So I let the holidays get away from me, and I haven't had time to record show #66. Still, I didn't want to make y'all wait another week for something new, so hopefully this little collection of cool remixes will hold you over until I can sit down and put together the next show...

Playlist for this show:

1. Slovo, "Spun Out" (remixed by Giant Killers)
2. Natalie Walker, "Quicksand" (remixed by Thievery Corporation)
3. Artemis, "Subterranean" (remixed by Hands Upon Black Earth)

I didn't include the following rant in the show this week, because... well, because Dave's Lounge isn't really a ranting kind of show. Nevertheless, I felt this was something that needed to be said...

You may have heard about Zune, Microsoft's new portable media player that will attempt to knock the iPod off its perch. What you might not have heard was that Microsoft struck a deal with Universal Music Group, one of the Big Four major labels, that will pay UMG approximately one dollar for every Zune sold. This was a result of UMG's refusal to license its catalog to Microsoft without a deal like this in place, because as UMG Chairman and CEO Doug Morris put it, "These devices are just repositories for stolen music, and they all know it. So it's time to get paid for it." Some reports indicate that similar deals with the other three major labels are forthcoming, though that hasn't been confirmed.

Honestly, I fail to see how anyone at Microsoft could think that this is a good precedent. All this deal does is legitimize the RIAA's stance that all online music is "stolen" music, which is about as far from the truth as you could imagine. Plus, this deal basically gives money to an organization that now makes a good portion of its money by extorting file sharers through lawsuits and intimidation. Paying for a Zune now means funding more RIAA attacks on consumer rights through any legal means they see fit.

And how much of that money will end up in the artists' hands? UMG says half, but the way most record deals are set up, that half will end up going toward recouping the advance, which means the bands themselves will never see a dime. And what about the indie artists, who get shafted by default because of this deal? Think about this: if you give a song to a friend through the Zune's wireless connection, the Zune software automatically puts a DRM wrapper on that song that prevents your friend from listening to it more than 3 times -- even if the song is legitimately available for free on the Internet. If the song is available under a Creative Commons license, as Dave's Lounge is, the Zune might violate that license with this DRM.

I won't even begin to discuss Microsoft's stubborn refusal to include any sort of podcast support in any of its software...

If you'd like an alternative, consider this. For the price of a new Zune, you can get a very capable 20GB Archos media player that can play MP3, Windows Media Audio and Video and DivX video, and still have enough left over for a one-year subscription to eMusic. And if you sign up for that eMusic account through any of the links on this site before November 21, that one year subscription will include 25 free downloads and 40 songs every month. That's 505 total downloads -- all in DRM-free MP3 format, none of them "stolen." Most importantly, though, your money will go to companies that respect your rights as a music lover.

Of course, if you already have an MP3 player, more power to you. Just remember that the Zune is not an upgrade. We should be moving forward, not backward. You can read more about this horrible Zune-Universal deal here.

Okay, rant over. On to the music, none of which is stolen, despite what Doug Morris would have you think...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #65:

1. 8mm, "No Way Back" Buy this CD from Amazon.
2. Roisin Murphy, "If We're In Love" Buy this CD from Amazon.
3. Yoko Solo, "These Are The Beeps" Available on eMusic.
4. Mr. Frendo, "Musiqo"
5. Molotov Elysian, "No More Deserts"
6. Sunset Room, "Smoke" Buy this CD at CD Baby.

You cannot imagine how stoked I am to bring you this week's show.

Last week, I secured permission from Nettwerk Records to play one song each from two of their artists -- Ivy and Delerium. You may recall that Nettwerk  broke away from the RIAA last January and decided to fund the defense of a music fan sued for sharing files over the Internet. At the time, Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride declared, "Suing music fans is not the solution, it's the problem." The label then decided to sell MP3s through its online store, Werkshop, and submitted a large portion of its catalog to eMusic.

Nettwerk didn't have to work with me when I contacted them, but this is a forward-thinking label, and I'm thrilled to play their artists on this show. I sincerely hope this won't be the last time a Nettwerk artist gets played on a podcast. Be sure to support their Save the Music Fan campaign, because music lovers shouldn't be penalized for sharing culture.

