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7:02 AM |
| The Peanuts Song of Mothra Mothra soundtrack 1961 This is a medley of music from the 1961 film Composed by Yuki Koseki, and sung by the pop stars, twin sisters Emi & Yumi Ito. Original lyrics in Indonesian: Motsura ya motsura, dengan kesaktian Indahmu, Restuilah doa hamba-hambamu yang rendah, bangunlah dan tunjukkanlah kesaktianmu! In English : Mothra Oh Mothra, with your parent’s magic, Bless the prayers of your humble servants, wake up and show the magic! |
7:08 AM |
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7:10 AM |
| Azam Ali Tenderness From Night to the Edge of Day Terrestrial Lane Productions Inc 2011 Azam Ali (اعظم علی) was born in Tehran on 3 October 1970, but spent most of her childhood in India. When she was 15, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother. Classically trained in the santour, it was her singing voice that got everyone's attention. |
7:16 AM |
| Ground Zero Yume No Hansyu Plays Standards RER Megacorp 2005 Jazzy Rock Noise Unit formed by Otomo Yoshihide in 1990 and disbanded in 1998. https://groundzone.bandcamp.com/ |
7:21 AM |
| Estampie Summerwunne Fin Amor Noir Records 2007 German Neo-Medieval band founded in 1985 by Sigrid Hausen (aka Syrah), Michael Popp and Ernst Schwindl. https://estampie.bandcamp.com/album/best-of-estampie |
7:25 AM |
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7:29 AM |
| Midival Punditz Morning Midival Times Six Degrees Travel Series 2005 Gaurav Raina & Tapan Raj are rom Delhi. https://midivalpunditz.bandcamp.com/album/purvayi |
7:31 AM |
| Shrift As Far as I Can See Lost in a Moment Six Degrees Records 2006 Chillout/electronica duo based in London, UK, comprised of Dennis Wheatley and Nina Miranda. After a single in 2001, and this debut CD in 2006, they unfortunately have not done much. |
7:34 AM |
| Zero 7 In the Waiting Line (feat. Sophie Barker) Simple Things New State Music 2001 Zero 7 is a UK-based downtempo-styled musical duo founded in 1997 in London by Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker. This is their debut, originally issued in 2001, and "Spinning" is a bonus track from a Japanese edition. |
7:38 AM |
| Cliff Martinez Immunity Traffic (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) TVT Records 2000 Cliff Martinez (born 5 February 1954) is an American musician and composer. Early in his career, Martinez was known as a drummer notably with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Dickies, and Captain Beefheart. Since the 1990s, he has worked primarily as a film score composer, often for Steven Soderbergh. His first job composing was for the television show Pee Wee's Playhouse. |
7:40 AM |
| Plasmodium Clive Buckledown Clairaudience Electric Cowbell Records 2014 Initially conceived in Richmond, Virginia in 2000 as an improvisational and experimental drum and trumpet duo, Plasmodium evolved into a musical theater concept incorporating found sound, looping, spoken word, and performance art. https://plasmodiumrva.bandcamp.com/album/clairaudience-remastered-2014-edition |
7:50 AM |
| Nils Petter Molvær Switch Switch OKEH 2014 Norwegian composer, producer and trumpet player. He was born in 1960. |
7:57 AM |
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8:01 AM |
| David Sylvian Sunlight Seen Through Towering Trees Gone to Earth (Remastered 2003) UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 2003 Originally issued as a double LP, the second disc had all instrumental songs. On "Sunlight Seen Through Towering Trees", he was joined on guitar by Bill Nelson. Originally issued as a double LP in 1986. Only the 2-CD reissues have all the instrumental tracks. |
8:04 AM |
| Zoë Modiga Umdali UMDALI - Single Yelloewax 2020 Palesa Nomthandazo Phumelele Modiga, professionally known as Zoë Modiga, is a South African singer and songwriter. Modiga first gained recognition as contestant on The Voice South Africa 2016. |
8:11 AM |
| Gary Burton Quintet Dreams So Real Dreams So Real - Music of Carla Bley ECM Records 1976 Gary Burton (born on 23 January 1943, Anderson, Indiana) is a self-taught jazz vibraphonist and composer. Burton is credited with developing an innovating playing style: a four-mallet chording as an alternative to the usual two-mallets. |
8:17 AM |
| Farah Siraj Talaa min beit Abouha Dunya Farah Siraj 2014 Farah Siraj was born in Amman Jordan. She has lived in Jordan, Spain, England, and the USA. Her compositions blend middle eastern music, flamenco, jazz, bossa and pop influences. https://farahsiraj.bandcamp.com/ |
8:21 AM |
| Susheela Raman Light Years Music for Crocodiles Narada 2005 Born in London UK in 1973, Susheela Raman's family is from Tamil Nadu, India. She grew up in Australia, where she had traditional training in Carnatic classical music of south India. With her partner, guitarist/producer Sam Mills, she blends Indian music with jazz and pop. |
8:27 AM |
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8:30 AM |
