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Join your host for the internet's only commando style, fair use, multi-genre music review podcast as he fights the voice changed good fight in the never ending battle between quality and popularity in our collapsing society.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Episode 93: The Best of 2024 Part 4

    If you were to define the greatness of a music writer/podcaster as how closely their recommended picks line up with other music writers/podcasters, then I would most definitely be a shit ass music critic.If one were to have half a brain and define the greatness of a music writer/podcaster as working across as many genres as there are and the independence to pick music based on its quality and not on its marketability, well then I would be up there if not at the top of the pile.Happy 2025! There will be one more best of 2024 episode and I will spend most of January 2025 scrounging the best of lists that I think could contain some diamonds sprinkled in with the manure. Bandcamp has some very good best of year lists, not perfect but very good, the NY Times sucks at music writing, I'll keep it at that.Thanks for listening!Excerpts from this episode:Sisso and Maiko: ChumaGhost Dubs: Hot WiredEtran de L'Air: ErkazamaneUndeath: More InsaneKarate Boogaloo: The Early Bird CatchesFeel free to follow me on the Insta where I conversate as themagic_organ. I got it friggin' goin' on over there, it's beyond #epic. Or hit me up with 5 shits on the itunes, that would be helpful, 5 shits on the itunes I dare not dream!!! I think it just moved.I'm always open to listener suggested playlists if you feel you can hang with the host.You can find these artists on bandcamp and streaming outlets. You can support them by listening and telling your friends. You can celebrate what they do! Let this shitass 13 minute podcast inspire you. God forbid.Questions, comments, review requests -- contact me at skeptical.chimp@disroot.org

    13 min

  2. 12/20/2024

    Episode 92: The Magic Organ Best of 2023 Part 3

    Here we are just before the holidays and the digital town square is flooded with best of lists for music, films and books. Some of my choices occasionally pop up on a list but there are many that are unique to The Magic Organ.The Magic Organ is a music loving podcast, it is not a music pimping/PR podcast. Going against the grain, focusing on the actual music and not giving a flying fuq about brat summer and whatever other stupid identity nonsense is sprinkled all over listeners to make corporate music appear meaningful.Randy Mason's hip hop record is a perfect example of an overlooked gem and I continue to maintain that anyone claiming to be a music lover without listening to all the incredible music coming out of Africa isn't really a music lover. Finally, if you dig the rock check out the Meridian Brothers wacko Latin-Captain Beefheart business.Enjoy and thanks for listening and happy holidays.Excerpts from this episode:Meridian Brothers: Se Que Estoy CambiandoFloating Points: VocoderThe Zawose Queens: MapendoRandy Mason: Wallet Phone KeysAccra Quartet: HuntersFeel free to follow me on the Insta where I conversate as themagic_organ. I got it friggin' goin' on over there, it's beyond #epic. Or hit me up with 5 shits on the itunes, that would be helpful, 5 shits on the itunes I dare not dream!!! I think it just moved.I'm always open to listener suggested playlists if you feel you can hang with the host.You can find these artists on bandcamp and streaming outlets. You can support them by listening and telling your friends. You can celebrate what they do! Let this shitass 13 minute podcast inspire you. God forbid.Questions, comments, review requests -- contact me at skeptical.chimp@disroot.org

    13 min

  3. 12/07/2024

    Episode 91: The Best of 2024 Part 2

    Hey hey hey, Part 2 of The Magic Organ's 5 episode cycle of the best of 2024 is up and ready for your earholes. All genres all the time.Dancefloor, reggae, free jazz, stripper pole electronic music and dark epic rock -- we got it going on and hope you like it.If you have anything to say about it or want to counterprogram this hit me up, god forbid we break the corporate chains and communicate with one another.Thanks for listening.Excerpts from this episode:Becky Hill: MultiplyMighty Joshua: Sometimes(Ahmed): Wood BluesNikki Nair: 333333Big Brave: Not Speaking of the WaysFeel free to follow me on the Insta where I conversate as themagic_organ. I got it friggin' goin' on over there, it's beyond #epic. Or hit me up with 5 shits on the itunes, that would be helpful, 5 shits on the itunes I dare not dream!!! I think it just moved.I'm always open to listener suggested playlists if you feel you can hang with the host.You can find these artists on bandcamp and streaming outlets. You can support them by listening and telling your friends. You can celebrate what they do! Let this shitass 13 minute podcast inspire you. God forbid.Questions, comments, review requests -- contact me at skeptical.chimp@disroot.org

