Musicogenic epilepsy is a form of reflex or affective epilepsy, and involves autonomic, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional reactions to selected musical stimuli.  The associated musicogenic seizures are generally believed to be caused by the juxtaposition of musical sounds and frequencies that are incomprehensible to the human brain, or that evoke emotional reactions shocking to the psyche. 

Sound frightening?  It's just the normal state of things on Deedlecast, and this week's Deedlecast is designed to get all your synapses firing:  This is your brain on music.  If you happen to be prone to such seizures, please refrain from enjoying Deedlecast while driving or operating heavy machinery.  

Also, if a rude word or two flips your switch, be warned there are a few in this show. 

Portmanteau

port·man·teau \pört-ˈman-(ˌ)t�\

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural port·man·teaus or port·man·teaux \-(ˌ)t�z\

Etymology:

Middle French portemanteau, from porter to carry + manteau mantle, from Latin mantellum — more at port

This week's show takes a quieter, mellower tone. The components of this Deedlecast are each blends of two or more distinct sounds or songs, portmanteaux themselves.

In fact, even the words Deedlecast and podcast are portmateaux.

Once the cornerstone of hand-made mixing, the art of the mixtape essentially has been lost, a casualty of sometimes cruel technological progress and fickle fashion.  Somehow, a drag-and-drop iTunes playlist just doesn't have the magic of a lovingly and painstakingly crafted mixtape labored over for hours in unglamorous real-time analog.  The casette tape has gone the way of the dodo, and even the compact disk rides off into the technological sunset. 

But there is life after life for the mixtape in the virtual afterworld: a place where every song is selected with utmost care, enjoyed in real-time, every minute savored, and variety and innovation transcending what many saw as the cramped and archaic medium of the cassette tape.   DJDeedle presents the mixtape essentials.  A salute to cassette culture. 

Caution:  As with any good mixtape, there are few choice words in this one.

Hipsters, flipsters, and finger-poppin' daddies -- knock me your lobes.

Hipster or Hepcat, as used in the 1940s, referred to aficionados of jazz, in particular modern jazz, which became popular in the early '40s. The hipster adopted the lifestyle of the jazz musician, including their manner of dress, slang terminology, use of cannabis and other drugs, relaxed attitude, sarcastic humor, self-imposed poverty, and relaxed sexual codes.

What does it mean to be hip? The hip thing is to be able to perform the exactly appropriate action at all times, and that not easy, daddio. When in doubt, be cool. That's all there is to it.

DJDeedle's friend, Nick, has launched a tasty new website all about food.  Nick calls his creation, "Macheesmo." 

What is Nick's website all about? 

What does "Macheesmo" mean?  Let Nick tell you:


Get your Macheesmo on at:  http://www.macheesmo.com/

Just in time for Halloween, DJDeedle toys with the laws of nature, and with his own hands constructs a musical mash monster by sewing together pieces of other people's tunes and charging them with a sudden flash of inspiration.

It's alive!  ALIVE! 

Just in time for Halloween, Kevin Powers has launched a website, Evilry, showcasing his macabre musings, movie reviews, as well as his photographic and video creations. 

Check it out at http://www.evilry.com/

This week, DJDeedle crosses the streams and lets the shadows, ghosts, spirits, and phantasms take over Deedlecast studios to dance and rattle their chains and bones.

Caution: this Deedlecast contains a ghastly word.

This week, DJDeedle has saved you a pew in a church of a naughtier variety:  The Church of Cherry Chapstick.  At this church, you may hear and do some extraordinary things.  It feels so wrong, it feels so right. 

This is not a full Deedlecast, but rather a very short single. 

DJDeedle friend and radio pioneer, John Pemble, is a master of the ambient drone musical genre, a type of music that patiently explores particular sounds, tones, or musical phrases by sustaining them for extended periods and varying them slightly.  Pemble has produced an album of his musical and tonal creations, called "Subtle Reminders: Juno 60 Ambient Electronic Music."  John's album is available for purchase on Itunes and Amazon, and I highly recommend doing so by following the link provided on his website, http://johnpemble.com. 

