April 2 - Sick picks and mini rants

This episode of Jumbalaya showcases the stuff I've rated with a 4/6 while reviewing CDs for playlist addition. Yes, I get to judge what should go on the playlist, as well as what I recommend. :D Isn't that awesome?? Also, volunteers can get their hands on advance copies, like the East India Youth album...i.e. you can get the music before the record is officially released!

I was feeling a little sick that night and just ended a short but very stressful week, so I was a little out of it...sorry about that. I kind of got into a small rant about how unfairly often white hip-hop artists often get accused of 'cultural appropriation'...to me, it's a big pet peeve I've had for a while, both in independent and mainstream music. I don't play or listen to stuff that is commonly referred to as 'Asian music' that often (J-pop, K-pop, that kind of stuff), and I don't think people ought to put racial tags to music and completely claim them as 'theirs'. There are plenty of amazing white hip-hop artists and black alternative rock artists, both of which deserve as much airplay as the other.

But other than that, I sincerely hope you enjoyed my picks! They're pretty much what I think are awesome releases we've got here at CJSF. :)

Songs played (* Cancon):

• Aero Flynn - Crisp
• East India Youth - End Result
• Programm* - Like the Sun
• Odesza feat. Shy Girls - All We Need (Robert DeLong Remix)
• Geographer - I'm Ready
• Shlohmo feat. D33J - Apathy
• Joanna Drummond* - Lullaby for a New Mother
• Alfa* - Skinny Liz
• Lozen feat. Animal Nation & Spade* - Daydream
• Until the Ribbon Breaks feat. Run the Jewels - Revolution Indifference

 Audio links!
http://cjsf.ca/vanilla_archives/2015_April_02_20_00.mp3
http://cjsf.ca/vanilla_archives/2015_April_02_20_30.mp3