
The Blow's label here in Europe is called Tomlab and they're based in Cologne, Germany. They've put out some friends like Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Final Fantasy, and have offered this friend (me) a chance to share more friends' music with France. Friends, friends, friends! Tomlab curates an hour-long monthly program on the French National Radio for all of the college campuses in France. I'm not sure if it's available as a stream online or not, but as soon as I know I'll edit this. In the meantime here is big MP3 for you to download. I'm very excited to share all of these previously unreleased songs with you, including a brand new YACHT song with Claire singing the "hook," and two new Blow remixes.

Music By Friends For The Radio In France
(84 MB - MP3)
The MP3 has the cover art already built-in, but if it doesn't display for you for some reason you can grab it here:
Music by Friends for the Radio in France Cover Art
Music by Friends for the Radio in France.
By Jona Becholt (of YACHT, & The Blow)
Tracklist:
01 Lucky Dragons - Martha's Work
(Previously Unreleased)
www.myspace.com/luckydragons
02 The World Court - Animal Oracle (YACHT Premix)
(Previously Unreleased)
www.myspace.com/theworldcourt
03 Dear Nora - Defeated and Lonely
(From "There Is No Home" on Magic Marker Records)
www.myspace.com/dearnora
04 Kixly - Heart Sparks
(Previously Unreleased)
www.myspace.com/kixly
05 The Blow - Babay (Jab Micha Och Elle Remix)
(Previously Unreleased)
www.myspace.com/theblowus
www.myspace.com/jabmicaochel
06 Adrian Orange - No More Wild
(From "Bitches Is Lord" on Marriage Records)
www.marriagerecs.com/thanksgiving
07 Tussle - Second Guessing (YACHT Remix)
(Previously Unreleased)
www.myspace.com/tusslers
www.myspace.com/yacht
08 High Places - Head Spins
(Previously Unreleased)
www.myspace.com/hellohighplaces
09 White Rainbow - nov6number1MIDDLE
(Previously Unreleased)
www.myspace.com/whiterainbowwhiterainbow
10 YACHT - See A Penny (Premix)
(Previously Unreleased)
http://www.myspace.com/yacht
11 Pash - Once Made
(Previously Unreleased)
http://www.myspace.com/pashly
12 Panther - Tiger's Touch
(Previously Unreleased)
http://www.myspace.com/panthertouch
13 O.Lamm - Open Malice (with Zoe Wolf)
(From "Monolith" on Active Suspension & Audio Dregs)
www.myspace.com/olamm
14 Dirty Projectors - Imagine It
(From "New Attitude" on Marriage Records)
www.myspace.com/dirtyprojectors
15 Girl Talk - Smash Your Head
(From "Night Ripper" on Illegal Art)
www.myspace.com/girltalkmusic
16 Momus - Devil Mask, Buddha Mind
(From "Ocky Milk" on Analog Baroque)
www.imomus.com
17 The Konki Duet - Inflammable
(From "Mountain Mouton" on Active Suspension)
www.myspace.com/thekonkiduet
18 Hawnay Troof - Expectations And Delivery (Feat. BARR)
(From "Dollar And Deed" on Retard Disco)
www.myspace.com/hawnaytroof
www.myspace.com/barrbarr
19 The Blow - Hock It (YACHT Remix)
(Previously Unreleased)
www.myspace.com/theblowus
www.myspace.com/yacht
NEW: Thanks for the love and photo from The FADER.
DOUBLE NEW: Thanks Pitchfork!
For those of you in Europe you can hear more brand new YACHT songs at one of three shows I'm playing this month in Bordeaux, Cologne, and Oslo, respectively. Check out the Live section for more info. I hope to play a last hoorah show in Paris, as well. STAY TUNED!
Truly,
Jona
tr3ple yeay! Friends are great! Europe is friends! Yea! Lukey Dragons friends next Saturday at the friendly dinner show! Yay! Yay = cheer = huzza! Lofting spirits, lifting life! Best wishes mister mixer master. Rock up to the friends!
HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII GUYS!!!!
how is it there, in france? ou la la la lala lalla alalalalalalalal!!!!
(that's a dee lite quote in caase you didn't know)
congrats on things going so well!!!
things are weird in portland. raining every second. i can not turn on my heat. things were so weird i had to leave for a few days.
it's just...to damp! i can only sleep.
i must march forward.
i think you must be doing great. that is what i'm thinking.
love,
susan/pash
I don't get it, you're thiiiis close to denmark (i'm holding my thumb and index finger vere close to each other right now), but still you do not come by to play here?
I heard from a friend that interwieved khaela, that the blow will head for denmark in the spring though - and in case you haven't got anyone to arrange a gig for you yet, just let me know, and I'll do something. I'd actually love to help, if I could.
I think we have a couple of mutual acquanitances as well. You know Nis Bysted e.g., right?
//Martha
Oh man, I am STOKED for the new YACHT. Like, mega-stoked. You have got to play some more shows in Seattle-ish area soon, dude. I'm jonseing.
thank you for putting my song :D!
i'm awaiting feverishly the new album!
good luck and see you soon!
jona i think it is so so so funny when you do a song that is a YACHT REMIX of a BLOW SONG. because, you were the first dj. and now you're djing yourself.
wait. it goes deeper! you just djed a song on the radio that was you re-djing a song that you originally djed?
now i am wondering if i'm using the word DJ properly. i have a feeling i am not.
dj tanner
mc hammer
morgan downer
Dear Morgan Downer,
Yes! You are partially right. It could be considered funny that I remixed myself, you are right there, but you're using DJ funny.
"Remixing" and "DJing" are pretty different, but overlap a little in some cases. Remixing usually implies that the remixer has created a new arrangement, new elements, or something completely new, but inspired by the original track. This can be done by recording instruments and voices, using drum machines, etc.
DJing is usually the gentle art of playing recordings of music (vinyl, CD, MP3) for an audience, sometimes live, sometimes over the radio, and other times in podcasts or MP3s like the above. I have a deep respect for DJs and how good ones are able to "keep the vibe" or have a little bit of ESP in knowing what you want to hear and how you want to dance.
Now your "mashups" are where we get into remix territory. This is where you take an a cappella of track and replace its original instrumental and replace it with another, equally or lesser known instrumental. This is where you'll get your Missy Elliott vs The Strokes, etc.
Please, friends, chime in if you have more to add!
PS-
Martha, I want to come to Denmark! I don't know if it can happen on this trip, though.
Sam, it's sort of a Shoboshobo jumper on Flickr... Luke from Lucky Dragons made it for me with Mehdi of Shoboshobo in the style of Shoboshobo! So it's like a legitimate knock-off?
Thanks guys!
Wow. This is fantastic. So many groups I'd never heard before but will definitely have to check out toot sweet. Thanks!
You mean this trip your doing right now, or the one in spring? Anyhow, you can just write me if you need help arranging anything. ..and now I'm your friend on myspace to. whoohoo internet.
jona, check this out. solar power charger for gadgets: http://www.solio.com. doesn't power laptops, but camera, ipod, cellphone... Another addded bonus is that solar power is universal! So you don't need adaptors for different countries, becaues they all have the same sun.
always fantazing to sway and bop to some new tunage..
The world court is outstanding!
as are your fresh-til-death beats,
any info on the song and being available for download? better yet could you tell me if and when The world court realesing a cd?
laser



yey! thanks for the mix, dude!
p.s. come to madison, wisconsin because we love you!