31 May 09 Senseo® Sundays ::: Planet Boelex + Lisa’s antenna :::
Excuse me…. it’s May31st and sometimes we simply malfunction on what day it is…. Let’s have a cup now: Remastered edition of the Planet Boelex album “Little World” is available! We got the message some time ago and just had to put on a show featuring this fantaaastic re-release. The difference between this one and the older version? One could say it’s a difference between day and night but let us put it into the right perspective here: The vocals by Lisa’s Antenna are sounding much warmer and more subtle than before. The overall mix is a much better balance between high and low frequencies, the compression from before especially in the high range has gone… “Are You There” is now like she’s sitting next to you, “Fall” has turned into a warm blanket. Once you start playing the tracks you only want to pump up the volume and really dive into this Little World and stay. Mastering act by Christopher Leary. Spacemusic gives him best compliments!
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Senseo® Sundays ::: Planet Boelex :::
(04:49) - Planet Boelex/Lisa’s Antenna - Are You There?
(09:58) - Planet Boelex/Lisa’s Antenna - Fall
Visit the blog entry about this release @ Planet Boelex Myspace site
Visit Softphase.org for downloading this release.
Tags: Boelex, Lisa's Antenna, Little World, planet boelex, Senseo® Sundays, Softphase
24 May 09 S 4.18 Universal
Early in the morning, sunshine through the window, rising temperature, birds twittering, water streaming sounds in the distance, such a peaceful start of the day…. Imagine a day on Earth. Some of us lucky enough to have it all. Some of us struggling for life without food, without water, without hope. Strange but true. From the universal point of view; we still haven’t found anything like our big blue planet. So we’re pretty much dependent on the way we treat her. Think about it when you’re escaping from the daily stress, think about it when you’re having breakfast, think about it when listening to good music. You might even get more surprised when watching the news or read a newspaper. Are we still connected with the essence of Life and our Environment? S 4.18 -Universal- shines a light on forgotten things; perhaps it can be your guide into total relaxation and contemplation.
Listen for free or buy the Full Supporting Edition for just 99 cents (higher bitrate, no talk, no jingles, music only). Help us to keep the files alive, maintain this site and support the artist as we continue promoting their music. Thanks!
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START
(00:00) - Satori - Night Surround
(08:05) - Bruno Sanfilippo - Poema Electronico
(13:36) - Satori - Forest Surround
(16:24) - Between Interval - Eden in Shadows
(22:02) - Rudy Adrian - Pathway
(23:55) - Rudy Adrian - Starlight
(27:30) - Johan Agebjoern - Siberian Train part II.
(33:40) - David Helpling & Jon Jenkins - Now More Than Ever
(25:20) - Bruno Sanfilippo - Pampa
(30:22) - The Circular Ruins - Of which we are made
(19:19) - Nunc Stans - Nightfall
END
Tags: 2009, Between Interval, Bruno Sanfilippo, David Helpling, johan agebjorn, Jon Jenkins, Nunc Stans, podcast, Rudy Adrian, Satori, spacemusic, spacemusic hosted by *TC*, The Circular Ruins
18 May 09 Libsyn/Spacemusic plan
After the announcement by Libsyn to update account plans, we’ve had e-mails back and forth. First we’d have to update one account to a 250MB storage a month plan. We were not able to downgrade this one and keep the stats features around us, which was odd to say the least. The result for us would have been two accounts with extra costs around 72 dollars a year and storage we simply wouldn’t use.
Now, we’ve come to an agreement. Libsyn has offered to work with us on, let’s call it the ‘melting’ of two accounts. In simple words: one account will be the final result with all files hosted. Every single spacemusic podcast ever posted during the last 4 years will be part of this account. Costs are very acceptable.
a Big thanks to Phil from Libsyn! We’re still working on the plan as we speak, to upload and manage the publishing of older shows so that files are safely stored on the mothership and our listeners out there won’t notice a thing when downloading the shows…
How ’bout that?! ;-) Stay tuned for more info about the progress ~TC
Tags: account plan, agreement, Libsyn, spacemusic
17 May 09 Senseo® Sundays ::: Between Interval :::
You know what?… Let’s leave the world for a couple of minutes and enjoy this coffee break more than ever! Why don’t we fly to the edge of the unknow/known, why don’t we experience ‘The Edge of a Fairytale’ by this great artist from Sweden: Between Interval. They did it again! Hi quality music from one of the most beautiful countries up North from our perspectives.
