As much as I enjoy looking back over the music that’s been sent to the show in the last year, pulling together a playlist is a bit of a chore–but a pretty cool one. The chore is not just pointing out what albums really made an impact on me; it’s also about giving you a […]

Sure, you’ve heard a fair amount of Phillip Wilkerson in the last few episodes, but that’s because he’s good and I like his music. So much, in fact, that between two solid sets from the Newish queue, you get to drop into 30 deep minutes with him. Or, uh, I mean…his music. Either way. Download […]

How did we end up here? It’s, like, 500 weeks later and I’m still doing a podcast. Huh. Must be all the good music that’s sent to me. Let’s play some. Extra-long show this time. Enjoy, and as I will say several times throughout: thank you so very much. Download Start       Giles Reaves, […]

In the Spotlight this time, it’s the spacey sounds of Hollan Holmes. New tracks up front, deep library grooves at the tail. A reminder: Leaving a review and rating of the show on whichever site you use to get your podcasts helps other listeners find and enjoy it. And I appreciate it quite a bit […]

“Hey, John,” the flow said to me somewhere in the midst of my putting it together, “you may want to just sit this one out.” So I did. Download Start      Roy Mattson, Petrichor, Flora and Fauna 14.37     AJNA, Gematria, Lucid Intrusion 21.07     Ghosthalo, Last Night A Smiling Man Followed Me All […]

Chris Russell stands in the Spotlight this episode, bringing five deep ambient cuts. On either side, three cuts from the Newish queue and three from deep in the stacks. Download Start      Byron Metcalf, A Steadfast Path, Inner Rhythm Meditations Vol II 9.56       The Green Kingdom, Cloud Wanderings, Seen and Unseen 17.15  […]

I have a playlist in my iTunes labeled “Night.” It’s for music I want to wind down to, to have in the background as evening deepens around me out here at the edge of the marsh. You can listen to this one any time you feel like getting your shhhh on…but I do invite you to […]

What’s in a name? Well, sometimes it’s good music, as we find out by starting this episode with “Heroin in Tahiti.” Mid-show, the Spotlight shines on flutist Ann Licater. Download Start     Heroin in Tahiti, Bad Auspicia, Casalina Tapes 2010 4.39       Liminal Drifter, Fish Don’t Have Arms or Legs, The Dreams 11.06    […]

Yes, it’s time for THE episode. Hey, you’re smart–you’ve already figured out that this is one of my cheesy theme shows. So dig in and enjoy all THE artists. Download Start      The Post-Riot Era, We Have Lost Friends, Schism* 8.27       The Glass Hour, Lament, Ever After 12.12     The Aurora Principle, […]

A pair of short but deep sets flank a 30-minute excursion into the soundworlds of Janne Hanhisuanto. Download Start      Robert Scott Thompson, Resonant Clockwork, Alphabet of the Trees 8.04       Songs for a Rainy Day, Stumbling As We Rise, The Oldest Spring 13.40     Paulina Cassidy, Soaring Through Portals, Drawing Up a […]