XLR8R Audio Podcast

Exclusive Mix: From L.A. With Love

XLR8R Magazine — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:57:46 -0700

Los Angeles gets a bad rep for its brown sky, congested freeways, and culturally flat population, but most who have spent time in the City of Angels would agree there's more to it than plastic people and pollution. Besides the dozens of cutting-edge art galleries, dive-bar venues, and insanely delicious Mexican food, L.A. boasts one of the country's best music scenes, and we're celebrating that with this, the second installment of our new podcast series devoted to cities around the world.

Exclusive Mix: Mutek 2008 Preview

XLR8R Magazine — Thu, 8 May 2008 17:10:26 -0700

With MUTEK 2008 just around the corner (the event takes place Wednesday, May 28 - Sunday, June 1)

Exclusive Mix: Osborne

XLR8R Magazine — Tue, 6 May 2008 15:34:17 -0700

Todd Osborn's latest full-length arrived in record stores yesterday, and those curious about the new album, created on a hand-built computer and simply titled Osborne, should check this mix. The multi-talented producer–who, we discovered is as adept at making lego sculptures and speaking Japanese as he is at crafting music–delivers a mix of slinky, sultry house, fast-paced techno, and a few lush, layered string arrangements. Covering eighteen songs in just under fifteen minutes, many of the tracks here appear on the new album.

Tracklisting
1. Osborne "Afrika"

Exclusive Mix: DJ Donna Summer

XLR8R Magazine — Thu, 1 May 2008 18:53:13 -0700

Make no mistake, DJ Donna Summer loves a good party, and he's prepped his Berlin Parties Start at 3 a.m. mix especially for XLR8R to prove that. In a mere 45 minutes, the DJ, producer, and Cock Rock Disco label owner covers over 40 tracks and multiple music styles, from The Bloody Beetroots pounding elecro-rock to Lil Wayne to his own old-school house-style "Chicken Noodle Rave." The way he darts from track to track puts a third grader with A.D.D. to shame, but at 3 a.m.

XLR8R Year Zero Mixtape

XLR8R Magazine — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:02:04 -0700

The XLR8R staff's favorite tunes are well documented in 2008 (we do make a music magazine, after all), but what what got our feet moving back in 1993? Publisher and founder Andrew Smith put together this exclusive podcast of our favorite tunes from the days when rave ruled the underground and the magazine was made at Kinko's on a $400 budget. Here, he breaks the mix down, track by track.

1. Altern 8 “Evapor 8 (Just 4 Gemma Remix)”
The kings of acid house, instrumental in the naming of this magazine. Need I say more?

2. Polygon Window “Quoth”

Exclusive Mix: San Francisco On Blast

XLR8R Magazine — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:11:16 -0700

For the first installment of this exclusive mix series profiling cities around the world, XLR8R explores its hometown of San Francisco and pulls up its favorite music currently in the clubs and on the streets.

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:37:59 -0700

Preview tracks from Lyrics Born, Soundpool, ii, Arc Lab, and Strategy here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section.

Exclusive Mix: kranky

XLR8R Magazine — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:52:12 -0700

Fifteen years ago, a couple of co-workers in Chicago started a record label by contacting a band they had never met and offering to release a full-length album. The result, almost named "curmudgeon," became kranky, a record label that routinely pushes the sonic limits of music. Out of appreciation and admiration, we invited the label to pick out some tracks to represent the history of their pioneering label.

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:48:35 -0700

Preview tracks from Guilty Simpson, Bird Peterson, Propyphic & Reanimator, Eliot Lipp, and Headman here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section.

Exclusive Mix: Top Billin

XLR8R Magazine — Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:19:46 -0700

Finnish DJ/production/remix outfit Top Billin gathers everyone from Bounty Killer to Holy Ghost!

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:48:00 -0700

Preview tracks from M83, Silje Nes, Nick Andre & E Da Boss, New Jack Hustle, and Temposhark here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section. Photo by Muni.

Exclusive Mix: Synth Tax by Kid Kameleon

XLR8R Magazine — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:14:40 -0700

XLR8R columnist Kid Kameleon brings the variety on this latest installment of the XLR8R Podcast Series

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:09:36 -0700

Preview tracks from Shy Child, UFO!, MC Gringo, Atmosphere, and Christopher Bissonnette here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section.

Exclusive Mix: Web Office Tune-Off

XLR8R Magazine — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:30:00 -0700

We, the XLR8R web team, can never agree on what to listen to during work, so to solve that problem, we've prepped this multi-genre extravaganza for the latest installment of the XLR8R Podcast Series. We packed our current favorites into this mix, from the bizarro indie rock of Xiu Xiu to Megasoid's turbo-crunk to the carefree party vibes of The Teenagers. Now everyone on Team Web (all two of us) will have something to enjoy listening to as we scarf frozen Stouffer's lunches, terrorize Larry the office dog, and meet our fifteen deadlines.

