Episodes

  • #172: Daniela Huerta
    Jan 11 2025

    Sound as living entity, eating your greens, divinity and dedication. The Berlin-based, Mexican multimedia artist and DJ discusses three important albums.

    Daniela's picks:

    Éliane Radigue – Trilogie de la Mort
    Coil – Musick To Play In The Dark Vol 1 / Vol 2
    Alice Coltrane – Eternity

    Daniela Huerta's solo debut album, Soplo, is out now on Elevator Bath. Check it out here. Her website is here and she's also on Instagram.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • #171: Félicia Atkinson
    Dec 28 2024

    Rothko croissants, records like old trees, cave-age slowcore. The French musician and artist discusses three important albums.

    Félicia's picks:

    Morton Feldman – Rothko Chapel | Why Patterns?
    Robert Ashley – Private Parts
    Low – I Could Live In Hope

    Félicia's latest album, Space As An Instrument, is out now on Shelter Press. Check it out here. Her website is here and she's also on Instagram.

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • #170: AGF
    Dec 14 2024

    Socialist pop music, the control of the clock, the beautiful digital. The Hailuoto, Finland-based artist and poemproducer discusses three important albums.

    Antye's picks:

    Silly – Mont Klamott
    BLACK QUANTUM FUTURISM – Waiting Time​/​Weighting​/​Wading Time: On Juneteenth, Watch Night, Freedom​’​s Eve, and Emancipation Day
    Helena Gough – With What Remains

    Here's a trove of links through which to explore AGF's work and more:

    Curation: https://rec-on.org
    Organum: https://hailuotoorganum.tumblr.com/
    Music: https://agf-poemproducer.bandcamp.com
    Works: https://antyegreie.com/
    Locality: https://haiart.org/
    Gigs: https://poemproducer.com/dates.php
    Mstdn: https://systerserver.town/@poemproducer

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • #169: Pat Thomas
    Nov 30 2024

    Mad standards, worst planet ever, fire in a pet shop. The improvising pianist discusses three important albums.

    Pat's picks:

    Ahmed Abdul-Malik – Nights On Saturn
    The Music Improvisation Company – S/T
    Sun Ra – The Magic City

    Pat has a new solo electronics record out now on 577 Records, titled This Is Trick Step. Check that out here. Pat is also on Instagram, and his page on 557 Records is here.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • #168: Miguel Prado (Nzʉmbe)
    Nov 16 2024

    Clarity and self-indulgence, the end of history, awakening the ear. The philosopher and artist discusses three important albums.

    Miguel's picks:

    Nico – Nico's Last Concert "Fata Morgana"
    Scott Walker – Tilt
    Maryanne Amacher – Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear)

    The new Nzʉmbe album, "Ardor or Entropy", is out now on Drowned By Locals. Check it out here. Miguel is on Instagram here.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • #167: Eugene S. Robinson (Buñuel, Oxbow)
    Nov 2 2024

    Nothing but blancmange, beautiful death-adjacency, laughing through the discomfort. The vocalist of Buñuel and the late Oxbow discusses three important albums.

    Eugene's picks:

    Johnny Hartman – The Voice That Is!
    Billie Holiday – Lady In Satin
    Arthur Prysock – Compact Jazz

    The new Buñuel album, Mansuetude, is out now on Overdrive/Skingraft. Check it out here. Eugene has a Substack, an Instagram and is on X. Buñuel's Instagram is here.

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    59 mins
  • #166: Miki Yui
    Oct 19 2024

    Small music, the lazy way of listening, the motor of collaboration. The Tokyo-born, Düsseldorf-based musician discusses three important albums.

    Miki's picks:

    Rolf Julius – Music For A Distance
    Eliane Radigue – Vice Versa, etc.
    Jean-Yves Bosseur – Musique Vertes

    Miki's new album, As If, is out now on Hallow Ground. Check it out on Bandcamp. Miki's website is here and she's also on Instagram.

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • #165: Gábor Lázár
    Oct 5 2024

    No kick drum, three sounds and humour, the power of multidirectional expression. The Hungarian electronic producer discusses three important albums.

    Gábor's picks:

    Nicron – Transfer Completed (Youtube link)
    Errorsmith – 2
    AGF – Westernization Completed

    Gábor's new album is called Reflex, and it's out now on Raster. Check it out on Bandcamp or over on the Raster site. Gábor's website is here and he's also on Instagram.

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    50 mins