By Hypnagogue
Into the library we go to pull up some older tracks for two smooth flows. That’s about all there is to say about that. Download Start Jeffrey Koepper, Apparition, MantraSequent 11.01 Guy Birkin, Bass Loop 3b, Symmetry-Breaking...
For one more show, we’ll focus on the Newish queue. But after this we’re going to need to give the library some love again. Between two new sets you’ve got the Half-hour Spotlight, featuring the ethereal, Faerie-inspired dreamscapes of Paulina...
I can’t recall which candy bar it was, but years back there was one such treat that advertised itself as “deep, dark, and delicious.” I’d say that applies here as well–though I will offer you tinges of light as we...
Good news, folks…the Half-hour Spotlight is back. And even better news: it’s shining on the music of Palancar. You’ll get that after a long, deep first set that kicks off with an album I’ve been waiting eight years to hear....
Well, I hadn’t intended to get back to “normal” with an uninterrupted flow, buy by the time I reached a “maybe I stop here” moment, we were a good hour in. So why stop there, right? All Newish tunes, with...
Get your hand on that volume knob and get ready to turn it up. You’re diving into two big sets of rip-roaring, face-melting, riff-laden post-rock. Let the grooving begin, yo. Download Start Signal Hill, Metropolis, Alturas 5.54 ...
I’ve gathered up all the ladies in the library, and present many of their fabulous and diverse talents here for your enjoyment. Download Start Ann Licater, Celtic Sun Salutation, Quiet Spaces: Flute Meditations for Mindfulness and Relaxation 3.24 ...
I couldn’t do it. I just couldn’t look at the list of great albums that I didn’t have space for on Episode 252 without thinking, “You know, many of my episodes are 11 tracks long…” So here we go, friends—11...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
The ride this time flows straight on through. Around the mid-point we’ll dig into some older work, and bring it in for a very deep, hushed close. Download Start Iyari, 1-0, Ostara 8.59 Dan Caine, Take...
The first and last sets of this episode feature music from the Newish queue. Between, we serve up thirty minutes of deep Joe Frawley cuts. Download Start Macchiato Funky, Sospeso, BUGELLA 20-50 4.58 Break_fold, 07_08_17, 27_05_17 – 21_01_18...
Gather ’round, Uninterrupted Podcast fans. The mic is off and the music is on, and it feels like going a lot of different places. I’ll talk to you briefly after 90. Download Start A Signal in the Static,...
Here. Have a listen. In the middle you get 30 minutes alone with AeTopus. Download Start Altus, Slingshot, Pioneer 9.23 Dirk Serries, The Nebulous Chords, Epitaph 17.02 Erik Wollo, Mosaic of Time I – Route...
As I took this episode into the library portion, I challenged myself to dig a little deeper than usual. I like the results. And the first set is pretty good, too–packed with tasty new tunes. Remember, you’re always welcome to...
There’s a fair amount of uptempo stuff in this new episode–a nice change from last episode’s deep, long drifts. Plus, you get 30 minutes of hanging out with Mr. Bob Holroyd. Enjoy. Download Start Sensitive Chaos, Missing Viejo, Walking A...
Long tracks. No interruptions. Just 90 minutes for you to share with some seriously deep sounds. Welcome to another lazy podcast. Download Start Juta Takahashi, Autumn Bringer, Light and Shadow 17.19 Flavigula, I’ll Take Three Spiced Sausages...
Post-rock fans will dig into this month’s Spotlight as we focus on Leaving Richmond. On either side of it you’ll find deep cuts and smooth voyages. Download mp3 Start Takashi Suzuki, Following the Guiding Bells, Voyage – Hiroshima Eternal 8.19 ...
Seems like there are only so many ways I can tell you that a show is filled with great music. Yet here I am again, writing about how this episode starts with a couple albums that caught my ear and...
Into the flow we go, including 30 minutes of music from Numina. Thank you to the folks who’ve taken the time to comment on (and approve of!) the Spotlight. I’ll keep them going. Lots more to like in here as...
There has been so much good music flowing in lately, I decided we should just kick back and listen to a lot of it. Then I decided we’d do it without my getting in your ears until the end. Launch...
The library leads off this time, and then comes our change of format: a once-monthly 30-minute Spotlight segment featuring one artist. This time out, renowned ambient artist Forrest Fang. We’ll finish up with some sweet treats from the Newish queue....
