Thursday, 6 March 2025
quote [ A mix series celebrating artists from the diaspora and beyond.. ? ]
Great mixes curated by Rainmann if you're into trap, bass and Indian stuff in general .. also weird mixes with metal and videogame soundtracks. Found this via a Su Real nudge as it's the newest mix. Thumb is inda Flo.
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Tuesday, 4 March 2025
quote [ Since 2006 the Awesome Tapes From Africa online blog has been responsible for opening up a window to a sonic world previously unknown to most. It has provided a welcome starting point for inquisitive listeners who may otherwise never had access to this music, given that most of it was only available decades ago from tape vendors in the region of origin ]
Article from 2018 on 16 or so years of archival activity. I'm sure this has been mentioned before but I only found my link to Jess Sah Bi and Peter One
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Wednesday, 26 February 2025
quote [ Recordings of empty studios represent impact on musicians of UK?s plans to let AI train on their work without permission ]
Silent savage my album is a classic
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Friday, 21 February 2025
quote [ Not everything is dick swinging and politics. ]
Maybe try some beer/tea/vodka/... swigging and dancing instead.
ANYONE SUGGEST ANY TRACKS? CHEERS BIG EARS, to 11 YEARS & MANY MORE; THANKz
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Monday, 20 January 2025
quote [ from embedded sound clips for Vivaldi's The Four Seasons to buttons on the pages of Jungle Sounds and play-along tracks for the keyboard and drumming books. I?m the person responsible for creating all the music and sound effects and ensuring they?re of the highest possible quality. ]
Interview with a UK musician responsible for producing audio clips in children's books.
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Monday, 6 January 2025
1993 song with samples from Eddie Kendricks.
Heard this on a 2007 MP3 compilation ?The Originals v2? mixing newer songs and their Soul samples .. no traces to be found online. Was it that hipster Crowndozen blog? Wikipedia says she had a lung condition for many years and died through Covid in N.Y. in 2020. Also, found no record of the MC in the second half song.
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Wednesday, 25 December 2024
quote [ When a synthesizer takes on the traits of a guitar, are you opening up new soundscapes or making musical compromises? Here?s what I?ve learned. ]
I burned my guitar
For my synthesizer
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Friday, 13 December 2024
quote [ If any of you get selected for Jury Duty, do not mention or even hint at knowing about Jury Nullification during screening. ]
Sometimes you just gotta dance like there's an ass in your pants.
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Wednesday, 27 November 2024
quote [ 45 years of "Marquee Moon" Tom Verlaine guitar solos edited into one 6 1/2-hour supercut. Because the world needs it. ]
Ooh, there I stand 'neath the Marquee Moon
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Saturday, 23 November 2024
quote [ Decades ago, the punk rockers, hardcore kids and metalheads of New York City relied on one answering machine to find out where bands were playing. This is the story of 212-OPEC-SID. ]
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