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Transmissions :: William Basinski and Preston Wendel

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This week on the show, we're joined by ambient hero William Basinski and his collaborator and engineer Preston Wendel. They’ve got two wildly divergent projects out this year. In July, they released To Feel Embraced, a collection of saxophone-laden lounge and electronica under the name Sparkle Division. And on November 13th, they release William Basinski’s Lamentations, which assembles more than 40 years of archival tape loops and studies from his archives. The dual albums encompass the ecstatic highs and dread-soaked lows of this strange year. We spoke with the duo in September, when it was . . .

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Adrianne Lenker :: “Dragon Eyes”

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Adrianne Lenker's songs is not concept album per se, but there is an overarching tender spirit unifying Lenker's riffs and distinctive lyrics, which string together examinations of time and nature, contrasting the way a jagged coastline is shaped by the wind and the effect a lover has on their partner as the days drift by . . .

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Elskavon & John Hayes :: Du Nord

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The collaborative debut of ambient-classical composers Elskavon & John Hayes, the pair's intent was to frame the sonic strata of their home state of Minnesota's overong winter months. They've succeeded.

This installment of Diversions catches up with Elskavon and Hayes as they run us though a sampling of the art (and atmosphere) that informs their debut . . .

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Luka Kuplowsky & the Stardust Players :: Live at the Golden Lion

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Back in January, Luka Kuplowsky assembled an all-star band from the city’s jazz and improvisational community (whose members have performed with U.S. Girls, Martha Wainwright, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland) for a three-song performance embedded inside an atmospheric short film. Collaborating with filmmaker Colin Medley, who also directed Kuplowsky’s video for “Stardust (Reprise)”, the 12-minute mood piece captured live at The Golden Lion dining club is inspired by the minimalist movies of Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki . . .

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Unearthed, Vol. 13 :: All Wrongs Reversed

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Did indie rock peak in 1995? It feels like it did — but it’s possible that I think that because I was an impressionable 16-year-old then, having my mind blown week after week by the underground’s leading lights. Whatever, we can all agree that the indie scene was thriving 25 years ago, and the latest Unearthed bootleg mix gathers together some tasty live ’95 jams for your listening pleasure. Most of the big names are here, along with a few slightly underappreciated artists. Turn back the clock and take a dip in the Diamond Sea . . .

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Alabaster DePlume :: Turpentine

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One of our most listened to albums of 2020 (and de facto audio balm during this pandemic), Alabaster DePlume's To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1 continues to yield dividends with the release of a visual companion to "Turpentine". Shot by filmmaker Cyrus Moussavi the day before Chicago went on full lockdown, Moussavi interprets the tracks atmosphere as being warm at home, yet deeply unsettled . . .

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Jesus People Music, Vol . 1

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Behold. On November 27, Aquarium Drunkard and Org Music present Jesus People Music Vol. 1: The End is at Hand. Culled from the BlackForrestry's AD mixtapes of obscure '60s and '70s Jesus People psych, rock, folk, and country, this collection is available only at record stores on Record Store Black Friday, limited 1,000 copies electric blue colored vinyl. In advance of this collection's release, we're presenting its liner notes, written by curators Josh Swartwood and Doug Cooper with Jason P. Woodbury . . .

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Transmissions :: John Darnielle of Mountain Goats

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Bonus episode! Our guest for this Sunday edition of Transmissions is John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats. He’s got two albums out this year—first, a lo-fi boombox recorded tape, Songs for Pierre Chuvin, and now, Getting Into Knives, recorded with the full Mountain Goats band and producer Matt Ross-Sprang at Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis. John's songs have hailed Satan and cast possums in a theological light. He’s written about myths, tragic heroes, and people trying to unwreck themselves. We were very excited to speak with him about his latest and much more . . .

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Klaus Schønning :: Lydglimt

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Rustling wind. Check. Ambient bird calls. Check. Serpentine Hohner Clavinet funk. Check. Originally released in Copenhagen in the winter of 1979, Klaus Schønning's Lydglimt was reissued last month via the ever-sleuthing Frederiksberg Records. A baker's dozen, the record is a taut embrace of ice cold synths and a Teac 4-track recorder.

All propers to Schønning for making ornithology infused Danish funk a thing . . .

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Martin Rude & Jakob Skøtt Duo :: The Discipline of Assent

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An appropriate title for a record spinning today (November 5th as the US counts ballots), The Discipline of Assent is the work of Danish jazz duo Jakob Skøtt and Martin Rude. Modal, exploratory, rooted in the masters, the pair at once reconnoiter the past and sow the future. Fusing acoustic instrumentation with subtle electronics, Assent incorporates ragas, heavy groove and deft percussion -- a tight/loose panoramic session fit for the liminal space of DI Chamaeleontis . . .

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

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Song(s) For Insane Times. 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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Transmissions :: Hari Kunzru

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This week on Transmissions, Hari Kunzru in conversation with host Jason P. Woodbury. Kunzru is a novelist and writer; his latest is called Red Pill. It’s about a writer who receives a fellowship in Germany, where he finds himself sucked into a spiral of reactionary thinking. His other 2020 project is a podcast called Into the Zone, from Puskin Industries. It’s a podcast about, well, to put it in reductive terms, the opposite of reactive thinking. Examining the liminal space between borders—visiting Stonehenge, remarking on the early days of the internet, examining what divides country from the . . .

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Felbm :: Tape 3/Tape 4

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It's November 3rd. As such, here's a little something to assist in your embrace of "hygge" - if that's possible - this season: Tape 3/4 -- the latest entry in Felbm's ongoing "tapes" series. At 14 tracks, the Utrecht based artist continues down the path set out in 2018, woodshedding material via 4-track. A homespun instrumental affair brimming with low key jazzscapes, here's a taste...a rendering somewhat reminiscent of an alternate universe, lo-fi, Vince Guaraldi . . .

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Ela Orleans :: In The Night

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From the wayback machine that was 2012. Eight years on into the weirdest year ever, Ela Orleans "In The Night" sounds right on time. Culled from Orleans retrospective collection, Movies For Ears, the compilation finds the Polish composer and multi-instrumentalist artfully gliding across a palette of sound reminiscent of Nico, Broken English-era Marianne Faithfull, and Broadcast. An oeuvre of multi-layered, clever avant-pop music . . .

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Kit Sebastian :: Mantra Moderne

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Released in 2019, the Turkish/English hybrid that is Kit Sebastian's Mantra Moderne swirls with psychedelia, its unique blend pinched from dexterous crate-digging scanning 20th century European library music, Chanson, Tropicália and pop. An aural time machine, the record manages to avoid pastiche, pay homage and remain firmly planted in the present. If any of that sounds good, press play. Highly recommended . . .

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