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4/19/2024
7 : 24
Fax
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Fax, an electronic musician from Baja and based in Mexicali. Thanks to Philip Sherburne for
4/18/2024
7 : 24
Eiko Ishibashi
Good morning. Today we're listening to Eiko Ishibashi, a Japanese pianist and composer based in Tokyo. She grew up in a household that often played film music, and in high school she studied piano
4/18/2024
7 : 14
Eiko Ishibashi
Good morning. Today we're listening to Eiko Ishibashi, a Japanese pianist and composer based in Tokyo. She grew up in a household that often played film music, and in high school she studied piano
4/17/2024
7 : 24
Duke Ellington
Good morning. Today we're listening to Duke Ellington, an American jazz pianist and composer from Washington, DC Born in 1899, Ellington started piano lessons at age seven, and in 1914 composed his
4/16/2024
7 : 14
Flow State Episode 223
Listen now (103 mins) | Good morning. Today's episode opens with a new KMRU track. Then we move through Pan-American and a recommendation of his, Perila & Ulla. There are soundtracks from Ari
4/15/2024
7 : 14
Pan-American
Good morning. Today we're listening to Pan-American, an ambient project from guitarist Mark Nelson. His first musical adventure was as guitarist and singer in the Virginia-based post-rock band
4/13/2024
8 : 24
Ari Balouzian (Interview)
Good morning. Today we're listening to Ari Balouzian, a composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. He scores films along with his producing partner, Ryan Hope. They, along with singer
4/13/2024
8 : 4
2562
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to 2562, a Dutch electronic music producer from The Hague. We were reminded of his music via the
4/9/2024
7 : 4
Flow State Episode 222
Listen now (104 mins) | Good morning. Flow State episodes are now available on Spotify for paying subscribers – just link your Substack account to unlock them. Email us if you have any issues.
4/8/2024
7 : 14
Sawako
Good morning. Today we're listening to and remembering Sawako, a Japanese ambient producer from Nagoya. Since the early 2000s, she's created “sound sculptures” which blend nature recordings and
4/5/2024
7 : 4
Jlin
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Jlin, an electronic music producer from Gary, Indiana. Since 2015 she's put out complex
4/4/2024
7 : 4
Johnny Dyani
Good morning. Today we're listening to Johnny Dyani, a South African bassist and pianist. Thank you to Megan Pillow for the recommendation. Born in 1945 in Eastern Cape, he joined the integrated
4/3/2024
7 : 4
Kelly Moran
Good morning. Today we're listening to Kelly Moran, an American pianist and composer from Long Island. We first recommended her about five years ago. She studied music in Michigan and California,
4/2/2024
7 : 4
Flow State Episode 221
Listen now (92 mins) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with a scientifically proven calm-inducing track from Marconi Union. At least that's what NPR reports. Then we play some new great ambient
4/1/2024
7 : 4
T.R. Jordan
Good morning. Today we're listening to TR Jordan, an American ambient musician based in Washington, DC. Since 2020 he's put out recordings of tender synth lines on tape loops, whose mechanical
3/29/2024
7 : 14
Gooooose
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Gooooose, a Chinese electronic music producer based in Shanghai. The project is from Han Han,
3/28/2024
7 : 4
Alice Coltrane
Good morning. Today we're listening to Alice Coltrane, an American multi-instrumentalist and bandleader from Detroit. She exhibited prodigious talent at a young age, and went on to play in her
3/27/2024
7 : 4
Medasin
Good morning. Today we're listening to Medasin, an American producer from Dallas. For the better part of a decade, Medasin has produced Flume-like fusions of festival EDM and bedroom beats. Last
3/26/2024
7 : 4
Flow State Episode 220
Listen now (111 mins) | Good morning. Today's mix opens with a collaboration between ambient legends Steve Roach & Robert Rich. We then include some new music by Golden Brown, Annie Aries,
3/25/2024
7 : 14
MIZU
Good morning. Today we're listening to MIZU, a cellist and electronic producer based in New York City. She trained classically at Juilliard and has collaborated with Flow State favorites Rachika