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:38:00 -0700

Preview tracks from Rusko, Bobby Peru, Michal Ho, Akrobatik, and Autechre here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section.

Exclusive Mix: Them Jeans

XLR8R Magazine — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:33:56 -0700

Los Angeles-based Jason Stewart–a.k.a. Them Jeans–provides us with this rocking mix of electro, rock, and disco tunes, along with a little Fleetwood Mac and Radiohead. Stewart is widely known for the numerous edits and mash-ups he's sent to every corner of the blogosphere, his work as a graphic designer, and his remarkable height. Check this mix and download to use as the soundtrack to your next house party.

Tracklisting
1. Holy Ghost! "Hold On" DFA

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:33:52 -0700

Preview tracks from Caspa, Zomby, Clark, Munk, and Pellarin here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section.

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Exclusive Mix: Dubstep Goes South

XLR8R Magazine — Thu, 6 Mar 2008 16:06:13 -0800

São Paulo-born DJ, producer, and party king Bruno Belluomini reminds us that dubstep isn't just for the pale faced Brits and California hippies. This selection of tracks, many of the unreleased, showcases how producers near and in the Southern hemisphere are interpreting the dubstep sound.

Belluomini's tracks have been championed by BBC Radio 1's Mary Anne Hobbs, Kode9, DJ Mag, as well as by several publications and festivals in his native Latin America. Learn more about him here.

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:53:50 -0800

Preview tracks from Benga, Siriusmo, Flying Lotus, Tommy Guererro, and Chessie here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section.

Exclusive Mix: Mush Records

XLR8R Magazine — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:36:15 -0800

Mush is one of those labels that's impossible to pin into any one genre, and Antimc has proven that true once again, with this mix for the XLR8R podcast.

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:34:12 -0800

Preview tracks from Skream, HEALTH, School of Language, Ghostland Observatory, and Bisc1 here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section.

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:48:48 -0800

Preview tracks from Otic Angst, Neon Neon, Débruit, Rafter, and Don Cavalli here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section.

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:08:42 -0800

Preview tracks from Mike Slott, One Be Lo, Power Pill Fist, No Kids, and Raudive here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section.

Exclusive Mix: Man Recordings

XLR8R Magazine — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:35:36 -0800

Berlin-based DJ Daniel Haaksman furnishes XLR8R with an exclusive mix of baile funk tunes from his Man Recordings imprint. "This is Funk Berlinioca!" matches Brazilian producers like Edu K, Deize Tigrona, and Sandrinho with international artists, like Crookers and Switch, who have integrated the baile sound into their own work. The result is a 45-minute-plus primer on the many directions the genre has taken since its inception.

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Tue, 5 Feb 2008 16:21:32 -0800

Preview tracks from Super Smoky Soul, Kelpe, Cut Copy, diskJokke, and Cadence Weapon here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section.

Exclusive Mix: Bubble Metropolis

XLR8R Magazine — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:14:28 -0800

XLR8R columnist and San Francisco hero Monty Luke (a.k.a. ML Tronik) delivers another mix of the best new techno hitting record store shelves this month. Tune in to hear everything from the banging to the minimal. To read Monty's Bubble Metropolis column, download a pdf of XLR8R 114.

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:13:42 -0800

Preview tracks from Hot Chip, Marbert Rocel, Justus Kohncke, Lab Waste, and Phylum Sinter here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section.

Exclusive Mix: Ghostly International

XLR8R Magazine — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:17:48 -0800

Producer Praveen Sharma shows off his DJ skills and excellent taste in music on XLR8R's latest exclusive mix. Sharma has been making music for years now, with his debut album, Backed By Spirits, out on Neo Ouija. He is also a member of Percussion Lab, who streams the best in underground electronic music over the internet airwaves.

Weekly Mix

XLR8R Magazine — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:07:24 -0800

Preview tracks from Samiyam, Torae, Nicolay & Kay, Act, and Curses here, or download them individually at XLR8R's MP3 section.

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Exclusive Mix: Barbara Preisinger

XLR8R Magazine — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:02:46 -0800

Besides her 10-plus-year career as a DJ, Barbara Presinger has explored numerous angles of the music business, from working on as a freelance writer and radio promoter to starting the now-famous ~scape imprint with Stefan Betke (a.k.a. Pole). While the dancefloor is her number one passion, she has, in recent years, expanded her sets to include everything from hip-hop to dub, often pairing these genres with her trademark house and techno style.