Eclectica - Diversity Audified

I've been wondering about what happened to a favorite local DJ whom I no longer hear on the radio anymore, so tonight I decided to go research what was up. Un/Fortunately I found a site that discussed the problem; a station-wide "transition" from one format to another, and it inspired me to write this in response. ..It also reminded me of why Eclectica exists, thus I thought it only right to mention that here, and give proper credit where credit is due. :) Download Eclectica Props Here * * * * * * * * *

Direct V-Day Show Download Okay, maybe it's not completely lovey-dovey, but upon examination of the songs I've predominantly used in this episode, some might think it's close... I'm a sap, n' it shows. ;) I tried over and over and over again to make the music I wanted to use in this episode line up to create a storytelling ep. of sorts, but nothing ever quiiite worked out- so I just used a refinement of my first list; where the items have been lined up the way they are because they just sound good that way. :) One could say that they're now in little thematic groupings of things like "love lost," "love gained" and "love sought," but the only two pieces w/real placement meaning are those placed at the very end. ("Where Beauty Moves" and "Breakable.") Upon final examination (and the nagging feeling that I was missing something- which inspired this realization) I kind of wish I'd put "Where Beauty Moves" before "Strict Machine" (as the feelings of the song would go better together, it'd be a better transition from "Beauty" to "Machine," and it wouldn't be such a jarring change from "Sadeness" to "Beauty.."), but at this point the work is done, and I'm not up for re-doing the whole end of the show again, like I've already done once. ;) (It's a LOT of work! :)) Perhaps you'll decide to buy these tunes online or in your local area somewhere, and you can make your own fantabulous playlist. :):) Big props go out to ArielPublicity for access to so many songs for this episode, and as always to IodaPromonet n' the PMN! I hope this show inspires you and makes your heart grow fonder, and that you dig all the tunes herein. :) ♥♥♥ DJ Selchie, Your Siren of Song ;) Track List 1. Amy Speace - Two (So romantic!!) 2. The Shanghai Restoration Project -Miss Shanghai Revealed (SOO sweet!!) 3. Tori Lewis feat. Talent - Where I Wanna Be (How you should feel when you're in love. :)) 4. The Latin Soul Syndicate - El Gitano del Amor (You GOTTA have some Latin music on a show about love n' passion!!!) 5. Donna Lewis - Shout (How so many of us feel when we're in love.. :)) 6. Peter Bradley Adams - Under My Skin (SUCH a beautifully intense, romantic song!! -Almost sounds like Allison Krause in the background.. no?) 7. The Silentreatment - Sweet Ending (A yearning heart hoping for what we all hope for... :)) 8. Deirdre Flint - I'm Single (How some of us feel during this holiday. ;)) 9. Enigma - The Principles of Lust (The Everlasting Lust Remix) ('Cause love is more than just candy hearts and sonnets. -Ah yes- and show correction, they're German. :)) 10. Lothlorien - Willie and Mary (Love is often crossed with hardship. We can only nurture hope & follow our hearts.) 11. Andy Davis - Earth and Venus (Sometimes we don't know how to handle love when we find it...) 12. Goldfrapp - Strict Machine (Love is not always the same for everyone... ;)) 13. Enigma - Sadeness Part 1 (The US Violent Remix) (Love can be painful- & some folks like it that way. ;)) 14. The New World Renaissance Band - Where Beauty Moves & Wit Delights (One of the loveliest male voices I've ever heard sings of how love doesn't always turn out the way we wish it would...) 15. Ingrid Michaelson - Breakable (Both love and Life are two supremely precious commodities.) Background Music: Enigma - Sadeness Part 1 (The US Violent Remix) Overall message: We need to be careful with each other. Love is a treasure and so are the hearts and lives of the people around us in our lives. We should treat them accordingly. :) Lastly; I know that the quality of my microphone is still drek, but I hope that the quality of my music more than makes up for that. :):) Also, I hope that this Valentine's Day you find love in your life- no matter what form it takes. And that if you don't, you might at least find some cheer w/the music in this show, and that you keep your heart and hope open for love soon to come. :):) ♥♥♥ -DJS

