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Foxy Digitalis
by Brad Rose
Music news and interviews from the worlds of experimental, ambient, noise, and improvised music from Brad Rose, founder of Foxy Digitalis online music magazine. Conversations with artists, musicians, curators, and more about creating things in the current moment, their recent projects, and much more. Foxy Digitalis is also home to Songs of Our Lives and previously, The Seltzer Salon. Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram
Episodes
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Kira McSpice and I dig into the experiences and concepts behind her new album, "The Compartmentalization of Decay"
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, I talked to Kira McSpice about her incredible new album, “The Compartmentalization of Decay.” It’s a record that’s really left a mark on me in 2024, and this conversation with Kira made me love it even more. Kira McSpice “The Compartmentalization of...
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Talking to R. Hunter about his new missing scenes album, who is this for? - and seeing if we can come up with an answer.
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, I talk to R. Hunter aka missing scenes about his latest album, “who is this for?” I love the title of this record as it’s a question I think about and ask myself often. We get into that for a while, talk about process, what’s ahead, and a lot more....
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tilt - a new trio of Kalia Vandever, Isabel Crespo Pardo, & Carmen Quill - stop in to chat about their debut album, something we once knew, and how this magic came to be!
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, I chat with tilt aka the new trio of Kalia Vandever,,Isabel Crespo Pardo, and Carmen Quill. Their debut album, “something we once knew,” will be out on May 3 via Dear Life Records. We talked about how they became a band, the process of making the...
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Talking to Domenica Diavoleria about her new album, Orange Clearing, and all the creepy goodness that helped bring it to life!
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, I chat with Domenica Diavoleria about her fantastic new album, “Orange Clearing.” We get into all sorts of weird zones - the creepiest baby in her music video, her love of horror and creepiness, Olympia chickens, Seattle, and so much more. This was…
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A quick update on Songs of Our Lives, this feed, and so on!
Hey y’all quick update on Songs of Our Lives and this - the Foxy Digitalis one - feed. Plus some other various Foxy Digitalis related news. Quick and easy one here. This Week’s Links: Songs of Our Lives Main Site Songs of Our Lives - Apple Podcasts Songs of Our Lives - Spotify Foxy Digitalis...
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It’s [redacted] Friday! I run down five albums that have come out recently that I’ve quite enjoyed, plus a new one on The Jewel Garden, and I should go to the planetarium more often.
It’s BC Friday, hooray? No, it’s a good thing because it means you can shovel some bucks to artists and labels and entities you’d rather not get some of that cash won’t. So, that’s good! Otherwise, just rolling along and dreaming of going back to the planetarium. Boy am I tired. This Week’s…
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Beth Hetland - Songs of Our Lives #23
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite cartoonist Beth Hetland on the show. Her new graphic novel, “Tender,” is coming out in March, and I got to learn a bit about her writing process before we dive into the tunes. From there, we talk about some recent all-time bangers, the way Harry...
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My brain is functioning again! It hit me this week just long I’ve been at this Foxy Digitalis thing. Yikes! Then I dig into Afrikan Sciences’ latest gem before Debacle Sam & I go on a deep dive about receiving demos from the label side of thing.
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, Sam and I talk about what it’s like to go through demos from the label side of things. Demos are weird, but I also think they’re vital, and in a time where it seems like less and less labels are accepting them, it’s good to have some transparency...
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The Body's Lee Buford - Songs of Our Lives #22
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite The Body’s Lee Buford on the show. First, we get the other perspective on Dis Fig & The Body’s “Orchards of a Futile Heaven.” This record just absolutely rips. Then, things go off with the Jason Molina’s crushing music, Neutral Milk Hotel’s being…
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Meg Mulhearn & I chat about the solstice and music pairing with wine, but I ran out mental capacity so there’s no Album of the Week but if there was it’d be Afrikan Sciences latest (will do it up proper next week!)
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, I talk to Meg Mulhearn about her latest album, “Let It Burn Through the Night” on Ceremony of Seasons. We get into the transformational magic of the winter solstice, multi-sensory listening sessions, and a lot more. And there’s technically not an…
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Dis Fig - Songs of Our Lives #21
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Felicia Chen aka Dis Fig on the show. There are collaborations that just make sense, and one listen to Dis Fig & The Body’s “Orchards of a Futile Heaven” screams that these two projets are meant to collide. After talking about how that happened, we...
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Can Nina Dante change my mind about Valentine’s Day? You’ll have to listen to find out. Plus, MJ Guider’s new one is like a sonic parasite I am happy to have in my blood. Wait, what? Also, Alice Coltrane news!
