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Well, damn it, I'm going to do it. Lushy is playing in Berlin Saturday, July 26. If you are in the neighborhood, check them out. I would. They have two tunes posted at their website, lushy.com. I'm digging on this little disco ditty...not to mention that it goes along with our unspoken sex and space theme here at BSWC. Lushy features a very good friend of mine, Andy Sodt-we go back to high school, by god. If you hang in Seattle, check them out. Lushy - Spaced Out

Found an excellent Halloween release. Actually this release is way more than that, lots of excellent sounds ranging a large number of genres -- with a somewhat spooky theme. The release is a v/a compilation from Silber Records : "The truth is, we don’t think of Silber as a record label as much as we do a family of artists from around the world, sharing mutual respect for each other. The artists we showcase are stylistically & technically different from one another, & because of this, our audience is wonderfully varied. However, there are common threads that hold us all together, whether they be in the form of walls-of-sound or acoustic guitars." Enjoy this track, but make sure to listen to the full release, it is well worth the 168mb download for the 192vbr... more than 2 hours of music. Paolo Messere/Kiddycar - You Save Me From Understanding More

Released in March this year (SM014) on the netlabel Surreal Madrid, Miss Testosterone totally does the trick for me. Xylophone transformation, electronic beats, everything stays chill while no matter how fast the peice moves -- perfect with a beer in the morning ;) Karaoke Tundra, most recently appearing in the Sperm Festival, in Prague, hails from Slovakia. Luke Warm appears to be an artist from the U.K. -- although her/his myspace page does not reveal much. enjoy this delectable release... Miss Testosterone - Karaoke Tundar & Luke Warm

Here is a tune recorded by Oskar Erlandsson and Susanna Brandin in 2005 that was released on archive.org just today. Thank you. Really amazing singer/songwriter kind of stuff. A beautiful song, done well. Oskar Erlandsson and Susanna Brandin recorded the tune in Lund, Sweden. The rest of the release features different folks at different times, but it is well worth the listen. The release is called Björn Kleinhenz/Winter Took His Life - Blood bone / Home alone 2 on the netlabel, It's a Trap. Winter Took His Life - Please Don't

Plunderphonic fun coming at us for today's post from Nuthre, a very prolific Canadian Musician. The release, popstars, put out on the label Pop Quiz, is high energy pop / rap / dance / hip hop from start to finish. For the uninitiated, plunderphonic is a label applied to an audio composition made of components taken unselfconsciously and directly from existing pieces of music and altering to form a brand new composition. Mixing and splicing copyrighted materials without permission is the norm. This type of sampling is sometimes delicious, and usually a comment on the original work or on copyright in general. You may have heard Biotic refer to Chenard Walker as a "plunderphonic wunderkind" in his September 24th One-a-Day post. I hope you enjoy this track, and check out more of Nuthre's work, which does not follow this genre in general. You may have noticed we're behind by a few days on One-a-Day posting... fear not! This is due purely to a recent time crunch. Nurthre - Quoi Quoi Quoi

Played this on the show this week. Great tune. Not sure where Feliz is from, but he releases on Infinite Sector. Three-day weekend here in the U.S. Gotta love a bank holiday. (Listening to geese headed south as I type). Feliz - Cumbia Feliz

[Updated 10.7.07: Here is the audio file for last night's show. Haven't posted one for a while, but really, really enjoyed this show. Hope you do, too.] Here is the playlist for the radio show tonight. A latin sound, uh...er, should I say sounds from Latin America. Well, that is the angle I took while putting the show together. It is fun. As always, if you are reading this sometime between 9 and 11 pm Eastern (-5 Greenwich) on Saturday night you can listen to our stream. If you don't hear it live, then you can always subscribe to the podcast feed: Here is the feed. Click here for iTunes Mulata by Radioguagua Soundsystem Corazon Comprado by Radioguagua Soundsystem Bossinha (Aquilez Remix) by Chico Correa & Electronic Band Cumbia Feliz by Feliz Latin Madness by Funkatron sunset - horizon by tatsu Madrugada a la Gil Evans by The Paloseco Brazz Orchestra Popkiller by Tim & Puma Mimi Rampant Zoo Sex Orgy by Cube Sweet Papa Fridge by Bird Lantern Puppies in the space by Sminky Froggie's trip to the edge of the world by D fast Mangangá by Chico Correa & Electronic Band tua nema nishto by adrian juarez remixing AnGeL D. Merengón by Trópico esmeralda El Guacho by El Remolon Joy is not in th e brain by Spirit Elevating Brains tango..finale by 9fold Cidra e Cigarrinho by Flu Bobo Alegre by Flu

