Sonic Cycle

SONIC CYCLE EP. 94: On this week's Cycle, we have a mix of a bunch of genres because there are too many songs stuck in my head! We also have an interview with Chrissy Spratt, an Ottawa based artist who is in Calgary performing at The Palace Theatre on September 7th!

Playlist:

• MIA, Aladean Kheroufi - I Don't Know
• KAYTRANADA - TARGET JOINT
• Kojey Radical, featuring Planet Giza - Expensive
• Nonso Amadi - PILLOW
• Chrissy Spratt - Like Dis
• Chrissy Spratt - Hold Me Down
• KAYTRANADA - HOME
• Joey Bada$$, featuring Ty Dolla $ign - READY TO LOVE
• Little Simz, featuring Obongjayar - Lion
• Kal Banx, featuring Isaiah Rashad - 0022ZAY
• Jøjo - MONROE'S INTERLUDE
• CARRTOONS, featuring Pale Jay - Green Eyed
• Thee Sacred Souls - We Don't Have to Be Alone
• 646yf4t - tough guy
• Blood Orange - Vivid Light

Gabbie and Hemen take over Sonic Cycle this Friday! Have a good long weekend <3

Playlist:

• Rich Brian, featuring Toro Y Moi - Body High
• Earl Sweatshirt - WELL DONE!
• Leon Thomas, featuring Masego - LUCID DREAMS
• Mac Miller - Jet Fuel
• Shad, Saukrates - Stylin'
• Chance The Rapper, featuring VIC MENSA - Back To The Goat
• Atmosphere, Slug, Ant - Everything
• Shad - Rose Garden
• Hip Hip Thursday - Tippy Tappy La La
• Dijon - Many Times
• JID - VCRs (with Vince Staples)
• Tyler, The Creator - Ring Ring Ring

SONIC CYCLE EP. 92: Sonic Selector 1 - Polo Sho.

On this special new episode series, I'm joined by local YYC Hip hop artist Polo Sho who co-hosts the show with me! Polo picks the music by artists he loves or that inspire him, and we explore the start of his hip hop career along with his experiences within the Calgary music scene. Tune in for a unique, in-depth look at this talented local artist, and keep tuned to this show for future Sonic Selectors!

Playlist:

• Polo Sho - Wake Up
• Sargeant X Comrade, featuring Prevail, Moka Only, Super Duty Tough Work & DJ Weezl - Distant Lands
• Benny The Butcher, featuring Conway the Machine - All 70
• LiftedOnes, Polo Sho, TheOnlyRealOne, Shiro Jackson - Yycs Finest
• J. Cole - Back to the Topic
• Drake - The Ride
• Polo Sho - Nowhere Fast
• Polo Sho, featuring Saint Heston - Off to Space

SONIC CYCLE EP. 91: A classic cycle this week, starting off with some new R&B singles by Canadian artists and moving into some new brand new hip hop releases by artists like Chance the Rapper and JID!

Playlist:

• K. Forest - Burden and Blessings
• Brad Turner - Wondertramp
• Maurice Mobetta Brown, featuring Rae Khalil & J. Ivy - Imposter Syndrome
• Shann Aberdeen - Everflow
• Divine Lightbody - oxygen
• Beatchild, Jay Prince - Lovely Day
• KOLA - Hypnotized
• THEHONESTGUY - JUNGLE FEVER
• Takes a Village Music, HMLT, kaiyel, Koladae, Shyo, Nilo Blues, Winnie Wong - T.O. Garage
• JayWood - PISTACHIOS
• Chance the Rapper - Star Side Intro
• Shad - Bars and BBQs
• Sheldon Sabastian - A Real Gemini
• Aitch - 4 THE SOUL
• JID - For Keeps

SONIC CYCLE EP. 90: This week's cycle is a mix episode where I don't back-announce all of the songs, so just sit back, listen and (hopefully) enjoy the music!! Featuring new Hip hop from Lupe Fiasco, Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist, and much more alongside some R&B and a smidge of Lovers Rock, this week's mix is equal parts up and down. So get up and dance with it, or stay in your seat and groove along, either works!

