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4/8/2022
19 : 44
Georgia Kelly
Good morning. Today we're listening to Georgia Kelly, a harpist and composer based in Sonoma, California. At high school in Big Sur in the 1960s, she began classical harp training and started
4/8/2022
7 : 4
Max Cooper
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Max Cooper, an electronic music producer from Belfast now based in London. We first featured
4/7/2022
7 : 4
Jimmy McGriff
We have a guest recommendation from Armando Bellmas, who writes the reliably interesting music newsletter Ecléctico. Today we're listening to Jimmy McGriff, a soul-jazz organist from Philadelphia.
4/6/2022
7 : 4
Georgia Kelly
Good morning. Today we're listening to Georgia Kelly, a harpist and composer based in Sonoma, California. At high school in Big Sur in the 1960s, she began classical harp training and started
4/4/2022
7 : 4
Seconds
Good morning. Today we're listening to Seconds, an ambient artist based in Los Angeles. The new album Landers is the third release on Flow State Records. Seconds attempts to reflect locations in
4/1/2022
7 : 4
Sterac
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Sterac, alias of Dutch DJ and producer Steve Rachmad. Sterac has been involved in the
3/31/2022
7 : 4
Sven Wunder (Interview)
Good morning. Today we're listening to Sven Wunder, a multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Stockholm. Sven composes jazz/funk/psychedelic pieces for orchestra, like a modern day Quincy Jones
3/30/2022
7 : 4
Raum
Good morning. Today we're listening to Raum, an ambient/electronic duo of Liz Harris and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma. We recently featured Harris's solo work as Grouper. Raum combines Harris's
3/28/2022
7 : 4
Black Brunswicker
Good morning. Today we're listening to Black Brunswicker, an American producer and guitarist based in Manchester, UK. His music features “ambient washes” accompanied by gentle acoustic guitar.
3/25/2022
7 : 4
Omar S
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Omar S, an electronic music producer from Detroit. NTS Radio called him “one of the few real
3/24/2022
7 : 4
Dabin Ryu
Good morning. Today we're listening to Dabin Ryu, a jazz pianist and bandleader from Seoul. Ryu began playing piano at age 3, originally playing classical and then gravitating toward jazz. Since
3/23/2022
7 : 4
Elori Saxl
Good morning. Today we're listening to Elori Saxl, a composer and filmmaker based in Brooklyn. Saxl's music blends natural and artificial sounds, creating a beautiful fusion sound of human and
3/18/2022
7 : 4
Auragraph
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Auragraph, a synthwave project from Los Angeles-based musician Hector Carlos Ramirez.
3/17/2022
7 : 4
Kalyani Roy
Good morning. Today we're listening to Kalyani Roy, an Indian sitar player. She learned to play the sitar at age eight and became one of the most renowned players of the instrument in her time. Her
3/16/2022
7 : 4
Noveller
Good morning. Today we're listening to Noveller, the solo project from LA-based guitarist Sarah Lipstate. With Noveller, she creates soaring, richly layered soundscapes entirely from the electric
3/14/2022
7 : 4
Beachcomber
Good morning. Today we're listening to Beachcomber, an ambient musician from Toronto. Thanks to Adam for the recommendation. Beachcomber uses tape recorders to capture and loop sounds, and through
3/11/2022
8 : 4
Mr. Fingers
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Mr. Fingers, an American dance music producer originally from Atlanta. We first featured Mr.
3/10/2022
8 : 4
Grouper
Good morning. Today we're listening to Grouper, the solo project from American musician Liz Harris. She grew up in the Bay Area in a commune, whose younger members called each other “groupers.”
3/10/2022
1 : 27
Roedelius & Story
Good morning. Today we're listening to Roedelius & Story, a duo of German composer Hans-Joachim Roedelius and American composer Tim Story. Thanks to Nathan for the recommendation. Roedelius
3/7/2022
8 : 4
Wouter Veldhuis
Good morning. Today we're listening to Wouter Veldhuis, a Dutch ambient music producer. We know little about Veldhuis himself, but we love his stripped-down drone tracks. They achieve what this