POW Radio
08.13.25
Founded in 2005 by writer Jeff Weiss (The Ringer, Washington Post, GQ), POW is the last rap blog — one of the the first nationally to write about Kendrick Lamar, Danny Brown, Drakeo, 03 Greedo, and many others. In 2016, it birthed the label, POW Recordings, releasing albums from Chester Watson, Kent Loon, Fatboi Sharif, Rhys Langston, Gabe ‘Nandez, Ness Nite, Pioneer 11, The Outfit TX, Vince Ash, and Zilla Rocca.
The radio show is an extension of this far-flung sound, boasting guest mixes from the rotating cast of POW contributors that span Latin boogaloo to Soviet Jazz to West Coast street rap.
This month’s edition of POW Radio is curated by Crystal Sting, an electro-acoustic duo from Canada, whose debut project “Bubblegum Aquarium” drops Aug. 26th on POW Recordings.
Tracklist:
Miles Davis – Take it or leave it Crystal Sting – Siham Decor (unreleased) Traxman – Footworking on air Janet Jackson – Empty Fridge – Cut Up Piano and Xylophone Air Flows- J Foerster, N KRAMER Gait- Daedelus Opera- Daniel Lanois Ocotillo- Floating Points Three Foxes Chasing Each Other- DjRUM Spirit Fingers- Four Tet Improvisation 2- Crystal Sting and Friends Improvisation 1- Crystal Sting and Friends Goodnight Sweetheart – Sparklehorse, Fennesz In Love With You- The Paradise, Alan Braxe, Romuald You (Forever)- Against All Logic PP1- Frakkur A Puff Of Word- Nobukazu Takemura It Can Feel So Good- Zammuto Camper- Monoceros Cmon- Fred Again, Brian Eno Why Should I Be Sad – Britney Spears Splash Party ft. Pierre Bourne- Crystal Sting (unreleased) Hate Me- Ellie Goulding, Juice WRLD HD Umbrella- Crystal Sting The Low Places- Jon Hopkins U Don’t Have to Call- Erykah Badu Crazy- K-Ci & JoJo Strange Currents- Crystal Sting (Unreleased) History of Touch- Björk Parhelic Triangle- Autechre Have a Sad Cum- Death Grips Another Green Love- Bjorn Kriel (mix) Pumpernickelback- Bjorn Kriel (mix) I Know Ur Tired of a GThang- Bjorn Kriel (mix)