The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness :: The Third Wave Of…

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The Feelies reference only tells part of the story here. Lush and teeming with geniality, The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness deliver jangly, sun-kissed pop melodies that subsist wholly within their own sphere. Ten melodic tracks breezing in at under thirty minutes anchored by the self-proclaimed "cult group's" signature Byrdsian guitar jangle, the album's no-frills power pop materializes like a sort of roadmap sampler of its many aesthetic predecessors . . .

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The Tony Rice Unit :: Live at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, July 17, 1982

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Fresh off the recording of Backwaters, Tony Rice’s improv driven unit settled in on the stage at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. The band in tow reproduced Rice’s recent studio line-ups with John Reischman on mandolin, Fred Carpenter on violin, Todd Phillips on Bass, and Rice holding down rhythm and lead guitar. Not a banjo in sight. The Reischman-penned “That Waltz” starts off the set. With the band seeming to dance upon clouds, it is immediately apparent that the next hour of music – defying classification at the time – had no plan to be grouped . . .

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Bitchin Bajas :: Bajascillators

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Just about 12 years into their trip, Bitchin Bajas just seem to get better and better. The Chicago trio, made up of Cooper Crain, Rob Frye and Daniel Quinlivan, has just released Bajascillators — and this new four-song collection is perhaps the most skilled and absorbing distillation of their sound yet. Things kick off with “Amorpha,” the kosmische groove strong right out of the gate, jewel-like textures swimming through the mix — this is undoubtedly a record that rewards headphone listeners . . .

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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.

34.1090° N, 118.2334° W . . .

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Lou Turner :: Microcosmos

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Lou Turner’s 2020 LP Songs For John Venn was a striking and assured debut, full of sage wisdom, lyrics that were both wryly funny and deeply felt, and plaintive melodies that drew from a deep well of country and folk influences. A fantastic first offering! But Microcosmos, Turner’s follow-up, is even better. Building on John Venn’s firm foundation, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter has delivered an album that solidifies her status as a modern master . . .

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Videodrome :: Trouble Man (1972)

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Rather than become a pillar of blaxploitation, Trouble Man has been abated to a cinematic footnote of the subgenre. But the impeccable soundtrack from Gaye deserves to be held in the same regard as other blaxploitation soundtracks ranging from Edwin Starr to Bobby Womack. It's not only one of the best soundtracks you don't hear enough about, but one of the paramount releases of Gaye's prolific career, emblazoning him as a musical jack of all trades and a master of all of them . . .

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Transmissions :: The Stepney Sisters on Charles Stepney

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We're sitting down with Chicago sisters Eibur, Charlene, and Chanté Stepney, who join us to discuss the work of their father, the late Charles Stepney. As a producer and arranger, Stepney was at the helm for incredible '60s and '70s work with Earth, Wind & Fire, Rotary Connection, The Dells, Muddy Waters, Minnie Riperton, Ramsey Lewis, Terry Callier, and many more before his passing in 1976. But on Step on Step, a mind-blowing new collection from International Anthem, a new vision of Stepney emerges: that of a home recording genius. The Stepney Sisters join host Jason P. Woodbury to . . .

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The Aquarium Drunkard Interview :: Oren Ambarchi

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Experimental guitarist Oren Ambarchi is one of music’s most prolific and inventive collaborators, working with everyone from Keith Rowe and Keiji Haino to Jim O’Rourke and Merzbow in largely improvised sessions, then layering the results into intricate constructed pieces that blur the boundaries between jazz, noise, rock, minimalism, drone and electronics . . .

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Lou Reed :: Transformer | Transformed

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To celebrate a half-century of Transformer, here’s an alternate version of the album, cobbled together from live performances, NYC apartment demos and internet sessions, stretching from the early 1970s to the 21st century. Some of these tunes would become setlist mainstays; others didn’t make it past 1973. The reinventions here are sometimes radical, veering from buoyant glam-funk to shameless Michelob Lite-rock, from austere and solemn readings to goofy garage pop. The one constant? Lou himself, of course. Even as his voice and vibes shift from year to year, Reed’s intense, one-of-a-kind . . .

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Ole Knudsen: Det Handler Om Kærlighed / Karin Liungman: I Denna Magiska Tid

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Founded in New York by Danish video journalist Andreas Vingaard, Frederiksberg Records is responsible for one of our favorite jazz reissues of 2015, Carsten Meinert's 1969 LP, To You. As such, we make a point to check in on the label's doings from time to time. Stylistically varied, yet always consistent in their output and approach, our latest pass yielded a pair of digital only reissues released earlier this summer, Karin Liungman's I Denna Magiska Tid, and Ole Knudsen's Det Handler Om Kærlighed . . .

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Batsumi :: Lishonile

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South African spiritual jazz. Out of print since its initial release, Batsumi's self-titled 1974 LP was unearthed in 2016 via the UK based Matsuli Music. A heady fusion, the album's first track, the eleven and half minute "Lishonile", immediately sets the scene as hypnotic grooves reverberate amid propulsive polyrhythms, flute, sax, jew's harp and vocal chants. Press play, wait for the shaker, and dig the brief respite around the seven minute mark before sliding back into the stew . . .

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Gabriel da Rosa :: Jasmim Parte 1

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“Jasmim Parte 1” is the debut single from Gabriel da Rosa. Raised in rural southern Brazil with a radio DJ father, Gabriel was exposed to all manner of sounds from his native country, but it wasn't until he moved to Los Angeles that he began to truly explore the music, collecting Brazilian records. It was through this exploration that he bonded with Stones Throw Records' founder Peanut Butter Wolf over their shared love of Brazilian music, and began writing his own bossa with collaborator Pedro Dom (Seu Jorge, Rodrigo Amarante and Latin Grammy Award winner Ian Ramil . . .

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Non Plus Temps :: Continuous Hinge

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Fresh post-punk / dub sounds the Oakland-based sextet Non Plus Temps. Drifting in and out of an ESG-inspired groove, “Continuous Hinge”—the first track off the group’s forthcoming debut, Desire Choir—wanders out to unknown terrains where stringent borders slyly make themselves known . . .

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Bandcamping :: Late Summer 2022

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Happy Bandcamp Friday! As we roll into summer’s latter days, beat the heat with a refreshing selection of diverse sounds, ranging from mutant post-jazz to guitar reveries, from blown-out drone to slick sophisto-pop. And a reminder—the platform's waiving its usual fees today, September 2, 2022. Fill up your cart and hit that “Buy Now” button . . .

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Jairus Sharif :: Surfacing

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On “Surfacing,” the first taste from Jairus Sharif’s forthcoming album, Water & Tools, the Calgary-based saxophonist just dares you to catch up. Menacing and droned-out from the jump, Sharif leaps into four-and-a-half indelible minutes of free jazz consumed with ambient electronics, dubbed out atmospherics, and pulsating percussion. Landing somewhere between Sons of Kemet and Fred Madison’s fateful Luna Lounge gig, this thing takes absolutely no prisoners . . .

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