ATSIC S05E35 - What It Is

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Below this write up is the tracklist, complete with artists and their hometowns. You can listen at the top and follow along right here or you can listen on your Mixcloud app. Hit the … on the Mixcloud app to see the tracklist while you listen.

This one has a bunch of new age trap flavour, with newness from artists across the country. I posted the spreadsheet at the bottom of this, check it out if you want to see who’s who and what’s what. I didn’t have time to type about this one unfortunately. Check back next week for another hour of the best music I hear.

After this episode, catch a new Fly in Formation with Spitty, a Brampton emcee and return guest for FiF. We talked about his new album Motherland, his trip to India last winter, the ongoing indie grind, and more. You can find this interview and past episodes on YouTube in the FiF playlist.

No “Making of #ATSIC” on this one, I chipped away at it 20 min at a time over the course of a few days so I never put the stream on. Typically, you can catch me live on Twitch weekday afternoons while I listen to a ridiculous amount of indie rap digging for gems, game, record my own music, or talking to artists for FiF interviews. Join the chat, share your thoughts, or just vibe.

Fly in Formation is back to weekly episodes. Tune in every Tuesday for interviews with artists across the country as I dive into local scenes and creative processes. Tuesday Oct 29 I talk to Es at 7pm MST. He’s got a new album out with Shark the SOB called Reflections, so we’ll talk about that and other important stuff. Come through, hit subscribe on Twitch, skip the ads, and chat live while we stream.

I buy every track I play on ATSIC unless it’s sent to me directly. Streaming barely pays, so it’s essential to support indie artists by buying their music, tickets, or merch to keep them creating. Listening to #ATSIC on Mixcloud is free for you, and makes sure that each song you hear pays the artist at least SOMETHING. Spotify pays 0.006 CAD per stream, and only if the song hits 1000 plays in 3 months. Assuming a song gets 1000 spins, that means it takes around 125 Spotify plays to earn an artist the same .76 cents they earn from my 1.29 cent purchase on iTunes.

Shows like After the Smoke is Clear also need support. If you appreciate discovering new music without the algorithms, or if you appreciate my efforts to get indie artists music in more ears, consider donating via PayPal to help me buy the tracks and keep the show going. Every dollar helps indie artists and ATSIC alike.

If you can’t donate, that’s cool—just spread the word! Shoutout to everyone already supporting financially, by sharing the show, or by coming through in comments and chat to help build community.

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