STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS with James Dier aka $mall ¢hange and Guests

For Episode 82 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS, Host James Dier aka DJ $mall ¢hange re-rolls out the tattered red carpet for another exclusive mix from GEOFFREY WILSON aka DJ REVEREND ROBERT SINEWAVE. This time around, live & direct from New Orleans, Geoffrey goes deep into spirit jazz and avant vibes with some classics and deep cuts from folks like Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Albert Ayle...

For Episode 80 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS, guest JULIA POPESCU serves up a properly noisy and raw playlist of punk favorites, featuring Bad Brains, Fugazi, Bikini Kill, The Warmers, Patti Smith Group and much more. Multi-disciplinary artist JULIA POPESCU shows under Snakes for Hair, her Tarot and candle company. Her work references '90s analog media and the occult, with a punk twist. Her spiritual...

For Episode 78 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS, guest DJ CATO serves up this exclusive 90-plus minute set of bumping global sounds, even a pro Palestine Amapiano track, featuring recent releases from Moblack, Megatronic & Jimpster, Mas Musiq, Gianni Romano, Chevals and much more. DJ Cato. aka Congri, was born in Germany and moved to the states as a kid. Skateboarding and music were his refuge...

For Episode 76 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS, guest NANCY YAHIRO gives us a slamming playlist of Northern Soul, RnB, Funk, a little Hip Hop too, featuring tracks by Grady Tate, Edwin Starr, Irma Thomas, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Clarence Carter, Gangstarr and much more.  She has very deep crates as to be expected after digging and DJing for so many years. For full track listing go to the STA...

Episode 74 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS features DJ $mall ¢hange’s guest EZRA LI EISMONT's "DJ Darkat's Freedom of Speech Mix," a sensational eclectic and funky set of hip hop, punk, random soundscapes and samples, featuring tracks by Mouse On Mars, Bill Laswell, Coldcut, The Style Council, Bjork, Kalahari Surfers, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Paul and Mary Ford, the Beatles and much more. V...

Episode 72 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS features $mall ¢hange’s guest CHRIS BISHOP’S "Kennett Sound Studio & Hudson Valley mini-mix," showcasing obscure and sought after records that have been cut and made in the Hudson Valley, featuring artists Dirty Elbows, Teddy Boys, Riccardo & The Four Most, Nick Brignola, Villagers and more. To hear Chris Bishop’s in-depth Stark...

Episode 70 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS features guest SHIRLEY BRAHA ’s exclusive mix of new wave, electro and post-punk, and a little dark and dirty hip-hop, featuring tracks from Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Belle Epoque, Dizzee Rascal, New Young Pony Club and more. To hear the in-depth Stark Reality interview with Shirley and Host James Dier aka DJ $mall &cent...

Episode 68 of STARK REALITY features guest DANIEL EFRAM's excellent playlist of psyche, rock, dub, groove and experimental sounds, featuring tracks from Can, Tinariwen, Butch Cassidy Sound System, Stereolab, Gary Numan and more.  Daniel is an East Village NYC-based multifaceted photographer, journalist, producer, curator, and art publisher focusing on culture and social justice. With a robust back...

Episode 64 of Stark Reality Playlists features Berliner CANDICE HOLMES’ eclectic mix of soul, new wave, world and German Electronic sounds from The Isley Brothers, Fatima Al Qadiri, Whirlpool Productions, Talking Heads, Scooter and much more. Candice Holmes is a native New Yorker in exile, living in Germany since 2015 and based in the Peter Pan capital of Europe for the past 6.5 years. She spends...

For Episode 62 of Stark Reality, guest LOGAN GRENDEL gives us a very eclectic exclusive Stark Reality playlist of rock, hip hop, soul, electronic, metal and more - to reflect his diverse tastes - featuring tracks by Paramore, Run The Jewels, Marvin Gaye, Tuxedo, God Lives Underwater, Basement Jaxx and much more. Harlem-based dog guru, photographer, activist, urban gardener, magick practitioner, ar...

For Episode 58 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS with Host James Dier aka $mall Change, veteran New York City DJ, radio producer and party promoter REGGIE JOHNSON serves up an exclusive tasty 90-plus minute mix of vintage African funk, featuring tracks from Miriam Makeba, Tony Allen, Manu Dubango, Abdou El Omari, Fela and much more. Reggie Johnson is an audio engineer, radio show host, party promoter and...

For Episode 58 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS with Host James Dier aka $mall Change, NYC DJ HUGGY BEAR gives us a nice masterful mix of disco, edits and classics, featuring tracks from Talk Talk, Simply Red, Coke Escovedo, Durand Jones & The Indications, Billy Ocean, Shannon, The Jackson 5 and much more. Stephen Barr aka DJ Huggy Bear is a native NYer who grew up in South Ozone Park, when NYC was...

For Episode 56 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS with Host James Dier aka $mall Change, reporter, editor and author JESSICA LIPSKY (aka DJ Terry Dactyl ) gives us a nice All 45's mix of her current faves, featuring tracks by Prince Buster, Alton Ellis, Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, Eddie Floyd, Yvonne Fair, Willie Hutch, Ramones, and much more. JESSICA LIPSKY covers culture, politics and music, and...

