Crucial Listening
159 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsExperimental musicians and sound artists discuss the albums that are important to them. A bi-weekly podcast from ATTN:Magazine.
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#109: Jenny Berger Myhre
August 13, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBHaunting organs, sitting inside tape loops, endless questions. The Oslo-based multidisciplinary artist discusses three important albums. Jenny's picks: Henning Christiansen – Op. 50 Requiem Of Art (Aus "Celtic") Fluxorum Organum II Robert Ashley – Private Parts Lost Girls – Menneskekollektivet Jenny's new album, Here Is Always Somewhere Else, is out now via Breton Cassette. Check it out on Bandcamp. Jenny's website is here, and she's also on Instagram. Donate to Crucial Liste...
#108: Chloe Alexandra Thompson
July 30, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 171 MBFeedback as praxis, weird fragments, the first true drone show. The Cree, Canadian, interdisciplinary artist and sound designer discusses three important albums. Chloe's picks: Les Rallizes Denudes – Mizutani Coil – Backwards (Demos) Phill Niblock – Music Chloe's new album, They Can Never Burn The Stars, is out now on SIGE. Follow her on Instagram here. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#107: Cremation Lily
July 16, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 126 MBBlack metal vs Aphex Twin, sad tape loops, the best screamo of all time. The UK-based artist and multi-instrumentalist discusses three important albums. Zen's picks: The Appleseed Cast – Low Level Owl, Vol. 1 Welcome The Plague Year – S/T Everyday Loneliness – Appropriation Cremation Lily's new album, Dreams Drenched In Static, is out now on The Flenser. Check it out here. Follow Cremation Lily on Twitter and Instagram. Their Linktree is here. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-f...
#106: MC Dälek
July 02, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 214 MBEarth-shifting philosophies, wordless shoegaze treasures, cinematic heartache. The MC and producer discusses three important albums. Will's picks: Boogie Down Productions – Criminal Minded / By All Means Necessary All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors – Turning Into Small Tom Petty – Wildflowers Check out Dälek's new album, Precipice, over on Bandcamp (along with all their other incredible records). Follow Dälek on Facebook and Instagram. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https:/...
#105: Avola
June 18, 2022 06:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MBSeptic-tank-prog roadtrips, poop jokes written backwards, a literal anvil. The Oregon-based composer, multimedia artist, instructor and champion of friendship discusses three important albums. Vern's picks: Yes – Fragile Pamelia Kurstin – Thinking Out Loud Harvey Milk – My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment Of What My Love Could Be Go have your mind whirled by Vern's website. The Avola bandcamp is here, and the Instagram is here. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko...
#104: Maria Moles
June 04, 2022 06:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBA weaving of voices, moments of pure connection, sibling influences. The Narrm/Melbourne-based drummer and composer discusses three important albums. Maria's picks: The Necks – Open Alice Coltrane – Journey In Satchidananda Tyondai Braxton – HIVE1 Maria's new album For Leolanda is out now on ROOM40. Check it out here, along with her other works. Maria's website is over here. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#103: Hinako Omori
May 21, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBMyspace discoveries, kaleidoscopic sonics, the beam shining through. The Yokohama-born, London-based producer discusses three important albums. Hinako's picks: The Knife – Silent Shout Linda Perhacs – Parallelograms Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Keyboard Fantasies Hinako Omori's new album, a journey... is out now on Houndstooth. Check it out on Bandcamp. Hinako's website is here, and her Instagram is here. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#102: Biliana Voutchkova
May 07, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBReaching beyond our world, the thing in all its magnificence, the butterfly on your hand. The violinist, composer, improviser and interdisciplinary artist discusses three important albums. Biliana's picks: Sofia Gubaidulina – Offertorium Frances-Marie Uitti – Utopian Spaces Rhodri Davies, David Sylvian, Mark Wastell – There Is No Love Read about Biliana’s DUOS series here, and check out the releases on her Bandcamp – including the most recent instalment with Leila Bordreuil. She'...
