I've finally finished creating a podcast for the first Friday Tea Session mix.
Created originally as a compilation for our Friday tea sessions at Thai Fresh this past summer.
This is Vol.1 in its entirety. I'm going to put Vol.2 on pause for a bit longer, as I'm working on another mix and getting a few internet spaces up and going.
(check here for download:
http://syndicatedtea.podomatic.com/ )
Most of the artists and tracks on the compilation are things that I've acquired through my travels and personal endeavours in independent music--from friends and local Texas musicians to artists that I've encountered abroad.
Artists: Sainkho Namtchylak, Portico Quartet, Aether 216, Nautilis, Bonobo, Kid Loco, The Blue Hit, Green Mountain Grass, Metropolis Shanghai Sample, Stellamara, Zeb, Quantic, Bonobo, We All Inherit the Moon, Xiao Ge 膮戈, Dntel, Radio Citizen, Cheb I Sabbah, Yuan Jung Ping, Yan Jun, Four Tet
If you like this mix and would like to keep posted on new ones as they come out, check out the "Interface & The Tea Syndicate" group.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=app_2361831622#/group.php?gid=187328448905&ref=ts--------------
Now imagine, if you will, walking through London by the Thames river. As you cross the Millenium Bridge and head toward Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, you hear the enchanting melodies and soft rhythms of the Portico Quartet drifting through the air... Then walking down the streets of Taipei's YongKang market where you ride your bike past a man dressed in traditional Confucian garb with a guqin strapped to his back, then you stop to inquire about his music and he humbly passes you a CD and refuses to let you pay. Then you're transported to through two different spaces in Asia where you feel like you're in another world as you drift off to the musical musings and soundscapes of Sainkho Namtchylak and Yan Jun. This a window into my first experience with a few of these artists....
This Saturday, Peshawar Cafe in Shida will host a special one-off session of "Urban Teahouse" in Taipei. With it's intimately eccentric ambiance, Peshawar cafe sets the stage for a unique mix of traditional asian melodies and progressive independent music. The libations available range from tea to select imported Belgian ales.
