1/7/18 New Noize 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

1. Mint Field "Ojos En el Carro"
2. Jonathan Wilson "Over The Midnight"
3. Typhoon "Rorschach"
4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Echo"
5. Dommengang "Color Out Of Space"
6. A Day To Remember "Same About You"
7. MAGNUM "Ya Wanna Be Someone"
8. Allegaeon "Animate"
9. Sl0tface "Sun Bleached"
10. The Vaccines "I Can't Quit"
11. Mimicking Birds "Another Time"
12. Blitzen Trapper "Wild & Reckless"
13. The Prids "Mangled Hearts"
14. Moby "Like a Motherless Child" mute

-Hour 2-

15. Shirt "Flight Home" thirdman
16. L'Orange "Imposter Instrumentals"
17. William Shatner "Garbageman"
18. Calvin Valentine "76"
19. Riton and Kah-Lo "Fake I.D."
20. The Fame-Beats "Don't Tell No Lies"
21. Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics "Broken Woman"
22. Faze Wave "Leagues"
23. Miya Folick "Trouble Adjusting"
24. Sons of Raphael "Eating People"
25. Superchunk "What A Time To Be Alive"
26. Spirit Award "Fields"
27. Ty Segall "Every 1's A Winner"
28. Loma "Black Willow"

https://play.spotify.com/user/haaris_ahmed/playlist/2Q6QQ6UsXh91SRTOg3yT9G

Music Not On Spotify List:
7. MAGNUM "Ya Wanna Be Someone"
13. The Prids "Mangled Hearts"
16. L'Orange "Imposter Instrumentals"
18. Calvin Valentine "76"
27. Ty Segall "Every 1's A Winner"

If you are reading this, congratulations you have made it to 2018! I woke up to mudslides, flooding and worst of all, NO INTERNET! Between the fires in late 2017 and the stormpocalypse 2018 SoCal can't catch a break. You know one of the contributing factors of me leaving NJ was for the weather here in Santa Barbara. The 101 is closed both ways due to mud all over the highway but hey at least its above 9 degrees. 

Enough about the weather lets talk New Noize! This is the 1st official show of the 2018 season and its one of my favorite times of year. I started the program off with a Mexican female duo that loves the shoegaze style. Their single "Ojos En el Carro" sounds like Beach House if Beach House wanted to do a Sun 0))) record. There is also a new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club single that is pretty kick ass and I mixed in the "Same About You" a new track from A Day to Remember. I dove a bit deeper into the full length from Sl0tface and I still don't know how I feel about the record. I have listed to it a hand full of times and I don't know whats my problem. 

In hour 2 I wanted to go with something completely off the wall and think I hit my mark with Shirt's "Flight Home" He is the 1st "hip hop" artists signed to Thirdman records. Thirdman has put out some 45's as well as live records from hip hop artists (Shabazz Palaces) but Shirt is officially on the Thirdman roster. I got a fan phone call about the Riton and Kah-Lo track "Fake I.D.", which is a pop blast of fun and also ultra depressing when I started to recall the days I needed a fake I.D. Why am I so old?

In other news we are only a few weeks away from one of the most anticipated video games of 2018. Im talking about Dragon Ball Fighters Z. Open Beta is going down this weekend to everyone who pre-ordered it. Hit me up if you want to throw down on the PS4. MenglerMeng is the name, Kamehameha waves are my game. 

See ya

12/31/17 BEST OF New Noize 2017 on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

