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Jumpin' on the Bed

What is Jumpin' on the Bed? An eclectic mix of Americana, blues, rockabilly, folk, jazz, indie, rock and assorted oddities. Regular features include obits in tribute to the recently departed,… MoreWhat is Jumpin' on the Bed? An eclectic mix of Americana, blues, rockabilly, folk, jazz, indie, rock and assorted oddities. Regular features include obits in tribute to the recently departed, theme sets, and new releases. Often contains high Bob Dylan content. If you’re looking for the heart of Saturday night, look no further. Tune in between 4-6 pm and start jumpin’. Less

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1. "Little Boy Blue" - Tom Waits - Music From The Original Motion Picture "One From The Heart" [Columbia/Legacy/Sony Soundtrax: 1982]
2. "4th of July" - X - See How We Are [Fat Possum: 1987]
   Notes: It's the 4th of July (well, yesterday was)
3. "Almost Independence Day" - Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview [Legacy Recordings: 1972]
4. "Independence Day - Live at Meadowlands Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - July 1981" - Bruce Springsteen - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-85 [Columbia/Legacy: 1986]
5. "Tears Of Rage" - Ian & Sylvia - Full Circle [Universal Records: 1968]
6. "Yankee Doodle Dandy" - Bob Dylan - 4th of July Compendium [Flying Down the Double E ]
7. "Independence Day" - Canned Heat - Finyl Vinyl [Ruf Records: 2024]
8. "Independence Day" - Martina McBride - Hits And More [RCA Records Label Nashville: 2012]
9. "Independence Day" - Vic Chesnutt - Little [New West Records: 2004]
10. "Independence Day" - Moxy Früvous - Thornhill [Razor & Tie: 1999]
11. "Freedom Day - Remastered" - Max Roach/Abby Lincoln - We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (Remastered) [Candid: 1960]
12. "4th Of July" - Shooter Jennings, George Jones - Gone To Carolina Hit Pack [Show Dog Universal Music: 2007]
13. "Fourth Of July" - Dave Alvin - King Of California [Craft Recordings: 1994]
14. "I'll Fly Away" - Jimmy Swaggart and Jerry Lee Lewis - The Boys from Ferriday [Jim Records: 1997]
    Notes: Jimmy Swaggert, hypocritical preacher and cousin to Jerry Lee Lewis, 90
15. "the devil" - Stephen Wilson Jr. - søn of dad (deluxe) [Big Loud Records: 2025]
16. "Exhibitionist" - The Beauticians - Cosmopology [Cheemo: 2005]
    Notes: RIP David Slavic, poet and critic who wrote pulp fiction on the side, 90
17. "Punk Rock Baby from my lingerie play" - Diana Oh, Matt Park, Rocky Vega, Ryan McCurdy - Punk Rock Baby from my lingerie play [Diana Oh "Zaza D" Sonic Ritualism: 2025]
    Notes: RIP Diana Oh, 38
18. "In My Life - Remastered" - The Beatles - Rubber Soul (Remastered) [EMI Catalogue: 1965]
    Notes: RIP Dioga Jota, 28, forward for Liverpool and Portugal, and his brother Andre Silva, 25
19. "Be Cool - Demo" - Joni Mitchell - Be Cool (Demo) [Rhino/Warner Records: 2025]
20. "Effington (with Tall Heights) - Live" - Ben Folds, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Steven Reineke, Tall Heights - Ben Folds Live with The National Symphony Orchestra [National Symphony Orchestra: 2025]
21. "I Was Just A Piece Of Frozen Sky Anyway" - Jonathan Richman - Only Frozen Sky Anyway [Blue Arrow Records: 2025]
22. "Les Cloches" - Charlie Hunter, Ella Feingold - Different Strokes for Different Folks [SideHustle: 2025]
23. "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - December 1980" - Bruce Springsteen - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-85 [Columbia/Legacy: 1986]

