A CLOSER LISTEN

A CLOSER LISTEN

@acloserlisten.bsky.social

dedicated to instrumental and experimental music. info at acloserlisten dot com // Sound Propositions podcast // *Press A* https://acloserlisten.com/ https://acloserlisten.substack.com (account managed by @josephsannicandro.bsky.social)

2,927 Followers 461 Following 730 Posts Joined Sep 2023
21 hours ago
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25 years of iPod brain Molly Mary O'Brien on the legacy of the iPod.

“The introduction of the iPod accelerated a process which was already begun with the invention of home stereos: the transformation of music from something normally experienced communally, to something enjoyed individually; now as an actual means of isolation.”

Via dirt.fyi/article/2026...

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8 hours ago
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Unified Greatness, by Kevin Beachman x Pruven 10 track album

This album is quickly becoming one of my fav hip hop albums of the year so far.

H/T to @acloserlisten.bsky.social for mentioning this in a review round up last week. Thanks!

pruven.bandcamp.com/album/unifie...

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1 week ago
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New release:

HOLGER CZUKAY / Oren Ambarchi, crys cole & Jim O’Rourke

Gvoon - Version 10 (Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei)

mirrorworldmusic.bandcamp.com/track/gvoon-...

Part 9 of the Holger Czukay - Gvoon Version 2-11 re-works series

mirrorworldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/gvoon-...

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4 days ago
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A CLOSER LISTEN weekly #104 Spring Mini-Reviews Marathon

A CLOSER LISTEN weekly #104
Spring Mini-Reviews Marathon

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4 days ago
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In Conversation #4 Ben Richter / Catherine Lamb x Ghost Ensemble ~ interius/exterius

In Conversation #4
Ben Richter / Catherine Lamb x Ghost Ensemble ~ interius/exterius

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4 days ago
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BIG MAMA, by Flying Lotus 8 track album

New FlyLo EP is out today. Probably the most epic 13 minutes of music so far in 2026. Touches every genre in the radius of futuristic 8-bit laser hardcore space jazz. I hope there’s more of this coming soon.

flyinglotus.bandcamp.com/album/big-mama

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Some words about my upcoming album Continuation over at @acloserlisten.bsky.social their Substack
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Tune in at my Bandcamp to have a listen
orphax.bandcamp.com/album/contin...

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4 days ago
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Machinefabriek Q&A Pt 2, last day of half-price, fwf news, and Bandcamp Friday! Hey friends - hope all good :)

Now time for the second part of our Q&A with Rutger - massive thanks to him - enjoy! Loads of shout-outs today too including @ambientblog.net @ghostlyint.bsky.social @acloserlisten.bsky.social @whitelabrecs.bsky.social @moonbuilding.bsky.social more!

Much love and have an awesome weekend :)

Alex

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5 days ago
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At Quadrant Park, by SDEM 11 track album

Down to the last box of @5d3m.bsky.social 'At Quadrant Park' – tried to keep hold of the nicest unique-to-each-copy artwork, but tears in rain etc. quadrantpark.bandcamp.com/album/at-qua...

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Listen again: a closer listen / 01st March 2026

@acloserlisten.bsky.social | www.mixcloud.com/camp_fr/a-cl...

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1 week ago
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Wildflowers and Waveforms — Loula Yorke's 'Hydrology' From squat parties to a cottage on a wildflower common, Loula Yorke has built a practice around beauty, ecological dread, and the feminist history that 'Hydrology' quietly carries forward.

From squat parties to a cottage on a wildflower common, Loula Yorke has built a practice around beauty, ecological dread, and the feminist history that 'Hydrology' quietly carries forward. The Tonearm's Carolyn Zaldivar Snow digs into the soil.

Loula Yorke's Electric Commons:

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1 week ago
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Blogs | I Heart Noise Collection of links to music/pop culture blogs that we like!

Some Bluesky people on this list

@acloserlisten.bsky.social
@andrulian.bsky.social
@chrisnosnibor.bsky.social
@beardedgmusic.bsky.social
@denimclature.bsky.social
@anearful.bsky.social
@aquariumdrunkard.com
@letterstapehead.bsky.social

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1 week ago
6-7pm: A Closer Listen

Joseph from @acloserlisten.bsky.social mixes the latest releases. This episode is comprised of records reviewed on the blog in February.

https://acloserlisten.com/
#Experimental #SoundScapes #Electronic #Drone #Ambient

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6-7pm: A Closer Listen

Joseph from @acloserlisten.bsky.social mixes the latest releases. This episode is comprised of records reviewed on the blog in February.

