Chai Me Up, March 28, '12

OK, on we go to stop three in today's tour of my show recordings over the last month (yeah, I know, I'm a bit behind. Story of my life. I was late for my birth and I'll be late to my own funeral - hopefully by a few years). Anyway, this was recorded at the Chai Me Up chai shop & party barge in MariKesh Mondrago in Second Life where there's a little RP going on in a Steampunk setting off North Africa.

Here's the link for this set's recording and here's the setlist:

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. Lagan by Afro Celt Sound System
3. The Weeping song by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4. Battle by Beats Antique
5. Bring On the Men by Linda Eder
6. Greek Belly Dance Routine by Anto
7. Chaser by Unextraordinary Gentlemen
8. Ancient Ruins by Issam Houshan
9. History Repeating by Propellerheads *
10. Bratislava by Beirut
11. Whale Bones by Man Man
12. Baladi by Tony Anka
13. I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
14. Arabia by Bliki Circus
15. Cairo Bar by Digital Bled
16. Waltz For One by The Real Tuesday Weld
17. Planet X Marks The Spot by Dr. Steel
18. Short Belly Dance Drum Solo by Raquy & the Cavemen
19. Wonderlust King (BBC Sessions) by Gogol Bordello
20. Goodbye to the Circus by Aqua
21. Jolie Coquine by Caravan Palace
22. Down and Out Rag by White Ghost Shivers
23. Rakset Al Asaya by Hassan abou el Seoud
24. Robber Baron by Voltaire
25. Tango La Victoire by Kultur Shock
26. Christopher Lydon by The Dresden Dolls
27. Icarus by Jason Webley
28. Lebanese Belly Dance Routine by Yousef Boutros
29. Brass Goggles by Steam Powered Giraffe *
30. If by Etherine

* = Request

And, should you be interested, here's a link to the iTunes store where you can buy as much (or as little) of this batch of music as you like.

Geared-Up Jazz, March 24, '12

Yes folks, it's catch up time again. I am, as seems to be not unusual, a little behind in my updates. But here I am, struggling all by myself to get this out there for you. This recording is from the Geared-Up Jazz event in Faversham and the first (hopefully) of 3 recordings I'll post today.

Here's the link to the recording, and here's the setlist:

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. Poetry Man by Queen Latifah
3. Tangled by Jackie Allen
4. Downtrodden by Abney Park
5. Man In The Mirror by James Morrison
6. Facing South by Alex De Grassi
7. Iskanderia by Natacha Atlas *
8. Bourbon in your Eyes by Devil Doll
9. Nightmare (Mizter Koffy Remix) by Artie Shaw
10. All That Jazz by Bebe Neuwirth *
11. Circus Apocolypse by Vermillion Lies
12. Sons & Daughters by The Decemberists
13. Jilted by The Puppini Sisters
14. Bad Moon Rising by Rasputina
15. I'm Through With Love by Jane Monheit
16. Belle From Bunnycock by Howard McGhee
17. A Rancid Romance by Diablo Swing Orchestra
18. Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight by Amos Lee
19. Who Will Comfort Me by Melody Gardot
20. In The Mood by Glenn Miller
21. Dead by Voltaire
22. Belly Trance by The Gypsy Nomads
23. Cheek To Cheek by Ella Fitzgerald
24. Dirty Old Silver by Unextraordinary Gentlemen
25. Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by US3
26. Made In L.A by Fishtank Ensemble
27. Sunrise by Norah Jones
28. Death Death (Devil, Devil, Devil, Devil, Evil, Evil, Evil, Evil Song) by Voltaire *
29. Pique by Humanwine
30. Ole Buttermilk Sky by Hoagy Carmichael
31. Papa Chajes by Amsterdam Klezmer Band
32. Them There Eyes by Billie Holiday

* = Request

And if you'd like to go buy as many of the tracks as you can on iTunes, here's a link to what they have of the above (as close as I could make it, anyway).

Chai Me Up, Mar. 21, 2012

And here's the third post of the day. This was recorded earlier this week at the weekly event at the Chai Me Up barge & chai shop in MariKesh Mondrago in Second Life.

