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  1. #40: Helm

    1 juli 2019 · 1 uur 15 min

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    Luke's picks: Lees meer

    Pet Shop Boys – Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
    Napalm Death – Scum
    Adam Bohman – Music And Words

    The magnificent new Helm record, titled Chemical Flowers, is out now on PAN. Check it out on the official Helm Bandcamp, and find news/upcoming tour dates on Facebook.

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  2. #39: Faith Coloccia (Mamiffer, Māra, Barnett+Coloccia)

    17 juni 2019 · 47 min

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    Swans – Soundtracks For The Blind
    Einstürzende Neubauten – Zeichnungen Des Patienten O.T.
    Earth – Hibernaculum

    Head over the Faith's blog for updates on her work, along with links to her various projects (all of them great). Mamiffer and Barnett+Coloccia both have a Bandcamp, as does SIGE. Her collaboration with Jon Mueller and Aidan Baker, titled See Through, is out now on Gizeh.

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  3. #38: Graham Dunning

    3 juni 2019 · 52 min

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    Milan Knizak – Broken Music
    A Guy Called Gerald – Attic Attack [1986 - 1988]
    Helena Celle – If I Can't Handle Me At My Best, Then You Don't Deserve You At Your Worst

    Graham's new mechanical techno record is called Music For Climbing Walls. Check it out on Bandcamp, and keep pace with the latest happenings on his website.

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  4. #37: Earth

    20 mei 2019 · 51 min

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    Dylan's pick: King Crimson – Starless And Bible Black
    Adrienne's pick: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus
    Dylan's pick: Jimi Hendrix – Band Of Gypsys
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    Earth's new album, Full Upon Her Burning Lips, is out May 24th 2019 on Sargent House. Order it over at their website, which also contains their full list of US tour dates. They're also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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  5. #36: Chaines

    6 mei 2019 · 1 uur 14 min

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    Fez spoilers, triphop Americana, musings on completionism. The composer and multi-instrumentalist talks about three important albums. Lees meer

    Cee's picks:

    Darren Korb – Bastion OST
    Disasterpeace – Fez OST
    Tomáš Dvořák – Machinarium OST

    Connect with Cee via Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, and support their work on Patreon. Be sure to check out their wonderful album The King over on Slip. Read a mammoth ATTN interview with Cee right here.

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  6. #35: Sarah Hennies

    22 april 2019 · 50 min

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    Discovering secret treasure, making 183 of something, songs of gender transition. The percussionist and composer discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Sarah's picks:

    1) Baudouin Oosterlynck – 1975-1978

    2) Maher Shalal Hash Baz – Return Visit To Rock Mass

    3) Antony And The Johnsons – I Am A Bird Now

    Head over to Sarah's website for more info on her releases, shows, scores and film work. She's on Bandcamp too.

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  7. #34: Patrick Shiroishi

    9 april 2019 · 42 min

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    Coltrane 'n' whisky, Magma in real time, pure multiphonics. The LA-based composer/saxophonist discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Patrick's picks:

    1) John Coltrane – Interstellar Space

    2) Magma – K.A.

    3) Little Women – Throat

    You can keep up to speed with Patrick over on his official website or on Bandcamp.

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  8. #33: Jeff Emtman

    25 maart 2019 · 1 uur 23 min

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    Fluffernutters, theremins on the chase, absent plus-ones. The Providence-based artist and podcaster discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Jeff's picks:

    1) Malibu Ken – S/T

    2) The Knife – Shaken-Up Versions

    3) Noname – Telefone

    Check out Jeff's incredible podcast, Here Be Monsters, over here (or subscribe via your podcast app). His personal website is here.

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  9. #32: Khyam Allami

    11 maart 2019 · 1 uur

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    Unprecedented Oud, the phenomenal character of the Čahārgāh, blending tradition and technology. The Iraqi multi-instrumentalist discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Khyam's picks:

    1) Jamil Bashir – Ud traditionelle en Iraq - évocations modales - Arabesques 4

    2) Mohammad Reza Shajarian – Dastan

    3) Wendy Carlos – Beauty In The Beast

    Keep up to speed with all of Khyam's latest activities over at his official website.

