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The podcast where two best friends hip each other to new music, break it down from a slightly skewed musicians perspective, and record it just for you.

Podcast by Roan Smith & Sybil Shanell


    • Nov 26, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 1m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    Alice In Chains according to Dr. Sick

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 84:06


    Dr. Sick talks about his love for the Alice in Chains LP Dirt, & Roan pulls fishbone's self title 1985 ep of the shelf to play you the tune Ugly.

    DJ Spinna According To DJ Yamin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 58:37


    DJ Yamin brings in a Nightmares On Wax remix by DJ Spinna, & Roan gets emotional over Boom Bip's tune Seed To Sun.

    A Tribe Called Quest According To E.F. Cuttin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 65:53


    E.F. Cuttin brings in A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders, and Roan discovers Cory Wong.

    Funkadelic according to Lucas Davenport

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 67:53


    Roan sits down with Lucas Davenport to discuss Funkadelic's Maggot Brain, & rediscovers Paul Simon's One Trick Pony.

    De La Soul According To Tony Skratchere

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 78:21


    Roan sits down with battle DJ Tony Skratchere to discuss De La Soul's 2nd LP De La Soul Is Dead, & Roan hips you to Pigeon John's Good Sinner.

    Aphex Twin according to Nathan Tape

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 49:58


    Roan sits down with Nathan Tape to discuss Aphex Twin's Come to Daddy EP, and the evil genius found within.

    Episode 17: Action Figure Party & Hiatus Kaiyote

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 61:03


    This week we dig into Greg Kurstin's Lp Action Figure Party & Hiatus Kaiyote's Tawk Tomahawk.

    Episode 16: Janelle Monae's Archandroid & Prince's Rainbow Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 64:05


    It's concept album week here on Highly Heard with Janelle Monae's Archandroid & Price's Rainbow Children.

    Episode 15: Yussef Kamaal's Black Focus & Jamiroquai's Funk Odyssey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 42:34


    This week we dig into Yussef Kamaal's Black Focus & Jamiroquai's Funk Odyssey.

    Episode 14: Digable Planets Reachin' & Ivy Sole's Eden

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019 47:24


    This episode we discuss Digable Planets first LP Reachin' & Ivy Sole's first release Eden.

    Mini episode: The Asylum Chorus's Blue Sunshine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2018 9:00


    Back after a long break, Roan & Sybil share a preview of the new Asylum Chorus album, Blue Sunshine.

    Episode 13: 6lack's Free & Thicke's A Beautiful World

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 76:32


    This week we dig into 6lack's Free, and Thicke's (Robin) A Beautiful World.

    Episode 12: Kamau's Cassette Urth Gold, & Anderson Paak's Malibu.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2018 57:39


    This week we dig into Kamau's Cassette Urth Gold, & Anderson Paak's Malibu.

    Episode 11: Aesop Rock's The Impossible Kid & The Foreign Exchange's Leave It All Behind.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2017 63:26


    This week we dig into Aesop Rock's The Impossible Kid & Foreign Exchange's Leave It All Behind.

    Episode 10: Blackalicious Blazing Arrow & Kaytranada's 99.9%

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2017 54:05


    This week we dig into Blackalicious Blazing Arrow, & Kaytranada's 99.9%

    Episode 9: Herbie Hancock's Man Child & Beady Belle's Cewbaegappic

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 63:08


    This week we dig into Herbie Hancock's Man Child & Beady Belle's Cewbaegappic.

    Episode 8: Steely Dan's Alive In America & Alison Krauss & Union Station Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2017 65:18


    This week we dig into our favorite live albums. Steely Dan's Alive In America & Alison Krauss & Union Station Live.

    Episode 7: Stevie Wonder's Fulfillingness first finale, & Bobby McFerrin's Medicine Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2017 73:11


    This week we check out Stevie Wonder's Fulfillingness First Finale, & Bobby McFerrin's Medicine Music.

    Episode 6: Galactic's From The Corner To The Block, & Christian Scott Atunde Adjua's self titled LP.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017 76:35


    This week is our "locals only" episode, in which we break down two New Orleans releases. Galactic's From The Corner To The Block, & Christian Scott’s release Christian Atunde Adjuah .

    Episode 5: Bahamadia's BB Queen & Da Brat's Funkdafied

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2017 71:28


    This week we break down Bahamadia's BB Queen & Da Brat's Funkdafied

    Episode 4 (Thomas Dolby's The Flat Earth & Superfruit's Future Friends Vol. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2017 57:08


    This week we break down Thomas Dolby's 1984 release The Flat Earth, and Superfuit's Future Friends Vol. 1.

    Episode 3 (David Byrne & St Vincent - Love this Giant, & Gabriel Garzon Montano - Bishoune)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2017 65:01


    This week on episode 3, we break down David Byrne & St Vincent's Love this Giant, & Gabriel Garzon Montano's Bishoune.

    Episode 2 (Pete Josef's Colour & KAMAU's A Gorgeous Fortune)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017 70:22


    This week we link up to break down Pete Josef's Colour, and KAMAU's A Beautiful Fortune.

    Episode 1 (Bernhoft - The Morning Comes vs. Roman - OK Lady)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2017 54:11


    This week we link up to break down two Neo-Soul Ep's. Bernoft's The Morning Comes, and Roman GianArthur's- OK Lady

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