Radio Freedonia

One salt-rubbed hunk of indie rock 1 Florin, Post-Punk Gold 1/4 Cup, Whine Pop Vinegar 1/3 Mole, Brazilian Tropicalisimo 2 Bunchs, Wilted Soul and Psychedelia 2 Omicrons, Electronic Ambience 1… MoreOne salt-rubbed hunk of indie rock 1 Florin, Post-Punk Gold 1/4 Cup, Whine Pop Vinegar 1/3 Mole, Brazilian Tropicalisimo 2 Bunchs, Wilted Soul and Psychedelia 2 Omicrons, Electronic Ambience 1 Candela, Forgotten Funk 1 Blessed Blast, Japanese Noise Bands Dash of bitter insouciance Salt-n-Pepa to taste Braise Weekly. Cooks between 2 and 4 PM on Saturday afternoons on 91.1 WTJU. Less

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1. "La Tout Neige" - Zaiko Langa Langa, Edna Martinez - Edna Martinez Presents Pico: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean [Strut: 2025 [NEW]]
2. "How The West Was Won" - Toyan - Dubs From The Foundation [Greensleeves Records: 2025 [NEW]]
3. "Tres Meses De Vida" - Carlos Diaz y su Orquesta - Edna Martinez Presents Pico: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean [Strut: 2025 [NEW]]
4. "Vive Patrice Lumumba" - African Jazz - Soul Jazz Records presents CONGO REVOLUTION: Revolutionary and Evolutionary Sounds from the Two Congos 1955-62 [Soul Jazz Records: 2019]
5. "Not to Return" - Randy Bachman - Axe [RCA/Legacy: 1970]
6. "Une fois mais pas deux" - Brigitte Fontaine - Brigitte Fontaine est... [Editions Saravah: 1973]
7. "Proper Stranger" - Genuine Spares - Simla Beat 70/71 [Normal: 2000]
   Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simla_Beat_70/71
8. "Lola (Instrumental)" - The Kinks - Percy (Deluxe) [Castle Communications: 1971]
9. "Even After I Die" - P.M. Dawn - Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience [V2: 1991]
10. "Southern Nights - 2003 Remaster" - Allen Toussaint - Southern Nights [Rhino/Warner Records: 1975]
11. "Be Thankful for What You Got" - William DeVaughn - 70's Soul - Groove Me [K-Tel: 2009]
12. "Need To Run" - Agostino Dos Santos, Luiz Bonfa - Clay [Strut: 2025 [NEW]]
13. "Manha de Carnaval" - Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn - Black Orpheus [ 1960]
14. "Mrs. Bean" - The Essex Green - Everything Is Green [Merge Records: 1999]
15. "Vacation" - Daughter of Swords - Alex [Psychic Hotline: 2025 [NEW]]
16. "Weekend Ritual" - Real Companion - Nu-metal Heroes [Real Companion Records: 2024]
17. "Belenzinho" - Azymuth - Marca Passo [Far Out Recordings: 2025 [NEW]]
18. "Nightbird" - Potatohead People, Slippery Elm - Nightbird [Mysterybox Records: 2025 [NEW]]
19. "He" - Moby Grape - Wow [Columbia/Legacy: 1968]
20. "Lifetime" - Brave Belt - Brave Belt [Rhino/Warner Records: 1971]
21. "Flatbed Alfalfa Run To Pueblo, Colorado, Fall 1972" - Joe Harvey-Whyte, Bobby Lee - Last Ride [Curation Records: 2025 [NEW]]
22. "Keep Drawing Suns" - Japancakes - Waking Hours [WARM Electronic Recordings: 2004]
23. "Leaves Lying on Each Side" - Daniel Bachman - When the Roses Come Again [Daniel Bachman: 2023]
24. "Canto da Sereia" - Julia Mestre - MARAVILHOSAMENTE BEM [MARAVILHOSAMENTE BEM: 2025 [NEW]]
25. ""Lakeland"" - Repetition Repetition - Fit for Consequences: Original Recordings, 1984-1987 [RVNG Intl Freedom To Spend: 2025 [NEW]]
26. "In This & Every Life" - Cole Pulice - Land's End Eternal [Leaving Records: 2025 [NEW]]