Yep, we selchies are at least partially human, too. ;) If it were in the newspapers, the title would read: "Podcaster Cracks, Swallowing Microphone Whole" *lol* (NOTE: Keep your volume low!) http://renaessance.com/Eclectica/eclecticanvdayblooper.mp3 ♥ DJ Selchie

Download Link: Eclectica Episode 5: In Memoriam Or listen via streaming feed: This podcast is dedicated to my friend Jeff Watkins, who died recently, but who beat the odds day by day since even before the day of his birth. He was magnificently brilliant, kindhearted, sweet and strong- in mind and spirit, if not so much in body. Jeff, thank you for the time and love you gave me. I hope you're happy wherever you are, and that if you can hear me or know my heart right now, that you realize how much of an impact you made in my life, and how much of an impression you made in the lives of so many, many others. Love You, Nae P.S. -This episode is also dedicated to all of those who might be dealing with the loss of of a loved-one; as well as to the memories of those whom we've lost through years. May you always remember those who've passed and smile, and to those who've passed, may you always smile down upon the ones who remember you. :) Love Always, DJ Selchie Track List 1. Nita Whitaker - Heaven Holds the Ones I Love (Because it does. Far too many of them.) 2. Julianna Raye - Laughing Wild* (Remembering innocence, love, laughter and light...) 3. Joannie Madden - Women of Ireland* (Does this speak of pure joy, or pure grief? Or both?) 4. The Endparty - There is no Time* (Becuase there isn't. Life is far, far too short.) 5. Jen Foster - Underdogs (This sings of those who are different, & of people sticking together.) 6. Virginia Coalition - Sing Along (We need to lift each other up. not tear one another down.) 7. Farewell June - Shine On* (Because you should. :)) 8. Donna Lewis - Don't Ever (Cherish your own light as well. :)) 9. Gypsy Nomads - Summerland* (Journey across the Mists into another realm...) 10.Melissa Ferrick - Closer (Closer to Heaven? Perfection maybe? Or to our dreams perhaps?) 11. Hey Nunnie Nunnie - Duncan's Song* (I may have lost a "he," but the sentiments remain.) 12. Bing Crosby - Count Your Blessings (Again, because we should. :) It makes everything seem brighter.. even the toughest moments. ^_^) ...Here are some of the blessings featured in this Ep: Background Music: Denean - Passage to the Earth Mother Asterisks (*) indicate songs which were allowed to be played for Eclectica explicitly by the artist. Very, very special thanks & deepest gratitude go out to each of the artists who personally donated their wonderful music to the making of this particular episode. Also, kudos (as always) to the Podcast Music Network & Ioda Promo Net; for helping to make this episode possible. My grattitude also goes out to the Internet Music Archives, where I found the piece by Mr. Crosby. I especially wanted to put that song on this show, and I'm incredibly grateful to have been able to do so w/your help. Without these sources and the gracious allowance of the artists who gave permission for their music to be played here on Eclectica, I wouldn't have any music available to share w/anyone. So thank you, all. :):) Yours in Gratitude, DJ Selchie

