...and Louisiana and Mississippi and all those suffering from Hurricane Katrina and it's aftermath.

Remember Pete's Dragon?

Hour two of the Nexus from July 31 shifts gears and gets mellow(er). French pop, Jamaican Riddims, American soul and so much more...
Artists featured this hour are: Katerine, Sister Nancy, Roisin Murphy, Bob Dylan, Nouvelle Vague, Sun-Ra, Four Tet and Horace Andy.

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Complete Track Listing...

katerine - mon coeur balance
nouvelle vague - love will tear us apart
roisin murphy - ramalama (bang bang)
wiley - treadin on thin ice
omr (ellen allien remix) - the way we have chose
sister nancy - bam bam
leslie feist - mushaboom
!!! - pardon my freedom
the majesticons - majestwest party
ohno - get away
the who - odorono
four tet - turtle turtle up
bob dylan - subterranean homesick blues
the butler - butler march
johnson, hawkins, tatum & durr - you can't blame me
sun ra - lullaby for realville
horace andy - prophesy
don cunningham quartet - tabu

I thought this piece in Slate was hilarious. I think people in adjoining cubes heard me laughing. It started me thinking of all the ridiculous things I have overheard and how I wish I had recorded it.

NOTE TO SELF: begin secretly recording people.

Hour one of the Nexus from July 31 gets funky in Africa and South America. Turn this up LOUD!
Artists featured this hour are: Peter King, Tony Allen, Missy Elliot, Jedi Mind Tricks, Tom Ze, Isolee and Dangerdoom (Danger Mouse + MF Doom). Today's first three tracks are featured on "Gilles Peterson In Africa", a must-have for fans of afro-funk.

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Complete Track Listing...

Oneness of JuJu - Intro
oscar sulley - bukon mashie
peter king - ajo
jorge ben - eu sou da pesada
missy elliott - irresistable delicious
bossacucanova - onde ande o meu amor
dj rupture - little more oil (ft. sister nancy)
isolee - my hi-matic
tom ze - toc
tony allen - jakalewah
dangerdoom - the mask
art brut - bad weekend
wiley - eskimo (interlude)
gabby la la - be careful what you wish for
jedi mind tricks - speech cobras (ft. mr. lif)
akoba - awa-klash (k-klash remix)

Pitchfork Magazine currated the Intonation Music Festival July 16 & 17 in Chicago. Underground and indie acts of all stripes (and of course Pitchfork faves) were featured throughout the weekend. Two days sunshine, beer and incredible music. The second hour of the July 24 show features many of the acts that played the festival (and are also heard regularly on the Nexus). Strap yourself in an dig the sounds.
Some acts in this hour: Death From Above 1979, Prefuse 73, The Go! Team, The Decemberists, AC Newman, Jean Grae, Four Tet, Out Hud.

Complete Track Listing...

glen campbell - friends
clap your hands say yeah - in this home on ice
tim exile - peristalt
death from above 1979 - going steady
grandmaster flash & fabulous five - scorpio
herbie hancock - crossings
prefuse 73 - the end of biters-international
ken nordine - white
black twang - where lions roam
city of god soundtrack - alvorada
belle & sebastian - it is wicked not to care
the go! team - the power is on
a.c. newman - miracle drug
jean grae - what would i do
four tet - and then patterns
the decemberists - the chimbley sweep
out hud - dear mr. bush, there are over 100 words for shit and only one word for music. fuck you, out hud
Willie Wonka OST - Pure imagination