KEXP Presents Sonarchy Radio

Rob Angus

KEXP — Monday, 2 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Ambient industrial orchestrations for samplers and acoustic instruments.

Toy Box Trio

KEXP — Monday, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Retro-future circus music, transforming baroque sounds into a strange music box. Harlan Glotzer (english concertina), Dana Wen (toy piano) and Nate Lee (tuba).

Vusac

KEXP — Monday, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Audio media gets shredded, put into a collage context then submerged into the world of drum n' bass.

Steinwagon

KEXP — Monday, 12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Dawn Clement and Ryan Burns play a lovely set of duets for piano, fender rhodes and organ.

Anjuman

KEXP — Monday, 5 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0700

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).

Todd Bishop's Pop Art 4

KEXP — Monday, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Jazz interpretations of the music of French pop icon Serge Gainsbourg with Rich Cole (sax), Dan Duval (guitar), Chris Mosely (guitar), Jason Goessl (bass) and Todd Bishop (drums).

Simon Wickham-Smith and Santiago Latorre

KEXP — Monday, 21 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Two electro-acoustic solo performances featuring Santiago Latorre and Simon Wickham-Smith.

Rated X

KEXP — Monday, 14 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Randall Dunn leads this 70's era Miles Davis tribute band with Dave Carter (trumpet), John Bush (percussion), Ollie Klomp (drums), PK (bass), Paul Moore (keys), Dara Quinn (keys), Brad Houser (bari sax), Randall Dunn (soprano sax) and Ron Stower (guitar). This Sonarchy Archive performance was recorded April 1998.

Perish The Island

KEXP — Monday, 7 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Drone rockin' holoscene viewers Greg Miller (bass and noise) and Mark Schlipper (drums and lap steel).

McTuff Trio present The Dave Lewis Revue

KEXP — Monday, 31 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0700

D'Vonne Lewis (drums), Joe Doria (B-3 organ) and Andy Coe (guitar) cover tunes from the 60's that Seattle jazz hall-of-famer Dave Lewis had in his sets during those defining years for the organ trio sound. This is a burnin' set for a summer night.

Ian Stokes

KEXP — Monday, 24 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Ian builds electronics that are guided by their own randomized processes. The results are percussive, weird and not human. This show is in the Sonarchy archive from July 2004.

Diminished Men

KEXP — Monday, 17 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Diminished Men: psychedelic spaghetti-eastern music presented under the stark shadow tonalities of surf rock.

Hardcoretet

KEXP — Monday, 10 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0700

New jazz music from Art Brown (sax), Aaron Otheim (keys), Tim Carey (bass) and Tarik Abouzied (drums).

Jason Kahn

KEXP — Monday, 3 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Immersive solo music for analog synthesizer, cymbal, snare drum and feedback.

Reptet

KEXP — Monday, 27 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Springing from the Montail Collective, this genre-bending juggernaut is elastic, tight and ready to entertain with Izaak Mills (reeds, flute), Samantha Boshnack (trumpet), John Ewing (drums), Tim Carey (bass), Nelson Bell (tuba, trombone) and Chris Credit (reeds).

100 Pieces

KEXP — Monday, 20 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Noise/breakcore/doom n' bass and symphonic music. This is the world of Joy Von Spain (synthesis, tapes, vocals) with her partner, Murder, on twin SP 808 samplers.

Triptet

KEXP — Monday, 13 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0700

A new combination of sound and artistry from Michael Monhart (sax and percussion), Tom Baker (guitar) and Greg Campbell (drums).

Guitar Monks

KEXP — Monday, 6 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0700

This Sonarchy Archive performance was first aired 12/21/96 and features Tim Young and Andri Otraskin in a gorgeous acoustic guitar duet.

Dale Lloyd

KEXP — Monday, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0700

LLoyd is a sound artist and founder of And/Oar records. For this show he primarily works with optical film print soundtracks.

Joie Tet

KEXP — Monday, 22 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0700

New jazz music from James DeJoie (bari sax, flute, clarinet), Walter White (bass), Evan Buehler (vibes), Randy Doak (drums).

Orville Johnson

KEXP — Monday, 15 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Multi-instrumentalist and singer of wide acclaim, Mr. Johnson sits down with good friends and covers some territory with John Miller (guitar), Paul Elliot (violin), and Keith Lowe (bass).

Tim And Jeremy Carter

KEXP — Monday, 8 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Drums and guitars, effects and amps, flutes and noise.

