In addition to the eclectic mixtapes we have (Eclectica Mixtape), we are introducing another series of mixtapes for our listeners. Comprising of solely electronic sounds, each mix will consist of songs from a specific genre each week. These genres range from Chillout to Trance, to cater to the electricheads out there (that includes us!). The new series will be named Speed Of Sound aka SOS, and it will be released fortnightly. We will be uploading the 1st Speed Of Sound mix up shortly, at our MyPodCast website. Do check it out!
Archive for Info/Updates
Site Update
Just a minor update, we have added the mixtapes to the mypodcast.com directory, you can visit it at http://radioeclectica.mypodcast.com. In addition, we have added RSS feed links in the right column to facilitate listeners to subscribe to our mixtapes.
The first RSS is for the Eclectica Mixtapes. Simply click it and use iTunes, or any other media player capable of reading feeds, to download them. When we upload a new mixtape, they will be automatically downloaded for you in the future. Hopefully this will make it easier for listeners to grab the mixtapes off the web.
The second RSS is for this blog itself, Radio Eclectica. For the lazy ones out there who prefer to have updates automatically received.
Got feedback/comments on improvements? Let us know!
Email us: radioeclectica@hotmail.com
An Apology
The site hasn’t been updated in awhile, and the live listening link has been dead as well. Time and bandwidth issues have been troubling, coupled with Mika’s really tight schedule for the past year (medical students have it real tough), and my further foray into other interests has caused Radio Eclectica to fade away. For this, we sincerely apologise. There have been encouraging comments on what we’ve done when Radio Eclectica was active, and as such, we have decided to re-open Radio Eclectica, but with a different format.
The toll on my personal bandwidth while hosting the server for the live radio means that we probably can’t restart the live radio, and response was lukewarm at best. Hence, we’ve decided to do away with the radio section for the time being.
We will continue with the Weekly OMG song list, with the same concept that we’ve applied previously. Basically, we’ll post 10 songs, regardless of whether they’re old or new, across various genres, that we’ve been digging.
Reviews will be written, in the same manner as before. We will post links to electronic mixes done by local DJs, across all dance genres. This is, of course, dependent on the mixes that the DJs churn out, hence it won’t be a regular feature, but rather one when the mixes are available. Another feature we might add on are links to various budding producers, such as their MySpace links. Hopefully readers can check out their sites and listen to their productions.
Juno
Weekly OMG-We’re-So-Digging-This-Shit Songs + Mini Update
Old or new, these are the 10 tracks we absolutely love this week, over all genres.
In no particular order,
Non Verbal Language - 16 Bit Lolitas
Signs (Jody Wisternoff Remix) - Ikon
Jumbo (Conceptual & Punkrok Remix) - Underworld
Sunday 1 AM - John O’Callaghan
People As Places As People - Modest Mouse
Natural Think - Nu NRG
Iron And Wine - The Postal Service
Smoke & Mirrors - RJD2
Passing By - Zero 7
Ever Fallen In Love - Nouvelle Vague
Mini Update:
Exams kick off next week for me, and Mika is busy trying to find a job for the holidays.
We will be featuring mixes from The Gooodness Soundsystem, who play an eclectic mixture of house music. Definitely befitting for a station called Radio Eclectica, do check out their website right over here. Do stay tuned for more updates and the return of The Headbangers at the start of June. If you have any comments whatsoever, feel free to leave them here or email us direct at radioeclectica@hotmail.com. That’s all for now!
Tranquility Sessions Friday Special
Due to the absence of The Headbangers, we decided to make it up to our listeners and play out a 4-hr long journey down the chill deep vibes of Lounge and Deep House, mixed by DJ Chermy and Guray003. Ending it is a progressive set by DJ Chermy as well. Enjoy!
Photo Courtesy of Anant Shiva
Friday 27 Apr 2007
2200-2230hrs: Lounge Mix (DJ Chermy)
2230-2300hrs: Lounge/House (Guray003)
2300-2325hrs: Deep House Pt. 1 (Guray003)
2325-0000hrs: Deep House Pt. 2 (Guray003)
0000-0025hrs: Deep House Pt. 3 (Guray003)
1. Franck Roger - There Was A Child
2. Change - Halo ft. Mr V
3. Keep It Going - Charles Spencer ft. Tonee Green
4. Ministry Of Love - Pure Orange
0025-0210hrs: Cruise Control (DJ Chermy)
1. Chab – My Memory (Romania dub)
2. Stan Kolev – Deeper (Shana mix)
3. Cates, DPL – Downtime in a Hotel
4. Bjork – Hyperballad (Nick Gaela four to the floor)
5. Akihiro – See
6. Pole Folder – Apollo Vibes (Young American Primitive’s Spacecraft communicator mix)
7. DJ Cinful – Wicked (Ben Brown mix)
8. Tetraktys – Interstellar Overdrive
9. Thomas Penton – El Ritmo
10. Ryan Sullivan – Walk Over
11. Kenneth Thomas – The Orange Room (Nick Warren mix)
12. Bjork – Aurora in June (Facundo Mohrr mix)
13. Maetrik – Future Will Survive (Rene Breitbarth mix)
14. Matthew Dekay – Digifruitella
15. Breeder – Sputnik (New York FM)
16. Der Dritte Raum – Halle Bopp
Once again, a big thank you to both Guray003 and Chermy for their mixes! Do check their websites for more info (under “Mates”, on the column to your right)!
