05.22.09 show

This week’s play list contained more mp3s than vinyl. If I really dig a song, my preference is to own the vinyl, but if its just an okay track, I’m cool having a digital copy. These days, some of the dubstep/techno producers release songs only on mp3 (or wav or flac). And mp3s don’t cost $$ to ship. Buying new records every week starts to add up, kids. 99 cents for a digital track, or 13 dollars for a twelve inch. You do the math.

Lick the Wrap is one mp3 only label I recently came across while browsing on juno download. There are only four artist on the label (Rare Dynamic, Intention, Derelict, Eleven8) at the moment, and the website reads they will be releasing vinyl soon. I'm going to delve deeper into their catalog, and most likely will be playing more tunes from this Bristol based label in near future.


Redvolume records in Sweden (not to be confused with Norwary as I did on air) posted a few digital exclusive releases on boomkat last week, including the banger 8 Bit Lover from Vesicle. They focus on releasing records from Scandanavian producers, and have put out stuff from the likes of Tes La Rok and L-Wiz. Although the online pics of their releases are small, I'm liking their design and photography, as well as thier music output.



OQTO is yet another recently discoverd (by me anyway) digital-only-producer (ok, he has released a cd, but no vinyl that I find). And just now, as I googled his name to find the link to his myspace page did I learn the dude's Japanese!


Without even realizing it, I played a bunch of tracks (mp3s again) from the minimal techo Lordag label. They are based in Norway, not to be confused with Sweden.

If everything goes according to plan, I'll be doing three hours on the 29th. I'm not training the next morning, and have an itch to drop some acid. Records that is. Took my last trip years ago. I found it really messed with my knowledge of geography.

05.15.09 show

Leila and Her Weird Friend dropped some serious bass weight this week. If you missed the show, or want to listen again, run don't walk to zbconline.com to download the stream. There were a few technical difficulties, so there will be a minute or so of silence at the start of the show. We hope to have them back again soon.

05.08.11 show

Wow, this blogging thing is a lot more work than work than I anticipated. I don't know how Bike Snob NYC does three or more a week.

So yeah, I don't feel up to posting too much for this week's show. But do tune in to next week's show to hear special guests Leila and Her Weird Friend spin some dub reggae and dubstep. It should be a great show. I'd suggested that those guys do a WZBC summer fill-in show, but unfortunately their talents are in high demand they can't commit to a weekly show on a low wattage college radio station.

I will suggest to prick up your ears for two upcoming releases that I started of the program with (thank you Mary Anne Hobbbs); "Vultures" by Gravious due out 05.11, on Highpoint Lowlife Records, and "Bullet A' Go Fly" by DVA featuring Badness, Riko, Flowdan, and Killa P out soon in Dusk and Blackdown's label, Keysound. M.A.H. gave a dirty wurds disclaimer before playing that track, but I didn't hear anything offensive (but then again I couldn't understand anything because of their accents and slang), and hopefully neither did the FCC, but their flow is great.


When I saw D&B play with Loefah a while back at Love (Appleblim and Scuba there on .05.15), they dropped a few great grime tracks. And played it LOUD. But in a good way. Some of the loudest sounds I've heard; actually felt the bass vibrate my clothing. Although I'll probably never experience anything louder than Judas Priest at the Worcester Centrum, 1982. And I hope I never do.

05.01.09 show

If I do a top ten list at the end of the year, "In tha Place to Be" by Jakes is sure to be in the top five. Its just so...loud. I can't recommend it enough. You can find the vinyl on The Jakes Project Vol. 4, or the mp3 on iTunes. He did a mix for the latest Mary Anne Hobbs show, which should be available until Wednesday.


I'm not too familiar with the work of Rob Sparx, but I did like his remake of the Bar 9 track "Shoalin Style." He just released a new heavy, heavy track on the Audio Freaks label which is coming in the mail, and will hit the ZBC airwaves next show.


Also in store for next week's show is a spotlight of sorts on the Sandwell District label. They just re-relesed a few of 12"s, as well as a new split from Marcel Dettman and Regis. In the tradition of underground techno, the label is "anti-image" and does not have a website or email or much online prescence, but you can read an interview with Dave Sumner, aka Function, on residentadvisor.net here. I hoped to play all the re-releases, but the Female record was sold out as of today. Drats.


As I mentioned on air, I feel my show has been a bit confusing and schizophrenic lately. I'm doing two hours rather than three, dropped playing dub reggae, started playing house, and it just got to be like a pizza with too many toppings served cold.

I'm thinking about how to fit in all the music I like to play and listen to while having a point of view to the show. The main focus is bass. For you face. I don't want to be one of "those" deejays who needs to play his/her entire record collection each show to demonstrate how diverse are their musical taste. Ugh. Who can listen to that?