KEXP producer, Owen Murphy, spoke with singer, Jeff Tweedy, about keeping uniqueness and originality in new music and the inspiration behind the title of the new album.
James Fearnley may not have been in The Clash, but he's had the unique opportunity to play in a band with Joe Strummer. As the accordionist for The Pogues, Fearnley and co. toured with Strummer in the 80s as a part of their group. KEXP caught up with Fearnley to discuss this time in his life, the i…
Jazz compositions for a unique ensemble with Michael Vlatkovich, Greg Scholl (trombones) and Mark Burdon (drums).
Arnautoff performs his composition Soliloquy on the Harry Partch derived Harmonic Cannon. This unique instrument is designed and built by the artist.
First heard in May 2005, this is a quintet project from bassist and composer Evan Flory-Barnes. Unique settings for strings, vibes and rhythm section.
A unique setting frames a powerhouse performance from composer Jeremy Shaskus (tenor sax), Neil Welch (tenor sax), and Gregg Keplinger (drums).
A unique setting to hear Jeff on electric bass. Super-fine trio jazz with Ivan Arteaga (sax) and Chris Icasiano (drums).
A unique blend of jazz, chamber music and sound art with Jesse Canterbury (clarinets), Tiffany Lin (piano), Brian Cobb (bass) and Paul Kikuchi (drums).
In this unique edition of Music That Matters, KEXP’s Atticus focuses on Sweden’s PNKSLM Recordings (Sudakistan, Chemtrails, HOLY).
An ambient soundtrack of night on the playa. This utterly unique soundscape develops from countless sound systems sending their message into miles of desert air.
Paundy is Paul Burback and Andy Miller joined by 7 musical pals. The result is a unique brand of lo-fi / hi-fi soundtrack music that is sure to keep you entertained.
St. Vincent releases remix of MASSEDUCTION track, The Flaming makes a unique announcement regarding forthcoming vinyl record, and The Twilight Sad cover Frightened Rabbit at Primavera.
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).
New jazz music from a unique combination of players, featuring Ryan Burns (Fender Rhodes and bass), Jason Goessel (guitar), Mark Taylor (saxophone) and Tom Zgonc (drums).
Rumba meets raga with this unique indian/afro-cuban ensemble featuring Brandon McIntosh (sarod), Phil Georgas (electric bass), Seth Littlefield (drums) and Chaz Hastings (percussion).
Fish Out Of Water: masterful free-improvisation create a unique listening experience. Toshi Makihara - percussion, Elizabeth Falconer - koto, Suzie Kozawa - sounds and textures.
Iceland breeds some unique vocalists. One of our favorites, who we discovered a few years ago at Icelandic Airwaves Festival is Sóley, a former member of Seabear who has become an acclaimed songwriter on her own. We know we're not the only ones to fall in love with her, as Sóley's performance of "I…
In this session focused upon the electronic treatment of sonic phenomena, Matt Shoemaker employs microphones, recorders, computers and acoustic instruments to create compositions that uniquely imagine a space encrypted to the point of vanishing.
Martin Bland takes edited and processed versions of original recordings and plays them on six CD players on shuffle mode in this highly unique performance.