#101: Stefano Pilia
April 23, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBDivine possession, accessing a communal psyche, opening quantum windows. The guitar player and electroacoustic composer discusses three important albums. Stefano's picks: Franco Battiato – La voce del Padrone Loren Connors – Sails Bernard Parmegiani – De Natura Sonorum Stefano's new album is out now on Die Schachtel, complete with some seriously gorgeous artwork. Get the vinyl/CD here, or digital via Stefano's own Bandcamp. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com...
#100: Yiorgis Sakellariou
April 09, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBMum meets the Beatles, live environment failures, waves of transformative energy. The composer of experimental and electroacoustic music discusses three important albums. Yiorgis' picks: The Beatles – 20 Greatest Hits Iannis Xenakis – La Légende d'Eer Swans – The Glowing Man Yiorgis' latest album, Fons et Origo, is out now via miclithuania. Check it out here. His website is over here. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#99: OHYUNG
March 26, 2022 06:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBStretched instruments, drudging through the mud, Kanye on the space highway. The Brooklyn-based Asian American musician and composer discusses three important albums. OHYUNG's picks: Mica Levi – Under The Skin OST Dean Blunt – Black Metal Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy imagine naked! is out 22nd April on NNA Tapes. Check it out on the OHYUNG Bandcamp. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#98: Eric Chenaux
March 12, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 157 MBSulphur and molasses, museums and ice cream, reverence for the beautiful. The avant garde ballard-purveyor discusses three important albums. Eric's picks: Betty Carter – Inside Betty Carter Richard Dawson – The Glass Trunk Martin Arnold – 'Stain Ballads' Eric's new album, Say Laura, is out now via Constellation and Murailles Music. Check it out on Bandcamp. Eric's label with Martin Arnold, Rat Drifting, is on Bandcamp too. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/...
#97: Obay Alsharani
February 26, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 135 MBWombic alien mechanics, circuit-bent FIFA, worldbuilding soundtrack serendipity. The Syrian-born, Sweden-based artist discusses three important albums. Obay's picks: Boards Of Canada – Music Has The Right To Children C418 – Minecraft: Volume Alpha / Volume Beta Celer – Discourses Of The Withered Check out Obay's splendid record Sandbox right here. He's also on Instagram and Facebook. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#96: Jack's Important Albums
February 12, 2022 06:00 - 30 minutes - 69.2 MBGargling fire, empty samplers, ruined picture discs. Crucial Listening host Jack Chuter shares his three important albums. Jack's picks: Meshuggah – Nothing (2002 version) Jesu – S/T Sachiko M – Bar Sachiko Many thanks for allowing me this bout of self-indulgent podcast host catharsis. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#95: Victoria Shen (evicshen)
January 29, 2022 06:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBTotality in music, lyrical homicide, destroyed Barbie dolls. The experimental music performer and instrument-maker discusses three important albums. Ramsey Lewis – Mother Nature's Son T. Rex – Electric Warrior Violent Onsen Geisha – Excrete Music evicshen tours the US with Machine Girl in February 2022 – check out the dates here. She'll also be playing to mark the end of here Audium residency in San Francisco – details here. Check out her Linktree and Bandcamp. Donate to Crucial ...
#94: Martin J Thompson
January 15, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBVHS basslines, definitive ambient, record shopping in Woolworths. The London-based musician and anarchist discusses three important albums. Martin's picks: LFO – Frequencies Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works 85-92 Pete Namlook – The Definitive Ambient Collection Vol. 1 Head over to sm-ll.com and partner label Tapes For Mates. For mastering/support for the electronic music community, check out causeandcondition.com. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruci...
#93: Yan Jun
January 01, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBEverybody against everybody, the left hand of the Qin master, tin can Beatles. The Beijing-based musician and poet talks about three important albums. Yan Jun's picks: Ævangelist – Enthrall To The Void Of Bliss Various – Sound Spaces: 9 Sound Installations The Qin Repertoire Of LIU Shao-Chun Check out the websites for Yan Jun's own work and Sub Jam. Both are on Bandcamp too (Yan Jun, Sub Jam). We talked about the work twice, produced in collaboration with Zhu Wenbo, which you can...
#92: Olivia Block
December 18, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes - 67.9 MBLiturgical lullaby, canine concrète, a chess game that never ends. The Chicago-based media artist and composer talks about three important albums. Olivia's picks: Alèmu Aga – Éthiopiques 11: The Harp Of King David Beatriz Ferreyra – Huellas Entreveradas Morton Feldman – For Samuel Beckett Honourable mention: Kim Jung Mi – Now Olivia also mentioned another record in the Éthiopiques series: Piano Solo by Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou. Olivia's new album, Innocent Passage In The Territori...
#91: Emma Ruth Rundle
December 04, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBSpontaneous trips to Genoa, bloop speakers, big Tori energy. The LA-based musician and visual artist discusses three important albums. Emma's picks: Sibylle Baier – Colour Green Shape Of Despair – Monotony Fields Tori Amos – Boys For Pele Emma's new album Engine Of Hell is out now via Sargent House. Head over to her site for three beautiful music videos, merch and links to buy the record. It's on Bandcamp too. Crucial Listening is taking donations on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cru...
#90: Byron Westbrook
November 20, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 153 MBPerceptual geographies, Dylan's near misses, Coltrane's unresolved places. The LA-based artist and composer discusses three important albums. Byron's picks: Maryanne Amacher – Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear) Bob Dylan – Planet Waves John Coltrane – Sun Ship Byron's fabulous new record, Mirror Views, is out now via Ash International. His website is here, and he's on Twitter as @byronwestbrook. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#89: BACKXWASH
November 06, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBWeird industrial synths, rapping over alarm clocks, Kubrick with 2 bricks. The Zambian-Canadian rapper and producer discusses three important albums. Ashanti's picks: Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope Death Grips – The Money Store Danny Brown – The Atrocity Exhibition Check out the BACKXWASH website here. She's also on Twitter and Bandcamp. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#88: Raven Chacon
October 23, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 164 MBEver-heavier tape trades, music for twenty radio stations, new urgencies. The composer, artist and improviser discusses three important albums. Raven's picks: Mr Bungle – Disco Volante José Maceda – Ugnayan Moor Mother – Fetish Bones The latest record by Endlings – Raven's band with John Dieterich – is out now on Whited Sepulchre. Head over to Raven's website for more on his current and past projects. Be sure to check out Radio Coyote too, which Raven initiated along with the CCA...
#87: Cecilia Lopez
October 09, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes - 136 MBMore mayonnaise, electrified tango, unapologetic folk. The musician, composer and multimedia artist discusses three important albums. Cecilia's picks: Charly Garcia – Clics Modernos Violeta Parra – Composiciones Para Guitarra Eduardo Rovira – Sonico The audio documentation of RED(DB) is out now via Relative Pitch Records. Head over to Cecilia's website for the score and performance video too. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko...
#86: Domingæ (Föllakzoid)
September 25, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 119 MBRecord warehouse paradise, lullabies finished in hell, destroying synchronicity. The musician and filmmaker discusses three important albums. Domingæ's picks: Jackson C. Frank – Blues Run The Game Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica Ryuichi Sakamoto – async Domingæ's new album Æ is out now via Sacred Bones. Her Linktree is here and you follow her on Instagram here. Donate to her Transition and Survival Fund over at Gofundme. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cr...
#85: Nyokabi Kariũki
September 11, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBLost souls in a fishbowl, lushness and harmony, sanza psychedelia. The Kenyan composer and performer discusses three important albums. Nyokabi's picks: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here Kelsey Lu – Blood Francis Bebey – Psychedelic Sanza 1982-1984 Nyokabi's new single, Galu, is out now via SA Recordings. It's part of a forthcoming EP project called peace places: kenyan memories, also due on SA. Her website is here and here Instagram is here. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: h...
#84: Robert Curgenven
August 28, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 176 MBCannonball of musicians being shot at a staircase, flying across the top of the mosh, sunlight in the white room. The Ireland-based, Australian-born artist discusses three important albums. Robert's picks: Naked City – Grand Guignol Ministry – In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up Folke Rabe – What?? Robert's brand new three-album set, Beyond Enclosures, is out September 17th and available via Recorded Fields. Tailte Cré-Umha (Bronze Lands) is out now. Robert is also on Bandcam...
