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2/13/2024
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Flow State Episode 214
Listen now (92 mins) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with an organ piece from Kali Malone's new album All Life Long. That's followed by an unreleased Flow State Records ambient track,
2/12/2024
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Phill Niblock
Good morning. Today we're listening to Phill Niblock, an American composer and artist from Indiana. Niblock studied economics at Indiana University, briefly served in the army, and moved to New
2/9/2024
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The Black Dog
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to The Black Dog, a techno trio from Sheffield, UK. The group formed in 1989 and self-released
2/8/2024
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Laurence Vanay
Good morning. Today we're listening to Laurence Vanay, a prog rock project of French multi-instrumentalist and composer Jacqueline Thibault. In the 1970s she began working at the studio Château d
2/7/2024
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Jerskin Fendrix (Interview)
Good morning. Today we're listening to Jerskin Fendrix, an English composer and singer based in London. He attended the University of Cambridge and became part of Brixton's “Windmill scene”
2/6/2024
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Flow State Episode 213
Listen now (121 mins) | Good morning Today's episode opens with Philip Glass performing his own composition for The Truman Show while at home in the first year of the pandemic. We continue with the
2/5/2024
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FM3
Good morning. Today we're listening to FM3, a duo consisting of pianist Zhang Jian and producer Christiaan Virant. They paired up in Beijing in 1999, collecting samples of traditional instruments
2/2/2024
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Aphex Twin
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Aphex Twin, an electronic music composer from Cornwall, UK. Honestly, we weren't around
2/1/2024
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Hiromi
Good morning. Today we're listening to Hiromi, a Japanese pianist, composer, and bandleader from Hamamatsu. Thank you to Rebecca Ericson-Hua for surfacing her music recently. Hiromi started piano
1/31/2024
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Spirituals (Interview)
Good morning. Today we're listening to Spirituals, an electronic music project by Jackson, Mississippi-based producer Tyler Tadlock. He records copious voice memos, and then takes a trial-and-error
1/30/2024
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Flow State Episode 212
Listen now (105 mins) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with Lara Somogyi's new harp cover of Kate Bush's hit “Running Up That Hill.” We continue with ambient from Benoît Pioulard, Autechre
1/29/2024
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Benoît Pioulard
Good morning. Today we're listening to Benoît Pioulard, an American ambient composer from Michigan and now based in Brooklyn. We first recommended him almost five years ago. Sunder, his latest
1/26/2024
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Donato Dozzy
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Donato Dozzy, an Italian electronic music producer. In the '80s he got into techno,
1/25/2024
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Miles Davis
Good morning. Today we're listening to Miles Davis, an American trumpeter and composer from Illinois. We first recommended him in 2021. After dropping out of Juilliard in 1945, Davis joined his
1/24/2024
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Cowboy Sadness (Interview)
Good morning. Today we're listening to Cowboy Sadness, a trio from New York. The group is David Moore on keys, Peter Silberman on guitar and synth, and Nicholas Principe on drums. The group started
1/23/2024
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Flow State Episode 211
Listen now (113 mins) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with a 2020 ambient composition from German composer Jeannine Schulz. We play some abstract instrumental pieces from The Black Dog, Jens-Uwe
1/22/2024
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Lou Reed
Good morning. Today we're listening to Lou Reed, an American singer, songwriter, and ambient music producer from New York. He was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Freeport, Long Island, where he
1/19/2024
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Polygonia
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Polygonia, an electronic music producer based in Munich. Thanks to Philip Sherburne for
1/18/2024
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Marisa Anderson
Good morning. Today we're listening to Marisa Anderson, an American guitarist and composer based in Portland. She picked up the guitar at age 10 as an act of rebellion against playing the clarinet.
1/17/2024
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Claire Deak
Good morning. Today we're listening to Claire Deak, an Australian multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Melbourne. Thanks to a closer listen for surfacing her work here. Deak studied