Sonic Cycle

SONIC CYCLE EP. 134 : Sled Island Artist Picks Pt. 1 + Ice Tha One Interview! Tune in to hear music made by artists that I'm looking forward to seeing during 2026 Sled Island Music & Arts Festival, and Ice Tha One joins me to chat about her music, festival experiences, and connections to Calgary's Hip hop scene!

Playlist:

• Ice Tha One, HeyBombay, SABRE - Halfway
• MA:Q - Slack
• Tanajah, NuBreezeProject - Cool
• KTheChosen - Kintsugi
• Bijaan, Junia-T - FASHURE
• Laraaji - Ocean (Glimpse)
• Backxwash - Undesirable
• Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe - A Bug’s Life
• Nick Schofield, No Cosmos - Magic Touch
• Tea Fannie, featuring Ice Tha One - Flights
• K-Riz, featuring Octavio N. Santos - God First - Solo Version

SONIC CYCLE EP. 133 : SONIC SELECTOR 2 w/ Bijaan ! On this week's Cycle, we have our second ever Sonic Selector episode, this time featuring local Calgary Hip hop artist Bijaan! Tune in to hear music selected by Bijaan, as well as some chatting about his selections and his experiences as an artist. Don't miss this special edition of Sonic Cycle, curated by one of Calgary's best MCs!

Playlist:

• Bijaan, Junia-T - Jungle
• Albert Marquès & Rachel Therrien - A Night in Tunisia
• Common - I Used to Love H.E.R.
• Shad - Rock To It
• Sade - You Love Is King
• Stevie Wonder - Saturn
• K-Riz, featuring Ice Tha One - Less Is More
• Cartel Madras - Goonda Gold
• The Blue, featuring Lowkita & Yongo - Look Like
• Bijaan, Junia-T - Nikes (Allih’s Song)

SONIC CYCLE EP. 132 : A kinda chaotic Cycle after a very chaotic week! Featuring a bunch of new Hip hop with tons of styles.

Playlist:

• Lord Sko & Statik Selektah - DONNIE BRASKO
• Rémi Bolduc - Réflexion Harmonique
• Ill Conscious , Finn - The Allegory
• 2DEAD BOYZ, Meechy Darko, Zombie Juice, Flatbush Zombies - Tunnel Vision
• Buddy - Pray For A Blessing
• SALIMATA - it's like dat
• Stoic, Kaicrewsade, Mick Jenkins - UP & AWAY!
• Flying Lotus - São Paulo
• Yonny - I Am
• Lelo, Joey Bada$$ - Yoppenheimer - Remix
• Hurricane Wisdom, Chance the Rapper - Barbie Doll
• REASON, featuring Junii & Jazmen Safina - Money Cash Hoes_PINK
• Eric Gordon, featuring Smallz - C4
• CHIKA - A Gap In The Clouds
• Kenny Mason - 7ELEVEN
• Deante' Hitchcock - Almost There

SONIC CYCLE EP. 131 : LIVE SESSION FROM POLO SHO W/ THE FOG OF SOUND. On this week's Cycle, we have a fully Canadian tracklist + an incredible Live Session from Polo Sho w/ The Fog of Sound! They perform 4 tracks, gearing up for their performance on Saturday May 23rd at 8pm at Anh Tu's Kitchen as part of East Town Get Down 2026!

Playlist:

• Zenesoul - Heart on Fire
• Audrey Ochoa - Button People
• (un)decided - no ways tired demo - unmixed
• Arlo Maverick, featuring Dirt Gritie - On Me
• Polo Sho - Being Alone
• Polo Sho - A Message
• Polo Sho, featuring TheRealVanesse, Shiro Jackson, Rebecca Dawn - New Chain
• Polo Sho - Nowhere Fast
• Boy Wonder - Bali
• K O D A E , featuring Annie Wilde & K-Riz - Peace of Mind
• Harrison - Erin
• Atlantis Jazz Ensemble - As the River Flows
• THEHONESTGUY - SUGAR WATER
• Takes a Village Music, Nilo Blues, kaiyel, Tylor Jay Santos - Ghillie Suit

SONIC CYCLE EP. 130 : A classic Cycle this week, with a bunch of incredible Hip hop and R&B songs from 2026 releases. Featuring a good amount of Canadian artists, some bigger names that have dropped recently, plus some artists that I've never played on the show before! I also chat a little bit about the National Campus and Community Radio Conference I attended all of last week, the Drake releases (DISCLAIMER: I don't play any of them), and Calgary's kick-off to Festival season, East Town Get Down!

Playlist:

• GENA - Douwannabwitastar!?
• Arvind Ramdas - Moon Rays
• Durand Bernarr, featuring BJ The Chicago Kid - AYO!
• Witch Prophet - Golden
• Molly Johnson, featuring Haviah Mighty - Talk To Me
• Sheldon Sabastian - It Can’t Be
• Daniel Son, Futurewave - All My Dice
• Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa, Harry Fraud - Pink Panther
• Trap Dickey - LA Nights
• Eric Gordon, featuring Fa$ - Orchid
• Action Bronson - MY BLUE HEAVEN
• Kinrose - write off
• Cadence Weapon - Fall 2012 Couture
• celinee, featuring Sport Mathews & J.O. Mairs - distance
• Ghostboyrj, featuring Astro Mega - MEGA MEGA!
• Blu & Exile, TOBi - In my Window
• Isaiah Rashad - HAPPY HOUR
• Black Milk - Feel Sum’n Heal Sum’n

SONIC CYCLE EP. 129 : "VICTORY LAP" MIX. On this week's Cycle, I get to celebrate a little bit of success for this show! Sonic Cycle is this year's recipient of the NCRA's CRABO Award for Music Programming in the "Rap or similar" category! Tune in to hear some of my favourite songs ever, songs that made me into the host I am, and songs that helped form the entire concept of Sonic Cycle.

Playlist:

• BADBADNOTGOOD - Title Theme - Saria's Song - Song Of Storms
• ARDN - Collateral Damage Interlude
• Bas, featuring The Hics - Matches
• Childish Gambino - II. Shadows
• redveil - pray 4 me
• JayWood - ASK 4 HELP
• Rae Khalil, featuring Free Nationals - ALLSTAR
• Harrison - A View From The Sky
• David Lavoie, Carson Tworow - The Slabs
• J. Cole - 39 Intro
• Smino - Innamission
• Foggieraw, featuring John Legend - Grow Up
• Moonchild, featuring D Smoke & Robert Glasper - Up From Here
• Ovrkast. - SPIKE LEE
• Samara Cyn - vitamins n minerals
• Saba, No ID - Stop Playing With Me
• Saba, No ID, featuring MFnMelo - Westside Bound Pt. 4
• Erick the Architect - I Can't Lose
• Wayne Patrick Garrett - Reflections
• Chance the Rapper - Family Matters
• Noname - Yesterday

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