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Bazooka Joe interviews some very interesting people in these podcasts: writers, musicians, filmmakers, artists, entrepreneurs, other podcasters, and people of many other professions. He's a very good interviewer. The only problem on some of these podcasts is that the audio of the person he's interviewing is a little rough. Other than that he's very good at finding interesting folks, asking them good questions, and letting them tell their stories.

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Music Monday! The Varimezov Bulgarian Ensemble

Author: small WORLD Podcast
Mon, Dec 17, 2007

Long-time listeners of the Small World know that I've only done a handful shows in the last few months. The Small World website was hacked by some kids in Turkey a while back and no matter what i did they kept hacking back into the site.

That was a headache but on top of that, the Small World website acts as a kind of calling card when I invite people to be guests on the show. By viewing the website they can get an idea of the kind of show I produce as well as getting a sense of the history of the Small World. Without the website people take me less seriously and so it's difficult to get guest to appear on the show.

Earlier this month I made the deciion to nuke the website and build it up from scratch, which was painful to do because I lost over two and half years of entries into the Small World database. But in the end I had to do it because the database was crrupted and that's what allowed the hackers to keeping getting into the website.

I'll have things back in hand in January and I want to thank oyu for being patient and remaining subscribed to the Small World.

In the meantime, I wanted to put out one more show until that happens and today we're going to listen to the music of the Varimezov Bulgarian Ensemble.

I saw the Ensemble Saturday evening while attending the2007 Yuletide Celebration at the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angelese with my friend Leah. Ever since I first met Leah she's been raving about the Museum so when she invite me to attend the celebration I jumped at the opportunity.

While I was there I had the pleasure of listening to the music of the Varimezov Bulgarian Ensemble and I recorded a few of their songs on my iRiver. The audio isn't great but it's good enough that it captures the spirit of their performance.

This episode is work safe.
The title comes from the song "Most People Are DJs" by the Hold Steady. A lyric from the song goes "Everyone is a critic and Most People Are DJs" which has become the tagline and mantra. For 30-35 minutes a week Mikel O.D. plays great indie music - usually with an electronic/new wave influenced beat while reviewing the media latest from the outer edges of pop culture.

Described as a "stick of dynamite strapped to reality," (Scenery Zine), subQtaneous is a diverse conceptual, collaborative album. It carves new soundscapes ranging from brutal, pounding industrial to sarcastic hip hop set over carnival music to delicately layered trance. It has been compared to Pigface, probably due to its format, as well as Coil, Mr Bungle, the Tapeworm project, and Frank Zappa.

Interview with James Curcio and P. Emerson Williams of subQtaneous

We discuss the lyrics of P. Emerson Williams; how subQtaneous helped create relationships; the many versions of "Double Bind"; why it took so long to release their CD, Some Still Despair In A Prozac Nation; why subQtaneous ws formed when so many of the musicians live all over the country; similaritues to Pigface; the members who make up subQtaneous; the Abyss of Hallucinations; the complicaitons of working with so many people; what was surprisingly easy recording Some Still Despair In A Prozac Nation; recording "Wake Up"; why the recorded the album in so many different studios; the guitar stylings of Scott Landes; post-punk political commentary; Mythos Media; the influence of Joseph Campbell.

Featured songs are:

1. "Double Bind"
2. "Equinox"
3. "Wake Up"

Domino Recording Company, generally known as Domino Records, is an independent record label based in London. There is also a wing of the label based in the United States, releasing Domino artists' music from the label's Brooklyn offices. In addition, Stephen Pastel presides over the subsidiary label Geographic Music, which releases more unusual British and World music.

Interview with Morgan Lebus of Domino Records.

We discuss doing today's interview at a grocery store; working with recently signed artists, Cass McCombs; what kind of label Domino Recors is and how the label began; founder Laurence Bell, Sebadoh, the Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand; how Morgan came to work for Domino Records; Geographic Records; how Domino Records chooses which bands and musicians to bring into the label's fold; how he works with bands who are just beginning and bands that are well established; Domino Records relationships with their roster of artists; the Young Marble Giants' forthcoming double CD relase on Domino Recors; other upcoming releases on Domino Records.

