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one of my first playlists ever for prb was about stars; it was about a certain kind of inspired resolute loneliness.

since then, for these three years or so, i've wondered what else is out there for us. this is an attempt to answer that question.

i think we've probably found more motion, more togetherness, and more warmth, but let's check in on that together.

BING BONG! IT'S A KNICKS SHOW!! NEW YAWK GAME MUSIC EXCLUSIVELY!!! 💙🧡💙🧡

BING BONG! IT'S A KNICKS SHOW!! NEW YAWK GAME MUSIC EXCLUSIVELY!!! 💙🧡💙🧡

i did a different rain show last year-ish, kind of an ode to a certain lo-fi ASMR coziness. this is not that show.

this is the rain that raises our concern; the kind that we take shelter from and/or run wild in; the kind that parts our seas; the kind that leaves us awed and grateful.

i did a different rain show last year-ish, kind of an ode to a certain lo-fi ASMR coziness. this is not that show.

this is the rain that raises our concern; the kind that we take shelter from and/or run wild in; the kind that parts our seas; the kind that leaves us awed and grateful.

the seasons have run their course once more, and we stand together at the precipice of another set of midsummer days' dreamings.
as such, it is time to renew our acquiaintance with the weird sisters, with titania, with sycorax, and above all, with our dear patroness mab.

she arrives today with sweet delights, after which she will lighten our feet and set our hearts into feverish motion; perhaps too much so, by the time all is said and done.
but if a dream is merely an invitation to connect -- neurochemical signal to neurochemical signal, sleep to waking, past to present, sounds to fury to nothingness -- then perhaps we can forgive her some of her eagerness, and connect with her as she draws the dream to a close.

the seasons have run their course once more, and we stand together at the precipice of another set of midsummer days' dreamings.
as such, it is time to renew our acquiaintance with the weird sisters, with titania, with sycorax, and above all, with our dear patroness mab.

she arrives today with sweet delights, after which she will lighten our feet and set our hearts into feverish motion; perhaps too much so, by the time all is said and done.
but if a dream is merely an invitation to connect -- neurochemical signal to neurochemical signal, sleep to waking, past to present, sounds to fury to nothingness -- then perhaps we can forgive her some of her eagerness, and connect with her as she draws the dream to a close.

The history of club zanzibar, newark and more!! plus and exclusive live set from virtua dx

it has become a little bit of a tradition for this show that every so often we get together to celebrate the noble Doot...the majestic Honk...indeed, all the calls that a Horn might make.

in this installment, while we will continue to make some time for joy, we will also honor the original purpose of the Horn itself: to call people together for gathering, or even for battle.

we will remember that all doots are solidarity doots.

it has become a little bit of a tradition for this show that every so often we get together to celebrate the noble Doot...the majestic Honk...indeed, all the calls that a Horn might make.

in this installment, while we will continue to make some time for joy, we will also honor the original purpose of the Horn itself: to call people together for gathering, or even for battle.

we will remember that all doots are solidarity doots.

it was just recently my birthday, so i'm gifting this playlist of songs i believe in; not just songs i know are good, but songs i know have been good to me.

in going through it, we'll tour all the ideal birthday party moods: "oh i couldn't possibly," "i guess we'll try it," <full-on headbanging>, and "all is well with the cosmos."

thank you for joining me this year; here's to many, many more.

it was just recently my birthday, so i'm gifting this playlist of songs i believe in; not just songs i know are good, but songs i know have been good to me.

in going through it, we'll tour all the ideal birthday party moods: "oh i couldn't possibly," "i guess we'll try it," <full-on headbanging>, and "all is well with the cosmos."

thank you for joining me this year; here's to many, many more.

so cyndi lauper sang about one feminine desire, but surely there are others? here are some of them.

so cyndi lauper sang about one feminine desire, but surely there are others? here are some of them.

this episode was going to air 7/14, but got stormed out; we're trying again!

originally it was a response to the two very cerebral shows that i ran 6/30 and 7/7; also, i had just gotten a tattoo, and i wanted something that spoke to the emotional and physiological depth of that experience.

so let's think today about how we endure: how we start from a place of home in ourselves; then, when pain finds us there, how we can escape it, or ignore it, or even revel in it. we'll do what we have to do to make it through.

this episode was going to air 7/14, but got stormed out; we're trying again!

originally it was a response to the two very cerebral shows that i ran 6/30 and 7/7; also, i had just gotten a tattoo, and i wanted something that spoke to the emotional and physiological depth of that experience.

so let's think today about how we endure: how we start from a place of home in ourselves; then, when pain finds us there, how we can escape it, or ignore it, or even revel in it. we'll do what we have to do to make it through.

i went on a trip, so this is a "what i did on my summer vacation" essay of sorts, but it's a lot of other things, too. words will fail me; good thing this is a radio show.

let's be with each other and figure it out together as best we can.

i went on a trip, so this is a "what i did on my summer vacation" essay of sorts, but it's a lot of other things, too. words will fail me; good thing this is a radio show.

let's be with each other and figure it out together as best we can.

two falls ago, i did a show solely devoted to my favorite video game composer, Miki Higashino. in researching that show, i found out about a 1998 album called Ten Little Plants, which featured Miki (a notoriously prolific collaborator) and a bunch of her video game music friends making some weird, fun little music together. many of the other participants were luminaries in their own right.

but there were a few i didn't know, including today's subject, Tsukasa Tawada. and it turns out that they rule, too. so today we're doing another deep dive with another one of the ten little plants. our Tawada, it turns out, has the pure heart, the proper technique, and the playfulness, to do something very few other composers can do: make really good happy music. let's give it a listen.

two falls ago, i did a show solely devoted to my favorite video game composer, Miki Higashino. in researching that show, i found out about a 1998 album called Ten Little Plants, which featured Miki (a notoriously prolific collaborator) and a bunch of her video game music friends making some weird, fun little music together. many of the other participants were luminaries in their own right.

but there were a few i didn't know, including today's subject, Tsukasa Tawada. and it turns out that they rule, too. so today we're doing another deep dive with another one of the ten little plants. our Tawada, it turns out, has the pure heart, the proper technique, and the playfulness, to do something very few other composers can do: make really good happy music. let's give it a listen.