Chocolate Bobka's Bobkast

bobkast 31: Translucent/Snow Day

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:41:00 GMT

Waking up to a generous heaping of flakes outside your window is the ultimate joy for most kids. For adults, the ultimate pain. Slushy ice roads, congested tunnels, travel delays, detours, black ice, and arctic winds can make the morning/evening commute feel like waging a war against the elements. Yet, inside, peering out a steamy window, all is calm. A bit of this quiet introspection could do the commuter well, transporting him/her from the chaos of a congested underground tunnel to a mythologized they once dreamed of living when as a child. This mix was designed early this morning as an agent to take you to that special frozen place.

Bobkast #31: Translucent/Snow Day

Allaudin William Mathieu- Air in E-Flat

Alice Coltrane- Shiva-Loka

Silver Pines- Timefather

How to Dress Well- My Body

Atlas Sound- Cold & Golden

Pure Ecstasy- DWLDWD

Slowdive- Ambient Guitars (excerpt)

Galaxie 500- Snowstorm

Julian Lynch- Untitled/Flutes

Fripp & Eno- Wind on Wind

Grouper- Vessel

Charalambides- Memory

Sleepover- Your World is Night

John Maus- Do Your Best

Dreamers Cloth- The Coconut Pearl B1

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bobkast #30: Northbound Trains

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

"Cold Hard Times"

There is one tree left on the mighty Oak outside my window. Winds are humming up the East River, cutting through Greenpoint with Exacto knife precision. The sun goes down at 4:30 pm. Sick of the varying weather, we head North to a more serene destination, where the sun will melt into the horizon at 4:08 pm, the breeze out of the East will be from the Northern reaches of the Atlantic Ocean, and while conditions aren't exactly permitting, they seem more fitting than in the city, where the vital signs of season change are shrouded in concrete capes, keeping natural form at bay. The train ride to northern New England is approximately 8-9 hours from NY Penn Station. This mix will only last you through Westchester, maybe Southern Connecticut, if your lucky, either way, it'll put you in the right state of mind for Winter exploration and the enjoyment of the forthcoming season.

Bobkast #30: Northbound Train
1. The Feelies- Forces at Work
2. The Clean- Flowers
3. Lee Hazelwood- Cold Hard Times
4. Woods- Death Rattles (Daytrotter Session)
5. Warpaint- Billie Holiday
6. Taken By Trees- Cedar Trees
7. Animal Collective- Sleeper Factory (live)
8. Linda Perhacs- Porceilan Over Cast Iron Wedding
9. Shop Assistants- Somewhere in China
10. Woodsman- Sunglass.
11. Julian Lynch- Nen Vole
12. Popol Vuh- der ruf
13. Galaxie 500- Cold Night
14. Twin Sister- All My Trials
15. Dink Roberts- Old Blue
16. Sibylle Baier- I Lost Something In The Hills
17. Mountain Man- Sewee Sewee

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Bobkast #30: Northbound Train 1. The Feelies- Forces At Work 2. The Clean- Flowers 3. Lee Hazelwood- Cold Hard Times 4. Woods- Death Rattles (Daytrotter session) 5. Warpaint- Billie Holiday 6. Taken by Trees- Cedar Trees 7. Animal Collective- Sleeper Factory (live) 8. Linda Perhacs- Porceilan Baked Over Cast Iron Wedding 9. Shop Assistants- Somewhere in China 10. Woodsman- Sunglass. 11. Julian Lynch- Nen Vole 12. Popol Vuh- der ruf 13. Twin Sister- All My Trials 16. Dink Roberts- Old Blue 17. Sibylle Baier- I Lost Something in the Hills 18. Mountain Man- Sewee Sewee

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#27: Polaroids at the Beach

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:33:00 GMT

Ok, heres the plan: We're all going to quit our day jobs and shack up at my grandparent's beach house for the summer. (They're old and forgot they have a beach house.) Then we'll get sweet jobs like, Ice Cream Man, Italian Ice Guy, Fish Delivery Dude and Badge Checker Chick. We'll live off grilled cheese sandwiches and milkshakes. And margaritas. We'll have unlimited ice cream, and freeze pops. You can buy like 500 freezepops at the gas station for like $5. It's sick. We'll just wear Umbro's every day. No shoes. And it won't even matter when you jump into the ocean with your clothes on at 4 in the morning and your cell phone dies, cause, well, it just won't matter. And well ride bikes. It's gonna be so rad.

