The other day a Spacemusic listener has sent us a link to this video… we’d like to thank Christine for it as it happens to be the best clip we’ve seen in weeks! No doubt about it, a fine piece of work, a wonderful combination of audio and visuals, no need for any other soundtrack cause it’s perfect. After contacting Jon Rawlinson, the maker of this video, the file has been published to the Spacemusic HD video podcast feed as well. Hope you like it. We’ve sure bought ourselves the song by Barcelona: “Please Don’t Go” which is a great song! Here’s a link to their comment about the video.
(202MB VIDEO) HD edition. 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world: The aquarium is a part of the Ocean Expo Commemorative National Government Park located in Motobu, Okinawa. The main tank called the ‘Kuroshio Sea’ holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world’s second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters.Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank. Video by Jon Rawlinson. More info via http://jonrawlinson.com. Music track “Please don’t go” performed by Barcelona. Visit their website via http://myspace.com/barcelona - get the song on iTunes here.
It has been quite an experience ‘incroyable’ ! Mylene Farmer LIVE is beyond words; again she has touched me very deep. This time…. front row experience. Hard to explain, it’s a feeling, it’s a walking dream, it’s something unique. This podcast is dedicated to Mylène, her music, her unique live performance. The trip was a serious one…. and for Mylène it was her final concert of the 2009 tour.
Log: departure by train from Rotterdam Lombardijen @12:40pm. Dordrecht station @13:00. Change line for the next train: IC Hispeed to Brussels MIDI/ZUID. Arrival in Brussels @14:40. I decided to walk the last bit from the station to the hotel; next time I will definitely take the subway! It turned out to be a 15 minutes climbing up the hill task! Finally…..arrival at the hotel @15:15. After relaxing and unpacking the bag I recorded a soundseeingtour as featured on this podcast episode.
Brussels on that particular friday afternoon was noisy and messy! Hate to say it but the chaos and noise in this city caused a typical impression. (…tout est chaos!) I’ve been in London and Paris but somehow these cities seem to have ’structure’ and ‘manners’, unfortunately Brussels didn’t show these features too much… People disliked speaking English to me. They simply hesitated. I was better off speaking Dutch in some cases. Don’t get me wrong but Brussels is the headquarters of Europe isn’t it? (Say that again while stores are closed on sundays)
Saturday morning: alarm clock set @7:30AM. American Breakfast in the hotel was good. Left the hotel for my trip to Stade Roi Baudouin via subway. Arrived at the SRB station @9:30. I realized to get cash money for the official merchandizing t-shirts etc. later that day so where was the cash machine…? I asked around and was directed to the nearest bank at app. 2 km’s from where I was! Not very practical isn’t it? Welcome to Belgium. Ah well, good for some sweat and tears.
Back at the stadium ‘blue entry’ around 11:00AM. Already like 30/40 people waiting for the doors to open up and I joined them. The sun was shining! Life was good! Some drinks, some sandwiches that I got on my way from the bank back to the stadium.
Green light for entering the stadium area @1:30PM. Here we were able to buy lunch, water, beer etc. Soundchecking we could hear as the concert area was real close now…The waiting was till 5:00PM when the final gate to the concert area would open. And it did! Right on time… exactly 05:00pm we were running to our places!!! Literally, running!!! How cool is that??? Yess!!! Front row. Cat walk. All set. I was in !!!
@8:00pm the program started. Excuse me but I’ve forgotten the name of the drum band that had their pre-concert performance. Just like me I saw many people staring and being nervous just before the real thing….We wanted Mylène! Waiting again. Eventually Mylène kept her fans waiting till app. 09:30PM (!) when her eyes watched us from the bigggg screen. The show was starting….with the introduction. And that is an understatement;
Thrilling opening! I will never ever forget her eye watching from the screen and the lasers that literally were ’shot’ from the screen into the public, a 3D experience I had never seen before! The sound was beyond words. And I’ve heard a lot of sound systems in my life…. this one was f a n t a s t i q u e . Everybody (including me) was screaming and yelling, such a mind blowing lift-off. The concert from there can be described as a non-stop walking dream, Mylène took her fans on a journey, a journey that came from her mind, her soul, her dreams and was performed in a stadium filled with the 40,000 people audience.
