Discussions

Multi-instrumentalist Patrick Shiroishi says it was not always his intention to be a professional musician. This will surprise admirers overwhelmed by the quantity – and consistent high quality – of his output to date.

Angel Marcloid makes music that is both timeless and entirely of our time. Drawing on inspirations that include jazz fusion, metal and much more, Fire-Toolz deserves your focused attention.

The new Cindytalk album launches tomorrow on the False Walls label. Subterminal features four glittering sound art pieces, two of which we debuted on episode 227 of The Moderns. Cinder and I talked over the summer in advance of the premier. They’re an absolute pleasure to interview. Artists who’ve been around 40-plus years are often…

Canada’s Kid Koala is a world-famous DJ, music producer, filmmaker, animator and more. He is touring a multimedia show, “a live graphic novel” in his words called Storyville Mosquito this fall. That opens Oct. 20 in Toronto. We talked about his record collection, composing and more. Visit kidkoala.com

Multimedia artist Mike Hansen was a turntablist before he’d ever heard of turntablism. Now a successful painter and music producer, Hansen has released a collection of recordings inspired by the color field works of Leon Berkowitz and Thomas Downing.

Seaming To is a composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who BBC Radio One called “the voice of the 21st century.” Her new EP Natural Process is on Lo Recordings.