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DIAMOND AGE – JAMAICAN RECORDs 2
July 25th, 2010 -
Brad Loving – Bird & Whale 006
May 11th, 2010 -
Warm Ghost – A Straight Path Pleasantly Arced & Glasssun
April 29th, 2010 -
Sumjay – Bird & Whale Watching in Brooklyn Vol.2
February 28th, 2010 -
Lil Hermano – All Up in Your Frame
February 18th, 2010 -
Sumjay – Doodles, Blue-Red Vol.1
February 6th, 2010 -
Jason Reimer – DayNight Mix
January 21st, 2010 -
DIAMOND AGE – Tunes about a Girl
January 10th, 2010 -
Brad Loving – Bird & Whale 005
October 18th, 2009 -
DIAMOND AGE – sUMMER eNDS mix
September 20th, 2009 -
New Fumes – Hindu Star (Rain Rain Rain)
September 10th, 2009 -
Ken Brown – Six Bundy K Brown Mixes
August 26th, 2009 -
Rich Hush – Mutual Friends
July 31st, 2009 -
Roberto & JayTram – Falling Down
July 12th, 2009 -
Daniel Huffman – Lone Star Lullabies
June 11th, 2009 -
Dante Carfagna – Another Time, Another Place
April 24th, 2009 -
DIAMOND AGE – Catacombs Mix
April 17th, 2009 -
DIAMOND AGE – End of the World
March 8th, 2009 -
Jaytram – Dead of Winter 09 Mix
March 8th, 2009 -
Rob Sevier – Danzas Y Cantos
February 19th, 2009 -
Brad Loving – Radio M DJ Set
January 31st, 2009 -
John Herndon – Nice Finger
December 10th, 2008 -
Jocelyn & Wayne Mixes
November 28th, 2008 -
Need Windham – White Overalls
October 18th, 2008 -
Damon Locks – Three Damon Locks Mixes
September 26th, 2008 -
Drew Rydberg – Electronash
September 5th, 2008 -
Kim, Dan, Damon and Greg Mixes
August 20th, 2008 -
Ken Brown – Two by Bundini
July 18th, 2008 -
Rob Sevier – Polyphonies
July 14th, 2008 -
Damon Locks – Zowee! Mix
June 30th, 2008 -
DIAMOND AGE – You and Me and the Rest of Us
June 17th, 2008 -
John McEntire – McEntire from Sonotheque
June 10th, 2008 -
Brad Loving – Bird and Whale 004
June 3rd, 2008 -
Damon Locks – Moments Mix
May 27th, 2008 -
Jason Reimer – NightDay Mix
May 14th, 2008 -
Damon Locks – Zing! & Zoink! Mixes
April 11th, 2008 -
DJ Joseph – Bad Credit in Babylon
March 27th, 2008 -
Jason Reimer – Feast and Famine
January 11th, 2008 -
Daniel Huffman – Frogboy DJ Mix
January 3rd, 2008 -
Kate Simko – Philly 7-14-07
January 2nd, 2008 -
DIAMOND AGE – (an hour and five)
December 10th, 2007 -
Brad Loving – Bird and Whale 003
November 17th, 2007 -
Need Windham – Other’s Autumn Mix
October 5th, 2007 -
Paul Duncan – 7308 ft. Mix
August 23rd, 2007 -
Brad Loving – Bird and Whale 002
July 24th, 2007
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DIAMOND AGE – JAMAICAN RECORDs 2
July 25th, 2010
There are a couple of DJ nights coming up this week that I wanted to tell you guys about. One is here in Brooklyn, and the other is in Dallas. Both nights are gonna feature Reggae music so I thought it might be a good opportunity to share some thoughts on Reggae that have been bouncing around in my head for a while now. I feel like a lot of folks don't "get" Reggae, but I really believe that Read More...
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Brad Loving – Bird & Whale 006
May 11th, 2010
So much to write. Let's get started. Glad to get another mix of my own up here. Tried put together something unique. I think it turned out nice. It's maybe a little more up-tempo than some of my other mixes. I think I've been influenced by my DJ gigs at Zebulon and that push to get/keep people dancing. It was fun to try and incorporate some of those tracks with a headphone sensibility. I i Read More...
