FLABBERGASTED FREEFORM is back… sort of I actually made this mix for a dear friend over a year ago. I kind of gave up on posting public mixes as I feel outdone by both AI and the many human DJs with better skillz than me, but what the hell, why not.
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It’s been a year since the last Flabbergasted Freeform, and ten months since the last “Focus” podcast of old calypso and soca. There are a bunch of reasons why I didn’t feel like doing them any more, but I won’t go into them here. But since this month marks the TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the blog, I thought it called for some special commemorations. This Freeform mix was done in December of last year and was only circulated privately. It’s a good time, though, so I’m sharing it with the world now and hope the world enjoys it. The first […]
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Here is an aural tradition that I only occasionally follow – a mix of some of the many remarkable musicians, singers, composers, and arrangers who left this planet during the last year (now itself good and dead, 2016). For the dozen or so people still listening to these podcasts, I had at one time intended and promised to post this in the last weeks of the year. A lot of factors made that into much less of a priority when the time rolled around, but there was also the uncomfortable hunch that we weren’t quite out of the woods yet […]
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Some assorted Sunday sounds for you all. Direct download links so you can take these files anywhere offline Gotta catch ’em all.
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A new atomic era of podcasts dedicated to particular styles and genre of music is being kicked off with a spontaneous homage to the endless wellspring of musical energy known as samba. I hope you enjoy it, and with any luck I’ll make more of these. Saravá!I’ll provide direct links for MP3 and FLAC downloads for your convenience in the next 12 hours. In the meantime here it is streaming on Mixcloud. Flabberform Focus No.1: Samba by Flabbergasted Vibes on Mixcloud Direct download links: Mp3 320 kbs FLAC 16-bit ——————————— Os Originais do Samba – Lá Vem Salgueiro Elza Soares […]
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Just in time to close out the year, here is Episode 15 of the ongoing saga of freeform flabbergasting podcasts. It also happens to be the third anniversary of when I first started sharing these things. Hope you enjoy it! Here are some direct download links (note: you only need one) Link #1 Link #2 Link #3 and below is the Mixcloud version Flabbergasted Freeform No.15 by Flabbergasted Vibes on Mixcloud Justi Barreto – Echu The Soulful Strings – Sleigh RideLou Donaldson – Green EyesArthur Lee & Love – Be Thankfulf For What You Got Mario Cavagnaro and Sonoro Sensación […]
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