I am SO proud of this one!:D I figured a few tricks out w/Audacity, and this ep. doesn't have any major flubs or big issues like other previous ones have. I worked on it all night & into today (as I totally got inspired n' it lit a major fire under my butt- you fellow artists know what that's like), and I'm so glad I did. :D:DMy mic still sucks, but I found a new way to lessen the multi-track-garbling issue, and I'm really, rerally pleased w/Eclectica's latest episode. ^_^The credits are still forth-coming (another detail oriented, time-consuming thing I need to do when I wake back up), but they will indeed soon appear- so you can find all of the artists' awesome music. :D Edit: They have arrived! See below for where to browse & buy the work of these awesome & unique artists! :DI hope all of you out there in Listener-Land like it too! Like I say on the end of each ep- if you have any ideas, comments, questions, concerns etc. for Eclectica or its content, I'd love to hear from you. ^_^ (You can either go to the e-mail address mentioned in the show, or just ping me here. :)) And now I'm off to go write something about this in my Tribe blog real quick; since there're so many bellydancers there, n' this ep. has a lot of ME influence. *glee* (But to those of you who're not into that sort of thing, don't overlook this ep. because of that! It's got Renny stuff in it, all sorts of silliness, and some generally neat songs in there, too! ;D) Oh yes, and for those of you who're into it, my wee li'l show can also be found on iTunes. :) And dassit! Thanks for Listening and Visiting! Cheers for now, y'all! *waves n' dances off- only to then pass right out* ♥ DJ Selchie Track List: 1. Omnia - Dil Gaya 2. Haunted by Waters - Winds of Love 3. Faun - Sirena 4. Nile Gypsies - Farakouni 5. Great Big Sea - Chemical Worker's Song 6. Hey Nunnie Nunnie - Commercial & Endearing Young Charms 7. Salsa Celtica - An Calleach 8. Kiva - Durge Durge 9. Green Man - Óró, Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile 10.Mooneystarr - Shrimp & Cookies 11. Yoav - Club Thing 12. Johnny Dangerous - Dirty is the New Black Background Music: Crime Syndicate - Middle Eastern MIDIval Puntiz - Raanjhan PLEASE NOTE: THE END OF THIS EPISODE CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE & CONTENT.

Download: Eclectica's 1st Hallowe'en Episode, Part Deux Well, I finally had the nards to face my jacked up previous episodes, and though they may not sound perfect (I not ezzakly sure why/how my sound files keep gettin' all screwed up), I cleaned up some things and really hope you like the final result. (I realize that the quality loss is probably due to over-compression, n' that I could go back and replace every song file I have in my show to improve the sound quality, but w/the huge amount of man hours that it took to put it all together, frankly I just don't think I have the heart in me to try and do it again.) It took me a long time to try and face the mucky, cruddy, overly-digitized quality of just one of these pieces (a main track which was split between the first and second episodes), but now it's finally done (or, at least that part w/o redoing the whole thing), and I really hope you all like the "finished" product. :) It'll take some more learning and doing and working w/Audacity to really get multi-track pieces up and running nicely, but I hope you'll bear w/me while I get my tech and software skills up to par, and that you'll at least enjoy your journey along the way. ;) So saying, enuff w/the chatter! ;D Here's the second part of the long-awaited Hallowe'en episode, and mehopes you all like- whether it's All Hallows Eve, or just any occasion where some spooky music would fit your mood! ^_^ Love and Cheers, Dj Selchie PS- More will be coming up SOON! (Hopefully w/fewer flubs and sound quality issues. ;D) Tracks Used in This Episode: (And as per usual, you can visit the artist's web site via their name, and their MySpace page- if they have one- via the track title. :)) 1. Joshua Safford - The Midnight Circus, Part 2 2. Jonathan Coulton - Creepy Doll 3. Chewy Marble - My Monster 4. Matchbook Romance - Monsters 5. Common Ground - Monsters 6. Voltaire - Goodnight, Demon Slayer 7. Kiva - Diana/Fanfare 8. Omnia - Wytches' Brew 9. Hungry Lucy - In the Circle 10.Ghost Bees - Vampires of the West Coast 11. The Mansfields - Who Wants to be a Zombie Anyway? Thanks to the artists, The Podsafe Music Network, and Ioda Promonet for helping to make this episode- and every episode- happen. :) And many thanks to all of you who keep on listening. ;D ♥