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  10. #31: Monika Khot (Nordra, Zen Mother)

    25 februari 2019 · 54 min

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    Dried up drones, wounded song, psycho experimentation. The Seattle-based musician discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Monika's picks:

    1) Jocelyn Pook – Flood

    2) Swans – The Great Annihilator

    3) Igor Wakhevitch – Docteur Faust

    Be sure to check out Nordra on Bandcamp or via her official website. Same with Zen Mother – Bandcamp or website.

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  11. #30: Kate Carr

    11 februari 2019 · 52 min

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    Damaged format, barcode translations, exploring the Fens. The London-based sound artist talks about three important albums. Lees meer

    Kate's picks:

    1) Oval – 94diskont.

    2) Ryoji Ikeda – Dataplex

    3) Simon Scott – Below Sea Level

    You can check out Kate's music over at Bandcamp or find out more on her website.

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  12. #29: Alan Courtis

    28 januari 2019 · 49 min

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    Pre-hispanic traditions, classical guitar genius, major label rebellion. The Argentinean musician discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Alan's picks:

    1) V/A – Musica de los Aborigenes (music by Native Indegenous Tribes from Argentina)

    2) Agustín Barrios– The Complete Guitar Recordings

    3) Luis Alberto Spinetta – Spinettalandia y sus amigos

    You can check out Alan's new Buchla Gtr record on Firework Edition, while the Reynols boxset is available via Pica Disk.

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  13. #28: Bjarni Gunnarsson

    14 januari 2019 · 50 min

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    Energetic phenomena, Romanian spectral music, hidden pulsations. The Icelandic composer talks about three important albums. Lees meer

    Bjarni's picks:

    1) Seefeel – Succour

    2) Ana-Maria Avram + Iancu Dumitrescu ‎– Soleil Explosant

    3) Helena Gough – Mikroklimata

    Bjarni's official website is here. Lueur is out now on Tartaruga.

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  14. #27: Christina Vantzou

    31 mei 2018 · 1 uur 50 min

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    Sneaking into the galaxy bar, bubbles in the park, 69 occurrences of time. The Brussels-based composer talks about three important albums. Lees meer

    Christina's picks:

    1) Laurie Spiegel – The Expanding Universe

    2) Vangelis – Opéra Sauvage

    3) Hiroshi Yoshimura – Green

    Read more about Christina and her music over on her website and on Bandcamp, and keep up to date with her latest happenings on Facebook.

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  15. #26: Ziúr

    16 mei 2018 · 50 min

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    Raw character, true divas, emergency dentistry. The Berlin-based producer and DJ discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Ziúr's picks:

    1) Still – I

    2) Grace Jones – Nightclubbing

    3) TV On The Radio – Young Liars

    Keep up with Ziúr on Facebook, Bandcamp, Twitter, Soundcloud and Instagram.

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  16. #25: Kelly Jayne Jones

    3 mei 2018 · 1 uur 9 min

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    Electroacoustic viscera, recurrent symbolism, crying through synthesis. The Manchester-based artist discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Kelly's picks:

    1) Tigran Mansuryan – The Color Of Pomegranates OST

    2) Luciano Berio + Cathy Berberian – Visage

    3) Arca – S/T

    Check out the dates for Kelly's collaboration with Matana Roberts over at Outlands, and keep up to date with her other happenings over on her website.

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  17. #24: Matana Roberts

    26 april 2018 · 52 min

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    Vitamins for the brain, learning from the masters, hypersensitive curiosity. The composer and saxophonist discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Matana's picks:

    1) Hannah Marcus – Desert Farmers

    2) Karlheinz Stockhausen – Momente

    3) Derek Bailey + Joëlle Léandre - No Waiting

    Find out more about the Outlands tour over here, and keep up to date with Matana over on her website.

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  18. #23: Massimo Pupillo (Zu, URUK)

    11 april 2018 · 1 uur 14 min

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    Coconut hooves, grotesque distorted shapes, the healing force of the universe. The bass player and composer discusses his important albums. Lees meer

    Massimo's picks:

    1) Arvo Pärt – Tabula Rasa

    2) Coil – Horse Rotorvator

    3) Current 93 – Imperium

    4) Einstürzende Neubauten – Halber Mensch

    Massimo Pupillo is on Facebook, while URUK can be found over at Consouling Sounds. You can keep up to date with Zu on their website or on Facebook.

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  19. #22: Six Organs Of Admittance

    28 maart 2018 · 54 min

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    Lobster spaceships, unleashing the beast, flying capos. Ben Chasny talks about three albums that informed his Hexadic System. Lees meer

    Ben's picks:

    1) Khanate – Things Viral

    2) Fushitsusha – The Caution Appears

    3) Morton Feldman – Triadic Memories

    For more on Six Organs On Admittance, head over to the official website or the Six Organs Bandcamp. Be sure to dive deep into the Hexadic section on his site too.

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  20. #21: Mark Fell

    14 maart 2018 · 1 uur 15 min

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    Synth jams in the coal shed, collective escape, drum machine rebellion. The Sheffield-based artist discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Mark's picks:

    1) African Head Charge – Off The Beaten Track

    2) Alternative TV – Vibing Up The Senile Man (Part One)

    3) Unique 3 – Jus' Unique

    Keep up to speed with Mark's exhibitions and performances over at his website.

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  21. #20: Julia Wolfe

    28 februari 2018 · 39 min

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    Glacial orchestras, floaty head voices, critique among friends. The New York composer discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Julia's picks:

    1) John Luther Adams – Become Ocean

    2) Caroline Shaw – Partita For 8 Voices

    3) David Lang – Little Match Girl Passion

    Keep up to date with Julia Wolfe on her website. Tones, Drones & Arpeggios: The Magic Of Minimalism airs on BBC4 on Friday 2nd March 2018 at 9pm GMT.

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  22. #19: Norman Westberg

    21 februari 2018 · 59 min

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    Laughing coats, booing the Blockheads, roller-skate disco. The New York guitarist discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Norman's picks:

    1) Nico – Chelsea Girl

    2) Black Box – Dreamland

    3) Lou Reed – Berlin

    Norman Westberg's website is here, and be sure to check out those beautiful limited editions on his Etsy store. Keep updated with his latest happenings on Facebook.

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  23. #18: Yann Novak

    7 februari 2018 · 1 uur 14 min

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    Post-rave drives, bunk bed fevers, making a happening. The LA-based sound artist discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Yann's picks:

    1) Allan Kaprow – How To Make A Happening

    2) F.U.S.E. – Dimension Intrusion

    3) The Weeknd – Echoes Of Silence

    Check out Yann Novak's website here, and read more about his beautiful new album on Touch right here.

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  24. #17: We Will Fail

    24 januari 2018 · 50 min

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    Stolen travel, beautiful noise, trips to Planet Autechre. The Warsaw-based artist discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Aleksandra's picks:

    1) Alva Noto – Xerrox Vol. 1

    2) Autechre – Tri Repetae

    3) Thomas Köner – La Barca

    You can check out We Will Fail on her website and over on SoundCloud. The Refined Productions website is over here.

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  25. #16: Richard Chartier / Pinkcourtesyphone

    10 januari 2018 · 1 uur 20 min

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    Computer matrimony, floating outside of time, lounge music for fluorescent light tubes. The Los Angeles-based artist talks about three important albums. Lees meer

    Richard's picks:

    1) Kraftwerk – Computer World

    2) :zoviet*france: – Shadow, Thief Of The Sun

    3) Pan Sonic – Vakio / Philus – Tetra

    The wonderful new Pinkcourtesyphone album "Indelicate Slices" is now out on Room40. Stream and purchase it here. Be sure to also check out both Richard Chartier's Bandcamp and the LINE label website.

