Radio BSOTS
106 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIndependent and Creative Commons rhythms and sounds from around the way to around the world
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BSOTS 182 - Life At Camp Lo-Fi: The First Nine Years
November 16, 2023 03:45 - 56 minutes - 3.33 KBMacedonia celebrates 18 years of BSOTS by reflecting on the show's development and challenges in its early years. A handful of independent and Creative Commons selections provide the soundtrack, including works from Comfort Fit, Friends Or Whatever, Lovespirals, Jonny Sonic, Cosmic Analog Ensemble, and more.
BSOTS 181 - Creative Commons Sightings Of Kool Keith And DJ Harrison
September 06, 2023 04:45 - 33 minutes - 1.98 KBAnother Creative Commons crate digging session uncovers gems from DJ Harrison, Yung Miss, niteffect, J. Lang, Close Counters, and The Polish Ambassador featuring Kool Keith.
BSOTS 180 - In Conversation With Douglas Whitfield (pt. two)
July 14, 2023 05:45 - 50 minutes - 2.94 KBThe second installment of a two-part interview with Douglas Whitfield, co-founder of the Creative Commons Community Music Awards. Doug discusses netlabels as sonic curators, what started the CC Listening Parties on YouTube, and future plans for a CC Community Music Hall of Fame. Featured music includes works from Headsnack, Revolution Void, Carsie Blanton, CM and The Silent Partner, and Satori.
BSOTS 179 - In Conversation With Douglas Whitfield (pt. one)
July 07, 2023 04:45 - 48 minutes - 2.86 KBThe first of a two-part interview with Douglas Whitfield, co-founder of the Creative Commons Community Music Awards. Between learning Doug's CC origin story and examining the functionality of the licenses behind the music, songs are featured from Natasha Beller, Kid Data, Wiseman, and Spiedkiks (2023 CCCMA Winners of Album and Track Of The Year).
BSOTS 178 - Creative Commons Gems From Public Enemy And Nikki Giovanni
June 08, 2023 05:05 - 30 minutes - 1.78 KBBSOTS returns with a renewed focus on Creative Commons licensed music and the joys of virtual crate digging. The featured tracks in this show represent a mix of tunes from prior BSOTS episodes alongside selections receiving their first spins, cutting across genre and released between 2009 and 2023. Artists include Public Enemy, Nikki Giovanni, Kidkanevil, Wals, Niki J Crawford, Isak Gaines, and Yoko Absorbing with guest appearances from Brother Ali and Oddisee.
BSOTS 177 - pause. (for Jason Mizell)
December 22, 2022 04:45 - 44 minutes - 2.61 KBMacedonia revisits his own commentary from 20 years ago, written shortly after Jam Master Jay's murder. Features hip-hop cuts from the Creative Commons universe including guest verses from Chuck D of Public Enemy and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels. Artists include The Impossebulls, Tha Silent Partner, Just Plain Ant, Mute Speaker, Yashiyah, and more.
BSOTS 176 - BUCKWILD: learn from it...
August 31, 2022 01:04 - 49 minutes - 2.89 KBMacedonia reemerges from podcast hibernation to survey a pandemic-struck earth through beats, bass, rhymes, rants, and a 17 year-old blog entry. Featured artists include DJ Spooky, A.Moss, Rashad thaPoet, Talons, Phresoul, Rabbi Darkside, and more.
BSOTS 175 - Does Music Belong In Podcasting?
May 17, 2021 01:14 - 52 minutes - 48.7 MBIn this season of DMCA takedown notices raining down on podcasters, Macedonia reminisces on an earlier era of podsafe music and plays some Creative Commons tunes to keep the RIAA at bay. Artists include Mega Ran, Amerigo Gazaway, Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble, Mos Emvy, Tab, and more.
BSOTS 174 - Tranquil Beats: Fridays In August, 2016
November 30, 2020 05:51 - 1 hour - 58 MBThe final installment of the Tranquil Beats series presents an hour's worth of instrumental beats and downtempo gems. Featured artists include Machinedrum, Will Sessions, DJ Harrison, KRTS, Julien Dyne, and much more.
BSOTS 173 - BUCKWILD: how i spent my summer staycation...
October 26, 2020 04:22 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBMacedonia reflects on The Summer That Wasn't, quarantine restrictions, racial injustice, and the choice between reflecting the times versus prioritizing joy as a Black creator. Featuring music from Amerigo Gazaway, Rah Digga, KRTS, Zengineers, C-Doc, Mikal Amin, Sir Tumes, and more.