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Warm Ghost – A Straight Path Pleasantly Arced & Glasssun
April 29th, 2010
Finally getting a second to write some words. I've missed writing here. I'm sufficiently caffeinated & fed. No place I need to be for the next few hours. Nice to take a second to focus on language and music. Maybe a good place to start is to write a little bit about Paul: Got two mixes for you guys by Mister Paul Duncan. Posting them in celebration of the dawning of his new band Warm G Read More...
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Sumjay – Bird & Whale Watching in Brooklyn Vol.2
February 28th, 2010
Sumjay has raised his glass a second time to Bird & Whale. Really nice of him to spread the word. This mix has a healthy amount of hazy psychedelic rock and folk. A lot of it American and British I reckon. Sumjay recorded this live at the Middle East in Boston. He didn't include a playlist so I thought it might be fun see if we can figure out the tracks on our own. See if Bird & Wh Read More...
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Lil Hermano – All Up in Your Frame
February 18th, 2010
Ok, let's do this. First things first. Rich Hush has put together another doozy of a mix under the handle Lil Hermano. I love it when a mix is able to cover so much musical terrain and make it seem so effortless. I think the trick is there's got to be a congruency that the listener can follow. It could be a thread of melody, a rhythm, a lyric, or a host of other things, but if done well it can Read More...
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Sumjay – Doodles, Blue-Red Vol.1
February 6th, 2010
What's up family? How's everybody doing? Things are good 'round these parts. Happy to report I got mix by a new contender -- new to Bird & Whale, that is. Welcome Sumjay! Seems like good things are in store. The first half of the mix is nice run of smoky African stones. Sumjay has kept it smart here and definitely thrown together some stuff from off the radar. The second half of the m Read More...
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Jason Reimer – DayNight Mix
January 21st, 2010
Alright guys, here it is Bird & Whale 3.0! Perfectly timed for the three year anniversary of the site. YEA! Have to give Mike Perrone my first-born and a flower bouquet or something for all his hard work coding, designing, and returning my emails. I'm really happy with all the new version of the site offers. I hope you enjoy it too. Please bounce around and let me know if you see anything Read More...
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DIAMOND AGE – Tunes about a Girl
January 10th, 2010
Things are heating up around here figuratively speaking. Lots going on. First things first. As we've come to expect, Matt's new mix is the jam. A little reminiscent of his Catacombs Mix . The quality that stands out for me the most when listening to this mix is how transportive it is. It feels like something larger is at hand. I sent out a big year-end email to a lot of folks a few w Read More...
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Paul Duncan – Not I Sir
November 20th, 2009
Here’s a mix from Mr. Paul Duncan. It’s American 70’s folk rock. A collection of mostly mid tempo singer/songwriter stuff. It has an nostalgic quality about it which is weird cause I don’t think I actually listened to any of these musicians growing up. But yeah, a very specific spectrum of tunes for your autumn afternoons. Dig it. DJing in support of Pillars & Tongues and my g Read More...
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Brad Loving – Bird & Whale 005
October 18th, 2009
I need eight hours of sleep. And if I'm being honest, I could really use eight of sleep and a late afternoon nap to be in form. I hate that about myself. Always jealous of those of you who can function normally on five hours of sleep and three Jamesons a night. Jet lag messes me up. Caffeine messes me up. I just got back from Japan. I woke up this morning around 4:30 or so. I wen Read More...
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DIAMOND AGE – sUMMER eNDS mix
September 20th, 2009
I'm not sure if Señor Edad del Diamente had me in mind when put together this double disk mix. Maybe he was trying to help me survive my first couple months of life in my new environs. Or perhaps these were just the tracks he was digging lately. Regardless, this mix is the fucking jam. I've been playing this shit non-stop. That Gareth Williams track... the Family Fodder track... Jacques Read More...
