Starter Kit

Ahh, high school. Some of us attended it. Some of us even remember it. Join us as host Armando Morales chronicles his budding adolescence told through his music discovery in the 9th through 12th grade. Starter Kit for Armando's High School Playlist: Travel Hymn by Circa Survive | Solo Dolo (Nightmare) by Kid Cudi | The W.A.N.D. by The Flaming Lips | ICH TU DIR WEH by Rammstein | Howl by Florence and the Machine    The SETLIST (follow this one: always updated to the current mixtape) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o48TUAo3nrtYkC70RcMyJ?si=9MByG5OrQKCVpjuhxzXF9g     This MIXTAPE | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4hs0Yn1loTTy06X1SINGhk?si=FKVMf-VlQC-F5Uf-5yRdtw Our DISCOGRAPHY (Every song we've presented) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TTrBKYRpTlb7vKFHC353v?si=57yrVXn7SCyfXutuRJLFmQ

London punk / post-punk legends and goth icons Siouxsie and the Banshees are the subject of this episode! Adillae gives the cultural and personal contexts behind the songs she's selected for the Starter Kit. Even those familiar with the band ought to find a new reason to appreciate Siouxsie and the Banshees' catalog.Starter Kit for Siouxsie and the Banshees: Cities in Dust | Arabian Knights | This Wheel's on Fire | Peek-A-Boo | Spellbound    The SETLIST (follow this one: always updated to the current mixtape) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o48TUAo3nrtYkC70RcMyJ?si=9MByG5OrQKCVpjuhxzXF9g     This MIXTAPE | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4hs0Yn1loTTy06X1SINGhk?si=QpzVGFmqSQCSYUJsWGHIpQ Our DISCOGRAPHY (Every song we've presented) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TTrBKYRpTlb7vKFHC353v?si=57yrVXn7SCyfXutuRJLFmQ

Megadeth, the only member of the Big 4 trying to destroy one of the other Big 4. Nick delivers his case for these absolute metal legends.  Starter Kit for Megadeth: Holy Wars...The Punishment Due | Hangar 18 | Washington Is Next! | Symphony of Destruction | Dystopia    The SETLIST (follow this one: always updated to the current mixtape) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o48TUAo3nrtYkC70RcMyJ?si=9MByG5OrQKCVpjuhxzXF9g     This MIXTAPE | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4hs0Yn1loTTy06X1SINGhk?si=aoC8j9qSTQOSwVXnu-W9sg Our DISCOGRAPHY (Every song we've presented) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TTrBKYRpTlb7vKFHC353v?si=57yrVXn7SCyfXutuRJLFmQ

Foxing is an outlier in the emo revival movement. With their dedication to honesty and acceptance of impermanence, they bring us art today that wouldn't be possible tomorrow. Be captivated by their ambience and be swooned by the pure lament that is sometimes expressed in their highly emotional and impactful tunes. "I'm not waving, I'm drowning." Starter Kit for Foxing: Grand Paradise | The Medic | Glass Coughs | Bastardizer | Rory    The SETLIST (follow this one: always updated to the current mixtape) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o48TUAo3nrtYkC70RcMyJ?si=9MByG5OrQKCVpjuhxzXF9g     This MIXTAPE | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4hs0Yn1loTTy06X1SINGhk?si=5scOHtJATzG3dydQ8OP8tQ Our DISCOGRAPHY (Every song we've presented) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TTrBKYRpTlb7vKFHC353v?si=57yrVXn7SCyfXutuRJLFmQ

The fact that you remember this episode not having a description is only further proof of the mandela effect.    Starter Kit for Superorganism: Reflections on the Screen | The Prawn Song | Nobody Cares | Everybody Wants to Be Famous | Something for Your M.I.N.D.    The SETLIST (follow this one: always updated to the current mixtape) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o48TUAo3nrtYkC70RcMyJ?si=9MByG5OrQKCVpjuhxzXF9g     This MIXTAPE | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6E8J4y4csmFYZn6cCeCEye?si=q8KC8uQmQvu6yaURg0Ielg Our DISCOGRAPHY (Every song we've presented) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TTrBKYRpTlb7vKFHC353v?si=57yrVXn7SCyfXutuRJLFmQ

This week's episode really brings home the importance of good production and intentional collaboration. Melody's Echo Chamber is a solo project on steroids, and Adillae is more than excited to tell us about the unique past and intriguing progression behind the band. Starter Kit for Melody's Echo Chamber: I Follow You | Breathe in, Breathe Out | Some Time Alone, Alone | Quand Vas Tu Rentrer | Cross My Heart    The SETLIST (follow this one: always updated to the current mixtape) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o48TUAo3nrtYkC70RcMyJ?si=9MByG5OrQKCVpjuhxzXF9g     This MIXTAPE | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6E8J4y4csmFYZn6cCeCEye      Our DISCOGRAPHY (Every song we've presented) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TTrBKYRpTlb7vKFHC353v?si=57yrVXn7SCyfXutuRJLFmQ

Nick Yoakam takes us back into the forgotten-by-some genre of deathcore and shows us how the genre is keeping alive in 2019. He surprises all of us with creative offerings from 5 different acts. There's a lot to talk about here! 2019 Deathcore Starter Kit: When a Demon Defiles a Witch, Whitechapel | Divinity, Brand of Sacrifice | I Long for Rest, Angelmaker | Mirrors, Fit for an Autopsy | Soil the Stillborn, Infant Annhilator The SETLIST (follow this one: always updated to the current mixtape) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o48TUAo3nrtYkC70RcMyJ?si=9MByG5OrQKCVpjuhxzXF9g     This MIXTAPE | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6E8J4y4csmFYZn6cCeCEye?si=3gybU4rLQDO1mCCO2dsDlA Our DISCOGRAPHY (Every song we've presented) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TTrBKYRpTlb7vKFHC353v?si=57yrVXn7SCyfXutuRJLFmQ

Ya like jazz plus facemelting riffs plus infectious melodies plus enough prog to convince that cool uncle of yours that maybe you know a thing or two about this whole music thing? Tell him you'll drop the needle back on Sun Ra when you're done massaging his pallet with a refreshing and surprisingly accessible take on a dense basket of genres. My credit score went up after I heard their new album. Starter Kit for Thank You Scientist: Feed the Horses | Absentee | Mr. Invisible | Swarm | Chromology     The SETLIST (the rotating, current mixtape; changes with each new set of songs) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o48TUAo3nrtYkC70RcMyJ?si=9MByG5OrQKCVpjuhxzXF9g     This MIXTAPE (will always be the songs from this mixtape) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6E8J4y4csmFYZn6cCeCEye?si=3gybU4rLQDO1mCCO2dsDlA Our DISCOGRAPHY (every song we've presented) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TTrBKYRpTlb7vKFHC353v?si=57yrVXn7SCyfXutuRJLFmQ 

Minnesotan rock outfit Bad Bad Hats has co-host Armando Morales falling fast for their captivating vocal performances and explosive choruses. Kazoos are armed and set. Ready yourself.Starter Kit for Bad Bad Hats: It Hurts | Midway | Shame | Nothing Gets Me High | Talk With Your Hands    The SETLIST (the rotating, current mixtape; changes with each new set of songs) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o48TUAo3nrtYkC70RcMyJ?si=9MByG5OrQKCVpjuhxzXF9g    This MIXTAPE (will always be the songs from this mixtape) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Cydn2jWs6nFT1flj0pth4?si=KZo8jH2hSi2YR6BioRfwUQ    Our DISCOGRAPHY (every song we've presented) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TTrBKYRpTlb7vKFHC353v?si=57yrVXn7SCyfXutuRJLFmQ    

Adillae Banks details the reasons why fellow hosts Justin Davis, Armando Morales and Nick Yoakam, as well as our dear listeners, should be listening to New York rapper Princess Nokia. There may have been too many laughs in our journey.Starter Kit for Princess Nokia: ABCs of New York | Brujas | Gragons | Green Line | TomboyThe SETLIST (the rotating, current mixtape; changes with each new set of songs) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o48TUAo3nrtYkC70RcMyJ?si=9MByG5OrQKCVpjuhxzXF9gThis MIXTAPE (will always be the songs from this mixtape) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Cydn2jWs6nFT1flj0pth4?si=KZo8jH2hSi2YR6BioRfwUQOur DISCOGRAPHY (every song we've presented) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TTrBKYRpTlb7vKFHC353v?si=57yrVXn7SCyfXutuRJLFmQ

Nick Yoakam, group metalhead, has prepped his starter kit for viking metal kings: Amon Amarth. Nick and fellow co-hosts Adillae Banks, Justin Davis, and Armando Morales, dig through the battlecries and unrelenting riffage to discuss the stories behind the songs (and maybe just have a bit o' giggle along the way).Starter Kit for Amon Amarth: Twilight of the Thunder God | Death in Fire | First Kill | Cry of the Black Birds | Deceiver of the GodsThe SETLIST (the rotating, current mixtape; changes with each new set of songs) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o48TUAo3nrtYkC70RcMyJ?si=9MByG5OrQKCVpjuhxzXF9gThis MIXTAPE (will always be the songs from this mixtape) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Cydn2jWs6nFT1flj0pth4?si=KZo8jH2hSi2YR6BioRfwUQOur DISCOGRAPHY (every song we've presented) | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TTrBKYRpTlb7vKFHC353v?si=57yrVXn7SCyfXutuRJLFmQ

Justin presents one of his favorite bands, The Dear Hunter, to his friends and co-hosts Adillae Banks, Armando Morales, and Nick Yoakam in this inaugural episode of the Starter Kit podcast.

Starter Kit features hosts Adillae Banks, Justin Davis, Armando Morales, and Nick Yoakam, who share their varying and contrasting music tastes to help us, and you, discover new music.