On the way to Memorial Day weekend, our world music "repeat plays" go to electronic group Thievery Corporation with their fantastic twist on classic bossa nova, Tuareg musicians Tinariwen's newest album and the latest psychedelic tropicália from Caetano Veloso. Here's the…
Top 10: 1. LES BIG BYRD - They Worshipped Cats 2. MYSTIC BRAVES - Desert Island Self-Released 3. THEE OH SEES - Drop Castleface 4. CLOUD NOTHINGS - Here And Nowhere Else Carpark-Mom And Pop 5. CHAD VANGAALEN - Shrink…
Lots of new electronic dance/RPM music coming through the door at KZSC. Here's ten for starters: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. HETEROTIC - Weird Drift / Planet Mu 3. RYAN HEMSWORTH - Guilt Trips /…
Top 10: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 3. PANTHER GOD - Golden Changes / Outside 4. EVIAN CHRIST - Waterfall [EP] / Tri Angle 5. SUPER DUPER - Diamonds And…
Top 10: 1. MAC DEMARCO - Salad Days 2. BIG SCARY - Not Art 3. FUTURE ISLANDS - Singles 4. DENNEY AND THE JETS - Mexican Coke 5. PINS - Girls Like Us 6. BLACK ANGELS - Clear Lake Forest…
As we barrel towards summer, don't let the heat get to your head, hepcats. Stay cool and enjoy what's swinging high this week in KZSC's Jazz Department. TOP TEN CHARTS: 1 ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ The Invasion Parade Mack Avenue 2 LISA…
The spinning doesn't stop in April...here's a hot list of new electronic dance music playing on KZSC: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 3. PANTHER GOD - Golden Changes / Outside…
CHARTS: 1 LISA HILTON Kaleidoscope Self-Released 2 AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint Blue Note 3 BRAD MEHLDAU AND MARK GUILIANA Mehliana: Taming The Dragon Nonesuch 4 CATHERINE RUSSELL Bring It Back Jazz Village 5 BOSSA…
Top 10: 1. DENNEY AND THE JETS - Mexican Coke 2. MAC DEMARCO - Salad Days 3. PERFECT PUSSY - Say Yes To Love 4. COATHANGERS - Suck My Shirt 5. BLACK LIPS - Underneath The Rainbow 6. WAR ON…
It is my understanding that springtime is the best time to hear good jazz- and boy, is there plenty of it. Here's just a few of the fine musical fruits that you can pick this Spring, and what's been hot…
Top 10: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. PANTHER GOD - Golden Changes / Outside 3. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 4. EVIAN CHRIST - Waterfall [EP] / Tri Angle 5. S-TYPE - "Billboard (Lido Remix)"…
This is no joke! Top 10: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 3. THOMAS WHITE - Ariose [EP] / Paradisiaca 4. WAVE RACER - Streamers / Future Classic 5. GIGANTA - Force…
How's your spring break? If the pollen count and your allergies are keeping you inside, you can still sit back and travel the globe like a jet setter with new releases discovered by the KZSC World Music Department. Tops this…
Top 10: 1 TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 2 CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 3 WAVE RACER - Streamers / Future Classic 4 ACTRESS - Ghettoville / Werkdiscs-Ninja Tune 5 PATTEN - Estoile Naiant / Warp 6…
Top 10: 1. NATURAL CHILD - Dancin' With Wolves 2. ST. VINCENT - St. Vincent 3. AVA LUNA - Electric Balloon 4. BLACK LIPS - Underneath The Rainbow 5. JESUS SONS - Jesus Sons 6. TACOCAT - NVM 7. PERFECT…
Top 10: 1 TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 2 ILLUM SPHERE - Ghosts Of Then And Now / Ninja Tune 3 WAVE RACER - Streamers / Future Classic 4 JEROME LOL - Deleted/Fool [EP] / Friends of Friends 5 HASTA…
End of the quarter finals are facing UCSC students, including yours truly. Here are 10 new indie rock releases that will help anyone concentrate: 1. CHERRY GLAZERR - Haxel Princess 2. TACOCAT - NVM 3. HABIBI - Habibi 4. DAMAGED…
I hope your week is going well! Is spring in the air, or is it just me? Oh well, Here's what's happening with Jazz @ KZSC: Top Ten Charts: 1 KRIS BOWERS Heroes + Misfits Concord Jazz 2 ANTON SCHWARTZ…
Top 1o: 1 ILLUM SPHERE - Ghosts Of Then And Now / Ninja Tune 2 LEE BANNON - Alternate/Endings / Ninja Tune 3 ACTRESS - Ghettoville / Werkdiscs-Ninja Tune 4 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - R Plus Seven / Warp 5…
The Ides of March turned out to be a bummer for Caesar, however it also marked the beginning of the new year for the Romans. It's a new season of world music releases at KZSC including station favorites from the experimental fusion…
Top 10: 1 MACHINEDRUM - Fenris District [EP] / Ninja Tune 2 HASTA - Floral [EP] / Apothecary 3 CASHMERE CAT - Wedding Bells [EP] / LuckyMe 4 BURIAL - Rival Dealer / Hyperdub 5 LEE BANNON - Alternate/Endings / Ninja Tune 6 ACTRESS -…