Different Noises

Bob Osborne
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  1. 3d ago

    World of Jazz 805

    This playlist demonstrates the global reach of contemporary jazz, featuring international collaborations and artists from diverse musical traditions. The selection spans a wide range of styles and line-ups—from large-ensemble arrangements and acoustic trio interplay to world fusion and intimate duo performances—incorporating recent releases from both independent and established labels across different regions and cultures. PLAYLIST New England Jazz Collaborative “Another Brighter Day (feat. Mitch Selib, Temidayo Balogun & Lumanyano Mzi)” from Tributaries (ACP Records) 00:00 Tony Grey featuring Bob James “Nostalgia” from Nostalgia (Tony Grey Music) 10:00 The Holland Court Jazz Trio “Domenica Canta” from Inverted Tango (Composers Concordance Records/Naxos) 16:45 Strat Andriotis “Great Forgiveness” from The Wolf Sleeps Alone (Dekble atria Records) 25:11 YUGEN “When order fell in love with chaos” from Picture #2 (Filibusta Records) 30:30 Ryan Keberle’s Collektiv Do Brasil “Ê Menina” from Here Is Donato! (Alternate Side Records) 36:39 Cindy Blackman Santana “Circe” from Coherence (Mack Avenue Records) 41:45 Martin Iaies “In an Unknown Mood (feat. Klaus Gesing)” from PEOPLE, PLACES music for large ensemble (Challenge Records) 49:02 Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart “Everything That Lives Laments” from Rhombus (Smoke Sessions Records) 57:50 Cipher “Shuffle” Cipher (Smeik Records) 1:05:04 Chick Corea “Some Time Ago” from Some Time Ago (Live in Bremen 1972) (Moosicus and MIG Music) 1:08:01 Ayumi Tanaka, Thomas Morgan, Thomas Strønen “Driftwood” from Windflower (ECM Records) 1:22:54 Harry Bartlett and Kurtis Perrie “Banya” from This Is Living (Adhyâropa Records) 1:28:52 Mike Clark “Softly As In Morning Sunrise” from Kuon Ganjo (Time Without Beginning) (Wide Hive Records) 1:32:57 WEAVE4 “Sospeso” from La gomma di Dante (Parco Della Musica Records) 1:39:41 tellKujira “En Greve” from La lucha es un poema colectivo (Superpang Records) 1:42:54

  2. 5d ago

    Different Noises 156

    A loose, exploratory current runs through this set, pulling together guitar‑driven haze, electronic drift, post‑punk edges, outsider pop, chamber stillness and a few sharp archival turns. The mood shifts without fuss: ambient bloom into jangling indie shapes, dub‑touched folk into synth shimmer, noise‑bitten punk into spacious improvisation, all threaded by a sense of artists working their own corners with clarity rather than chasing a single style. It plays like a long, unhurried walk through parallel scenes — familiar textures, odd detours, and the occasional jolt — unified more by curiosity than genre. PLAYLIST Deardarkhead - Flamethrower - The Pendulum Swings Windy & Carl with Optigan Conservatory - Alvin Loving — Windy & Carl Meet Optigan Conservatory Ups And Downs - Out Of Thin Air - Out Of Thin Air Hard Ons and Jerry A - My One Regret - Hard Ons, Jerry A Professor and the Madman - Tolerant World - Dreamworld Pressgang Mutiny & Sunray Grennan - Hill and Gully - Hill and Gully/Sally Rackett Cohen Almonte Duo - Siena - Timelines Suzanne Ciani - Section 6 : The Vamp - CIANI/ORKEST My Face Is Dancing - Anytime Forever - My Face Is Dancing Robyn Jacobs - Pith - New Forevers Linda Catlin Smith, Cheryl Duvall - The View From Here - The Complete Piano Solos (1989-2023) Volume II: The Underfolding and Early Works Moff Skellington - Four Speed Knock Knock - Dawn Ablutions The Go-Betweens - Poison In The Walls (Acoustic Demos) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3 Dave Graney and Clare Moore - Death By A Thousand Sucks - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Smoked Salmon - Making Me Better - Totally Sick !! The Junta - Interstate - Exposure Fancy Weapon - Following You - Fancy Weapon The Dream Syndicate - John Coltrane Stereo Blues (Live at the Lexington, London, 2023) - Live Through the Past, Darkly Peter Hammill - Fireships - A Headlong Stretch: The Fie! Albums 1992-1996 (2026 Remaster) The David S. Ware Quartets - Mikuro’s Blues - Live In The World Eldritch Priest - nape…wrinkle…linger - Too, So Like Nothing