  4. 11/29/2024

    Episode 90: The Magic Organ Best of 2024 Part 1

    Let it begin! The mountain of turkey carcasses has been made (I did not contribute) and the best of year lists will start firing any day.If you have found this podcast then you might think our collective musical culture matters; it matters to me as the corporate music outlets are basically a bag of ass, we know dis.I consider myself to be the widest listening and hardest working new music podcaster in these here 50 states. You can see the variety pack on display in every episode and all through the best of year episodes -- metal, reggae, African music, electronic music, funk fusion, and Latin Jazz.So have at it and enjoy it, if you have playlists hit me up, and there are four more best of year episodes to go in the month of December.Excerpts from this episode:Mykal Rose and Subatomic Sound System: Streets On FireGatecreeper: Masterpiece of ChaosKOKOKO!: Bazo BangaSML: Bazo BangaNew Regency Orchestra: Para Los PapinesFeel free to follow me on the Insta where I conversate as themagic_organ. I got it friggin' goin' on over there, it's beyond #epic. Or hit me up with 5 shits on the itunes, that would be helpful, 5 shits on the itunes I dare not dream!!! I think it just moved.I'm always open to listener suggested playlists if you feel you can hang with the host.You can find these artists on bandcamp and streaming outlets. You can support them by listening and telling your friends. You can celebrate what they do! Let this shitass 13 minute podcast inspire you. God forbid.Questions, comments, review requests -- contact me at skeptical.chimp@disroot.org

  5. 11/24/2024

    Episode 89: I Give I Give I Give You Options

    I can't stand the holidays but this is my absolute favorite time of the year in terms of listening to music and finding new music to listen to during the dark days of winter. Year end lists, checking out how garbage-y the New York Times best of year list is, and then finding awesome heavy metal records in the comment sections of other year end lists. Good times for music obsessives.This here episode is the last episode before I rain down upon the masses my best of year list in podcast episode form. That said I'm guessing the 20 bag of short bangers by the harcore/metal outfit Thirdface will make it onto my year end list for its positive mental attitude. Good stuff there and in the rest of the episode.Excerpts from this episode:Jennifer Castle: TrustThe Bongo Hop: Magica BonitaThirdface: BankrollMulatu Astake & Hoodna Orchestra: MajorAsher White: RunesLa Rueda: Alevantate TempranoElori Saxi: Drift IIFeel free to follow me on the Insta where I conversate as themagic_organ. I got it friggin' goin' on over there, it's beyond #epic. Or hit me up with 5 shits on the itunes, that would be helpful, 5 shits on the itunes I dare not dream!!! I think it just moved.I'm always open to listener suggested playlists if you feel you can hang with the host.You can find these artists on bandcamp and streaming outlets. You can support them by listening and telling your friends. You can celebrate what they do! Let this shitass 13 minute podcast inspire you. God forbid.Questions, comments, review requests -- contact me at skeptical.chimp@disroot.org

  6. 11/15/2024

    Episode 88: A Premonition of an Orange Circus

    The Magic Organ didn't vote for either murderous bastard that was on offer and it looks like we got the Orange Circus 2.0. The Magic Organ doesn't want his life to be dictated by this insane Orange Cheese Doodle so we're just gonna tell him to fuck himself and get on with what The Magic Organ does best, bust out the flavor pack.We kick it off with some aggro, there's gonna be a lotta aggro comin' up, and then we peep a poppish African tune that is just lovely, get on with an appropriately aimed tune about the life of a garbage can, then some dancefloor and on and on it goes.We hope you stay tuned because it's the end of the year and that's when we rock the best of the year episode and you can find some music that slots right into your life and gets the booty moving if that's how you roll.Just a reminder if anybody out there has the skills and the daring shoot me a playlist and it could happen.Thanks for listening.Excerpts from this episode:The Body: A PremonitionKokoko!: Mokolo LikambuPeter Bibby: Bin BoySUBSET: Advanced FizziksLa Sonora Mazuren: CavernicolasKali Uchis: PerdisteFeel free to follow me on the Insta where I conversate as themagic_organ. I got it friggin' goin' on over there, it's beyond #epic. Or hit me up with 5 shits on the itunes, that would be helpful, 5 shits on the itunes I dare not dream!!! I think it just moved.I'm always open to listener suggested playlists if you feel you can hang with the host.You can find these artists on bandcamp and streaming outlets. You can support them by listening and telling your friends. You can celebrate what they do! Let this shitass 13 minute podcast inspire you. God forbid.Questions, comments, review requests -- contact me at skeptical.chimp@disroot.org

