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Issue 288: Sigils & Cults.

The first chapter of the Confinement Series where I hunt for music as a distraction from what’s happening outside. Today it’s hard rock and punk.

(01) Dantalian’s Chariot: World War Three (02) Slaughter & the Dogs: Now I Know (03) X: Motel Room in My Bed (04) Spirit: Rougher Road (05) Stray: Run Mister Run (06) Pleasure Seekers: Light of Love (07) The Stories: Top of the City (08) Mott the Hoople: Honaloochie Boogie (09) The Shivvers: Please Stand By (10) Robert Johnson: Say Girl (11) The Edgar Broughton Band: The Birth (12) Siouxsie and the Banshees: Nicotine Stain (13) Them: Could You Would You (14) Chelsea: Many Rivers (15) Xmal Deutschland: Reigen (16) Deep Purple: Into the Fire (17) Quicksilver Messenger Service: It’s Been Too Long (18) Skeletal Family: The Night (19) Ancient Grease: Mother Grease the Cat (20) Radio Birdman: Love Kills (21) Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come: The Hymn (22) Sin 34: 12 Hour Trip (23) Goliath: Dead Drunk Screamin’

Art courtesy of Greg Wooten.

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gkubC51G4MzNWQP0k5EVT

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Issue 268: Cop Rock.

Rock. From March 2019.

(01) Constant Mongrel: 2X4 (02) Mike Krol: Nothing to Yell About (03) Cherry Glazerr: Wasted Nun (04) Viagra Boys: Down in the Basement (05) Control Top: Covert Contracts (06) Protomartyr: Male Plague (07) The Bottomfeeders: Blockade (08) Sunflower Bean: Come For Me (09) Andy Human and the Reptoids: Cul De Sac (10) Omni: Equestrian (11) Ex Hex: Another Dimension (12) Iceage: Hurrah (13) Lo Tom: Overboard (14) Liily: The Weather (15) The Menzingers: House On Fire (16) Idles: I’m Scum (17) Culture Abuse: Rats in the Walls (18) Don’t Worry: Confetti (19) Church Girls: Disant Peaks (20) Wimps: O.P.P. (21) Better Oblivion Community Center: Big Black Heart (22) Chastity: Heaven Hell Anywhere Else (23) Spielbergs: You All Look Like Giants

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2JLqlejH51PZufYStIdFW0

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Issue 255: Sargent Ridge Montage.

Hot summer workout mix. From August 2018.

(01) Pusha T: Come Back Baby (02) Chon feat. Masego & Lophiile: Nayhoo (03) The Internet: It Gets Better (With Time) (04) Kiana Ledé: Show Love (05) Freddie Gibbs feat. Cassie Jo Craig & Irie Jane Gibbs: Diamonds 2 (06) Cardi B feat. Kehlani: Ring (07) Princess Nokia feat. Wiki: Saggy Denim (08) Phonte: Such Is Life (09) Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge feat. Bilal: Do It Together (10) Apollo Brown & Locksmith: Advice To My Younger Self (11) Drake: Finesse (12) Jade Novah: Next To You (13) Buddy: Shine (14) Chanté Moore feat. Felly the Voice: Moore (15) Sidibe: Unreachable (16) VanJess: Best Believe (17) Jedi Mind Tricks: Marciano’s Reign (18) Ke’Andra: Slow Row (19) Kamasi Washington: Testify (20) Teyana Taylor: Issues/Hold On

This mix contains adults language.

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4SPKw2j0qEtP15fH2b5LWL

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Issue 237: Sven Liabek’s Vitamin Knife: Live From the Anderson Medcheck.

Keeping your spirits up while waiting for a room at urgent care. From November 2017.

(01) Mr. Jukes feat. De La Soul & Horace Andy: Leap of Faith (02) Mild High Club: Tesselation (03) The Souljazz Orchestra: Holla Holla (04) Brainstorm: Black to Bright (05) Lord Echo feat. Lisa Tomlins: The Creator Has a Master Plan (06) Mint Julep Jazz Band: Six Jerks in a Jeep (07) El Michels Affair feat. Lady Wray: You’re All I Need (08) Neon Indian: Dear Skorpio Magazine (09) A-Wa: Galbi Haway (10) Kasabian: The Party Never Ends (11) The Cash Box Kings: Gotta Move Out to the Suburbs (12) Too Many Zooz: Havana Banana (13) Beginner: Rambo No. 5 (14) Unknown Mortal Orchestra: First World Problem (15) Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox feat. Kiah Victoria: Such Great Heights (16) Richard In Your Mind: Shooting Star (17) King Khan: Children of the World (18) Roots Manuva: Don’t Breathe Out (19) Vignes Rooftop Revival: Rosa Morena (20) Amadou & Mariam: Ta Promesse

Background art by Jack Vanzet.

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5LFg6RkLyk26JstCvCULsW

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Issue 206: Iced Macchiato Vibe.

A breezy and sweet feeling that never seems to last long enough. From April 2016.

(01) AM & Shawn Lee: Good Blood (02) Lady the Band: Habit (03) EZTV: Trampoline (04) Lou Doillon: Nothing Left (05) Khruangbin: Two Fish and an Elephant (06) Céu: Contravento (07) Størksen: Knockout (08) Raphael Saadiq: Good Man (09) The Harmaleighs: Pretty Livin’ (10) Apollo Brown: Life is a Wheel (11) The Soundcarriers: Somewhere To Land (12) Laura Mvula: Make Me Lovely (13) The Innocence Mission: Fred Rogers (14) Gregory Porter: Wind Song (15) Emily King: Believer (16) Maren Morris: I Wish I Was (17) Anthony Pirog: I’m Not Coming Home (18) Jamie Woon: Sharpness (19) Pure Bathing Culture: The Tower (20) Taylor McFerrin feat. Nai Palm: The Antidote (21) Los Hijos de la Montaña: One Breath, One Soul (22) Jeremy Pelt: Baswald’s Place

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2f4ZRGR7MX5tLeEg4RmiPq

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Issue 287: Museum of Gold.

A lively salute to Tiny Mix Tapes. I wish I had had the nerve to formally submit this mix when they could see it.

(01) Pom Poko: My Work Is Full of Art (02) The Spirit of the Beehive: Hypnic Jerks (03) The Curls: Hit Em Where It Hurts (04) Naytronix feat. Tune-Yards: What Have You Done For Me Lately (05) Tropical F*** Storm: Chameleon Paint (06) Insecure Men: Teenage You (07) U.S. Girls: Rage of Plastics (08) Clarence Clarity feat. Kill J: Buck-Toothed Particle Smashers (09) Daughn Gibson: Tiffany Lou (10) O’Death: Roam (11) Mega Bog: Left Door (12) Connan Mockasin: Still Life (13) Drinks: Corner Shops (14) Jib Kidder: Beneath the Beam (15) Sandro Perri: Love & Light (16) Teen: Pretend (17) Jack Stauber’s Micropop: Inchman (18) Helado Negro: It’s Our Game (19) Tirzah: Guilty (20) Fortjams: I Like To Stay Home (21) George Clanton & Nick Hexum: King for a Day

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xzfXDyYjlHVR0yvMsMwSm

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Issue 223: Oakbrook.

An indie rock tribute. From May 2017.

(01) Summer Salt: Sweet To Me (02) Anne Hillburg: Instead (03) Minden: The Middle (04) Saintseneca: All The Best (05) Travis Bretzer: Did U Ever Notice (06) Jons: Blood Red Lebaron (07) Zoos of Berlin: Spring From the Cell (08) Tough Knuckles: It’s Impossible (09) Hand Habits: All the While (10) Current Joys: The Unbearable Lightness (11) Nathan K.: Dishes (12) Ryan Oxford: Fa Fa Fa Fired (13) Tennis: In the Morning I’ll Be Better (14) Real Estate: Here Comes Sunshine (15) Dr. Dog: Both Sides of the Line (16) Each Other: Fine Time (17) Chook Race: Sorry (18) Bonny Doon: Hanging Around My Door (19) Dead Man’s Bones: Pa Pa Power (20) Ilyas Ahmed: Come On

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tcMLyBUl89VsAdnU37uS3

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Issue 286: We’re On To Paoli.

