Thanks to everyone who tuned in last week for the Soapbox Derby. Special thanks to Justin Brown and Elise Hetu from the UofC Sustainability Office for dropping by to talk about commuter challenge and other ideas for moving about more responsibly.

Here are the platters that spun in between the random musings:

George Sarah – afterglow – Who Sleep The Sleep Of Peace ( Pusan )
Clark – henderson wrench – Iradelphic ( Warp )
The Slakadeliqs – dream on – The Other Side Of Tomorrow ( Self-Released )
Batida feat. Ikonoclasta – tirei o chapeu – Batida ( Soundway )
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars – kali – Radio Salone ( Cumbancha )
Baloji feat. larousse marciano – a l’heure d’ete – saison seche – Kinshasa Succursale ( Crammed )
Ebo Taylor – abonsam – Appia Kwa Bridge ( Strut )
The Sugarman Three – witches boogaloo – What The World Needs Now ( Daptone )
pigeon john – do the pigeon – pigeon john an the summertime pool party ( quannum projects )
charanga 76 – music trance – bob blank – the blank generation ( strut )
Hawthorne Headhunters – sum people don’t change – Myriad Of Now ( Plug Research )
dudley perkins – falling – pbw presents stones throw 10 years ( stones throw )
Lazarush* – fear of god – Sawm ( Little Whore )
Gift Of Gab feat. Rahsaan Ahmad & Zumbi – rise – The Next Logical Progression ( Quannum )
blue scholars – north by northwest – bayani ( rawkus records )
pawn shop – gypsy funk – pawn shop ( nocturne records )
joe lally – there to here – there to here ( dischord )
vic chesnutt – strange language – is the actor happy? ( texas hotel )
Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfege – smile – Afropolitan ( Self-Released )
Lauren Mann & The Fairly Odd Folk** – of life and of death – Over Land And Sea ( Self-Released )
Emily Wells – johnny cash’s mama’s house – Mama ( Partisan )
Peasant – a little one – Bound For Glory ( Schnitzel )
Hinterlandband* – living underground – Bon Echo ( Self-Released )
Leeroy Stagger and His Band* – radiant land – Radiant Land ( Rebeltone )
Kris Demeanor – Perfect Buzz – The Guilt and the Shame – Tales of the Canadian West ( ? )
Canailles* – becik – Manger Du Bois ( Grosse Broite )

Take it easy, and enjoy the sunshine! Talk t’y'all next week,
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Sorry for the delay in posting – had some computer glitches to get sorted. Here’s what went down during the April 26th thank-all-that’s-holy-we-survived-the-election episode of the Derby:

funki porcini – undermud – on ( ninja tune )
miho hatori – today is like that – ecdysis ( rykodisc )
The Toure-Raichel Collective – azawade – The Tel Aviv Session ( Cumbancha )
Amadou & Mariam feat. Santigold – dougou badia – Folila ( Because )
darondo – didn’t i – let my people go ( luv n haight )
naomi shelton & the gospel queens – what have you done my brother – daptone gold ( daptone )
j.davis trio – the answer – vintage ( elephantpants music )
TheeSatisfaction – existinct – Awe Naturale ( Sub Pop )
Georgia Anne Muldrow – calabash – Seeds ( Someothaship )
Radio Radio* – gong hotel – Havre De Grace ( Bonsound )
Chicharones* – pork rind disco – Camobear Green ( Camobear )
Brownout – meter beater – Oozy ( Nat Geo )
the meters – gettin’ funkier all the time – cabbage alley ( reprise )
taj mahal – cakewalk into town – recycling the blues and other stuff ( columbia )
Carolina Chocolate Drops – no man’s mama – Leaving Eden ( Nonesuch )
Hollis Brown – Gypsy Black Cat – Nothing & The Famous No One ( Vibe Theory )
Eamon McGrath* – johnny brought the bottles back – Young Canadians ( White Whale )
zeph & azeem feat joyo valerde & tony moses – time to wake up – rise up ( om hiphop )
Skydiggers* – the herd – Northern Shore ( Latent )
Patrick Watson* – step out for a while – Adventures In Your Own Backyard ( Secret City )
Clinton St. John** – with speed gone gone – Storied Hearts and the Three Assimiliations ( Self-Released )
Jose Gonzales – How Low – In Our Nature ( Imperial Recordings )
From Birch To Yew** – beautiful days – Whisper In The Trees ( Self-Released )
Corinna Rose* – belle guitare – Corinna Rose ( Self-Released )

