Desert Island DJs {bpr.podcast}: Recent Episodes
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Backporch Revolution's curated series of guests DJ put together some tasty mixes of all genres from around the world that people with eclectic music tastes should enjoy. Featuring some former WTUL New Orleans DJs, BPR musicians, and other folks with deep music knowledge and a knack for putting together a playlist. The rules are evolving, but in this version of Lord of the Flies, Piggy and the glasses win.
The latest podcast from Doctor Gumbo with tunes from Acadiana, Africa and all points in between.
Trey Smith's extends his lead with his 6th contribution to the Desert Island DJ series.
Rediscovering his love for house music beginning in the mid-90's, Doctor Gumbo pulls together a mix of some of today's top DJs and producers in the genre.
I was visiting my dear friends Shurd & Jane in Heidelberg, Germany and decided one cold, rainy Tuesday night in late February to sit down in their flat with a bottle of red wine and a pack of cigarettes to record sounds off German Radio....
Trey Smith returns with his fifth installment, this time as iconoclast: "very little of this is music you would normally hear on the podcast in general". More eclectic than our usual offerings? You be the judge...
The latest in a series of "unbearably popular" (his words, not ours) podcasts from the humble and discriminating mind of Duncan Edwards. Try to listen to this and not have "Terry Keeps His Clips On" running through your head for the next 7 hours.
a mix of popular artists covering other popular artists narrowed down by choosing what we considered to be "successful" cover versions in either their loyal rendering of the original or their creative divergence -- Aubrey & Shae
A tribute to a fallen friend... including some classic IDM, downtempo and postrock tracks from DJ Trey Smith. More details on the page.
Round 3 dragged its sorry ass in late, with Duncan's technically beleaguered submission miraculously squeaking in under the door as 2012 came to a close. Another eclectic and eccentric mix from our Englishman in Dallas.
Take off both of your socks and snuggle-up with your guy, gal, or whatever, and allow the magic to commence; conquer each other and your souls. Immerse yourselves in this moisty, moisty mix of maladroitious and satan-saluting onslaught of super-sexiness.
Andrew Dalio returns with a mix that pays tribute to some of Brian Eno's rarer tracks that remind him of the season (autumn).
The Old Road Hog rolls into town all gassed up with a trunkload of killer R&B and soul tunes mixed in with some other classic underheard gems. Don't ever stop grooving. Don't ever stop moving.
DJ Trey Smith's third installation in the series twists like a psychedelic ribbon of dub and space music....
Our hops man in Asheville, former NOLA sonic shaman, and prolific BPR solo artist Potpie shares some of his favorite weird covers.
Doctor Gumbo returns in round two with a slammin' mix of international beats, as perfect as a Pimm's Cup for reviving yourself in the humid August summer. Savor the overtones of dub, electronic, and funk.
These tracks are all great keyboard tracks, whether Farfisa organ, Rhodes electric piano or Roland Juno synthesizer, to sail through long and humid summer days with.
Andrew Dalio with a mix of 5 versions of Terry Riley's In C. Some playing at the same time. And stuff.
It starts with the Shanghai Film Orchestra. Then it gets mixed up a bit...
The second in the illustrious and somewhat contentious series, "Not Your Cup of Tea" presented by veteran disc jockey and crumpet eater Duncan Edwards. Enjoy at your own risk.
Round two of the Desert Island DJ series begins with Trey Smith's second mix, an eclectic exploration into the world of the electric piano, namely the Rhodes.
The third in a trio of former WTUL DJs who have been cajoled into our loosely competitive podcast series, Chris Crowley slipped this mix under the door at the closing bell, winning the Ultimate Procrastination Trophy.
Since the Beatles went to India, the West has been fascinated with the music of the Subcontinent. First in a series that of mixes that demonstrate the East's influence on the West (and vice-versa).
Another former WTUL DJ, but this one prefers to remain a bit more anonymous, however. Platinum Concepts digs through his 1980's stacks to bring you 83 to Infinity.
Former WTUL DJ Duncan Edwards (you know, that one with the British accent) has, after much needling and suffering, been finally coaxed to put together a DJ set. The first of his sure-to-be-many podcast mixes is entitled "Allergic to Echo".
Episode 6. The Discrete Mix from Andrew Dalio features tracks from Popul Vuh, Yes, and Brians Wilson and Eno.
.CitiZen.oBjeCts. is B. Aubrey Freeman, long-standing double bass player for Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship? and one-half of BPR projects Geisterfahrer and Sketches of an Amorous Window. Here's his alternatingly blissed-out, heavy, and ethereal drone
Pinkysqueak (Dan Haugh) throws his hat in the ring with a mix to draw the curtains on the other side of your mind. Or something! 60s psych and pop battles with tracks from This Heat and Red Transistor.
The Old Road Hog is David Rhoden, and he likes to boogie. Here he is with a killer mixtape of garage and soul including some juicy rarities and some surprising outliers by Beefheart, and Rick James. His track notes are in the Lyrics tag of the mp
Doctor Gumbo (aka Tyrconnell and Dylan O'Donnell) glides into the new series with with this chilled downtempo mix featuring Mazzy Star, Brian Eno, and Air.
"Deep Tunnels of Bliss and Blur" is the first in our new 2012 series. Brought to you by DJ Trey Smith it's a trip down the halls of ambient minimalism featuring Scientific American, Mountains, and Seefeel.