Neo Wave

The return of New Wave...

The classic "Gangsters" by The Specials

Several former "New Wave" artists have revitalized their careers by reuniting, recording & touring with their old band mates. Recently, The Specials released a 30th anniversary tour 2DVD set available HERE. Also, check out the latest by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, including this free download of the Neo Wave classic, Sister Marie Says from their upcoming album, The History Of Modern! Also, available is Shatter The Hotel: A Dub Inspired Tribute To Joe Strummer, celebrating the 30 year anniversary of "London Calling" and benefiting, Strummerville: The Joe Strummer Foundation For New Music.

Get Up On The Downbeat

New Markus Kienzl feat. Oddateee

New free downloads are now available by Scheibosan & Emu and Fort Knox Five! Also, stay tuned for the new Sofa Surfers album "Blindside" and the "No Hassle" remix album "Pony" coming this spring!

Air on Tour in North America:

3/13 - Miami - Fillmore
3/14 - Orlando - Hard Rock Live
3/15 - Atlanta - Centerstage
3/17 - Washington D.C. - 9:30 Club
3/18 - Philadelphia - Electric Factory
3/19 - New York - Terminal 5
3/20 - Boston - Berklee Performance Center
3/22 - Montreal - Metropolis
3/23 - Toronto – Phoenix Concert Theatre
3/24 - Chicago - Riviera Theatre
3/26 - Oakland - Fox Theatre
3/27 - San Diego - 4th & B
3/28 - Los Angeles - Walt Disney Concert Hall

Thanks to Passport Radio for the links

Beyond Earth, Beyond The Universe...

Hubble telescope video of Saturn's aurorae

"The aurora images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) were made possible by a rare chance to see the planet with its rings edge-on and both poles in view. It takes Saturn almost 30 years to orbit the Sun, and during that time such a picture opportunity occurs only twice." Story courtesy of the Daily Mail

NASA image of surface plumes on Saturn's moon, Enceladus

"Immanuel Kant declared in 1781 that space and time were real, but only indeed as properties of the mind. These algorithms are not only the key to consciousness, but why space and time − indeed the properties of matter itself - are relative to the observer." But a new theory by Robert Lanza, called Biocentrism 'suggests that space and time may not be the only tools that can be used to construct reality.'

Massive Download!

Massive Attack "Splitting The Atom"

Nearly seven years since their last LP, Massive Attack released "Heligoland" today! Their latest album features a couple of vocal mainstays, Martina Topley-Bird & Horace Andy, as well as, the customary limited edition Vinyl & iTunes bonus tracks. Visit their "Tweatre" site for more videos (exclusively through Twitter) & music links. Also, you can download "Girl I Love You (She is Danger Remix)" free on Soundcloud, HERE.

Some additional downloads worth checking out:

Dub Gabriel Feat: U-Roy (Remixed by The Subatomic Sound System)

Groove Armada - Shameless Feat. Bryan Ferry

Cayetano - The Pakistan LP

Enjoy and thanks to Passport Radio for the download links!

Next Stop, Planet Earth...

BBC reports that the 'chance of discovering life on other worlds is greater than ever', calling it a "a mathematical certainty". Britain's leading astronomer. Lord Rees, the president of the Royal Society and Astronomer Royal, says 'such a discovery would be a moment which would change humanity.' Hopefully, to expedite this change, we're discovered first...if we haven't been already.
Watch the BBC interview HERE

Classic Psychedelic Flashback

The Beatles - Rain

Chilled Beats

40 Winks (Project: Mooncircle) - Rap About That (Smoke and Mirrors)

Waxolutionists (Sunshine Enterprises) - A Stranger's World

Praguedren (Dank Disk) - Wow and Flutter (Phasing Dub Mix)

K & D - Q & A

Classic Kruder & Dorfmeister Footage

Richard Dorfmeister & Rupert Huber of Tosca discuss their music in this Electronic Beats Interview and the latest Properly Chilled Podcast.

Downloaded

Burning Bowl Records artists, Scheibosan & Sugar B present their recent Dub Club set for free Download. Also, All India Radio (Burning Bowl / Minty Fresh) is offering 'remixes, alt versions, and favourite album tracks' from "Once A Day" for Download.

Download the new DJ Bootsie track, Call Mr. Prozac (Live in Szeged, Hungary 6/09) - Courtesy of BBE/Ugar Records

Download the new Portishead track Chase the Tear for Amnesty International.

Check out this Reggae/Dub Mix by Dunkelbunt (Etage Noir)

(Thanks to Passport Radio for the Portishead, DJ Bootsie & Dunkelbunt Links)

Once In A Millennium

The longest solar eclipse of the millennium.

The record-breaking eclipse, lasted 11 minutes, 8 seconds and will be the longest annular eclipse until December 23, 3043. View video HERE & HERE