The CEO in cellophane, what the hands choose to do, turning to bone. The experimental duo discuss their important albums.
Able Noise's picks:
This Heat – Deceit
U.S. Maple – Talker
Cindy Lee – What's Tonight To Eternity
Palm – Nicks And Grazes
Head over to the Able Noise Bandcamp to find their full-length record High Tide, released on World Of Echo. They're also on Instagram and Linktree.
This is the last Crucial Listening for a little while, but I'll be back in 2026. Thank you so much for your support!
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"Play more Beefheart", broken Elvis, a background to life. The composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist discusses three important albums.
Maurice's picks:
Captain Beefheart – Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
Annette Peacock – I'm The One
Umm Kulthum – Al Awela Fel Gharam
Maurice's new solo album is titled Barĩy (Fera) برٌِي and is released on Simsara Records. Check it out on Bandcamp. The new Dwarfs Of East Agouza album, titled Sasquatch Landslide, will be released in October on Constellation. Preview it here.
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Freaks are drawn to freaks, hauntological boombox, wobbly drum solos. Dean Lloyd Robinson discusses three important albums.
Dean's picks:
Cult Ritual – LP1
Oscillating Innards – Nadir Emergence
Songs: Ohia – The Ghost
The latest knifedoutofexistence EP is called Objects That Once Breathed. You can check that out on the knifed Bandcamp and buy it on BigCartel. Here's a Linktree with links to Dean's music, everything Outsider Art and more.
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The brittle and the velvet, instrument elevation, motific deconstruction, exhibiting the romantic. Collaborators Zosha Warpeha + Mariel Terán discuss their important albums.
Zosha's picks:
Georg Buljo + Nils Økland – Neve
Anne Hytta – Draumsyn
Mariel's picks:
Kaija Saariaho – Notes On Light, Orion, Mirage
Pedestrian Deposit – Dyer's Hands
Zosha and Mariel's new album, Orbweaver, is out now on Outside Time. Check it out here. Zosha's website is here, and you can find Mariel on Instagram and Soundcloud.
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Scared-fish drones, a reckoning with low frequencies, damp cardboard noise wall, cinematic conjurings. The Taiwanese experimental artist discusses important noise/drone albums with host Jack Chuter.
Lucia's picks:
Emptyset – Medium
Pedestrian Deposit – Dyer's Hands
Jack's picks:
Aleksandra Słyż – A Vibrant Touch
unless – unless
Lucia and Jack play together in the band Falling Cat Problem. Their debut release "Inclination" was released on Hard Return. Lucia's latest solo record as en creux is circumference, released on Brachliegen Tapes. Lucia's website is here, and she's also on Bandcamp.
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Bach in the club, big idea music, slow sensual states of being. The LA-based pianist and composer discusses three important albums.
Qur'an's picks:
Bach – Glenn Gould – The Goldberg Variations (both 1955 and 1981)
Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D+Evolution
The Internet – Ego Death
Qur'an's new album is called Pulse, and it's out now on Leaving Records. Check it out on Bandcamp. Qur'an is also on Instagram.
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Low every night, channelling relaxation, meeting musical geniuses. Takiaya Reed discusses three important albums.
Takiaya's picks:
Low – HEY WHAT
Alina Baraz + Galimatias – Urban Flora
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food
The new Divide & Dissolve album is called Insatiable, and it's out now on Bella Union. Check it out here. The Divide And Dissolve website is here, and they're also on Instagram.
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Wine and cigarettes, heart and spirit, the cranky and the problematic. The sound artist and musician from Istanbul discusses three important albums.
Hüma's picks:
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore – Piano Nights
Huun-Huur-Tu – Ancestors Call
Nine Inch Nails – The Fragile
Hüma's latest album is titled Dracones, and it's out now on Editions Mego. Check it out here. Hüma's website is here.
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Shooting a shotgun at a water tower, textural amalgams on the Silk Road, kindness in music. The LA-based musician discusses three important albums.
Dustin's picks:
Motohiko Hamase – Reminiscence
Steve Shehan – Arrows
goo age – Open Zone
Dustin's recent pleasures:
Co La – Moody Coup
Lucy Liyou – Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name
Dustin's new album, Gloria, is out now on Hausu Mountain. Check it out on Bandcamp. Dustin is on Instagram.
Here's that fabulous track-by-track run-through of Gloria on Flood Magazine.
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The flesh and bone of synthesis, all the power in one drum, great songs with shit mixes. The Réunion island-based electronic maloya producer discusses three important albums.
