Rotations with Les The DJ on WFMU's Rock'N'Soul Radio: 7"s from Lima, Peru

Listen at your leisure:
https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162587

This episode features records I picked up in Lima, Peru a couple of months back. Gracias to Martín Miguel for inviting me out there and for lending me your recorder, and salamat to Mark Anthony for the assist.

Rotations is an eclectic group of DJs based in New York City, Washington, DC, and Copenhagen. We trade off each week, bringing an hour of music from our personal collections. Thursdays, 8:00PM to 9:00PM ET on WFMU’s Rock’N’Soul Radio.

Shoutout to my co-hosts Daisy Lacy, Christina Ginger, Mette Mette, and our producer Matt Clarke.

October 2023 Calendar

Hello from my favorite DJ booth in Cebu ✌🏽⁣

It’s been an amazing trip 🇵🇭 but alas, it’s time to go home ✨⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Here’s where you can hear me this month! Click on 🎟️ for ticket/reservation info. Location after the lollipop📍⁣

10/1 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays⁣ ⁣ - w/ Joel Quizon & meesterenriquez📍twitch.tv⁣⁣ - streaming live from Good Vibrations Records
10/2 Mon, Analog Vibrations Radio📍Good Vibrations Records
10/4 Wed, 2:30-3:30PM Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio  - mixcloud.com
10/6 Fri, CoachDiversity Institute Symposium⁣
10/7 Sat, 9PM-2AM Allegory📍Radical Library at the Eaton Hotel⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
10/8 Sun, F+O’s Wedding
10/11 Wed, 8PM📍Dante’s HiFi+ w/ Lula Rios & Carozilla⁣ 🎟️
10/14 Sat, S+A’s Wedding for Lucy Black Entertainment
10/15 Sun, Pop-Up📍Hometown Newsstand
10/15 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays📍twitch.tv⁣⁣
10/18 Wed, 8-9PM Respect Music’s Raiders of The Lost Art📍twitch.tv
10/20 Fri, 9PM Disco District w/ Ozker & Martín Miguel📍The Owl Room
10/21 Sat, 11AM-1:30PM Museum Reopening📍National Museum of Women in the Arts 🎟️
10/21 Sat, A+J’s Wedding⁣
10/22 Sun, 4-8PM ThinkChinatown Corky Lee Way Chinatown Block Party w/ YiuYiu 瑶瑶📍Mott & Mosco / Chinatown, NYC⁣
10/23 Mon, 7-10PM📍BierWax Brooklyn⁣
10/26 Thurs, Catholic Volunteer Network Celebration⁣
10/26 Thurs, 8PM Rotations 📍WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Radio Stream
10/27 Fri, 9:30-2AM📍Le Mont Royal
10/28 Sat, 6:30-10:30PM 📍Fig & Olive City Center⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
10/29 Sun, 12-6PM SAMASAMA x Kam and 46 Presents “Umpukan”, a Fil-Am History Month Celebration📍metrobar 🎟️
10/29 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays📍twitch.tv⁣⁣
10/30 Mon, New Wave Heartthrobs w/ DJ Neil Armstrong & DJ Mike C⁣⁣📍twitch.tv⁣
10/31 Tues, District Fray Magazine + Disco Mary Collective’s Cult Classic Halloween Party📍Dock 5, Union Market DC 🎟️

Come say hi, dance, & bring me a snack 🍙⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ I got a bunch of new/old records to play for you!

Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio // September 6, 2023

📷 me in the studio

This month’s episode of Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio is up. First song is the first track off of Slowdive’s latest LP, “Everything Is Alive” - an instant favorite as soon as I listened to the whole record last week 🌿

As per my usual “bahala na” ways, I flipped through my records and pulled these out for this episode within 15 minutes. Some new and some old favorites. Give it a listen! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 📻

Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio // September 6, 2023 Les The DJ

Slowdive “Shanty”
Durutti Column “Favourite Painting”
Shiny Two Shiny “Rain”
Laika “Sugar Daddy”
Radio Dept “David (Rice Twins Remix)”
Pantayo “Mali”
Little Dragon “Pink Cloud”
Lush “Lit Up”
Ride “Leave Them All Behind”
My Bloody Valentine “Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)”
The Wake “Melancholy Man”
Disco Inferno - Over And Over
Chapterhouse “Treasure”

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na

September 2023 Calendar

Here’s where I’ll be this month! Location is after the📍

9/1 Fri, 1-2PM @deejayfade’s FFFRRR 45s Raid Train 📍twitch.tv
9/1 Fri, 9PM-2AM Allegory 📍Radical Library at the Eaton Hotel
9/2 Sat, J+J’s Wedding
9/3 Sun, 12-4PM Luv’d Up DJs⁣ 📍 The Pendry’s Pool Terrace⁣
9/3 Sun, 4-8PM, DC Dyke Night’s Vroom Vroom ⁣⁣⁣w/ Wolfblister 📍DC9
9/3 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays⁣ ⁣ - w/ Joel Quizon & meesterenriquez 📍twitch.tv
9/4 Mon 9PM This is SAD w/ Joel Quizon & guest, RicardoDJing  📍twitch.tv
9/6 Wed, 2:30-3:30PM Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio - mixcloud.com
9/6 Wed, 8-9PM Respect Music’s Raiders of The Lost Art 📍twitch.tv
9/8 Fri, J+T’s Wedding
9/9 Sat, 6:30-10:30PM 📍Fig & Olive City Center⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
9/10 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays⁣ ⁣ 📍twitch.tv
9/12 Tues, 5-9PM Women’s Funding Network’s Feminist Funded '23 Celebration 📍Eaton Hotel
9/13 Wed, 5-9PM Women’s Funding Network’s Feminist Funded '23 Awards Ceremony w/ Be’La Dona 📍Eaton Hotel
9/14 Thurs, 5-9PM Lumpia Disco w/ Kam and 46 & guest, Martín Miguel📍@electric_cool_aid 
9/15 Fri, 9:30-2AM 📍Le Mont Royal
9/16 Sat, J+F’s Wedding for Lucy Black Entertainment
9/17 Sun, Vina’s 🎂🎉
9/17 Sun, 7-9PM DowntownDC Business Improvement District’s Lotus Festival 📍Chinatown Park
9/17 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays 📍twitch.tv

☀️ 🌱⁣⁣🇵🇭 🌱⁣☀️ ⁣
9/23 Sun, 9PM Popdaze & meesterenriquez📍Baihaus Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan
9/24 Sun, SAMASAMA x Pawn Records’ DJ Workshop for Women & Gender-Expansive People 📍AHKA Sari-sari Space Cebu City
9/25 Mon, 8PM New Wave Heartthrobs w/ DJ Neil Armstrong & DJ Mike C⁣⁣ 📍twitch.tv  (9/26 Tues, 8AM 🇵🇭 Time)
9/28 Thurs, 8-9PM Rotations 📍 WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Radio Stream ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣(9/29 Fri, 8AM 🇵🇭 Time)
9/30 Sat, 8PM DJ MDLC & meesterenriquez 📍 Treskul Records & Cafe Bar Mandaluyong City10/1 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays LIVE  📍 Good Vibrations Records (10/2 Mon, 10AM 🇵🇭 Time)

Come say hi, dance, & bring me a snack 🍙⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 🔗link in bio for info, tickets and stuff 🔗⁣⁣⁣⁣ I’m excited to DJ for you and also to go on vacation✌🏽⁣

January 2023 Calendar

My first Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio show for 2023 is up! I brought a bag of records I picked up in Thailand a couple of months ago from various shops in Bangkok, including my favorite, M Tanakorn Records.

