( HIP HOP / FUNK / BEATS / BREAKS / ETC )
In the town of Calgary (and indeed the world over) there exist tiny magical waves that carry sweet sounds of music to any person with the brilliant invention known as a radio. Harnessing these waves takes finesse, taste, a skillful yet sometimes delicate touch that many so called 'radio stations' seem to lack. People have largely lost confidence in radio, but the end is not yet in sight. There are some true stations that stand out from the pack.
CJSW is one of them.
Within the invisible palace down CJSW way, there reside many champion selectors and #1 DJs that are far too often overlooked or simply passed by on the radio dial. Passing them by is a straight loss though. These are people who live and breathe music, day in night out, and they're not getting paid to play - they play for the music, like so many other people out there making music, DJing parties, listening, vibing, living life with music. Take advantage of their talents! They want you to.
Today, the CJSW DJ that I have in mind - and I do plan on showcasing a couple others - is none other than Marco Primo! The man behind the Thursday night showcase of all things great with beat driven music, known to the masses as the Fat Beat Diet, has a deep knowledge and appreciation of the many kinds of funky music that exist within the wide world and every week he's doing all he can to educate us all with the heated shit. Also, for those of us no longer within reach of the CJSW force field, he has a page here where he shares not only playlists and brief thoughts on the music he played but also links to download some of the previous shows! How nice. Or 'like' the Fat Beat Diet facebook page here.
Check for him on the airwaves in Calgary. Or the internet, but radio is way better.
One last thing - anyone in Calgary on May 1st can come on down to the Den for a rare event... A fundraiser/Bday jam with myself (Metawon) coming home to do a four hour tag team set with DJ Cosm of the DFE squad followed by sets by Marco Primo and Mike Hombre. Event page here. Come on down and party with some good people for some good reasons.
Download this mix from March 25th for a taste of the fat beat diet.
Fbd - 2010-03-25 by beatdiet
2 comments:
Yes thank you CJSW, you've been in my life since I was 12yrs. I remember being in the booth with a good punk rock friend of mine. Then revisiting with the one and only DJ COSM. Have a wicked b-day, if I was in Calgary I certainly would not miss it
Thanks Kim! It was my older brother's birthday though, and it was a lot of fun.
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