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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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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.
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This is a follow up show to check on our Emerging Artists for interesting new material in the last two years. Surveyed groups include Wilma Vritra, Snoh Aalegra, Midwife, Nazamba, Model Home, Kokoroko, Anteloper and Loraine James
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On this first day of Summer, ABOT repeats a great Summer Music Show, the 421 Dub Show from 2020: An overview of Dub music viewed as a subset of electronic music. Featuring: LKJ, Leftfield, Mark Stewart, The Slits, Wha-Ha-Ha, Blundetto, Fat Freddy’s Drop, and Roots Manuva.
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Emptying the stack of new records, we bring you new music by Collubuh and Celia Hollander, reissues by Have A Nice Life and Bauhaus, some choice selections from Krokofant and CivilstJavel, and archival recordings from proto punk pioneers Jack Ruby
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This episode features Bogdan Razcynski, Muslimgauze, Hardy Fox, Sault, Jacques Lejeune, Saskamodie, Model Home, Pietersberg Melodians, Kalahari Surfers, Duke Ellington, Dial, Squid, Voka Gentle, Kristeen Young, Nihiloxica, Mattie, Meat Raffle and FOUR interludes arranged by A Box of Toys *Episode originally aired May 24, 2022
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New and reissued* vinyl from Jack Ruby*, Collubuh, Have A Nice Life, Bauhaus*, Celia Hollander, Civilistjavel!, and Krokofant.
