With much love and thanks to everyone involved, CMG Podcast #98 is dedicated to an upcoming treat for fans of our Fantasy Covers series.

In exactly two Mondays from now we’ll be re-posting our inaugural Fantasy Podcast, from way back in December of 2006, which kicked off the series in a massive way—featuring exclusive submissions from Shugo Tokumaru (Peter Bjorn & John’s “Young Folks” and Daniel Johnston’s “To Go Home”), Flying Lotus (remixing Kelis’ “Bossy”), Ned Collette (TV on the Radio’s “Hours”), David Thomas Broughton (Cat Power’s “The Greatest” and Scissor Sisters’ “I Don’t Feel Like Dancing”), Cadence Weapon (Chad VanGaalen’s “Mini TVs”), Red Giants f/ Che Grand (Ghostface’s “Be Easy”), Rock Plaza Central (Justin Timberlake’s “Sexyback”), Emperor X (the Skids’ “The Saints Are Coming”), Benoit Pioulard (Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s “The Seedling”), Shotgun & Jaybird f/ Julie Doiron (Chad VanGaalen’s “Sing Me 2 Sleep”), SJ Esau (Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy”), Monster Bobby (Will Young’s “All Time Love”), and Ladyhawk (Joel Phelp’s “Blessed Salt Lake”).

But we won’t just be re-posting it as-is; we’ve newly replaced some of the original mixes with better sounding versions (like a remastered “Hours,” a cleaned-up mix of “Young Folks,” and somewhat less distorted versions of the two David Thomas Broughton covers), fixed some jumps in volume, and upped the kbps to 320. Also: bonus tracks from David Thomas Broughton, Gotye, and a reinvention of Red Giants’ “Stay Away (Be Easy).” We’ll be doing the same with the 2nd and 3rd Fantasy Podcasts in the coming months, leading up to the new sixth volume this fall.

Check our DailyOps section on Monday, June 20th for the link. In the meantime, enjoy this, the first of many glorious 50-ish minute mixes for your CMG-soundtracked summer:

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[51:38]

1. Bachelorette :: “Sugarbug”
:: (0:01 – 3:20)
:: from Bachelorette (Drag City; 2011)
:: myspace.com/bachelorettepop

2. Moonface :: “Fast Peter”
:: (3:21 – 11:30)
:: from Organ Music Not Vibrafone Like I’d Hoped (Jagjaguwar; 2011)
:: jagjaguwar.com/artist.php?name=moonface

3. Handsome Furs :: “Memories of the Future”
:: (11:31 – 15:08)
:: from Sound Kapital (Sub Pop; 2011)
:: myspace.com/handsomefurs

4. Tom Vek :: “A Chore”
:: (15:09 – 18:46)
:: from Leisure Seizure (Island; 2011)
:: myspace.com/tomvek

5. Battles :: “My Machines (f/ Gary Numan)”
:: (18:47 – 22:40)
:: from Gloss Drop (Warp; 2011)
:: myspace.com/battles
:: myspace.com/garynuman

6. Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat :: “Cages”
:: (22:41 – 25:05)
:: from Everything’s Getting Older (Chemikal Underground; 2011)
:: myspace.com/aidanmoffatmusic

7. Dead Rider :: “L. Rider”
:: (25:06 – 27:32)
:: from The Raw Dents (Tizona; 2011)
:: myspace.com/dridermusic

8. Resplendent :: “Kill That Fucking Lion”
:: (27:33 – 30:34)
:: from Despite the Gate No Mansion (Self-released; 2011)
:: myspace.com/thefireshow

9. La Sera :: “Watch Me Jumpstart”
:: (30:35 – 34:05)
:: from Sing for Your Meat: A Tribute to Guided by Voices (No More Fake Labels; 2011)
:: myspace.com/iamkatygoodman

10. Snowman :: “Hyena”
:: (34:06 – 37:17)
:: from Absence (Dot Dash; 2011)
:: myspace.com/thesnowmanempire

11. Kurt Vile :: “Society is My Friend”
:: (37:18 – 42:50)
:: from Smoke Ring for My Halo (Matador; 2011)
:: myspace.com/kurtvileofphilly

12. Chemtrail :: “Escape Artist”
:: (42:51 – 47:04)
:: from Youth Obsessed Death Culture (Self-released; 2011)
:: myspace.com/chemtrailmyspace

13. Wild Flag :: “Future Crimes”
:: (47:05 – 49:45)
:: from Future Crimes/Glass Tambourine single (Merge; 2011)
:: myspace.com/wildflag

14. Matthew Cooper :: “It’s Never What It Seems”
:: (49:46 – 51:38)
:: from Some Days Are Better Than Others OST (Temporary Residence; 2011)
:: myspace.com/eluviumtaken

Cover art source: Laura Marsh, http://artspacenh.org/artists/lmarsh