⁣⁣⁣Shout out to Eaton DC’s music director, Andrew Grant and to everyone that tuned in via Mixcloud. Check out the show below:

⁣Here’s where you can hear me playing tunes this month 🌿⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣1/1 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays w/ meesterenriquez & Joel Quizon - twitch.tv⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
1/2 Mon, 9PM This is SAD w/ Joel Quizon w/ guests, DJ Neil Armstrong & Chris International - twitch.tv⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
1/4 Wed. 3-4PM Bahala Na! on Eaton Radio - mixcloud.com
1/6 Fri, 9PM-2AM Allegory / Radical Library at the Eaton Hotel
1/7 Sat, 8-9PM Dr. Breasty Cray’s Soundtracks Only Vol. 1 - twitch.tv⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
1/7 Sat, 10PM-2:30AM Showtime w/ Anno
1/8 Sun, 4-5PM Elvis ⚡Bowie Birthday Bash, curated by DJ Mike C & Victoria Rawlins - twitch.tv⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
1/8 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays - twitch.tv⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
1/14 Sat, 10PM-2:30AM Boogie Jeepney at Neptune Room w/ Buscrates ‼️⁣⁣⁣
1/15 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays - twitch.tv⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
1/18 Wed, 10-11AM Respect Music Raiders of The Lost Art - twitch.tv⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
1/20 Fri, I dunno, somewhere in Massachusetts w/ one of my fave rappers of all time⁣⁣⁣
1/21 Fri, 7-10PM Daikaya Izakaya
1/22 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays - twitch.tv⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
1/26 Thurs, 8-9PM Rotations on WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Radio Stream
1/27 Sat, 9:30PM-1:30AM ⁣⁣Le Mont Royal
1/28 Sat, A fancy event with TAA | PR
1/29 Sun, 10PM OPM Sundays - twitch.tv⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
1/30 Mon, 8PM New Wave Heartthrobs w/ DJ Neil Armstrong & DJ Mike C - twitch.tv⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 3 of 2022

📷: me at Hains Point last week

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 3 of 2022 by Les The DJ

Maximum Joy “Why Can't We Live Together” [Garage]
Kleenex “You” [Rough Trade]
Bow Wow Wow “Fools Rush In” [EMI]
As Mercenárias “Dá Dó” (Demo Version) [Soul Jazz Records]
As Mercenárias “Oh Oh” (Demo Version) [Soul Jazz Records]
The Slits “In The Beginning There Was Rhythm” [Rough Trade]
Sara Goes Pop “Sexy Terrorist” [It's War Boys]
Au Pairs “It's Obvious” [021 Records / Human Records]
Bush Tetras “Too Many Creeps” [99 Records]
Altered Images “See Those Eyes” [Epic]
Kleenex “Aint You” [Sunrise]
Mo-Dettes “White Mice” [Mode]
Dislocation Dance “Vendetta” [Virgin / Rough Trade]
Carol “Breakdown” [Weyrd Son Records]
Explode Into Colors “Sharpen The Knife” [M'lady's Records]
Savages “Husbands” [Pop Noire Records]
Cat Boys “Gypsy Woman Feat. Asuka Ando” [Cony]

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 1 of 2022

📷: me at Hains Point last week

Here’s my first Eaton Radio show for 2022. I swiftly put together a handful of 7”s/45s that I’ve been listening to a lot lately 🤍

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 1 of 2022 by Les The DJ

Nautilus Feat. Nanami Shimizu "I Can’t Make You Love Me" [Urban Discs]
Cathy Dennis “Too Many Walls (Radio Mix)” [Polydor]
Nayutah “見知らぬ街 (Ryuhei The Man Edit)” [At Home Sound]
Swing Out Sister “Twilight World” [Mercury]
Chara “Heaven” [Great Tracks]
Tomoko Aran “Midnight Pretenders” [Warner Music Japan"]
Velly Joonas “Käes On Aeg” [Frotee]
New Holidays “Maybe So Maybe No” [Ocean of Tears]
Hajji Alejandro “Inggit Lang Sila” [Jem]
Onishi Yukari “You Don't Have To Be A Star” [JET SET/Edoya Records/Teichiku Records]
Deniece Williams “Cause You Love Me Baby” [Columbia]
The Sylvers “Only One Can Win” [Mr Bongo/Pride]
Gloria Jay “Know What You Want” [Melodies International]
Heaven Sent and Ecstasy “The Greatest Love Story” [Jamieko's Records/P-Vine Records]
Rico J. Puno “Cartada 10” [Sunshine]
Tahiti 80 “Heartbeat (Acoustic Version)” [Victor]

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 14

It’s been a minute since my last show on Eaton Radio! Here’s a taste of what to expect on Monday’s New Wave Heartthrobs with DJ Neil Armstrong.

