Dinner Music (Part 3)

Instead of the usual Cafe Drake playlist, today we're referring you to a couple of great websites every home entertainer should have cued up on the computer.


Pig Radio (http://www.pigradio.com) – The hidden programmers, the invisible DJs of internet radio, are the true unsung stars of the art of collage. Unconstrained by advertising dollars and the resulting demand for mediocrity and banal playlists, the curators at this iTunes “station” favorite consistently manage to merge the genres of electro, 4-to-the-floor house anthems and quirky indie rock with a preternatural skill for defining listener tastes. Tried and true for two years at Cafe Drake, Pig Radio is indispensible when you've been too lazy to craft a mix for dinner, cocktail or old-fashioned house party. This week they've managed to mix mainstream act The Killers' new single with CocoRosie and the bleep-bleep perfection of The Octopus Project. Try to forgive the cheesey Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller soundbites which occasionally mar the hustle and flow.

Samurai FM (http://www.samurai.fm) - Not the station to provide background for your Sunday brunch party (unless you and guests have just arrived home from the club), Samurai FM is better suited to cocktail parties and dinner with tweekers. We're certain you'll find the right time to turn up these exclusive live DJ sets from Tokyo, London and beyond. Cafe Drake prefers the downtempo mixes during the cocktail hour and the rowdier selections after dinner. This month be sure to check out the minimalist electro of Chris Lake and the robotic anthems of Crosstown rebels.