This DJDeedle single is a combination of one of Pemble's album tracks, "Intimate Softness," and "Out of Time," from the soundtrack of the BBC series, "Torchwood."  John Pemble's subtle and moving F major tones just weave seamlessly with those of the orchestral television piece. 

 

Now there is a new way to get your dose of Deedlecast.  In addition subscribing through iTunes or via your feed reader, you can get an email update when a new Deedlecast posts.  Simply sign up using the link below, and you should receive a note in your inbox when a new show has arrived.

It's time for school, old skool. This week, DJDeedle calls class to order, so prepare to be schooled. Want to find out what is on the syllabus?  Press 1 for Old Skool. 

A word of warning:  This Deedlecast contains adult language and is for advanced students only.  Freshmen should probably take an intro course or two first. 

Grab your communicator, phaser, tricorder, and that weird spinny lipstick thing Dr. McCoy uses, and report to Transporter Room 2 for immediate transport to another unexplored part of the Deedleverse.  Trust me, you'll be going to a place vastly more fun than that purple-sky planet on the Paramount backlot.  

This Deedlecast, "Metropolis," is inspired by the recent news that key scenes from the controversial and somewhat inscrutable 1927 silent film,"Metropolis," have been rediscovered in Argentina.  Upon its initial release, according to Zeitmagazin, "the film flopped with critics and audiences alike. Representatives of the American firm Paramount considerably shortened and re-edited the film. They oversimplified the plot, even cutting key scenes. The original version could only be seen in Berlin until May 1927 – from then on it was considered to have been lost forever."  

Cutting key scenes and re-editing the film had the effect of making its true meaning opaque and the film nearly incomprehensible; but it created a haunting and mysterious work of cinematic art.  With these new scenes, the mystery of the true meaning of the film "Metropolis" and the controversy that has surrounded the timeless film since 1927 may finally have been laid to rest.  With the passing of this mystery, DJDeedle feels that the world loses something intangible, yet valuable, and creates a "Metropolis" soundscape filled with inscrutable and controversial electronic aural inputs he hopes are worthy of the look, feel, and mystery of this enduring cinematic masterpiece.  

Modern demands and technology have made us all robots of one kind or another these days. But even robots need music. Not unlike ourselves, songs of love, loneliness, lust, loyalty, longing, and loss nourish their circuits and gears. No matter what kind of robot you happen to be, this Deedlecast will speak to you. All robots depicted in this Deedlecast are purely fictional, and have no relation to me.

This Deedlecast features a treatment of Weekend Players' "I'll be There for You." Take a moment and revisit DJDeedle's arrangment of this same song at Tu ne's pas oublie.

Most US telephone customers are familiar with Jane Barbe (pronounced "Barbie") (July 29, 1928—July 18, 2003).  Even though few of us ever met her, we have all heard her voice many times and know her as the "Telephone Lady" or the "Time Lady."  Jane Barbe was an American voice actress who did the later voice recordings for the Bell System.  Her voice is heard by millions of people every day speaking for the telephone networks (changed numbers, disconnects, circuits busy, etc.), Bell Laboratory computers, The National Bureau of Standards, announcing ETC's Audichron® (formerly Audichron Company) time, temperature, and weather services, and on many voice mail systems nation wide. Her predecessor was Mary Moore, who was known for using a distinctive pronunciation of 9 (Ny-un) and 5 (Fy-uv).  The distintive pronunciation was required because, on a poor quality line, "nine" and "five" can sound very similar.

DJDeedle dedicates this Deedlecast to these telephonic legends. 

Just note.  Those too young to remember who "Ma Bell" was may be too young for some of the language in this podcast. 

Now that the country at long last has begun to come to it senses, two sensible and fair-minded states in the union have decided, at least for the time being, that marriage should not be restricted solely to people like Britney Spears and strangers who met the day before on a reality television show.  You know, heterosexuals.  This sudden unexpected moment of openmindedness, although limited to two states and the always sensible Canada, has given gays and lesbians the urge to make solemn what long before had to remain secret, and more recently, less secret, but unsolemnized and unrecognized by the civil authorities. 

