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

ASTIG 2 Year Anniversary | A Fundraiser for Typhoon Survivors in the Philippines⠀

So stoked to be invited to participate in @astig.sound’s 2nd-year anniversary! @et_iv asked, so of course I’m down. I’ll be playing an all-vinyl set of Original Pilipino Music. Details below:⠀
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ASTIG 2 Year Anniversary A fundraiser for typhoon survivors in the Philippines⠀
November 28, 2020, Saturday⠀
6PM (ET) / 3PM (PT) / 7AM (MNL/Sunday)⠀
TAP IN and FOLLOW: twitch.tv/astigsound⠀
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Join us as we enter another musical journey through the eras and genres of sounds from the Philippines & the diaspora. This lineup is special and believe us when we say you don’t want to miss this.⠀
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Featuring sets by:⠀
@vexruffin8888⠀
@parallel_uno⠀
@lestalusan⠀
@immuzikation⠀
@tallteesound⠀
@cocomachetz⠀
#ovrrsrrr⠀
@mister_rey.beats⠀
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Plus residents DJs:⠀
@et_iv⠀
@joogmac⠀
@djhellal⠀
@lilthowwow⠀
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Donations will be collected during the stream and sent to @kidsforkidsph and to @sabokahan. Please visit their pages to find out more ways to support their efforts on the ground. Follow @astig.sound for more information about the event.

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 - OPM Sundays!

Illustration: Katrin Davis

Starting this Sunday, from 9-11PM ET // 6-8PM PT, hang out with me on twitch.tv/lestalusan for Bahala Na OPM Sundays! I’ll be playing a live, all-vinyl set of Original Pilipino Music (OPM).

TONIGHT, Friday, I’ll be on mixcloud.com/live/lestalusan from 8-10PM EDT // 5-7PM PDT playing 80’s records. There may or may not be some rick-rolling happening.

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/

NextNOW Fest 2020

I’m so excited to be a part of NextNOW Fest 2020! I’ll be playing a set after mxmtoon’s performance on Thursday, September 10. Thanks for the invite, Megan!

NextNOW Fest 2020
Venue: Mixcloud
September 10, Thursday, 10-11PM
RSVP: NNF.UMD.EDU

Looking forward to playing an all-vinyl set of Asian and Asian American and Pacific Islander artists!

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/

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 4

📷 : taken by me, in Rockville, MD

Here’s last week’s episode of Bahala Na on Eaton Radio. Join me this coming Thursday, August 13, from 3:30-4:30PM on Eaton Radio’s Mixcloud Live Channel.

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 4 by Les The DJ

The Passions "I'm In Love With A German Film Star" (Polydor)
Rexy "Running Out Of Time" (Alien Records)
Saâda Bonaire "You Could Be More As You Are" (Captured Tracks)
Vivien Goldman "Launderette" (Staubgold)
Maximum Joy "Silent Street" (Crippled Dick Hot Wax!)
Chandra "Kate" (Cantor Records)
Lizzy Mercier Descloux "Hard-Boiled Babe" (ZE Records)
The Honeymoon Killers "Histoire À Suivre" (Crammed Discs)
The Raincoats “Fairytale In The Supermarket" (Kill Rock Stars)
Explode Into Colors "Sharpen The Knife" (M'lady's Records)
Mo-Dettes ‎”White Mice"White Mice" (Mode)
Rip Rig + Panic "You're My Kind Of Climate" (Virgin)
Dorothy "Softness" (Industrial)
Lora Logic "Wonderful Offer" (Rough Trade)
The Slits "Typical Girls" (Antilles)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200806/

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 3

📷 : taken by me, in Manila, 🇵🇭

Check out my Bahala Na episode from July 30th and please join me on Thursdays, 3-4PM on Eaton Radio’s Mixcloud Live Channel.

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

Yolly Samson "Pagibig Ko'y Ibang Iba" (Sunshine)
Hajji Alejandro "Panakip-Butas" (Jem)
Rainmakers "Binibini" (Blackgold)
Ella Del Rosario "Hinahanap Ng PagIbig" (Canary)
Celeste Legaspi "Irog Ko" (Pioneer)
Leah Navarro "Lagi Na Lang" (Sunshine)
Sharon Cuneta "So Much In Love" (Sunshine)
Basil Valdez "Tuwing Umuulan At Kapiling Ka" (Blackgold)
Ray-An Fuentes & Tillie Moreno "Umagang Kay Ganda" (Blackgold)
Rico J. "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" (Sunshine)
Apo Hiking Society "O Giliw Ko" (WEA Records)
Hotdog "Manila" (RCA)
VST & Company "Ayos Ba" (Sunshine)

https://www.mixcloud.com/lestalusan/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200730/

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 2

📷 : taken by me, in 🇯🇵 somewhere.

Here’s last week’s episode of Bahala Na on Eaton Radio. Join me on Thursdays, 3-4PM on Eaton Radio’s Mixcloud Live Channel.

Bahala Na Global Pandemic Episode No. 2 by Les The DJ

Bernthøler "My Suitor" (Blanco Y Negro)
Tracey Thorn "Simply Couldn't Care" (Cherry Red)
The Pale Fountains “Just A Girl" (Les Disques Du Crépuscule)
The Colour Field “Thinking of You" (Chrysalis)
Blue Rondo A La Turk "Carioca" (Virgin)
Isabelle Antena "Easy Street" (Les Disques Du Crépuscule)
Friends Again “Sunkissed" (Phonogram)
Andy Pawlak "Mermaids" (Fontana)
Aztec Camera "Oblivious" (Rough Trade)
Trash Can Sinatras "Obscurity Knocks" (London Records)
The Go-Betweens "Streets of Your Town" (Beggars Banquet)
Prefab Sprout "Appetite" (Kitchenware Records)
16 Tambourines "Bathed In The Afterglow" (Arista)
Everything But The Girl "When All's Well" (Blanco Y Negro)
Harrison "(There Is) No Refrain" (Skipping Rope Records)
Eyeless in Gaza “New Risen" (Cherry Red)
River Roses "Innocent June" (Pitch-A-Tent)

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/bahala-na-w-les-the-dj-eaton-radio-dc-20200723/

Bahala Na!

📷 : taken by me, on 12/31/2010 in a taxicab ride in Makati, 🇵🇭

Bahala Na is a popular expression from the Philippines that is similar to the phrase "Que sera, sera" or “Whatever will be, will be.” It reflects both resiliency and a fatalistic attitude that I grew up with.

Bahala Na is a show that reflects my experiences and intrepid musical taste. Each set is curated with passion and spontaneity, so you can expect a variety of tunes, both familiar and foreign, from my eclectic record collection.

On Thursdays, 3-4PM, I'll be streaming live from Eaton Radio but this Friday (and maybe other Fridays as well), from 7-9PM, I'll be on IG Live from my home studio wearing my tsinelas. 

Bahala Na!
7/10  IG Live @lestalusan (7-9PM)
7/16  Eaton Radio Mixcloud Live (3-4PM)
7/17 Mixcloud Live (7-9PM)
7/23  Eaton Radio Mixcloud Live (3-4PM)
7/30 Eaton Radio Mixcloud Live (3-4PM)

See you tonight! I’ll be playing records from 7-9PM EST. I’m thinking of playing a Punk Soul Sisters/Sister Sister set, dedicated to Sally Go Round, and everyone else who has encouraged me to keep DJing virtually.

IG live caps hourly so please tune back in if it cuts off. Also, you can listen through your browser, just log onto IG and go to @lestalusan live (maybe I can also stream on Mixcloud Live if I can figure it out!) 🖤.