Well, it is October. Never too early to get started with BSWHalloween. Let's get going. This is from the netlabel, Noise Collector and Digi Hartatak. Digi Hartatak has been featured in these pages earlier with Nay, Nay and the tune, Balls. These sounds are emanating from Florida, if I'm not mistaken. It is getting spooky around here. Digi Hartatak Featuring J-Me - Queen Of The Cemetery

From a collection of recordings from something called the Treewalk 2006 at a place called the Motueka area (South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand). ""Funky Toning Jam" was another bit of hilarious spontaneity from the Friday night campfire at Riverside. It sounds like Damara was responsible. The saz is initially used percussively. Everyone (despite being seated) was fully in motion during this one. " I would love to get a chance to take part in a future Treewalk. Based on these recordings it is my sort of outing. A Tiny Window - Funky Toning Jam

I'll be the first to admit that with a daily deadline sometimes I put something up after hearing a few bars and figure it will work. O.K., so I'm not so proud, but it works and keeps the concept intact. But, the CC Netlabel world is so rich that frequently I can dip in and easily find something that totally rocks my world. Introducing, from Aidelaide, Australia, via the netlabel, monotonik (the sound is something of a departure for them)Bird Lantern. This release, DuD [mtk191], is a must. You will need to go and download the entire release. For today's selection I picked the down and funky, Sweet Papa Fridge. Man, I wish these guys were playing down the street right now. Try "Thrill". Wow. Bird Lantern - Sweet Papa Fridge

I don't remember ever posting a cover before, but this is an excellent general representation of the entire release, which I enjoyed straight through. It is a cover of Mazzy Star's big hit, Fade Into You. Moody, slow, melancholic, and lo-fi -- perfect. That description really works for the entire release, Come On Lincoln, released through the netlabel Cornslaw Industries. Cornslaw is based in Toledo Ohio and lives and dies by its motto "puttin' stuff on the web that wasn't there before." 1000000 a.d. has a myspace page and a site on Cornslaw, neither of which are very informative ;) I hope you enjoy this selection. 1000000 a.d. - Fade Into You

Instant Classic. An Editor's Pick at ccMixter, but with some controversy. I jammed on it immediately. No question about whether it is a one a day pick or not. Another incredibly beautiful day here in New England and frankly those three sentences are all I can muster. Take care. Mixro - Black is the Night

A classic. From the very first release of Chenard Walcker's netlabel, Free Sample Zone comes this incredible slice of the era. The tune was originally released in 1994 and rereleased on FSZ ten years later in 2004. The Fuzz explained in the original notes why they refused to pay royalties for using samples. They encouraged artists to follow their policy. They had no success, neither with the music nor with the Free Sample movement. They released their following albums under the name of The O. I'll be on the air later tonight. BSWC-The Show will be featuring tribute material from the WM Recordings Chenard Walcker tribute release....look for some classic Walcker stuff to go along with the feature release. BSWC One-a-Day: The Fuzz - God Bless the Radio

I am pleased to post the first track of the first release from Commodity records! The release, Shackle Your Rams, is quite eclectic, and tasty. I came across it on archive.org From the Implosion Quintet Site: "Deliberately under-produced, unquantized and sketchy, these are sincere creations of real people. We do of course have aspirations in joining the long, long line of glossy corporate puppets and becoming pouting cut-outs locked into vacuous mainstream mediocrity, but, dash it all, we just cant seem to get used to the taste of sperm."Commodity Records is will be the central point for the release of Implosion Quintet's ongoing work, and other music that they like ;) . They admit freely on the site that there is no guiding philosophy for the label. I hope you enjoy this track: Implosion Quintet - The way to the people is through *bing*

