After The Smoke Is Clear 724
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Below this write-up, you’ll find the track list, complete with artists, albums, and the city they represent. If you’re using the Mixcloud app to listen, hit the “…” to check out the track list. Above this there’s usually also a video from the Twitch stream where I slapped the mix together.
Most weeks I go live on Thursdays to DJ on Twitch. Come through and say hi, hang out and listen to music. I’m streaming often on weekday afternoons, either working on ATSIC, listening to the Canadian new releases each Friday or Saturday to make picks for the show, talking with artists for Fly In Formation interviews on Tuesdays, or working on my own music when I can find time. The Thursday Making of ATSIC stream where I spun this week’s mix is posted under this.
Bunch of really good music on this one as always, and as always it’s all Canadian. There might be Canadian’s who have moved away. There might be some who I’m confused about too, who really knows - I do a quick search if I don’t know, so it could be lying to me. Then there are some Americans on here too, but they’re working with Canadians.
I fucked up a few places on this mix, can’t lie. Nothing too major, but I do these mixes live and unrehearsed. It’s sorta half assed, but I like the live element because when things line up right, you get the added magic of improvisation in the mix. But it’s hit or miss sometimes too, and I don’t always have time or will power to go through with editing it, or time to dedicate to practicing mixes beforehand. The music is all good though - and some of the blends are gravy. Go check the songs out in their original format if you like what you’re hearing but something sounds off - it’s probably me fucking it up and you should go buy a digital single for yourself to support the artist.
In coming weeks I’m hoping to have a few guest DJ’d episodes from guys who pride themselves on DJ skills and as such won’t allow their mixes to be as sloppy as a Doobyis mix sometimes gets. So that’ll be good. I’d happily turn this show into a platform for other DJs to spin mixes of new Canadian rap. Shit, I’ll keep supplying the music if anyone wants to take the reigns and show the world that this country has plenty of DJs who actually DJ with technical skills too. I like rapping more than I like DJing. This just needed doing so I got to cooking.
Fly in Formation is back for weekly interviews now until December. Last week’s episode 147 with RUNXGUN will be online realquick! Coming up next is the return of Edmonton icon Touch182 on Tuesday, Sept 8. You can watch every interview I’ve done up until this point on Youtube - Leave a comment, hit like, or show some love and run up the playlist - it’ll help the algorithm show this content to more people, which will get more Canadian music in more ears.
I buy every track I play on ATSIC (unless it’s sent to me). 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 that’s 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. Spotify is also now investing the billions they earn into weaponized AI drones, which is just awful, frankly. Fuck those guys - I use it because it’s the only realistic way to keep up with all these drops from all these artists, but I never listen to anything more than twice on there - because I go buy a digital single of anything I like that much. You could to, and the musicians would thank you.
Shows like After the Smoke is Clearalso need support. If you appreciate discovering new music without the algorithm, or if you appreciate my efforts to get indie artist’s 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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