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 14 by Les The DJ

Strawberry Switchblade "Go Away" (Korova)
Culture Club “Time (Clock Of The Heart)” (Epic)
Spandau Ballet “I’ll Fly For You” (Reformation)
Gazebo “I Like Chopin” (Baby Records)
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark “Souvenir” (Epic)
The Cure ”A Night Like This” (Elektra)
Tears For Fears “Mad World” (Mercury)
Lightning Seeds “Pure” (Ghetto Recording Company/MCA)
ABC “The Look Of Love (Part One)” (RCA)
Culture Club “Miss Me Blind” (Virgin)
Level 42 “Turn It On” (Polydor)
Haircut One Hundred “Lemon Firebrigade” (Arista)
Deacon Blue ”Real Gone Kid” (Columbia)
16 Tambourines “Bathed In The Afterglow” (Arista)
The Style Council “My Ever Changing Moods” (Geffen Records)
The Blow Monkeys “Digging Your Scene” (RCA)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20210422

Usapang OPM EPISODE 1: The Origins of OPM (Original Pilipino Music) with Roger Rigor of VST & Company and Emmie Joaquin

Yesterday, Joel Quizon and I had the pleasure of talking story with Roger Rigor (of VST & Company) and Emmie Joaquin on the first episode of Usapang OPM!

Emmie and Roger were the organizers/pioneering staff for the Metro Manila Popular Music Festival and they had very thoughtful insights on the origins of Original Pilipino Music.

We are truly honored to have them both on our show! Check out the first episode below!

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Usapang OPM features conversations on OPM (Original Pilipino Music) with artists and key players from its origins through today.  

Join DJ’s/Music Curators Les Talusan and Joel Quizon, along with special guests to talk about the roots of the movement, the creators, the songs, the untold stories, and the lasting influence. 

Flyer: Katrin Davis

SAMASAMA x Red Scarf Revolution: Chul Ch’nam Tmei

Flyer: Les Talusan

Chul Ch’nam Tmei literally meaning “enter the new year” in Khmer is a 3-day celebration of the solar new year. Also known as Sonkran, this new year is shared with many countries including Thai, Laos and Burmese neighbors. It’s a time to honor our ancestors, eat, and reflect on our blessings. 

Join SAMASAMA and Red Scarf Revolution for this year’s virtual Ch’nam Tmei celebration.

Les The DJ will be playing a live, all-vinyl set of Asian music including vintage Khmer pop, rock, and roll.

SAMASAMA & Red Scarf Revolution Presents
"Chul Ch’nam Tmey"
New Year, Same Thoughts, New Action
April 15, Thursday
5PM PT / 8PM ET
twitch.tv/lestalusan⠀⁣⁣


You don’t need a Twitch account to tune in, just click on twitch.tv/lestalusan when the event is happening but feel free to create a Twitch account to join in the chats and follow Les Talusan!

OPM Sundays // USAPANG OPM

Flyer: Katrin Davis

THIS SUNDAY, Joel Quizon and I will be debuting the first episode of USAPANG OPM with a sobrang special guest - ROGER RIGOR of VST & COMPANY and EMMIE JOAQUIN! Please save the date and join us!

USAPANG OPM features conversations on OPM (Original Pilipino Music) with artists and key players from its origins through today.  

Join DJ’s/Music Curators Les Talusan and Joel Quizon, along with special guests to talk about the roots of the movement, the creators, the songs, the untold stories, and the lasting influence. 

OPM SUNDAYS // USAPANG OPM
w/ Les Talusan and Joel Quizon
EPISODE 1: The Origins of OPM (Original Pilipino Music) with Roger Rigor of VST & Company and Emmie Joaquin
April 18, 2021, Sunday
6PM PT / 9PM ET
Tap in: twitch.tv/lestalusan

You don’t need a Twitch account to tune in but you do need one to get in the chats!

