This new 1hr time slot is taking a bit of getting used to. Thankfully, on the upside, the station got a fancy new mixer, so at least now I don’t have to lug my mixer up to the university. Unfortunately someone at the station keeps on unhooking the outbound RCA cable, which totally throws me off when I go to start the show. On top of that, the USB cable is pretty dodgy. But with two weeks under my belt, I think moving forward I should be able to manage these minor annoyances. Luckily for those just joining us now rather than listening live, through the magic of post-production, you won’t even hear my larger blunders…. Yesss!
I’m also test driving a new music delivery method called SoundCloud here on the site. You’ll still be able to download the mixes as you always have, but I’m adding their player to the site also, so you can listen to the shows right on the page. I’d love to know what you think of it, so drop me a comment or an email if you feel so inclined.
March 4th
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Too late! File removed (mp3 – 49Mb)
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March 11th
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Too late! File removed (mp3 – 53Mb)
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UPDATE, or: Oh right, the music… I figured I should at least take a few words to talk about some of the beats I played on the 11th. It’s a bit old now (A year almost in internet time, that’s like a decade in real life…) but you can find the Manipulated Marauders joints here. Also, you should definitely take a listen to the Dirty Sample stuff over at the always good Neferiu Records site. I’m pretty sure I’ve had Planit, aka Dirty Sample’s previous incarnation, in the studio before — but I’d have to check the archives to make sure. Nonetheless, Dirty Sample is straight up killing it on both of his (FREE!) offerings Sounds and The Perfect Mask. Which should make picking up his latest, Two Blue Apes, a complete no-brainer.
Also, I only played the bridge and end portion of Minnie Ripperton’s Inside My Love, but if you have the chance you really should listen to the whole thing, not to mention the rest of her catalog along with her work with The Rotary Connection. Ripperton reportedly had a more than 5 octave vocal range (take that Mariah Carey), and never needed to resort to crappy vocal tricks and hokey melisma to make a great song.
Thanks!!! Keep the good show going -)