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When Techno Meets Downtempo: Underworld's A Hundred Days Off
Episode 188
After a decade of success in the vibrant British electronica and techno scene, Underworld reinvented themselves in 2002 when Rick Smith and Karl Hyde…
4 years, 6 months ago
Hypnotic, Elegant, Sublime: Thievery Corporation's Downtempo Masterpiece The Mirror Conspiracy
Episode 187
If the name Thievery Corporation sounds familiar, you might remember "Lebanese Blonde", the track featured on the 2004 indie film Garden State. On th…
4 years, 6 months ago
Quantic: The 5th Exotic - Jazzy, Soulful, Funk-Infused Trip-Hop
Episode 186
On this episode we explore the album that solidified Quentin's love for downtempo music: Quantic's The 5th Exotic. From start to finish, Will Holland…
4 years, 6 months ago
Röyksopp: Melody A.M. - Dreamy Downtempo For the Masses
Episode 185
Something was in the water in Norway in the early 2000s. Two of our favorite duos dropped their first records: Kings of Convenience and Röyksopp. We …
4 years, 7 months ago
Whatcha Heard? The Doozy Edition
Episode 184
It's that time again: grab your favorite pair of headphones and carve out an hour to jam out to our monthly mixtape. As is the goal, we bring a prett…
4 years, 7 months ago
Bloc Party: Silent Alarm
Episode 183
By the time 2005 rolled around, the garage rock heavy hitters had already made their mark. The Strokes and Interpol were both working on their 3rd re…
4 years, 7 months ago
Blink And You'll Miss It: Our 182nd Episode!
Episode 182
In the early 2000s Mark, Tom and Travis were the kings of pop punk. And we knew them all too well: three goofballs who ran naked through the streets …
4 years, 7 months ago
So We Meet Again: The Triumphant Return of Kings of Convenience
Episode 181
Our relationship with Kings of Convenience goes back nearly 20 years, and we've been waiting more than half that time for new music from them. Their …
4 years, 7 months ago
Whatcha Heard? The Where Has Catherine Wheel Been All Our Lives Edition
Episode 180
If there is one takeaway from this month's Whatcha Heard, it is that Catherine Wheel is an amazingly under-appreciated shoegaze alt-rock band from th…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Hives: Harder, Faster, Louder
Episode 179
We chat about the one-and-only Hives and what made them such a force to be reckoned with in the garage rock landscape. With their origins as more of …
4 years, 8 months ago