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Sunday, 25 May 2014
BSOTS146 - These Past Few Months...
Now Playing: Endless Shouting Matches With Yourself
Topic: my podcasts

Near the beginning of the show, I announce that the cuts that you are about to hear are from releases that came out within the past four months.  Actually, a slightly wider time frame is covered by these selections.  The Pugs Atomz album snuck in on the last day of 2013 and the Sorceress album just came out on May 20, 2014.  Of course, The Incredible Bongo Band's classic release Bongo Rock dates back to 1973, but its recent reissue acknowledges its 40th Anniversary.  In short, 2014 has truly blessed us already with some wonderful music and the year's not even halfway through.  The playlist below only scratches the surface of what's out there...

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ID drops courtesy of Aspektz, EJ Flavors, Stan Smith, DarrenKeith, my daughter, and Jonny Sonic. Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. Background music consists of "hot on both sides (instrumental)" by Techniken Defunkus.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page

this episode's track list:
1. Essa - "The World Belongs To You" (2014) {Bandcamp}
2. El Pres Beats - "High" (2014) {iTunes}
3. Eagle Nebula - "Most Beautiful ft. Caits Meissner" (2014) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
4. Pugs Atomz - "Girl (feat. Mulatto Patriot, Jazz Bailey & Lyric L)" (2013) {iTunes}
5. Sorceress - "Freeloadoubt" (2014) {Bandcamp}
6. De La Soul - "Taking The Train" (2014) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Jesse Futerman - "Santiago (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)" (2014) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
8. Very Tall Stories - "Cry Baby" (2014) {iTunes}
9. Kris Bowers - "Forget-Er (feat. Julia Easterlin)" (2014) {iTunes}
10. Matas & Edo Lee - "Corovado // I Like It" (2014) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
11. The Range - "Washingtons" (2014) {Bandcamp}
12. Mo Kolours - "In Her Eyes (Funk Heart)" (2014) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
13. Incredible Bongo Band - "Let There Be Drums" (1973) {iTunes}
14. Rory More - "Lost To The Blue" (2014) {iTunes}
15. DJ Def Chad - "Up and Away (Far Away and Extended Mixx)" (2014) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
16. A Tribe Called Red - "Look At This" (2014) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
17. Around7 - "Hong Kong Joint" (2014) {iTunes}
18. DJ Center - "2AM inna London Dub" (2014) {Bandcamp}
19. The Spandettes - "Automatic" (2014) {Bandcamp}
20. G.L.A.M. - "Mobb1n" (2014) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
21. Apollo Brown - "The Answer" (2014) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
22. Kalbata & Mixmonster - "Prisoner In Love (feat. Little John)" (2014) {iTunes}

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Sunday, 13 April 2014
BSOTS 145 - The Feminine Process...
Now Playing: Libsyn's The Feed podcast
Topic: my podcasts

Several years ago, there was a tweet from Amanda Diva that I've never forgotten. It simply stated the following:

"I wish talent were enough."

It planted the seed for an all-female episode that I'm just getting around to pulling together, so an extended mix was necessary. This episode pulls selections from 1996 right on up to 2014, touching upon hip-hop, soul, funk, and electronic music along the way. In addition, this show also includes some much-needed commentary from sisters like Toni Blackman, Hanifah Walidah (formerly known as Sha-Key), and Rosa Clemente (Vice Presidential candidate for the Green Party in 2008). If you dig what you hear, please share this episode with a friend and leave a voice message with your feedback. It's greatly appreciated.

Respect due to each and every woman featured within this episode: it would be nothing without your artistic endeavors. Regards and respect...

