Burch Beats Radio Show #6: "Cinematic"

Here we go, this was a fun one to play on the radio and talk about the context for all of these songs. Some great movies represented here, including 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' which in my mind has the best soundtrack of all time. Also represented here are The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Drive, The Man With The Iron Fists, Blade Trinity, Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction.

If you ever need to feel like you are The Man, skip directly to Fatal by RZA.

Burch Beats Radio Show #6: "Cinematic" by Cody Burchfield on Mixcloud

I also played a song from Freedom Writers but due to old iTunes file locking practices I couldn't add it to the playlist, so give it a listen:

Prelude to Radio Show #6

The playlist for tonight is "Cinematic". I was inspired by RZA to make this a whole playlist because I am just way too excited fot the movie The Man With the Iron Fists (directed by RZA, produced by Quentin Tarantino). I needed an excuse to play the songs I have been playing on repeat lately and my favorite songs from movies of the past.
The score was done by RZA and Howard Drossin... this instrumental set has been the best study music I have possibly ever found, so check out The Man With the Iron Fists (Original Motion Picture Score) (on Spotify).

More glorious however, is the actual soundtrack. With a ton of talented lyricists and amazing production, RZA has created a masterpiece. The only thing missing is the actual movie. I will be playing my favorites tonight, but here is the whole thing:

A song by the Wu-Tang Clan as a whole again?! And they even performed it live on Jimmy Fallon:

Burch Beats Radio Show #5: "Flow"

Smooth or choppy, quick or slow and deliberate, every flow has its place. Here are some examples of diverse flows that sound awesome and compliment the content of the lyrics as well.

Burch Beats Radio Show #5: "Flow" by Cody Burchfield on Mixcloud

Radio Show #4: "Impulsive Selections"

I didn't have a theme for the night, I just played whatever felt like needed to be next. It morphed into a unique hour of music and if you don't like 11/14 of these songs then I might have to re-examine my music tastes

Burch Beats Radio Show #4: "Impulsive Selections" by Cody Burchfield on Mixcloud

Also check out this funky tune from ZZ Ward which is made even cooler when Kendrick Lamar comes in at 2:25

Burch Beats Radio Show #3: "Is This Hip Hop?"

The playlist from October 3rd. I am really excited about how diverse and entertaining this playlist is. Lots of songs that blur the boundaries of different genres. Is it still hip hop?  (if you click on the stream as opposed to just play it, you can see the whole track list without actually listening to it)

Burch Beats Radio Show #3: "Is This Hip Hop?" by Cody Burchfield on Mixcloud

Also this song popped up today and it is another great example of genres blending: Pretty Lights - So Bright

Burch Beats Radio show #2: "Rapping Over Gold"

These raps go over some crazy cool mashed up beats or just over some beats that sound way too good.

Burch Beats Radio Show #2: "Rapping Over Gold" by Cody Burchfield on Mixcloud

Stream of "The Storytellers"

  Here is a full, smooth, labelled stream of the set I played last night:

   

Burch Beats Radio Show #1: "The Storytellers" by Cody Burchfield on Mixcloud

Starting it back up

This is a blog I had put together awhile back that has some lazy posting on it (all the youtube links are really hectic), but I decided to utilize it again now that I have a radio show! You can listen online to KWCW here: http://tunein.com/radio/KWCW-905-s44327/ or download a feature that brings the live stream into your iTunes here: http://kwcwradio.tumblr.com/listen 

My show is live from 12-1am on Wednesdays, if that is too late I encourage you to check out my playlists. I will try to compile a smooth stream of them later on. 

Burch Beats Radio playlist #1: "The Storytellers"

Tonight I am playing a collection of songs that tell stories well lyrically, or evoke emotion through instrumentation and tone.

1. How I Got Over - The Roots Feat. Dice Raw
2. What's Up Fatlip - Fatlip
3. Nothing Else Matters - Apocaliptica
4. (His Pain)  - B.J. The Chicago Kid ft Kendrick Lamar
5. L.E.S. - Childish Gambino
6. #WhiteGirlProblems - Hoodie Allen
7. Cigarettes Will Kill You - Horrorshow Feat. Jane Tyrrell
8. Caved In f. Cee-Lo Green - CunninLynguists
9. Deception - Blackalicious
10. Uncommon Valor (ft. R.A. The Rugged Man) - Jedi Mind Tricks
11. Pick Me A Part - KnowMads
12. City Dont Sleep - Macklemore
13. Patience - Nas & Damian Marley
14. Paralyzed  - Oddisee
15. Looking Up - Prometheus Brown & Bambu
16. Victim Teen - SonReal