Foxy Digitalis
Brad Rose is a multi-disciplinary artist and dad based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He previously ran the Digitalis label from 2003 to 2015. He is the principal writer and editor-in-chief of Foxy Digitalis.
Looking over the last few years, I go back and forth between posting year-end recaps in December vs. January. Outside forces (of my own making) pushed 2024’s into January, but if I think about it too much, I do wish year-end list season was early January. I get all the reasons it isn’t (everyone needs […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s YATTA! Even though we had to fight through some technical difficulties throughout, we had a great time talking about YATTA’s latest album, “Palm Wine” (one of the albums of the year), the Palm Wine genre, making music videos, and more. Once we get to the questions, […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Jeff Parker! Look, when it comes to favorite guitarists, Jeff is on my Mount Rushmore. A few years ago, he put together one of the best bands around with his ETA 4tet – Jeff, Anna Butterss, Josh Johnson, and Jay Bellerose, and they’ve got a new […]
Dragon’s Eye Recordings continues pushing boundaries and finding new ways to connect audiences with the sonic reverie they release. With Coming Up Like A Flower, the label kicks off a new series of annual mixtapes curated by one of its artists to present unreleased music from the label’s roster. For this inaugural release, vessitt uses […]
Dystopian air waves simmer with neon currents and fourth-world rhythmic cascades on U’s wild Life Isn’t A Fountain? Obscured origins only hint at the alternating moments of joy, darkness, ethereality, and euphoric mysticism. Constructed memory banks blur into familiar melodies that evoke certain emotions, but all of it is processed through a delicate prism. We’re […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s LEYA! I’ve never done a regular episode with two people at once, so not only is this a first, it was such a blast. After digging into some of the concepts behind their new mini album, “I Forget Everything,” and fangirling about more eaze, we get […]
On kinjarling studies: soundtracks (five years on), Amby Downs reimagines this series of film soundtracks and creates a spellbinding, haunting sonic document. Field recordings become liminal specters, tactile reminders of the history embedded in specific places. “jidda” crawls forward beneath high-frequency whisps, moving toward the source of each muted piano toll. Even with its heightened […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Alan Licht! Alan is an absolute legend, and his latest album, “Havens,” explores new ground in a career that has covered almost all of it. We talk about that and the idea of phantom harmonics before diving into kid’s show theme songs, controversial Lou Reed songs, […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Whitney Johnson! Whitney did something I’ve always dreamed about – releasing two different albums (under two separate names no less!) on the same day, and both of them are fabulous. We talk about that and some other sound projects before diving into all the sides of […]