Monthly Archives: March 2007

Air – Pocket Symphony

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This is a great title for an album. It reminds me of a mix between a pocket Casio and a symphony and that’s really what this album is all about……..it’s an electro symphony! Welcome to “Moon Safari Part II”. Frenchmen, Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel have gone back to their lush cinematic sounds of their first album which was something that I felt was missing in Talkie Walkie and 10,000 Hz Legend before that. Most of the dreamy vocals are still performed by our French friends but ‘Pocket Symphony” also adds guests vocalists Jarvis Cocker from Pulp and Neil Hannon of Divine Comedy on a couple of the tracks. “Pocket Symphony” might not go down as a great pop album, but it’s divine dreamy, sleepy time music.

Vee Mix March ’07

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Every Tuesday and Friday I host the 94/7 Area54 Cocktail Mix on 94/7fm. Every last Friday of the month it’s broadcast live from a club or bar in Portland. This month it will be at Doug Fir Lounge on the 30th from 6 until 8pm. Check out dougfirlounge, it has to be one of the coolest clubs in the country. Not only from a design standpoint, but it has some of the most kick ass bands in the country performing there when they come through Portland.

You can check out the Cocktail Mix live if you tune in at 6pm Pacific to 94/7fm. I have been getting a lot of requests to post some of the mixes online and I’m finally giving in and posting a mix from earlier this month. I had to convert it to 96kb so that it wouldn’t eat up too much bandwidth and it’s probably not going to sound great on your big stereo with big ass subs, but that isn’t the point. Remember, if you like some of the music you hear here, go out and support these artists by buying their records.

  1. (Hey You) What’s That Sound – Les Rythmes Digitales
  2. All Good (Noiseshaper Dance Dub) – Zeroleen
  3. Keep it Down – Greens Keepers Feat. Colette
  4. In My Arms (Popular Computer remix) – Mylo
  5. Boy From School – Hot Chip
  6. Train – Goldfrapp
  7. Never Alone Featuring Terry Hall – Junkie XL
  8. Are You The One (Van She Mix) – The Presets
  9. (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me – Depeche Mode
  10. Drop the Boom (Adam Freeland Mix) – Freestylers
  11. Fire in Cairo (Digitalism Remix) – The Cure
  12. Love Song – 311

Vee Mix March ’07

Zeb ‘Stop The Earth I Want To Get Off’ (Wonderwheel)

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Now here’s some music that I’ve been really digging lately. I’ve heard a bunch of remixes in the past from Zeb, but this is the first full release that I got my hands on and if you’re into the dub, Middle Easten and Afro Beat sound, you’ll have to check out Zeb’s latest album.

Zeb, born of Italian & Gypsy parents, moved to England at an early age of 16 & played guitar with the band “The Indians” at 18. After moving to NYC, Zeb helped start the great party Organic Grooves & has been a key contributor to IRMA Records (Italy), Codek Records, Rhythm Love Records, Turntables on the Hudson & WONDERWHEEL Recordings.

“Stop the Earth, I Want to Get Off!” is an amazing album that spans the world in Eastern Dub & Folk, Bossa, Funk, Afrobeat & everything else that Zeb challenged himself with. Zeb plays Guitar, Oud & Bass.