I Listen to Everything

In this episode, we listen to the sounds of the favelas through a genre known as funk carioca (or Brazilian funk, favela funk, etc). It is a tenacious genre that began in the streets of Rio and ended up on the for you pages of Tik Tok despite attempts of destruction by the Brazilian elite. Definitely not a genre to miss!

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I Listen to Everything is back! Starting off the new year strong with a super upbeat electronic dance genre, this episode explores the roots of UK Garage. We discuss the influence of US garage, contemporary R&B and house music as well as the role of pirate radio stations and the key figures who shaped the genre's sound - a sound that we can still hear in much of popular music today!

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Music that as ignorable as it is interesting - this is how musician Brian Eno described the genre he named ambient music. This episode looks at the history behind ambient music, starting in the early 20th century with Erik Satie's "furniture music' to today with rapper and flute player André 3000's latest album called New Blue Sun. Whether its nature sounds, flutes, synthesisers or just plain silence, this genre is sure to either fascinate you or weird you out!

In this episode we dive into the origins of acid jazz and explore its fusion of jazz, funk, and soul. Discover the pioneers of the genre and their groundbreaking contributions to the acid jazz movement.

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Hip hop has long been considered a genre of protest and resistance to oppressive powers. Inspired by American hip hop, Palestinian artists have been rapping about their struggles living in occupied Palestine since the 90s. The genre has spread to include artists of Palestinian descent around the world who are continuing this tradition and using the power of hip hop music to spread their message of Palestinian liberation. Enjoy the episode and Free Palestine!

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The 80's are known as a decade of bright neon fashion and bubbly pop music, but something dark was lurking in the shadows... gothic rock was the antithesis of popular culture and was all about haunted sounds, melancholic lyrics and melodies, dark romanticism and other sad and spooky themes. How fun!! Despite its gloominess, gothic rocks influence can be heard in so much music of the last 40 years. Be sure to listen to this episode to learn all about it :)

In spooooky episode number 3, we talk about witch house! The genre that has more to do with hip hop than house music, but its still a great name for a genre. This genre will definitely get you in the mood for spooky season with its occult and gothic themes and imagery as well its dark soundscapes. Happy listening!

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In our second SPOOKY episode, we bring you a subgenre of hip hop thats all about horror! Horrorcore has been around since the early days of hip hop (in a tamer form) but really became more gruesome and gained popularity in around the mid-90s. While horrorcore is not so prevalent today, we see its influence in artists like Tyler, the creator, Lil Nas X, Doja Cat, and more. Tune in for some more SPOOKY tunes!!

It's spooky season 👻 Which means for the month of October, we will be talking about spoooky genres, starting with doom metal! This genre is all about doom, gloom, dread, despair, the occult, and other sad spooky themes thanks to the slow tempos, low-tuned guitars and very thick, heavy DOOMY sound. It's perfect music for your yoga class! Yes, you read that right, we discuss how doom metal has been known to even be quite soothing music. Be sure to listen and judge for yourself!