Foxy Digitalis
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Lawrence English on the show. I’ve known Lawrence for almost two decades now, and I am in constant awe of his music, his drive, and the way he builds community through his work. A new collaboration with Akira Kosemura has my attention right now, but […]
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Emil Amos on the show! We went way off script and got into all sorts of rabbit holes because Emil is such a good storyteller, but this was such a good time. After a lengthy discussion about tape music and trading in the 90s, Emil […]
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ilyas Ahmed on the show. After reminiscing a bit about the 2007 Digitalis music fest, Bottled Smoke, we talked about both incredible albums Ilyas released in 2023 – his solo joint, “A Dream of Another,” and Grails’ “Anches En Maat.” We had a blast getting […]
I can’t believe we’re already in the middle of November. That is absolutely wild. Also wild? As I’m writing this at 4 PM on Tuesday afternoon, there’s an ice cream truck rolling through our neighborhood. Don’t think I’ve ever seen that in November. So that’s a thing now, I guess. This week’s new Songs of Our […]
“Clockwork Fables” holds out a hand, reaching for something, anything to touch. Eluvium’s newest album, the magnificent (Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality, explores humankind’s need for meaning. Matthew Robert Cooper’s searching, minimal piano arrangements of “Clockwork Fables” are also looking for connection, even if we’re not sure what we’ll find on the other side of that […]