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6/3/2024
9 : 44

Flow State Episode 229

Listen now (97 mins) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with a solo piano composition from Yiruma, and then excerpts new scores from Eiko Ishibashi and Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow. There's
6/3/2024
9 : 14

Sophia Jani

Good morning. Today we're listening to Sophia Jani, a German contemporary classical composer. She studied at conservatories in Augsburg, Munich, and Yale, and currently serves as the Composer in
6/3/2024
8 : 54

Poppy Ackroyd

Good morning. Today we're listening to Poppy Ackroyd, a pianist and composer from London. She's one of the classically trained, electronically inclined artists who inspired Sophia Jani (
6/3/2024
8 : 34

machìna

Good morning. We're off on Monday. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to machìna, a Korean electronic music producer and DJ based in Tokyo.
5/23/2024
7 : 4

Mary Lattimore

Good morning. Today we're listening to Mary Lattimore, an American harpist based in Los Angeles. We've featured Lattimore five times before this, including an interview with her last October.
5/22/2024
7 : 4

Kourosh Dini

Today we have a guest recommendation from Kevin Bergen, a lifelong lover of music (especially Bach and Shostakovich) and leads Courageous Decisions Coaching. Kourosh Dini is a multifaceted individual.
5/21/2024
7 : 4

Flow State Episode 228

Listen now (107 mins) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with harpist Mary Lattimore's new collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Walt McClements. We then play a few recent favorites from
5/20/2024
7 : 4

Michael A. Muller

Good morning. Today we're listening to Michael A. Muller, an American composer based in Los Angeles and one half of the ambient duo Balmorhea (pronounced bal-more-ray). Thank you Jacqui for the
5/17/2024
13 : 14

DBH

Good morning. Today we're listening to DBH, a guitarist and composer based in Manchester, UK. Hayden Pedigo recommended his music on the latest Ambient Country episode. DBH are the initials of Dan
5/17/2024
12 : 54

Kamaal Williams

Good morning. Today we're listening to Kamaal Williams, a keyboardist and producer from London. He picked up drums in high school and went on to study music production and keys at Southwark College
5/17/2024
12 : 42

Shinichi Atobe

Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Shinichi Atobe, a Japanese electronic music producer from Saitama. We've recommended him
5/14/2024
7 : 4

Flow State Episode 227

Listen now (94 mins) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with a few ambient favorites from Celer, Anna Peaker, marine eyes, and Kenji Kihara. There's a piece from Yunchan Lim's new collection
5/13/2024
7 : 4

marine eyes (interview)

Good morning. Today we're listening to marine eyes, an ambient composer based in Los Angeles. She blends field recordings, processed guitar and synths, and some ethereal vocals to create warm and
5/10/2024
7 : 4

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, film composers from Pennsylvania and London respectively.
5/9/2024
7 : 4

Jasmine Myra (Interview)

Good morning. Today we're listening to Jasmine Myra, a saxophonist, composer and band leader based in London. She started learning sax at age 14, and went on to study at Leeds Conservatoire. There
5/7/2024
7 : 4

Flow State Episode 226

Listen now (111 mins) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with a couple ambient favorites from Rafael Anton Irisarri and Ellen Arkbro. We select a couple Brian Eno tracks from the set that
5/6/2024
7 : 14

Saapato

Good morning. Today we're listening to Saapato, an Ambient ambient music producer and multi-instrumentalist based in upstate New York. His music finds harmonies between field recordings of natural
5/3/2024
7 : 14

Juan Atkins (Interview)

Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Juan Atkins, a producer and DJ from Detroit. He coined the term techno – he explains the
5/2/2024
7 : 4

Ivan the Tolerable

Good morning. Today we're listening to Ivan the Tolerable, the stage name of multi-instrumentalist and composer Oli Heffernan from Middlesbrough, UK. We discovered him via Janie Jones' NTS show
5/1/2024
7 : 4

Buddhadev Das Gupta

Good morning. Today we're listening to Buddhadev Das Gupta, an Indian sarod player from Kolkata. He grew up training with Radhika Mohan Maitra and studied mechanical engineering at what is now