Magic Transistor radio (sampledigger school)

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http://magictransistor.com/radio

"I was noticing how hip-hop was objectifying artists and songs as great samples rather than part of a broader history. There'd be a great recording and then someone would say, 'Oh, yeah—Wu Tang sampled that!" And that's fine, but it's like, how can you not know that this is Eddie Harris, and how do you not care?' "

...the antithesis of Pandora's "here's more of what you like" philosophy—Magic Transistor's playlists aren't concerned with catering to personal taste. Listening to any of the radio streams is an essential lesson in audio history curated by Ruhe and his comrades. It doesn't hurt that the tracks are all lovable in some way or another

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