Happy New Year. Stepping into 2013 with a handful of selections from 2012. Simple as that, really.

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ID drops courtesy of Fave, DJ Diva, EJ Flavors, and Jonny Sonic. Theme song produced by Cy Tru. 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
Cupid's Hunt Podcast Collaboration
Chillcast #332: 2012 Faves
EJ Flavors: In Rotation, Volume 31
Macedonia's Free Music Archive Mix: Ten For '12

this episode's track list:
1. Kidsuke (Kidkanevil and Daisuke Tanabe) - "SGstep" (2012) {Bandcamp | Amazon MP3}
2. 40 Winks - "For Us" (2012) {Bandcamp | Amazon MP3}
3. Flying Lotus - "Getting There (featuring Niki Randa)" (2012) {iTunes}
4. Menagerie - "The Chosen" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
5. MUTE - "Charming Snakes" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
6. Mo Kolours - "Twelve" (2012) {Bandcamp}
7. Positive Flow - "Children Of The Sun (feat. Heidi Vogel)" (2012) {iTunes}
8. Blaktroniks - "It's All Right Now (feat. Alicia Renee' a.k.a. Blue Eyes)" (2012) {iTunes}
9. Andrew Ashong - "Flowers" (2012) {iTunes}
10. Rocket Juice & The Moon - "Hey Shooter (feat. Erykah Badu)" (2012) {iTunes}
11. Tall Black Guy - "Sparkling Adventure" (2012) {iTunes}
12. Sixtus Preiss - "Samba Feelin Beein This" (2012) {iTunes}
13. Tab & Anitek - "UnderDub" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. Catching Flies - "The Stars" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
15. Christopher Willits & Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Completion" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}

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This show is dedicated to anyone and everyone who feels the need to give 2012 a swift kick in the ass as it makes its way out the door. Didn't think I'd feel this way about this year and then life happened and...well, here we are.

Oh well. Good riddance. Bring on 2013.

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ID drops courtesy of Anji Bee and EJ Flavors. Theme song by Cy Tru featuring Jonny Sonic. Background music consists of "Ghettoblaster (Marumari Remix)" by Kid 606, "Christmas Is In The House Medley" by C-Bank Orchestra, "Germinal Ring" by Cyclops Joint, "At That Cafe" by Gorje Hewek, and "Vanity (Instrumental)" by BadLuck.

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The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page

this episode's track list:
1. Public Enemy - "Get Up Stand Up (feat. Brother Ali)" (2012) {iTunes}
2. The Hot 8 Brass Band - "Ghost Town" (2012) {iTunes}
3. Jneiro Jarel - "Black Blocks (ElectroSonicFreeRoboticS)" (2010) {iTunes}
4. Hint - "Give It Up feat. Josie Stingray and 1-O.A.K. (Maddslinky Remix)" (2012) {Beatport}
5. Pixelord - "Freeze The Star" (2012) {iTunes}
6. 85 - "Classy" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Actraiser - "Shadow Boxing" (2012) {Bandcamp}
8. Sleepin' Giantz - "And The Ting Went.. (Feat. Btch Pls)" (2012) {Amazon MP3}
9. Big Beat Bronson - "New Me" (2012) {iTunes}
10. Jasiri X - "#10FriskCommandments" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Prince Paul and DJ Pforreal - "Disclaimer for Ignorance / This Is What Happened" (2012) {iTunes}
12. Prince Paul and DJ Pforreal - "Steppin (feat. Breeze Brewin)" (2012) {iTunes}
13. J. Bizness - "Nonstop" (2012) {Bandcamp}
14. Tuamie - "Spaghetti" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
15. Dexter - "Homer Flip" (2012) {Bandcamp}
16. Beautiful Eulogy - "Motive 1, 2" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
17. Fold - "That's The Life Experience (ft. Mike Ruppert)" (2012) {Bandcamp}
18. Doseone - "End&Egg" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | More On This Album}
19. Blaktroniks - "It Can Get Ugly" (2012) {Amazon MP3}
20. Serengeti - "Talk To Me" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | More On This Album}
21. Earl Sweatshirt - "Chum" (2012) {iTunes}
22. Core Rhythm - "Live From Baghdad (feat. Wells Knotty)" (2006) {iTunes}
23. Educated Consumers - "Piece Of Mind" (2012) {Bandcamp}
24. Infinite Livez - "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime (vs. Stade)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}

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This show features music from my favorite label of 2012: Mello Music Group. Hip-hop will always be in good hands as long as they're around.

