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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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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