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Maston :: The Switzerland Sessions

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Cinematic soundscapes abound. In early October of last year, Maston and L’Eclair traveled to Leysin - a small ski village high in the Swiss Alps, and home to Ritmo Studio. Joined by a small film crew, and engineer Benoit Gerard, the group recorded live versions of selections from the Maston catalog, including songs from the albums Tulips, Panorama and 2021's Souvenir . . .

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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Garcia Peoples (Second Session)

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Garcia Peoples have been on the move. Since we last rendezvoused with the band they have expanded to a sextet performing live feats that are leaving audiences in puddles of their own diethylamide daydreams. If that wasn't enough they still found time to cut a new album, Dodging Dues, with Mr. Auxiliary himself – Matt Sweeney – resulting in a tighter and more concise record that still goes hard on the choogle. For their second Lagniappe Session the group tackles a trio of artists whose influences orbit this new album and beyond . . .

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Brother Superior :: Trini Groove

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Both as a Lord and a Brother, Andrew Marcano was a legendary calypsonian. His first recordings in the late 1950s as Lord Superior, a bold name for a teenager, were instant hits in Trinidad. Twenty years into a career as Lord Superior, stacked with calypso gold, carnival competition victories, and tours with fellow calypsonians Lord Kitchener and Lord Melody, Marcano traveled to Nigeria in 1978 to meet Fela Kuti, and record with afrobeat icon Sonny Okosuns. The musicians collaborated on . . .

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Julie Doiron :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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I Thought Of You marks Julie Doiron's first official solo release in nine years. Throughout our conversation, Doiron explains what guides her collaborations and projects . . .

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ROY :: Capitalism

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Patrick Lefler is a key figure in Toronto’s new psychedelic scene. As the mastermind behind the revolving doors of ROY, his recent releases have included an extraterrestrial concept album, a trip back to the garage, and a collection of soothing synth waves to coax listeners into slumber. For his latest project, Lefler attempts to unshackle music from the constraints of capitalism itself. To accomplish this seemingly impossible task, he offers the antithesis: a free download . . .

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Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard :: January 2022

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Signals coming in mighty strong. Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab returns for its regular third Sunday broadcast. Four hours of freeform radio from the RFAD crew on January 16 4-8 PM Pacific . . .

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Videodrome :: The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie

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Considered a monumental flop at the time of its release, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie has since developed a vehement cult following. It’s widely regarded as one of John Cassavetes’ best films and Ben Gazzara’s greatest on-screen performance. Part of the delayed attraction may be that audiences have finally caught up to what Cassavetes was attempting to do. At a time when other American directors such as Coppola and Scorsese were releasing films that would serve as the consummate blueprint for future genre films, Cassavetes was already eradicating pre-conceived narrative standards and deconstructing archetypical characters . . .

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Aye Me, Moore Heart New Transcription (A Warren Defever Mixtape)

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The ever busy Warren Defever of His Name is Alive and ESP Summer somehow found time to drop this ecstatic and incantatory humdinger off at AD's digital doorstep. Aye Me, Moore Heart New Transcription, a mix which spans the globe and time, folding together ancient gospel, blues, gamelan, and more . . .

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

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Off-piste. 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 Lagniappe Sessions :: Elijah Wolf

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Elijah Wolf kicks off the Lagniappe Sessions for 2022. Recorded alone in his Brooklyn apartment at the end of last year, before digitally landing in Los Angeles, London and upstate New York for additional accompaniment, the four covers find the folk artist tapping into 70s stalwarts and contemporaries, alike . . .

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Aquarium Drunkard Book Club: Chapter 12

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Welcome back to the stacks. It’s Aquarium Drunkard’s Book Club, our monthly gathering of recent (or not so recent) recommended reading. Featuring the occult roots of rock, John Sinclair's prison writings, Bowie comics, Anna Kavan's dystopian road novel, and the nature writing of J.A. Baker . . .

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William Parker :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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Music flows out of bassist, composer and bandleader William Parker like a river. There are few musical formations that the artist has not tried. From solo, to duo, to trio, to small ensembles, to large ensembles, Parker is constantly moving, evolving and changing, following the flow of the music. While Parker, who turns 70 on January 10, 2022, has recorded and performed with some legendary musicians (e.g. Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Peter Brötzmann) his own voluminous discography, and his manifold compositions, will be his lasting legacy . . .

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The Soundcarriers :: Wilds

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A welcome return to ring in the new year, Nottingham, England quartet The Soundcarriers have emerged from an eight year hiatus following their 2014 long player, Entropicalia. Multi-instrumentalist Paul Isherwood describes Wilds as summing up a number of the band’s eclectic influences, a body of work which can be channeled back to an early infatuation with the soundtrack to John Barry's Midnight Cowboy (a central signifier of the group’s highly cinematic feel . . .

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Do You Fall? …And The Evolution Of WEEED

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Portland, Oregon's WEEED started off the last decade playing deep fried metal and freaky psychedelic boogies, but have grown, deviated, and ventured into zones beyond. Here, a look at the band's discography, which encompasses everything from metal to psychedelia, jazz, kosmiche, jazz, and folk rock . . .

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Picastro :: I’ve never met a stranger

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Toronto’s Picastro first emerged in the mid 1990s as the slowcore indie-rock outlet of songwriter Liz Hysen. In the intervening decades, she has welcomed a rotating cast of collaborators, released a pair of albums with Polyvinyl, and maintained a cult following through a steady drip of downcast songs with shivering orchestral flourishes. On her latest covers EP, I’ve never met a stranger, Hysen is accompanied by a gang of local luminaries that includes members of Mas Aya, Marker Starling, and Badge Époque Ensemble . . .

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