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Tune In, Zone Out :: Silent Ways

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Silent Ways offers an immersive submersion into the depths of "In A Silent Way." Composed by Joe Zawinul and made famous as the title track of Miles Davis' first all-electric LP, it's a song that doesn't attempt to stop time as much as it attempts control time. Speed it up, slow it down, stretch it out, turn it upside down . . .

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Pretty Good Stuff :: Episode Six

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Bob Dylan historian James Adams' Pretty Good Stuff. Hosted by Adams himself, the hour-long program dove deep into the depths of all things Dwarf Music.

Fear not, Bobcats: while the signal may be on pause, the revelry continues as we are continuing the show on a monthly basis in this new format . . .

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13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History

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Antiquarian bookseller and author Paul Drummond's new book 13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History gathers together a wealth of materials, including photos, clippings, show flyers, stills, and legal documents. Here, editor Mark Iosifescu discusses bringing the uncanny saga of the Elevators to life . . .

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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Sunny War

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This week's installment of the Lagniappe Sessions catches up with DTLA troubadour Sunny War (née Sydney Lyndella Ward). In contrast to her roots gigging in punk bands, War's approach as a solo artist (a clawhammer infused amalgamation of blues and folk) has more in common with Joan Armatrading, and Joni Mitchell than Joan Jett. Though influences do die hard (see: War's stripped down take of "Fragile", via Wire's perennial debut, Pink Flag . . .

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Trees Speak :: Ohms

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On their new album, Ohms, Trees Speak evoke the heavy weirdness of the deep desert but from a Krautrock connoisseur’s viewpoint, folding in elements of post-punk, noir soundtracks, analog synth-music and contemporary psychedelia . . .

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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith wrote her new album The Mosaic of Transformation as a spiritual process, trying to understand the mental blocks that made music, life, and everything else feel impossible. “This album was a tool for me to heal this mental block by finding a way to embody the music,” she explains . . .

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

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Open rhythms. Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays . . .

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Wolfgang Muthspiel :: Angular Blues

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There's a particular clarity made possible by the trio format, something guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade make clear on Angular Blues, Muthspiel's fourth album as bandleader for the storied ECM label. This spacious arrangement makes for magnificent listening . . .

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Transmissions :: A Conversation With Luke Schneider

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Our guest this week on Transmissions is pedal steel player Luke Schneider. Best known as a sideman for Margo Price, he's back with a New Age album, Altar of Harmony, released by the venerable Third Man Records. Schneider takes the pedal steel for a cosmic ride on his new album, conjuring up uncanny sounds that seem to bend the ear—and the heart . . .

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Aquarium Drunkard Presents: The Drop Bear’s Song

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At 44 tracks, the digital relief album serves up a massive helping of AD compatriots including, but not limited to, Steve Gunn, Mary Lattimore, James Toth, Sarah Louise, Maston, Bill MacKay, MV & EE, Andrew Tuttle, and loads more . . .

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A Home Away From Home, Vol. 1 :: Brazilian Covers of International Pop & Rock Hits

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There’s something really comforting about a cover song...familiar while still feeling fresh, soothing and confounding at the same time . . .

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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Lola Kirke

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For her first ever Lagniappe Session, singer/songwriter/actress Lola Kirke takes to interpreting R&B, pop, and country classics by Irma Thomas, Madonna, Gary Stewart, and Samantha Mathis . . .

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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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An Evening In Mono (A Medley)

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... which brings us to this mix... in tribute to Art Dudley, here are tunes from some of my favorite mono LPs recorded using an emt 930 turntable with a Miyajima zero mono cartridge on a 12” Schick tonearm fed into a Miyajima etr-mono step up transformer and a Shindo Monbrison preamp . . .

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Transmissions :: A Conversation With Steve Gunn

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We're joined by Steve Gunn for this episode of the Transmissions podcast—completing our round of talks with the participants of the Gunn/Lattimore/Tyler canceled tour. But there's much more to hear here than another pandemic rap. Topics of conversation include the new Livin' In Between EP, which pairs Gunn's last Lagniappe Session with a brand-new cover of Neil Young's "Motion Pictures," Steve's hardcore youth, immersion in the experimental Philadelphia scene, and his longstanding creative partnership with drummer John Trucinski . . .

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