BSOTS 172 - Tranquil Beats: Thursdays In August, 2016
September 06, 2020 03:59 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBThe chilled out series of instrumental mixes continues with a collection of lush, jazzy, and atmospheric selections from the likes of Jon Hopkins, Funki Porcini, Lovespirals, Ohbliv, Lee Rosevere, Affelaye, The Jet Age Of Tomorrow, and more.
BSOTS 171 - BUCKWILD: The Faith-Based Practice of Podcasting
January 28, 2020 04:15 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBShow #171 enters 2020 in BUCKWILD mode with a delayed transmission from December of 2019. As sentiments are expressed on dealing with self-doubt and holding onto creativity at all costs, music is featured from Flying Lotus, DJ Shadow, Little Simz, Rodney P, Vula Viel, Mikal Amin, and many more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 170 - Tranquil Beats: Wednesdays In August, 2016
October 21, 2019 01:51 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBShow #170 marks a return to Camp Lo-Fi after 16 months of silence on the podcast feed with a continuous mix of chilled out instrumental beats for chaotic times such as these. Featured artists include Tall Black Guy, Oddisse, Onra, Romare, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Kratos Himself, Lovespirals, and many more. This episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 169 - two weeks off from humanity...
June 03, 2018 00:23 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBShow #169 presents a soundtrack of self-love and sonic warfare that addresses police brutality, what happens when you internalize a nation's hatred for the skin that you're in, and creating your own private Wakanda when this world gets to be too much. Includes music from Courtney Pine, Brother Ali, Jamila Woods, Noname, Kaidi Tatham, Propaganda, DJ Khalab, and many more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 168 - BUCKWILD: No Place For The Quiet
January 28, 2018 21:36 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBShow #168 kicks off 2018 in BUCKWILD fashion with reflections on Combat Jack, Pam The Funkstress, and whether or not quiet people can still win in a world that consistently rewards the loudest. This episode features music from Tricky, The Hot 8 Brass Band, A Tribe Called Red, Vandemons, Born Ina Barn, LORD RAJA, The Cornel West Theory, and many more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 167 - Another Dive Into The Free Music Archive...
November 20, 2017 02:48 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBShow #167 showcases a mix of tunes culled exclusively from the Free Music Archive, including works from Nine Inch Nails, DJ Harrison, TV Girl, live cuts from Silver Apples, Lushlife, and The Relatives, a Prince cover from The Impossebulls, and lots more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 166 - Tranquil Beats: Tuesdays In August, 2016
August 07, 2017 03:01 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBShow #166 is the second in a series of episodes dedicated to chilled out beats and instrumentals, featuring music from J Dilla, Flying Lotus, will.i.am, Samiyam, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Comfort Fit, and many more. This episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 165 - BUCKWILD: Recovery Mode
May 06, 2017 00:53 - 1 hour - 76 MBShow #165 brings the BUCKWILD experience back to the BSOTS podcast feed in the age of Trump and Pence. This show features music and commentary concerning facts versus truth, cynicism in the face of today's patriotism, social media, a certain cola company, and Mahershala Ali's MC alter ego from a decade ago. Artists include Run The Jewels, Oddisee, J-Live, Jonny Sonic, Submerse, Negativland, and many more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 164 - Cupid's Hunt 2017: grass ain't greener...
February 19, 2017 22:37 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBShow #164 kicks off the 2017 podcast year with a post-Valentine's Day episode as part of the 10th Anniversary Cupid's Hunt Podcast Collaboration. Featured artists include J Dilla, NxWorries, Kid Creole And The Coconuts, Harleighblu, Phonte and Eric Roberson, and many more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 163 - BBE Label Profile
December 03, 2016 17:39 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBShow #163 presents a BSOTS on Bondfire Radio broadcast in its entirety, paying tribute to 20 years of music from the BBE Records label. Featured artists include J Dilla, Pete Rock, Phantogram, Marley Marl, will.i.am, Slakah The Beatchild, and lots more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 162 - Tranquil Beats: Mondays In August, 2016
November 05, 2016 19:01 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBShow #162 is the first in a series of episodes that will focus strictly on chill out instrumentals and head nodding beats for those that need them most. Featured artists include BADBADNOTGOOD, Karriem Riggins, Submerse, fLako, Dabrye, Sepalcure, and many more. This episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 161 - Both Sides on Bondfire (pt. 2)
September 11, 2016 03:56 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBShow #161 features more music and moments from the BSOTS on Bondfire Radio broadcasts. Artists include J Dilla, Roots Manuva, Steve Spacek, Alicia Myers, Saun and Starr, Heresy, Submerse, and much more. This episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 160 - Both Sides on Bondfire (pt. 1)
May 11, 2016 18:51 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBShow #160 is a long overdue snapshot of the BSOTS on Bondfire Radio broadcast experience hand delivered to the podcast feed. This episode includes music and moments from the first year at Bondfire, including selections from Public Enemy, The Hot 8 Brass Band, DJ Vadim and Sena, NxWorries, Semi Hendrix, and much more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 159 - fifteen/sixteen
February 01, 2016 05:30 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBShow #159 kicks off 2016 in typical BSOTS fashion by looking back at music from the previous year. Featured artists include Blackalicious, Dam-Funk, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Prefuse 73, Young Fathers, Sarah Williams White, Mizan K, and many more. This episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 158 - BUCKWILD: The Anger Management Mixtape
November 22, 2015 00:17 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBShow #158 brings the BUCKWILD experience back to the BSOTS channel. Topics include dealing with anger, Macedonia's picks for a bounty hunter soundtrack, and what happens when hindsight won't let you off the hook. Featured artists include Public Enemy, Romare, The Walkmen, Naked City, Semi Hendrix, Blaktroniks, Jonny Sonic, and more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 157 - For Those Of Us Still Finding Our Way...
