Monday, November 5, 2007

Jazzy Lounge Newsletter November 5, 2007


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Jazzy Lounge's Anniversary

December 13, 2007 will mark the four year anniversary of Jazzy Lounge radio on Live365. Jazzy Lounge's initial format was directly influenced by one of my favorite stations and syndicated radio programs, Musical Starstreams, hosted by Forest. From the program mix on his station, I created a spreadsheet of tracks for future purchase and eventually found out that much of what I was cataloging was related to downtempo and chillout music. When I finalized the concept of Jazzy Lounge, those genres just mentioned would be my focus- laid back, mellow, funky grooves.

I began to build my music library purchasing mainly compilations of downtempo and chillout tracks. One day, while perusing the music aisle, I saw an album that had the word "Ultimate" in it's title. Having recently purchased another album with the word "ultimate" in its title, "Ultimate Chill Out", I got excited and totally ignored the last word in it's title, "Lounge." I dropped the 27 track, 2-disc set into the CD player, listened to all tracks, and said to myself, "Most of this is garbage." I found just three tracks to add to future playlists. But, I gave the album another listen and found myself saying, "This CD is tight!" I eventually marked fourteen tracks from this compilation for airplay- jazzy, lounge tracks. That experience helped me realize one listen is never enough when reviewing tracks for airplay. From that day forward I began to expand the boundaries of genres Jazzy Lounge would play. Now you hear:
Acid Jazz, Ambient, Bossa Nova, Breakbeat, Celtic, Chill, Christmas, Dance, Downtempo, Drum 'n' Bass, Dub, Electro, Electronica, Ethnic Fusion, Funk, Hard House, Hip-Hop/Rap, House, IDM, Latin Dance, Lounge, Love/Romance, Neo-Soul, New Age, Nu jazz, Pop, R&B/Urban, Reggae, Rock, Smooth Jazz, Spoken Word, Top 40, Trance, Trip Hop, Underground Hip-Hop, Urban Contemporary, Worldbeat
which is why Jazzy Lounge radio currently labels itself as a "freeform electronica station".

To entice the listener, Jazzy Lounge concentrates on creating moods or musical biorhythms- dance one minute, chill the next, some female vocals, then lounge, followed by a cross genre jazz mix. Hmph. I guess as moody as I am.

I look forward to expanding the reach of Jazzy Lounge in 2008, and I want you to be a part of it. Feedback, comments, suggestions and partnering is welcomed. Send emails to: a n n i v e r s a r y (at) jazzylounge.com.
Continuing to span the globe to locate music new and exciting, the artists below supply a taste of chill, lounge, jazz, world and more.
Step into the Jazzy Lounge, relax and envelope yourself in the global sounds of 187 tracks listed in this week's playlist.

Put your headphones on!
Hear what you've been missing!


This week we've added 24 new tracks. Don't miss these exciting tracks. Say you heard it first on Jazzy Lounge!

Vote for your favorite song while it's playing! The more votes a song receives, the longer it remains in rotation and generally gets placed in the Jazzy Lounge Top Twenty. Songs that remain in the Top Twenty do not get dropped.


Artist Track Album
Doctor Groove You Are (unreleased)
Charlie North Faith (Unreleased)
Planet Lounge Ocean Drive Aural Float presents Space Night Vol. VIII (2)
Web City Lights Ballroom Bits
Iëlo City Lights Calm Before Dawn
Iëlo Rhinaa Calm Before Dawn
Amanaska Border Crossing Circles
Keefe Marzell Now and Forever Drawn Windows
CT Lab Mon Amour Exotic Lounge Vol 1: The Bria Project
Deejaykul Mellow Melodies Exotic Lounge Vol 1: The Bria Project
Sunburn In Cyprus Always the same Feng shui rescue
Chris Zippel 2 Decades 2 Go Genuine - Nu Ambient Grooves 2
Chris Zippel What Are U Genuine - Nu Ambient Grooves 2
Division Kent Offshore Gravity
Oliver Backens & Stefan Gruenwald feat. José Valdes La Magia Radio Edit La Magia EP
Afternoons in Stereo Pied a Terre Leaves of Brass
Nu Earth Project Horizons Mp3 single nu earth project
O. de Lanzac Maani mp3 single O. de Lanzac
Polyharmonique Mio Core Poly FM
Mark Gorbulew Dreamsville Rendezvous Lounge
Fndmntl Autovia Subduction
Carlos Mendes & Living Room Step On Your Feed Sunset Grooves
Mo' Horizons Ay Y N' Ama Sunshine Today
Eccomoreno Pretty Tone Xiquembo
Tons of new music to tickle your ears! Eclectic music for sophisticated listeners.

(This week: 15 hours of music and over 180 songs )



The Jazzy Lounge Song of the Week

November 5-11, 2007
Jahka "The Solar House" Hydrophonics

"The Solar House" has been in rotation on Jazzy Lounge since June 2, 2007 and is one of the longest running songs added to our playlist. It has spent seven weeks in the top ten, one week at number 1 and four weeks in the number 2 spot. "The Solar House" was pulled from the compilation Hydrophonics which contains dub, jazzy house and downtempo tracks.

What's unique about "The Solar House" is the danceable, funky rhythms and the great trumpet section. The 15 second intro provides brief tension as a sampled female voice glides over the bass and trumpet. Funky house rhythms follow, punctuated by a jazzy horn section.

