Transmissions :: Roger Eno
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by Justin Gage
1d ago
Incoming transmission from Roger Eno. This week on the show, he joins us for a freewheeling, friendly chat about art, place, and Dune (1984). Eno began his recording life in 1983, when he joined his brother Brian and Daniel Lanois at the latter’s studio in Hamilton, Ontario, to cut one of our favorite albums of all-time, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks. Imbued with country and western ambiance, it suggests the vastness of space and man’s ventures into it. Not only that, but it serves as one of the foundational documents of the "ambient country" subgenre that practically forms its own corne ..read more
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The New Eves :: Post-Punk Drone Folk from Brighton
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by Justin Gage
1d ago
The New Eves—the Brighton-based quartet of Nina Winder-Lind, Kate Mager, Ella Oona Russell, and Violet Farrer—craft a rousing brew of post-punk, drone-folk, and avant-choral psych that evokes The Raincoats, Nico, Television, and Horses-era Patti Smith in equal measure, offering one of the more exciting new sounds we’ve heard this year. The post The New Eves :: Post-Punk Drone Folk from Brighton appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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The Fourth Way :: Werwolf
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by Justin Gage
2d ago
The Fourth Way were one of the more intriguing denizens of the psychedelic ballroom circuit in the Bay Area of the late 1960s. With a quartet lineup of bass, drums, electric violin and ring-modulated electric piano, their strange sound, alternately funky and trippy, represented one of the first serious attempts to merge jazz with acid rock. Werwolf, the last of their three albums, was recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in June 1970. Even with the subpar sound, it's a killer slab of the very earliest fusion. The post The Fourth Way :: Werwolf appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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Jim White :: All Hits: Memories
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by Justin Gage
2d ago
What happens when a renowned collaborator records a solo album? That’s the question when considering Jim White’s first solo endeavor, All Hits: Memories. White first came to prominence as the drummer for the seminal Australian band Dirty Three and now comprises the other half of a slew of duos, including Xylouris White, The Double, and with Marisa Anderson. Additionally, he's provided percussive wizardry to songs by Cat Power, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, PJ Harvey, Bill Callahan, and many others. White has an innate ability to adapt to the particular tone of a song, his contributions are always apt ..read more
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Light Pollution: The Roots of Ambient Jazz
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by Justin Gage
3d ago
As Aquarium Drunkard recently reported, ambient appears to be the shape of jazz to come. The newest new thing is cross-pollinating with electronics and minimalism, new age and drone. But even these currents have a history. We dove deep into our favorite space jazz of yesteryear, and put together a mixtape for your astral travelling pleasure. The post Light Pollution: The Roots of Ambient Jazz appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg :: Buffalo Stance
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by Justin Gage
6d ago
James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg transmute and transform Neneh Cherry's 1988 smash hit "Buffalo Stance" into an idyllic stroll through imaginary countrysides. The post James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg :: Buffalo Stance appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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Alice Coltrane :: The Carnegie Hall Concert
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by Justin Gage
1w ago
Had The Carnegie Hall Concert been released in 1971 when it was originally commissioned and recorded by Impulse as a double live LP, it would undoubtedly rank among the all-time holy grails of live jazz, no, live music, period. But nothing happens before it’s time, and we are unbelievably fortunate to be graced with the revelation of Coltrane’s performance in the here and now. Left in the vault for decades and only partially bootlegged, The Carnegie Hall Concert documents Alice Coltrane cresting a creative peak which marked the end of a cycle of suffering and a rebirth for her spirit and music ..read more
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The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PDT, Channel 35)
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by Justin Gage
1w ago
Outré California. 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 The post The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PDT, Channel 35) appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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Sathima Bea Benjamin :: Windsong
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by Justin Gage
1w ago
Her voice comes from far, far away. From Saint Helena, her grandmother’s home, a tiny island thousands of miles off West Africa, Napoleon’s grave. It comes from the Philippines, where her mother was born. It found a home in Cape Town, where she met her future husband, Abdullah Ibrahim, and became a foundational mother of one of the most vibrant jazz scenes in the world. The post Sathima Bea Benjamin :: Windsong appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard ..read more
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Patti Smith Group / John Cale / Television :: The Palladium, New York City, December 31, 1976
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by Justin Gage
1w ago
As mentioned in a recent Aquarium Drunkard Book Club, some of the most entertaining parts of Thurston Moore’s Sonic Life memoir come during his teenage years, way before Sonic Youth was even a twinkle in his eye. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Fan? From the suburbs of Connecticut, Moore made countless trips into NYC to soak in the punk/CBGB/Max’s Kansas City worlds, catching shows by The Ramones, Suicide, the Dead Boys, Sid Vicious … and Patti Smith, of course. Thurston paints an evocative portrait of this New Year’s Eve blowout, which doubled as Patti’s raucous 30th birthday party. He wa ..read more
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