Andrew Patterson On the Mythic Frequencies of The Vast of Night

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Writer and director Andrew Patterson joins us to discuss his micro budget sci-fi gem The Vast of Night, a movie about two New Mexico teenagers who encounter a mysterious radio signal: "We made a movie about people being inquisitive and curious enough to accidentally get a glimpse of something rare and mysterious, something special . . .

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The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PDT, 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.

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Transmissions :: Unwed Sailor

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For more than two decades, Johnathon Ford's led the post-rock band Unwed Sailor. In that time, Ford has steered the band—an ever-evolving collective that’s included members of Pedro the Lion, Fleet Foxes, Danielson Famile and more—through a searching string of albums, incorporating the influence of ambient music, shoegaze, new age, math rock, and drone into its body of work, which constitutes one of the great under-recognized discographies in all of indie rock . . .

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Blanks & Postage: Kyle Barnett and the Record Cultures of Wild Midwest

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Despite a plot that takes place a century ago, nearly every twist of Kyle Barnett’s new scholarly work Record Cultures: The Transformation of the U.S. Recording Industry feels acutely connected to the present. With a big picture historical view, Barnett maps how the unsettled and undefined chaos of American music coalesced into the modern world of record labels and genres with all their racist complexities and romantic myths . . .

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Gillian Welch & David Rawlings :: All The Good Times (Ten Acoustic Covers)

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This year has been filled with surprises — most of them not particularly great. But a sneak attack Gillian Welch & David Rawlings covers album? That's the definition of a nice surprise. Recorded live to tape this spring, All The Good Times is warm and loose, as the duo tackles tunes by Elizabeth Cotten, Bob Dylan, Norman Blake and a handful of trad-folk numbers . . .

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Julien Gasc :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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The music of French singer-songwriter, troubadour, and multi-instrumentalist Julien Gasc is a perennial gift. Shortly before the world locked down due to Covid-19, Gasc released his third LP, L'Appel de la Forêt. Both a stylistic break and continuation of his evolving muse, we asked our mutual friend Derek Wheeler James to catch up with Gasc, via phone at his home in Toulouse, to discuss the album's aesthetic origins, and more . . .

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Sagittaire :: Lovely Music

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On the melancholy, Fripp and Eno inspired “Desert Shore,” Mairesse sings about re-emerging in a place beyond the horizon, calmly repeating the lines “I will disappear/And I will come back.” Sagittaire’s sun-kissed jangle-pop sound shares traits in common with this beachy getaway, with a lush instrumental palette of shimmering vibraphones (“Doo Doo Doo”) and glammy fuzz guitars (“Age of 9 . . .

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The Mendoza Line :: Post-War

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"We liked bands like the Mekons or Alex Chilton, that kind of vibrated on that strange frequency where you weren't sure if this was entertaining all of the time, or if the feeling between the band and the audience was more agreeable or adversarial. And that just doesn't scale commercially . . .

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Jason Joshua & The Beholders :: Alegría Y Tristeza

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30 minutes on the nose, Jason Joshua and the Beholder’s debut LP Alegría Y Tristeza on his own Mango Hill Records is a quick and effective dose of sultry soul. The Miami-based singer skillfully toes the line between winsome falsetto and raw, reflective tenor, while cruising atop timeless production that occupies a sweet spot between Deep City and T.K. Productions . . .

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

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Costa y cañón. Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays.

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Ennio Morricone … Ciao, Maestro

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Composer and producer Frank Maston reflects on the recent passing of Ennio Morricone, sharing his thoughts along with a mix of lesser known Morricone compositions . . .

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Transmissions :: Don Bryant

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Our guest today on Transmissions is Don Bryant. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he was one of the premier songwriters at Hi Records, writing for Al Green, O.V. Wright, Syl Johnson, and his wife, Ann Peebles. His new album is called You Make Me Feel. Bryant joins us to discuss it, highlights from his massive songbook, and his marriage and creative partnership with Ann Peebles . . .

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Symphony of Souls :: On the Hippie Christian Folk of The Trees Community

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This is the story of the Trees Community, a small band of NYC outsiders who lived as a traveling monastic order in the 1970s playing devotional folk music that connected the avant-garde to the sacred . . .

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Powers/Rolin Duo

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The hammered dulcimer has been played all over the world for more than 1,000 years. But the vast possibilities of the instrument are still being explored. Case in point: Powers/Rolin Duo’s self-titled LP on Feeding Tube Records. Here, Jen Powers uses the hammered dulcimer to create a rippling, reverberant sound, something both minimal and expansive . . .

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Silver Scrolls :: Music For Walks

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A necessary transmission coming to us from the Polvo galaxy. Silver Scrolls features members of that pioneering band, but offers plenty of fresh perspectives and jams . . .

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