Inspired by the power of your host hearing–and feeling–the first track for the first time, this episode finds it wings and heads out. Download mp3 Start Byron Metcalf & Jennifer Grais, Womb of the Serpent, They Were Here 10.04 ...
Chaos. Sometimes leaving things up to chance is a good thing. This time out, I combine a full-library shuffle with me checking what’s playing at random times. The result? Judge for yourself in this uninterrupted, mixed flow. Download mp3 Start ...
Strap in for another uninterrupted flow from the New-ish queue. There’s a pretty deep, drone-packed stretch from around 15 minutes in to just shy of 45 minutes. You know, to give your brain some time off. Enjoy. Download mp3 Start ...
For the first show of the new year, we’re sticking to some new-ish music. There’s a pretty broad range of sounds here, and the ride takes us into some upbeat analog territories. Plus, it’s uninterrupted! Enjoy. Download mp3 Start John...
Here comes your look back at albums that stuck with me as we went through 2017. From the stuff I reviewed in the first half of the year to things I received after I stopped reviewing…it’s all very good music,...
Since you all did a fine job of surviving last episode’s dark and murky spaces, I’ll reward you with lighter, brighter tones. There’s quite a bit of guitar in the front half. Download mp3 Start Cinerous Mire, The Witching Hour,...
All dark ambient, to take us into the dark of a New England December. No stops on this one, so get ready to go deep. Download mp3 Start Phelios, Deadspace, Astral Unity 8.14 Yen Pox, Ashen Shroud, Between the Horizon...
“The Ampersand Episode.” You can figure it out from here. Download mp3 Start Howard Givens and Craig Padilla, Threads of Thought, Being of Light 15.49 David Helpling and Jon Jenkins, Sun Racer, Found 21.56 Steve Roach and Robert Rich, Silk...
Let’s kick this off with a snappy uptempo thing. Then maybe later we’ll go quieter and more ambient. This 90-minute flow runs pretty deep. Headphones on, if you please. Download mp3 Start Pulselovers, Badby 80, The Restless Field (compilation) 5.16 ...
Is the quiet of the new digs seeping into the podcast? If it is, I think we can probably agree that it wouldn’t be a bad thing at all. The show doesn’t start all that quietly, but we’ll certainly get...
With so much good music hanging out in the Newish queue, I decided we’d just stay there this time. You’ll find ambient, post-rock, and chill all in one place. Download mp3 Start Manitou, Lilacs Flowering at the Brewster-Douglass Homes, Shadows...
Back to our regular cadence, where the Newish stuff gets its due first, then we delve. And hey, don’t get freaked out by the track with lyrics…I’ll explain. Download mp3 Start Everyday Dust, Where the Light Fails, The...
Ready for a bit of an old-school joyride? This show was supposed to only start with some Berlin School music. Then it kinda got away from me. Buckle up for 90 minutes of analog goodness. Download mp3 Start Jeffrey Koepper,...
On a whim, I decided that we will start this episode by showcasing piano works. Hey, they’re nice. In the second half we’ll let other instruments come out and play. Download mp3 Start Fiona Joy, Grey Sky Morning, Into the...
Long tracks, quiet tracks. Not a “lazy podcast” on purpose, it just sort of got that way. And it’s a pretty deep one. All cuts are from the “Newish” folder. No library this time. Plus, no interruptions. I’ll catch up...
I can’t take full credit for this episode. Several shuffles helped stitch together some of these cuts. It made for a pretty sweet flow. Enjoy. Download mp3 Start Cutlasses, Freyr, Clutching at Conscious 4.29 Mark Stephen Ortman, Underwater Life, Voices...
Shall we groove just a trifle? Sometimes it’s good for us to get our beats on. I’ll give you that for half an hour so, then we’ll quiet things down. As a note: if you are a Hypnagogue Reviews reader...
A little change of pace. No library this time. Just music from the depths of the review queue. Two long cuts kick it off and take you through the first 30 minutes or so. Download mp3 Start Cloudwalk, The Forgotten...
This episode takes an elemental approach to the music. Yes, it’s theme-show time again. Enjoy. Download mp3 Start Robert Rich, Profligate Earth, What We Left Behind 6.06 Igneous Flame, Night on Earth, Nyx 12.29 Herion, The Earth, Out and About...
You’re in luck. I decided I couldn’t step in and disturb this deep flow. Lock in for 90 minutes and let it ride. Download mp3 Start Mystified, Reflecting Metal Cycles, Morning City 8.25 Lorenzo Montana, Dhalg Fu, Phase IX 18.10 ...
