Episodios

  • #184: Divide and Dissolve
    Jun 28 2025

    Low every night, channelling relaxation, meeting musical geniuses. Takiaya Reed discusses three important albums.

    Takiaya's picks:

    Low – HEY WHAT
    Alina Baraz + Galimatias – Urban Flora
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food

    The new Divide & Dissolve album is called Insatiable, and it's out now on Bella Union. Check it out here. The Divide And Dissolve website is here, and they're also on Instagram.

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  • #183: Hüma Utku
    Jun 14 2025

    Wine and cigarettes, heart and spirit, the cranky and the problematic. The sound artist and musician from Istanbul discusses three important albums.

    Hüma's picks:

    Bohren & Der Club Of Gore – Piano Nights
    Huun-Huur-Tu – Ancestors Call
    Nine Inch Nails – The Fragile

    Hüma's latest album is titled Dracones, and it's out now on Editions Mego. Check it out here. Hüma's website is here.

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  • #182: Dustin Wong
    May 31 2025

    Shooting a shotgun at a water tower, textural amalgams on the Silk Road, kindness in music. The LA-based musician discusses three important albums.

    Dustin's picks:

    Motohiko Hamase – Reminiscence
    Steve Shehan – Arrows
    goo age – Open Zone

    Dustin's recent pleasures:

    Co La – Moody Coup
    Lucy Liyou – Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name

    Dustin's new album, Gloria, is out now on Hausu Mountain. Check it out on Bandcamp. Dustin is on Instagram.

    Here's that fabulous track-by-track run-through of Gloria on Flood Magazine.

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  • #181: Jako Maron
    May 17 2025

    The flesh and bone of synthesis, all the power in one drum, great songs with shit mixes. The Réunion island-based electronic maloya producer discusses three important albums.

    Jako's picks:

    Danyel Waro – Batarsité
    Patrick Manent – Kozmann ker
    EPROM – Halflife

    Jako's new album is called Mahavélouz and it's out on Nyege Nyege Tapes. Check it out here. Jako's website is here and he's also on Instagram.

    I'd also like to flag the fabulous interview with Jako by Navel Gazers, which was a helpful reference point while preparing for this interview. You can read that here.

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  • #180: Jeremy Young
    May 3 2025

    One-take to tape, eternal red-lining, escaping the concert hall. The Tiohtià:ke/Montréal-based maker of concrète electronic tape music discusses three important albums.

    Jeremy's picks:

    Magnolia Electric Co. – Josephine
    Baby Huey – The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend
    Luc Ferrari – Presque Rien

    A record Jeremy's been recently enjoying:

    iPhupho L'ka Biko – Azania

    Jeremy has two new solo records: MASSES on We Here And Now, and Cablcar on Halocline Trance. His Bandcamp is here, and you can also find him on Cargo Collective.

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  • #179: Rich Loren Balling (Pyramids)
    Apr 19 2025

    Tascam masterpieces, deadly post-show oil slick, the cult of personality. The member of black metal/shoegaze band Pyramids discusses three important albums.

    Rich's picks:

    Lifelover – Pulver
    Elliott Smith – XO
    Ink & Dagger – The Fine Art Of Original Sin

    The new Pyramids album is called Pythagoras and it's out now on The Flenser. Check it out on Bandcamp. You can also find Pyramids on Instagram.

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  • #178: Left Hand Cuts Off The Right
    Apr 5 2025

    Methodical and playful, the Radigue over your shoulder, one riff played well. Sound artist and musician Robbie Judkins discusses three important albums.

    Robbie's picks:

    Black To Comm – Alphabet 1968
    Èliane Radigue – Jetsun Mila
    Lungfish – Artificial Horizon

    Robbie's latest album, Every Movement, is out now on Brachliegen Tapes. Find Robbie on Cargo Collective, Bandcamp and Instagram.

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  • #177: T. Gowdy
    Mar 22 2025

    Sound through helium, medieval flute on a hill, puncturing the tension. The Berlin-based producer and musician discusses three important albums.

    Tim's picks:

    Second Woman – S/W
    Kara-Lis Coverdale – A 480
    The Hilliard Ensemble – Perotin

    Tim's new album, Trill Scan, is out now on Constellation. You can also check it out on Tim's bandcamp. His website is here.

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