Acoustic parts of the show, she had entered the center of the catwalk via the underground like the pianist did too. The songs they performed now…I can hardly describe it but let me try: moving and intriguing moments, confusion and joy, tears on all of our faces; ‘Point de Suture’ and the clip on the big screen - moments of full impact. The track all of a sudden became fully meaningful to me and that was when I couldn’t stay strong anymore. She got me! Don’t wipe your tears boy, it’s on everybody’s faces so why bother… just embrace all of it.
From the acoustic part at the end of the catwalk she was now walking back to the main stage; her gentle style, her fragile style, her beautiful clothes, her face, she passed me by at a 7 metres distance, one can’t imagine what I felt, and what we all felt these minutes; it was the interlude to ‘Avant Que l’Ombre…. It had become dark. Confused. Touched. Emotional. What did she do to us ? She just gave us her warm welcome…
Mylène took us from the dark into the light again, from ‘Libertine’ to ‘Dégénération to ‘Désenchantée, I took some video clips on my photo cam. It’s not in HQ but it’s fair enough to get the impression. The video is available from the link within today’s shownotes.
We’ve been completely in a trance, in extase, we’ve seen in concert Mylène Farmer! We love you!
From a clean and re-installed system, this is your 15 minutes coffee break coming from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. We’re back with the Senseo shows and more exciting shows upcoming fall/winter season. But first of all your host will tell a bit more about what happened to the computer systems in the studio and what you can do in order to get your data safe…
Our new system includes drives by LaCie, fast and reliable!
BACKUP! Do not make the common mistake: “I will do the backup next week, it can wait”. Any idea how much your life depends on your photos, music, video, e-mails, documents??? When you’re not living under a rock and enjoy the internet and media like we do, chances are high we’re living the same digital dream. So we better keep the dream alive and safe right?
Music on today’s show comes from our neighbours in Germany: Thomas Lemmer released a wonderful lounge/downtempo album entitled “Chillout Lounge” and we’re proud to play two tracks from the album; ‘Mon Amour’ offers relaxation and a beautiful melody, almost a melancholic side as the Bandoneon sets the tone. ‘Fading Dreams’ is chilled and groovy + puts a smile on your face!
Chillout Lounge is available via iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Musicload… Life is good. Keep it safe. Make a backup!
Buy the album ‘Chillout Lounge’ by Thomas Lemmer on iTunes here
Buy the album ‘Chillout Lounge’ by Thomas Lemmer on Amazon.de here
Buy the album ‘Chillout Lounge’ by Thomas Lemmer on Musicload here
Buy the album ‘Chillout Lounge’ by Thomas Lemmer on Rhapsody here
The first Fresh Air! show was published in februari 2007…. hi-quality lounge and downtempo has been the motto since then, electronic and acoustic music from all over the world. And it has been 10 very succesful shows with tons of good music by so many talented musicians and producers. Known artists and new talents have been kocking on our doors and they still do. Don’t stop! Please continue sending us your demo songs and albums as downtempo themed shows are in the lab….
Premiere on the podcast: the new “Cool Off Chillout volume 2″ - an absolutely amazing lounge album - to be released in september and already on our show! Responsible for this brand new release: SINE music from Württemberg, Germany. Artists like Polished Chrome and Thomas Lemmer. A must-have! Besides this sampler you’ll hear music from the “Diamonds and Pearls volume 2″ release, “Cosmic Chill Lounge” and “Silk Lounge”. Also the man from Paris with the diamond pair of ears is on today’s playlist: ielo featuring Eleana and their brand new single “Into You”. An uptempo surprise too!!! Enjoy the party vibes and listen to exclusive remixes made possible by ‘The Velvethead Lounge‘ podcast. Finally: some super downtempo tracks to wrap up the show, nonstop mix performed by TC, you should like it.
a Big thanks to all musicians, producers and to our audience; you have been a great support during the past 31 months and hopefully you’ll tell others about our show as well. More lounge and downtempo entertainment via the regular Spacemusic.nl podcast feed. Cheers!
