Peruse the setlist below and please support the artists if you enjoy what you hear. Reflections of the Buddha continues to run through March 10.

Sound Waves, a collaboration between the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts and 88.1 KDHX

Thursday, January 26, 6-9 p.m.

(Playlist as Artist “Song” from “Album” on Label)

Chad Valley “Reach Lines” from “Equatorial Ultravox” on Cascine – listen

Birds & Batteries “Sneaky Times” from “Up To No Good” on Eightmaps – listen/download

Flying Lotus “Zodiac Shit” from “Cosmogramma” on Warp – listen/video

Massive Attack “Inertia Creeps [Album Version]” from “Inertia Creeps” – listen/video

Porcelain Raft “Tip Of Your Tongue (Keep Shelly in Athens Remix)” from “Tip of Your Tongue Remix EP” on Acephale – download

Kodak to Graph “Zagroz” from “Visio’l EP” on Bad Panda Records – listen/download

Orbital “Halcyon (7″ Version)” from “Work 1989-2002″ on FFRR

Four Tet “Circling” from “There Is Love In You” on Domino

Kissey Asplund “Move Me (feat. Soliloquy)” from “Om Lounge – 15 Year Anniversary Edition” on OM

Air “Run” from “Talkie Walkie” on Astralwerks

Goldfrapp “Let It Take U” from “Supernature” on Mute

Tycho “The Disconnect” from “The Daydream / The Disconnect [EP]” on Ghostly International

Björk “I Miss You (Dobie Part 1)” from “I Miss You (Disc 5)”

Gabriel Rene “Absynthesis” from “OM Lounge 2″ on OM

Beastie Boys “Bodhisattva Vow” from “Ill Communication” on Grand Royal/Capitol – interview with MCA

Starkey “Beta Tester” from “Open The Pod Bay Doors” on Ninja Tune – listen

Portishead “Glory Box” from “Stealing Beauty” on Capitol

Flying Lotus “Auntie’s Lock (ft. the Life Force Trio)” from “L.A. EP 3X3″ on Warp – download

Bibio “Saint Christopher” from “Mind Bokeh” on Warp

Teams “Bali” from “Catch Pool EP” on self-released – listen

Moby “Grace” from “I Like to Score” on Mute Records

Goldfrapp “A&E (Maps inst. Remix)” from “A&E [EP]” on Mute

Take “Tuesday Never Comes” from “Earthtones & Concrete” on Inner Current Recordings – listen/download

Bonobo “1009″ from “Black Sands” on Ninja Tune

A Tribe Called Quest “Electric Relaxation” from “Midnight Marauders” on Jive

Gold Panda “Same Dream China” from “Lucky Shiner” on Ghostly International – download

Waldeck “Cut More Cheese (Supercheese)” from “The Night Garden (Reflowered)” on E-Magine

I, Ced “Flyin Under Water” from “All In My Mind” on Record Breakin’ – listen

The Rice Twins “For Penny And Alexis” from “Speicher 33″ on Kompakt – listen

Matthew Dear “Deserter” from “Asa Breed” on Ghostly International – listen

John Carpenter / Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia “Arrival At The Library/Far Away” from “DJ Kicks: Booka Shade” on !K7

Chairlift “Somewhere Around Here” from “Does You Inspire You” on Kanine

Stars “He Lied About Death (Metric Mix) (DIRTY)” from “Do You Trust Your Friends” on Arts & Crafts

Four Tet “Reversing” from “There Is Love In You” on Domino

Tosca “Suzuki” from “Suzuki” on G-Stone Recordings

Alexkid “Turn It Round Again (feat. Ian James Whitelaw)” from “Mint” on Play It Again Sam

Longwave “Daysleeper” from “The Strangest Things” on RCA

Tycho “The Daydream” from “The Daydream / The Disconnect [EP]” on Ghostly

Star Slinger “Small Black – Photojournalist (Star Slinger Remix)” from “Remixes 2010″ on self-released – listen

Lusine “Two Dots” from “A Certain Distance” on Ghostly International – listen/video

Moby “My Weakness” from “Play” on V2

If you’d like to hear more music like this, tune into the show archives anytime here. Just click on “Listen” and you’re off!

