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6/11/2021
7 : 4
China Charmeleon
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to China Charmeleon, a South African DJ and producer. Charmeleon makes house music with complex
6/10/2021
7 : 4
Caroline Polachek
Today we have a guest recommendation from Karl Delossantos, an editor at the New York Times and chief critic at Smash Cut Reviews. After a stint as the lead vocalist of indie pop band Chairlift — best
6/9/2021
13 : 49
Abdou El Omari
Good morning. Today we're listening to Abdou El Omari, a composer and organist from Morocco. Thanks to Ben for the recommendation. Omari was born in 1945 and in the '70s fused traditional
6/8/2021
7 : 4
Mark Isham
Good morning. Regular Tuesday mixes are back next week. (If you're not yet subscribed, subscribe now to get access to those.) Today we're listening to Mark Isham, a classical and film composer
6/7/2021
7 : 4
Kazuma Okabayashi
Good morning. Thank you for tolerating our week off last week. Reminder that Flow State T-shirts are available here (use code JUNE for $5 off). Today we're listening to Kazuma Okabayashi, an
5/28/2021
7 : 4
Amy Dabbs
Good morning. We made T-shirts, which you can buy here. We're taking next week off. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're playing Amy Dabbs, a Berlin-
5/27/2021
7 : 4
Ahmad Jamal
Good morning. Today we're listening to Ahmad Jamal, an American jazz pianist from Pittsburgh. Jamal formed a piano-bass-drum trio in 1957 and the following year recorded one of the best-selling
5/26/2021
7 : 4
Natural Information Society
Good morning. Today we're listening to Natural Information Society, a collective formed by American composer Joshua Abrams in 2010. They make, in their words, “long-form psychedelic environments
5/24/2021
8 : 4
G.S. Schray
Good morning. Today we're listening to GS Schray, a producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Akron, Ohio. Schray uses rock and jazz instruments to create mellow jam sessions reminiscent of Talk
5/21/2021
7 : 4
Lord Tusk
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Lord Tusk, a London-based electronic producer. We first heard his music on DJ Moxie's
5/20/2021
7 : 4
Mikel
Good morning. Today we're listening to Mikel, a beatmaker who's part of GameChops, a record label dedicated to video game music. GameChops licenses classic video game compositions like Zelda
5/19/2021
7 : 4
Jordane Tumarinson
Good morning. Today we're listening to Jordane Tumarinson, a French composer and pianist. Tumarinson makes minimalist solo piano recordings that often feature slow-moving arpeggios. He cites
5/17/2021
7 : 4
Brian Eno
Good morning. Today we're listening to Brian Eno, an English producer who turned 73 on Saturday. An inventor of ambient music, Eno put out meditative synth records in the '70s including
5/14/2021
8 : 34
Skee Mask
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're playing music from Skee Mask, a German electronic music producer. Skee Mask creates scintillating synth
5/14/2021
3 : 12
Ralph Lundsten
Good morning. Today we're listening to Ralph Lundsten, a Swedish electronic music composer. Born in 1936, Lundsten started making electronic music in the '50s on instruments he built himself.
5/14/2021
3 : 11
Zopelar
Good morning. Today we're listening to Zopelar, a Brazilian dance music producer. It's a little upbeat for a Thursday rec but you only live once. Zopelar is a fixture of the São Paolo
5/10/2021
7 : 4
Green-House
Good morning. Today we're listening to Green-House, an ambient producer based in Los Angeles. Thanks to Mike for the recommendation. Green-House just put out their first LP, Music for Living Spaces
5/7/2021
7 : 4
Xyla
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Xyla, an electronic music producer from Houston, Texas. Last year she produced an excellent
5/6/2021
7 : 4
Page McConnell
Today we have a guest recommendation from Peter Bucciarelli, a physician from New Orleans. We're listening to Page McConnell's Maybe We're The Visitors. Page is best known for his work as
5/5/2021
7 : 4
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
Good morning. Today we're listening to Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, an Ethiopian pianist and composer. We first recommended her two years ago. We were reminded of the beauty of Guèbrou's