(00:00) FRESH AIR! LOUNGE SERIES 10 - The Conclusion
(00:35) Health care for both me and my Mac
(05:06) Polished Chrome - Gimme Your Love (promo: COOL OFF CHILLOUT 2.)
(08:50) Thomas Lemmer - The Music (promo: COOL OFF CHILLOUT 2.)
(12:41) GMP - Fragile Dream
(16:40) Unn - Escape The Time
(23:03) Ensoul - Close Your Eyes
(27:07) Merge Of Equals - Clear Blue Sky
(29:54) Klangstein - Deep Dive
(35:54) SINE - Our Secret Garden (promo: COOL OFF CHILLOUT 2.)
(39:33) Iëlo - Into You ft. Eleana (his site)(her site)
(44:14) Uptempo Party Vibes…
(44:56) Joshua Heath - Monday Blues (Yogi and Husky Tech Wash Mix)
(49:09) Pet Shop Boys - I Don’t Know What You Want (David Morales RMX)
(55:23) Abakus - A Whole New Day of Looking at the Day
(58:02) Electrix - Nightfly (promo: COOL OFF CHILLOUT 2.)
(1:04:18) Lounge Worship - Above All (not from this world)
(1:08:59) The end of a series…. is the beginning of something new and beautiful!
(1:10:46) Schiller - Wehmut (the perfect end)
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(AUDIO version) Welcome to Rotterdam! The weather is just perfect for the 14th edition of the Danceparade. Not too many incidents this year, we found ourselves with both video and photo cam in our hands. On this sunday which is “The Day After” sort of speak, we’d like to take you on a beautiful tour with the French composer Saycet - we played a couple of tracks on an earlier show back in march of this year. This time an intriguing combination of his track called “Circonflex” together with absolute brilliant video shot on Malgas Island by Earth Touch. Super clip… super music! DOn’t forget there’s a 720P HD edition of this show. You can get it via our Blip.TV page.
14th edition of the Rotterdam Danceparade: 23C, sunny and 400,000 visitors
Senseo® Sundays ::: Saycet 2 :::
(02:36) Danceparade LIVE from Rotterdam!
(06:39) Saycet - Circonflex
(11:44) end credits
Saycet:
Saycet is the project of Pierre Lefeuvre, a french music composer hailing from Paris who cut his teeth listening to Boards of Canada and Múm. His first solo album entitled One Day at Home resulted in nine atmospherical tracks, evoking abstract landscapes and fairy tales for adults from song to song…
Relaxation day….great coffee (from the Nespresso machine) and a bit of healing with fantastic ambient music from Slovakia. Via the postal we received an album from Emil Matko; he started Strom Noir in the beginning of 2007. We experienced the album ‘Luvyoo’ as a welcome treatment: super ambient, just take the time to switch that knob inside your head, don’t think but breathe in and out, the two tracks we play on this show really have that captured mood: “Nothing Really Happens” feels like the earth stands still and we’re watching ourselves from a distance. Second we visit the “Heartland” where past and present meet and greet.
Where past and present meet and greet: Luvyoo gets 5 out of 5!
Some notes from the Strom Noir Myspace site:
…Music of Strom Noir flows between slow ambient and minimal electronic sounds with using electric and acoustic guitar loops and synths as a basis integrated with field recordings and various abstract sounds. The result of this mixture are the minimalistic atmospheric soundscapes strongly touched by the melancholy.
Hi there! I’m looking for musicians in the electronic/ambient music genre who are willing to join our HD video project. After the last two Spacemusic HD shows the feedback has been beyond any imagination, that’s super cool! As you might know this is all part of the plan to go to a next level:
a Dedicated HD video podcast channel offering stunning visuals and cool music, a channel people can access for free. The content will be 720P: environment, wildlife, nature, travelling. Content without commentary. Music and visuals with added information about the music, about the video, links to websites etc. a True relaxation and adventure channel. World Wide distribution. Collaboration with high-quality documentary companies.
