Chill with The Chola

Positive Persuasion 04-01-07

The Chola — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:50:19 GMT

For my April Podcast I found myself being driven towards a positive influence. I also found myself inspired by a wide range of styles and tempos which really makes this month's mix flow well.

While listening to this 70 minute downtempo mix, I think you will find yourself transcending a simple state of relaxation. You will find that all of your stress melts away and you are left with a smile on your face. Each song is light and charming and sure to brighten your day!

< < EDIT 04-19-07> > I just wanted to share a link with all my listeners that was sent to me by a chillout artist featured on this month's podcast, "Big Wheel." Big Wheel releases music free for all to enjoy and his music is available at www.soundclick.com/bigwheel. His music is super cool and very chill and I am sure you will enjoy it!

Here is the track list...

01. Tycho- Dictaphone's Lament
02. Org Lounge ft Hilde Drange-Musikkvennen
03. Sian ft Rachael Roberts- What's your name?
04. Intuit ft Flora Purim & Airto Moreira- Crianca Das Ondas
05. Butti 49- Kalas
06. Revolution Void- Ventus Solaris
07. The Pinker Tones- In Pea We Nuts
08. Oddessy 9- Killer Robot
09. Bigwheel- Far Away
10. Vargo- Beauty (Album Mix)
11. Lemon Jelly- Space Walk
12. Karmacoda- Front of My Room
13. Bent- Private Road
14. Under- The Cars Below
15. Eastern Sun and John Kelley- Rapture at Sea

As I move in to my fourth month of producing this Podcast I have been pleasantly surprised at its response. I have seen a great increase in listeners and subscriptions and I am very happy that people all round the world are enjoying my mixes.

As I continue to grow I will begin including interviews with artists and I will be adding the ability for artists to submit their music. I am always on the lookout for up and coming downtempo artists so if you are interested in submitting your tunes for consideration, feel free to email me at chola@podomatic.com

Thanks for chillin' with me,
Chola

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Urban Cocktail Hour 03-07-07

The Chola — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:55:01 GMT

Take some smoothed out lounge music, add a splash of hip hop, and stir in a little jazz for mixer and you have got an "Urban Cocktail Hour!" If you like your cocktail hours loungy and your hip hop jazzy, you'll love this mix!

For this month's mix, I found myself inspired to play music with a little more acid jazz and hip hop influence. I marked it "Explicit" because there are a few random curse words but it is far from offensive. There are plenty of sultry melodies, great vocals and smooth rapping to fill out this sexy hour long episode. I really think the live acts I saw this month influenced my choices in grooves. I saw The Roots and Solillaquists of Sound perform live this month and had a great time. Next week I am going to see Kid Beyond and cannot wait!

On a personal note, I submitted a remix of Vieux Farka Toure's "Ana" to CCMixter.org's remix contest. To listen to my remix CLICK HERE. I also built a new PC for music production that is so fast it makes my head spin! :)

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this month's episode, The Chola

Here is the tracklist...

1. Black Mighty Orchestra- Ocean Beach (Cybophonia Cinematic Remix)
2. Pete Phunk- The Sunny Streets of New York
3. Johan Brunkvist- Downtempo Lounge (Acid Jazz Remix)
4. Joe Bataan- Chevere Que Chevere (Ursula 1000 Remix)
5. Guardner- All right
6. Jurassic 5- If you only knew
7. Harvey Lindo- Rugged Individuals ft Count Bass D
8. J Boogies Dubtronic Science- Try Me ft Goapele and Capitol A
9. J. Lang- Hip Hop for Dummies ft KCentric (Sucker Free mix)
10. Blue Monk- Doin' Ma Thang
11. Revolution Void- Weekend Amnesia
12. Meloman and Patrick Petruchelli- Sy
13. Jimpster- Left and Right
14. Envelop- Hear my Answer
15. Soulstice- Fall in to You.
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Repost of February 9th's Show: Downtempo Mix 02/09/07

The Chola — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:55:08 GMT

I had some problems with 02/09/07's archive and inadvertantly deleted the original episode. This is a repost.