  3. Aug 7

    World of Jazz 804

    Music has always been a reflection of the moment—an ever evolving landscape shaped by innovation, tradition, and reinvention. This selection of new releases brings together a fascinating cross-section of contemporary sounds, moving from expansive large-ensemble arrangements and intricate modern jazz compositions to free improvisation and avant-garde exploration. Whether driven by deep grooves, striking dynamic contrasts, or quiet moments of acoustic intimacy, each piece offers a distinct listening experience. PLAYLIST Sam Blakeslee Large Group “Slow Growth/New Growth (Feat. Matt Pavolka and Martha Kato)” from New Blood (Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records) 00:00 Russ Spiegel “Lydian Dream” from Timepieces (Ruzztone Music) 10:47 Charles Tolliver All Stars “Peace With Myself” from Right Now And Then (Strata-East) 21:37 Eduardo Elia “La Templanza” from Las Nubes (Club Del Disco) 31:02 Kevin Sun “Hold Music” from Kevin Sun 1 (Endectomorph Music) 39:09 Raymond Roussel “Black Is The Colour” from No One Asked Us Yet (Halocline Trance) 44:58 Tres Hongos “Skipped Rocks Don’t Not Dance” from More Chips (Relative Pitch Records) 55:20 Mick Goodrick “In The Tavern Of Ruin” from In Pas(s)ing (ECM Records) 1:07:07 Florian Stoffner “bijou f” from bijou (Relative Pitch Records) 1:18:28 Chad Taylor Trio featuring Brian Settles and Neil Podgurski “Between Sound And Silence” from The Daily Biological (Cuneiform Records) 1:27:38 Finola Merivale Catherine Sikora “Des Os” from Abhaile (Relative Pitch Records) 1:39:40 Joanna Mattrey, Camila Nebbia, Camilo Ángeles & Violeta García “1” from Heavy Handed (Relative Pitch Records) 1:58:13

  4. Aug 5

    Different Noises 155

    This collection pulls together a vast, unruly landscape of sound, weaving through jagged post-punk rhythms, raw underground grit, and hauntingly melodic experiments. It is a deliberate collision of the obscure and the visceral, where high-octane distortion shares space with stripped-back, dusty anthems and strange, sonic detours. Designed for the listener who prefers their music without borders, this playlist offers a restless journey across decades and genres—a sprawling, unpolished tribute to the power of finding a perfect noise in the chaos. PLAYLIST Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger! - Glue - Glue JFK HOLE - Raymond The Bastard - Living Next Door To Monster Incinerator Ecce Shnak - Eddie, Legalistic Homeslice - Eddie, Legalistic Homeslice Taxi Girls - Auto-Hysterics - Static The Veldt - Morning, June, And, Yesterday - Morning, June, And, Yesterday Jeane - Cash - Sicko Jonny Couch - Where The Sidewalk Ends - Where The Sidewalk Ends Joey’s Coop - Henry Collins - Sawdust Memories Sunnyboys - I’m Shakin’ - Sunnyboys Box Set Tacron John - You Make Me Scream - Truthfully… You Make Me Scream Blood Magick - Vox Mortis - Moribund Semantron - Krummholz Heart - Secrets of a Krummholz Heart Pylar - Adoración - Delyrio Irata - Seeds - Human Nine Pound Hammer - Burn The Whole World Down - Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country Steve Austin - Crazy Dreams - The Magnolia Sessions Hannah Juanita - Workin’ Girl Blues - The Magnolia Sessions Tony Orzano, Bryan Rohmer, Jeremy Wexler - Vintage Gym Shorts - Blown Fuse James Lyon - Dejate Caer - Turning The Go-Betweens - Night Time Rising (Acoustic Demo) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3 Danny Short - Curveball - HALT! Moff Skellington - Nannas Butter Guts Are Safe - Dawn Ablutions Smoked Salmon - Pathologise Me - Totally Sick!! The Junta - Afterglow - Euphoria Dave Graney and Clare Moore - The Stuff That Night Is Made Of - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Peter Hammill - His Best Girl (2026 Remaster) - A Headlong Stretch: The Fie! Albums 1992-1996 The Dream Syndicate - When You Smile - Live, Through The Past Darkly Neon Crabs - Why Apologise, They, Lisa Kudrow, Planet Destroyer - This Puppy Can See A Frog Salem Trials - No Earthly Good - Fingerprint on a Blind Eye Jackson Code - Hold On Tight - Del Musical Del Mismo Nombre