Ivy and Delerium aren't the only recognizable names on this week's show. Moloko and Morcheeba both popped up recently on the Podsafe Music Network. Is your music up there yet?

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #64:

1. Ivy, "Worry About You" Available on eMusic
2. Delerium, "Angelicus" Available on eMusic
3. The Winston Giles Orchestra, "We Wait For Sunrise" Available on eMusic
4. Groovecatcher, "Further From Home"
5. Moloko, "Statues" Buy this CD from Amazon
6. Morcheeba, "Wonders Never Cease" Buy this CD from Amazon

Enjoy the show!

A few weeks ago, one of my listeners sent me a long list of downtempo tunes he found on eMusic. Some of them were so good that I had to play them on this show. (Thanks, Kevin!)

It got me to thinking, though, that he couldn't be the only one to have found such great tunes on eMusic. So I'd like to put this question out to everyone listening -- what great downtempo and trip hop tunes have you found on eMusic? Email me at daveslounge@gmail.com with some tunes you've found, and if I like them, I'll play them on the show.

If you're not an eMusic subscriber yet, click here to sign up for a free trial eMusic account through Dave's Lounge and get 25 free MP3s. It's a great way to support the podcast and support independent music.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #63:

1. Hopscotch, "Eden" Available on eMusic
2. Blackfish, "Bay of Islands" Available on eMusic
3. Shanghai Restoration Project, "Miss Shanghai" Available on eMusic
4. Highend, "Detect Mode" Available on eMusic
5. Take, "Tuesday Never Comes" Available on eMusic
6. Glen Porter, "Prolong" Available on eMusic
7. Tundra, "This Rhythm" Available on eMusic

Well, my internet connection at home isn't letting me upload files anywhere -- strangely enough, downloading files isn't affected -- so I had to upload this episode at a Panera Bread Wi-Fi hotspot this morning. I'm going to have a nice long talk with folks at Verizon later tonight...

A quick follow-up on Elevator, a band I played on last week's show. As I had expected, the group is no longer together, but its lead singer, New Zealand native Julia Grace, has embarked on a solo career. You can hear more of Julia's music on her Myspace page. As it turns out, Elevator was described by one writer as "a worship band." I had suspected they might have been a Christian group, judging from the lyrics, but I didn't really know for certain, and really, the song itself was too good a fit for this show regardless. (Thanks for the info, Mario!)

This week's first artist, MoShang, was recently interviewed on The Chillcast with Anji Bee. Click here to check out that interview.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #62:

1. MoShang, "Next In Line" (feat. Sonja V.) Buy this CD at CD Baby.
2. The Grooveblaster, "It's In Her Kiss" Buy this CD at CD Baby.
3. Juliet Hotel, "The Unexpected Guest"
4. The Svengali Project, "Purify"
5. Sunburn in Cyprus, "Change"
6. Under, "Under" Buy this CD at CD Baby.

It took a while to get this one together, and for a while, I wasn't sure it was going to get done tonight. One thing after another came up that kept me from recording, but I somehow managed to get through it all and get this one done. I even made this show a little longer for y'all, since you've been so patient.

You'll recognize a lot of names in this lineup, but that's just because they all make great music. I hope you enjoy this one as much as the last 60...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #61:

1. June Thought, "Here"
2. allMeadow, "Return to Flatrock" (feat. Rob Costlow)
3. The Flavor Foundation, "Son Shine"
4. Bent, "Stay Out All Night"
5. Atomica, "Sorrow"
6. Artemis, "Subterranean"
7. Natalie Walker, "Red"
8. Elevator, "Food For Thought"

Enjoy the show!

Life's been non-stop for me the last few weeks. It actually feels pretty good to kick back and put a show together. I hope you can kick back and enjoy listening to it...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #60:

1. Durango, "Golden Ones"
2. Peach Stealing Monkeys, "It Is Not The Time"
3. Mark Smith, "Conspiracy Theory"
4. Lola Dutronic, "La Fin de L'été" Buy this CD at CD Baby.
5. Digital Droo, "Rocket"
6. Bluetech, "Dreamtime Lullaby" Buy this CD at CD Baby.

1. "Rising Sun" (from Spiralglide)
2. "Phantasma" (from Integration)
3. "Kite Flight" (from Spiralglide)
4. "Walls" (from Spiralglide)
5. "Darkest Hour" (from Integration)
6. "Whirlwind" (from Spiralglide)

1. "Downtown" (from Connected)
2. "Dectri" (from Connected)

It's been kind of a crazy week. Can you blame me for turning to the Tao Te Ching again for this week's opening?

Several tracks from this show are featured on the Aniligital Music compilation All Your Beats Volume 2, a follow-up to the cleverly titled All Your Beats Are Belong To Us. If you sign up for an eMusic account through Dave's Lounge, you can get this excellent compilation in DRM-free MP3 format, plus 12 additional MP3s from eMusic's huge catalog of independent artists, absolutely free. If you already have an eMusic account, click here to hear samples of all 13 tracks.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #59:

1. Cling, "Haunt You"
2. Nick Zlonis, "Breakmusic"
3. Prehensile, "Slow Motion Sandwiches"
4. Tal M. Klein, "Roll Me Over" (feat. Hilary Hightower)
5. Danny K, "Never Again" (feat. Sarah Millyard)
6. Danny K, "Silence Between the Words"

Thanks to everyone who signed up for eMusic accounts last week. The money from that will help me pay the LibSyn bill for at least another six months.

The Sangaree track from this week's show is part of the Electrobel Netlabel compilation "Trip-hop #01," which is available as a free, Creative Commons-licensed download. Click here to download a copy.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #58:

1. Lila's Medicine, "So They Say"
2. Jump/cut, "Pools" Buy this CD from CD Baby.
3. Andrius Mamontovas, "Isvaduok Mane (Set Me Free)"
4. Ethereal, "Play Like Children"
5. The Flavor Foundation, "4 plus 1"
6. Sangaree, "Epilogue"

Enjoy the show!

If you stop by daveslounge.com this week, you may notice that some of the iTunes links that were up on this site are no longer here. That's because Linkshare, the company that runs the iTunes Affiliate Program, has decided that they no longer wish to pay me the money that they owe me. It's not a huge amount of money, but the fact that this company has been giving me the run-around for weeks and at one point tried to lock me out of my account is clearly a sign that they no longer wish to have me as an affiliate. I have sold more than $1,000 worth of music through this affiliate program in the last year, and they have chosen not to deal with me fairly.

For this reason, I've decided to remove the iTunes links from this site and instead point people toward a music store that treats independent artists and music customers fairly -- eMusic! If you click on that box on the top right-hand corner of the page and sign up for an eMusic account, you'll get 25 free downloads, all in MP3 format with no DRM attached, so they'll work fine with any iPod or MP3 player. More than 1 million tracks from indie artists and labels are available through eMusic, including tunes from Natalie Walker, Slovo, Bitstream Dream, and all the artists featured on this week's podcast, and subscriptions start at $9.99 a month for 40 tracks a month -- much better than the 99 cents per song that you have to pay at iTunes.

In the interest of full disclosure, Dave's Lounge receives a commission for every person who signs up for an eMusic account through this web site. In other words, if you're looking for a way to support this podcast and get a great deal on new music, this is it. Of course, you'll still be able to buy CDs from the Dave's Lounge Shop, too, if you would rather have uncompressed music.

Due to some limitations in LibSyn's software, I've been unable to remove all the iTunes links from this site. However, I would encourage all of you to avoid those links. If you wish to continue using iTunes to download this podcast, that's fine, but when it comes to buying independent music, you'll find a much better deal at eMusic.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #57:

1. Emptyself, "None Except You"
2. Bitstream Dream, "Kite Flight"
3. The Tao of Groove, "Maybe"
4. Atomica, "Delorian"
5. J-Boogie, "Le Booty Cinematique"
6. Bethurum, "Bad Luck Drifter"
7. Hip Son, "Drama is Over"

I've been waiting for a while to share this one with you, and I am so glad to have the opportunity at last...

