Laurie Spiegel

Sound Fluency returns with a new home on the west coast. The hiatus is over, and regular updates are on the horizon. This edition contains an eclectic mix of artists on the cutting edge of their respective crafts. Whether their tools are guitars, synths, patchbays or poetry, they all  create a sonic world rich in exploration. Enjoy the sounds!

Artist/Song/Release/Year

01. Carl Hultgren / I Walked Alone (Instrumental) / Tomorrow / 2014
02. Roberto Mazza / Esperidi / Scoprire Le Orme / 1991
03. Vera Sienra / Aquel / Nuestra Soledad / 1969
04. Jenny Hval / Female Vampire / Blood Bitch / 2016
05. Carla dal Forno / You Know What It’s Like / You Know What It’s Like / 2016
06. Laurie Spiegel / Patchwork / The Expanding Universe / 1980
07. Sun Ra / I Am Strange / Singles / 2016
08. The Caretaker / Late Afternoon Drifting / Everywhere At The End Of Time / 2016
09. Vladislav Delay / Raamat / Multila / 2000
10. Fennesz / Liminality / Bécs / 2014
11. Iasos / Formentera Sunset Clouds / Inter-Dimensional Music / 1975

Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse

Sound Fluency is one year old, and this edition ushers in the new year with quieter, moody compositions from some personal favorites. There are beautiful, archival songs from Julee Cruise, Bark Psychosis, and Current 93, as well as some newer releases from Grouper, Midori Hirano, bvdub, and many more. Thank you for listening.

Artist/Song/Release/Year

01. The Gentleman Losers / Spider Lily / Dustland / 2009
02. Julee Cruise + Angelo Badalamenti / Falling / Floating Into The Night / 1989
03. Bark Psychosis / I Know / Independency / 1994
04. Current 93 / A Sad Sadness Song / Thunder Perfect Mind / 1992
05. Arab Strap / Here We Go / Philophobia / 1998
06. Jessica Bailiff / Mary / Self-Titled / 2002
07. Grouper / Headache / Paradise Valley / 2016
08. Midori Hirano / Night Traveling / Minor Planet / 2016
09. bvdub / 06 / Yours Are Stories Of Sadness / 2016
10. Pan American / Starts Friday / Pan American / 1997
11. Sparklehorse / Sea Of Teeth / It’s A Wonderful Life / 2001
12. Tomotsugu Nakamura / Contrail / Slow Weather / 2013

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The Necks

This edition features some long-form pieces from notable composers of what is often referred to as minimalism, or avant-garde, but can simply be labeled as “essential listening.” There is an excerpt from The Necks’ 1989 release “Sex,” a piece from controversial composer Charlemagne Palestine, an innovative orchestral movement from Roberto Cacciapaglia, and more. Enjoy a listen below.

Artist/Song/Release/Year

01. The Necks / Sex (excerpt) / Sex / 1989
02. Charlemagne Palestine / 1 + 2 + 3 Fifths / Four Manifestations On Six Elements / 1974
03. Bing & Ruth / Police Police Police Police Police / Tomorrow Was The Golden Age / 2014
04. Roberto Cacciapaglia / Part 1 / Sei Note In Logica / 1979
05. Teruyuki Nobuchika / Otononami / Sonorité / 2011

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Hope Sandoval

This edition features a healthy dose of psychedelic pop and folk before veering into more experimental directions. There are obscure gems from Bobby Jameson, Red Television, as well as new music from Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, and some avant-garde pieces from Anthony Braxton, Raymond Scott and more. Thanks for listening.

Artist/Song/Release/Year

01. Ron Geesin / Water Flight / Atmospheres / 1977
02. Bobby Jameson / See Dawn / Color Him In / 1967
03. Billy Nicholls / Come Again / Would You Believe? / 1968
04. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions / Let Me Get There (feat. Kurt Vile) / Until The Hunter / 2016
05. Red Television / Marigold / Red Television / 1971
06. Peaking Lights / Sparrow / 936 / 2011
07. The Seeds / It’s A Hard Life / The Seeds / 1966
08. George Romanos / The Imaginarium Doctor / Two Small Blue Horses / 1970
09. Gal Costa / Com Medo, Com Pedro / Gal / 1969
10. Art Ensemble Of Chicago / Funky Aeco / New Thing! (Compilation) / 2005
11. Anthony Braxton / Closing Music / Composition No. 173 / 1996
12. Moebius & Beerbohm / Clarks Shiraz / Strange Music / 1982
13. Raymond Scott / Electronic Audio Logos, Inc. / Manhattan Research, Inc. / 1959
14. Andrew Pekler / Feedback TT / Tristes Tropiques / 2016

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RIP Leonard Cohen

This week the music world lost a legend in Leonard Cohen and the world of logic, reason, diversity, beauty, and love lost a little piece of its soul. This episode grapples with a variety of emotions through subversive and cathartic sounds. There’s anger, despair, hope, ruminations and importantly, lots of fucking noise. Long may it continue.

Artist/Song/Release/Year

01. Chicago Underground Quartet / Four In The Morning / Chicago Underground Quartet / 2001
02. Leonard Cohen / There Is A War / New Skin For The Old Ceremony / 1974
03. Gil Scott-Heron / A Sign Of The Ages / Pieces Of A Man / 1971
04. Nina Simone / Revolution / To Love Somebody / 1969
05. The Last Poets / Mean Machine / This Is Madness / 1971
06. Bad Brains / Banned In D.C. / Bad Brains / 1982
07. Bikini Kill / Double Dare Ya / Revolution Girl Style Now! / 1991
08. Stiff Little Fingers / Suspect Device / Inflammable Material / 1979
09. Bill Hicks / People Suck / Rant In E-Minor / 1997
10. Billy Bragg / Help Save The Youth Of America / Talking With The Taxman About Poetry / 1986
11. The Jam / Going Underground / Going Underground / 1980
12. The Raincoats / The Void / The Raincoats / 1979
13. Nirvana / Downer / Bleach / 1989
14. Sonic Youth / Youth Against Fascism / Dirty / 1992
15. Billy Bragg / Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards / Workers Playtime / 1988
16. Abbey Lincoln / Brother, Where Are You? / Abbey Is Blue / 1959
17. Victor Jara / Manifesto / Manifesto / 1973
18. Sade / Immigrant / Lover Rock / 2000
19. Marvin Gaye / What’s Going On? (Instrumental) / What’s Going On? / 1971

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