Four Flies Records is a label dedicated to finding and releasing (or re-releasing) Italian cinema and library sounds. Their output is now significant and Keith owns somewhere around a third of what they've put out. It stared with the purchase of the excellent Zoo Folle soundtrack but they've been up to a lot since then too.

This episode Keith talks about the records he has from Four Flies and plays a few of his favorite tracks from the releases. They're a label worth your time, so if you like what you hear head to https://fourfliesrecords.bandcamp.com/ and see what they're about.

Sama touches briefly on the magic of Mahmoud Ahmed, the King of Abyssinian Soul.

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Last episode we re-aired a mix from Tripmaster Monk, originally released for the Knocksteady podcast. It's called 'Ninja Funk and Gangaster Ballads - an Ode to the Brotherland'. We got great feedback on the episode, we're glad you enjoyed it!

This episode we sat down with Tripmaster Monk to talk about music, production, mixing, record collecting and lots more.

A few years ago, Tripmaster Monk released a mix on the Knocksteady podcast called 'Ninja Funk and Gangaster Ballads - an Ode to the Brotherland'. The mix is chock full of Japanese tracks, Japanese breaks and drum breaks from other sources. We think this mix is dope and Tripmaster Monk has graciously allowed us to re-post here. Hope you enjoy!

Next episode (164) we'll talk with Tripmaster Monk on this mix, record collecting, beatmaking and lots more.

Please share this episode with friends and family.

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Sama snags an interview with cosmologist Kevin Crowley of Princeton University that touches on The White Stripes, 5th grade band, the birth of the universe, and much more. Make sure to check out our previous episode featuring 5 of Kevin’s favorite albums (link below).

Kevin’s top LP picks:

https://soundcloud.com/thevinylexam/episode-161-the-face-of-a-dog-with-kevin-crowley

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Sama does his first LP Review, a new series akin to The 45 Review of previous seasons. Kevin Crowley, whom Sama met at Princeton, is a musicians and graduate student. Here he discusses the five records he would save if his collection was on fire.

Here were Kevin’s picks:

1. Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread

2. Bobby Womack - BW Goes C&W

3. Wire - Chairs Missing

4. Cecil Taylor - Live at the Cafe Montmartre

5. The Incredible String Band - The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter

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This episode, Keith puts together an Eclectic Mixtape featuring music from a modern soul band with a $452 recording budget, a somewhat-known 70s influence on metal bands, a dope record fusing flute and funk and more.

The backstory behind this episode is simple enough. Sama was hanging out with motion_correct, listening to some records and jamming, when suddenly one track snapped to the foreground. The song sounded grungy and epic by all means, and it instantly became clear we needed to discuss this on the podcast. So the next day, Sama treks back to motion_correct’s house to record a quick chat about this 4-side compilation album featuring some incredible West Coast Nuggets.

While you’re here, make sure to check out motion_correct’s eclectic international mix called Culture Shock (episode 155 of TVE)!

https://soundcloud.com/thevinylexam/episode-155-culture-shock-vol-1-by-motion-correct

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A few months ago Keith and Sama recorded an episode of The Vinyl Exam in Vamp, the Oakland record store. Unfortunately the audio was lost to time (and computer glitches), but after running into Tracy at a local record swap in LA they talked records and set up this conversation between Keith and Tracy where they talk records, music and Vamp's 5th anniversary.

NOTE: This episode is posting Thursday, March 1 instead of Monday, March 5 to allow those in the Bay Area to check out some of the Vamp-related events happening this weekend.

We are a little late on this one but here’s our homie Matt Scott’s annual DJ mix! Make sure to check out the 2015 and 2016 mixes too!

2015:

http://www.thevinylexam.com/season-two/episode-72-awestumn-2015-matt-scott-mix

2016:

http://www.thevinylexam.com/season-three/episode-124-awestumn-2016?rq=awestumn

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