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1976 is our spotlight year in celebration of KEXP's 50 years of broadcasting. www.kexp.org
Bob Marley, inspired by the Bible and Haile Selassie I released the song titled "War" on his "Rastaman Vibration" album in 1976. "Rastaman Vibration" is one of the most militant album by the Reggae singer.
www.rastaknowledge.com
NEW MUSIC!! From the London five-piece's forthcoming sophomore release, "Where I'm Meant to Be", due out November 4.
Ezra Collective's new era, a venture in discovered maturity and raised stakes, will be defined by the anticipated second album. "Where I’m Meant To Be" is a thumping celebration of life, an affirming elevation in the Ezra Collective's winding hybrid sound and refined collective character. The songs marry cool confidence with bright energy. Full of call-and-response conversations between their ensemble parts, a natural product of years improvising together on-stage, the album - which also features Sampa The Great, Kojey Radical, Emile Sandé, Steve McQueen, and Nao - will light up sweaty dance floors and soundtrack dinner parties in equal measure.
ezracollective.bandcamp.com
Released in 2020, the second solo album from the French musician best-known for being one-half of Air is an atmospheric blend of eerie electro-pop and lush orchestral pop, with occasional guest vocals from Kate NV, Kirin J Callinan, Cola Boyy, Alexis Taylor as well as Kadjha Bonet.
www.nicolasgodin.com
Tom Petty died this day in 2017.
From his debut album. www.tompetty.com
12:18 PM
102nd spin
Happy birthday, Brittany! She turns 34 today.
Covering the 1971 classic from Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain"
Brittany Howard performed live in the KEXP studio in 2019:
youtu.be.
brittanyhoward.bandcamp.com
Sleater-Kinney are celebrating the 25th anniversary of "Dig Me Out" with this upcoming covers album. A portion of the record's sales will be donated to Portland LGBTQUIA+ youth center SMYRC (Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center): newavenues.org
The album includes covers by St Vincent, Margo Price, The Linda Lindas, and more -- including Courtney Barnett.
sleaterkinney.kfu.store
The second studio album from Compton-born artist Steve Lacy. Lacy was the guitarist for The Internet, and began solo projects in 2016. He has worked with artists such as Tyler the Creator and Kendrick Lamar.
"Gemini Rights is essentially me coming into myself after a breakup. It's a story that is very fluid [and] very fun. To me, the subject matter could be sad if you look at it that way, but I feel like it is way more hopeful - and that's the story: finding happiness. I'm finding myself after a heartbreak and I am excited for people to hear this record." bit.ly
Lacy performs at Showbox SoDo on November 7th.
www.stevelacys.com
New album from Oakland songwriter and hip hop artist Mystic!
Watch Mystic's podcast: "Behind the Journey, Season 2, Episode 1, Dreaming in Cursive & A Black Love Trilogy" for the journey behind the album: www.youtube.com
mysticworldwide.com
Requst from Jacob in Poulsbo.
Another wonderful track from '76. KEXP is celebrating 50 years as a station and playing our favorites from a different year from the past every week! kexp.org
I Wish was the lead single for "Songs in the Key of Life".
Released in 1976 on Polydor. It peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Los Angeles-born funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer, Roy Ayers played piano, guitar, trumpet, and drums before embracing his instrument of choice, the vibraphone.
www.royayers.com
Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go!
The infamous punk-rock band's debut single was released in 1976.
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Celebrating the music of 1976 & 50 years of KEXP! - www.kexp.org
The Damned released this track back in 1976!
Watch the video, with a black lipstick clad Dave Vanian: www.youtube.com
Reggatta de Blanc (both single and album) released on this day in 1979. Coincidentally (or not), today is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner's birthday - otherwise known as Sting - who turns 71 today.
WITCH visited the KEXP studios in June! You can watch the full performance, including "Waile," here: bit.ly
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Emmanuel "Jagari" Chanda told Rolling Stone: "Let me confess that at my age, I would be more at ease creating and performing music than doing anything else, because the music touches my soul. It’s different from working anywhere else. Music is like wine — the older you are, the better you become." bit.ly
Watch Protoje live on KEXP, recorded in 2016. www.youtube.com
www.protoje.com
Lizzo was invited by the Library of Congress to play James Madison's crystal flute.
Lizzo is a classically trained flautist and often plays her own flute during her concerts.
twitter.com
New album Nacarile comes out on October 21. This is the lead single.
ilevitable.com
From drummer, producer, bandleader, composer and "beat scientist" Makaya McCraven's new album! Read the KEXP review at kexp.org
Makaya McCraven will be at Nectar Lounge on October 25.
www.makayamccraven.com
The debut EP "Am Ta" is out now.
In late 2020, Mathieu Seynaeve and WaiFung Tsang, musicians as well as clinicians and researchers of psychedelic therapy, met up with music producer and yoga instructor Robbie Redway for a sound journey at a remote barn on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. The result was a set of tracks and practices that shaped the blueprint of what United Freedom Collective is now.
IG: unitedfreedomcollective
"Lolly" Vegas [Candido Albelando Vasquez-Vegas] was born this day in 1939. He passed in 2010 at 70 years.
