Foxy Digitalis
It’s June, and summer break (for my kid) is in full swing. We’ve been prepping her room for painting this week, and planning a recording session for a project I’ll talk more about in the future. We also went to the Ren Faire last weekend and, as ever, it’s one of my favorite things to […]
Blak Saagan’s (Samuele Gottardello) monolithic Un Sequestro Lungo 10,000 Anni is one of 2026’s most audacious projects. Five years on from his last album, the Venetian composer delivers a 108-minute, triple-album opus, complete with an illustrated book featuring over 180 drawings by Iranian artist Majid Bita. This is an intensely personal work, creating a dystopian […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ruth Garbus! After an unexpected hiatus, this is the perfect episode to get back in action. Despite both of us being a bit tired when recording, we had way too much talking about Ruth’s new record, “Profound,” Gabriel Faure, treating anxiety and depression, and then a […]
When I first heard Zeynep Toraman’s work (her debut, In A Dark House), something about how she builds this profound stillness into her work stayed with me. It is music that, more than anything, creates space. I’ve been interested in her approach and thought processes behind these creations for a while, and her newest offering, […]
Jon Catler has spent a lifetime inside microtonal music, mapping territory most guitarists don’t know even exists. He’s played with La Monte Young for over 30 years, writing countless pieces for solo and ensemble performance, while also writing a book, The Nature of Music, that traces the philosophical and technical roots of Just Intonation. His […]
**Still on an unexpected hiatus but new episodes will be back very soon! This week, let’s revisit YATTA’s awesome episode before blasting “Palm Wine” to start the summer.** 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 […]
In the face of collapse and horror, Charbel Haber turned toward his music for clarity and solace. The Lebanese musician, now in Paris, has such a deep connection to his home, but being geographically removed allowed for a different kind of perspective. Days moved slower. Times were quieter, calmer. This became a foundation for gentler […]
**Still on an unexpected hiatus but new episodes will be back very soon! This week, let’s revisit this episode & then listen to Whitney’s trio album with Lia Kohl and Macie Stewart.** On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Whitney Johnson! Whitney did something I’ve always dreamed about – releasing two different albums […]
When An Earring Is A Galaxy gets quiet, it opens up the most. Miles Eichner homes in on the emotive core of these 10 songs, landing in unfamiliar zones and reimagining them into something enveloping. Sequences flit from left to right, almost as if they’re hovering in alternating peripheries, present and dissolving at once. Guitar […]