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#190: Able Noise Oct 02, 2025

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The CEO in cellophane, what the hands choose to do, turning to bone. The experimental duo discuss their important albums.

Able Noise's picks:

This Heat – Deceit
U.S. Maple – Talker
Cindy Lee – What's Tonight To Eternity
Palm – Nicks And Grazes

Head over to the Able Noise Bandcamp to find their full-length record High Tide, released on World Of Echo. They're also on Instagram and Linktree.

This is the last Crucial Listening for a little while, but I'll be back in 2026. Thank you so much for your support!

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#189: Maurice Louca Sep 06, 2025

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"Play more Beefheart", broken Elvis, a background to life. The composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist discusses three important albums.

Maurice's picks:

Captain Beefheart – Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
Annette Peacock – I'm The One
Umm Kulthum – Al Awela Fel Gharam

Maurice's new solo album is titled Barĩy (Fera) برٌِي and is released on Simsara Records. Check it out on Bandcamp. The new Dwarfs Of East Agouza album, titled Sasquatch Landslide, will be released in October on Constellation. Preview it here.

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#188 knifedoutofexistence Aug 23, 2025

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Freaks are drawn to freaks, hauntological boombox, wobbly drum solos. Dean Lloyd Robinson discusses three important albums.

Dean's picks:

Cult Ritual – LP1
Oscillating Innards – Nadir Emergence
Songs: Ohia – The Ghost

The latest knifedoutofexistence EP is called Objects That Once Breathed. You can check that out on the knifed Bandcamp and buy it on BigCartel. Here's a Linktree with links to Dean's music, everything Outsider Art and more.

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#187: Zosha Warpeha + Mariel Terán Aug 09, 2025

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The brittle and the velvet, instrument elevation, motific deconstruction, exhibiting the romantic. Collaborators Zosha Warpeha + Mariel Terán discuss their important albums.

Zosha's picks:
Georg Buljo + Nils Økland – Neve
Anne Hytta – Draumsyn

Mariel's picks:
Kaija Saariaho – Notes On Light, Orion, Mirage
Pedestrian Deposit – Dyer's Hands

Zosha and Mariel's new album, Orbweaver, is out now on Outside Time. Check it out here. Zosha's website is here, and you can find Mariel on Instagram and Soundcloud.

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#186: Lucia H Chung (en creux, Falling Cat Problem) Jul 26, 2025

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Scared-fish drones, a reckoning with low frequencies, damp cardboard noise wall, cinematic conjurings. The Taiwanese experimental artist discusses important noise/drone albums with host Jack Chuter.

Lucia's picks:
Emptyset – Medium
Pedestrian Deposit – Dyer's Hands

Jack's picks:
Aleksandra Słyż – A Vibrant Touch
unless – unless

Lucia and Jack play together in the band Falling Cat Problem. Their debut release "Inclination" was released on Hard Return. Lucia's latest solo record as en creux is circumference, released on Brachliegen Tapes. Lucia's website is here, and she's also on Bandcamp.

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#185: Qur'an Shaheed Jul 12, 2025

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Bach in the club, big idea music, slow sensual states of being. The LA-based pianist and composer discusses three important albums.

Qur'an's picks:

Bach – Glenn Gould – The Goldberg Variations (both 1955 and 1981)
Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D+Evolution
The Internet – Ego Death

Qur'an's new album is called Pulse, and it's out now on Leaving Records. Check it out on Bandcamp. Qur'an is also on Instagram.

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#184: Divide and Dissolve Jun 28, 2025

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Low every night, channelling relaxation, meeting musical geniuses. Takiaya Reed discusses three important albums.

Takiaya's picks:

Low – HEY WHAT
Alina Baraz + Galimatias – Urban Flora
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food

The new Divide & Dissolve album is called Insatiable, and it's out now on Bella Union. Check it out here. The Divide And Dissolve website is here, and they're also on Instagram.

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#183: Hüma Utku Jun 14, 2025

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Wine and cigarettes, heart and spirit, the cranky and the problematic. The sound artist and musician from Istanbul discusses three important albums.

Hüma's picks:

Bohren & Der Club Of Gore – Piano Nights
Huun-Huur-Tu – Ancestors Call
Nine Inch Nails – The Fragile

Hüma's latest album is titled Dracones, and it's out now on Editions Mego. Check it out here. Hüma's website is here.

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#182: Dustin Wong May 31, 2025

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Shooting a shotgun at a water tower, textural amalgams on the Silk Road, kindness in music. The LA-based musician discusses three important albums.

Dustin's picks:

Motohiko Hamase – Reminiscence
Steve Shehan – Arrows
goo age – Open Zone

Dustin's recent pleasures:

Co La – Moody Coup
Lucy Liyou – Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name

Dustin's new album, Gloria, is out now on Hausu Mountain. Check it out on Bandcamp. Dustin is on Instagram.

Here's that fabulous track-by-track run-through of Gloria on Flood Magazine.

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#181: Jako Maron May 17, 2025

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The flesh and bone of synthesis, all the power in one drum, great songs with shit mixes. The Réunion island-based electronic maloya producer discusses three important albums.

Jako's picks:

Danyel Waro – Batarsité
Patrick Manent – Kozmann ker
EPROM – Halflife

Jako's new album is called Mahavélouz and it's out on Nyege Nyege Tapes. Check it out here. Jako's website is here and he's also on Instagram.

I'd also like to flag the fabulous interview with Jako by Navel Gazers, which was a helpful reference point while preparing for this interview. You can read that here.

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