Around They Whirled

My latest mix | 10 tracks of folk, soaring along with the jet streams

a sonic flight from the highlands of Perú to the marshes of Florida;
a stopover in 20s Havana, and on to the Greek isles;
an audience with both a Roma band, and a Ukrainian fiddler king;
further along to timeless Egypt and Addis Abeba's queen of groove;
a Sanskrit devotional whisks you from deepest India to enchanting Bali;
and ending with a lullaby to the moon, in the land of the rising sun.

Around They Whirled

Myroslaw Bytz - Dub Done Groawn Mix by bytz

Myroslaw Bytz - Dub Done Groawn Mix
A fused-together showcase of world-wise dub vibes inflected with ethno-chaos-ambient-dubstep-techno. Groove is in the soul, from the heart to the mind.

01. Alpha & Omega - Philosopher's Dub 

02. Beat Pharmacy - Dub Rocker 

03. Putokazi - Naranca 

04. June Miller - Melting Hearts 

05. Boxcutter - Glyphic 

06. Pub - Summer (Nick Rapaccioli Remake) 

07. Bulgarian Women's Choir - Sekoi Fali 

08. The Field - Over the Ice 

09. Dakha Brakha - Na Dobranich 

10. Flying Lotus - Camel (Nosaj Thing Remix) 

11. Kleerup - Chords 

12. Fredrik - Na Na Ni 

13. Quiet Village - Utopia

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Myroslaw Bytz - Dub Done Groawn Mix by bytz

Dub Done Groawn

My next mix consists of 10 beautiful tracks branching out from Trenchtown to Sofia, including music by Alpha & Omega, The Field and Putokazi.

Tracklist:

1. Alpha & Omega - Philosopher's Dub | (The Sacred Art Of Dub, 1998)
2. Putokazi - Naranca | (Nova Zemlja)
3. Nostalgia 77 - The Funeral | (Songs For My Funeral, 2004)
4. The Field - Over the Ice | (Sun & Ice, 2007)
5. Barry Brown - Enter the Kingdom of Zion | (Barry Brown Meets Cornell Campbell)
6. Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir - Sekoi Fali | (Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Vol. III, 1990)
7. Boxcutter - Glyphic | (Glyphic, 2007)
8. Fredrik - Na Na Ni | (Na Na Ni, 2008)
9. Teta Liza i Cinkuši - Vuprem oči | (Ethnoambient Croatia, 2008)
10. Kleerup - Chords | (Kleerup, 2008)

Dub Done Groawn

ДахаБраха Performances @ GogolFest

The experimental Kyiv-based avant-folk arts collective DakhaBrakha mesmerized fans at the 2009 Gogol Fest celebrating the bicentennial of the legendary Ukrainian author's birth. Here's a video playlist I've compiled of their groundbreaking performances this year --



For all their studied eclecticism & avant-garde sensibilities, the group remains steeped in the various musical traditions of their native Ukraine. Their music has been described as Ethno-Chaos, for its dark, turbulent themes and often wild syntheses of folk musics from every corner of the world. I've been into this group for awhile, and it's exciting to see recently their effortless incorporation of new media into their performances.

Check out more DakhaBrakha, and if you're in the NYC area, you can see their US premiere July 23rd at Joe's Pub.

ДахаБраха Performances @ GogolFest