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What better way to celebrate the upcoming release of the movie, Tron: Legacy, than with a black light dance party? On Thursday December 9 at the Firebird, KDHX DJs Johnny Orr (The Love Mix) and Kate (Beep Beep Boop Boop), along with DJ Coreyography, will help the people of Saint Louis get ready for Tron: Legacy by spinning dance music with a neon glow.

The event will feature glow-in-the-dark Tron-styled body art by Firecracker Press‘ Matty Kleinberg, giveaways (including copies of the graphic novel, Tron: Betrayal provided by Star Clipper), Tron video game, and of course some Daft Punk.

Show is 9pm to 1am, 18+. Cover at door is $5 with proceeds going to 88.1 KDHX.

Disney has been promoting Tron: Legacy (in theaters December 17) for over 3 years. No wonder we’re excited! Now I just have to find a black motorcycle helmet…

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Free the Robots DJ Mix – Live at KDHX by beepbeepkate

…Chris also took the time to sit down and discuss sampling, equipment, and the thriving L.A.-area music scene he’s a part of with the Glitch Mob, Gonjasufi, and others who take part in the weekly Low End Theory night.

Free the Robots – Interview with KDHX by beepbeepkate

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Sadat X Interview with KDHX by beepbeepkate

…and peep the first single, “Turn It Up” featuring Pete Rock:

Turn it Up (feat. Pete Rock) (CLEAN) by beepbeepkate

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STV SLV (aka Steve Reidell), half of this mashup production duo out of Chicago, visited Beep Beep Boop Boop at KDHX before their performance at Wash U’s the Gargoyle Friday, February 12. Here are some things he had to say, and his mix for KDHX along with tracklist posted below. Enjoy!

Kate: Some people think mash-ups require little skill. How would you respond to this? Mash-ups seem like a hard thing to become successful with, but you seem to keep busy with gigs etc. What do you feel drives your success?

STV SLV: Ha, there’s certainly some truth to that. Recording software is so readily available nowadays that literally anyone can put a mashup together.  But in the same sense, anyone can play guitar, anyone can spin records, etc.  Doesn’t mean it’s all going to sound good.  ABX and I both have a background in making/producing music and I think that’s why the Hood Internet is able to stand out in a digital sea of mashups.  We also work hard at touring and playing DJ sets so that crowds in all sorts of other cities have the chance to come out and dance and have a good time.
 
What’s the usual mashing process for you?

Cut up SONG A to make an “instrumental” of sorts that’s tailored to the verse/hook structure of SONG B.  When applicable, stretch tempo, re-pitch or on rare occasion, auto-tune!  Repeat.
 
Any interesting legal stories?

None yet.  But hopefully someday there will be something that Law & Order bases a plot on.
 
What do you think about the creativity of artists like yourself in the current music industry? What do you predict will happen to artists who thrive on the creativity of sampling etc., in the next 5 years? or ten?

Well, it’s hard to predict where music itself will be in the next 5-10 years. To wit, in the 90s when I was listening to mostly grunge, I wouldn’t have guessed that in 10 years time there would be amazing bands like LCD Soundsystem. So really, who knows. People always want something new, and after a while things like Hood Internet and Girl Talk will become tiresome. Sampling has been around for quite a while, and it’s always taking on new forms, like Washed Out for example: awesome songs that are primarily rooted in sampling. But even that could get old in 5 years. Hopefully grunge has made a full comeback by then. That would rule.

The Hood Internet Mashups, Yo! – Live at KDHX by beepbeepkate

Tracklist:
caribou – odessa
lykke li x holy ghost – i’m good i’m ghost
weezer x glass candy – buddy holly’s imagination
kid sister x walter meego – pro nails forever
talking heads x ellen alien & apparat – psycho break
foals x the chain gang of 1974 – electric dirt
telephoned x the-dream – rockin that thang
drake x birdman x delorean – blowin money at the deli
big boi ft purple ribbon all-stars x ghislain poirier – blazin kryptonite
r. kelly x major lazer – ignition (keep it remixing louder)
ludacris x joker & ginz – how purple can you go
BBU x body language x shuttle – juke this city

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Top 10 Albums of 2009

Zoot Woman: Things are What They Used to Be (self-released)