Peace Out,
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Gerald Wheatley was by to talk about the John Ralston Saul lecture and some other Arusha-related happenings, Justin Brown hopped up to tell up about their version of the Clean Bin project and other initiatives of the UofC’s Sustainability Office, and Brad Stelfox, Noel Begin, and Noah Purves-Smith came on to encourage y’all to think about the big picture when you go to the poll booth on April 23.

All that and a giant heap of tunes:

Learning* – Untitled (Birds) – Live In A Living Room ( Self-Released )
Polica – Amongster – Give You The Ghost ( Totally Gross National Product )
Sub Swara – The Ripple – Triggers ( Low Motion )
The Lijadu Sisters – Bayi L’ense – Mother Africa ( Knitting Factory )
Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats – E Ma S’Eka – Nigeria 70 – SweetTimes: Afro-Funk, Highlife, & Juju from 1970s Lagos ( Strut Records )
Speech Debelle – Studio Backpack Rap – Freedom Of Speech ( Big Dada )
Galactic feat. Ladybug Mecca & Nino Moschella – Squarebiz – From the Corner to the Block ( Anti )
Grand Analog – I Play My Kazoo – Metropolis is Burning ( UrbNet )
Fort Knox Five feat. Asheru – Insight – Radio Free DC ( Fort Knox Recordings )
The Funk Ark – Chaga – High Noon. ( ESL )
September – Stump – Groove Merchant 20th ( Ubiquity )
Buckshot LeFonque – Some Cow Fonque (More Tea Vicar?) – Buckshot LeFonque ( Columbia )
Gangstagrass – Give It Up – Lightning on the Strings, Thunder on the Mic ( Rench Audio )
Sage Francis – Worry Not – Li(f)e ( Anti )
The Lazy MK’s – Granum Fire – A Field Guide to the Lazy MK’s ( Young Soul )
Old Crow Medicine Show – Alabama High-Test – Tennessee Pusher ( Nettwerk )
Bitterweed Draw** – Goin’ Down – Heart Of The Old West ( Self-Released )
Rose Cousins* – The Darkness – We Have Made A Spark ( Outside )
Great Lake Swimmers* – Changes With the Wind – New Wild Everywhere ( Nettwerk )
10 Ft. Ganja Plant – Fist Of Yuen Kay-San – 10 Deadly Shots Vol II ( Roir )
The Wooden Sky* – Your Fight Will Not Be Long – Every Child A Daughter, Every Moon A Sun ( Black Box )
Greg Brown – Hey Baby Hey – Further In ( HackleBarney )
Lucky Sonne** – I Ain’t Afraid of Ya – RR One ( Self-Released )
Zachary Lucky* – Saskatchewan – Saskatchewan ( Self-Released )
Handsome Dan & His Gallimaufry* – People Make Their Own Paths – The Best There Was ( Self-Released )

Thanks for tuning in – see ya ’round, and VOTE, goddammit!
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Here are the platters that spun on today’s show:

