ATSIC S06E31 - More Content!
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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.
THE PEOPLE DEMAND MOOOOORE CONTENT!!!
Some guy replied to a complaint I made on Threads about people being stingy with the follow back, where he told me “maybe no one follows you back because you’ve got no content”. I was about to reply 10 minutes later, but the comment had already been deleted. Buddy must have hit the profile links and figured it the fuck out. The only next step for me to make more content would be the 24 hour marathon sleeping streams like Speed or Kai do, and I just don’t have that sort of dedication to the game.
Anyways, this mix was better than I thought it was when I listened back. I thought I fucked it up a few times, but that’s the nature of this whole week to week live mix mixtape thing, so I wasn’t going to worry too much. I liked the end product here though - a bunch of boom bap and bars like you can usually expect from ATSIC. This one might get a couple more spins if I hit the gym this wee. These mixes often replace the album per week I used to walk around with in a discman. Having an hour of sequential music feels like it helps me memorize the tracks a bit better than random single searching and shuffling does.
If I get a chance in the coming days I’ll type about it, but the track list is below if you want to see what I played this week.
This time the “Making of ATSIC” video from Twitch is posted below, if you’re bored or curious to see my DJ wizardry or hear my thoughts on the music or whatever chat wants to talk about. I’m 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 talked to the verb hurler himself, Wordburglar a couple weeks back, and the first half of that talk is included after this mix. Go leave a comment on Youtube, hit like, and follow over there if you want to support the show. 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.
Stay up.