Miike Snow: Miike Snow (Downtown)





The Whitest Boy Alive: Rules (Bubbles)





Major Lazer: Guns Don’t Kill People, Lazers Do (Mad Decent/Downtown)





The Juan Maclean: The Future Will Come (DFA)





DJ Vadim: U Can’t Lurn Imaginashun (BBE)





Candy Claws: In the Dream of the Sea Life (Indiecater)





Deastro: Moondagger (Ghostly International)





Pugs Atomz: Roof Top (SoFlo)





Nosaj Thing: Drift (Alpha Pup)




Best Comeback

GusGus: 24/7 (Kompakt)




Best Show
Diplo @ the Gargoyle & basement afterparty & ride back to hotel

Dum Dum Girls at Music Hall of Williamsburg:

Hercules and Love Affair at “The Fillmore” at Irving Plaza:

VEGA at the Studio at Webster Hall:

Also, the KDHX Membership Drive begins tomorrow, November 5 and lasts through Sunday, November 15. The Beep Beep Boop Boop edition will occur on Wednesday, November 11 from 10pm to midnight CST. Show your support by calling 314-664-3688 during this time or by visiting KDHX.org to keep community radio alive and well in Saint Louis.

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Also, old school hip hop and 80s night this Sunday, August 2 at the Royale. FREE – more details in flyer below.

PPP: Abundance (Ubiquity)

PPP (formerly known as Platinum Pied Pipers) started with their Detroit-based production work, and have grown into a mature – and varied outfit. Including vocals by Saint Louis’ own Coultrain, this album transcends from funky horns to synth-drenched neo-soul.

James Hardway: LA Instrumental (Ubiquity)

Funk with a little bit of world tinge to it – Hardway wants you to imagine L.A. in the 70s. Take a trip!

Betty Padgett: Betty Padgett (Luv N’ Haight)

Another nod to the 70s (but from the Florida coast), this is a reissue of Padgett’s 1975 release. She worked with Milton Wright to record the entire album in one night, at just 21 years old. A local Ft. Lauderdale station ran an ad for Pepsi to her song, “Sugar Daddy” – how come they couldn’t have used it for the new Pepsi Throwback ads?

Shawn Lee Presents: Soul in the Hole (Ubiquity)

More straightforward than his movie score-esque work as Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra, you’ll find plenty of vocals on this album, including some by Paul Butler (of the Bees and Devendra Banhart) the eclectic Darondo, and Nicole Willis.

Clutchy Hopkins Meets Lord Kenjamin: Music Is My Medicine (Ubiquity)

While both Ubiquity and Hopkins’ “representatives” continue to mask the identity of Clutchy Hopkins (and some even suggest it’s Cut Chemist of Ozomatli and Jurassic 5), I guess we’ll just have to continue enjoying his music in speculation. The music, even, has a mysterious groove to it.

Nomo: Invisible Cities (Ubiquity)

Recorded during sessions and tours for their last full-length album, Ghost Rock, Invisible Cities continues to build Nomo’s Afrobeat sound with solid horns and driving bass lines. Rigorous touring has put them through Saint Louis not too long ago; hopefully they’ll swing by again soon.

Junior Boys (Jeremy Greenspan and Matthew Didemus) came to KDHX’s studio on Saturday, April 25 to perform an exclusive 30-minute DJ set. They were in town to perform a live set later that night at SLU’s Billiken Club along with Max Tundra. Junior Boys are on tour in connection with the release of their latest studio album, Begone Dull Care.

The DJ set, along with an interview, will be aired this Wednesday at 10:20pm CST during Beep Beep Boop Boop. Tune in at 88.1 FM in Saint Louis, listen live online, or peep the entire show streaming later on.

While Junior Boys are probably best known for their own electronic pop (“Like a Child” and “In the Morning“),  it’s always interesting to hear what music an artist is digging – and during the DJ set at KDHX they did just that, playing only vinyl.

Their first time in Saint Louis, I pointed out that if the Arch is that big from Grand Avenue, think of how big it is closer up. Unfortunately, they would be closest to the Arch on Sunday morning at around 6am, sleeping in the tour bus on their way to a Daytrotter session in Rock Island, Illinois.

Check out Rob’s blog post interview with Max Tundra here.