A Box of Toys

The Forgotten Volume 3

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This show focuses on forgotten tunes, mostly from the period 1965-1975.  However, this is not a sentimental survey of that period.  This is simply what ABOT would have done were it around back then- finding music worth hearing and giving it airplay.  There are two basic groupings- unfamiliar tunes by familiar artists, and familiar tunes … Continued


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RERUN: Episode 110 – Women of Experimental Electronic

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RERUN: Episode 110 – Women of Experimental Electronic Original Airdate:  8/23/22 A deep dive into women’s electronic music, featuring many recent arrivals like Huma Utku, Lucretia Dalt, Celia Hollander, Delia Derbyshire, Astrid Sonne, Helene Vogelsinger, Valentina Magelleti, Flora Yin-Wong, Carmen Villain, Felicia Atkinson, LEYA, Smerz, Zavoloka, & Karen Gwyer.


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Episode 186 – Backtrack Vol2

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Yousef Abouzeid/Panstarrs

Episode 186 – Backtrack Vol2 We rewind to take a second stab at digital downloads, combing for unaired gems, including Chat Pile, Slauson Malone 1, PEB, Small Medium Large, Panstarrs, Aquaserge, Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood Of Breath, Ahleuchatistas, Sockethead, Ben Lumsdaine, and Red Snapper. Curator Chris Cory: “This is the second in our Backtrack Series, where … Continued


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RERUN: Episode 86 – Best of ABOT Vol4

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RERUN: Episode 86 – Best of ABOT 4 Original Airdate:  1/4/22 Our fourth in a series of Best Of Shows including the Anarchist Republic of Bzzzzz, Get The Blessing, Roll The Dice, Ras G, Zeroh, Black Flower, Being Selfish, Family Fodder, PREMIER, Aphex Twin, Klein, The Bug, Kevin Ayers, Nova Materia, Kiefer, Sharon Van Etten, … Continued


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Episode 185 – Backtrack V1

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Episode 185 – Backtrack V1 We rewind to take a second stab at digital downloads, combing for unaired gems, including BluFrank, Chat Pile, Alif, Roll The Dice, Slauson Malone 1, PEB/iamchainsaw, Small Medium Large, Panstarrs, Ensemble Volcanic Ash, and Red Snapper. You can think of this series as a book-end to the Best of ABOT. … Continued


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Episode 184 – Half and Half #2

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1950's half & half butter

Episode 184 – Half and Half #2 On today/tonight’s show, the latest releases (mostly experimental music) and reissues both in vinyl and digital, including IVVVO, Subtle, Aboutface, Cindy Lee, Hakushi Hasegawa, Angels In America, Ex-Continent, The Muffins, Chat Pile, Eda Er, Gokche Uygun, Toso Toso, and Alif. We are going to start off by going through the records that we have received since the last needledrop show.  There … Continued


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Episode 183 – Fall Needledrop

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Episode 183 – Fall Needledrop From the ever flowing river of vinyl, whose flow will increase with the changing seasons, we fished out Ivor Cutler, Angelique Kudjo, Blake Fleming, Wu-Lu, CivilistJavel!, Bogdan Raczynski, James Holden, Thurston Moore, Aerial M, and the Butthole Surfers. Curator Chris Cory: “The detritus of the ABOT shipping department has drifted … Continued


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RERUN Episode 84 – The 2nd Best of A Box Of Toys

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RERUN – Episode 84 – The 2nd Best of A Box of Toys Original Airdate:  12/14/21 This is the 2nd “Best of ABOT” show, and a great survey of what we bring: Flying Lotus, Yppah, Busdriver, Lou Reed, Adam Freeland, Taraf De Haidouks, Sherwood and Pinch, Sandra Electronics, Ercilla Costa, Charles Mingus, Charlie Haden, Asgeir, … Continued


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Episode 182 – Summer’s Leftovers

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Episode 182 – Summer’s Leftovers You never know what you are going to find when you have leftovers: African Head Charge, Aurilio, Samuel Yirga, Creole Choir Cuba, Delia Derbyshire, Dombolo, Bab L’Bluz, Khalab, Montparnasse Musique, Taxi Kebab, Bokante, Onipa, DBH, Sam & Bridget, Asher Gamezde and many more! Curator Chris Cory: “Last week, we played … Continued


Episode 181 – Real World Records Review Vol 3 covers the artist and requisition (A&R) for the label from 1997-2017, including Djivan Gasparyan, Maryam Mursal, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Spaccanapoli, ZAWOSE & BROOK, Pape & Cheikh, Adrian Sherwood, Ozomatli, Little Axe, Ayub Ogada, Varttina, Toumast Ishumar, Abdelli , Dengue Fever, The Imagined Village, and more! Curator … Continued