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Wednesday, 27 June 2012
BSOTS 125 - Hooray For The FMA! (vol. 2)
Now Playing: various soft rock tunes, joints by 10cc, and other tunes on the web
Topic: my podcasts

There have been some interesting developments since the Free Music Archive first appeared online some three years ago. Each artist page now comes with suggestions for similar artists within the archive. The FMA has also been blessed with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Every month there's a Tracks To Sync spotlight focusing on tracks set aside for noncommercial video producer use and now the site has started showcasing videos made featuring tracks from that series. If you follow the FMA on Twitter and Facebook or subscribe to their RSS feed, you'll be treated to the MP3 Of The Day, highlighting a selection from their vast archive. It's a great way to learn about new arrivals without feeling bogged down by the sheer volume of tracks within the archive.

So I'm back to finish what I started and put together another mix set of tunes from the FMA, including lots of hip-hop and beat science, some lovely head-nodding hybrids of electronic and rock stylings, some speech excerpts and spoken word, and even closing things out with gospel from the United States and Kenya. Feels like I've been away from the archive for far too long and now I'm in there almost every day looking for new stuff or finding cuts that I missed the first time around. Check the key info below for a link to another FMA mix of mine. Hope you enjoy this one...

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Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. ID drops courtesy of Aspetkz, Jonny Sonic, and India from Astronauts of Antiquity. Background music includes "Kyoto" by Nest and "Vanity (Instrumental)" by Badluck.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
brought back like lazarus: another FMA mix from Macedonia

this episode's track list:
1. Beat Culture - "Midori" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
2. Action Davis - "Rehab" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
3. Heavy Links - "Quality Control" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
4. Lushlife - "Magnolia (Live at WFMU)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. MUTE - "Eeekin Days" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
6. Just Plain Ant - "The F**kiteer" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Blaster Al Ackerman - "hello poetry lovers" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. OCDJ - "Fresh Socks, New Socks" (2007) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
9. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - "Speech at Santa Rita, CA (excerpt)" (1968) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. Nikki Giovanni - "In The Spirit Of Martin" (2002) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Duke Hugh - "The Blue Marble" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
12. Silence Is Full Of Birds - "Flowers" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
13. Global Goon - "Isared" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. The Stepkids - "Ying Yang Ramble / Suburban Dream (Live at WFMU)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
15. Wildahead Portibeast - "Timetomoveover" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
16. Tab - "Animal (featuring Kay M)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
17. Monokle & Galun - "Happy Sun" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
18. Peterloo Massacre - "Never Forget" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
19. Suzi Analogue + Stalley - "Gate 28 (Analogue Radiowave Edit)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
20. Blank & Kytt - "Deniro" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
21. Raleigh Moncrief - "Yea, Longin'" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
22. LASERS - "Berlin" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
23. The Sensation Friendly Six - "Smile On Jesus" {FREE DOWNLOAD}
24. The Anchoras - "Jah Love" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}

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Posted by macedonia at 11:32 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 27 June 2012 12:02 PM EDT
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Monday, 11 June 2012
On Behalf of the Fallible...
Now Playing: a circular fan on high...
Topic: the Christian walk

On behalf of the fallible, I stand before you a weary, weathered, and worn soldier, a reluctant disciple working my way up to GOD chaser status, flesh duking it out with spirit on a daily basis.  I am individual erroneous, one amongst all who have sinned and come short of the glory of GOD and even when I would do good, evil is always present.  A saint who has seemingly run out of cheeks to turn, straining to recognize the stamp of the divine on us all while keeping ultraviolent office scenarios at arm's length (the likes of which would make Tarantino wish he had cameramen on the ready).

The bile in my stomach is a putrid mixture of resentment and bitterness over present-day outcomes and anger at the fact that I have no one to blame but myself.  Sarcasm and cyncism remain close running buddies, whispering in my ear from time to time that I really ought to cut grace and mercy loose.  But it takes entirely too much energy to be this damn caustic and the few times that I did try on selflessness in the dressing room, I was surprised at how well it fit.  "Looks good on you," my loving Father said.