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ID drops courtesy of Anji Bee, DJ Diva, and India of Astronauts of Antiquity. Background music consists of "Vanity (Instrumental)" by Badluck.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
Davey D's Ultimate List: 500 Female Emcees

this episode's track list:
1. Kelis - "Jerk Ribs" (2014) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
2. Lo Anderson - "I Got Bars" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
3. Boog Brown - "Windows Open" (2013) {iTunes}
4. Harleighblu - "Enough Now" (2013) {iTunes}
5. Marushka - "Staring Back At Me (Who Dat)" (2012) {iTunes}
6. Tokimonsta ft. Rucyl - "Fame Boozers Lullaby" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. THEESatisfaction f/ Gift Uh Gab and JusMoni - "Queen County" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. Akua Naru - "The World Is Listening (Jay Baez Remix)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
9. Kim Hill - "Taxicab" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. Tamara Wellons - "Corovado (Wale Oyejide Mix)" (2008) {iTunes}
11. Anji Bee - "Put Some Music On (Intensity of Sound Retro Funk Mix)" (2012) {iTunes}
12. Desney Bailey - "If You Want My Love" (2010) {iTunes}
13. Lady Blacktronika - "Gender Bias" (2011) {iTunes}
14. Nite Jewel - "Weak For Me" (2009) {iTunes}
15. Lizz Fields - "It's Ok To Love Me (Hot Coco Mix)" (2009) {iTunes}
16. Kellee Maize - "Hawk" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
17. Georgia Anne Muldrow - "Mystic Dancer" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
18. The Spandettes - "Sweet & Saccharine" (2013) {Bandcamp}
19. Yannah Valdevit - "Gotta Keep Me Goin’" (2012) {iTunes}
20. Alice Smith - "Be Easy" (2013) {iTunes}
21. Jaguar Wright - "Switch (Make Change)" (2011) {iTunes}
22. Jane Jensen - "More Than I Can (Madgroove Mix)" (1996) {Amazon | Discogs}
23. Maya Azucena - "The Half" (2011) {iTunes}
24. Neneh Cherry - "Everything (Radio Edit)" (2014) {iTunes}


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Saturday, 8 March 2014
BSOTS 144 - Project: Mooncircle
Now Playing: this show...right now...
Topic: my podcasts

Lovers of electronic music can't afford to pass this label by: it's just too good. The sensitive interplay between synthetic and organic sources is what makes so much of the label's output impressive. Words don't do the music justice. Just trust me and listen...

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Theme music produced by Cy Tru. ID drops courtesy of TGrundy and Jonny Sonic. Background music consists of "Outerlude" from Tresor Vol. 1: The Techno Sound of Berlin, "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint, and "Leave A Note (Instrumental)" by Silhouette Brown.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
Rhythms In Black Satin
Cupid's Hunt Podcast Collaboration

this episode's track list:
1. Daixie - "Days Like Them" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
2. Flako - "Sun Ba" (2013) {Bandcamp}
3. Jean du Voyage - "Rise & Appears ft. Djéla & Pierre Harmegnies" (2013) {Bandcamp}
4. Kidkanevil & Daisuke Tanabe - "School Chimes" (2012) {Bandcamp}
5. Weedy of 40 Winks - "The Blue" (2012) {Bandcamp}
6. Hanami - "Hanami" (2013) {Bandcamp}
7. Submerse - "Melonkoly" (2013) {Bandcamp}
8. How Green - "Flat Faced" (2013) {Bandcamp}
9. Joe Kickass - "Feel Alright" (2014) {Bandcamp}
10. Deft - "Heart" (2013) {Bandcamp}
11. Sweatson Klank - "Morning After Pills ft. Anna Wise of Sonnymoon" (2013) {Bandcamp}
12. Robot Koch - "Calle Tierra" (2013) {Bandcamp}
13. Sieren - "Escape" (2013) {Bandcamp}
14. The Long Arm - "When Children Sleep" (2012) {Bandcamp}
15. Night Logic - "Unkleness" (2013) {Bandcamp}
16. KRTS - "Nothing Grows In Red Soil" (2013) {Bandcamp}
17. Robert Valsinger - "Pip Till" (2013) {Bandcamp}
18. Rain Dog - "Broken" (2014) {Bandcamp}
19. Walrus Ghost - "Paperhands" (2014) {Bandcamp}

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Saturday, 1 February 2014
BSOTS 143 - First Word Records (2013 Camp Lo-Fi Label Of The Year)
Now Playing: A conversation between Pharrell Williams and Henry Rollins
Topic: my podcasts

For the first show of 2014, I thought that I ought to spend some time flipping through the discography of our 2013 Camp Lo-Fi Label Of The Year: First Word Records. They've been around since 2003, but I only found out about the label around two years ago. They were consistently strong throughout 2013, so most of the show focuses on last year's releases with sprinklings of earlier cuts here and there. Hip-hop, jazz, soul, funk, electronic, even Afrobeat: they cover it all and do it exceptionally well.

