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What a trip to interview John Carpenter himself for aquarium drunkard. We discussed the influence of noir, works that inspired Escape from New York, & his fingerprint on the world of cyberpunk.

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Catching Up With Myriam Gendron

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a meditation on grief, sorrow, and most importantly, survival. Ahead of its May 10 release, we sat down with Gendron, discussing Leonard Cohen, recording with Jim White, and the intersection of poetry and songwriting.

Music is integral to the bleak zones created by John Carpenter. With Lost Themes IV: Noir (@SacredBones) he evokes shady, lowlit moods.

He joins us to discuss the style & influence of film noir: “Everybody’s doomed in these things.'
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Gerry Mulligan :: Night Lights

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Recorded over two sessions in the fall of 1962 at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City, Night Lights finds Gerry Mulligan exploring the somber side of cool jazz, playing originals and standards with a no-frills approach.

The three purchases I've made this year that have reliably given me the most joy are a subscription to Maggot Brain, the Complete Bitches Brew Sessions Metal Spine Box Set and an aquarium drunkard membership.

Congo Funk! :: Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982)

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... Another banger from Analog Africa

Prince Far I :: Cry Tuff Chants 1981-84

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Initially dubbed King Cry Cry owing to his infamous “voice of thunder', had Prince Far I been a preacher (which he was, in his own way) it’s not difficult to imagine him proselytizing to hordes of non-believers.

Congo Funk! :: Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982)

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a surprising and exhilarating collision of rumba, psych, and funk. Homespun, lean, and occasionally blown out in garage bliss...

'What does it mean to have music of spiritual substance?'

This week on Transmissions, Shabaka joins us to discuss his remarkable new LP, Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace.

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Dadawah :: Peace And Love

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That this sublime slice of life-affirming music is considered reggae is incidental in the same way that Alice Coltrane’s Journey In Satchdinanda is considered jazz. . .

I wrote about Cassie Kinoshi's thrilling new album with the seed. ensemble, the LCO, and experimental turntablist NikNak. RIYL: Max Roach with orchestra!

Another amazing release from 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺, and another reason to support aquarium drunkard!
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I wrote about Gerry Mulligan’s NIGHT LIGHTS (1963) for aquarium drunkard. A deep dive into the record, Mulligan’s methodology, and “respecting the arrangement.” 🎷 🚬 🍸🌙

Cassie Kinoshi’s Seed :: Gratitude

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In March 2023, alto saxophonist and composer Cassie Kinoshi appeared onstage with an unexpected guest list ...

Gerry Mulligan :: Night Lights

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Recorded over two sessions in the fall of 1962 at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City, Night Lights finds Gerry Mulligan exploring the somber side of cool jazz, playing originals and standards with a no-frills approach.

Group Listening :: Walks

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On WALKS, their third album, the duo of Paul Jones and Stephen Black move into a more electronic frame, the newly synthetic soundscapes captured by a lens that remains fragile, bighearted, and childlike in its wonderment.

You Say is maybe the greatest song ever written and this version is lovely and devastating

Still House Plants :: If I Don’t Make It, I Love U

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. . . filters torch blues through a cracked mirror, floating polysyllabic jazz singer melisma over clanging, clattering noise abstractions. It sounds like the most irregular sort of post-rock—U.S.

The Lagniappe Sessions :: Tim Bernardes

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São Paulo’s Tim Bernardes tackles one from fellow countryman Gilberto Gil’s 1971 S/T album, the Dirty Projectors’ knotty, Tropicália-tinged art rock, and one of The Beatles’ most spiritually mystic moments.

The Lagniappe Sessions :: Myriam Gendron

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Gendron sets her sights on the overlooked songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler, seventies Eno at his most hypnotic, a deep cut and long-standing favorite from her Montreal compatriot Leonard Cohen, and Michael Chapman.