Tell your kapitbahay / neighbor!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 12

Check out the last Bahala Na episode of 2020!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 12 by Les The DJ

Mammani Sani Et Son Orgue "Lidda" (Sahel Sounds)
Admas "Anchi Bale Game" (Frederiksberg Records)
Transs "Kalangan Dusta" (Groovyrecord)
Cortex "Troupeau Bleu" (Trad Vibe)
Susana Estrada "¡Gózame Ya!" (Espacial Discos)
Marcos Valle "Estrelar" (Vampi Soul)
Garfield Fleming "Don't Send Me Away" (Becket Records)
Saint Etienne “Spring (Air France Remix)" (Heavenly)
Bobby Reed "The Time Is Right For Love" (Expansion)
Plustwo "Stop Fantasy" (Mothball Record)
Freeez "Can't Keep My Love" (Virgin/Beggars Banquet)
Shakatak "Maldicion A Los Chicos = Bitch To The Boys" (Polydor)
Pino D' Angio "Ma Quale Idea" (Flarenasch)
Sharon Prabhakar "Aaj Ki Raat" (Outernational Sounds)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20201210

Hataw Na!

Early in the summer, I was thinking about making a mix of 🇵🇭 pop and dance hits from the late ‘80s-early ‘90s. Some of them tv and radio hits from when I was growing up in Pinas.

Vex Ruffin invited me for a guest slot on his show with possiblemusic, “Manila Times” on NTS Radio and I thought it would be a good time to finally finish and share this mix.

Check it out and let me know what you think!

Hataw Na! by Les The DJ for Manila Times

Geneva Cruz “I Like You”
Archie D. “Pakita Mo”
FOJ “Crush Kita”
Viktoria “Dance With Me (Tayo’s Magsayaw)”
Gary Valenciano “Sa Yahweh Ang Sayaw”
Ogie Alcasid ”Dito Sa Puso Ko (Pogi Remix Version)”
Rachel Alejandro “K.S.P. (Kulang Sa Pansin)”
Manilyn Reynes “Feel Na Feel”
Jamie Rivera “Sige Na Nga (Crush Din Kita)”
Randy Alejandro “Siguro”
Regine Velasquez ”Promdi”
Donna Cruz “Kapag Tumibok Ang Puso”
Ogie Alcasid “Sumayaw, Sumunod”
Gary Valenciano ”Tara Na”
Archie D. ”Kasayaw”

https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/manila-times-w-les-the-dj-30th-october-2020

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 11

📷 : taken by me, at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens

Check out my Bahala Na episode from November 12!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 11 by Les The DJ

Helen & The Horns "Footsteps At My Door" (RCA)
Altered Images "See Those Eyes" (Epic)
Bow Wow Wow "Fools Rush In" (EMI)
Miaow "When It All Comes Down" (Factory)
Veronica Falls "Bad Feeling" (Slumberland Records)
Motorcycle Boy "Big Rock Candy Mountain" (Rough Trade)
Chefs "24 Hours" (Graduate Records)
Dolly Mixture "Everything and More" (Respond Records)
The Siddeleys "My Favourite Wet Wednesday Afternoon (demo)" (Firestation Records)
The Flying Lizards "Money" (Virgin)
Dislocation Dance "Show Me" (Rough Trade)
Siouxsie & The Banshees "Cities in Dust" (Polydor)
Carol "Breakdown" (Weyrd Son Records)
Explode Into Colors "Sharpen The Knife" (M'lady's Records)
The Slits "Typical Girls" (Antilles)
Mo-Dettes "White Mice" (Mode)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20201112

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 10

📷 : taken by me, at Punalu'u Black Sand Beach

Check out my Bahala Na episode from October 22!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 10 by Les The DJ

