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I’ll make this quick for you and let the albums speak for themselves. Check out these two 2007 releases and get dancin’.

Perceptions of Pacha - DJ Kiko Navarro

Pacha is THE best known name in nightclubs around the world. Since its original location in Ibiza was founded in 1972, the club has grown to 22 nightclubs dotted around the world from New York to Ibiza and from Buenos Aires to Munich. Not only are there clubs but Pacha also runs a magazine, two restaurants, a hotel, a clothing line and a record label. Over time, the Pacha name has become synonymous with all that is stylish, hedonistic and fabulous. Swank Recordings have partnered with Pacha for this first CD release.

Kiko’s debut album is a start-to-end listening experience, sequenced like a seamless DJ mix. The music has an organic, live feel to it, reminiscent of Masters At Work’s “NuYorican Soul” album and has influences from Latin and Afro house to classic Salsoul disco.

Late Night With Groove Junkies - Groove Junkies

Welcome to the 3rd volume in the “Late Night With” series. This compilation series spotlights the nocturnal sounds spun by the world’s top DJs and this latest edition has been compiled and mixed by the legendary Groove Junkies. This is Los Angeles-based Groove Junkies 5th CD release in as many years and is a testament to their exploding popularity. Always in demand and with a solid year-round touring schedule, the Groove Junkie’s fanbase is growing daily.

This mix features massive club hits from Mr V, Dennis Ferrer and Kiko Navarro as well as showcasing several original productions and remixes from the Groove Junkies themselves. Soulful and uplifting house at its finest.

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Many congratulations to Nancy R. Callahan whose post about the top 5 baby names from video games won the contest I mentioned the other day.

You’ve read my post of Top 5 Blogs by Musicians. Now, I’d like to share other music-related list people submitted.

Enjoy!

Refill Your iPod: Top 5 Ways to Find New Music

Top 5 Funniest Music Video Parodies

Top 5 Unusual Guitars Owned by Famous Musicians

Top 5 Defining Songs

Big Fat Deal’s Top 5 Size-Positive Songs for Girls Who Rock Their Curves

Songs That Make Me Insanely Happy - The Top 5

Top 5 Most Depressingly Beautiful Love Songs

Top 5 Monkey Songs

Top 5 Things That Kill a Band

Separated at Birth: Top 5 Song Mashups

5 Song Titles From 5 Singers That Tell a Story

Songwriters: Top 5 Ways to Cure Writers Block

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This week’s Friday Playlist comes from excellent blogger Kelly Phillips Erb. Kelly writes LawMummy - and from there you can also reach her other online endeavors. I give Kelly the award of Blogger Able to Write about Taxes in a Way That’s Both Informative and Entertaining. (Maybe I should work on that award title…)

Kelly called up this random playlist for us. Enjoy her notes on each song, too!

Beautiful Again - Martina McBride. I grew up in NC and I love country music. Martina is one of those who has managed to remain fresh and modern without selling out. She has an amazing voice. I could listen to her all day.

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol. This is one of my favorite songs right now. I just love the melody, it’s very haunting.

Twelve Days of Christmas - Kermit the Frog. It had to happen - I mean, coming up on random. I still have a lot of Christmas music in my shuffle because my kids have refused to let it go. My two year old is particularly into this one. I can’t even skip by it on the iPod without hearing, “Waaa-it! That’s Kermit the Frog.” Damn frog.

Amazing, Because It Is The Almost. I just heard these guys a couple of weeks ago and I bought almost every song on the album one by one. They’re really cool.

18 and Life - Skid Row. {shudder} My dirty secret is out. I grew up in the 80s. I like pop music and hair bands. I wore chiffon scarves in my hair and rubber bracelets up my arms. Like everyone else of my generation, I practiced lip syncing “Holiday” with a hairbrush in front of the mirror. Sigh. I kind of miss that. Where’s my hairbrush…?

Thanks so much, Kelly!

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On Fridays, Separate Sound will feature playlists from readers, bloggers, and musicians. Want to submit a playlist? Click the “Contact Me� button right over there (—>) and send me five or more songs that you’re listening to. If you have a blog or website, be sure to include it so I can post the link along with your playlist.