Redbone, a nod to their heritage, was a Native American band from Coalinga, California, led by the brothers Pat and Candido ("Lolly") Vasquez. They were managed by Bumps Blackwell, who guided Little Richard and Sam Cooke to success. To avert discrimination, he convinced the brothers to use a different last name, so they became known as Pat and Lolly Vegas. Redbone earned an audience playing clubs on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles at the same time The Doors were on that scene.
When they performed this live, Redbone often wore traditional Native American garb and introduced it with chanting and dancing.
Music Supervisor, Tiffany Anders, joined KEXP's Martin Douglas to discuss her path to music supervision, working with a kindred musical spirit in Harjo, the triumphs and challenges of creating an authentic musical experience for the characters on Reservation Dogs, and more: www.kexp.org
Recorded and released in 1976, produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry. Though written in the context of Jamaica's turf wars and police violence, it became closely associated with the rioting at London's Notting Hill Carnival that year.
It would later be covered by The Clash on their 1977 self-titled debut.
Released in March 1976. It was the band's first album to hit the top ten on the Billboard charts since Caravanserai in 1972, and ultimately was certified gold by the RIAA.
Santana will be starting a residency at House of Blues Las Vegas in November.
www.santana.com
Formed in 2008 in Santa Barbara. From their debut released in 2011. The album was recorded entirely in Oregon in summer 2010 with labelmate Richard Swift.
www.gardensandvilla.com
Sudan Archives made their television debut on Stephen Colbert in late September. Watch her perform "Selfish Soul" at www.youtube.com
"Home Maker" was released earlier this year and made "best new track" on Pitchfork which said of the track, "on an ornate new single, singer-songwriter and violinist Brittney Parks envisions domestic work as a dreamlike act of care and seduction."
Check out the article and be sure to watch the video! tinyurl.com
sudanarchives.com
British DJ-producer Andrew Carthy performs as Mr. Scruff, inspired by his typically scruffy facial hair.
Ninja Tune created the sub-label Ninja Tuna just for him to release his music.
www.mrscruff.com
From the producer's new album. xlrecordings.com
IG: kennybeats
dontoverthinkshit.com
New EP from Pacific Northwest Native LIVt, who at her core, values creativity, living freely, and the service of others. Her music is a reflection on love, what it means to be black and outspoken and as well as what it takes to get out of your own way and be whoever you want. Be damned anyone else.
Mimicking the northwest weather, she describes her music as laidback, sometimes dark, but always soulful. livt.bandcamp.com
Video:
youtu.be
Sparkle was a soundtrack album for the 1976 movie of the same name starring Irene Cara. The soundtrack was produced by Curtis Mayfield and returned Franklin to RIAA Gold status.
With horn arrangements by ex-James Brown band member, Fred Wesley.
Watch this live performance of "Funkin' for Fun" in Houston in 1976: www.youtube.com
Listener request from Olsa!
Originally recorded for the 1992 release "The Predator". icecube.com
Apropos of nothing, Ice Cube's Good Day is January 20, 1992.
www.coolaccidents.com
Another Vitamin D and Gift of Gab from Libretto (PDX) and Vitamin D's Rusty Bladez album featuring Jumbo the Garbage Man from Lifesavaz and Lauren Adams from Sol Development.
liquidbeat.bandcamp.com
Lord Echo is an alias for Wellington New Zealand musician Mike Fabulous, aka Mike Fab. Born Michael August, he has been a part of the New Zealand music scene since the late 90s, playing bass for The Black Seeds for 15 years and performing with Fly My Pretties. As Lord Echo, Fabulous has been cooking up funky reggae tunes since the early 2000s.
lordecho.bandcamp.com
Listener request from Peter!
Slight Variations is F&M's first album in three years.
fujiyamiyagi.bandcamp.com
www.fujiya-miyagi.co.uk
October 2 is International Day of Non-Violence, established in 2017 from UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/61/271. It falls on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence.
www.un.org
EARTH WORSHIP. THE NEW ALBUM. OUT OCTOBER 21.
rubblebucket.bandcamp.com
Profound Mysteries II contains 10 tracks, featuring guest appearances from Astrid S, Karen Harding, Susanne Sundfør, Jamie Irrepressible and Pixx.
"I use the word 'rave' loosely, but I mean a touch of The KLF and a touch of the classic house screamer – but dialled down," Svein Berge told NME about the song. "That's why we wanted [Karen Harding]voice for the song 'Unity.' We actually wrote that track in 1992 in my bedroom. We thought it would be nice to bring it up and made it like we made it back then."
Profound Mysteries II contains 10 tracks, featuring guest appearances from Astrid S, Karen Harding, Susanne Sundfør, Jamie Irrepressible and Pixx.
"I use the word 'rave' loosely, but I mean a touch of The KLF and a touch of the classic house screamer – but dialled down," Svein Berge told NME about the song. "That's why we wanted [Karen Harding]voice for the song 'Unity.' We actually wrote that track in 1992 in my bedroom. We thought it would be nice to bring it up and made it like we made it back then."
Check out the Profound Mysteries interactive website at profoundmysteries.royksopp.com