Playlist of recent favorites that lasts almost the whole roadtrip to Paoli.

(01) Clairo: North (02) 070 Shake: Morrow (03) Rosalie Cunningham: Dethroning of the Party Queen (04) Lawrence: It’s Not All About You (05) Doug Shorts: Money (06) Sarah Klang: Vile (07) Denzel Curry feat. Ice Billion Berg: Carolmart (08) Itzy: Dalla Dalla (09) Kneebody feat. Becca Stevens: Sick Talk (10) Frances Quinlan: Rare Thing (11) Miquela: Wasted (12) Nilüfer Yanya: Safety Net (13) Jonas Brothers: Don’t Throw It Away (14) Tedashii: Hold Me Down (15) Gunhild Carling: Silver Sand Merengue (16) Laura Stevenson: Dermatillomania (17) Erika De Casier: What U Wanna Do? (18) Neal Francis: How Have I Lived (19) Riton & Kah-Lo: Ready To Make A Move (20) Stormzy: Do Better (21) Lettuce: Everybody Wants To Rule the World (22) Hinds: Good Bad Times (23) Ambre Vallet: Größer (24) Marcus King: One Day She’s Here

This mix may contain adult language.

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5cH66QbtbxisYRXWhrA3Gs

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Issue 235: Donnie Wahlberg, Baby Dee, and the Itai Onara Pop Essentials.

Quirky, presumably Donnie Wahlberg-inspired pop. From November 2017.

(01) Halasan Bazar: Freak (02) William Austin Clay: Bu-Dwi-Di (03) Tender Cruncher: Burden (04) Graham Kartna: Baby, Don’t You Know? (05) Xenia Rubinos: See Them (06) TImber Timbre: Curtains!? (07) Imitation Electric Piano: I Mean Wow (08) Baby Dee: Bendy Bus (09) David Liebe Hart: The Pickle Man & Mr. Moose (10) Damaged Bug: Liquid Desert (11) Teeth & Tongue: When We Met (12) D.D Dumbo: King Franco Picasso (13) The Passionate & Objective Jokerfan: Talented Song About Donnie Wahlberg (14) Jonny Fritz: Chilidog Morning (15) Cabo Boing: The Cog (16) Aesop Rock: Kirby (17) Michael Rogers & The Dolphins: Dr. Funkalon (18) Shugo Tokumaru: Poker (19) Pat Jordache: Fields Laying Fallow (20) El Perro Del Mar: Clean Your Window (21) Benjamin Clementine: By The Ports Of Europe (22) Jens Lekman: It Was a Strange Time in My Life (23) Seiko with Donnie Wahlberg: The Right Combination

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zuwWo4cZgAsy48exS2qbF

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Issue 270: Roam Molar.

New ambitions in jazz. From April 2019.

(01) The Budos Band: Arcane Rambler (02) The Putbacks: Orange (03) Theon Cross feat. Moses Boyd & Nubya Garcia: Activate (04) Bruut!: Vox (05) Elephant9: Dancing with Mr. E (06) Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Maracas Bay Boogie (07) Sons of Kemet: My Queen is Mamie Phipps Clark (08) R+R=NOW: Respond (09) Hampshire & Foat: The Solar Winds (And Cadenza) (10) Anne Paceo: Calle Silencio (11) Makaya McCraven feat. Ashley Henry: The Newbies Lift Off (12) Hudson: Up on Cripple Creek (13) Jakob Skott: 2nd Foundation (14) Greg Fox: Earth Center Processing Stream (15) Brent Birckhead: The Mourning After (16) Joey Defrancesco: Stand Up

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4DAXjVFLrvptK8fpBBX58Q

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Issue 285: I’ll Be A Sky.

Somber--occasionally stirring--piano, strings, and acoustic guitar.

