Daisies, sunshine, and unicorns may not emerge from the radio deck while you’re listening, but if after walking away you find your arms raised in the air with your hands forming a horns gesture, don’t panic. Turn to the legendary label’s station if you’re feeling in the mood for something heavy. JJ DOOM – Rhymin Slang (Dave Sitek remix)įreddie Gibbs – Playa (Mexicans With Guns Edit) Lotek Hi-Fi – What You See (Instrumental)ĭiverse, but focused, Real FM spreads its arms to cover a wide range of music that may fall under the hip hop umbrella.īanda Black Rio – Back To The Project (Feat. Phenomenal Handclap Band – The Unknown Faces at Father James ParkĮclectic and independent, Ninja Tune Radio doesn’t feature music made by actual ninjas (or does it?), but it does mix hip hop, breakbeat, and various musical incarnations of a genre vaguely known as “electronic.”Īnti Pop Consortium – Volcano (Four Tet Remix – Instrumental Version – Mastered)ĭaedelus – Tailor-Made (Floating Points Remix) Gem and the Deadheads – Automatic Response Kerrang! holds independent music that’s more accessible than the “art” resulting from your cousin banging two sticks against a garbage can, but since it’s on the cusp of widespread of widespread popularity, you won’t feel like puppet, unknowingly singing and dancing to the pulls and tugs of a maniacal puppeteer. You’re an undercover cop (it makes sense in our heads). Lee Fieldsĭoes all the mainstream music floating around inspire feelings of sonic oppression? Say yes. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Keep On Looking
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – The Reason Menahan Street Band – Make the Road by Walking Caution: may lead to a wardrobe filled with bell bottoms and collared shirts and a tendency to carelessly fishtail heavy high-powered cars in and out of traffic.Ĭharles Bradley – This Love Ain’t Big Enough for the Two of UsĬharles Bradley – The World (Is Going Up In Flames) Turn to Daptone radio, courtesy of Brooklyn-based Daptone Records, and feel the old school American soul drip from your radio receiver. Offenbach – Orpheus in the Underworld, Act II: Can-Canīeethoven – Bagatelle in A minor ‘Für Elise’ 5 – Peer Gyntīrahms – Lullaby (Wiegenlied), Op.
Verdi – Rigoletto, Act III: La donne e mobile Shostakovich – The Gadfly Suite / Five Days-Five Nights Suite – XII. Wagner – Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries Air, “Air on a G String”ĭebussy – Suite bergamasque: III. Note: May also provide overwhelming comedic relief when juxtaposed over particular engagements, such as following a perp while in a chicken truck.īach – Orchestral Suite No. Named after the world’s (arguably) largest classical music publisher, Boosey & Hawkes stimulates the organ between your ears with 15 classics from Mozart, Pachelbel, Bach, and more. The radio station for the more civilized undercover cop.