Two couples who are dear friends of your humble DJ have chosen to do just that: make it solemn, and make it legal (void where prohibited, some restrictions apply, see store for details).  This week's Deedlecast is a salute to these rock steady couples, and others like them, who comprise the new Rock Steady Group.  Cheers and mazal tov!   Dale and Kevin, Matt and Alex, DJDeedle wishes you many years of health and happiness.

The calendar tells us that the summer season is winding down.  But the summer still has some partying to do, and on Deedlecast, the gritty summer hip-hop doesn't have to end.


Note:  Rude words in this one

Today's musical landscape would be much different if not for the Supremes, and particularly, Diana Ross.  The Supremes were the most popular "girl group" of the 1960's, and the most successful vocal group of the period after the Beatles.  The Supremes released hit after hit, charting a dozen number one hits between 1964 and 1969.  Ultimately, in 1969, the original group split up, with Diana Ross going more or less solo, touring as Diana Ross & the Supremes, though without Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson. 

The influence of the Supremes was vital in shaping the Motown sound and R&B. Similarly, the influence of Diana Ross and her solo work on R&B and Disco cannot be understated.  The sounds they pioneered can be found throughout today's music, and modern musicians, both female and male, owe them a debt of gratitude for their groundbreaking work. This week, DJDeedle salutes the queens of popular music, both as a group and in their solo careers, the supremely special Supremes.

Tempo Ordinario:


Brace yourself.  This week's Deedlecast is definitely no ordinary tempo. 

DJDeedle has always found something magical about juxtaposing the high-tech and the low-tech, the synthetic and the organic.

DJDeedle's friends at Miniot in Holland have obliged DJDeedle's fascination by fashioning a case for his iPod Touch out of mahogany.  And to top it all off, they have stenciled the DJDeedle logo into the lid. 

There's nothing better than a nice slice of pie.  DJDeedle has loaded up this week's serving with many electronic layers, both familiar and new, and all wrapped the flaky crust you've come to expect.

With the economy in the toilet, gas prices at an all time high, rising inflation, falling wages, the housing bubble burst,and the stock market sagging, consumers are really feeling the pinch.  DJDeedle is implementing his own stimulus package, slashing tempos, dropping keys, and cutting and splicing, well, everything.

Midsummer is here, and the sultry nights set the mood for a different, slower, relaxed sound. 

Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" is one of the most recognizable and most popularly sampled tracks.  The original song was a huge hit in 1981 and 1982, no-doubt aided by the advent of MTV.  DJDeedle takes liberties with "Genius of Love," mixing in a flair here and there, as well as Gringo Star, Party Ben, Fergie, and Seal.

 

On July 15, 1960, John F. Kennedy accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States.  In his address to the convention in the packed Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, he declared, among other things, that "the new frontier is here whether we seek it or not." 

In honor of President Kennedy's brave rhetoric that day, DJDeedle sends you to the very edge.  The new frontier is here. 

It's our country's birthday, but the presents are all for you!  With appropriate fanfare, DJDeedle serves you the fireworks, the icing, and the cake.

There's no Yankee Doodle here, just the songs you love.  With a fanfare, there's no end to what you can do. 

I know it's short notice, but if you happen to be free tomorrow night, Saturday the 28th, please join DJDeedle at the Duplex Diner for delicious food, cocktails, and live Deedlecast.  DJDeedle tunes will be starting at 9:30 and will continue until close.

2004 18th Street NW (18th and U Streets)

The Duplex and DJDeedle ask that you kindly leave your firearms at home.

Just a year ago, on June 29, 2007, Apple shocked the world with the introduction of the ultimate hand-held gadget to date -- the Iphone.  And next week, Apple will release it's second edition of their ultimate do-dad. 

The Iphone is a unique phenomenon in the culture: simultaneously pretentious and geeky.  Its sleek tactile functionality has made it almost a fetish for owners, and powerfully envy inducing for the rest of us.  Though DJDeedle and the Long-Suffering-One have been helpless to resist the multitude of other Apple products, both computers and ipods, we have thus far resisted the Iphone Borg implants.  We've managed this for two reasons:  (1)  the Iphone is locked to AT&T wireless service; and (2) we like our ipods, and we like our cell phones, but we do not want them to be the same device.  The last thing DJDeedle needs is phonecalls interrupting his musical bliss.

