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7/7/2022
7 : 4
Cosmic Jokers
Good morning. Today we're listening to Cosmic Jokers, a German krautrock band active in the early '70s. The supergroup consisted of members of bands Ash Ra Tempel and Wallenstein, including
7/6/2022
7 : 14
Alanis Morissette
Good morning. Today we're listening to Alanis Morissette, a Canadian singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles. Alanis was born and raised in Ottawa, where she took piano and dance lessons from a
7/4/2022
7 : 4
SUSS
Good morning. Today we're listening to SUSS, an ambient country band based in New York City. We originally featured them back in July 2020. The band makes pensive instrumentals using synths, pedal
7/1/2022
7 : 14
Vegyn
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Vegyn, a British producer and DJ from London. Vegyn was studying graphic design when he
6/30/2022
7 : 14
Bobby Hutcherson
Good morning. Today we're listening to Bobby Hutcherson, an American marimba and vibraphone player from Los Angeles. Young Hutcherson was steered toward jazz by Art Blakey and Miles Davis. After
6/29/2022
7 : 4
Arvo Pärt
Good morning. Today we're listening to Arvo Pärt, an Estonian composer. Pärt grew up in northern Estonia, began to compose music in his early teens, and studied composition at the Tallinn
6/27/2022
7 : 4
Eluder
Good morning. Today we're listening to Eluder, an ambient music producer based in Boise, Idaho. Eluder is one of several projects from Patrick Benolkin. The name is fitting because we don't
6/24/2022
7 : 4
John Tejada
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to John Tejada, an Austrian-born electronic music composer based in Los Angeles. A synth
6/23/2022
7 : 4
Sonny Rollins
Good morning. Today we're listening to Sonny Rollins, an American tenor saxophonist from New York City. Initially influenced by artists like Fats Waller, Rollins came out with a bang in the '
6/22/2022
7 : 4
Laraaji
Good morning. Today we're listening to Laraaji, an American multi-instrumentalist and composer. We first recommended him back in December 2020, and Brian reminded us he's due for a re-up.
6/20/2022
7 : 4
Nailah Hunter
Good morning. Today we're listening to Nailah Hunter, a harpist and composer based in Los Angeles. Hunter started releasing music in 2019 and has since put out several singles and EPs on the
6/17/2022
7 : 4
Seb Wildblood
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Seb Wildblood, a DJ, producer, and label head based in South London. We're starting with
6/17/2022
2 : 19
Alice Sara Ott
Good morning. Today we're listening to Alice Sara Ott, a German-Japanese classical pianist. Ott fell in love with the piano at age three while attending a concert with her parents in Munich, her
6/17/2022
2 : 18
Woo
Good morning. Today we're listening to Woo, a British experimental music duo consisting of brothers Mark and Clive Ives. Growing up in London in the '60s, the brothers were turned on to music
6/13/2022
7 : 4
Eydís Evensen
Good morning. Today we're listening to Eydís Evensen, an Icelandic pianist and composer. Evensen grew up in Blönduós, a small town in northern Iceland of about 800 people. Her debut LP, Bylur (
6/10/2022
7 : 14
Fango
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Fango, an electronic musician and DJ from Venice, Italy. He was given the name Fango (Italian
6/9/2022
7 : 4
Vanessa Wagner
Good morning. Today we're listening to Vanessa Wagner, a French classical pianist. We first recommended her last year. We love her 2019 record, Inland, on which she performed pieces by minimalist
6/8/2022
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Sofie Birch
Good morning. Today we're listening to Sofie Birch, a Danish synthesist and composer based in Copenhagen. We featured her back in November, but her excellent new album compels us to repeat her
6/7/2022
7 : 14
Flow State Episode 130 🔒
Good morning, This is just a friendly reminder that on Tuesdays, we send paying subscribers a two-hour mix of instrumental tracks from the Flow State community. If you'd like to hear today's
6/6/2022
7 : 4
N Kramer
Good morning. Today we're listening to N Kramer, an ambient artist based in Berlin. Taking inspiration from Studio Ghibli and Jon Hassell, N Kramer uses organic synth sounds to create therapeutic