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4/7/2023
7 : 4
SidiRum
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to SidiRum, an Argentinian electronic music producer based in Buenos Aires. Since 2014, he's
4/6/2023
7 : 4
Branko Mataja
Today we have a guest recommendation from Nathaniel Naddaff-Hafrey, the erstwhile publisher of Trillium, whom you can follow on Twitter. Good morning. Today we're listening to the legendary
4/5/2023
7 : 14
Nico Georis
Good morning. Today we're listening to Nico Georis, an American keyboardist and composer from California. Now based in Death Valley, Georis has played keyboards across a range of genres including
4/4/2023
7 : 4
Flow State Episode 172
Listen now (111 min) | Good morning. Today's mix begins with an hour of selections from Ryuichi Sakamoto's discography. Specifically, we play his ambient music, then solo piano, film scores,
4/3/2023
7 : 4
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Good morning. Today we're listening to and remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto, a Japanese composer and pianist from Tokyo. Sakamoto, whom we've featured four times before, passed away on Tuesday,
3/31/2023
7 : 4
D. Tiffany
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to D. Tiffany, a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ from Vancouver. We first recommended
3/30/2023
14 : 54
Lorenzo Morresi
Good morning. Today we're listening to Lorenzo Morresi, an Italian music producer and guitarist based in Milan. Growing up, Morresi fell in love with two disparate styles of music – dance music and
3/29/2023
7 : 4
Bryozone
Good morning. Today we're listening to Bryozone, a Ukrainian bassist and electronic musician based in Odesa. She plays bass in the three-piece band Chillera, whom we featured a year ago. On her new
3/28/2023
7 : 5
Flow State Episode 171
Listen now (113 min) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with the first of two felt piano tracks from The Vernon Spring, followed by ambient works from Snufmumriko, Michiru Aoyama, and Brian Eno. We
3/27/2023
7 : 4
Snufmumriko
Good morning. Today we're listening to Snufmumriko, a Swedish ambient musician based in Gothenburg. There isn't much information available publicly about the artist. Since 2018, he's put
3/24/2023
7 : 4
Jean-Michel Jarre
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Jean-Michel Jarre, a French electronic musician from Lyon. Born in 1948, Jarre started
3/23/2023
7 : 4
Mike Dillon (Interview)
Good morning. If you've got a moment, shape the direction of Flow State by taking this survey. Today we're listening to Mike Dillon, a percussionist from San Antonio. Thank you to Tim Wolfson
3/22/2023
7 : 4
Hermanos Gutiérrez
Good morning. Today we're listening to Hermanos Gutiérrez, two guitar-playing brothers born in Ecuador and raised in Switzerland. Thank you Victor Torres for recommending this on our recent thread.
3/21/2023
7 : 4
Flow State Episode 170
Listen now (113 min) | Good morning. Today's mix contains a whole bunch of recommendations from our recent thread, plus some selections from NTS shows Sounds of the Dawn and Thea HD. We open with
3/20/2023
7 : 14
Éliane Radigue
Good morning. Today we're listening to Éliane Radigue, a French electronic music composer from Paris. We've featured Radigue twice before. Radigue was born in 1932 and, inspired by musique
3/17/2023
7 : 7
What music are you working to?
Let us know what you've been listening to for focus recently. The most upvoted response will receive a complimentary tee from our new apparel li…
3/16/2023
15 : 4
Erik Hall
Good morning. Today we're listening to Erik Hall, a multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Michigan. We previously recommended him in May 2020, when he released his solo recording of Music for
3/16/2023
14 : 55
Khun Narin
Good morning. Today we're listening to Khun Narin, a psychedelic band from Phetchabun, Thailand. Narin's Electric Phin Band is named after the lead instrument, a three-stringed luted whose
3/14/2023
7 : 4
Flow State Episode 169
Listen now (113 min) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with a track from Minecraft, followed by a long, almost New Age track from Portland-based Former Selves. There's another long piece from
3/13/2023
7 : 14
Carter Burwell
Good morning. Today we're listening to Carter Burwell, an American composer from New York City. Burwell's first feature score was the Coen Brothers' debut: Blood Simple in 1984. Since then,