Podcasts focused on digging deeper into underground and experimental sounds of the past and present.
On this installment of the podcast, I’ve got a lot of great new music to cover once again. I started off with some song-based material, then moved into some great duo pairings followed by solo works, and rounded out the show with what I’ll loosely call “spiritual” sounds. I hope you enjoy this episode. Feel free…
On this installment of the podcast, I get back into some new music that has arrived in recent months. This show also happens to mark the 11th year anniversary of the podcast, which it’s quite remarkable how quickly that time went by. Whether you are a long-time listener or someone who recently stumbled upon the…
On this installment of the podcast, I explore the multifaceted musical output of Will Guthrie, an Australian drummer, percussionist, and electro-acoustic sound artist that now resides in France. Guthrie cut his teeth as a young drummer in the Australian jazz and improv scene in the late 1990s and has since gone on to record upwards…
On this installment of the podcast, I get back to sifting through the stacks of new music and new discoveries from the past few months, and once again there are some incredible releases to highlight, including works by Blue Chemise, Nick Storring, Rambutan, Space Afrika, Will Guthrie, Beatriz Ferreyra, and much more. I hope you enjoy…
On this installment of the podcast, I dig into the vast musical universe of Dereck Higgins, an artist and musician who has been active in the Omaha, Nebraska music community since the 1970s. Higgins has played in numerous bands over the years including Norman & The Rockwells, Digital Sex, RAF, InDreama, and Son, Ambulance to…
On this installment of the podcast, I get back to combing through a bunch of new arrivals and other releases connected to more recent events. There are so many high-quality albums to discuss this time around, including new works from Aaron Dillioway & Lucrecia Dalt, Johnny Coley, Eric Arn, Maxine Funke, Dereck Higgins, and much…
On this installment, I speak with Anne-F Jacques, who is a sound artist based in Montreal, Quebec. Jacques creates unique sound-making contraptions, devices, and idiosyncratic systems from small motors and other discarded parts and found objects, and she utilizes contact mics and tiny amplification set-ups to produce really fascinating textures and unexpected rhythms. Jacques’ creations…
On this installment of the podcast, I chat with Markus Acher, who is a German musician, composer, label owner, festival organizer, and much more, perhaps best known for his work in the long-running band, The Notwist. Earlier this year, The Notwist released their first album in seven years called Vertigo Days, which finds the group…
We play catch-up with a recent round of episodes of Dan Melchior’s Quality Street show where the classics get desecrated and performed to varying degrees of charm. These are some fun episodes with stellar playlists as always. Check ’em out if you haven’t already.
On this installment of the podcast, I’ve got another stack of mostly new music to highlight for you again. Things swing pretty widely this time between more melodic and even catchy songs to the most wildly eccentric sound collage work, but I think it’s all quite interesting and hopefully you hear some of the loose…
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