Ukraine has a massive & diverse music scene. This episode of PTR finds us exploring the Post Punk musical community that has grown from cold garages and abandoned industrial plants across the country during the 2000s.
This edition of PTR finds us experiencing episode 2 of our new series Experimental Mind Mincing, curated byJoel Nelson and focusing on envelope-pushing minimal and abstract sound musicians! This time we’ll shine a spotlight on Julius Eastman, a composer who combined minimalist processes with pop music elements, creating extended and modified pieces he dubbed “organic music”.
This episode of PTR finds us premiering a powerful and socially important new compilation from Sweet Wreath records called Take The Time. Take The Time is a mix of spoken word, protest chants, drumming, hiphop and experimental approaches to the idea of protest song, from artists and activists in Birmingham, Alabama. Recorded from 2019-2021 in home studios and in the streets, this collection tells a narrative of protest in Birmingham and of the ongoing movement for racial justice in America. The poets here spit fire in the face of apathy. This is proof of the power of sound & words, captured in flowing, screaming, pulsating life ... a variegated song of collective struggle against oppression.
This week on PTR, we have a double feature : 1st we’ll listen to Tales From West of the Mississippi, which is a wonderful new EP of various artists celebrating the musical brilliance of Mobile AL legend, Budd McLean! Then we’ll dive into a ton of astonishing mashups by Daniel Barassi, aka BRAT!
This episode of PTR finds us conducting another Sit+Listen session in which we experience a masterpiece of an album in its entirety! This time, we’ll be digging in to an incredible recently-discovered live recording of Jazz giant, John Coltrane’s opus A Love Supreme!
This episode of PTR finds us kicking off a brand new monthly series, Experimental Mind Mincing curated by Joel Nelson! The show will shine a light on songwriters of the most abstract forms of music who have helped to push all sonic boundaries. Each EMM episode will highlight the evolution of a different experimental musicians' work throughout their life. In this 1st episode, we experience the groundbreaking and mind-bending electronic sounds of Tim Perkis!
On this episode of PTR, we have a new installment of our ongoing Theme Digest series in which we sonically explore a particular mood, idea or concept! This month’s offering? Processions!