  5. Jul 31

    World of Jazz 803

    A quietly adventurous thread runs through this edition of World of Jazz, tracing how improvisers and composers adapt their music into something reflective yet forward‑leaning. Most of the selections are selected from extant releases that show where exploratory music is heading — flute‑driven improvisations, spacious rhythmic architectures, pointed small‑group dialogues and electronic inflections. The playlist also includes two earlier innovators, a specific reminder that today’s practitioners are working inside a continuum shaped by those players who expanded the language of jazz decades ago. PLAYLIST Dorota Piotrowska & Sound Circle “Lothlorien” from Voices Of Human Conciousness ( Inner Circle Music and Teraz Teraz) 00:00 Josh Warren “The Path” from The Path (Self Released) 07:57 Beyond Flute Group “Improvisation 8” from Beyond Flute Quintet (11th Street Music) 16:21 Believe “Nature’s God” from Nature’s God (Relative Pitch/Ramble Records) 23:53 Roni Ben-Hur “Gua’ One Blues Pal Bobby” from Abriendo Puertas (Dot Time Records) 36:57 Dan Siegel “Sometime Somewhere” from Resolution (DSM) 46:15 Richard Spaven “Out of the Quiet” from Light Of Day (Edition Records) 50:53 Nils Petter Molvær “Berlin-orbit 4 (Alva Noto)” from Be Quiet (Edition Records) 56:25 Kris Davis Trio “Subtext” from Lost In Geneva (4166 Records) 1:05:18 Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood Of Breath “The Bride” from Eclipse At Dawn (Cuneiform Records) 1:12:40 Joe Morris, Anna Webber, Rob Brown, Matthew Russeau “Prosody” from Count Spectacle (Fundacja Sluchaj) 1:28:15 Archie Shepp “Trio” from Archie Shepp And The New York Contemporary Five (Cuneiform Records) 1:42:58

  6. Jul 29

    Different Noises 154

    This diverse collection offers a wide-ranging sonic journey that spans several decades, seamlessly blending underground indie-rock, avant-garde experimentation, jazz fusion, and minimalist contemporary composition. The playlist moves fluidly from the driving energy of post-punk, noise rock, and garage-pop to the more introspective, atmospheric realms of slowcore, ambient textures, and acoustic reimagining. By pairing established legends like Miles Davis and Peter Hammill with a broad spectrum of modern independent artists, the selection highlights a shared dedication to creative restlessness and distinct, non-conformist song-writing. Ultimately, the mix serves as a compelling exploration of mood and genre, where raw, guitar-driven dissonance finds balance alongside moments of profound, quiet reflection. PLAYLIST Sun Atoms - Narco Polo (RemiX JunN) - Narco Polo Remixes Soft Science - Spinning - Spinning Bikini Test Failure - You’re Dead To Me Now Cor De Lux - The Cringe - Year Of The Horse Crow - Skyline - Hold Sway Hard-Ons - Suck And Swallow - Korean Language Mini-Album Heir To The Squandered Millions - Here They Come Again Evening Sky - Wanskuckin - Meeting Of The Four Flooding - object 1 - object 1 Fuses - Garden of Ashes - Sawdust In The Transmission Kevin Coleman - Terrapin - K..C. Blues Robert Honstein, Mivos Quartet - Arctic 1. Midnight Sun - Horizon Line Jocelyn Morlock - Artemis Sleeps - Artemis Sleeps Helen Svoboda - Blur - Headwater Cate Kennan - Rain - Shadows The Go-Betweens - Old Mexico (acoustic demo) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3 Danny Short - Run From You - HALT! Moff Skellington - Unster Greel - Dawn Ablutions Fancy Weapon - All Roads - Fancy Weapon Smoked Salmon - Everybody’s Out of Town - Totally Sick!! The Junta - Covfefe - Euphoria Occult Character - Every Song In My Head - Nauseas Neon Crabs - Vicious Debasement - This Puppy Can See A Frog The Dream Syndicate - That’s What You Always Say - Live, Through The Past Darkly Sick Gazelle - Maybe You Were Right - Veld Peter Hammill - Mr X - Been Alone So Long (The Naked Songs Tour, Bremen, 1985) Miles Davis - Orange Lady - The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions Salem Trials - Whatever happened to the spacepeople - Fingerprint on a Blind Eye

