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10/6/2021
7 : 4

Rachika Nayar

Good morning. Today we're listening to Rachika Nayar, a composer and producer based in Brooklyn. Nayar subjects her improvised guitar recordings to “digital manipulation,” as she put it, and then
10/4/2021
7 : 4

Biosphere

Good morning. Today we're listening to Biosphere, an electronic/ambient project from Norwegian musician Geir Jenssen. Thanks to Lykele for recommending Biosphere and Christian for recommending the
10/1/2021
7 : 4

Kate NV

Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something slightly more upbeat. Today we're listening to Kate NV, a Russian electronic producer and songwriter. We've been a fan of Kate
9/30/2021
7 : 34

Vivian Koch

Good morning. Today we're listening to Vivian Koch, an electronic music producer based in Berlin. Koch described her 2019 record, The Owleon, as “electro synthesiser dreams for days.” This past May
9/29/2021
7 : 4

Wilson Tanner

Good morning. Today we're listening to Wilson Tanner, an ambient duo consisting of Australians Andrew Wilson and John Tanner. The pair have released two LPs under this moniker, 69 and II. Their
9/27/2021
7 : 4

Global Communication

Good morning. Today we're listening to Global Communication, an English ambient/electronic duo consisting of Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard. The duo and a few of their British peers shepherded
9/24/2021
7 : 4

André Bratten

Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to André Bratten, a Norwegian house/disco producer. Like his countrymen Todd Terje and Prins
9/23/2021
7 : 4

Jackie Mittoo

Good morning. Today we're listening to Jackie Mittoo, a Jamaican keyboardist and composer. In the '60s, Mittoo founded the formative reggae label Studio One and played keys in bands, bringing
9/22/2021
7 : 4

Vanessa Wagner

Good morning. Today we're listening to Vanessa Wagner, a French classical pianist. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and has released many albums performing the works of composers like
9/20/2021
7 : 4

Misleading Structures

Good morning. Today we're listening to Misleading Structures, an ambient music producer from Lithuania. Thanks to Headphone Commute for the recommendation. Misleading Structures' productions
9/17/2021
7 : 4

Galcher Lustwerk

Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Galcher Lustwerk, a dance music producer and rapper from Cleveland, Ohio. On his first two
9/16/2021
7 : 4

Chip Wickham

Good morning. Today we're listening to Chip Wickham, a jazz saxophonist and flautist from Brighton, UK. We're continuing on the UK jazz scene theme from yesterday. Wickham orchestrates and
9/15/2021
13 : 56

Nala Sinephro

Good morning. Today we're listening to Nala Sinephro, a Caribbean-Belgian harpist, composer, and modular synth player based in London. Thank you to Edward for the recommendation. Sinephro released
9/13/2021
7 : 5

Shiho Yabuki

Good morning. Today we're listening to Shiho Yabuki, a Japanese pianist and ambient music producer. Yabuki composed pioneering works of “healing music” in the '80s and '90s, albums that
9/10/2021
7 : 4

Gai Barone

Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Gai Barone, an Italian house music producer from Sicily. We discovered his work from his 2021
9/9/2021
7 : 14

Yoshinori Hayashi

Good morning. Today we're listening to Yoshinori Hayashi, a Japanese electronic music producer based in Tokyo. Thanks to Tone Glow for the recommendation. Hayashi makes extremely eclectic music
9/8/2021
7 : 4

Yann Tiersen

Today we have a guest recommendation from Sarah Allen, who's from South Carolina but lives with her wife, stepson and Siamese cats Atticus and Kevin in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is a
9/6/2021
7 : 4

Evgueni and Sacha Galperine

Good morning. Today we're listening to Evgueni and Sacha Galperine, Russian brothers who score films. The Galperines fuse classical and electronic music, creating dramatic and moving environments
9/3/2021
7 : 4

Amandra

Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Amandra, a French electronic music producer. Amandra uses the conventions and instruments of
9/2/2021
7 : 4

Weather Report

Good morning. Today we're listening to Weather Report, a jazz fusion band formed in 1970. The three founding members – saxophonist Wayne Shorter, keyboardist Joe Zawinul, bassist Miroslav Vitouš –