(01) Michael Vincent Waller: Bounding (02) Anne Müller: Solo? Repeat (03) William Tyler: Call Me When I’m Breathing Again (04) Tristan Eckerson: Fairly Well (05) David Kollar: Balada for Jozef (06) Joey Alexander: Time Remembered (07) The Tallest Man On Earth: I’ll Be A Sky (08) Hania Rani: Sun (09) Masayoshi Fujita: Harp (10) Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker: The Grand Old Trout (11) Stefano Guzzetti: Alone (Solo) (12) Benoît Pioulard: Tantivy (13) Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore: Painter of Tygers (14) Slow Meadow: Those Who Rush Across the Sea (15) Dreamers’ Circus: City Gardens (16) Nils Frahm: My Friend the Forest

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6B2xP5zENE58hNDXBsbc1Q

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Issue 262: Forever Before the Beyondiverse.

Sci-fi vibes, mostly hard rock and metal. From November 2018.

(01) Spaceslug: Elephemeral (02) The Plot In You: One Last Time (03) Sextile: Sterilized (04) Cobra Man: Living in Hell (05) Lucifer: Reaper on Your Heels (06) True Widow: The Trapper and the Trapped (07) Tribulation: Come, Become, to Be (08) At the Graves: Depression/Suppression (09) Thank You Scientist: The Amateur Arsonist’s Handbook (10) Black Mountain: Cemetery Breeding (11) Ghost: See the Light (12) Emma Ruth Rundle: Hand of God (13) John Maus: Outer Space (14) Warmduscher: The Sweet Smell of Florida (15) Comeback Kid: Somewhere, Somehow (16) Coheed & Cambria: Here To Mars (17) Elder: Thousand Hands (18) Myrkur: Ulvinde

Art by Andrey Lifanov.

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4QilabVkTE8BYstDvTw45K

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Issue 241: The Gabba Gang Meets Cilantro Keith.

Songs for the next season of “Yo Gabba Gabba.” From January 2018.

(01) Eyelids: My Caved in Mind (02) TootArd: Circles (03) Black Bananas: Rad Times (04) Space Captain: Blue (05) Chaz Bundick Meets the Mattson 2: Disco Kid (06) Neon Bunny: It’s You (07) The Cash Box Kings: House Party (08) The Go! Team: Semicircle Song (09) M83 feat. Mai Lan: Laser Gun (10) Summer Twins: Dreamin’ (11) Mexican Institute of Sound: Temblando (12) Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed: Kidz (13) King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Barefoot Desert (14) Benjamin Clementine: Jupiter (15) Midnight Sister: Daddy Long Legs (16) Amadou & Mariam: Bofou Safou (17) Red Axes: Ride the SUs (18) Xenoula: Luna Man (19) Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: Come and Be a Winner (20) The Murlocs: Improving Solutions (21) Bombino: Timtar (Memories) (22) Alvvays: Hey

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Atifiesm0p2JDxr2h25qw

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Issue 211: Dude Girl and the Ghost Man.

An excursion into the modern country desert. From August 2016.

(01) Kira Isabella: Late Bloomer (02) Stone LaRue: Easy She Comes (03) Kacey Musgraves: Pageant Material (04) Eric Church: Kill A Word (05) Ashley Monroe: Winning Streak (06) Sam Outlaw: It Might Kill Me (07) The Chapin Sisters: Love Come Back (08) Cody Jinks: Dirt (09) The Infamous Stringdusters: See How Far You’ve Come (10) Caroline Kole: See The Stars (11) Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen: Hangin’ Out in Bars (12) Carrie Underwood: Chaser (13) Chris Stapleton: Parachute (14) Aubrie Sellers: Dreaming in the Day (15) Bart Crow: Vapor Trails (16) Dori Freeman: Go On Lovin’ (17) Watkins Family Hour: Not in Nottingham (18) Della Mae: Good Blood (19) Daniel Romano: There’s a Hardship (20) Kasey Chambers: Heaven or Hell (21) Red Shahan: Boom Town

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5EOjt3i0bA2Xm1cIc9auJx

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Issue 284: Running Away From Sarai.

