Episode 22: “Love not monnaie (feat. Tribuman)” by Volfoniq

This one was awesome. It was awesome and French. You loved it and you know it.

Founded in 2004, Volfoniq is a "one-man-dub" from the south of France. In a retro-futuristic mood, he uses his classical formation and a rich musical history to produce a dub that goes farther than tags, respecting the jamaican roots, but adventuring into new lands of experimentation. Sometimes digital, sometimes roots, clearly electro or acoustic, reggae, ragga, ska, with slices of tango or triphop riddim, the generosity of Volfoniq's music equals its humility.

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Episode 21: “Negation and Consumption within Culture (feat. Lisa Tee)” by Base & the Superstructure

I honestly don't know what to write here about this track by Base and the Superstructure. It comes from a 2011 Learning Music Monthly project so I'll just post what I found there. Other than that all I can say is it's a great track and an even better album.

Get the whole thing at Learning Music Monthly.

John Wood graciously stepped aside and handed over the controls to Base and The Superstructure for this (not so) humble effort to re-imagine Guy Debord’s cultural-critique-masterpiece Society of the Spectacle. Guest appearances by Los Angeles based pop diva, Lisa Tee, make this a Learning Music Monthly for which to shake those asses and other assets. So step up, install your head screws, and prepare to have a “Spectacular Time!”

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Episode 20: “Hay Que Luchar” by Adelit@s

There's awesome and then there's that special form of awesome that nobody else knows about. It's the foundation of hipster culture (Dave accuses me of being a hipster quite often...). Adelit@s is that kind of awesome without being hipster at all.

They're a Portland OR-based anarchopunk band driven by alternating female-male vocals in Spanish inspired by Latin American revolutionary music. The band formed in 2006 with a few acoustic guitars and covers of old punk songs from Argentina and Spain and soon settled into its lineup. The name comes from a popular Mexican folk song and refers to the women who organized and took up arms during the Mexican Revolution. In this spirit the lyrics have focused on struggles around the border, immigration, and popular social movements that threaten the status quo.

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