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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
11/15/2021
8 : 4
Jon Hopkins
Good morning. Today we're listening to Jon Hopkins, an English electronic music producer. Hopkins studied classical piano in his teens and was heavily influenced by composers such as Ravel and
11/12/2021
8 : 4
Vril
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're playing Vril, a German techno producer and DJ from Hannover, Germany. Vril makes dubby techno, but he
11/11/2021
8 : 4
Enya
Good morning. Today we're listening to Enya, an Irish keyboardist, composer, and singer. Enya Brennan grew up in County Donegal, Ireland, and got her musical start playing keyboard in her
11/10/2021
9 : 27
Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher
Good morning. Today we're listening to Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher, Polish composers who play piano and cello respectively. We previously recommended Hania's solo piano records, but we
11/8/2021
8 : 4
Picnic
Good morning. Today we're listening to Picnic, an ambient production duo whose members hail from Kansas City and Melbourne. Thanks to Ilya for the recommendation. Picnic's self-titled album
11/5/2021
7 : 4
Carl Craig
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Carl Craig, an American techno producer and DJ from Detroit. In the late '80s, Craig
11/4/2021
7 : 4
Wes Montgomery
Good morning. Today we're listening to Wes Montgomery, an American jazz guitarist from Indianapolis. Montgomery picked up the guitar at age 20 after hearing a Charlie Christian record. He worked
11/3/2021
7 : 4
Nat Bartsch
Good morning. Today we're listening to Nat Bartsch, an Australian pianist and composer. Thanks to doll and Peter for the recommendation. Bartsch's neoclassical music is influenced by “
11/1/2021
7 : 4
Sofie Birch
Good morning. Today we're listening to Sofie Birch, a Danish synthesist and composer based in Copenhagen. Her ambient pieces combine modular synth improvisations with recordings of analog
10/29/2021
7 : 4
Basic Channel
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Basic Channel, a German electronic duo founded in Berlin in 1993. Shortly following the fall