Italian Tendenza is a monthly two-hour sonic journey through underground house textures, hosted by l'oggetto. Layering Balearic atmospheres, jazz/funk swagger, abstract soundscapes, electronic attitude, and building up into moody, deep, percussive, and euphoric vibes, the show explores the enduring cross-pollination of sounds between Italy, Detroit, Chicago, and New York. Expect uncompromising music selection—raw yet dreamy, sharp but smooth, leftfield and trippy, visceral and hypnotic, transcendental and funky—blended with l'oggetto's signature style and iconoclastic humor.

Songs with the cosmic sound. Bringing a selection of cosmic grooves across genres every month.

Through years of careful curation, the Hefker Girl has found herself somewhere between a beach outside of Kingston, a London nightclub, and a dusty record store in Ethiopia. Dub lazers, steel drums, polyrhythms and forgotten sounds found in the skeletal remains of a Mexican radio station will find their way into your eardrums as she brings you into the night.

A sound journey that highlights the far-out reaches of electronic and club music on analog media, both new and old.

50's - 70's Soul from the vinyl vaults of Connie T. Empress.

When my father, musician and producer Tommy West, died in 2021, I inherited a few thousand records, a mix of LPs and 45s, some of which probably were in my grandmother's collection judging by the condition. I meticulously catalogued them and realized that I only recognized about a quarter of the tracks, mostly from "compilation" cassettes (dad never said mix tapes) that he created for me when I was barely able to read through when I went to high school. I was curious about what else was in there, but self-aware enough to know I would never patiently listen to singles if left to my own devices. When Hi-Note opened, I pitched the idea that I would "just play the collection," often hearing songs for the first time. "Just play the collection" would occasionally turn into a "fuck around and find out" as some pretty racist, sexist, and otherwise unsavory shit was released back then under unassuming and un-googlable titles. (To date I think I'm the only Hi-Note show to ever come with a disclaimer.)

But for the most part, the experience has been awesome. When you listen to My Dad's Record Collection, you hear everything from your favorite tracks off of the second Dirty Dancing soundtrack album, to songs made famous via TikTok meme (played at the proper speed, of course), to Italian folk songs, to cautionary tales about how if you try to prevent teens from dating they will inevitably die in car crashes. Yes, this is a genre vast enough to make an entire hour-long set. I also recently piloted "cozy sets" when the weather is below freezing or otherwise unpleasant, where no song ever exceeds adante (110 bpm or below), perfect for a date night or smokey cocktail.

And finally, the promised disclaimer: My Dad's Record Collection contains vinyl from all genres dating from the 1940s through the 1960s, and the music can be reflective of the time in some ugly ways. While I try to screen for material that blows past "it was a different time" into indisputably vile (ex. outdated gender roles or murder ballads OK, insult comedy songs which include obvious racial slurs NOT OK), I don't always catch everything, so the occasional track may make it to air that is offensive.

Vinyl centric show featuring vintage jazz, soul, and R&B - with a focus on the interplay between longform jazz pieces and the levity of short 7" soul cuts

70's-era jazz/funk fusion, raw soul, breakbeats, original samples, interstellar explorations, mid-century modern lounge, beats from around the world, selected by Brooklyn-based jazz pianist & producer Jesse Fischer.

Songs with the cosmic sound. Bringing a selection of cosmic grooves across genres every month.

music that feels like the sky

Curated selection of old and new releases with a focus on club music from around the world.

VIANI Sounds provides a musical backdrop for the creative thinkers. A collection of sonics ranging from hip hop, jazz, electronic, indie but not limited to constraints. Intended to inspire creative thoughts, feelings and energy into everyones time. All music is exclusively played off original vinyl records and listened to at high fidelity, designed for the music purist.