SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED highlighted episodes for December


This months highlights include a new favorite mashup, a radio themed episode and an interview with legendary turntablist, DJ Qbert…

Check out Episode 221 to hear the 2008 Some Assembly Required interview with Invisibl Skratch Pikl, DJ Qbert, along with 8 tracks by the artist and the band he co-founded with DJ's Mix Master Mike (The Beastie Boys) and Shortkut. The Invisibl Skratch Piklz debut album, released in 1997, features the trio performing as a turntablist band. The group is widely acknowledged as being the first to push the concept of a DJ crew to this next level. DJ Qbert has won numerous awards both as a solo turntablist and in groups. Check out Episode 221 HERE, for our interview with the artist.

Other standouts this month include a Radio Theme (Check out Episode 132 HERE), featuring everything from cutups and mashups to circuit bending, dictionaraoke and electronic music, as per usual. The twist this time out is that all the tracks had something to do with the theme of Radio. I also discovered a new personal favorite mashup this month, by the Illuminoids, in Episode 220, mixing classics by Bauhaus, Beck and Devo. How can you go wrong with these ingredients? Check out Episode 220 HERE.

Stay tuned as Some Assembly Required heads into the final weeks of its tenth year. We’ll be celebrating our 10th Anniversary on January 27, 2009. Thanks to mnartists.org for their partnership, and to everyone who has written an encouraging word over the years. You can drop me a line at assembly@detritus.net, if you have comments or questions about the show - or just to wish us a happy birthday!


Thanks for listening,
--Jon Nelson

About the show: Hosted by Minnesota artist Jon Nelson, Some Assembly Required features sample-based music and audio art by a variety of artists and groups working with bits and pieces of their media environments, giving something back to the cultural landscape from which they so enthusiastically appropriate.

Since its inception in 1999, Nelson has produced over 100 artist features, and interviewed everyone from John Oswald, Steinski and The Evolution Control Committee, to Christian Marclay, Negativland and DJ Spooky, providing a variety of unique perspectives on the nature of this daring and creative style of expression. Visit Some Assembly Required online for more information, including a complete list of interviews, artist features and the weekly podcast. You can also listen to an extensive archive of back episodes here, on mnartists.org.

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Hosted by Jon Nelson since January of 1999, Some Assembly Required features work by artists who work with bits and pieces of their media environments, giving something back to the cultural landscape from which they so enthusiastically appropriate.

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