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7/22/2022
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What music are you working to?
Today we're asking you for your music recommendation. Tell us what artist or album has helped you focus recently, using the comments below. The …
7/21/2022
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Minoru Muraoka
Good morning. Today we're listening to Minoru Muraoka, a Japanese shakuhachi jazz player from Yamada. Muraoka was born in 1923 and studied the shakuhachi flute, visible in the album art below, as a
7/20/2022
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Ralph Kinsella
Good morning. Today we're listening to Ralph Kinsella, a Scottish guitarist and producer. Thank you Michael for the recommendation. Kinsella's original pieces are ambient works textured by
7/18/2022
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Alaskan Tapes
Good morning. Today we're listening to Alaskan Tapes, an ambient music project from Canadian musician Brady Kendall. We first recommended him back in 2020. He makes ambient music that ranges from
7/15/2022
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Frank Agrario
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Frank Agrario, drummer, producer, and DJ from Bologna. Agrario records tracks that are like
7/14/2022
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Oren Ambarchi
Good morning. Today we're listening to Oren Ambarchi, a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Sydney. Born in 1969, Ambarchi initially took up drums in the '80s, playing in free jazz clubs in
7/14/2022
10 : 36
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band
Good morning. Today we're listening to Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, a three-piece German funk band. In their own bio they call themselves “mysterious” so we don't have much extratextual info.
7/11/2022
7 : 4
dBridge
Good morning. Today we're listening to dBridge, an electronic music producer and DJ from London. dBridge's career began in the early '90s, making drum 'n' bass music as part of the
7/8/2022
7 : 14
Paul Johnson
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Paul Johnson, an American DJ and producer from Chicago. We first featured him in June 2020.
7/7/2022
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Cosmic Jokers
Good morning. Today we're listening to Cosmic Jokers, a German krautrock band active in the early '70s. The supergroup consisted of members of bands Ash Ra Tempel and Wallenstein, including
7/6/2022
7 : 14
Alanis Morissette
Good morning. Today we're listening to Alanis Morissette, a Canadian singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles. Alanis was born and raised in Ottawa, where she took piano and dance lessons from a
7/4/2022
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SUSS
Good morning. Today we're listening to SUSS, an ambient country band based in New York City. We originally featured them back in July 2020. The band makes pensive instrumentals using synths, pedal
7/1/2022
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Vegyn
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Vegyn, a British producer and DJ from London. Vegyn was studying graphic design when he
6/30/2022
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Bobby Hutcherson
Good morning. Today we're listening to Bobby Hutcherson, an American marimba and vibraphone player from Los Angeles. Young Hutcherson was steered toward jazz by Art Blakey and Miles Davis. After
6/29/2022
7 : 4
Arvo Pärt
Good morning. Today we're listening to Arvo Pärt, an Estonian composer. Pärt grew up in northern Estonia, began to compose music in his early teens, and studied composition at the Tallinn
6/27/2022
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Eluder
Good morning. Today we're listening to Eluder, an ambient music producer based in Boise, Idaho. Eluder is one of several projects from Patrick Benolkin. The name is fitting because we don't
6/24/2022
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John Tejada
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to John Tejada, an Austrian-born electronic music composer based in Los Angeles. A synth
6/23/2022
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Sonny Rollins
Good morning. Today we're listening to Sonny Rollins, an American tenor saxophonist from New York City. Initially influenced by artists like Fats Waller, Rollins came out with a bang in the '
6/22/2022
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Laraaji
Good morning. Today we're listening to Laraaji, an American multi-instrumentalist and composer. We first recommended him back in December 2020, and Brian reminded us he's due for a re-up.
6/20/2022
7 : 4
Nailah Hunter
Good morning. Today we're listening to Nailah Hunter, a harpist and composer based in Los Angeles. Hunter started releasing music in 2019 and has since put out several singles and EPs on the