Just bought this track from eMusic the other day. It's on a Jonny Lang album that I don't have (I stopped after the first 2 since the third one was horrible) and was pleasantly surprised to hear Mr Michael McDonald's voice on here.
When I heard him, I thought of another unsuspecting duet of his that I had from a few years back and decided to post them both here. I don't think either song is THAT well known.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
December Playlist
I've been feeling a bit out of it since the holidays and don't really know why. Today, I've been wandering around the apartment today in a haze, so I figured I'd put together a comp for December and share. The password to d/l is kalikimaka.
It's not as diverse as the September mix. No metal this time and only one house track in the lot.
Does anyone burn CD's anymore? If so, this is one CD's worth of music. I can't figure most people commute farther than 72 minutes.
I'm not listing tracks again (that way the tracks don't come up in Google searches as links for download) so you'll have to take your chances on my picks. Hopefully the links & notes give you some ideas about what's here. :)
There are 17 songs. Unzip the folder and you'll find that there's an .xml file in there along with the mp3s. Import the mp3s into iTunes and then go to
File > Library > Import Playlist
and select the .xml and you'll get a new playlist of the songs in the order in which I compiled them. I'm not sure if the album art copies over or not.
I coded everything at a measly 128kps because a bunch of these things can be downloaded free from the creators or purchased cheaply elsewhere. If you REALLY need something, let me know and I can figure out how to get it to you.
1. Thanks to Kathy for raving about her experience at the show and her fondness for the album. I can't say I dig the whole thing (maybe 4 tracks) but every time this comes up in my shuffle, I end up humming it for the rest of the day. Purchased at eMusic but not there any more.
2. Hey I didn't even plan for a back-to-back Kathy reference, but here we are with one of her boyfriend's songs. I wouldn't have thought this ripe for an edit but this is pretty nice. Rayko is pretty prolific on his Soundcloud page and I've grabbed of few of his tracks.
3. One of the artists that Gypsy's work represents now. Another song that gets stuck in my head whenever I hear it. Nice kinda country/blues feel. Available here.
4. When this album came out, I bought it because it was Al Green produced by ?uestlove (among others)
and although I liked it, it ended up sitting aside for a long while. I have found myself coming back to this time and again in the last few months for several tracks. This one is on here because track 5 reminded me of it when I started listening to it. Purchased from iTunes but available at Amazon as well.
5. This needs a mixable intro which I have yet to attempt to put together. Super catchy as Willie Hutch compositions tend to be. Soundcloud continues to introduce me to funky edits of older tracks and I'm so happy I found Dan.
6. Gypsy is a big Lyrics Born fan and picked up the new album which I was sad to discover had him SINGING on a lot of it. Ouch. The same voice that makes his rap distinctive just sounds terrible when he tries to be melodic. This is catchy in a boogie sense so I crafted an edit extending it and creating a mixable outro. Check his page for the album version and/or check out Blackbots which is the other track on the album I like.
7. Soul-sides schooled me on this. A reggae version of a Sister Sledge song that I already liked. I found a link to an artist page and bought the 320 version of this and 2 other songs (see #16 below)
8. I posted this on Facebook after a friend shared Jerusalem on her page.
I had never given Alpha Blondy a chance despite selling 100's of his tapes at Jelly's. I knew Jerusalem and Cocody Rock and that was about it. This is super catchy and ripe for an edit.
9. Reminds me of the Gypsy Kings a bit. This was a recommendation on eMusic from some other jazz artist that I was looking at. Kinda "chill" or some my say "restaurant jazz" but this is one of the more lively tracks on the album
10. Lots of great stuff on this album showing that the track he did for Twilight was not a passing fancy with "alternative rock". Fuck You is on here and I grabbed 5 or 6 others. I can't get over how diverse this cat is when I think of this, Goodie Mob and Gnarles Barkley.
11. Still getting the occasional keeper from Giant Step. Hadn't heard of the cat who does the original version of this but supposedly he sings and raps on his tracks. This is a dope drum & bass rework that keeps the fun aspect of the song. A couple other remixes went dark & dirty.
12. I can't say I love his new album as much as his first one, but I do enjoy a bunch of the songs by this Chicago native now in LA (or is it Nashville?) His collaboration with Dave Barnes is pretty evident in the sound of the record and it seems to work for him. I like the idea of the lyrics of this song.