When your paycheck resource is a place where common sense is shown the door and convoluted is the new simple, you begin to wonder if winning is even an option for you.  But getting up in the morning and heading out the door and hopping onto a train and sitting down at a desk and logging in and picking up the phone to lose - on a daily basis - no longer carries an appeal.  And in the game of life, I am fresh out of poker faces.  

I am limping, hobbling my way towards a place of personal integrity, a place where I'm able to do the right thing even when no one's looking, even when I know I won't get the credit.  I can honestly say that's a place that I haven't been to.  Not for any long stretch of time, anyway.  But I'm long overdue to make that place my permanent residence.  One where a peace that surpasses all understanding can wash over me, one where I can feel safe within my own skin, and one where iron lawn jockeys and Trayoning intenet memes and White male salivation over coming attractions for a slave revenge narrative can't find me.  And I will no longer have to explain why any excitement of mine over Obama's inauguration was killed with Oscar Grant in that Oakland subway station, nor will I have to blurt out reactionary phrases like "post-racial society, my ass."

Or to quote Paul Mooney, "White men can't jump.  They don't have to, they own the team."

And just like that, my bitterness has me sidetracked again.  Because this isn't about fixing everyone else, it's about me undergoing GOD's pruning knife, to hack away what's not beneficial in order to keep the branches that bear fruit.  I must admit that part of me lives this life simply to make sure that my daughter doesn't make the same mistakes that I have made, to ensure that her life is an improvement on my own.  But it's ultimately not fair to her to shield her from everything.  Nor is it my place to talk about my life as if it's over at age 38, for GOD did not give me a spirit of fear.

I am weathered.  I am worn.  But I am here.  I am persecuted, but not forsaken.  Cast down, but not destroyed.  I am fallible, but learning how to yield so that GOD's perfection can work through my imperfect self.

For those who know the words of prayer, I simply ask that you pray my strength in the Lord, that I will take the suit of selflessness off the rack once again, that He will guide my feet while I run this race.  Because as much as I would like to, I can't afford to run this race in vain.


Posted by macedonia at 1:55 AM EDT
Updated: Monday, 11 June 2012 7:44 AM EDT
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Sunday, 3 June 2012
BSOTS 124 - Hooray For The FMA!
Now Playing: Radio BSOTS show #119
Topic: my podcasts

Took me long enough to do this one, but all episodes happen in their own time.  No time like the present to celebrate the greatness of the Free Music Archive, which has been live on the Web a little over three years now.  If you haven't checked out this great resource yet, hopefully this mix will give you some incentive to visit the site, download some tunes, and even sign yourself up so you create mixes of your own and share them with others.

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Theme music produced by Cy Tru. ID drops courtesy of TGrundy and EJ Flavors. Background music includes "Kyoto" by Nest and "Vanity (Instrumental)" by Badluck.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
FMA podcasts from Liz Berg, Lou Ziegler, and Jason Sigal
Us & Us Episode #19: "Love And Some 45s..."

this episode's track list:
1. Patrick Lee - "Quittin' Time" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
2. Cvees - "Spread Love To Ya" (2005) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
3. Dorian Concept - "You See Less" (2006) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
4. Luck & Ripps - "Never Be Another" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Zap Mama - "Wadidyusay?" (2004) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
6. Handbook - "Been A While Since You Spoke" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. The Superfools - "Little Fluffy Clouds Plush Mix" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. Gary Wilson - "You Keep On Looking (Live at WFMU)" (2002) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
9. APB - "One Day (Live at WFMU)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. Mike Doughty - "Interview Part 3 (excerpt)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Mike Doughty - "Gimme The Cake" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
12. Beastie Boys - "Now Get Busy" (2004) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
13. Lee Rosevere - "Transistor" (2006) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. Fuji Kureta - "What If" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
15. Yoko Absorbing - "Vinyl Blues Part 2" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
16. Phooka - "I'm From Kreuzberg" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
17. Renzu - "Fox Fire" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
18. Andrea - "Work The Middle" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
19. Spoek Mathambo - "Control (Live at WFMU)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
20. Spookey Ruben - "My Female Friends" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
21. Rhoda - "New Farmer (feat. Mia Doi Todd)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
22. Owltree - "June Slowness" (2008) {FREE DOWNLOAD}

