Popstatic presents 'Kaleidoscope' for Samurai.fm

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Since February of 2008, I've been contributing a series of dj mixes to Samurai.fm. The 'Kaleidoscope' show is an uncompromising attempt to fuse every influence and aesthetic in my musical palette into a singularly eccentric and colorful mix series unlike any other. Using the freedoms that typified the music of the late-60's as an inspirational framework for my mixing aesthetic, I use the show as an attempt to combine music from different genres, countries and eras into a surreal, dreamlike musical experience.

Within 'Kaleidoscope' it is not unusual to hear dance music of a dozen different varieties rubbing shoulders with obscure international pop gems, textural ambient sounds and a whole lot more. Each installment is a fully-realized, production-intensive, album-length dj mix full of surprises and constant left-turns. Additionally, the mixes are often colored by a sort of hazy party atmosphere, lending the whole affair abstract feelings of nostalgia; as if channeling a party experience from the past. If you like your music vivid and intense, challenging and distinctive, full of warmth and sentiment; then 'Kaleidoscope' is for you.

Kaleidoscope Pt. 9

Friday, January 08 2010

  1. Popstatic 'Nightswim' - Unreleased
  2. Damian Lazarus 'Moment' - Get Physical Music
  3. Murcof 'Memoria' - Leaf
  4. Burial + Four Tet 'Moth' - Text Records
  5. F.U.S.E 'Nightdrive' - Plus 8 Records Ltd.
  6. Pantha Du Prince 'Saturn Strobe' - Dial Records
  7. Lulu Rouge 'Bless You' - Music For Dreams
  8. Joris Delacroix 'Calin Cale' (Rodriguez Jr. Remix) - WOH Lab
  9. Mymy 'Fast Freeze' - Cocoon Recordings
  10. Petter 'Some Polyphony' - Border Community
  11. Extrawelt 'Mit Liese Auf Der Wiese' (Max Cooper's Melt Remix) - Traum
  12. Charlie May 'Midnight' - emFire
  13. Sylvain Chauveau 'Fly Like A Horse' - Kompakt
  14. Sigur Ros 'Samskeyti' - MCA Records
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Kaleidoscope Pt. 8

Tuesday, June 30 2009

  1. Deadset 'Farm House' - Front Room Recordings
  2. Sascha Funke 'Mango' - BPitch Control
  3. Silicone Soul '3AM' - Soma Quality Recordings
  4. Daso 'Meine' - Spectral Sound
  5. Robert Babicz 'Dark Flower' (Joris Voorn Magnolia Miix) - Audiomatique
  6. Kolombo 'Acai' - Boxer Recordings
  7. M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade 'Donut' - Get Physical Music
  8. Anja Schneider & Lee Van Dowski 'La Roulette' - Mobilee
  9. Anton Pieete 'Players' - Intacto Records
  10. Visti & Meyland 'Yes Maam (All Nite Long)' (Trentemoller Remix) - Eskimo Recordings
  11. Voodeux 'Just A Spoonful' - Mothership
  12. Ada 'Maps' (Michael Mayer & Tobias Thomas Mix) - Kompakt
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Kaleidoscope Pt. 7

Friday, April 03 2009

  1. Franz Ferdinand 'Fade Together' (The Avalanches Remix) - Domino
  2. The Three Degrees ' Collage' - Soul Jazz
  3. The Mamas & The Papas 'Shooting Star' - Dunhill
  4. Lemon Jelly 'Pushy' - XL Recordings
  5. Quarteto Em Cy 'Cavallo-Ferro' - Odeon/Amazon (Brazil)
  6. Electric Light Orchestra 'Jungle' - Jet
  7. Fatboy Slim 'Gangster Trippin' - Astralwerks
  8. David Holmes 'Rip Rip' - Jersey Records
  9. Small World 'I Believe' - Music For Dreams
  10. Andrea True Connection 'More, More, More' - Buddha Records
  11. Hercules & Love Affair 'Hercules' Theme' - DFA Records
  12. 40 Thieves 'Theme From Nutrider' - Permanent Vacation
  13. Bjork 'Human Behaviour' - Elektra
  14. Royksopp 'Happy Up Here' - Wall Of Sound
  15. Sugababes 'Too Lost In You' (Various Production Remix) - Various Production
  16. Neon Neon 'Dream Cars' - Lex Records
  17. Holy Ghost! 'Hold On' - DFA Records
  18. Air 'Sexy Boy' - Caroline Records
  19. New Order 'True Faith' - Factory
  20. Blur 'Girls & Boys' - SBK Records
  21. Bent 'Exercise 7' - Godlike And Electric
  22. The Chemical Brothers 'Das Spiegel' - Astralwerks
  23. Gui Boratto 'No Turning Back' - Kompakt
  24. Gudrun Gut 'Monika In Polen' (Thomas Fehlmann Deer Mix) - Monika Enterprise
  25. Franz Ferdinand 'Fade Together' (The Avalanches Remix) - Domino
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Kaleidoscope Pt. 6

