This is Lounge Goes Silent

Hello fellow loungers!

The moment is almost nigh, as I prepare to say goodbye to This is Lounge, as it goes off the air.

Come January 1st (as far as I know), host Radionomy will turn us off.

If you are not aware, Radionomy was bought out/ merged with Shoutcast. Not only did that mean an expensive monthly fee, but I would also have to pay the licensing fees (which have been covered by Radionomy up until now). It became a case of not really justifying the costs.

Its been a wonderful 5+ years on the air. I'm going to miss it as much as a lot of you will. 

I must send out a big thank you to Guido Van Der Meulen, Koop Kooper, Phigroa, Stephanie Sante, Vitty Masciale, Anne-Liisis Vahtra, Michael Maretimo, and many more who inspired me and helped make the station the success that it was.

I should also mention that you never know what the future may bring. I could return, streaming from another host. In the meantime, I plan to take a break, and enjoy the many Facebook posts from everyone.

Thank you for listening, Happy New Year, and.....

Stay chilled.

The Top Ten - week ending 21 December 2019

Welcome to the weekend!

I'm sure you're feeling that the weekend is just not long enough to get it all in - shopping, parties.....wrapping! Well, hopefully, you're one of those people that started their shopping early, and you are now pretty much done! If that's the case, then sit back and enjoy your weekend! For the rest of you..... don't forget to take some time for yourself to "recharge" a little.

As the days wind down till the end of the station, I'm beginning to feel a little sad. But there are so many of you out there producing playlists and mixes that I will never be without this relaxing genre of music.

And who knows? Perhaps I will bring the station back at sometime in the future. Until then, though, I will take a bit of a break from broadcasting for a while.

Until the end, though, please continue to enjoy This is Lounge. The final Top Ten will be next Saturday, so don't forget to check it out one last time!

So, until next time,

Stay chilled,

1. Peter Pearson – Love By Moonlight

2. GiacomoBondi – Caipirinha

3. Kainbeats – If I Could Fall In Love

4. Irina – Beautiful

5. Sazetrax – DozingOff

6. Living Room – Amber

7. Crazyjazz – This Happened

8. Cigarettes After Sex - Cry

9. Pekter – Bar Tickles

10. Citrus Jam - A Retrologic Dream (33 years back mix)

Cocktail Nation Twilight Best of the Best 2014

Tune in Saturday night at 18:00 EST Toronto time (6:00 pm) for a Sneak Preview of the week's show. Shake that martini, and relax in your bachelor pad, as Koop Kooper takes us on a musical journey through that Exotica and Tiki world of the 50's and 60's.

While Koop takes his annual sabbatical to the beach, we're looking back at some of the highlights from past years. Enjoy these blasts from the pasts.

This week, we look back at the year 2014. Let's listen to what Koop was giving us five years ago!

Moonrays - Transylvanain Boo Galoo 

Lenny Sasaki - Bird Island

Stolen Idols - Revenge Of The Pink Piranha

James Spencer - Nightfall

Bobby Fox and Miranda Kerry - You're The Boss

Alika Lyman Group - Swingtime in Honolulu

Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet - He Was The Cat

The Left Arm Of Buddha - A Monkeys Affair

Anna Selah - Twisted

Perry Beekman - This Can't Be Love

Clouseaux - Search For A Vulcan

Larry Gelb - Love Walked In

Ding Dong Devils - Crab Nebula Cocktails

The Top Ten - week ending 14 December 2019

Ho ho ho! Welcome to the weekend!

With Christmas shopping in full swing, I'm sure that we're all trying to get it all done before the big man comes to town!

Just be sure to take a rest every once in a while. A cup of hot cocoa or cider, along with some soothing music. Of course, there's no place better for that than This is Lounge!

And with our new Top Ten, you'll probably be hearing your faves a few more times in the day. That certainly goes for Peter Pearson's Love by Moonlight, as it jumps into the number one spot this week!

Irina holds the number two spot, followed by Giacomo Bondi's Caipirinha which rounds out the top three.

As Japanese Breakfast slips below the tenth position, Bubbling Under's Cigarettes After Sex sneaks into the tenth spot to fill the vacancy.

A big thank you to all for your support. With less than three weeks before the station falls silent, I appreciate everyone who has tuned in. I should say that there may be a rebirth of This is Lounge in the future sometime......never say never, right?  Anyway, your support of the artists is the reason for the station, and that's the nicest Christmas present I could receive.

So, until next weekend,

Stay chilled.

