April 12, 2025

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Back with an extra-long show and the homie Josh (@jojrecords) along for the ride. KEMS opens with one of his most eclectic sets in recent memory, running from LL Cool J to Able Noise to The Butthole Surfers. The Able Noise record is one of our favorite releases of 2024 — a distinctly original album worth seeking out on vinyl. Josh follows with reggae and jazz including Group Home, Cecil McBee and Herbie Hancock, plus Flying Lizards and Tommy James & The Shondells. rap79 closes with a set of African, jazz and world music gems including Moodymann, Joseph Jarman & Don Moye and The Sea & Cake. Long show, zero filler. Hope y'all enjoy. Peace. KEMS & rap79

Tracklist

KEMS

Don Cherry - Unite (Blue Note) 1969 Butthole Surfers - Rocky (Matador) 2024 Able Noise - Violence (World Of Echo) 2024 D’Angelo - She’s Always In My Hair (Capitol) 1997 Moon B - Untitled (PPU) 2012 Carlos Nino & Friends - Thanking The Earth (International Anthem) 2025 LL Cool J - Black Code Suite Feat. Sona Jobarteh (Def Jam) 2024 De La Soul - sH.fe.mC’s (Tommy Boy) 1996 Kurious - Untainted (Metalface Records) 2024 Immanuel Wilkins - Lift (Blue Note) 2022 Jameszoo - For Drummers (And Guitarists) (Brainfeeder) 2022 Attica Blues - 3ree (A Means To Be) (What Boundaries? Remix) feat. Apani B-Fly Emcee & Anti-Pop Consortium (Mo-Wax) 1997 Kutmah - Super Psychic Kids (All City) 2020 Noah Howard Group - Lotus Flower (FMP/Cien Fuegos) 1977/2024 Josh (@jojrecords) Keith Hudson - Darkest Night (Atra/Basic Replay) 1974 Augustus Pablo - Earth Rightful Ruler (Message) 1982 Herbie Hancock - Succotash (Blue Note) 1964 Tommy James & Shondells - Cellophane Symphony (Roulette) 1969 Dwight James - Quarter To Three (Cadence) 1983 Cecil McBee - Come Sunrise (India Navigation) 1979 Joe Gallivan & Charles Austin - Production & Reproduction (Spitball) 1977 Flying Lizards - Russia (Virgin) 1979 Group Home - Up Against Tha Wall (Payday) 1995 Harry Beckett - Where Fortune Smiles (Decca) 1970 Miroslav Vitous Group - When Face Gets Pale (ECM) 1981 Gato Barbieri - Bahia (Flying Dutchman) 1971 Tappa Zukie - Dub Them Zukie (Stars) 1979 Chick Corea - Dancing Girls (Muse) 1967

rap79

Daniel Humair - Swiss Celebration (Owl) 1979 Family Of Percussion Feat. Archie Sheep - Street Song (Nagara) 1980 Orchestre Regional de Keyes - Duga (Mali Music) 1970 Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou Dahomey - Les Djos (EMI/Superfly) 1972/2021 Futuropaco - Culto Della Morte (El Paraiso) 2023 Via Mardot - Galloway (Self-Released) 2025 The Heliocentrics - The Sunshine Makers (Soundway) 2011 The Sea and Cake - Earth Star (Thrill Jockey) 1996 Moodymann - It’s 2 Late For You and Me (Mahogani Music) 2010 Joseph Jarman & Don Moye - Happiness (Black Saint) 1981 Jazz Workshop Ensemble - Tae Pyung Ga/Follow Me (Workshop Records) 1981 Immersion with Suss - Altitude (Swim) 2024

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