Expandizons – episode 17 (San Francisco)

Posted on by
A shop on Haight Street gives you the San Francisco vibe.
A shop on Haight Street gives you the San Francisco vibe.

EXPANDIZONS episode 17 – the San Francisco episode

Originally broadcast October, 2007


One of the most popular episodes in this podcast’s history, “the San Francisco episode” is now available in the Internet Archives.

Back in 2007, I said:

It’s about time I showcase some of the great downtempo, trip-hop, and psybient artists in my own neighborhood, San Francisco.

Many thanks to the San Francisco artists and scenemakers who contributed to this episode: the amazing talented ledenhed, the brilliant Sound Capsule (DF Tram and DJ Xan-X of ambi-sonic fame), PolyGroovers (who are also featured in a new compilation from Epiphyte Records, “Test Press SF 2007”), The Warheads, the mysterious DJ Delivery, the supercharged grooves of Alloy Trex (who should have an album, but don’t!), the generous General Fuzz, the eurochilled sounds of Fuzzpod, the understated, elegantly trip-hopping Under, Karmacoda (apologies for playing the same track as in episode 8, but it’s still great, isn’t it?), and the fabulous Artemis.

  1. ledenhed, “Mother Nature,” from the album “Central Nervous System,” available from iTunes, CDBaby, or Discogs.
  2. Sound Capsule, “Sweet Pastures,” from the album“Enter the Sound Capsule,” available from CDBaby.com.
  3. PolyGroovers, “Mon Chaton,” from the album “Moods for Take Out,” available on iTunes or from CDBaby.
  4. The Warheads, “Pull the Trigger,” from the album “Bandit Queen,” available from their website.
  5. DJ Delivery, “Into the Darkness,” from his upcoming album.
  6. Alloy Trex, “Groove Assassin.”
  7. General Fuzz, “Reflective Moment,” from the album “Cool Aberrations,” available on his website.
  8. Fuzzpod, “Crystal Memories,” as yet unreleased. Get the album, “Fuzzy” from iTunes.
  9. Under, “Keep on Moving,” from their EP “Under,” available at iTunes or CDBaby.com. Thanks to the Podsafe Music Network!
  10. Karmacoda, “Firefly,” from their Album, “Evidence,” available at iTunes.
  11. Artemis, “Fountain of Life,” from their album “Gravity,” available from Magnatune.com.

More from Under:

Notes from 2015 about this episode: This is a perfect period piece for San Francisco in the mid-2000s. Artists were still using MySpace to promote their work and one of the main social networks at that time was tribe.net. San Francisco was part counter-culture and making its own way in the psybient trip-hop/chillout scene. This podcast captures some of the people who made that era special. Shine on.