This Deedlecast is dedicated to both the Iphone haves and have-nots

A recording made by Thomas Edison in 1877 has long been thought to be the first artificially recorded sound.  It turns out, the first recordings were made in 1860 by Frenchman, Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville, using a Phonautograph.  The recording medium was merely paper covered in soot, so the sound literally emerges from smoke.   As a result of advances in audio technology, these phonautograph recordings can now be heard again using lasers which do not damage or degrade these precious artifacts. 

This Deedlecast starts with the very first sound ever recorded using the phonautograph (albeit altered quite a bit by dj magic).  There are some other similarly altered phonautographic bits and pieces sprinkled throughout the show.

Learn more about the phonautograph.

DJDeedle loves the summer, but it's only the second week of June and already the summer's become cruel.  Happily, DJDeedle's longtime friend, and an extremely talented musician, Walter knows how to take Deedle's mind off the heat.  Walter is acquainted with not just DJDeedle, but other more bona fide musicians, and took the liberty of forwarding his Brion's mix/remix of Sean Paul's unreleased "Me Luv."  Of course, Deedle couldn't help himself and presents "I Am Me Cruel Summer Love," comprised of Brion's  "Me Luv" (with Sean Paul) v. Massive Attack's "I Am" v. Ace of Base's "Cruel Summer".


Many thanks, Brion, Walter, and, of course, Sean Paul.  When "Me Luv" is released, please buy it! 

DJDeedle welcomes you to the Fractal Lounge:  a setting of unusual melodies and intricate repeating patterns evolving into something entirely different and surprising. 

A fractal often has the following features:

• It has a fine structure at arbitrarily small scales.
• It is too irregular to be easily described in traditional Euclidean geometric language.
• It is self-similar (at least approximately or stochastically).
• It has a simple and recursive definition.^[2]

Let's turn our attention to humankind's favorite subject, SEX. 

This Deedlecast contains adult themes and may not be suitable for listeners of all ages.

DJDeedle presents some appropriately mixed music for these mixed-up times. 


Caution:  This Deedlecast contains some terms inappropriate for mixed company. 

NOTE: Reposted due to technical difficulties.

It's Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the summer season.  While Memorial Day is supposed to be a holiday commemorating American men and women who have died in military service to their country, most of the country takes the opportunity to ignore the more serious aspect of the holiday, and take the weekend to get loaded and have a good time.  Please feel free to enjoy your Memorial Day holiday, get loaded, and have a good time.  Just don't forget all those service members we've lost, and those still at risk.  This Deedlecast is dedicated to them.
 




Special Note:  What could be more American than Tammy Wynette?  The late (yet immortal) Ms. Wynette makes a guest appearance this week on Deedlecast along with her friends, the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMs or KLF) in DJDeedle's special arrangement of a surprising classic. 

DJDeedle brings it -- the biggest beatdown around.  Can you take it? 

Friday's Deedlecast, "What Lola Wants," featured a mash of Mika's "Relax (Take It Easy)."  Who knew Mika was so popular?  Several requests this weekend have convinced DJDeedle to go through his Mika bits and bytes and give you another, extended, flavor of "Relax." 

You've got to learn a little trick whereby a man climbs up above his fellow man.  The trick is not who does what, but who does what, when. 

All the while, though, keep in mind the biggest trick of all:  



Caution:  Lola wants some rude language here and there.

DJDeedle studios has been bombarded with high energy particles.  This Deedlecast is a high energy transmission from DJDeedle Studios directly to your ears. 

Inspired by a good friend's, and fellow BBC fan's, blog post about BBC News' revamped image, title music, and opening sequence, this is a mix of three of the incomparable David Lowe's BBC sequences, and seven other BBC 24 News countdowns, announcements, and stings from the early 80s to the present.

Don't forget, the next Deedlecast airs on its usual Friday, and the next news bulletin is at the top of the hour.

This week, DJDeedle serves a special hot plate of delicacies and old favorites. 

