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3/10/2023
8 : 4
Rei Harakami
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Rei Harakami, a Japanese electronic music producer from Hiroshima. Thank you Chad for the
3/9/2023
8 : 15
Wayne Shorter
Good morning. Today we're listening to Wayne Shorter, an American saxophonist from Newark, NJ. Born in 1933, Shorter attended the pioneering Newark Arts High School and switched from clarinet to
3/8/2023
8 : 4
The Necks (Guest recommendation from SUSS)
Today we have a guest recommendation from SUSS, a trio based in NYC that plays ambient country music. Their new self-titled double album explores four sides of Americana landscapes from a city point of
3/7/2023
8 : 4
Flow State Episode 168
Listen now (131 min) | Good morning. Today's episode inverts the usual track order. We open with new acoustic instrumentals from Lucinda Chua, Ironsides, and Hayden Pedigo. We preview some upcoming
3/6/2023
8 : 5
Ali Akbar Khan
Good morning. Today we're listening to Ali Akbar Khan, an Indian sarod player from Maihar. Born in 1922, Khan was originally introduced to the sarod by his father, Allauddin, a strict teacher who
3/3/2023
8 : 4
Lxury
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Lxury, an English dance music producer based in London. Lxury debuted in 2013 with the
3/2/2023
8 : 4
Zhu Xiao-Mei
Good morning. Today we're listening to Zhu Xiao-Mei, a Chinese pianist from Shanghai. Born in 1949, Zhu started playing piano at age 3 and, exhibiting prodigy talent, was admitted to conservancy at
3/1/2023
21 : 44
Thank you for supporting Flow State
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3/1/2023
8 : 15
F.S. Blumm
Good morning. Today we're listening to FS Blumm, a German guitarist from Bremen. We discovered his music via Rick Rubin's conversation with Ezra Klein. Born in 1968, Blumm took up classical
2/28/2023
8 : 4
Flow State Episode 167
Listen now (109 min) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with ambient tracks from Ekin Fil, Brian Eno, and Khotin. We move into some guitar instrumentals from Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Bones
2/27/2023
8 : 4
Ekin Fil
Good morning. Today we're listening to Ekin Fil, a Turkish ambient producer and singer-songwriter from outside Istanbul. Fil started putting out music in 2008, and has had a “years-long run of
2/24/2023
8 : 4
Bjørn Torske
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Bjørn Torske, a Norwegian house and techno producer. He grew up in northern Norway, a remote
2/23/2023
8 : 4
Pat Metheny
Good morning. Today we're listening to Pat Metheny, an American guitarist from Missouri. Born in 1954, he was inspired in the '60s by Miles Davis and Wes Montgomery, becoming a jazz guitar
2/22/2023
8 : 4
Glenn Gould
Good morning. Today we're listening to Glenn Gould, a Canadian classical pianist from Toronto. Born in 1932, Gould exhibited prodigious talent very early, learning to read music before words and
2/21/2023
8 : 4
Flow State Episode 166
Listen now (98 min) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with a couple ambient pieces before moving into solo piano from Simeon Walker and Feist. There's a brief synth detour with Suzanne Ciani
2/20/2023
8 : 4
Steve Roach
Good morning. Today we're listening to Steve Roach, an American composer from southern California. We previously featured Roach in 2019. In the '70s, Roach was inspired by the desert landscapes
2/17/2023
8 : 25
sunn O)))
Good morning. Today we're listening to sunn O))), a metal band formed in Seattle in 1998. The band is named after the logo of the Sunn amplifier brand (see below). They specialize in “minimal metal
2/17/2023
8 : 5
Brad Mehldau
Good morning. Today we're listening to Brad Mehldau, an American jazz pianist from Florida. We've featured him twice before. Mehldau was born in 1970 and grew up in Florida and Connecticut,
2/17/2023
8 : 4
Basic Channel
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Basic Channel, a German electronic duo founded in Berlin in 1993. We previously featured them
2/14/2023
8 : 4
Flow State Episode 165
Listen now (111 min) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with ambient pieces from Loscil, Aphex Twin, and Abstract Aprils. There's a classical music section, with artists contemporary (Julia