moreno veloso +2 – eu sou melhor que voce – music typewriter ( hannibal )
cafe tacuba – no me comprendes – avalancha de exitos
bebel gilberto – bim bom – all in one ( verve )
forro in the dark – saudades de manezinho araujo – light a candle ( nublu )
irakere – bacalao con pan – great moments ( milan records )
los ecos – aqui en la fiesta (i don’t want to spoil the party) – cumbia beat vol.1 ( vampire soul )
css – give up – donkey ( sub pop )
manu chao – peligro – radio bemba sound system ( virgin )
Watussi – watussi theme – 1000% Guapo (1000% Handsome) ( MGM )
Ceu – falta dear – Caravana Sereia Bloom ( Six Degrees )
curumin – compacto – japan pop show ( quannum records )
eddie – pode me chamar – what’s happening in pernambuco? ( luaka bop )
carlinhos brown – sem voce – omelete man ( emi )
tom ze – defect 3: politicar – fabrication defect ( luaka bop )
celsa fonseca – por acaso pela tarde – rive gauche rio
caetano veloso – boas vindas – circulado ( elektra nonesuch )
Caetano Veloso and David Byrne – and she was – Live At Carnegie Hall ( Nonesuch )
jim white – turquoise house – transnormal skiperoo ( luaka bop )
Andrew Bird – give it away – Break It Yourself ( Mom + Pop )
Amos The Transparent* – says the spark – Goodnight, My DearÉ I’m Falling Apart ( Universal/45 )
Hank Pine & Lily Fawn – People – North America
The Burning Hell – Kings of the Animal Kingdom – Flux Capacitor ( Weewerk Records )
Eamon McGrath* – Great Lakes – Young Canadians ( White Whale )
Lucky Sonne** – was a time – Trailer ( Self-Released )
Bahamas* – Time and Time Again – Barchords ( Brushfire )

Thanks for tuning in! Maybe see ya at Bahamas tonight….

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I filled in for Dana today while she’s off on vacation. Here’s what went down on “The Get Up Derby”:

The October Trio* – The Park – New Dream ( Songlines )
The Bad Plus – Rhinoceros Is My Profession – Suspicious Activity? ( Columbia )
Hugh Masakela – Jungle Jim – I Am Not Afraid ( Quality/Blue Thumb Records )
Amaswazi Emvelo & Mahlatini – Nginokuthula – Freedom Fire – The Indestructible Beat of Soweto vol.3 ( Earthworks )
The Resolutionaries Marimba Band – Manhanga – The Resolutionaries Marimba Band ( Self-Released )
Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited – Zimbabwe Yevatema – Shumba: Vital Hits From Zimbabwe ( Earthworks )
Sizohamba vs. Kid Loco – Learning – The Mothers: Township Sessions ( Rasa Music )
Bisso Na Bisso – l’Union – Racines ( V2 Music )
Baloji feat. Zaiko Langa-Langa & Amp Fiddler – Nazongi Ndako (pt. 1) – Kinshasa Succursale ( Crammed )
Blackalicious feat. Nikki Giovanni – Ego Trip – NIA
MC Solaar – Paradisiaque – Paradisiaque ( Polydor )
Positive Black Soul – Djoko (Unity) – Salaam ( Mango )
Shabazz Palaces – Are You… Can You… Were You? – Black Up ( Sub Pop )
Divine Styler – Before Mecca – Word Power 2: Directrix
Derek DHX – Rootz Music / Hydra Head – Theme From The Emotion Circuit ( Syncopated )
Automator with Kool Keith – A Better Tomorrow (Molasses Spaced Out Mix) – No Categories: A Ubiquity Compilation ( Ubiquity Records )
DJ Einstein & MC Zaakir – Haves and Have Nots – Impeach the Precedent ( Kajmere Sound Distribution )
Fishbone – Lemon Meringue – Give A Monkey A Brain And He’ll Swear He’s The Center Of The Universe ( Columbia )
5ivestyle – Apple Pie – Self-Titled ( Sub Pop )
Olu Dara – Father Blues – In The World – From Natchez To New York ( Atlantic )
Muddy Waters – Gonna Need My Help – More Real Folk Blues ( Chess )
Snooks Eaglin – Let Me Go Home, Whiskey – New Orleans Street Singer ( Smithsonian Folkways )
Carolina Chocolate Drops – West End Blues – Leaving Eden ( Nonesuch )
Abyssinians & Tommy McCook – Mandela – Tree of Satta vol.1 – The Abyssinians and Friends ( Blood and Fire )
Fred Eaglesmith* – Cemetery Road – 6 Volts ( Eone )
Dale Murray* – The Wind Is Trying To Kill Me – Dream Mountain Dream ( Come Undone )
Reuben Bullock** – Country Roads – Man Made Lakes ( Self-Released )
Clea Roddick feat. Noel Johnson – Birds Come Back – Songs of the Year vol.2 ( Postmark )
Good Old War – Better Weather – Come Back As Rain ( Sargent House )
John K. Samson* – Highway 1 West – Provincial ( Epitaph/Anti- )
Plants And Animals* – Before – The End Of That ( Secret City )

Thanks for tuning in! Make sure you come back next week for talk about Bikes, Snow, and the April issue of Alberta Views!