1. Peter Pearson – Love By Moonlight

2. Irina – Beautiful

3. Giacomo Bondi – Caipirinha

4. Kainbeats– If I Could Fall In Love

5. Living Room – Amber

6. Sazetrax – Dozing Off

7. Crazyjazz – This Happened

8. Pekter – Bar Tickles

9. Diboujone - Phoenix

10. Cigarettes After Sex - Cry

Bubbling Under

Citrus Jam - A Retrologic Dream (33 years back mix)

Cocktail Nation Twilight Best of the Best 2013

Tune in Saturday night at 18:00 EST Toronto time (6:00 pm) for a Sneak Preview of the week's show. Shake that martini, and relax in your bachelor pad, as Koop Kooper takes us on a musical journey through that Exotica and Tiki world of the 50's and 60's.

While Koop takes his annual sabbatical to the beach, we're looking back at some of the highlights from past years. Enjoy these blasts from the pasts.

This week, we look back at the year 2013. Let's listen to what Koop was giving us six years ago!

What a year it had been here at the Cocktail Nation with the show being added to more and more stations across the globe....look out Ryan Seacrest, I'm coming to get you. The podcast          was enhanced, we got a new website and I bought a 1964 Austin Healey! But, of course, the show needs great guests and great music and we have had plenty of that. Each year I like to highlight the best of the best of the year and that's sometimes difficult in a one hour show. So, for you some of the most stand out releases of the last twelve months of 2013.

Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica - Chiseling Music 

O Som Do Jazz - Sambou Sambou 

Metropole Orchestra - My Blue Heaven 

Ixtahuele Stone - Gods Of Bimini 

Codename Carter - Stealth Palmer 

Aaron Diehl - The Cylinder 

Molly Ringwald - Don’t You Forget About Me 

Narco Lounge Combo - Caravan 

Laura Ainsworth - Necessary Evil 

Tiki Delights - Twist Of Lyman

The Top Ten - week ending 7 December 2019

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...."

As the song implies, the snow is falling, along with the temperature, but it looks and feels a lot like Christmas! Hope you all have most of your shopping done! I, sadly, have barely made a dent! This weekend I battle the crowds to cross off a few names on my list.

Upon my return, a nice warm cup of cocoa and some warm sounds of  This is Lounge. Let's all enjoy it while we can, until the end of the year. Enough sadness, lets check out this week's Top Ten!

Irina's beautiful song...... well, er - Beautiful jumps into number one this week! Congrats Irina! That knocks Living Room's Amber down to number two, followed by Peter Pearson's Love by Moonlight moving up to number three.

A noticeable jump this week for Sazetrax, as Dozing Off leapfrogs to number seven! Great track! Thanks for the votes, everyone!

Don't forget that music makes a wonderful Christmas gift. A CD from anyone of the This is Lounge artists would be most welcome, I'm sure.....something to consider!

That being said, a heartfelt thank you for supporting the artists. It is truly appreciated.

So until next week....

Stay chilled.

1. Irina – Beautiful

2. Living Room – Amber

3. Peter Pearson – Love By Moonlight

4. Giacomo Bondi – Caipirinha

5. Kainbeats– If I Could Fall In Love

6. Pekter – Bar Tickles

7. Sazetrax – DozingOff

8. Crazyjazz – ThisHappened

9. Diboujone - Phoenix

10. Japanese Breakfast – Head Over Heels

Bubbling Under

Cigarettes After Sex - Cry

Citrus Jam - A Retrologic Dream (33 years back mix)

Cocktail Nation Twilight Best of the Best 2012

Tune in Saturday night at 18:00 EST Toronto time (6:00 pm) for a Sneak Preview of the week's show. Shake that martini, and relax in your bachelor pad, as Koop Kooper takes us on a musical journey through that Exotica and Tiki world of the 50's and 60's.

While Koop takes his annual sabbatical to the beach, we're looking back at some of the highlights from past years. Enjoy these blasts from the pasts.

This week, we go back seven years for a listen to his "best of the best" for 2012!

Jimmy Psycho - That Old Black Magic

James Morrison - The Masterplan

Sunday Combo - Womp

Spy Fi - Espia En Vaciones

Laurie Allyn - Paradise

Martini Kings - Dance Of The Virgins

Tiki Joe's Ocean  - Soul Of The Sea

Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited - Enter the Tiger

Martita Brake - Shaken Not Stirred

Orchestra Superstring - Kalopia

Barry Morgan - Touch Of You