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Here are my picks for the top 5 blogs written by music artists. These are not just “what’s new” sections on a band’s website, but regularly-updated, interesting blogs written by musicians.

Who made the list? (more…)

Start your Wednesday off right with 5 doses of music news from around the web:

The Indie Acoustic Project has just announced the winners of the their Best CDs of 2006 Awards. Find out who won what here.

Subculture Magazine’s latest podcast is up. Ready for a free hour of synthpop, industrial dance, goth and all other sorts of cutting edge music?

PopCultureBuzz is talking about Lily Allen…”a rare pop princess with her finger on the pulse of what is hip at the moment.”

And Obscure Sound reviews The Young Playthings. “A few months ago, The Young Playthings delivered an interesting live set by dressing up in pink trucker hats and reading erotic fiction to a crowd of sexually anxious teenagers.” You know you want to find out more!

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Björk’s latest album, “Volta,” is out now and of course I am excited along with all other Björk fans! Here are some “Volta” album extras to peruse.

In other new release news, here’s one you may not find anywhere else: “Beginner’s Guide to Tango Lounge” on the Nascente Label. Tango Lounge combines the traditional dancefloor energy of tango with newer beats, creating electro-tango. This is a 3-disc set that you shouldn’t overlook.

And stop by NPR’s site to learn about artists Paleo and Podington Bear. Taking “musically prolific” to new heights, Paleo recently finished writing and recording 365 songs in 365 days and Podington Bear is set to release 156 songs this year. Try out a few songs by both artists.

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iTunes and Billboard are joining together to offer you 10 totally free downloaded tracks from artists participating in the 18th Annual Billboard Latin Music Conference and Awards.

The Free Sampler Consists of:
1. Adassa, ‘No Me Compares’
2. Akwid, ‘Todavía’
3. Gustavo Laureano, ‘Es As?’
4. Jeremias, ‘Mientras Tanto’
5. Los Horóscopos de Durango, ‘Dolor de Amor’
6. Los Tigres del Norte, ‘El Zacatecas’
7. Michael Stuart, ‘Ella y Yo’
8. Notch, ‘Guaya Guaya’
9. Tony Dize, ‘Quizas’
10. Xtreme, ‘Honey, I Do’

Go get your music sampler now!

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A selection of current books about music…

“When Muddy Waters came to London at the start of the 1960s, a kid from Boston called Joe Boyd was his tour manager; when Dylan went electric at the Newport Festival, Joe Boyd was plugging in his guitar; when the summer of love got going, Joe Boyd was running UFO, the coolest club in London; when a bunch of club regulars called Pink Floyd recorded their first single, Joe Boyd was the producer; when a young songwriter named Nick Drake wanted to give his demo tape to someone, he chose Joe Boyd.”

White Bicycles came out earlier this year and has been hailed as a fantastic journey back to the music scene of the 1960s - and also a a great read. Naturally, there’s also an album of the same name featuring the bands from the book. Sounds like a great pair to buy together.

“Once a confessional form of punk rock that was as emotional as it was loud, emo is now an undeniable cultural phenomenon with its own accompanying language, style, and ideology.

By tracing the scene’s angst-y roots from William Shakespeare to bands who dress like William Shakespeare (cough—Panic! at the Disco—cough), coauthors Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley have created the definitive handbook for the heart-on-your-sleeve set.

Touching on topics such as fashion and the Internet, music and movies, and eating habits and adulthood, Everybody Hurts successfully identifies what it means to be emo in the present tense.”

Very recently released, Everybody Hurts is a guide to -and sympathetically humorous look at - emo culture. If you consider yourself emo or know someone who does, give this book a try for a fun read.

And a few quick mentions:
Darker Than the Deepest Sea: The Search for Nick Drake by Trevor Dann

Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed by Paul Trynka

Babylon’s Burning: From Punk to Grunge
by Clinton Heylin

Read a good book about music recently? Leave a comment or send me an email!

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