SassyBlack discusses how mental health and Afrofuturism feature on her latest album.
Mt Fog layers electronic sounds and haunting vocals to evoke magical spaces, real and imagined.
This 2005 session features masterful free-improvisation from Toshi Makihara (percussion,) Elizabeth Falconer (koto,) and Suzie Kozawa (sounds and textures,) to create a unique listening experience.
A unique flamenco sound influenced by world, funk and jazz. Istvan Rez (nylon-string guitar), Farko Dosumov (electric bass) joined by Anil Prasad (tabla).
Tim Held invites us into his off-kilter world of IDM. His sound explores warm and crunchy textures as they loosely evolve around an anchored beat.
Drummer and MC Peter Schmeeckle brings contemporary music influences to a core jazz sound. Phil Sparks (bass), Leif Totusek (guitar) and Bob Antolin (sax and flute).
Improvised soundscapes from this visual and sound artist from LA who often works in the Seattle area. This performance was made during a Jack Straw Productions artist residency in 2003.
Drummer and MC Peter Schmeeckle brings contemporary music influences to a core jazz sound with Phil Sparks (bass), Leif Totusek (guitar) and Bob Antolin (saxes and flute).
Live electronic sound collage featuring Malaki Stahl (guitar, loops, effects), Jeff Gardiner (drums, synth, loops) and Mark Shepherd (sequencing, samples, loops and synth).
The interior world of gongs and metal revealed by Dean Moore are enhanced by the ambient textures of fretless electric guitar played by Tom Baker for this complex meditation in sound.
Fish Out Of Water: masterful free-improvisation create a unique listening experience. Toshi Makihara - percussion, Elizabeth Falconer - koto, Suzie Kozawa - sounds and textures.
Underground hip hop artist P.O.S stops by KEXP to perform on Street Sounds with Larry Mizell Jr. Recorded 02/13/2016 - 3 songs: Lock Picks, All Of It, Sleepdrone.
Guest Lisa Stiffler, journalism fellow for Sightline Institute, speaks with Diane Horn about the threat of stormwater runoff to Puget Sound waterways and stormwater solutions.
Guest Dave Reid, Sail Transport Company, speaks with Diane Horn about petroleum-free delivery of local organic produce in the Puget Sound area.
In this week's Sound & Vision, KEXP explore the stories of three musicians who work day jobs to supplement their work as artists.
Happy backwards, Yppah is the music project of Long Beach, CA-via-Texas producer and multi-instrumentalist Joe Corrales Jr. Over three albums on the esteemed Ninja Tune label, Yppah has become a KEXP favorite with his lush and psychedelically welcoming sound that uniquely blends downtempo, shoegaze…
For artists and musicians, it’s not easy to perform in the United States if you are coming from another country. Obtaining a visa is expensive and complicated. Musicians are sometimes detained at the border and are forced to cancel shows. In fact, for many musicians living north or south of t…
When the legendary dub musician starts this session with a spiritual thesis statement ("Let Scratch arise... let Scratch enemies be scattered"), it's only the first sign that the vibe of the room is about to be elevated. Lee "Scratch" Perry may be 80 years old, but his ability …
““Music is sacred. There’s nothing more exciting to me than sharing music, and I’m beyond excited to get to do that all week with our listeners. Some may know me chiefly from doing Street Sounds — but doing a variety mix, with all t…
We're weeks away from the release of the new Cloud Nothings album, Life Without Sound, and here's another sneak peek with a video for the track "Internal World." Director Jonny Look provides an instructional clip from the "Department of Human Being Assimilation," which may or may not help the liza…