(Oh yeah , see that guy in the picture above?  That's Tall Black Guy.  And he just might be your favorite producer's favorite producer...)

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Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus.  ID drops courtesy of EJ Flavors, Darren Keith, and Torae.  Background music consists of "Outerlude" from Tresor Vol. 1: The Techno Sound of Berlin, "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint, and "hot on both sides (instrumental)" from Techniken Defunkus.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
Two Syllables Volume Ten compilation
Cupid's Hunt Podcast Collaboration

this episode's track list:
1. Frameworks - "Fireworks" (2013) {Bandcamp}
2. Essa - "A Walk In The Park ft Jessica Greenfield (prod. Sid Mercutio)" (2012) {Bandcamp}
3. Souleance - "Georgian Kiss" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
4. Homecut - "Time Difference ft J-Live (Marc Mac Remix)" (2012) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
5. Amenta - "Come Around" (2011) {Bandcamp}
6. Teotima - "Darbari" (2013) {Bandcamp}
7. Ross McHenry - "Griffith Park" (2013) {Bandcamp}
8. Yosi Horikawa - "Grandpa" (2013) {Bandcamp}
9. Ye Mighty - "Optimist vs Realist" (2011) {Bandcamp}
10. The Fontanelles - "Gaia's Revenge" (2013) {Bandcamp}
11. Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra - "Get On The Floor" (2011) {Bandcamp}
12. Debian Blak - "The Idiot Stem (Scrimshire Remix)" (2012) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
13. Riot Jazz Brass Band - "Paradox" (2013) {Bandcamp}
14. Border Crossing - "Dream On (ft Knati P) " (2013) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
15. Tall Black Guy - "The Motor Is Running" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
16. Comfort Fit - "The Holy Moment" (2013) {Bandcamp}
17. Thank You Machine - "The Flame (ft Norman Anderson)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}

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Tuesday, 31 December 2013
BSOTS 142 - Camp Lo-Fi's 2013 Overview (pt. 2)
Now Playing: listening back to the show...right now...
Topic: my podcasts

 

Between this episode and the last one, I definitely went to bat for the Tru Thoughts label. In this one alone there's music from Lost Midas (that's him in the press photo), Harleighblu, and Mark de Clive-Lowe. Robert Glasper had another great year and the album releases from When Saints Go Machine and Brandt Brauer Frick were certainly noteworthy. Respect due to Odd Future affiliates The Internet, whose star just keeps shining brighter. Offerings from Osunlade and Katzuma got me dancing like no one was watching wherever I was.

Personal surprises came in the form of Jon Hopkins (I slept hard on his album at first, but Immunity is one of the best releases of the year), The Child of Lov, and my favorite new artist of the year, cosmic folk and blues shaman Lonnie Holley. Beyond that, jazz grabbed a hold of me halfway through the year and wouldn't let go, whether it was mixed with other forms of music or all on its own. The sampling genius of Kratos Himself and the free and unbridled performance of drummer Jaimeo Brown represent my undying love for jazz, which has resurfaced in 2013 in a big way and is sure to inform future episodes of Radio BSOTS throughout 2014.

Certainly hope that you enjoy this one. Happy New Year.

