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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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More Leftovers! Yum! We are bringing you leftovers from the Summer and Fall on this show, including some passed over tracks by David Fulton, Del the Funky Homosapien, Pauk, Sault, R. Stevie Moore, Tabor Radoski, as well as a heap of leftovers from Hyperdub and Leaving Records.
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This week we repeat our French Connection show from 2020- a review of French music that is fresh, fun, and innovative. One of our favourite shows featured a thick slab of Sporto Kantes, Guts, Noze, Chinese Man, La Femme (who recently appeared on NeedleDrop), & General Electrics
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Our continuation of the Klanggalerie Label Review show including Charles Bobuck, Blaine Reninger, Charles Hayward, Jac Berrocal, Amy Denio, Hardy Fox, Blurt, Chrome, Severed Heads, Bourbonese Qualk, Storm Bugs, The Darkening Scale, Rabbit Rabbit Radio, Hula, and Non Toxique Lost. Photo: Klanggalerie “Mein erstes Schallplatten-Dokument / First contact with the medium vinyl”
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Staalplaat and Klanggalerie stable of artists reviewed and sampled including Blackhouse, Muslimgauze, Zoviet:France, Hafler Trio, Randy Greif, Clair Obscur, Merzbow, Charlemagne Palestine, konstructivists, Psychic TV, Thignpaulsandra, DDAA, Caroline K, RATL, and Snakefinger.
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Enjoy this replay of our avant-Japan show featuring the Seatbelts, Boredoms, YMO; related projects from Y. Eye, Yoko Kanno, Ryuchi Sakamoto & a smattering of innovative bands including Wha ha ha, Ciciolatta, Tipiographica and Polysics.
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Some more needledrop! This stack of vinyl is mostly new EDM, but there are also some really quirky post-punk/industrial reissues at play. Music from the XPQ? Mysterious DJ contingent out of Berlin, Peder Mannerfelt, Bogdan Razynski, Celia Hollander, Squarepusher and more…
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Yet another amazing stack of vinyl in the recent arrivals. A pair of early releases from Recommended Records, the latest albums from Joy Orbison and Little Simz, a Hyperdub release by Klein, one of three dozen comps from R. Stevie Moore, and the new L’Rain record are included.
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The pile of vinyl spilled over into a needle-drop show. Take a journey through new and discovered records from La Femme, Vic Serf and the Villains, Flying Lotus, Moin, The Bug, Delia Derbyshire, Video Adventures and Debile Menthol as only A Box Of Toys can present it.
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This week we finish our dissection of Shiro the Goodman with various tracks from the early 2000’s that he used for his monumental 2003 mixtape, including Odd Nosdam. Show ends with a wrapup and leftovers including Doormouse, Hrvatski and Electronic Music Composer.
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This week we dissect what makes a good DJ tick by tackling the monumental and obscure release by Shiro the Goodman from 2003 entitled Dance Crazy Until A Meal Rots. Samples include The Bug, Gold Chains, Hrvatski, Doormouse, Soundmurderer and many more.