Featured songs are:

1. "That's That (Main Mix)" by Cass McCombs
2. "Fireworks" by Animal Collective
3. "Tieta" by Bonde Do Role
4. "A Beautiful War" by Robert Wyatt

Bubbling out of the S.F. underground, From Brooklyn to SF is an adventure of Dread Bass,dubstep/dub, and desi dancehall featuring North America's most adventurous vocalists.The singers on this release are Juakali, Zulu, N4SA, Blacksmith, and Gurmeet - this diverse group of talent coming together for this project. This follows the recent release of MC Juakali's 12" EP, where Kush appears alongside dubmasters Alpha & Omega and NYC's Drop The Lime. Kush teams up with 3 other Bay Area producers, in dub. "Surf's Up" with Luke Argilla is an Indian surfing dubstep anthem, "Surya Dub" with Maneesh The Twister explores UK Digital steppers with Gurmeet on vox, and "Boss Strut Dub" with Process Rebel enters the world of sound design and idm. Kush has shared the bill with Dr. Isreal, SF's Dhamaal Soundsystem, opened for Thievery Corporation, and regularly plays the 10 year long running Dub Mission in San Francisco. Currently he holds a monthly residency at Surya Dub located at SF's Club 6 with contemporaries forging the Dread Bass movement internationally.

Interview with Kush Arora.

We discuss how I met Kush through the Grimestep show I did on solipsistic NATION; recording "Spread The Word" with Zulu; a brief explanation of dubstep, digital bashment and dancehall; From Brooklyn to SF making top 20 on the CMJ's New Word Reggae charts; how people from island communities like Jamiaca react to his music; how From Brooklyn to SF is different form his previous releases; my interview with Vivian Host, editor of XLR8R Magazine; what is it about the different genres of music he loves so much that goes so well together; recording "Surf's Up" with Luke Argilla; recording artist Cheb I Sabbah; the people he works and records with; the Dhamaal Soundsystem and Surya Dub; his upcoming performances; how he went from being a drummer to an electornic musician and producer; RecordLabelRecords.

Featured songs are:

1. "Spread The Word Featuring Zulu"
2. "Surf's Up Featuring Luke Argilla"
3. "Music A Mi Cultcha Featuring N4sa & Blacksmith"

Rob tours across North America in his beat up '89 Dodge whose odometer he recently pushed past 450,000 kms (281,250 miles). He plays well over 100 dates a year in Canada and the U.S., from Toronto to Vancouver to the Alaska Highway, from San Francisco to New York City to Washington D.C. ... and everywhere in between. His live shows are garnering him an increasingly devoted fanbase of hardcore music lovers who often travel great distances to see him play in person. His fans always mention Rob's ever-present wry smile, and how he makes you feel like you’re in on a shared secret...

Interview with Rob Szabo.

We discuss his song, "Breaking Even"; the video for "Breaking Even"; the DVD version of his album, Like A Metaphor; director Cal Brunker; how the documentary made him write news songs or re-write old songs; dealing with hecklers; how he spends his time when he's not on tour; weird tour stories; the musicians who appear on Like A Metaphor; what his album means to him; the power of the internet for independent musicians; his troubles as a youth; is being a musician and tour on time antithetical to "growing up"; does touring make it difficult to write songs; his upcoming performances; becoming a lyricist.

Featured songs are:

1. "Breaking Even"
2. "Good Son"
3. "Beautiful"

Robert Rich is an ambient musician and composer based in California, USA. With a discography spanning over 20 years, he is widely regarded as a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient, new age, and even IDM music.

Interview with Robert Rich.

We discuss the msuic he created for the film Atlas Dei; his revious works that were incorporated into Atlas Dei; what Atlas Dei is about; how he and artist Dan Colvin through Global Mindshift; his relationship with science, philsophy, art and religion; accompanying Atlas Dei with a live performance; the Morrison Planetarium; designing music and sounds for movies such as Behind Enemy Lines, Pitch Black and Crazy Beautiful; his musical vocabulary; building and programming his own music; working with just intonation; composers LaMonte Young, Terry Riley and Harry Partch; Young's The Well-Tuned Piano 81 X 25; Robert's Sleep Concert series; 9 Beet Stretch; working with artist Michael Somoroff which resulted in his album Illumination; how he would like people to listen to his music; how his collaborative works are differrent from each other; his favorite collaborative effort; why he sometimes re-explores his previous themes and music; how he has grown as a musician; how he injured his hand; how his injury has changed the way he approaches his music; the overall theme to his work; his forthcoming release.

