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  • Plain Brown Wrappers #6- Ethereal Dissonance

    I have received a few comments recently from folks wondering when the next Plain Brown Wrappers is going to be posted. Well... good things usually come to those who wait, and I'm sure that most of you will agree that today's post is of the highest caliber. Let me first [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:59pm EST

  • I Hear a New World Podcast #15- Halloween Hodgepodge

    This Halloween 2009 edition of I Hear a New World is available to be downloaded at: http://ihearanewworld.podomatic.com/, or streamed right here in the embedded Podomatic player. I realize that this podcast is a day late, but hopefully it's not a dollar short. As I was facing numerous challenges over the past [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 1:15pm EST

  • I Hear a New World Podcast #14- KBOO Podcast 2

    The fourteenth episode of I Hear a New World is available to be downloaded at: http://ihearanewworld.podomatic.com/ Wow! Two podcast posts within the same week. If I'm not careful, someone will accuse me of being prolific. This is the long awaited second part to the KBOO Podcast. The songs featured on this podcast' [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 6:39pm EDT

  • I Hear a New World Podcast #13- Scion Garage Fest

    The thirteenth episode of I Hear a New World is available to be downloaded at: http://ihearanewworld.podomatic.com/ I know it's been awhile since I have uploaded a podcast on here, but I figured that it was the perfect time to showcase the talent from this weekend's garage rock extravaganza that is blowing [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 8:29pm EDT

  • Stellar Tracks of the Moment

    Since some of you have been patiently awaiting the answer to last week's Plain Brown Wrappers, I decided to reveal that for you today. Like I said before, those of you who guessed that this was not an American band were definitely on the right track. Nathan (N0) knew the [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 8:15pm EDT

  • Plain Brown Wrappers #5- Sounds from the Fractured Universe

    I know that you all have been eagerly awaiting the next episode of Plain Brown Wrappers, and I think that you will be more than satisfied with the sounds I have prepared for your ears today. This record literally landed in my sonic universe a little over two months ago, [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 6:52pm EDT

  • Rats Drifting Through the Music of Our Soul

    While perusing through a back-issue of Wire magazine from January 2006, I came across a fascinating article showcasing the artist-run record label Rat Drifting. Since then, I have been hard pressed to find any additional information about Rat Drifting or the artists featured on the label, short of the label's' [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2009, 3:52pm EDT

  • SMMR BMMR Festival- Oh See's Can You Say?

    As you may have noticed from my last post, I haven't dedicated very much time to the summer festivals this year. The weekend of PDX Pop Now just happened to be taking place at the beginning of our heatwave, and I couldn't imagine enduring ubearably high temperatures inside Rotture. From [...]
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    Posted: August 30, 2009, 3:05pm EDT

  • The Long Hot Summer

    It's been one of those summers where it passes by so fast, you don't even realize what's happening right before your eyes. My first week of August can literally be chalked up as wasted time, as most of my waking hours were spent devising new ways to stay cool. I' [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2009, 7:19pm EDT

  • Evolutionary Jass Band Re-up

    I have been hibernating over the last four days, as the temperatures have been reaching the 100's in the Pacific Northwest. Since a recent visitor by the name of Capt Evil 1 has requested a re-up of the Evolutionary Jass Band, I figured that today was the perfect day for [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2009, 8:03pm EDT

  • July In July

    July- S/T Before I reveal the artist from last week's Plain Brown Wrappers, I would like to talk about today's psychedelic relic culled from the archives of Eclectic Grooves. July's contagious mix of catchy refrains, experimental sonic trickery and expansive dynamics first landed on Eclectic Grooves in October of 2007. Specific [...]
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    Posted: July 20, 2009, 7:14pm EDT

  • Plain Brown Wrappers #4

    I hope you guys enjoyed the latest I Hear a New World podcast that I posted last week. I would love to hear more of your thoughts about the music played throughout the show, as well as what you think of the format of the show. Today's episode of Plain [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2009, 7:31pm EDT

  • I Hear a New World- Podcast #12- Stacks O'Wax

    For those of you have been eagerly anticipating the answer to last week's Plain Brown Wrappers, I have to say that you guys should really give yourself a pat on the back fro figuring this one out. Nathan Nothin from the blog Nothin' Sez Somethin' was the first one to [...]
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    Posted: July 06, 2009, 8:15pm EDT

  • Plain Brown Wrappers #3

    It's time again for another mind-bending trip into the archives of my warped consciousness. This week I am featuring an artist who laughs in the face of genres or labeling, and simply kicks out the jams. While listening to the opening track on the record, I can honestly say that [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 6:35pm EDT

  • Don't Call It a Comeback...