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, Nina Dante is determined to change my mind about Valentine’s Day. But can she succeed? Listen to find out. This week’s album pick is an absolute gem from MJ Guider that utilizes a huge array of flute techniques and recordings. I can’t stop listening…
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Helado Negro - Songs of Our Lives #20
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Helado Negro on the show. After talking a little about his process and the story of Lupe Lopez, he takes us on quite the journey (including me reacting to one of his off-the-cuff picks live - ha!). We get into the all-time greatness of Teddy...
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Thomas Ragsdale’s got some things he’s excited about this year, and it’ll probably make you want to join a band. Plus, Scanner’s new album + new label, The Starless Oracle, old compilations, + more!
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, Thomas Ragsdale swings by to talk about things he’s excited about right now. We get into a lot of different things, getting a bit vulnerable in the process, but it feels good to simply talk about things you’re excited about and how to go about…
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Jeremiah Chiu - Songs of Our Lives #19
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Jeremiah Chiu on the show. He’s been on quite a run of incredible records the last couple years, and on February 2nd, it continues with “The Closest Thing to Silence,” a collaboration between himself, Marta Sofia Honer, and the great Ariel Kalma....
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Don’t let me be such a downer, alright? Alright! Valerio Cosi stops in from his studio in Italy to talk about building sonic landscapes for everyone (though we’re all dreaming of Southern Italy really). Plus, a wild ride from nehan is the AOTW!
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, sonic magician Valerio Cosi stops by from his studio in Southern Italy. His latest album, “The Aqueduct Walk,” is such a trip - across 40 minutes, it takes us into so many new worlds. It’s such a delight, and I was thrilled to chat with him about it....
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Sarah Hennies - Songs of Our Lives #18
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Sarah Hennies on the show. We talk a bit about a couple of the many projects Sarah’s working on right now - performances of Michael Ranta pieces and her duo with Tristan Kasten-Krause. I’m not sure there are many people with more happening! Once we...
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What’s happening in Hawaii? Jessica Ackerley and Gahlord Dewald stop by to fill us in! Plus, a stellar album on Leaving Records, and a brutal week in the world of music journalism. Good times!
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, Jessica Ackerley and Gahlord Dewald stop by to talk about all the interesting things happening music-wise out in Hawaii, and what makes it such a unique scene. I learned so much and just want to dig deeper! Plus, a beautiful new collaboration from...
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Ilyas Ahmed - Songs of Our Lives #17
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ilyas Ahmed on the show. After reminiscing a bit about the 2007 Digitalis music fest, Bottled Smoke, we talked about both incredible albums Ilyas released in 2023 - his solo joint, “A Dream of Another,” and Grails’ “Anches En Maat.” We had a blast...
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Can’t believe we lost Phill Niblock and IASOS in the same week. Some reflections about Phill before Nina Dante and Sam Melancon stop by to listen to me ramble about 2024 intentions and resolutions.
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, I reflect a little on what Phill Niblock meant to me and the wider world of experimental sound (plus some love for IASOS!). He was one of the titans of the titans who leaves one hell of a legacy. Then, I invite Nina Dante and Sam Melancon on the show...
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Burial Beer's Tim Gormley - Songs of Our Lives #16
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Burial Beer Company and Visuals Wine’s Tim Gormley on the show. We get deep into the origins of Burial and the ways music inspired them then and continues to as the brand grows into new spaces (they’ve just opened a music venue in Asheville called...
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Andrew Weathers - Songs of Our Lives #15
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Andrew Weathers on the show. Few people have been involved in more of my favorite albums over the last 10+ years, so I was thrilled to chat with him. Andrew’s a real one. We talk about a lot of pop punk, what made Roy Orbison finally click, the...
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Aquarelle - Songs of Our Lives #14
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Aquarelle aka Ryan Potts on the show. After we talk a bit about his massively underappreciated 2023 album, Verdant Machine, we get into the goods and realize we might just be the same person. We ramble about how much the Ghostbuster theme bangs…
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It's me, hi, this entire episode is about ME! A recap of all the things I was up to in 2023, with gratitude and appreciation.
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, I basically talk about myself. I published the big year-end article on the site yesterday, so if you missed it - go check it out! This episode, though, is a recap of the things I was up to with my own work this year, including new albums, new…
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A Cult Love Christmas - Songs of Our Lives #13
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s a Cult Love Christmas Special w/ Natty and Lauran! Cult Love Sound is a Tulsa staple. They’re a collective that runs a label, puts on shows and other events, promotes all things weird and interesting in town, and so much more. I headed on over to the...