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Posted by macedonia at 12:46 PM EDT
Updated: Sunday, 3 June 2012 1:10 PM EDT
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Friday, 27 April 2012
BSOTS 123 - Heavy Rotation...
Now Playing: late night/early morning news...
Topic: my podcasts

Yep, we're back. The Lenten season behind us, an endless supply of good music before us. We're goin' in...

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Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. ID drops courtesy of EJ Flavors and DarrenKeith. Background music includes "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint and "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
Incognito Interview with Mr. Fresh

this episode's track list:
1. Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers - "Sink 'Em Low" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
2. Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro - "Look Around The Corner" (2012) {iTunes}
3. Ghost Mutt - "Figure You Out" (2012) {Bandcamp}
4. Boss Kite - "Jibba Jabba" (2012) {Bandcamp}
5. Matthew Dear - "In The Middle (I Met You There) (feat. Jonny Pierce)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
6. Xperiment vs. B. Lewis - "Alive" (2011) {Bandcamp}
7. Hint - "Aliens Enter (feat. T-Fly)" (2012) {iTunes}
8. Souleance - "La Ville Rose" (2012) {Bandcamp}
9. Robert Glasper Experiment - "Afro Blue (feat. Erykah Badu)" (2012) {iTunes}
10. Mo Kolours - "Keep It Up" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. James Pants - "Just Like A Dream" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
12. Shortcircles - "Time Time Time (feat. Evander Owens)" (2012) {iTunes}
13. Salva - "Obsession (feat. B. Bravo)" (2011) {Bandcamp}
14. Galapagoose - "Don't Break The Spell" (2012) {iTunes}
15. Bobby Womack - "Please Forgive My Heart" (2012) {iTunes}
16. Sonnymoon - "Magicians (MndsgnSalmonFromIpanemaMX)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD| iTunes}
17. Kev Brown - "Another Random Joint" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
18. MUTE - "When The Chips Are Down" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
19. DFRNT - "Everything" (2012) {Bandcamp}
20. RareBit - "Emergence" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
21. Fold - "So It Goes (feat. Kurt Vonnegut)" (2011) {Bandcamp}

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Posted by macedonia at 2:58 AM EDT
Updated: Sunday, 29 April 2012 12:27 AM EDT
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012
BSOTS 122 - Fat Tuesday At Camp Lo-Fi...
Now Playing: random cuts on RCRDLBL.com
Topic: my podcasts

One last insane rush to squeeze a show out before taking a break over the Lenten season. Hopefully it was worth it. See you after Easter Sunday.

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ID drops courtesy of EJ Flavors, Traum Diggs, McAD, Aspketz, Fave, Dave Cirino, Hired Gun, and Jonny Sonic.

