Testing The Waters

This episode focuses on my participation in the Netlabel Day Radio live stream marathon that took place in July of 2024. I initially recorded a 30-minute test run for the stream and figured that I should share it with the listeners. I gathered together some Creative Commons tunes from indie labels that ended up releasing later works under full copyright as time went on, but they're still imprints that I hold in high regard (namely Tokyo Dawn, Budabeats, and Error Broadcast). This set of music leans heavy on the sounds of international beat culture, particularly that first decade of the early 2000s where the lines between electronic music and hip-hop production got blurry (and for the better, in my opinion). Selections from Comfort Fit, Suhov, Bluntspeakers, and Apes On Tapes are probably the best examples of this. I also share some listener feedback, a cut in celebration of ccMixter turning 20 years old, poetic brilliance from the late, great Nikki Giovanni, and lots more.