Peace out,
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Bonobo – Brace Brace – Black Sands Remixed ( Ninja Tune )
Four Tet vs. Rothko – Road Become Rivers (Rivers Become Oceans Remix) – Remixes
Nneka feat. Ms Dynamite – Sleep – Soul Is Heavy ( Yo Mama’s )
Roots Manuva – Wha’ Mek – 4everevolution ( Big Dada )
Chiddy Bang – Handclaps & Guitars – Breakfast ( Virgin/I.R.S. )
Georgia Anne Muldrow – Kali Yuga – Seeds ( Someothaship )
Nino Moschella – Are You For Real – The Fix ( Ubiquity )
Money Mark – No Fighting – Mark’s Keyboard Repair ( MoWax )
Esmeray – Ayrilik Olsa Bile – Istanbul 70 Psych, Disco, Folk Classics ( Nublu )
Money Mark – Have Clave Will Travel – Mark’s Keyboard Repair ( MoWax )
The Funk Ark feat. Mustafa Akbar – Funky Southern – High Noon. ( ESL )
Cut Chemist and Miles – SNT (Live at Peacepipe) – The Funky Precedent vol.1 ( Loosegroove/No Mayo )
Galactic feat. Kipp Renaissance HS Marching Band – Karate – Carnivale Electricos ( Anti )
Andre Williams – Mojo Hannah – Hood And Shades ( Bloodshot )
Heavy Trash – Double Line – Going Way Out With Heavy Trash ( Yep Roc )
Drunken Prayer – Take a Walk – Into The Missionfield ( Fluff & Gravy )
Dr. Dog – Lonesome – Be The Void ( Anti- )
Delta Spirit – Strange Vine – Ode To Sunshine ( Rounder )
Devon Sproule – Stop By Any Time – Keep Your Silver Shined ( City Salvage Records )
Snailhouse – Sentimental Gentlemen – Sentimental Gentlemen
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man – Leaving Eden ( Nonesuch )
Bitterweed Draw** – Cornmash – Heart Of The Old West ( Self-Released )
Ani DiFranco – Which Side Are You On? – ÀWhich Side Are You On? ( Righteous Babe )
Dear Sister* – Morning Lark – Dear Sister ( Self-Released )
Steve Gates* – keepin people out – A Bee In Her Mouth ( Self-Released )
The Ramblin’ Ambassadors** – Dallas B Goode – Ramble On ( Mint )

Thanks for tuning in!

Till next week,
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Canyons – Circadia – Keep Your Dreams (Modular)
Gonjasufi – Timeout – MU.ZZ.LE (Warp)
Grand Pianoramax – Infidel – Smooth Danger (Obliqsound)
Radio Citizen – World – Hope and Despair (Ubiquity)
The Budos Band – Chicago Falcon – Budos Band II (Daptone)
William Parker Organ Quartet – Jacque’s Groove – Uncle Joe’s Spirit House (Centering Records)
Reuben Wilson – Ronnie’s Bonnie – Blue Breakbeats (Blue Note)
Radio Radio – Kenny G Non-Stop – Belmundo Regal (Bon Sound)
Resin Dogs f. Abstract Rude – A Destructive Circle – More (Hydro Funk)
Thundamentals f. Jase Excell – How You Been? – Foreverlution (Obese)
Teenage Fanclub & De La Soul – Fallin’ – Judgement Night Soundtrack (Immortal Records)
Reflection Eternal f. Jay Electronica – Just Begun – Revolutions per Minute (Blacksmith)
Balkan Beat Box – Money – Give (Nat Geo)
Edip Akbayram & Dostlar – Ayrilik – Istanbul 70 Psych, Disco, Folk Classics (Nublu)
Udi Hrant – Hastayim Yasiyorum – The Early Recordings vol.II (Traditional Crossroads)
The Good Ones – Gahinda Umpora Iki We – Kigali y’Izahabu (Dead Oceans)
Mighty Popo* – Kamananga – Gakondo (Borealis)
Bela Fleck and Friends – D’Gary Jam – Throw Down Your Heart – Tales From the Acoustic Planet vol.3 (Rounder)
Konono No.1 – Nsimba & Nzuzi – Congotronics (Crammed Discs)
Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate – Take This Hammer – Kulanjan (Hannibal)
Steve Coffey & the Lokels – Runaway Slave – Bovine World Rail (s/r)
Round Mountain – The Old Tree – Truth and Darkness (?)
The Heptones – Sufferer’s Time – Lee Perry – Cutting Razor: Rare Cuts From the Black Ark (Heartbeat)
Mike Tod & The Buffalo lake Kid** – Cover Your Lamp, Babe – Live (Self-Released)
Clinton St. John – Mr Chandelier – Nothing On But Your Radio – Live Sessions from CJSW 90.9fm (s/r)
Plants And Animals* – No Idea – The End Of That (Secret City)
Drunken Prayer – Maryjane – Into The Missionfield (Fluff & Gravy)
John K. Samson* – Highway 1 East & Heart of the Continent – Provincial (Epitaph/Anti-)
Sandy Cassels** – Championship Banners – Championship Banners b/w Otto Bauer (Periphrasis)
Graydon James & The Young Novelists* – Tell Me What you’ve Done – Live at Dublin St. Church (Self-Released)
Charlotte Gainsbourg & Calexico – Just Like A Woman – I’m Not There Soundtrack (Columbia)

