Foxy Digitalis Daily - June 12, 2023: David Toop & Lawrence English “The Shell That Speaks The Sea”
Foxy Digitalis Daily - June 9, 2023: M. Sage "Paradise Crick"
Things you love to see? Two absolute powerhouses like David Toop and Lawrence English making a record together. Plus A Handful of Dust continues as a duo, Country Wifi rides again, and some of the fun perks of the Foxy Digitalis patreon. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Album of the Day: David Toop & Lawrence English “The Shell That Speaks The Sea” https://room40.bandcamp.com/album/the-shell-that-speaks-the-sea Additional links for the day: https://carbon-records.bandcamp.com/album/the-drum-is-the-shaman-s-horse Brad Rose is the the principal writer and editor-in-chief of Foxy Digitalis, an online music magazine and has run various DIY record labels for the last 30 years. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. foxydigitalis.zone patreon.com/foxydigitalis twitter: @foxydigitalis Instagram: @foxy.digitalis Mastodon: foxydigitalis@mastodonmusic.social
A long, busy week comes to a close with the pastoral fantasy of M. Sage’s “Paradise Crick.” It’s such a wonderful record, and I hope you have an opportunity to get lost within it. There was a new Seltzer Salon released yesterday - a great chat with Ben Vida about his latest record. I hope you’ll check it out. PLUS Medicine For a Nightmare announced their third journal (w/ a graphic score by yours truly) and compilation (also a track by me) - it looks amazing. Check it out! Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Album of the Day: M. Sage “Paradise Crick” https://msage.bandcamp.com/album/paradise-crick Additional links for the day: https://foxydigitalis.zone/2023/06/08/the-seltzer-salon-2-ben-vida/ https://medicineforanightmare.bandcamp.com/album/part-three Brad Rose is the the principal writer and editor-in-chief of Foxy Digitalis, an online music magazine and has run various DIY record labels for the last 30 years. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. foxydigitalis.zone patreon.com/foxydigitalis twitter: @foxydigitalis Instagram: @foxy.digitalis Mastodon: foxydigitalis@mastodonmusic.social
As much as Ben Vida’s previous work has caught and held my attention, his new album with Nina Dante and Yarn/Wire, “The Beat My Head Hit,” has hit me like something else entirely. It’s a phenomenal expression of a musical space Vida has been exploring for the last few years that lands in multiple ways. There are visceral reactions that lead to emotional swings from joy to wistfulness with many stops in between. I can’t stop listening to it. Ben and Brad chat about collecting language, the human voice as a synthesizer, how the new album started, and where this piece of music is going in the future. “The Beat My Head Hit” is out now on Shelter Press. https://benvida.bandcamp.com/album/the-beat-my-head-hit https://www.yarnwire.org/ https://www.ninadante.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thesnakesaidtotheriver/ The Seltzer Salon is a concise, conversational podcast hosted by Brad Rose and produced by Foxy Digitalis. Each episode features a musician, artist, writer, or anyone, really, focusing on a single project or idea. I know we all have limited time each day, so I wanted to do something a little smaller scale with just as much impact, so episodes will be 25-45 minutes in length. Brad Rose is the the principal writer and editor-in-chief of Foxy Digitalis, an online music magazine and has run various DIY record labels for the last 30 years. Support Foxy Digitalis on Patreon patreon.com/foxydigitalis Subscribe to our in-house label, The Jewel Gard en https://thejewelgarden.bandcamp.com/subscribe foxydigitalis.zone twitter: @foxydigitalis Instagram: @foxy.digitalis Mastodon: foxydigitalis@mastodonmusic.social
This episode goes off the rails quick. Lots of talk about peaches, rural peach festivals, and how a lot of peach-flavored things taste very bad. Alright! More importantly, the album of the day hit me pretty hard and introduced me to an artist I’m excited to learn more about. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Album of the Day: Orbital Patterns “Impostor Syndrome” https://artificialowlrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/impostor-syndrome Additional links for the day: https://thejewelgarden.bandcamp.com/ Brad Rose is the the principal writer and editor-in-chief of Foxy Digitalis, an online music magazine and has run various DIY record labels for the last 30 years. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. foxydigitalis.zone patreon.com/foxydigitalis twitter: @foxydigitalis Instagram: @foxy.digitalis Mastodon: foxydigitalis@mastodonmusic.social
