Crucial Listening

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Crucial Listening

Experimental musicians and sound artists discuss the albums that are important to them. A bi-weekly podcast from ATTN:Magazine.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    #172: Daniela Huerta

    Sound as living entity, eating your greens, divinity and dedication. The Berlin-based, Mexican multimedia artist and DJ discusses three important albums. Daniela's picks: Éliane Radigue – Trilogie de la MortCoil – Musick To Play In The Dark Vol 1 / Vol 2Alice Coltrane – Eternity Daniela Huerta's solo debut album, Soplo, is out now on Elevator Bath. Check it out here. Her website is here and she's also on Instagram. Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

    1h 4m

  2. 12/28/2024

    #171: Félicia Atkinson

    Rothko croissants, records like old trees, cave-age slowcore. The French musician and artist discusses three important albums. Félicia's picks: Morton Feldman – Rothko Chapel  | Why Patterns?Robert Ashley – Private PartsLow – I Could Live In Hope Félicia's latest album, Space As An Instrument, is out now on Shelter Press. Check it out here. Her website is here and she's also on Instagram. Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

    1h 25m

  3. 12/14/2024

    #170: AGF

    Socialist pop music, the control of the clock, the beautiful digital. The Hailuoto, Finland-based artist and poemproducer discusses three important albums. Antye's picks: Silly – Mont KlamottBLACK QUANTUM FUTURISM – Waiting Time​/​Weighting​/​Wading Time: On Juneteenth, Watch Night, Freedom​’​s Eve, and Emancipation DayHelena Gough – With What Remains Here's a trove of links through which to explore AGF's work and more: Curation: https://rec-on.orgOrganum: https://hailuotoorganum.tumblr.com/Music: https://agf-poemproducer.bandcamp.comWorks: https://antyegreie.com/Locality: https://haiart.org/Gigs: https://poemproducer.com/dates.phpMstdn: https://systerserver.town/@poemproducerDonate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

    1h 13m

  4. 11/30/2024

    #169: Pat Thomas

    Mad standards, worst planet ever, fire in a pet shop. The improvising pianist discusses three important albums. Pat's picks:  Ahmed Abdul-Malik – Nights On SaturnThe Music Improvisation Company – S/TSun Ra – The Magic City Pat has a new solo electronics record out now on 577 Records, titled This Is Trick Step. Check that out here. Pat is also on Instagram, and his page on 557 Records is here.Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

    1h 17m

  5. 11/16/2024

    #168: Miguel Prado (Nzʉmbe)

    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 here.Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

    1h 4m

  6. 11/02/2024

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

    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 Jazz The new Buñuel album, Mansuetude, is out now on Overdrive/Skingraft. Check it out here. Eugene has a Substack, an Instagram and is on X. Buñuel's Instagram is here.

    59 min

  7. 10/19/2024

    #166: Miki Yui

    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 Vertes Miki'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 Instagram.Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

    1h 19m

  8. 10/05/2024

    #165: Gábor Lázár

    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 Completed Gábor'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 website is here and he's also on Instagram.Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

    50 min
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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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  • Creator
    ATTN:Magazine
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    172
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    Clean
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    © ATTN:Magazine 2019
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    Crucial Listening

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