FFFoxy Podcast #115

On this installment of the FFFoxy Podcast, I get back to catching up with a bunch of mostly newer titles that have arrived at the Free Form Freakout bunker over the past month or so. There has been an unusually large number of high quality tapes showing up in the mail box of late, so…

FFFoxy Podcast #114: crys cole feature

On this installment of the podcast show, we dig deeper into the work of Crys Cole. Cole is a nomadic, Canadian sound artist whose work focuses on small scale sound environments, often employing contact mics and the subtlest of gestures to unlock the hidden sonic qualities and textures of everyday objects and surfaces. Over the…

FFFoxy Podcast #113

I had to make some adjustments for this week’s show after having my laptop crash on me. I had plans for another feature show, but I’ve had to delay that for the time being until I get things sorted out. Even though I seldom use a computer for music playback, it’s become glaringly clear to…

FFFoxy Podcast #111

I hope you are all having or, depending on when you’re stumbling upon this, that you had a happy holidays. I was considering putting together a sort of companion show to the Favorite Music of 2017 post that I put up on the Free Form Freakout website, but as I’ve been listening through some of…

Favorite Music of 2017

It’s 6:30 in the morning on a Saturday in December: the family is still sound asleep, the cat is trying to communicate something in its frantic meows, and John Maus’ Screen Memories plays at a low volume on the turntable. I am down in the dimly lit FFF bunker staring blankly at my own screen,…

FFFoxy Podcast #110

I realize that it’s now December and I should be winding things down like everyone else, compiling lists of my favorite music and other highlights of the year, but frankly I haven’t even had a moment to stop and consider such matters, as I’m still working my way through plenty of exciting new sounds on…

FFFoxy Podcast #108

I’ve got what I feel like is another wide-reaching episode for you this time around. Again, lots of fantastic new releases and reissues continue to find their way to the Free Form Freakout bunker, making for some heavy late night listening sessions, so I’m excited to be out of my usual dark hovel and sharing…