The Steam Rocker, July 21, '12

And this brings us up to date with one of the longest sets of Steampunk music I've ever done. I had so many requests on this set that we went..., well, check out the running time at the end. Here the link to the recording of the set and here's the playlist:

1. The Butterfly & The Entomologist by Thomas Truax
2. Eyes Without A Face by Billy Idol
3. Ode to the Prostitute by The Bastard Fairies
4. House At Pooh Corner by Loggins & Messina
5. Take A Chance On Me by The Brotherhood of St. Gregory
6. The Greatest Show Unearthed by Creature Feature
7. Funeral for a Son by The Protomen
8. I'm Good, I'm Gone by Lykke Li
9. Steampunk Revolution by Abney Park *
10. Fighting Trousers by Professor Elemental *
11. Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by Us3 *
12. More Kissing in Porn Please, We're British by Mr. B, The Gentleman Rhymer *
13. Birdland by The Manhattan Transfer *
14. Cup of Brown Joy by Professor Elemental *
15. Saltarello by Dead Can Dance
16. Pale Horse by Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys
17. Haiti by Arcade Fire
18. The Sound Of Silence by Gregorian
19. Haven't Got Time For The Pain by Carly Simon
20. Rockit by Herbie Hancock
21. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Harpsichord Rendezvous) by Emilie Autumn
22. Just Glue Some Gears On It (and Call it Steampunk) by Sir Reginald Pikedevant, Esq. *
23. Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The Beatles
24. Marc Antony's Funeral Oration by Lord Buckley *
25. Personal jesus by Depeche Mode
26. The Monkees (Theme From) by The Benzedrine Monks Of Santo Domonica *
27. Anastasia by Voltaire
28. The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Skafari *
29. Heart Full Of Soul by Yardbirds
30. Just Four Weeks by The Bad Things
31. I Wanna Be Just Like You (The Monkey Song) by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy *
32. I Want Only You by The Cog is Dead *
33. Up The Ladder To The Roof (live) by The Nylons *
34. On Top of the Universe by Steam Powered Giraffe *
35. You Can't Do That to Me by Bob Marley *
36. Venus by Shocking Blue
37. The Alchemist's Vision by Vernian Process
38. Deacon Blues by Steely Dan
39. Just A Girl by No Doubt
40. Robot Rock vs. Queen – We Will Rock You by Daft Punk *
41. Olga, Soft Upon Me by Alexandra Hamer
42. Graveyard by The Devil Makes Three
43. Animal Charm by Clare Fader & The Vaudevillians
44. Barracuda by Rasputina
45. My Other Half Is Gone by The Two Man Gentlemen Band
46. Head Like a Hole by Devo *
47. Hold On by KT Tunstall

* = Request

Running time = 3 hours 7 minutes

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these as you can, here's the link to the iTunes playlist.
 

Geared-Up Jazz, July 21, '12

Here we are again, the first of my Saturday sets. Here's the link to the recording and here's the playlist:

1. The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid by The Decemberists
2. Ended With The Night by Caravan Palace
3. House of the Rising Sun by The Be Good Tanyas
4. Pretty Little Thing by Fink
5. Beats, Rhymes & Manners by Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
6. All Of Me by Billie Holiday
7. Air Batucada by Thievery Corporation
8. Aimee by The Cog is Dead
9. Belleville Rendez-Vous by M+S *
10. Tourniquet by Rasputina
11. 6 Volt Car by The Peculiar Pretzelmen
12. Lazy Singularities by Escape The Clouds
13. The Puppet Master by Paul Roland
14. Bella Ciao by Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band
15. Laputa: Castle in the Sky by Joe Hisaishi
16. Summertime by Miles Davis
17. One Jump Ahead by Brad Kane
18. You've Been Spiked by Chris Joss
19. Victorian Vigilante by Abney Park *
20. The Killing Jar by Siouxsie & The Banshees
21. Jai Ho by Bond
22. Creepshow by Ghostfire
23. Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre) by Gotan Project
24. White Lilies by PEDER
25. Balkan Express (original mix) by Gramatik *
26. The Ballad of Lettice Finding and Oscar Cutlet by Huxley Vertical Cabaret Nouveau
27. Noah's Ark by CocoRosie
28. Tere Naina by Shafqat Amanat Ali*
29. Automatonic Electronic Harmonics by Steam Powered Giraffe *
30. McCoy by Alex De Grassi
31. Perry Pistolero's Last Draw by Steamgunk
32. Ces Petits Riens by Stacey Kent
33. I Got Rhythm by Gene Kelly

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 22 minutes

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these as you can, here's the link to the iTunes playlist.
 

