{"id":1021,"date":"2020-11-28T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/11\/28\/upstate-mixtape-vol-1-featured-on-this-weeks-eqxposure\/"},"modified":"2020-11-28T15:00:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T15:00:17","slug":"upstate-mixtape-vol-1-featured-on-this-weeks-eqxposure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/11\/28\/upstate-mixtape-vol-1-featured-on-this-weeks-eqxposure\/","title":{"rendered":"Upstate Mixtape Vol 1. Featured on this week’s EQXposure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Each Sunday evening from 7-9pm you\u2019ll find EQXposure <\/a>on WEQX<\/a>, featuring two hours of local music from up and coming artists. Tune into WEQX.com this Sunday night to hear artists featured on Upstate Mixtape Vol.1 and many more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WEQX <\/a>has long been the preeminent independent station in the Capital Region <\/a>of New York, broadcasting from Southern VT to an ever-expanding listening audience. NYS Music brings you a preview of artists to discover each week, just a taste of the talent waiting to be discovered by fans like you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the next two weeks, EQXposure will feature bands and the music selected for Upstate Mixtape Vol 1,<\/a> a compilations of artists from the 518 area, committed to amplifying Black voices and suppressing racism. 100 percent of sales of the release,\u00a0which will be distributed to black artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upstate Mixtape Vol 1. is part of antiracist grassroots fundraising efforts, spearheaded by Jammella Anderson, working with musicians that identify with antiracism values and commit to amplify Black voices. Among songs contributed to Vol 1. include demos, B-sides, album loose ends and more from a group that showcases the multifaceted nature of musicians in the 518.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured artists that you’ll hear on EQXposure from Upstate Mixtape Vol. 1 include Blue Ranger<\/a>, “Everybody Lies,” Greens,<\/a> “Go Somewhere,” Carl Daniels<\/a> “Morning Pages,” and Front Biz <\/a> “I Want You.” More tracks from Upstate Mixtape Vol. 1 will be featured next week, as this is a collection of tunes that deserves two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also featured on EQXposure are two cuts from Liam Singer<\/a>\u2019s forthcoming release, The Ocean,<\/em> due out on January 15, which features a mixture of vocal and instrumental pieces, in the vein of new-composition and experimental music. “Cannon Beach” features guest vocals by Arone Dyer (Buke & Gase, Mistresses, Drone Choir), and “Heavy Water \/ I’d Rather be Sleeping” is a cover of a song by the artist Grouper<\/a>, from her 2008 album Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n