Fela Kuti :: First European Tour (1981)
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by Justin Gage
4h ago
Check out a fantastic documentary that follows Fela Anikulapo Kuti and his huge band/entourage (70+ people!) on their first trip across the European continent in 1981. Things look gray and grimy outside, but once Africa 80 is onstage the world snaps into full, vibrant color, a radical sight/sound the likes of which most of the world had never seen nor heard before. The post Fela Kuti :: First European Tour (1981) appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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Yves Jarvis :: All Cylinders
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by Justin Gage
4h ago
For All Cylinders, Montreal-based Yves Jarvis (fka Un Blonde) placed bedroom auteurism behind him and went for simpler tunes. The result is a multi-genre odyssey. Where once was a loose attempt at art gospel or chopped-up soul, now there is a conscious, sincere engagement with the classics Jarvis clearly adores—Paul McCartney, Love, Stevie Wonder, and Prince. The post Yves Jarvis :: All Cylinders appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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Transmissions :: Bonnie “Prince” Billy
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by Jason Woodbury
4h ago
Welcome back to Transmissions from Aquarium Drunkard, we're kicking off our 10th season with host Jason Woodbury in conversation with Will Oldham, the man behind Bonnie “Prince” Billy, who appeared on the very first Transmissions interview back in 2016. He returns to Transmissions to unpack and discuss his new country album, The Purple Bird, uploading souls to the Metaverse, guns, and why he'd work with Phil Spector. The post Transmissions :: Bonnie “Prince” Billy appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Ezra Feinberg
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by Justin Gage
1d ago
Since Ezra Feinberg’s return to making and releasing music at the close of the last decade, he’s been on an unbelievable run. Feinberg’s contributions to our ongoing series of Lagniappe Sessions square the circle of his sound, offering up covers of the shimmering folk-pop vocal group The Roches, on the one hand, and minimalist composer and Philip Glass Ensemble stalwart Jon Gibson, on the other. Feinberg’s gift has always been to endow minimalist process and ambient expansion with a real emotional weight, so the balance here between lovelorn romanticism and new music abstraction seems particul ..read more
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Sam Moss :: Swimming
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by Jason Woodbury
1d ago
Sam Moss's new LP boasts an exceptional backing band — Joe Westerlund on earthy percussion; Isa Burke on deeply felt lead guitar, violin and banjo; Sinclair Palmer on rich double bass; and Molly Sarlé on haunting harmonies. Jake Xerxes Fussell also pops up to lend a hand on a few tracks. Together, this group creates an extraordinarily intimate sound to surround Moss’s voice and acoustic fingerpicking, whether it’s the steady thump of the title track, the slow way of “Dance” or the somewhat sinister groove of “Lost.” You could slot Swimming into the so-called Americana genre, but it really rise ..read more
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Eric Dolphy :: Last Date (Documentary, 1991)
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by Justin Gage
2d ago
The documentary’s title Last Date is lifted from an album of posthumous live recordings from a Netherlands radio session in the summer of 1964 (the Dutch trio from the session feature prominently in the film). Just a few weeks later, Eric Dolphy tragically passed after slipping into a diabetic coma during a performance in Berlin. The post Eric Dolphy :: Last Date (Documentary, 1991) appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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Harold Budd :: Abandoned Cities
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by Justin Gage
2d ago
Composer Harold Budd always resented the term "ambient," with which his music had been saddled since his pioneering collaborations in late 70s and early 80s with Brian Eno. One can imagine the thoughtful, genial Budd being positively exasperated with the even more niche tag "dark ambient." And yet, Budd's haunting and uncharacteristically bleak 1984 album Abandoned Cities was dark ambient before the term existed. One of the lesser-known works in Budd's discography, its synthesizer drones and blighted landscapes seem to speak prophetically to the crisis of our present moment. The post Harold Bu ..read more
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Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard :: February 2025
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by Justin Gage
3d ago
Freeform transmissions from Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab. Airing every third Sunday of the month, RFAD on dublab features the pairing of Tyler Wilcox’s Doom and Gloom from the Tomb and Chad DePasquale’s New Happy Gathering. This month, Chad kicks it off with an hour of broken valentines, with Tyler following it up with some melancholy psych-folk situations. Sunday, 4-6pm PT. The post Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard :: February 2025 appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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Ted Lucas :: Nobody Loves Me Like My Baby Does
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by Jason Woodbury
5d ago
On February 21, psychedelic folkie Ted Lucas' self-titled 1975 cult classic rides again, this time thanks to the folks at Third Man Records. This go-round, an expanded vision of Lucas' visions is offered, with the digital release including four previously-unreleased songs, including the swooning, flute-heavy “Nobody Loves Me Like My Baby Does.” The post Ted Lucas :: Nobody Loves Me Like My Baby Does appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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Roedelius :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
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by Jason Woodbury
5d ago
Featuring 50 tracks from his vast recorded archives, 90 presents kosmische pioneer Roedelius at his most intimate. The result is a collection that feels as meditative as it does personal. "Everything came to me as a gift of the moment," he explains, opening up about the genesis of his creative practice and how his songs function like prayers. The post Roedelius :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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