Reggae Vibrations

The tradition of Roots and Culture in the Old Dominion endures. Set upon the solid foundation of bedrock Nyabinghi chants, syncopated Ska and rumbling Rock Steady, your selectors build the… MoreThe tradition of Roots and Culture in the Old Dominion endures. Set upon the solid foundation of bedrock Nyabinghi chants, syncopated Ska and rumbling Rock Steady, your selectors build the framework of the positive Word, Sound and Power of Reggae. Riddim for the Next Generation each Saturday afternoon from 12 'til 2 right here on WTJU... Less

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1. "Roots Train/Police And Thieves" - Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves [Mango: 1977]
2. "Forward March" - Derrick Morgan - I Am The Ruler [Trojan: 1992]
3. "Want Some Freedom" - the African Brothers - Want Some Freedom [Easy Star: 2001]
4. "Want More" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Rastaman Vibration [Island: 1976]
5. "Strong Mi Strong" - Yellowman - 12" Single [Columbia: 1984]
6. "Can't Stop Us" - Clinton Fearon - Jah Is The Light [Boogie Brown Productions: 2025]
7. "No One Wants An Alien" - Flying Vipers - Off World [Easy Star: 2025]
8. "Far From Home" - Royal Blu - Spain Root [Easy Star: 2025]
9. "Great Escape" - Judah Eskender Tafari - (Single) [Daptone: 2025]
10. "Mr. Money Man" - Marcus I meets aDUBta - (Single) [F-Spot: 2025]
11. "Play With Fire" - Gov't Mule feat Michael Franti - MIghty High [ATO: 2007]
12. "Champion Version" - King Tubby - Dub Gone Crazy [Blood and Fire: 1975/1994]
13. "Roots And Culture" - Mikey Dread - 12" Single [Draed at the Controls: 1982]
14. "Magnificent Seven" - the Clash - Sandinista! [Epic/CBS: 1980]
15. "Darkness" - Black Uhuru - Chill Out [Island: 1982]
16. "Book Of History" - the Meditations - Live It To Know It [Meditation Music: 2025]
17. "Recruiting Soldiers" - Peter Tosh - Mystic Man [Rolling Stones: 1979]
18. "Profilin'" - the Frightnrs - Always [Daptone: 2022]
19. "Trinity" - Lucky Dube - Trinity [Tabu: 1995]
20. "Hard Fight/Dub (I-Grade)" - John Brown's Body - (Single) [Easy Star: 2025]
21. "Surfin'" - Ernest Ranglin - Solid Gold Coxsone Style [Heartbeat: 1992]
22. "You Can Get If You Really Want" - Desmond Dekker - Rockin' Steady [Rhino: 1996]
23. "Mad Mad" - Alton Ellis - When Rhythm Was King [Heartbeat: 2002]
24. "Soul Captives" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Complete Wailers 1967-72 [JAD: 1996]
25. "Moodorama" - Roland Alphonso - Siolid Gold From the VAults [Trojan: 1999]

Atlantic Weekly Part II

The second half of Atlantic Weekly, heard each Saturday morning from 10 til noon, switches over to Europe, delving into the Celtic tradition, Scandinavia, and beyond.

