{"id":3410,"date":"2020-08-09T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T07:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=3410"},"modified":"2021-07-02T20:36:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T03:36:07","slug":"soundwave-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-19\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE : 19 : JASON RANDALL SMITH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As I write this it is a Sunday morning in Northern California. Breakfast is being made and my friends and my boy are play Coup<\/a>. Later, we\u2019ll go hiking. Tomorrow it\u2019ll be back work but this weekend has been a very much needed break. I hope you a chance to get away from it all, too.<\/p>\n\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is Jason Randall Smith. You might know him as Macedonia, host of Both Sides of the Surface<\/a> and a deejay on Bondfire Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Jason and I are part of the second wave of podcasters. I\u2019m not sure how we met but we both enjoyed and admired each other\u2019s shows. I was producing solipsistic NATION<\/a>, an electronic music show, and Jason was playing some of the best hip hop around, as well as such from other genres of music. I respected Jason\u2019s taste in music so much that I invited him to be a guest deejay on solipsistic NATION<\/a>. The other reason I admire Jason is that when he gets behind the mic he is the essence of sincerity. Like most of us, Jason is on a spiritual journey. The difference is with Jason you get to be along for the ride.<\/p>\n\n

Enjoy today\u2019s show. I know you will because you\u2019re in good hands. Jason will chat about today\u2019s mix below.<\/p>\n\n

See you next week when our guest deejay will be Jason Engling<\/a>. Take care!<\/p>\n\n

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First off, a huge thank you to Joseph Aleo for extending an invitation to me to be part of this mix series. My contribution is a brief collection of tunes ranging from dark ambient and electronic cuts to meditative jazz to indie rock and experimental works. For me, these selections hint at various emotional states being experienced during this extended period of isolation that we\u2019re all making our way through. Think of this as a thirty-minute audio snapshot of The Great Disruption as seen from my apartment window, around-the-clock coronavirus news coverage, and social interactions online. I suppose this mix is my attempt to center my spirit while acknowledging that we\u2019re in a truly troublesome place as a species right now\u2026and it didn\u2019t have to go down this way.<\/p>\n\n

Wherever you are, I hope that this mix finds you safe and sane. Thank you for listening. <\/p>\n\n