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

this episode's track list:
1. Bill Ortiz - "I Still Believe (feat. Linda Tillery and Zumbi from Zion I" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | More On This Album}
2. Union - "Digital Delight (feat. Guilty Simpson)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
3. Rashad & Confidence - "Days Of My Youth" (2011) {iTunes}
4. Dreadchild feat. Nature - "I Don't Make Believe" (2011) {iTunes}
5. Traum Diggs - "Back And Forth Thing (feat. Judah)" (2011) {Artist Website}
6. Moka Only & Chief - "For Always" (2011) {Bandcamp}
7. Miles Jones - "Say What (feat. Shad) (2011)
8. Wandering Monks - "Wandering Monks" (2011)
9. Julien Dyne - "Creebin" (2012) {iTunes}
10. Jay Dee - "Think Twice" (2001) {iTunes}
11. Allegra Dolores - "The Music OK Take 2 (Joyous Pain Mix)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
12. Boog Brown & Apollo Brown - "Shine" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
13. Shuko x Amy Winehouse - "Best Friends (Shuko Remix)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. Dave Cirino - "Heartbreak Romance" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
15. Git - "Destroy (feat. Distrakt)" (2011) {iTunes}
16. Hired Gun - "The Life (feat. Qwazaar) (2012) {Bandcamp}
17. Dirt E. Dutch - "Nowhere Fast (feat. Rabbi Darkside & Core Rhythm) (2011) {Bandcamp}
18. Black Star - "You Already Knew" (2011)
19. Georgia Anne Muldrow - "Seeds" (2012)
20. Will Sessions - "Memory Lane (Instrumental)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
21. Bekay - "Open The Door (Let 'Em In)" (2011) {CDBaby.com}
22. Aakifah (Naajidah Correll) - "3 Strings" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
23. Kev Brown - "Mathematics Of The Gods" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
24. Saleem & The Music Lovers - "What The Fans Want" (2011) {iTunes}
25. Robert Glasper Experiment - "Black Radio feat. Yasiin Bey" (2012) {iTunes}

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Posted by macedonia at 12:17 AM EST
Updated: Friday, 2 March 2012 9:51 PM EST
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Monday, 20 February 2012
BSOTS 121 - Twenty Eleven Favorites, Obsessions, and Earworms (pt. two)
Now Playing: the ambient noise that comes with family life...
Topic: my podcasts

Part two of the 2011 recap. No need to really expound on music that clearly speaks for itself. Let's just get into it, shall we?

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Theme music produced by Cy Tru. ID drops courtesy of Fave, TGrundy, and India of Astronauts of Antiquity. Background music includes "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
The Cupid's Hunt Podcast Collaboration Facebook Fan Page
Whitney Houston tribute shows from TGrundy and DJ Diva
Anji Bee's Chillcast feature on Paul Mac Innes

this episode's track list:
1. Ultramarine - "Find A Way" (2011) {Soundcloud}
2. Lady Blacktronika - "Deep In The Life (feat. Ira Levi)" (2011) {Beatport}
3. Mark de Clive-Lowe - "The Why (feat. Nia Andrews)" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
4. Soulpersona starring Princess Freesia - "Introducing..." (2011) {iTunes}
5. Space Invadas - "Way We Feel" (2011) {iTunes}
6. Tall Black Guy - "Sonic Controller" (2011) {Bandcamp}
7. Favorite Flava - "Stacy" (2011) {Facebook}
8. Amenta - "Sticky" (2011) {Bandcamp}
9. The Roots - "Make My (feat. Big K.R.I.T. & Dice Raw)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
10. Chi Turner - "You Can Hear Things" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Dave Painchaud - "In Transit" (2011) {CDBaby | Amazon MP3}
12. Amalia - "All The Funk I Need (Atjazz Love Soul Remix)" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
13. Seun Kuti & The Egypt 80 - "Rise" (2011) {Knitting Factory}
14. Thundercat - "For Love I Come" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
15. Machinedrum - "Come1" (2011) {iTunes}

If you liked this show, please consider checking out these back episodes:

BSOTS 055 - 40 from the dos double-o-seven (pt. one)
BSOTS 096 - 2009 overview (pt. two)

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Posted by macedonia at 3:58 PM EST
Updated: Monday, 20 February 2012 7:39 PM EST
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Friday, 20 January 2012
BSOTS 120 - Twenty Eleven Favorites, Obsessions, and Earworms (pt. one)
Now Playing: Fishbone - Live in Bordeaux
Topic: my podcasts

If it were already halfway through the year, maybe then I would feel uncomfortable about saying "Happy New Year." However, since we're not even done with the first month yet, I'm going to say it...

Happy New Year.

