This was the first episode after a random glitch took out my Traktor playlists. So rather than starting with a list of all tunes I’d previously selected to fit the tempo and vibe, excluding any I’d used in previous episodes, instead I started with… nothing. The way that it shows up in this episode is…
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2021 Part I It has become something of a tradition, or maybe just a habit, for me to do two episodes looking back at the previous year in January. The first episode is traditionally/habitually a collection of the rock and/or roll songs that I’ve enjoyed over the year but (usually) didn’t play because they didn’t…
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Aside from a bit of slow footwork, a bit of fast house, and a post-shoegaze curveball, the bulk of this episode features (the dreaded) dubstep and instrumental grime. Then the mix ends out with some clubland bangers STRAIGHT out of left field, because this IS SttM, and I get itchy if I stick to one…
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The bulk of this episode is house and disco, that’s the main thing to know. There’s some indie rock at the beginning and the end, a bit of jazzy techno, but for the most part it’s soul and vibes and luvv. Park Hye Jin goes out to all the singletons, followed by Akabu and Linda…
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This episode marks SIX YEARS of Step to the Music, which is truly wild to consider… It took me by surprise, so I basically made the episode I would have made but without giving myself any time constraint. What I ended up with was 97 minutes of footwork and jungle and finest blend of MISC…
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This episode was me trying to bring more variety into my ~160 BPM mixes, but what surprises me almost a year later (how long I was stuck trying to find anything interesting to say about this mix) is how horny it is. I LIKE TRAINS start things off with their customary louche sinister vibe, Sully…
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Throughout the year I listen to lots of great rock and roll music, and don’t really get too many chances to play it on my show. 2020 was an exception only in that there seemed to be even MORE great tunes. After putting this episode together, I even remembered several more songs that could easily…
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Holy crow! This episode marks FIVE FULL FRIGGIN’ YEARS of me doing this show! I wasn’t quite sure what to do… in the past special episodes have generally been extra long. One anniversary episode was the first I recorded using Traktor instead of put together in Ableton (which is now my usual method). Another anniversary…
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Another ~130 BPM episode unfolds with another mix of dance rock, house, techno, and club music. This one, I suppose, distinguishes itself by an even higher than usual genre agnosticism, incorporating hip hop and Damaged Bug’s trash rock, as well as SWAN MEAT’s avant gardism, wandering almost directionlessly through the various genres on its pallet.…
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I Wish That I Could Wish You Well Looking back, episode 182 featured Drum’n’Bass, began with a song by The Beths and ended with a song by Bestiärio. This episode, in a striking contrast, features Drum’n’Bass while it ENDS with a song by The Beths and BEGINS with a song by Bestiärio. Totally different, as…
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