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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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The first in a series of shows on progressive music featuring the proto-prog (through 1975) of King Crimson, Soft Machine, Aphrodite’s Child, Genesis, Gong, Jethro Tull, Van Der Graaf Generator, Can, Magma, Yes, Supertramp, Dixie Dregs, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
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Rewinding our way back to the first in the women composer series featuring Alice Coltrane, Annette Peacock, Carla Bley, Amy Denio (with Interview), Zeena Parkins, & Laurie Anderson. This is a survey mostly of avant-garde womens jazz, but with the addition of Laurie Anderson *originally aired May 2020
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A deep dive into womens electronic music, featuring many recent arrivals: Huma Utku, Lucretia Dalt, Celia Hollander, Delia Derbyshire, Astrid Sonne, Helene Vogelsinger, Valentina Magelleti, Flora Yin-Wong, Carmen Villain, Felicia Atkinson, LEYA, Smerz, Zavoloka, & Karen Gwyer.
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Featuring a reissue of Musick To Play in the Dark Volume 2 by Coil, an LP and single by Kubler-Ross, the new LP from We Are All, a second stab at the EP’s by Lorraine James + Gav & Jord, a second helping of the new CivilistJavel! Album & yet another remarkable Aquaserge record.
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The funk pub crawl continues with Booker T. and the MG’s, Brecker Brothers, Curtis Mayfield, Earth Wind and Fire, Average White Band, The GAP Band, Cool and the Gang, Cameo, James Brown, Lettuce and Ghost Note, with a second helping from Betty Davis and Sly and the Family Stone.
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With inspiration drawn from the High Sierra Music Festival, A Box of Toys presents the first of our funk shows featuring Graham Central Station, Sly & The Family Stone, Vulfpeck, Jackson 5, Rick James, Wild Cherry, Bootsy Collins, Spinners, Stevie Wonder, Dr. John, Zapp & Roger, Betty Davis & MORE.
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More new vinyl from the Thom Yorke covid project called The Smile, Radiohead combines with Sons of Kemet. The sprawling adventure continues with Wu-Lu, Model Home, A36/JK Flesh, Kode9, Kubler-Ross, One1One, Jamire Williams and a second helping of Krokofant.
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We review the 2022 High Sierra Music Festival with an emphasis on the funk, soul and blues part of the show, including Cedric Burnside, Ron Artis II, The California Honeydrops, Orgone, True Loves, Lettuce and Ghost Note, in addition to highlighted artists outside of these genres.
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This show explores records that were groundbreaking but in most cases garnered little attention at time of release. Included are Bauhaus, Conlon Nancarrow, Patty Waters, L.Voag, Byrne/Eno, Het, and Slint. These records/artists all had small antecedents and large consequences.
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This is a companion piece for Episodes 103 & 104. The first half of the show comprises new releases from Loraine James, Brin, Jamire Williams, and CivilistJavel!. Second half features needle drop from Krokofant, Gav & Jord, TSVI/Loraine James and Aquaserge.