Spacemusic HD video podcast / screenshot from episode 'Treasure'
What music will be on? I was hoping YOU would join us today so we can play YOUR music! If you’re a musician or a producer in the electronic/ambient/soundtrack music genre, do not hesitate…. Do contact Spacemusic today! If you think your music is perfect as a soundtrack to the content we will offer, please do not wait another 15 years before letting us know. Feel free: you can send your feedback to spacemusic.nl@gmail.com
Already a demo track/album that’s perfect for film? Excellent! Let us know. You can use the same address and drop a URL for downloading the track(s). Of course you can send your album by postal as well, more information is available at the right sidebar of this site under ‘DEMO’. All music will be treated highly confidential, no worries, it’s safe with us. No re-distribution of your music without you knowing about it, that’s not us.
If there was a place where we can live in peace, a place where we all love eachother and we all have the time to listen to one another, one of our greetest needs, that place would be called: Utopia. Welcome to UtopiaXO produced by Dave Hesketh. Start listening to “The Light” and you won’t be able to stop anymore, you want to hear this one from beginning till end and forget about your mobile phones and appointments… It’s a wonderful story which will take you by surprise, it’s crystal clear audio quality is stunning! It’s ‘live’ feel is impressive. The samples and surround recordings really become one with the music. Beautiful music and subtle vocals. One of the best ambient/new age albums avalaible at this moment.
This album started its life in the late summer of 2007. I was sat in the studio experimenting with a midi guitar. After playing for 20 minutes I noticed a feedback loop had started within the music - it was a beautiful, inspiring sound that meandered along - seemingly in control of itself. An hour later the whole structure for this album was mapped out through utilising this feedback technique. You can hear this original sound throughout the album. In fact, it’s the first sound you’ll hear on ‘The Light’. I then, by chance, met Jacqueline Barr. She explained to me that our home and the studio (in our garden) sat on a sacred and special site. It was thought that the studio may lie right in the path of a powerful earth energy line - sometimes called ‘leylines’. I immediately knew that I had tapped into this energy that summer morning when I had sat down with the guitar. So earth ambient music was born. I very much believe sincere music taps into the life energy force more than any other art form. I hope and believe that this magical place has now found an expression in a small but sincere way through this music. I also hope this magical energy finds its way to you as you experience the energy of nature that will fill your room as you listen to UtopiaXO - Dave Hesketh. May, 2009.
Senseo® Sundays ::: UtopiaXO :::
(07:57) UtopiaXO - Blue Skies
(10:36) UtopiaXO - Open Road
(12:25) UtopiaXO - The Garden
(14:40) UtopiaXO - Above You
(618MB VIDEO) HD 720p edition. Stunning visuals and beautiful music on this new Spacemusic HD video podcast! The Solo album by Jon Jenkins called ‘Beyond City Light’ goes very well with the underwater life of Micronesia…. swimming with the Mantas is an Earth-Touch.com production. A call by LandscapeHD has resulted in a serious adventure: the music clip ‘Treasure’ by Jon Jenkins and David Helpling in HD hi-end quality. A collaboration between Spacemusic HD and Landscape HD. Looking for more HD? Coming soon.
Passion for the HD for sure! The only thing we need to monitor is: TIME. The big files take many hours to process. The recording, the editing, the compressing, the uploading, the re-compressing for web based Flash, the RSS update procedures, updating the blogs and the tweets… Round and about 17 hours it took us this time. Hahaha! So we’d love to get your feedback on this one again…Drop us a line, record us an audio comment, donations are certainly more than welcome as we’ve decided to update our Blip account to a PRO account; this should prevent us from Flash transcoding errors and should safe us some more time.
Big Thanks to:
Earth-Touch.com for stunning visuals of the underwater life in Micronesia and South Africa. Landscape HD for the HD version of ‘Treasure’ by Jon Jenkins and David Helpling.
For more information about sponsorship and possibilities to include your HD content on our show, please contact us via the contact page or send an e-mail to spacemusic.nl@gmail.com. Thank you.
