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

"Maybe I'm a stupid fool / Chasing butterflies like you"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 Start, 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?

Bobkast #19: Where Do I Start, Where Do I Begin (Download: PC- right click + save as; Mac- option + click)

Bobkast #8: A Lil Something Something

"I Hate California Girls"

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 retro rock, some reggae and a new Magnetic Fields song. Yee-haw. Warm wishes from the Bobka crew

Bobkast #8: A Lil Something Something
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)

Bobkast #8: A Lil Something Something {direct link; right click to download}

The Bobkast #7: Winter's Night Drive

"I See The Sun Disappear"

Chocolate Bobka Presents...The Bobkast #7: Winter's Night Drive. 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 indie 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.

The Bobkast #7: Winter's Night Drive
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

The Bobkast #7: Winter's Night Drive {direct link; right click to save}

The Bobkast #5: A Cosmic Sing-A-Long

"Move Your Funky Feet"

After a week of nonstop ass-shaking, headbanging and fist pumping, the collective limbs of thy Bobkats are indeed sore. Luckily we've been fed some space-age medicine and are able to keep the party going long after the party has died (at least we like to think so). This mix of space candy throws together some of our much loved CMJ week with a bunch of other goodies we've been listening to. Enjoy.

The Bobkast #5: We're All In A Cosmic Sing-A-Long
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

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The Bobkast

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

We're doing something not-so new to us but we're doing it anyway. Knuckles was killed off in Hurricane Dean and has been replaced by something comparable only to the infamous Pimp Bot 5000. That's right, we decided to make our own podcast, which we've dubbed The BobKast. Check out our inaugural mix and knuckles farewell here. Tracklist and link below.

"I'm High & I'm Happy & I'm Free- The Bobkast #1"
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

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