Makoto Kubota :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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When asked what he’s most proud of in his five decade career in music, the answer doesn’t come easy for Makoto Kubota. The prolific Kyoto-born singer, songwriter, and producer has never been one to look back at his past work, and like his longtime friend and collaborator Haruomi Hosono, Kubota remains eternally humble, preferring to let the music do the talking. Until now.

We had a long, wide-ranging conversation with Kubota, lasting until the wee hours of the morning. Below are excerpts from the four hour chat—one of very few interviews with Kubota that has . . .

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Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy :: Make Worry For Me

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An embarrassment of riches from the Will Oldham universe of late. In addition to the ad hoc Instagram performances that began as quarantine commenced, the artist has recently been dropping a bevy of covers in collaboration with friend and labelmate, Bill Callahan. Want a taste? Their take on Steely Dan is particularly choice.

But hold up, the year isn’t over yet. This week finds Oldham once again sliding into his Superwolf suit with running partner, and guitar guru, Matt Sweeney . . .

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Joe Sembene :: Le P’tit Quinquin

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A futuristic and dissonant islandic take on a French traditionall, “Le P'tit Quinquin” stands out in its own distorted lullaby idiosyncrasy, as reggae rhythms momentarily drop out into gritty post-punk dub . . .

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The New Vocabulary of Funkadelic (1970)

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Before there was P-funk or even a Parliafunkadelicment thang there was Funkadelic. Funkadelic: a musical phenomenon perfectly encapsulated within its name; an aural synthetic, formulated on the hustle. Nick Mitchell Maiato weighs in on this culturally daring masterpiece . . .

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Daniel Hecht :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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With his 1973 guitar soli gem Guitar Daniel Hecht kicked off a counter culture adventure that has seen him travel the world. It's being reissued by Morning Trip Records. Hecht joins Jesse Locke to unpack his more fantastic than fiction story . . .

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

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Present future. 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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Alex Maas :: Luca

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On his debut solo album Luca, Alex Maas abandons the trademark tension and release of his band the Black Angels, embracing instead plush compositional warmth drawing from doo-wop, '60s West Village folk, and a gothic temperament . . .

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Transmissions :: Ken Layne of Desert Oracle

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This week on our show, Ken Layne, author of Desert Oracle Volume 1: Strange and True Tales From the American Southwest. He joins us for a far-reaching conversation about the allure of the weird, conspiracy theory and literature, the disenchantment of modern life, and of course, venturing into the spiritual wilderness represented by the desert . . .

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Lost Live Grease, Recovering the Hampton Grease Band

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The importance of the Hampton Grease Band is almost always reduced to factoids. Mainly that their sole album, 1971’s Music To Eat, was allegedly the second worse-selling double-LP in Columbia Records’ history, after an instructional yoga set.

The Hampton Grease Band deserve better. The Hampton Grease Band were the South’s first freaks, and still their most incredible . . .

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Jahari Massamba Unit :: Pardon My French

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Together as Jahara Massamba Unit, Madlib and Karriem Riggins pay homage to what they call "Black Classical Music," the avant-garde sounds of Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, and Ornette Coleman . . .

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Bad Seed TeeVee

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Last April, Australian rock singer Nick Cave, of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, announced the launch of Bad Seed TeeVee, a YouTube channel of live concert footage, studio outtakes, interviews, promo videos, and other band miscellanea, broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week . . .

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Freelove Fenner :: Shoulder Season

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In their hobbit hole crammed with tape machines and fussy vintage gear Canadian DIY pop group Freelove Fenner create mellow miniatures that sparkle with Broadcast-lite beauty and never outstay their welcome . . .

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Cosmic Pedal Steel Situations :: Winter 2020

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Pioneers like Daniel Lanois and Chas Smith paved the way in the 1980s, but the past several years have seen a very welcome pedal steel ambient scene emerging from the underground. Here are just a handful that have caught our ears from artists like Susan Alcorn, Barry Walker Jr., North Americans, Heather Leigh, and more . . .

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God Is Not Your Fault :: An Interview with Alabaster DePlume

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A week or so prior to the US election our pal (and International Anthem founder) Scottie McNiece and I were discussing the nuances of one of our favorite albums of 2020 — Alabaster DePlume’s To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1. A sort of audio balm, the lp’s tones and textures have been a constant companion throughout this pandemic. As McNeice helped birth the project, we asked him to check in with the artist on our behalf . . .

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Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987

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Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983 – 1987 gathers 28 gemlike tracks from bands that are mostly now forgotten. Some of the artists went on to commercial success, but that was clearly never the goal. We caught up with the comp's curator, Mike Sniper, to learn how he found this music, what it means to him and why the world needs more bands, even now in the age of isolation and self-recording . . .

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