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Rochelle Jordan Oct 25, 2022

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Canadian artist Rochelle Jordan has been making downtempo R&B for over a decade now, blending 90s pop, vintage UK house and garage, electronic and progressive hip-hop for a unique and sensual sound. During her in-studio session for KEXP earlier this summer, she spoke with Larry Mizell Jr. about the inspirations behind her new record, 'Play with the Changes,' and played a dazzling set of four songs off the album.

As a bonus, we share a snippet from our 2019 sessions with acclaimed R&B artist Georgia Anne Muldrow and Declaime.

Recorded 06/08/2022.

Already
Dancing Elephants
Lay
All Along

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Rochelle Jordan [Performance & Interview Only] Oct 25, 2022

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As a bonus, we share a snippet from our 2019 sessions with acclaimed R&B artist Georgia Anne Muldrow and Declaime.

Recorded 06/08/2022.

Already
Dancing Elephants
Lay
All Along

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Yu Su (RE-RELEASE) Oct 18, 2022

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Chinese-born, Vancouver-based musician Yu Su makes propulsive and evocative electronic that intends to bridge the gap between her motherland and her new Pacific Northwest home.

On this episode of Live on KEXP, the composer, DJ, and sound artist speaks to Mike Ramos about the significance of the title of her latest album, Yellow River Blue, her tough journey towards feeling comfortable in her new home, and how accessibility to electronic programs helped her on her journey towards the pop dance sound she found on the new record

Recorded 06/02/2021.

Xiu
Klein
Gleam
Melaleuca

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This episode was originally published on September 28, 2021.

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Yu Su [Performance & Interview Only] (RE-RELEASE) Oct 18, 2022

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Chinese-born, Vancouver-based musician Yu Su makes propulsive and evocative electronic that intends to bridge the gap between her motherland and her new Pacific Northwest home.

Recorded 06/02/2021.

Xiu
Klein
Gleam
Melaleuca

Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube

This episode was originally published on September 28, 2021.

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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Halluci Nation Oct 11, 2022

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Formerly known as A Tribe Called Red, The Halluci Nation's Tim "2oolman" Hill and Ehren "Bear Witness" Thomas make what is often labelled as “powwow-step,” blending hip hop, reggae, moombahton, and dubstep with elements of First Nations music. The result is a type of dance music that’s powerful in its ability to be both fun and carry an important message. The duo chat with Gabriel Teodros about amplifying activist voices then play a whirlwind set of nine songs for this week’s Live on KEXP episode.

As a bonus, we also share a track from Alaskan Indigenous artist Ya Tseen recorded for Live on KEXP at Home in 2021.

Recorded 05/06/2022.

JHD
Ba Na Na
The OG
Crow Hop
Fresh & Clean
Land Back
Bread & Cheese
The Offering
Tanokumbia

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The Halluci Nation [Performance & Interview Only] Oct 11, 2022

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As a bonus, we also share a track from Alaskan Indigenous artist Ya Tseen recorded for Live on KEXP at Home in 2021.

Recorded 05/06/2022.

JHD
Ba Na Na
The OG
Crow Hop
Fresh & Clean
Land Back
Bread & Cheese
The Offering
Tanokumbia

Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube

Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lucius Oct 04, 2022

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Brooklyn-based band Lucius blew into the KEXP Live Room back in June with a barrage of bedazzled instruments and beguiling harmonies. Speaking with Cheryl Waters, vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig spoke about how divorce, the pandemic, and their friendship with each other influenced their latest album Second Nature in the midst of a set of songs from the 2022 record.

As an added bonus, we connect the dots between Lucius and their recent collaborators The War on Drugs and Brandi Carlile to share snippets of the two artists’ prior KEXP in-studio sessions from 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Recorded 06/10/2022.

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The Man I’ll Never Find
Promises
Next to Normal

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Lucius [Performance & Interview Only] Oct 04, 2022

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Recorded 06/10/2022.

24
The Man I’ll Never Find
Promises
Next to Normal

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Barbi Recanati [Performance & Interview Only] Sep 27, 2022

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Back in May, Barbi Recanati made the massive journey from Buenos Aires to Seattle to not only play an incredible in-studio session but also to announce, alongside KEXP’s Albina Cabrera, that KEXP would be making a similar journey for a four-day music festival highlighting the diverse sounds of Argentina. That festival just wrapped on September 23rd but Recanati’s in-studio is getting some extra love on this week’s Live on KEXP.

Before playing three songs off her Grammy-nominated, Gardel Award-winning album Ubicación en Tiempo Real and one off her debut solo EP, 2018’s Teoría Espacial, Troy Nelson gives us some background on the feminist singer, songwriter, guitarist, podcaster, and record label-owner. For an extra boost of Latinx sounds, we’re also featuring a snippet from Y La Bamba’s KEXP in-studio session from 2017. Both artists have songs included on KEXP’s new compilation album, Live at KEXP Volume 10.

Recorded 05/25/2022.