Natalie Walker, the former lead singer of Daughter Darling, has just released her solo debut, Urban Angel, and folks, it is fantastic. This week's show features several tracks from this CD, as well as a special iTunes-only remix by Thievery Corporation of one of Natalie's songs, "Quicksand." You've got to get a copy of this CD, folks. It will be the best music purchase you make all year.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #56 (All songs by Natalie Walker):

1. "Urban Angel"
2. "No One Else"
3. "Not The End"
4. "Waking Dream"
5. "Faith"
6. "Quicksand (Thievery Corporation Remix)"

One more note: I've had to disable comments temporarily because of problems with Chinese comment spammers.  I'm hoping to get this situation resolved soon.

Enjoy the show!

I'm finding a lot of great music from independent labels on IODA Promonet. If you're a podcaster looking for some indie music to promote, you owe it to yourself to sign up with that site and access their catalog. Great music, minimal RIAA influence or interference.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #55:

1. Azam Ali, "In This Divide"
2. Vinroc, "Wine Country"
3. Noel Zancanella, "Hanjin"
4. Verbal Kint, "Moments in Time"
5. ElectronFarm, "Kalahari"
6. General Fuzz, "Bars of Parmar" (feat. Jason Parmar)

Enjoy the show!

It's awfully hot out there. Hopefully this week's tunes will help you cool down just a little...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #54:

1. Lola Dutronic, "Girl on a Motorcycle"
2. Eastern Sun, "Northern Vision"
3. Palmer Groove, "Blissful World"
4. Entity Digital, "Light Hands"
5. The Hungry i, "Birthday"
6. Sunburn in Cyprus, "All Foreign Places"

Enjoy the show!

"If you watch the way the world gives back, in circles you will chase..."

Folks, if Natalie Walker's song in this week's show doesn't break your heart, you should check to see that you still have one...

Update on CD Baby program: Everything appears to be working okay on their end, and I received an email from a listener in Australia who purchased a couple of CDs, both of which were credited to my affiliate account. (Thanks, Simon!) I still plan to fix up the CD page a bit at some point in the near future, and I'll post something here when that happens.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #53:

1. Michael Brook, "Want" (feat. Lisa Germano) Buy this song at iTunes.
2. Arthur Loves Plastic, "I Can Dream" (feat. Lisa Moscatiello) Buy this CD at CD Baby.
3. Hungry Lucy, "Losing Faith"
4. Natalie Walker, "Circles"
5. kikiwest, "Creeper"

Enjoy the show!

If the numbers I'm getting from CD Baby are correct, I've only sold 2 CDs through the Dave's Lounge Shop in the last month and a half. I suspect this might have something to do with the fact that the CD page is in need of a redesign, which is coming soon. If anyone has had any trouble with that page, shoot me an email. Thanks.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #52:

1. Halou, "Honeythief" Buy this song at iTunes.
2. Yukijobo, "Supernova Sky" Buy this song at iTunes.
3. Hot Bitch Arsenal, "Chilltower" Buy this song at iTunes.
4. Füxa, "Electric Sounds of Summer"
5. Mr. FrisK, "Come to Me"
6. The Dop Experience, "Paradise"

Enjoy the show!

Now that the milestone is finally behind us, it's time to get this show back on its regular schedule. As always, I'm still looking for new music, so if you know of something good that I haven't played yet, send me an email at daveslounge@gmail.com.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #51:

1. Verbal Kint, "Harbour Lights"
2. Charlie North, "Charlie North" Buy this song at iTunes.
3. Chronus, "Run Cold"
4. Steve Doctor, "Leaving Morocco"
5. Polygroovers, "Seven Voices" Buy this song at iTunes.
6. Line, "An Elegant Night Out (Pt. 2)"

Thanks for waiting. ;)

I had a vision when I created Dave's Lounge. Consider this episode an opportunity to share and reaffirm that vision with all of you. Last September, I gave a presentation at the Duke Podcast Symposium here in Durham, NC. That's what you hear in the show this week. For new listeners, it should give you a better idea of where I'm coming from. For longtime listeners who already get it... thank you for staying subscribed.