This year is already shaping up to be amazing musically, but forgive me if I'm still a little stuck on 2011. The amount of sonic spillover from last year could easily fill up this one. And there's always more that I know about, but never get a chance to hear. There's so much more that passes me by these days than I'm able to catch. Surprisingly enough, I'm okay with that. Probably because I know that I hear what I'm meant to hear. Music's cool like that.

No overly long intros. No needlessly extensive liner notes. Not this time. I believe in these artists, these albums, and these songs enough to simply let them speak for themselves.

Fifteen songs now, fifteen songs next episode. It's just a drop in the bucket from last year, but it represents the sounds that stayed with me the most. Hope you enjoy the show.

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Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. ID drops courtesy of Fave, Jonny Sonic, Thad Reid, EJ Flavors, and Darren Keith. Background music includes "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint, and "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
Best of 2011 mixes on the Free Music Archive

this episode's track list:
1. Akua Naru - "The Backflip" (2011) {Bandcamp | iTunes}
2. Oddisee - "Still Doing It (feat. yU)" (2011) {Bandcamp | Fat Beats}
3. Benny Sings - "Dreams" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
4. Bibio - "Anything New" (2011) {iTunes}
5. Jonti - "Hornet's Nest" (2011) {Stones Throw Store}
6. Saturn Never Sleeps - "Lotus" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
7. Shabazz Palaces - "Endeavors For Never" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
8. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "Verily, Verily, Verily" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
9. Propaganda and Odd Thomas - "The City" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. When Saints Go Machine - "Parix" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
11. Sepalcure - "The One" (2011) {Beatport | Amazon MP3}
12. Wildcookie - "Touchy Touchy" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
13. The Stepkids - "La-La" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Stones Throw Store}
14. Phantogram - "Don't Move" (2011) {iTunes | Amazon MP3}
15. Lanu - "Roosevelt Blues (feat. Megan Washington)" (2011) {Amazon MP3}

If you liked this show, please consider checking out these back episodes:

BSOTS 080 - 2008 recap (pt. two)
BSOTS 095 - 2009 overview (pt. one)

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Posted by macedonia at 12:21 AM EST
Updated: Thursday, 26 January 2012 1:01 AM EST
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Saturday, 31 December 2011
BSOTS 119 - BGB: As Far As It Depends On You...
Now Playing: Various Artists - Midnight Snacks
Topic: my podcasts

I'm sure that there are many who can look back at 2011 with fond memories and thankful memories. I am not one of those people. I am chomping at the bit for this year to be over.

It bothers me that I am 38 years old and can still find a myriad of things to scream "Screw This" about. The restlessness in my being feels like a guy in a straitjacket kicking at his four padded walls nonstop. I don't know much about a lot, but I know enough to believe that it can't be good to constantly be angry. Maybe that's why I haven't done more than one "buckwild" show prior to this one. At any rate, I need the release and perhaps you do, too.

There's a 25-minute mix that's dedicated to the out of work, the overworked, the "working poor," and anyone who's ever been harrassed by the cops about anything. There's Afrobeat, Swedish jazz fusion, global soul, angry hip-hop, even a little Fishbone in the mix. Should you need to let off a primal scream before 2011 comes to a close, let this show provide the soundtrack to your moment of much-needed catharsis. Happy New Year. All the best to you in 2012.

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Theme music produced by Cy Tru featuring vocals from Jonny Sonic. ID drop courtesy of Anji Bee. Background music includes "Pop Champagne (instrumental)" by Jim Jones, "Ghettoblaster (Marumari Remix)" by Kid 606, and "Nuuk Godthab" and "Midnattsol" by Meso.