Josh Rawlings Trio

KEXP — Monday, 1 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Three in-demand artists come together to make some lovely new music, with Josh (piano), Nate Omdal (bass) and Adam Kessler (drums).

The Luna Moth

KEXP — Monday, 25 May 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Power-surge trio bores into Seattle's drone center, with Kenny Day (drums), Levi Fuller (bass), Mark Schlipper (guitar).

Blue Cranes

KEXP — Monday, 18 May 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Blue Cranes: Frame-shattering tonal and textural reconstructions from this Portland quintet. Reed Wallsmith - alto sax, Sly Pig - tenor sax, Rebecca Sanborn - piano/keys, Keith Brush - bass and Ji Tanzer - drums.

Jason E. Anderson

KEXP — Monday, 11 May 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Jason E. Anderson: Solo improvisation with guitar, sampler, laptop, mixer, stick, stone and arrowhead.

Andy Clausen Group

KEXP — Saturday, 2 May 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Andy Clausen Group: Roosevelt High students take jazz music out to the parking lot and into the new wave. Andy - trombone, Corey Dansereau - trumpet, Xavier Del Castillo - tenor sax, Gus Carns - piano, Nolan - Woodle - bass and Evan Woodle - drums.

Ahamefule J. Oluo and the New Seattle Brass Ensemble

KEXP — Monday, 27 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0700

A new generation of big band music composed and conducted by Ahamefule J. Oluo with lyrics written and performed by Okanomode.

Paintings For Animals

KEXP — Monday, 20 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Explorations in the electro-acoustic soundfield by Pearson Wallace-Hoyt (field recordings, feedback, vocals), Evan Gilman (guitar), Jackie An (violin), and Costi Parvulescu (violin).

Eric Barber, Matt Crane and PK

KEXP — Monday, 13 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Full-on free improvisation with maximum engagement with Eric Barber (saxophones), Matt Crane (drums), and PK (upright bass).

Pete Comley

KEXP — Monday, 6 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Drawing from a vast collection of sonic material Pete Comley has created a sound collage for radio and the internet.

Jesse Canterbury and Vertigo

KEXP — Monday, 30 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0700

New compositions for this acoustic ensemble, featuring Jesse (clarinets), Chris Stover (trombone), Lori Goldston (cello) and Tom Baker (guitar).

Yokai No Uta Trio

KEXP — Monday, 23 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0700

A late night song of the ghosts to breath another layer of mystery into your life.

Bert Wilson and Rebirth

KEXP — Monday, 16 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Major jazz action from these beautiful souls, featuring Bert (saxes), Nancy Curtis (flutes), James Zitro (drums), Chris Symer (bass), Craig Hoyer (piano).

Marc Barreca

KEXP — Monday, 9 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Seattle area composer Marc Barreca uses digital and analog synthesizers with samplers, field recordings and processing to make dense,inspired audio compositions.

Andrew Oliver Kora Band

KEXP — Monday, 2 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Elements of jazz and traditional west African music combine to create a soul-stirring sound, with Andrew Oliver (piano), Kane Mathis (kora, guitar), Jim Knodle (trumpet), Brady Millard-Kish (bass), Mark DiFlorio (drums).

Baker-Moore Duo

KEXP — Monday, 23 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0700

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.

Manghis Khan

KEXP — Monday, 16 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0700

African/carribean inspired jazz with Yaw Amponsah (ashanti drums and djembe), Tony grasso (trumpet), Viren Kamdar (cajon, congas), Tim Carey (bass).

Matt Shoemaker

KEXP — Monday, 9 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0700

In this solo show focused upon the electronic treatment of sonic phenomena, Matt employs microphones, recorders, computers and acoustic instruments to create compositions that uniquely imagine a space encrypted to the point of vanishing.

Brass And Nickel Septet

KEXP — Monday, 2 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0700

New jazz music from guitarist Andrew Boscardin featuring Tom Varner (french horn), Brad Gibson (drums), Chris Stover (trombone), Clark Gibson (sax and flute) and Ben Thomas (vibes).

Sparkle Girl

KEXP — Monday, 26 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Working with the textural limits of sound, Jim Evans and Kurt Delaney deliver some hard love to the politics of listening.

Billy Mintz

KEXP — Monday, 19 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Forget what you know about drums and solo drum performances. Mintz is painterly and understated in his singular approach to music.

Uncle Pooch

KEXP — Monday, 12 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Mr. Bungle meets Pharoah Sanders' evil twin in this sludge-metal assault. Tony Stevens (guitar, noise), Shane Smith (bass, noise), Greg Sinibaldi (EWI, noise), and Denali Williams (drums).

Spicer Trio

KEXP — Monday, 5 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0700

A full hour of organ-fueled jazz recorded live on KEXP's Sonarchy Radio.

Seattle Harmonic Voices

KEXP — Monday, 29 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Led by Stephen Fandrich, this remarkable ensemble of 8 singers navigates a true path through harmonic space, featuring Jessica Kenney, Gretta Harley, Jarrad Powell, Scott Adams, Jeppa Hall, Roger Nelson, and Brandon Johnson.

The Cherry Ghosts

KEXP — Monday, 22 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0700

A full commitment to the art of improvisation featuring Matt Norman (keys, percussion), Ethan Cudaback (drums, samples), and Zach Shaw (reeds, electronics and cymbals).

BomberGirl And The Mechanic

KEXP — Monday, 15 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0700

A NYC/Seattle hybrid featuring the deep beat driven sounds of electronica mixed into expansive orchestral soundscapes.

Milo Petersen Trio

KEXP — Monday, 8 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0700

New jazz music with Milo on electric guitar, Chuck Kistler on upright bass, and Brad Boal on drums.

eR DoN with Foscil

KEXP — Monday, 1 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0700

This Seattle based producer has built a palette of samples and techniques that leads to an original sound sure to please electronic, jazz and dance lovers worldwide. He is joined by Foscil, which is Tyler Swan (drums), Adam Swan (Rhodes/guitar) and Anthony Moore (clarinets and trumpet).

Free World Jazz

KEXP — Monday, 24 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Bassist Keith Judelman put this new music project together with Andy Coe (guitar), Jason Chambliss (trumpet), Phil Parisot and Ivan Galvez (both on drums), and Lalo Bello (percussion).

Meepers / Morta Haze

KEXP — Monday, 17 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Two solo sets of intense noise communication followed by a duo bomb dropping episode.

Neil Welch And The Narmada Project

KEXP — Monday, 10 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0700

New jazz music with Neil Welch (tenor sax), Brian Kinsella (piano), Cam Peace (guitar), Luke Bergman (upright bass), and Chris Icasiano (drums).

Fish Out Of Water

KEXP — Monday, 3 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Fish Out Of Water: masterful free-improvisation create a unique listening experience. Toshi Makihara - percussion, Elizabeth Falconer - koto, Suzie Kozawa - sounds and textures.

Martin Bland's Randomized Control Trials

KEXP — Monday, 27 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Original recordings edited, processed and put onto CDRs then performed by 6 CD players in shuffle mode. The results are highly entertaining and unique to each performance.

Sylvi Alli

KEXP — Monday, 20 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0700

This vocalist and multi-instrumentalist unravels a hypnogogic dream journey through the internal landscape of twilight visions and memory.

Butcher, Müller and van der Schyff

KEXP — Monday, 13 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0700

John Butcher (saxophones), Torsten Müller (bass), and Dylan van der Schyff (drums) perform a spectacular hour of free improvisation.

Oval League

KEXP — Monday, 6 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Olli Klomp sits on a cajon, sings and plays ukelele, along with Bill Wolford on banjo, guitar, mandolin; Dave Faigin on cajon and percussion; and Todd Baker with a big bass tone. This is international music from a Seattle backyard.

Chris Stover Quartet

KEXP — Monday, 29 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0700

New music, beautifully made by Chris on trombone, Victor Noriega on piano, Byron Vannoy on drums, and Chris Symer on bass.

Analog America

KEXP — Monday, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Hollow Earth Radio founders, Amber Kai Morgan and Garrett Kelly use phone machine tapes and found sounds to make the world the way they want it. Joined by Doug Arney and Olie Esheleman on guitars, toys and effects.

David Haney Sextet

KEXP — Monday, 15 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0700

This pianist is drawn to experimental settings, and he creates a promising one here, with Juan Pablo Carletti (drums), Doug Haning (clarinets), Dan Blunk (sax), Marc Smason (trombone), and Frank Clayton (bass).

Yellow Hat Band

KEXP — Monday, 1 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Yellow Hat Band plays loud, fun brass music from Indonesia to Yugoslavia, Klezmer to Bollywood and beyond. The 13 players of brass and percussion will spank the plank for your entertainment.

3 Spot

KEXP — Monday, 25 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Sonarchy continues its survey of Pacific Northwest neo-soul and jazz trios with this cool number, featuring Reshard Radford (keys), Michael Catts ( basses), and Mike Hams (trap set and percussion).

Bagger 288

KEXP — Monday, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700

John Farrell (buddha guitar, mixer, radios and effects) and John Fisher (computers and midi controllers) make intricately brutal sound structures evocative of outer space, apocalypse, forgotten lullabies and the music of the spheres.

Black Friday

KEXP — Monday, 11 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Black Friday is the ever flexible combination of grand piano and upright bass in a freely improvised setting, featuring Paul (PK) Kemmish (bass) and Matt Norman (piano).

David Knott Large Ensemble

KEXP — Monday, 4 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0700

David Knott Large Ensemble performs two compositions dedicated to the memory of Matthew Sperry. Deep, beautiful and weird soundscapes made by objects and instruments played by a great listening ensemble of 14.

Pontius Pilots

KEXP — Monday, 28 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0700

pianist Victor Noriega and producer Robert D. Nelson (e.r.d.on) explore improv jazz forms imbued with inscrutable mpc-triggered samples. Grand piano with beats and samples will take us into a new territory.

Anomie Belle

KEXP — Monday, 21 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Anomie Belle is the project of composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Toby Campbell. With her band, they make dark social issues eerily lovely in a down-tempo way.

Jason Kopec

KEXP — Monday, 14 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Jason Kopec is an audio ethnographer, continually roaming the globe in search of lesser known sonic treasures. Jason will do a live mix of soundscapes and music to create "a sonic sampling of the exotic other."

Michael Owcharuk

KEXP — Monday, 7 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0700

new ensemble music from the Michael Owcharuk sextet featuring Michael on piano, Mike Hams (drums), Nate Omdal (bass), Beth Fleenor (clarinet), Jim Knodle (trumpet) and Katie Mosehauer (violin).

Paundy

KEXP — Monday, 30 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0700

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.

Here Now

KEXP — Monday, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Here Now is Charlie Smith surrounded by a pile of instruments. Cody Rahn plays the drums. They push Ableton Live to the edge of its software capabilities in a lovely effort to compose and arrange new music on the spot.

Jonathan Way

KEXP — Monday, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Jonathan Way mixes and processes recordings made in the remote mountains of northeastern Washington revealing the textures of snowbrush, horsetails and pine bark alongside electronic manipulations.

Threat of Beauty

KEXP — Monday, 9 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Bassist Evan Flory-Barnes leads this acoustic ensemble through an hour of genre-busting compositions, featuring Eric Peters (drums), Dylan Rieck (cello), and Jacques Willis (vibes).

Skerik

KEXP — Monday, 2 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0700

A rare solo set from this multi-instrumentalist. So many great bands starting with Critters Buggin and Crack Sabbath. Now this.

Tangent Trio

KEXP — Monday, 26 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700

An acoustic blend of the tango tradition fused with jazz sensibilities, performed by Ben Thomas (vibes/bandoneon), Jovino Santos-Neto (piano/melodica), Eric Likkel (clarinets).

Dorsey Dunn

KEXP — Monday, 19 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700

live electro-acoustic music based on studio sampling of mic inputs. Dorsey is the current Jack Straw New Media Gallery artist and is based in LA.

James Whiton and the Downtown Apostles

KEXP — Monday, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700

music that mines the borders of heavy metal minimalism, experimental jazz and the dark soundscape. James on bass and vocals, Bill Patton on guitar, John Fricke on trumpet, and Jay Jaskot on drums.

Michael Stegner and Andy Sells

KEXP — Monday, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Stegner (keyboards) and Sells (drums) are two players with the chops to improvise an hour of music that takes you from the dance club to out wandering the streets.

Figeater

KEXP — Monday, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0700

original compositions and songlike psychedelic episodes revealed by Beth Fleenor (clarinet, bass clarinet, vocals, beatbox), Mike Hams (percussion), and Jeff Huston (guitar/electronics).

Dub Championz

KEXP — Monday, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0700

powerhouse performance from the Pacific Northwest's finest. This dub is live and fully connected.

Unused Lexical Variable

KEXP — Monday, 14 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0700

using 2 classical guitars, double bass and extensive processing this trio move in the world of "musique inuitive."

Phillip Arnautoff

KEXP — Monday, 7 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Arnautoff performs his composition Soliloquy on the Harry Partch derived Harmonic Cannon. This unique instrument is designed and built by the artist.

Monktail Raymond Scott Project

KEXP — Monday, 31 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0700

A set of this remarkable composer's music delivered with the creative stamp of seven members of the Monktail Creative Music Concern.

The Teaching

KEXP — Monday, 24 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0700

This is the essence of trio music built upon listening and instant response to groove, melody and harmony. Josh Rawlings (rhodes piano, percussion, vocals), Jeremy Jones (drums, vocals), and Evan Flory-Barnes (bass, vocals).

Synth Club

KEXP — Monday, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Instant dance music at your service, provided by Sean Horton (laptop), Daniel Spils (synthesizers), Stev Scalfati (synthesizers), Reggie Watts (synthesizers and vocals). Recorded March 2005 and still in its original stay-fresh container.

Moraine

KEXP — Monday, 10 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0700

A repertoire encompassing avant-rock, modern jazz, improv and deconstructed Chinese traditional music, this electric string quartet plus drums features Alicia Allen, Ruth Davidson, Kevin Millard, Dennis Rea and Jay Jaskot.

PK and What Army

KEXP — Monday, 3 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0700

This is a music event, featuring 15 excellent players floating between compositions and improvisation. Paul Kemmish plays the bass and maintains the vibe while Jessica Lurie conducts and plays the sax.

Corespondents

KEXP — Monday, 25 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0700

guitar based indi-chamber music featuring Johnny Goss (bass/synth), Ola Hungerford (clarinet/synth), Doug Arney (guitar), and Olie Eshleman (guitar). Drift along in this cinematic sound painting.

I, Norton

KEXP — Monday, 18 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0700

a large ensemble improvised collage structure that combines hand cues, graphic scores, memory-based improvisational structures and fully notated works. Created and conducted by Gino Robair.

Big Neighborhood

KEXP — Monday, 11 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0700

new jazz music from Doug Miller (acoustic bass), David White (electric guitar), Steve Korn (drums). and Chris Fagan (alto sax).

KnotPineBox

KEXP — Monday, 4 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0700

(AKA Karen Hancock) - a solo melodic improv project with inspired use of simple sound effects with guitar, tapes and toys. This is weird story telling and the electric guitar playing is just lovely.

Goat

KEXP — Monday, 28 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0700

drawing from an exceptional sonic palette this trio has an expansive sense of space and composition - Greg Sinibaldi (electronic wind instrument, tenor sax), Skiff Feldspar (guitar, loops, effects), and Denali Williams (drums, percussion).

Portland Bike Ensemble

KEXP — Monday, 21 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0700

4 bicycles, 4 contact microphones and 4 amps make a strange and fascinating world of sound.

Rick Mandyck and Gregg Keplinger

KEXP — Monday, 14 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0700

The local duo of Rick Mandyck (electric guitar)and Gregg Keplinger (drums) perform live on KEXP's Sonarchy Radio.

Evelyn Bosker

KEXP — Monday, 7 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0700

an electronic live looping project with synths, bass, banjo, hand drums and zube tubes.

Burning Man 2007

KEXP — Monday, 31 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0700

an ambient soundtrack of night on the playa. This utterly unique soundscape develops from the sound systems of dozens of DJ's sending their message into miles of desert air.

Stephen Cavit and Ken Masters

KEXP — Monday, 24 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Stephen Cavit (drums) and Ken Masters (guitars), through years of performance together, bring power and clarity to this hour of pure music.

Cod Launcher

KEXP — Monday, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0700

noise, rock and improv on kit drums, electric bass, processed sax, zither and sexually active corpse.

Tif Lin

KEXP — Monday, 10 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Tif Lin performs a selection of music for prepared piano by John Cage.

Wolfgang Fuchs

KEXP — Monday, 3 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0700

a live performance recorded in May 2004 at Polestar Music Gallery featuring Wolfgang Fuchs (reeds), Anne LeBaron (harp), Torsten Muller (bass), and Ronit Kirchman (violin).

BNSF

KEXP — Monday, 26 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Adam Diller - reeds, keys and electronics, Matt Crane - drums, percussion, Jason Anderson - electronics, speakers and laptop. Recorded on the Balmer Yard railroad tracks in interbay, this environmental improvisation is the essence of industrial.

In Lake'ch

KEXP — Monday, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0700

(in la-kesh) rockin' psychedelic jazz featuring Andy Coe - guitar, Gary Palmer - keys and Jacob Evans - drums.

The Curious Mystery

KEXP — Friday, 9 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0700

An hour of live local music that'll take you through the old West, the far East and the junkyard squats in your city.

Jim Haynes

KEXP — Monday, 5 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0700

an electro-acoustic performance using drones, field recordings and tactile objects

Kuru Cult

KEXP — Monday, 29 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0700

a new generation in a death spiral featuring Ethan Cudaback - drums and necromancing, Zack Shaw - alto sax / electronics, Timm Mason - bass / electronics and Simon Henneman - electric guitar.

BreathPlay

KEXP — Monday, 22 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0700

An improvised music / sound art performance by Christopher Yohmei Blaudel - shakuhachi and Byron Au Yong performing with water, chinese percussion, er-hu, voice and piano.

Orkestar Zirkonium

KEXP — Monday, 15 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0700

A Balkan-inspired mobile brass and drum band cast through an American lens. This fantastic music includes songs on loan from Eastern Europe's phenomenal brass band tradition as well as several original compositions.

La Maison/Your Drugs My Money

KEXP — Saturday, 6 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0700

This split show features a full hour of noise improv from analog decks, TV audio, drum pads, electronics and cymbals all through guitar amps and smaller sound systems.

Hat and Beard

KEXP — Monday, 1 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Composed and improvised music for 2 musicians. This is the art of communication. Dan Blunck - woodwinds and Ken Paine - percussion.

Mark Wand

KEXP — Saturday, 22 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Heavy sound pressure with beats and darkness from multi-instrumentalist Mark Wand recorded live on Sonarchy.

Khazak

KEXP — Monday, 17 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0700

A band that swings, grooves and rides the blue notes. Michele Khazak's voice is soulful and powerful. Her band includes Eli Rosenblatt - guitar, Adam Kessler - drums and Birch Pereira - basses.

Ziggurat Quartet

KEXP — Saturday, 8 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0700

an amalgam of jazz, south Indian and African musics with an emphasis on odd meters and polyrhythms. Super fine by any description. Bill Anschell - piano, Eric Barber - saxes, Doug Miller - bass and Byron Vannoy - drums.

Sonicabal

KEXP — Saturday, 1 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Recorded in May 2001, this archive performance features 12 members of this free-form collective of rule bending musicians and sound manipulators.

AeSense Of Time

KEXP — Saturday, 25 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Elements of reggae, soul and jazz lead to a sound this band calls Roots and Blues.

Cytosoul

KEXP — Saturday, 18 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0700

A lovely, laid-back nu-jazz sound featuring Cynthia Dillard - piano/voice, Birch Pereira - bass, Art Brown- saxophone and Adam Gross - drums.

Omake and Johnson is Dave Knott and Matt Shoemaker

KEXP — Monday, 13 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0700

An urban folk inspired, off-shore improvised, electro-acoustic sound vacuum with periodic stillness.

Snoose Junction

KEXP — Monday, 6 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0700

A free rock/free jazz hybrid with a large, revolving cast of northwest players.

Sunship

KEXP — Monday, 30 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Avant-intergalectric jazz featuring Michael Monhart - sax, Brian Heaney - guitar, Stuart Dempster - trombone, David Revelli - drums and Andrew Luthringer - bass.

Seattle Phonographers Union

KEXP — Monday, 23 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Field recordists improvise new sonic worlds. The results are highly cinematic and wide open to listener interpretation.

Syphilis Sauna

KEXP — Monday, 16 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0700

High sound pressure trashtronica.

Spider Trio

KEXP — Monday, 9 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Free garage skronk with Jeffrey Taylor - guitar, Wally Shoup - sax and David Abramson - drums.

Son Of Rose

KEXP — Monday, 2 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Seattle's Son Of Rose performs an hour of grand piano treatment on KEXP's Sonarchy Radio.

Library Science

KEXP — Monday, 25 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0700

A live Sonarchy recording of playful electro-dub from Seattle's Library Science.

EQlateral Ensemble

KEXP — Monday, 18 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0700

An hour of live improvisation from this Seattle string ensemble recorded on Sonarchy Radio.

Animist Orchestra

KEXP — Saturday, 9 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Jeph Jerman leads an ensemble of 10 in this live improvisational set using materials from nature.