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New Fumes – Hindu Star (Rain Rain Rain)
September 10th, 2009
Daniel Huffman, aka New Fumes, has offered up a nice change of scenery for old Bird & Whale. A twenty six minute original ambient work. You could probably even say Ambient (with a capital "A") since it really does seem to reference Brian Eno's concept in both tone and execution. It's always nice to post original work by friends. Makes me feel less parasitic and falls back to my origi Read More...
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Ken Brown – Six Bundy K Brown Mixes
August 26th, 2009
Ken Brown put together six mixes for Bird & Whale. I'm a tremendous fan of Ken's and honored that Bird & Whale gets to host such a nice collection of his selections. Think I'll just politely step aside and post his words about the music: I'll be leaving Chicago to settle in another place soon, to hopefully give my sons the sort of upbringing I was able to enjoy. These mixes were m Read More...
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Rich Hush – Mutual Friends
July 31st, 2009
Sometimes you meet people and instantly get a good feeling about them. That's nice when it happens. It's rare. Rich Hush gave me that feeling right off the bat when I met him at a wedding in Ohio. Instantly started chatting it up, talking about music and old Brazilian films. Mr. Hush studies experimental film and music at the University of Kansas. He aspires to profess despite ad Read More...
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Roberto & JayTram – Falling Down
July 12th, 2009
I decided to move to New York City. I don't know when exactly. It was sometime last fall. Take a trip to Mali, and then move to New York. It's a plan. Breathe some life into this thing. Here's a mix by Jaytram & Roberto Carlos Lange. They are part of the reason I decided to give NYC a run so this shit makes sense. The mix feels kinda nostalgic. Feels likes 70s. I didn't Read More...
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Daniel Huffman – Lone Star Lullabies
June 11th, 2009
Some Texas jams from my mentor and college roommate Daniel Huffman. He assembled this mix for a radio station in Austin if memory serves me correctly. Have a listen. It's an idiosyncratic collage of the musical currents flowing around DFW at the moment. I'm sitting on my friend's couch in the Paris suburbs. I just spent a month in Mali. It was the most rewarding and difficult trip I have ev Read More...
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Dante Carfagna – Another Time, Another Place
April 24th, 2009
Something different for you guys from Mr. Dante Carfagna. He put together a collection of rare old American roots music. Blues, folk, and country fold in on themselves. Goddammit Dante. I might have to buy only American roots records for the next three years. Hope you're happy. Dante has a biography that is daunting to tackle. A record collector's record collector. One of those gu Read More...
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DIAMOND AGE – Catacombs Mix
April 17th, 2009
Once upon commenting on how large my friend Drew's record collection was he said something about wanting to have the right music for whatever the occasion was. I like that idea: that life can be enhanced by the music that we surround ourselves with, and, conversely, that music can be more meaningful when played at the right moment. The Diamond Age's new mix is made up of music mostly from Read More...
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DIAMOND AGE – End of the World
March 8th, 2009
I think my favorite mixes keep in mind the idea of narrative. If they really do it right, they'll place you in a location and move you through from one place to the next. There's a cadence to it. There's a language. There's a logic. On the other side of it, there is a commitment from the listener. You gotta pay attention. You gotta trust. You gotta listen. And of course, there's a payoff if everyb Read More...
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Jaytram – Dead of Winter 09 Mix
March 8th, 2009
I think my favorite mixes keep in mind the idea of narrative. If they really do it right, they'll place you in a location and move you through from one place to the next. There's a cadence to it. There's a language. There's a logic. On the other side of it, there is a commitment from the listener. You gotta pay attention. You gotta trust. You gotta listen. And of course, there's a payoff if everyb Read More...
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Rob Sevier – Danzas Y Cantos
February 19th, 2009
Rob is one of the founders of the astounding label Numero Group. This is the second mix he's put together for Bird & Whale. It seeps into similar cracks as his previous mix. A lot of the music falls into what might be considered "field recordings", but Rob's treatment of them makes them feel more personal somehow. He is so fluent when it comes to the various histories of the music involved, th Read More...
