SONIC CYCLE EP. 128 : Back to our regularly scheduled Cycling! New hip hop releases from April that I haven't had the time to play yet. Including new releases from Thundercat, Cadence Weapon & Junia-T, REASON, and See You Next Year, among many many more great singles and albums!

Playlist:

• Thundercat - Great Americans
• Atlantis Jazz Ensemble - Persephone
• Jenevieve, featuring Freddie Gibbs & SALIMATA - Flight Risqué
• Iman Nunez, Sol ChYld, Rondon - passing by
• Flytrap, Sargeant X Comrade - Straight To The Moon
• Flying Lotus - Bad Actors
• Cadence Weapon, Junia-T - 501XX
• DO, the Outcast, Kris the $pirit, Lightitupav - How's That Taste?!
• Mike Shabb - DONT KNOW
• MIKE, SURF GANG - Back Home
• Sayzee, Flu - Act Grown
• NugLife, Xp The Marxman, Raz Fresco - WATER COLORS
• Zeuce - 1:16 AM
• CYPRESS, MARCO PLUS, LIFEOFTHOM - flo state
• See You Next Year, Igwe Aka, Ovrkast. - CONTEXT CLUE
• Kota the Friend, featuring Rome Streetz - Atlantic Avenue
• REASON - Something Bout Us_PINK
• Brittney Carter - urgency

SONIC CYCLE EP. 127 : CUFF PT. 3. Last CUFF Cycle this week, with another couple of films we get to discuss! To kick things off, I'm joined by Delilah Napier & Lucy Powers, the Writers, Directors and Stars of FLOATING CAROUSEL, a brilliant Rom-Com twisting together a bunch of love stories, with a bit of a dark turn. After that, I'm joined by Kyle Misak (Writer, Director & Producer) and Don Chase (Production Designer) from BAD HAIRCUT, a wild ride of a Horror-Comedy! Back to normal Cycles next week, less chatting and more music, but I close the show out by thanking the listeners and CUFF for indulging me!

Playlist:

• Kaelin Ellis, Madison McFerrin, SWEATA - Hello.Morning
• Nancy Walker - Cabinet Shuffle
• Noname, theMIND - Sunny Duet
• Jalen Ngonda - Hang It On The Shelf
• Tom Misch - Slow Tonight
• Buddy - Marmalade
• James Blake - Days Go By

SONIC CYCLE EP. 126 : CUFF 2026 Pt. 2. Another Cycle and another two interviews with CUFF Filmmakers this week! First, I'm joined by Maya Annik Bedward, the Writer, Director and Producer of BLACK ZOMBIE, a documentary focusing on the history of Zombies and Vodou within the context of its origins in Haitian culture, and its depictions within the Horror film genre. Following that interview, I'm joined by Ed Dougherty, a Writer, Director and Producer of the incredibly engaging Horror-Comedy Anthology film GRIND, containing 4 stories highlighting struggles within the gig economy and hustle cultures.

Playlist:

• Dominique Fils-Aimé - The Waves
• Lou Phelps - Tu T'en Souviens
• Bel and Quinn - Chant pour demain
• Atley King - Context
• Terrace Martin - Misread Texts

SONIC CYCLE EP. 125 : CUFF Interviews Pt. 1. On this week's Cycle - and for the rest of April - I'll be devoting the majority of my show to interviewing cast/crew who have films screening during the 2026 Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF)! In the first half of the episode, I'm joined by Stephen Saltarelli, director of KINGS OF VENICE; a documentary about the wildly entertaining Paddle Tennis community of Venice Beach. In the 2nd half of the episode, I'm joined by Paula González-Nasser to discuss her directorial debut THE SCOUT; a beautifully shot & acted narrative feature following a location scout who is trying to find a house for an upcoming TV Series' filming. Tune in to hear two super different, but incredibly insightful interviews, and get ready for CUFF, running from April 16th to April 26th. For the full lineup, schedule and to purchase tickets or passes to the festival, head to calgaryundergroundfilm.org!

Playlist:

• Kaicrewsade - #ggs
• Potatohead People, Slippery Elm - Sub Rosa - Instrumental
• Anderson .Paak - Get 'Em Up
• Lex Leosis - theweeds
• LIFEOFTHOM, Supah Mario, Yellow Shoots - Monday
• Thundercat - Candlelight

SONIC CYCLE EP. 124 : This week's Cycle is a fully physical media episode! Playing some of my favourite vinyls and CDs from a wide range of genres, plus chatting a little about the Calgary Music Collectors Show coming up on Sunday, April 26th.

Playlist:

• The Modern Jazz Quartet, Laurindo Almeida - Silver
• Jacob Wutzke - Qwaltz
• The Kasambwe Brothers - Getu (Gertrude)
• Jahari Massamba Unit - Hommage À La Vielle Garde (Pour Lafarge Et Rinaldi)
• NxWorries, Anderson .Paak, Knxwledge, featuring Rae Khalil - OutTheWay
• Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist - Heat Check
• Danger Mouse, Black Thought - Violas and Lupitas
• Badge Époque Ensemble - Bowls
• Thundercat - Innerstellar Love
• Sargeant X Comrade - Incredible Science
• Lupe Fiasco - ON FAUX NEM
• Spillage Village, Ari Lennox, JID, featuring Chance the Rapper & Masego - Judas
• J Dilla - Believe In God
• Common - Love is...