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" I have to say, with this new HD format that you are starting to use, it is really very exciting. It really brings a whole new level and new dimension to the experience of Spacemusic! This has to be the begining, I hope, of the future of music and visual art. Thank you TC for all your efforts in producing these, I think, "works of art". Thanks, keep up the great work!"- Joe T., Los Angeles, USA
"...Your sincere and upbeat personality, along with your passion for music, are what make Spacemusic a unique experience in the podcasting universe. Personally, I have to thank you for introducing me to the more beat oriented, chill and lounge styles of music...I have discovered many new tracks and artists that I enjoy because of what I have heard on Spacemusic..." - Joseph, Pacific Northwest USA
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Holy Macaroni!!! HUGE!!!!
I've seen some pix from this giant before, but to see it in Rotterdam in perspective to the Euromast and Hotel New York, amazing!!
Great video, very nice job!!!" - Nick, Holland.
"For the last three years I have been switching between 3 european countries. Now I plan a 3 months trip to India. But wherever I've been, Fresh Air! lounge series was most of the time accompanying my impressions, really the best source in the last years, one of the best web projects. So in hope for best weather conditions in Rotterdam and thumbs up" - Michael H.
"Hi TC! Isabel and I we have seen Mylène on the fifth of september in Geneva - I can confirm all that you said - she was just incredible … it was almost a spiritual experience - wow. I have seen many great concerts including Pink Floyd, Jean Michel Jarre, etc. but this was simply out of this world. What a presence on stage - amazing.
Continue your great work, TC - the world needs it more than ever!" - Isabel & Matthias, Switzerland.
"Message to SCHILLER: Hallo & guten Tag, Thanks to TC and the Spacemusic I noticed your Album Sehnsucht Live - excellent from start to end!! I purchased CD Album and DVD right after I got the introduction from TC. So bottom line: podcasting helps. Thanks to both:"Schiller" & TC"- Juergen, Hamburg, Germany.
" TC, You’re not only a good “musicmaker” and photographer, but a good writer too. I recognize your impression of Brussel quite well, specially about to get money…
For someone who wasn’t at the concert of Mylene -like me - you’ve given a quite “life” impression.
My compliments!"- Grardie, Rotterdam, NL
"What a great Senseo Sunday Mylène Farmer show! I am writing to you because I absolutely have to know who/what is playing at the start where you are talking. It sounds like the song starts at 2:42 right before you begin to talk about the show! Man when the song hits 3:51 I was blown away!!!!!! Just awesome! I need to get that track so I can play it very loud in my car! Thanks for bringing us such amazing music and for keeping spacemusic alive all these years! Always listening, Lokin - REPLY: hi Lokin, thanks for your lovely feedback! Well the track you're talking about is a Mr. Teaser RMX of the original Mylène Farmer track "Fuck Them All". May I suggest to check the original which you should like. Available via iTunes.
"TC, your Spacemusic podcast is fantastic. I've been listening to it since before the Motion of the Stars series. I look forward every week to your show. Excellent work!"- Chris, Albany, USA
"Allow me to tell you here that your work is very appreciated and I admire your pioneering spirit into different technologies and methods of podcasting.Keep up the great work!! And do another cooking show sometime!!" - James, Houston, USA
"I was listening them again … travelling. This time again on my way to / from Singapore and Bintan (Indonesia) via Dubai and Colombo. First thing after my return, get on iTunes and bought “freefalling” and searched for some more stuff inspired by your shows (Schiller etc.)" - Juergen, Hamburg, Germany
"I'm listening to my 1st podcast from home right now. Yeah! I heard the 1st cast on my local, listener supported radio station, KRCL 90.9, here in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA about a month ago. I love it! TC, you are hypnotic!" - Lacey, Salt Lake City, USA
"I have been a loyal fan since the
beginning. With each podcast, I count on you to introduce me to the best music, the best talent again and again - you never disappoint. With all the craziness in this world, you help to remind us there can still be moments of pure joy...and peace." - Steve, Washington DC, USA
"Hello TC!
Here is Genicio Zanetti, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Your podcast is.....The best that I have in my 32 GB ipod (That is full of other podcasts).
The best that I have already listened. The best in iTunes Store.... I listen to Spacemusic at my way home/work, by metro and walking, and at work when I need to focus on a problem or even, walking at Copacabana´s side walk (Calçadão de Copacabana)
Please, continue being only "THE BEST!" -
Genicio, Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brasil
