ATSIC Radar Summer 2026 Lookback
New release Canadian Hip Hop that dropped in July and August of 2026.
I fell back from weekly Twitch streams listening to new releases each week so that I could relax a bit more over the summer, but I was still listening each week on my own. When I got back to home base, I did find the time to do a stream and share my picks from the entire summer in one fell swoop. I bought over 100 digital singles during it, and listened through a bunch of them. The ones that don’t get hit by the copywrite recognition mute are still there in the video above.
I pay as much attention to the national scene as I can, but if I’m missing something, let me know. I do remove a few tracks as I listen through myself. These playlists always start with more music than they end with because sometimes artists make songs in other genres and they just don’t gel. I’m not trying to break brains here. I try not to be too judgmental of anything, and keep in mind that I’m not always the target audience. I also know that artists who make a song I dislike might make a song I do like the next week. I appreciate artists who release a lot of music, and never want to dissuade anyone from putting their works into the world. I’m not trying to gate-keep anything. Everyone should like what they like, I’m just picking what I like and promoting that in an effort to build the scene and appreciation for it.
I usually stream while I listen to the entire playlist. Sometimes I’m just listening and commentating, sometimes I’m gaming, so if you want to come through and hear what I have to say about each song live, hit Twitch.tv/doobyis. On Tuesdays I do Fly In Formation interviews over there too - I’m on hiatus over July/Aug, but I’ll be back to weekly episodes in September. Turn your notifications on for Twitch and come say hi, the more the merrier. If I streamed this one, the video should be above, but it wont stay live forever.
Every week I pick the tracks that I like most, buy them, and play them on my show “After The Smoke Is Clear” (#ATSIC) - which you can listen to for free by clicking here.
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