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ID drops courtesy of TGrundy, Jonny Sonic, Thad Reid, Aspetkz, and EJ Flavors. Background music consists of "Outerlude" from Tresor Vol. 1: The Techno Sound of Berlin.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page

this episode's track list:
1. Lost Midas - "Dance Monkeys (feat. NüTrik)" (2013) {iTunes}
2. Kratos Himself - "Don't Call Me" (2013) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
3. When Saints Go Machine - "Order" (2013) {iTunes}
4. The Child Of Lov - "Go With The Wind" (2013) {iTunes}
5. The Internet - "Dont'cha" (2013) {iTunes}
6. Lord Echo - "Molten Lava (feat. Leila Adu)" (2013) {Bandcamp}
7. Harleighblu - "Play Me" (2013) {iTunes}
8. Deft - "Rising Sun" (2013) {iTunes}
9. Kelpe - "Go Visible (Débruit Remix)" (2013) {Bandcamp}
10. Osunlade - "Dionne" (2013) {Bandcamp}
11. Katzuma - "All Night (7" edit)" (2013) {Bandcamp}
12. Robert Glasper Experiment - "Let It Ride (feat. Norah Jones)" (2013) {iTunes}
13. Julien Dyne - "Fog" (2013) {iTunes}
14. Jon Hopkins - "Form By Firelight" (2013) {iTunes}
15. Mark de Clive-Lowe & The Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra - "Relax...Unwind" (2013) {iTunes}
16. Brandt Brauer Frick - "Broken Pieces (feat. Jamie Lidell)" (2013) {iTunes}
17. Free The Robots - "Ophic (feat. Jessie Jones)" (2013) {Bandcamp}
18. Lonnie Holley - "Grandmama (Live on WFMU with DJ Trouble, April 2013)" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
19. Jaimeo Brown - "Mean World" (2013) {Amazon MP3}
20. Philip Owusu - "Goodnight" (2013) {Bandcamp}

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Saturday, 2 November 2013
BSOTS 140 - Summer Sounds In Autumn Climates
Now Playing: Sepalcure LIVE In The Boiler Room
Topic: my podcasts

It's sort of a loose tradition at Camp Lo-Fi to play a mix of tunes that got us through the Summer once it turns Fall. However, it's been Fall for more than a minute now. Not quite sure how I let two months pass by without a new show, but can't dwell on that now. There's entirely too much great music to get into between this episode and the next, so let's dive in...

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Theme song produced by Cy Tru. ID drops courtesy of James Taylor of JTQ, Hired Gun, Anji Bee, Mr. Fresh, DJ Diva, my daughter, and Stan Smith. Background music consists of "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint and "Leave A Note (Instrumental)" by Silhouette Brown.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
Us & Us Episode #23

this episode's track list:
1. Joshua Bennett - "16 Bars For Kendrick Lamar" (2013) {YouTube}
2. Thallus - "No Matter What" (2013) {Bandcamp}
3. Rise Ashen - "Path To Follow (feat. Meduza Ma'at of Nomadic Massive)" (2013) {iTunes}
4. fLako - "Humming" (2013) {iTunes}
5. Quantic Y Anita Tijoux - "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (2013) {iTunes}
6. Comfort Fit - "Nitro" (2013) {Bandcamp}
7. Denaun (Mr.) Porter - "Dutch Master Roland / Just 4 Da Hawaii Evening" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. Allegra Dolores - "Hello Cupid Theme Song" (2013) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
9. Wordsmith - "Living Life Check To Check" (2013) {iTunes}
10. Tha Silent Partner - "Rubba" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. The Gene Dudley Group - "Minnie" (2013) {Bandcamp}
12. Anji Bee - "Love Me Leave Me (The Grooveblaster Dub)" (2013) {Bandcamp}
13. Essa - "Hey You! (ft. Devise)" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. Ars Mars - "Cats Driving My Car" (2012) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
15. Scarper - "Surfing The Cosmic Belt" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
16. Lost Midas - "Dream Kiss" (2013) {iTunes}
17. Octa Push - "Francoise Hardy (ft Alex Klimovitsky)" (2013) {Bandcamp}
18. Personal Life - "Morning Light" (2013) {iTunes}
19. Eternia - "Final Offering (feat. pHoenix Pagliacci)" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
20. Blame One & J57 - "They Don't Know (feat. Akie Bermiss)" (2013) {iTunes}

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Saturday, 7 September 2013
BSOTS 139 - The Campaign To Bring Back Kindness...
Now Playing: Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo
Topic: my podcasts

The songs that make up this mix were released between 2010 and 2013.  "Abandon Window" by Jon Hopkins starts everything off due to the fact that it was the song of tranquility that got me through my summer.  A number of these songs represent go-to calm down cuts during my travels, usually played to relax me on the way in to work or to coax me off the cliff once the work day was done.  The mix is mostly instrumental, save for a few selections like the breezy bossa nova of Expwy or the down-to-earth wisdom of Ty.  Scrimshire turns in a Sun Ra cover, the lyrics to which I've been singing at random points of the day.  Soul crooner Miles Bonny can also be found singing to his daughter as she sleeps on his lap.