other key info:
The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
Solipsistic Nation podcast
Romans 12:18 (New International Version)

this episode's track list:
1. Dimlite - "New Better Pain" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Stones Throw Store}
2. Blueprint - "So Alive" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
3. Robo Robb - "Blue Skies" (2011) {Bandcamp}
4. Baba Israel and Yako 440 - "Occupy The Beat" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Bobby Blunt - "Broke" (2010) {Bandcamp}
6. Pseudo Intellectuals - "No Money, No Problems" (2008) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Utah Phillips - "Heroes" (1996) {Righteous Babe Store}
8. Jasiri X - "Occupy (We The 99)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
9. Murph Law - "Whatchagonedoboutit!" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
10. B. Dolan - "Film The Police (feat. Toki Wright, Jasiri X, Buddy Peace, Sage Francis)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Wandering Monks - "Fiah Back" (2011) {Artist Store}
12. Jon Bellion - "Claps And Autotunes For Lovers" (2011)
13. J. Cole - "Lost Ones" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
14. IAME - "Carlin List (ft. Solillaquists Of Sound)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
15. Fishbone - "DUI Friday" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
16. Mats/Morgan Band - "En schizofrens dagbok" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
17. Raoul Bjorkenheim, Bill Laswell, Morgan Agren - "Moon Tune" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
18. Laws & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - "Never (feat. Dave Young)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
19. Tomas Doncker - "Justice Is Due" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
20. Femi Kuti - "Politics In Africa" (2011) {Amazon MP3}

If you liked this show, please consider checking out these back episodes:

BSOTS 081 - BGB: as absurd as gourmet pork rinds...
BSOTS 097 - the post-GRAMMY world music episode...

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Posted by macedonia at 12:48 AM EST
Updated: Thursday, 19 January 2012 11:14 PM EST
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Tuesday, 29 November 2011
BSOTS 118 - Random Acts Of Musicology...
Now Playing: Kieran Hebden / Steve Reid / Mats Gustafsson
Topic: my podcasts

This episode is just another game of catch-up, featuring a bunch of artists and songs that I was listening to over the summer and some recent musical obsessions of mine. The Junk Culture cut I found through Promonet, which features the vocalist from Phantogram, so I was all over that. That's followed up by the lumberjack soul of Miles Bonny, the future flight of Union, and a new cut from Torae produced by Marco Polo. Hard to believe that this is coming from Torae's debut album; it seems like he's been in the game forever at this point. A pair of tunes from the unconventional hymnal follow after that, featuring the ill poetics of Propaganda and the biblical funk of Andrew Wartts and the Gospel Storytellers.

Hanna & Beatr8's "Flowers" has been on constant repeat for me and it's another example of how Sweden has been unfairly blessed with an ample amount of talent. Drunken Monkey's a new find for me and "July" takes me right back to the good vibes of summer. Vocalist Chrys-Anthony sounds amazing on this cut. Had to follow that up with the opener from Robin Hannibal's Bobby E.P. - he is an absolutely amazing producer. We pick up the pace after that with a classic from Quantic & Nickodemus, which was heavily featured in an iPod advertisement a few years back. Dotmatic piggybacks beautifully on the Quantic cut, which leads neatly into a Colman Brothers/Q-Tip mashup.

Billy Drease Williams brings back that feelgood hip-hop and the mood gets kicked up a few notches with the Pure P & Melo Remix of SoulParlor (with Oddisee in great form as usual on the mic). Producer K-Def gets hold of a De La Soul classic and the results are head nod whiplash-inducing. After that, it's time for a little boogie revival courtesy of Toro Y Moi and Breakbot turning in a fabulous remix of a Matthew Dear cut. Two real big obsessions for me over the summer were Jonti and Thundercat. Hopefully the cuts featured from both artists will serve as great reasons why.

The show closes out big with two artists that should be familiar to most who listen to this show. Jamiroquai uploaded "Smile" to his Soundcloud page about six months ago as a free download and it went pretty fast. Jay Kay really needs to stop teasing us and put out a new album already. Last but certainly not least, Jazzanova strolls through with expected beauty, a cut from their latest compilation entitled Coming Home. Had a lot of fun putting this one together and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did putting it together.

