ATSIC S06E28 - Reality
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Below this write-up, you’ll find the track list, complete with artists and their hometowns. You can listen here and follow along, or if you’re using the Mixcloud app, hit the “…” to check out the track list while you listen. There’s also a video below from the stream where I slapped this mix together. I’m having fun week to week.
I didn’t have a ton of time to write about this one this week, but it was a solid mix that I did in one take start to finish, which isn’t really special since I’m not doing anything too technical, it just makes me happy because sometimes I drop the ball and have to do re-takes on song transitions like a noob. I’m just having fun putting these together and slowly advancing my skills.
I played 3 songs by artists I’m talking to soon on Fly In Formation - the mix starts with “FAFO”, off Lotus James new project “Wordplay King” - and he brings the multiple meanings and lyrical double speak that you’d expect on an album with that title, issuing a threat to other emcees. I talk with Lotus James Tuesday Sept 16 at 7pm MT live on Twitch. Later we hear “the maniacs” by Victoria based emcee Brainiac & his collaborator Kjahn (Seatle based). Both these guys are high level bar smiths. I talk with them Oct 21. Lastly but not leastly, I’ll be hosting Montreal’s Slik Jack & Vincent Pryce on Oct 7 - and on this mix I played their new single “Not Pu$$y”.
Theres a bunch of good shit beyond that, but I’m not gunna type about it all here. Check the track list below!
This week there was a “Making of ATSIC” video from Twitch - it’s posted below if you’re bored. I’m normally on Twitch all the time either working on ATSIC, listening to the new releases each week to make picks, or working on my own music.
Fly in Formation is back to weekly episodes! I’ve already talked to Chadio & The Gumshoe Strut, and Wordburglar in the past weeks since returning from my annual summer break. You can also watch every interview I’ve done up until now on Youtube. Leave a comment, hit like over there, show some love and run up the playlist on a muted tab - it’ll help the algorithm show my content to more people, which will get more Canadian music in more ears.
Tune in every Tuesday for interviews with artists across the country starting back up in September as I continue to endeavor to learn more about local scenes and artist’s creative processes, talking to artists we play regularly on ATSIC. Come through, hit subscribe on Twitch, skip the ads, and hang out and listen to Hip Hop.
I buy every track I play on ATSIC unless it’s sent to me directly. Streaming barely pays, so it’s essential to support indie artists by buying their music, tickets, or merch to keep them creating. Listening to #ATSIC on Mixcloud is free for you, and makes sure that each song you hear pays the artist at least SOMETHING. Spotify pays 0.006 CAD per stream, and only if the song hits 1000 plays in 3 months. Assuming a song gets 1000 spins, that means it takes around 125 Spotify plays to earn an artist the same .76 cents they earn from my 1.29 purchase on iTunes.
Shows like After the Smoke is Clear also need support. If you appreciate discovering new music without the algorithms, or if you appreciate my efforts to get indie artists music in more ears, consider donating via PayPal to help me buy the tracks and keep the show going. Every dollar helps indie artists and ATSIC alike.
If you can’t donate, that’s all good — people who can afford it are paying, and you get to enjoy a free show while I earn a living. Do me a favour though, and help spread the word to other people who love Hip Hop! Shoutout to everyone who is already supporting financially, by sharing the show, or by coming through in comments and chat to help build community.
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