Rest in Power, Brother Zin. #RIPZIN #LightOfZIN
impulse travels radio. episode 201. 05 january 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.160105-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger + empanadamn. impulse travels. 05 january 2016.]

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Our first episode of 2016 began with a small tribute to our fallen radio brother Zin, who was killed in a car accident in Denver the day before this episode aired.

We heard about his passing only a few hours earlier, and decided to say a few words and play some of his music to start off the show to pay our respects. Zin, founder of All Real Radio and a veteran of Houston’s KPFT Pacifica Radio, was a beloved and key member of the Houston scene, where Impulse Travels has its roots. He was also an MC, poet, activist, avid supporter of artists of all kinds, and an encouraging friend whose light reached well beyond the cities of Houston and Denver, where he split his time. We will miss you forever, Zin, but your light shines eternal.

The show also features the return of empanadamn, who took over the controls for a bit to play his first themed set of the new year paying homage to New York’s first truly brick night of this Winter season. (It was about 15 degrees outside while we aired this show).

Overall, we played songs from Zin + Snap (Houston), Sam Gellaitry (Scotland), Goldlink (DMV), Maribou State + Holly Walker + Martin Iveson (UK), Fat Freddy’s Drop (New Zealand), Monique Bingham + Black Coffee (NYC + South Africa), José James (Minneapolis), Mar (Amsterdam), Si Tew (London), Rudimental + Skream (UK), Louie Lastic (Virginia + D.C.), Phil Gerus (Moscow), Sweater Beats (L.A. + Philippines), Sivey (Manchester), Kings Of Convenience + Thero (Norway + Florida), Ryan Hemsworth + Grynpyret (Halifax + Stockholm), Singularis (Nederland), Chloe Martini + Alyss + Maxo (Warsaw + NYC), a l l i e (Toronto), Nina Simone (North Carolina) and more.

#RIPZIN
#LightOfZIN

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dedicated to my broken fam worldwide.
impulse travels radio. episode 200. 29 december 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.151229-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger. impulse travels. 28 december 2015.]

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The close of 2015, a tumultuous year of spectacular highs and soul-crushing lows, wasn’t wonderful for me. My head has been a mess ever since I got back to New York in December, and the holidays didn’t help the way I hoped they would. Already in a down mood, the heartbreaking (but sadly unsurprising) lack of indictment of Tamir Rice’s murderer earlier in the day dampened my spirits even more. Prepping for the 2015 close-out show, remarkably enough our 200th episode, I felt broken. When I feel broken, music is my therapy, and I figured what better way to mend my broken spirit than with the music that has healed and inspired so much of me in the past: my beloved broken beat.

This one is definitely for my bruk heads, but it’s also for anyone out there who just likes to vibe on good music. The show features tunes from the brilliant minds of 4Hero, Neon Phusion, IG Culture / New Sector Movements, Bugz In The Attic, Vikter Duplaix, Masters at Work, Swell Session, Herbert, Bembe Segue, Moonstarr, Restless Soul, Recloose and more. It’s not 100% broken. There’s some other stuff in there, too. But broken is the theme.

It’s crazy to me that most of these songs are 10-15 years old.

Please keep in mind, this is not meant to be a “best of” or any kind of comprehensive representation of broken beat. It’s just me playing some songs I found on my hard drives that I really loved back in the day, and still love so much now.

I don’t even have most of my old broken favorites on mp3. I’m old. My bruk days were vinyl-based, but I wasn’t trying to lug a bunch of vinyl from Brooklyn all the way up to the Harlem at 3am on a Tuesday morning. I’ve paid enough of those dues a thousand times over, and I wasn’t up for it anyway. I feel no more pressure to be about that life. I got nothing to prove.

Not all the classics are here. And not all your favorite songs are here. And not all the great broken artists are represented. And that’s okay. Your playlist may vary. Here’s just a little something I put together because I was in a mood, and I needed something soothing for my soul to lift me back up. So relax, turn the volume up, and come dance with me and see what it’s like on the other side of the universe.

— dj lil tiger

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impulse travels radio. episode 199. 22 december 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.151222-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger. impulse travels. 22 december 2015.]

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photo: Expo. Milano. Italy. | by Giuseppe Peletti. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

This week’s episode features new music from Sam Gellaitry (Scotland), Brooklyn Funk Essentials (BK), Yaw Faso + Machinedrum (Melbourne + BK), Sivey (Manchester), Sofi de la Torre (Milano), Muzi (South Africa), Falty DL (BK), D-Felic + Jeremy Carr (Den Haag + NJ), and Howling + Cubicolor (L.A. + Berlin + Amsterdam).

The show also features songs from Shakka + Full Crate (UK + Amsterdam), Urban Soul + Roland Clark (Newark), GoldLink (DMV), Bendejo (Vienna), Chloe Martini + Azteca + Wantigga (Warsaw + Deventer), Fat Freddy’s Drop (New Zealand), Wizkid + Femi Kuti (Nigeria), High Contrast + Spoonface (UK), Rudimental (UK), a l l i e (Toronto), Si Tew (London), Tom Misch + Loyle Carner (UK).

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impulse travels radio. episode 198. 15 december 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.151215-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger. impulse travels. 15 december 2015.]

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photo: Sidewalk Chalk Ottawa Canada Day 2011. | by Patrick Imbeau. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Our 12/15 episode features new music from Sivey (Manchester), Si Tew (London), Mar (Amsterdam), Phil Gerus (Moscow), The Souljazz Orchestra (Ottawa), Floating Points (Manchester), Jasper Staal + Beatsofreen (Groningen + Utrecht), Adrian Younge + Loren Odem (L.A.), Gavin Turek + Tokimonsta + Beat Ventriloquists (L.A.), Sly One (Bristol), Fhin (Paris), Diiv (BK) and more.

