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continental drift: peru
today we’re drifting in peru !!! peru, located on the west coast of south america, is the 43rd most populated country in the world. playlist here, listen to the episode here!
traditional segment:
La Flor de Canela // Chabuca Granda
Elsa // Los Destellos
Musica criolla is a genre of peruvian music that’s a mix of european, african, and andean styles. the name criollo originally represented people of full spanish origin, but in peru it has come to symbolize the culture of the pacific coast of peru.
criolla sample:
Huye de mi // Los Kipus
Another distinctive peruvian style is chicha, a subgenre of cumbia. chicha is characterized by the mixture of pentatonic scales of andean melodies, cuban percussion, and surf guitars, wah-wah pedals, and moog synths.
chicha segment:
La Chichera // Los Demonios del Mantaro (first chicha hit; where the genre gets its name)
Tus Ojitos // Pintura Roja, Princesita Mily
rock music took a hold in peru in the 1960s. after the military coup in 1968, general juan velasco alvarado 
branded rock music as an “alienating phenomenon,” and as a result many concerts were cancelled, radio stations stopped playing rock, and labels stopped promoting in peru. nevertheless, rock persisted, albeit in an underground sense. underground rock still has a strong culture in peru, especially lima.
underground segment:
En una invernal noche de surf // Leusemia
Si Tu No Estas // Futuro Incierto
Cientos truenos // Almirante Ackbar
peruvian surf rock takes elements from chicha
surf rock segment:
Nostalgia // Way 98
Endless Summer // Mundaka
Timelines // Banana Child
indie segment:
Millennial // Andre Urban, Clara Yolks
Ay Ay Ay // Bareto, Rossy War
Falsa // Maya Endo
“nueva psicodelia latinoamericana” refers to the resurgence of psychadelia taking place in latin america, of which peru is at the forefront. I’ve linked a super informative article about this movement.
psicodelia segment:
Piedra Flotante // Hipnoascension
Lima Ciudad // La Ira De Dios
come back and drift with us next week as we travel to new zealand!
Gold Soundz 8.30.22
Thanks for listening in to the first Gold Soundz back for the new semester! Back from summer break, we’re playing the best indie rock that you can’t hear on the radio! Tune in every Tuesday at 6 to hear Emelia and Brooke’s picks for the week!
Joke of the week: “What do you call it when you eat a lemon at sunset?” “The Golden Sour”
Arms Open Wide // runo plum
5 A.M. at the Moxy // fern, Blue K
Darker Than Death // Indigo De Souza
Soft Blood // Salmon Cat
Twin Flame // Birthday Club
Blue Coupe // Twin Peaks
Phenomenon // Mt. Joy
Milk – 2021 Remastered // Sweet Trip
Garden // Dora Jar
I’m Glad Yer Doin’ Well // Cottonwood Firing Squad
Feel It All The Time // Soccer Mommy
Two Fish and an Elephant // Khruangbin
The Sound of Music // Kiwi Jr.
Shadows // Kate Bollinger
The Loop // Toro y Moi
Oaxaca // Froth
girl rock! 8/30/22
today the hit crew brings you the best in bass. as in, these songs have cool basslines. playlist here, picks below.
Snakey // Wombo
Mine // Gustaf
Underneath // Public Practice
Dirty Hessians // Kim Deal
Freckles // Hey Cowboy!
Time Walk // Bnny
Cranes In The Sky // Big Joanie
Lost Boys // The Courtneys
Strange Conversations // Automatic
Anti-glory // Horsegirl
All Hail Me // Veruca Salt
Never Say Never // Romeo Void
Mine // Finom
Need It To Work // SASAMI
Feathers // Palm
Push It // Garbage
mode8 #11: Summer Listening!
Welcome back to mode8!! As a start to the fall semester in a halfway-new studio, this week’s episode is some of the tracks I’ve accumulated over the summer!
Spotify Playlist! (also has links to the midis)
Pokemon Johto (Anime Theme)
Big Apple, 3PM // Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Jaw-Breaking News! // TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
Stage Theme 1 // Silver Surfer NES
Palmtree Panic // Sonic CD
Pressing Pursuit – Cross Examination // Ace Attorney 3
Nice In! / Nice Approach! — FLOOR BABA
Gladion — Neku
Green Grass Graduation // Mega Man Zero
Miniboss // Spark the Electric Jester
Split & Splat // Splatoon — remixed by Rocketchip, GameChops
Id Purpose // Fire Emblem — remixed by Blue Brew Music
DEEP SEA // Super Monkey Ball
Luna Ascension EX // Rivals of Aether
rb2_08x.mid // Re:Birth II – Romancing Saga Battle arrangement
Zelda_LttP_Light_World_Dungeon_Remix_dw.mid // A Link to the Past Light World Dungeon
Stay tuned because next week is more summer listening but with chill tracks!
continental drift: morocco
The drift is back!! For our first episode, we’re diving into the music of Morocco. Check out the playlist here, and the recoding on soundcloud here.
Morocco is located in Northern Africa, and is the 40th most populated country in the world, with a population of ~37 million people.
Gnawa is a traditional music style from Morocco, characterized by incantations and repetitive spiritual phrases: a sort of ritual poetry. The main instrument is a three-stringed bass lute, called the “gimbri”.
Gnawa segment:
Solenzara // Omar Khorshid
Laayoune Aaniya // Jil Jilala
Recently, Moroccan artists have combined elements of Gwana with rock, funk, pop, and rap styles popular around the world. Funk especially took a hold in Morocco in the 60s-80s. Record labels like Habibi Funk are reissuing African psych funk albums that would’ve otherwise been forgotten or inaccessible. Habibi Funk was started by Jannis Sturtz, who digs through local record collections of Northern Africa for his label.
Funk segment:
Bsslama Hbibti // Fadoul
Had to Come Back Wet // Roger Fakhr
La Danse de Nadia // Elias Rahbani
Jawa Jawa // Akale Wube
Ahl Jedba // Fadoul
Soudani // Gnawa Systeme
Haditouni // Douaa
Aflana // Attarazat Addahabia
Attarazat Addahabia (see left) is often credited for bringing funk to Morocco. This band at its largest had 14 members, including 3 generations from the same family. They achieved enough local prominence to build their own venue before setting off on a tour that made them famous for “marathon shows:” sometimes as long as 12 hours!
Funk is still prominent in the modern music of Morocco, as well as other global music styles.
Modern segment:
Mon amour // De.Ville
Sawt nsaa // Soultana
Gnawa Beat // Bab L’Bluz
Halfa // Zina Daoudia
That’s all for Morocco! Tune in next week for Peruvian beats!
