The Vinyl Exam

Please share this episode with friends and family.—Sama interviews Adam Dietz of Bonesyard about his latest album “Sunset, Sun Arising”.Bonesyard - https://bonesyard.bandcamp.com/http://www.thevinylexam.com/season-three/https/soundcloudcom/thevinylexam/episode-143-where-muscle-cars-roam-with-adam-dietz?rq=bonesyard—Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals) and Austel Grey (Zerosystem)Join our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexam

Sama highlights one of the funnest desert blues bands putting out music today: Songhoy Blues. From the back cover of their 2nd album Resistance (2017):"Songhoy Blues has always been about resistance. We started the group during a civil war, in the face of a music ban, to create something positive out of adversity. As long as we have music left in us and something to say, we'll keep fighting each day with music as our weapon, our songs as our resistance." Follow Songhoy Blues on twitter: https://twitter.com/songhoybluesAl Hassidi Terie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvGsV8Trl8o—Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals) and Austel Grey (Zerosystem)Join our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexamInstagram/twitter: @TheVinylExam facebook.com/thevinylexam

I was looking through some mixes I put together twelve or so years ago and came across this, a (simple) mix of some hip-hop tracks I was feeling at the time. There's nothing special, nothing rare and nothing unique but there are some nice jams to relax to and catch a vibe.For some reason, probably the current place hip-hop dwells in, these tracks sound incredibly fresh and novel. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did making it (12 years ago) and bringing it back now. -K

Sama continues the conversation with Jesse Brenner (aka The Bizzle) of the Bizzlecast Podcast. The Bizzle discusses the origins of Modiba, the artists Bombino and Vieux Farka Toure, and a whole lot more. Take a listen!—Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals) and Austel Grey (Zerosystem)Join our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexamInstagram/twitter: @TheVinylExam facebook.com/thevinylexamBizzlecast: https://soundcloud.com/jessemodibaModiba: http://www.modiba.net/

Keith went to St. Louis 12 years ago for the first time and visited Vintage Vinyl, one of his favorite record stores out there. A few months ago, his schedule took him to St. Louis again, allowing him a second visit. This episode is about that visit and the blues purchases during that visit and since that visit.

Please share this episode with friends and family.—The homie motion_correct just got back from a tour of Italy and brought back some fire records. Luckily for us, he put together this Vinyl Exam exclusive mix of his top picks. Take a listen! Tracklist: Gd'a Ipotesi - Quando Le ParoleBattiato - Aria di Rivoluzionei Gres - Yellow Greenil Baricentro - AfkaThe Physicians - My Girl From HarlemKaleidon - PolvereOsanna/L'uomo - Non Sei Vissuto MaiPicchio dal Pozzo - SeppiaTilt - In Commino Perigeo - New Vienna—Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals) and Austel Grey (Zerosystem)Join our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexamInstagram/twitter: @TheVinylExam facebook.com/thevinylexam

This episode, Keith dives in to the music that influenced the first wave of heavy metal and that was the early portion of the first wave of heavy metal.

Please share this episode with friends and family.—Sama highlights the story of Jesse Brenner (aka The Bizzle) of the Bizzlecast Podcast and his connection to pop culture, African music, seeing Black Panther with his Mom, and Modiba.—Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals) and Austel Grey (Zerosystem)Join our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexamInstagram/twitter: @TheVinylExam facebook.com/thevinylexamBizzlecast: https://soundcloud.com/jessemodibaModiba: http://www.modiba.net/

Four Flies Records is a label dedicated to finding and releasing (or re-releasing) Italian cinema and library sounds. Their output is now significant and Keith owns somewhere around a third of what they've put out. It stared with the purchase of the excellent Zoo Folle soundtrack but they've been up to a lot since then too.This episode Keith talks about the records he has from Four Flies and plays a few of his favorite tracks from the releases. They're a label worth your time, so if you like what you hear head to https://fourfliesrecords.bandcamp.com/ and see what they're about.

Sama touches briefly on the magic of Mahmoud Ahmed, the King of Abyssinian Soul. --Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals), Austel Grey (Zerosystem), and Jeannine CuevasJoin our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexamInstagram/twitter: @TheVinylExam facebook.com/thevinylexam

Last episode we re-aired a mix from Tripmaster Monk, originally released for the Knocksteady podcast. It's called 'Ninja Funk and Gangaster Ballads - an Ode to the Brotherland'. We got great feedback on the episode, we're glad you enjoyed it!This episode we sat down with Tripmaster Monk to talk about music, production, mixing, record collecting and lots more.

A few years ago, Tripmaster Monk released a mix on the Knocksteady podcast called 'Ninja Funk and Gangaster Ballads - an Ode to the Brotherland'. The mix is chock full of Japanese tracks, Japanese breaks and drum breaks from other sources. We think this mix is dope and Tripmaster Monk has graciously allowed us to re-post here. Hope you enjoy! Next episode (164) we'll talk with Tripmaster Monk on this mix, record collecting, beatmaking and lots more.

Please share this episode with friends and family.—Sama snags an interview with cosmologist Kevin Crowley of Princeton University that touches on The White Stripes, 5th grade band, the birth of the universe, and much more. Make sure to check out our previous episode featuring 5 of Kevin's favorite albums (link below).Kevin's top LP picks:https://soundcloud.com/thevinylexam/episode-161-the-face-of-a-dog-with-kevin-crowley--Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals), Austel Grey (Zerosystem), and Jeannine CuevasJoin our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexamInstagram/twitter: @TheVinylExam facebook.com/thevinylexam

Sama does his first LP Review, a new series akin to The 45 Review of previous seasons. Kevin Crowley, whom Sama met at Princeton, is a musicians and graduate student. Here he discusses the five records he would save if his collection was on fire.Here were Kevin's picks:1. Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread2. Bobby Womack - BW Goes C&W3. Wire - Chairs Missing4. Cecil Taylor - Live at the Cafe Montmartre5. The Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter--Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals), Austel Grey (Zerosystem), and Jeannine CuevasJoin our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexamInstagram/twitter: @TheVinylExam facebook.com/thevinylexam

This episode, Keith puts together an Eclectic Mixtape featuring music from a modern soul band with a $452 recording budget, a somewhat-known 70s influence on metal bands, a dope record fusing flute and funk and more.

The backstory behind this episode is simple enough. Sama was hanging out with motion_correct, listening to some records and jamming, when suddenly one track snapped to the foreground. The song sounded grungy and epic by all means, and it instantly became clear we needed to discuss this on the podcast. So the next day, Sama treks back to motion_correct's house to record a quick chat about this 4-side compilation album featuring some incredible West Coast Nuggets. While you're here, make sure to check out motion_correct's eclectic international mix called Culture Shock (episode 155 of TVE)!https://soundcloud.com/thevinylexam/episode-155-culture-shock-vol-1-by-motion-correct—Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals), Austel Grey (Zerosystem), and Jeannine CuevasJoin our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexamInstagram/twitter: @TheVinylExam facebook.com/thevinylexam

A few months ago Keith and Sama recorded an episode of The Vinyl Exam in Vamp, the Oakland record store. Unfortunately the audio was lost to time (and computer glitches), but after running into Tracy at a local record swap in LA they talked records and set up this conversation between Keith and Tracy where they talk records, music and Vamp's 5th anniversary.NOTE: This episode is posting Thursday, March 1 instead of Monday, March 5 to allow those in the Bay Area to check out some of the Vamp-related events happening this weekend.

We are a little late on this one but here's our homie Matt Scott's annual DJ mix! Make sure to check out the 2015 and 2016 mixes too!2015:http://www.thevinylexam.com/season-two/episode-72-awestumn-2015-matt-scott-mix2016:http://www.thevinylexam.com/season-three/episode-124-awestumn-2016?rq=awestumn—Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals), Austel Grey (Zerosystem), and Jeannine CuevasJoin our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexamInstagram/twitter: @TheVinylExam facebook.com/thevinylexam

This episode, Keith takes a look at what a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band did during a period that saw their popularity slipping and their die-hard fans turn away. While the band repeatedly made decisions that alienated fans, they did so with an eye on taking musical chances and the result is easily the most interesting music of their career.

