Horizon Music for Anytime of Day (A GROWING Mixtape)

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20 or so years ago, Kevin Doria and Joe DeNardo emerged from the Olympia underground under the name GROWING, proffering a signature blend of noise and mood they refer to as "big amp ambient." Their latest is called Diptych, a two-sided long form epic at once meditational but also ecstatic. To celebrate its release, DeNardo and Doria have assembled Horizon Music For Anytime of Day, a blend expansive jams . . .

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Joanna Brouk :: Transmissions

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This week on Transmissions, we're digging into the Aquarium Drunkard vault for a 2016 conversation with the late New Age pioneer, composer, author and creator Joanna Brouk. An edited and condensed version of this conversation was published in 2016, but we are happy to present it here in its uncut audio form. Brouk passed away April 28th, 2017 . . .

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Yohei ft. Nels Cline :: Edge Of Your Dream

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Edge of Your Dream is as much a singular song as it is a sonic visualization project. Pressed on a specialty flexi disc, the textured collage cover and inserts reference the accompanying music video. A dark and psychedelic forage, the synchronized animation seemingly explores an abstract, haunting thought experiment . . .

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Teenage Fanclub :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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Teenage Fanclub founders Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley on keeping magic alive in the recording studio, why their tour might require extra practice and playing with Alex Chilton, Edwyn Collins, Jad Fair, Frank Black, and De La Soul, and more . . .

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In Tribute: Bob Petric (1964-2021)


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Earlier this month word broke that guitarist Bob Petric of Ohio underground legends Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments had passed away. Longtime admirer and friend Jerry Dannemiller joins us for a look back at Petric's propulsive guitar work . . .

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Green-House :: Sunflower Dance/Royal Fern

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Few artists today release music under a moniker more indicative of their sound than Olive Ardizoni's Green-House. Their engaging electronic compositions are Planet Earth-ready, replete with overlays of flowing brooks, gleefully singing birds, and humming tranquility. “The intention of this project is to facilitate the connection between humans and nature,” Ardizoni says, “instead of perceiving nature as something that’s separate from us . . .

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Marius Cultier :: Qui Coulè Manman-ou

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Time traveling from circa 1977, Marius Cultier arrives with the humid, summer vibe control on lock. An atmosphere that pairs well with the remnants of slushy ice at the bottom of a highball of dark rum . . .

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ÉVÉ :: Canto Aberto

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Born Everaldo Marcial in Sao Paulo, Brazil, ÉVÉ fled the countries military dictatorship in 1974 to settle in France. Recorded in Paris, and released in 1979, Canto Aberto is his sole recording. Long out of print, the album's just been reissued via the Parisian jazz label, Komos Records . . .

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Tindersticks :: A Man Needs a Maid

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On Distractions, Tindersticks take on Neil Young's classic "A Man Needs a Maid," bringing a nocturnal grace to it. With soulful harmonies locked in, it's an epiphany of a cover. If you've ever wondered how danceable a Neil Young song could be, now you have your answer . . .

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I Still Want to Love This Little World :: Dan Wriggins & Lou Turner In Conversation

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Hot on the release of the latter's Mr. Chill and a brand-new collection of Utah Philips covers, Lou Turner and Dan Wriggins discuss music, Friendship, and the poetry of Louise Bogan, Lucinda Williams, and James Schuyler in this special and intimate Aquarium Drunkard conversation . . .

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Natura Morta (A Sven Wunder Mixtape)

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Snapping at the heels of last year’s Eastern Flowers and Wabi Sabi lps, prolific polymath Sven Wunder returns this June with his third full-lengh, Natura Morta. In anticipation, Wunder recorded the following vinyl mix for AD, via his home studio in Sweden, leaning into aesthetic influences and inspiration . . .

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Chuck Johnson :: The Cinder Grove

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Chuck Johnson's The Cinder Grove is a positively gripping experience from start to finish, full of tones and zones that spark the imagination and encourage deep listening to every note, every descending chord progression, every solar flare melody . . .

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Deniz Cuylan :: No Such Thing As Free Will

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On No Such Thing As Free Will, LA-via-Istanbul artist Deniz Cuylan flanks his fingerpicking with subtle touches of piano, clarinet and cello. Reaching all the way back to a childhood infatuation for Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 as a guiding inspiration, the resulting musical patterns recall the repetitious, minimalist compositions of Steve Reich or Nils Frahm, but sit adjacent cosmic pastoralism too . . .

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

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No static at all. 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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Al Riggs :: Transmissions

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Durham songwriter al Riggs returns with a new country music album, I Got a Big Electric Fan to Keep Me Cool While I Sleep. They joined us to discuss the album's concept, finding your own way into traditional music, and of course, Robert Altman's 1980 movie Popeye . . .

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