13. These guys just sound 80's to me. There are elements of "Friday I'm in Love" in this (guitar sound? chords?) and the intro led me to also digging up the track that follows this.
14. 20 years of djing makes the library in my brain think of "mixes" for new songs that I hear. #13 led me back to this 80's favorite.
15. I guess this has been in a few commercial's? This really hit me when I saw this video from Christa's pool party
(It might have been in another one of these guys videos as well) and when I checked out the album there was a lot more on there that I enjoyed. eMusic has it.
16. I downloaded a reggae/disco song (#7) along with a spacey/electronic/disco track called Cosmic Echoes and this track where he busts out Afrobeat. Hope this dude gets some notoriety from the album. A few people have got some info on him. New Zealand represent!
17. The single house track here just because it bumps. I like how he chopped the vocals on this and there's a sick break toward the end. D/l link on his page.
Hope you like it. Aloha, Sean
It's not as diverse as the September mix. No metal this time and only one house track in the lot.
Does anyone burn CD's anymore? If so, this is one CD's worth of music. I can't figure most people commute farther than 72 minutes.
I'm not listing tracks again (that way the tracks don't come up in Google searches as links for download) so you'll have to take your chances on my picks. Hopefully the links & notes give you some ideas about what's here. :)
There are 17 songs. Unzip the folder and you'll find that there's an .xml file in there along with the mp3s. Import the mp3s into iTunes and then go to
File > Library > Import Playlist
and select the .xml and you'll get a new playlist of the songs in the order in which I compiled them. I'm not sure if the album art copies over or not.
I coded everything at a measly 128kps because a bunch of these things can be downloaded free from the creators or purchased cheaply elsewhere. If you REALLY need something, let me know and I can figure out how to get it to you.
1. Thanks to Kathy for raving about her experience at the show and her fondness for the album. I can't say I dig the whole thing (maybe 4 tracks) but every time this comes up in my shuffle, I end up humming it for the rest of the day. Purchased at eMusic but not there any more.
2. Hey I didn't even plan for a back-to-back Kathy reference, but here we are with one of her boyfriend's songs. I wouldn't have thought this ripe for an edit but this is pretty nice. Rayko is pretty prolific on his Soundcloud page and I've grabbed of few of his tracks.
3. One of the artists that Gypsy's work represents now. Another song that gets stuck in my head whenever I hear it. Nice kinda country/blues feel. Available here.
4. When this album came out, I bought it because it was Al Green produced by ?uestlove (among others)
and although I liked it, it ended up sitting aside for a long while. I have found myself coming back to this time and again in the last few months for several tracks. This one is on here because track 5 reminded me of it when I started listening to it. Purchased from iTunes but available at Amazon as well.
5. This needs a mixable intro which I have yet to attempt to put together. Super catchy as Willie Hutch compositions tend to be. Soundcloud continues to introduce me to funky edits of older tracks and I'm so happy I found Dan.
6. Gypsy is a big Lyrics Born fan and picked up the new album which I was sad to discover had him SINGING on a lot of it. Ouch. The same voice that makes his rap distinctive just sounds terrible when he tries to be melodic. This is catchy in a boogie sense so I crafted an edit extending it and creating a mixable outro. Check his page for the album version and/or check out Blackbots which is the other track on the album I like.
7. Soul-sides schooled me on this. A reggae version of a Sister Sledge song that I already liked. I found a link to an artist page and bought the 320 version of this and 2 other songs (see #16 below)
8. I posted this on Facebook after a friend shared Jerusalem on her page.
I had never given Alpha Blondy a chance despite selling 100's of his tapes at Jelly's. I knew Jerusalem and Cocody Rock and that was about it. This is super catchy and ripe for an edit.
9. Reminds me of the Gypsy Kings a bit. This was a recommendation on eMusic from some other jazz artist that I was looking at. Kinda "chill" or some my say "restaurant jazz" but this is one of the more lively tracks on the album
10. Lots of great stuff on this album showing that the track he did for Twilight was not a passing fancy with "alternative rock". Fuck You is on here and I grabbed 5 or 6 others. I can't get over how diverse this cat is when I think of this, Goodie Mob and Gnarles Barkley.