Sometimes a tune just takes me for a ride and I can't explain it. Well, perhaps that's true most of the time. This early September release is V/a - From The Eastwood [kk013] on Krill Konzern. This works for me. Thanks to Netlabelism.net for the heads up. I would love to know more about these artists, but couldn't find a thing. Help, anyone? Bayern Boom Beat - Cottonstorm

Returning to ccMixter for a spell. Here is a tune that uses the Beastie Boys CC licensed material from their website. Tripledoubler put together a Run DMC-inspired track that moves. Tripledoubler - My Galactic Turn [TDrmx]

Staying with the Chenard Walcker theme...he has done some wonderful work with Israeli poet, Roy "chicky" Arad. I really like today's selection for it's power and message. It was recorded the month before Chenard fell ill. The Street (Haifa-Beirut 2006) is a poem that Chicky wrote against the war in Lebanon. He bought a new 3 Euro microphone and tried to record it louder. He sent the recording to Chenard Walcker, who added music. Whether with his own productions or in company with other artists, Chenard Walcker has made a amazing impact on the "scene". Chenard & Chicky - Street

The first volume of the Chenard Walcker tribute release is up at WM Recordings. A impressive beginning, I must say. Chenard Walcker is the plunderphonic wunderkind responsible for all sorts of audio madness. Unfortunately, he was stricken and is now recovering. Chenard Walcker, a friend of the online music world, is slowly recovering from a diabetic coma. His brother reports that he is not physically suffering. He fell into the coma in September 2006, and is now working on speech development and object differentiation. We all are hoping for a full recovery. Chenard's presence is missed. Otis Fodder - Nous aimons oui

Jumped last night's show off with this brilliant mix. Oh yeah. I think I picked up from jamendo.com, but today's selection links directly to therealazeclub.fr. From the artist: Hé oui, hé oui, je suis un gros escroc, alors j'ai repris mon dernier tube, j'ai rajouté quelques samples de voix dessus, et je compte bien me faire les c***les en or avec. Seul problème... j'en fais cadeau... Je suis pas doué, j'ai pas le feeling producteur de maison de disque moi... Realaze - Opium Noir (Another World Mix)

Right now, I'm listening to a compilation of Indonesian netartists. It's from the netlabel, YesNo. There are a number of standout tunes on the release that is called Music Beyond No Borders [yesno001]. This one jumped out at me, but the range is tremendous on this release (be sure to check out the punkish tune at the end by the band, Punkasila. Jaeger Boy is pretty cool, too). Hengky Strawberry - Dancethedresdendancefloor

via Netwaves #036 (if you are not listening to this most excellent radio program, follow the link). Tristan Linton is wonderful. I'm really enjoying the classic instrumentation. Black Russian has a soundtrack feel. Could be the soundtrack to my life. It is on the Konkord netlabel and is called SoulThieves [konkord020]. Tristan Linton - Black Russian

It was Monday when I stumbled on the release las guerras from Adrian Juarez (released on Ruidismo). I began listening and couldn't stop until I'd finished the release. Then I listened again, and then to my favorite tracks. The music is fresh, extremely varied, and not self conscious at all. I'm really impressed, and different aspects of the release continue to grow on me. I chose Tua Nema Nishto, a hip-hop track, because it is an easy one to like right away. If you like it, then try tracks 4 and 5. Once you're convinced that you need to have this daring album in your collection, visit the archive.org page and download the full directory. You'll remember there was another Adrian Juarez track featured in June on BSWC. Oh, and I love the cover photo, taken by Hanna Dryland (more of her work here). Adrien Juarez - tua nema nishto

This is the latest release from a netlabel that I enjoy, Muertepop. The release is called Fattoria del vento [muerte007]. I'll let the notes describe the action: "Fattoria del vento" is a creative musical project, nine special tracks, sound, image, place, the renovation to artistic use of a nearly falling apart country house in north-east Italy. The sonorous poetics is based on the union of electronic rhythmics obtained from the combination of noises produced from objects and situations of the common life and minimal acoustic tunes. Fattoria del vento - Immaturismo

Jazz it is not, but man I'm digging the dance floor groove. Boy, I have nothing about this release that just appeared on archive.org. It is called Binary EP [rith005]. Boy, I like it. Pool Reverse - Jazz

