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1/5/2023 8:04:27 AM
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Good morning. Today we're listening to the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, a Seattle-based soul-jazz group founded in 2015. Thanks to Ted Gioia for the tip. The trio is led by self-taught organist Delvon
1/4/2023 8:04:27 AM
Moby
Good morning. Today we're listening to Moby, an electronic music producer from Connecticut. We continue to ring in the new year with Moby's Jan 1 release, Ambient 23, a two-and-a-half-hour
3/6/2023 8:05:12 AM
Ali Akbar Khan
Good morning. Today we're listening to Ali Akbar Khan, an Indian sarod player from Maihar. Born in 1922, Khan was originally introduced to the sarod by his father, Allauddin, a strict teacher who
3/8/2023 8:04:27 AM
The Necks (Guest recommendation from SUSS)
Today we have a guest recommendation from SUSS, a trio based in NYC that plays ambient country music. Their new self-titled double album explores four sides of Americana landscapes from a city point of
3/9/2023 8:15:31 AM
Wayne Shorter
Good morning. Today we're listening to Wayne Shorter, an American saxophonist from Newark, NJ. Born in 1933, Shorter attended the pioneering Newark Arts High School and switched from clarinet to
3/10/2023 8:04:27 AM
Rei Harakami
Good morning. It's Friday so we're listening to something more upbeat. Today we're listening to Rei Harakami, a Japanese electronic music producer from Hiroshima. Thank you Chad for the
3/13/2023 7:14:27 AM
Carter Burwell
Good morning. Today we're listening to Carter Burwell, an American composer from New York City. Burwell's first feature score was the Coen Brothers' debut: Blood Simple in 1984. Since then,
4/24/2023 7:04:26 AM
William Orbit
Good morning. Today we're listening to William Orbit, an English producer and keyboardist from Palmers Green outside London. We first recommended him back in 2020. Born in 1956, Orbit dropped out
4/19/2023 5:44:44 AM
Liquid Mind
Good morning. Today we're listening to Liquid Mind, an ambient music project from Los Angeles-based composer Chuck Wild. In the '70s, Chuck entered the music industry as a producer and
5/1/2023 7:04:27 AM
Stars of the Lid
Good morning. Today we're listening to Stars of the Lid, an ambient duo from Austin, TX. Despite their being ambient canon, the last time we featured them was March 2019. Adam Wiltzie and Brian
5/8/2023 7:07:37 AM
Metric System 1981
Good morning. Today we're listening to Metric System 1981, an ambient music project from German composer Michael Schacht. In the '80s, he was active in the electronic underground scene in
5/22/2023 7:04:27 AM
Eleh
Good morning. Today we're listening to Eleh, an American ambient musician. Pronounced “Ella,” Eleh uses modular synths to linger on single tones, stretching them out and blending them slowly. “The
5/24/2023 7:04:48 AM
Adam Pacione
Good morning. Today we're listening to Adam Pacione, an ambient musician based in Fort Worth, TX. Born in 1971 in Detroit, he started making experimental music in the '90s using a Yamaha synth
5/12/2023 7:35:24 AM
Sam Gendel
Good morning. Today we're listening to Sam Gendel, a multi-instrumentalist and producer based in Los Angeles. We first featured him back in April 2021. Since 2017 Gendel has released over a dozen
6/26/2023 7:24:28 AM
Aarktica
Good morning. Today we're listening to Aarktica, a guitarist and ambient composer from New Jersey now based in Los Angeles. In the late '90s he enrolled at NYU to study music, and while