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We’re all just trying to drag ourselves over the finish line of 2023 at this point, right? Inching ever closer with a wild collab between Thollem, Terry Riley, & Nels Cline as this week’s pick, plus a couple gems from Argentina & Mexico.
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, my brain is completely and utterly fried and I am just counting down the seconds until things go a little quiet after next week (I thought about literally just counting backwards from however many seconds there are between when I’m writing this and...
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Andrew Pekler - Songs of Our Lives #12
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Andrew Pekler on the show. Andrew’s new album as SG, For Lovers Only / Rain Suite is an absolute gem - an album I keep returning to this year. After chatting about the record for a bit, we get into the all-encompassing everything of Bo Diddley, the...
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The Sound Leaves comes to an end but I finished a new album (?!?), Jules Reidy beautifully lulls us with Trances, AND Moon Glyph’s Steve Rosborough stops in to chat about his latest Omni Gardens album, and more! Onward.
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, even though I recorded this early, there’s still loads to talk about. Moon Glyph’s Steve Rosborough stops in to talk about his latest Omni Gardens album and so much more. Jules Reidy drops one choice album of the week that everyone needs to hear. The...
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Zach Robinson - Songs of Our Lives #11
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite film composer Zach Robinson on the show. Foxy Digitalis fans may remember Zach from the recent oral history of D/A/D’s “Love Will Make You Stay.” After getting into his recent and upcoming work (Obliterated on Netflix and season six of Cobra Kai)…
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Gregg Kowalsky stops by to talk about hydrophones and synthesizers and his latest album, “Eso Es,” and I ramble on about how obsessed I am with this post-dukes album from Udmurtia. Oh, and it’s Bandcamp Friday - perhaps the last one?!
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, Gregg Kowalsky swings by to talk about his latest album, Eso Es, and how it ended up being something in a different sound world. It’s such a great album, and it was great to catch up. Plus, the album of the week utterly blew my mind and just came out...
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Natasha Pickowicz - Songs of Our Lives #10
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite chef and writer Natasha Pickowicz on the show. Natasha is a three-time James Beard Award finalist who published her first cookbook, More Than Cake, earlier this year. We have known each other for over a decade now as she did some incredible...
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Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe - Songs of Our Lives #9
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe on the show. After learning about how he first got into soundtracking and scoring work and I tell a story about the time we actually met in person, Robert brings the heat. We wade well beyond the deep end, getting into the...
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Happy Andre 3000 flute album day to all who celebrate. Hey! Look! It’s Markus Floats in conversation, TWO albums of the week (Myra Melford & Gregg Kowalsky), plus all hail a foggy daybreak.
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, I don’t really talk about the new Andre 3000 album, but I know a lot of people are excited about (myself included!), so maybe next time. The morning before I recorded this, I woke up early, got lost in the fog, and ended up writing a new Charlatan…
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Niecy Blues - Songs of Our Lives #8
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Niecy Blues on the show! Their new album, “Exit Simulation,” is one of 2023’s most astonishing debuts. After talking a little about that and growing up in Oklahoma, we dig into how Syreeta is one of the all-timers, getting suckered by fast food…
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Lau Nau is one of the greatest composers of the last 20 years, in case you were wondering. PLUS, a conversation with RVNG Intl about the late, great Pauline Anna Strom, & an update on The Sound Leaves.
A full-house today in the Foxy Digitalis zone. A quick recap on the opening week(end) of my exhibition, “The Sound Leaves,” which was among the best times I’ve had in a while. I need to do more of that! Plus there’s some real bangers out this week, especially my Album of the Week from the great…
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Patrick Shiroishi - Songs of Our Lives #7
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Patrick Shiroishi on the show. It would take a novel to list all the incredible things Patrick is doing these days, but notably he has new album out this week, “I was too young to hear silence” on American Dreams. He’s also a member of The Armed…
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An oral history of D/A/D’s “Love Will Make You Stay” with Zach Robinson, Sharaya Summers, Hausu Mountain, and more. What? YEAH! Remembering Norm Chambers on the one-year anniversary of his passing, and Voice Actor gets into the AOTW slot.
It’s an Oral History of D/A/D’s “Love Will Make You Stay!” Zach Robinson, Sharaya Summers, and Charlie Oliveira wrote one my absolute favorite songs of the last decade, and we get deep into the weeds with it. PLUS, Voice Actor’s incredible “Fake Sleep” gets picked as Album of the Week, I remember...
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The Seltzer Salon #20: Carlos Niño
I’ve often wondered, while listening to any number of Carlos Niño’s projects or records, what a typical day of his looks like. I used that as a jumping off point to talk to him about collaboration and working as a producer, particularly his involvement with Thandi Ntuli’s beautiful new record,...
