this is our first Worth The Wax mixtape in over two months. we’ve returned with a tape documenting the hypnotic effect of minimal dance music, and PT wrote about his experiences with techno over at Percussion Lab. Stream the mix below:
we tackle the concept of “creative ownership” by mixing remixes, edits, reworks, and covers in this tape. PT wrote the Percussion Lab op-ed piece, drawing from the documentary, The People vs. George Lucas
drugs + music are not an uncommon pairing. Cambo addresses the effect of drugs on music in this Percussion Lab op-ed, while he and PT trade off trios of psychedelic records in the 26th Worth The Wax tape (above).
Today marks the second day of Unsound NY 2012, and to celebrate the five-day festival, Cambo and I have put together a Worth The Wax mixtape featuing some of the performing artists we’re most excited to see. The first half showcases the dark, meditative, musique-concrete-via-techno sounds you’ll experience most often at Unsound, whereas the second proves how well experimental electronic music works on the dance floor.
read our accompanying article on the festival at Percussion Lab
we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve joined the ranks of RWD.FM — Cambo & PT will bring the Worth The Wax mix tape series to the internet airwaves every Sunday from 2pm-4pm (US EST). we’ll spin vinyl and talk a bit about the records (kind of like our earlier tapes), blend new with old, and stay blind to genre restrictions. just like every good radio show! (we hope.)
big thank you to jamie and the crew at RWD.FM for bringing us into the family!
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*nb: our weekly tape&brainfood with Percussion Lab continues as normal. this week: UNSOUND NY preview mix!
PT solo venture, addressing the crumbling, withered, and downright dirty dance music that he’s fallen in love with of late. Check the accompanying op-ed piece on Percussion Lab while listening to the above mix.
We at it again on Percussion Lab, investigating the importance of sci-fi and narrative in the music we love. Strap on your headphones, eyes to the sky, and take a trip to oceans, planets, and beyond in our 22nd Worth the Wax, powered by dual Technic 1200 rocket fuel.
Philly Blunts and Cambo take to the west coast for that sunniest of movements, the explosion of Brainfeeder hip hop in Cali. Cosmic jazz, unadulterated funk, and a hefty dose of UK-inspired IDM bass weight inform the music of those revolving around one Flying Lotus, and we take a look at all those working in, inspired by, and preceding the current wave of heat emanating from Los Angeles. PT is on the frontside, disseminating the area’s current operators, with Cambo serving up the outer branches of those fragrant Cali beat trees on the second half.
presenting our twentieth Worth the Wax mixtape - all good summer vibes, ranging from reggae to Rustie, then War to Larry Levan. two turntables, all vinyl recorded live direct to tape. keep it wax, y’all.
Worth the Wax 19 on Percussion Lab…
Come Stroll Dystopia: Percussion Lab article by PT
Music isn’t all doom-and-gloom, certainly - but the dystopian touch seems to resonate quite strongly in 2012. For Worth the Wax this week, we attempted to soundtrack an imaginary stroll through Dystopia made real. No tracklist this time, to avoid any preconceptions and artist-oogling. First half is PT, second Cambo. Two 1200s and a cassette deck recorded live as always, cold and creepy, just for you.
Check our new WtW session on Percussion Lab, same as always, vinyl recorded to tape nice and warm just for you…this week featuring the works of Hessle Audio, Hemlock, Hotflush, and Hyperdub.
An accompanying article about the importance of labels in the wake of so many ridiculous genre tags is also available on Percussion Lab.
Check our fresh Worth the Wax tape on Percussion Lab here, with PT on the frontside and Cambo bringing up the 2nd half of the mix. Two Technics, a mixer, and a tape deck. Focusing on vocals in dance music, getting that summer vibe from Brian’s post earlier. Damn the weather’s nice outside…
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For our 16th edition of Worth the Wax for Percussion Lab, we take a look at music far from Western shores, starting on a small island off the coast of Madagascar…
The Kort - Worth the Wax - What Is World Music Mixtape on Percussion Lab
as part of our weekly posts on percussion lab - read the accompanying article here