    Considering the generous amount of feedback I received from the readers on the last post, I have decided to keep the heart of Eclectic Grooves pumping with as much new music as your ears can handle. I've got some amazing stuff coming down the pipeline in the next couple weeks,' [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2009, 11:23am EDT

  • Important Notice to the Readers

    I have honestly been considering throwing in the towel at Eclectic Grooves for quite some time. This probably doesn't come as a surprise to most of you, since I've been wearing out the grooves of this "broken record" for quite some time. I've been struggling between running this blog because' [...]
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    Posted: June 13, 2009, 12:27pm EDT

  • I Hear a New World- Podcast #11

    The eleventh episode of I Hear a New World is available to be downloaded at: http://ihearanewworld.podomatic.com/ It's been awhile since I've worked on a podcast, so I grabbed this mix from my listening archives. It is an eclectic mix that I put together one afternoon many moons ago. I was feeling especially [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2009, 5:44pm EDT

  • What's Playing On My Stereo? Week 6

    I apologize for not revealing the artist from the last "Plain Brown Wrappers" sooner, but I have been utterly consumed with my job lately. There wasn't nearly the amount of feedback\comments on this one, but I guess it was a little too out there for you guys. The artist is' [...]
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    Posted: May 25, 2009, 1:50pm EDT

  • Plain Brown Wrappers # 2

    Well, its time again for another episode of Plain Brown Wrappers. This week I am featuring an artist so ahead of their time that they have both feet planted firmly into the future. If I listened to this album blindfolded, it would be virtually impossible to guess where the mysterious [...]
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    Posted: May 11, 2009, 6:54pm EDT

  • Dusty Wax from the Vaults

    Time and the powers that be are conspiring against me lately. Whenever I have time to work on the blog, there seems to be something of greater importance that takes precedence over it. I have a ton of great stuff that I want to share with you, but not enough [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 8:14pm EDT

  • What's Playing on My Stereo? Week 5

    First, I wanted to thank everyone who participated in last week's 'Mystery disc' discussion. A person who goes by the name of Freebie6969 guessed that the artist was Stark Reality and the album title was "Stark Reality Discovers Hoagy Carmichael's Music Shop," so congratulations to them for being able to [...]
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    Posted: April 27, 2009, 6:48pm EDT

  • Plain Brown Wrappers #1

    Well... I know it's been awhile. I had to regroup and get back to why I started this blog in the first place: to share amazing tunes with as many people as possible. I kind of got lost in a popularity contest, and wasn't doing it for the right reasons. [...]
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    Posted: April 20, 2009, 7:52pm EDT

  • What's Playing on My Stereo? Week 4

    I apologize for neglecting to post anything last week. It was a long work week, and then my weekend seemed to vanish without a trace of inspiration left for writing in any way, shape or form. I have also been working on a new podcast that will hopefully see the [...]
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    Posted: March 30, 2009, 7:23pm EDT

  • What's Playing on My Stereo? Week 3

    This week's episode of What's Playing On My Stereo features the stinging guitar solos of Johnny Guitar Watson right next to the melodic psychedelia of the 13th Floor Elevators. Johnny Guitar Watson- Space Guitar and Gettin' Drunk From: Space Guitar: The Essential Early Masters [Varese Sarabande, 2004] For those of you who' [...]
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    Posted: March 16, 2009, 6:24pm EDT

  • What's Playing On My Stereo? - Week 2

    I saw this photo on the internet, and I couldn't resist using it for presenting my weekly feature What's Playing On My Stereo. I hope the person who posted the original photo doesn't come after me with a vengeance, but that's a chance I am willing to take. Before I [...]
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    Posted: March 09, 2009, 6:48pm EDT

