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Shintaro Sakamoto :: A Dream In Bangkok

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A simpatico pairing, Sakamoto and VIDEOTAPEMUSIC work well together, with Shintaro’s almost tropical guitar overlaying samples from Thai artists like Dao Bandon and Phairin Phonphibun. Fuko Nakamura’s strong vocal performance adds an enchanting, otherworldly layer to an already textured experience, promising that soon the dream will end, but for right now it remains . . .

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S.P. Shailaia & Malaysia Vasudevan :: Paattu Engey (Poovizhi Vasalile, 1987)

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The broader world of South Asian cinema is resplendent with great music, due in no small part to the general conceit that song and dance scenes are a great way for a movie to entertain. Many of these songs stand firmly on their own, with "Paattu Engey", from the Tamil film Poovizhi Vasalile (1987), being a prime example . . .

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Aquarium Drunkard Book Club :: Chapter 15

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Time for another edition of Aquarium Drunkard Book Club. This month, a folk memoir from Vashti Bunyan, the religious practices of Arthur Russell, a look at jazz in the 21st century, flop albums that emerged as eventual classics and more . . .

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Big Thief’s James Krivchenia on Blood Karaoke, Mega Bog, and His Wide-Frame Techno-Thriller Americana Computer Music

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We caught up with Krivchenia to discuss his new work as a producer, early drumming moments, and his computer music process over the phone from his new home in Los Angeles . . .

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Broadcast :: Maida Vale Sessions | Microtronics – Volumes 1 & 2 | Mother Is The Milky Way

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After reissuing the bulk of the legendary group’s discography in 2015, Warp has recently gone one step further and lovingly issued a trio of Broadcast rarities for the first time. Utterly unique in the way they synthesized and transcended their acknowledged influences to craft one of the most rewarding discographies in modern music, each of these new releases showcases a different facet of what made Trish Keenan and James Cargill’s group so special . . .

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An Introduction To Ansible Editions

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After celebrating their tenth anniversary in 2021, Toronto’s Idée Fixe Records welcomed a sibling into their label family. Founders Jeff McMurrich and Alex Durlak recently announced the birth of Ansible Editions, a sister imprint “devoted to documenting vivid, imaginative music along the periphery of jazz.” Fans of the label’s releases from The Cosmic Range will find themselves right at home, with some of the city’s most celebrated and prolific experimental musicians serving as tour guides for Ansible’s inaugural batch . . .

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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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Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Dinner Party (Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin) | May 5 & 6

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The return of Jazz Fest in New Orleans. On May 5th & 6th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Dinner Party - the collaboration between Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, and Terrace Martin - at One Eyed Jacks on Decatur street. Two shows per night . . .

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Meredith Graves :: Transmissions

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Today on an all-new episode of Transmissions, Aquarium Drunkard's weekly interview podcast, we're joined by artist and creator Meredith Graves, Kickstarter's Director of Music and "Head Witch in Charge." She joined us to speak about magic and arcana, about the “purgative ritual” that is Perfect Pussy’s 2014 album Say Yes to Love, her time at MTV News, Lana Del Rey, Wilco, and more . . .

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Videodrome :: Vigilante (1982)

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In many ways, 1982's Vigilante is the scrappy kid brother of Death Wish. But its approach is leaner and meaner, rough around the edges and unvarnished. There’s a primal and animalistic undercurrent to Vigilante, grittier and sleazier then the Death Wish franchise or any of its “revengeplotation” contemporaries. The visual aesthetic and thematic philosophy is exploitative and nihilistic; ice in its veins and hate in its heart . . .

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The Cactus Blossoms :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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The Cactus Blossoms on One Day, their musical roots, Jenny Lewis, and what it was like to work with David Lynch on the set of 2017's Twin Peaks: The Return . . .

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Destroyer :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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Daniel Bejar has been making oblique, urbane pop symphonies as Destroyer for 13 albums and nearly three decades now, but Labyrinthitis is among his best. It pulses with dance rhythms, bristles with literate asides, unspools a hypnotic stream of film-like imagery, hazards a long, rap-inspired spoken word interval, and, once or twice, rocks unabashedly. It’s the kind of album, you can get lost in—or perhaps a little dizzy from. You don’t know quite what’s happening from moment to moment, but there’s a swirl and a sweep and an urgency to it that propels . . .

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First & Last: Japanese Private Press, Vol. 3

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For much of Japan’s youth, the five nationally televised Beatles concerts of 1966 were transformational. Japanese academic Toshinobu Fukuya stated that the Beatles embodied a new identity for the country’s youth. Their presence had signaled that “one did not always have to obediently follow arrangements prescribed by adults; it was possible to follow one’s own path and still be socially and financially successful in life”

In this vein, we open this third installment of First & Last with a track from 1974 by 田中寛 (Hiroshi Tanaka) & 不破洋一 (Yoichi Fuwa), who in their liner notes written by a friend, dub the . . .

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Stan Batcow :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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Few people take the concept “create your own culture” to the extent of pStan Batcow. Since the launch of his label Pumf (Parsnips Under My Feet) in 1984, the musician, visual artist, and zine publisher from Blackpool, England has burrowed down into an unfathomably deep rabbit hole.

In a rare interview, Batcow shares the story of the label’s origins, describes some of their very strangest releases, and explains his obsession with the number seven . . .

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Bandcamping :: Spring 2022

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News of Bandcamp’s recent acquisition by Epic Games had some independent labels and artists up in arms. But for now, the platform remains the best game in town — and for the time being, Bandcamp Fridays remain firmly in place for 2022. That means you can lend your support directly to those aforementioned labels and artists, with Bandcamp waiving its usual fees. The next Bandcamp Friday takes place April 1 and — big tech takeovers be damned — we’ve got a seasonal roundup of recommended releases. Fill up that cart . . .

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