Listen Back to Loops + Dots Episode 8 – New Music from Jonah Yano & Nono, Jacob Mann, Skinny Pelembe, Mndsgn – Special Guest: Kiefer
Show number 8!
The eighth installment of my Loops + Dots radio show on Dublab aired brand new heat from Innovative Leisure’s Jonah Yano & Nono, LA musician Jacob Mann, Brownswood’s Skinny Pelembe, and Stones Throw’s Mndsgn.
This week we also welcomed Stones Throw artist and musician Kiefer to the studio to take us through the #SixSongScenario, where artists, DJs, and music aficionados tell the story behind their favorite tracks and explain what these songs mean to them.
Kiefer and I talked about shoutouts from Pete Rock, European apple juice, Sonny Clark, Nirvana, Robert Glasper, Mulgrew Miller, finding beats in the pre-Spotify era via CDs from Amazon, and how Joni Mitchell never lies.
We also played some UNRELEASED Kiefer joints including a Dilla cover with Jonah Levine!
You can stream the show via Mixcloud below and via dublab.com here.
Here’s how we kicked it together.
Jonah Yano & Nono – “Perfume”
Jacob Mann – “Bumble Buddies”
Skinny Pelembe – “My Love is Burning, Down”
Mndsgn – “Sumdim”
Swarvy ft Kiefer Shackelford – “Spam Grease”
THE #SIXSONGSCENARIO WITH KIEFER LIVE IN STUDIO
1. SONG THAT MADE YOU WANT TO START MAKING MUSIC
Sonny Clark – “Cool Struttin’”
2. SONG WITH THE BEST BEAT
Slum Village – “Raise It Up”
3. SONG THAT REMINDS YOU OF YOUR RECENT TOUR
Mulgrew Miller – “Skylark”
4. SONG BY A PIANO OR KEYBOARD GENIUS
Phinneus Newborn Jr – “Daahoud”
5. SONG THAT PEOPLE WOULDN’T EXPECT YOU TO LIKE
Joni Mitchell – “Both Sides Now”
6. SONG OF YOUR OWN THAT IS UNRELEASED
Kiefer – Unreleased Beat
Kiefer ft Jonah Levine – “Kamaal” (J Dilla Cover)
Robert Glasper – “Maiden Voyage/Everything in It’s Right Place”
Thanks for tuning in. Listen to more from Kiefer at kiefer.bandcamp.com and follow him on Twitter here and Instagram here. You can also check out my interview with Swarvy on the #DanDigsShow here and my #SixSongScenario interview with Homeboy Sandman here.