CacaoRock Online Radio: ¿Qué es?

El proyecto de tener una radio propia me había estado dando vueltas por varios años. El 2003, tuve la idea de compilar emisoras de radio de todo el mundo y agruparlas en un sitio llamado CacaoRADIO. Dicho sitio duró hasta el 2008, año en el que Geocities, su servidor de hospedaje, cerró (felizmente, porque dicho proyecto en verdad nunca me convenció del todo).

Pero ahora tenemos la chance de difundir nuestra música favorita, de todo el mundo, y hacer que ustedes descubran artistas nuevos y antiguos. Nuevos para ustedes, antiguos porque algunas canciones son en verdad del año del Ñangué y provenientes de donde el diablo perdió el poncho.

CacaoRock Online Radio podría ser una emisora categorizada como "internacional" porque en un momento podrá estar tocando a Rita Lee de Brasil, para luego continuar con Fela Kuti de Nigeria. El pianista norteamericano Herbie Hancock podrá estar dando la pauta en lo que es funk, y luego los sonidos de la tarantella del sur de Italia podrán entrar a tallar. Si piensan que esta radio es un "arroz con mango" o demasiado "ecléctica", están en lo cierto. No quería que fuera de otra forma. Espero que les guste. ¡Cuéntenselo a sus amigos!

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cacaoRADIO - October 1st, 2010. Primero de octubre del 2010

Look at me.

60 minutos de pop-rock presentados por Javier Moreno. Esta vez, con narración en español.

Los artistas y sus temas:

Tired of toein' the line? Us too.

Rocky Burnette: "Tired Of Toein' The Line"

Romantics: "What I Like About You"

Geri Halliwell: "Look at Me"

Sugarloaf: "Green-eyed Lady"

Tears for Fears: "I Believe"

Gino Vannelli: "Wild Horses"

David Christie: "Saddle Up"

Eddy Grant: "Paco & Ramone"

Queen: "Body Language"

Rolling Stones: "She Was Hot"

Robin Gibb: "Boys Do Fall In Love"

Killing Joke: "Eighties"

CacaoRADIO: 20100715 Podcast: InstruMETALES

A collection of instrumentals to blow the lyrics away from your brain! It's been a while since I haven't recorded a podcast, the closest I've been to international, world radio broadcasting, not in AM. Enjoy!











The songs:



Steve Miller Band, "Song For Our Ancestors". From Sailor.

Alan Parsons Project, "I Robot". From I Robot.

Kool & The Gang, "Summer Madness". From Kool & The Gang Spin Their Top Hits.

Pig Bag, "Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag". From Dr. Jeckle & Dr. Jive.

Jethro Tull, "Serenade To A Cuckoo". From This Was.

Rolling Stones, "Stoned". From Singles Collection: The London Years.

Earth, Wind & Fire, "Brazilian Interlude". From All N' All.

Jamiroquai, "Destitute Illusion". From Synkronized.

Amigos Invisibles, "Mango Cool". From The New Sound Of The Venezuelan Gozadera.

Peppers, "Pepper Box". From a 45 RPM single. Available on Pepper Box.

Police, "Masoko Tanga". From Outlandos D'Amour.

Focus, "Hocus Pocus". From Super Hits of the 70's: Have A Nice Day 23.

King Crimson, "Larks Tongues In Aspic, Part 2". From Larks Tongues In Aspic.

CacaoRADIO March 27, 2008: Second Sono Radio Vinyl Hour

The Second Sono Radio Vinyl Hour! Brought to you by Empresa Sono Radio, S.R.L. and Evoca.


This time I picked some very obscure tracks. So obscure even the obscure couldn't find right away. Let's take a look at the playlist:

1. Dimitri From Paris: "Live Jazz (Masters At Work Mix)" Dimitri from Paris, that DJ who sometimes offers us masterpieces like "Sacre Francais," gets the MAW percussion treatment. Great tune for warming up and get ready for a full night of heavy dancing. Workout! From the This Is Your Life Maxi Single of 2004.


2. Dregs: "Cruise Control" Featuring Steve Morse, the current guitar man of Deep Purple. This is a single from 1982.


3. David Lee Roth: "Coconut Grove" It's very rare to find DLR being this smooth and meditative. From his EP Crazy From The Heat, 1984.


4. Paul Davidson: "Rhinestone Cowboy" From a promo single of 1976.


5. Ali Thomson: "Live Every Minute" From a promo single, 1980.


6. Crusaders: "Street Life (Short Version)" Great FM tune, found on a compilation vinyl called Star Fire or something like that, released in 1980. They cut the tracks shamelessy.


