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9/1/2021
7 : 4
Roméo Poirier
Good morning. Today we're listening to Roméo Poirier, a Brussels-based ambient/electronic musician. Poirier combines looping synth phrases with field recordings and sound effects from fictional
8/31/2021
7 : 4
Piero Piccioni
Good morning. Today we're listening to Piero Piccioni, an Italian composer and multi-instrumentalist from Turin. Thanks to Anna for the recommendation. Piccioni scored over 300 movies and worked
8/30/2021
7 : 4
The Upsetters (Lee "Scratch" Perry)
Good morning. Today we're listening to The Upsetters, the studio band of Jamaican producer Lee “Scratch” Perry who passed away yesterday at age 85. Perry gave us dub, remixes, and Bob Marley. He
8/27/2021
7 : 4
Bambounou
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. We're listening to Bambounou, a producer and DJ from Paris. He creates dance tracks that incorporate sounds and
8/26/2021
7 : 4
Chico Hamilton
Good morning. Today we're listening to Chico Hamilton, an American jazz drummer and bandleader from Los Angeles. Beginning in the 1950s, Hamilton blended Latin rhythms into American jazz, which
8/25/2021
7 : 4
American New Age 1950-1990
Good morning. Today we have a guest recommendation from Flow State Records artist Corntuth. We're fundraising for our first vinyl release — a limited edition vinyl of Corntuth's new album The
8/24/2021
7 : 4
Flow State Episode 92 (Subscribers only)
Good morning. We just sent the weekly Flow State mix to our paying subscribers. Unlock access to today's mix and future ones by subscribing now: If not, no worries. We don't send these
8/23/2021
7 : 4
Büşra Kayıkçı
Good morning. Today we're listening to Büşra Kayıkçı, a Turkish pianist and composer based in Istanbul. Kayıkçı, who is also an architect and a painter, plays arpeggio progressions that suggest one
8/20/2021
7 : 4
UMFANG
Good morning. Happy birthday to Aidan and Walter. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to UMFANG, a techno producer and DJ from the Bronx via
8/19/2021
7 : 14
Jason Moran
Good morning. Today we're listening to Jason Moran, a jazz pianist from Houston, TX. Growing up he was inspired by hip-hop artists like Public Enemy as well as jazz legends like Thelonious Monk.
8/18/2021
7 : 4
John Luther Adams
Good morning. We're putting out our first vinyl record, which you can pre-order on Bandcamp. It's for Corntuth's new album, The Desert Is Paper Thin. Today we're listening to John
8/16/2021
7 : 4
Growing
Good morning. Today we're listening to Growing, an ambient band that originally formed in 2001 in Olympia, Washington. The band, whose membership has changed over the years, play guitars through
8/13/2021
15 : 10
Ki Oni
Good morning. Today we're listening to Ki Oni, an ambient music project from Chuck Soo-Hoo in Los Angeles. His tracks alternate between programmed synth arpeggios and droning pad phrases, playing
8/13/2021
15 : 9
Motohiko Hamase
Good morning. Today we're listening to Motohiko Hamase, a Japanese bassist and composer. After a successful run as a session player in Japanese jazz/fusion bands starting in the '70s, Hamase
8/13/2021
15 : 4
Azu Tiwaline
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. We're listening to Azu Tiwaline, a dance music producer originally from Tunisia. Tiwaline's music reflects her
8/9/2021
7 : 4
Eluvium
Good morning. Today we're listening to Eluvium, an ambient composer based in Portland, Oregon. Two Januarys ago we recommended his Pianoworks record from 2019. This time we're featuring his two
8/6/2021
7 : 4
Flow State 90 thread
What music are you working to today? There's a power outage in LA, so we're turning today's rec to you. What powered your flow state this week? …
8/5/2021
7 : 4
Orions Belte
Good morning. Today we're listening to Orions Belte, a Norwegian instrumental psychedelic band. Like Khruangbin, this three-piece band of drummer, bassist, and guitarist play low-key shimmering
8/4/2021
7 : 4
Marika Takeuchi
Good morning. Today we're listening to Marika Takeuchi, a Japanese composer, producer, and pianist based in Los Angeles. Takeuchi's original pieces for piano and string convey moving dramatic
8/2/2021
7 : 4
Dylan Henner
Good morning. Today we're listening to Dylan Henner, a minimalist composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Brighton, UK. His 2021 album Great Prairie Plains, which is subtitled “Studies of