There's a lot to talk about in this one, but words get in the way sometimes.  It's better just to let this one play.  Sending this one out to love and respect to all those going through some rough times.  Trouble don't last always...

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ID drops courtesy of DarrenKeith, EJ Flavors, my daughter, and Fave.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page

this episode's track list:
1. Jon Hopkins - "Abandon Window" (2013) {iTunes}
2. Everlone - "Landlock" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
3. Calmer - "Spirograph" (2012) {Bandcamp}
4. Patterns In Plastic - "Ballons Don't Always Fly (Original)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Heathered Pearls - "Beach Shelter" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
6. Scrimshire - "When There Is No Sun" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Frameworks - "Patience" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. Expwy - "Cultivate A Classic Sky" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
9. Kakurenbo - "Yukiai" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. Blocktreat - "Love Junk" (2010) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
11. Kratos Himself - "This Town" (2013) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
12. Sculpture Music - "Keep This Space" (2013) {Bandcamp}
13. Tha Silent Partner - "Dance Of The Black Geisha" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. The Long Arm - "Double Bass In Love" (2011) {Bandcamp}
15. Miles Bonny x Ta-ku - "As You Sleep On My Lap" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
16. Prod.B - "Lullaby" (2013) {Bandcamp (name your price)}
17. Beautiful Eulogy - "A Bridge Between" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
18. Robin Guthrie - "Circus Circus" (2012) {iTunes}
19. Ty - "Well Well Well" (2013) {Amazon MP3}
20. Taylor McFerrin - "Place In My Heart (feat. Ryat)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}

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Sunday, 4 August 2013
BSOTS 138 - BGB: Pledge Defiance...
Now Playing: the continuous whirring of several house fans...
Topic: my podcasts

I simply don't have it in me to rant anymore, which used to be the reason why I did "buckwild" shows in the first place. Life has left me exhausted recently, so I'm thankful that I heard the poem from Tara Betts when I did. That piece is the lynchpin cut of the show. Some added commentary from Wise Intelligent, Ursula Rucker, Dick Gregory, and The Black Youth Project doesn't hurt, either. This episode's not all serious, but there are some things that absolutely had to be said and I think I found the right cuts to speak for me. Outside of that, there are some selections for the head nodders amongst us as well as the rump shakers out there. Gotta supply some balance however possible.

If ever there was a time for BSOTS to get "buckwild," it is surely now. Who's comin' with me?

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ID drops courtesy of Anji Bee, EJ Flavors, and India from Astronauts of Antiquity. Theme music produced by Cy Tru (featuring Jonny Sonic on vocals). Background music consists of "Pop Champagne" by Jim Jones and "Vanity (Instrumental)" by Badluck.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
Us & Us Episode #22

this episode's track list:
1. Jonny Sonic - "Citizens" (2010) {jonnysonic.com}
2. Riot Jazz Brass Band - "Corn On The Cob" (2013) {Bandcamp}
3. Slugabed - "This Is A Warning" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
4. Lil Texas - "Goin Round" (2013) {Bandcamp}
5. Bones And Money - "Black Diamond (Chrissy Murderbot Remix)" (2013) {Bandcamp}
6. B-Ju - "All One" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Youngblood Brass Band - "20 Questions" (2013) {iTunes}
8. When Saints Go Machine - "Love And Respect (feat. Killer Mike)" (2013) {iTunes}
9. Billy Drease Williams - "Sidewalk By Sidewalk" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. Tara Betts - "Poem For Trayvon Martin (prod. by Tree Turner)" (2013) {FREE DOWNOAD}
11. Jasiri X - "Blood On The Leaves Remix" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
12. Pharoahe Monch - "Stand Your Ground (rough)" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
13. The Range - "Promises Edit" (2013) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. The Child Of Lov - "Give Me" (2013) {iTunes}
15. DA-10 - "Anaphase" (2013) {iTunes}
16. Ursula Rucker - "Tron" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
17. Plan B - "Stay Too Long (Pendulum Remix)" (2010) {iTunes}
18. Congo Natty - "UK Allstars" (2013) {iTunes}