I would love to be in the audience of one of their Cyberdread DJ sets when this track is played. That old dude on the dance floor would be me.
Keep the Pressure on Congress!

We Must Continue to Pressure Congress to pass the Internet Radio Equality Act!
Fight for Your Rights...

A special thanks to all that took time to call their senators or emailed them.

Don't let your freedom for choice be reduced to "bare-bones" music. Please continue your support for fair rates spread across the radio industry.
Keep Internet radio alive!
Because of its global reach, Internet radio helps increase exposure for the artists you love and gives you the opportunity to hear artists you'll never hear on terrestrial (AM/FM) radio.
DJ Jazzy L
Giving you the ultimate in independent artists and their music: Downtempo and midtempo Chillout, Electronica, Nujazz and more!
Tune into my station at Jazzy Lounge Live365 and visit the Jazzy Lounge web site

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Jazzy Lounge Newsletter October 29, 2007


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An Independent Musician Accused of Selling Out

In a blog posted on Myspace, I read a question posed by an upcoming independent artist. She asked her fans, readers and subscribers whether on not she had sold out now that her music is heard in a television commercial and a prime time show. A few of her fans accused her of selling out- though most wished her well in her new found success. Everyone is entitled to their opinion in determining who is a sell out. I sometimes wonder how they arrive at their conclusion.

Because this artist has obtained a degree of fame- and is now an opening act in an upcoming tour- doesn't mean they're a sell out. When your material garners a worldwide following because it's excellent, it's no fault of the artist. If there's one redeeming fact to satisfy her few disappointed fans, she doesn't have a label deal or a distributor- yet.
Continuing to span the globe to locate music new and exciting, the artists below supply a taste of chill, lounge, jazz, world and more.
Step into the Jazzy Lounge, relax and envelope yourself in the global sounds of 187 tracks listed in this week's playlist.
Put your headphones on!
Hear what you've been missing!

This week we've added 22 new tracks. Don't miss these exciting tracks. Say you heard it first on Jazzy Lounge!

Vote for your favorite song while it's playing! The more votes a song receives, the longer it remains in rotation and generally gets placed in the Jazzy Lounge Top Twenty. Songs that remain in the Top Twenty do not get dropped.

Artist Track Album
Emotional Move On (promo)
No Limits All my love Angela
Zero Cult Monolife Art of Harmony
Attic Tree Gates of Time Attic Tree
Les Gammas Outra Vida Chillout: Adventures In Leisure
Tassel & Naturel Twins 1 Diamond Suite, A Selection of Electronic Jazz
Vicelounge Pillows Hard Dirty Thirty
Amen VIANA Nefa GAMESSOU (From Here To There)
Jasmon Chant Hammock Dreams
Zero Cult Echoes (Cydelix remix) Ikebana
SoulChillaz Sweet Baby La Musica
Michael e Song Of The Sea Late at Night
Omegaman Paradiso Lazy Moods Vol I
Yukiko Iiri Talk in the Dark Lemongrass Garden Volume 02
Canedrive No Regret Loose Ends
Pearlcoder Don't Freak Up Oyster Lounge
Jens Buchert Gaia System Quantum Leap
Jens Buchert Lafinosa Quantum Leap
Dauler Valbuena, Kill the Dancer Redondo
Maximilian Lopp Close To The Bridge Rejection
Senseque Promenade Seaview
Chill Factor-5 The New Sound Sun Flower Jazz
Zap Mama Go Boy Supermoon

Tons of new music to tickle your ears! Eclectic music for sophisticated listeners.

(This week: 15 hours of music and over 180 songs )

The Jazzy Lounge Song of the Week

October 1-7, 2007
Once again I've come across a song with strong elements woven throughout. It's "Circles" by Amanaska. The first time I heard it, the melodic arrangement grabbed me with it's rhythms and mixture of electronic and real instruments. After a few listens, I began to focus on the lyrics and I felt I was listening to a brand new song. Intelligent lyrics based on an event, an experience, suffered only by the author. You are able to visualize each section (partial lyrics):
The moon is rising in the east,
Waves roll in and your heart beats
Our eyes look towards the heavens
And we think about the future
Now we’re asking the question again,
Who to keep out and who to let in,
Are we looking for someone to blame,
Believing the lies, and talking in circles again.
During the first 20 bars before the vocals, Simon Lewis creates an intro that, if played at a live concert, should only be heard in a small venue. Those who realize the intimacy of a small venue versus an auditorium know what I'm talking about. Add the melodic female and male vocals and this song packs an emotional whollop that will imprint your being.

Amanaska was founded by Australians Simon Lewis and Stephen Joyce, but is only headed by Simon now.


Keep the Pressure on Congress!

We Must Continue to Pressure Congress to pass the Internet Radio Equality Act!
Fight for Your Rights...

A special thanks to all that took time to call their senators or emailed them.

Don't let your freedom for choice be reduced to "bare-bones" music. Please continue your support for fair rates spread across the radio industry.
Keep Internet radio alive!
Because of its global reach, Internet radio helps increase exposure for the artists you love and gives you the opportunity to hear artists you'll never hear on terrestrial (AM/FM) radio.

DJ Jazzy L

Giving you the ultimate in independent artists and their music: Downtempo and midtempo Chillout, Electronica, Nujazz and more!
Tune into my station at Jazzy Lounge Live365 and visit the Jazzy Lounge web site