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7/16/2021
9 : 14
Ramsey Lewis
Good morning. Today we're listening to Ramsey Lewis, American jazz pianist and composer from Chicago. Lewis was born in 1935, and in the mid-'60s his trio landed on the Billboard charts. He
7/16/2021
9 : 7
Tomaga
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something slightly more upbeat. We're listening to Tomaga, a London-based electronic music duo. The pair – Tom Relleen and Valentina
7/12/2021
7 : 4
Sarah Davachi
Good morning. Today we're listening to Sarah Davachi, a Canadian electroacoustic composer based in Los Angeles. We've recommended her a few times before, but we were reminded of her music when
7/10/2021
6 : 5
Equip
We have a guest recommendation from Carlos Alonso, a content designer, sci-fi reader, and punk rocker based in Barcelona. Today we're listening to Equip, a producer of video game music. I can't
7/10/2021
6 : 2
Yasmin Williams
Good morning. Today we're listening to Yasmin Williams, a fingerstyle guitarist from Virginia. Thanks to Patrick for the recommendation. Williams' two LPs feature her virtuosic solo acoustic
7/10/2021
6 : 1
O'Flynn
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to O'Flynn, a dance music producer from London. We're playing his one and only LP,
7/6/2021
4 : 4
Suzanne Doucet
Good morning. Today we're listening to Suzanne Doucet, an ambient/new age artist from Germany. After a wide-ranging career in the European entertainment industry, Doucet got into new age music and
7/2/2021
7 : 4
Julia Bondar
Good morning. We're off on Monday. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. We're playing music from Julia Bondar, a Ukrainian techno producer based in Barcelona. Bondar
7/1/2021
7 : 4
KPM Musichouse
Good morning. Today we're listening to KPM Musichouse, a mid-20th century record label that produced music for license in radio, TV, and film. The label resurged in the 21st century via hip-hop
6/30/2021
7 : 4
Liila
Good morning. Today we're listening to Liila, an electronic music duo based in Portland, Oregon. The two paired up to explore connections between modular synthesizers and Zen practice. Their debut
6/28/2021
7 : 4
Jake Muir
Good morning. Today we're listening to Jake Muir, a sound artist and field recorder based in Berlin. Muir makes richly textured ambient tracks with looping samples from nature and music. Lady's
6/25/2021
7 : 4
Dengue Dengue Dengue
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Dengue Dengue Dengue, a Peruvian dance music duo. They bill themselves as “a tropical storm
6/24/2021
7 : 4
Hania Rani
Good morning. Today we're listening to Hania Rani, a Polish composer, pianist, and producer. Thanks to Lalai and Matt for the recommendation. Rani was one of the artists recommended by multiple
6/23/2021
7 : 24
Craven Faults
Good morning. Thanks to everyone who shared a recommendation on our open thread yesterday. Today we're listening to Craven Faults, a British electronic project. Thanks to Matt for the
6/22/2021
7 : 4
What music are you working to?
Today we're asking for your recommendations. Let us know what artist or album has helped you focus recently. The author of the recommendation wi…
6/21/2021
7 : 4
Imaginary Softwoods
Good morning. Today we're listening to Imaginary Softwoods, an ambient/electronic producer based in Cleveland, Ohio. He records spacey synth improvisations on cassette. The tracks sound like
6/18/2021
7 : 14
Ebo Taylor
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. We're playing records from Ebo Taylor, a Ghanaian guitarist and composer. Beginning in the '50s, Taylor's
6/17/2021
7 : 4
Stevie Wonder
Good morning. Today we're listening to Stevie Wonder, an American songwriter, singer, composer, and pianist from Detroit. Across the 1970s Wonder charted the course of popular music, culminating in
6/16/2021
7 : 4
Bremer/McCoy
Good morning. Today we're listening to Bremer/McCoy, a Danish duo consisting of bassist Jonathan Bremer and keyboardist Morten McCoy. Thanks to Mārtiņš for the recommendation. Based in Copenhagen,
6/14/2021
7 : 4
Jacob David
Good morning. Today we're listening to Jacob David, a Danish composer and pianist based in Copenhagen. Thanks to Mike G for the recommendation. David records “felt piano” music, where you hear all