Boobkast #27: Polaroid's at the Beach
Quiet Village- Victoria's Secret
Real Estate- Beach Comber
Beach Fossils- Vacation
Holiday Shores- Phones Don't Feud
Ganglians- Lost Word
Strawberry Fair- Give Up
Ducktails- Let's Rock The Beach
Juana Molina- No Llama
The Tough Alliance- Hung Up On A Dream (Zombies cover)
The Ruby Suns- Ole Rinka
High Places- From Stardust to Sentence
The Mayfair Set- Desert Fun
Jacuzzi Boys- Island Ave
The Meanest Boys- I Don't
Ms. Tyree "Sugar" Jones- If You Feel It
Rodriquez- Sugar Man
Reefer- Blue Moon
Sore Eros- Whisper Me
tUne-YaRdS- FIYA
Wilson Simonal- Escola em Luto
Sandbar- Fresh Life
Stag Hare- Allah

#26: Another Day in the Park

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:01:00 GMT

"Dreaming, Dreaming"
With the Greenpoint thermometer hitting upwards of 85 the past two weekends, it's safe to say that Summer is almost here. It's also safe to say that you can find me in the park, chilling with friends, soaking up sun and drinking Margarita's in styrofoam cups from the Turkey's Nest. My advice with this mix; burn a copy to CD, then transfer that CD to Maxell XL-II, pop it into your Radio Raheem-esque boom box, pick up a blanket and go lay out in your neighborhood park. Bring booze. Smokes. Buy an ice cream. (or Italian ice.) Stop being so pale.

Bobkast #26: Another Day in the Park
Julie Doiron- The Life of Dreams
Atlas Sound- Springtime Instrumental
Suda Chuenbarn- Jong Wai Korn
Lola Arias & Ulises Conti - Te Voy A Vencer Por Knock-Out
High Places- The Tree With Lights In It
Savath et Savalas- La Llama
Amadou et Mariam - Je Te Kiffe
One Blood- Be Thankful For What You Got
Jackie Paris- Make Me Smile
The Coasters- Down In Mexico
Annette Denvil- Oh So Nice
Animal Collective- No More Running
Yo La Tengo- Dreaming
Ducktails- Backyard

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#25: How Are You?

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 12:39:00 GMT

"I Got a Free Way of Mind"
(photo by Jano De Cesare)
Is it me, or do you just want to lay around all day eating Cadbury eggs, doing crossword puzzles and flipping back and forth between Repo Man and the latest Man v Food? Slacker city.

Bobkast #25: How Are You?
Kurt Vile- Freeway
The Clean- Anything Can Happen
Woods- The Dark
Nodzzz- In The City (Contact High)
The Spades- We Sell Soul
The Box Tops- The Letter
Dusty Springfield- Twenty Four Hours to Tulsa
Harlem- Beautiful & Very Smart
The Vaselines- Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sun Beam
Comet Gain- Brothers Off the Block
The Close Lobsters- Never Seen Before
The Zombies- Hung Up On A Dream
The Millenium- It Won't Always Be The Same
Beulah- Slo-Mo for the Masses
Satwa- Amigo
Little Joy- Play the Part
WAVVES- How Are You?

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#24: Everything's New

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:36:00 GMT

"I Wanna Do Some Laughing Too"
(photo by I, Timmy)
If one were to awake from a sylvan daydream ala Rip Van Winkle, one would be able to hear and feel the world bursting with raw energy ("These Blues"). Moving through the forest, wide-eyed and romantic in the new world ("Bluish"), one begins to philosophize ("Fake Blues") and discovers he/she is all alone in the universe ("Baby, Don't Go", "Terrapin"). Self-examination kicks in ("It's Up to You"). And, ultimately, realization ("Moments in the Snow").

Awash in an existential whirlwind ("Whiteout"), one concludes that life is both sad and beautiful, yet doesn't care because it's much more fun to laugh and dance and sing ("Hellhole Ratrace"). Mental joy gives way to meditation and new-age soul searching ("The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything", "Karmic Dream Sequence #1"). Things are getting heavy, maaan ("Keep It Heavy"). But heavy is overwhelming. Good vibes much preferred ("Khala My Friend"). Alas, everything is new ("Everything's Big").

