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1. #190: Able Noise

   2 oktober 2025 · 2 uur 13 min

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   The CEO in cellophane, what the hands choose to do, turning to bone. The experimental duo discuss their important albums. Lees meer

   Able Noise's picks:

   This Heat – Deceit
   U.S. Maple – Talker
   Cindy Lee – What's Tonight To Eternity
   Palm – Nicks And Grazes

   Head over to the Able Noise Bandcamp to find their full-length record High Tide, released on World Of Echo. They're also on Instagram and Linktree.

   This is the last Crucial Listening for a little while, but I'll be back in 2026. Thank you so much for your support!

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2. #189: Maurice Louca

   6 september 2025 · 1 uur 1 min

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   "Play more Beefheart", broken Elvis, a background to life. The composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist discusses three important albums. Lees meer

   Maurice's picks:

   Captain Beefheart – Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
   Annette Peacock – I'm The One
   Umm Kulthum – Al Awela Fel Gharam

   Maurice's new solo album is titled Barĩy (Fera) برٌِي and is released on Simsara Records. Check it out on Bandcamp. The new Dwarfs Of East Agouza album, titled Sasquatch Landslide, will be released in October on Constellation. Preview it here.

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3. #188 knifedoutofexistence

   23 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 28 min

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   Freaks are drawn to freaks, hauntological boombox, wobbly drum solos. Dean Lloyd Robinson discusses three important albums. Lees meer

   Dean's picks:

   Cult Ritual – LP1
   Oscillating Innards – Nadir Emergence
   Songs: Ohia – The Ghost

   The latest knifedoutofexistence EP is called Objects That Once Breathed. You can check that out on the knifed Bandcamp and buy it on BigCartel. Here's a Linktree with links to Dean's music, everything Outsider Art and more.

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4. #187: Zosha Warpeha + Mariel Terán

   9 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 15 min

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   The brittle and the velvet, instrument elevation, motific deconstruction, exhibiting the romantic. Collaborators Zosha Warpeha + Mariel Terán discuss their important albums. Lees meer

   Zosha's picks:
   Georg Buljo + Nils Økland – Neve
   Anne Hytta – Draumsyn

   Mariel's picks:
   Kaija Saariaho – Notes On Light, Orion, Mirage
   Pedestrian Deposit – Dyer's Hands

   Zosha and Mariel's new album, Orbweaver, is out now on Outside Time. Check it out here. Zosha's website is here, and you can find Mariel on Instagram and Soundcloud.

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5. #186: Lucia H Chung (en creux, Falling Cat Problem)

   26 juli 2025 · 1 uur 22 min

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   Scared-fish drones, a reckoning with low frequencies, damp cardboard noise wall, cinematic conjurings. The Taiwanese experimental artist discusses important noise/drone albums with host Jack Chuter. Lees meer

   Lucia's picks:
   Emptyset – Medium
   Pedestrian Deposit – Dyer's Hands

   Jack's picks:
   Aleksandra Słyż – A Vibrant Touch
   unless – unless

   Lucia and Jack play together in the band Falling Cat Problem. Their debut release "Inclination" was released on Hard Return. Lucia's latest solo record as en creux is circumference, released on Brachliegen Tapes. Lucia's website is here, and she's also on Bandcamp.

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6. #185: Qur'an Shaheed

   12 juli 2025 · 1 uur 12 min

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   Bach in the club, big idea music, slow sensual states of being. The LA-based pianist and composer discusses three important albums. Lees meer

   Qur'an's picks:

   Bach – Glenn Gould – The Goldberg Variations (both 1955 and 1981)
   Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D+Evolution
   The Internet – Ego Death

   Qur'an's new album is called Pulse, and it's out now on Leaving Records. Check it out on Bandcamp. Qur'an is also on Instagram.

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7. #184: Divide and Dissolve

   28 juni 2025 · 37 min

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

   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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8. #183: Hüma Utku

   14 juni 2025 · 1 uur 3 min

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

   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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9. #182: Dustin Wong

   31 mei 2025 · 1 uur 7 min

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

   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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10. #181: Jako Maron

    17 mei 2025 · 1 uur 7 min

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    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. Lees meer

    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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