50. El Michels Affair "Wu-Tang Clan Aint Nuthin To Fuck Wit"
49. Blockhead "Coloring Book"
48. Charlotte Dos Santos "Good Sign"    
47. Lee Ranaldo    "Circular (Right as Rain)"    
46. WaqWaq Kingdom "I Would Like To Let You Go"    
45. Hanni El Khatib "Born Brown"    
44. Guerilla Toss "Betty Dreams Of Green Men"    
43. Algiers "Animals"    
42. All Them Witches "Track 02"
41. Japandroids    "I'm Sorry (For Not Finding You Sooner)"    
40. SAICOBAB "Bx Ax Bx"    
39. Maggie Rogers "On + Off"
38. Manchester Orchestra "The Sunshine"
37. Little Dragon "Sweet"    
36. Com Truise    "...Of Your Fake Dimension
35. Mosquitos "Quantum Romanticum"    
34. The Flaming Lips "Do Glowy"    
33. Ty Segall "Freedom"
32. '68    "Death Is A Lottery"    
31. Mac DeMarco "This Old Dog"
30. M.I.A. "P.O.W.A"
29. Chastity Belt "Caught In A Lie"    
28. Zola Jesus "Soak"    
27. St Vincent "Sugar Boy"
26. Roya "A Sickness"
25. Omar Souleyman "Ya Bnayya"    
24. Mastodon "Precious Stones"    
23. Jay Som "1 Billion Dogs"
22. Ibeyi "Away Away"    
21. Chad VanGaalen "Old Heads"
20. Sneaks "Hair Slick Back"
19. King Krule "Dum Surfer"
18. Shabazz Palaces "Shine A Light (Featuring Thaddillac)"    
17. Cloakroom "Hymnal"
16. Japanese Breakfast "Road Head"    
15. Crystal Fairy "Drugs on the Bus"
14. Liars "Cred Woes"
13. Boris "Absolutego"
12. Washed Out "Get Lost"
11. Karriem Riggins "Pay.gio"
10. Chelsea Wolfe "Vex"
9. Eyedress "Manilla Ice"    
8. Knedric Lamar "DNA"
7. Ariel Pink "Dreamdate Narcissist"
6. Ho99o9 "Street Power"    
5. Priests "Suck"
4. Dead Cross "Seizure and Desist"     3. Princess Nokia "Brujas"     2. Thundercat "Tokyo"     1. Father John Misty "Things It Would Have Been Helpful To Know Before The Revolution"

https://play.spotify.com/user/haaris_ahmed/playlist/2Q6QQ6UsXh91SRTOg3yT9G

Music Not On Spotify List:
33. Ty Segall "Freedom"

ITS THE BEST OF THE BEST!!!!

2017 is over and 2018 is in full effect. Here is the best of New Noize for this past year. It was a rollercoaster ride of amazing audio over the past 365 days and here is how it played out New Noize style.

2018 is wide open, looking forward to whats coming. 
 

12/17/17 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

1. Goat Girl "Scream"
2. Honey Hahs "Forever"
3. Loma    “Black Willow” sub pop
4. Moaning "Don't Go"
5. Lucy Dacus "Night Shift"
6. Starcrawler "I Love LA"
7. tUnE-yArDs “ABC 123”
8. Belle & Sebastian "Fickle Season"
9. EERA "Watching You"
10. Perel "Die Dimension (Jayda G Remix)"
11. Moby "Like a Motherless Child" mute
12. Johnette Napolitano "CRIB GIRL"    
13. US Girls “Velvet 4 Sale”

-hour 2-

14. Ghostface Killah & Apollo Brown "Rise of the Black Suits"
15. Dabrye (ft. Ghostface Killah) "Emancipated"
16. Dessa "Fire Drills"
17. Imarhan "Azzaman"
18. Planet Asia (ft Turbin) "Shots At Your Highness"
19. Sampa The Great "Rhymes To The East"
20. Smerz "Have Fun"
21. Charlotte Day Wilson "Doubt"
22. Hamferð "Hon Syndrast"
23. Electric Wizard "See You In Hell"
24. Harms Way “Human Carrying Capacity”
25. dreambeaches “the only reason you want to go to California is that its the closest thing to heaven in your mind” admirable traits
26. Bekon “Cold As Ice”

https://play.spotify.com/user/haaris_ahmed/playlist/2Q6QQ6UsXh91SRTOg3yT9G

Music Not On Spotify List:
10. Perel "Die Dimension (Jayda G Remix)"

A few more weeks left in 2017 and we are winding down here at New Noize. This past Sundays playlist was a nice swatch of whats to come for the early days of 2018. In hour 2 I played back to back tracks featuring Ghostface Killah of the Almighty Wu Tang Clan. The 1st track is a reissue that Mello Music group is putting out. It's taken from the "brown tape" a project by GHK and Apollo Brown which originally was released on the failed RZA's label known as Soul Temple. I am still out 100+ after pre ordering a special edition vinyl set, which blows cause all of the music that came out on Soul Temple was insanely good. The 2nd track feature's Pretty Tony on a track by Dabrye. I am curious to see who else was enlisted by Dabrye for his new album. Also in hour 2 I dropped the new Planet Asia, good to see him back in the studio making banger after banger. Got some metal action going with Hamferð, Electric Wizard, & Harms Way. 

FIRE UPDATE! So I am in the Thomas Fire area which has blown up to be the 3rd largest wildfire in California's recorded history. As of now me and the little lady are out of the evacuation area and I see blue skies off my balcony after 2 weeks of smoked filled nastiness. Hopefully this trend continues and this fire finally wants to die down. These firefighters are out of this world brave and to see their deification to fighting this blazing inferno is awe inspiring. Mass respect to these cats.

