For this month's episode of the Chilldown Period (you can download the show here) we're venturing musically to Latvia! All the artist on this episode hail from Latvia, and for me it has been a treat to hear all of this audio gems from these great artists.
Paldies for everything!
Credit for the Original Photo for this episode cover of the Chilldown Period goes to Sergey Vladimirov. You can view the usage license here. Cheers, Sergey! and what a wonderful photo of the Riga Cable Bridge.
I have to give a big, huge thanks to Dr. David MacFadyen and his site Far From Moscow. Also, a but thanks to Dirty Deal Audio, Oriole, Dusted Wax Kingdom and also to I Love You Records!
Side note - when I say "travel" in this episode - I mean sonically not physically. I got a bit carried away.
I have a confession: I'm an overachiever. In the past I have used music to help me cook. For this episode I decided to allow the music to inspire what I eat. I decided to find Latvian recipes and celebrate this episode of the Chilldown Period through food. We found a website called Latvian Stuff and used their recipes and I hope they are authentic (or as close as possible.)
We started off with desert first! Our first course wasĀbolu kūka(Apple Cakes), and WOW! I love the mild flaky crust, the sweet apples and the natural caramelized "glaze" from the sugar and the apples. After a stressful day, smelling and seeing this delightful dish was just relaxing in and of itself. The taste was tremendous!
I hope the photo at your right does this tasty treat justice.
Our second course was Rasols (Potato Salad). Hailing from the Southeastern US, I love a good potato salad. My wife, coming from the same area, isn't too thrilled with potato salad. My wife, after tasting this tart, salty delight was hooked. She now likes... nay LOVES potato salad!
It's fairly simple to make! The ingredients which took the longest to prepare were the potatoes. With a little bit of experimentation and some taste testing during the whole process, this was the result.
Our final dish wasPīrāgi(Bacon Buns). I do not like onions very much. I do like them sauteed or in a French Onion soup, but if they have not been cooked or lightly cooked I can do with out them. In this dish, you can't tell they are there. The bacon juices are absorbed by the onions (my wife sauteed them before she rolled them into the buns), and the end result is delicious!
For flair, my wife used some of the remaining bacon and onions and baked them on top of the Pīrāgi.
This was a fun aside to this podcast and if I get tracks from other locales (City, State, Province, Country, etc), I may follow suit. So, if you're helping me get tracks in for a podcast, send me a recipe from where you're at! If you're in Albuquerque, New Mexico, send some chili recipes, if you're in Tokyo hook me up with a great soup or other dish recipes. I'm willing to try new foods! Now, there are some food restrictions here in the States and we'll have to make adjustments. I think this will be a fun way to celebrate the music and culture of each area represented in these podcasts.
The Dubstep Directive is back! This time with a dark, rolling episode which is sure to make your day. Well, I hope it'll hake your day!
I have to give credit to Fable for inspiring this episode's cover. If you head over to his Facebook page, you'll see this lovely picture taken from a massive nebula and star cluster. I had been struggling to find a proper name for this mix and when I saw that, I had my theme. I went to flickr, looked up some creative commons photos, and found this one of the Eagle Nebula. Credit goes to Jim Keller and a copy of the license which goes along with the photo is here.
Jim informed me that the Digitized Sky Project took the initial plates and he then balanced and mapped the three channels. Anyway, it is cool looking!
Other shouts go to Devin at Sure Fire Agency, KurrYa Hurd, and to the great Hedmuk blog where I found a couple of the songs for the podcast! Also, record labels, if you're looking for a quality produce to add to your catalogue, look no further than Zillion. He has a load of lovely, unsigned tunes just waiting to be released.
Okay, I've needed to do another top 10, top 20, top SOMETHING for a while now...
AstreauxWorld - you've supported me to get this out...
And now here it is!
Jeeze, I don't even know how to approach this. I'm just going to give you a list of songs that I've been rocking out to lately. Some of them new, some of them a bit old, and SCREW CONTINUITY!
THIS IS MY LIST!
MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE!
And here it goes... My list of some of my top songs (not comprehensive to SAY the least) at the moment.
