We have two new releases available now on our our-house label, Round Bale Recordings. Both come from talented artists that we’ve previously worked with, and we are honored to be sharing their latest efforts that see them pushing forward into bold new directions. More details, sound samples, and links to order both titles are provided…
It has been a while since I’ve done a straight-ahead episode of the podcast featuring a bunch of new music, but since things are now slowing down a bit and I’m settling into my summer schedule, I was able to finally get something put together to share with you out there. You’ll have to pardon…
Here’s what has been happening on the weekly Thursday edition of Free Form Freakout over the past two months. We’ve included some audio/visual highlights of a few things that have captured our attention over that span of time. Thanks for checking in with us. FFFreakout #667 (Aired on 6/6/19): Haruomi Hosono “Choo Choo” from Hosono…
On this installment of the podcast show, we dial in our attention to Marginal Frequency, a label run by sound artist and audio engineer, Alan Jones, or perhaps more commonly referred to in his own creative pursuits as A.F. Jones. I had a chance to speak with Alan about the work he has been doing…
My listening pile has been stacking up over the past few weeks, so I’ve got a bunch of stuff to play for you this time around, both new and old. There are quite a few artists included throughout that I’ve never played on the show before, so it’s been really fun for me to listen…
KMSU’s annual Spring Pledge Drive kicks off this Wednesday, April 17th and runs through Friday, April 26th. This is one of only two times during the course of the year where we reach out to ask for your generous support to help keep KMSU on the air. The station has a whopping goal this time around…
This past week, Jon Collin and Rob Noyes came to Mankato to perform at a KMSU sponsored show at The 410 Project with local band, Bee Balm Fields. Collin is an innovative and unconventional guitarist that hails from the U.K. but now resides in Stockholm, Sweden. Drawing comparisons to the likes of Loren Connors, Derek…
Happy to announce the line-up for the 3rd annual Free Form Freakout presents An Evening of Experimental and Improvised Sound event at the Arts Center of St. Peter on Saturday, April 27th. Pleased that the Orange Milk Records kingpins, Giant Claw and Seth Graham, will be coming in from Ohio, along with Twin Cities comrades,…
It’s been a couple of months since we last posted the playlists for the weekly Free Form Freakout show and A LOT has happened in that span of time. We experienced several brutally cold and snowy days here in Minnesota; we enjoyed great new albums by the likes of Headroom, Leighton Craig, and Tim Presley’s…
On this episode of the podcast, we dig deeper into Reading Group, a label based in New York City and co-run by Derek Baron and Emily Martin, who also collaborate together in the recording project Permanent Six Flags. You’ll hear selections from almost every release that they have put out since starting the label in…