1. Krivi - Cafe Del Montenegro - Original Mix
2. Kevin Yost - Deep Inside My Soul - 8 Till Late Mix
3. Donati - E' Preciso Perdoar - Original Mix
4. Euphonic 7 - Then Came U feat. Kevin Yost - Original Mix
5. Red Hook Project - Reflections
6. general fuzz - liquid jazz
7. Mystic Diversions - I Feel Love - Mystic Diversions Remix
8. Solillaquists of Sound- all too common
9. Donati - Esquinas - Original Mix
10. Mystic Diversions - Beneath Another Sky - Original Mix
11. Sian featuing Rachel Roberts - Beautiful Day
12. The Pinker Tones - Beyond Nostalgia
13. ?- Mah Na Mah Na
14. Cates, DpL - Downtime In A Hotel - Original Mix
15. Inverse Cinematics - Burnout - Ye Solar Live Interpretation
16. Twin Pink - This Is Not Life - Original Mix
17. The Pinker Tones - TMCR Grand Finale

Chillin' with The chola

The Chola — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:51:18 GMT

I just wrapped up my first mix for 2007 and it's "so me"... smooth and chilled out! :) This mix is very jazzy and has a mixture of styles but there is definitely an underlying latin influence to it. There are plenty of sax's, funky bass lines, smoothed out rhodes... you know the deal. There are also house, disco, and funk influences in it too. This is definitely a lounge experience!

I really love the fusion of styles and this is the kind of stuff that I actively seek out. Not just the music, but, clubs and DJ's that play it. It's getting a lot harder to find it in Orlando, so if you have any recomendations, by all means let me know.

Download the mix and pop it in on the way to work tomorrow. It's guarenteed to get you tapping your hands and feet and will certainly put a smile on your face! Better yet, download it tonight, pour yourself a martini, grab your girl (or your man), bust out some of your best latin dancing and get those hips gyrating and your juices flowing! ;)

Here is the track list...

01. Ohm Guru- Hotel Capri (Cybophonia mix)
02. Stealth Band- Inner City Life
03. Roy Ayers- Sugar (Joey Negro Mix)
04. Karminsky Experience- Belly Disco (Beatfantastic Mix)
05. Kevin Yost- Ever After You
06 Thievery Corporation- The Heart's a Lonely Hunter (Louie Vega Mix)
07. Belladonna- Ebatule (Ennio Style samba funk mix)
08. Frederico Conti- Suono Piano
09. Thunderball- The Road to Benares (Bombay Dub Orchestra Mix)
10. Plej- Lay of the Land (Jimster's Vocal Mix)
11. The Juju Orchestra- Kind of Latin Rhythm (Smoove Remix)
12. Meloman, J Lanza- Desgarga
13. Joe Bataan- Chick-a-boom (Chris Joss Mix)
14. Bonobo- On Your Marks
I hope you enjoy,
Chad

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Textured Beats 05-02-08

The Chola — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:38:25 GMT

This month's podcast is dedicated to the TextureDJs who produce one of my favorite podcasts anywhere, "Transatlantic Grooves." The TextureDJs play some of the most eclectic genres of music from brokenbeat, to jazz, to funk. Their sets seem to be somewhere between old and new, full of warm vintage charm, almost as if you were listening to your old 45's.

Unfortunately the TextureDJs seem to be M.I.A. ;) Last I have heard, "A few trips to Kenya have gotten in the way of regular podcasting." I hope all is well fellas, and, I just wanted you guys to know that there are quite a few people out here having withdrawals without our monthly doseage! :)

If you believe that imitation is the ultimate form of flattery, then lets continue! This month I have put together my own eclectic mix of old and new to come up with my own "vintage 45 sound." I have found some terrific brokenbeat, funk, and jazz as well as a couple of excellent mashups that will transport you back to more simple times. In fact, I even whipped together a couple mashups of my own for this one!"

This show is all over the place, but, was quite fun to create and is bound to leave you with a smile on your face. Enjoy!

Here is this month's tracklist...

01. DJ Frane- A Story I Heard
02. Aleksi Virta- The Giant Catch 22
03. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons- Beggin' (Pilooski Re-Edit)
04. The Chola VS. Larry Bright- Surfin' Queen
05. The Human Beinz- Nobody But Me (Pilooski edit)
06. The Chola VS. The Trashmen- Surfin' Bird
07. Jamie Lidell- Little Bit Of Feel Good (Senor Coconut Mix)
08. Dinah Washington- Relax Max
09. Saravah Soul- Funk E Saravah
10. The Bamboos- Bring It Home ft. Alice Russell
11. The New Mastersounds- One Note Brown (Lanu Remix)
12. Sindbad- Gauche
13. Fdel- Rocksteady
14. Mashed Up Funk- Pepe '99
15. A Skillz vs Beatvandals- Sunshine
16. Jazz Liberatorz- Clin D'oeil

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