Tuesday, December 16 2008

  1. Syclops 'The Fly' - Tirk
  2. Supermayer 'Hey Hotties!' - Kompakt
  3. Livio & Roby 'Moriska' - Supernature
  4. Luke Solomon 'Demons' (Brennan Green Remix) - Crosstown Rebels
  5. Padded Cell 'Far Beneath London' - DC Recordings
  6. Fairmont 'Down The Rabbit Hole' - Traum
  7. Partial Arts 'Telescope' - Kompakt
  8. David West & Ida Engberg 'The Giant From Nibiru' - Get Physical
  9. Dusty Kid 'Kore' - Affin
  10. Steve Mac & Mark Brown 'Bells Of Brighton' (Popof Remix) - Cr2 Records
  11. SCSI9 'Boys Away' - Kompakt
  12. Rodriguez Jr. 'Lila' - Boxer Recordings
  13. Nathan Fake 'Charlie's House' (Apparat Remix) - Border Community
  14. School Of Seven Bells 'Half Asleep' - Ghostly International
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Kaleidoscope Pt. 5 (Dubstep Edition)

Thursday, October 16 2008

  1. Skream 'Morning Blues' - Tempa
  2. Parson 'Throw Some D's' - Planet Mu
  3. Hektagon 'Dubness' - Audio Freaks
  4. Antiserum 'Skull Fucked' - Mode Recordings
  5. 2562 'Moog Dub' - Tectonic
  6. Mike Lennon 'Brass Eye' (Reso Remix) - Z Audio
  7. Jakes 'Warp 9' - HENCH
  8. The Bug (Feat. Warrior Queen) 'Poison Dart' - Ninja Tune
  9. Benga '26 Basslines' - Tempa
  10. TRG 'Oi! Killa' - Cool And Deadly Records
  11. Joker 'Snake Eater' - Soul Motive
  12. Noah D & No Thing 'Rise' - Subway Recordings
  13. Misc. 'Hooked' - Lost Souls
  14. Skream 'Percression' - Tectonic
  15. Tawiah 'Every Step' (Zed Bias Dubrub) - Bush Girl
  16. Moderat (Feat. Paul St. Hilaire) 'Let Your Love Grow' - BPitch Control
  17. Ian Brown 'Sister Rose' (Various Production Remix) - Various Production
  18. Pretty Good Dance Moves 'Demons Dancing (Popstatic Remix) - Unreleased
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Kaleidoscope Pt. 4

Thursday, August 07 2008

  1. I Monster 'The Blue Wrath' - Dharma Records
  2. Padded Cell 'Savage Skulls' - DC Recordings
  3. Cobra Dukes 'Airtight' (Aeroplane Remix)' - Prestel
  4. Bent 'To Be Loved' - Godlike And Electric
  5. Del Shannon 'Gemini' (Pilooski Edit) - Dark & Lovely
  6. Panda Bear 'Comfy In Nautica' - Paw Tracks
  7. The Chemical Brothers 'A Modern Midnight Conversation' - Freestyle Dust
  8. Heidi Vs. Riton 'Vejer' (Padded Cell Remix) - Get Physical
  9. Fairmont 'Gazebo' (Sebastian Leger Remix) - Border Community
  10. TG 'Revox' (Justin Martin Remix) - Dirtybird
  11. Poxymusic Feat. Gina Mitchell 'Warpaint' (Claude VonStroke Remix) - Hussle Recordings
  12. Martin Eyerer & Oliver Klein 'Babylon' - Kling Klong
  13. Supermayer 'Two Of Us' - Kompakt
  14. Modeselektor feat. Thom Yorke 'The White Flash' (Trentemoller Remix) - BPitch Control
  15. Dextro 'Do You Need Help?' (Holden Noise Tool) - Border Community
  16. Schneider TM 'Frogtoise (Exploitation Edit) - City Slang
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Kaleidoscope Pt. 3

