Ty Segall :: Harmonizer

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There's a fine tradition of albums named after the recording studios that birthed them, so in the modern era of so much at-home recording, it's almost a warm and welcoming anachronism when it happens. Harmonizer, the first recording to be completed at Ty Segall's new Harmonizer Studios, is just that. Coming two years after Segall's last album under his own name, Harmonizer is a svelte 10 songs and 35 minutes that hums along channeling its namesake. But it's also a bit of a coming out party for a more synth-driven sound for Segall . . .

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Scott Hirsch :: Transmissions

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This week on Transmissions: Scott Hirsch. Sitting down with host Jason Woodbury, he discusses his new album, Windless Day, the spiritual topography of California and his punk rock immersion alongside MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger . . .

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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Liam Kazar

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In our recent piece on Liam Kazar's Due North, we noted that the Kansas City/Chicago polymath was "justifiably confident no matter the subject or style," as the lp highlights both his croonerisms and lyrical word play. In choosing the following three tunes for his first Lagniappe Session, Kazar leans a bit more into the croon but not at the expense of variety . . .

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Gloria Ann Taylor & Misha Panfilov Sound Combo :: Be Worthy

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In the late '70s Gloria Ann Taylor walked away from the music business, her career having largely stalled out since its auspicious '60s origins. Renewed interest in her work resulted in the winning 2015 compilation Love Is A Hurtin' Thing and a return to the studio before her passing in 2017. Now, her latter day recordings with Misha Panfilov Sound Combo finally see release . . .

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Ustad Saami :: East Pakistan Sky

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Microtonal, atmospheric and ancient. East Pakistan Sky marks the third album from Ustad Saami, the last living practitioner of surti, a modal form of the khayál technique, and precursor of the Islamic devotional music of Qawwali. Comprised of two tracks (the first of which clocks in at meditative 29 minutes) it's an intentional listen with Saami's vocals accompanied by droning harmonium, tanpura and tablas . . .

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Bedouine :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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On the heels of two outstanding studio records, singer-songwriter Azniv Korkejian (Bedouine) has crafted an enviable trajectory sharing a creative space akin to the folk sphere of Karen Dalton or Nick Drake. Ahead of the forthcoming lp (out October 22), Bedouine joins us to discuss the nuances of the project, including the ability to truly focus on the recording and musicianship for the first time. Or, in her own words, "songs for the sake of songs . . .

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Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab :: October 2021

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Floating in the ether once again. Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard returns for its regular third Sunday broadcast. October 17 from 4-8 PM Pacific. Observations of Deviance, an hour of righteous jazz vocals, Range and Basin, Doom and Gloom From the Tomb, and an hour of Sidecar Transmissions from Justin Gage . . .

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Vince Guaraldi :: Little Birdie (Hour-Long Loop)

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Vince Guaraldi's perfect autumnal groover "Little Birdie." Originally cut in Wally Heider Studios in 1974, last year an intrepid YouTube user named Cade Stricklin did what needed be done: looped it for a solid hour of repeat listening . . .

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Aquarium Drunkard Book Club :: Chapter Ten

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Welcome back to the stacks. It’s Aquarium Drunkard’s Book Club, our monthly gathering of recent (or not so recent) recommended reading. This month: Sam Shepard on Bob Dylan, Prince in the studio, René Daumal's Mount Analogue, César Aira, Philip Frobos, Rachel Kushner, and the concrete poetry of Jim Johnson . . .

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Jerry David DeCicca :: The Unlikely Optimist & His Domestic Adventures

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As usual, Jerry David DeCicca finds a kind of holiness in simplicity, reveling in the beauty of the everyday— family, country cookies, grape jelly, black coffee, wide open horizons. “There’s less darkness than there’s light/even when I’ve lost my way . . .

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The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PDT, Channel 35)

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Outré California. 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 . . .

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Jeffrey Alexander (Dire Wolves/Heavy Lidders) :: Transmissions

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This week on the Transmissions, Jeffrey Alexander of The Heavy Lidders and Dire Wolves. For decades now, he's been a fixture in the psychedelic mutant underground. And as a bonus, we're presenting a live performance, featuring Drew Gardner and Jesse Sheppard of Elkhorn and drummer Scott Verrastro . . .

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Ben Chasny :: The Intimate Landscape

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Let’s hear it for Ben Chasny, who’s pulled off a rare hat trick for 2021 — three radically different (and just plain radical) releases in a single calendar year. First, we got New Bums’ long awaited second LP, The Last Time I Saw Grace. Then came the spaceways-traveling/Faust-covering Six Organs of Admittance album, The Veiled Sea. Now, Ben has revealed The Intimate Landscape, a terrific collection of (mostly) solo acoustic instrumentals that can stand among his warmest, loveliest efforts . . .

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Hataalii :: S/T/First Take

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Hailing from Window Rock, Arizona, Hataalii's songs are weirdly genreless and out-of-time, yet constantly reach for some sort of cosmic agency. You can frequently hear him experimenting and trying different personas on, but the force of his charisma unites all the disparate elements he puts together, conjuring a kind of Southwestern saudade . . .

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Bob Dylan :: Pretty Good Stuff | Ep. 12

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Welcome back to Pretty Good Stuff: Dylan historian James Adams’ semi-regular hour-long program diving deep into the depths of all things Dwarf Music. This installment highlights Bob's 1981 tour. Not his best year, sure, but one that deserves its due . . .

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