11. Still getting the occasional keeper from Giant Step. Hadn't heard of the cat who does the original version of this but supposedly he sings and raps on his tracks. This is a dope drum & bass rework that keeps the fun aspect of the song. A couple other remixes went dark & dirty.
12. I can't say I love his new album as much as his first one, but I do enjoy a bunch of the songs by this Chicago native now in LA (or is it Nashville?) His collaboration with Dave Barnes is pretty evident in the sound of the record and it seems to work for him. I like the idea of the lyrics of this song.
13. These guys just sound 80's to me. There are elements of "Friday I'm in Love" in this (guitar sound? chords?) and the intro led me to also digging up the track that follows this.
14. 20 years of djing makes the library in my brain think of "mixes" for new songs that I hear. #13 led me back to this 80's favorite.
15. I guess this has been in a few commercial's? This really hit me when I saw this video from Christa's pool party
Super CW's Best of 2010 B-Day from Banzai Media, LLC on Vimeo.
(It might have been in another one of these guys videos as well) and when I checked out the album there was a lot more on there that I enjoyed. eMusic has it.
16. I downloaded a reggae/disco song (#7) along with a spacey/electronic/disco track called Cosmic Echoes and this track where he busts out Afrobeat. Hope this dude gets some notoriety from the album. A few people have got some info on him. New Zealand represent!
17. The single house track here just because it bumps. I like how he chopped the vocals on this and there's a sick break toward the end. D/l link on his page.
Hope you like it. Aloha, Sean
Sunday, October 17, 2010
The September Playlist
Here is the play list for September that I created. 19 songs for the month of 9/10. The password is passean
Yves showed me how to do this, and this is my first try, so bear with me if it doesn't work correctly.
There are 19 songs. Unzip the folder and you'll find that there's an .xml file in there along with the mp3s. Import the mp3s into iTunes and then go to
File > Library > Import Playlist
and select the .xml and you'll get a new playlist of the songs in the order in which I compiled them. There is also a picture for cover art if you are so inclined.
I coded everything at a measly 128kps because a bunch of these things can be downloaded free from the creators or purchased cheaply elsewhere. If you REALLY need something, let me know and I can figure out how to get it to you.
1. I heard this all over the radio last month and dug it every time. Buy it at Amazon
2. Thanks to Soul-sides for reminding me how much I dig this song. Purchased at eMusic
3. A dope intro to a great song. Get it at Soundcloud
4. Bouncy and fun - Get it from the source on Soundcloud for free
5. Cannot tell you how long I looked for this. So stoked that I was actually able to buy this (props to the remixer) from here.
6. The thing I like about following people on Soundcloud is finding cool stuff from their comments. Dimitri from Paris led me here.
7. Stolen from Soundcloud since it's so damned catchy
8. I've been digging some of the Scott Wozniak remixes I've heard since I heard his Kem remixes. Stumbled across his blog and saw that he was giving away a set of 30 of his remixes for free. Get this song and 29 others here.
9. Felix will help me out with a track if I really dig something he's playing at Beviamo. With that being said, I can't verify that the remix credit on this is correct since I can't find a link to it anywhere.
10. I couldn't post all the Prince stuff I've been finding on Soundcloud. Most of it is not available for direct d/l, but this one is.
11. Another shout-out to Soul-Sides for this one. Found a better quality mp3 at eMusic.
12. Heard this in a movie that Gyps was watching and loved it. Never knew it was the original version. Purchased at eMusic.
13. Saw Repo Men and didn't like it as much as I thought I would, but the soundtrack had some great stuff on it. The RZA as the troubled songwriter/artist brings this song to life in the movie and it's just so damned soulful. Had to buy the whole album at eMusic, but found more than a few dope tracks on it for about $6.
14. Compiled an 80's metal CD for a friend at work and rediscovered this version of a classic rock favorite. I have this version on a compilation CD from years ago, but the band redid it on their Anthology a few years ago.
15. The only iTunes track on here...I hope the mp3 rip works. Love this guy's first album and have seen him live 3 times so far. This song was written about his mom and was one of the teaser tracks released before the album came out. Find it on iTunes.
16. I think this is the 3rd time I've paid a record company for this song. Probably had a tape at some point, then bought the 4-CD boxed set when it came out (what happened to that thing?) and now, a best-of on mp3 from eMusic since I had the credits.
