The Musik Lounge

  1983 by Flying Lotus It’s interesting to revisit a record that feels foundational to your listening habits, overall ear for life. In 2006 I was twenty years old, a sophomore in college. One could say the world was in front of me. I had found my way to Seattle from a rural Southern Oregon coastal town with the intention of partying, finding a job in the music industry and I suppose doing the college thing. Quickly I found my way with all three, they conveniently intertwined and life felt exciting, fresh, full. Having grown up on a diet of hiphop, beats and rhymes I was convinced life was mine to make it what I wanted and I wanted it to be fun. I craved new experiences that were not present in my hometown and I found them quickly. Through a family friend I landed a job producing and board operating rather large country radio shows. Through my college I found myself plugged in with the school's radio station and its location on Capital Hill led me to Obese Productions and all the...

After a week off to celebrate the holiday with the fam I had to get back into the lounge and lace y'all with some heat! A full show, doing our usual Sunday Afternoon Groove Session thing! I continue digging into many strains of digital electronic heat, check in with a couple hiphop tunes that caught my ears this week and it wouldn't be an episode of TML Radio without a few surprises and a few social tunes new and old. Thank you for listening and be sure to tune in live every Sunday from Noon to 3 PM PST @ KTQA.org ! Tracklist: Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D. Oberland “Walked & Walked” Laura Nyro “Smile” Atmosphere “Traveling Forever” Amon Tobin “One Day In My Garden” Félicia Atkinson “No Fear But Anticipation” Black Sumo “Silent Stones” Gabriel Teodros “POW” Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange ft. Noah Slee “Isa” heavensouls “shed a tear for me” Ra Kalam Bob Moses “Tony Calls The Drummers To Prayer” Sophie Hutchings “Rain of Feathers” Harold Betters “If I Had You” The...

Last Fall I was honored to receive the opportunity to contribute to the fantastic publication issued quarterly by We Jazz Records , easily referred to as We Jazz Magazine. This was a full circle moment of sorts for me as I hadn’t thought about returning to music journalism since getting sober . But when presented with the chance to submit a review for the Nate Mercereau, Josh Johnson & Carlos Niño Blue Note release Openness Trio I had to go for it and I’m so glad I did! Here we are ~7 months later and I’ve just submitted my fifth and sixth “record essays” for the forthcoming Summer issue and while at work on them it struck me that I need to get into a more consistent writing practice rather than just diving into it when I have an assignment. What better place to practice than right here on The Musik Lounge blog where it all began for me 20 years ago while in college, full of hopes and dreams of what a career in music writing could be. I don’t know what it will look like. I have so...

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 ! 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 “Water Cave” Alabaster DePlume “It’s Only Now Once (Elbit Systems Windowpane)” The Festival Quartet “Piano Q...