Featured songs are:

1. "Mythos"
2. "Temple"
3. "Reductive"

Sleep Now is a refreshingly jazzy album that illustrates how powerful talented live instrumentation can be in hip-hop.

Interview with Id and Timeless of Genius of Soul.

We discuss their song, "Sleep Now"; how Genius of Soul is different and siliar to Id's solo work; what led to the formation of Genius of Soul; Stop Paving Roads; how being in a band has changed Id's lyrics; how the sound of Genius of Soul has changed since the band first formed; why Timeless orgianly wanted to expolore funk and soul in Genius of Soul; the arguments the band has gone through; opening for Jazzmatazz; did appearing on KPBS expose them to a wider audience; what has made the blend of electornci dance music and live instrumentation more possible and more desirable for bands to perform; their nomintation for best hip hop act in San Diego; their upcoming performances.

Featured songs are:

1. "Sleep Now"
2. "The Jerk"
3. "Simply Mad"

The Synth Pop Eidtion This episode is work safe. Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX! This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... Von Iva "Do It!" Space March "About To Explode" I, Synthesist "Red Clouds" Oliver Future "Happiness Machine" Alan Replica "A Broken Eve" The Calculators "Dead Is Dead" Charlie Slick "I Know You Love My Synthesizers" Thomas Dolby "Europa and the Pirate Twins (Live)" Gary Numan "Me, I Disconnect From You (Live)"

Marketing experts predict that by 2009, nearly 90% of all cell phones will contain a camera, as manufacturers race to create cheaper, easier-to-use models with more sophisticated cameras, more pixels, flash units and even multiple lenses. Already revolutionizing audiovisual communication, it's a trend that will only grow more explosively—and who better than National Geographic to create a how-to book aimed directly at the millions who carry a camera phone everywhere and want to make the most of it?

Interview with Aimee Baldridge, author and narrator of the The Camera Phone Book: How to Shoot Like a Pro, Print, Store, Display, Send Images, Make a Short Film.

We discuss how The Camera Phone Book; photographer Robert Clark; how she came to write about photo technology; the explosion of camera phone technology; where her love for photography began; analogue photography versus digital photography; her access to photographic technology at CNET; hot to take photos like a pro with a camera phone; third party software you can use with for your camera phone; the limitations of camera phones; how to recover lost or erased photos; the phones to purchase to take the best photos; the camera phoens she and Robert use.

Featured song is "We Forgot the Camera" by The Camaromance.

San Francisco natives Beatropolis lay down soulful downtempo perfect for the hippest clubs and lounges in the nation. "Drop" is something that DC downtempo group Thievery Corporation would absolutely covet. With ethereal and otherworldly vocals, inventive rhythms, and magnificent song arrangements Beatropolis layers on the soulful bleeps and blips with bubbly bass lines that keep it all intact. Dub heads will love songs like "Cowboy Song" while drum&bass kids will relax with the uptempo rolling beats of "Mysterioso". Easily a crew that's destined to light up the floor with a sexy and sultry sound, Beatropolis will soon be known for more than just their popular monthly residency "Future Soul" at Amnesia in San Francisco.

Interview with Chris Horgan of Beatropolis.

We discuss the song "Crayons"; vocialists Audio Angel and Ben Ax!om; the lyrics of "Crayons"; the many styles of music the members of Beatropolis enjoy; the other artists they perform with at concerts; why they remixed Shingo's "Embrace"; how Beatropolis came together as a band; how they incorporate the sound of electronic dance music into their music; capturing their live sound; their revamped stage show and their upcoming performances; collaborators who peform with them at their concerts; how the song "Heavy" made it on to their CD, A Life in Color.

Featured songs are:

1. "Crayons"
2. "Embrace (Beatropolis Remix)"
3. "Heavy"

7th Son is a free serialized audiobook. It chronicles the story of seven strangers who have been brought together after the recent assassination of the U.S. president. These men quickly discover they all appear to be the same man ... with identical childhood memories.

