The Steam Rocker, Oct. 20, '12

And that brings us to the last post for today and the final recording from last week. Here's the link to that recording, and here's the playlist:

1. My Immortal by Gregorian
2. One-Way Ticket by Steam Powered Giraffe
3. Everlasting Light by The Black Keys
4. Welcome To The West Coast by Insomniac Folklore
5. Victory by Bond
6. Billie Jean by Unwoman
7. Look Away by Big Country
8. Sweatshop Fire by Curtis Eller's American Circus
9. Money Honey by Lady Gaga
10. Magic Dance by David Bowie
11. Oops I Did It Again (Tld Version) by The Last Dance
12. The Mason's Airship by Klaxton
13. The Crack Song by Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
14. Mea Culpa by Enigma
15. Stutter by Maroon 5
16. I Love Your Glove by Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers
17. I Don't Understand by Emilie Autumn
18. Leviathan by Alestorm
19. Vodka Inferno by Diablo Swing Orchestra
20. All At Once by The Fray
21. The Nine Worlds by Achillea
22. Tambourine Man (2006) by Cloud Cult
23. Little Monsters (SWoN.4) by Corset
24. Heart Skipped A Beat by The XX
25. The Crimes Of Dr. Cream by Paul Roland
26. Something To Believe In by Citizen Cope
27. Major Tom by Shiny Toy Guns
28. It's Not Over (Death Or The Toy Piano) by The Puppini Sisters
29. Mud by Aeon Now
30. The 99 by Vagabondage

Running time = 2 hours 3 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, Oct. 20, '12

On to Saturday. First up, Geared-Up Jazz. And here's a bit of news you might want to know about. The next Geared-Up Jazz will be the last one for the foreseeable future. So if you want to come inworld (joining us in Second Life), this Saturday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. Pacific time will be your last chance. IM DJPiper Steampunk to get there.

Anyway, here's the link to the recording, and here's the playlist:

1. Creepy Doll by Jonathan Coulton
2. Open Your Eyes by Stream of Passion
3. The Machines of B by Jordan Reyne
4. Into Temptation by Crowded House
5. Deteriorated by Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band
6. Permission Withdrawn (Broken Time Machine Mix) by The Fog People
7. Your Daddy's Car by The Divine Comedy
8. Peek-A-Boo by Siouxsie & The Banshees
9. Mr. Jelly Lord by Jelly Roll Morton
10. At The Woodchopper's Ball by Woody Herman
11. A Venomous Tale by The Bastard Fairies
12. Question? by Jonah Knight
13. By No Means by Eppic feat. Lindsey Stirling
14. Clef Club Stomp/Petter's Stomp by The Juggernaut Jug Band
15. My First Born For A Song by Bell X1
16. Head Spin by Collide
17. Cotton Club Stomp by Duke Ellington
18. I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key) by Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra
19. Begin The Beguine by Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
20. Mr. Punch by Future Bible Heroes
21. Sing Sing Sing by G Swing Feat Ania Chow
22. The Olde Headboard by Rasputina
23. Doodlin' by Sarah Vaughan
24. Gypsy Woman by Santana
25. Celebrated Lawn Tennis by Flying Chivaus
26. Masters of the Sea by Ghostfire
27. Me & My Baby by Steam Powered Giraffe *
28. No Waste by The Extraordinary Contraptions
29. Belleville Jungle by Ben Charest
30. Airmail Special by Ella Fitzgerald
31. Dippermouth Blues by Muggsy Spanier

* = Request

Running time = 2 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.
 

Chai Me Up, Oct. 17, '12

Another week, and it's time to put up another week's worth of party recordings. Let's get things started, shall we? Here's the link to this podcast recording, and here's the playlist:

1. I Want It All by Auscultate
2. Dreaming of home (on a hangmans rope) by The Black Wreck Music Project
3. Rhyme of the Subancient Mariner by Broadarrow Jack
4. Crooked Muse (feat. LYNX)by Beats Antique
5. Ya-Rayi (Algeria) by Khaled
6. Gypsy by Ronan Hardiman
7. Ya Habibi Ya Ghaybin by Salatin Al Tarab Orchestra
8. Drunkard's Dream by Circus Contraption
9. Gallows by CocoRosie
10. Zydrate Anatomy by Repo! The Genetic Opera
11. Water No Get Enemy by Fela Kuti
12. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Angelique Kidjo
13. Under the Radar by Abney Park *
14. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy by The Benzedrine Monks Of Santo Domonica
15. Quatzecoatl (Love Dance) by Corset
16. Steampunk Waltz by Auguste Roberge
17. Hush by Abney Park
18. Akhsan Nass by Dalida
19. Are We Having Fun Yet? by Dr. Steel
20. Harrison Richards by Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers
21. I Lie Stretched Upon Your Grave by Anakie Gordon
22. Leila (a tribute to Mohamed Abdel Wahab) by The Spy from Cairo
23. The Cold Black Key by Azam Ali
24. When I Was a Boy by Dar Williams
25. Journey of the Featherless by Cloud Cult
26. Down By the Water by PJ Harvey
27. Habina by Rachid Taha
28. Training by Danny Elfman
29. Proven Lands by Jonny Greenwood
30. Live Forever by Caravan of Thieves
31. Strizzalo by DeVotchKa

* = Request

Running time = 2 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.
 

The Steam Rocker, Oct. 13, '12

OK, here's the deal. There's no recording for Geared-Up Jazz because we had a mechanical breakdown in the recording process. In fact, we had one for The Steam Rocker, too, but we fixed it just as the second song in the set finished, so today's recording, which (finally) catches us back up, starts at that point. As always, you can request songs (and even dedicate them, if you wish) for upcoming sets by making a comment on one of the blog posts.

And now, the moment you've been waiting for. Here's the link to the recording of this set, and here's the playlist:

1. Lucky Day by Bethany Weimers
2. Real Real by Nina Simone
3. Haunted by Poe
4. Hand in My Pocket by Alanis Morissette
5. Wicked Little Town by Hedwig & the Angry Inch
6. Pa'l Rumberos by Salsa Celtica
7. Claire's Ballad by Dandelion Junk Queens
8. Strawberry Avalanche by Owl City
9. Electric Blue by Icehouse
10. The Wake by Abney Park
11. Start Wearing Purple by Gogol Bordello
12. Victorian Vigilante by Abney Park *
13. How We Quit the Forest by Rasputina
14. Happy Birthday by The Birthday Massacre
15. Hey Pretty by Poe
16. We Both Go Down Together by The Decemberists
17. Master and Servant by Depeche Mode
18. Falling For The First Time by Barenaked Ladies
19. I Think I Need a New Heart by The Magnetic Fields
20. Miss Lucy had Some Leeches by Emilie Autumn *
21. Icarus by Jason Webley
22. They by Jem
23. Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards
24. Out of Control by She Wants Revenge
25. Burn (From The Crow OST) by The Cure
26. A Thousand Years by Sting *
27. The Old Days by Dr. Dog
28. Roam by The B-52's
29. Rebels of the Sacred Heart by Flogging Molly
30. All Over Again (Demo) by Bat Country
31. The New Terk by Amsterdam Klezmer Band
32. Bad to the Bone (Bonus) by Van Canto
33. Ex-Lover's Lover by Voltaire

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 7 minutes (missing first two songs)

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, Oct. 10, '12

And this finishes off the posts for today. I'll be back tomorrow to finish bringing us up-to-date. But for now, here's the link to the recording of this set, and here's the playlist:

1. Girl by Auscultate
2. Salma Ya Salama by Dalida
3. Exit Stage Left (Pursued By A Bear) by Anavae
4. Carmina by Bond
5. The Wreckers song by The Black Wreck Music Project
6. Bayeza by Shikisha
7. Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) by Florence + The Machine
8. Bus to Balkans by Beats Antique
9. Ocean of Noise by Arcade Fire
10. Ya Rayah (Sonar Remix) by Dahmane el Harrachi
11. Mauvais Sang by Khaled
12. Dr. Steel by Dr. Steel
13. Antissa by E.S. Posthumus
14. Baninga by Kékélé
15. Raphael by CocoRosie
16. Vengence by Abney Park
17. Soho Nights by The Puppini Sisters
18. Amassakoul 'N' Tenere by Tinariwen
19. Bir Bakis Baktin (Bagdat Yolu) by Sevval Sam
20. Guilty by Yann Tiersen
21. The Dress by Blonde Redhead
22. Absinthe by Beth Orton
23. Faiiza Ahemd Song by Dr. Samy Farag
24. Introduction (Titles) by Danny Elfman
25. We Made Up Your Mind for You by Cloud Cult
26. Night Fight by Tan Dun, Yo Yo Ma
27. Bamboo by Cirque Du Soleil
28. Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones
29. I Can't Behave by Caravan of Thieves

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 2 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Oct. 6, '12

Before diving into the links and playlist for this set, I do want to take a moment to remind you that you can make requests by posting a comment on one of these posts. I will put your requests in the pool and try to remember to call them out as requests when I play them. However, as I have a memory like a steel sieve, please forgive me if I miss out on that step.

Now, then. Here's the link to the recording of this set, and here's the playlist:

1. Secret by The Birthday Massacre
2. Clockwork Angels by Rush
3. Radar Down by Escape The Clouds
4. The Devil At My Door by Emilie Simon
5. The Book of Love by The Magnetic Fields
6. Steady, As She Goes (Acoustic Version) by The Raconteurs
7. His, Yours, Or Mine [All Epiphanies] by Unwoman
8. Chaser by Unextraordinary Gentlemen
9. I do the Rock by Tim Curry *
10. Don't Let Me Get Me by P!nk (aka Pink)
11. Titanic: Why Does Celene Go On? (Live) by Kinsey Sicks
12. Nickelodeon by Circus Contraption
13. Find Me A Man by Emilie Autumn
14. Copper Calloway by Joseph Foster
15. Everybody by Backstreet Boys
16. Steampunk by Acid Asylum
17. Fuligin Cloak by Dandelion Junk Queens
18. Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger
19. Dancing in the Nude by Martin Mull *
20. Naked if I Want To by Moby Grape *
21. Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches *
22. Down in the Bunker by The Steve Gibbons Band *
23. Looking for a Kiss by New York Dolls *
24. Pump it by Bond
25. Crow Waltz by The Be Good Tanyas
26. Dark Eyes by DeVotchKa
27. Hats of Incredible Height by Flying Chivaus
28. Butterfly by Andy Williams
29. The Difference Between Us by The Dead Weather
30. Best For Last by Adele
31. The Sign by Ace of Base
32. Shopping Carts & Trash by Aeon Now
33. Inbetween Days by The Cure
34. Dreaming by Blondie
35. The Vampire Club by Voltaire
36. Valentina by Amsterdam Klezmer Band
37. Mal o Mains by Sanseverino

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 25 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, Oct. 6, '12

Guess what? We're almost caught up! Three recordings today, then all that's left is what went down yesterday. So, here's the link to this recording, and here's the playlist:

1. Book of Dust by Ghostfire
2. Bright Star Hope by Marquis of Vaudeville
3. Good Vibes Bad Vibes by Liv Kristine
4. The Adventurer by Escape The Clouds
5. My Heart Will Go on by Gregorian
6. Vandemar by Joachim Witt
7. The Wrong Box by John Barry
8. Running Up That Hill by Blinker The Star
9. You Rascal You by Louis Armstrong
10. Time Machine by Kevin Kerrigan
11. Through the Dark by KT Tunstall
12. Sentimental Journey (Jazz Stuff Combo Remix) by Les Brown and The Band of Renown
13. Embrace The Storm by Stream of Passion
14. The Future Soon by Jonathan Coulton
15. It's Only Natural by Crowded House
16. Brother Brother by Flatfoot 56
17. Goody Goody by Sy Oliver and His Orchestra
18. Into The Jungle by KK & The Steampunk Orchestra
19. Fan It by Willie Nelson *
20. Russian Farewell (open air mix) by Forgotten Fish Memory Orchestra
21. Weird Science by Oingo Boingo
22. Ode to Revenge by Dr. Steel
23. Steampunk Girl by John Anealio
24. People Are Strange by Johnny Hollow
25. Memoirs of a Roadkill by Diablo Swing Orchestra
26. O Mistress Mine by Emilie Autumn
27. We Won't Go by Hungry Lucy
28. Hot Coals by Circus Contraption
29. Trumbology by Bix Beiderbecke
30. Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons *
31. Memphis Exorcism by Squirrel Nut Zippers
32. Walk on the wild side by Pink Turtle
33. Panama by New Orleans Rhythm Kings

* = Request

Running time = 2 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.
 

Chai Me Up, Oct. 3, '12

And so, having had too many technical problems on Sept. 29 to be able to present coherent recordings of either the Geared-Up Jazz or Steam Rocker sets, we now come to the second of today's podcast releases. Here's the link to the recording, and here's the playlist:

1. Pure Bliss by Collide
2. Neither One Lets Go by Abney Park
3. Carey by Joni Mitchell
4. Southern Nights by Citizen Cope
5. Half Light I by Arcade Fire
6. All My Days by Alexi Murdoch
7. Get On the Bus by Delhi 2 Dublin
8. Benzemez Kimse Sana by Sevval Sam
9. Ameno (Radio Edit) by eRa
10. ...and then you die by The Black Wreck Music Project
11. Fieldwork (London mix) (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) by Thomas Dolby *
12. Moon & Moon by Bat for Lashes
13. Norweg by Cirque Du Soleil
14. The Vampire Wore White (Carnival of Beards mix by Witness the Apotheosis) by The Dark Clan
15. Little Garçcon by Born Ruffians
16. Dogs Were Barking by Gogol Bordello
17. Spanish Sahara by Foals
18. Girl in the War by Josh Ritter
19. Wondering Where The Lions Are by Bruce Cockburn
20. Lament for a Toy Factory by Dr. Steel
21. Pepper's ghost by The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels
22. Compagnie El Hamri - Ya Rijal L'bled by Compagnies Musicales Du Tafilalet
23. Jetstream by Doves
24. Cats and Starlings by Alexandra Hamer
25. Expendable (feat. Tim Russ, Robert Picardo and Jason Charles Miller) by Voltaire
26. Red Shirt by Voltaire *
27. The Hindenberg Disaster by The Two Man Gentlemen Band
28. Bad Moon Rising by The Bastard Fairies
29. Dawn Key Anthem by Aeon Now

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 11 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, Sept. 26, '12

Today we continue our push to catch up. In fact, after today's post, we'll only be three sets behind what's been recorded and uploaded to the server. Almost there. So, in an effort to minimize the chit-chat and actually reach our goal, here's the first of the two posts today. Here's the link to the recording, and here's the playlist:

1. House of the Rising Sun by Sci-Fi Romance
2. In My Life by Auscultate
3. Shruti's Song by Karunesh
4. Girl With One Eye by Florence + The Machine
5. Kurdish Delight by The Spy from Cairo
6. Coney Island Creepshow by Beat Circus
7. Spiderstep by Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers
8. Studying Stones by Ani DiFranco
9. 30 Thieves by Benny Berigan
10. Rex Marksley by Steam Powered Giraffe
11. John Wilkes Booth (Don't Make Us Beg) by Curtis Eller's American Circus
12. Creepie Song remix by Dandelion Junk Queens
13. Ya Labess by Mazagan
14. Automation by Abney Park
15. The Rabbit, The Bat, and The Reindeer by Dr. Dog
16. Big Brother by Humanwine
17. The Depths Below by The Cog is Dead
18. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
19. Palmistry by Tabla Beat Science
20. Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte by Sonu Nigam
21. Abode by Azam Ali
22. Ja Vidi by Christophe Goze
23. Bania Bambara by Maalem Said Damir & Gnawa Allstars
24. These Hands Are Clean by The Peculiar Pretzelmen
25. I'm Gonna Spend my Christmas with a Dalek by The Go Go's *
26. It's Bigger on the Inside by Voltaire *
27. Spooky by The Puppini Sisters
28. Prime Numbers by The Two Man Gentlemen Band
29. Bhangra Fever by MIDIval PunditZ
30. The Trouble by Birdeatsbaby

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 11 minutes

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

The Steam Rocker, Sept. 15, '12

And to round out the podcasts for this block, one of the shortest parties we've had at the Charity Way Airship & Bar yet. Running (as you will see down to the bottom of this post) barely more than a quarter-hour past the 2 hours mark, here's the recording for this week's set, and here's the playlist:

1. Underneath It All (Feat. Lady Saw) by No Doubt
2. Out Of My Head by Fastball
3. The Industrial Revolution (And How It Ruined My Life) by Voltaire
4. The Tide Is High by Blondie
5. Fly Robin Fly by Bond
6. The Toy Symphony by Vernian Process
7. Born This Way (The Country Road version) by Lady Gaga
8. There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) by Eurythmics
9. I Write Sins, Not Tragedies by PANIC! At The Disco *
10. Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell *
11. Red Right Hand (Spooky remix) by Nick Cave
12. To The Land by Bethany Weimers
13. Shout by Tears For Fears
14. Overprotected by Britney Spears
15. Jealousy by Abney Park
16. Cruel Summer by Bananarama
17. First And Last And Always by The Sisters Of Mercy
18. Nevermind by The Birthday Massacre
19. Hourglass by Joseph Foster
20. Pepper by Butthole Surfers
21. The Passion of Lovers by Bauhaus
22. People Who Died by The Jim Carroll Band *
23. Hung Up by Madonna
24. Wuthering Heights by The Puppini Sisters
25. Kiss With A Fist by Florence + The Machine
26. Ode to My Employer by Circus Contraption
27. 9 Lives by Vagabond Opera
28. China Doll (live at Red Rocks, 1987) by Grateful Dead *
29. Black Betty by Spiderbait
30. Russian Farewell March by Forgotten Fish Memory Orchestra
31. We Want A Rock by They Might Be Giants
32. Dig Ophelia by Rasputina
33. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M.