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  26. #15: Zachary James Watkins

    27 december 2017 · 1 uur 8 min

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    High vibration resonance, nostalgia in dub, ecstatic dancing. The Oakland-based composer discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Zachary's picks:

    1) Linton Kwesi Johnson – LKJ In Dub

    2) Sun Ra – Atlantis

    3) Éliane Radigue – Naldjorlak I II III

    You can find Zachary's music over on Bandcamp. For more on Black Spirituals, head over to their website or to the SIGE Records Bandcamp.

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  27. #14: Shiva Feshareki

    13 december 2017 · 46 min

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    Ever-ascending love, walls of bass, deep listening on the Northern line. The London-based composer/experimental turntablist discusses three important compositions. Lees meer

    Shiva's picks:

    1) James Tenney – For Ann (Rising)

    2) Pauline Oliveros – Rattlesnake Mountain Proving Grounds

    3) Photek – Ni Ten Ichi Ryu

    You can check out Shiva's work on Soundcloud, and keep up to date with her latest happenings on Facebook. Be sure to tune into her excellent New Forms radio show on NTS too.

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  28. #13: Audrey Chen

    29 november 2017 · 1 uur 2 min

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    Blockhead rainbow afghan, improvisational philosophy, biological instruments. The Berlin-based improviser talks about three important albums. Lees meer

    Audrey's picks:

    1) i'd m thfft able - Endless Blooper

    2) Lê Quan Ninh – Ustensiles

    3) Susan Alcorn – And I Await The Resurrection Of The Pedal Steel Guitar

    You can discover Audrey's work over on her website, and check out the excellent Hiss and Viscera project (her collaboration with Richard Scott) over on Bandcamp.

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  29. #12: Hanne Hukkelberg

    15 november 2017 · 1 uur 28 min

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    Creation in solitude, human connection, rhythms in collision. The Norwegian composer / singer discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Hanne's picks:

    1) Moses Sumney – Aromanticism

    2) Kelela – Take Me Apart

    3) Espen Reinertsen – Nattsyntese

    Hanne is currently on tour for her new album Trust, which you can buy over at Musicglue. Check out her website here, her tour dates on Songkick here, and stream tracks from the new album via SoundCloud right here.

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  30. #11: Aidan Baker

    2 november 2017 · 43 min

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    Unrecognised chaos, underwater grunge, deceptive ambient movements. The Berlin-based musician discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Aidan's picks:

    1) Big Black – Songs About Fucking

    2) James Plotkin & Mark Spybey – A Peripheral Blur

    3) Stina Nordenstam – Dynamite

    You can find Aidan Baker over on Tumblr and on Bandcamp. There are also separate Bandcamp sites for Adoran, Caudal, Whisper Room, Werl, B/B/S and Nadja. Check out the upcoming Noplace album over on the Gizeh Bandcamp too.

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  31. #10: Aaron Turner (Sumac, Old Man Gloom)

    18 oktober 2017 · 1 uur 37 min

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    Playing with earthlings, disrupting linear time, the St Anger challenge. The Washington-based musician discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Aaron's picks:

    1) The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland

    2) Metallica – ...And Justice For All

    3) Caspar Brötzmann Massaker – Home

    Honourable mention:

    Neil Young – Dead Man OST

    Aaron is @aaronbturner on Instagram, Twitter and Blogspot.

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  32. #9: Pete Simonelli (Enablers)

    4 oktober 2017 · 1 uur 4 min

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    Dispatches from space, tuning downward, chasing Coltrane. The Enablers vocalist talks about three important albums. Lees meer

    Pete's picks:

    1) Pere Ubu – Dub Housing

    2) Mississippi Fred McDowell – Live At The Gaslight, November 1971

    3) John Coltrane – Interstellar Space

    You can check out Enablers over on Bandcamp.

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  33. #8: Jessica Moss

    20 september 2017 · 50 min

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    Concerto storytelling, iso-polyphony, ensembles of weirdos. The Montreal-based violinist selects three important albums. Lees meer

    Jessica's picks:

    1) Gil Shaham – Sibelius / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos

    2) Various – Cry You Mountains, Cry You Fields (Traditional Songs & Folk Music From S.E. Albania)

    3) PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

    Check out Jessica's website and Facebook for her music, live dates etc.

