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FR 150: Shane Parish on Autechre Guitar, His Improbable and Virtuosic Covers Album
An epic interview with the fingerstyle guitarist about translating silicon circuits to steel strings.
Jan 13
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Philip Sherburne
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Eavesdropping 2: A Dub Techno Set
Cornerstones and future classics—spanning 29 years of the genre—from Rhythm & Sound, Vladislav Delay, Ghost Dubs, and more.
Jan 8
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Philip Sherburne
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FR 149: Kara-Lis Coverdale on Dirt, Heat, and Otherworldly Sounds
After a long break, the Canadian musician is back—and more productive than ever.
Jan 6
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Philip Sherburne
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Dec 17, 2024
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The Best Albums of 2025
Dec 15, 2025
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Eavesdropping 2: A Dub Techno Set
Jan 8
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FR 128: Avalon Emerson Is Saving Dance Music From Context Collapse
Aug 5, 2025
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FR 134: William Tyler Is Chasing Spirits at the Crossroads of Ambient and Folk
Sep 16, 2025
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FR 129: Rituals and Patterns
Aug 12, 2025
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FR 150: Shane Parish on Autechre Guitar, His Improbable and Virtuosic Covers Album
An epic interview with the fingerstyle guitarist about translating silicon circuits to steel strings.
Jan 13
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Philip Sherburne
44
5
4
FR 149: Kara-Lis Coverdale on Dirt, Heat, and Otherworldly Sounds
After a long break, the Canadian musician is back—and more productive than ever.
Jan 6
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Philip Sherburne
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FR 148: Astral Traveling With Tim Sweeney’s Beats in Space
Five years after moving from WNYU to Apple Music, his long-running radio show is thriving.
Dec 22, 2025
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Philip Sherburne
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FR 146: Tusco Embassy’s “Roulette” Compilations Are Black Magic on Wax
Bee Mask, Jim O’Rourke, Demdike Stare—wherever you drop the needle, there’s no telling what you’ll hear.
Dec 2, 2025
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Philip Sherburne
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FR 141: Steve Hauschildt’s New Album Is a Slow-Motion Explosion of Color
The Cleveland native on his new album, life in Tbilisi, and what’s next for Emeralds
Oct 28, 2025
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FR 136: Call Super Is Tweaking Old Tools for a New Era
JR Seaton on zines, fan clubs, and their ambitious new mix CD, A Rhythm Protects Us
Sep 23, 2025
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Philip Sherburne
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FR 134: William Tyler Is Chasing Spirits at the Crossroads of Ambient and Folk
The Nashville guitarist on working with Four Tet, seeking catharsis, and cultivating a Southern strain of hauntology
Sep 16, 2025
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Philip Sherburne
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FR 131: Sam Slater on Soundtracking Life and Death on Ukraine’s Front Lines
The UK composer’s score adds emotional layers to Mstyslav Chernov’s harrowing documentary 2000 Meters to Andriivka.
Aug 26, 2025
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Philip Sherburne
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1:29:04
Eavesdropping 2: A Dub Techno Set
Cornerstones and future classics—spanning 29 years of the genre—from Rhythm & Sound, Vladislav Delay, Ghost Dubs, and more.
Jan 8
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Philip Sherburne
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Mixes Digest 24: Two Mellow Sets and Three Kinda Banging Ones
Downbeat repose, dub-techno drift, ’90s minimal, and more.
Dec 18, 2025
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Philip Sherburne
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Eavesdropping 1: A Mix for Subscribers
A woozy ambient set featuring Raica, Jeremy Hyman, Mor Elian, Carlos Giffoni, and more.
Dec 4, 2025
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Philip Sherburne
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FR 145: A Bonus Mix for Subscribers
A calmly ecstatic hour featuring K-LONE, Shinichi Atobe, Steve Hauschildt, & more.
Nov 25, 2025
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Mixes Digest 23: Locking In and Zoning Out
Minimal thrills, psychedelic sojourns, soulful house, and more
Oct 24, 2025
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Mixes Digest 22: Remembering Optimo’s JD Twitch
8 enduring sets from the late Keith McIvor (plus links to 20 more)
Sep 25, 2025
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Mixes Digest 21: Six Sets, Many Moods
Disco throwbacks, classic minimal, creative manifestos and more
Aug 28, 2025
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Mixes Digest 20: Back Roads and Unexpected Detours
Electro classics, smokers’ delights, and more
Aug 7, 2025
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FR 147: The Final New Releases of the Year
New releases from Raica, Juana Molina, the Bug vs. Ghost Dubs, and more.
Dec 9, 2025
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FR 144: One Perfect Day and Various Small Whistles
New records from Bill Orcutt, Lia Kohl, Avalon Emerson, and more
Nov 18, 2025
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FR 143: Forests and Simulacra
New albums at the margins of jazz, ambient, and techno
Nov 11, 2025
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FR 142: Perseverance and Repercussions
New music from Carrier, Natural Information Society, Eikoishibashi & Jim O’Rourke, and more.
Nov 4, 2025
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Philip Sherburne
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FR 140: Spheres, Nexuses, Horizons
New music from Oneohtrix Point Never, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Efdemin, and more.
Oct 21, 2025
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Philip Sherburne
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FR 138: Tide Pools, Inland Seas
Spellbinding new releases from Joanne Robertson, Bitchin Bajas, Sam Prekop, and more.
Oct 8, 2025
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Philip Sherburne
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FR 137: On Being and (Not) Forgetting
New music from Patrick Shiroishi, Four Tet & William Tyler, M. Sage, and more
Sep 30, 2025
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Philip Sherburne
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FR 133: Seasons Dissolving
Showstopping albums from Lucrecia Dalt and Nick Breinich & more new releases
Sep 10, 2025
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Philip Sherburne
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