  • I Hear a New World- Podcast #10

    The tenth episode of I Hear a New World is available to be downloaded at: http://ihearanewworld.podomatic.com/ This is the conclusion to the Excursions In Space trilogy. Some of the artists that are included in this part of the podcast are: Ken Nordine, Broadcast, Kraftwerk and Angus Maclise. This episode focuses on a [...]
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    Posted: March 08, 2009, 2:45pm EDT

  • What's Playing On My Stereo- Week 1

    Over the past week or so, I've been battling a quite persistent flu bug. One thing I realized during this time is that I needed to break out the heavy artillery. I loaded up on orange juice, daytime herbal teas, Nyquil, Vitamin D, Airborne, Theraflu and so many fluids that' [...]
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    Posted: March 01, 2009, 6:08pm EST

  • Nothing But Crickets

    I realize that I haven't been updating this blog nearly as much as I had planned when I first started it eons ago (Actually it's only been two and half years, but who's counting, right)? But, seriously folks, there has been nothing but crickets on here for the past six' [...]
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    Posted: February 28, 2009, 4:44pm EST

  • I Hear a New World- Podcast #9

    The ninth episode of I Hear a New World is available to be downloaded at: http://ihearanewworld.podomatic.com/ This is the second installment of the Excursions in Space trilogy. With this episode, I have compiled an eclectic cross-section of artists including Bruce Haack, Sun Ra, Legendary Pink Dots, Ferrante and Teicher and Jimi Hendrix. [...]
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    Posted: February 28, 2009, 3:22pm EST

  • I Hear a New World- Podcast #8

    The eighth episode of I Hear a New World is available to be downloaded at: http://ihearanewworld.podomatic.com/ This is the first part of three parts related to the theme of space including snippets from rare sci-fi movies, rare recordings of UFO mythology, authentic recordings of sounds from space and a myriad of sounds [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2009, 8:16pm EST

  • Best Albums of 2008- Part Two

    I can hardly believe that I managed to squeeze my hundredth post in just before the new year. Even though it took me over two years to reach this milestone, it doesn't take away from the fact that I have shared lots of great music with you all. So here's [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2009, 5:44pm EST

  • Best Albums of 2008- Part 1

    While I was compiling this Best Albums of 2008 list, it became painfully obvious to me that I wasn't fully prepared for the task at hand. Since the majority of music I listened to this year was culled from the massive archives of the sharity blogs, I haven't paid much [...]
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    Posted: December 30, 2008, 9:21pm EST

  • I Hear a New World- Christmas Podcast

    The eighth episode of I Hear a New World is finally ready to be downloaded at: http://ihearanewworld.podOmatic.com This is a special two-hour Christmas edition of I Hear a New World that I have been compiling over the past few weeks. It includes a wide range of styles including blues, folk, old-timey, jazz, [...]
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    Posted: December 23, 2008, 10:31pm EST

  • White Christmas Cookin' Under a Blue Yule

    To my utter amazement, the streets of Portland were completely covered with snow before I stumbled out of bed this morning. According to my calculations, it has snowed about three or four times every winter that I have lived here, so it caught me off guard. My girlfriend Verity was [...]
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    Posted: December 14, 2008, 6:36pm EST

  • I Hear a New World- Podcast #7

    The seventh episode of I Hear a New World is available to be downloaded at: http://ihearanewworld.podOmatic.com This podcast was originally intended to be broadcast on Portland's local independent radio station- KBOO. Unfortunately, I was only able to play a couple songs that night, so I decided to post this mix on my' [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2008, 10:15pm EST

  • It's Been a Long Time

    It's been a long time since, well... since I've posted something new on here. During October I was pretty prolific with the posts, but I had a feeling that the frequency of posts would go down after I began two new jobs in the middle of November. Since I received [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2008, 11:34am EST

  • Change Is Gonna Come

    Sam Cooke- A Change Is Gonna ComeFrom: Ain't That Good News [RCA Victor, 1964] Jef Brown- Change Has Got to ComeFrom: Change Has Got to Come [Community Library, 2006] Bob Dylan- The Times They Are A-Changin'From: The Times They Are A-Changin [Columbia, 1964] Otis Redding- Change Is Gonna ComeFrom: Otis Blue [Stax, 1965] I [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2008, 1:20pm EST