Bon appétit!

Inspired by countless trips on Washington, DC's underground transport system, the "Metro," this Deedlecast attempts to capture the comical and frenetic quality of both the system and its patrons.  Just put on your mp-3 player, sit back, relax, and watch the people (and your wallet, purse, and other valuables).  Like the people on the Metro, this podcast is quite the variety, and you never know what's coming next. 

A word of advice for our visitors in our fair city for the National Cherry Blossom Festival (March 29 - April 13, 2008): please be kind enough to let people exit the train before trying to enter, and remember to stand on the right and walk on the left of the escalators. Also, no eating, drinking or loud music either!

Here's a little rearrangement/reinterpretation of Télépopmusik's "Breathe."  The radio/album edit was used in a 2002 commercial for the Mitsubishi Outlander.  I'm not sure if anyone bought the car because of the wonderful song, but I'm sure Télépopmusik sold a lot of albums because of the commercial. 

This rearrangements contains extesive elements of another of Télépopmusik's songs from their Genetic World album, "Love Can Damage Your Health," a Deedle favorite some of you may remember from the February 16, 2007 episode of Deedlecast, Ambience Chasers.  

This Deedlecast is filled with the worst of the bad: thieves, deadbeat dads, dirty old men, heartbreakers, pimps, Michael Jackson, of course, and not a few rock stars.

Be warned, though, as we all know - Bad boys use rude words!

To round out your full dose of Depeche Mode, DJDeedle presents his remix of "Dream On." 

For those of you who still haven't had your fill of Depeche Mode for the week, check out "Everything Counts" - Deedle's Housecleaning, Part 1

A life lived to its fullest inevitably means the occasional broken heart.  The immediate aftermath, the rebound, is guaranteed to be a touchy and quixotic period.  DJDeedle brings you the unique sound of the rebound. 

DJDeedle welcomes you to the wrong side of Hollywood.  A neighborhood of  murders, where even the roaches spit out paperclips.  And outside every porchway there is a small dish of food that is eaten by morning, we presume by a cat.  It is the whorehouse district of Los Angeles, which is right off of Hollywood Boulevard and Western.  An action spot.

If you happen to be tuning in, friendly NY cab driver, thanks for exposing me to Kofi B, and please let me know if what I've done to his tunes amuses.

It's time to slow down, relax, take off all the harsh edges.  DJDeedle presents a Pan-Sonic Incident, capturing the rich, warm sound not often present in the age of digital jazz and hip-hop. 

Although DJDeedle hasn't bought into this theory yet: for decades, audiophiles have believed that any sound piped through an amplifier using fragile, short-lived vacuum tubes becomes silkier and richer, even digital sound, and sound in compressed formats like mp-3.  Your humble DJ would be interested in hearing from any Deedlecast listener who happens to use a vacuum tube-based amplifier to listen to today's offering. 

Very likely by the time you are reading this, the long suffering one and I will be well on our way to our annual pilgrimage to Kauai.

No need to worry, though. Your superstar DJ has stocked up on Deedlecasts; and you can count on your weekly episodes even while DJDeedle basks on the beach.

What's this funny music on Deedlecast?  Shaking things up a bit, a rock show is what we've got for you.  A rock n' roll Deedlecast?  It may smell a little funny for a Deedlecast, but a little rock and metal is nice for a change.

Note:  This rock show may have a couple of foul smelling words in it. 

Everyone loves the music of the 80s.  For those of you who, like Deedle, just can't get enough 80s music, here are links to a host of 80s heavy Deedlecast episodes and some 80s singles:

April 18, 2008
Blue Plate Special

March 21, 2008
Policy of Truthiness

February 1, 2008
Insomniac 80s

January 26, 2008
Gangsta Amadeus (Single)

January 26, 2008
Relax (Deedle's Flavor Mix) (Single)

December 31, 2007
Bluest Monday (Single)

December 29, 2007
Crowded House of Rattlesnakes  (Single)

December 26, 2007
Everything Counts (Deedle's Plenary Mix) (Single)

November 23, 2007
Chains of the Familiar

October 5, 2007
Kiss FM

September 21, 2007
Shouting at Me

July 13, 2007
Saved by Don Quichotte (Single)

May 11, 2007
Reagan Mixed and Remixed

April 6, 2007
Madonna's America

March 9, 2007
Miss Jackson

November 26, 2006 (single)
She Blinded Me With Saturday All Night Long

September 15, 2006
Dash and Daring-Do

September 8, 2006
Most Sensational Inspirational Celebrational Muppetational...