The regular Tranquility Sessions will continue right after this special, all the way till 6am Saturday morning. Normal schedule resumes thereafter.
*Timings are a rough estimation.
Local Music Productions
We have added 3 songs (for a start) produced by local budding producers to our playlists!
They can be heard throughout the day in both The Melting Pot and Tranquility Sessions.
WildMaw (The Lesser Mix) - Chgn & Dekoyan
Flashbacks - Leslie Chua
Frankie Wilde - Leslie Chua
Do check out their websites to sample/download their tracks!
On a side note, do stay tuned as we bring to you Deep House/Lounge sets mixed by Guray003 as well as DJ Chermy, coming to you this Friday on Tranquility Sessions (The Headbangers postponed to a later date as we’re swamped with exams & work currently, as mentioned earlier). More details coming soon!
Temporary Change To Weekend Schedule
The Headbangers will not be on this weekend as there simply is no time for us to put up the show due to exams. It will be back soon, we promise!
Weekends will continue using the normal weekday schedule for now.
Updates!
If there are constant problems to the streaming, please do let us know and we will try to check the connection/quality settings.
Also, if our current listeners have like-minded friends who are open to new sounds, do let them know of our existence! Simply point them to this website!
Added the Audiozue player to show the current album playing. Due to WordPress.com’s restrictions on usage of Javascript, there is no way we can show the artist and track title of the current song directly (if anybody knows a way, please do contact us!). Do take note! Clicking on the album art will lead you to the iTunes store (that’s where you can see the artist and track). If you do not want to have the stream disrupted (if you’re using iTunes to stream), or you loathe anything Apple-related, then clicking it is ill-advised.
We will not hesitate to put up our stream on a proper streaming host, even if it means having to pay for it out of our own pockets. To do that, however, we will need a larger listener base to justify the decision. A streaming host will mean that we will be able to broadcast the stream at higher quality, as well as being able to have more listeners on the stream at the same time.
We are also thinking of setting up a show showcasing music done by upcoming/starting local bands, perhaps a 1-hour or 2-hour show that will play twice a week. Timeslots can be decided later on, its still in the pipelines as Mika has her exams this coming week, and I’m currently trying to finish up whatever I can as mine’s in May. Local bands who are interested in this idea, do email us!
Those wondering what Mika has been doing, she has been doing mostly behind-the-scenes work for Radio Eclectica. Oh and lotsa mugging.
That’s it for now!
Broadcast Station Photo
This is where it all happens! A photo of our humble broadcast workstation. The Mac and Gemini mixer work tirelessly to provide 24/7 music to your ears :)
Current Programme Schedule
Weekdays:-
(Mon - Thurs):
1100-2000: The Melting Pot (Indie/Brit Pop/Rock)
2000-1100: Tranquility Sessions (Lounge/Downtempo)
(Fri):
1100-1900: The Melting Pot (Indie/Brit Pop/Rock)
1900-2200: Tranquility Sessions (Lounge/Downtempo)
2200-0000: Layered Sounds (House/Trance. Live DJ mixing will be done here when possible)
0000-0600 (Till Early Sat Morning): The Headbangers (House/Trance)
Weekends:-
(Sat)
0600-1100: The Melting Pot (Indie/Brit Pop/Rock)
1100-1600: The Juno & Mika Show (Anything goes!)
1600-2200: Tranquility Sessions (Lounge/Downtempo)
2200-0600 (Till Early Sun Morning): The Headbangers (House/Trance)
(Sun)
0600-1100: Tranquility Sessions (Lounge/Downtempo)
1100-2000: The Melting Pot (Indie/Brit Pop/Rock)
2000-1100 (Till Monday Morning): Tranquility Sessions (Lounge/Downtempo)
Welcome To Radio Eclectica!
Radio Eclectica is an online radio station that plays Lounge/Downtempo, Indie/Alt/Brit Rock, and House/Trance. The link to the station is http://eclectica.hopto.org:8000/listen.m3u (you can find this under the blogroll section). Click “Open With” when your browser prompts you for an action, then choose your computer’s audio player eg. iTunes, Windows Media Player etc.
As we have only just begun, do pardon us should there be any technical difficulties. We are, after all, new at this (: That said, we aim to provide listeners with a wide range of sounds to massage and stimulate their aural senses. Do give us your feedback/comments via this website.
Radio Eclectica is a 24/7 LIVE music internet radio station, not on-demand.
We will be putting up various programmes on the show, with the House/Trance section being on Friday/Sat nights. There will be live DJ mixing as well, to give aspiring DJs a chance to show what they’ve got. In the event that we are unable to broadcast the live DJ mixing segment, we’ll play a pre-recorded mix. Also, we are working on getting listeners to be able to communicate with the showhost (on certain segments) via Skype.
Add us on MSN radioeclectica@hotmail.com!
That’s all for now, do stay tuned for more updates!
Radio Eclectica
