Beach Baby
REM – Sitting Still
Midlake – Roscoe
The Raconteurs – Top Yourself
Xavier Rudd – The Reasons We Were Blessed
The Wood Brothers – Shoofly Pie
Sharon Van Etten – Don’t Do It
Radio Citizen – Mondlicht
Adele – Lovesong
Joshua Radin – Star Mile
Calexico – Sonic Wind
David Gray – Draw the Line

Vibrations of sound bring an elixir to the soul.  Suddenly all is well when a great bass line meets the ear drum.  There’s nothing like sweet poetry sung through a golden throat to touch our hearts.  Music is good medicine!  I say we dance our way through these days.

Today’s show had some odes to the moon woven through and I also featured a couple of great cover songs:

Adele meets Robert Smith.

And The Bird and the Bee meet up with Hall and Oates.

Here’s the playlist:
Dub is A Weapon – Turbulence
Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me
Calexico – House of Valparaiso
Lynx – Burning Bone
Eddie Vedder – You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
Julian Velard – It Must Have Been Somebody Else
Kaki King – Goby
Junip – Always
Temper Trap – Love Lost
Djosos Krost – Better Place
Piers Faccini – Who Loves the Shade
Mark Farina – That Time of Day Again
DJ Vadim – sd1 Funk
Josh Garrels – Fire By Night
Bon Iver – Beach Baby
Air – La Femme d’Argent
The Bird and the Bee – I Can’t Go For That
Feist – My Moon My Man
Adele – Lovesong
Gomez – Blue Moon Rising
Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan – That’s Alright Mama
Rickie Lee Jones – The Moon is Made of Gold
James Vincent McMorrow – Hear the Noise that Moves So Soft & Low
Paul Simon – The Afterlife
Beck – We Dance Alone
Kasai Allstars – Beyond the 7th Moon
Nalepa – Pomme Granite Dub
Radio Utopia w/ Bjaka – Get Up Stand Up
Kaki King – Sloan Shore