Jako's picks:
Danyel Waro – Batarsité
Patrick Manent – Kozmann ker
EPROM – Halflife
Jako's new album is called Mahavélouz and it's out on Nyege Nyege Tapes. Check it out here. Jako's website is here and he's also on Instagram.
I'd also like to flag the fabulous interview with Jako by Navel Gazers, which was a helpful reference point while preparing for this interview. You can read that here.
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One-take to tape, eternal red-lining, escaping the concert hall. The Tiohtià:ke/Montréal-based maker of concrète electronic tape music discusses three important albums.
Jeremy's picks:
Magnolia Electric Co. – Josephine
Baby Huey – The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend
Luc Ferrari – Presque Rien
A record Jeremy's been recently enjoying:
Jeremy has two new solo records: MASSES on We Here And Now, and Cablcar on Halocline Trance. His Bandcamp is here, and you can also find him on Cargo Collective.
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Tascam masterpieces, deadly post-show oil slick, the cult of personality. The member of black metal/shoegaze band Pyramids discusses three important albums.
Rich's picks:
Lifelover – Pulver
Elliott Smith – XO
Ink & Dagger – The Fine Art Of Original Sin
The new Pyramids album is called Pythagoras and it's out now on The Flenser. Check it out on Bandcamp. You can also find Pyramids on Instagram.
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Methodical and playful, the Radigue over your shoulder, one riff played well. Sound artist and musician Robbie Judkins discusses three important albums.
Robbie's picks:
Black To Comm – Alphabet 1968
Èliane Radigue – Jetsun Mila
Lungfish – Artificial Horizon
Robbie's latest album, Every Movement, is out now on Brachliegen Tapes. Find Robbie on Cargo Collective, Bandcamp and Instagram.
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Sound through helium, medieval flute on a hill, puncturing the tension. The Berlin-based producer and musician discusses three important albums.
Tim's picks:
Second Woman – S/W
Kara-Lis Coverdale – A 480
The Hilliard Ensemble – Perotin
Tim's new album, Trill Scan, is out now on Constellation. You can also check it out on Tim's bandcamp. His website is here.
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Pieces of life, countryside backpack diffusions, noisy-distorted-no-wave-crazy-guitar. The Paris-based guitarist discusses three important albums.
Nina's picks:
Gastr Del Sol – Upgrade & Afterlife
Géométries – Nebuloasa
Officine – S/T (2E)
Nina's new album, Bye Bye Bird, is out now on Ideologic Organ. Check it out on Bandcamp. Nina is also on Instagram.
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Elegant and effusive, timeless eternities, bulky sounds. The Brussels-based sound artist and composer discusses three important albums.
Liew's picks:
Susan Alcorn – Soledad
David Behrman – Leapday Night
Portishead – Third
Liew's latest album is titled In All Possible Places At Once, released on Chinabot. Check it out here. Liew's website is here.
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Hunting for errors, the lesson in Queens, massive dub sound systems, peripheral vibes. Simon Grab and David Meier discuss four important albums.
Simon's picks:
Dhangsha – Broadcast Signal Intrusion
DJ K – PANICO NO SUBMUNDO
David's picks:
Tyshawn Sorey – that / not
Alice Coltrane – Journey In Satchidananda
Simon and David's collaborative album is titled Porœs, and it's out now on -OUS. Check out out on Bandcamp. Here's Simon's website, and here's David's website.
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3am Vegas haze, inappropriate wedding songs, coffee shop intensity vortex. The host of Crucial Listening discusses three important albums.
Jack's picks:
R.E.M. – Automatic For The People
Baby Dee – Love's Small Song
JUNKO / SACHIKO – Vasilisa The Beautiful
I'll be back with a guest next time. Thank you so much for all your support, I'm grateful!
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Sound as living entity, eating your greens, divinity and dedication. The Berlin-based, Mexican multimedia artist and DJ discusses three important albums.
Daniela's picks:
Éliane Radigue – Trilogie de la Mort
Coil – Musick To Play In The Dark Vol 1 / Vol 2
Alice Coltrane – Eternity
Daniela Huerta's solo debut album, Soplo, is out now on Elevator Bath. Check it out here. Her website is here and she's also on Instagram.
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Rothko croissants, records like old trees, cave-age slowcore. The French musician and artist discusses three important albums.
Félicia's picks:
Morton Feldman – Rothko Chapel | Why Patterns?
Robert Ashley – Private Parts
Low – I Could Live In Hope
Félicia's latest album, Space As An Instrument, is out now on Shelter Press. Check it out here. Her website is here and she's also on Instagram.
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