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Transmissions :: Sasha Frere-Jones

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Writer, musician, and prolific TikToker Sasha Frere-Jones joins us on Transmissions, Aquarium Drunkard's weekly talk show podcast to discuss music criticism, listening habits, and self forgiveness. Known for his work with Ui, Body Meπa, and the ambient project Calvanist and as a writer for The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, Village Voice, and dozens of other outlets, Frere-Jones can be found on the S/FJ Substack . . .

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Carl Erdmann :: Bizarrophytes

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One of those “lost” LPs that almost seems too good to be true, Carl Erdmann’s Bizarrophytes originally emerged mirage-like from the high desert of Roswell, New Mexico in the early 1980s. And like any good mirage, it disappeared quickly, having been privately pressed in an extremely small number. But after years of dodgy YouTube rips, Bizarrophytes has finally gotten a loving reissue via Morning Trip Records so that we can properly all enjoy its phase-y/hazy Kottke-esque Takoma-style rambles, UFO ragas and homespun electronic fuckery, all recorded on a Tascam 4-track reel-to-reel . . .

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Wet Sounds :: Fish Tacos

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You'd be hard pressed to find a more apropos band name than Wet Sounds for an instrumental four piece exploring the framework of exotica guitar music. Proof? Look no further than new single, "Fish Tacos" -- a track that equally invokes the fantasy world of Les Baxter's utopian exotica, and Haruomi Hosono's 1978 soundscape, Pacific. Doubling down on the aquatic ambiance, the tune also feels as if it could have been part of a lost score from filmmaker Jean Painlevé's hypnotic underwater footage . . .

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The Trypes :: Music For Neighbors

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Emerging from the fertile Haledon, NJ scene of the early 1980s, The Trypes only released one EP—1984’s Explorers Hold—before morphing into Speed The Plough. The Trypes counted various Feelies in their ranks, and while there’s plenty of common ground between the two groups, they’re much more than just a Feelies footnote, as a 40th anniversary of Music For Neighbors attests to . . .

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Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard :: April 2022

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It’s time once again for Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab on April 17 from 4-8 PM, four hours of freeform sounds from AD selectors. Up first, a springtime stew of dusty country rock, luminous folk, and boogies with New Happy Gathering. Then, trancers and dancers with Range and Basin, early '70s West Coast zones from Doom and Gloom From The Tomb, and to close, First & Last, a glimpse into the world of Japanese private press . . .

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Tim Heidecker :: Buddy

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With the buoyant folk pop of "Buddy" Tim Heidecker recounts an achingly familiar tale of a burnout friend whose whole life story seems predestined: "Everybody could see that you were gone, gone, gone/Gone before you're gone." It's from his forthcoming long player, High School . . .

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Balkans :: Balkans (2011)

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Formed in 2008 while the members were still in high school, Balkans released a string of singles before a sole full length arrived four years later. Members would go on to play in Deerhunter and Omni, but listening to their recently reissued self-titled, it's clear their boundless energy remains captivating . . .

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Wet Tuna :: Warping All by Yourself

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Deep fried in vibe and spiked with a little bit of the good stuff, Warping All by Yourself is a fresh helping of glorious rural delirium served up from the wooly woodland world of Wet Tuna. Here we find the untethered aural id of Matt “MV” Valentine roaming wild and free, uncoupled from Pat “PG Six” Gubler this time around, leading a merry band of mainstay collaborators that include Erika “EE” Elder, Samara Lubelski, Mick Flower and Doc Dunn . . .

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Atenção! Novos Sons do Brasil

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Coming your way especially for Record Store Day, Aquarium Drunkard’s own premium house blend of heady Brazilian vibes. Curated and produced by AD founder Justin Gage, Atenção! is the stuff that’s scarcely left our turntable in the last few years, a compilation of artists who seem to be working both independently and collectively, presenting a kaleidoscopic mash-up of sounds and styles rooted firmly in the present, all laced with loving doses of classic Brasiliana . . .

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Frank Zappa :: The Mothers 1971

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Though the latest Frank Zappa archives box set The Mothers 1971 covers familiar ground, make no mistake: it's a doozy. Offering another look at his Flo and Eddie-era band—like the Mothers 1970 set before it—this one is largely drawn from shows that were previously released, but are presented here in their entirety. This deep focus draws out new details and wrinkles, not to mention some choice cuts . . .

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

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Printemps. 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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Digging The Smithsonian Vaults

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Smithsonian Folkways let us dig through their vast vaults for the latest installment of their ongoing People's Picks series. An enigmatic maze, its hedges conjoin all manner of sound from around the globe. Selected by Justin Gage, expect: avant-garde jazz saxophonist Sonny Simmons live in Paris, an Alan Lomax field recording, the propulsive percussion of the Garifuna people, the sympathetic sitar of Shamim Ahmed, some square dance soul, "sacred" steel, Quebecois folk with a funky-drummer, and beyond . . .

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Transmissions :: Advance Base

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This week on our weekly interview podcast Transmissions, Owen Ashworth of Advance Base on the merits of "gloss era" Bruce Springsteen, the influence of David Bazan of Pedro the Lion and Joe Pera, CCR, and raiding family members' record collections . . .

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Steve Monite :: Only You

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Steve Monite is often credited with establishing a high water mark of 1980’s Nigerian boogie with his 1984 heater, "Only You". One listen to this smoldering earworm and it is easy to see why. Driven by a Moog bass groove courtesy of the exemplary Nkono Teles, and backed by Stella Monye’s breathy vocals, Monite presents a crooner’s ballad expertly crafted into nighttime boogie record . . .

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For All We Know, We’re Dreaming: Twenty Years of Marah’s Float Away With the Friday Night Gods

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Twenty years ago, the Philadelphia band Marah were riding a tidal wave of acclaim for their ragged-but-right rootsy rock and roll as they entered the studio to make their third album. They came out with Float Away With the Friday Night Gods, a confounding and unabashedly ambitious swing for the arena rock fences . . .

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