Inspired by visits to Ottawa’s National Gallery, Nick Schofield’s Glass Gallery draws from the influence of geometric painting and kankyō ongaku to create a deep, meditative listen that lingers long after it finishes.
Month: March 2021
Sam Prekop :: Spelling
With Spelling, Sam Prekop of The Sea and the Cake has created a 25-minute epic of calming fuzz and analog comfort, full of deep, tonal bass lines, laser-like jolts, rhythmic fuzz, and plenty of wind and water-inspired fade-ins and fade-outs.
The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PST, Channel 35)
RIP Bunny Wailer. RIP U-Roy. Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays.
34.1090° N, 118.2334° W
Amanda Petrusich :: Transmissions
Amanda Petrusich is the author of Do Not Sell at Any Price and a critic at The New Yorker. She joined us from her place in upstate New York to discuss balancing comfort listening and new sounds, Bob Dylan’s Christian era, Harry Smith, musical mysticism, and much more.
On João Gilberto
ECM recording artist Fred Thomas stops by Aquarium Drunkard for a detailed examination of the artistry, process, and editing of Brazilian guitarist and singer João Gilberto, not a source of delightful kitsch but actually, a countercultural aesthetic monk.
Threat To Creation :: A Mixtape
Roots reggae is the music of the Rastafarian tradition. It speaks to the spiritual, political, and socially conscious message of God, called Jah by Rastafarians.
Press play for a celebration of roots stylings including the traditional, digital, and dub.
Fruit Bats :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Eric D. Johnson reflects on 20 years of Fruit Bats, working with The Shins and Bonny Light Horseman, and his new album, The Pet Parade. Johnson joined us for a discussion about the new album, home recording, the pandemic, and how it feels to walk his musical path for two decades.
LNZNDRF :: II
In late 2019, The National finished a tour in Texas. The members of LNZNDRF (Scott and Bryan Devendorf, Aaron Artnz, and Ben Lanz) stuck around for a week of recording in Texas, finding kismet alignment when they gathered together at Jim Eno’s Public Hi-Fi Studio. The extensive jam sessions would produce several hours worth of music that reflects, on the watery surface, the soundscapes of kosmische musik and adjacent canon. On II, that music sees the light of day.