7. Spandau Ballet: "Only When You Leave (12" Mix)" From the 1984 Maxi Single


8. Dennis Brown: "Foul Play (Mono)" From a promo single of 1981.


9. Miami Sound Machine: "Bad Boy (Dub Mix)" From the 1985 Maxi Single.


10. Falco: "Rock Me Amadeus (American Mix)" From the 1985 single


11. April Wine: "Tonite (Mono)" From a promo single of 1979.


12. Wet Willie: "Everything That You Do (Will Come Back To You)" From a promo single of 1976.


13. M/A/R/R/S: "Pump Up The Volume" from the Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack of 1986.


14. Pat Metheny: "Daybreak" From New Chautauqua, 1979.

Hope you enjoy and discover these artists of the past and make them of the present.

Album Cover Moment #4 presented by cacaoRADIO

Javier Bardem, serial killer in No Country For Old Men (Ethan and Joel Coen, 2007)

And of course, The Beatles on the cover of Rubber Soul (Parlophone, 1965)

Who says they don't have any influence anymore?

All Beatles CDs available on Amazon.com

CacaoRADIO November 28, 2007: God made them funky

This current podcast is supposed to be funky. I collected 7 of the first funky-R&B-jazzed-messed up tunes that came to my mind and made a little MP3 file out of it.

Press play right now! Tracks featured are:

1. Miles Davis: "Jean Pierre" (from his 1982 album We Want Miles)


2. J.B.'s: "Doin' It To Death" (from the 1973 album of the same name)


3. Daft Punk: "Ten Minutes of Funk Mix (Armand Van Helden Mix)" (from the 1996 Promo CD Da Funk)


4. Herbie Hancock: "Hang Up Your Hang Ups" (from the 1974 album Manchild)


5. Jamiroquai: "Canned Heat" (from the compilation 1999 Remixes)


6. Kool & The Gang: "Summer Madness" (from the 1974 album Light Of Worlds)


7. Esther Williams: "Last Night Changed It All (I Really Had A Ball)" (from the 1976 single of the same name)
   

Coming soon, Volume 2. This time I'll put some Rick James, Roy Ayers, Parliament... you know, the kind of stuff you sweep under the rug. The real dirty funky sound of the seventies and eighties.

CacaoRADIO August 23, 2007: Javier Goes To The Concert

Storm Blue: Storm Large of the Balls

This week's podcast is dedicated to the best performances I've attended in the Bay Area. I decided not to include the popular bands of today with the exception of Police (who by now it sucks but back in the glory days of 1981 they were the hottest act of the World). I'm not including Yes, Steely Dan and Donald Fagen since they're kinda well known. Pat Metheny, someone I adore, has his own podcast here.

I am presenting here acts you might find interesting and you might discover more about them. Again,even if they're very well known, The Police closes the show with a live recording in Tokyo, February 1981, when they really rocked. Jamiroquai presents a Kool And The Gang Cover they never released on record. Recorded live in Rio de Janeiro, October 1997.

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   Storm And The Balls: Abba-Gadda-Da-Vida: I discovered Storm circa April 2004 when Steve Wagner, manager of the SFAE Gallery told me about her shows. She is one of the most talented singers I've ever seen onstage and she's extremely gorgeous. This tune is from the Balls CD Hangin' With The Balls. More of Storm Large and her band on http://www.stormlarge.com/



2. 
   
   Stung: Don't Stand So Close To Me: The Police, revisited by Brooks Lundy (guitar, vocals), John Messier (drums) and Eric Swihart (bass, vocals). My favorite tribute band of all time, honest. I really hope I had more time to go and check them out more often. www.stunglive.com



3. 
   
   Amigos Invisibles: Qué Rico: Yeah, you know how much I like them! And if you never been to an AI concert, here's the kind of music they play: www.amigosinvisibles.com I've seen them 10 times already, and I have a blast every time!



4. 
   
   pickPocket Ensemble: Prague: If you happen to know me a little bit more, you know I've been going to night clubs and bars a long time ago. On January 2003 I went to Albatross Pub in Berkeley and I saw a local band playing a genre I never heard before: a mix of Eastern European dances with blues and a hint of Middle Eastern melodies on it. The main composer and leader of the band is accordionist Rick Corrigan, who's been changing band members since the debut of the band, International House Of Dreams, in 1999. This catchy tune is from their 2002 masterpiece (you read it, masterpiece) If I Were A Highway. http://www.pickpocketensemble.com/



5. 
   