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ID drops courtesy of Aspektz, Stan Smith, EJ Flavors, DarrenKeith, Thad Reid, Torae, and Fave. Background music consists of "Vanity (Instrumental)" by BadLuck.

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The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
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this episode's track list:
1. The Left - "Scared" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
2. Has-Lo - "Stained Glass (prod. Apollo Brown)" (2012) {Bandcamp}
3. Oddisee - "Hustle Off" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
4. The Black Opera - "Teleport (prod. Audible Doctor)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Boog Brown - "Baby Girl (V2.0 prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
6. Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson - "Truth Be Told" (2012) {Bandcamp}
7. Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime - "Mages Sages II (prod. Flying Lotus)" (2010) {Bandcamp}
8. Oddisee - "The Jungle (feat. Hassaan Mackey & Bilal Salaam)" (2009) {iTunes}
9. Boog Brown - "Blink (Def Dee Remix)" (2011) {Bandcamp}
10. 7evenThirty - "Twenty Twelve (Apollo Brown Remix)" (2012) {Bandcamp}
11. Trek Life - "As The World Turns (feat. Olivier Daysoul)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
12. Diamond District - "Who I Be" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
13. Apollo Brown - "Streets Won't Let Me Chill (feat. Diamond District)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
14. Georgia Anne Muldrow - "Pad Kontrol" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
15. Def Dee - "Rain" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
16. J Bizness - "Turbulence" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | More On This Album}
17. Blackhouse (Georgia Anne Muldrow & DJ Romes) - "fOnkie Journey" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
18. yU - "Dreams (feat. Danedra Rowell)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
19. Oddisee - "Khartoum" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
20. Gensu Dean - "Wantchu (feat. Olivier Daysoul)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
21. yU - "Fine" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
22. 14KT - "The Eillis Wilson Painting On The Wall (feat. Skyzoo)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
23. Substantial - "Grateful (feat. Kenn Starr & Kokayi) (prod. M-Phazes)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}

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This episode focuses exclusively on the work of two artists: Tab and Anitek. They both make great music on the solo tip and even better work when they join forces. Plus they occasionally sample bits from movies like Office Space and Donnie Darko. Seriously, what's not to love?

Hip-hop and downtempo fans, inquire within. Hope you enjoy the set...

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Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. ID drops courtesy of TGrundy, Jonny Sonic, India of Astronauts of Antiquity, EJ Flavors, Fave, and Hired Gun. Background music consists of "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
Interview with Anitek

this episode's track list:
1. Tab & Anitek - "Clockwork" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
2. Tab & Anitek - "Air" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
3. Anitek - "Mondays" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
4. Basement Skylights - "Faces" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Anitek - "Pons" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
6. Tab - "Road Blocks" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Anitek - "Blueprint" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. Anitek - "Talifeather" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
9. Tab - "Calm Before The Storm (featuring Elle Rose)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. Tab & Anitek - "ArtiChoke" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Tab - "Banjo Sitar" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
12. Tab & Anitek - "BlueBird" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
13. Tab & Anitek - "Follow The Leader" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. Basement Skylights - "Strings" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
15. Tab & Anitek - "Manipulated Living" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
16. Tab & Anitek - "The Strange (Feat. Ton Digittie)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
17. Basement Skylights - "Door #3" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
18. Tab - "Slippers (Live)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
19. Anitek - "Rooftop Serenade" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}

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For this episode, I knew I wanted to get back to basics and represent for heads that I know personally who are making some great music right now (Hired Gun, Baba + Yako, DJ Center). At the same time, there are new sounds coming in from all sectors of the globe that I wanted to touch upon as well. There's the beautiful electronics of Kelpe and Kidsuke, the future funk of Tall Black Guy as well as Amalia and Reggie B, and even new music from familiar faces like Arrested Development, Craig G, and Fishbone's lead singer Angelo Moore. It's a play list that goes all over the place, but hopefully makes some rhythmic sense in the end. Be sure to gather up some free downloads for yourself and here's hoping that you enjoy the selections featured within this show. Regards and respect...

