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

Wade in the water. 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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Wadada Leo Smith :: Transmissions

Composer, trumpeter, and theorist Wadada Leo Smith joins us to discuss year of releases centered around his 80th birthday, his blues roots, spiritual journey, and creative outlook . . .

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Videodrome :: Psychedelic Glue Sniffing Hillbillies

Four years before Harmony Korine's seminal hilljack masterpiece "Gummo" would shock audiences across the world and rewrite the rules of independent cinema forever, an amateur auteur by the name of Craig Smith was exploring a very similar corner of the zeitgeist with his thirty-minute short film "Psychedelic Glue Sniffin' Hillbillies . . .

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Manduka :: S/T (1972)

An organic affair employing minimal production, the record is buoyed by Manduka's sympathetic vocal, acoustic guitar, and occasional accompaniment by vocalist Soledad Bravo. Abetted by light flutes, harmonica and congas, as a piece, Manduka excels in its low-key blend of provincial folk, tastefully draped in the ubiquitous psychedelia of the zeitgeist . . .

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Various Artists :: Belong To The Wind

The newly formed Los Angeles based label Forager Records lifts off with aplomb with its inaugural release, Belong To The Wind, a 10 track set compiling psychedelic tinged folk and soul. Culled from American 45s from the ’70s, its a languid ride highlighting a set of underknown artists at work, ranging from homegrown recordings to full studio treatments . . .

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Bob Dylan :: Too Many Mornings

An hour's worth of Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings" — is this too many "One Too Many Mornings"? Give it a try. These 14 different versions, stretching from the original recording released in early 1964 to a live tape from 1995, illustrate Dylan as an artist in constant motion . . .

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Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard with Dave Schools and Woodsist

Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard's May broadcast will air May 16 from 4-8 PM Pacific on Dublab. In hour one, Less Talk More Groove with Dave Schools, hour two features Jason Woodbury's Range and Basin, hour 3 belong to Tyler Wilcox with Doom and Gloom from the Tomb, and to close, the Woodsist Family Radio Hour . . .

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Sarah Louise :: Earth Bow

On previous albums, Sarah Louise exposed the arbitrary nature of genre. On her new album Earth Bow, she creates her own. What you hear on the record is an artist riding the currents of a far-reaching and unrestrained creative freedom, alchemically transmuting influence into novel self-expression—exactly what you should expect to hear on great albums . . .

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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Robert Walter (Third Session)

Spirit Of ’70, Robert Walter’s 1996 solo debut–and collaboration with sax legend, Gary Bartz–was issued on vinyl for the first time this month. To commemorate, Walter steps up for his third Lagniappe Session in eight years. Inspired as ever, this third round finds the artist dipping into exotica, reggae, nascent rap and the jazz of Silver Cycles . . .

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John Andrews & The Yawns :: Cookbook

A heavy dose of California chill beaming out from New Hampshire, John Andrews and his “band” The Yawns return with Cookbook, their follow-up to 2017’s Bad Posture, and an airy collection of laid-back country rock, gentle AM ballads, and breezy cantina instrumentals with more than a dose of Guaraldi-imbued jazz . . .

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Amelia Courthouse :: Robin’s Ride (An Interpretation)

As far as 70s private-press albums go, Ted Lucas’ sole self-titled long player sits high atop the summit. A truly eccentric outing, the music has proven timeless, healing, and beloved, and NJ-based label Perpetual Doom honors it with It’s So Easy (When You Know What You’re Doing): A Tribute to Ted Lucas, featuring covers of the album’s nine tracks from artists such as William Tyler, Julianna Barwick, Anna St. Louis, Shannon Lay, and more . . .

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

Via satellite, transmuting 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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Richard Thompson :: Transmissions

Our guest this week is guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson. One of the founding fathers of British folk rock, he’s the author of a new book, Beeswing. It chronicles the early days of his band, Fairport Convention, the launch of his solo career, run-ins with Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, a lost jam session with Led Zeppelin, and his collaborations with Linda Thompson, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, John Martyn. He joins Jason P. Woodbury to discuss it all and more this week on Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions . . .

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Perfect Angels :: Exit From the Ultra-World

The latest from DIY lifer Zach Philips is a dizzying and resplendent work of lysergic cool-jazz, deconstructed art-pop, and library exotica. Billed as Exit From the Ultra-World by Perfect Angels, the record was pieced together on tape in Brussels with transmitted vocals from French singer Olia Eichenbaum, and additional contributions from psych-pop pioneer Chris Cohen, jazz saxophonist Shoko Igrashi, and a cast of like-minded multi-instrumentalists from around the globe . . .

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Ranking Ann :: A Slice Of English Toast

Six tracks, mc toasting supreme, with the crew spitting right out the gate, riffing on Sister Audrey’s “English Girl” on the the near ten minute title track. Ease back proper, as the entirety of the session is soaked in echo and reverb courtesy of Mad Professor . . .

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