This wasn't quite how I envisioned #50, and my decision to incorporate the presentation into this episode came very late, which is part of the reason for the delay. I hope you find it worth the wait.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #50:

1. Artemis, "Fountain of Life"
2. Bitstream Dream, "Rising Sun"
3. Goldlix, "Atoll Moao"
4. san.drine, "Les Larmes d'Isis"
5. Tal M. Klein, "Yona (Ahava Sheli Across the Sea)"
6. Natalie Walker, "No One Else"
7. Sarah Fimm, "Paradise"
8. All India Radio (feat. Chloe Hall), "For Angel"
9. Kmotiv, "Something on the Wing"
10. Microbunny, "Ether"
11. Slovo, "Whisper"
12. Permanent4, "By Candlelight"

This week's show shines a spotlight on Groove Gravy Records, an independent downtempo label based in Los Angeles. Label owner Roy Shakked, who's also the producer behind The Tao of Groove, was nice enough to grant me permission to play some tunes from the label's Chill Pill compilation series. I picked out three artists from those compilations to feature on this show -- and let me tell you, it wasn't an easy choice.

This was also the first podcast I recorded on my brand new laptop, and everything seemed to go well. The only thing I miss, really, is having a monitor that swings into portrait mode for when I edit the show together. How does it sound to you?

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #49:

1. The Tao of Groove, "Superspectral" Buy this song at iTunes.
2. The Tao of Groove, "Maybe" Buy this song at iTunes.
3. Highend, "Pickpocket" Buy this song at iTunes.
4. Highend, "Shisha" Buy this song at iTunes.
5. Jazzelicious, "Meditation on a Groove" Buy this song at iTunes.
6. Jazzelicious, "Make Me Feel So Good" Buy this song at iTunes.

Enjoy the show!

This note goes out to anyone with web design experience. With Dave's Lounge #50 just around the corner, I would like to spruce up this site a bit, so I'm looking for anyone out there who can whip up a better looking LibSyn template than the one I've got in place here right now. A few people have emailed me about this in the past, but please email me again and let me know if you're still interested in helping out. Thanks.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #48:

1. Natalie Walker, "No One Else" Buy this song at iTunes.
2. Jette-Ives, "Darker Than You"
3. PolyGroovers, "Desoulate"
4. The Flavor Foundation, "Multidimensional Consciousness" Buy this song at iTunes.
5. Kristin Mainhart, "Turn the Other Cheek" Buy this song at iTunes.
6. Ekayani and the Healing Band, "Une Fille Qui Parle De Ses Desires" Buy this song at iTunes.

You'll note there are only five songs this week, but the show is still a half-hour, as one track is 7 minutes and another is 8 1/2 minutes. So it all works out...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #47:

1. Arthur Loves Plastic (feat. Linda Smith), "Bright Side"
2. Ventoux, "Just Now"
3. E.D. Swankz & The Verbrilli Sound, "Therapy Creep" Buy this song at iTunes.
4. Atomica, "Salt" Buy this song at iTunes.
5. Shulman, "I Dive"

You should really check out The Chillcast with Anji Bee this week. That show will surprise you. So will this one...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #46:

1. Lovespirals, "Hand in Hand" Buy this song at iTunes.
2. Love Spirals Downwards, "City Moon" Buy this song at iTunes.
3. Bitstream Dream (feat. Anji Bee), "Goodbye"
4. Beauty's Confusion, "Windmills (Bitstream Dream Mix)" Buy this song at iTunes.
5. Plastic Chair, "Spine"
6. Chukimai & Norkio Olling, "Caller ID"

1. Bluetech, "Leaving Winter Behind"
2. Luminous, "Make It Happen"
3. MinusBlue (feat. Tina P), "Sunshine"
4. The Evil Dr. B, "San Jose"
5. Auditory Sculpture, "Remember When"
6. Danny K, "Realities"

1. san.drine, "Les Larmes d'Isis (Govinda Mix)" Buy this song at iTunes.
   
