Category Archives: Sonic Reducer

2012 Top Ten List Spotlight: Mr. West

By KEXP | Published: December 9, 2012

For the rest of the year, we’ll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2012, leading up to our 2012 Top Album Countdown, as voted on by our listeners! Voting ends on Friday, December 21st, so let us know your favorites now, and tune in on Friday, December 28th to hear if your picksRead more...

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2011 Top Ten List Spotlight: Mr. West

By Janice Headley | Published: December 24, 2011

The KEXP DJs hear thousands of albums every year, but in 2011, which ten really stood out for them? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2011 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! Tune in on Friday, December 30thRead more...

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2011 Top Ten List Spotlight: Nick Turner

By Janice Headley | Published: December 17, 2011

The KEXP DJs hear thousands of albums every year, but in 2011, which ten really stood out for them? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2011 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! Voting ends on Monday, December 19th,Read more...

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Live Video: The Cute Lepers

By Jim Beckmann | Published: July 1, 2011

Of course it had to be the warmest Seattle day this year so far when both the building A/C decided to take a nap and the local 6-member punk/power-pop group The Cute Lepers dropped by KEXP for a high-energy set on Sonic Reducer. Sweat poured from each member of the band -- Steve E. NixRead more...

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Weird At My School: Christmas Cavalcade

By DJ El Toro | Published: December 22, 2010

I love Christmas music. If my partner would permit such madness, I’d listen to it all year round, and the original version of ZE Records’ A Christmas Record is in my all-time Top Ten, regardless of the season. However, while walking around downtown Seattle yesterday with a friend who was feeling glum, the sound ofRead more...

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2010 Top Ten List Spotlight: Mr. West

By Janice Headley | Published: December 2, 2010

When it comes to albums released in 2010, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who’s pored over them more intensely than a KEXP DJ. So, what were their favorites? Which CDs did they reach for the most, or, uh, “click on” the most in their iTunes players? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’sRead more...

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Sonic Reducer: Mr. West’s Summer Update

By West, Sonic Reducer | Published: July 14, 2007

WALLS rocking faster than even light itself It is now summer, and that means hot, sweaty miserable shows with bands that can’t get around in the winter weather. One particularly good show this summer, was last Friday in Olympia at Manium, featuring local ragers WALLS, I’m a gun, and Sex Video, and all the wayRead more...

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KEXP’s Year in Review: Blog Reflection of 2006 by Mr. West

By West, Sonic Reducer | Published: December 7, 2006

Photo courtesy of Playing Enemy There are several events that come to mind when I think about this year in rock: how awesome Devo was; the disappointment of missing Gorilla Biscuits, and then having Jason Davidson, our award-winning webmaster here at KEXP, tell me, “I don’t know who that band was, but it was theRead more...

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