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ID drops courtesy of Billy Drease Williams, Y-Love, Aspektz, DarrenKeith, EJ Flavors, and Fave.

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The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
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Us & Us returns to Phuture Frequency

this episode's tracklist:
1. Junk Culture - "Chippewa Kids (feat. Sarah Barthel)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
2. Miles Bonny - "Learning To Fly" (2011) {iTunes | Amazon MP3}
3. Union - "Wings (feat. Elzhi)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
4. Torae - "Do The Math" (2011) {iTunes | Fat Beats}
5. Propaganda & Odd Thomas - "I Hate It" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
6. Andrew Wartts and The Gospel Storytellers - "Peter and John" (1985) {Numero Group | Amazon MP3}
7. Hanna & Beatr8 - "Flowers" (2011) {iTunes}
8. Drunken Monkey feat. Chrys-Anthony - "July" (2011) {Splintered Tree}
9. Robin Hannibal - "Move" (2011) {iTunes}
10. Quantic & Nickodemus - "Mi Swing Es Tropical (feat. Tempo & The Candela All-Stars)" (2005) {Amazon MP3}
11. Dotmatic - "Look Around" (2009) {iTunes}
12. Colman Brothers vs. Q-Tip - "Breathing With DG" (2011)
13. Billy Drease Williams - "I Think You Love Me" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. SoulParlor - "Bang Illy feat. Oddisee (Pure P & Melo Remix)" (2011) {iTunes | Amazon MP3}
15. K-Def - "Stakes Is High (Kush Remix)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
16. Toro Y Moi - "All Alone" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
17. Matthew Dear - "You Put A Smell On Me (Breakbot Remix)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
18. Jonti - "Firework Spraying Moon" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Stones Throw Store}
19. Thundercat - "Daylight" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
20. Jamiroquai - "Smile" (2011) {Soundcloud}
21. Jazzanova - "Behold These Days (Berlin '74)" (2011) {Amazon MP3}

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Thursday, 3 November 2011
BSOTS 117 - Gettin' Deep With Lady Blacktronika...
Now Playing: The Roots - "Make My"
Topic: my podcasts

This episode features a mix from the First Lady of Beatdown, the one and only Lady Blacktronika. It's a hour-long set that should speak volumes to the house heads out there. Hypnotic and deep, much like her Future Blues album. Not much more to say than that.

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Theme song produced by Cy Tru. ID drop courtesy of India from Astronauts of Antiquity. Background music selections: "Leave A Note" by Silhouette Brown.

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The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
Full Mix from Lady Blacktronika

this episode's tracklist:
1. KZRC feat. Kemi - "Feeding (Andres Rmx)" (2011) {Beatport}
2. Poussez - "Marvin In The Disco" (2011) {Beatport}
3. Chris Mitchell - "Morning Movements"
4. Lady Blacktkronika - "Who Makes You (Danny Kyo Remix)"
5. Joi Cardwell - "Deep Lady Blacktronika (Deep Water Mix)"
6. SE62 - "Even Better" (Forthcoming on Sound Black)
7. Lady B~Noir - "Tricky Life" (Mastered)
8. Ikenga - "Ancestral Channels" (Forthcoming on Sound Kemystry)
9. Bailey Jemille - "Getting Heavy (Jordan Fields Re-Edit)" {Juno Download}
10. Bailey Jemille - "Getting Heavy (Nick Turner Lady B Vox Remix 1)" {Juno Download}
11. Lady Blacktronika / Bailey Jemille - "Gettin' Tracky"
12. Lady Blacktronika - "All God's Black Children"
13. Lady Blacktronika - "Roots Rock"
14. Chris Mitchell - "Lonely Nights"
15. Lady Blacktronika - "I'm Tryin Ta Party"
16. Brother G - "Learning Curves" (Sound Black)
17. South West Seven - "Play With Love" (2011) {Beatport}
18. DJ Cam - "Swim feat. Chris James (Blackjoy Remix)" (2011) {Beatport}

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