October 24, 2015 16:59 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBShow #157 shakes the dust off of the podcast feed with a continuous mix that moves from downtempo works to drum and bass selections and back again. Featured artists include Quantic, Positive Flow, Bastien Keb, Zagar, Satele, Danny Scrilla, and others. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 156 - Don't Fight The Force...
July 11, 2015 16:20 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBShow #156 continues the overview of 2014 and 2015 selections with works from Pete Rock, Thom Yorke, Omar, Young Fathers, Slakah The Beatchild, Monsoonsiren, and others. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 155 - Since We Last Spoke...
May 26, 2015 19:18 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBShow #155 breaks over three months of silence from the podcast feed with a back-to-basics blend of tunes from last year and this year, including selections from Prefuse 73, Romare, Sonzeira, Scrimshire, Sorceress, and more. This episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 154 - Cupid's Hunt 2015: Scenarios
February 15, 2015 07:13 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBShow #154 provides a mix for those in love as well as those out of love, featuring selections from Alice Russell, Diggs Duke, Tall Black Guy, Robin Hannibal, Jneiro Jarel, and many more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 153 - For Your Consideration... (pt. 1)
January 27, 2015 05:58 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBShow #153 begins a new year for Radio BSOTS with some choice 2014 selections in hand. Macedonia reads some listener feedback, shares some big news concerning Camp Lo-Fi, and features music from De La Soul, Steve Arrington, Lost Midas, Luka, Jackie Hill Perry, The 1978ers, and more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 153 - For Your Consideration...
January 27, 2015 05:58 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBShow #153 begins a new year for Radio BSOTS with some choice 2014 selections in hand. Macedonia reads some listener feedback, shares some big news concerning Camp Lo-Fi, and features music from De La Soul, Steve Arrington, Lost Midas, Luka, Jackie Hill Perry, The 1978ers, and more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 152 - BUCKWILD: The Shouting Match Never Really Ended... (pt. 2)
December 18, 2014 03:31 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBShow #152 continues the BSOTS spinoff show retrospective. Expect questions for the Creator, a grown man yelling at children's toys, and new cuts from 80s Babies and A Tribe Called Red alongside selections from Fishbone, Tom Waits, Bloc Party, and more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 151 - BUCKWILD: The Shouting Match Never Really Ended... (pt. 1)
December 06, 2014 21:08 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBShow #151 gets buckwild with a hat tip to its predecessor, a BSOTS spinoff show from Camp Lo-Fi's infancy. Expect rants galore and selections from The Coup, El-P, 7L and Esoteric, Chicks On Speed, Jonny Sonic, and more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 150 - A Blackout Friday Blends Session
November 28, 2014 04:05 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBShow #150 responds to the verdict from Ferguson, MO with a special mix featuring selections by Nina Simone, J-Live, The Black Opera, Jaimeo Brown, Jasiri X, Fold, and others. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 149 - Grooves and Gratitude
October 04, 2014 21:18 - 1 hour - 134 MBShow #149 celebrates nine years of Radio BSOTS with an expanded episode showing love to the artists that inspired the show's existence and the listeners that keep coming back for more. Also features a mini-mix inspired by recent events in Ferguson, MO and music from Omar, Lauryn Hill, J. Cole, Sonzeira, Kidkanevil, Jonny Sonic, Hired Gun, and many more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 148 - Label Profile: Tru Thoughts
July 31, 2014 02:01 - 1 hour - 103 MBShow #148 spends some quality time with the music of Tru Thoughts Records, featuring selections from artists like Quantic and Alice Russell, Lost Midas, Harleighblu, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Titeknots, Peshay, and many more. This episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 147 - BUCKWILD: Advanced Cautious Optimism
June 15, 2014 03:44 - 1 hour - 127 MBShow #147 revives the "buckwild" experience with colorful covers, rebel-rousing remixes, and selections in memory of DJ Rashad and Sun Ra. This episode includes selections from Tricky, Propaganda, MED, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, and lots more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 146 - These Past Few Months...
