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BSOTS: an cyberspace archive of life commentaries and music reviews written between 1999-2005. also the home base for the Radio BSOTS podcast (founded august 2005) and accompanying blog, welcome to camp lo-fi... lo-res on the eye, hi-res on the mind since january of 2002.

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latest promo as of may 24, 2007: download file. for the podcasters that show the promo some love, please let a brotha know and i'll be sure to return the favor. to the listeners, i love y'all more than words can express. should you find the time, please visit my Frappr map and place a virtual pushpin where you're located. if you're gonna frequent camp lo-fi, at least let me in on where your tent's been pitched, nahmean?

CHECK THIS OUT: the July 11, 2006 edition of the Journal News (Westchester County newspaper) ran a story about podcasters in Westchester. a brief profile of Radio BSOTS was included with some quotes from yours truly. click here to read the article online...

12.30.08 - show #77 brings 2008 to a close with a jam-packed hour of hip-hop, soul, funk, and jazz. this episode features selections from Vanessa Daou, Declaime, Outasight, Moka Only, Longshot, and many others. THIS EPISODE IS NOT WORKSAFE. download ||| show notes

12.22.08 - show #76 is an extended episode shining the spotlight squarely on original works from close friends and online cohorts from across the globe, featuring top-notch joints from Metro Area, Lovespirals, Rabbi Darkside, Hired Gun, Baba Israel and Yako, Cy Tru, Jonny Sonic, and many more. THIS EPISODE IS NOT WORKSAFE. download ||| show notes

11.26.08 - show #75 brings back the "BUCKWILD" experience (Radio BSOTS on steroids, if you prefer). rant topics include the criminal underbelly of supposedly "nice" towns and mixing 21st Century technology with late 19th Century housing. also includes music from Sadat X, J*Davey, Mojoe, Ill Bill, Idiot Savant, and more. THIS EPISODE IS NOT WORKSAFE. download ||| show notes

11.03.08 - show #74 encourages you to get up and dance with an hour-long mix of hip-hop, funk, breaks, and techno. featured artists include The Barkays, Ghostface Killah, Deltron 3030, Kraak and Smaak, Delinquent Habits, and others. THIS EPISODE IS NOT WORKSAFE. download ||| show notes

10.06.08 - show #73 is free in form and diverse in selection, featuring top-notch tunes from The Foreign Exchange, Natalie Walker, Aaron Jerome, Oddisee, DJ K.O., and many more. THIS EPISODE IS NOT WORKSAFE. download ||| show notes

09.15.08 - show #72 is an hour-long continuous mix of a little bit of soul and a whole lotta hip-hop. artists featured include Presto, Maya Azucena, The Heliocentrics, Dutchmassive, Airpushers, and many more. THIS EPISODE IS NOT WORKSAFE. download ||| show notes

09.05.08 - show #71 celebrates three years of Radio BSOTS. this oversized edition features rants, a ten-year old news project, and songs from Santogold, DJ K.O., Myself, Avagami, and more. THIS EPISODE IS NOT WORKSAFE. download ||| show notes

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latest blog entries:
12.30.08 - I'M A FEATURED ARTIST ON FOUNDATION MEDIA!!!
12.17.08 - video: unauthorized biography of muhammad ali
12.12.08 - 16 random things
12.10.08 - december episode of *us and us* is now online...
12.08.08 - review for reviewyou.com: muddyloop
11.21.08 - review for reviewyou.com: wayne savant
11.17.08 - review for impose: yoome
11.11.08 - GOD shed His grace on thee...
11.08.08 - the collabocast with anji bee...
11.03.08 - the get out and vote collabocast...

music reviews/articles for impose magazine
Katalyst - What's Happening
Serengeti - Dennehy (Lights, Camera, Action!)
Connie Price and the Keystones - Tell Me Something
Eric Lau - New Territories
Carl Craig - Sessions
Mike Ladd (article)
Guilty Simpson - Ode to the Ghetto
Nicolay & Kay - Time:Line
Ohmega Watts (article)
Daedalus - Fair Weather Friends
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Hits The Hits!
J-Live - Reveal The Secret EP
Paul van Dyk - In Between
Sixtoo - Jackals and Vipers in Envy of Man
Prefuse 73 - Preparations

RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESPECT...
anji bee
baratunde thurston
ej flavors
flowink
free mix radio
friday favecast
friday night dance party
giant step jukebox
gilles peterson worldwide
the half show
in over your head
my love for music
percussion lab dot com
solipsistic nation
WFMU

NEWS
Impose - great independent music mag based in NYC.
URB - left coast magazine reporting on urban alternative culture.
XLR8R - fantastic magazine as well as audio and video podcasts specializing in electronic music and culture.
DaveyD.com - the definitive source for hip-hop news. movers, shakers, rumors, and politics, plus some great editorials and commentaries.



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