Crucial Listening

Socialist pop music, the control of the clock, the beautiful digital. The Hailuoto, Finland-based artist and poemproducer discusses three important albums.Antye's picks:Silly – Mont KlamottBLACK QUANTUM FUTURISM – Waiting Time​/​Weighting​/​Wading Time: On Juneteenth, Watch Night, Freedom​’​s Eve, and Emancipation DayHelena Gough – With What RemainsHere's a trove of links through which to explore AGF's work and more:Curation: https://rec-on.orgOrganum: https://hailuotoorganum.tumblr.com/Music: https://agf-poemproducer.bandcamp.comWorks: https://antyegreie.com/Locality: https://haiart.org/Gigs: https://poemproducer.com/dates.phpMstdn: https://systerserver.town/@poemproducerDonate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Mad standards, worst planet ever, fire in a pet shop. The improvising pianist discusses three important albums.Pat's picks: Ahmed Abdul-Malik – Nights On SaturnThe Music Improvisation Company – S/TSun Ra – The Magic CityPat has a new solo electronics record out now on 577 Records, titled This Is Trick Step. Check that out here. Pat is also on Instagram, and his page on 557 Records is here.Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Clarity and self-indulgence, the end of history, awakening the ear. The philosopher and artist discusses three important albums.Miguel's picks:Nico  – Nico's Last Concert "Fata Morgana"Scott Walker – TiltMaryanne Amacher – Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear)The new Nzʉmbe album, "Ardor or Entropy", is out now on Drowned By Locals. Check it out here. Miguel is on Instagram here.Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Nothing but blancmange, beautiful death-adjacency, laughing through the discomfort. The vocalist of Buñuel and the late Oxbow discusses three important albums.Eugene's picks:Johnny Hartman – The Voice That Is!Billie Holiday – Lady In SatinArthur Prysock – Compact JazzThe new Buñuel album, Mansuetude, is out now on Overdrive/Skingraft. Check it out here. Eugene has a Substack, an Instagram and is on X. Buñuel's Instagram is here.

Small music, the lazy way of listening, the motor of collaboration. The Tokyo-born, Düsseldorf-based musician discusses three important albums.Miki's picks:Rolf Julius – Music For A DistanceEliane Radigue – Vice Versa, etc.Jean-Yves Bosseur – Musique VertesMiki's new album, As If, is out now on Hallow Ground. Check it out on Bandcamp. Miki's website is here and she's also on Instagram.Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

No kick drum, three sounds and humour, the power of multidirectional expression. The Hungarian electronic producer discusses three important albums.Gábor's picks:Nicron – Transfer Completed (Youtube link)Errorsmith – 2AGF – Westernization CompletedGábor's new album is called Reflex, and it's out now on Raster. Check it out on Bandcamp or over on the Raster site. Gábor's website is here and he's also on Instagram.Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Perfect trumpet voice, music as prayer, Ben Monder's right hand. The improviser and songwriter discusses three important albums.Wendy's picks:Mary Lou Williams – Black Christ Of The AndesRobert Wyatt – Old RottenhatTheo Bleckmann And Ben Monder – No BoatWendy's new album, Viewfinder, is out now on American Dreams. Check it out on Wendy's Bandcamp. They're also on Instagram and X, and their website is here.Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Noisy artefact discovery, spilling soft toys at the parade, heartbroken AI minds. The Swiss-Philippine composer and musician discusses three important albums.Annie's picks: Eliane Radigue – Trilogie de la MortCharlemagne Palestine – Jamaica Heinekens In BrooklynHolly Herndon – PROTOAnnie's debut solo album, It's Not Quiet In The Void, is out now on Everest Records. Check it out on Bandcamp. Annie's website is here and she's also on Instagram.Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

IBM 7090 hypnosis, black jeans on the beach, music for crying and driving. The Venezuelan experimental musician and writer discusses three important albums.Carlos' picks:Horacio Vaggione – La Maquina De CantarPita – Get OutLow – Double NegativeCarlos' new album, Dream Walker, is out now on Ideologic Organ. Check it out on the Ideologic website or on Bandcamp. Carlos is on Instagram, where you can also find his upcoming European tour dates (September - October 2024).Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Isolation and electroacoustics, listening and openness, putting rock into the coffin. The artist, musician and theorist discusses three important albums. Mattin's picks: Roberta Settels – Isolation! Meinhof In MemoriamAMM – The CryptLou Reed & Metallica – LuluMattin's new album, Expanding Concert (Lisboa 2019-2023), is out now. Check it out here. Mattin's website is here and he's also on Instagram.Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening