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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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A Box Of Toys explores the golden age of the cassette by sampling the DIY tape machine that existed between 1979 and 1985- a period of unprecedented creativity in “popular music” (to use the term loosely). This is a truly wild ride through the most obscure and interesting cassette catalogues from that period.
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Our second ever needle-drop show hits with a splash of widely varying material from avant grade, to EDM, to jazz, to post punk. Among the mishmash you will find Burial, Black Flower, No Nice Sala, and Gaslamp Killer. Come along for the journey through the spiral groove from the vinyl stacks of Chris Cory
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This week we concludes our tribute to the majesty of upstart Leaving Records, covering the most recent 5 years of the label’s autre. This includes two fine albums by Zeroh, as well as a smattering of lesser known West Coast artists in the experimental, electronic, and ambient music scene.
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Repeat of last week’s episode continuing our exploration of independent record labels. This is a review of Leaving Records (Los Angeles). For the last 13 years Leaving has brought us a banquet of electronic, experimental, left field hip-hop and soundscape for our thirsty ears. This is part one of a two part series to be … Continued
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This week we continue our exploration of independent record labels with a review of Leaving Records out of LA. For the last (13) years Leaving has brought us a banquet of electronic, experimental, left field hip-hop and soundscape for our thirsty ears. This is part one of a two part series to be completed in … Continued
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From The Stax, Needle Drop Show #1- includes some vinyl exclusive releases! On this show we explore the vinyl that we have obtained since late April, including a significant quantity of electronic dance music (EDM) and industrial dance music (IDM) A Box of Toys is a radio program dedicated to the mystery of obscure … Continued
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Wrap-up of the Label Review shows since Crammed Discs, featuring the entire recorded output of Bay Area weirdo-indie Ralph Records and a bonus hour of Belgian Crammed Discs, bringing them up to 2021. A Box of Toys is a radio program dedicated to the mystery of obscure music. The sheer volume of new and original … Continued
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Rebroadcasting our third in a series on Sub Rosa Records. This episode finds us taking up recent releases by the label, which has taken a turn away from the spoken word and into dark ambient and electronic works, as well as a continuation of the field recordings, archiving, and a 20th century composer series. Sub … Continued
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A Box Of Toys returns to Europe for a review of the Norwegian label Rune Grammofon. Specializing in jazz and ambient music, this label has put together a diverse lineup of talent that includes Iain Bellamy and Arve Henriksen. This is another one show record label review that covers the entire history of the label … Continued
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Our adventures in label land continue with Important Records out of Massachusetts- home to an array of avant rock artists. Without much commercial appeal, this label has managed to put out high quality material from relatively unknown artists for two decades. In recent times, they have ventured into widening genres, and the result is a … Continued
