Frequency Horizon

Episode 172: Frequency Horizon ep. 172 ~ Detroit Vinyl Party + Resonant Dog Chill House Mix

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 05:31:50 GMT

To bring our Frosty Frequencies Fundraiser right to the height of pre-Christmas bliss, we take you with us to a midtown Detroit vinyl party and meet some of the holiday revelers.

We go to a hockey game in Canada and film a fight.

And Resonant Dog brings us a festive chill-house mix.

Episode 162: Frequency Horizon ep. 162 ~ Puerto Vallarta waterfall recordings; Mexican DJ produces music in Canada

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 23:32:32 GMT

Thanks again to everyone who contributed to the pledge drive at donate.kpcr.org.

In this week's episode we play more of our content collected while traveling in Mexico.

It includes original recordings of guitar playing and singing at a waterfall in Puerto Vallarta and an interview with a producer in Guadalajara who recently went to Canada, where he made a bunch of music.

Episode 152: Episode 159 ~ Pledge Drive Edition v2 - headed to GDL

Sat, 14 Sep 2024 04:56:39 GMT

We go to Moro Bay, California and Guadalajara, Mexico for a special pledge drive edition.

Episode 151: Frequency Horizon ep. 151 ~ SoCal trip: surfing goats; Mistah English + Max Newman guestmix

Sat, 13 Jul 2024 04:54:57 GMT

I bumped into Mistah English on my way from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles.

Randomly, I ended up meeting a rare breed of surf celebrity in Pismo Beach—surfing goats.

And we chat with rabbi on Torrance Beach.

Then, Max Newman returns with his second-ever guestmix for the Frequency Horizon. Welcome back to the intersection of sky, sea and sound dude!

Episode 150: Frequency Horizon ep. 150 ~ Canadian mosquitos; Santa Cruz Skateboards' Euro T-shirt distributor; Kyra's voicenote from Australia

Sat, 06 Jul 2024 04:40:34 GMT

In this week's episode we hit up a trail in Canada to collect mosquito sounds for an organic techno track; Kyra connects from a shoreline in Australia with some kind thoughts; and we chat with a guy who was responsible for distributing Santa Cruz Skateboards apparel in Europe.

Happy belated Canada Day!

Episode 148: Frequency Horizon ep. 148 ~ Tonal. guestmix from the Black Forest of Germany

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 05:00:02 GMT

I was sent a mystery guestmix by Tonal. from the Black Forest of Germany.

https://soundcloud.com/steinfels

I think you guys are going to enjoy it...

Episode 147: Frequency Horizon ep. 147 ~ Spring skiing at Palisades + Lightning in a Bottle music festival

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 05:04:40 GMT

I hit the slopes one final time this season—this time at Palisades Tahoe.

And I head out to Bakersfield, California to take in the wondrous spectacle that is Lightning in a Bottle music festival, checking out sets from the likes of Skrillex, MIA + Rufus du Sol, and even scoring an interview backstage with Nia Archives!

Episode 146: Frequency Horizon ep. 146 ~ Pre-Lightning in a Bottle jitters; ANDON returns

Sat, 25 May 2024 04:50:43 GMT

I put together a pre-Lightning in the Bottle show, as I'm on the precipice, wondering if I just forked out cash to a scammer.

And we have another chill guest-set from ANDON, this time it's the "La Barosa" #deephouse mix.

Episode 145: Frequency Horizon ep. 145 ~ Mat calls in from Tofino; Rave Mom guestmix

Sat, 18 May 2024 04:51:47 GMT

Mat calls in from Long Beach in the Tofino-Ucluelet area of Vancouver Island, Canada.

Plus San Francisco-based Rave Mom sends in a sick guestmix—and tells us about how she actually grew up in the area our radio station now covers.

Episode 144: Frequency Horizon ep 144 ~ Pleasure Point Beachcomber + ANDON guestmix

Sat, 11 May 2024 04:41:52 GMT

We've got plenty of chill-but-dancey tunes + dream pop-esque vibes this week, we interact with a beachcomber and a surfer going out on a small day at Pleasure Point, plus ANDON delivers a deep house guestmix in the second hour of the show.

Episode 143: Frequency Horizon ep. 143 ~ Logjam longboard comp at Pleasure Point; WYA? guestmix

Sat, 04 May 2024 04:53:33 GMT

We check out the various booths along East Cliff during the Logjam Longboard surf competition.

And WYA? (Where You At, San Jose) provides a dope guestmix in the second half of the show.

This is the Frequency Horizon!

#staychill

Episode 142: Frequency Horizon ep. 142 ~ Henry Cowell hike + surfing with the Guatemalan bros

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:46:19 GMT

In addition to a varied music stream of chill proportions, we'll take you on a hike in Henry Cowell Redwood State Park and contemplate the benefits of surfing with a pair of rad Guatemalan brothers north of Santa Cruz.

Episode 141: Frequency Horizon ep. 141 ~ Casual Steamer Lane Friday; Yuka Yu interview; Dutch exchange students

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 04:59:00 GMT

A couple European exchange students we meet by the beach in their van have a surprisingly inspiring perspective on journalistic possibilities.

DJ Yuka Yu teaches the fundamentals of electronic music mixing.

And our program manager randomly appears when when I'm surfing instead of completing my show—and yet it's kinda awesome...

Episode 141: Frequency Horizon ep 140 ~ Flashback to 2017 Eclipse + DJ Little John @ Shanty Shack

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 04:33:57 GMT

Since the solar eclipse rolled through North America this week, we decided to replay our mini-doc from the 2017 Oregon Eclipse music fest.

DJ Little John was at that event. And in this we have the first-ever "sneak peek" mini-mix from him—straight outta Shanty Shack.

Episode 140: Frequency Horizon ep. 139 ~ Meeting up with Sam + Jake @ Kirkwood; London Elektricity in Oakland; DJ Melisa drops guestmix #3

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 03:42:16 GMT

We go from a rainy surf at Steamer Lane on a Wednesday evening in Santa Cruz, to linking up with some dudes who appeared on the Frequency Horizon a few years back (when we were on the air in Canada).

We’ll check out the London Elektricity show in Oakland.

And DJ Melisa delivers her third guestmix… just days after we land on the cover of Metro Silicon Valley (at least as part of a sidebar)!

Here's the songs she played in case you want to purchase them from the artists who created them...

1. “Intro” — Alan Braxe, Fred Falke

2. “Haven’t You Heard” — Alan Fitzpatrick, Patrice Rushen

3. “system” — salute

4. “mr useless” — shygirl and sg lewis

5. “Saving Up” — Dom Dolla

6. “No Regrets” — Catz ‘n Dogz.

7. “Seismic” — AC Slater, Chris Lorenzo, Fly with Us

8. “Release Me”— Mark Knight, Armand Van Helden

9. “If I Can't Get Down” — Mike Dunn, Mousse T

10. “Lose My Mind” — Jamie Jones

11. “Like the Old Days” — Barry Can’t Swim

12. “e-motions” — Erika de Casier, mura masa

13. “To Love Again” — Vandelux, Sofia Kourtesis

14. “3am” — Baauer, AJ Tracey, Jae Stephens

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