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We Got Lost… *ahem*

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I’ve never been the most punctual individual. Ask anyone who knows me. I’m perpetually at least five minutes behind schedule and notoriously known for estimating being somewhere in an hour to only show up five hours later with nothing more than a “that took longer than I thought”. So there should be no surprise to most of you that this week’s episode took four months to be produced. We recorded the episode back in November of 2008 and yes– it is only now ready for release. Needless to say production was not long because of the intricacy of the work, but more along the lines of that I moved at a snail’s pace. Distracted by chores, hanging out with the kids, beer, and “Family Guy” reruns on TBS; there was simply no time for the Pirate Radio. Over the last week though I felt the “special sauce” and “had at it like a rabid wolverine on Diet Tab”. So here we are, the latest digitalflood Pirate Radio we fondly like to call “The Lost Episode“. “Lost” roughly translating to “Me So Lazy, Me Love You Long Time”. Enjoy!

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DF Pirate Radio – Cliffnotes (2008 Season)

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Cliff Notes – 2008 Season

* After two years (since 2006) on hiatus and the first time since November 2007 any new sets have been released, DF PIrate Radio returned to the webcast scene in October 2008 with a brand new show.

* Chrissy is DJ digitalflood’s wife in real life. They were married in April of 2007.

* The current Pirate Radio studio is in the Welch household’s living room.

* The speaking interludes in Pirate Radio are actually recorded days before the show is engineered and produced. The playlist is one of the first pieces of Pirate Radio that is determined. From there a format is fleshed out. A general plot decided. Then recording takes place. The music and sound effects are added in later during production.

* Every live mix show has contained at least one track featuring Old Dirty Bastard. This is an homage to DJ digitalflood’s favorite rapper.

* Live mix shows take longer to actually make than the normal spoken format shows. On top of the normal four hour production time required to create an episode, a one hour recording session must be performed in real time. Normal shows only require about 30 minutes of recording to tape the voice interlude segments. Mixing then occurs in the production software and not in real time thus speeding the actual creation process.

* The lost episode (11/3/08) took some four months to be released. Production began in one version of Sony software and ended in another. Yes– we took long enough to go up a version during production.

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Patience Is A Virtue

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I’ve been really busy with work and that’s slowed down production a bit, but I wanted to make sure everybody knows I’m not MIA or going on hiatus or something like that. I said a month or so back when we kicked into full production mode that we weren’t going to return to weekly segments and this type of situation is exactly why I didn’t want to over promise while under delivering. The good news though that soon I’ll be able to get back to doing what I do best– drop new tracks and shows right here on DF.com. MC Mary and myself did recently cut a new Pirate Radio that needs post-production still, but there is definitely going to be at least one more talk show Pirate Radio before the end of 2008. I also owe you both another Beat Feast mix tape and a little surprise before the end of year. Both will be delivered soon enough as well. I appreciate your patience and continued support– keep believing because we’ll deliver for sure!

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Things That Go Crunk In The Night

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The moon is glistening. There is a distant howl in the dark black night. A slow mist crawls in. Then the break dancing vampires invade! If this week’s episode was a musical that’s about how it would open. When it came time to mix the annual digitalflood Pirate Radio I decided that this year I would use nothing, but bands who’ve had someone die or an artist who themselves died. This is a pretty open genre as anyone who follows the obituaries knows that every day people die. Of course, musicians tend to have a bad habit of dying more frequently than the rest of us. Things just get easier at that point– Instant Pirate Radio Halloween show theme! M’Weezy isn’t feeling very well due to a cold so this show is another mega mix with over 70 minutes of non-stop live mixing. Hop on over to the Pirate Radio section and download digitalflood Pirate Radio Volume 4 Episode 3. One way or another, it’s sure to scare the daylights out of you.

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DF Pirate Radio – “Ghangstah Clique”

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Title: Vol. 4 Episode 2 (Click to Play) Rel: 10/19/08
Description: When MC Mary @ The Disco! returns from hiatus DJ digitalflood makes a startling discovery about her life changing decisions over the past two years and Pirate Radio will never be the same. Guest starring DJ digitalflood’s wife, Chrissy. Features a mix of rock and pop with a Pirate Radio twist. Possibly the funniest episode to date (though opinions will surely vary). Also, featuring the return of the “Scene Clip of The Week”. DF Pirate Radio is officially back and better than ever!
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