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Brad Loving – Radio M DJ Set
January 31st, 2009
I posted a copy of my DJ gig on Radio M last week. It was a really nice time. Another big thanks to Tony Sarabia for inviting me come on the program and giving me total artistic license to spin whatever struck my fancy. Likewise, thanks so much to all of you who listened in. The wave of support and interest was really warming. I would be remiss if I didn't say something about supporting Public Read More...
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Josh Abrams – Eu Sei
January 3rd, 2009
Happy New Year friends! Hope your holidays were spent relaxing among family and friends. Also hope that 2009 is a happy and healthy year for you. Have a mix for you from the decks of Joshua Abrams. Without having done the math, I'd say it's about 95% Brazilian music. Many of the tracks have their origins (if not their outright creation) in Northern Brazil where the Brazil's African roots are mo Read More...
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John Herndon – Nice Finger
December 10th, 2008
I've probably seen John Herndon play drums eighty times. He's a kick ass drummer. He never seems to repeat himself and runs the gamut stylistically. It's always striking to witness the literal and figurative momentum that he produces. Delighted to share a mix of his with you. It's got soul. The art is embedded into the mp3, but I also posted it here cause it's fucking awesome. 1. Par Read More...
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Jocelyn & Wayne Mixes
November 28th, 2008
Here are two outstanding DJ sets from the last Bird & Whale Showcase. Many thanks to everybody who performed as well to those who made it out on a pretty rough Tuesday November Chicago night... freezing rain and work the next day are tough obstacles. I really appreciate your presence and making it such a great evening. I thought the live set by Epstein and Jaytram was really exceptional. In Read More...
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DIAMOND AGE – Sobriquet
November 1st, 2008
The Diamond Age has assembled another set of angular picks. I'm not sure where they fall or how to summarize. I wish I were a little more adept at describing music. It would make this whole "music blog deal" I got going so much easier. But practice makes perfect, right? Just flex that part of my brain and words will comes out eventually. This mix hits me in a different spot depending on if I'm rea Read More...
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Need Windham – White Overalls
October 18th, 2008
Another autumnal mix from mister Need Windam. Definitely comes at the right time as things turn a little cooler around these parts. A little something to lift the spirits. Need definitely pulls together sounds that are off my radar. A lot of raw, kinda playful jams with a nice attention to detail. Went up to Madison as forecast last weekend and recorded a new Lobisomem EP. Went really well. Big Read More...
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Damon Locks – Three Damon Locks Mixes
September 26th, 2008
Bird & Whale & Damon. He has been cranking out the mixes. I couldn't keep up. I really like how Damon has retained that mix tape aesthetic of dropping in found sounds and obscure audio vignettes. Keeps things raw. I lost my touch for that somewhere along the way. Another thing that occurs to me as I listen to Damon's mixes is I find it strange there is so much musical overlap between Da Read More...
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Drew Rydberg – Electronash
September 5th, 2008
I'm really happy to post this compilation. I use the word "compilation" as opposed to "mix" because it's all original music by the wickedly talented Drew Rydberg. Drew is a little bit of a mythical figure in my book. I got to know his music from mix tapes that Matt Leer would make me way back in the day. On almost every tape that Matt would put together, there would be a cut by Drew, and it would Read More...
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Kim, Dan, Damon and Greg Mixes
August 20th, 2008
Four new mixes from the last Bird & Whale Showcase! Big thanks to Kim, Dan, Damon and Greg for such a great night of music. Kim was nice enough to type up a playlist (included in the zip file) for you curious souls. She's also deejaying at Danny's tonight so check her set out if you need a mid week reprieve. Kim Ambriz - Sonotheque DJ Set Terry Callier - You Gonna Miss Your Read More...
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Ken Brown – Two by Bundini
July 18th, 2008
Happy Friday. I've got two mixes for you by Mister Bundy K Brown. One is from his night at the first Bird & Whale Showcase in May and the second is five years old from a DJ set at the Streetside Café. I have a ton of respect for Bundy. He is another represented on this site who has such a strong musical erudition. Speaking of the Streetside, I'm going to DJ there tonight from midnight to 2 Read More...