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1. "Na Daoine ata Imithe" - Mary Donegan - Notes From Beara [Sliabh Luachra ]
2. "A Lady Fair" - Donal Maguire - Star of Sunday's Well [Rossendale Records ]
3. "Tom Crean" - Mary Donegan - Notes From Beara [Sliabh Luachra ]
4. "Old Man Dillon set" - Donal Maguire - Star of Sunday's Well [Rossendale Records ]
5. "Broom of the Cowdenknowes" - Liadan - Traditional Irish [Liadan.ie ]
6. "Crowley's Reel set" - Michael Coleman - Michael Coleman [Gael-Linn ]
7. "The Road to Glountane set" - Liadan - Traditional Irish [Liadan.ie ]
8. "Sculley Casey set" - Kevin Crehan - An Bhabog sa Bhadog [J.A. Records Cincinnati ]
9. "The Slide set" - Maitiu O Casaide et al - The Bonny Men [Bonny Hound Records ]
10. "Bonny Wee Charlie" - McArdle/O'Connor/Quinn - Jig Away the Donkey [Southulstermusic.com ]
11. "Harvest Moon set" - Adam Whelan et al - The Bonny Men [Bonny Hound Records ]
12. "Boys of 25 set" - O'Connor/Quinn/McArdle - Jig Away the Donkey [Southulstermusic.com ]
13. "Sheolfaimid Araon na Geanna Romhainn" - Mary Donegan - Notes From Beara [Sliabh Luachra ]
14. "The Wicklow Hornpipe" - Tony MacMahon - Traditional Irish Accordion [Shanachie ]
15. "Dunlavin Green" - Dolores Keane - Night Owl [Alula Records ]
16. "Jarama Valley" - Pol Mac Adaim - Forsaken Land [Reality Records ]
17. "Poll an Mhadra Uisce set" - Kevin Crehan - An Bhabog sa Bhadog [J.A. Records Cincinnati ]
18. "The Fairy Reel set" - Danu - The Road Less Traveled [Shanachie ]
19. "Dangerous Dance" - Dolores Keane - Night Owl [Alula Records ]

Atlantic Weekly Part I

For well over 30 years, Atlantic Weekly Part I has been providing listeners with a Saturday morning wake up call of acoustic music. From contemporary singer-songwriters and Americana to the… MoreFor well over 30 years, Atlantic Weekly Part I has been providing listeners with a Saturday morning wake up call of acoustic music. From contemporary singer-songwriters and Americana to the bedrock traditions of bluegrass and old-time string bands, we will have you singing and dancing around the kitchen during your first cup of coffee. Tune in and explore the insightful lyrics and musical diversity that can be found only outside the limits of commercial radio. That's Atlantic Weekly Part I heard each Saturday morning from 8-10. Less

