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12/23/2021
8 : 4
Vince Guaraldi
Good morning. We're off tomorrow. Today we're listening to Vince Guaraldi, an American jazz pianist from San Francisco. His breakout 1962 record, Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, mostly
12/22/2021
8 : 4
Nadia Struiwigh
Good morning. Today we're listening to Nadia Struiwigh, an electronic music producer and DJ from Rotterdam. Struiwigh's influences range from '90s electronica (Boards of Canada, Biosphere)
12/20/2021
8 : 4
Kazuma Okabayashi
Good morning. Welcome to first-time readers. Today we're listening to Kazuma Okabayashi, an ambient/drone producer from Tokyo. This is our second time featuring Okabayashi, a leather craftsman who
12/17/2021
8 : 4
Tomu DJ
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Tomu DJ, an electronic music producer based in California. Tomu turns to the instruments and
12/16/2021
8 : 14
Moon Glyph Records
Good morning. Today we're listening to Moon Glyph Records, a Portland-based psychedelic electronic label. We came across a sampler album of theirs via the blog Aquarium Drunkard. The sampler is
12/15/2021
15 : 9
INOYAMALAND
Good morning. Today we're listening to INOYAMALAND, a Japanese ambient/electronic duo. INOYAMALAND is a portmanteau of the names of the members, Makoto Inoue and Yasushi Yamashita. Debuting in
12/13/2021
8 : 4
Kay Logan
Good morning. Today we're listening to Kay Logan, a Glaswegian sound artist and composer. Thanks to The Quietus' best-of-2021 list for the tip. Logan has put out several projects under
12/10/2021
8 : 4
Gaspard Augé
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. We're listening to Gaspard Augé, a French electronic music producer. Along with Xavier de Rosnay, Augé fused hard rock
12/9/2021
8 : 4
desert sand feels warm at night
Good morning. Today we're listening to desert sand feels warm at night, a UK electronic producer. Thanks to Tyler for the recommendation. desert… is a prolific producer of slushwave music, having
12/8/2021
8 : 4
Vanessa Amara
Good morning. Today we're listening to Vanessa Amara, a Danish duo that makes ambient instrumental music. They play analog instruments like piano and pipe organ, and then record tape machine
12/6/2021
8 : 4
Nils Frahm
Good morning. Today we're listening to Nils Frahm, a German pianist and composer from Berlin. This is our third time recommending Frahm, whose delicate and heartfelt piano compositions embody the
12/3/2021
8 : 4
Squarepusher
Today we have a guest recommendation from Scott Layne, a listener and friend of Flow State. Tom Jenkinson, as Squarepusher, melds together genres of progressive jazz and drum and bass. Producing for
12/2/2021
8 : 4
Kaidi Tatham
Good morning. Today we're listening to Kaidi Tatham, a keyboardist and composer from the UK. Tatham's virtuosity has attracted a range of collaborators including Amy Winehouse and Slum Village.
12/1/2021
8 : 4
Arooj Aftab
Good morning. Today we're listening to Arooj Aftab, a Pakistani music producer, composer, and vocalist based in Brooklyn. Aftab studied music production and jazz composition at Berklee, and her own
11/29/2021
8 : 4
Martina Bertoni
Good morning. Today we're listening to Martina Bertoni, a cellist and electronic artist based in Berlin. Bertoni picked up the cello at a young age. Her solo work takes cello recordings and
11/24/2021
8 : 4
Midori Hirano
Good morning. We're taking off tomorrow and Friday. Today we're listening to Midori Hirano, a Japanese composer and pianist based in Berlin. This is the second time we're featuring Hirano.
11/22/2021
8 : 4
MLO
Good morning. Today we're listening to MLO, a British ambient/electronic production duo. These two musicians got their start in the '70s Exeter punk scene and then pivoted in the '90s
11/19/2021
8 : 4
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're playing Kruder & Dorfmeister, an Austrian electronic music duo. Their 1996 DJ-Kicks record is a fun
11/18/2021
8 : 4
Molchat Doma
Good morning. Today we have a guest recommendation from Josh Fjelstad, a podcast marketer and host of EXP. Share, where he plays every Pokémon game with a friend. Follow Josh on Twitter. Today we'
11/17/2021
8 : 4
Mary Lattimore
Good morning. Today we're listening to Mary Lattimore, an American harpist based in Los Angeles. This is our third time recommending her. Lattimore makes ambient / neo-classical music that stands