DJ Riz: Samora Pinderhughes, Meshell Ndegeocello, Tristan de Liège

In Our Headphones

KEXP

Music, Music Commentary

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Riz Rollins, also known as DJ Riz, recently celebrated 35 years at KEXP. He hosts Drive Time every Monday from 4-7pm Pacific Time and is one of the rotating hosts on Expansions, the Sunday night mix show originally inspired by trip-hop and acid jazz. His sets incorporate jazz, rock, hip-hop, funk, and everything in between, always with soul.

To celebrate Riz's 35-year milestone, we get two extra song recommendations in this episode! Isabel joins Riz at his house to discuss 4 new songs and 2 old favorites (remixed, because Riz loves a good remix). They also talk about his origins and inspirations as a DJ, imposter syndrome, and the influence faith and gospel have had on his life and trajectory. As expected, Riz shares much wisdom along the way. (Note: the first song recommendation starts around 10:23).

To finish the episode, Associate Music Director (and fellow Expansions DJ) Alex Ruder shares a song that's perfect for a chill out room or after party, and also serves as a nod to his mentor Riz.

Samora Pinderhughes - “Better”
Meshell Ndegeocello - “Trouble”
The Folk Implosion - “Moonlit Kind”
Tristan de Liège - “New Symmetry (feat. Bryony Jarman-Pinto)"
Erykah Badu - “Soldier (Supa Ape Remix)”
Pharoah Sanders - “You Got To Have Freedom (Opolopo Tweak)”
HNNY - “I Let Go”

Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones 2024" playlist on Spotify or the “What's In Our Headphones” playlist on YouTube.

Listen to DJ Riz on Drive Time every Monday from 4-7pm PT, monthly on Expansions, or anytime on the 2-week archive, at KEXP.org or the KEXP App.

Hosted and produced by: Janice Headley and Isabel Khalili
Mixed by: Emily Fox
Mastered by: William Myers
Editorial Director: Larry Mizell Jr.

Our theme music is “好吗 (Hao Ma)” by Chinese American Bear

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Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to In Our Headphones.
0:06.0	Your chance to discover the songs KEXP DJ's don't want you to miss.
0:11.0	I'm Janice Hedley and I'm Isabel Kelly and this is your never-ending
0:16.6	source for new music discovery from listener-powered K-E-X-P. Hey it's Isabel and today I'm joined by the one and only Riz Rollins
0:28.0	Riz thank you for having me in your home today where we welcome. Where are we recording from? It's a beautiful day.
0:34.6	Welcome to my home. And it's a beautiful house. Love it. And I'm glad to be here. I'm sure most
0:40.5	KEXP listeners know you already. You have been referred to as the soul of K-E-X-P, as you know. But for those who don't know you, can you introduce yourself?
0:52.0	Okay. My name is Riz Rollins.
0:55.0	I have been a KXP DJ for 35 years now.
1:01.0	I am currently due two shows. I have Monday, a variety show every
1:06.9	Monday, or most every Monday from four to seven afternoon drive and once a
1:12.3	month I appear as a host on expansions a show that I helped
1:18.2	create we don't maybe 25 years ago and that's mostly a mixed show it started out as a we as a response to
1:28.3	trip hop and acid jazz and we have rotating hosts and we play everything, but we try to keep it as a
1:37.6	continuous mix of sorts. And that's on Sunday nights from 9 to midnight.
1:44.0	Pacific time.
1:45.0	Yep.
1:46.0	or any time in the archive on K-E-X-P.org.
1:50.0	Yes.
1:51.0	The K-E-X-P-at.
1:52.0	I say,ly Terrestrially 90.3 here in
1:57.6	Seattle 92.7 in the bay and Kexp dot oargy all throughout the universe yeah who else who else who else is picking up on those frequencies
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