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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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This episode covers the legacy of legendary bassist Richard Davis as a sideman for Roland Kirk, Jaki Byard, Andrew Hill, Gabor Szabo, Van Morrison, Janis Ian, Eric Dolphy, George Benson, Sonny Stitt, Phoebe Snow, Paul Simon and Sarah Vaughn. Renowned bassist Richard Davis passed away in September of 2023. This show will review only a … Continued
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A tribute to the late great Bobby Tench, and featuring samples of his recorded output as a sideman or as a leader including: The Gass, Jeff Beck, Ginger Baker, Freddy King, Streetwalker, Hummingbird, Topper Headon, Boxer, Joanna Connor, Roger Chapman, and Van Morrison. When ABOT does a tribute show, we try to do it for … Continued
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A journey through the Luaka Bop catalog including Moreno Veloso, Os Mutantes, Javelin, Janka Nabay, Floating Points, Domenico Lancellotti, Delicate Steve, Cornershop, Cibo Matto, Bremer/McCoy, Alice Coltrane, Shoukichi Kina, Zap Mama, Tom Ze, Shuggie Otis & Alhaji Waziri Oshomah.
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A Box of Toys is a radio program dedicated to the mystery of obscure music. The sheer volume of new and original artists is utterly overwhelming and A Box of Toys endeavors to pluck these voices out of their dusty basements and onto the airwaves for your listening pleasure. It is the culmination of a … Continued
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A Box of Toys is a radio program dedicated to the mystery of obscure music. The sheer volume of new and original artists is utterly overwhelming and A Box of Toys endeavors to pluck these voices out of their dusty basements and onto the airwaves for your listening pleasure. It is the culmination of a … Continued
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This is episode 167 of A Box of Toys where we review yet another obscure record label: Real World. Some of the artist that were of utmost interest include Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh, *Unknown Moroccan Musicians, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Orquesta Revé, Tabu Ley Rochereau, Remmy Ongala, *Musicians of the Nile, Sabri Brothers, Mama Mosambiki, Nibiro … Continued
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This record label review show (last of the Box of Toys “original series”) features Robot Records, out of San Antonio, Tx. Artists include Johnathan Coleclough, Andrew Chalk, Andreas Martin, A Mouse Orchestra, David Jackman, Kay Hoffman, Lempke Fuchs, Jacques Jejune and Fote.
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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.
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This week on A Box of Toys we will be rerunning Episode 80 from November 9, 2021. 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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Episode 166 covers a set of singles that were obtained from Unsound records. Unsound records has mix of Cairo (Egypt) & Montreal (Canada) avant garde artists. This episode includes Karkhana, Alvarius B, Jane and the Magic Bananas, Ed Yazijian, Clandestine Trio, The Dwarves of East Agouza, AAMM, A-Trio with Alan Bishop, Sam Shalabi, Sir Richard … Continued