Chai Me Up, July 18, '12

Good Evening! Good Morning! Good Afternoon! Whatever it is, wherever you are, welcome to this week's releases of last week's sets. I'm not going to chat at you too much, though I am going to remind you that you can place your requests for music as a comment on this, or any other podcast post. I will acknowledge any requests I get this way, so please do let me know what you want to hear.

OK, with that out of the way, here's the link to the recording of this set and here's the playlist:

1. My What A Lovely Tea Party by The Clockwork Dolls
2. The Hazards Of Love 3 (Revenge!) by The Decemberists
3. History by Foz and Vincent M.
4. Vaudeville Voodoo by The Gypsy Nomads
5. If This Is Over by Etherine
6. World In A Bottle by Anavae
7. Dreadnought by Flying Chivaus
8. Retany (Radio Edit) by Tarika
9. African Salsa (Senegal) by Pape Fall
10. Stamp Collection by Toy Box Trio
11. Desert Isle by KK & The Steampunk Orchestra
12. My Companjera by Gogol Bordello *
13. Brand New Key by Rasputina
14. Baladi by Fat Chance Belly Dance & Helm
15. If I Told You Once by Circus Contraption
16. Ancient Ruins by Issam Houshan
17. Vaudevillian by Ghostfire
18. Evil Man by Abney Park
19. Ash'alech by Ofra Haza
20. Agony Wagon by The Legendary Shack Shakers
21. (Dancing at a) Predator's Ball by Dandelion Junk Queens
22. Sweatshop Fire by Curtis Eller's American Circus
23. Intertwine by Beats Antique
24. Moi Et Toi by Abdel Ali Slimani
25. Dil Nachde (Radio Edit) by Delhi 2 Dublin
26. Eshtaktillak Remixed by Neena & Veena
27. Thistle & Weeds by Mumford & Sons *
28. Clockwork Vaudeville by Steam Powered Giraffe *
29. Bad Moon Rising by Jonah Knight
30. The Art of Suicide by Emilie Autumn
31. Dundellion Wine by Caprice
32. The Old Captain by Brillig *
33. The Wine by Clare Fader & The Vaudevillians

* = Request

Running time = 2 Hours 21 minutes (Yes, this is new. No, I'm not taking it down to seconds. ;-) )

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these as you can, here's the link to the iTunes playlist.

Geared-Up Jazz, July 14, '12

Rounding out the week, here's there link to the set from Saturday, and here's the playlist:

1. Creepy Doll by Jonathan Coulton
2. Legend land by Leaves' Eyes
3. Apple Pie by The Bastard Fairies
4. Manhattan by Herbie Hancock
5. What'll We Do by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
6. Sound Of Tomorrow by Steam Powered Giraffe
7. The Last Steampunk Waltz by Ghostfire *
8. Throw the Goat by Vagabondage *
9. Walk Away by Vendemmian
10. Something Wicked (That Way Went) by Vernian Process
11. There Goes That Song Again by Harry Roy & His Orchestra
12. Back Beat Boogie by Harry James & His Orchestra
13. And I Love Her by Auscultate
14. Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
15. The Egg and I by Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts
16. Window Blues by Lykke Li
17. Mechanism by Tom Slatter
18. Day Tripper by Soul Gakudan
19. She Bop by Unwoman
20. It's De-lovely by Ella Fitzgerald
21. I've Been Wrong Before by Abney Park
22. Birks' Works by Dizzy Gillespie
23. Are You Hurting The One You Love? by Florence + The Machine
24. All We Ever Wanted Was Everything by Bauhaus
25. Nefertiti by Miles Davis
26. The Greatest Show Unearthed by Creature Feature
27. Absinthe in the Mezzanine by Steamgunk
28. The Return Of Mohammed by Esbjörn Svensson Trio
29. Skulker's Joy by Thee Hobo Gobbelins
30. Viva La Vida by In Extremo
31. Brains! by Voltaire
32. Bar Room Brawl in the Balkans by Alexandra Hamer
33. Autumn Leaves by Ziroli Winterstein Ensemble

* = Request

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these as you can, here's the link to the iTunes playlist.
 