17. I read some reviews of the album (mostly raving) and checked it out, only to find that I didn't care for too much of it. Like this though. Most stuff on eMusic works out to roughly 50 cents a track so why not.
18. Another album getting rave reviews that I'm not feeling all that much. This might sound out-of-place on the play list, but it represents some other stuff like this that I will pick out of albums that otherwise don't interest me. One of the many reasons that I love this MP3 culture (despite the death of "albums" being saddening)
19. Finally (damn this took a while to do) is a song that makes me smile and bounce around in my chair every time I hear it. I grabbed 5 songs off this album and this is by far the liveliest of them. It sounds like a Jerry Lee Lewis cut. So sorry to hear that he checked himself into rehab just before kicking off his tour (would love to see him live) but I guess it's for the best for him. Hope he comes out the other side alright.
Yves showed me how to do this, and this is my first try, so bear with me if it doesn't work correctly.
There are 19 songs. Unzip the folder and you'll find that there's an .xml file in there along with the mp3s. Import the mp3s into iTunes and then go to
File > Library > Import Playlist
and select the .xml and you'll get a new playlist of the songs in the order in which I compiled them. There is also a picture for cover art if you are so inclined.
I coded everything at a measly 128kps because a bunch of these things can be downloaded free from the creators or purchased cheaply elsewhere. If you REALLY need something, let me know and I can figure out how to get it to you.
1. I heard this all over the radio last month and dug it every time. Buy it at Amazon
2. Thanks to Soul-sides for reminding me how much I dig this song. Purchased at eMusic
3. A dope intro to a great song. Get it at Soundcloud
4. Bouncy and fun - Get it from the source on Soundcloud for free
5. Cannot tell you how long I looked for this. So stoked that I was actually able to buy this (props to the remixer) from here.
6. The thing I like about following people on Soundcloud is finding cool stuff from their comments. Dimitri from Paris led me here.
7. Stolen from Soundcloud since it's so damned catchy
8. I've been digging some of the Scott Wozniak remixes I've heard since I heard his Kem remixes. Stumbled across his blog and saw that he was giving away a set of 30 of his remixes for free. Get this song and 29 others here.
9. Felix will help me out with a track if I really dig something he's playing at Beviamo. With that being said, I can't verify that the remix credit on this is correct since I can't find a link to it anywhere.
10. I couldn't post all the Prince stuff I've been finding on Soundcloud. Most of it is not available for direct d/l, but this one is.
11. Another shout-out to Soul-Sides for this one. Found a better quality mp3 at eMusic.
12. Heard this in a movie that Gyps was watching and loved it. Never knew it was the original version. Purchased at eMusic.
13. Saw Repo Men and didn't like it as much as I thought I would, but the soundtrack had some great stuff on it. The RZA as the troubled songwriter/artist brings this song to life in the movie and it's just so damned soulful. Had to buy the whole album at eMusic, but found more than a few dope tracks on it for about $6.
14. Compiled an 80's metal CD for a friend at work and rediscovered this version of a classic rock favorite. I have this version on a compilation CD from years ago, but the band redid it on their Anthology a few years ago.
15. The only iTunes track on here...I hope the mp3 rip works. Love this guy's first album and have seen him live 3 times so far. This song was written about his mom and was one of the teaser tracks released before the album came out. Find it on iTunes.
16. I think this is the 3rd time I've paid a record company for this song. Probably had a tape at some point, then bought the 4-CD boxed set when it came out (what happened to that thing?) and now, a best-of on mp3 from eMusic since I had the credits.
17. I read some reviews of the album (mostly raving) and checked it out, only to find that I didn't care for too much of it. Like this though. Most stuff on eMusic works out to roughly 50 cents a track so why not.
18. Another album getting rave reviews that I'm not feeling all that much. This might sound out-of-place on the play list, but it represents some other stuff like this that I will pick out of albums that otherwise don't interest me. One of the many reasons that I love this MP3 culture (despite the death of "albums" being saddening)
19. Finally (damn this took a while to do) is a song that makes me smile and bounce around in my chair every time I hear it. I grabbed 5 songs off this album and this is by far the liveliest of them. It sounds like a Jerry Lee Lewis cut. So sorry to hear that he checked himself into rehab just before kicking off his tour (would love to see him live) but I guess it's for the best for him. Hope he comes out the other side alright.
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