12.31.09 Playlist and Podcast.

Hope everyone had a great Y2K10 eve. I kind of doubt anyone was actually listening to the radio but, in case they were, I wanted to put some rhythm in their step. So here's an unusually beat-centric episode of Strange Light. Hour 1 was newer jams, lots of bleeps and bloops, so your robot pets will enjoy it. Hour 2 leaned towards older material, so I hope your parents like it. Overall, a decent mix of favorite bangers of '09, spiced up with some old-school funk. Enjoy.

Hour 1
* Mr. Oizo, "Cut Dick," Lambs Anger, Ed Banger
* Sébastien Tellier, "Kilometer (Aeroplane "Italo 84" Remix)," Kilometer (EP), Record Makers
* Parra Soundsystem, "High Five," The Art Of Partying, http://www.myspace.com/parrasoundsystem
* The Rapture, "The Coming Of Spring," Ecohes, DFA
* Big Troubles, "Wouldn't Mind," Friendship Bracelet Club Vol. 2, http://www.friendshipbracelet.us
* Crawling Chaos, "Sex Machine," The Factory Box Set (Comp.), Rhino
* Les Georges Leningrad, "Skulls In The Closet," Sangue Puro, Tomlab
* James Pants, "Crystal Lite," Welcome, Stones Throw'
* Think About Life, "Havin' My Baby," Family, Alien8
* Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas, "Claudio," Reinterpretations, Eskimo
* The Juan Maclean, "One Day," The Future Will Come, DFA
* Farah, "Law Of Life (Midnite Remix)," Law Of Life (12"), Italians Do It better

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Hour 2
* Mayer Hawthorne, "Maybe So, Maybe No," A Strange Arrangement, Stones Throw
* The Isley Brothers and Jimi Hendrix, "Testify (Parts 1 & 2)," Ooh Child (Comp.), Pickwick
* Betty Padgett, "Sugar Daddy (Part 1)," Betty Padgett (Reissue), Ubiquity
* Bob Jung and his Orchestra, "Spooky," Jung! The Big Band Syndrome, Command
* Groove Holmes, "Good Vibrations," New Groove, Groove Merchant
* Tlahoun Gèssèssè, "Ené Nègn Wèy Antchi," Ethiopian Urban Modern Music Vol. 4, L'Arome Productions
* Egyptian Lover, "Sexy Style (Sexy Ain't It)," The Alezby Inn (12"), Egyptian Empire
* 69 Boyz, "What I Want For Christmas," Peanut Butter Wolf Presents Badd Santa (Comp.), Stones Throw
* Xavier, "Work That Sucker To Death," Work That Sucker To Death (12"), Liberty
* Ducktails, "Landrunner," Landscapes, Olde English Spelling Bee
* Fully Fitted, "Shake It," Fully Fitted, Money Studies
* The Natural Yogurt Band, "Chit Chat," Away With Melancholy, Now-Again
* Michael Jackson, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," Off The Wall, Epic

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