badapodcast! show

Summary: Here's the deal. We've all had long days - yes, even us. :] Therefore, it's a good thing we're not following a rigid podcasting schedule yet because our friends at the Leaf Label have the perfect cure for a case of the longs days: a lengthy episode of airy, calming music. Thus, first, we leave it to Austrialian "space jazz" trio, Triosk, to take us away from our daily hazards. The first two tracks of this episode are off of newest release The Headlight Serenade; "Intensives Leben" and "Vostok" put us into a world of stimulating dance loops, samples, and electronics - and frankly, we like it. Check out UK's Guardian for a great write-up of the album. Next, Keiron Phelan and David Sheppard collaborate to bring us Phelan Sheppard's, Harps Old Master as well as the next two tracks on the episode: "Broken in the Wrong Places" and "The Plantagenet Whore" off of the aforementioned album. Almost Cool Music Reviews phrased it best by describing the album as "spellbinding ambient music." And it's just what we need. The following track is something pretty special: the 10-minute song, "Unrest," from Adrian Klumpes' Be Still. It's the centerpiece of Klumpes - the piano/keyboardist of Triosk - beautifully sparse solo album and it, despite what the title suggest, unwinds even the worst day. Word from Dotshop, Be Still is "minimal and introspective, yet rich and intense works composed for the piano." Lastly, Cecile Schott's Colleen et Les Boites des Musiques closes the cast. The 38-minute EP was composed as a special broadcast for a national radio station in France - PostEverything goes into minute details. Schott's work with music boxes and loops on tracks "Your Heart is So Loud" and "Please Gamelan Again" is the perfect ending to the end of our long day. We hope it's a good ending for yours too.