Between Interval is Stefan Strand; he started playing around with sounds at the age of 14, inspired by Jean-Michel Jarre and the SEGA master system for instance. Later releasing house, trance and progressive music under a different name. The ambient motto never left Stefan: The Spotted Peccary label had an excellent nose for his style! They released his albums ‘Radio Silence’, ‘Secret Observatory, ‘Autumn Continent’. Stefan got ‘top pick’ album @ Amazon, Top List for new age in 2006 and 2007.
On today’s show we play 3 tracks in a row from his latest new ambient adventure sent to us by Spotted Peccary themselves: “The Edge of a Fairytale”. Tracks are simply deep… (sounds from the woods and the rain are not included on the album!) There’s a mystical tone, some might say: -dark- ? Well, that is ‘dark’ in the sense of ‘not knowing what to expect’. Stefan invites us to experience what we know and what we don’t know at all…. Are you in?
Enjoy the music, enjoy the recipe.
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Senseo® Sundays ::: Between Interval :::
(04:49) - Between Interval - Delta Capricorni
(10:25) - Between Interval - Atlantis Lost
(13:13) - Between Interval - The Great Void
Between Interval @ Myspace
Buy the album “The Edge of a Fairytale” via Spotted Peccary here
~TC
© 2009
Cappuccino Muffins Recipe
Taste-testers have deemed this the best muffin ever! They are moist and delicious with a touch of spice from the cinnamon and nutmeg with the awesome flavor from the espresso coffee shining through. Great for brunch, dessert, or snacks, and they also freeze well. Prep Time: 15 minutes. Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder (or instant coffee)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate mini-chips
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line muffin tins with papers or grease liberally. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, espresso or instant coffee, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix milk, butter, egg, and vanilla until combined. Stir milk mixture into flour mixture only until combined. Do not overmix. Fold in chocolate chips.
Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake 15 to 20 minutes for standard muffins, 10 to 12 minutes for mini-muffins.
Cappuccino muffins freeze well. Yield: 12 muffins or about 48 mini-muffins.
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Tags: 2009, Between Interval, podcast, rotterdam, Senseo® Sundays, Spotted Peccary, Stefan Strand, The Edge of a Fairytale
10 May 09 Senseo® Sundays ::: CRASH :::
It’s now already May 10th 2009 and we’re on a countdown for the June Holidays… but first: let’s have a fresh cup of coffee shall we? Meanwhile: good photos have been added to our photostream: the Calatrava bridge transport through Rotterdam. A great Santiago Calatrava Valla designed item. Click the Flickr link at the right sidebar for full details. Images go well with music right? Let’s introduce our artist for today;
We’re proud to present: CRASH from New Zealand. His album series: Music for Film. When we first visited his Myspace site and listened to a couple of his tracks: bingo! This music just had to be on the podcast; good quality soundtrack music, high production level, touching melodies mixed with cinematic soundscapes. We can also tell you: we’re gonna hear a lot more from Crash in the near future. More information via his Myspace site and for this occassion we’ve copy-pasted from his site to ours…
CRASH is born Mike Beever winter of 1969 in the north of England. At a very early age he is introduced to music through his father, a church organist and his mother a keen ‘New Seekers’ fan!He develops an interest in uplifting and soaring music through his love of the great composers in particular J.S Bach, Handel, Mozart and Beethoven but it is when he comes ear to ear with film and music that the potent mix strikes a chord. Throughout his teenage years he begins a love affair with sound synthesis aquiring his first synths at age 14 and going on to start experimenting with sound and recording throughout these years.