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Theme music produced by Cy Tru. ID drops courtesy of Fave, EJ Flavors, DJ Diva, DarrenKeith, and Hired Gun.

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The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
C.C. Chapman: Do It For The Love
Push The Fader Radio
Us & Us Episode #20

this episode's track list:
1. DJ Center - "In A Song (feat. Middle Child) (Back To The Future Remix)" (2011) {Discogs}
2. Kelpe - "I Felt Fuzzy" (2012) {iTunes}
3. Hired Gun - "Ghost of Ocean Ave." (2012) {Bandcamp}
4. The Black Opera - "Timeline (feat. Tiffany Paige)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. José James - "It's All Over Your Body (DJ Spinna Remix)" (2012) {iTunes}
6. Def Sound & RC Beats - "Applebum (All Sprite)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Tab & Anitek - "Ride and Fly" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. S3 (Miles Bonny & Brenk Sinatra) - "Don't Stop" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
9. Baba Israel + Yako 440 - "Separation Is Doom" (2012) {Bandcamp}
10. Amalia & Reggie B - "Hysteria" (2012) {Amazon MP3}
11. Wild Style - "Down By Law" (2007) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
12. Homeboy Sandman - "Watchu Want from Me?" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Stones Throw Store}
13. Lakecia Benjamin - "Get Down" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes | More On This Album}
14. Tall Black Guy - "Return Of Here And Now (feat. Race & Allegra Dolores)" (2012) {iTunes}
15. Angelo Moore - "Brand New Step" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes | More On This Album}
16. Craig G - "Heaven and Hell (feat. Styles P)" (2012) {iTunes}
17. Arrested Development - "My Reflection" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
18. Newban - "Free Your Mind" (To be released late October 2012)
19. Kidsuke (Kidkanevil and Daisuke Tanabe) - "The Other Day We Thought Of Our Friends" (To be released early November 2012) {Album preview}

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Sorry I'm late. I was originally scheduled to give a speech at the Republican National Convention...until the GOP heads running the show decided against it at the last minute. Darn.

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ID drop courtesy of Anji Bee.  Theme music by Cy Tru featuring Jonny Sonic.  Background music includes "Pop Champagne (Instrumental)" by Jim Jones and "Vanity (Instrumental)" by badLuck.

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The Music Podcast Consortium's Facebook Fan Page
Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page
Play catch-up with prior BSOTS GONE (buck)WILD episodes

this episode's track list:
1. Quakers - "Fitta Happier feat. Guilty Simpson & MED" (2012) {Stones Throw Store}
2. Don Streat - "Rapper Shot (Remix feat. Termanology, Lil Fame & DJ Grazzhopa" (2012) {iTunes}
3. Hint - "Watch The Media (feat. Profisee)" (2012) {iTunes}
4. Pisu - "Pop" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. s/s/s - "WIthout Any Doubt" (2012) {iTunes}
6. Count Bass D and DJ Pocket - "#PImpOrDie" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | More On This Album}
7. Count Bass D and DJ Pocket - "#GigolosTheme" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | More On This Album}
8. Supreme Team - "Interview #4080" (2012) {Stones Throw Store}
9. T-Bird - "Somebody Had A Drinking Problem Last Night" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. Labrinth - "Earthquake (feat. Busta Rhymes)" (2012) {iTunes}
11. M.I.A. - "Bad Girls (Switch Remix)" (2012) {Amazon MP3}
12. Machinedrum - "Fantastix" (2012) {iTunes}
13. Traxman - "Itz Crack" (2012) {iTunes}
14. Jeremiah Jae - "$easons" (2012) {iTunes}
15. Sleepin' Giantz - "Mucky" (2011) {Amazon MP3}

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Every now and then, it's good to clean out the harmonic closet and sweep through those areas of the external hard drive where cuts you have forgotten about are likely to be hiding out. So along with some new pieces, you'll hear some joints from years past that I'm just getting around to along with some underground classics. It all adds up to a blend session that's road trip and barbeque approved. At least I think so. Hopefully you'll say the same...

