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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special guest: d. randle from houston’s k-otix
impulse travels radio. episode 191. 08 september 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.150908-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger + empanadamn + d. randle of the k-otix. impulse travels. 08 september 2015.]

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photo: Discovery Green Park, service building. Houston. | by Keith Ewing. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Long overdue, here’s our episode featuring special guest D. RANDLE from the legendary Houston Hip-Hop group, the K-OTIX. D, who also runs his own multimedia production company, ILL MANNERED MEDIA, blessed us with tracks from K-Otix’s new album Legendary as well as new music from RAPPERS I KNOW, the record label he runs alongside FWMJ, including tracks from The Hue, Kashmere Don and Guud Money.

The show also features tunes from Blackalicious (Sacramento), Illa J (Detroit), Electric Wire Hustle (New Zealand), Dego (West London), Midas Hutch (Amsterdam), Tom Misch + Carmody (London), Dam-Funk + Leon Sylvers III and IV (L.A.), Potatohead People (Montréal + Vancouver), Gavin Turek + TOKiMONSTA (L.A.), Sipprell x MeloZed (London), The Internet (L.A.) and more.

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impulse travels radio. episode 190. 25 august 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.150825-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger + empanadamn. impulse travels. 25 august 2015.]

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photo: Red White Blue. Calumet City. Illinois. USA. | by the dorsch. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

This week’s episode features music from FKA Twigs (UK), Tourist (UK), Odesza + Little Dragon (Seattle + Sweden), Potatohead People (Vancouver + Montréal), Snakehips (UK), Teeko + Devaun Bantu + Sonya Distel (SF + Oakland), Domu + Nu-Era (UK), Electric Wire Hustler + Eliphino (New Zealand + UK), Wilfred Giroux (UK) and more.

The show also features a live Impulse mix by empanadamn featuring tracks from Denetia and Sene (BK), Karizma (Baltimore), Portishead (UK), Giraffage + Shash’U (SF + Montréal), Hudson Mohawke + Nick Bike (Glasgow + London + Vancouver), Y//2//K (Phoenix), Tazer + Tink (London + Calumet City), Chrome Sparks (Ann Arbor) and more.

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impulse travels radio. episode 189. 18 august 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.150818-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger + empanadamn. impulse travels. 18 august 2015.]

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photo: Small Colored Guitars. San Anto. Texas. | by Sebastian Danon.

This epsiode features a live Impulse Mix by empanadamn, with music from Masego (Virginia), U-Tern (Vancouver), Swisha Sweet (Philly + L.A.), Trapzillas + Los XL (Miami + D.C. + México), Slave + Steve Arrington (Ohio), Keeper + Wrestlers (Houston), Patricktør4 (Brasil), Villanosam + Triishasam (República Dominicana) and more.

The show also features tunes from Electric Wire Hustle + Kimbra + Rodi Kirk + Aron Ottignon (New Zealand), Potatohead People + Noo-bap (Vancouver + Montréal), Dego (London), Cosmo’s Midnight (Australia), The Souljazz Orchestra (Ottawa), Happy End + Prince Klassen (Japan + BK + San Anto), Durkin (Boston), IAMNOBODI (Berlin), Gavin Turek + TOKiMONSTA (L.A.) and more.

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impulse travels radio. episode 187. 04 august 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.150804-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger + empanadamn. impulse travels. 04 august 2015.]

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photo: red arrows. Wicklow Street. Dublin. Ireland. | by Rupert Ganzer. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Our 8/4 episode features music from Gavin Turek + TOKiMONSTA (L.A.), Samuel (Ireland), Dyligence (Boston), Ki:Theory + Ganz (Virginia + Amsterdam), Gecko Turner (España), Maribou State + Pedestrian + John Beltran (UK + Lansing), Hudson Mohawke + Antony (Glasgow + UK), Cuthead (Transnistria), Dego + Kaidi (West London), Jessy Lanza + DJ Spinn + Taso + DJ Rashad (Canada + Paris + Chicago), Huntar (UK), The Internet (L.A.) and more.

The show also features a live Impulse Mix by EMPANADAMN, who put together a summery mélange of Soul, Hip-Hop, Future Bass and more, featuring tracks from Disclosure + Sam Smith (UK), Lakim (L.A. + Virginia), Slick Rick (UK), Blahzay Blahzay + DJ Hedspin (BK + Toronto), Grustle Simmons (Dallas), Terry Urban (Cleveland), Hydroponic Sound System (Dallas), Paul Simon + Sonario + Herm (Newark + QNS + Tucson), Phantogram + Gilbert Forté + Eric D-Lux (NY + L.A. + Philly) and more. You can check it out here:

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impulse travels radio. episode 186. 28 july 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.150728-.mp3|titles=dj lil tiger + empanadamn. impulse travels. 28 july 2015.]

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photo: Attend. The Strip. Las Vegas. | by Thomas Hawk. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

#ImpulseKetchup This episode features music from Jessy Lanza + Bambounou (Canada + Paris), Oran Etkin (Israel + NYC), Dego + Kaidi (London), Gecko Turner (España), Paul Chin (Toronto), Little Boots (UK), Bomba Estéreo (Colombia), The Internet + Vic Mensa (L.A. + Chicago), Moony Me (Vienna + Munich), Flavia Coelho + Tony Allen (Rio + Nigeria + Paris), Nneka (Nigeria + Germany + France), Max Graef (Berlin), Ekali (Vancouver), and Shamir, as well as a live IMPULSE mix by EMPANADAMN with tracks from U-Tern (Vancouver), Flavours (Edmonton), Disclosure + PDot (UK + L.A. + Vegas + NYC), Glude (Switzerland), Aubrey + Shintaro Yasuda (Toronto + L.A. + Miami), Figgy (NYC), Wait and See (France) and more.

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impulse travels radio. episode 185. 21 july 2015.

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[audio:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podpulse/impulse.150721-.mp3|titles=empanadamn. impulse travels. 21 july 2015.]

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photo: 57a. København. Danmark. | by Lesley Jacobs.

Our 7/21 show was another EMPANADAMN solo effort, featuring music from Saero (새로) (South Korea), Trapzillas + Los XL (Miami + D.C. + México), Tora + Daniele di Martino (Australia + Berlin), Ruxell (Rio de Janeiro), Major Lazer + DJ Snake + NGHTMRE (L.A. + Paris + Copenhagen), Gravez (Atlanta), Disclosure + PDot (London + L.A. + Las Vegas + NYC), Deep Hollow (Munich), Enderhax (São Paolo), Bugz in the Attic (UK), Lum (Toronto), DJ Scene + Four Color Zack + DJ Kool (Las Vegas + Seattle + D.C.), Mura Masa (UK) and much more.

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