Next week I will be in the studio for Christmas Eve and this upcoming New Noize will be filled with holiday themed music. Even though I am Muslim I LOVE ME SO FREAKIN CHRISTMAS MUSIC. Especially when my favorite artists and bands do these covers of Christmas classic. Its like my favorite drink, hot chocolate with Baileys, try it and you will see what I see.

Till next Sunday you Nutcrackers...

12/10/17 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

1. L.A. Law “Hiatus” burger
2. Jordan Rakei (feat. Kaya Thomas-Dyke) “Wallflower”
3. Django Django “In Your Beat” ribbon
4. Lane-8 “Atlas”
5. Bekon “Cold As Ice”
6. Liza Anne “Paranoia”
7. Hookworms “Negative Space”
8. Teenage Wrist “Swallow”
9. Loma    “Black Willow”
10. Sigrid “Everybody Knows”
11. Rhye “Taste”
12. Pussy Riot “Police State”
13. Dreambeaches “Trademark”

-Hour 2-

14. Tom Misch “Movie”
15. Ty Segall “Every 1's A Winner”
16. Geowulf “Hideaway”
17. Sun Parade “Braindrain” lit33
18. Harms Way “Human Carrying Capacity”
19. US Girls “Velvet 4 Sale”
20. They Might Be Giants “I Left My Body”
21. This Pale Fire ”End of Science“
22. tUnE-yArDs “ABC 123”
23. Makeness “Day Old Death”
24. Palm “Pearly”
25. Cloud Castle Lake “Twin” bright antenna
26. Jim James “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times”

https://play.spotify.com/user/haaris_ahmed/playlist/2Q6QQ6UsXh91SRTOg3yT9G

Music Not On Spotify List:
15. Ty Segall “Every 1's A Winner”

IM BACK BABY!!!!! 1st off big ups to all the people who met up with me while I was on the east coast. We laughed, we cried and we talked shop. It was great to finally meet up in the flesh with these industry cats that I have worked with for almost 10 years. It was long overdue and I look forward too being more social in “real life” rather than leaning on my digital self. ALSO must give a quick shout out to Ricky Biggs, who once again covered New Noize while I was galavanting all over the tri-state. Thanks bro.

Onto this past weeks New Noize. This is the last week for specialty spins until everyone and their mom goes on hiatus of the rest of the year. This week I wanted to showcase some new releases coming out before the new year and some that have just released but may not be on your radar.

I kicked off the show with some L.A. Law coming out of burger records and as it was described to me its not your typical “burger” release. L.A. Law sounds like the backing band for Prince from 1988 to 1992. A lot of electro funky synth blanketed by the lead vocalist perfectly pitched sound transports the listener to a time where 8-tracks and gas guzzling cars ruled the streets. 

I hit the new Lane-8 track “Atlas” which is a must add to any gamers playlist when battling alien life or just cruising in your intergalactic spacecraft. If want to get a bit laid back then I recommend Loma’s “Black Widow” Turn the lights to real low, turn up the aroma therapy and bump this jam. When talking about jams from the 1st hour I MUST mention Bekon “Cold as Ice”, I meant just watch this video:

Hour 2 I came in swinging with some Ty Segall covering Hot Chocolates “Every 1’s a Winner”. Is there anything this dude can’t do? Really excited about U.S. Girls 2018 release and if it’s anything like their new single “Velvet is 4 Sale” I am stoked. Got to see Tune-Yards last week in Santa Barbara and she is always so amazing live. I also got to play her new single “ABC-123” and much like her its a must see (or listen, you know what I meant). I snuck in some metal via Harms Way “Human Caring Capacity” cause I can and ended the show with Jim James.  

We are coming up on the “Best of 2017” for New Noize and it will not disappoint. 2017 has been a stand out year for new music and hopefully the Best of New Noise 2017 will live up to the HYPE. 

AND LASTLY IT’S MOTHERFUCKING LAST JEDI TIME!!!!!! I have been waiting decades for Luke to take center stage once more and I can feel the force course through my veins, can you? How are they gonna top “I’m your Father” from Empire Strikes back? Will Luke or Rey turn to the dark side? What’s the deal with Kylo sun? We will finally get to see Ben Solo’s backstory and transformation to Kylo Ren. I am hyperventilating right now and have to stop typing.