Here's the link for this week's show and here's the playlist:

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. Black Lotus by Bill Laswell
3. Dr. Steel by Dr. Steel
4. When I Live My Dream by David Bowie
5. In The Mausoleum by Beirut
6. Wicked Funk by Kwanzaa Posse
7. The Emperor's Wives by Abney Park
8. The Life and Times of the Clerkenwell Kid by The Real Tuesday Weld
9. Chop 'em Down by Matisyahu *
10. Cha Cha by Balkan Beat Box
11. The Lobster Quadrille by Franz Ferdinand
12. Behold the Machine by Vernian Process
13. A Pretty Girl Is Like by The Magnetic Fields
14. Ja Vidi by Christophe Goze
15. Early Chill by Huxley Vertical Cabaret Nouveau
16. Pink Elephants On Parade by Circus Contraption
17. Blue Turban by Arabic Breakbeats
18. Blacksmith by The Gypsy Nomads
19. Bear Hides & Buffalo by CocoRosie
20. Celtic Dub (feat Dj Collage) by Delhi 2 Dublin
21. Mystic Whomp by David Starfire
22. Moi Et Toi by Abdel Ali Slimani
23. Sweet Lullaby by Deep Forest
24. Wings by Tim Buckley
25. Kodo [Inside the Sun Remix] by Yoshida Brothers
26. 10 Lb. Moustache by Man Man
27. Ma'bud Allah by Hassan Hakmoun & Adam Rudolph
28. The Twistable, Turnable Man Returns by Andrew Bird
29. Enter The Circus by Christina Aguilera
30. The Trouble by Birdeatsbaby
31. The Headless Waltz by Voltaire

* = Request

Geared-Up Jazz, Mar. 17, '12

This is the second of three posts today. I'm getting this one in less than three hours before the next event. This blend of Jazz and Steampunk music was recorded at a party in Faversham in Second life. The party started at 5 p.m. Pacific/SLT (and it will again today, if you want to join us live) and ran for a little over 2 hours.

On a programming note, if you have any requests, either come join the party in Second Life or (if you can't) make them in a comment on the most recent podcast blog post and I'll try to get them on for you in an upcoming show.

Here's the link for this recording and here's the playlist:

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. When You Play The Violin by The Gothic Archies
3. Under the Sky by Ndidi Onukwulu
4. Behold The Machine by Vernian Process
5. Pale by The Birthday Massacre
6. We're All Mad by Circus Contraption
7. White Rabbit by Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
8. Everyone's Got' em by White Ghost Shivers
9. Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock
10. In the garden by Etherine
11. Definition Of A Dog by Esbjörn Svensson Trio
12. The Real Slim Shady by The Lounge Brigade
13. Let's Begin (Jerome Kern & Otto Harbach) by Ella Fitzgerald
14. Black Iron Road (2011 Version) by Unextraordinary Gentlemen
15. Not Dark Yet by Jimmy Lafave
16. Whatever Lola Wants by Les Baxter
17. Life In Tenement Square by Flogging Molly
18. Skullcrusher Mountain by Jonathan Coulton
19. Hors D'Oeuvre by Ambrose and His Orchestra
20. The Point Of It All by Amanda Palmer
21. Just Four Weeks by The Bad Things
22. American Wedding by Gogol Bordello
23. Tree Snow by Moth
24. By The Rivers Dark by Leonard Cohen
25. Wanderlust by Abney Park
26. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You by Rod Stewart *
27. Black Spider by Sunday Driver
28. The Black Freighter (Demo) by Bat Country
29. The Night by Voltaire
30. Interlude by Caprice

* = Request

Chai Me Up, Mar. 14, 2012

And this is me attempting to get back on track. There should be three posts today, starting with this one. This set, as with all Chai Me Up sets currently, was recorded at the Chai Me Up party barge and chai shop in MariKesh Mondrago in Second Life (one of these days I'll remember to get the URLs for these so you can come join us). The party ran, as usual from 8 p.m. Pacific (known in Second Life as SLT) until a little after 10.

