Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard :: January 2021

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Freeform transmissions from Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab. Airing as a four-hour block every third Sunday of the month, RFAD features regular shows, friends, and collaborators. The January broadcast features a special guest set by Matthew E. White and the Spacebomb house band join us for Fever Dreams. Tune in via dublab Sunday, January 17 from 4-8 PM Pacific . . .

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Daniel Lanois :: Power

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With the Heavy Sun Orchestra in tow, Daniel Lanois's "Power" rattles with dubby intensity. It's the latest taste of his forthcoming album of psychedelic gospel, Heavy Sun, pairing synth bass bombast with the straining gospel vocals of organist and minister Johnny Shepherd . . .

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John Surman :: Upon Reflection (ECM)

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Here's something to get lost in, the hypnotic world of British reedman John Surman, courtesy of his 1979 ECM effort, Upon Reflection. Recorded in Oslo, with production helmed by Manfred Eicher, the recording finds Surman in widescreen form experimenting with sequencers and synthesizers in addition to his duties working bass clarinet and baritone/soprano saxophone . . .

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The Ibrahim Khalil Shihab Quintet :: Spring

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Recorded in the late 1960s by Cape Town pianist Ibrahim Khalil Shihab and his group, Spring calls to mind Atlantic-era Coltrane at its breeziest, with saxophonist Winston ‘Mankunku’ Ngozi fluttering above the steady, sunny backing. Though it has to be said that this collection of musicians could get heavy if need be; check out the masterfully moody vibe they bring to "Birds," a ten-minute homage to Trane's "Spiritual . . .

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

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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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James Yorkston :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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Songwriter James Yorkston answers questions from Aquarium Drunkard, Simon Raymonde of the Cocteau Twins and crime novelist Ian Rankin, concerning his spontaneous new folk rock album The Wide, Wide River, and beyond . . .

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Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection

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With Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection, the Nashville musician did not set out to simply craft a solo debut in the "singer/songwriter" mold. Originally hailing from Essex in southeast England, Cullum intended to bring musicians together and strongly invoke the spirit of influences such as the loose knit Canterbury music scene, as well as local institutions like London's famed UFO Club . . .

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Richard Swift :: March 20, 2009

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Recorded a dozen years ago at the Mohawk in Austin, TX during SXSW, the half-hour performance finds Swift (backed by a full band) running through material from Dressed Up for the Letdown and the (then) soon-to-be released lp, The Atlantic Ocean. The night was crisp, the atmosphere buoyant, and the performance joyous . . .

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Bandcamping :: Winter 2021

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A new year is here and there’s a world of sound to sink into over on Bandcamp. See below for some recent recommendations — and don’t forget that Bandcamp Fridays, during which the platform waives its standard fees, are still a thing in 2021 . . .

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The Weather Station :: Atlantic

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A taste from the forthcoming Weather Station album Ignorance, the video for "Atlantic" finds Tamara Lindeman shimmering in a suit of mirrors, stilled by both dread and beauty . . .

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Aquarium Drunkard Book Club :: Chapter Two

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In his 2011 book Mutants & Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics, and the Paranormal, Jeffrey J. Kripal writes: "Reality, if you will, comes to be in the space between the properly trained reader and the revealed text...Reading is mysticism." With that in mind, welcome to the second chapter of the Aquarium Drunkard Book Club, a recurring series of reading recommendations . . .

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Reverend Dan J. Smith :: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

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As a young man, Reverend Dan J. Smith had to give up the harmonica after it, and a life in music, "led to some bad breaks in the South." But by 1970, he was back, having lived a life and ready to sing about it, with his platter of unrestrained country-gospel-blues . . .

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Shintaro Quintet :: Evolution

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Out later this month, BBE Music's seventh installment in their archival Japanese jazz series highlights the Shintaro Quintet’s lp, Evolution–an album originally released in 1984 via the independent label Streetnoise Records.

A modal affair led by bassist Shintaro Nakamura, the session was cut in New York City and comprised of a Japanese-American band featuring pianist Jeff Jenkins, trumpet player Shunzo Ohno, saxophonist Bob Kenmotsu, and drummer Fukushi Tainaka . . .

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

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Auld Lang Syne. 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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The Aquarium Drunkard Radio Holiday Nog Spectacular

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Go ahead and dip heavily into that Charles Mingus eggnog. It’s the holidays, you’ll need it. Tonight, suit up, it’s Aquarium Drunkard’s annual seasonal spectacular . . .

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