Podcasts
Trocabrahma Podcast host DJ Diplo has his own Mad Decent Podcast which has just gone from being audio only to video. ‘Video Killed The Podcast Star’ is the latest podcast episode. It is 5 minutes video mash-up typical Diplo style. Footage includes Bonde Do Role (featured in Episode 6 of the Trocabrahma Podcast) live in concert as well as Diplo in the kitchen cooking crabs.
More info at Radio Magnetic
January 8th, 2008
Posted by Claire
Internationally renowned DJ, producer, podcast presenter and remixer, Diplo, talks shares his thoughts on the contemporary Brasilian scene while Ben Westbeech introduces us to the collaboration between Diplo’s protégés, Bonde Do Role and the UK’s Radioclit and Amanda Blank. Ben also finds out what everyone involved in Trocabrahma made of this year’s culture jam and we find out what Bonde, Amanda and Radioclit would do with super powers. Plus exclusive live recordings from Sao Paulo and the UK of Bonde and co, one of Domino Records’s hottest acts of 2007.
Continue Reading November 20th, 2007
Posted by Dougal
Four Tet finds out how a group of musicians, and non-musicians, in Sao Paulo came together to found the Open Field Church, a group of friends who perform a cappella versions of indie classics. Hear how Four Tet fused his intricate electronica with their enthusiastic singing, and marvel at their eclectic repertoire. Meanwhile in the UK, a street artist from Sao Paulo, Speto, collaborated with three UK graffiti writers to improvise around the themes of Trocabrahma and create original artwork on the walls of London, Liverpool and Glasgow. Street art co-ordinator Andrea McCarthy paints a picture of the process (with photos on the enhanced version of the podcast and in the www.trocabrahma.net blog) and we hear from artists around the UK and Sao Paulo.
Continue Reading November 12th, 2007
Posted by Andrea
We’ve made a mobile-friendly version of the Trocabrahma podcast. If you’ve got a podcast-enabled phone, like the Nokia N-series phones (N95 and so on), then you can subscribe to the Trocabrahma Podcast and download each episode direct to your handset. You can find us listed in the music section of featured highlights in the Nokia Podcast Directory.
Continue Reading October 25th, 2007
Posted by Dougal
Gruffy Rhys meets Tony Da Gatorra mashing melancholic melody with DIY Brasilian electronic-noise protest singing. While mixing sweet songs with electric beats and tweets, we sample typical Sao Paulo eats and treats.
Continue Reading October 22nd, 2007
Posted by Dougal
King Creosote meets Romulo Froes fusing Scottish folk rock with contemporary Bossa Nova. KC and his band visit the market in Sao Paulo, marvel at the pigs trotters and eat fruits you wouldn’t wear. Kenny from King Creosote learns a little Portuguese and there’s exclusive live music from Trocabrahma gigs, recorded for the Trocabrahma podcast in Sao Paulo in May and the UK in July 2007.
Continue Reading October 8th, 2007
Posted by King Creosote
Gilles Peterson hangs out with young jazz singer and beats producer Ben Westbeech as he jams with Brasilian soul jazz singer Tita Lima. Ben and Tita hit it off together musically and we hear snippets from the rehearsal process plus exclusive live recordings. While in Sao Paulo, Ben spent a wad of cash at infamous record shop Eric’s Disco…
Continue Reading September 23rd, 2007
Posted by Ben Westbeech
Following his TrocaBrahma clash with Tropicalia legends Os Mutantes, Optimo’s JD Twitch discusses their collaborative process, while Mutantes’ affable front-man Sergio muses on Brasil’s current cultural / political climate, and delineates Tropicalia’s legacy almost forty years on. Including contributions from The Zutons, Ladytron, Echo And The Bunnymen and The Bees and we hear exclusive live recordings of new and classic Os Mutantes music.
Continue Reading September 7th, 2007
Posted by Dougal
pcast://feeds.feedburner.com/trocabrahma
To subscribe, click on the above link. This should launch iTunes, or your preferred default podcast client and subscribe you automatically. If it doesn’t it will take you to our Feedburner page where you can download, listen and subscribe. Alternatively, right/control click on the link, copy it and paste it into the Subscribe to Podcast option in your podcast client (it’s in the Advanced menu in iTunes).
September 1st, 2007
Posted by Tommy
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