Bobkast #24: Everything's New
1. Spiritualized- These Blues (demo)
2. Animal Collective- Bluish
3. Real Estate- Fake Blues
4. dum dum girls- Baby Don't Go
5. Syd Barrett- Terrapin (Peel Session)
6. Shop Assistants- It's Up To You
7. Comet Gain- Moments in the Snow
8. Lotus Plaza- Whiteout
9. Girls- Hellhole Ratrace
10. Love- The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything
11. The Millennium- Karmic Dream Sequence #1
12. Creme Soda- Keep It Heavy
13. Amanaz- Khala My Friend
14. Here We Go Magic- Everything's Big

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#23: I Dream A Highway

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:02:00 GMT

"Home I'll Never Be"
(photo by Dorothea Lange)

Wealth I seek not, hope nor love, Nor a friend to know me; All I seek, the heaven above, and the road below me Robert Louis Stevenson

Lonely, broke and desperate, yet brimming with optimism, the song of the great American highway is deeply ingrained in the psyche of anyone born from sea to shinning sea. Some say it's Manifest Destiny, others merely an idyllic hobo's dream. Whatever it is, it's easily felt on cold, dark nights on lonesome highways, heading off the grid, or to some fabled watering hole, or, simply, home, wherever, or whatever, that may be. As Gillian Welch once said, "I dream a highway."

Bobkast #23: I Dream A Highway
Utah Phillips- Starlight on the Rails
Bob Dylan- Thunder on the Mountain
Marissa Nadler- River of Dirt
Karen Dalton- Down on the Street (Don't You Follow Me)
Townes Van Zandt- Waiting Around to Die
Magnolia Electric Co.- Hard to Leave the City
Dr. John- Travelin' Mood
Peter and the Wolf- Safe Travels
Woody Guthrie- Hard Travelin'
Antony and Bryce Dessner- I Was Young When I Left Home
Solomon Burke- Memphis
Gram Parsons- Return of the Grievous Angel (w/ Emmylou Harris)
Bruce Springsteen- Reason to Believe
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy- Goodbye Dear Old Step Stone
Tom Waits- Home I'll Never Be

#22: Listen, The Snow Is Falling

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:12:00 GMT

"I Need Another World...This Ones Nearly Gone"
(Photo by automaticbobby)
It's funny how a little bit of snow can bring a city to a stop. Aimless and carefree, it floats amongst smoke stacks and skyscrapers, lulling the avenues to a quiet hush. Quickly, it builds, hypnotizing wide-eyed onlookers as it dusts dirty streets with crystalline sparkles that shine under street lights like diamonds in a summer sky. Quiet. It swirls, whirls and falls. You stick your tongue out and taste its frozen delight. "Ahh, nurishment." And all of the sudden, the world is anew.

Bobkast #22: Listen...The Snow Is Falling
Galaxie 500- Listen, the Snow is Falling
Yo La Tengo- Nowhere Near
Alela Diane- White As Diamonds (Daytrotter)
Bjork- All is Full of Love
Grouper- Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping
Koushik- Morning Comes
Apollo Sunshine- Happiness
Japancakes- Blown A Wish
Julianna Barwick- You Were Waiting
Mum- I Can't Feel My Hand Anymore, It's Alright, Sleep Tight
Mogwai- Yes! I Am A Long Way From Home
Antony & the Johnsons- Another World

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#21: Mowee Wowee

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:19:00 GMT

"Meet Me In The Garden"

After a bitter NYE we're more than ready to welcome warm, sunny afternoons back into our lives. While that certainly isn't going to happen anytime soon in Brooklyn, one can always dream. Inflatable kiddie pools, zinc on ye nose, old episodes of Magnum PI and a quick call to your most favorite delivery guy can prove a MacGuyver-like solution. After all, what else do you need to feel like your in Hawaii? OK, a cocktail would be nice. And maybe some spam and Reese's.

Bobkast #21
1. Reefer- May Belene
2. Dent May- Meet Me In The Garden
3. Koushik- Lying In The Sun
4. Little Joy- The Next Time Around
5. Miracle Fortress- Beach Baby
6. El Guincho- Cumpleanos en Los Lagares
7. Os Mutantes- Ando Meio Desligado
8. Animal Collective- Brother Sport
9. Air France- No Excuses (The Autumn Cantata)
10. Jeanette- Esucha
11. The Magnetic Fields- Take Ecstasy With Me
12. Panda Bear- Untitled (Guys Eyes)
13. Caribou- Cherrybomb PT. 2
14. High Places- Jump In (For Gilkey Elementary School)
15. Nadia Cattouse- Long Time Boy

#20: Tangled Wood Vines Twine

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 18:14:00 GMT

"Rosin Smells and Turpentine Smells From Eucalyptus and Pine"

Bitter tastes of twigs we chewed where tangled wood vines twine
Trees held us in on all four sides so thick we could not see
I could not see any wrong in you, and you saw none in me
- Woody Guthrie

Inspired by some of my favorite Woody Guthrie lyrics, and one of my favorite interpretations, "Bobkast #20: Tangled Wood Vines Twine" is a collection of live songs recorded around the world at legendary venues, radio stations, basements, theaters and beaches. A mellow treat for those adversely affected by day-light savings.

