Crucial Listening

Choral jet engines, childhood dictaphones, not giving a fuck. The vocalist, composer and improviser discusses three important albums.

Ingrid's picks:

Ruby – Salt Peter
Roomful Of Teeth – S/T
Tanya Tagaq – Animism

You can check out Ingrid's ongoing project Dulme on her website or over at Bandcamp. Her improvisatory trio with Graham Dunning and Anton Mobin, titled Ancient Lights, is available over at Fort Evil Fruit.

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Monolithian matter, melting Arvo Pärt in a pan, finding the hidden trumpets. The Tehran-based composer discusses three important albums.

Siavash's picks:

Keith Jarrett (with Jan Garbarek) – Luminessence
Alfred Schnittke – Requiem
Kevin Drumm – Sheer Hellish Miasma

Keep pace with Siavash's activities on Twitter. His collaboration with Saåad, titled All Lanes Of Lilac Evening, is out now on Opal Tapes.

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Finding the source, German vocoder waltzes, memorising every sprinkle. The musician, author and podcaster discusses three important albums.

Cory's picks:

Alice Coltrane – Journey In Satchidananda
Atom™ – Liedgut
J Dilla – Donuts

Cory's new book is called Now Is The Way: An Unconventional Approach To Modern Mindfulness. You can get it here, where you'll also find links to his music, podcast, binaural beats and more.

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Reaching for trance states, peer-to-peer discoveries, the myth of technological neutrality. The Berlin-based artist discusses three important albums.

Jessica's picks:

György Ligeti / Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Works For Piano
Missy Elliott – Miss E...So Addictive
Alva Noto – Xerrox Vol. 2

Jessica's album Multivocal is out on Important Records. Check out her news and tour dates over at her website or listen to her music on SoundCloud. Tickets for her show at London's IKLEKTIK on November 28th are available here.

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Vocal frequency doppelgängers, selling souls to the devil, kick roll anthems. The Berlin-based producer discusses three important albums.

Kyoka's picks:

Frank Bretschneider – EXP
Tricky – Maxinquaye
Eomac – Bedouin Trax

Listen to the fabulous new Lena Andersson record over at the Raster Bandcamp, where you can also find solo releases by Kyoka. The official Kyoka website is here. For the pictorally inclined, her Instagram is @kyoka.sound.

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Margaret's picks:

The Stooges – Fun House
SPK – Auto Da Fe
Whitehouse – Bird Seed

The new Pharmakon album is titled Devour. Head over to Sacred Bones or the Pharmakon Bandcamp to check it out.

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Emils picks:

Joni Mitchell – Court And Spark
Bread – The Best Of Bread
Pavement – Watery, Domestic

Check out the Holy Sons website and Bandcamp to keep in the know on Emil's various happenings, and dive into the Drifter's Sympathy podcast here (start from the beginning!).

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Pigs in shit, breezy French vibes, humorous absurdity. The Australian composer and multi-instrumentalist discusses three important albums.

Oren's picks:

Pat Metheny – Offramp
Annette Peacock – X-Dreams
Godley & Creme – Freeze Frame

Oren's latest solo record, titled Simian Angel, is out now via Editions Mego. His website is over here and you can follow him on Twitter right here.

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Derek's picks:

St Vincent – Actor
Björk – Medúlla
AGF – Head Slash Bauch

Derek Piotr's new album, titled Avia, is released on August 2nd. Find out more information on his website or over at Bandcamp.

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Matt's picks:

This Heat – Deceit
Mindflayer – Take Your Skin Off
Ultralyd – Chromosome Gun

The excellent new album by Sly & The Family Drone, titled Gentle Persuaders, is out now. Head over to Bandcamp to buy it, and have a peek at what the band are up to on Facebook.

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