Today we celebrate the guitar with two longtime favorites and old friends. Amazing news from James Blackshaw about a new album and seeming reemergence and one hell of a luminescent pick from Matt LaJoie. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Album of the Day: Matt LaJoie “On Garudan Wing” https://flowerroomrecords.bandcamp.com/album/on-garudan-wing Additional links for the day: https://jamesblackshaw.bandcamp.com/album/new-album-2023 Brad Rose is the the principal writer and editor-in-chief of Foxy Digitalis, an online music magazine and has run various DIY record labels for the last 30 years. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. foxydigitalis.zone patreon.com/foxydigitalis twitter: @foxydigitalis Instagram: @foxy.digitalis Mastodon: foxydigitalis@mastodonmusic.social
Shifting back into the usual gear over at the Foxy Digitalis site, we kick off the week with a stunner from Australian producer and composer, Aphir. “The Halo is Shapeless” turns her vocal improvisations into wondrous sonic spheres. Plus some news from Maroulita de Kol, IMKA, and Nilotpal Das. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Album of the Day: Aphir “The Halo is Shapeless” https://aphir.bandcamp.com/album/the-halo-is-shapeless-2 Additional links for the day: https://evidenceofyesterday.bandcamp.com/album/manyara-ii-2 https://maroulitadekol.bandcamp.com/album/an-sana-2 https://brahmancore.bandcamp.com/album/harmonium-i Brad Rose is the the principal writer and editor-in-chief of Foxy Digitalis, an online music magazine and has run various DIY record labels for the last 30 years. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. foxydigitalis.zone patreon.com/foxydigitalis twitter: @foxydigitalis Instagram: @foxy.digitalis Mastodon: foxydigitalis@mastodonmusic.social
I try not to throw the word ‘legend’ around a lot, but it certainly applies to the great Mike Cooper. His newest album, “Black Flamingo,” is a real mind blower. I hope I’m half as awesome when I’m 80. Plus incredible news about the mighty Souled American. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Album of the Day: Mike Cooper “Black Flamingo” https://room40.bandcamp.com/album/black-flamingo Additional links for the day: https://souledamerican.bandcamp.com/ Brad Rose is the the principal writer and editor-in-chief of Foxy Digitalis, an online music magazine and has run various DIY record labels for the last 30 years. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. foxydigitalis.zone patreon.com/foxydigitalis twitter: @foxydigitalis Instagram: @foxy.digitalis Mastodon: foxydigitalis@mastodonmusic.social
My admiration for Mari Maurice’s music is no secret, so when a surprise new more eaze EP turned up a couple weeks ago, I was excited. Plus some newsy bits from Atsuko Hatano and Matt Weston to round things out. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Album of the Day: more eaze “singer songwriter dj producer” https://krutrecords.bandcamp.com/album/singer-songwriter-dj-producer Additional links for the day: https://atsukohatano.bandcamp.com/album/ren-bin https://mattweston.bandcamp.com/album/embrace-this-twilight Brad Rose is the the principal writer and editor-in-chief of Foxy Digitalis, an online music magazine and has run various DIY record labels for the last 30 years. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. foxydigitalis.zone patreon.com/foxydigitalis twitter: @foxydigitalis Instagram: @foxy.digitalis Mastodon: foxydigitalis@mastodonmusic.social
A reminder that the Foxy Digitalis site is dormant this week as I take a break to deal with some things, but there will still be new episodes of the Daily (tomorrow on Patreon, hey hey!). Today’s pick really surprised me in the best way and sent me scurrying off to dig deep into Mike Paradinas’s discography. Plus two news bits from Bill Orcutt and Keith Fullerton Whitman. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Album of the Day: µ-Ziq “1977” https://mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/album/1977 Additional links for the day: https://fakeestates.bandcamp.com/album/the-anxiety-of-symmetry https://keithfullertonwhitman.bandcamp.com/album/reciprocals Brad Rose is the the principal writer and editor-in-chief of Foxy Digitalis, an online music magazine and has run various DIY record labels for the last 30 years. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. foxydigitalis.zone patreon.com/foxydigitalis twitter: @foxydigitalis Instagram: @foxy.digitalis Mastodon: foxydigitalis@mastodonmusic.social
I am head-over-heels for the concept of today’s AOTD by Stefana Fratila. Even better? The music itself. Incredible album. Plus a bit of news about an enticing new record from Svitlana Nianio & Tom James Scott. No Foxy Digitalis updates next week! (but there should be new episodes of the Daily) Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Album of the Day: Stefana Fratila “I Want to Leave This Earth Behind” https://stefanafratila.bandcamp.com/album/i-want-to-leave-this-earth-behind Additional links for the day: https://skiremusic.bandcamp.com/album/eye-of-the-sea Brad Rose is the the principal writer and editor-in-chief of Foxy Digitalis, an online music magazine and has run various DIY record labels for the last 30 years. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. foxydigitalis.zone patreon.com/foxydigitalis twitter: @foxydigitalis Instagram: @foxy.digitalis Mastodon: foxydigitalis@mastodonmusic.social