12:00 am Tuesdays
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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Third in the Digital Download show series featuring Sir Spyro, Object Collection, Gonjasufi, Khurangabin, Powell, Trentemoller, Pinch, serpentwithfeet, Hanna Leighton, Model Home, R Stevie Moore, Arve Henriksen, Amy Denio, Jeb Loy, and Christopher Murray with RSM.
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First ever Digital Downloads show featuring Ouri, Pascal Comelade, Special Interest, Stereolab, Tim Hecker, UC, Wojcieth Rusin, Yak, Ziur, AirMax ‘97, AtomTM, Aldo Nova, Battles Biosphere, Buddy Ross, Ceramic Hello, Craig Leon, Dirty Projectors, Haroon Mirza, and Hebert
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This is the 4th in our Electronic Music Series, our first needledrop show in the series- all new material/represses including Burial and several artists from the intentionally obscure xpq? imprint. Mostly soundscapes derived from the EDM scene, this show bridges the divide between dance and ambient electronics.
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Second in a series of shows on Left Field HipHop featuring Busdriver, Dabrye, Tell Dem, Yppah, J. Dilla, Danger Mouse, Gorillaz, Kid Kudi, Shabaz Palaces, Outkast, Odd Nosdam, Cop Crush, Alias, Opus Ashamed, Inspiration Passing, Subtle, Doseone, Ras G, Let G Know and Raw Fruit. *originally aired 9/8/20
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Review of the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969, including Edwin Hawkins Singers, Max Roach, Babatunde Olatunji, Sly and the Family Stone, The 5th Dimension, Mahalia Jackson, Operation Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir, Staple Singers, David Ruffin, Chuck Jackson, and MANY MANY MORE
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A review of the God Mountain record label, and a bookend to the Brutal Jazz and Japan shows, featuring Optical8, Ground Zero, Tipographica, Pugs, Hoenji Kyakkei, Altered States, Demi-Semi-Quaver, FoMoFlo, The Saboten, Shinto, Spoozys, P.O.N, and God Mountain Orchestra.
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In this show we survey bands that were influenced by the Beach Boys, including The High Llamas, Chicago, La STPO, Neutral Milk Hotel, Left Banke, The Millenium, Todd Rundgren, Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci, My Bloody Valentine, REM, Harry Nilsson, The Ladybug Transistor and more.
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First in an overview series of Left Field Hiphop, featuring Yippah, DJ Shadow, El-P, Death Grips, Moor Mother, J-Dilla, RJD2, Flying Lotus, Peanut Butter Wolf, Gaslamp Killer, Rambo Amadeus, MRR-ADM, and The Weekend. *Original Air Date 9/1/20
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This show features instrumentalist, performer and multimedia artist Alfred Harth and his many musical associations including Heiner Goebbels, Gestalt Et Jive, Lindsay Cooper, Vladimir Estragon, Chris Cutler, Trio Viriditas, Otomo Yoshihide, Taste Tribes, and Duck & Cover.