This episode we have an eclectic international mix by motion_correct. Check out what he has to say about it!"The song selection for this mix is meant to reflect my appreciation for world music. Transitions between songs hopefully evoke a sense of traveling to both foreign and familiar places. Despite the differences in styles a common groove may be noticed throughout the mix which is intended to stitch together these seemingly disparate sounds."TracklistNektar - Nelly the Elephant (Germany, 1974)L.T.D. Disco - We Party Hearty (U.S.A., 1977)Songs and Dances of Vietnam - People and Fighters Unite (Vietnam, 1991)Knxwledge - Rude (U.S.A, 2015)Baby Consuelo - Todo Dia Era Dia De Indio (Brazil, 1981)M.Ashraf - Arzoo (Pakistan, 1975)Ersen - Dostlar merhaba (Turkey, 1976)Gato Barbieri (ft. Lonnie Liston Smith) - Vidala Triste (Argentina, 1973)Dada Ques - Human Factor (Russia, 2017) —Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals), Austel Grey (Zerosystem), and Jeannine CuevasJoin our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexamInstagram/twitter: @TheVinylExam facebook.com/thevinylexam

This episode, Keith has a conversation with Gus Butler, record collector, teacher and author of the article "Buzzsaw: An oral history of the HM-2 pedal" on Cvlt Nation. The HM-2 has become shorthand for a specific subgenre of extreme metal and refers to the edgy guitar tone the pedal creates.Keith and Gus discuss the pedal's role in extreme metal (past and present) and the boutique-made clones available today, as well as record collecting and a few other topics as well.Here is a link to the article:http://www.cvltnation.com/buzzsaw-an-oral-history-of-the-hm-2-pedal/

This episode, Keith has a conversation with Dan the Beatman (who has been a guest on the The Vinyl Exam previously) to talk about Dusty Fingers' 20th anniversary, records and what's in store for the future.If you want to get some Dusty Fingers music for yourself, contact Dan here: https://www.facebook.com/BEATMANN183 (Facebook profile Beat Danny Mann)Happy holidays!

Sama picks up where he left off in Episode 151 and discusses the other two Legends of Benin: Antoine Dougbe and Honore Avolonto. The Legends of Benin is a compilation that was released by German-based label Analog Africa. Check out Part One of this episode here:http://www.thevinylexam.com/season-four/episode-151-the-legends-of-benin-part-1Other Links:http://analogafrica.com/—Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals), Austel Grey (Zerosystem), and Jeannine CuevasJoin our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexamInstagram/twitter: @TheVinylExam facebook.com/thevinylexam

In the Season 04 kick-off episode, Sama highlights a recent addition to his afro-beat collection: The Legends of Benin. This compilation was initially released by German-based label Analog Africa. Sama touches on the history of this remarkable record label, its founder Samy Ben Redjeb, and two of the four legendary bandleaders on the album.links:http://analogafrica.com/http://www.thevinylexam.com/season-one/episode-11—Patreon Supporters:Official Vinyl Examiners - Bryan Seybold and Yan WangExecutive Producers - Ben Lack (Brass Animals), Austel Grey (Zerosystem), and Jeannine CuevasJoin our Patreon group and get awesome awards: www.patreon.com/thevinylexamInstagram/twitter: @TheVinylExam facebook.com/thevinylexam

Director's Cut in Effect to end Season Three! Keith and Sama say a quick hello before introducing two bits of audio in the vaults.Part 1: A second conversation with Jim Figurski, recorded a few weeks after the conversation that aired in episode 81. Jim and Keith talk more metal, what makes a band great, and other thoughts on the Vio-Lence LP.Part 2 (About the 35 minute mark): Platurn and Sama discuss the Icelandic music mix that's been in the works for a while and currently slated for a year-end 2017 release.Jim's Audio Blog (Helm of the Anti-Lemon): http://helmoftheantilemon.blogspot.com/

Three seasons of The Vinyl Exam are in the books! Keith and Sama sit down to catch up, reflect on Season Three, talk music and hint at what's in store for Season Four.(Photo: Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin)

In the second of his two-part conversation with Sama, DJ Platurn discusses the Oakland Faders, his Icelandic records from his father's collection and much more.

In Part one of a two-part conversation, Sama sits down with DJ Platurn to discuss his Icelandic roots, the 45 sessions, the state of San Francisco, and much more.