  • I Hear a New World- Podcast #6

    The special Halloween episode of the I Hear a New World podcast is available to download at http://ihearanewworld.podomatic.com/ This episode is dedicated completely to Halloween. I have been pouring through an endless amount of classic Halloween songs, movie themes, scary sound effects and music that doesn't have a Halloween theme but' [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2008, 7:47pm EDT

  • Last Batch of Halloween Goodies

    Today, I am posting a few more Halloween treats to tantalize your earbuds while you wait in anticipation for my Halloween podcast. I am working on it right now, so I hope to get the podcast up by the end of the day. Please remember to recommend my podcast to [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2008, 3:13pm EDT

  • Smashing Pumpkins Is Trendy

    I bet some of you were misled to think that this post was going to be about the early 90's grunge band "Smashing Pumpkins" based on the title. Sorry for leading you astray, but the act of smashing pumpkins on Halloween has been around much longer than the band. I' [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2008, 3:16pm EDT

  • Nightmare and Horror

    I don't have much time to write about these records, so the reviews won't be as in-depth as you are used to finding on Eclectic Grooves. However, I wanted to share these rarities of horror with you at least a couple days before Halloween. Richard Taylor- Nightmare From: Major/Random Records, 1962 This is [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2008, 8:11pm EDT

  • Halloween Goodies Are Coming Soon

    Thanks to those of you who left comments on the Eclectic Grooves 2nd year anniversary! Most of you have probably noticed that I have been a lot more active on here lately. I realize that I have been neglecting the blog, but I am back in full force again with [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2008, 11:22am EDT

  • I Hear a New World- Podcast #5

    The fifth episode of I Hear a New World is available to be downloaded at: http://ihearanewworld.podOmatic.com Due to the space limitations on Podomatic, I will have no other choice but to delete the oldest podcast each week to make room for the new episodes. Today I removed the Sonic Youth episode, but [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2008, 10:47pm EDT

  • Eclectic Grooves 2nd Anniversary

    Yes, it's really hard for me to believe, but today marks the second anniversary of the beginning of Eclectic Grooves. As I turn the page, I start reflecting on the past year and what it meant to me. I feel that this was a tough year in many respects, but' [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2008, 3:10pm EDT

  • Neutral Milk Hotel- Engine- Pittsburgh-10-18-08

    I was just surfing the web when I came across this amazing video of Jeff Mangum from Neutral Milk Hotel performing "Engine," the B-side to "Holland 1945". I got the video and photo from the Pitchfork site just to give credit where credit is due. "Engine" is not only one [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2008, 4:07pm EDT

  • Things On the Horizon

    Since I started doing this blog, I have been searching for a way to host mp3's on my site as well as a way to allow users to to stream the music directly from my site. This functionality is now available by using the Yahoo Media Player along with a' [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2008, 9:05pm EDT

  • I Hear a New World- Podcast #4

    I just wanted to let you all know that the fourth episode of I Hear a New World is available for download at: http://ihearanewworld.podomatic.com/ This episode focuses on bands from the Portland area who didn't play Musicfest this year and who didn't work at Music Millennium. It features a wide variety of [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2008, 2:07am EDT

  • Capillary Action- So Embarrassing

    Capillary Action- So Embarrassing A couple months ago, I received an e-mail from the lead singer of Seattle's Capillary Action requesting that I post a review of his band's latest record So Embarrassing. Since my inbox was already flooded with requests from various musicians and marketing interns urging me to plug [...]
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    Posted: October 10, 2008, 1:46pm EDT

  • I Hear a New World- Podcast #3

    Hi everybody! I am happy to announce that the third episode of I Hear a New World is available for download at: http://ihearanewworld.podomatic.com/ Just click on the link above and hit play on the latest episode, or download it to your hard drive to listen to it at a later time. Please [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2008, 12:11pm EDT

  • I Hear a New World- Podcast #2

    Hi everyone! I just wanted to make a short post about my latest podcast that is available to download from Podomatic. This week's episode is meant to be listened to as a companion to my last three posts on Musicfest NW, as it features music interspersed with commentary about the' [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2008, 9:23pm EDT
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