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1/13/2022
15 : 24
Hailu Mergia & The Walias
Good morning. Today we're listening to Hailu Mergia, an Ethiopian keyboardist and accordionist. This is our second time recommending him. In the '70s, Mergia co-founded The Walias, a band that
1/10/2022
8 : 4
Iu Takahashi
Good morning. Today we're listening to Iu Takahashi, a Japanese ambient artist from Kanagawa now based in Tokyo. Hat-tip to Slow Music Movement. Influenced by Hiroshi Yoshimura and Satoshi Ashikawa
1/7/2022
8 : 4
Soshi Takeda
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. We're listening to Soshi Takeda, a Japanese electronic music producer from Tokyo. Takeda released his first LP,
1/6/2022
8 : 4
Kafari
Good morning. Today we're listening to Kafari, a producer and pianist residing in Portland, Maine. Kafari's 2021 record, Blanket of Black, came to our attention via the blog Aquarium Drunkard,
1/5/2022
8 : 4
Misha Alperin
Good morning. Today we're listening to Misha Alperin, a Soviet-Norwegian pianist and composer. Misha, who also went by Mikhail, released several albums on the legendary label ECM, whose motto is “
1/3/2022
8 : 14
Iasos
Good morning. Today we're listening to Iasos, a Greek ambient music producer based in California. While studying anthropology at Cornell, a twenty-year-old Iasos began hearing mysterious music in
12/31/2021
8 : 4
Fire-Toolz
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat and closing out 2021 with a bang. We're listening to Fire-Toolz, a Chicago-based producer. Like 100 gecs, Fire-Toolz
12/30/2021
8 : 4
Miles Davis
Good morning. Today we're listening to Miles Davis, an American trumpeter and composer from Illinois. After dropping out of Julliard in 1945, Davis joined his hero Charlie Parker's quintet and
12/29/2021
8 : 4
Balmorhea
Today we have a guest recommendation from Fog Chaser, a Pacific Northwest-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, and writer of a free newsletter of new instrumental compositions, photos, and
12/27/2021
8 : 4
Zakè
Good morning. Today we're listening to Zakè, an ambient music producer from Indianapolis. He runs the label Past Inside the Present, and his prolific drone project (under the name Zakè) generates
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