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Inside No. 9, Season 4, Episode #39: Gagging order This month sees some of the most abhorrent displays of modern fascism I’ve ever seen as we enter a time that threatens to destroy any sense of hope for a peaceful and sustainable future. I wanted to create a mix that shouts in the face of […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Damon Locks! Over the last long while, Damon’s been one of my favorite artists on the planet. From the Black Monument Ensemble, his visual art, and all things in between, I have endless gratitude and awe for his work. We talked about his new, text-based record, […]
Julien Demoulin’s A Trial of Distances forgoes conventional tonal palettes in favor of an expansive, immersive soundscape. Extended chord progressions stretch into the evening dusk, while melodies drift through melancholic passages. Demoulin’s use of brass—trumpet, trombone, and flugelhorn performed by Kelly O’Donahue—adds unexpected warmth, layering spectral interactions that invite deep reflection. It’s music where the […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Sam Sodomsky! Sam is an old friend and an OG Foxy Digitalis alum who has gone on to much bigger and brighter things including The Bird Calls. His latest record, “Melody Trail,” is a big leap for the project and a record I’ll be returning to […]
Günter Schlienz has spent the past decade crafting a vast catalog of exploratory music while also helming the excellent Cosmic Winnetou label. These two forces converge on his latest album, Novellen—an hour-long sonic odyssey brimming with electronic mazes, cryptic samples, minimal rhythms, and tape-mangled reverie. Ghostly melodies seep from the depths of an old organ, […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Sarah Belle Reid! She’s got a fantastic new record, “Accidental Ornithology,” in collaboration with Vinny Golia (the legend!) out now. It’s such a fun record. We talk about that a bit, Vinny’s magic, and her learning synthesis courses. Then, it really goes places with memories of […]
Thomas Ragsdale continues to create sonic environments that I don’t want to leave. His latest is Two Way Mirrors’ Endure, out now on his Frosti label. As soon as I heard it (and wrote about it here), I knew I wanted Ragsdale to do something for Foxy Digitalis’s mix series. He did not disappoint. In […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Martha Skye Murphy! Her debut album, “Um” – released last year on AD 93 – has etched itself into my bones in the last couple months. We get into all of that and the weirdness of the holidays before going long on early Spice Girls memories, […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ava Mendoza! She’s been one of my favorite guitarists for quite some time, and her latest album, “The Circular Train,” is incredible. We get into the details behind the record plus her time with the Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet before Ava educates me on different Blues’ […]