Turtle Bugg! Thanks for talking about important stuff & playing dope tunes.

@kamekameha I love how you took an unfortunate event and recontextualized the music to be a statement on climate change and digital artificiality. This has been amazing to think about while I'm moving from Tornado Zone Nashville over to Quake/Fire zone LA. Thank you!

INTERVIEW: https://www.ayli-sf.com/2021/01/25/ground-level-009-cm-4s-revive-the-night-mix/

@kamekameha
AYLI: What's the inspiration behind the mix? Would you mind sharing the tracklist for your mix?

The ecological crisis that we have grown up fearing is here. From monsoon-like conditions along the Hurricane hub of the east coast that is slowly sinking Miami and NYC, to the fires and smog that blanket California and the West coast; capitalism’s chickens are coming home to roost for all of humanity. Michigan had record levels of rainfall this past year that caused extensive property loss, infrastructure damage and even put some of the major highways under water. My studio had some minor flooding. Luckily not too much was ruined, but over 100 records did get water damage. It took about two weeks for me to give them an initial clean and dry.

So I decided to make a mix using records that were affected by the flood. They have yet to receive a deep rinse, so they have a bit more surface noise than usual. In a world that pushes digital ownership and metaverse living ,this is a statement against the artificial clean and sheen world that is projected by the trajectory of our society. I hope that more people try to engage in analog life while they still can.
As George Clinton said, “Think! It aint illegal...yet.”

Abolish the State,
Demolish the Prisons
& Free the Land!

Reading is Fundamental:
Black Socialists in America
https://blacksocialists.us/

Ecology and Revolutionary Thought
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/lewis-herber-murray-bookchin-ecology-and-revolutionary-thought

Social Ecology: Communalism against Climate Chaos
https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/social-ecology-communalism-climate-chaos/2018/01/16?cn-reloaded=1

Let Malibu Burn'
https://longreads.com/2018/12/04/the-case-for-letting-malibu-burn/

Julius Papp - Groove Gravie
Davis Galvin - Dew
Pharaoh Monch - Mayor (Remix)
On Stage - Hooked On Your Love (Alternate Mix)
Brenda Gooch - You And I Together
The Force - It's O.K., It's O.K.
Wicked Witch - Fancy Dancer
Moze Pray - No Tears For You
First Mode - Contact
Black Meteoric Star - Me & My Rhythm Box (Live Version)
The Method Actors - Bleeding
Jason Hogans - Favorite Coffee Mug
Madvillain - Pi
Arabian Prince - Now You Have To Understand
Shigeto - Ringleader
Funkadelic - Holly Wants To Go To California
Belle Farms Estates - Puddin
Sweet D - Turn It
Omar S feat John FM - Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
Vernoza Bowers Jr. & Jah Roots - To Touch the Spirit

As You Like It Ground Level

AYLI Ground Level 010: Turtle Bugg

As You Like It is the result of a shared taste for quality electronic music, late-night experiences, and creative expression, rooted in the underground and branching out to new heights.

As You Like It Recordings, an imprint of As You Like It SF, fosters and amplifies the diverse Bay Area artist community, releasing cutting-edge sounds through a multifaceted collaborative platform that strives for timelessness.

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