#83: crys cole
August 14, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 157 MBResonating glass, the arsehole of Western music, shopping mall avant garde. The nomadic sound maker discusses three important albums. crys' picks: Annea Lockwood – The Glass World Of Anna Lockwood Walter Marchetti – Antibarbarus Bernhard Günter – Univers Temporel Espoir crys' contribution to Boomkat's Documenting Sound series is called Other Meetings and it's wonderful. Check that out here. Also great is the new Ora Clementi record, Sylva Sylvarum – out now on Black Truffle. Hea...
#82: Lauren Sarah Hayes
July 31, 2021 06:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MBOut-of-time ska, home alone raves, smashing together American music. The live electronics improviser discusses three important albums. Lauren's picks: Lunachicks – Jerk Of All Trades Andy C – Nightlife Van Dyke Parks – Song Cycle Give yourself a treat and listen to Lauren's record Embrace, released on SUPERPANG. There's also the equally fabulous Mini Savior Opt. put out via Unsilent Desert Press. Be sure to check out an excellent suite of articles about Lauren's work put out via ...
#81: Geneva Skeen
July 17, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBTop string of the harp, transcendent worldbuilding, catharsis in composing. The LA-based artist and composer discusses three important albums. Geneva's picks: Ursula K. Le Guin + Todd Barton – Music And Poetry Of The Kesh Grouper + Roy Montgomery – Split Swans – The Great Annihilator Geneva's new longform work, Turning Of The Day, is out now on LINE – check it out here. Her website is here and her Bandcamp is here. She's also on Twitter and Instagram. Donate to Crucial Listening...
#80: Jen Kutler
July 03, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBXXX alcohol, forgone resolutions, avalanches of brutality. The multidisciplinary artist and performer discusses three important albums. Jen's picks: Joseph Spence – Good Morning Mr. Walker Stephen Layton – Whitacre: Cloudburst And Other Choral Works Opeth – Blackwater Park Go spend a bunch of time on Jen's website and Instagram. Sonified Physiological Indicators Of Empathy is out on Cacophonous Revival Recordings. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/crucialli...
#79: Dalibor Cruz
June 19, 2021 05:57 - 1 hour - 184 MBSlipping into the bloodstream, navigating hell, addictive polyrhythms. The Honduran-American producer discusses three important albums. Pablo's picks: Muslimgauze – Hussein Mahmood Jeeb Tehar Gass Paul Schütze – New Maps Of Hell Los Roland's – Solo Exitos Vol. 2 The new Dalibor Cruz album, Riddled With Absence, is out now via Natural Sciences – check it out here. Follow Dalibor Cruz on Instagram. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#78: Kevin Martin (The Bug)
June 05, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 180 MBJaw on the floor, zoning into spirituality, bastardised reggae basslines. The multidirectional musician and producer discusses three important albums. Kevin's picks: Gil Mellé – The Andromeda Strain OST The Necks – Sex Public Image Limited – Metal Box Kevin's soundtrack to Tarkovsky's Solaris comes out June 25th on Phantom Limb. Elsewhere, there's a Bandcamp for his music as Kevin Richard Martin and another for The Bug. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Donate to Crucial List...
#77: Marshall Trammell
May 22, 2021 05:42 - 58 minutes - 133 MBGoing beyond the bandstand, simultaneous multidimensionality, searching for fire. The music research strategist and insurgent learning workshop co-ordinator discusses three important albums. Marshall's picks: Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf (Disney animated version and accompanying reading) Earth Wind & Fire – All 'n All Ornette Coleman – The Shape Of Jazz To Come Marshall's record as MUSIC RESEARCH STRATEGIES, titled Eleven Postures, is out now on SIGE, who will also be releasing...
#76: Charmaine Lee
May 08, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 194 MBToilets on heads, high frequency feedback devastation, hot pink harsh noise. The New York-based vocalist from Sydney, Australia discusses three important albums. Charmaine's picks: Derek Bailey / George Lewis / John Zorn – Yankees Yan Jun + Hsia Yu – 7 Poems And Some Tinnitus Masonna – Noskl In Ana - Rare Tracks Collection Charmaine's incredible new record, KNVF, is out now via Erratum Musical and is available on Bandcamp. Her website is here. During the conversation we talk abou...
