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

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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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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 Klamott
BLACK QUANTUM FUTURISM – Waiting Time​/​Weighting​/​Wading Time: On Juneteenth, Watch Night, Freedom​’​s Eve, and Emancipation Day
Helena Gough – With What Remains

Here's a trove of links through which to explore AGF's work and more:

Curation: https://rec-on.org
Organum: https://hailuotoorganum.tumblr.com/
Music: https://agf-poemproducer.bandcamp.com
Works: https://antyegreie.com/
Locality: https://haiart.org/
Gigs: https://poemproducer.com/dates.php
Mstdn: https://systerserver.town/@poemproducer

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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 Saturn
The Music Improvisation Company – S/T
Sun Ra – The Magic City

Pat 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.

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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 – Tilt
Maryanne 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.

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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 Satin
Arthur Prysock – Compact Jazz

The 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.