Toshiki Kadomatsu "Off Shore" (Air Records)
Nohelani Cypriano "Lihue" (HanaOla Records)
Nina Atsuko "Kalapana Black Sand Beach" (Invitation)
Izumi Kobayashi & Flying Mimi Band "フルーツ・パフェ One Note Samba" (Philips)
Phase 7 "Could It Be Love" (Aloha Got Soul)
Kalapana "The Hurt" (Abattoir Records)
Haruko "You're Young" (HMV Record Shop/Tokuma Japan Corporation)
Mackey Feary Band "It Takes Two" (Rainbow Records)
Tatsuro Yamashita "Love Space" (RCA)
Lemuria "Hunk of Heaven" (Worldblend Music)
Eri Ohno "Skyfire" (Better Days)
Yurie Kokubu "スノッブな夜へ" (Great Tracks)
Kaoru Akimoto "Dress Down" (HMV Record Shop)
Tomoko Aran "I'm In Love" (Warner Bros. Records)
Epo "いつか" (Dear Heart)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20201022

HFR 3 - The Manila Sound by Les The DJ

HFR 3 - The Manila Sound by Les The DJ
Cover Art by Sacha Carlos-Raps

This past May, Filipino/American Artist Directory & Aloha Got Soul tagged me on Happy Family Market’s open call to participate in curating a mix for Happy Family Radio, a monthly series highlighting the Asian diaspora. I finished the mix in mid-September and I’m super excited to share it with you for Filipino American History Month!

Thanks for creating space for our community, Happy Family Market, and maraming salamat for introducing me to my new kaibigan, Sacha Carlos-Raps! Maybe I can DJ for your night market in the future?

The Manila Sound by Les The DJ for Happy Family Radio

Hotdog “Di Na Kita Iiwan Muli”
Cinderella “Superstar Ng Buhay Ko”
Rico J. Puno “You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)”
Pat Castillo “Aso’t Pusa”
Rainmakers “Ok Sa Akin”
The New Minstrels “Smile”
Leah Navarro “Totoo Bang Lahat Ito?”
APO Hiking Society “Heto Na”
VST & Company “Ayos Ba”
Hajji “Inggit Lang Sila”
Celeste “Pag-Ibig Ng Lubos-Lubos”
Ray-An Fuentes “Saying Goodbye”
The Boyfriends “Oras-Oras”
Ella del Rosario “Shake It Baby”

“Manila Sound is an era of Filipino music that started in the mid-70s. It is considered as the golden age of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) and will always be remembered as one of the few good things that came out during Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law regime. Groups like Hotdog, VST & Company, Boyfriends, and Cinderella ruled the airwaves and also helped shape what OPM is now. As a kid growing up in the Philippines—specifically, Kalookan City in the 80s—I was surrounded by music from the moment I woke up to the AM radio, to lunchtime variety shows with lots of song and dance, to the tunes played by jeepney and bus drivers. 

I’ve been in Washington, DC for over 20 years now, but the songs I heard growing up made an impression on me. I play all sorts of music when I DJ but I wanted to share a mix of songs that lifted some of my people during those dark times.” - Les Talusan

If you enjoyed this mix and want to hear more, hang out with me twitch.tv/lestalusan for Bahala Na OPM Sundays, 9-11PM ET // 6-8PM PT, I’ll be playing a live, all-vinyl set of OPM for you and the whole barangay!

https://www.mixcloud.com/happyfamilymkt/hfr3-the-manila-sound

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 8

📷 : taken by me, in Göteborg

Check out my Bahala Na episode from September 24!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 8 by Les The DJ

Saint Etienne "Lover Plays The Bass" (Kung Fu Fighting Recording)
Birdie "Spiral Staircase" (Summershine)
Even As We Speak "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Sarah Records)
Vic Godard & The Subway Sect "Stop That Girl" (Rough Trade)
The Loft "Up The Hill & Down The Slope" (Creation)
Brideshead ”Sincerely Yours" (Shelflife Records)
Arabesque "Boy From Brazil" (Siesta)
Juniper "Anna Thema" (A Turntable Friend Records)
Call and Response "Rollerskate" (Shelflife Records)
Blueboy "Clearer" (Sarah Records)
The Mad Scene "Merge Records" (Merge Records)
The Radio Dept. “Closing Scene” (Every Conversation Records/Labrador)
Frankie Rose "Know Me (Le Chev Remix)" (Slumberland Records)
The Primitives ”Thru The Flowers" (Optic Nerve Recordings)
The Jesus and Mary Chain "Taste Of Cindy (Recorded Live In Detroit)" (Blanco Y Negro)
Veronica Falls "Teenage" (Slumberland Records)
Velocette "Bitterscene" (Wiiija Records)
The Girl Who Stole The Eiffel Tower "Untitled" (Winter's Mist/Swing Set Records)
Violens "True" (Slumberland Records)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200924/