Interview with J.C. Hutchins, author and narrator of the 7th Son podcast.

We discuss the story so far of 7th Son; the unknown motivations of the novel's antagonist, John Alpha; meeting the real John Alpha; the addition of sound engineer Sean Bishop; what J.C. has been up to since the last time I interviewed him; how his life has changed with the success of 7th Son; how recording chapters of 7th Son and getting feedback from the listeners has changed the structure of his novel; characters that he found the most fun and the most difficult to portray; an excerpt from Book Two of 7th Son; what's changed in the world of books on podcasts since the inception of Podiobooks; what he did between releasing Book two and Book Three of the novels; listener response to his girlfriend's surgery.

Featured song is "Clones Were Made For Them But Not For Us" by The Foundry Field Recordings.

The Hip Hop Edition This episode is work safe. Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX! This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... Tableek - NY Minute Panama, Big Dan, Rico aka Filthy Rich - Mi Barrio Serengeti & Polyphonic - Puppydog Love Infinito 2017 & Unagi - A Day That Don't End Wise Intelligent - I'm Him Grand Analog - I'll Walk Alone Simon T aka Young Ivy, Will Bracy, Divas Harmony - Rise Up Binky Mack - Amerika

Kay Kenyon, nominated for the Philip K. Dick and the John W. Campbell awards, began her writing career (in Duluth, Minnesota) as a copywriter for radio and TV. She kept up her interest in writing through careers in marketing and urban planning, and published her first novel, The Seeds of Time, in 1997. She is the author of numerous short stories, including those in I, Alien; Live Without a Net; and Stars: Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian. She lives in Wenatchee, Washington, with her husband.

Interview with Kay Kenyon, author of Bright of the Sky.

We discuss her move to Wenatchee, Washington; the plot of Bright of the Sky; why she thinks the good old fashioned hero has been missing from science fiction; why the protagonasit, Titus Quinn, suffers from amnesia; the two universes of Bright of the Sky; why the denizens of The Entire refer to Earth as The Rose; why she chose to emulate ancient Mandarin culture in her book; other cultures she has incoporated into her stories; my interview with Lou Anders of Pyr books; Flash Gordon; writing the scene of Titus Quinn's heinous crime; the challenge of developing Titus Quinn's daughter, Sydney; themes she will be exploring in future books in the series; why she began writing fiction and science fiction; why she thinks more women are writing and enjoying science ficiton.

Featured song is "Rainin In Paradize (Andrew Scheps Mix)" by Manu Chao.

Ooah the turntable junkie is a master at the art of turntablism and a wizard on the wheels of steel. He's a southern fried kid from New Orleans bombing the west coast underground with style and grace. Residing in Los Angeles and now connected with the Los Angeles Breakbeat Association, he rocks the dance floor hard with a mix of original tracks along with the hottest cuts out on wax. Dropping a variety of flavors from bass grinding mid-tempo tech-hop to electronic mindbending breakbeats to feet-stomping drum & bass and jungle to psycedelic dream-rthythms and intellectual glitch frequencies. Don't miss out on this highly energetic performance as he tears it up on three turntables, killing it with his out-of-control mixing abilities and unstoppable scratch rhythms. Ooah has been blowing up sound systems up and down the west coast and across seas to the Hawaiian Islands keepin' the crouds hyped and the subs bumpin'!!

Interview with Ooah.

We discuss why he moved to Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Breakbeat Association; incorporating sounds from his garage door into his song, "Hacksaw"; his minimialist approach to composing music; collecting sounds; his reservations about appearing on compilation CDs; Interchill Records; releasing music on CDs versus MP3s; the inspiriation behind "Stomp the Yard"; his hip hop appraoch to Glitch; Glitch Mob members Kitty-D, Boreta, edIT and Kraddy; my upcomogn Glitch show on solipsistic NATION; his upcoming performances; his full time gig as a musician; Alpha Pup Records; drinking a lot of scotch and writing music.

Featured songs are:

1. "Hacksaw"
2. "Stomp the Yard"
3. "Tuesday Again"