   Colin Hay: Going Somewhere: I love Men At Work, specially Colin Hay's amazing vocals and guitar work. On July 2005 I saw him at the Red Devil Lounge playing his solo material as well as the eternal Men At Work hits. I picked this tune from the album of the same title since you can hear clearly how Colin's voice really is: raw, desperate, wry and savvy, and how his guitar flows with passion and ease. http://www.colinhay.com/



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   Jamiroquai: Hollywood Swingin' I saw Jamiroquai at the Fillmore on November 2005. Great performance, but I thought he could have done so much better. Found members Stuart Zender (bass) was already gone, so had Toby Smith (keyboards). Don't get me wrong, the show was awesome as usual: Jay jumped, danced, protested against the war, funked the place a bit with some pot, and had a blast. I just wished his band were a little bit more tight, like this performace on October 11, 1997 in Rio de Janeiro. http://www.jamiroquai.co.uk/



7. 
   
   Al Stewart: Flying Sorcery: I Actually attend Al Stewart's acoustic show at the SoHo Cafe in Santa Barbara, and I was thrilled of shaking his hand and have my vinyl copies of Year Of The Cat and Past Present And Future signed by him. He played this tune, of course, and I was extremely happy! http://www.alstewart.com/



8. 
   
   Joe Vasconcellos: Las Seis: La Peña Cultural Center, November 2005. What a great performance of Chilean-Brazilian Joe Vasconcellos and his band! I discovered this guy in 1999 while I was in Chile and his album Vivo (where this track comes from,) was selling faster than fresh morning bread. Total triumph for a complete artist on a musical and integrity level. http://www.joevasconcellos.com/



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   Vinyl: Mokpok: This band is the ultimate live funk experience in the Bay Area since the genre is been fading away for too long. Vinyl plays the kind of funk of Sly And The Family Stone, Roy Ayers, James Brown and Average White Band used to play and they really make you feel dancing. http://www.vinylgroove.com/



10. 
    
    Wolff: Body: Chris Wolff says: "I know there are a lot of Wolf-bands out there but I decided that Wolff is my name and I'm keepin' it. I've been planning this project and making albums for a while but it has just now come to fruition as a complete entity unto itself. I previously played in some bands out of Austin, Texas where I used to live, one of which was called Drums and Tuba and for a while there we were playing well over two hundred shows a year. This fall I've been hiding in my apartment and working on being able to pull this solo act off live. The concept I'm working with is that all the sounds are generated by, with, and through the tuba itself with the help of numerous guitar pedals and other sundry looping devices. Singing is through the tuba. Percussion is banging on the tuba. You get the picture. And by the way, there's no need to be afraid. It's not nearly as scary as it sounds. In any case, it's time to get out of the east village and bring the tuba to the people... " I discovered him performing his tuba solo act at Jupiter in Berkeley last May. I remember that day, it was a gloomy one for me because I had a crappy day at work and I wasn't even sure of going there; but I took a chance. His music was in the background but somehow asked me to pay attention to it. I bought the album Don't Be Afraid right there, before I left the gathering. His music is very very haunting, and for some reason reminds me of Pink Floyd more than anything. That's a good thing. http://www.myspace.com/wolffandtuba


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    Police: Can't Stand Losing You: We finish the podcast with the first live version of "Can't Stand Losing You" I ever heard. I discovered Police 20 years ago when a friend of my cousin made a "Best Of" cassette for him and I happened to listened to it. I fell in love with the band automatically, specially with "Reggatta De Blanc", and the rest is history. On a Peruvian TV station they showed this Police performance in Tokyo on February 1981 and I still say their tour of 80-81 was their best moment ever, no questions asked. I saw Police last June 2007 at the Oakland Coliseum but it was very dissapointing (if you follow my blog you know why.) http://www.thepolicetour.com/
    

Sono Radio Vinyl Hour - Presented by CacaoRADIO

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A selection of favorite tunes rescued from the clutches of analog audio scratches, digitally restored for pleasant listening. I've been really busy restoring oldies here lately. I really hope you guys like this podcast!

This podcast will be available for approximately 6 months from the date of posting. If you can't play it, please email me so I can re-post it or send it to you by email.

