My guests this week are BAG$, aka Jimmy Simard and Pete Rae. They’re a hip-hop duo from Kingston, Ontario. We first met when we played a show together in their hometown in 2004. We’ve shared many bills over the years, and Pete has made several beats for my group Shark Tank. 

They describe discovering hip-hop in 1980’s rural Canada, and unveiling their early projects in Kingston in the 90’s. They break down their initial forays into beatmaking via pause tapes and belt-driven turntables, and how Jimmy formed The Makeshift Beat Collective to highlight this oft-kilter aesthetic. We discuss their collaborations through the years, and what led to them teaming up to form this new duo.

Mike Riley’s art this week is an homage to Luniz’s Operation Stackola. This episode is hosted by Splice Today.

Episode 86 - BAG$

Old Grease

04 - It's A Miracle That Any Survive

03 - So Relaxed

02 - Tycho Brahe

01- I Can Hear Things

SUCKS - Live On Wellington St

SUCKS - Live On Wellingston St

Grease Truck interview on Late Nite Kingston radio program on CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston Ontario Canada summer 2016.

What is Grease Truck? (CFRC interview)

Bag$ - Bag Money
Released March 26 2017

Available on Bandcamp: bagmoneyrap.bandcamp.com

Enter Bag$

01 - Form & Music (vs Portuondo) 0:00
02 - Sounds Which Follow (Hydrophone Dub) 4:01 
03 - Update Ghost Data (Graveyard Music As Stock) 8:52
04 - No Necessarily Arbitrary (The Rest Is Up To You) 13:17

Recorded at P.A. Tricks home studio in the late 90s using turntables, vinyl, & a Tascam 4-track. No 1200s, sampler, or looper. Manual pause button tape edits. Only instruments are guitar on track 01 (Ryan Bol) & tin flute on track 03 (J-P). Track 01 features vocals by Ryan Bol & Brandon Christopher & "shut up" scratches by Chris Lyon. Produced & performed by J-P Simard with appearance by Portuondo members on track 01.

Makeshift '97 EP

Makeshit '97 EP

BAG$ = Bag Money is a hip hop act from Kingston, Ontario, Canada featuring Cap't Footbags, Grampa aka Crackmoney & Death Metal Bob.

"BAG$ is ill" - BluRum 13

"Last night, I dreamt I built a robot that could kick the ultimate rap. I sent him to Kingston to join BAG$. It seemed like a nice gesture, but in reality, he was spying on your beat-making techniques and reporting his findings back to Baltimore.
I had this dream because the new album is fire."  
-  Height Keech

Enter Bag$

BAG$

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