2. Emptyself, "Doll-Faced Vulture" Buy this song at iTunes.
3. Undadogg, "Butterfly Disease"
4. Slovo, "Killing Me" Buy this song at iTunes.
5. Lunar Drive, "Wupatki Crater"
6. Alvex, "Pacific Gravity"

1. "The Feeling" (From Smoke Through It)
2. "Just Tell Me" (From Smoke Through It)
3. "Lilacs" (From Endless Blue)
4. "Low" (From Smoke Through It)
5. "Goodbye" (From Smoke Through It)

It was more than 3 years ago that Tim O'Reilly wrote this column, in which he famously proclaimed, "Obscurity is a far greater threat to authors and creative artists than piracy." With that in mind, I thought I would shine a spotlight on an artist whose music, in my humble opinion, shouldn't be nearly as obscure as it is.

Also, you'll hear from a prolific group that I've featured before that just released a new full-length CD. It's a shorter show this week with a slightly different format (Hi, Jason!), but I think you'll like what you hear...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #41

1. Joanna De Seyne, "Still Can't See The Sun" Buy this song at iTunes.
2. Joanna De Seyne, "I Don't Deserve You" Buy this song at iTunes.
3. Machine Love, "Lost in Transport" Buy this song at iTunes.
4. Machine Love, "True Love Turbine" Buy this song at iTunes.

While I was tempted to make this a big show -- 40 in Roman Numerals is XL, after all -- I didn't think you could get much bigger than the return of Puracane, a band that quickly became one of my favorites after I spotted their debut release on Epitonic about six years ago. They're back with a new touring band and a new CD that you don't want to miss.

Speaking of things you don't want to miss, be sure to check out The Chillcast with Anji Bee, another new downtempo podcast that covers a wide range of chill tunes. Anji, of course, is the lead vocalist for Lovespirals, another favorite here in the lounge...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #40

1. Puracane, "Digging Too Deep"
2. Kristin Mainhart, "Another Girl"
3. Or-If-Is, "Astro Radio" Buy this song at iTunes.
4. Trap Door, "Song of Luve" Buy this song at iTunes.
5. Lovespirals, "Walk Away" Buy this song at iTunes.
6. Alu, "Last Lullaby" Buy this song at iTunes.

So I ended up getting into a bit of a rant in this show. I'll try to keep those to a minimum in the future, but sometimes I just have to let it out.

All of this week's songs are available in iTunes. If you like 'em all, just click here to buy an iMix that includes all six songs. It's a cheap and easy way to support the artists and this podcast. Be sure to check out some of the other Dave's Lounge iMixes on iTunes, while you're at it.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #39

1. Mudville, "Blown (AJ Nuttal Remix)" Buy this song at iTunes.
2. Chill Factor 5, "Bleeker Street" Buy this song at iTunes.
3. Munkie, "Antidote to Strychnine" Buy this song at iTunes.
4. Karmacoda, "Understated" Buy this song at iTunes.
5. Divasonic, "The Other Side" Buy this song at iTunes.
6. Kmotiv, "Something on the Wing" Buy this song at iTunes.

Okay, so the Dave's Lounge Shop is down again today. Several graphics on my page are 404 as well. I'm seeing posts on LibSyn's support forum from people asking why their podcasts aren't showing up on their feed. I'm also hearing very little from LibSyn beyond a cursory, "We're moving things around as best we can, so bear with us." It's better than nothing, but it still feels a little sketchy. Clearly, their latest hardware upgrade is breaking things left and right.

For this reason, I'm going to push Dave's Lounge #39 back a week to give the LibSyn guys some time to get their house in order. I want to be sure the Shop is open for next week's show, because there are a couple of songs from this show that you will want to buy.

In the meantime, I'd like to ask a small favor of you, my dear listeners. I've gone into iTunes and created some iMixes of songs that have appeared on Dave's Lounge. I'd really appreciate it if you would go into iTunes and rate those mixes. If you'd like to buy some of them, too, that would be great, but just rating them would be enough for now. I'm attempting to see if I can use these iMixes as a promotional tool for the podcast itself.

Here are the iMixes:

• Dave's Lounge iMix #1
• Dave's Lounge iMix #2
• Dave's Lounge iMix #3
• Dave's Lounge iMix #4
• Dave's Lounge iMix Instrumentals

Thanks for bearing with me, folks. Don't go anywhere. More great new music is on the way...

Libsyn appears to have changed some of their internal workings and redirects and such, and it's broken the Dave's Lounge Shop. It's also broken the header images.

I may not be able to fix this until tonight. Sit tight, everyone.