    14 min

  7. 10/20/2024

    Episode 87: The Beginning of the End of '24 New Music Listening

    Best of the year music lists will start popping out a little before Thanksgiving and they will continue to trickle out into the first week or so of December and then a few stragglers towards New Years.It's looking like 4 best of '24 podcasts for The Magic Organ and maybe an honorable mention if I can squeeze one out. Those shits take time (I've already begun downloading and contemplating my choices), so there will be one or two more non best of '24 episodes before that. Hence the beginning of the end.Best of year lists are the best time of the year to be a music fan, at least one like me where I listen to the choices on a lot of these lists. If I had two suggestions for budding music listeners, one would be to ignore anything the NY Times puts on a list, the odds of finding a banging record in the paper of record is almost zero, their music writers have always been the worst. Ignore NPR, what a bag of soft ass over there.The other is just life advice, don't listen to Wilco, Wilco is one of the most boring bands ever, right up there with The National, don't listen to them, man that shit is energy vampire music, awfulness incarnate.Enjoy, and thanks for listening.Excerpts from this episode:Black Decelerant: SixAJ Lee & Blue Summit: City of GlassThe Zawose Queens: MaishaDJ Muggs and Raz Fresco: Memory LaneMAVI: tetherAngelica Garcia: MirameFeel free to follow me on the Insta where I conversate as themagic_organ. I got it friggin' goin' on over there, it's beyond #epic. Or hit me up with 5 s***s on the itunes, that would be helpful, 5 s***s on the itunes I dare not dream!!! I think it just moved.I'm always open to listener suggested playlists if you feel you can hang with the host.You can find these artists on bandcamp and streaming outlets. You can support them by listening and telling your friends. You can celebrate what they do! Let this shitass 13 minute podcast inspire you. God forbid.Questions, comments, review requests -- contact me at skeptical.chimp@disroot.org

  8. 10/06/2024

    Episode 86: The Flurry Continues Kinda

    There are many things we don't do here at The Magic Organ. We don't discuss t**s and ass, we embrace ugly ass musicians. We don't celebrate rich musicians, in fact we think they're boring and they shouldn't listen to. We don't stay in our lane, we listen to all the genres and musicians who play all the notes!We do one thing, we bring the bangers, we let 'em out, we drop the mic! I get that might be more than one thing but just blur your eyes and pretend it's one thing, that's what 'Merka does.So kick back, enjoy the variety, don't sleep on the New Regency Orchestra record, it is absolutely a certified bag of bangers.Thanks for listening, always looking for musical guests as in people who can put up a custom playlist and defend it, let's do this!!!Excerrpts from this episode:New Regency Orchestra: Para Los Papinas:Laura Jane Grace: All F****d OutHiatus Kaiyote & Niki Yang: BMO is BeautifulSideshow: RIP TY RIP RICCOLos Campesionos!: Long ThroesMalignancy: Irradiated MiscreationPrevious Industries: Montgomery WardPedro the Lion: It'll All Work OutFeel free to follow me on the Insta where I conversate as themagic_organ. I got it friggin' goin' on over there, it's beyond #epic. Or hit me up with 5 s***s on the itunes, that would be helpful, 5 s***s on the itunes I dare not dream!!! I think it just moved.I'm always open to listener suggested playlists if you feel you can hang with the host.You can find these artists on bandcamp and streaming outlets. You can support them by listening and telling your friends. You can celebrate what they do! Let this shitass 13 minute podcast inspire you. God forbid.Questions, comments, review requests -- contact me at skeptical.chimp@disroot.org

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Join your host for the internet's only commando style, fair use, multi-genre music review podcast as he fights the voice changed good fight in the never ending battle between quality and popularity in our collapsing society.

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  • Creator
    The Magic Organ Guy
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    93
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    © Copyright 2025 The Magic Organ
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