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 7

📷 : taken by me, on a flight from DC to Atlanta

Check out my Bahala Na episode from September 17!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 7 by Les The DJ

Pale Saints "Sight of You" (4AD)
My Bloody Valentine "Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)" (Creation)
Secret Shine "Suck Me Down" (Sarah Records)
Chapterhouse "Pearl" (Dedicated)
Ride "Vapour Trail" (Sire/Ride Music)
Adorable "Homeboy" (Creation)
The Boo Radleys "Does This Hurt" (Creation)
My Bloody Valentine "Soon" (Creation)
Pale Saints "Half-Life, Remembered" (4AD)
Velocity Girl "Crazy Town" (Sub Pop)
Rocketship "Carrie Cooksey" (Slumberland/Nonstop Co-op)
Ride "Dreams Burn Down" (Ride Music)
Lilys "High Writer at Home" (spinART/Frontier)
Slowdive "Blue Skied An' Clear" (Creation)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-eaton-radio-dc-20200917/

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 6

📷 : taken by me, in Ashford, WA

Check out my Bahala Na episode from September 3!

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 6 by Les The DJ

Barbara Mason "Yes, I'm Ready" (Arctic)
Little Ann "Deep Shadows" (Deep Soul)
Gloria Jay "Know What You Want" (Melodies International)
Barbara Lewis "Hello Stranger" (Atlantic)
Mary Wells "You Beat Me To The Punch" (Motown)
The Chiffons "Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind But Me)" (Laurie Records)
The Cliffmores "He's Not There" (His Master's Voice)
Yoyoy Villame "Basta" (Kinampay Records)
Nancy Sit "愛情騙子" (Po-Lo Record)
Rita Chao "How To Catch A Girl" (Happy)
Jun Mayuzumi "Black Room" (Capitol Records)
Helen Gamboa "Soul Time" (Jonal Records)
Baby Alcaraz "Band of Gold" (Alpha Records)
The Blossoms "That's When The Tears Start" (Reprise)
Chris Clark "Do I Love You" (Tamla Motown)
Ann Sexton "You've Been Gone Too Long" (Seventy Records)
Sugar Pie DeSanto "Go Go Power (Soul Flip Edit)" (Soul Flip)
Vilma Valera "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (Jonal Records)
Chiyo Okumura "恋泥棒" (Toshiba Records)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200903/

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 5

📷 : taken by me, at the National Arboretum

Check out my Bahala Na episode from August 20, and please join me on Thursdays, 3-4PM on Eaton Radio’s Mixcloud Live Channel.

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 5 by Les The DJ

Dorothy Ashby "Essence of Sapphire" (Atlantic)
Karin Krog "Meaning of Love" (Meantime Records)
Rare Silk "Storm" (Palo Alto Records)
Alice Coltrane Feat. Pharaoh Sanders "Something About John Coltrane" (Impulse)
Hiroshi Suzuki "Romance" (Columbia)
Kimiko Kasai "やりかけの人生" (CBS/Sony)
Boy Katindig "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (A & W Horizon)
Khruangbin "Lady and Man" (Dead Oceans, Night Time Stories)
Harumi "Hunters of Heaven" (Verve Forecast)
Frankie Reyes "Alma, Corazón y Vida" (Stones Throw)
Mariah "Shinzo No Tobira" (Palto Flats)
Maki "ちっちゃな時から" (Express)
사철메뚜기 "사랑의 발자욱" (Merry Go Round, Beatball)
Ned Doheny "What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me" (Numero Group)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200903/