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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
7/30/2021
23 : 4
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7/30/2021
7 : 4
Foans
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. We're listening to Foans, a Denver-based house music producer. From his rocky mountain perch, he produces tracks meant
7/29/2021
7 : 4
Realizer
Good morning. Today we're listening to Realizer, an ambient guitar project from multi-instrumentalist Matt C. White. Like Flow State's very own Corntuth, Realizer combines acoustic guitar and
7/28/2021
7 : 4
Yoko Komatsu
Good morning. Today we're listening to Yoko Komatsu, a Japanese pianist from Fukushima. After studying piano in Tokyo, she started a piano studio and began composing original solo works. She's
7/26/2021
7 : 4
Irezumi
Good morning. Today we're listening to Irezumi, a French ambient music producer. His music consists mostly of atmospheric synths, occasionally featuring piano notes or intense chords. Thirty, his
7/23/2021
7 : 4
DJ Rashad
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to DJ Rashad, a producer from Chicago. Rashad along with DJ Spinn created the genre footwork,
7/22/2021
7 : 4
Bella Boo
Good morning. Today we're listening to Bella Boo, a Swedish electronic music producer based in Los Angeles. It's a little upbeat for a Thursday rec. Ms. Boo incorporates many different dance
7/21/2021
7 : 4
Baden Powell
We have a guest recommendation from Mateus Ribeirete, an editor from Curitiba, Brazil. Today we're listening to Baden Powell, a Brazilian guitarist. Unclassifiable, Powell may have been the most
7/19/2021
7 : 4
Corntuth (Flow State Records 002)
Good morning. Today we're listening to Flow State Records' second release, the sophomore album from Corntuth, a Brooklyn-based ambient producer. The Desert Is Paper Thin blends country and
7/16/2021
9 : 19
Dirty Beaches
Good morning. Today we're listening to Dirty Beaches, a Taiwanese-born multi-instrumentalist. We're picking up where Corntuth left off on yesterday's mix. First we're playing Dirty