In love with a vampire, psychedelic songform subversion, composer visitations. Haela Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix discusses three important albums.

Haela's picks:

pageninetynine – Document #8
Robert Wyatt – Rock Bottom
Alice Coltrane – Lord Of Lords

Liturgy's new album, 93696, is out now on Thrill Jockey. Check it out on Bandcamp here. Liturgy is on Instagram and Twitter.

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Sleepless Lagos, echoes of heaven, beastly synths. The sound artist and violist discusses three important albums.

Ibukun's picks:

Black Brunswicker – Wilder Paths
Ryan J Raffa – Ginkgo
KMRU – as it still is

Ibukun's new album Mantra is out via Phantom Limb's "Spirituals" imprint – check it out here. Head over to Ibukun's personal Bandcamp for more. He's also on Instagram and Twitter.

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Beauty in djent-adjacency, solo-Jeep-screamo-touring, "bad guy" music. The multi-genre multi-instrumentalist discusses three important albums.

Angel's picks:

The Contortionist – Language
Suis La Lune – Heir
Rush – Hold Your Fire

The new Fire-Toolz album, I am upset because I see something that is not there., is out now on Hausu Mountain. Check it out on Bandcamp. Fire-Toolz had a website and is also on Instagram and Twitter. Oh, and check this out – a video for "Above All Else I Want To See" by the guest of last episode, Babak Ahteshamipour.

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Fishing the sound, math rock imposter syndrome, maximalist gratitude. The Athens-based sound and visual artist discusses three important albums.

Babak's picks:

Black Midi – Schlagenheim
Ryuichi Sakamoto – async
Machine Girl – U-Void Synthesizer

Babak's latest album, Mind Flaying Flavored Flails, is out now on Jollies. Check it out here. Go explore the accompanying virtual exhibition over on New Art City. Babak has a website and is on Instagram.

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Nostalgia rushes, unhurried solo guitar, Pharoah jumps in. The American trombonist and composer discusses three important albums.

Kalia's picks:

Grouper – Dragging A Dead Deer
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Contemporary Orchestra – Promises
Jeff Parker – Forfolks

Kalia Vandever's new album, We Fell In Turn, is out 31st March on AKP Recordings. Kalia has a website here and is on Instagram.

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Uncomfortable DJ sets, sacred ratio songs, the "best band in the UK right now". The primary member of The Brian Jonestown Massacre discusses three important albums.

Anton's picks:

The 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators
Alice Coltrane – Turiya Sings
The Soundcarriers – Entropicalia

The latest (and 20th!) BJM album, The Future Is Your Past, is out now. Their website is here. Follow Anton on Instagram and Twitter.

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Communal grief, tapes from the Halal Meat Shop, time-space departures. The Hyderabadi Muslim American poet, musician, interdisciplinary artist discusses three important albums.

Sham-e-Ali's picks:

Alice Coltrane – A Monastic Trio
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Live At The Royal Albert Hall
vhvl – myrrh

Sham-e-Ali's new album, Moti Ka Sheher, is out now. Check it out here. She's got a website and is on Instagram.

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Ruinous beauty, hauling a bass sax up the stairs, Hendrix's face, worlds of breath. The saxophonist and composer discusses his important albums.

Colin's picks:

Hendrix – Band Of Gypsys
Peter Brötzmann / Bill Laswell – Low Life
Enya – Shepherd Moons
Sam Cooke – Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963

Colin's new album Chimæra I is out now via ROOM40. You can also grab it on Colin's Bandcamp. Colin's website is here.

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Intuitive resonance, cataclysmic dualities, bandleader grace. The UK-based saxophonist discusses three important albums.

Xhosa's picks:

Sonny Rollins – With The Modern Jazz Quartet
Shirley Horn Trio – Softly
Balimaya Project – Wolo So

Xhosa's latest album, Ibeji, is out now on Stoney Lane Records. Listen here. His website is here.

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Heart wrung like a towel, Skullcandy bass, the magic of music boxes. The Beirut-based multi-instrumentalist, video artist and puppeteer discusses three important albums.

Yara's picks:

Aphex Twin – Drukqs
Colleen – Et Les Boîtes À Musique
Daniel Johnston – Hi, How Are You

Yara's debut album, Home Recordings 2018 - 2021, is out now via Hive Mind Records – check it out here. She's on Instagram – @microwave.blues.

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