The next installment of Eclectica is: Happy Hallowe'en!-Part 1 I have been SO EXCITED about my Hallowe'en episode for Ecltectia!! I've been searching & searching, gathering & re-gathering music for some time now; in anticipation of making a Hallowe'en episode for you, my dear listeners- and all the folks like me who just ADORE the holiday. ^_^ Unfortunately however, my job & my organization of a very large zombie event in DC prevented me from working on it as much as I'd have liked until -after- All Hallow's Eve. :( -But never fear! I will NOT let that stop me from publishing all the fun, fantastic music I've compiled for this illustrious (if now past) occasion! I've been bustin' my butt nights and weekends trying to put this crazy thing together, and I really hope you like what you hear. ^_^ I had to divide this super-sized episode into two parts, since when the whole thing was finished it ran a whopping hour and a half! (And there were still tracks I ended up omitting! O.O) First off, as I spend much of each year garnering zombie music to play for the DC Zombie Lurch, we start this episode off with two spiffy songs that're zombie-related! :D Both come from the Podcast Music Network- (as do most of the songs I play here on Eclectica). :) 1. Jonathan Coulton - Re; Your Brains 2 Tom Smith - Undead Happy Trees Next, a few fun tracks I encountered while scoping out the PMN; one which I don't truly think is about witches, and the other from a longtime favorite of mine- who's a master of the unusual, somewhat creepy, darker sound and wicked, wicked lyrics. ^_^ 3. Bloc Party - Hunting for Witches 4. Tom Waits - How's it Going to End? After that, I HAD to play something from a veritable icon in the Goth/spooky community- Voltaire! (I had the pleasure of seeing him live at CBGB's while I was spending some time in NYC, and he was super-nice. -After his performance I waited in line to speak to him, n' when it was my turn I relayed that I'd been having an uber-crappy day, and how much he'd made it better w/his awesome performance. What'd he do? He hugged me n' gave me a few bits of freebie merch to cheer me up. :):) What a good guy! :D:D) After that comes a terribly appropriately-named band (well, at least where the holiday is concerned- but Hallowe'en or not- ya gotta love it! ;D), w/their even more appropos song "Halloween Girl." ..How could I resist?? ;D 5. Voltaire - When You're Evil (Permission given by the artist.) 6. Ghosts on the Radio - Halloween Girl Next up, one of my all-time favorite comedians- and you cannot imagine how elated I was to find he had some of his stuff on IODA! :D:D This guy is insanely funny- as long as you're not easily offended. ;) After that, check out this wicked song in the movie "Dead and Breakfast." If you like silly or fun horror mixed w/a bit of conscious cheese and a liberal dose of humour, you're gonna love this flick- and the super music Zachariah supplies for it all throughout the film! :D 7. Stephen Lynch - Halloween (Courtesy of the Ioda PromoNet.) 8. Zachariah and the Lobos Rider - We're Comin' ta Kill Ya (Permission given by the artist.) Lastly (for this section of the ep. anyway), we have a seriously spooky tale told by a very talented storyteller, whom I've had the pleasure of seeing on a few occassions. He does lots of pieces inspired by the fae, vampires and such, and this is- aside from perhaps one other, just about the scariest piece I've heard of his. So, it's up- and you'll hear the end of it on Eclectica's next installment! *evil grins* 9. Joshua Safford - The Midnight Circus -Part One (Permission kindly given by the artist.) If you'd like to know more, see more, and hear more about the talented folks who're featured today (of course you do!!) than click on the links amidst the playlist. The artist's name will be linked to their official web site, and if a myspace page is available for them and/or their work, you'll find that link under the song/piece name. :) All pieces w

While prepping the show's latest episode, I found a little story online to narrate for this demo I wanted to put forth for a particular podcast-series that I'm a big fan of. It's one of the many versions of an oooold campfire/ghost story that I'm extremely fond of; called "Taily Po." This version is written by Veronica Byrd, & I thought some of you might get a kick out of hearing it while you wait for the next ep. of Eclectica to come out. :) It's not superb sound quality, but it's a fun piece, and I hope you enjoy it, nonetheless. :) Cheers and Love, DJ Selchie