The show also features tunes from Louie Lastic (Virginia + D.C.), The Weeknd + Ian Friday (Toronto + NYC), a l l i e (Toronto), GoldLink (DMV), Kamasi Washington (L.A.), Fat Freddy’s Drop (New Zealand), Nick Wisdom (Vancouver), D-Felic (Den Haag), Black Coffee + Khensy (South Africa), Seven Davis Jr. + Karizma (Houston + Bmore), Friend Within (Liverpool), Irene Tremblay (España), and more.

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impulse travels radio. episode 197. 08 december 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.151208-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger. impulse travels. 08 december 2015.]

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photo: a toy. Mосква. Moscow. | by Dmitry. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

This week’s episode features music from NxWorries (L.A.), Bonjay + Soul Jazz Orchestra + Timekode (Ottawa), Seven Davis Jr. + Karizma (Houston + Baltimore), GoldLink (DMV), Phil Gerus (Moscow), TOKiMONSTA + Anderson .Paak (L.A.), Shakka (UK), Boddhi Satva + Teedra Moses (Central African Republic + Brussels + New Orleans + L.A.), Fat Freddy’s Drop (New Zealand), Yao Faso + Machinedrum (Melbourne + Brooklyn), Black Coffee (South Africa), Grupo Fantasma (Austin), Mariachi Flor de Toloache (NYC), SirOJ + Cody Chesnutt + Jarreau Vandal (Nederland + ATL), Illa J + A l l i e + DJ Spinna (Detroit + Vancouver + BK), Si Tew + Deanna Rodger (London), Nick Wisdom (Vancouver), Dego (West London), Brooklyn Funk Essentials (BK), Blackbird Blackbird (SF), Floating Points (Manchester), Jengi Beats (Den Bosch) and more.

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impulse travels radio. episode 196. 20 october 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.151020-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger. impulse travels. 20 october 2015.]

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photo: SABA Public Art Ride Ancient Futurism. Sacramento. California. | by Dan Allison. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

This episode features a special guest mix from multitalented producer/musician/DJ D-Felic, featuring some of his new uptempo productions, as well as house tunes from Hamo (Ireland), Quentin Harris + Zed Bias (Detroit + NYC + UK), Alex Ferrer + Raye (Spain), Disclosure (London) and more.

The show also features new music from Fat Freddy’s Drop (New Zealand), K-Otix (Houston), Blackalicious + Vursatyl + Jumbo (Sacramento + PDX), Kashmere Don + E Ross (Houston), Claptone (Berlin), Illa J (Detroit), Favela (UK), Bob Moses (Vancouver), and Hannah V + Louise Labelle + Jarreau Vandal (UK + Nederland), as well as songs from Gavin Turek + TOKiMONSTA (L.A.), Dawn of Midi (BK), starRo (Japan + L.A.), Tom Misch Bearcubs (London), Oran Etkin (NYC + Israel), Odesza (Seattle), Kamasi Washington (L.A.) and more.

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impulse travels radio. episode 195. 13 october 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.151013-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger. impulse travels. 13 october 2015.]

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photo: Charlotte Dwelling. Charlotte. North Carolina. | by Gregory Skibinski. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Another abbreviated show, this one featuring music from Autograf + Janelle Kroll (Chicago), Brame + Hamo (Berlin), D-Felic New Quartet (Den Haag), Boddhi Satva + Teedra Moses (Central African Republic + Brussels + New Orleans + L.A.), Illa J + Allie (Detroit + Vancouver), Boulevards (N.C.), Fat Freddy’s Drop (New Zealand), Maribou State + Holly Walker + Martin Iveson (UK), Kaytranada (Montréal), Joe Hertz + Kaleem Taylor (London), Kashmere Don (Houston), Kuso Kurae (Charlotte), Bob Moses (Vancouver + NYC), starRo (Japan + L.A.), Nick Wisdom (Vancouver), Zap Francis (UK) and more.

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impulse travels radio. episode 194. 06 october 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.151006-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger. impulse travels. 06 october 2015.]

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photo: Markthal. Rotterdam. | by Lesley Jacobs.

This episode features music from Illa J (Detroit), D-Felic New Quartet (Den Haag), Erykah Badu (Dallas), MNEK + Zara Larsson (London + Sweden), Wizkid (Nigeria), Blackalicious (Sacramento), Big Boi + Phantogram (ATL + NYC), DJDS (L.A.), Bendejo (Vienna), Kashmere Don + E Ross (Houston), Moods x Nightengale (Rotterdam + Glasgow), K-Otix (Houston), Zap Francis (UK), Kaytranada (Montréal) and more.

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impulse travels radio. episode 193. 29 september 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.150929-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger. impulse travels. 29 september 2015.]

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photo: Yorubas and their beads. Nigeria. | by Jeremy Weate. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Abbreviated show featuring music from Wizkid (Nigeria), Busiswa + Oskido + Uhuru (South Africa), Disclosure (London), Bob Moses (Vancouver), Tom Misch (London), Grupo Fantasma (Austin), FS Green (Amsterdam), Natalia LaFourcade (D.F.) and more.

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impulse travels radio. episode 192. 22 september 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.150922-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger. impulse travels. 22 september 2015.]

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photo: Te Papa Museum. Wellington. New Zealand. | by Lesley Jacobs.

Abbreviated show featuring new music from Electric Wire Hustle (New Zealand), Hermitude (Sydney), Fine Print (East London), Blackalicious (Sacramento), S3A (Germany), Full Crate (Amsterdam), Dego (West London), Toro y Moi (NC), James Chatburn (Sydney + Berlin) and more.

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