SONIC CYCLE EP. 123 : On this week's Cycle, we start the show by listening to a track from each of the Best Rap Album JUNO nominees! Tune in to hear a bit of what the JUNO committee consider the best of Canadian hip hop, plus a whole bunch of newer hip hop releases and a little reminiscing about the Mixtape Era. I close out the show by talking about a couple events coming up in town, one much sooner than later; That Party Last Night Vol. 9 tonight (March 27th) at The Palomino, and CUFF (Calgary Underground Film Festival) coming up on April 16th-27th.

Playlist:

• bLAck pARty - Favorite Song
• Renee Rosnes - Amor Até O Fim
• SadBoi - Slide
• NorthSideBenji - Misery Loves Company
• ARDN - SPARE
• TOBi - Life Is A Jungle
• Connor Price - About Time
• Francis Arevalo, Kimmortal - Gardens
• Mac Miller - Carpe Diem
• Yonny - Everywhere, But Always
• Samara Cyn - over influence
• Flatbush Zombies, featuring Erick the Architect - Friday
• Kofi Stone - What's The Plan?
• E L U C I D, Sebb Bash, featuring Shabaka Hutchings - Equiano
• Capital STEEZ - Chicago
• Terrace Martin - Afternoons in Shibuya

SONIC CYCLE EP. 122 : Standard Cycle this week! Tune in to hear some amazing new singles by Canadian and international hip hop stars!

Playlist:

• Bas - Light Of My Soul
• Teri Parker's Free Spirits - Calypso #3
• Easthood - 007
• A$AP Rocky , featuring Doechii - ROBBERY
• Nahlé, DMC 47 - No Choice
• Wale - Where To Start
• K, Le Maestro, Planet Giza - MADE 'EM SAY
• Haviah Mighty, featuring Lex Leosis, pHoenix Pagliacci, Keysha Freshh - Double The Fun (SRTY Remix)
• JIREH - BOOMERANG
• ARDN - High Demand
• Bijaan, Junia-T - FASHURE
• REASON, Eric Bellinger, featuring Isaiah Jaay - Doin Too Much
• Sheldon Sabastian, juellce - OUTCOME
• femdot., Gold Haze - Wide Lens
• Saba, No ID - Paygrade Demo

SONIC CYCLE EP. 121 : A standard Cycle this week, kicking things off with some hip hop then moving through some R&B, Soul, Funk from incredible 2026 - and a couple 2025 -releases!

Playlist:

• .idk. - FLAKKA
• Nancy Walker - Edges Rounded
• Witch Prophet - Thoughts Are Magic
• DJ Harrison , featuring Yaya Bey - Stay Ready
• Leon Thomas - 5MoreMinutes
• Pale Jay, featuring Conway the Machine - Shameful Game, Pt. 2
• Owelu Dreamhouse - Oluwasam
• Antibalas - Solace
• Dominique Fils-Aimé - Echappée Belle
• Moonchild, featuring Elena Pinderhughes - Sweet Spot
• Brittney Carter - doit4less
• VNDRE - Mine
• Siooh, featuring Kelly Moonstone - peace?
• Jordan Ward - CHAMPION SOUND
• Fly Anakin - Forever Dream

SONIC CYCLE EP. 120 : This week's Cycle features a bunch of newer releases as we get back to the regularly scheduled program after a foray into Black History last month.

Playlist:

• Jill Scott, featuring Tierra Whack - Norf Side
• Aretha Tillotson - Jill of All
• Thundercat, featuring Mac Miller - She Knows Too Much
• DijahSB - Cap
• clipping. - Madcap
• Cartel Madras, featuring Backxwash - DEEP IN THE JUNGLE
• billy woods, Kenny Segal - Rapper Weed
• Larry June , Curren$y, The Alchemist - Empty Pages
• Ransom, Boldy James, Nicholas Craven - 16 TITHES
• Roc Marciano - Good For You
• Dnte, Ché Uno - Sastres de Fly$hit
• Buddy, Guapdad 4000 - NUNYA
• Baby Keem - I am not a Lyricist
• Foggieraw, featuring Dave James and Gwen Bunn - Psalm and Islam
• 7xvethegenius, featuring Sol ChYld - Twin

SONIC CYCLE EP. 119 : Black History Month Pt. 4 - MIX IT ALL TOGETHER

On this week's Cycle, I decided to put together a mix of songs that help communicate everything I've been trying to say in the last few weeks. Instead of going deep into resources, I found tracks that showcase a lot of the topics I've been discussing. We've all heard enough of me, let's let Hip hop do the real talking.



Playlist:

• Shad - Slanted
• Bill Henderson, The Oscar Peterson Trio - All Or Nothing At All
• K'NAAN, Mwafrika - The African Way
• Symphonii, Bethel Afework - Lost
• Reflection Eternal - Africa Dream
• Common - I Used to Love H.E.R.
• Ms. Lauryn Hill , featuring Mary J. Blige - I Used to Love Him
• J. Cole - I Love Her Again
• Ab-Soul - Righteous Man
• Kendrick Lamar - HiiiPower
• Public Enemy - Welcome To The Terrordome
• Pharoahe Monch - Welcome To The Terrordome
• Joey Bada$$ - LAND OF THE FREE
• Saba, featuring Krayzie Bone - Come My Way
• Lester Young, Oscar Peterson Trio - There Will Never Be Another You
• Aquakultre, Measha Brueggergosman-Lee - Make That Change