ATSIC S05E18 - Recommended
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I threw this one together on Thursday. Bunch of dope music. The spreadsheet showing the playlist is below, check it out if you wanna know who’s who. I played one from Skizza & AK’s 4th (I think?!) project in the past year, “Summer League”, which dropped on Bandcamp today as I type this. It was #ATSIC early by 2 days if you listened Thursday night when the episode hit Mixcloud. Go support that. There’s a bunch more new music from coast to coast, mostly chill boom bappy steez. I think every artists on here has either spoken with me for Fly in Formation or is someone who was recommended to me by someone I spoke to. There might be one or two that don’t fit that bill, but the vast majority do. Bunch of good music made by good peoples.
There’s a “Making of #ATSIC” stream posted under this so tap in if you want to hear me rant a bit as I slapped this one together entirely on Ableton like I used to before Dice or my new DJ controller were on the scene. Kickin it old school this week. Dice should be back in action next mix. I think.
I might come back to this post and write more if I get time, but I’m getting set to talk to Myer Clarity in an hour here, so this is all for now! Peace.
The music is followed by another episode of my podcast interview series Fly in Formation, this time featuring Kitz Willman, an emcee based out in Winnipeg who’s fresh off a recent tour and had a lot to talk about. We chopped it up about prairie rap, hardcore bands, merch, his knowledge of Canadian rap, and a bunch more. Check the FiF playlist for an archive of all the past guests. Mixcloud is the only spot to listen to the audio only interviews each week, grab the app, it’s free and there’s all sorts of dope DJ mixes from curators who care about the music much more than an algorithm cares about your playlists on streaming platforms.
Every week, I buy every song I play, unless the artist sent it to me, saving me a buck. I believe in buying music to support independent artists. Making music is time-consuming and expensive. Streaming doesn’t pay much at all, and since streaming has become the way most people consume music, it’s even more important to make sure to buy tickets, buy music (physical or digital), and buy merch from artists you want to hear more from. Streaming pays next to nothing, so if you want artists working on more music instead of working more shifts at their day job, you need to show them love by opening your wallet and giving them financial support.
Season 3 of my interview series Fly in Formation is soaring along in style, and I’ve double booked June. The most up to date schedules are posted below, including the new one for June. I’m trying to accelerate into summer with twice weekly live streamed interviews next month, adding Saturdays to the regular Tuesday weekly rotation for a month straight to build up some momentum. Make sure to hit follow on Twitch or subscribe so you don’t have to watch the ad breaks during interviews too. I love seeing the community pop up in chat to say hi during interviews.
Telling a friend is another great way to support the show, I appreciate everyone who helps spread the word immensely.
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