Last summer, we teased the release of Tucson avant-roots combo Ohioan’s Empty/Every MT , and upon its release last month, our initial hopes for the record were strongly confirmed: it’s the strongest and most developed work from songwriter O […]
Month: June 2016
Transmissions Podcast :: Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids / Eleanor Friedberger
Welcome to the fourth episode of Aquarium Drunkard’s Transmissions podcast , our recurring series of in-depth conversations and unexpected sounds.. On this week’s episode, we’re splitting our time with two unique artists. Up first is Idris Ackamoor , leader of the intergalactic […]
The Lagniappe Sessions: Omni
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Next month sees the release of Deluxe , the debut lp from Atlanta’s […]
Ghetto Cross :: Dog Years
The world could use more of the fruits of this pairing. “Dog Years” from 2008, via Ghetto Cross, the sometime collaboration between Deerhunter/Atlas Sound’s Bradford Cox and Black Lips’ Cole Alexander. And while we’re at […]
Blondie :: Out In The Streets (1976 Demo)
I ripped this version of Blondie’s cover of The Shangri-Las “Out In The Streets” a few years back, via youtube, having failed to locate an ‘official’ version. Blondie freaks, feel free to learn me in […]
Adrian Sherwood :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
“I never tried to make a commercial record…I know that sounds like a bit of a weird thing to say, because you try to sell records, but I was always trying to find a path […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 437: Jean-Michel Bernard — Générique Stéphane ++ Can – […]
Shark Move :: Evil War (1972)
Side B, track one. The humid, dirty business that is Shark Move’s “Evil War”. The past couple of weeks have found me revisiting the monster three-lp set the track is culled from — Those Shocking, Shaking Days: Indonesia Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock And Funk 1970-1978 . Go […]
Richie Havens :: Stonehenge
Stonehenge, 1970. No druids here, just Havens. Richie Havens :: Open Our Eyes
Ali Beletic :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
As a conceptual artist, Ali Beletic seeks to make her art experiential, utilizing vast desert backdrops in the Mojave and Sonoran to continue the land art traditions of figures like Michael Heizer and Richard Long. Her installations exist as physical spaces, often massive and cinematic […]
Jeff Parker :: The New Breed
Guitarist Jeff Parker is best known for his inventive playing in post-rock outfit Tortoise and his collaborations with Rob Mazurek and other Chicago-centric experimental combos, but on his fantastic new solo LP The New Breed, out Friday, June […]
Charles Mingus :: Live, 1964 / Belgium, Norway & Sweden
Meditate on this: Charles Mingus and company, European tour 1964, captured in Belgium, Norway & Sweden. Free up a couple of hours and wade into these waters. I assure you they are deep. Related: Charles Mingus :: I’ll Remember April — Antibes Jazz Festival
Nina Simone :: Be My Husband (Live, 1987)
This is everything. Recorded live in Los Angeles, 35 years ago, at the now defunct Vine St. Bar & Grill. Culled from the Verve record Let It Be Me , “Be My Husband” kicks off the set, finding Simone both spirited […]
Heroes of Toolik :: Like Night
As a collective, Heroes of Toolik are a troth between legendary musicians of the past 45 years of the New York avant-garde. Featuring guitarist/vocalist Arad Evans (Glenn Branca Ensemble), guitarist Robert Poss (Rhys Chatham, Band of Susans), bassist […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 436: Jean-Michel Bernard — Générique Stéphane ++ Creation Rebel […]