PEACE,
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Here’s the set list from last Thursday:
Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos* – Mukaiji (Flute on the Misty Ocean) – Japanese Bamboo Flute – Shakuhachi ( Oliver Sudden )
Pimmon – Passing, Never to be Held – The Oancome Orbit ( Room40 )
Kid Koala & Money Mark – Carpel Tunnel Syndrome – Ninja Cuts Funkungfusion ( Ninja Tune )
Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions – Birds – Night Rider ( Nublu )
Mamani Keita – Demissen Koulou – Gagner L’Argent Francais ( No Format )
Stanton Davis’ Ghetto/Mysticism – Play Sleep – Brighter Days ( Cultures of Soul )
Buck 65 f. Nick Thorburn – Gee Whiz – 20 Odd Years ( Warner Music Canada )
DJ Cosm f. Qwazaar – Better World – Time and Space ( self-released )
Sola Rosa – The Ace of Space – Get It Together ( Melting Pot )
Cibo Matto vs John McEntire – Spoon Remix – Sampler ( Warner )
Darondo – Let My People Go – Let My People Go ( Luv n Haight )
Crown City Rockers – Another Day – Earthtones ( Basement Records )
Eastern Sunz f. Smoke – Up In Flames – Corrupted Utopia ( www.easternsunz.com )
Blue Scholars – Evening Chai – Blue Scholars (2005) ( self-released )
The Heavy – Set Me Free – Great Vengeance and Furious Fire ( Counter Records )
The High Decibels – That Dude – The High Decibels ( Rolling Jack Records )
R.L. Burnside – Shake’em On Down – Too Bad Jim ( Fat Possum Records )
The Agnostic Phibes Rhythm & Blood Conspiracy** – Neckin’ Party – Campfire Tales ( Shoutin’ Abner Pim )
T Model Ford – Let The Church Roll On – Bad Man ( Fat Possum Records )
Those Darlins – Let You Down – Screws Get Loose ( Oh Wow Dang Records )
Zonder Kennedy & The Scoville Junkies – Highway 61 – Zonder Kennedy & The Scoville Junkies ( Soul Station )
Fred Eaglesmith* – Johnny Cash – 6 Volts ( Eone )
Dear Sister* – Hey Oh – Dear Sister ( Self-Released )
Big Bill Broonzy – It’s a Low Down Dirty Shame – Good Time Tonight ( Columbia )
Culver City Dub Collective f. Jack Johnson – Crying Shame (Culver City Dub Remix) – Dos ( Everloving Records )
Junior Ross & The Spear – Rough Way Ahead – I Can Hear The Children Singing ( Blood and Fire )
The Wiles* – How Small – Painted ( Self-Released )
Joe Vickers* – In Struggle – Valley Home ( Self-Released )
Reuben Bullock** – We Belong – Man Made Lakes ( Self-Released )
Jay Crocker – Keep Calm – Below the Ocean Over ( Artunit Recording Co. )
Wil* – In My Skin – Heart Of Mine ( Self-Released )
The Got to Get Got – No One Riots in Winter – Canadian Arts Collective Blues/Huge Zig Zag ( )