#75: Mathieu Ball (BIG|BRAVE)
April 24, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBDrumsticks into sawdust, ripping off Harvey Milk, going crazy for the Blind Owl. The BIG|BRAVE guitarist discusses three important albums. Mathieu's picks: Rockets Red Glare – S/T Harvey Milk – A Small Turn Of Human Kindness Blind Owl Wilson – S/T The latest BIG|BRAVE album, Vital is out now on Southern Lord. Check it out on Bandcamp here. BIG|BRAVE are on Facebook over here. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#74: Yuko Araki
April 10, 2021 06:00 - 48 minutes - 112 MBThrash at the rehearsal room, transcending cheap music, collapsing nature and artifice. The analog noise artist discusses three important albums. Yuko's picks: Slayer – Reign In Blood Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon Monolake – Gobi. The Desert Yuko's new record, End Of Trilogy, is out now on Room40. Follow Yuko on Instagram over here, and Tumblr over here. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#73: Chris Corsano + Bill Orcutt
March 27, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBThe opposite of politeness, sucky sucky bloodsuckers, ego destruction on the subway. The two improvisatory collaborators discuss their important albums. Chris' picks: Caroline Kraabel – Now We Are One Two Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Chi-Congo Bill's picks: Jaynez Cortez And The Firespitters – There It Is Ronald Shannon Jackson – Pulse The duo's new album, Made Out Of Sound, is out right now on Bill's own label, Palilalia. Both have their own respective pages on Bandcamp too – her...
#72: Ka Baird
March 13, 2021 06:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBSnot-caked pants, wild banshee shit, the cadence and emphasis of Robert Ashley. The New York-based composer and multi-instrumentalist discusses three important albums. Ka's picks: Love – Forever Changes Sonny Sharrock – Black Woman Eliane Radigue – Songs Of Milarepa Ka's new album, Vivification Exercises I, is out now on RVNG Intl. Check out Ka's website here. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#71: Sarah Feldman
February 27, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 151 MB12 seconds of Stockhausen, high-altitude Frank Ocean, the power of SOPHIE. The Vancouver-based composer and music educator discusses three important albums. Sarah's picks: Karlheinz Stockhausen – Kontakte Frank Ocean – Blonde SOPHIE – Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Sarah's YouTube channel is called Sounds Good – find that here – while her music is up on Bandcamp. Check out her band Watering too. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#70: Paul Nataraj
February 13, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 194 MBSitting in a room, Hip Hop Connections, looking for a breadfruit tree. The Blackburn-based artist, radio DJ, podcast producer and lecturer discusses three important albums. Paul's picks: De La Soul – 3 Feet High And Rising The Congos – Heart Of The Congos Alvin Lucier – I Am Sitting In A Room Paul's latest solo record, Cobblestones & Kitchari, is out now on Fractal Meat Cuts. His personal Bandcamp page is here, while Gripe is over here. Check out his radio show Out To Lunch over ...
#69: Pisitakun
January 30, 2021 06:00 - 55 minutes - 126 MBReleasing your giant, rural music in the city, stealing the cat from the temple. The Bangkok-based artist discusses three important albums. Pisitakun's picks: Pornsak Songsaeng – สาวจันทร์กั้งโกบ Jing.com – มันส์ ม่วน คัก Buddhist chants – Malai chant / Giant chant Check out Absolute C.O.U.P. on the Chinabot Bandcamp. Hear more Pisitakun over at Soundcloud and follow him on Facebook. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening
#68: Senyawa
January 16, 2021 06:00 - 44 minutes - 103 MBInvocations for judgement and destruction, sons of nature, reimagining the music of Indonesia. Wukir Suryadi and Rully Shabara discuss three important albums. Senyawa's picks: Gugus Gema – S/T Sawung Jabo/Iwan Fals – Dalbo Church Universal And Triumphant, Inc. Featuring Elizabeth Clare Prophet – The Sounds Of American Doomsday Cults Alkisah is out next month from 39 record labels around the world. Find a full list of participating labels right here. Special thanks to Phantom Li...