September 1, 2006
Its Would Be, It Would Be So Nice

June 9, 2006
Like It Was Yesterday

April 7, 2006
Show Respect for Michael

March 2, 2006
The Miracles of Computer Technology

When the day's over and city's asleep and quiescent, DJDeedle finds his muse. Most people count sheep when they can't sleep.  DJDeedle counts beats and measures.

This week's creation of Deedle insomnia is designed to remind you why we were all sleepless in the 80s.

Another 80s single.  Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus" with a little help from Nelly, Ludacris, Luniz, et al.

Here's a special mix of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's 1980's classic "Relax," along with Etienne de Crecy, and David Craig (with a little help from G.H.P.). 

It's time to make good on your new year's resolution to stay in shape. Miss Piggy joins DJDeedle this week to ensure you and your equipment are warmed up properly and prepare you for your year of fitness.

Please note that, like your workouts, this Deedlecast requires the proper shoes.

At Deedlecast studios, we've had our holiday jollies, and we're back once again with our ill behavior.  This first true Deedlecast of 2008 should set your year off on the right tempo.

Ill behavior warning:  This Deedlecast contains a rude word or two. 

At the request of his audience, this week's Deedlecast is 50 minutes of the set that DJDeedle spun live at the Duplex Diner on New Year's Eve. 

Those of you who experienced it live can now listen to it at your leisure. And those of you who weren't able to be there can hear a little of what you missed.

Happy twenty aught eight!

As part of his housecleaning, and also a little New Year's gift, DJDeedle gives you the "Small Butterfly Collection."

Couple of rude butterflies in this collection. 

If you happen to be working this New Year's Eve Monday, you may be a little blue.  Here's a little mix from Deedle's collection to get your Monday off right, no matter how blue. 

Are you lucky enough to be celebrating New Year's Eve in the District? 
Join DJDeedle and his fellow Duplex DJs at DC's finest diner, the Duplex Diner, for New Year's Eve dinner and drinks. 

Another minimix pulled from deep storage. 

“Staying Alive Foreverâ€? - The Bee Gees, Snoop Dog, Pink Floyd, the Who Boys, and Jason Downs. (Totally NOT work-safe)

Deedle's doing some year-end house cleaning. Over the next several days, DJDeedle will be posting some special single edits -- little mixes and things that didn't quite fit into Deedlecasts (yet). 

Full length Deedlecasts will still be posted every Friday!

In honor of the the gift-giving season, here's DJDeedle's mix of Depeche Mode's "Everything Counts (in large amounts)."

This week, that Olympic darling of the 1980's, Mary Lou Retton, reminds us that good posture is its own reward.  Every song in this Deedlecast should get you moving with perfect posture. 

Warning:  this Deedlecast contains a few non-Mary Lou-approved words. 

The holidays are just around the corner.  Let's face facts, though.   As Lucy Van Pelt informed us so many years ago, the holidays are a big commercial racket, and everyone knows they are run by a big eastern syndicate. 

Both holiday cynics and holiday fans will find something to love about this Holly Jolly Deedlecast.  DJDeedle has posted this episode a little early in the month so you may enjoy it the entire holiday season. 

For those of you who just can't get enough holiday cheer, try last year's holiday Deedlecast:

Holiday Fruitcake

November of 1968 marked the release to the public of the final report of the "Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects," called the "Condon Report" after the project's director, Dr. Edward U. Condon. 

Condon had been ordered by the Air Force to conduct a survey of UFO reports to determine once and for all the merit of the phenomenon. In short, the study concluded that UFOs represented only misidentification and hoaxes.

DJDeedle, with some help from his friends, both extraterrestrial and terrestrial, updates the data and conclusions of this historic report. 

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