the moderns
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People come to ambient music from a variety of directions. Many reach a stage in their life when they look to entertainment for a sense of calm and tranquility. Others gravitate to it as a progression of their interest in beat-oriented electronic music. A third group embraces it like they do all genres — it’s…
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The Moderns ep. 419
Amrita, Black Wick, blanket swimming, Charles Downs Quartet, Gellért Szabó’s Ideal Orchestra, HAYASHIPOOO, Hubert Heathertoes, kevin press, Krister Hansén, Magda Mayas, Matthew Wright, Matthias Muches BONECRUSHER Ensemble, MAX DEVEREAUX, NAMEBYNAMES, Radwan Ghazi Moumneh, Réka Csiszér, SUNCUTS, the moderns, toni dimitrovApple iHeart Amazon Spotify
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Drummer Charles Downs was a mainstay of the New York City free jazz scene in the 1970s, mainly as a member of Ensemble Muntu with saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc. In those days, he went by Rashid Bakr — a tribute to fellow drummer Rashid Ali who performed with Sonny Rollins and both John and Alice Coltrane. In…
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Up top in the notes that accompany the glorious debut by Chicago duo Potliquor is a reference to Hakim Bey’s temporary autonomous zone concept. Bey — born Peter Lamborn Wilson — defined it as a space in which formal control structures are prevented. Bey, who passed in 2022, was a U.S. anarchist author, philosopher and poet.…
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The Moderns ep. 417
amp, blankfor.ms, Dario Calderone, David Williams-Mitchell, Deaf Center, DoYeon Kim, Eyal Maoz, Gabriella Smart, Glissandro 70, jason moran, john tilbury, kevin press, Large Unit: Small Units, marcus gilmore, Mark Cain, Philamelian, piero BITTOLO BON, Russell Haswell, the moderns, Tomas Nordmark, Totoabas, zeno DE ROSSIApple iHeart Amazon Spotify
The Moderns 