Update (5:45 PM): It looks like the fix is out of my hands. Libsyn is doing all the redirecting, so the problem is on their end. I've put in a support ticket for this, but it may take some time before it's resolved...

Update (8:00 PM): Looks like everything is working again. Feel free to go buy CDs to your heart's content.

Some folks have asked me in the past if there are any other good downtempo podcasts out there. I've recommended Tempo of the Down in the past, though transmissions from that podcast seem to have stopped. A new podcast, however, has popped up -- the Idyllic Music Podcast, which is four episodes in and sounding pretty good so far. If you're looking for some more sounds to help you chill, that's a good show to check out.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #38

1. Brookville, "Sweet Sensation" Buy this song at iTunes.
2. Beauty's Confusion, "Falling" Buy this song at iTunes.
3. Dr. Awkward, "Tribe of One"
4. Idyllic, "Traces of Pearl"
5. Cling, "Luna C" Buy this song at iTunes.
6. The Endless, "Simply Sleep"

The first set of this show put me in the mood of a David Lynch film, hence the quote from Twin Peaks at the start of the show. I feel a sudden urge to go rent Mulholland Drive again...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #37

1. Artemis, "Lagoon (baba)" Buy this song at iTunes.
2. Broken Sleep, "Rising Tide"
3. The Moscow Coup Attempt, "The Failure of Shortwave Radio" Buy this song at iTunes.
4. Microbunny, "Green Stars"
5. Musetta, "Ophelia's Song"
6. All India Radio, "Life and How You Do It"

Y'know, I really didn't think I'd get sucked into the Winter Olympics this year, but I did. It's actually been kind of fun to watch all these different sports that we usually never see in America except every four years. I'm not sure I could enjoy watching skiing and luge on a regular basis, though...

I hope this mix warms you up a bit during those cold February nights...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #36

1. Kmotiv, "One After Five" Buy this song at iTunes.
2. Bethurum, "Bad Luck Drifter" (feat. Michele Kahzak) Buy this song at iTunes.
3. DJ Eric Ill, "Gut Feeling"
4. Danny K, "Speech"
5. Bethurum, "Snow Blinded"
6. Line, "1 Night in Tokyo"

This week's show features some great tunes from the electronic music collective Bitstream Dream. I've played their tracks a few times before on this show, but after hearing their new album, Spiralglide, I knew I had to do a full show featuring their music.

Bitstream Dream is currently selling Spiralglide in MP3 format (256 Kbps) on their web site for only $4.99. You can also buy their entire music output -- 4 full-length CDs in MP3 form -- for only $14.99. Not a bad deal, eh? Click here for more information.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #35

1. "Rising Sun" (from Spiralglide)
2. "Phantasma" (from Integration)
3. "Kite Flight" (from Spiralglide)
4. "Walls" (from Spiralglide)
5. "Darkest Hour" (from Integration)
6. "Whirlwind" (from Spiralglide)

1. "Downtown" (from Connected)
2. "Dectri" (from Connected)

I'm wrestling with whether or not I want to accept a sponsor for this podcast. I'd like to get your opinions on this, so click here to read what's going through my brain, then let me know what you think. Thanks.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #34

1. Goldlix, "Atoll Moao"
2. Mr. Tunes, "Georgian Reprise"
3. Nontourist, "Lay Across"
4. Tal M. Klein, "Yona (Ahava Sheli Across the Sea)" Buy this song at iTunes.
5. Zonk, "Half Human" Buy this song at iTunes.
6. Magic Sound Fabric, "We Are All Connected" Buy this song at iTunes.

I was saddened to learn last week that Daughter Darling, the band that kicked off the very first episode of Dave's Lounge, has broken up. Lead vocalist Natalie Walker announced recently that she has decided to pursue a solo career, and she's set up this Myspace page in preparation for her solo debut.