Thanks for tuning in – til next week,
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Someone going by mediocrehuman tattle-tweeted about how some of us programmers aren’t posting set lists. I’m making good on my New Year’s resolution to be better about this, and hopefully smothering the flames of mediocrehuman’s frustration, by posting the tunes played on my last two shows.

January 19 – Talkin’ Northern Gateway Blues!

Jaga Jazzist – Plym – Magazine
Wimme – Sohka (Family) – Arctic Paradise 2012 ( Fimic )
Looping Jaw Harp Orchestra – Tuba for Klaus – Universal Language ( Austro Mechana )
Kaya Project f. Shahin Badar – Ummah Oum – Desert Phase
Live Action Fezz* – Braineater – Makes Music ( Cat People )
The Joe – Time Travellin’ – Float or Flail
Junk Science f. Scott Thorough – HEY! (Dr Shenanigan’s Underpants) – Gran’dad’s Nerve Tonic
The Roots f. Phonte & Dice Raw – One Time – Undun ( Def Jam )
Khemist – Unspoken Word – Puzzle Pieces ( Self-Released )
Ronny Jordan & Guru – Season for Change – The Quiet Revolution
Jungle Brothers f. Holmes Brothers – I Remember – VIP
11 Acorn Lane – The Party – Swing Thing ( Self-Released )
Booker T Jones – The Vamp – The road from Memphis
El Rego – Feeling You Got – El Rego ( Daptone )
R. Jenkins & the Dayton Harmonaires – Put Your Hand in the Hand – This May Be My Last Time Singing
Pops Staples – I Shall Not Be Moved – Peace to the Neighbourhood
Mavis Staples – Wrote a Song for Everyone – You Are Not Alone
Lou Reed – Busload of Faith – New York
The John Doe Thing – Beat-Up World – Freedom Is…
The Afterbeat – Unity – Tribute to Desmond Dekker
Sound Dimension – Heavy Beat
The Stingers – Downpresser International
The Beets – You Don’t Want Kids to be Dead – Let The Poison Out ( Hardly Art )
John Steel Singers – You’ve Got Nothing to be Proud Of – Tangalooma ( Dew Process )
Adam & the Amethysts – Gitche Gumme Yeah Yeah – Flickering Flashlight

January 5 – Alberta Views January Feature

Loka – The Tower – Passing Places (Ninja Tune)
Frankyselector* – We Got Love –   Under The Midnight Sun (The Good People)
dudley perkins – that’s the way it’s gonna be – expressions (2012 a.u.)
Eligh + Amplive - First Contact – Therapy at 3 (Legendary/Live Up)
quantic - absence heard, presence felt – an announcement to answer
Delhi 2 Dublin vs. Eccodek – S.O.S. (dubslide remix) – Delhi 2 Dubland EP (Self-Released)
Karsh Kale – Deepest Blue Remix – redesign
Grand Pianoramax f. Black Cracker & Karsh Kale – Sleepwalk – Smooth Danger (Obliqsound)
The Lijadu Sisters – Danger – Danger  (Knitting Factory)
emmanuel jal & abdel gadir salim – lemon bara – ceasefire
utah phillips & ani difranco – anarchy – the past didn’t go anywhere
smog – i’m new here – a river ain’t too much to love
The Anthemeers – landslide – The Anthemeers (Self-Released)
The Do – slippery slope – Both Ways Open Jaws (Siamese Squids)
Antibalas – Rat Race – World’s Funkiest Covers (Cultures of Soul)
Icebird – King Tut – The Abondoned Lullaby (RJ’s Electrical Connections)
Modern Field Recordings* – Bus Stops – We Got Ur Back (Self-Released)
Joe Vickers* – boomtown bustle – Valley Home (Self-Released)

Thanks for the kick in the pants, mediocre human!

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