Bobkast #20: Tangled Wood Vines Twine
1. The Arcade Fire- Wake Up (Black Session, Paris, FR 2005)
2. Mazzy Star- Flowers in December (The Metro, Chicago, USA 1994)
3. Jeff Tweedy- Remember the Mountain Bed (Vic Theatre, Chicago, USA 2005)
4. My Morning Jacket- Touch Me I'm Going To Scream pt. 2 (Taxi Cab, London, UK 2008)
5. R.E.M.- Gardening At Night (Seattle, USA 1987)
6. Fleet Foxes- Blue Ridge Mountains (Nigel Godrich's Basement, UK 2008)
7. Beirut- The Penalty (Black Session, Paris, FR 2007)
8. Department of Eagles- Herring Bone (Daytrotter, Rock Island, USA 2008)
9. Grizzly Bear- He Hit Me (Daytrotter, Rock Island, USA 2007)
10. Beach House- Used to Be (Beach, Australia 2008)

#19: Where Do I Start, Where Do I Begin

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:55:00 GMT

Believe it or not this bobkast began with mostly new songs. In the end however, only the Rosebuds, Juana Molina, and Chad VanGaalen survived. It brings me great comfort to think that should the world turn out like Footloose or that goofy Queen musical, we've at least stockpiled enough good music to last us a few more years.

So in honor of all things fall (mainly snare brushes, sonic swelling, and acoustic rhythm intros) I bring you the 19th installation of The Bobkast. Take this one for the cold walk home on a windy November.

Bobkast #19: Where Do I Star, Where Do I Begin
Annuals - Brother
The Rosebuds - Hello Darling
Juana Molina - Vive Solo
Destroyer - European Oils
Clem Snide - Evil vs. Good
Iron & Wine & Calexico - 16, Maybe Less
Devendra Banhart - Korean Dogwood
The National - Green Gloves
Howling Bells - I'm Not Afraid
Radiohead - Gagging Order
Badly Drawn Boy - Camping Next To Water
Califone - The Orchids
The Chemical Brothers - Where Do I Begin?
Swan Lake - Widow's Walk
Chad VanGaalen - Molten Light
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Honey Child What Can I Do?

#18: Stars In Your Eyes

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:50:00 GMT

"Oh Oh Oh I'm On Fire"
Thinking about taking a trip to Alpha Centauri? Well, if you just so happen to be making the 4 light year trek, here's a mix to aid in your intergalactic conquests and cosmic adventures. Remember to wear sunglasses as your breaking the Earth's atmosphere, you don't want to miss the view of the Milky Way from Alpha Centauri.

Bobkast #18: Stars In Your Eyes
M83- I Guess I'm Floating
Junior Boys- So This Is Goodbye
Bruce Springsteen- I'm On Fire (Cousin Cole's Bad Desire Mix)
Weird Tapes- Party Trash
Windsurf- Pocket Check
Diskjokke- Folk I Farta
School of Seven Bells- Half Asleep
Passion Pit- Smile Upon Me
John Cale- All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem cover)
Matthew Dear- Deserter

#17: After Hours

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:10:00 GMT

"Everything In Its Right Place"
(Photo by Thomas Hawk)
Saturday nights inevitably end in someone's living room, fresh beers in hand and pizza boxes, with only a few crumbs that once amounted to a whole pie, strewn across coffee tables.

The process begins around two, sometimes earlier, when one feels the itch to 'get the hell out of where ever they are', but doesn't want to end their night with an Irish exit from some god foresaken bar. Idea! Rally likeminded troops and soldier on toward the closest corner store and the Pizza place (or Diner). Beer in one hand, 'za in the other, the herd moves toward a nearby apartment. They huddle around a dirty coffee table, TV on in the corner, some detective noir on mute. Smokes are smoked, 'za crushed,as brew soothes pizza burnt mouthes (or sits in the open bottle until said apt owner picks it up in the morning, sighs, and pours it down the drain).

Of course, there are tunes, perfect tunes that seem to breathe from barely lit walls. And dancing, on coffee tables, until legs get jello-y and eyes heavy, and the couch calls your name. You sit. Bite off a piece of half-chewed, totally burnt crust, wash it down with a lukewarm, soon-to-be-wounded soldier. You slowly drift off into the ether.

Bobkast #17: After Hours
Amadou & Miriam- Sebali
Cut Copy- Midnight Runner
Outkast- Spottieottiedopaliscious
Radiohead- Everything In Its Right Place
The Duke Spirit- A Message to Pretty (Cousin Cole's Compakt Mix)
Lindstrom & Prins Thomas- Feel AM
M83- Kim & Jessie (Montage remix)
Memory Cassette- Asleep At A Party
Spiritualized- Harmony 6
TV On The Radio- Family Tree
Koushik- Nothing's The Same
M83- Midnight Souls Still Remain

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#16:...And You In Your Autumn Sweater

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:10:00 GMT

*a magical forest near kilkenny city, republic of ireland.
(Photo by Edward Dullard)

September 21 marks the Autumnal Equinox, which means this is your last chance in 2008 to successfully balance an egg on end. It also means the rolling green mountains of Vermont will erupt in technicolor magic, wool sweaters will return from moth ball covered chests in the corner of basements and pumpkin seeds will be salted and subsequently roasted. But the best part of fall is the way whiskey hits your warm belly on aimless jaunts through leaf plastered forests, bundled in flannel and wool. Oh yeah, and you in your autumn sweater.

Bobkast #16: ...And You In Your Autumn Sweater

1. Mark Mothersbaugh- Kite Flying Society
2. Camera Obscura- Let's Get Out of This Country
3. The Kinks- Autumn Almanac
4. Jim James- Gideon (Live @ Newport Folk Fest)
5. Fleet Foxes- Mykonos
6. Magnetic Fields- Abigail, Belle of Kilronin
7. Blitzen Trapper- Furr
8. Ra Ra Riot- Winter '05
9. Jenny Lewis- Acid Tongue
10. Oxford Collapse- Featherbeds
11. Okkervil River- Lost Coastlines
12. Pavement- Folk Jam
13. Sufjan Stevens- Tahquamenon Falls
14. Micah P. Hinson- Yard of Blonde Girls
15. Yo La Tengo- Autumn Sweater

Bobkast #16: ...And You In Your Autumn Sweater [PC: right click+save as; Mac: option+click]

#15: Out of the Darkness and Into the Fire

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:27:00 GMT

Composed on an early fall flight from Idaho to LaGuardia, after a brief visit to Hell's Canyon, this mix is a subtle, woozy collection of songs that drift and float through both darkness and light, as if they were specks of rainbow dust that meander through the atmosphere only to occassionally brush up against your shirt and get you thinking about the size of the planet. We're big. We're small. We're infinite.

1. The Walkmen - In The New Year
2. Department of Eagles - Teenagers
3. Handclaps, etc - Keep It Together
4. The Rosebuds - Silence By The Lakeside (Portastic Remix)
5. Olivia Tremor Control - The Sylvan Screen
6. The Ruby Suns - There Are Birds
7. School of Seven Bells - Connjur
8. Caribou - Irene
9. Atlas Sound - Track 6 (from Unmastered Logos LP)
10. Bon Iver - Lump Sum (Daytrotter Session)

Bobkast #14: Crazy Train, Sexy Train, Get On The Disco Train

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:22:00 GMT

With the solstice behind us, we figured its as good a time as any to share a brand new, fresh for Summer Bobkast with you. A potent and delectable mix of sugary pop, acid disco, African pop-hop and Michael Jackson, the latest Bobkast is fun for all ages, shapes and sizes. Enjoy.

Tracklist
1. Michael Jackson- Wanna Be Starting Something
2. Esau Mwamwaya- Tengazako 2 (Paper Planes remix)
3. Fleetwood Mac vs. Gwen Stefani- Everywhere (Paul Devro Mix)
4. Dance Reaction- Disco Train (Morgan Geist Mix)
5. Indeep- Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Mirage remix)
6. Air France- Collapsing At Your Doorstep
7. Music Go Music- Light of Love
8. James Pants- Crystal Lite (Feat. Deon Davis)
9. J DILLA- The $
10. Atlas Sound- Balcony
11. Lykke Li vs. Field- Dance, Dance, Dance In My Face (The Hood Internet mash)
12. Cryptacize- Peg (Steely Dan cover)

#13: Let It Blossom

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:23:00 GMT

After slowly emerging from the winter hibernation, there's no better way to embrace the joyousness of the rebirth season than by putting some life into your bones via raucous dance party in the sunshine. For the thirteenth edition of the Bobkast, we offer you a collection of beat-heavy tunes that we think sound just as good in the warm confines of Mother Nature as they do in the dark clubs where they originated. Ranging from dirty disco funk to sleek and squeeky electro, this mix is an electronic celebration, ideal for working out the kinks to your favorite dance moves (including the cabbage patch, running man, and egyptian strut), in anticipation of the summertime heat.

Kano - I'm Ready
Metro Area - Evidence
Four Tet - Smile Around the Face
Feist - I Feel It All (Escort Remix)
Arthur Russell - That's Us/Wild Combination
The Gap Band - Ride the White Horse
Professor Murder - That's How They Getcha (Chinzuki Riddim Version)
diskJokke - Staying In
Track N Field - Iso Maha
Lindstrom - Music In My Mind
The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)

TOTAL RUN TIIME..............53:11

#12: Keep on Keeping On Sunny Boy

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:50:00 GMT

Spring time is officially upon us. Also, tomorrow is our first birthday. In honor of both we culled this mix of sweet soul, classic American pop, disco reggae and, of course, Swedish pop. It's sandwiched between Curtis Mayfield and Lykke Li, so you know it's gonna feel oh so sweet. Throw in the Tom Tom Club and it's basically off the hook. Happy Spring.

Curtis Mayfield- Keep on keeping on
Diana Ross & The Supremes- He's My Sunny Boy
Dusty Springfield- Only Want To Be With You (Alt Mix)
Carol Cool- Upside Down
The Tom Tom Club- Genius of Love
Leo's Sunshipp- I'm Back For More (Instrumental)
KC and the Sunshine Band- I Get Lifted (B.I.G Respect)
Freddie Scott- (You) Got What I Need
The Bee's- (This is for the) Better Days
Jens Lekman- I Don't Want To Die Alone
The Mindbenders- Groovy Kind of Love
Lykke Li- Dance Dance Dance

#11: Gonna See A Movie Called Gunga Din

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:14:00 GMT

Nothing spells winter like a pair of carhart overalls and a thick ole flannel shirt. Throw a wool sweater on top of that, thick socks, duck boots, and a warm hat and your ready for a jaunt through the snow covered evergreen forests. Pop this one on for a walk through a country winter wonderland.

Oakley Hall- Marine Life
Band of Horses- Plans (Grizzly Bear cover)
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irkglova- You Ain't Going Nowhere (Bob Dylan cover)
Karen Dalton- Katie Cruel
Joanna Newsome & the Ys Street Band- Colleen
The Builders & The Butchers- Black Dresses
Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris- Return of the Grievous Angel
Blitzen Trapper- Country Caravan
Silver Jews- Friday Night Fever
M. Ward- When I Get to the Border (w/ Zooey Deschanel) {Richard & Linda Thompson cover}
Willie Nelson & Calexico- Senor (Bob Dylan cover)
Wilco- True Love Will Find You in the End (Daniel Johnston cover)

#10: Bells & Whistles

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:38:00 GMT

A mess of crayons always makes the best art. With that in mind, this mix is meant to transport you to a simpler time when you cared for nothing but chocolate chip cookies, Kool-Aid and magic markers. Think of it as an adult version of drawing on the wall, only less to cleanup. If that doesn't do it for ya, how about one of the songs being culled from a compilation called Waking Up Scheherazade: Arabian Psych Nuggets. Figured that'd get ya listening. Shazam.

Bobkast #10: Bells & Whistles
1. Badly Drawn Boy- Bewilderbeast
2. Dennis Wilson- Rainbows
3. Albert Hammond Jr.- Bright Young Thing
4. The Boy Least Likely To- Rock Upon A Porch With You
5. Shout Out Louds- A Track And A Train
6. Manitoba featuring Koushika- Crayon
7. Los Campesinos- Don't Tell Me To Do The Math(s)
8. The Sheffields- Plenty of Love
9. Les Savy Fav- Comes & Goes
10. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks- Vanessa From Queens
11. Mark Mothersbaugh- Hardest Geometry Problem in the World
12. New Pornographers- Myriad Harbour
13. El Guincho- Antillas
14. Caetano Veloso- Lost in Paradise
15. Sea-Ders- Thanks A Lot
16. MGMT- The Youth
17. The Beach Boys- All I Wanna Do
18. Yacht- I Believe In You

Phish - Fall/Winter '97 Gems

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:29:00 GMT

To honor the recently-past 10 year anniversary of (one of) our favorite Phish era(s), we have assembled a few choice cuts from the Fall/Winter 1997 tour for your dancing and listening pleasure. This segment of dirrty Cow Phunk mixed with spacey transcendental improv will remind even the most jaded of phans why they liked the band so much in the first place, and it is also a great starting point for newbies who want to get an idea of what the fuss was all about. Check out LivePhish.com for more information.

Halley's Comet (11/22/97)
Tube > Dayton Jam (12/7/97)
Theme From the Bottom (12/29/97)
Ghost > Fire (11/17/97)

TOTAL RUN TIME.......74:33

#8: A Lil Something Something for the New Year

Thu, 3 Jan 2008 01:32:00 GMT

Just a lil something something to keep you warm as the new year settles. A lil funk, a lil soul, a lil country, a lil more. And a new Magnetic Fields song! Yee-haw.Warm wishes from the Bobka crew

1. Lee Dorsey- Yes, We Can
2. Friends & Lover- Reach Out of the Darkness
3. Allen Toussaint- Night People
4. Herman's Hermits- I'm Into Something Good
5. The Magnetic Fields- California Girls
6. The Limes- Beyond Blue
7. Madlib- Mystic Bounce
8. Lord Rhaburn- More Love Reggae
9. Jacob Miller- Curly Locks
10. The Kinks- Waterloo Sunset
11. Bob Dylan & The Band- Ain't No More Cane
12. Emmylou Harris & Ricky Skaggs- Darkest Hour is Right Before Dawn
13. Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins- Rise Up with Fists!!!
14. Dr. Dog- Mystery to Me
15. The Clientele- Bookshop Casanova
16. Belle & Sebastian- Asleep on a Sunbeam
17. John Phillips- Holland Tunnel
18. Neil Young- Cripple Creek Ferry
19. Grizzly Bear- Deep Blue Sea (Daniel Rossen home recording re-edit)

A Winter's Night Drive

chocolatebobka@gmail.com — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:34:00 GMT

A narcotic blend of insomniac drone, this mix was inspired by blunted late night drives down snow covered streets and is an attempt at blurring the lines between pop, sleek Italo disco, cavernous dubstep, luminary space rock, soulful hip hop and eerie folk. The glue is a psych aesthetic that permeates every track and covers this mix in a stoney haze.

Sleep driving is a habitual act insomniacs practice which transports the restless from the confines of sleeplessness into a calming world of nothingness. In the darkness of the open road one finds himself alone in desolate isolation, post-apocalyptic contemplation. "Is this the end? Am I the only one left? Shall I keep driving? Streetlights flicker and highlight the tar-colored streets, transforming the yellow lines from a mere divider into a bonafide path into the unknown. You follow the yellow lines.

1. The Chromatics- Telephone Call
2. The Chromatics- Night Drive
3. Bat For Lashes- Whats a Girl to Do
4. Mazzy Star- Fade Into You
5. Bodies of Water- Everybody Hurts
6. The Archivist- Street Light Om
7. Kevin Drew- Big Love
8. Bullion- I Guess I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
9. Burial- Archangel
10. Panda Bear- Ponytail
11. Au Revoir Simone- The Winter Song
12. Beirut- My Night with the Prostitute in Marseilles
13. The Magnetic Fields- When The Open Road is Closing In
14. Joy Division- Love Will Tear us Apart Again (Permanent Mix)
15. Spacemen 3- Walking with Jesus
16. Club 8- Everything Goes
17. Micah P. Hinson & The Opera Circuit- Seems Almost Impossible

#6: Gray Skies, Sinking Suns

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:41:00 GMT

Despite Global Warming's best efforts, winter is officially upon us, and this latest installment of The Bobkast was made with the transition of the seasons in mind. And here's another "Inconvenient Truth": you will like this mix, despite knowing little about (or being aesthetically opposed to) 'electronic' music. The tracks featured have a somewhat chilly vibe, but still provide enough warmth to get you tappin' your frozen toes and humming along to the melodies, and they come together to create a sound that can best be described as "indie-electronica." So bundle up tight, put on some warm headphones, and pray for a snow day.

Boards Of Canada- Olson
Mobius Band- The Loving Sounds of Static (Junior Boys Remix)
Matthew Dear's Big Hands- Deserter (live)
Matthew Dear- Don And Sherri (Hot Chip Version)
Hot Chip- The Warning
Aphex Twin- Fingerbib
Four Tet- And Then Patterns
Boards Of Canada- Roygbiv
Radiohead- Reckoner
Amon Tobin- Stoney Street
Prefuse 73- Uprock And Invigorate
Mobius Band- 2 Kinds of Light
The Slip- Mr. Meowskers (live)

TOTAL RUN TIME.................51:57

We're All In A Cosmic Sing-A-Long

chocolatebobka@gmail.com — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:30:00 GMT

