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A Box of Toys is a radio program dedicated to the tireless pursuit of obscure musical artifacts. The explosive growth of DIY digitized archiving and recording means that now, more than any previous time, we can find lost and buried treasures, filter them through discerning ears, and present them to you in a way that renders them coherent and relevant. Join us on this journey through the dusty corners and hidden pathways to bring you the most creative part of our musical human cultural experience.
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Skin Graft Records features Noise Rock artists from the US and Japan, including Dazzling Killmen, Strangulated Beatoffs, Mama Tick, Mount Shasta, Shorty, Fruitcake, Dennison/Kimball Trio, Brice-Glace, Space Streakings, US Maple, Melt Banana, Big’n, Flying Luttenbachers, and MORE…
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Chicago and Berlin based Thrill Jockey emerged in the mid-90’s. Label lineup includes Wrekmeister Harmonies, Tortoise, Dan Friel, Dustin Wong, The Sea & Cake, OOIOO, Matmos, Califone, Oval, Radian, Saicobab, Lightning Bolt, Marisa Anderson, Mouse On Mars, Oozing Wound & Exploding Star Orchestra.
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The 7th in our series of digital downloads,this time (again) from Bandcamp, featuring Juryman, Plume, Mazurek&Locks, Diego Caicedo, Black Taffy, Mark Ribot, Werner Durand, Psyclones, U Totem, France Sauvage, Alfred Harth, Collocutor, Phume, Roll The Dice, NDIO, & Adrian Sherwood.
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One of the most cited shows in the archives featuring the work of Delia Derbyshire, The White Noise, Deru, Don Cherry, Kinuki Takahashi, and Ryuchi Sakamoto. This show features a group of composers who brought electronic music out of the lab and into film, TV, jazz and rock. *original airdate 2/16/2021 Image = The Sorceress … Continued
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One of the most cited shows in the archives featuring the work of Delia Derbyshire, The White Noise, Deru, Don Cherry, Kinuki Takahashi, and Ryuchi Sakamoto. This show features a group of composers who brought electronic music out of the lab and into film, TV, jazz and rock. *original airdate 2/16/2021 Image = The Sorceress … Continued
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In this show we continue our journey through Africa along the Tropic of Cancer, featuring music from Youssou N’Dour, Toure Kunda, Orchestra Baobab, Baaba Maal, Fela Kuti, Jacob Sam, Queen Salawa Abeni, Ali Farka Toure, and ABOT in-house favourite band, Songhoy Blues. *original air date12/1/20
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In this show we begin our journey through Africa along the Tropic of Cancer from Ethiopia to Nigeria featuring music from Hewete, Ahmed, Yohannes, Wesnatchu, Beyene, Mekura, Hoy-Aga, Guebrou, Prince Nico Mbarga, King Sunny Ade, Fela and Femi Kuti, IK Dairo and Ebenezer Abeh. *original air date 11/24/20
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Overview of the Icelandic Underground Music Scene beginning with the emergence of Bjork the Sugarcubes, and tracing a line through KUKL, Asgeir, GusGus, Mammut, Mum, Sigur Ros, valdimar, Of Monsters and Men, Olafur Arnaulds, Solely, JFDR, Hatari, and Grandma Lo-Fi *original air date11/10/20
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All the misfits and omissions for this year: Negativland, Christian Marclay, Corne De Vache, Ne Zhdali, AdHocRock, ich schwitze nie, Kletka Red, Non Credo, David Garland, Armchair Traveller Hindustry, :zoviet*france, For The Carnation, Anita Lane, Of Montreal, and Alfred Harth
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A highlight reel from Episodes 118-144, including Bent Knee, Kristeen Young, Abel Naturlich, Alfred Harth, Sagittarius, Tipiographica, Max Roach, Battles, Keleketla!, serpentwithfeet, Model/Actriz, Thee Oh Sees, Bjork, Rob Mazurek, Tom Waits, Bridgette Fontaine, Sault and MORE!