Here's the link for this recording and here's the playlist:

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. Junoon (Alpha & Omega Dub #3) by Bombay Dub Orchestra
3. The Rope by Black Tape for a Blue Girl
4. Satyam Shivam Sundaram by Thievery Corporation
5. Face To Face by Siouxsie & The Banshees
6. Hamburger Pie by The Juggernaut Jug Band
7. First Transmission by Al-pha-X
8. Abney Park by Abney Park
9. Bogeyman Boogie by Dr. Steel
10. Cup Of Brown Joy (Tea Bag Remix) by Professor Elemental
11. Qalanderi by Cheb I Sabbah
12. The Calling by Pressure Drop
13. Baby Got Back by Jonathan Coulton
14. Kamtarie by Fifth Sun
15. Mr Soot's Black Book by Unextraordinary Gentlemen
16. Circulate by Krishna P
17. Dogs Were Barking by Gogol Bordello
18. Hideous Clown by Thee Hobo Gobbelins
19. The Greatest Show Unearthed by Creature Feature
20. Majhi re (Brainpolluter Remix) by Ustad Sultan Khan
21. Always by The Birthday Massacre
22. Move It by Balkan Beat Box
23. Pescao Envenenao by Choc Quib Town *
24. Release (Feat. Sinead O'connor) by Afro Celt Sound System
25. Sidi'h Bibi by Toires
26. My Youngest Son by Slime *
27. Manteca by Dizzy Gillespie *
28. Wosoubour by Vieux Farka Touré
29. Dim Allentown Cove (Part 1) by Humanwine
30. My Little Shirtwaist Fire by Rasputina
31. No Man Alive by Hannah Fury
32. Apples by Delhi 2 Dublin

* = Request

Geared-Up Jazz, Mar. 10, '12

Yes, Gunther has a new location, so Geared-Up Jazz has relocated to the quarter-sim he's now running, a place called Faversham. Here's the link for this show and here's the playlist:

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. I'm on Fire (bonus track) by Bat for Lashes
3. Jaws by Aja West & Cheeba
4. Belle From Bunnycock by Howard McGhee
5. September Song by Jimmy Durante
6. The Money Train by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
7. Mustapha (the Janissary) by The Legendary Kid Combo
8. Fallen Down by Assemblage 23
9. Vaudevillain by Ghostfire
10. One for My Baby (And One for the Road) by Frank Sinatra
11. False Prophecy by Abney Park
12. When I Was a Boy by Dar Williams
13. Velvet Revolution by Tori Amos
14. Country Preacher by All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley
15. Circus Fish by Vermilion Lies *
16. Sisters by The Puppini Sisters
17. Out of Reach by Voltaire
18. Carnival by Tori Amos *
19. Lijepa Mare by Balkan Beat Box
20. Fee Fee Fi Fo Fum by LaVern Baker
21. Ain't No Need by Buddy Guy
22. Missed Me by The Dresden Dolls *
23. Iskanderia by Natacha Atlas *
24. Waltz For Jazz Things (Feat. Gregg Green) by Kenichiro Nishihara
25. Dancing Drums by Ananda Shankar
26. On The Road Again by Katie Melua
27. The Object Of My Affection by Linnzi Zaorski
28. You're My Best Friend by Auscultate
29. My Mammy by Al Jolson
30. Recurring Dream by Tankus the Henge
31. Hammer Nails by The Peculiar Pretzelmen
32. Get Happy by Judy Garland
33. Le Jazz Hot by Julie Andrews
34. Waiting Around to Die by The Be Good Tanyas
35. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by Bette Midler
36. Puttin' On The Ritz by Fred Astaire

* = Request

Chai Me Up, Mar. 7, 2012

A little behind on posting this, as this set was recorded in MariKesh Mondrago 10 days ago, but I've got it up here now. Here's the link for this week's set, and here's the playlist:

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. One Tiny Thing by 8in8
3. Marta's Song by Deep Forest Feat. Marta Sebestyen
4. Le Dernier Qui A Parle by Amina
5. The Steam Song by The Violet Tribe
6. Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
7. Kota by Bonobo
8. Habibi by Angel Tears
9. This Town by Vermillion Lies
10. The Clockwork's Marching Along by The Daedalus Spirit Orchestra
11. Nour El Ain (Egypt) by Amr Diab
12. Saa Magni by Oumou Sangare
13. Carousel by KK & The Steampunk Orchestra
14. Fairytale by Alexander Rybak
15. Spindrift by Sunday Driver
16. Soulcatcher (A Cappella) by Tekin Kesen
17. The Great Edwardian Air-Raid by Paul Roland
18. Akhadni Maaha (Modern Balady) by Al-Ahram Orchestra
19. Marrakesh Express by Crosby, Stills & Nash *
20. SteamLife by Tom Slatter
21. Harem by R.E.G. Project
22. Wicked Fascinations by Circus Contraption
23. Follow Me by Max Raabe
24. Sepia Theme by Toy Box Trio
25. Above the Overcast (video version) by Escape the Clouds
26. The Littlest Birds by The Be Good Tanyas
27. Wicked Dickie by Rasputina
28. Quen a omagen da Virgen by Al Andaluz Project
29. One More Circumnavigation by Alexandra Hamer

