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…
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…
On this installment, I get back to covering a bunch of new releases and new discoveries that I’ve acquired over the past few months. It’s taken a little longer than usual to get this episode put together, as I’ve been juggling multiple things of late, but I’m hoping to produce a few extra shows during…
On this installment, I’ll be exploring the vast musical universe of Dan Melchior, who has been actively making music for over 20 years now. Probably for many listeners of this show, Melchior needs little introduction. Emerging from the late 90’s garage rock scene in the UK while recording with the likes of Billy Childish and…
On this installment of the podcast, I get back to sifting through a bunch of new music that I’ve acquired over the past month or so, and there has been just a wealth of top notch material coming out of late, so I’m only scratching the surface here. Hope you enjoy and come across a…
On this installment of the podcast, I was fortunate to have an actual in-studio guest back on the show, which it has been quite some time since I’ve been able to do that. With the proper social distancing measures in place, I was joined at the KMSU studios by the Minneapolis guitarist, Matt Sowell. Matt…
On this installment, I highlight some of the great new music, or in some cases music that is new to me, that has arrived over the past month or so. I also pulled out a couple of releases from two pioneering figures within the realms of free jazz and the avant garde who we sadly…
I’m going to try and get back into a fairly consistent schedule with the podcast in the months ahead, alternating between episodes focused primarily on newer music and episodes featuring the work of specific artists or labels. I’ve got a few feature shows lined-up for the weeks ahead, but for this installment I’ve got a…
Happy New Year! I hope you were able to find some comfort and joy during the holidays. On this installment, I take one last look back on some of my favorite music of 2020. I selected tracks from the lists of albums, cassettes, and reissues and archival releases that I posted on the Free Form…
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