Missed any "buckwild" episodes? Feel free to play catch-up here...

BSOTS 071 - BSOTS GONE (buck)WILD...

BSOTS 075 - BGB: rhythms and sounds from the nice part of town...

BSOTS 081 - BGB: as absurd as gourmet pork rinds...

BSOTS 086 - BGB: how i be...

BSOTS 090 - BGB: this is not a game...

BSOTS 100 - BGB: the custserv chronicles (and other tales...)

BSOTS 103 - BGB: Avoiding Explosions Within A Nuclear Summer...

BSOTS 107 - BGB: The Return of the Analog Brother...

BSOTS 114 - BGB: Go Out Swinging...

BSOTS 119 - BGB: As Far As It Depends On You...

BSOTS 127 - BGB: On Behalf Of The Fallible...

BSOTS 131 - BGB: The Trouble With Being A Mercenary...

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Updated: Monday, 5 August 2013 3:02 AM EDT
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Thursday, 4 July 2013
BSOTS 137 - SCPE: IODA Promonet
Now Playing: previewing the show right now...
Topic: my podcasts

For those that are wondering, SCPE stands for Spring Cleaning Podsafe Edition. I had been considering cleaning out the harmonic closet for a while and wanted to grab some cuts that had been lying dormant in the external hard drive for a while. This show is a memorial of sorts for a longtime trusted resource: IODA Promonet.

All good things must come to an end, I suppose. IODA Promonet has been very good to me throughout the life of this podcast. That site has allowed me to produce some great shows, including label profiles on Ghostly International and Mello Music Group. In fact, there's an all Promonet episode from two years ago that's still one of the most popular BSOTS shows on my Mixcloud channel.

There were incredible tracks hiding in plain sight, from the dreamy head nod atmospherics of Floyd The Locsmif and Blank Blue to the funky jazz of Catalyst and Sounds of Liberation. Now that IODA Promonet has been shut down, I wanted to play some back catalog cuts that I never got around to prior to the site's end. Their selection went pretty deep, including everything from acts like Toro Y Moi and Blackalicious to artists like Gregory Porter and Gretchen Parlato. I was always discovering new music there and pleasantly surprised by certain artists and labels that would pop up from time to time.

I'm not sure how other podcasters feel about it, but Promonet will be missed in my mind. Respect due to IODA.

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1. Toro Y Moi - "Still Sound" (2011) {iTunes}
2. Henry Morrison, John Davis, Georgia Sea Island Singers - "Hop Along, Let's Get Her" (2012) {iTunes}
3. 50Hz - "Seek Know More (feat. Ladi6)" (2010) {iTunes}
4. Chosen Few - "Understanding" (2010) {iTunes}
5. Charlie Hunter - "You Look Good In Orange" (2010) {iTunes}
6. The Cactus Channel - "The Colour of Don Don" (2012) {iTunes}
7. Blank Blue - "Eyes Closed (Private Stash Version)" (2009) {iTunes}
8. Floyd The Locsmif - "Flowtation Device" (2010) {Bandcamp}
9. Mantis - "You Don't Know" (2009) {iTunes}
10. B. Jaka - "Mami Black" (2009) {iTunes}
11. CSC Funk Band - "Caneca" (2011) {iTunes}
12. KutMasta Kurt - "Head Spins" (2011) {iTunes}
13. Catalyst - "Ain't It The Truth" (2010) {iTunes}
14. Spaceflight Orchestra - "Step Now" (2009) {iTunes}
15. Ellen Cleghorne - "Introducing" (1999) {iTunes}
16. Gretchen Parlato - "Circling" (2011) {iTunes}
17. Urban Legend - "The World Keep Spinning (feat. Chana)" (2010) {iTunes}
18. Gregory Porter - "1960 What (Peas House Mix)" (2011) {iTunes}
19. Gam - "Spaced Out Strut" (2010)
20. Monodeluxe - "Passer" (2009) {iTunes}
21. Inverse Cinematics - "Detroit Jazzin'" (2004) {iTunes}
22. Paulie Rhyme - "Lost Ground" (2008) {iTunes}
23. Filastine - "Palmares (feat. Dorothy Lemoult)" (2008) {iTunes}
24. Touch People - "Show Me Your Dimensions (Part 2)" (2011) {iTunes}
25. Sounds of Liberation - "New Life" (2010) {iTunes}
26. Blackalicious - "Alphabet Aerobics" (1999) {iTunes}