* = Request

2011, Week 13: This week's set and some blog news

OK, let's go with the news first. I'm sure you've noticed the sporadic nature of the "On This Day in Steampunk History" posts I've been making. This is because I was trying to do it all on the fly with no lead time. So here's what I'm going to do instead: I'm going to work ahead. I know, I know, it's a crazy idea and it probably won't work, but I've got to try it. Specifically, I'm going to comb through the various "on this day..." sites & lists that I can find and garner ideas for upcoming days and plan ahead about which events I will be picking & choosing from. Then, once I have a month's events plotted out, I'll start writing the various events up and setting them up to post at the beginning of each day. When I've got one month done, I'll start working on the next month. Hopefully I'll be able to stay ahead this way.

Now that that's out of the way, let's see about listing tonights playlist and setting things up for you to be able to get the various songs for yourself (as much as I can, anyway):

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. Where Shadows Fall by Jill Tracy
3. Calm and Passion by Olga Scotland
4. Lange Must Du Leiden by Lux Interna
5. Backgammon by The Absinthe Drinkers
6. Without You by Dark Princess
7. Timothy by Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
8. Ritmo Hidrogeno by Escape The Clouds
9. Somebody To Love by Auscultate
10. Hymn to the Sun by Aesma Daeva
11. My Immortal by Gregorian
12. Untitled 13 (Featuring Hybryds) by The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud
13. The Whole World & You by Tally Hall
14. 60 Revolutions by Gogol Bordello
15. A Hymn to the Morning Star by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
16. Super Trouper by Max Raabe & Palast Orchester
17. Bethena by Professor Armchair
18. Love Will Find A Way by De/Vision
19. My Best Friend's Magic Girlfriend by Butch Walker
20. I Believe by The Real Tuesday Weld
21. Girl Lunar Explorer by Rasputina
22. Office Of Hard Cash by The Guardian's Office
23. Fat Bottom Girls by Hayseed Dixie
24. Jack's Parade by Katzenjammer Kabarett
25. The Fianna by Cruachan
26. Bra by Dismemberment Plan
27. Eternal Wait by Ensiferum
28. Tor by The Pirates Charles

And that does for this episode. Join us again next week, maybe even join us in Second Life at The Drunken Drow, but until then, here's this week's show.

2011, Week 12

OK, so it's late (early) and I'm too tired to be expansive. Here's last night's set list:

1. Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls
2. Victoria by Abney Park
3. Cryptkicker by Frank The Baptist
4. In the Tower by DeVotchKa
5. The Pimp Song by The Tiger Lillies
6. Fragile by Angelzoom
7. Extraordinary by Jill Tracy
8. Inis Mona by Eluveitie
9. Dope Crunk by Beats Antique
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Gregorian
11. Battle With The Red Queen by Chris Vrenna
12. Solemn Reflections by Midnight Syndicate
13. All Lovers Lost by Faith & The Muse
14. The Prophet's Song by Queen *
15. We Return by Black Tape for a Blue Girl
16. Elves Of Rivendell by Caprice
17. Soft Upon Me by Alexandra Hamer
18. Balcchanalia by Kultur Shock
19. Sweet Blossom by Emilie Simon
20. Epitaph & March for No Reason by King Crimson
21. Hand Brake Jam by Jem Stone
22. Opening Yet Closing by Etherine
23. Sleepless Ocean by Susana feat Dark Matters
24. Andare by Ludovico Einaudi
25. Let's Talk About Sex by Max Raabe
26. Elystea by Life's Decay
27. Scarborough Fair by Hayley Westenra
28. Vitame Vas by The Gypsy Nomads
29. Global Warming by Vermillion Lies
30. I'm Going Slightly Mad by Queen
31. Boilerplate Daniel by The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing
32. Chloee by Debout sur le Zinc

And here's the link for this week's set.