May 24, 2014 21:24 - 1 hour - 115 MBShow #146 mixes up selections released between December 2013 and May 2014, featuring music from De La Soul, Mo Kolours, DJ Center, The Spandettes, Eagle Nebula, The Range, Sorceress, and many others. This episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 145 - The Feminine Process...
April 13, 2014 03:09 - 1 hour - 123 MBShow #145 presents a 90-minute mix with an all female lineup, including selections from Neneh Cherry, Kelis, Alice Smith, Harleighblu, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Boog Brown, THEESatisfaction, Maya Azucena, and many more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 144 - Project: Mooncircle
March 08, 2014 16:36 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBShow #144 focuses on the music of an incredible label whose very existence makes the world of electronic music better. Includes songs from Robot Koch, Flako, Submerse, Walrus Ghost, Joe Kickass, Kidkanevil and Daisuke Tanabe, and others. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 143 - First Word Records (2013 Camp Lo-Fi Label Of The Year)
January 30, 2014 06:01 - 1 hour - 107 MBShow #143 begins 2014 flipping through the discography of First Word Records, including selections from Tall Black Guy, Souleance, Comfort Fit, Teotima Ensemble, Essa, Frameworks, and more. This episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 142 - Camp Lo-Fi's 2013 Overview (pt. 2)
December 31, 2013 17:59 - 1 hour - 114 MBShow #142 closes out 2013 with more of the year's musical highlights, including works from Robert Glasper Experiment, The Internet, When Saints Go Machine, Philip Owusu, Osunlade, Jon Hopkins, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Lord Echo, and a host of others. This episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 141 - Camp Lo-Fi's 2013 Overview (pt. 1)
December 24, 2013 19:34 - 1 hour - 106 MBShow #141 reflects on some of the best music released in 2013, featuring songs from Omar, Alice Russell, Comfort Fit, Nightmares On Wax, The Range, Tall Black Guy, Om'Mas Keith, and lots more. This episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 140 - Summer Sounds In Autumn Climates
November 02, 2013 23:08 - 1 hour - 104 MBShow #140 is chock full of Summer season rotation cuts from the likes of Comfort Fit, Lost Midas, The Gene Dudley Group, fLako, Personal Life, Wordsmith, Quantic and Anita Tijoux, and lots more. This episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 139 - The Campaign To Bring Back Kindness...
September 06, 2013 05:11 - 1 hour - 105 MBShow #139 offers selections of beauty and tranquility from the likes of Robin Guthrie, Jon Hopkins, Miles Bonny, Taylor McFerrin, Ty, Scrimshire, and many more. This episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 138 - BGB: Pledge Defiance...
August 04, 2013 21:38 - 1 hour - 106 MBShow #138 brings the "buckwild" experience back in effect with ruminations on Trayvon Martin and present-day America as well as new music from Youngblood Brass Band, When Saints Go Machine, Congo Natty, The Child of Lov, Pharaohe Monch, and others. this episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 137 - SCPE: IODA Promonet
July 04, 2013 15:56 - 1 hour - 117 MBShow #137 digs deep into a now extinct podsafe music resource for some back catalog selections from Toro Y Moi, Blackalicious, Gregory Porter, Gretchen Parlato, Charlie Hunter, CSC Funk Band, Inverse Cinematics, and lots more. this episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 136 - Selection Obsession (pt. 2)
May 25, 2013 23:22 - 1 hour - 103 MBShow #136 goes to bat for new releases from Omar, Marc Mac as Nu Era, Tall Black Guy, Elle Stilnovo, Marco Polo, and many more. this episode is NOT WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 135 - Selection Obsession (pt. 1)
April 20, 2013 21:38 - 1 hour - 73 MBShow #135 finds Camp Lo-Fi back in the mix, playing catch up with the first few months of 2013. Featured artists include Tricky, Bonobo, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Ty, Shafiq Husayn, DJ Sun, and more. this episode is 100% WORKSAFE.
BSOTS 134 - Catchin' Feelings: Love (and variations thereof...)
February 17, 2013 06:42 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBShow #134 is our Cupid's Hunt contribution, a 90-minute mix examining the messy side of love and the other emotions that often ride in the same vehicle. Featured artists include Miles Bonny, Jessie Ware, Allegra Dolores, Angelo Moore, Soulpersona and Princess Freesia, and many more. this episode is NOT WORKSAFE.