The Sono Radio Vinyl Hour tunes are:

1. Rob Wasserman Featuring Ricki Lee Jones: "The Moon Is Made Of Gold"

Ricki Lee Jones plays acoustic guitar and sings with the great Rob Wasserman on bass. from his 1988 LP Duets, the second of a trilogy composed of this LP, plus Solo and Trios.

2. Orquesta Mondragón: "Lola, Lola"

Javier Gurruchaga, lead singer and absolute leader of a group of clowns-freaks-rockers that's full of energy. This tune's about a high class prostitute who won't accept small change for a little bit of love.

3. Steve Miller Band: "Baby's Calling Me Home"

Written by Boz Scaggs and featured on SMB's first album, 1968's Children Of The Future. A romantic and haunting tune about making up.

4. Ventures: "Memphis"

An instrumental version of Chuck Berry's "Memphis, Tennessee," played with gusto and sensibility by the Tacoma, WA quartet. The tale of a father trying to get a hold of her 6 year old daughter on the phone after a nasty divorce gets the instrumental treatment and the spirit of the song remains intact.

5. Barrabas: "Wild Safari"

Barrabas was a 70's Spanish group that surfed the wave created by bands like Santana and Malo. They shifted from latin funk to disco seamlessy and their influence can be found in lots of groups nowadays, including our favorite, Amigos Invisibles. "Wild Safari" is from their debut album of the same title. Música Caliente.

6. Matt Bianco: "Half A Minute"

Matt Bianco wasn't a singer but a group, where nobody had that name. Their first album featured Basia on vocals and even tho she didn't write a line, she stole the show in tunes like this one.

7. Sky: "Tuba Smarties"

From Sky's second album, released in 1980, comes this funny surprise. How can you entertain a jazz rock loving crowd with a tuba?

8. Romeo Void: "Never Say Never"

Ultra classic tune of the 80's.

9. Maria Rosa Yorio - "Tan Solo Por Hablar"

This tune and Sumo's belong to an argentinian vinyl called Remix - Dance, in which 1986's hottest artists featured dance mixes of their hits. María Rosa Yorio has one of the most beautiful voices out of Argentina, and this tune is a daring approach to dance synth pop. Something she never tried before.

10. Sumo: "Viejos Vinagres"

The late italian Luca Prodan led this Argentinian band singin' about social struggle. Bitter old men is not about, er, bitter old people but whoever rules the economy and social standards.

11. Depeche Mode: "I Just Can’t Get Enough"

You just know about this tune. You know who they are. However, do you know this long album version? I'm sure you don't.

12. Eddy Grant: "Boys In The Street"

Totally underrated, Eddy Grant's song about gang violence might sound like he's refeering to gay sex; but it isn't. It is a desperate cry for help to come out but not from a closet but from poverty, ignorance and crime.

13. Smiths: "Ask"

Speaking of gayness... Morrisey!

14. Martín Torres: "Papas Calientes"

Took me almost 2 months to restore an 11-LP box of tangos called Alma De Bandoneón, from which I took this guitar track.

15. Real Thing: "Can You Feel The Force?"

The force of Vinyl. The reason why DJs carry the weight of vinyl boxes and they play their asses off in every night club. This tune is, really, one of the most uplifting songs you will ever hear.

CacaoRADIO - Peruvian Rock from the 80's!

CacaoRADIO's podcast for the third week of October, 2006 is a tribute to those old peruvian rock bands of the 80's. I hope you guys like it! Click here if you want to download it as an mp3 file.

And don't forget about the collection Antologia Del Rock Peruano 1980-1990!, the reason why Pax and Dudo are back!

Album Cover Moment #3 - Presented by CacaoRADIO

Now tell me, come on, tell me history doesn't repeat itself.

April 1970: Paul McCartney, criticized for just being himself, breaks up with the Beatles (or gets kicked out by John Lennon, depending on what side you're in) and releases his first solo album, McCartney (Apple, 1970.) On the back cover of the LP, a picture of him holding his first daughter, newborn Mary McCartney. Photo taken by Mary's mom, Linda Eastman McCartney.

September 2006: Tom Cruise, criticized for just being himself, breaks up with Paramount (or gets kicked out by Paramount's CEO, depending on what side you're in) and is featured in a Vanity Fair pictorial (out next tuesday.) On the front cover of the magazine, he is holding his first daughter, newborn Suri, next to Suri's mom, actress Katie Holmes. Picture by Anne Leibovitz.

That would be something... meet you in the pouring rain, mama! tan, tan... tan-tan-tan, tan...

Yeah, I know, I should go to bed soon...

