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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.059 : POLYRHYTHMICS [Ben Bloom, guitar – Jason Gray, bass]

August 19, 2022August 21, 2022 B.Getz afrobeat, ben bloom, funk, jason gray, jazz, live music, music festival, music podcast, musician interview, polyrhythmics, seattle, spirit of suwannee music park, suwannee, suwannee rising

Welcome BEN BLOOM and JASON GRAY of POLYRHYTHMICS! This wide-ranging conversation took place on the Sunday of Suwannee Rising, after the band dropped a pair of scorching sets on SOSMP

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Upful Life’s 20 Favorite Records of 2020: Quarantine Deep Dive 365 [Reviews/Playlist]

December 23, 2020January 2, 2021 B.Getz afrobeat, bass music, best albums of 2020, best records of 2020, downtempo, dub reggae, electronic music, favorite albums, favorite albums of 2020, favorite records of 2020, favorite songs of 2020, favorite spotify albums 2020, funk, hip hop, jamband, jazz, jazz funk, live album, live music, psychedelic, psychedelics, R&B, rap, soul jazz, soul-funk, trip-hop, year-end best-of

20 favorite records reviewed, 20 more album recs, plus a smattering of singles and live sh*t. A collection of works that resonated with me most, during this complex, confounding revolution around the sun.

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"A spiritual saturnalia that happens every spring, Jazz Fest in New Orleans is truly a tradition like none other, masters camp in the Big Easy. The blessed and brightest in our little sliver of the musical universe—from OGs, current day killas, and cats on the come-up—together fill the Crescent City with an almost-incomprehensible array of supernatural sound-art in every freaking flavor imagina ... See MoreSee Less

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