Without DJ Chilly—and music lovers like you—I'd be helpless at the mercy of tiny robots. And algorithms. Ah, science and math, my old nemeses. *shudder*
I appreciate Spotify's Discover Weekly playlist—but it's only as good as the hints you feed it. Repeat-play one Missing Persons track in a moment of nostalgic tomfoolery and your feed is lousy with Animotion, Quarterflash, and Stacy Q for six months. Stupid robots.
Now I'm curious about modern Latin music. But the itty-bitty bots in my phone can't fetch recommendations from the depths of Spotify until I direct them wisely. I've heard enough Astrud Gilberto remixes in my life already.
Thanks to KEXP donors who power El Sonido and DJ Chilly every Monday night, I can shout new Latin discoveries into my iPhone on the regular: Sotomayor! Alex Anwandter! Nicola Cruz! Xenia Rubinos! Dengue Dengue Dengue!
"Got it, boss," reply the robots. With a click of miniature metal heels, they scurry off to try and do better than the puny human. But Chilly usually outsmarts them; more often than not, you've already heard what they suggest before on listener-powered KEXP.
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Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, selected by Midday S…
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