Crucial Listening

Nov 15 2024 168 ep. 64 mins 103
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Experimental musicians and sound artists discuss the albums that are important to them. A bi-weekly podcast from ATTN:Magazine.

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#168: Miguel Prado (Nzʉmbe)

Nov 15 2024 64 mins  
Clarity and self-indulgence, the end of history, awakening the ear. The philosopher and artist discusses three important albums.Miguel's picks:Nico – Nico's Last Concert "Fata Morgana"Scott Walker – TiltMaryanne Amacher – Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear)The new Nzʉmbe album, "Ardor or Entropy", is out now on Drowned By Locals. Check it out here. Miguel is on Instagram

#167: Eugene S. Robinson (Buñuel, Oxbow)

Nov 01 2024 58 mins  
Nothing but blancmange, beautiful death-adjacency, laughing through the discomfort. The vocalist of Buñuel and the late Oxbow discusses three important albums.Eugene's picks:Johnny Hartman – The Voice That Is!Billie Holiday – Lady In SatinArthur Prysock – Compact JazzThe new Buñuel album, Mansuetude, is out now on Overdrive/Skingraft. Check it out here. Eugene has a Substac

#166: Miki Yui

Oct 18 2024 79 mins  
Small music, the lazy way of listening, the motor of collaboration. The Tokyo-born, Düsseldorf-based musician discusses three important albums.Miki's picks:Rolf Julius – Music For A DistanceEliane Radigue – Vice Versa, etc.Jean-Yves Bosseur – Musique VertesMiki's new album, As If, is out now on Hallow Ground. Check it out on Bandcamp. Miki's website is here and she's also on

#165: Gábor Lázár

Oct 04 2024 50 mins  
No kick drum, three sounds and humour, the power of multidirectional expression. The Hungarian electronic producer discusses three important albums.Gábor's picks:Nicron – Transfer Completed (Youtube link)Errorsmith – 2AGF – Westernization CompletedGábor's new album is called Reflex, and it's out now on Raster. Check it out on Bandcamp or over on the Raster site. Gábor's we

#164: Wendy Eisenberg

Sep 20 2024 81 mins  
Perfect trumpet voice, music as prayer, Ben Monder's right hand. The improviser and songwriter discusses three important albums.Wendy's picks:Mary Lou Williams – Black Christ Of The AndesRobert Wyatt – Old RottenhatTheo Bleckmann And Ben Monder – No BoatWendy's new album, Viewfinder, is out now on American Dreams. Check it out on Wendy's Bandcamp. They're also on Instagram an

#163: Annie Aries

Sep 06 2024 78 mins  
Noisy artefact discovery, spilling soft toys at the parade, heartbroken AI minds. The Swiss-Philippine composer and musician discusses three important albums.Annie's picks: Eliane Radigue – Trilogie de la MortCharlemagne Palestine – Jamaica Heinekens In BrooklynHolly Herndon – PROTOAnnie's debut solo album, It's Not Quiet In The Void, is out now on Everest Records. Check it o

#162: Carlos Giffoni

Aug 23 2024 66 mins  
IBM 7090 hypnosis, black jeans on the beach, music for crying and driving. The Venezuelan experimental musician and writer discusses three important albums.Carlos' picks:Horacio Vaggione – La Maquina De CantarPita – Get OutLow – Double NegativeCarlos' new album, Dream Walker, is out now on Ideologic Organ. Check it out on the Ideologic website or on Bandcamp. Carlos is on Ins

#161: Mattin

Aug 09 2024 94 mins  
Isolation and electroacoustics, listening and openness, putting rock into the coffin. The artist, musician and theorist discusses three important albums. Mattin's picks: Roberta Settels – Isolation! Meinhof In MemoriamAMM – The CryptLou Reed & Metallica – LuluMattin's new album, Expanding Concert (Lisboa 2019-2023), is out now. Check it out here. Mattin's website is here

#160: Brian Cook (Sumac, Russian Circles, Botch)

Jul 26 2024 94 mins  
Proto-disco black hole disintegration, leaving in the flubs, "Shake Your Hips" at number 3. The American bassist discusses three important albums.Brian's picks:Can – Soon Over BabalumaHis Hero Is Gone – Fifteen Counts Of ArsonThe Rolling Stones – Exile On Main St.The new Sumac album is called The Healer, and it's out now on Thrill Jockey. Check it out here or on Bandcamp. Fin

#159: Tashi Wada

Jul 12 2024 62 mins  
Life partner collaborations, Alice Coltrane signature bends, nomadic explorations in tuning. The Los Angeles-based musician discusses three important albums.Tashi's picks: Bley-Peacock Synthesizer Show – Revenge: The Bigger The Love The Greater The HateAlice Coltrane – Live at the Berkeley Community Theater 1972Laurie Spiegel – Obsolete SystemsTashi's new album, What Is Not S