    Oh, and I asked Jessica to point me in the direction of more Albanian vocal music after enjoying "Cry You Mountains..." so much. She sent me this, which is beautiful.

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  34. #7: Sarah Davachi

    6 september 2017 · 1 uur 1 min

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    Psychedelic breakfast, compositional commentary, just intonation autopilot. The Montreal-based composer discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Sarah's picks:

    1) Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother

    2) Alastair Galbraith – Cry

    3) Terry Riley – Shri Camel

    You can check out Sarah's music/updates via her website, on Facebook and over at Bandcamp.

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  35. #6: David Grubbs

    23 augustus 2017 · 55 min

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    Post-punk hurled at a wall, intellectual slapstick, the loops of life. The Brooklyn-based composer and author discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    David's picks:

    1) Circle X – EP

    2) Tony Conrad – Ten Years Alive On The Infinite Plain

    3) Luc Ferrari – Presque Rien No. 1 'Le Lever du jour au bord de la mer'

    You can find David over at Drag City and on Bandcamp. Also, be sure to go here to check out David and others sporting an array of Tony Conrad's wonderful jackets.

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  36. #5: Jon Mueller

    9 augustus 2017 · 1 uur 13 min

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    Year-long fixations, psychedelic culture and dramatic minor keys. The Wisconsin-based composer/percussionist discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Jon's picks:

    1) Uriah Heep – The Magician's Birthday

    2) Faun Fables – Family Album

    3) Psychic TV – Dreams Less Sweet

    You can find out more about Jon's work over at Rhythmplex and on Bandcamp.

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  37. #4: Richard Youngs

    26 juli 2017 · 54 min

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    Cold War paranoia, modular rock, Bieber vs The Stones. The ever-prolific, ever-eclectic English musician discusses his three important albums. Lees meer

    Richard's picks:

    1) Pink Floyd – Meddle (again!)

    2) Cabaret Voltaire – The Voice Of America

    3) Justin Bieber – Purpose

    You can find Richard Youngs online and over at Bandcamp. The first track from his upcoming double album This Is Not A Lament, featuring Alasdair Roberts and Donald WG Lindsay, can be heard here.

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  38. #3: Lasse Marhaug

    12 juli 2017 · 1 uur 10 min

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    Running up stairs, understated drumming, pushing beyond the boundaries of metal music. The Norwegian noise musician / fervent collaborator / record producer discusses three important albums. Lees meer

    Lasse's picks:

    1) Pink Floyd – Meddle

    2) Ground Zero – Revolutionary Pekinese Orchestra Ver.1.28

    3) Tony Conrad With Faust – Outside The Dream Syndicate

    You can check out Lasse online or over at BandCamp (or, as per Lasse's wishes, go listen to Tony Conrad instead).

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  39. #2: Lawrence English

    28 juni 2017 · 1 uur 23 min

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    Bodily listening, manipulated time and the voice of David Toop. The Australian sound artist / Room40 label-founder shares his three most important albums. Lees meer

    Lawrence English's picks:

    1) Swans – Filth

    2) David Toop – Black Chamber

    3) The Necks – Aether

    You can check out Lawrence English online and over at Bandcamp. The Room40 website is here.

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  40. #1: France Jobin

    11 juni 2017 · 50 min

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    Strange chord progressions, the theory of the jar, falling in love in Japan. The Montreal sound artist / minimalist composer shares her three important albums. Lees meer

    France Jobin's picks:

    1) Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue

    2) Joni Mitchell – Hejira

    3) Morelenbaum² + Sakamoto – A Day In New York

    Honourable mention:

    Atom™ – Hd

    France Jobin's current installations:

    Inter/sperse: May 27 - June 17 2017 - Museolaboratorio, Ex Manifattura Tabacchi, Città Sant'Angelo, Italy

    Entre/temps: June 4 - September 30 2017 - Eremo Celestiniano di Madonna Dell’Altare, Palena (CH) Italy

    France Jobin is on SoundCloud and on Bandcamp.

    Revisit ATTN's interview with France from 2014 right here.

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