Chai Me Up, Feb. 29, 2012

So, with the delays and all, the Feb. 22 show didn't go up until just a few moments ago. But that doesn't mean I'm going to make you wait for the Feb. 29 show.

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

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. Cry Little Sister by Carfax Abbey
3. Breeze by Ratnabali
4. Mundian To Bach Ke by Labh Janjua & Panjabi MC
5. Supertheory Of Supereverything by Gogol Bordello
6. When You're Evil by Voltaire
7. Yearing for the sun by Dark Princess Olga Romanova
8. Mizike by Zap Mama
9. Zid el Maal by Nass Marrakech
10. The Desert Ghouls' Dance by The Violet Tribe
11. Tomorrow Comes Today by Gorillaz
12. Mouhamadou Bamba by Orchestra Baobab
13. Chet Boghassa by Tinariwen
14. Soul Makossa by Manu Dibango
15. M'Fono Yami by Papa Wemba
16. Sacrilege by Abney Park
17. Ruled By Secrecy by Muse
18. Turkish March by Fishtank Ensemble
19. The Vampire Waltz by Hannah Fury
20. Viva la Vida (Radio Edit) by Coldplay
21. Safran by Binobin
22. Yero Mama by Baaba Maal
23. Marlene Dietrich's Favorite Poem by Peter Murphy
24. Atlanta Kaira by Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate
25. Sodade by Cesaria Evora
26. All Over Again (Demo) by Bat Country
27. Menu Di Ye Jewe by Babatunde Olatunji

Chai Me Up, Feb. 22, 2012

And so we come to the return of Chai Me Up, post move. It took us a while to get everything sorted out, packed up and re-assembled, but we now have a dedicated studio space in our new apartment and, I hope, the podcasts sound even better.

And now, here's the link for the Feb. 22 show, and here's the playlist:

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. Leave Out All The Rest by Linkin Park
3. The Sound Of The Drums by Angelique Kidjo
4. Ya Rayah by Rachid Taha
5. Under Pressure by Auscultate
6. The Alchemist's Vision by Vernian Process
7. Jai Ho by A. R. Rahman featuring Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah and Mahalakshmi Iyer
8. Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante
9. ghir enta by souad massi
10. Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Da Vinci's Notebook
11. Tiris Nibreeha by Tiris
12. Nevenoe by eNoz
13. Buhala by Balkan Beat Box
14. What's a Girl to Do? by Bat for Lashes
15. Sabhal IA'N Ic Uisdean by Tannas
16. Belly Trance by The Gypsy Nomads
17. Fighting Trousers by Professor Elemental *
18. Bakul Bagan Road by Sunday Driver
19. The Of Of Of by The Barons of Tang
20. Impartial by The Clockwork Dolls *
21. Segunda Twichia Nuba Garibat E by Hussein - Insiraf Btahyi GaribAl-Maraya
22. Asleep at Night by Eli August
23. Cigil by Nuru Kane
24. Telephone (Instrumental) by Lady GaGa
25. Jaarou by Abou Djouba
26. Foqt Foqt by Rachid Taha *
27. Clockwork Vaudeville by Steam Powered Giraffe *
28. Scenic World (EP Version) by Beirut
29. Gingerbread Coffin by Rasputina
30. The Crossing (Osiyeza) by Johnny Clegg & Savuka
31. Girl Anachronism by The Dresden Dolls

* = Request

2011, Week 08: Wow, am I late! - Feb. 23, 2011

OK, well things didn't go as planned on the update front. The recording has been online since this night last week, but things kept getting in the way of me letting you all know about it. Sorry about that. So, here's the list of what we played last week - just in time for me to play this week's set:

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. Blackbird by Auscultate
3. Retorn by Pi2
4. The Echoes (Bonus Track) by Rajna
5. Wednesday's Child by Vermillion Lies
6. Calling This a Life by The Webb Sisters
7. I've Got That Tune by Chinese Man
8. Kotopitan by Olga Scotland
9. Map of Tasmania by Amanda Palmer
10. The Bidding by Tally Hall
11. Fragile by Poets of the Fall
12. Ball o' Bonafide Fax by That 1 Guy
13. Under The Gun by The Sisters Of Mercy
14. The Seer (Deleted Scene) by Tarja Turunen
15. Organum by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
16. Where Are The Young Men by Vernian Process
17. Cruelty by Unwoman
18. Times Companion by Port Mahadia
19. Cities In Dust by Siouxsie & The Banshees
20. The Mission by Van Canto
21. Apart (feat. The Puppini Sisters) by The Real Tuesday Weld
22. Here Lies Du Vall by The Tenth Stage
23. In Thy Never Ending Way (Epilogue) by Orphaned Land
24. See You In Hell by Voltaire
25. Whiskey in the Jar by The Pirates Charles
26. Sunrise at Independence by Tin Hat Trio
27. I Don't Feel Like Dancing by Hayseed Dixie
28. Palmistry by Tabla Beat Science
29. Darling Maria, Darling Louisa by Alexandra Hamer
30. The Man from San Sebastian by DeVotchKa

And once again I have provided links to aid in your acquisition of as many of these songs as I can. Beyond that, all I can do is give you the link to this week's show.

2011, Week 07: On time and with information - Feb. 16, 2011

Well, this week wasn't one of our more wildly successful weeks at The Drunken Drow, but we had fun. But it struck me that I may not have made it clear that the Aelven Aetherics sets are something of an experiment for me. It's where I try out pieces that may or may not work. And I really do depend on the feedback I get to tell me when something is and isn't working. Luckily, I get some feedback from the people who show up in Second Life. But I'd really like to hear from those of you who've been downloading the podcast version. If you co come to the podcast blog page and submit a comment or two about songs you liked or didn't like or changes you'd like to see made, I'd be grateful.

Granted, I cannot guarantee that I will use all your suggestions, but I will listen to all of them and see what can be done to keep improving my sets.

Of course, now you're going to be wanting to see what's being played in this set. And I'm going to show you:

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. Echos In Den Wald by Unto Ashes
3. Easter 1916 by Paul Roland
4. Leaving Ground by Etherine
5. Era by Levi
6. Poor David by The Peculiar Pretzelmen
7. Haiti by Arcade Fire
8. Pulling Your Insides Out by Jill Tracy
9. Toy Shop Armageddon by Circus Contraption
10. Big Top Suite Part 2: Clowns by Beat Circus
11. Into Your Fade by The Extraordinary Contraptions
12. Blossoms by Lux Interna
13. Getting Directons/Thudd by Dr. Steel
14. I Want Only You by The Cog is Dead
15. Mount Wroclai (Idle Days) by Beirut
16. Pressure Valve by Escape The Clouds
17. The Lily by Hellblinki Sextet
18. In The Reptile Room (from The Reptile Room) by The Gothic Archies
19. Die For Love by Johnny Hollow
20. Iron Flowers From Sirius by Olga Scotland
21. M i ? by Orphaned Land
22. Sun In My Mouth by Bjork
23. Bittersweet by Apocalyptica
24. Black Spider by Sunday Driver
25. A Strange Kind of Love by Diane Birch
26. Army Dreamers by Kate Bush
27. Calamity Song by The Decemberists
28. Strangers by Agent Ribbons

Thus we come to the end of another week in Elvenshire. I hope you're enjoying what you've been hearing and I hope someday to get some feedback from you. Here's the link for this week's show.