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Rob Sevier – Polyphonies
July 14th, 2008
I don't have the words to express how honored and completely floored I am to post this mix. I've been geeking out on international music for maybe 15 years, but Rob Sevier is on an entirely different plane of existence when it comes to this shit. He has such a fluent knowledge of music. I had never heard any of the records that he put on this mix. Not one. Really inspiring. And all of it was mint Read More...
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Damon Locks – Zowee! Mix
June 30th, 2008
First things first. Damon followed up as promised with Zowee! Mix. More joints. More cross-pollination. Please take a listen. Secondly, Damon is going to spin at the Bird & Whale Showcase #2 at Sonotheque on July 8th. Please attend. Here's the skinny on the showcase. Bird & Whale Showcase #2 on July 8th, 2008 @ Sonotheque. 9-2 DJ sets by: Miss Frowny 9:30 - 10:30 Read More...
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DIAMOND AGE – You and Me and the Rest of Us
June 17th, 2008
I think the new mix by the Diamond Age, YOU AND ME AND THE REST OF US, is probably his best to date. It holds together remarkably well, especially considering the focus is psychedelic rock. Not the easiest genre with which to put together a cohesive mix. As I mentioned in my last post, I've got gig a tonight and next Tuesday doing video projections for Jeff Parker's Trio at Rodan. This came abo Read More...
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John McEntire – McEntire from Sonotheque
June 10th, 2008
This is McEntire's DJ set from the Bird and Whale Showcase on May 27th. I'm a huge fan of John's music as well as his engineering work at Soma Studios. It was a real honor to have him to come through, and I am delighted to be able to host his mix on the website. John was also nice enough to write up a playlist, so (as always) grab the zip file if you're interested in the artists' info for the indi Read More...
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Brad Loving – Bird and Whale 004
June 3rd, 2008
Man, I really obsessed over this mix. Not sure why. I kinda wanted to take it up a notch. Also, I noticed the other day that I hadn't posted a mix of my own in six months... which is insane. I don't know where the time goes. But yeah, if I'm only going to post a mix every six months it better be fucking great. If you look over to the right, you'll notice my Events calendar has a few more en Read More...
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Damon Locks – Moments Mix
May 27th, 2008
I was reading the Jazz issue of Stop Smiling magazine this weekend. Was pleasantly surprised to see Damon Locks name on the top of a few of the articles. Stop Smiling is a real pleasure to read. If you're not familiar, I highly recommend checking it out. I posted a new mix by the prolific Damon Locks. In Damon's words: I was trying to work on my new mix ZOWEE! But all the tunes I wanted t Read More...
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Jason Reimer – NightDay Mix
May 14th, 2008
Delighted to share another mix with you by Jason Reimer. This theory is still a work in progress, but I think what sets Jason's mixes apart is they ride a nice line between obscurity and accessibility. On the first listen you pretty much instantly think, "I have no idea who this is, but I really, really want to know..." That still doesn't quite do justice to how nice his track selection is, but yo Read More...
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Damon Locks – Zing! & Zoink! Mixes
April 11th, 2008
Damon added two more mixes to what is now revealed as a series of mixes. As I listen, patterns start to form. It's always pretty interesting to trace the lines that weave the music together in a solid mix, but with Damon's selections those lines seem more distinct. I'm not sure if it's intentional or not but, I find myself being really aware of the era and cultures that the various music stemmed o Read More...
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DJ Joseph – Bad Credit in Babylon
March 27th, 2008
In Joe's own words: DJ Joseph blows the dust off the wax crate and presents... Mash Up the Speakerbox Vol 3: Bad Credit In Babylon Slow burning dub, roots vibrations and dancehall sensations featuring Banzai Republic, Stereotyp, 33hz, Antony Johnson, Barrington Levy, Earth & Stone, In Crowd, Peter Tosh, Al Brown, Hopeton Lewis, Lee Perry, Treasure Dub, Sugar Minott, Sister Nancy, Yami B Read More...
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Damon Locks – Zam! Mix
February 23rd, 2008
I got a reply to an email I sent out a little while back from Tania Bowers saying something along the lines of 'You should ask Damon Locks to do a mix. He makes great mixes.' I trust Tania's tastes and Damon plays in one of my favorite Chicago bands, The Eternals, so I followed up on Tania's suggestion. Those of you who know The Eternals won't be surprised to find out that Damon killed it -- co Read More...
