I cleaned out my basement recently and came upon a large repository of old MP3 CDs from my college years in the late 90's, early 2000's. Like most people my age, I downloaded a bunch of music and archived a great deal of my CDs to digital just because.

I've slowly been going through the archive and Deftones bootleg from 1998 but maybe I will?

Should I find some longterm AWS storage for all of this? Post them for download somewhere? Delete them and just enjoy the memories? Not really sure but I am enjoying the trip.

the Brian Fellow's Safari Planet anecdote is some real gold

first single from the new album; produced with John Parish. Definitely feels like a Souljacker track

you won't find better sax content this week

a Constitutional loophole creates a lawless zone in Yellowstone. Crazy.

Not someone I knew a lot about but these inventions are absolutely ahead of their time. Do read more about him.

Check the East Side Boogie Woogie

Very good read about copyright. Some may argue the “gone too far” bit but it’s hard to dispute that it’s all so convoluted

100% disagree with this headline. These are all amazing.

I try not to inundate my own blog with promotions about my podcast but I really enjoyed this episode. The last set of 4 songs came out very nicely.

Last Bandcamp Friday, my lil label released a new EP from The Robe entitled The Jason EP. I posted it there exclusively for a week to drive possible purchases but now it's streaming everywhere. For the unfamiliar, The Robe is the pseudonym of Rollum Haas; a multi-instrumentalist and collaborator in a number of projects. He's currently the drummer for Soccer Mommy, has previously played a large part in the electronic outfit Coupler and has played with countless bands. His 2019 full length is a wonderful combination of pop and krautrock; krautpop if you will.

This latest release, The Jason EP, is a collaboration between Haas and his longtime friend JB Bennett. They've known each other for some 20-years, just so happen to work at the same record store and have a lengthy list of shared influences. The resulting EP is a wonderful collection of songs that, for me, harken back to the best dark pop of the 80s. It's a cheap game to cite what previous band a current release sounds like but it does provide some enticement and context. If you're into Echo and the Bunnymen, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys and their ilk; I think it's safe to say you'll like this. It's a fantastic blend of dark vibes, melancholy and memorable pop elements. I can't articulate it super well but I love it.

Give it a whirl! Streaming here or on Bandcamp here.

I knew about the octopus, did not know about the gorillas

Not sure where I stumbled upon it but Bndcmpr is a playlisting tool for Bandcamp. Before finding this, I've been using Buy Music Club for compiling lists of Bandcamp releases but the playback has always been less than desirable. With Bndcmpr, it seems like developer Lon Beshiri has cracked the code! I made a quick playlist of yk Records 2021 Releases (embedded above) and it works just like you'd expect a playlist to work - it plays continuously. I love it!

I know Bandcamp isn't interested in recreating the same experience as the major streaming services but a playlisting feature like Bndcmpr is an excellent addition to their service. I swore I heard someone mention that the Bandcamp app supports this natively but I've not been able to find it.

Definitely going to keep an eye on this site and hopefully more features are continued to be added. Or maybe they get acquired by Bandcamp; win win all around.

Kirby Ferguson returns with his popular series in a new form. Remixing himself perhaps? Part 1 of the 2021 version is up now and I'm excited to watch.

Always good to see an OReilly piece

This video might benefit from being 10 minutes instead of 20 BUT it's a fascinating walk through how the nature of the universe interferes with our technology.

Part of the Stay Tuned series in which various artists cover TV themes. This is some quality old school Grandaddy

ZELDA TUNES, IN RATATAT STYLE :headexplodes:

Radio show featuring a label I wanna know more about. To listen.

Really fantastic piece on Oz, Muppets and life with Henson