It was a grey day this past Friday when I discovered Resonancias Ontolóxicas, a perfectly fitting release. I listened all the way through and then again. Sent a link to a friend, and tried to think about which song to post. The entire release seems to be filled with the sounds of the natural world - frogs, rain, leaves hit by wind, the noise of a gurgling volcano. The tones and sounds will definitely stimulate your neurons. "The sound plays inside the vault of the thought, and its innumerable thinkings invoke the presence of to be, reverberating inside an acoustic architecture and producing arguments that debilitates the disintegration power of death." Necrolinguax puts a cinematic image in my head. There is a decision to be made, and really a course of action that must be taken, the protagonist has woken to the dark realization of this and stands looking over a vastly remote view. The rythym is the beat of preparation and a driving force that cannot be stopped. Alg-label is a netlabel in Galicia, Spain. It is a label published by the digital arts community alg-a - a community of art, culture, and free action. Carlos Suarez works as an ethnomusicologist (if my poor translation is accurate) - his music certainly reflects this knowledge. enjoy this selection Carlos Suarez - Necrolinguaxe

I'm at home listening to BSWC on the mothership, WBCR-LP. I loaded a show from 9.17.05. This program was the second BSWC devoted to open-source music. Great playlist, if I say so myself. Here is something that stood out in the show. The tune is from ccMixter.org. This tune stands out across the broad sweep of that amazing remix site. 2 years of CC music on BSWC is an amazing thing...love keeping it on. Gotta go, Eloi Brunelle just came up in the playlist.... Trifonic - Bored on Your Backside

Today's selection comes to us via the playlist from the latest Netwaves radio program. Emily in Love released this collection, You Break my Heart, You Bought it [corpidex021]. Emily in Love is a side project of Emily, "one half of the electropop duo Bisexual Cyborg, a sad Australian girl who makes dreamy indiepop/folk/tronica for herself and her imaginary cats." If you like this then you should definitely cruise Corpid and look at the rest of their offerings. They run a very nice little netlabel. Emily in Love - I Can't Imagine

This was released back in the middle of August. Yo, how did I miss it. Got to keep my ear to the ground. The notes say that Radioguagua Soundsystem is from Venezuela and "they produce a sound that they call Salso or a mix from Salsa/Big Beat/Hip Hop and Jungle." The release is called Yo Vine Pa Ver [pcr034] Works for me. Also, Sascha Muller is involved. Radioguagua Soundsystem - Corazon Comprado

There is no doubt that some of the most interesting, moving, and dynamic music being created today is coming to us from through the Internet - not fed to us by record companies, but by the artists themselves and through small netlabels employing Creative Commons licensing. Sifting through the massive amount of work being published every day and then choosing just one track certainly gives me a sense of this. We do have our favorites, and one of mine is the netlabel birdsong, which specializes in creative home recordings. Favoring lo-fi and hi-quality to hi-fi and low-quality Birdsong has delivered some excellent and unique contributions to the CC sphere. The Bing Bang is one of several excellent tracks from the release Homunculus (I love Lost Wax, She was a Leopard, and Satomi Matsuzaki to mention a few). The track is rich with cross genre influence: Drone, noise, ritual drumming, boys choir, folk... The drums move you and the vocals have an excellent atmospheric presence. "From beatbox layers recorded live into a delay pedal to stinging guitars to a harmonium competing with crappy, lo-fi keyboards and vocals that conjure images of the Red Army choir, "Homunculus" rides the fine line between eclectic and cohesive and falls square in the middle." I hope you enjoy as much as I do. Tiny Creatures - The Bing Bang

Quiet and funky is the word for today. I found this via our friends at netlabelism.net. Spirit Elevating Brains is Sebastian Alvarez, a Peruvian born artist who has spent time in Brazil, New York and is now based in Chicago pursuing a degree in Performance Arts. There is a lot of stuff going on in this release called, Raw adventures of the strident, harsh and sweet returnee [tube084]. It was released by the netlabel, Test Tube on July 25. The notes have more to say: "Spirit elevating brains makes music that hijacks into memory, digital nostalgia, pins and needles for the cerebrum. Microscopic sounds come together like intricate metal sculptures, surgeons’ tools, watchmakers’ gadgets, all joining together in unlikely organic assemblages that leap and flap around the room."Go get it. Spirit Elevating Brains - Joy is Not in the Brain