ATSIC S05E20 - Constant
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There are only a few things in life that are constant, but I do my best to make sure that a weekly mix of new release rap here on After the Smoke is Clear is one of those things. DJ Dice couldn’t do a mix this week, so I slapped one together myself like the good old days. This month I’ve been super busy with doing two interviews a week and chopping all the clips for socials, so I did this mix pretty quickly without a ton of thought beyond what I had in the vault that would sound good together. The result is an hour of boom bap, for the most part. Some is brand new, some is a few weeks old, but it’s all worth hearing and sharing.
There’s a “Making of #ATSIC” video below, which shows me putting the episode together from the comfort of my own home. I don’t do these things in real time because I’m not that good of a DJ, I’m just a guy who puts in the effort to make a finished product that people can tap in and enjoy if they want to keep up with new releases from across the country each week.
There’s also a spreadsheet below with the entire track listing, along with my best guess at which city each artists is repping. It’s an easy way to see what you’re hearing, but so is having the Mixcloud app.
The music is followed by another episode of my podcast interview series Fly in Formation, this time featuring JRoberts, an emcee based out in Toronto ON who’s been securing features from big famous artists like Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, and Mickey Facts. We had to take a raincheck the first time I talked with him as my tech betrayed me and my mic wasn’t working, but a few weeks later we got back to it and things went smoothly. 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.
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