Soul-strengthening R&B and hip-hop.

(01) YBN Cordae feat. Ty Dolla $ign: Way Back Home (02) Nicole Bus: Unchanging (03) Watch The Duck: It’s Nothin (04) Summer Walker & 6lack: Like It (05) WHATUPRG & 1K Phew: Okay (06) Sampa The Great feat. Thando & Krown: Diamond In The Ruff (07) Xavier Naidoo: Keine Meile (08) Jackie Hill Perry: Restless (09) Post Malone feat. Meek Mill & Lil Baby: On The Road (10) Sabrina Claudio: As Long As You’re Asleep (11) VanJess feat. Bas: Addicted 2 [Keep Cool Remix] (12) Tedashii: Diamonds (13) Marwa Loud: One Week (14) Wande feat. Byron Juane: Band$ (15) Mozzy with Sjava & Reason: Seasons (16) Tobe Nwigwe feat. The New Respects: Hella Black (17) Apollo Brown feat. Chris Orrick & Magestik Legend: Thoughts In Mind (18) Snoh Aalegra: Toronto (19) J Balvin & Bad Bunny: La Canción (20) Kiana Ledé: If You Hate Me (21) Ray Blk: Mama (22) Kirk Franklin: Strong God (23) Sunday Service Choir: Back To Life (24) Ebenezer feat. Kojey Radical: Mercy

Selected clean versions where feasible, but this mix may still contain some adult language.

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6dsom9Yi09QnTHbPHY8DjR

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Issue 132: You are slowly being destroyed.

Unsettling dissonance from a decay you can’t avoid, inspired by the opening paragraph of Joe Tangari’s review of William Basinski’s “The Disintegration Loops.” From December 2012.

(01) I Break Horses: I Kill Your Love, Baby! (02) Tom Recchion: Out Of The Dunes (03) Oneohtrix Point Never: Nassau (04) Andy Stott: We Stay Together Part One (05) Youth Lagoon: July (06) Olafur Arnalds: Fyrsta (07) Tim Hecker: Dungeoneering (08) Mount Eerie: Through The Trees Part 2 (09) Sigur Rós: Varúð (10) How To Dress Well: Set It Right (11) William Basinski: Dlp 4 (12) Yuji Yumoto: South

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4AUoLEVDq3xfpLvSAv10Em

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Issue 283: Instant Addmin Burkfirst.

Oddball vibes from the archives you probably shouldn’t try too hard to understand.

(01) The GoZoo Band: Good Grief (02) Melanie: Animal Crackers (03) The Barry Sisters: Vyoch Tyoch Tyoch (04) Prince: You’re My Love (05) Roger Mason: Joséphine (06) Akwassa: Have Patience (07) Chung Suh Lin: Love Is A One Way Traffic (Hey Friend) (08) Al Massrien: Sah (09) Devo: Snowball [Remix] (10) Carmen Amaya: Pregúntale a mi Sombrero (11) Maria Monti: No No No (12) Iggy Pop: The Ballad of Cookie McBride (13) Los Mustang: Hey Jude (14) Mort Garson: Swingin’ Spathiphyllums (15) Edie Adams: The Opera Singer (16) Van McCoy: Get Dancin’ (17) Donovan: Local Boy Chops Wood (18) Esther Suarez: Sed De Amor (19) Fein: Stonedage (20) Os Canibais: O Prego (Love Me, Kiss Me) (21) Lizzy Mercier Descloux: Wakwazulu Kwezizulu Rock (22) Hase Cäsar: Wir Fliegen Weiter (23) Andrew Wartts and the Gospel Storytellers: Peter & John (24) Grazia: Gidis O Gidisse (25) Leona Anderson: Chloe (26) The Irish Rovers: Hiring Fair (27) Hozan Yamamoto with Sharps & Flats: Soma Bon-Uta

Spotify sample: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7A6oANljxV5K8Llc8B4jzW