Playlist:

• Lupe Fiasco - SOS
• Jacob Chung - Beautiful Friendship - Live
• 4KPHIL., Gold Matter - baggage claim
• THE 6TH LETTER, Ghostboyrj - Roll Another One
• LXVNDR, Uncle Fester - Kintsugi
• Roshin, Gritfall - Falling Back In Love
• Kaelin Ellis, Brittney Carter - all day
• Mopao Mumu - COLLIDE
• Wizkid, featuring Anaïs Cardot - Slow
• Skiifall - No More
• Joël Lobban - A Reason To Leave You
• Dear Silas - Fell From Heaven
• Quake Matthews - What I Might Say Next...
• Jai Winter - HURRICANE
• TAVE, featuring IDK & Musiq Soulchild - BLOCK
• Langston Bristol - Free Freestyle
• Ovrkast. - I'm On
• Tre Mission, Raz Fresco - Allegedly
• Roderick Porter - DU$K
• Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist - I Still Love H.E.R.
• GR3G - don't judge a book by its cover.

Playlist:

• Clipse - Inglorious Bastards
• The Brenan Brothers - Kingdom Come

SONIC CYCLE EP. 88: This week I'm joined in the booth by my older brother Qasim as we run through some new hip hop!

Playlist:

• DHANYA, Azekel, anaiis - To Be Found
• BADBADNOTGOOD - Juan's World

SONIC CYCLE EP. 87: Calgary Folk Fest 2025 Artists! On this week's cycle, we move away from hip hop a little more to explore some of the amazing artists who will be performing during Calgary Folk Fest 2025 from July 24th-27th on Prince's Island Park. Tune in to find some artists to check out during the festival, and to hear some Cumbia, neo-soul, soul rock, along with a bunch of other styles from all around the globe, making this month's episode one of the most diverse Sonic Cycles yet!

Playlist:

• Les Mamans du Congo, RROBIN - Maria
• Montuno West - Choro Pa'cá (No Pasa)
• Empanadas IIegales - Alégrate Mijín
• LA LOM - '72 Monte Carlo
• LA LOM - Lorena
• Pahua - Caramegau
• Katie Tupper - Original Thoughts
• Michael Kiwanuka - Lowdown (part i)
• Aladean Kheroufi - Joshua
• Cymande - Rickshaw
• BADBADNOTGOOD - Listeriosis
• Bel and Quinn - Hommage

SONIC CYCLE EP. 86: An R&B heavy cycle this week with a mix of some pop, alt, and traditional styles layered throughout! Tune in to hear a bunch of new artists (to the show) and maybe find a new favourite along the way!

Playlist:

• Paris Price, Phoelix, HUE SOUND, Mad Keys - REAL
• CODE Quartet - Mink Monk
• Your Grandparents - Be Cool
• 646yf4t - Jersey
• Kevin Holliday - Stay For A While
• Duckwrth - Grey Scale
• Bōlají - sunshine
• Benji., Spillage Village - Spaceship Coupe
• AG Club - The Iron Giant
• kaiyel, Elyssa Plaza - and there you are
• Malaya - THIS
• Salome - Holy Grail
• LOONY - TiMiD
• 9DAYS - HOLD ON IT (PUZZLE)
• spaceluvrrr - FALSE COMFORT
• Goya Gumbani, Fatima - FireFly

SONIC CYCLE EP. 85 : A lot of different genres jammed into this week's cycle, along with a few artists I'm looking forward to checking out during this year's Stampede!

Playlist:

• De La Soul - Ain't Hip to be Labelled a Hippie
• Joaquin Núñez & Habana Safari - Afrocubanos
• JayWood - ASSUMPTIONS
• Aminé - Raspberry Kisses
• Potatohead People, Slippery Elm, Bahamadia - Up Close
• CHUNG, perutheproducer - GO GETTA (GO GET HER)
• Smino - HOOPTI
• Skip Waiters - LAST WORDS
• Jellytoofly - All I Got
• Roper Williams - Last Honeymoon Night
• Navy Blue - Time Slips
• Mutant Academy - Feel Sum
• Bishop Nehru - I Remember
• Kai Banks - Fly
• Derin Falana - Do No Wrong
• Charlotte Day Wilson - Walk With Me
• Kaicrewsade, featuring Nico Segal - 2009.
• Terrace Martin - Valdez