#67: Daniel Menche
January 02, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 271 MBBattling the beast of boredom, choosing the bloodstream over the live stream, being cooler than Santa Claus. The Portland-based abstract sound musician discusses three important albums. Daniel's picks: Alvin Lucier – Music On A Long Thin Wire Die Kreuzen – S/T Diamanda Galás – Litanies Of Satan Daniel's wonderful new record The Soaring is available now over on SIGE. Find more of his releases on his own Bandcamp. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallist...
#66: Laura Luna Castillo
December 19, 2020 18:10 - 1 hour - 155 MBEthereal spatiality, appropriated memories of home, millennial mythos. The multimedia artist from Mexico discusses three important albums. Laura's picks: Golden Living Room – Welcome Home Core Of The Coalman – Mystery Odes Bath Consolidated – Narryer Gneiss Terrane Laura's latest record, Tuberose, is out now on Whited Sepulchre. Listen/buy on Bandcamp. Check out the Remembrance Species 2020 compilation here. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallisteni...
#65: Ashley Paul
December 05, 2020 06:00 - 56 minutes - 129 MBLockdown dance parties, loosening the Nutcracker's limbs, finding space to breathe. The songwriter and saxophonist discusses three important albums. Ashley's picks: Jonathan Richman – I, Jonathan Duke Ellington – The Nutcracker Suite Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society – Mandatory Reality Ashley's excellent new record, Ray, is out now on Slip. Check it out on Bandcamp. A few tracks are previewing on The Wire too. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cr...
#64: Camila Fuchs
November 21, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBConsolidations of love, breaking fourth walls, strength with machines. Camila de Laborde and Daniel Hermann-Collini discuss their important albums. Camila Fuchs' picks: Jenny Berger Myhre – Lint Leila – Like Weather Flying Lizards – Fourth Wall The KLF – The White Room Spacemen 3 – Recurring The duo's new record, Kids Talk Sun, is out now via Felte. Check it out on Bandcamp here, and you can follow the band on Twitter or Facebook. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko...
#63: Forest Management
November 07, 2020 14:29 - 1 hour - 141 MBResonances in empty libraries, unseen Mingus vibing, high school post-rock discoveries. John Daniel discusses three important albums. John's picks: Charles Mingus – Ken Burns Jazz Do Make Say Think – Goodbye Enemy Airship The Landlord Is Dead Stars Of The Lid – Avec Laudenum Check out the Forest Management website here, and head over to the Reserve Matinee Bandcamp to hear that phenomenal Kevin Drumm split. John is on Twitter as @cascadecrash. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-...
#62: FRKTL
October 24, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBBeautiful choreography, explorations of cinematic spaces, cassette collections in the back of the photograph. Sarah Badr discusses three important albums. Sarah's picks: Fairuz – Maarifti Feek Roly Porter – Aftertime Toumani Diabaté + Ballaké Sissoko – New Ancient Strings The latest FRKTL album, Excision After Love Collapses, is available over at Bandcamp. You can also check out FRKTL over at Soundcloud and on her website. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/...
#61: MJ Guider
October 10, 2020 10:38 - 1 hour - 140 MBBanning all cymbals, post-hardcore road trips, low frequency earworms. The New Orleans musician discusses three important albums. Melissa's picks: Peter Gabriel – 3 (Melt) Unwound – Fake Train Björk – Post The new MJ Guider record, Sour Cherry Bell, is out now via Kranky. Check it out on Bandcamp, and be sure to watch the two beautiful videos for FM Secure and Simulus. Melissa's website is here. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://k...
#60: Tavishi
September 26, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 176 MBThe omnipresence of data, Bandcamp soul/sound-searching, goofy classical. The scientist, artist and community organiser discusses three important albums. Sarmistha's picks: Moor Mother – Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes R. D. Burman – Padosan OST Maria Chavez – Plays Pan Daijing – Lack Check out Tavishi's music on their Bandcamp or over on the CHINABOT label. Their film H O M E is on YouTube right here. Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening ...