Radio BSOTS

09/02/2024

Travel back in time to Labor Day of 2016 and hang out on the rooftop of the Vasquez Building in Bushwick, Brooklyn for a smasher of a DJ set from the late, great Dom Nice.

Superstar DJ, Dom Nice of SpinzFM finishes STRONG with a HIGH OCTANE labor day mix that had us dancing thru to the end of the festival! Follow on twitter and IG. Thank you to our community sponsors for helping make this day possible: Funkadelic Studios http://funkadelicstudios.com/ Suits....

08/02/2024

The Wonderful World of Carminelitta is back for another episode for February of 2024, featuring cuts from Janet Jackson, Maxwell, Oddisee, Elaquent, Scrimshire, Anthony Joseph, and more.

Another month, another show! This is Episode 251 of The Wonderful World of Carminelitta, where I share some of my favorite tracks, old and new, taking you on a musical journey to different countries and continents. Enjoy the ride and spread the word! Tracklist: WordChemist x Shinobi Stalin – Prism...

07/02/2024

Somehow, Mixmaster Morris continues to make these mixes comprised of different versions of the same tune and they're never boring! Radiohead's opener from their Kid A album gets served up several times over the course of 60 minutes and it's fabulous, trust me.

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30/01/2024

A new monthly happening for 2024 in the spirit of my BSOTS on Bondfire Radio broadcasts. This one focuses on some of the music of 2023 that served as the soundtrack for my last year with Bondfire.

This episode's track list:

Butcher Brown - Down With The King [Concord Jazz]
All Is Well - Day One [Compost]
Cecily - I Am Love [self-released]
Sa-Roc - Talk To Me Nice [Rhymesayers Entertainment]
Little Brother - Glory Glory [self-released]
Summer Pearl - waste your time (bag uh reasons) feat. Liam Bailey [Kitto]
Jehst - One Horse Town feat. Confucius MC & Eva Lazarus [YNR]
Tall Black Guy Productions - Black II Soul [self-released]
The Stance Brothers - Deeper Tones [We Jazz]
MISS C-LINE & The Rabidz - Intimately [self-released]
B. Cool-Aid - Cnt Go Back ( Tell Me ) feat. Liv.e, Butcher Brown, Jimetta Rose, V.C.R & Maurice II [Lex]
Bantu Spaceship - Don't Break [Nyami Nyami]
Rahill - Bended Light [Big Dada]
Róisín Murphy - Fader [Ninja Tune]
Kassa Overall - Ready To Ball [Warp]
Illa J - Not Ever (feat. Harleighblu) [BBE Music]
Black Milk - No Wish (ft. Phonte & Raphael Saadiq) [Mass Appeal]
Lonnie Holley - Better Get The Crop In Soon [Jagjaguwar]
Eric Hilton feat. Natalia Clavier - Tres Sesenta [Montserrat House]
Aesop Rock - By The River [Rhymesayers Entertainment]
dead prez. - PAYBACK (feat. Mykal Rose) [self-released]
Bright & Findlay - Everything Is Slow [Athens Of The North]
Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music (feat. Venna & Charlie Stacey) [Brownswood / Cashmere Thoughts / Nonesuch]
Simon Mavin - Good Hair Day [Bastard Jazz]
Bruk Rogers - Get Low [Tru Thoughts]
New Sector Movements - Stand (feat Mike City) [First Word]
El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Grateful [Big Crown]
Palm Skin Productions - Need Is A Friend [Tru Thoughts]

I'm on the other side of 2023 experiencing life after Bondfire Radio and quite frankly, a large part of me is still processing the whole journey. It's important for me to continue the type of music exploration that was central to the BSOTS on Bondfire experience, so I'm kicking off 2024 with a littl...

26/01/2024

Another Creative Commons convo, this one between Doug Whitfield of the Creative Commons Community Music Consortium and Michael Gregoire, founder of the blocSonic netlabel. Music videos include selections from Dope Saint Jude and The Impossebulls.

This is a reminder that if you want to experience the videos live, show up at 2pm US Central on Sundays!Show notes available at https://etherpad.p2pu.org/p/l...

25/01/2024

Great conversation on hip-hop and education between Manny Faces and producer/professor J. Rawls on Hip-Hop Can Save America!

Host Manny Faces engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Jason Rawls, Assistant Professor of Hip Hop at Ohio State University who is deeply invo...

24/01/2024

My man Todd Kelley put together a killer hour-long mix mix of 2023 notables.

I'm finishing off 2023 with a complete banger... taken from my list of favorite songs of 2023. Featuring Amber Navran Gas Lab, Emil, enny, Tall Black Guy and more...

23/01/2024

Mixmaster Morris nailed it with this one. Sixty minutes of different versions of "Song To The Siren." Tim Buckley, This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance, and a bunch of others that I never heard. If you need to ease your way into the work day or just need a guaranteed hour of chill, just press play.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_to_the_Siren https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starsailor_(album) https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/17/song-to-the-siren-classic Amazingly... this song has never been a hit.... even though everyone loves it

19/01/2024

A little something for your : one of my favorite albums of 2023. CLOUDWARMER delivers head-nodding instrumentals with a downtempo warmth, a hip-hop knock, and 1920s gospel samples from the public domain. Basically, they made it just for me. 😁 In all seriousness, though, this album is GORGEOUS.

New Album by CloudwarmerDOWNLOAD : https://cloudwarmer.bandcamp.com/album/the-quiet-hauntTracklist:0:00 Where Am I and How Can I Leave? 4:23 How Can These Th...

18/01/2024

Two hours of music and conversation between a pair of stellar selectors: Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy and François Kevorkian (in celebration of his 70th birthday!).

On this special show we celebrate 70 years of François Kevorkian with an interview hosted by Colleen Cosmo Murphy at The British Library. His career began at the Paradise Garage, Studio 54 and Loft in 70’s. He soon went on to become a significant studio hands for artists likes of Arthur Russell t...

17/01/2024

Your friendly neighborhood camp counselor's making the rounds early in 2024! 😀

I finally got to sit down with Ty The Pod Guy as his guest on Black Men Win, kicking off a new season of this podcast as part of the Epic Echo Productions network. Ty stays busy out here in these streets, so a huge thank you to that brother for making time for us to get together and talk BSOTS, Bondfire, and a love of music and podcasting.

🎉 Exciting Announcement! 🎉 🔥 The wait is over! We are thrilled to announce that the new episode of "Black Men Win" is now live! 🔥 🎙️ In this captivati...

16/01/2024

Bondfire Radio OG Carminelitta is continuing with her show, The Wonderful World Of Carminelitta, which is great news for those of us who love music. Her impeccable selections will always provide an hour's worth of escape when necessary.

New year, same format. As you may know, Bondfire Radio has closed its door after 10 years, but that doesn't mean it's the end of The Wonderful World of Carminelitta. I will keep creating the show and uploading it on the first Saturday of the month. Enjoy this new musical journey around the world, an...

14/01/2024

This photo is from an event that represents my first week with Bondfire: the station's 2nd Anniversary Party at the Social Butterfly Bar and Lounge on a Monday night, February of 2015...during a snow storm. At the end of that same week, Radio BSOTS made its Bondfire debut on the first Friday of the month.

You know what's so f****** funny. I cut my hair and it's growing back. TK started growing her locks again.

This photo is from back when we were broadcasting from Caribbean Flatbush! It was a snowstorm wet and crazy out there and so many people came to the event to celebrate. I can only imagine what it would have been like if the weather was nice. There's one thing I know You really got something good going on if people come out and inclement weather.

- C.

13/01/2024

Quick Bondfire Radio update: the website is currently down, but 2024 is still the year of station archiving and preservation. And just like free radio costs, so does preserving the station's legacy.

Give what you can via PayPal or CashApp to help make that happen. You could also pick up some Bondfire merch. The station phrase "sustainability through community" still applies. Let's put our twos and fews together, kids. 👍

12/01/2024

BlocSonic is getting the year started off right with a new episode of Tha Bloc Report! New releases, their top five of 2023, and of course, another 20 minute megamix diving deep into the label's discography.

As always, Donnie Ozone and Timezone Lafontaine have some heat for you to enjoy. From new releases, to the Top 5 of 2023 and in my opinion the best 20 Minute Workout we’ve heard yet, the January 2024 Episode, packed to the hilt with great music, will satisfy. Thank you to Donnie & Timezone for mak...

11/01/2024

In June of last year, I had Doug (co-founder of the Creative Commons Community Music Awards) on Radio BSOTS as a guest for two episodes. Yesterday, I joined Doug for a conversation on his CCCMA YouTube page.

In addition to discussing the BSOTS podcast and Bondfire Radio, other topics include podsafe and history, netlabels, black metal, and Bandcamp. We also watched music videos from The Warhorse and Sole & DJ Pain 1.

One other thing: it is perfectly OK not to get to all the music that you wanted to listen to within a year of its release. I cannot stress that enough.

This is a reminder that if you want to experience the videos live, show up at 2pm US Central on Sundays!Show notes available at https://etherpad.p2pu.org/p/l...

10/01/2024

DJ Sir Daniel of Queue Points has gifted humanity with a mix full of soulful grooves and positive affirmations to kick off the new year. Features selections from The Clark Sisters, D-Train, Tremaine Hawkins, Extra T's, Will Powers, and lots more.

I wanted to present to you a mix to charge us up for the brand new year. You're listening to all-vinyl selections that contain messages of hope to lift you up. Enjoy and share.

09/01/2024

Here's the archive for the final official BSOTS on Bondfire Radio broadcast. Thank you all so much for listening. The Bondfire years have been incredible and I will always hold them in the highest regard. Long live Bondfire.

This episode's track list:
Alabaster DePlume - Gifts of Olive [International Anthem]
Mike Lindup - World Is Ready (feat. Ursula Rucker) [self-released]
Amp Fiddler - Return Of The Ghetto Fly (feat. J Dilla, T3 & Neco Redd) [Mahogani Music]
Illa J - Get Down (Feat. Amp Fiddler) [BBE Music]
Hi-Tek - Let It Go (feat. Dion & Talib Kweli) [Babygrande]
H31R - Right Here [Big Dada]
Joy Denalane - Can't We Smile [Four Music]
Blitz the Ambassador - JuJu Girl [self-released]
Chuck Strangers - A Forsaken Lover's Plea [Lex]
Holysseus Fly - Within The Water [Severn Songs]
Cleo Sol - Things Will Get Better [Forever Living Originals]
Trus'me - Put It On Me (feat. Amp Fiddler) [Prime Numbers]
Dames Brown - Soul Fly [Ampliphonic]
Lonnie Liston Smith, Adrian Younge, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Love Brings Happiness (Tall Black Guy feat. Kaidi Tatham Remix) [Jazz Is Dead]
Koma Saxo - Portal Koma [We Jazz]
Everything Is Recorded - Close But Not Quite (feat. Sampha) [XL Recordings]
Soul Liberation - Put on the Whole Armor [BBE Music]
Mr Day - Both Sides [Favorite Recordings]

How it all concluded on the final official edition of Both Sides Of The Surface on Bondfire Radio: A beautiful, but harrowing opener from Alabaster DePlume. Love for Amp Fiddler (RIP) via his collaborations with J Dilla, Trus'Me, Illa J, and Dames Brown. Soaring and stirring vocals from Cleo Sol, Ho...

30/12/2023

If ever there was a day to tune in to Bondfire Radio, this would be the day. Everything kicks off at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time for this station's last day of programming. Listen live at the website or via the Live365 app, interact in the chatroom, and tell someone else about what's happening today.

And in the immortal words of Mama Bondfire, "Don't ask what's next...especially if you haven't participated in the RIGHT NOW."

Yep. ESPECIALLY that part.

26/12/2023

Queue Points have shared a BSOTS episode as a holiday bonus on their feed during their break! I am extremely grateful for them reaching out to me for being a part of their holiday feed swap alongside like-minded podcasters within their sonic circle.

Be on the lookout for a special Queue Points podcast episode to be served up as a bonus on the BSOTS feed this week!

24/12/2023

Just in case anyone needs another Christmas mix to set the mood. Big thanks to my man AllyAl for this one. Features cuts from Nat King Cole, Amerigo Gazaway, Solomon Burke, Norah Jones, The Drifters, The Showboys, and more.

Just when i think i’m done with Christmas mixes the spirit of the season pulls me right back in again ! Merry Christmas to all those that celebrate it ✌🏻🎅🏻

22/12/2023

How it started for BSOTS on Bondfire Radio in February of 2015.

Tune in tomorrow to hear how it ends.

The Center For Sonic Solace will open its doors one last time in the name of Bondfire. Tomorrow, December 23 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern / 12 noon Pacific Time, it's sundown for the get down before the jump off.

Listen live at bondfireradio dot com or via the Live365 app (just search for Bondfire Radio).

🎧💻🔊🎶

22/12/2023

Respect due to my man T. Wheelz for this holiday show.

"Notes: It’s the annual Funky Corners Holiday Show. 60 minutes of Rap, Beats and Soul to celebrate the season. All clean lyrics.

Artists featured on the program: 5XVT, Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey, Casta, Diwon, Dookie Bros, James Gardin, Amerigo Gazaway, Jonathan Hay, IH.RAT.IK, Juniper Jrop, Ki' of NC, Mahtie Bush Bru Lei Vangloryus, Moka Only, Najvyexi, Eitan Noyze, Retrospec, RoddyRod, Jimmy Smith, Buffalo Stille, TeaSteezy, THREE2DIGIT, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Zikomo, and DMKTZ."

Notes: It’s the annual Funky Corners Holiday Show. 60 minutes of Rap, Beats and Soul to celebrate the season. All clean lyrics. Artists featured on the program: 5XVT, Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey, Casta, Diwon, Dookie Bros, James Gardin, Amerigo Gazaway, Jonathan Hay, IH.RAT.IK, Juniper Jrop, Ki' of N...

21/12/2023

My Bondfire brother Farbeon live in the mix at Sycamore in Brooklyn, NY. His open format mixes always bring the feel good vibes.

A Farbeon feel-good mix recorded live at Sycamore Brooklyn! You can catch Farbeon on the 1st and 2s every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month in Flatbush, Brooklyn at Sycamore -- 1118 Cortelyou Rd., Brooklyn, NY 11226.

20/12/2023

An extremely compelling hip-hop mixtape with dialogue and interview excerpts interspersed throughout. The liner notes are as follows:

"This project started during a prior project and some extended reflection on a phrase that comes up in many contexts as a given… “It’s just business” or the close cousin, “I understand that this is a business.” The implications in both of these phrases is that “business” supersedes ways of thinking that might be considered normal and the right way to do things in all other non-business situations. It also implies there is generally one way of conducting business, the aforementioned non-normal and anti- “right” way of doing things.

We can then easily stretch our imagination from the recesses of current and historical society to the activities grounded in business, capitalism and profit at the expense of what is appropriate, just, and humane. With the enslavement of Africans and King Cotton, and the drug trade with addiction and violence, we see elements of business over everything. We see immediate and longer-term impacts. How do we invest in faith, hope, and possibility?"

This project started during a prior project and some extended reflection on a phrase that comes up in many contexts as a given… “It’s just business” or the close cousin, “I understand that this is a business.” The implications in both of these phrases is that “business” supersedes wa...

19/12/2023

A mixture of slow jams, yacht rock, and holiday cuts courtesy of one half of the Queue Points duo. A great one for the season.

Sunday evenings you can catch me at Rock Steady Atlanta serving up chill, romantic and saucy vibes for the dinner crowd. This is a recent mix I recorded to put you in a romantic holiday mood.

18/12/2023

The December 9th BSOTS on Bondfire Radio broadcast archive is now available on Spreaker to stream and/or download!

🚨 The last official BSOTS on Bondfire Radio broadcast will take place this Saturday, December 23 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern / 12 noon Pacific Time. I will also be participating in Bondfire's last day of programming on Saturday, December 30. 🚨

End of an era soon come, y'all. To those who have been listening, thank you so much for doing so. 🎧 🔊 💗

This episode's track list:

Nala Sinephro - Space 3 [Warp]
DJ Shadow - Witches Vs. Warlocks [Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber]
Little Simz - Sideways [Forever Living Originals / AWAL]
Analogue Monsta - Time To [Young Art]
A Tribe Called Quest - Whateva Will Be [Epic]
Nairobi Sisters - Promised Land [Death Is Not The End]
Yaya Bey - the evidence [Big Dada]
The Stance Brothers - Sao Paolo [We Jazz]
Wahid - WILT [Innovative Leisure]
Summer Pearl - not my child [Kitto]
Tyrone Washington - Submission [BBE]
Alice Russell - Rain [Tru Thoughts]
Katalyst, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Reflections (Bei Ru Remix) [Jazz Is Dead]
Danny Brown - Bass Jam [Warp]
Lonnie Holley - I Am A Part Of The Wonder feat. Moor Mother [Jagjaguwar]
Panama - How We Feel [Future Classic]
Close Counters - PROTOTYPE [self-released]
Roy Ayers - Liquid Love [BBE]
Shira Small - Eternal Life [Mr Bongo]
Don Leisure & Amanda Whiting - Beyond The Midnight Sun [First Word]

New music from DJ Shadow, Yaya Bey, Alice Russell, and Summer Pearl. A Tribe Called Quest and their shared sonic connection with The Nairobi Sisters and Tyrone Washington. More healing vibes from Nala Sinephro and Don Leisure with Amanda Whiting. Australian DJ/producer duo Close Counters and their l...

15/12/2023

A new episode of Tha Bloc Report has arrived. In addition to cuts from blocSonic artists Nerdicus and The Impossebulls, there's another 20-minute megamix diving deeper into the label's back catalog, including "Animal," the cut that introduced me to the immensely talented singer, emcee, and multi-instrumentalist known as Tab.

Hey you… are you ready for another dope episode of Tha Bloc Report? Yeah? Good, because Donnie Ozone and Timezone Lafontaine once again bring you a sensational episode jam packed with blocSonic tunes! On this episode you’ll hear music by äitanna77, C-Doc, Cheese N Pot-C, DJ Def Chad, DJ Harriso...

12/12/2023

This month's episode of The Wonderful World Of Carminelitta is the last for Bondfire Radio, as the station is ending its programming run on December 30th.

This episode is chock full of selections from artists that are BSOTS approved, including Kaidi Tatham, MELONYX, Jalen Ngonda, Ivy Sole, Matthew Halsall, Edson Sean, and more.

This is Episode 249 aka 2023 Special, as broadcast on Bondfire Radio. As part of this traditional end-of-year episode, I played some of my favorite tracks of 2023, by artists I already loved and others I discovered in the past few months. I hope you enjoy this selection as much as I enjoyed putting....