Last week at CMJ was hectic but we sure did have a good time seeing some of our old favorites (James Murphy & Hood Internet) and some soon to be new favorites (the Octopus Project). This Bobkast, featuring Italo-Disco, Psychedelic Canadian pop and Bollywood disco, screams space candy. Murphy spun Junior Brown's "Dance to the Music" late night last week and I woke up everyday singing it, loving life. Get on the train, choo choo, and ride it.
1. Cryptacize- Cosmic Sing-a-long
2. Miracle Fortress- Maybe Lately
3. The Octopus Project- I Saw The Bright Shinies
4. The Hood Internet- Bros before Whoas
5. Glass Candy- Rolling Down the Hills
6. Vijay Benedict- I Am A Disco Dancer
7. Junior Brown- Dance to the Music (dub) {song of the week}
8. A Mountain of One- Can't Be Serious
9. Fujiya & Miyagi- Collarbone
10. Thom Yorke- The Eraser (XXXchange remix)
11. Grizzly Bear v. The Knife- Knife/Heartbeats
12. Hot Chip- So Glad To See You

Autumn, I DIG YOUR MIND!

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 10:15:00 GMT

Inspired by my longing for autumn in New York (the kind depicted in every other Woody Allen movie), this mix strives to bridge the gap between classic old skool Pop and Rock and its modern derivatives. There's alot of nostalgic goodness packed into this 49:55. 1. Spoon- The Way We Get By
2. The Nervous Breakdown- I DIG YOUR MIND
3. The Rosebuds- Waiting for the Carnival
4. Buffalo Killers- Don't You Ever Think I Cry
5. Band of Horses- Detlef Schrimpf
6. The Kinks- Get Back in Line
7. The Zombies- I Want Her She Wants Me
8. The Kinks- Along Way From Home
9. Tom Waits- (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night
10. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong- Gee, Baby Ain't I Good To You
11. Sharon Jones & the Dapkinds- 100 Days, 100 Nights
12. Candy Payne- By Tommorrow
13. The Raveonettes- Ode to L.A.
14. Charlotte Gainsbourg- The Songs We Sing
15. Stars- Celebrated Gun

Funky Beats and Swift Verses

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:38:00 GMT

For our third installment, enjoy some funky beats and swift lyrics courtesy of the last millenium. Be sure to check out Children of the Corn (Big L's group featuring neighborhood friends Ma$e and Cam'ron), Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One's first group), and Diggin' in the Crates (Lord Finesse, Fat Joe, Big L, Diamond D). Oh, and Cube's "No Vaseline" is also considered the greatest diss track of all time.

Brick - Dazz
Ice Cube - No Vaseline
Kris Kross - Warm it Up (Dupri's Mix)
Biggie & Sinatra - Everyday Struggle (A Day in the life of a Fool)
NWA - Express Yourself
Brand Nubian - Don't Let it Go to Your Head
Slick Rick - Street Talkin' (feat Outkast)
Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Back To Back Rhyming (feat Andre the Giant)
Children of the Corn - Doin' It
DITC - Dignified Soldiers (Street Remix)
Big L - I Don't Understand It
Boogie Down Productions - Poetry

I've Got a New Kaleidoscope

chocolatebobka@gmail.com — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:20:00 GMT

Celebrate Labor Day with the second installment of the Bobkast. This episode features a variety of fresh beats perfect for any time of day. Enjoy!

!!! - Take Ecstasy With Me
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - You Can't Go (Edit de Prince Language)
Simian Mobile Disco - I Believe
CSS - Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above (Spank Rock Remix)
Joakim - Drumtrax
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Rubicon
Al Usher - Her Today
Chromatics - Hands in the Dark (Dark Day)
Thieves Like Us - Drugs In My Body

I'm High & I'm Happy & I'm Free

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:24:00 GMT

Our official foray into the world of podcasting. well not really, but we're super pumped about our new home at liberated syndication and figured we'd celebrate by putting this end of summer mix together. it starts all never ending happy summer days with some sexy indie disco, falls into a bit of island love with steel drums and tropicalia and gives way towards early sunsets and impending autumn with mellow folk from the Mountain Goats and king freak Devendra Banhart, whose "Seahorses" gives the title to our inaugural episode: "I'm High & I'm Happy & I'm Free", not a bad way to be. Enjoy 1. Feist- Inside and Out 2. Rilo Kiley- Breakin' Up 3. Beck- Tropicalia 4. Peter Bjorn & John- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (Girl Talk Remix) 5. Super Furry Animals- Northern Lights 6. Vampire Weekend- Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa 7. Blair- Half Moon 8. Jens Lekman- I'm Leaving You (Because I Don't Love You) 9. Bishop Allen- Bishop Allen Drive 10. The Brunettes- Loopy Loopy Love 11. The Mountain Goats- Woke Up New 12. Devendra Banhart- Seahorses