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5/3/2021
7 : 4
Jordan De La Sierra
Good morning. Today we're listening to Jordan De La Sierra, a composer and pianist from California. Thanks to Gui for the recommendation. De La Sierra composed minimalist, longform pieces that
4/30/2021
7 : 4
Facta
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're playing music and DJ sets from Facta, a producer from London. Facta co-founded the label Wisdom Teeth with
4/29/2021
7 : 4
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Good morning. Today we're listening to Ali Shaheed Muhammad, a producer, DJ, and arranger from Brooklyn. He's known as a member of A Tribe Called Quest, the hip-hop group for which he created
4/28/2021
7 : 4
Joep Beving
Good morning. We're back. Today we're listening to Joep Beving, a Dutch pianist and composer. Beving's first few albums were solo piano, featuring pieces he composed on a German piano
4/22/2021
7 : 4
Laurie Spiegel
Good morning. Today we're listening to Laurie Spiegel, an American composer, synthesist, and programmer. We first recommended Spiegel last May. In the '70s she wrote music composition software
4/21/2021
7 : 4
Pauline Oliveros
Good morning. Today we're listening to Pauline Oliveros, an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. We first recommended Oliveros last July. In the 1960s Oliveros experimented with tape and
4/20/2021
7 : 4
Suzanne Ciani
Good morning. Today we're listening to Suzanne Ciani, an American synthesist and composer. Ciani studied classical composition at UC Berkeley in the late '60s and then worked in Don
4/19/2021
15 : 44
Walter Wanderley
Good morning. Today we're listening to Walter Wanderley, a Brazilian organist and composer. Wanderley's albums in the 1960s spread bossa nova around the world including the US where he recorded
4/19/2021
15 : 38
Éliane Radigue
Good morning. Today we're listening to Éliane Radigue, an electronic music composer from Paris. We first recommended her music last June. We're re-upping her Trilogie de la Mort, which uses
4/14/2021
7 : 4
Sam Gendel
Good morning. Today we're listening to Sam Gendel, a multi-instrumentalist and producer based in Los Angeles. He creates mellow, jazzy compositions that shape-shift across genres. He's put out
4/12/2021
7 : 4
Nils Frahm
Good morning. Today we're listening to Nils Frahm, a German pianist and composer from Berlin. We first recommended him a year ago, and since then he's released two more albums. Graz, which came
4/9/2021
7 : 4
Body-San
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Body-San, a dance music producer based in Portland, Oregon. He's been part of the lofi
4/8/2021
7 : 4
Rejoicer
Good morning. Today we're listening to Rejoicer, a producer from Tel Aviv. He fuses jazz, funk, and electronic to create digital collages from wide-ranging influences. Rejoicer is a pioneer of the
4/7/2021
7 : 4
Little North
Good morning. Today we're listening to Little North, a three-piece jazz band from Denmark. Thanks to Patrick for the recommendation. The trio – consisting of a pianist, bassist, and drummer – play
4/5/2021
7 : 4
Bengalfuel
Good morning. Today we're listening to Bengalfuel, a somewhat mysterious and prolific music project. They've released a bunch of experimental electronic stuff, but we're playing two of
4/2/2021
7 : 4
Kush Jones
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Kush Jones, an electronic music producer from The Bronx. He produces 160BPM-range tracks,
4/1/2021
7 : 4
Surprise Chef
Good morning. Today we're listening to Surprise Chef, an Australian soul/funk band. The four-piece group plays chilled-out instrumentals that occasionally sound like covers of hip-hop beats. We
3/31/2021
7 : 4
Takashi Kokubo
Good morning. Today we're listening to Takashi Kokubo, a Japanese ambient composer and sound designer. Kokubo's music has been likened to Japan's kankyō ongaku movement from the 1980s. This
3/29/2021
7 : 4
Anenon
Good morning. Today we're listening to Anenon, an experimental musician from Los Angeles. Anenon's music blends acoustic and electronic instruments with field recordings to create a sort of
3/26/2021
7 : 4
Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, an Australian nu-jazz band. Inspired by club music, they