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ID drops courtesy of Fave, EJ Flavors, DarrenKeith, Hired Gun, Aspektz, Thad Reid, and Torae.

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Macedonia on Mixcloud
Macedonia's Tumblr page

this episode's track list:
1. Anthony Valadez - "Walking Away (feat. Damon Aaron)" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
2. Bobby Womack - "The Bravest Man In The Universe" (2012) {iTunes}
3. Medline - "People Make The World Go Around" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD | MPM Store}
4. Maverick - "Yesterday's Lament" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Lady Daisey - "My Story" (2010) {iTunes}
6. Julien Dyne - "Glisten Up" (2011) {iTunes}
7. The Stuyvesants - "The Fire (Untrue)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. The Flavor Foundation - "The Getdown" (2012) {iTunes}
9. The CB's - "Misdemeanor (No Fakin' Remix)" (2009) {iTunes}
10. Visioneers - "Come And Play In The Milky Night" (2012) {iTunes}
11. Hired Gun - "Real Love" (2012) {Bandcamp}
12. Little Jackie - "The Stoop" (2008) {iTunes}
13. Sly & Robbie - "Bam Bam (Sly & Robbie Remix)" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
14. Sola Rosa - "Turn Around feat. Iva Lamkum (Suff Daddy Remix)" (2011) {iTunes}
15. Dotmatic - "The Night On Fire" (2011) {iTunes}
16. Latryx - "Lady Don't Tek No" (1997) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
17. Colonel Red - "Holla" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
18. Daru Jones feat. Kissey Asplund - "No Matter What They Say" (2010)
19. Jay Dee - "Rico Suave Bossa Nova" (2001) {iTunes}
20. Katalyst - "Clapping Song (feat. Coin Locker Kid)" (2011) {iTunes}
21. Shareholder Tom - "Cool Jerk'" (2011) {iTunes}
22. Chet Faker - "No Diggity" (2012) {iTunes}
23. James Pants - "Light My Fire" (2012) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
24. Paul Mac Innes & T.B.O.I. - "Choose Now" (2008) {iTunes}

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For those that may not know the deal, allow me to run it down for you.

Radio BSOTS is dedicated to independent and podsafe hip-hop, soul, funk, and electronic music and has been for almost seven years now.  Every now and again, I like to push at the genre boundaries a little bit, get a little more brash and reckless with what I play and rant in front of a microphone.  It's a holdover practice from a show that I used to produce called endless shouting matches with yourself.  There were 16 episodes of that show between 2006 and 2008.  After it podfaded into the sunset, I brought the "no holds barred" aesthetic of endless shouting matches to Camp Lo-Fi and BSOTS GONE (buck)WILD was born.

I get in touch with my inner Prince Paul for those shows.  Prince Paul, Negativland, and Steinski, who has been the biggest influence on me lately whenever I make "buckwild" episodes, but all three hold a special place in my heart.  And so do these shows.  A lot more work goes into them because they don't happen that often.  They are released only when I need a release, whenever I have to blow off some steam.  It's the sonic primal scream that I save for twice a year and I have to say...I'm really proud of these shows.

A new "buckwild" episode will be coming soon.  Not as soon as I would like, mind you, but it's coming.  I can tell you that it starts off with a rant that's been rumbling in my spirit for at least six months and I finally found the words to complete it a few weeks ago.  I can tell you that it will feature rants from the endless shouting matches days.  I can tell you that it will be all over the place musically, as is normally the case with these shows.  And I can tell you that the show is entitled "After The Bridge, Burn The Village."

That will be episode #127, firebombing the Web as soon as possible.  In the meantime, here's a list of the prior "buckwild" shows, beginning with episode #71 back in August of 2008...

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...

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.

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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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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.