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Thursday, 20 June 2013
The Justification For Urban Alternatives
Now Playing: Robin Kenyatta - Encourage The People
Topic: rants de macedonia

 

Back before there was a Radio BSOTS podcast or even a BSOTS website, there was an email newsletter called On The Verge.  In June of 1999, I was thinking about the music I loved and the possible reasons why there seemed to be a ceiling on its success as well as how certain music gets marketed or promoted.  The result was the essay below.  In hindsight, it's a flawed argument, but it started me down the road of championing sounds that I believe in.  In a way, it lead me to creating the podcast that I've been doing for almost eight years now.  That's gotta count for something.


The Justification For Urban Alternatives
(originally published in ON THE VERGE v1.0 e-mail monthly -June 9, 1999)

incident number one:

It was about a month and a half ago in a record shop within lower Westchester. I was purchasing a turntable along with two Rawkus singles when the clerk asked me if I was a DJ. When I replied that I was, he says, "hold on...lemme see if I have any promos I can give you."

To quote Slick Rick, it was the moment I feared. I already knew where this was gonna go. Puff Daddy to the right of me, Master P to the left of me. As soon as I saw that Bad Boy logo on the 12-inch sleeves, I said, "Really, no thank you. I'll just take what I have and go."

"You like Naughty by Nature?"

"Well, I'm not really into their new..."

"Here, take it anyway," he interjects, shoving it into my bag.

I had just been run over by the top 40/rhythmic CHR/contemporary urban radio programming formula: "HEAR THIS. Whether you like it or not." The clerk behind the counter made me a statistic with one quick motion. The statement of the motion was simple: You listen to this, don't you? You're black, aren't you? Black people that come into this store buy this. And here I am giving it to you for free. You should be happy.

"Lemme see what else I have for you..."

"PLEASE...you don't have to. I'm fine with what I have."

"You like TLC, right?"

Mind you, "No Scrubs" was alright the first 20 times I heard it. Obviously, purchasing Black Star and Common didn't tip him off, so to explain any of what I was thinking at that time would have been pointless. TLC ended up in the garbage soon after I took it.

incident number two:

About three weeks ago, I was on my way back home after putting in some work on the newsletter when I stopped into a newsstand within Grand Central Terminal. The latest issue of URB had my man Prince Paul on the cover. Happily, I picked it up and made my way over to the cashier. She closely examines the cover for a price and said four words that completely ruined my mood.

"Who is this, Tupac?"

My heart sank. Trying not to completely lose my composure, I answered, through clenched teeth, "No, that is NOT Tupac. THAT is Prince Paul. There's a big difference. 1) He is infinitely more talented. And 2) HE'S STILL ALIVE!!!!"

(No disrespect to the tragically departed, for real, but sometimes people take you to a realm that you did not want to go to. After they bring you there, you feel compelled to fire on their ass. And my tongue comes equipped with verbal ammo before I step out of the door in the morning.)

Now that I think about it, not too many people know what Prince Paul actually looks like, do they? That's because he does what a real producer is supposed to do - stay behind the scenes and behind the boards. It isn't often that the public sees his face. But to confuse him with Tupac??? You gotta get up mad early in the morning to give a good excuse for that one.

