Latin Show #1 - 2/26/12

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Hola, amigos! I subbed the Latin show today!

I've been wanting to get on this show for a long time, but it just never happened. This is exactly why: it was third on my preferences for specialty shows. Now, I know what you're thinking, "Well, Heidi. You can't really expect to be on the Latin show if it's your THIRD preference." But here's the thing, my other specialty shows I rotate are "What It Is" and "Radiozilla," which I both really enjoy. I simply HAD to put a third preference. Really, in a perfect world, I would be on ALL the specialty shows. Also, incidentally, it was my half-birthday this day. So happy half-birthday to me.

Astor Piazzolla: Si, feliz cumpleaños, Heidi. 

That aside, I had a lot of fun DJing this set, and hopefully it'll give you a little something to dance to while you do dishes, which is what I'm going to do.

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Bio Ritmo: Muchacho - Biónico
2. Grupo Exploracion: Congo Timba - Drum Jam
3. Gotan Project: Arrabal - Lunático
4. Astor Piazzolla: Butcher's Death - The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night
5. Tito Puente: El Timbalon - Un Poco Loco
6. Roberto Poveda: Libertad - Son Electrico
7. Los Van Van: Recaditos No - Songo
8. Nova Lima: Libertá - Coba Coba
9. Michel Portal & Richard Galliano: Libertango - Concerts
10. Urubamba: Heart of the Inca King - Urubamba
11. Claudia Gomez: Mi Gustaría Cantar - Tierradentro
12. Grupo Fantasma: Calor - El Existential
13. Los Calchakis: La Rosa Y La Espina - Indian Flutes, Harps and Guitars
14. Tonino Caratone: Amar y Vivar - Latin Alternative Music Conference 2001
15. Adalberto Alvarez & María José Santiago: La Primavera - Flamenco Son
16. Sukay: Carneval Del Colibrí - Tutayay

Me gusta:

1. Astor Piazzolla: This LP was one of the most interesting things I've seen in a long time. On the cover it had a man licking a woman's armpit while they were dancing, and it was all in red. A lot of these songs had super interesting names too. And the whole thing was really damn good.
2. Tema de la libertad: I didn't specifically mean to, but I played a lot of songs with some form of "libertad" in the title. I also think it's funny that a lot of Latin music has that as a theme. Anyone know why? I'm really asking.

No me gusta:

1. Failure to find Spanish promos/PSAs: The first legal ID I played was in Spanish, but after that I completely failed to find them, which was something I really wanted to keep the mood of the show in tact. 
2. Too short: I need more of this in my life.

Thanks for listening! Let me know if you like my version of the Latin show, and if you want to hear me do the Latin show again! 

Subshow #4 - 8/26/11 - BIRTHDAY SPECIAL!

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So guys. Here's the deal. This show is all about me today, because this show was on MY birthday!

COTFA

This show was a lot of fun for multiple reasons:

1. It was my birthday
2. My inhibitions were down
3. I played a lot of video game music and I liked it. 

I should probably do all of these more often...or at least the latter two. Being able to relax and do whatever I wanted for a show without care for anyone else but me turned out to be a really great show. Maybe not the mentality I want to have all the times, but sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and do what you're feeling in the moment to get a good performance, which I've learned through singing.

I really don't have much else to say about this except that I got to use some field recordings during the show that I recorded in France, which I think added a lot, and I think that I will repeat in the future. I will need to make more recordings for that methinks. Anyway, onto the set!

[Artist: Song - Album]

1. Sesame Street: Happy Birthday from Sesame Street - Happy Birthday!
2. Serge Gainsbourg: Bonnie and Clyde (avec Brigitte Bardot) - A Gainsbarre
3. Various: Hurricane - The Hurricane
4. Ella Fitzgerald: Indian Summer - Live at Carnegie Hall
5. Toxic Lipstick: Thunderdome - Poopin
6. Cookie and the Cupcakes: Got You On My Mind - By Request
7. D.A.F.: Mein Herz Macht Bum - Alles Ist Gut
8. Richard Strauss/Philedelphia Orchestra: A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben) - A Hero's Life
9. Philip Glass: Two Pages - Two Pages etc. 
10. The Irish Rovers: Cold Winter Shadows - All Hung Up
11. Tatsu Aoki: Eye to Eye - Trio
12. CocoRosie: Here I Come - Grey Oceans
13. Sesame Street: A Cat Had a Birthday - Happy Birthday!
14. Junko: ?? - Sings Japanese Nursery Rhymes
15. Bonga, Marisa Monte, Carlinhas Brown: Mulemba xangóla - Onda Sonora
16. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 18 - Piano Concerto no. 2
17. IAM: Libére Mon Imagination - L'ecole du Micro D'argent
18. Tartanic: Ringworm - uncivilized
19. Akakage: She is a pretty girl - Ursula 1000
20. Anamanaguchi: Fast Turtle - Power Supply
21. Otis Clay: Love Don't Love Nobody - Soul Man: Live in Japan
22. Mireille Mathieu: Pourquoi le monde est sans amour - Grand Succés de Mireille Mathieu
23. Nico Muhly: Mothertongue, archive - Mothertongue
24. Nine Inch Nails: Even Deeper - The Fragile
25. Hot Club of Cowtown: More Than A Dream - Dev'lish Mary
26. Animal Crossing: 5AM - Animal Crossing OST
27. Kleenex: Hedi's Head - YouTube
28. Henri Salvador: Jardin d'Hiver - Chambre Avec Vue
29. Carlos Giffoni: Comfort and Pleasure - Adult Life
30. Nintendo: The End - Super Mario RPG
31. Nintendo: Mario and Peach's Theme - Paper Mario OST
32. Nintendo: Graaaaandma - The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker OST
33. The Baby Namboos: Late Night Antics - Ancoats2zambia
34. Telemann: Concerto in B Major - Baroque Masterpieces for Violin

Birthdays:

1. Video game music: It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I really love video game music. I have lots of soundtracks on my computer, and I'm constantly finding more from other friends. Being able to share it was such a fun experience, and I'm thinking I should do it more often. 
2. Birthday songs!: I'm happy I got to play some birthday songs from an actual ALBUM of birthday songs. Yay!
3. Field recording layering: I loved using my field recording of the bells of the Perigueux cathedral, and I love even more that they were layered with something as elegant and beautiful as the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto no. 2. Major eargasm for me. 

Unbirthdays:

1. Carlos Giffoni: I'm so sorry for that. Even though it was my birthday, I didn't mean to play a purely noise piece like that. Thankfully it righted itself, but I should preview tracks more often when I pick out CDs.
2. Even Deeper by NIN: Although a good friend of mine requested this, it kind of broke up my set weirdly because I knew the track so well, and I think it was one of their singles. I usually try to stay away from really popular tracks.
3. 'Poopin' by Toxic Lipstick: That was a weird track. It looked really cute, but was not quite. Oh well!

I really hope you liked the set, and please feel free to leave comments/complaints/suggestions/etc. for my future shows!