Lots of new tunes, more than a few just released online in the past week. The show begins with one, from LA artist Kadjha Bonet, who has released quite a bit of music just this month, culminating with the Visitor EP. The last set features another, from LA Based Coco O. of Quadron. In between there’s a lot of new tunes from King Midas Sound + Fennesz, Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators, Shannon & the Clams, Dam-Funk, Petite Noir, Farao and more. The second hour begins with a real short set of some of my favorite Boogaloo tunes, in honor of the premiere of “We Like It Like That: the Story Of Latin Boogaloo” here on the west coast. Next week we should be on all-vinyl and might also be raising some funds for KPFK…see you then.
Melting Pot on KPFK #208: First Hour
Melting Pot on KPFK #208: Second Hour
Playlist: 09-18-2015
{opening theme} Booker T & the MGs – Melting Pot – Melting Pot (Stax)
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Kadhja Bonet – Fair Weather Friend – The Visitor EP (Self-released)
Skylab – Seashell – #1 (Tummy Touch)
King Midas Sound / Fennesz – On My Mind – Edition 1 (Ninja Tune)
Farao – Hunter – Til It’s All Forgotten (Arts & Craft)
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NxWorries – Suede – Single (Stones Throw)
Petite Noir feat. Baloji – La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful – La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful (Domino)
Toro y Moi – Power Of Now – Samantha (Self-released)
Adrian Younge’s Venice Dawn feat. Laetitia Sadier – Memories Of War – Linear Labs Los Angeles (Linear Labs)
Dungen – Franks Kaktus – Allas Sek (Mexican Summer)
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Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators – Thief In The Night – Happiness In Every Style (Timmion)
The Clientele – I Can’t Seem To Make You Mine – Unreal & Alone: The Best Of The Clientele (Merge)
The Chamanas – 1111 – Once Once (Nacional)
Jimmy Nolen – The Way You Do – R&B Hipshakers Vol. 4 (Vampi Soul)
Shannon & the Clams – Gone By The Dawn – Gone By The Dawn (Hardly Art)
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Joey Pastrana – Let’s Ball – Let’s Ball (Cotique)
Pete Rodriguez – Oh, That’s Nice – Ay Que Bueno! (allegre)
Eddie Palmieri – Ay Que Rico – Champagne (Tico)
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Vieux Farka Toure & Julia Easterlin – Bamba No Wili – Touristes (Six Degrees)
Blackalicious feat. Myron & E – On Fire Tonight – Imani Vol. 1 (OMG)
The Soul Jazz Orchestra – Soleil Couchant – Resistance (Strut)
Omar Souleyman – Ya Yumma – Wenu Wenu (Ribbon)
Mexico 68 Afro Beat Orchestra – Quench – Mexico 68 Afro Beat Orchestra (Rampart)
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Coco O. – The Hardest Thing – Single (Self Released)
Dam-Funk – It Didn’t Have 2 End This Way – Invite The Light (Stones Throw)
Magnum Force – Girl, You’re Too Cool – Ultra High Frequencies: The Chicago Party (Numero)
Shintaro Sakamoto – You Just Decided – How To Live With A Phantom (Other Music)
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{closing theme} Dungen – C. Visar Vagen – Tio Bitar (Kemado)