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Jason Reimer – Feast and Famine
January 11th, 2008
Man, we're on a little bit of roll. I don't want to jinx something here, but Jason Reimer's mix might be the best one on the site so far. Big thanks to him for sharing with us. I made my first trip to Out of the Past Records here in Chicago this weekend to try and pick up some jams for my dj gig at the Streetside tonight. It was amazing. Hard to believe I've lived in Chicago for nine years and Read More...
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Daniel Huffman – Frogboy DJ Mix
January 3rd, 2008
Happy New Year! Hope 2008 is a good one for you. At the moment, I'm watching Barack Obama speak on the television after his victory in the Iowa caucuses. 2008 is starting out really well! I'm a huge Obama fan. Delighted to think what changes he may bring if he were to win the Presidency. I used to curate a music series here in Chicago with my buddy Raichiro Iijima at the old venue 3030. It was Read More...
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Kate Simko – Philly 7-14-07
January 2nd, 2008
Happy New Year! Hope 2008 is a good one for you. At the moment, I'm watching Barack Obama speak on the television after his victory in the Iowa caucuses. 2008 is starting out really well! I'm a huge Obama fan. Delighted to think what changes he may bring if he were to win the Presidency. I used to curate a music series here in Chicago with my buddy Raichiro Iijima at the old venue 3030. It was Read More...
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DIAMOND AGE – (an hour and five)
December 10th, 2007
Hey Internet. For the record: The Diamond Age = Mix Master Machine. An inspiration to us all. He did this mix live which is what we all should be doing. It's more rock infused than most of other mixes up here. Check it out. It's getting to be cold in Chicago. I don't like it one bit. The only good thing about winter is clementines are in season. Oh and I can wear hats, which kinda keeps my hair Read More...
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Brad Loving – Bird and Whale 003
November 17th, 2007
Another new mix for you by yours truly. Think it turned out really well. It would be nice to be able to craft a little introduction that would encourage you to listen. Maybe let you know why I chose a few of the tracks and give a nod to some of the musicians, but that's a tall order at this hour. Maybe I'll edit this post tomorrow and come up with something a little more better. My old friend, Read More...
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Need Windham – Other’s Autumn Mix
October 5th, 2007
Man, man...man. I got a honed mix for you from Mr. Need Thomas Windham. Said mix contains lots of 70's Brazilian jams. And pretty much a fuck-ton of quality stuff I'd never heard before. If you need to track him down, you may be able to find him at http://radiocoworker.com/. Outside of posting this mix, I feel like a lot of shit going on, but I guess none of it is really ready for prime time y Read More...
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Paul Duncan – 7308 ft. Mix
August 23rd, 2007
Some new blood up in here. Paul Duncan kindly put together a mix for Bird and Whale. Paul and I met when he was in town recording his new album "Above the Trees" at Soma. Actually, strike that. I think we may have met briefly in a bar in Brooklyn before that. Anyway, the mix is super good. Lots of ground covered and it's still solid as hell. I think Paul may be touring around Texas pretty soon. I Read More...
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Brad Loving – Bird and Whale 002
July 24th, 2007
Ok. Here's my second Bird and Whale mix. I've been getting into music 70's music from Angola a lot lately. It's a pretty obscure thing to be interested in, but yeah I'm a believer. The usual suspects (Jamaican, Brazilian, electronic, etc.) are also present. The mp3 file is just one long file which you may stream directly from the website or download if you wish. The zip file is the exact same m Read More...
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DIAMOND AGE – Is Dead
June 7th, 2007
Holy shit. The Diamond Age kicked out another one. I think it's his best yet. Some serious thought put into the choice of tracks and transitions. Setting the bar high for the rest of us. Man, I gotta get my act together and put together another mix. By the way, the zip file is broken up into 4 parts and also includes a playlist. Made it too NYC last weekend in support of Who Cares How Long You Read More...
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