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1. "This Land is Your Land (inst)" {Woody Guthrie} - Glen Campbell - Astounding 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell [Capitol Records: 1964]
2. "This Land is Your Land (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Woody Guthrie - Vigilante Man: Gems from Topic Vault [One Day Records: 1945]
3. "Oklahoma Hills (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Jimmy Wakely - Ultra Rare Western Swing [Double D: 1958]
4. "Sinking of the Reuben James" {Woody Guthrie} - Cisco Houston - Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie [Vanguard Records: 1960]
5. "Curly Headed Baby (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Blue Sky Boys (Bill & Earl Bolick) - Blue Sky Boys [Rounder Records: 1947]
6. "Californy Gold (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Del McCoury Band - Del & Woody [McCoury Music: 2015]
7. "Gypsy Davey (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Doc & Richard Watson - Third Generation Blues [Sugar Hill Records: 1999]
8. "Buffalo Skinners (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Eric Von Schmidt - Folk Blues of Eric Von Schmidt [Prestige Records: 1963]
9. "So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Ernest Tubb & Red Foley - Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello [Bear Family Records: 1951]
10. "Hard Traveling (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Flatt & Scruggs (Lester & Earl) - 1959-1963 [Bear Family Records: 1962]
11. "Forsaken Lover (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Hazel Dickens, Ginny Hawker & Carol Elizabeth Jones - Heart of a Singer [Rounder Records: 1998]
12. "Ranger's Command (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Ola Belle Reed - Ola Belle Reed & Family [Rounder Records: 1977]
13. "Rambling Round (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Linda Ronstadt - Linda Ronstadt [Capitol Records: 1972]
14. "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)(voc)" {Woody Guthrie; Martin Hoffman} - Nanci Griffith, John Stewart, Steve Earle, Susan Cowsill & Tish Hinjosa - Other Voices, Too (Trip Back to Bountiful) [Elektra Records: 1998]
15. "This Morning I Am Born Again (voc)" {Slaid Cleaves; Woody Guthrie} - Lucy Kaplansky - Reunion [Red House Records: 2012]
16. "Blood of the Lamb (voc)" {Woody Guthrie; Jay Bennett; Jeff Tweedy} - Sam Bush, Kathryn Caine & Colin Killalea - Love & Mercy [Christ Church Recording: 2013]
17. "Lonesome Valley (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Anya Hinkle - Forsaken Winds [Anya Hinkle: 2017]
18. "Pastures of Plenty (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Christine Albert - Pastures of Plenty: Austin Celebration of Woody Guthrie [Dejadisc: 1994]
19. "Pretty Boy Floyd (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Rosanne Cash - Woody at 100 [Legacy Records: 2012]
20. "Philadelphia Lawyer (aka Reno Blues)(voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Kate Gaffney - Coachman [DIG: 2008]
21. "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Small Glories (Cara Luft & JD Edwards) - Wondrous Traveler [Small Glories: 2016]
22. "Tom Joad (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Country Joe McDonald - Thinking of Woody Guthrie [Vanguard Records: 1969]
23. "Vigilante Man (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Kevin Welch - Woody Guthrie Tribute Tour [Music Radio: 2006]
24. "Walking Down that Railroad Line (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Larry Hanks & Mark Spoelstra - Village Out West: Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes [Folkways ]
25. "Talking Dust Bowl Blues (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Tom Rush - Live at the Unicorn [LyCornu Records: 1962]
26. "Talking Columbia (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Jack Elliott (Ramblin' Jack) - Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie [Prestige Records: 1972]
27. "Against the Law (voc)" {Woody Guthrie} - Billy Bragg - Til We Outnumber 'Em: Woody Guthrie [Righteous Babe: 1996]

Leftover Biscuits

Tune in for Leftover Biscuits every Saturday morning (6:30 to 8am) for stories and the early recordings of 1920s and 30s American country and blues music. We'll hear about the… MoreTune in for Leftover Biscuits every Saturday morning (6:30 to 8am) for stories and the early recordings of 1920s and 30s American country and blues music. We'll hear about the famous acts and the not so famous. From the Carter Family, Memphis Minnie and the Charlie Poole to the less-heard sounds of Washington Phillips, Amédé Ardoin and the Dezurik Sisters. Jug bands, string bands, shape note singers, Cajun, Hawaiian, Cuban and even classic country from the early 50s are all likely guests to round out the show and start your weekend right. Less

