MEDIA ROOTS– This set is a tribute to love in its numerous forms. May love continue to inspire us, bring us together and tear us apart. Moreover, let love keep life interesting and worth living.

For CET with love eternal,

Akkad the Orphic Priest aka ATOP

All the featured music on the mix can be found through searching discogs.com or by emailing me: [email protected].

Artist List:

Bryn Thomas  – Chatter
Arkist – Fill My Coffee
Jus Wan – Miles Away
Vezelay – Archetype
The Chain – Lostwithiel
Silkie – Boogie Boy
Mount Kimbie – Brave’s Chords
Poborsk – Nocturne
Marcus Intalex – Wacky Races
Anti-G – It’s just Fresh Hip Hop
DNAEBEATS – Brick Lane
Kuedo – Take Off Remix
eleven tigers – Ocean
Kingdom & Girl Unit – Ride It Every Time
Babe Rainbow – Set Loose
Zomby – A Devil Lay Here
Hype Williams – Warlord
ÜáÜ – Vagina Vangi Remix
Rene Hell – Adagio For String Portrait

MEDIA ROOTS– This set is a celebration of repetition. Every day we see the same objects and hear the same sounds. Deep down we know they are not truly the same, yet we hold onto the idea of repetition in our daily lives. Musical loops are perfect examples of this. No matter how many times you play a piece of music, sections of that piece – depending on the direction in which you hold your head or in which your ears face – will vary depending on how the sound is registered by your mind. Each time a loop repeats, it is never heard the same way by yourself. This exercises the idea that everything is in constant flux.

All the featured music on the mix can be found through searching discogs.com or by emailing me: [email protected].

Akkad the Orphic Priest aka ATOP

Artist List:

Battles – Africastle
Eskmo – We Got More (Loops Haunt 35K^^O Remix)
Starkey – Holodeck
Machinedrum – Sacred Frequency
Blawan – Getting Me Down
Kastle – Time Traveler
Buck UK – Once
FaltyDL – Moonshine
Kingdom – Fog
Roska – Error Code
SBTRKT – Living Like I Do (featuring Sampha)
Jamie xx – Far Nearer
Colin Stetson – Judges

MEDIA ROOTS– I love music that not only makes me want to dance, but that forces me to. This week’s set is all about music that I have to move to– I hope it does the same for Media Roots listeners as well.

All the featured music on the mix can be found through searching discogs.com or by emailing me: [email protected].

Akkad the Orphic Priest aka ATOP

Artist List:

Joker – The Vision
Snow Ghosts – Thrice
Vax – Relations
NHKyx featuring AthenA – Invite Only
Africa Hitech – Spirit
Kode9 & The Spaceape – The Cure featuring  Cha Cha
Hyetal – Beach Scene
J:Kenzo- The Roteks
Appleblim & October – Fountains of Paradise
LOL – Face Me
Silkie – Techfunk
NastyNasty – No Names
Spor – Pacifica (Kito & Reija remix)
Zomby – Nataliaís Song

MEDIA ROOTS– This week’s mix is a tribute to the artistry of melodic composition by artists who use music as a medium to relay their most intense emotions.

These tracks I chose exemplify how the composition within every piece of music can be compared to the unique qualities of fingerprints. Every one of us has our own voice, sound and style. It takes guts to express that voice– these artists do it well.

All the featured music on the mix can be found through searching discogs.com or by emailing me: [email protected].

Akkad the Orphic Priest aka ATOP

Artist List:

Arve Henrikson – Opening Image
Bill Callahan – Universal Aspect
King Crimson – I Talk to the Wind
Zola Jesus – Stridulum
Pocahaunted – You Do Voo Doo
LA Vampires & Zola Jesus – Searching
How To Dress Well – Ready For The World
James Blake – Wilhelms Scream
Gavouna – Sherman
Jim O’Rourke – Please Patronize Our Sponsers
Panda Bear – The Preakness
Bibio – Artists’ Valley
Christine 23 Onna – Acid Eater
Cat Power – Metal Heart
Blind Willie Johnson – God Moves On The Water

MEDIA ROOTS– In this week’s set I try to discredit the notion that electronic music is not organic or emotional. Most electronic music that has been integrated into contemporary music sounds robotic and lifeless. The tracks I chose for this week’s set feel organic, yet maintain the unique timbres and intonations of electronic music.

This set is for people who may still think that only traditional instruments make the only acceptable sounding organic sounds available to us. With the invention of the computer, and the blending of real instrumentation with electronic ones through sampling or playing, I feel this attitude is no longer relevant.

I love electronic music, because of its infinite nature- with the right amount of imagination, an electronic song can be just as beautiful and engaging as any traditional instrumentation. All the featured music on the mix can be found through searching discogs.com or by emailing me: [email protected].

Akkad the Orphic Priest aka ATOP

Artist List:

ISAN – Salamander
Marcus Intalex – TB or not TB?
Instra:mental – Thomp
Pixelord – Kiwi Dream
Kryptic Minds – Alone
Fluorescent Grey – Gomez Childs Shult
Boxcutter – Moon Pupils
Amon Tobin – Bedtime Stories
Prefuse 73 – The Only Trial of 9000 Sons
Freeform – Saigon
Jake Mandell – Pan Culture Workup
Autechre – 6852