After many years travelling he settles in London and takes position as house engineer at Station Studios and goes on to produce successful LPs, Eps and singles for Coldplay, Seafood, Tiny Too and Fierce Panda Records. CRASH moves to the north of England, Spain and eventually New Zealand in the Spring of 2003 where he lives and works. The next few years begin to take his music to a whole new level and with less distraction and more time he begins to mould his very own brand of music.
‘Film Soundtrack Electronica’ is the nearest description to what now is produced from the Lodge Studios. Often simple pieces beginning with the piano grow into full orchestral soundscapes only suitable for wide expanse and a wide imagination by the listener. Across the world CRASH is heard by a wide variety of people. He touches emotions through his music and the journey is only just beginning…
Play it loud! You won’t regret. And your neighbours will be friends for life….
Amaretto Iced Coffee
Creamy enough to be a milkshake, but with the smooth almond flavour of Amaretto.
What could possibly go better with an afternoon of BBQ.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups coffee, cold
- 2 cups vanilla ice cream
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup Amaretto
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp almond extract
- Crushed ice
Preparation:
Combine everything except ice in a blender and whip until smooth.
Fill glasses half full with crushed ice, and fill the rest with coffee mixture.
CHEERS!
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Senseo® Sundays ::: CRASH :::
(05:00) - Crash - Destination Home
(10:02) - Crash - Neumanns Theme
~TC
© 2009
Tags: 2009, Crash, Destination Home, Mike Beever, Music for Film, Neumanns Theme, New Zealand, podcast, Senseo® Sundays, spacemusic
03 May 09 Senseo® Sundays ::: SayCet :::
Press the button and enjoy the show for today: a Senseo® one to be precise! Processing the last couple of days. As you can hear on the show our host thinks there’s a lot of sick people out there… >> Queen attack in The Netherlands! << At least 6 people were killed. Queen Beatrix and all other members of the Dutch Royal House were safe. Where are we going to? Queensday used to be the best day of the year, everybody happy, everybody party, playing music, hanging out, young and old, events in the city, fireworks @ night and so on. Now look what a sick mind has done to us. Status: he’s dead. Some say he deserved to die. On the other hand we’ll never know what got into his brain anyway. We hope it wasn’t a side effect of the swine flu… ???
High time for a big chill: from France it’s Mr. Pierre Lefeuvre a.k.a. SayCet - 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. Enjoy this fantastic artist and buy his album right now !!!
Orangecello Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2-15 oz can mandarin oranges
- 1 box of Pillsbury Moist Supreme Pineapple
- ½ cup of reserved juice from oranges
- ½ cup of Caravella Orangecello
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup of oil
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Glaze
- 1 cup of sugar
- ½ stick of butter
- 3oz of Caravella Orangecello
- ¼ cup of chopped pecans
Directions:
- Preheat oven.
- Spray Bundt Pan with Crisco Pillsbury Flour.
- Mix 1 cup of chopped pecans with 2 teaspoons of sugar then sprinkle in pan.
- Mix eggs, oil, orangecello, cake mix, ½ cup of reserved juice. Blend well.
- Add 2 cans of drained oranges and Blend on high for a couple of minutes.
- Pour immediately into pan and place in oven on 325 for dark coated pan or 350 for regular coated pan for 45 minutes—You want a nice brown crust.
- Turn oven off and leave cake in for another 15 minutes.
- *Check with toothpick for nice clean stick before turning off oven.
Make glaze while cake is in the oven, let cool and thicken.
Pour glaze over top of cake right before serving.
ENJOY !!!
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Senseo® Sundays ::: SayCet :::
(04:08) - SayCet - Mood#1
(06:25) - SayCet - Metadine
(10:42) - SayCet - Trilogie
~TC
© 2009
Tags: 2009, Pierre Lefeuvre, podcast, Queensday, SayCet, Senseo, Senseo® Sundays