acloserlisten.com
#Experimental #SoundScapes #Electronic #Drone #Ambient

*⏰CET

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1 week ago
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Antonio Gallucci ~ Hope for Nothingness as Something With Hope for Nothingness as Something, Antonio Gallucci delivers a two-chapter suite that feels less like an album and more like a controlled philosophical quest. Written for modular and FM synth,…

"Hope for.." reviews on @acloserlisten.bsky.social

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1 week ago
Sunday! (2 of 2)
https://listen.camp/

6-7pm: A Closer Listen
@acloserlisten.bsky.social

Show notes: https://www.facebook.com/CampFRRadio 

*⏰CET Sunday! (2 of 2)
https://listen.camp/

8-9pm: ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN ASMR
@winterstrix.bsky.social

Show notes: https://www.facebook.com/CampFRRadio 

*⏰CET Sunday! (2 of 2)
https://listen.camp/

9-10pm: Fragile X presents In Silico
@fragilex13.bsky.social

Show notes: https://www.facebook.com/CampFRRadio 

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Sunday! (2 of 2)
listen.camp

6-7pm: A Closer Listen
@acloserlisten.bsky.social

8-9pm: ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN ASMR
@winterstrix.bsky.social

9-10pm: Fragile X presents In Silico
@fragilex13.bsky.social

Show notes: www.facebook.com/CampFRRadio

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1 week ago

FedEx just hit me with a customs bill weeks after delivery. I already paid 20€ for shipping, now they want an additional $20, and whatever I can pay the extra tarif but but 15$ of that is just a FedEx fee. Why the lack of transparency?

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1 week ago
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Eliane Radigue - Echos_Engsubs This is "Eliane Radigue - Echos_Engsubs" by Eleonore Huisse on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

In memory of Éliane Radigue the makers of this documentary have made it free to view online. What a lovely gesture

vimeo.com/541076521/d6...

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qd46 Machinefabriek @machinefabriek.bsky.social Listening party tonight - thanks for the support so far!

Special thanks to everyone that’s bought the CD, the first batch went out yesterday and more going today - as always remember to message me for the long-form edition if you picked one up!

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2 weeks ago
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Superb show by Makaya McCraven, Junius Paul, and Marquis Hill tonight! Review coming later this week

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2 weeks ago
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Forever changed by Éliane Radigue's music. Now she has gone into a vast silence. Thank you.

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R.I.P. Éliane Radigue, one of the most innovative and radical composers of our century- if you haven’t heard her music yet, prepare for something simultaneously delicate and oceanic. I don’t love the word “genius” but she deserves it.

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2 weeks ago
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From the Archives #30 Éliane Radigue (1932-2026)

From the Archives #30
Éliane Radigue (1932-2026)
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2 weeks ago
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The Synthesis Machine ~ An Interview with Shane Parish Shane Parish is a multifaceted guitarist that has crafted numerous interesting arrangements of pieces from various genres for his chosen instrument. His latest, Autechre Guitar, showcases a series …

The Synthesis Machine ~ An Interview with Shane Parish

acloserlisten.com/2026/02/22/t...

via @acloserlisten.bsky.social

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2 weeks ago
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Shane Parish ~ Autechre Guitar It would appear Shane Parish likes a challenge. First of all, how to follow Repertoire, an album that saw the guitarist cover everyone from John Cage and Alice Coltrane to Aphex Twin and Charles Mi…

A Closer Listen reviews Autechre Guitar. 🟩

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3 weeks ago
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Listen again: a closer listen / 15th February 2026

Playing tracks by anthéne, Ben Brown & Stefan Christoff, citrine, Earth Sounds Now, Esse Ran and more.

@acloserlisten.bsky.social | www.mixcloud.com/camp_fr/a-cl...

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3 weeks ago
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In this excerpt from The Tonearm Podcast, Stephen Vitiello describes the ethical care involved in using late collaborator Steve Roden's material on 'Trinity,' explaining how he approached the track as he would have in person.

Tune in to our latest episode: podcast.thetonearm.com/stephen-viti...

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3 weeks ago

DAWs cheaper than 1 year of Suno Premier Plan:
Acid Pro
Audacity
BandLab
Bitwig (Edu)
Cakewalk
Cubase Elements
Cubase Artist (Edu)
FL Studio Producer
Korg Gadget
GarageBand
Ableton Live Intro
Logic Pro
Mixbus
Mixcraft
Pro Tools First
Reaper
Reason Intro
Sonar Professional
Soundtrap
Studio One Artist

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3 weeks ago

I only ever read it in the bookstore but same

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3 weeks ago

I tried to pick a record I got at 19 that was new at the time. Saw them at Skirball at NYU maybe June 2003?

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3 weeks ago

I think it’s still around but it was a very nicely designed and expensive anti consumerist magazine

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