176: Bonesyard - Sunset, Sun Arising

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Sama interviews Adam Dietz of Bonesyard about his latest album “Sunset, Sun Arising...

175: Coda (Part 2)

174: Coda (Part 1)

173: Songhoy Blues

Sama highlights one of the funnest desert blues bands putting out music today: Songhoy Blues.

From the back cover of their 2nd album...

172: Some Hip-hop

I was looking through some mixes I put together twelve or so years ago and came across this, a (simple) mix of some hip-hop tracks I was feeling at th...

171: The Bizzle - Part 2

Sama continues the conversation with Jesse Brenner (aka The Bizzle) of the Bizzlecast Podcast. The Bizzle discusses the origins of Modiba, the artists...

170: Vintage Vinyl St. Louis

Keith went to St. Louis 12 years ago for the first time and visited Vintage Vinyl, one of his favorite record stores out there. A few months ago, his...

169: Italian Suite (by motion_correct)

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The homie motion_correct just got back from a tour of Italy and brought bac...

168: The Primordial Ooze of Metal

This episode, Keith dives in to the music that influenced the first wave of heavy metal and that was the early portion of the first wave of heavy meta...

167: The Bizzle - Part 1

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Sama highlights the story of Jesse Brenner (aka The Bizzle) of the Bizzlecast Podca...

166: Four Flies Records

Four Flies Records is a label dedicated to finding and releasing (or re-releasing) Italian cinema and library sounds. Their output is now significant...

165: The King of Abyssinian Soul

Sama touches briefly on the magic of Mahmoud Ahmed, the King of Abyssinian Soul.
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164: Tripmaster Monk

Last episode we re-aired a mix from Tripmaster Monk, originally released for the Knocksteady podcast. It's called 'Ninja Funk and Gangaster Ballads -...

163: Ninja Funk and Gangster Ballads (a mix by Tripmaster Monk)

A few years ago, Tripmaster Monk released a mix on the Knocksteady podcast called 'Ninja Funk and Gangaster Ballads - an Ode to the Brotherland'. The...

162: The Oldest Light We Can See (Interview with a Cosmologist)

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Sama snags an interview with cosmologist Kevin Crowley of Princeton University that...

161: The Face of a Dog with Kevin Crowley

Sama does his first LP Review, a new series akin to The 45 Review of previous seasons. Kevin Crowley, whom Sama met at Princeton, is a musicians and g...

160: Eclectic Mixtape

This episode, Keith puts together an Eclectic Mixtape featuring music from a modern soul band with a $452 recording budget, a somewhat-known 70s influ...

159: West Coast Nuggets with motion_correct

The backstory behind this episode is simple enough. Sama was hanging out with motion_correct, listening to some records and jamming, when suddenly one...

158: Tracy from Vamp

A few months ago Keith and Sama recorded an episode of The Vinyl Exam in Vamp, the Oakland record store. Unfortunately the audio was lost to time (an...

157: Awestumn 2017 (DJ Mix)

We are a little late on this one but here’s our homie Matt Scott’s annual DJ mix! Make sure to check out the 2015 and 2016 mixes too!

2...

156: The Nadir

This episode, Keith takes a look at what a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band did during a period that saw their popularity slipping and their die-hard f...

155: Culture Shock Vol. 1 (by motion_correct)

This episode we have an eclectic international mix by motion_correct. Check out what he has to say about it!

"The song selection for th...

154: Gus from Cvlt Nation

This episode, Keith has a conversation with Gus Butler, record collector, teacher and author of the article "Buzzsaw: An oral history of the HM-2 peda...

153: Dan the Beatman

This episode, Keith has a conversation with Dan the Beatman (who has been a guest on the The Vinyl Exam previously) to talk about Dusty Fingers' 20th...

152: The Legends of Benin - Part 2

Sama picks up where he left off in Episode 151 and discusses the other two Legends of Benin: Antoine Dougbe and Honore Avolonto.

The L...

151: The Legends of Benin - Part 1

In the Season 04 kick-off episode, Sama highlights a recent addition to his afro-beat collection: The Legends of Benin. This compilation was initially...

150: Season Finale Part Two

Director's Cut in Effect to end Season Three! Keith and Sama say a quick hello before introducing two bits of audio in the vaults.

Par...

150: Season 3 Finale

Three seasons of The Vinyl Exam are in the books! Keith and Sama sit down to catch up, reflect on Season Three, talk music and hint at what's in stor...

149: DJ Platurn Part Two

In the second of his two-part conversation with Sama, DJ Platurn discusses the Oakland Faders, his Icelandic records from his father's collection and...

148 DJ Platurn Part One

In Part one of a two-part conversation, Sama sits down with DJ Platurn to discuss his Icelandic roots, the 45 sessions, the state of San Francisco, an...