Album Cover Moment #2 - Presented by CacaoRADIO

The 2003 release of Pat Metheny's One Quiet night was a total surprise for me since I didn't expect Pat to record a solo album, specially on a baritone acoustic guitar. The result is impressive and even more impressive considering Pat covering a Norah Jones tune ("Don't Know Why") and completely re making his own "Last Train Home."

Metheny, in this album, is in complete full form. He proved that in 30 years of career he still has way more to offer us, and he never settles down in a particular style. He is the ultimate world guitar traveler, and even tho his records don't reflect the sign of the times, they reflect his personal points of view. Quiet Night was a necessary stop to reflect his thoughts about the terrorists attacks of September 11.

The album cover features a shot of a wet U.S. street in

the wee wee hours of the morning. Air humidity in Lima can reach up to 99.9% and I can easily compare One Quiet Night's cover this picture of Colonial avenue in 2005.

Anyways, there you go, two quiet nights in Earl's Summit, Missouri and Lima, Perú.

Album Cover Moment #1 - Presented by CacaoRADIO

This Album Cover Moment presented to you by CacaoRADIO: A new podcast full of music every tuesday: www.evoca.com/cacaorock

2006: Michael Jackson goes to a shopping mall and hides in a lady's restroom with his son and hell breaks loose, at least for the press and the media who still haunts the little freak. Jackson is living in Bahrain since he was acquited in 2005 from charges of child molestation and that kind of things you've been hearing about him since 1993. Jackson goes into exile.

1975: Pink Floyd releases Wish You Were Here, a masterpiece about their leader Syd Barrett who lives in the sad exile of drugs and paranoia. They want him to get back into recording and touring to show off his creativity.

In the two cases, Barrett and Jackson, we can find lots of similarities. Michael is running away from the press and finance problems, hiding in a country that will give him everything he wants, but will keep him frozen and living in a golden cage. Syd Barrett exiled himself in Cambridge, and while the Floyd was recording a tribute album for him, they wouldn't even recognize him when he walked into Abbey Road Studios, completely shaved and overweight.

Say what you want about Jackson now, that he's a child molester, a pervert, a freak... but come on, didn't he suffer the excesses of fame and fortune the same way Syd did? The Jackson picture and the Pink Floyd cover mean the same: alienation, and a quiet desperation for peace. The Jacko and the English way.

CacaoRADIO - Double Podcast for July 11 and July 18, 2006

A VSP (Very Special Podcast)

I am uploading a double one this time: 92 minutes of oldies. So old they look new when we discover them for the first time. After asking ourselves what happened with Radio Sol, we ask... what happened with our memories?

Let's find out: Someone's memories can be your new favorite songs...


1. Tequila - "Me Vuelvo Loco" (from the album Rock And Roll, 1979)
2. Shakers - "Break It All" (from the album Shakers, 1965)
3. Loco Mía - "Loco Mía" (from the album Taiyo, 1989)
4. Edoardo Vianello - "Guarda Come Dondolo" (1962 Single, from the album I Grandi Successi, 1991)
5. David Dundas - "Jeans On" (1976 Single)
6. Club Naval - "Aún" (1984 Single)
7. Ten Sharp - "You" (1993 Single)
8. Two Man Sound - "Qué Tal, América?" (from the album Disco Samba, 1979)
9. Donna Summer - "The Wanderer" (from the album The Wanderer, 1981)
10. Miki González - "Dímelo, Dímelo" (from the album Puedes Ser Tú, 1985)
11. Buckner & Garcia - "Pac-Man Fever" (1982 Single)
12. Barrabás - "Hi-Jack" (from the album Soltad A Barrabás, 1974)
13. Raffaella Carrá - "Io Non Vivo Senza Te" & "A Far L'Amore Comincia Tú" (1978, available on the album Tutto Carrá, 1999)
14. Pino Daniele Featuring Pat Metheny - "Je So' Pazzo" (date unavailable)
15. Ottawan - "Haut Les Mains" (1979 Single)
16. Wax - "Right Between The Eyes" (12" Extended Version, Originally from the album Magnetic Heaven, 1985)
17. Katunga - "Mirá Para Arriba, Mirá Para Abajo" (1972 Single)

Thanks to Fernando "Champero" Meza, Mario Vinatea and Oswaldo Damián.

CacaoRadio - First Podcast Ever!

Here's my first podcast, CacaoRadio, April 25th, 2006. I hope you like it!



Best wishes,

Javier.