The CEO in cellophane, what the hands choose to do, turning to bone. The experimental duo discuss their important albums.
Able Noise's picks:
This Heat – Deceit (https://thisheat.bandcamp.com/album/deceit-2)
U.S. Maple – Talker (https://usmaple.bandcamp.com/album/talker)
Cindy Lee – What's Tonight To Eternity (https://cindylee.bandcamp.com/album/whats-tonight-to-eternity)
Palm – Nicks And Grazes (https://palmnewyork.bandcamp.com/album/nicks-and-grazes)
Head over to the Able Noise Bandcamp (https://ablenoise.bandcamp.com/album/high-tide) to find their full-length record High Tide, released on World Of Echo (https://worldofechomusic.com/). They're also on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ablenoise/) and Linktree. (https://linktr.ee/ablenoise)
This is the last Crucial Listening for a little while, but I'll be back in 2026. Thank you so much for your support!
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6 Sept 2025
#189: Maurice Louca
"Play more Beefheart", broken Elvis, a background to life. The composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist discusses three important albums.
Maurice's picks:
Captain Beefheart – Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) (https://www.discogs.com/master/14848-Captain-Beefheart-And-The-Magic-Band-Shiny-Beast-Bat-Chain-Puller)
Annette Peacock – I'm The One (https://www.discogs.com/master/55062-Annette-Peacock-Im-The-One)
Umm Kulthum – Al Awela Fel Gharam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLLOCqlEqlk)
Maurice's new solo album is titled Barĩy (Fera) برٌِي and is released on Simsara Records (https://www.simsara.me/artists). Check it out on Bandcamp. (https://mauricelouca.bandcamp.com/album/bar-y-fera) The new Dwarfs Of East Agouza album, titled Sasquatch Landslide, will be released in October on Constellation. Preview it here. (https://constellation.bandcamp.com/album/sasquatch-landslide)
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23 Aug 2025
#188 knifedoutofexistence
Freaks are drawn to freaks, hauntological boombox, wobbly drum solos. Dean Lloyd Robinson discusses three important albums.
Dean's picks:
Cult Ritual – LP1 (https://cultritual.bandcamp.com/album/lp1)
Oscillating Innards – Nadir Emergence (https://iatrogenesis.bandcamp.com/album/nadir-emergence)
Songs: Ohia – The Ghost (https://secretlycanadian.com/record/the-ghost/)
The latest knifedoutofexistence EP is called Objects That Once Breathed. You can check that out on the knifed Bandcamp (https://knifedoutofexistence.bandcamp.com/music) and buy it on BigCartel. (https://outsiderart.bigcartel.com/artist/knifedoutofexistence)Here's a Linktree (https://linktr.ee/knifedoutofexistence) with links to Dean's music, everything Outsider Art and more.
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