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Larry Wish - Songs of Our Lives #6
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite the inimitable Larry Wish on the show! After talking a bit about his latest album, “Capricorn Sun,” and some of his characters (Composerhead!), we get into the meat of the episode. From breaking music boxes as a child and the sad, wonderfulness of...
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It’s not the best idea to wait until your brain is smoothed-out mush to record an episode, but we make it through! Nina Dante & I chat about mentally draining aspects of creating, and Eve Aboulkheir has Album of the Week.
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, my brain is moving at half speed and I should have recorded this yesterday, but we make it through! A cool new feature on the site from Pidgins y’all should check out, plus part of a conversation with Nina Dante about the mental energy surrounding...
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The Seltzer Salon #19: Zekarias Musele Thompson
Zekarias Musele Thompson made one of my favorite records of 2022, Goodnight Shiva (Atlantic Rhythms), but that only scratched the surface of the work they are doing in the worlds of art and sound. Through Working Name Studioes, Thompson fosters a community built around connecting with each other...
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Marc Masters - Songs of Our Lives #5
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Marc Masters on the show! When I think about music writers that cover experimental music and sound in the margins, Marc is the first name on the team sheet. His new book, “High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape” is out now and is...
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Seems like everything is terrible right now, yeah? Some thoughts on Bandcamp and what comes next, plus Markus Floats new one is a beautiful album of the week.
What a week, huh? A lot of darkness on the horizon, so keep taking care of each other and yourselves. Album of the Week: Markus Floats “Fourth Album” This Week’s Links: Omar Ahmad’s Instagram Lula Yourke “Volta” Miranda Reinert’s piece for Welcome to Hell World Philip Sherburne’s piece on…
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The Seltzer Salon #18: Tristan Allen
Tristan Allen is a puppeteer, musician, and world builder. Their new album, Tin Iso & the Dawn, sets the stage for future narratives, sonic investigations, and a sense that something larger lurks out there for all of us. It’s one of the most engaging pieces of work I’ve heard all year, and add…
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James Ginzburg (emptyset) - Songs of Our Lives #4
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite James Ginzburg on the show. James is a musician, producer, and old friend. He is ½ of emptyset and the founder of Subtext Records. On this episode, we get lost in the strangeness of John Denver’s words, the allure of Arthur Deller’s voice, how...
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The Hausu Mountain one! A meta chat w/ label bosses Doug & Max. And Tulsa goes off for a rad arts-centric weekend and my kid made her live debut performing a score I wrote - WTF?! Plus Natalie Day weaves some beautiful worlds of sound.
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, Tulsa went off last weekend and my kid got to make her live debut playing a score I wrote. WHAT?! Plus I get together w/ the Hausu Mountain fellas to talk shop, and Natalie Day creates a gentle triumph. Album of the Week: Natalie Day “Blooming As the...
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The Seltzer Salon #17: Green-House
When I first heard Green-House and read the description of Olive Ardizoni’s project back in early 2020 with Six Songs for Invisible Gardens, I felt an instant connection to the music and the ideas it conveyed. Since then, they have harvested growing sonic landscapes that, while adjacent to those...
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Eric Mingus - Songs of Our Lives #3
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Eric Mingus on the show. Eric’s newest album, Lessons From My Father, is tremendous and moving. We talk about his research on the Mingus Mill in North Carolina and collaborating with Yo-Yo Ma before diving in to memories of his father, Charles...
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What the hell is this podcast? Let's find out! Plus Darius Jones, Peak Oil, Lemon Quartet, ME news, and proof I'm The Snake Said to the River's #1 fan
On this episode of the Foxy Digitalis Podcast, I dig into what this new show is and what listeners can (or can’t) expect going forward. Album of the Week: Darius Jones “fLuXkit Vancouver (i̶t̶s̶ suite but sacred)” THIS WEEK’S LINKS: Purelink “Signs” (Peak Oil) Lemon Quartet “Artsfest” (Last...
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The Seltzer Salon #16: Vinny Golia
After a week off (to put all the focus on Songs of Our Lives), The Seltzer Salon returns with a real heavy hitter. Vinny Golia is an all-time great. A composer, multi-instrumentalist, big thinker, teacher, and so much more, all of these facets show up in his project, Even to This Day. The second...
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Music news and interviews from the worlds of experimental, ambient, noise, and improvised music from Brad Rose, founder of Foxy Digitalis online music magazine. Conversations with artists, musicians, curators, and more about creating things in the current moment, their recent projects, and much more.
Foxy Digitalis is also home to Songs of Our Lives and previously, The Seltzer Salon.
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