A Box of Toys

Episode 23 – Best of ABOT Vol 1

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Original airdate:  8/25/2020 In this first “Best of ABOT” show, Curator Chris Cory takes samples from episodes 1-22, including Banda Black Rio, Leftfield, Wima Vritra, Fred Frith, Roots Manuva, Annette Peacock, The Pop Group, Igorrr, Blam Blam Blam, Cybotron, Pierre Schaffer, Aksak Maboul, Little Simz, , Cioccolata, Sporto Kantes, Eno/Byrne, X-Ray Spex & more.


Our semi-annual review show collects the best track from the last sixteen shows; episodes 164-179.  This includes Alif, Omar Korshid, Lekhfa, Nibiro Ghono Andare, Brice-Glace, Moreno Veloso, Hummingbird (Bobby Tench), RR Kirk, Geoffry Oryema, Sylvester Weaver, Krom phleng kar, Drissi Al-Abassi, Slauson Malone 1, SIHR & Mamaleek. If you like one track in particular, you … Continued


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Defunkt – Rerun from 8/22/2022

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This is another fun-filled rerun of A Box of Toys with inspiration drawn from the High Sierra Music Festival.  The first of our funk shows featuring Graham Central Station, Sly &TFS, Vulfpeck, Jackson 5, Rick James, Wild Cherry, Bootsy Collins, Spinners, Stevie Wonder, Dr. John, Zapp & Roger, Betty Davis & MORE.


Episode 179 – Digital Downloads Vol 13 Another dive into the digital closet, to retrieve items procured earlier this year, with artists including Lekhfa, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, Roll The Dice, Mamaleek, Pollution Opera, Maral, Practical Anarchy, Klein, Moor Mother. This week we are making one more trip to the digital closet, to bring forth what … Continued


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Episode 178 – Mid Year Needle Drop Vol 2

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In episode 178 Mid Year Needle Drop Vol 2 of A Box Of Toys, we wrap up our mid-year trimester of vinyl. With releases from Teeth Agency, The Great Tyrant, Street Sects, MHE, 1127, Small Medium Large, Pangea De Futura, Have A Nice Life, Stumpf, IG, Lekhfa, and Austin Peralta.    


Rerun from 2/22/22- Ep90: Furious Pig Dissection A Box Of Toys takes pause to interview one of the most unusual products to emerge from the British underground and explore its surprising connection to local, regional and world music, and the influences which led to their unique output: KPFA’s own Stephen Kent of Furious Pig.


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Episode 177 – Mid Year Needle Drop #1

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Four months worth of new vinyl arrived at our doorstep, including- Slauson Malone 1, Jan Jelinek, JK Flesh, JJ Doom, Sote, Jimmy Castor Bunch, Dennis Coffee, Kevin Martin, Austin Peralta, African Head Charge, and Lekhfa. Plenty of Leftovers to make a second episode soon! Back to the stacks!!!!  We have had considerable numbers of records … Continued


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Episode 176 – Digital Downloads Vol 12

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This is episode 176 – Digital Downloads  Vol 12 on A Box of Toys.  Our round of sampling this time is from the digital archives featuring noise and jazz like Batman Kabab, MUD, Earth Logoff, Arve Heinriksen, Low Leaf, SIHR, Small Medium Large, Aquaserge, Saint Abdulla & Eomac, Adrian Sherwood, Nick Didkovsky, Unknown to Known, … Continued


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Episode 175: Digital Downloads Vol. 11

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Episode 175: Digital Downloads Vol. 11 includes pairings from bands swept onto the hard drive over the last five months: The Night Monitor, Jan Jelinek, Bogdan Raczynski, Slauson Malone 1, KRMU, Flame 2, PANSTARRS, Ensemble Volcanic Ash, and Pange de Futura. Curator Chris Cory: “It has been five months since we did a digital downloads … Continued


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Episode 174 – Cairo Revisited

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In episode 174 Cairo Revisited, we return to the Cairo Underground for a tour of the left field via the Mostakell and Nashazphone Labels who include in their roster: Lekhfa, ZULI, Maryam Saleh, Sister Iodine, 7ajee, Panstarrs, Kayann, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, Drissi Al-Abassi, LaBombe, Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler. Curator Chris Cory: “It has been a couple of months now since our Straight Out of Cairo show (Episode … Continued