Deedlecast

As you listen to this week's Deedlecast, DJDeedle is very likely making the long journey across time zones from Eastern to Hawaiian.  With the start of daylight saving time last week, and all these time zones to consider this week, telling time is getting a bit confusing.  It doesn't matter what time it is or what time zone you happen to be in, because this week everyone is on Coordinated Universal Time.

Next Friday, DJDeedle leaves for two weeks in Kauai.  But before then,

there is much to do, work to be done, Deedlecasts to to be polished and

posted.  Such a busy period requires a little self-imposed discipline.

 This week DJDeedle subjects you to a strict regimen to keep you

focused, on task, and above all things, busy.  DJDeedle demands

determination and results.  Come correct and get wise to this track.  Step to it, yo!

What do Peter Gabriel, Human League, Don Ho, Timo Maas, and the Monkees have in common?  Ordinarily nothing.  DJDeedle couldn't let Charles Darwin's 200th birthday pass without involving all those artists in some shocking monkey business.  Happy belated birthday, Charles.  We owe you for your brilliant theory that makes all modern biology possible, and for all the shockingly fun monkey business it has caused.

Though DJDeedle isn't one to glom on to movies just because they win awards, for some weeks since the movie's release, he's been captivated by the music from Slumdog Millionaire, this year's Oscar winner for Best Picture, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song. This week, DJDeedle takes liberties with the movie's score as well as the sounds of the subcontinent, from Bhangra to Bollywood.

Computers, the internet, and digital technology have altered forever the relationship between musical artists and their fans and listeners.  Digital artists, particularly bootleggers, have altered this relationship further using computers to rework classics and forgotten favorites, weaving them into the unique 21st Century sound, not quite old, and not entirely new.The "download," the essential ethereal link between you and DJDeedle, is the last step in the creative process.  Without the magic of the download, Deedlecast would not be possible.  This week's Deedlecast salutes the efficient and effective system by which you get your weekly dose of the 21st Century sound.  "Downloading" marks the third anniversary of DJDeedle's podcasts. For 156 weeks now, DJDeedle has brought you the freshest sounds around, indulging his passion for mashup, remix, sound collage, and electronic esoterica. The some 6,240 minutes of thus far of Deedlecast have been a joy to fashion and provide, and DJDeedle looks forward to many many more.  So, once again, this week, as with that week in February 2006 and every week since, face the music with DJDeedle.   A few rude words in this download.

Although DJDeedle finally settled on the title, "AudiObama," several worthy titles were suggested:  "ObamAudio," "Barack Me Amadeus," and "Barackman Turner Overdrive." 

This week, kung fu fighting gets more than a little exciting.  One hit wonders, Carl Douglas and Vivian Hawke's somewhat culturally insensitive 1974 classic finds new life in the 21st Century, a skip into a brand new trip.

DJDeedle takes element number 10, neon, and turns it into pure sound.  Like the luminous noble gas itself, neon music is sometimes smooth, sometimes rough, sometimes soothing, and sometimes harsh; but, DJDeedle promises to spare you that horrible flickering buzz that comes from failing neon signs.

Join DJDeedle for the illest symphony.  Some old maestros meet the voices and rhythms of today.  Hemiola meets hip-hop.  A little Bach, a little Beethoven, a lot of unexpected and surprising sounds and voices - DJDeedle's Illharmonic orchestra.  A word of warning: Some words in this Deedlecast might fog your opera glasses.

No need to pull out your change for this jukebox.  The tunes are on DJDeedle.   This week DJDeedle brings you a selection of heroes of the jukebox