Number Q - Jman & Gravity - 2 sides of the River
GOOOOOOD FREAKING HEAVENS! This song is a BANGER! I want this tune ASAP! Outs to Jman, Gravity and Pulsar for making my nights go long with this tune's repeated plays on my computer.
Emotion.... this song is beautiful emotions emoted through emotional music, emotionally. WOW! I love it tremendously.
Number Omicron - Champion - Crystal Meth
Conversation I had with my wife (kinda like this), "Why's this song called 'Crystal Meth'?"
Me: "Cause the tune is catchy like Crystal Meth."
This was an insta-download when I heard it! Massive tune
Number Nucleus Maximus Percentagus - Owsey - Places We Never Went Together
Owsey... Owsey... OWSEY!!! Just a swell guy, terrific producer, and a swell guy. If you are looking for a tune to be your intro into his style - let number nucleus maximus percentagus be your intro into his wonderful world!
Number Indigo Five Niner - Hiatus & Shura - First
See Elizabete and Owsey - combine their powers and you get Hiatus & Shura with First. WOW! Nicety to the next level!
Triple R has a banger on its hands and it's waiting to let it go. When this bomb drops, you'd better get your self out of the contamination area... or do you want to get INTO it?
Number S.O.S. - Noah D, Antiserum, and Newham Generals - Gonna Get Dark
This is a favorite of mine to play in the car and attempt to sing along to. Why do I say attempt... Lyrics are like Movie Quotes to me... I never quite get them right.
Still enjoy the music, just can't get them right.
Enjoy the SONG!
Number Delta Blue - Swindle - Do the Jazz
I recently learned of Swindle... and I have spent a bit of cash on Swindle's tunes. This is the song which has also occupied quite a bit of my musical time. Let the Jazz over take you!
FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE! This song is FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE! I am honored to have been able to play it in my past edition of the Chilldown Period and I hope you enjoy it as well!
Number Nandos - Kahn and Neek - Percy/ Kahn - Margeaux (parts 1 & 2)
Kahn is serious! Love these tunes! massive stuff and I wish I could have gotten one of the Percy plates.
The Elk Herd have a GRAND selection of tunes to enjoy, and this one is... makes... OKAY I'M GONNA GO BUY A POUCH NOW!!
Happy?
Number Octavius Belmont the IVth - Wild Belle - Keep You
THIS TUNE! THIS TUNE! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW - throw in the Barry Sax and the vocals and ... WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!
Number Argon Sodium Hexadexaphosphotophate -
Razor Rekta - LokoMotive
Proxima - Grunge
SP:MC & LX One - Hunted
Matt-U - Uncontrolled
Oh, and like you need to ask why I like these songs?
Number Orion - Mr. Vandal - Jelly
This song, when I first heard it, almost made me go crossed eyed from how AWESOME it is! Now I want a Peanut Butter, Nutella and Jelly sandwich.
Number Solitaire High Score - Kid Kong - Harsh Frequency
DO NOT SLEEP ON THE KID! KID KONG SMASHES with his tunes! OH - wow, the bass on this tune is, well, MASSIVE! His Trap influx on this tune is FANTASTIC! - - -
There are so many more (see Ermin) that I can share for a top list. This is just an intro to what I'm listening to lately. I hope you enjoy!
(and please forgive my lame attempts at being funny)
B Tal (Brain Talbot) took the picture to your left and has it under a Creative Commons license. When I saw it, it was PERFECT for this episode of the Chilldown Period. I used a photo from Kanji Symbols' blogsite for the symbol for Ichigo Ichie (一期一会), and if you want to look more into what the phrase means, head over to Wikipedia for more information. The book where I found the phrase for this episode of the Chilldown Period is called "The Meaning of Tingo", and you can find it at Amazon.
Whew! That's just the side notes! Special Thanks to everyone for their help in making this podcast possible, and thanks to you for listening as well.
I did make a mistake in using the word amalgmation, when I should have said amalgamation. I also missaid Heather Findlay's name as Feather Hindlay. If there are any other mistakes, just leave their corrections in the comments or send me an email and I'll try to correct them ASAP.
