Crucial Listening

Black metal vs Aphex Twin, sad tape loops, the best screamo of all time. The UK-based artist and multi-instrumentalist discusses three important albums.Zen's picks:The Appleseed Cast – Low Level Owl, Vol. 1Welcome The Plague Year – S/TEveryday Loneliness – AppropriationCremation Lily's new album, Dreams Drenched In Static, is out now on The Flenser. Check it out here. Follow Cremation Lily on Twitter and Instagram. Their Linktree is here.Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Earth-shifting philosophies, wordless shoegaze treasures, cinematic heartache. The MC and producer discusses three important albums.Will's picks:Boogie Down Productions – Criminal Minded / By All Means NecessaryAll Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors – Turning Into SmallTom Petty – WildflowersCheck out Dälek's new album, Precipice, over on Bandcamp (along with all their other incredible records). Follow Dälek on Facebook and Instagram.Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Septic-tank-prog roadtrips, poop jokes written backwards, a literal anvil. The Oregon-based composer, multimedia artist, instructor and champion of friendship discusses three important albums.Vern's picks:Yes – FragilePamelia Kurstin – Thinking Out LoudHarvey Milk – My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment Of What My Love Could BeGo have your mind whirled by Vern's website. The Avola bandcamp is here, and the Instagram is here.Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

A weaving of voices, moments of pure connection, sibling influences. The Narrm/Melbourne-based drummer and composer discusses three important albums.Maria's picks:The Necks – OpenAlice Coltrane – Journey In SatchidanandaTyondai Braxton – HIVE1Maria's new album For Leolanda is out now on ROOM40. Check it out here, along with her other works. Maria's website is over here.Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Myspace discoveries, kaleidoscopic sonics, the beam shining through. The Yokohama-born, London-based producer discusses three important albums.Hinako's picks:The Knife – Silent ShoutLinda Perhacs – ParallelogramsBeverly Glenn-Copeland – Keyboard FantasiesHinako Omori's new album, a journey... is out now on Houndstooth. Check it out on Bandcamp. Hinako's website is here, and her Instagram is here.Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Reaching beyond our world, the thing in all its magnificence, the butterfly on your hand. The violinist, composer, improviser and interdisciplinary artist discusses three important albums.Biliana's picks:Sofia Gubaidulina – OffertoriumFrances-Marie Uitti – Utopian SpacesRhodri Davies, David Sylvian, Mark Wastell – There Is No LoveRead about Biliana’s DUOS series here, and check out the releases on her Bandcamp – including the most recent instalment with Leila Bordreuil. She's also on Instagram.Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallisteningRelevant to this episode is this documentation of Uitti and Voutchkova performing at DARA String Festival in 2020.

Divine possession, accessing a communal psyche, opening quantum windows. The guitar player and electroacoustic composer discusses three important albums.Stefano's picks:Franco Battiato – La voce del PadroneLoren Connors – SailsBernard Parmegiani – De Natura SonorumStefano's new album is out now on Die Schachtel, complete with some seriously gorgeous artwork. Get the vinyl/CD here, or digital via Stefano's own Bandcamp.Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Mum meets the Beatles, live environment failures, waves of transformative energy. The composer of experimental and electroacoustic music discusses three important albums.Yiorgis' picks:The Beatles – 20 Greatest HitsIannis Xenakis – La Légende d'EerSwans – The Glowing ManYiorgis' latest album, Fons et Origo, is out now via miclithuania. Check it out here. His website is over here.Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Stretched instruments, drudging through the mud, Kanye on the space highway. The Brooklyn-based Asian American musician and composer discusses three important albums.OHYUNG's picks:Mica Levi – Under The Skin OSTDean Blunt – Black MetalKanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasyimagine naked! is out 22nd April on NNA Tapes. Check it out on the OHYUNG Bandcamp.Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

Sulphur and molasses, museums and ice cream, reverence for the beautiful. The avant garde ballard-purveyor discusses three important albums.Eric's picks:Betty Carter – Inside Betty CarterRichard Dawson – The Glass TrunkMartin Arnold – 'Stain Ballads'Eric's new album, Say Laura, is out now via Constellation and Murailles Music. Check it out on Bandcamp. Eric's label with Martin Arnold, Rat Drifting, is on Bandcamp too.Donate to Crucial Listening on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening