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The Red Krayola

“Duck and Cover” on Hazel. Unusual harmonies.

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band “The Host, the Ghost, the Most Holy-O” on Ice Cream for Crow. 1982.

Amps for Christ “Reversed Pipes” on Electrosphere 1999. That sound and tuning is so good.

“Madame Press Died Last Week at 90” is a weird and beautiful work by Feldman, here performed by John Adams conducting...

Unusual tunings, rhythms, and fun with it. Listen for the Shepard-Risset glissando on “Against Gravity.” A nod to James Tenney’s “For...

“Season in the Sun” on The Newest Sound Around. Stark and warm, austere and tuneful, the new sound in 1962 and...

Kurt Vile’s “Bassackwards” from Bottle It In. Strange song, one of those songs where only one thing happens.

“My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell” brings so many sounds, genres, moods together. It’s a lovely trip. My Magic Dreams...