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 16 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, Sept. 15, '12

And on we go to the Saturday of the week. Here's the link to this recording, and here's the playlist:

1. Here In My Heart by Al Martino
2. Teach Me Tonight by Count Basie Orchestra
3. The Great War by Alexandra Hamer
4. Van Helsing Boombox by Man Man
5. Opium Nights by The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels
6. The Root Of All Evil by Abney Park
7. Charlotte Mittnacht by Devotchka
8. I Believe It by Flatfoot 56
9. Don't Cry Out by Shiny Toy Guns
10. Old Folk Roam by Jonah Knight
11. Vespers by Lady Laudanum
12. Waistcoat Walk by Joseph Foster
13. Don't Walk Away by Insomniac Folklore
14. Responsorios (Radio) by Gregorian
15. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) by The Puppini Sisters
16. Science by The Birthday Massacre
17. Mesecina by Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band
18. Unknown by The Legendary Kid Combo
19. An Cailleach by Salsa Celtica
20. Beat me daddy, eight to the bar by The Andrews Sisters
21. Audiocell by Charles von Vitic
22. Oceanic by Bond
23. Perdido by Duke Ellington
24. One Mint Julep by Sachal Vasandani
25. Gun Street Girl by Tom Waits
26. Alligator Boogaloo by Sandy Nelson
27. Raise Your Glass by Vagabondage
28. Estat by Humanwine
29. I Love You by Anita O'Day
30. Simon's Sleeping by Pretty Balanced
31. The Maple Leaf Rag by Vernian Process
32. The Transformation into Marlene by Vagabond Opera

Running time = 2 hours 1 minute

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, Sept. 12, '12

Climbing back into the saddle of the blog again, I return with another block of party recordings (aka podcasts) for your listening pleasure. I will try to catch up this week, a task which is made easier by having both sets from the 22nd of the month having been eaten by technical difficulties and rendered unlistenable. :-(

But that's neither here nor there, as you (and I) want me to be getting on with the Chai Me up info for the 12th. So, here's the recording for this set, and here's the playlist:

1. The Children by Yeasayer
2. Fix the Boat or Swim by Abney Park
3. The Great War by Alexandra Hamer
4. 1784 by Bethany Weimers
5. Black Milk by Massive Attack
6. Blasphemous Rumours by Gregorian
7. Good To Know Ya by Circus Contraption
8. When Doves Cry by The Be Good Tanyas
9. Mr Sandman by The Puppini Sisters
10. Nantes by Beirut
11. Forging the Lazarus Machine by Steamgunk
12. Build The Robots by Dr. Steel
13. Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches *
14. Get Out The Map by Indigo Girls
15. Thank You For The Music by The Brotherhood of St. Gregory
16. Rainbowarriors by CocoRosie
17. When You're Evil by Voltaire
18. Sorrows Drowned (Last Call) by Rhubarb Whiskey
19. Fleur De Lavande by Fapy Lafertin Quintet & Tim Kliphouse
20. Fire In My Blood by Corset
21. We Want Them Young by Emilie Autumn
22. Bol and Spoon by Sunday Driver
23. Homecoming by Bond
24. Lazy Place by Caravan Palace
25. Get Back by Soul Gakudan
26. You Don't Own Me by Rasputina
27. Buccaneers by Paul Roland
28. Open Your Heart by Unwoman *
29. Matters of Intrigue for the Connoisseur by Flying Chivaus
30. Raise The Dead by Caravan of Thieves
31. Dead Man's Party (Remix) by Oingo Boingo
32. Glamour Ghouls by The World/Inferno Friendship Society
33. Charlotte Mittnacht by DeVotchKa

* = Request

Running time = 2 hours 10 minutes

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