On yesterday’s show we highlighted some of the best releases to come our way so far this year, as well as a couple of sleepers from 2010. I packed in almost 40 songs into 2 hours and still brought the ship in right on time. Here you have the best of what Melting Pot has to offer as a show on KPFK, wide ranging truly diverse sets of music, independent artists from around the world and a wealth of talent from right here in LA. Enjoy and please become a fan on facebook and spread the word about our show and KPFK!!! Also, let me know what YOU think have been some of the best releases so far for 2011 in the comments or on facebook.
Melting Pot on KPFK #49: First Hour
Melting Pot on KPFK #49: Second Hour
Playlist: 07-03-2011 – Best So Far Of 2011
{opening theme} Booker T & the MGs – Melting Pot – 7” (Stax)
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Bing Ji Ling – Move On – Shadow To Shine (Tummy Touch)
WildCookie – Something About Those Days – Cookie Dough (Tru Thoughts)
Quantic – Get Ur Freak On – Hip-Hop En Cumbia (Tru Thoughts)
The Go! Team feat. Lispector – Ready To Go Steady – Rolling Blackouts (Memphis Industries)
Algodon Egipcio – El Dia Previo – La Lucha Constante (Lefse)
Karl Hector & the Malcouns – Tamanrassett – Tamanrassett (Now-Again)
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Brave Irene – Bank Holiday – Brave Irene (Slumberland)
Dengue Fever – Durian Dowry – Cannibal Courtship (Fantasy)
The 5.6.7.8.’s – I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield – The 5.6.7.8.’s (Third Man Records)
The Black Lips – Mad Dog – Arabian Mountain (Vice)
Shawn Lee feat. Bardo Martinez of Chicano Batman – La Eterna Felicidad – World Of Funk (Ubiquity)
Brim – Anti-Gandja – Those Shocking Shaking Days (Now-Again)
DJ Lengua – La Jungla – Cruzando (Club Unicornio)
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Vieux Farka Toure – Wonda Guay – The Secret (Six Degrees)
The Echocentrics feat. Tita Lima – O Elefante – Sunshadows (Ubiquity)
Willie Wright – I’m So Happy Now – Telling The Truth (Numero)
La Sera – Never Come Around – La Sera (Hardly Art)
Hunx & his Punx – Too Young To Be In Love – Too Young To Be In Love (Hardly Art)
Harvey & the Phenomenals – Soul & Sunshine – Local Customs: Burned At Boddie (Numero)
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Vivian Girls – Take It As It Comes – Share The Joy (Polyvinyl)
Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band – Golden Rule – No Time For Dreaming (Dunham/Daptone)
Ghostface Killah feat. Black Thought – In The Park – Apollo Kids (Def Jam)
Chain & the Gang – (I’ve Got) Privilege – Music’s Not For Everyone (K Records)
Space Invadas – Closer – Soul: Fi (BBE/Invada)
Love Inks – Wave Goodbye – E.S.P. (City Slang)
J. Rocc – Stop Trying – Some Cold Rock Stuf (Stones Throw)
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Nostalgia 77 – Simmer Down – The Sleepwalking Society (Tru Thoughts)
Big Remo feat. David Banner – Wonderbread – Entrapment (Traffic Ent.)
Father’s Children – Dirt & Grime – Who’s Gonna Save The World (Numero)
Shabazz Palaces – Endeavors For Never – Black Up (Sub Pop)
Kode 9 & the Space Ape – Otherman – Black Sun (Hyperdub)
Amon Tobin – Calculate – ISAM (Ninja Tune)
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Ocote Soul Sounds – Primavera – Taurus (ESL)
Thao & Mirah – Folks – Thao & Mirah (Kill Rock Stars)
King – The Story – The Story EP (Self-released)
Lake – Giving & Receiving – Giving & Receiving (K Records)
Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs – The Only One – No Help Coming (Transdreamer)
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{closing theme} Dungen – Osa, Nasa, Mun – 7” (Third Man Records)