With thanks once again to all the artists and labels involved, this is the first in a series of many Summer 2010 podcasts designed specifically for one purpose: drowning out each new horror-slapstick twist of this fucking oil spill. Since, really, we all know the news is only going to get worse from here, if you bother to follow it. (Potential Horrorshow #73: a Cloverfield–like scenario where we awaken a ruthless, grotesque monster of the seas.) Instead, who wouldn’t rather be bearhugged by happiness itself with Shugo Tokumaru’s “Lahaha”? And that’s just the first three minutes!

Even better, when hurricanes inevitably start spitting out enormous flaming tarballs along the eastern seaboard, this podcast will also double as a soundtrack to your heroic survival…should one be possible once infernocane season further angers those deep sea monsters, which may or may not look like this, but oilier:

Until then, enjoy:

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[54:51]

1. Shugo Tokumaru :: “Platform” / “Lahaha”
:: (0:01 – 3:45)
:: from Port Entropy (P-Vine; 2010)
:: myspace.com/shugotokumaru

2. Wolf Parade :: “Little Golden Age”
:: (3:46 – 8:44)
:: from Expo 86 (Sub Pop; 2010)
:: myspace.com/wolfparade

3. The Pinecones :: “Do It!”
:: (8:45 – 8:54)
:: from Sage (Just Friends Records; 2010)
:: myspace.com/pinecones

4. Gorillaz :: “On Melancholy Hill”
:: (8:55 – 12:35)
:: from Plastic Beach (Virgin; 2010)
:: myspace.com/gorillaz

5. Emeralds :: “Now You See Me”
:: (12:36 – 16:02)
:: from Does It Look Like I’m Here? (Editions Mego; 2010)
:: myspace.com/editionsmego

6. Menomena :: “TAOS”
:: (16:03 – 20:58)
:: from Mines (Barsuk; 2010)
:: myspace.com/menomena

7. iTAL tEK :: “Babel”
:: (20:59 – 24:20)
:: from Midnight Colour (Planet Mu; 2010)
:: myspace.com/italtekmusic

8. Jamie Lidell :: “The Ring”
:: (24:21 – 28:45)
:: from Compass (Warp; 2010)
:: myspace.com/jamielidell

9. Dust From 1000 Years :: “Leisure”
:: (28:46 – 29:28)
:: from Marble Memo (So Hard Young Boy/Moon Jaw; 2010)
:: myspace.com/dustfrom1000yrs

10. Shabazz Palaces :: “Kill White T”
:: (29:29 – 32:52)
:: from Shabazz Palaces EP (Templar Label Group; 2009)
:: shabazzpalaces.com*

11. Paul White :: “Pride”
:: (32:53 – 34:44)
:: from Paul White & the Purple Brain (One-Handed Music/Now-Again Records; 2010)
:: myspace.com/paulmw

12. Big K.R.I.T. :: “Hometown Hero”
:: (34:25 – 37:48)
:: from K.R.I.T. Wuz Here (Self-released; 2010)
:: myspace.com/bigkrit

13. The Cool Kids :: “Flying Kytes”
:: (37:19 – 40:55)
:: from Tacklebox (Self-released; 2010)
:: myspace.com/thecoolkids

14. Ikonika :: “Fish”
:: (40:56 – 45:25)
:: from Contact, Want, Love, Have (Hyperdub; 2010)
:: myspace.com/ikonika

15. Bonobo :: “We Could Forever”
:: (45:26 – 49:40)
:: from Black Sands (Ninjatune; 2010)
:: myspace.com/sibonobo

16. Future Islands :: “Long Flight”
:: (49:41 – 54:51)
:: from In Evening Air (Thrill Jockey; 2010)
:: myspace.com/futureislands