187 - Testing The Waters

Radio BSOTS

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This episode's track list (title / artist / source / license):

1. Happy Birthday ccMixter by J.Lang featuring Snowflake [ccMixter] (CC-BY) (2024)

2. Thanks For The Memories (Featuring Belle McNulty) by CM aka Creative [blocSonic] (CC-BY-NC-SA) (2024)

3. drain the sun by niteffect [Bandcamp] (CC-BY-NC-ND) (2022)

4. Over by Suhov [Free Music Archive] (CC-BY-NC-ND) (2008)

5. Whenever You Wanna Call Me by Comfort Fit [Free Music Archive] (CC-BY-NC-ND) (2005)

6. Out for a Shrink Pink Drink by Apes On Tapes [Free Music Archive] (CC-BY-NC) (2010)

7. Configurate by Proviant Audio [Free Music Archive] (CC-BY-NC-ND) (2009)

8. 1000 Miles by Bluntspeakers [Bandcamp] (CC-BY-NC-ND) (2010)

9. Soul Groove! (Patience) by !Mc'Lain! [Jamendo] (CC-BY-NC-ND) (2022)

10. The Holowaka Hides in the Shadow of the Sun by Fields Ohio [Bandcamp] (CC-BY-SA) (2024)

BSOTS BONUS TRACK:

11. Train Rides - In Praise of Black Men by Nikki Giovanni [Free Music Archive] (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0) (2009)

If you're reading this, it means that you made it out of 2024. Happy New Year and welcome to Camp Lo-Fi. I hope and pray that you will be able to experience peaceful moments and great music throughout this year. I pulled this episode together as 2024 was coming to a close, making this the first sonic statement for Radio BSOTS in 2025. To kick off a new year of the podcast, this episode and the next episode will focus on my participation in the Netlabel Day Radio live stream marathon that took place in July of last year. I initially recorded a 30-minute test run for the stream and figured that I should share that with the listeners.

I gathered together some Creative Commons tunes from indie labels that ended up releasing later works under full copyright as time went on, but are still imprints that I hold in high regard (namely Tokyo Dawn, Budabeats, and Error Broadcast). All cuts played during the test run can still be found online via Jamendo, Bandcamp, and the Free Music Archive. This set of music leans heavy on the sounds of international beat culture, particularly that first decade of the early 2000s where the lines between electronic music and hip-hop production got blurry (and for the better, in my opinion). Selections from Comfort Fit, Suhov, Bluntspeakers, and Apes On Tapes are probably the best examples of this.

Outside of the test run, the show opens with a selection in honor of ccMixter turning 20 years old (featuring the voice of Madam Snowflake - check out this video for a snapshot of her artistic journey) and closes with an addictive head-nodding joint from Fields Ohio. I also get to share some listener feedback this time around. As a bonus, I couldn't let the episode end without the words and voice of the late, great Nikki Giovanni. As always, I welcome your interaction and hope that there are some selections within this installment of the podcast that grab your attention and increase your curiosity about other gems that can be found within the world of Creative Commons licensed music.

Theme music by Cy Tru (edited by Macedonia). Background music by Techniken Defunkus. ID drops from Morganics and Jonny Sonic.

Other key info: Macedonia on Mixcloud BSOTS show #178 - Creative Commons Gems From Public Enemy And Nikki Giovanni BSOTS show #181 - Creative Commons Sightings Of Kool Keith And DJ Harrison BSOTS show #186 - Download While You Can Netlabel Archive Funkwhale Castopod Tha Bloc Report

The content of this show has been released under a CC-BY-SA license. All works within this show retain their original releases. See the show notes at bsots.com for more information.