"Sweet Shadows" was a great CD, and if it's not in your collection yet, it should be. You can buy a copy at the Dave's Lounge Shop. I wish everyone in the band all the best in their future endeavors.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #33

1. Lily Cushman Culhane, "Love Song"
2. Hands Upon Black Earth, "inspiral"
3. Glideascope, "Devushka (Beautiful)" Buy this song at iTunes.
4. Daughter Darling, "Sweet Shadows" Buy this song at iTunes.
5. Mistake Theory, "Rivers Run"
6. Throcke, "Someday Away"

The opening for today's show came directly from the Tao Te Ching, the classic Chinese manual on the art of living. I've been reading it a lot lately, as life has remained hectic for me after the holidays, and I thought this verse fit really well with this week's show...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #32

1. Karmacoda, "Firefly" Buy this song at iTunes.
2. Rob Spaull, "Serenity"
3. Hungry Lucy, "High Price of Mistakes" Buy this song at iTunes.
4. Sarah Fimm, "Mercury" Buy this song at iTunes.
5. Zenray, "Megiddo"
6. AK da Leo, "On the Beach"

Dave's Lounge is currently being downloaded in 36 countries around the globe. Now it's time for you, my dear listeners, to put yourselves on the map.

I've set up a Dave's Lounge Frappr Map, where listeners can push in a virtual pin wherever they currently live. Just click on the link in the right-hand menu and follow the instructions for putting yourself on the map. You can also leave a message for the rest of the Dave's Lounge audience to see. I'm hoping that all 36 countries listening to this show will be represented on this map...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #31

1. Sarah Fimm, "Paradise" Buy this song in iTunes
2. Solus, "Ummes"
3. Keith Hillebrandt, "Isolator"
4. Aisth, "Pearls (Silent Queen)"
5. Trancenden, "Kaeru No Uta Ga" Buy this song in iTunes
6. R.K.S., "Chandni Raaten"

Happy New Year, everyone! After all that partying, you look like you could use a moment to relax and unwind. You've come to the right place. Welcome to a brand new year of Dave's Lounge. Hope you enjoy your stay...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #30

1. Paco, "Shaded" Buy this song at iTunes.
2. Saskia, "The One"
3. Vayder X, "Contact" Buy this song at iTunes.
4. Bent, "Sunday Boy" Buy this song at iTunes.
5. Joy Jones, "Fragile Space"
6. The Sleeper's Opera, "Old Death"

With the holidays approaching and things getting more hectic than usual this year -- which really shouldn't be the case -- I've decided to make this show my last show for 2005.

Have no fear, though, because Dave's Lounge is always open, and I plan to hit the ground running the first week of 2006. That includes hanging out at Podcastercon in Chapel Hill, NC, on Saturday, January 7. So if you're coming to town that weekend, drop me a line. We'll hang out and talk about podsafe music and other fun stuff.

In the meantime, take a minute to befriend me on Myspace, because all the kids are doing it these days. Heh.

May all of you have a very happy holiday season, and may the best thing that happened to you in 2005 be the worst thing that happens to you in 2006. See y'all again soon!

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #29

1. All India Radio, "For Angel" (feat. Chloe Hall)
2. Luminous, "I Believe In You"
3. MoShang, "Comfort Zone"
4. Ryo Sode, "Valley's Fall"
5. Lovespirals, "Free and Easy"
6. Mercury Sol, "SYV (Under the Calm Influence)"

You really ought to pick up a copy of Atomica's CD, Metropolitan. It's a really good CD. You can buy that disc and discs from other artists featured on this show at the Dave's Lounge Shop. iTunes downloads are also available from there as well.

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #28

1. Rosco, "Buenos Tiempos"
2. Hip Son, "Overloaded" Buy this song at iTunes.
3. Atomica, "One Day In New York City" Buy this song at iTunes.
4. Atomica, "Delorian" Buy this song at iTunes.
5. Adrian Bond, "Fossil Light"
6. Stabilizer, "Grey to Green"

I had the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on in the background as I recorded this. You'd be surprised how hard it is to chill out while watching college basketball. Then again, maybe you wouldn't...

Playlist for Dave's Lounge #27

1. The Bursers, "No One"
2. Nate MC, "Exell Wants Scary"
3. Alen Mecan, "Stylus"
4. Marco Raaphorst, "Dust and Smokes"
5. Mudville, "Poets On Parade" Buy this song at iTunes.
6. 46Bliss, "The Way You Are" Buy this song at iTunes.