ATSIC S06E05 - Pick It Up

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Below this write-up, you’ll find the track list, complete with artists and their hometowns. You can listen here and follow along, or if you’re using the Mixcloud app, hit the “…” to check out the track list while you listen.

100 percent Canadian Hip Hop, all new releases from coast to coast. Did you know that Mixcloud is British owned? Now you do.

This week Canada won a hockey game the night I was making this, so it inspired the cover art. The hour of music is what you expect - newly released dope shit from artists like Fuzzy Ed, Junk, Mitchell Lawler, Gearl & Beaatz, Marco Polo, B1 the Architect & JRoberts, Kris the $pirit, Es, Illiam, Moka Only & QUEST, Gonzzalo, EverythingOShaun, Kaboom Atomic & The Dirty Sample, Henry Canyons & Fresh Kils, Myer Clarity, & Dialect Sosa.

If you want to check out what I had to say about this music as I was making the episode, I posted the “Making Of ATSIC” stream below - feel free to chop a clip of me saying things about your favourite artists music if that’s the sort of thing you do.

Fly in Formation is flying high. This week I talked with Def3, and for now, Mixcloud is the only place to listen to it in audio only podcast format. He has a new project coming soon called “Outsider”, so we talked about the Bass Hop sound you can expect there, his history in the underground Canadian Hip Hop scene, and a bunch of other important stuff in this double length edition with too many gems to pack into one hour. Tune in every Tuesday for interviews with artists across the country as I learn more about local scenes and artists creative processes, talking to artists we play regularly on ATSIC. I’m looking forward to my next interview for FiF - BC Twitch, an artist back and forth between Kelowna and Edmonton. We talk Feb 25, and I don’t know much about the guy so it should be a wild ride. 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.

Stay up.