Deeply eclectic sounds served up daily.
From Ambient to Zydeco, Turnstyles presents a unique freeform music mix. We dig through the deepest crates, curating an irresistible and accessible blend of exciting new discoveries and prized lost gems. Created by a team of passionate radio veterans behind the scenes and hosts Joel Davis & Iris Berkeley - Turnstyles continues to supplement your daily radio broadcasts with a selection of underheard, overlooked recordings.
If you are a public, community or streaming radio station in need of high quality evergreen music content, contact us to learn how to pick up the show.
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Show Overview
Turnstyles is a deeply eclectic freeform music mix crafted to assist terrestrial (AM/FM/HD) or streaming radio stations during unattended operations.
The show explores a wide range of sounds and is set up with a classic vinyl "A Side / B Side" philosophy. The two-hour A-Side is more low-key, while the "flip side" covers a more adventurous range of sounds during the later hours. The program is remarkably cohesive considering the diversity of sounds showcased, and presents a captivating listening experience.
The Turnstyles mix spans multiple eras, styles and artists. For example, you'll hear Folk (Gillian Welch, Phil Cook), Rock (M. Ward, Courtney Barnett), Reggae (Holly Cook, Lee "Scratch" Perry), Latin (Bomba Estereo, Tom Zé), Jazz (Nina Simone, Jeff Parker), Afrobeat (Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti), Electronic (Suzanne Ciani, Boards of Canada), Modern Composition (Mary Lattimore, Aksak Maboul), and (much, much) more. Host Joel Davis provides context and insight for listeners navigating this journey of musical discovery.
The four-hour show is offered seven days a week in 59-minute, self-contained modules. There are options for one-minute cutaways at the bottom and top of each hour.
You’ll find an example of a full Turnstyles program and playlist below. We welcome your feedback.
Sample Playlist
Hour One - Show #0001
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Richie Havens | Here Comes the Sun | Live at The Cellar Door |
| Juca Chaves | Take Me Back To Piauí | Take Me Back To Piauí |
| Big Thief | Heavy Bend | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You |
| Fai Baba | Veränderet | Veränderet |
| Hermanos Gutierrez | Tres Hermanos | El Bueno Y El Malo |
| Jesse Woods | Broken Cowboy | Jesse Woods |
| Josiah and the Bonnevilles | Anti-Hero (Country Version) | Country Covers |
| Bob Dylan | Country Pie (Take 2) | Travelin' Thru, 1967-1969: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 15 |
| The Nude Party | Records | The Nude Party |
| Miriam Makeba | For What It's Worth | Keep Me In Mind |
| Castanets | Celestial Shore | City of Refuge |
| Panda Bear | Livin’ in the After | Reset |
| Helado Negro | Sound and Vision | Modern Love |
| Khruangbin | The Number 4 | The Infamous Bill |
| Moses Sumney & Sufjan Stevens | Make Out in My Car (Sufjan Version) | Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite |
| Mac Miller | Nothing from Nothing | Swimming |
| Jensen McRae | Wolves | Wolves |
| Alabaster DePlume | Whisky Story Time | To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1 |
| The Cinematic Orchestra | Channel 1 Suite | Motion |
Hour Two - Show #0001
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Boygenius | Without You Without Them | The Record |
| Thao & Mirah | Little Cup | Thao & Mirah |
| Michelle Shocked | Steppin' Out | The Texas Campfire Tapes |
| M. Ward | Here Comes The Sun Again (four-track) | Transistor Radio (Bonus Disc) |
| Lou Reed | I'm Waiting for the Man (demo, May 1965) [with John Cale] | Words & Music, May 1965 (Demos) |
| Beirut | After The Curtain | Gulag Orkestar |
| The Magnetic Fields | I Think I Need A New Heart | 69 Love Songs Volume 1 |
| Rog Winters | When I See You | Driftless Dreamers: In Cuca Country |
| The Bobby Fuller Four | Let Her Dance | Fantastic Mr. Fox |
| Bab Peter | Mog Boom Boom Boom | Konkani Songs - Music From Goa Made In Bombay |
| Lijadu Sisters | Bobby | Danger |
| Board of Canada | Over The Horizon Radar | Geogaddi |
| Los Lobos | Dream in Blue | Kiko |
| Cymande | Bra | The Message |
| De La Soul | Change In Speak | 3 Feet High and Rising |
| Tony Trischka | Ruben's Wah Wah | Solo Banjo Works |
| Buddy Emmons | Witches Brew | Live |
| Supersuckers | Roadworn and Weary | Must've Been High |
| Beck | True Love Will Find You In The End | The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered |
| Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra | Dub Je Je | Government Magic EP |
Hour Three - Show #0001
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Koko Taylor | Voodoo Woman | I Got What It Takes |
| Sugar Pie DeSanto | Git Back | Bay Area Funk |
| Dub Specialist | Hooligan | Studio One Dub |
| Alex Figueira | Aprende | Juicy / Aprende |
| Sidestepper | Linda Manigua (Quantum Dub Force mix) | Palm Beats Volume 1 |
| Psapp | Part Like Waves | The Camel's Back |
| Peacock Dreams | Peacock Dreams | PDX Pop Now! 2010 |
| Alf Alpha | Forever | Arboleda |
| Ben Marc | Make Way (Excerpt) | Glass Effect |
| A Tribe Called Quest | If The Papes Come | The Anthology |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Up From The Skies | Axis: Bold As Love |
| Richmond Fontaine | Let's Hit One More Place | You Can't Go Back If There's Nothing to Go Back To |
| Gene Austin, Candy and CoCo | After You've Gone | The French Dispatch |
| Seprewa Kasa | Nkabom | Seprewa Kasa |
| O | La Riviére | Les Inrockuptibles - Objectif 2016 |
| Joe Gibbs & The Professionals | Half Ounce | African Dub Chapter 1 |
Hour Four - Show #0001
| Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Pholidor | Mwana Pause | Roots of OK Jazz - Congo Classics 1955-1956 |
| Mulatu Astatke | Yekermo Sew | Broken Flowers |
| Chuck Jackson | And That's Saying a Lot | Big New York Soul - Wand Records 1961-1966 |
| Devotchka | How It Ends | How It Ends |
| Old Crow Medicine Show | Angel From Montgomery | Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine |
| Arthur Melo | Agosto | Agosto |
| The Lumineers | Patience | Cleopatra |
| Red House Painters | Long Distance Runaround | Ocean Beach |
| Aphex Twin | Curtains (Excerpt) | Selected Ambient Works Vol 2 |
| Suzanne Ciani | Princess with Orange Feet | Lixiviation Ciania/Musica Inc. 1969-1985 |
| Uniting of Opposites | Bird Solo | Ancient Lights |
| Daniel Lanois | Carla | Belladonna |
| Kid Koala | Transmission 4 | Music to Draw to: Io |
| Jorge Ben | Menina Mulher Da Pele Preta | A Tabua De Esmeralda |
| Devendra Banhart | Saw Kill River | Cripple Crow |
| George Van Eps | It's Easy To Remember | Once In A While |
| Jim Bob | The Song of the Range | Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics: 1927-1938 |
| Nancy Elizabeth | Cat Bells | Wrought Iron |