Episode 4

It’s 2:58 AM, Central Standard Time, and Episode 4 has just landed from somewhere deep in the Podosphere. A slightly more eclectic mix this time, the program was probably influenced by the autumnlike night outside the door of the Dark Asteroid’s studio, evocative of campfire nights and weenie roasts and homecoming bonfires and jack-o-lanterns carved beside a fire’s dying embers with the help of two small boys.

Artists and titles from this episode included:


La Tribu — (Sylvia)
Anyma — (Anyma – Submarine MIX)
Jenn Watts — (We’re Okay)
Tools — (I Know Where I’m Goin’)
Verbal Kint — (Harbour Lights)


La Tribu — Here’s what they have to say about themselves: “For the past year this sensational 12-piece orquesta from Austin has been redefining the term "big band" weekly - with style, panache, and a show that brings audiences out in droves and packs local dance floors to capacity. The immediate popularity of the "big band" style among jaded Austin rock and blues clubgoers has been a pleasant - though not entirely unexpected - turn of events for La Tribu. Just how popular is evidenced by the fact that the barely year-old group was awarded "Best World Music Group" at the 2001 Austin Music Awards. "World Music" is in fact an apt description - drawing on influences as diverse as their nationalities, the group leaves virtually no stone unturned or influence un-namechecked in its spirited exploration of El Musica De La Tribu. From Perez Prado to Duke Ellington, Tito Puente to Earth, Wind & Fire and De La Soul to Santana, La Tribu creates a seamlessly amalgamated style that respects tradition yet remains fresh and innovative enough to appeal to fans of all ages, races and musical tastes. In targeting crossover audiences, this multinational outfit has taken the current latin dance craze out of the salsa clubs and "taken it the street" with extraordinary results.” Find La Tribu at http://www.tribumusic.com.

Anyma consists of two artists, Christian Bourassa and Ghislain Caya.  They have been composing music together since 1991 and say, "we are exploring the world of sounds through various sources of media."  Anyma’s music is a blend of different styles, from tribal-techno through atmospheric-electronica up to ambient; the resulting music is often hard to classify. Their web site is http://www.anymaworld.com.

Jenn Watts is a repeat artist from episode two.

Tools (Jim Tullio) is a repeat artist from episode one.

Verbal Kint — Rogier Oster & Dennis Moerkerk are the people behind Verbal Kint. They used to play in a rock band called Twist of Fate which was (and still is) very popular in the Rotterdam rock scene. During the Twist of Fate years Rogier & Dennis became interested in more laidback grooves and chilled sounds, and when the band broke up they decided to try out some new stuff. Before joining Twist of Fate, Dennis had already made productions in his studio for several respected dance labels (Blackhole, NEWS). Now they make the Verbal Kint sound with Rogier playing the drums and Dennis other sounds and production. Featured on: http://www.dennis-m.nl and http://www.muziek4um.nl/forum/

This was a bit of a different show in terms of the music selected; let us know how we’re doing! Comment here or send an email to dark.asteroid@gmail.com and give us our report card.

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