Monster Defiance Headquarters

KEXP — Saturday, 2 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Seattle's Monster Defiance Headquarters performs extreme sound pressure levels live on Sonarchy Radio.

Suffering *uckheads

KEXP — Monday, 28 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700

A mix of skronk and blues, post-bop and blast-beats recorded bar band style live on Sonarchy, 5/26/07.

Guardian Ear

KEXP — Saturday, 19 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Guardian Ear performs an hour-long live sountrack for your inner cinema on Sonarchy Radio.

Das Vibenbass

KEXP — Monday, 14 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Seattle's Das Vibenbass plays an hour of live border-crushing jazz on Sonarchy Radio.

Dean Moore

KEXP — Monday, 7 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700

An hour of live music with a collection of gongs and metal recorded on Sonarchy Radio.

Tiptons Saxophone Quartet & Drums

KEXP — Wednesday, 2 May 2007 12:00:00 -0700

An hour of sax-happy jazz recorded live on KEXP's Sonarchy Radio.

Soul Kata

KEXP — Monday, 16 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Funky, soul-pop with Katrina Wible - vocals, Josh Rawlings - keys, Nate Omdal - bass and Will Holliday - drums.

Katie Gately

KEXP — Monday, 9 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0700

An exploration into processed field recordings.

Jack Gold / Chris Pugh

KEXP — Monday, 2 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0700

A very intense symphony for guitar and drums.

Perri Lynch / Clark Wiegman

KEXP — Monday, 26 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Field recordings and electronic beats are the basis for a new composition called "Shear."

Deal's Number

KEXP — Monday, 19 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Billy Monto brings his classically trained sax talent to this swinging free improv trio. John Seman - upright bass and Mark Ostrowski - drum kit.

David Kwan

KEXP — Monday, 12 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0700

An hour of live electro-acoustic compositions recorded on KEXP's Sonarchy Radio.

Industrial Revelation

KEXP — Monday, 26 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0700

New jazz music from D'Vonne Lewis - drums, Ahamefule Oluo - trumpet, Evan Flory-Barnes - bass and Josh Rawlings - piano/fender rhodes.

Loop 2.4.3

KEXP — Monday, 19 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Loop 2.4.3 is Lorne Watson and Thomas Kozumplik. A finely tuned original percussion duo.

Yann Novak

KEXP — Monday, 12 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0700

A performance specific composition of altered field recordings. Microscopic, ambient and rather luxurious.

Sasson

KEXP — Monday, 5 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Sasson make a kind of new world klezmer music that bring non-traditional instruments and rhythms into their unique mix.

However

KEXP — Monday, 29 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Quiet, focused, inside music from Torben Ulrich - voicings, Lori Goldston - cello, Angelina Baldoz - trumpet, mutes, flutes and Jason Scott - percussion.

Michael Bisio Quartet

KEXP — Monday, 22 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Featuring Joe Giardullo - winds, Rob Blakeslee - brass, Billy Mintz - drums and Michael on bass. Recorded 4/28/03.

Greg Gilmore and Steve Fisk

KEXP — Monday, 15 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Greg Gilmore - percussion and loops Steve Fisk - samplers. Dark, 4th world improvisation from these two stalwart Seattleites.

Aunt Jamamas Big Band Vigilantes

KEXP — Monday, 8 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Jam band blow-out in your headphones.

Bang Kung Association

KEXP — Tuesday, 2 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Get lost with the Bang Kung Association.

Nepotistas

KEXP — Friday, 22 Dec 2006 12:00:00 -0700

Afro-cuban organ funk with Nathan Spicer - hammond organ, Ivo Naicou - drums, Paul Fischer - guitar, Lorne Watson - percussion and Jacques Willis - vibes.

Grey Filastine

KEXP — Monday, 18 Dec 2006 12:00:00 -0700

Smashed-up international street beats. A solo performance on laptop, drum triggers, darbouka, loudspeakers and junk.

Jimmy Bennington, Paul Blaney, Tom Swafford

KEXP — Monday, 11 Dec 2006 12:00:00 -0700

Powerful free music performance with Jimmy Bennington (Chicago) drums, Paul Blaney (Vancouver BC) double bass, and Tom Swafford (Seattle) violin.

