BLK affect: “shadow gratitude”
montez press radio was founded in 2018 with the goal of fostering greater experimentation and conversation between artists, writers, and thinkers through the medium of radio. the platform is an experiment in broadcasting and community building which allows different corners of the art world to interact with each other in person and on air—a place where media finally meets flesh.“
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BLK affect sonically encapsulates afterlives of feeling and emotion from the lens of a descendant of enslaved africans colonized in the so-called united states. the music connects to this h(is)tory and provokes a cacophony of sounds, some translatable, others still yet to be decoded. the purpose of this radio show is to conduct and share in an experience of Black excellence and experimentation with analogue means (records and cassettes), and sound/field recordings for texture and context to emotions experienced while listening. the first mix in this series of mixes is called “shadow gratitude. affect”, a call to embracing our shadow-self. with intention and attention to grief and crisis in our dark (shadow) selves, this mix intends to lean into those feelings with gratitude transmuted through a pulse of joy and despair.
genres: experimental, free jazz, hip-hop, psychedelic, punk, noise, modal, no wave, black, rock and roll, blues
montez press radio was founded in 2018 with the goal of fostering greater experimentation and conversation between artists, writers, and thinkers through the medium of radio. the platform is an experiment in broadcasting and community building which allows different corners of the art world to interact with each other in person and on air—a place where media finally meets flesh.“
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BLK affect sonically encapsulates afterlives of feeling and emotion from the lens of a descendant of enslaved africans colonized in the so-called united states. the music connects to this h(is)tory and provokes a cacophony of sounds, some translatable, others still yet to be decoded. the purpose of this radio show is to conduct and share in an experience of Black excellence and experimentation with analogue means (records and cassettes), and sound/field recordings for texture and context to emotions experienced while listening. the first mix in this series of mixes is called “shadow gratitude. affect”, a call to embracing our shadow-self. with intention and attention to grief and crisis in our dark (shadow) selves, this mix intends to lean into those feelings with gratitude transmuted through a pulse of joy and despair.
genres: experimental, free jazz, hip-hop, psychedelic, punk, noise, modal, no wave, black, rock and roll, blues