| Blithe Field Light and Variable Winds N Grits Kissed 774355 Records DK2 2023 Blithe Field is Spencer Radcliffe, recording at home in Ohio. https://blithefield.bandcamp.com/ |
8:31 AM |
| Cocteau Twins Winter Wonderland Snow Fontana 1993 Scottish post-punk/ethereal/dream pop band formed in 1981 in Grangemouth, Falkirk and disbanded in 1997. I Spy... an obligation to contribute to the glut of Holiday music. |
8:34 AM |
| Léa Sen Dragonfly ʚĭɞ N You Of Now, Pt. 2 Partisan Records 2023 Songwriter and vocalist from Paris, living in London. https://leasen.bandcamp.com/ |
8:37 AM |
| Cibelle Phoenix The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves Crammed 2006 Cibelle Cavalli is a singer-songwriter and music producer, born 2 January 1978 in São Paulo, Brazil. |
8:42 AM |
| This Mortal Coil I Must Have Been Blind (Remastered) Filigree & Shadow (Remastered) 4AD 2011 This Mortal Coil was a 4AD "supergroup" of sorts that recorded three albums and a few other tracks between 1983 and 1991. The only official members of the project were 4AD label head Ivo Watts-Russell and producer John Frye. |
8:46 AM |
| Elephant Gym Light (Orchestral Version) N World Topshelf Records 2023 Based in Taiwan, siblings KT and Tell were taught classical music by their mother before meeting drummer Chia-Chen in high school through a music club. https://elephant-gym.bandcamp.com/album/world |
8:49 AM |
| Eyuphuro Kihiyeny Mama Mosambiki VIDISCO MZ 2015 From Mozambique, founded in 1981. https://eyuphuro.bandcamp.com/album/mama-mosambiki |
8:54 AM |
| California Guitar Trio And I Know Echoes California Guitar Trio 2008 California Guitar Trio features Paul Richards of Salt Lake City, Utah, Bert Lams of Brussels, Belgium, and Hideyo Moriya of Tokyo, Japan. The band first met in England at Guitar Craft Courses hosted by Robert Fripp in the late 80s. |
9:01 AM |
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9:05 AM |
| Chakrafonics Trio One Note 'Samba-R' s/r Cover of the 'One Note Samba' (Antonio Carlos Jobim) in an Indian style by "Chakrafonics": Varijashree, Praveen D Rao and Pramath Kiran. |
9:08 AM |
| Rascal Reporters Uh Oh (Lait Suspendu Fermenté) N The Strainge Case of Steve Cuneiform Records 2023 Formed in the mid-1970's by Steve Gore and Steve Kretzmer, they created odd music in their Detroit basement studio. Steve Gore died in 2009, but the group reformed with James Strain. https://rascalreporters.bandcamp.com/ |
9:11 AM |
| Fievel is Glauque I'm a Place Flaming Swords Many Hats Distribution 2022 "Fievel Is Glauque" is Zac Phillips from NYC & Ma Clement from Bussels. https://fievelisglauque.bandcamp.com/ |
9:13 AM |
| Karen Updike In The Gardenshed s/r Karen Updike (aka "Paper Doll") is a local singer/songwriter. |
9:18 AM |
| Arooj Aftab Mohabbat Vulture Prince Arooj Aftab Profit Split 2021 Vocalist and songwriter from Pakistan, now based in Brooklyn, she blends old world ghazals with modern jazz. |
9:27 AM |
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9:30 AM |
| Esperanza Spalding formwela 2 Triangle Suite 2021 Esperanza Spalding joined here by Ganavya Doraiswamy
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9:36 AM |
| Jeremy Cunningham, Dustin Laurenzi, Paul Bryan & Katie Ernst The Way We Remember A Better Ghost Northern Spy Records 2022 Collaborative improvised jazz from Chicago, mixing live acoustics and samples. |
9:41 AM |
| Natacha Atlas Le Cor, Le Vent Mounqaliba world village France 2010 Natacha Atlas, born 20 March 1964 in Belgium to Egyptian parents, rose to prominence in the 90s as an arabic-singing vocalist of Transglobal Underground, which led to a subsequent solo career first in the 'worldbeat' genre, and later in a more classic venue of traditional Egyptian pop. She grew up speaking French and English, and later learned Arabic and Spanish. |
9:45 AM |
| Resavoir LML Resavoir International Anthem Recording Co. 2019 Jazz group from Chicago led by Will Miller. https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/resavoir |
9:48 AM |
| Amaarae Fluid Passionfruit Summers - EP Golden Child LLC. 2017 Ama Serwah Genfi, known professionally as Amaarae, is a Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter known for her fusion of Pop, R&B, Afrobeat, Alté music. Born in the Bronx, she was raised between Atlanta, United States and Accra, Ghana. |
9:50 AM |
| Tweaker Imperfections Featuring Jennifer Folker Linoleum Six Degrees 2001 Tweaker is a solo project by Chris Vrenna (b. 23 February 1967 in Erie, Pennsylvania), an American musician, producer and remixer. Mostly known for being a drummer for Nine Inch Nails from 1989 until 1997. The "Linoleum" EP is mostly remixes of that song featuring David Sylvian's vocals. |
9:53 AM |
| Praveen Sparsh Maya Unreserved - EP Praveen Sparsh 2019 Praveen Sparsh is a classically trained mridangam (barrell drum) player. He is also a member of the fusion group Jatayu. On this EP, he collects ambient sounds from various locations, and finds their rhythms around which he improvises on mridangam. |
9:56 AM |
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