Chai Me Up, July 11, '12

Last week only saw me DJing a steampunk set twice, due to an RFL event happening at the same time in the Steelhead demesne. But the sets we had were fun and appreciated, starting with my signature set of Mediterranean-flavored Steampunk held every week at the Chai Me Up chai shop & party barge. Here's the link to last week's set, and here's the playlist:

1. The Kids Don't Stand A Chance by Vampire Weekend
2. Frozen Mood by Unextraordinary Gentlemen
3. Storms (Addict Mix) by Ti.Ra
4. Marrakesh by Rey Ra
5. Cities In Dust by Siouxsie & The Banshees
6. The Legionnaire's Lament by The Decemberists
7. Worn Thin by Weep
8. Throw the Goat by Vagabondage
9. El Moulid by Phil Thornton & Hossam Ramzy
10. Dear Ophelia by Abney Park
11. Fununke Saya by Kasse Mady Diabate
12. Delirium Tremens by Beat Circus
13. Nour El Ain (Egypt) by Amr Diab
14. My Boy Builds Coffins by Florence + The Machine
15. Wonderlust King (BBC Sessions) by Gogol Bordello
16. Xtatic Truth (Acoustic - Version Español) by Crystal Fighters
17. Penda Yoro by Ali Farka Touré
18. Paint It Black by Within Temptation
19. Drumming Island by Michael Vee
20. Curse Your Little Heart by DeVotchKa
21. Down By the Den by Sunday Driver
22. Queen Of The Sun by Angels Of Venice
23. Capricious by Aeon Now
24. The Summer by Josh Pyke
25. You'll Never Be Too Close by Alexandra Hamer
26. Baby Please Don't Go by Thomas Truax
27. Ready To Start by Arcade Fire

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these as you can, here's the link to the iTunes playlist.

Rounding out the week: The Steam Rocker, July 7, '12

And we end today's review of last week's Steampunk sets with this experiment in genre blending that seems to have pulled a few more people into my orbit than before - mixing together Steampunk with Rock & Pop. Here's the link to the (long) set and here's the playlist:

1. Chromaggia by Repo! The Genetic Opera Cast
2. Maiden Voyage by The Clockwork Dolls
3. Cry Little Sister by Carfax Abbey
4. Summertime Blues by Blue Cheer
5. Lady Marmalade by Max Raabe
6. Main Titles (Charlie & the Chocolate Factory) by Danny Elfman
7. Nasty Habits by Oingo Boingo *
8. Sweet Talkin' Woman by Electric Light Orchestra
9. Germinal by Blackbird Raum
10. Marcha De la Vida by Balkan Beat Box
11. Paparazzi by Vitamin String Quartet
12. Coney Island Creepshow by Beat Circus
13. Meet Me In Gaslight by Tom Slatter
14. I Can't Decide by Scissor Sisters
15. I Know There's Something Going On by Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida)
16. Mad World by Tears For Fears
17. Human Kite by Aeon Now
18. Tikal by E.S. Posthumus
19. Throw the Bones by Circus Contraption
20. Nothing Else Matters by Bif Naked
21. She Bop by Unwoman
22. She's Not There by The Zombies
23. When I Was Young by Eric Burdon
24. The Clockmaker's Daughter by Steamgunk
25. Oops!... I Did it Again! by Max Raabe *
26. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? by Chicago
27. Dikiy Muzhchina by Leningrad *
28. 96 Tears by ? And the Mysterians
29. The Copper War by The Cog is Dead
30. Skullcrusher Mountain by Jonathan Coulton *
31. Devil's Dance Floor by Flogging Molly
32. Pompeii by E.S. Posthumus *
33. Legs by ZZ Top *
34. Hell by Squirrel Nut Zippers *
35. Electricity is in My Soul by Steam Powered Giraffe *
36. The Clockyard by Abney Park
37. Razor Sharp by Collide *
38. Major Tom by Shiny Toy Guns
39. The Skeleton Foxtrot by Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers

* = Request

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these as you can, here's the link to the iTunes playlist.

Geared-Up Jazz, July 7, '12

On we go in our tour of last week's shows. This was the weekly set we like to call, "Geared-Up Jazz".

Here's the link to the set and here's the playlist:

1. Summer Breeze by Type O Negative
2. Abattoir Blues by Nick Cave
3. The Concubine by Beirut
4. Queen Of The Delta by Vernian Process
5. Sky Is Over by Serj Tankian
6. Did You See the Words by Animal Collective
7. Alice (Underground) by Avril Lavigne
8. Disarm by Smashing Pumpkins
9. Die Another Day by Madonna
10. Inní mér syngur vitleysingur (WIthin me a lunatic sings) by Sigur Ros
11. Magic Dance by David Bowie
12. Too Far To Turn Back by Abney Park
13. Mr. Fancy Pants by Jonathan Coulton
14. God Thinks by Voltaire
15. Swingin' The Blues by Count Basie & His Orchestra
16. Dim Allentown Cove (Part 1) by Humanwine
17. Crashing the System by ¡TchKung!
18. Running Away by Jessy J
19. Captain Albert Alexander by Steam Powered Giraffe
20. Fable Honey by Jo Gabriel
21. Minnie the Moocher by Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys
22. In Spite of All the Damage by The Be Good Tanyas
23. Ticket to Ride by Soul Gakudan
24. Delicious Cabaret by This Way To The Egress
25. Take Me or Leave Me by Rent
26. Lungs and spleen by Yoshie Fruchter
27. The Vampire Waltz by Hannah Fury
28. I Write Sins Not Tragedies by PANIC! At The Disco
29. Flying Home by Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these as you can, here's the link to the iTunes playlist.

Time for the new uploads: Chai Me Up, July 4, '12

If you're looking for me to have put together a patriotic Steampunk set, you are going to be disappointed in me. Firstly, the event is set in a Mediterranean sim in Second Life, and secondly, I haven't found Steampunk songs to put into a set. But I did pull together a really good set of music that people enjoyed… and I hope you enjoy them too.

Please remember that you can make requests by posting a comment to the blog here at http://AelvenAetherics.blogspot.com.

So, without further ado, here's the link to the set and here's the playlist:

1. Bana Sor by Sevval Sam Sam
2. Lagan by Afro Celt Sound System
3. Barrett's Privateers by Stan Rogers
4. Ida (If...) by Rachid Taha
5. We're All Mad by Circus Contraption
6. Yemandja by Angelique Kidjo
7. Strange Kind of Love by Peter Murphy
8. Ah Ndiya by Oumou Sangare
9. Lahazat Nashwa by Natacha Atlas
10. Caravane by Radar feat. Christophe Goze
11. Scary World by Steam Powered Giraffe *
12. Bora by Doruk Ozlen & Cihat Akyildiz
13. Weed Smoker's Dream by White Ghost Shivers
14. Ashshimtini by Sami Ali
15. Soobax by K'naan
16. Syrian Bellydance Routine by Salatin Al Tarab Orchestra
17. The Woodlands National Anthem by The Arcade Fire
18. Garab by Rachid Taha *
19. Jolly Roger by Adam & the Ants
20. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) by David Bowie
21. Steampunk Train by Timo Pesonen
22. Chap-Hop History by Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer *
23. Short Belly Dance Drum Solo by Raquy & the Cavemen
24. Oualahila Ar Tesninam by Tinariwen
25. Her Clockwork Heart by Vernian Process
26. Fighting Trousers by Professor Elemental *
27. Meet Me In Gaslight by Tom Slatter
28. The Greatest Show Unearthed by Creature Feature
29. When Doves Cry by The Be Good Tanyas
30. A Gentleman Knows How to Love by The Two Man Gentlemen Band
31. Old Number Seven by The Devil Makes Three
32. The Story That Never Starts by Abney Park
33. No Good by Vermillion Lies
34. Tahir Raks by Omar Faruk Tekbilek

* = Request

And for those who'd like to acquire as many of these as you can, here's the link to the iTunes playlist.