Two different incidents with two different people from two different walks of life and yet, the same ignorance plagued them both. How does that happen? To answer that, we can start by examining the practices of American major record labels and commercial radio. I specify America because I refuse to believe that other countries have this problem. These huge conglomerates are solely responsible for taking music - a universal language and a gift from GOD - and define who should listen to what, taking into consideration a bunch of nonsensical factors (age, racial background, income, etc.). Because of these factors, any hip-hop that's slightly left of center gets marketed strictly to college radio. Techno gets marketed a certain way, as does rock and other genres. Radio has not deviated from this and has only helped shape the way that record companies promote an artist. Commercial radio plays it so safe that human beings aren't even allowed to choose what song is played when - it's all done by computers now (with the obvious exceptions being stations like HOT 97 and WKTU, which occasionally feature DJs live in the mix). No longer do you have a DJ; instead, you have an on-air personality. Trust me, there's a world of difference.

Still, not all of the blame can be placed on them. The general public must also bear some responsibility. The masses have been frighteningly passive in the face of an industry that is all too quick to not just pigeonhole their musical tastes, but to create their very identities through gross stereotyping and blanket statistics. But most people don't consider this stuff while head nodding - they don't think they're supposed to. Meanwhile, there's this whole other world of music that they'll probably never know about because they're perfectly happy with someone telling them what to listen to. They may never take the chance to venture out and find something that they might dig. How unfortunate.

The necessity for urban alternatives has become all too clear. Don't you get tired of intelligent, progressive artists not getting their props? Perhaps more frustrating than this is the fear that some of our beloved groups have of the word "alternative." The Roots can't stand the term, even though it's been used to describe them. And reportedly, Lauryn Hill has said that it means "no skills" in ghetto terms (see the liner notes for The Roots' Things Fall Apart). Ultimately, who is responsible for such a definition? Once again, it goes back to major labels and commercial radio. If they didn't make the split between Jurassic 5 and Jay-Z, we wouldn't have to have this conversation. The term "playa hater" wouldn't have to be conjured up by people who rhyme for no other reason but the money, in an attempt to legitimize works that are devoid of substance. And our beloved acts wouldn't be scared to embrace the term "alternative" as they should and to define themselves and toss aside the shackles of the mainstream media.

And let's be honest: this isn't exactly the first time that the ghetto has misinterpreted a term. Once upon a time, "sellout" used to describe a person of color who has turned their back on their people and is only interested in self-gain. Nowadays it's interpreted as a rap artist's work being purchased by white consumers. How many artists in the rap game could one consider "sellouts" with such a definition? When Public Enemy remade "Bring The Noise" with Anthrax, inner-city dwellers cried "Sellout!" What they never bothered to find out was that the members of Anthrax and PE knew each other for years and had attended each other's shows. The collaboration was bound to happen sooner or later. Beyond that, PE told everyone the first time around that "wax is for Anthrax, still it can rock bells." Apparently, no one paid attention to that line. In the end, the ghetto got mad at one of their own that they claimed to love...and all because they didn't do their homework.

I have never hesitated to use the term "urban alternative" to loosely describe artists like Erykah Badu, Spearhead, Portishead, Tricky, Esthero, Bjork, Massive Attack and countless others. It just makes sense to me. It could be jazz, funk, hip-hop, jungle, techno or any number of those mixed together. They do, however, share a common thread: it's distinctly different from what's being thrown at us 5,000 times a day and it's not getting the airplay and recognition that it should. In my opinion, for every urban trend that botches billions of brain cells in the 'hood, suburbia, rural areas, and abroad, there has GOT to be an urban alternative. It's only right. Whether you are one creating the music or one who loves the music, I implore you to take back the term "alternative" and love it again, for we are the alternative to what's on the surface. The true alternatives are underground and in order to get there, you have to dig deeper. And since I'm already there and I already know, I feel that it is my obligation to climb back up to the surface every now and then and encourage someone else to come down there with me.

To the music lovers and the artists, I hope and pray that you will do the same.

{jason randall smith}

"Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. MUSIC IS THE BEST." - Frank Zappa.



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