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1. "Ne Buvez Plus Jamais (Never drink no more)(voc)" - Joe Falcon - Squeeze Play: World Accordion Anthology [Rounder Records: 1928]
2. "Shreve Breakdown (inst)" - Luderin Darbone & the Hackberry Ramblers - Cajun String Bands 1930's: Cajun Breakdown [Arhoolie Records / Folklyric Records: 1930]
3. "Je Veux Marier (I Want to Marry)(voc)" {Leo Soileau} - Leo Soileau & Moise Robin - Cajun Early Recordings [JSP Records: 1929]
4. "Rabbit Stole The Pumpkin (inst)" - John Bertrand - Early American Cajun Music [Yazoo Records: 1929]
5. "Raise Your Window High (Leve Tes Fenetres Haut)(voc)" - Joe Falcon & Cleoma Breaux (Falcon) - Cajun Early Recordings [JSP Records: 1936]
6. "Rock All Our Babies to Sleep (voc)" - Riley Puckett - Chronological Classics 1924 [Warped Records: 1924]
7. "Laughing Yodel (voc)" - Charles Anderson - Male Blues of the Twenties 1923-28 [Document Records: 1924]
8. "Yodel (voc)" - Birmingham Jubilee Singers - Complete Recorded Works 1926-27 [Document Records: 1926]
9. "Blue Yodel #1 (T For Texas)(voc)" {Elsie McWilliams; James Charles Rodgers (Jimmie Rodgers)} - Jimmie Rodgers (James Charles Rodgers) - Howdy! [Living Era: 1927]
10. "My Clinch Mountain Home (voc)" {A. P. Carter} - Carter Family (AP, Sara, Maybelle) - American Yodeling 1911-1946 [Trikont Records: 1928]
11. "Lost Lover Blues (voc)" {Lottie Beaman (Lottie Kimbrough)} - Lottie Beaman (Lottie Kimbrough) & Winston Holmes - American Yodeling 1911-1946 [Trikont Records: 1928]
12. "Rocking Yodel (voc)" - Leake County Revelers - American Yodeling 1911-1946 [Trikont Records: 1928]
13. "Tramp's Mother (voc)" - Texas Drifter (Goebel Reeves) - Hobo's Lullaby [Bear Family: 1929]
14. "My Yodeling Sweetheart (voc)" - Earl Shirkey & Roy Harper - Johnson City Sessions 1928-29 [Bear Family: 1929]
15. "No One to Call me Darling (voc)" {Gene Autry} - Gene Autry - Sounds Like Jimmie Rodgers [JSP Records: 1929]
16. "Memphis Yodel (voc)" {James Charles Rodgers (Jimmie Rodgers)} - Cliff Carlisle - Blues Yodeler & Steel Guitar Wizard [Arhoolie Records: 1930]
17. "Blue Yodel #1 (T For Texas)(voc)" {Elsie McWilliams; James Charles Rodgers (Jimmie Rodgers)} - Texas Ruby (Ruby Agnes Owens) - Let Me Be Your Sidetrack: Influence Of Jimmie Rodgers [Bear Family: 1937]
18. "Birmingham Jail (Vocalion 4781-B)(voc)" {Traditional} - DeZurik Sisters; Cackle Sisters; Mary Jane DeZurik; Carolyn DeZurik - Classic Country Duets [Old Timey: 1938]
19. "Old Chisholm Trail (voc)" {Traditional} - Mac McClintock - American Cowboy: Early Recordings [Demand Performance: 1920]
20. "When the Works All Done This Fall (voc)" {D. J. O'Malley; Traditional} - Carl T. Sprague - Western: Cowboy Ballads & Songs 1925-39 [Fremeaux & Associes: 1925]

Charlottesville Community Engagement

Be infomed! Join host Sean Tubbs for a weekly review of public policy matters that elected officials are hashing out in and around Charlottesville.

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With Good Reason

Each week scholars explore the worlds of literature, science, the arts, politics, history, and business through lively discussion with our ever curious host Sarah McConnell. From the controversies over slave… MoreEach week scholars explore the worlds of literature, science, the arts, politics, history, and business through lively discussion with our ever curious host Sarah McConnell. From the controversies over slave reparations and global warming, to the unique worlds of comic books and wine-making, With Good Reason is always surprising, challenging and fun. With Good Reason has won five Gabriel Awards for Best Documentary or Public Affairs Programs and is also the recipient of top honors from the Public Radio News Directors, Radio and Television Digital News Association and the Virginia Association of Broadcasters. Produced at Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. More information at withgoodreasonradio.org. Less

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Virginia Overnights

All Virginia artists. All genres. All night long. Tune in to Virginia Overnights and experience the sounds of our commonwealth, hand-curated by Don Harrison and Erin O.

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Electronic Explorations

Mashup of ambient and beat based electronic music. Electronic Explorations navigates the road less traveled of electronic music alternating Saturday mornings at 1.

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