The Musik Lounge

Back in your ears with another edition of The Musik Lounge! Leaned into electronic and jazz sounds heavily this week but still sprinkled in an assortment of sonic gems for your head nodding pleasure. Catch me live every Sunday Noon - 3 PM PST @ KTQA.org ! UPDATE: This episode is no longer available to stream. If you'd like to listen back, holler at me! Tracklist: Mala “Cuba Electronic” Vladislav Delay Quintet “two” Danny Brown “Shakedown” Glenn Gould “Variations Nos. 1 - 16” Abe Rounds “Mofongo” J-Zone “Calgon” Kool Keith & L’Orange “The Wanderer” The Roots “Can’t Stop This” J Dilla “Time: The Donut of the Heart” Flying Lotus “Massage Situation” Sunmundi “I Think You’re Bleeding” Flea “Frailed” Earoh “Unsafe” Manu Travão & KLG Klergé “Sanguine Banquet” Bhonstro “Progress” FARR “Make It To Summer” Adrian Younge “Respond To Sound” Jake Ferguson & Malcolm Catto “Dune” Brian Jackson ft. Lisa Fischer “Home is Where The Hatred Is” Brandon Lopez “Nada Sagrada” Liz Story “Wate...

Creepin' up on episode 100! Very exciting... but right here right now, your Sunday afternoon groove session full of new sounds, sonic explorations and just all around feel good jams! As always catch me live every Sunday from 1 - 3 PM PST @ KTQA.org! UPDATE: This show is no longer available to stream. If you'd like to listen back, holler at me! Tracklist: Miles Davis “Jean Pierre/There Were None (Live)” Angel Bat Dawid & Naima Nefertari “Procession Of The Equinox” Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra “Equinox” Navy Blue ft. Ka “In Good Hands” PremRock ft. billy woods “Receipts” DJ Rashad ft. Spinn “Let U No” Melodiesinfonie “Light” Annie & The Caldwells “Wrong (You Dropped A Bomb) (Extended Wooden Dance Floor Mix)” Butcher Brown “Ibiza” Deniece Williams “Free” Fresh Espresso “We Desire What’s Real” Adrian Younge “A Música Na Minha Fantasia” Upheaval “Paradise Lost” Witch “Queenless King” Daryl Hall & John Oates “Do What You Want, Be What You Are” Country Joe & The Fish ...

What is the power in wordless music? Instrumental gems that capture a vibe, uplift our spirits, tug on our heartstrings, set a mood or just play in the background to any number of activities? As a person who pretty much wants to have music playing 24/7/365 I have an affinity for this style. Of course there's a vast array of “instrumental” music to be heard. From stoner and doom rock to ambient soundscapes, jazz to hiphop beats, collaged and sample-delica trip hop and electronic leaning grooves, this list is infinite. When I first was diving into the art of diggin in the crates there was always talk of library records amongst the heads schooling me but they never seemed to materialize. The reality is that by the time I was getting dusty fingers looking for records these elusive joints had already been snatched, sampled and stashed away by a generation or two before me. MILS001: Ethio Meditations / Drama Al Dente by JJ Whitefield Created as easy groove fodder for commercials, T...