Anna Homler with Stuart Dempster, Liz Falconer, Lori Goldston, Susie Kozawa and Bill Horist

KEXP — Monday, 4 Dec 2006 12:00:00 -0700

Myths, dreams, the commonplace and the extraordinary exist in this hour featuring Anna Homler with Stuart Dempster, Liz Falconer, Lori Goldston, Susie Kozawa and Bill Horist.

Megatron

KEXP — Monday, 27 Nov 2006 12:00:00 -0700

Call it retro-soul funk. Paul Chandler - trumpet and EFX, Delvon Dumas - hammond B-3 and bass keys, Julian MacDonough - drums.

Greg Sinibaldi Group

KEXP — Monday, 20 Nov 2006 12:00:00 -0700

Highly entertaining new ensemble music with Geoff Harper - bass, Mark Taylor - alto sax, Byron Vannoy - drums, Ryan Burns - rhodes piano and Greg on tenor sax.

Fantastapotamus

KEXP — Monday, 13 Nov 2006 12:00:00 -0700

This Portland trio delivers a hard funk / jazz rock hybrid. Sam Krulewitch - keys, Ian Caputo - guitar and bass, Sam Berrett - drums.

Herbie Nichols

KEXP — Monday, 6 Nov 2006 12:00:00 -0700

The music of jazz pianist and composer Herbie Nichols. David Handy - piano, Adam Diller - sax/clarinet and Alex Hutchison - electric bass.

Dub Championz

KEXP — Monday, 30 Oct 2006 12:00:00 -0700

An hour of live dub from the Northwest's own Dub Championz.

Tom Varner Chamber Trio

KEXP — Monday, 23 Oct 2006 12:00:00 -0700

Lovely new acoustic ensemble music. Tom - french horn, Greg Campbell - percussion and french horn, Eric Barber - saxes and special guest Gust Burns on piano.

Assisted Living

KEXP — Monday, 16 Oct 2006 12:00:00 -0700

Jason Kopec and Dan Kaufman make electronic soundscapes with samplers, keys, bass, voice and field recordings.

Deadmen

KEXP — Monday, 9 Oct 2006 12:00:00 -0700

Deadmen continue the Sonarchy survey of funky jazz bands. Horn section meets rhythm section in a 73% dark chocolate center.

Tangent Trio

KEXP — Monday, 2 Oct 2006 12:00:00 -0700

An acoustic blend of the tango tradition fused with jazz sensibilities. Ben Thomas - vibes/ bandoneon, Jovino Santos-Neto - piano/ melodica, Eric Likkel - clarinets.

Lullabelle's Junkshop

KEXP — Monday, 25 Sep 2006 12:00:00 -0700

Fusing the worlds of big beat, noise and spiritual validation through product identification.

Pocket Change

KEXP — Monday, 18 Sep 2006 12:00:00 -0700

An hour long live set from soul-jazz hybrid Pocket Change.

Bob Rees and Greg

KEXP — Monday, 11 Sep 2006 12:00:00 -0700

An hour long live set of improvisation from percussionists Bob Rees and Greg Campbell.

Kazutaka Nomura

KEXP — Monday, 4 Sep 2006 12:00:00 -0700

An hour long live set of genre-bending Na from Kazutaka Nomura.

PK And What Army

KEXP — Friday, 23 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0700

An hour of live improvised jazz recorded on KEXP's Sonarchy Radio.

Stewart Dempster

KEXP — Friday, 26 May 2006 12:00:00 -0700

An experimental live set of didgeridoo and trombone recorded on Sonarchy Radio.

Wally Shoup

KEXP — Wednesday, 29 Mar 2006 12:00:00 -0700

An hour-long set of free improvisation recorded live on KEXP's Sonarchy Radio.

Martin Bland

KEXP — Monday, 6 Mar 2006 12:00:00 -0700

An hour-long set of experimental music recorded live on KEXP's Sonarchy Radio.

Altered States Of Funk

KEXP — Friday, 10 Feb 2006 12:00:00 -0700

An hour-long set of Seattle funk recorded live on KEXP's Sonarchy Radio.

David Krakauer and Klezmer Madness

KEXP — Friday, 23 Dec 2005 12:00:00 -0700

International clarinetist David Krakauer and his band Klezmer Madness mix klezmer, jazz, hip-hop and electronic styles in this live at KEXP performance.

Swampdweller

KEXP — Wednesday, 12 Oct 2005 12:00:00 -0700

Seattle 8-piece Swampdweller create a super-groove club sound in this Sonarchy Radio session from Jack Straw Studios.