Chill with The Chola

Happy New Year my friends! I hope that everyone had a great holiday and that going back to work this week has not sucked the life right out of you. Hopefully the cool sounds of nujazz, broken beat, and hip-hop in this month's podcast will lift your spirit some if you are indeed feeling a bit down about returning to work.

This month's episode is quite special... it marks the 1st birthday of the "Chill With The Chola" podcast. Wow, it has gone by so fast I can hardly believe it!

In the past year, this show has grown to almost 5000 active RSS subscribers and averages another 1500 unique page views per month. That makes this site a very strong promotional tool for independent artists and labels and it does not cost them a dime to reach new listeners and potential fans. I am happy to say that this site is cash flow negative on its first birthday... yea, that's right, NEGATIVE. This podcast is here to spread the word about the music I love, not to turn a profit. I am EXTREMELY proud of that and thank you all for your support. I could not have done it without you, the loyal listener!

In addition to producing the podcast this year, I have decided to expand the show by creating a companion site in which I can begin posting reviews, links, and articles related to downtempo, chillout, nu-jazz, lounge, and more. Think of the new site as a "magazine" that accompanies this podcast. The format of the new site will be a little more "free-flow" than chola.podomatic.com and will allow me to expand my reviews and recommended links without holding up the montly release of each audio episode.

I invite you all to check out http://www.definitivedowntempo.com, the companion site to "Chill With The Chola." It will be a constant work in progress and will be a great place to find information on new artists, cd's, and podcasts that I enjoy and recommend. If you would like to be updated when Definitive Downtempo is updated, you can even subscribe to its RSS feed in addition to this one. Check it out when you have a chance!

Okay, okay... enough shameless self promotion and on to the music!
This month's episode is chock full of tastey nu jazz and broken beat, and, it is even lightly dusted with some choice underground jazzy hip-hop. I found a great new website to legaly download electronica this month and highly recommend it. Check out http://www.bagpak.net when you have some time. Quite a few of the tunes in this month's episode were purchased right there. Enjoy!

Here is this month's tracklist...

01. Basement Freaks- Shapeshifter

02. Soulphonic Soundsystem- Catalina Sunset (Fort Knox Five Remix)

03. Sunshine State- Day Job (Alister Johnson Remix)

04. South City Allstars- South City Allstars vs Joe Quartermain

05. Princess Superstar- Perfect

06. C.L. Smooth & DJ Jazzy Jeff- All I Know

07. Count Bass D & John Robinson- Turn The Bass Up

08. Aaron Jerome- Blue Lotus

09. Alister Johnson- Like A Star

10. Aklimatize ft Totin Agosto- Dime La Verdad

11. 12th Floor- Salsa 313

12. Justis- Jazz Music

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Are you a downtempo connoisseur? Check out related reviews, articles, and links at http://www.definitivedowntempo.com