For Episode 54 of STARK REALITY with Host James Dier aka $mall Change, guest DESMOND O'BYRNE aka DJ REPOMAN gives us an exclusive and very nice playlist of sounds from around the world; cumbia, kompa, brazilian, rocksteady, and a few guitar licks, including tracks from Jorge Ben, Joe Bataan, Ray Barretto, Os Gambuzinos, Lisandro Mesa, The Maytals, Delroy Wilson, Jimmy Bryant and more. To hear Des'...

For Episode 52 of STARK REALITY with Host James Dier aka $mall Change, Long Beach's 'Queen of Vintage' KATHLEEN SCHAAF gives us a nice playlist of underground rock/punk/etc. featuring tracks from Bronski Beat, Joy Division, Humble Pie, Yo La Tengo, Roxy Music, Suburban Lawns and more. Kathleen Schaaf runs Meow Vintage in Long Beach California since 1986. She is the coolest, her taste is impeccable...

For Episode 50 of STARK REALITY with Host James Dier aka $mall Change, international DJ/Producer MAGA BO serves up a sizzling mix of Brazilian and African beats and rhytmic vibes, featuring tracks by Maga Bo himself, Subatomic Sound System, Africanoise, Joey B & Sarkodie, and the Kondi Band, among others. Check out Maga Bo's music on his bandcamp page and follow him @magabodj on Instagram To h...

Episode 46 of STARK REALITY features guest Honeychild Coleman’s nice set of local / newer underground and punk sounds, featuring tracks from Simi, Mother Goddess, Tamar-Kali, Suffrajett and her own band The 1865. Honeychild Coleman, a longtime friend in NYC we met in the mid 90s at a loft party in Williamsburg.  She is an OG afro punk, rude girl, DJ, musician, an original. One of those...

Episode 44 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS with Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange features the exclusive in-depth Stark Reality interview with Caracas-based writer and editor RICARDO VAZ.  A stellar selection of his latin sounds from various countries, this mix features tracks by Carlos Puebla, Victor Jara, Chico Buarque, Victor Heredia, Maria Elena Walsh and much more.  For full playlist...

Episode 42 of Stark Reality with Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange features the exclusive STARK REALITY PLAYLIST from filmmaker/artist and vinyl enthusiast DARCY TRUNZO Darcy Trunzo is a coalminer’s daughter, artist and producer living outside of Pittsburgh – who is using art, music and film as a method of inquiry, explores culture and its weird relationships to history and sense o...

Episode 40 of Stark Reality with Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange features the exclusive STARK REALITY PLAYLIST from musician, journalist, filmmaker BEN NORTON, founder/editor of the independent news site MULTIPOLARISTA where he does original reporting in both english and spanish, His work has been published in dozens of media outlets, and he has done interviews on Sky News, Al Jazeera, Democ...

Episode 38 of Stark Reality with Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange features the exclusive STARK REALITY PLAYLIST from KENNY RODRIGUEZ.  Kenny gives us a nice playlist of hip hop, rock, latin, club classics, etc aka '1/2 of DOobe Vol. 1' featuring tracks from Hot Chip, Cypress Hill, Pal Joey, Redman, Hector Lavoe, Sebastien Telliier and more… Native new yorker and well known nightli...

Episode 36 of STARK REALITY with Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange features guest DR. ASATAR BAIR's exclusive "Generation X" mix of hip hop, rock and modern sounds, featuring tracks by Talib Kweli, Beck, Kendrick Lamar, Wu-Tang Clan, New Order and more... Dr. Asatar Bair is a professor of economics based in Riverside California. He identifies as a communist, which is pretty rare to see in acad...

On Episode 34 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS, $mall ¢hange's guest, LEIGH BUTLER graces us with an exclusive Detroit Techno Mix from 2019. Leigh is an old school techno head, music head really, been clubbing for many many years, UK, Germany, Detroit, Chicago, NYC, etc etc.  He occasionally spins out but mostly wheels and deals records, has a deep knowledge of dance music.  To hear the e...

On Episode 32 of STARK REALITY, $mall ¢hange's guest, nyc DJ vet and photographer LUCIEN SAMAHA graces us with an exclusive "eclectic home lounge mix." Featuring tracks from Les Hommes, X-Press 2, Lonnie Liston Smith, Giorgio Moroder, Oumou Sangare and much more... To hear the exclusive in-depth Stark Reality interview with Lucien Samaha, check out Episode 31 of STARK REALITY. And for more in...

STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS Episode 30 features a nice jacking hard house set, "HARDER 3," flawlessly mixed by DJ ZHAO, featuring tracks from Baraulio ZP, DJ Du Marcel, Batida, Baobinga & ID, DJ Amorim, Bruno M and DJ Ketchup.  For more mixes from DJ Zhao, check  his Soundcloud page. .. For DJ Zhao's in-depth exclusive Stark Reality Interview with Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange, l...