  7. Jul 24

    World of Jazz 802

    This playlist traverses a wide spectrum of sound, moving seamlessly from intimate, reflective duets and delicate chamber-like compositions to the expansive energy of full ensembles and avant-garde explorations. Whether you are looking for moments of quiet introspection, intricate harmonic interplay, or adventurous sonic textures, these tracks represent a vibrant cross-section of today’s creative musicians pushing the boundaries of the genre. Sit back and enjoy this eclectic traversal of modern soundscapes. PLAYLIST Skúli Sverrisson with Bill Frisell “Thank You for Taking Me There and Back” from For All Your Flowers (Newvelle Records) 00:00 Matt Otto “Ephemeral” from Ephemeral (Self Released) 05:16 Hernán Cassibba “Los azules tus azules” from La Espera (ears&eyes) 10:19 Colin Heshmat “Center Street Theme 1” from Elastic Groove (HMC Records) 16:30 Ali Ryerson “Before Today/Yesterdays” from The Ali Ryerson Quartet (ACR Music) 21:57 New West Quartet “Come Up” from TURN (Park West Records) 27:59 Larry Stabbins with Keith Tippett and Louis Moholo-Moholo “Acacia” from And The Birds Sang (Jazz In Britain) 35:20 Pat Thomas, Olie Brice and Garry Willcox “The caligrapher’s blues” from The Day After (Jazz In Britain) 42:20 Tonino Miano Trio “Mycelium” from MOSS/electric (Aut Records) 49:07 Ayn Inserto + WDR Big Band featuring Sean Jones “Down A Rabbit Hole” from Jagged Edges Elegant Lines (Summit Records) 54:41 Zack Moir & Roberto Cassani “As She Dreams Her Afternoon in Shy Anticipation” from Anaglyph (Aut Records) 1:01:55 Senri Oe “Amber Lab 2” from Homework (PND Records) 1:08:18 Larry Stabbins with Keith Tippett and Louis Moholo-Moholo “Inside and Outside” from And The Birds Sang (Jazz In Britain) 1:12:20 Bassism Trio “Foggy” from Dreams Must Explain Themselves (Aut Records) 1:20:47 Mat Maneri Quartet “Loved” from Mist (Sunnyside Records) 1:28:08 Egyptian Cotton Arkestra “2023-12-22T172519Z/+45.53259-73.61985” from Time & Place (Constellation) 1:36:48 Amstel Jazz Ensemble “Whitecaps” from First State Blues (Summit Records) 1:46:37 Joey Alexander “As Far As The Eye Can See” from Celestial Keeper (Mack Avenue) 1:52:42 Will Lyle “Eridania” from The All Seeing Eye (Circle Theory Media) 1:59:33

  8. Jul 22

    Different Noises 153

    This collection traverses a diverse sonic landscape, blending gritty, guitar-driven intensity with introspective, atmospheric textures. It moves fluidly between raw, high-energy performances and moments of contemplative, melodic stillness, creating a tapestry that feels both unrefined and carefully put together. By weaving together elements of post-punk, experimental folk, and hypnotic soundscapes, the playlist captures a compelling tension between urgency and reflection, resulting in an evocative and unpredictable listening experience. PLAYLIST Ed Kuepper - Also Sprach The King Of Euro-Disco (Edit) - The Exploding Universe - Live Fancy Weapon - Buddy’s Echo - Fancy Weapon Cinder Well - Beyond The Pale - A Blooming Body Lawrence English - One Line Sky (alone) - The Rest Is My Ghost Chat Pile - Deep Blue - Who Loves The Sun Dominic Carlton Jones - Song For Matthew - Song For Matthew Elina Felice - Bury Me - Bury Me Thætas - Dhuka - The Irredeemable Age Spiral Galaxy - Future Fauna - II Thrum - Here I Am - Rifferama Pirámides - Mas Da Una Bandesra - El Bienestar del Espíritu Thee Holy Brothers - High In My Balloon - High In My Balloon. Jah Wobble and Tian Qiyi - Tomorrow Never Knows - Mystic Liverpool: The Beatles’ Psychedelic Psongbook Laughing Clowns - Eternally Yours - Law Of Nature Martin Green - The Disappearing Platelayer (featuring Moff Skellington) - The Martin Green Machine: First Sighting Green Desert Water - Eerie Meadows - Eerie Meadows TFS - Bumma Sanger - Deep States Nick Batterham - As The Days Progress - RONE • HOME Tönky Hönk - Hush - The EP Nick Batterham - La Petite Mort - La Petite Mort The Junta - Night of The Junta - Exposure Smoked Salmon - Fix Me Up - Totally Sick!! Moff Skellington - Sinister Box Puller - Dawn Ablutions The Go-Betweens - Mrs Morgan (Acoustic) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3 Danny Short - Wish Me Luck - HALT The Dream Syndicate - How Did I Find Myself Here - Live Through the Past, Darkly Things Of Stone And Wood - Fade Away - Rae Street Salem Trials - Nothing Left Inside - TELL

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  • Creator
    Bob Osborne
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    102
  • Rating
    Explicit
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