BUCKWILD: The Changing Same

All comments, questions, and general feedback can be sent to radiobsots@gmail.com. Record a voice message and send it my way or leave one at the Speakpipe page! You can subscribe to Radio BSOTS via the following options: RSS feed ||| Apple Podcasts ||| Spotify ||| Mixcloud Amazon Music ||| Goodpods ||| TuneIn ||| iHeartRadio Connect with Camp Lo-Fi via social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram This episode's track list (title / artist / source / license): 1. Kill Sound by Five Fingers Of Funk [Kill Rock Stars] (CC-BY-NC-ND) (2023) 2. Covfefe's Groove by Tha Silent Partner [blocSonic] (CC-BY-NC-SA) (2019) 3. Squishing Sniffy, Artists Busted! by The Bran Flakes [Free Music Archive] (CC-BY-NC) (2010) 4. I AM BLACK HISTORY by Mega Ran [Bandcamp] (2024) 5. Alien Abduction by DJ Ilya Monosov and the Hedonic Islands [Free Music Archive] (CC-BY-NC-SA) (2009) 6. Pro Black Crack Dealers by Columbo Black [Bandcamp] (CC-BY-NC-ND) (2022) 7. G.O.P. by Mikal Amin & Mista Mayday [Bandcamp] (2024) 8. Classy by 85 [Bandcamp] (CC-BY-NC-SA) (2012) 9. too much house by leumas [Lost Frog Prod.] (CC-BY-NC-SA) (2024) 10. Ebony Stoned by EllaMaeFlossie [iTunes] (2018) August of 2024 marks 19 years of Both Sides Of The Surface. Under the circumstances, it seems appropriate for the podcast to take some time to get "buckwild." The essential nature of the "buckwild" experience hasn't changed since it was first introduced to Camp Lo-Fi on the show's third anniversary back in 2008. It's a primal scream for the BSOTS feed whenever it's deemed necessary. There are occasional outbursts from me, but I tend to let the music do the talking for me on these shows, which is often a mix of cuts for the party people and the politicially minded as well. For those wondering about the title, The Changing Same is a term that's borrowed directly from the brilliant mind and pen of Amiri Baraka. He wrote an essay in the late 1960s examining the ways that Black music changed as Black people changed, how we referenced and reinterpreted the old to make it new again: "the changing same." My use of that phrase for an episode title is far more simplistic and merely as a reminder that the more things change, the more they remain the same. Personally speaking, the phrase brings to mind recent developments within the American political landscape over the last few months. This episode was recorded between mid-June and late July. Way too much happened within a stateside election year during that period. While Th