Monday, June 30 2008

  1. Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip 'Thou Shall Always Kill' - Lex Records
  2. Le Tigre 'Hot Topic' - Wiiija Records
  3. N.E.R.D. 'Baby Doll' - Virgin Records America, Inc.
  4. LRD 'Music Make You Lose Control' - Astralwerks
  5. The Free Design '2002 - A Hit Song' (Chris Geddes from Belle & Sebastain & Hush Puppy Remix) - Light In The Attic
  6. Miss Kittin 'Requiem For A Hit' - NovaMute
  7. The Soft Pink Truth 'Big Booty Bitches' - Soundslike
  8. T2 Feat. Jodie Aysha 'Heartbroken' - All Around The World
  9. Robyn 'Konichiwa Bitches' (Trentemoller Remix) - Konichiwa Records
  10. Fatboy Slim 'Build It Up, Tear It Down' - Astralwerks
  11. Roni Size/Reprazent 'Idi Banashapan' - Talkin' Loud
  12. DJ Assault 'Asses Wigglin', Titties Jigglin'" - Jefferson Ave.
  13. DJ Assault 'Love The Pussy' Vs. Britney Spears 'Toxic' (Popstatic Mix Concept)
  14. DJ Guy 'Bucked Up'
  15. Dead Prez 'Hip Hop' Vs. The Cure 'Just Like Heaven' (Popstatic Mix Concept)
  16. DJ Assault 'In Those Jeans' - Jefferson Ave.
  17. M83 'Teen Angst' - Mute
  18. Les Yper-Sound 'Psyche Rock' - ULM
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Kaleidoscope Pt. 2

Tuesday, April 08 2008

  1. Susan Christie 'Rainy Day' - Finders Keepers Records
  2. Trentemoller 'Take Me Into Your Skin' - Poker Flat Recordings
  3. Chica And The Folder 'Perfect Day (Sometimes)' - Monika Enterprise
  4. Siriusmo 'W.O.W.' - Grand Petrol Recordings
  5. Pinhead 'R-Rok Me' - Atlantic Jaxx
  6. Cut Copy 'Hearts On Fire' (Joakim Remix) - Modular Recordings
  7. I:Cube 'Freez' - Versatile Records
  8. Random Factor 'Digitize' (Emperor Machine Vocal Mix) - 20:20 Vision
  9. The Chemical Brothers 'The Golden Path' (Ewan Pearson Extended Vocal) - Astralwerks
  10. Ellen Allien & Apparat 'Way Out' - BPitch Control
  11. Luke Slater 'Love (Loved)' - Novamute
  12. Carl Craig 'A Wonderful Life' - Blanco Y Negro
  13. Pinch 'Qawaali' - Planet Mu
  14. Groove Armada 'Edge Hill' - Jive Electro
  15. Phillip Glass 'Heroes' (Aphex Twin Remix) - Warp Records
  16. Portishead 'The Rip' - Mercury/Island
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Kaleidoscope Pt. 1

Wednesday, February 27 2008

  1. Mpb4/Quarteto Em Cy 'Because' - Phillips
  2. Aeroplane 'Aeroplane' - Eskimo Recordings
  3. Glass Candy 'Miss Broadway' - Italians Do It Better
  4. Mirwais 'Disco Science' - Naive
  5. Cave Bear Cult 'Spaghettidisco' - Versatile
  6. The Avalanches 'Radio' - Modular
  7. The Chemical Brothers 'Lost In The K-Hole' - Astralwerks
  8. Vincent Markowski 'False Flag' - DC Recordings
  9. Osborne 'Outta Sight' (Luke Vibert Remix) - Spectral
  10. Chateau Flight 'Baltrinque' - Innervisions
  11. Outputmessage 'Bernard's Song' - Ghostly International
  12. Bjork 'All Is Full Of Love' (Funkstorung Exclusive Mix) - Elektra
  13. Blonde Redhead 'Silently' - 4AD
  14. The Beach Boys 'Don't Worry Baby' - Capitol Records
  15. Bloc Party 'Where Is Home?' (Burial Remix) - Wichita
  16. Trentemoller 'Miss You' - Poker Flat Recordings
  17. Pilooski 'Love Is Wet' - Astro Lab Recordings
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